Opinion

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Opinion

Ignorance is not always bliss when it comes to news

Aug. 27, 2017

Over the summer, a lot of UF students had the luxury of living in a bubble. Some students spent the past three months in the woods as camp counselors. A few used their time off from classes to travel abroad to where they had little-to-no access to the internet. Others went on mission trips, worked at time-consuming internships or just spent their days sleeping for long periods of time. Basically, a lot of Gators were fortunate enough to be gleefully unaware of a lot of the chaos happening around them over the past few months.

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Opinion

We need to start shopping with a purpose

Aug. 24, 2017

Welcome back to the swamp, Gators! I hope everyone has been having a fabulous summer, after all, I already know all the Florida residents have been having a warm one. However, now that we are all back in action and ready to go, it's time to get serious. Let's talk about the planet, and how to make it better.

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Opinion

Writing can give you the power to be anything and do anything

Aug. 24, 2017

On Aug. 7 my little brother and I had to trek across London from one airport to another, accompanied by two large suitcases, phones that did not work outside of the country and the exhaustion of a day of traveling. Due to general miscommunication, we were separated from the rest of our family, whose flights were out of Heathrow Airport the next day. Ours was out of Gatwick Airport (which has no direct Tube line, mind you).

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Opinion

Open your mind to a unified America

Aug. 24, 2017

President Donald Trump’s address Monday evening was alarming and infuriating to many Americans for a number of reasons. Somewhere in between the incoherent babbling and deplorable attempts at defending himself and his actions, the president announced that not only does he plan on keeping troops in Afghanistan, but he wants to send more.

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Sports

Column: A postponed quarterback decision is better than a rushed one

By IAN COHEN | Aug. 23, 2017

Do you trust Jim McElwain?

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Sports

Column: Hey Gators fans, you would be lucky to have Del Rio as your starting QB

By Matt Brannon | Aug. 22, 2017

Quarterback Luke Del Rio took first-team reps in front of reporters Tuesday. And as soon as the news hit Twitter, some fans went ballistic. Or, you know — as ballistic as a faceless Twitter egg on a computer screen can go.

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Opinion

Could a dog be the cure to all your problems? Why not adopt?

Aug. 22, 2017

Somewhere in the midst of my junior year at UF, I decided to adopt a dog on a whim (this part of the story I don’t recommend).

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Opinion

Healthy habits start now

Aug. 22, 2017

College students are notoriously unhealthy and lazy individuals.

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Sports

Column: National-anthem gestures from white NFL players go well beyond football

By Dylan Dixon | Aug. 21, 2017

Former scientist and founding father Benjamin Franklin once said the following: “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.”

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Opinion

Use your privilege to ignite change and promote good

Aug. 20, 2017

It’s 2017, and we have Nazis running around without care and without shame. Please, dear reader, take a moment to absorb the utter absurdity of the sentence you just read.

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Opinion

College is hard — good friends make it easier

Aug. 20, 2017

I don’t mean to get sappy or sentimental right off the bat, but today marks the first day of my last year of college, so maybe I can’t help it. Although it may sound cliche, I realize with each new semester how much, however slight, I’ve changed from the last, and I try to recognize what I want to do differently each time around. Indeed, senior year seems to lend that idea even more gravity.

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Opinion

Our promise to our readers

Aug. 20, 2017

Well, here we are. It’s the start of another Fall semester. Freshmen are moving in, our graduate friends are gone, and the world is changing. The Alligator isn’t immune to that.

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Sports

Column: Think you know who the Gators’ starting QB should be? Think again.

By Ethan Bauer | Aug. 20, 2017

Anyone who listens to Jim McElwain answer one question knows he is not a straightforward man. He rambles. He swerves. He changes topics like a figure skater changing direction. For example, here’s what he said when asked about how challenging the team’s quarterback competition must be given that two weeks from the team’s season opener, it’s still a three-man race:

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: A step in the right direction

Aug. 15, 2017

Dear UF President Kent Fuchs,

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Opinion

College is a time to have fun, but also a lot more

Aug. 2, 2017

Well, dear reader, the time has come for us to trade in our novelty pool floats for desk chairs in lecture halls and our beachside loaded Coronas for triple-shot lattes from the Marston Science Library Starbucks. In other words, it’s time for us all to return to reality.

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Opinion

Time is all we really have

Aug. 2, 2017

In our current era, there are many who emphasize the mantra “work hard, play hard.” An idea that has now become so popular that it has produced multiple renditions, has become a meme, has its own song, has books with the same idea and has people talking about the concept day in and day out. The discussion even sparks a conversation from more serious people that working too hard and focusing too much on the “grind” is not a healthy habit for success.

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Sports

Fantasy football the key to becoming more personally invested in the NFL

By Jake Dreilinger | July 31, 2017

Every Sunday during football season while I was still at home, my Dad and I would sit down in the living room after our weekly run to Costco and watch that afternoon’s NFL games.

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Opinion

Just another Wasserman Schultz Scandal

July 31, 2017

Last Monday, Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s congressional information technology staffer, Imran Awan, was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport by FBI agents before fleeing the U.S. for Pakistan. While Awan was accused of bank fraud for $283,000, a serious felony offense, it may be the least serious crime he has committed.

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Opinion

We applaud GPD for its respectful stance

July 31, 2017

On July 28, Gainesville Police spoke out against police brutality and their take on the flippant remarks made by President Donald Trump regarding the issue. During a speech made in Long Island, New York, the president spoke to local police officers about MS-13, a local gang. One piece of advice he had for the officers was “Please don’t be too nice” to crime suspects.

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Sports

Column: UF's defensive MVP doesn't even play football

By Morgan McMullen | July 27, 2017

Every meat-eating person knows one harsh truth: We don’t care how the sausage is made, and we prefer not to know. As long as the brats are delicious, who the hell cares?