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Tuesday, May 20, 2025

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Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Big Deal?

About 40 years ago, a herd of reporters gathered in a Democratic politician's office for a casual, off-the-record Q&A session. However, the only "Q" the reporters were concerned with that day was the war in Vietnam and why the United States was still involved. They kept pressing the politician for a definitive answer, something they had tried to do repeatedly in the past to little avail. The members of the press would finally get their answer when the politician whipped out his whoopee stick, pointed to it and proclaimed "This is why we're in the Vietnam!"


Florida Alligator
NEWS

Corrections

In Tuesday's edition of The Alligator, an article about new hires at the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences incorrectly listed the college as the Institute of Agriculture and Life Science.


SPORTS  |  SOFTBALL

Sun Devils smoke Gators

In a continuation of UF's woes against the Pac-10 in Women's College World Series finals, Florida (56-12) lost 14-4 to Arizona State (59-6) on Monday in Game 1 of the best-of-three national championship series.


Florida Alligator
METRO

Study: Koppers not upping cancer risk

Gainesville residents exposed to the contaminated dust and soil from the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site are not at an increased risk for developing cancer, according to an analysis by the Florida Department of Health.


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