I’m going to go ahead and get the sappy cliches out of the way: All good things must come to an end. The end is just the start of another beginning. Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened.
Hi, everyone, it’s Zach Lee here, taking off the editorial mask to speak to you all directly one last time here in The Independent Florida Alligator. That being said, the following views are my own, not those of the Alligator.
Two years ago, I walked into the office of the Alligator on West University Avenue to take the copy-editing test. The copy desk chief at the time sat me in a small wood-paneled office that held rows of shelves lined with tall black books: about half of the archives of a student paper that’s been around for 110 years. Thankfully, I passed that test.
It was here I fell in love with my craft, my college and my colleagues, and it was here I realized journalism is far from over.
He was just a toddler at the time, but that didn’t stop Mike White from taking it to his father, Kevin, on the basketball court.
There you have it, Gators fans.
Roughly 15-foot-tall flames roared over Satchel’s Pizza on Monday night, destroying the iconic Gainesville restaurant’s outdoor seating area and gift shop, known as Lightnin’ Salvage Enterprises.
Old Norman Hall’s estimated $30 million renovations are expected to start late Spring.
UF Health researchers are using a three-year grant to help medical and law enforcement officials recognize prescription drug abuse patterns.
A student in UF’s Warrington College of Business is petitioning for smaller classes, citing packed lecture halls and limited space for in-person classes.
After a decade of drag and burlesque shows, many performers who once-frequented Market Street Pub and Cabaret are now scrambling to find a new home — while the venue’s former owner finds his footing.
Ward’s Supermarket asked a wine salesman to leave the store after multiple complaints of sexual harassment were made public on social media Sunday.
The second floor of the UF Health Science Center Library is now open 24/7 to help students get ready for finals.
A swarm of children and police officers will file through Target’s toy aisles Friday.
Elmere Croushore left his Jeep alone for a few moments Sunday as he grabbed a drink from a Gainesville gas station.
I don’t recall how or why I started watching “Black Mirror” and “Westworld;” only that I began both in an attempt to distract myself from finals week and was immediately hooked. Much like my introduction to “Game of Thrones” a few years ago, as soon as I began binging these shows, I found that everyone around me was talking about them, obsessing over fan theories and expressing the discomfort these fictional worlds instilled in them. Warning: spoilers ahead.
For many students, a typical walk to class consists of a sigh of remorse and the comfort of sweet melodies seeping through some Apple headphones. With eyes locked on the pavement below, students make their walk in straight lines, firm in their mission to avoid confrontation by any means possible.
As college students of the 21st century, we’re stuck in that weird place between a longing for nostalgia and anticipation of tomorrow’s technology via futurism. Perhaps one of the most hysterical and disturbingly beautiful products of this emotionally grappling crossroad is Simpsonwave.
In the aftermath of many months of planning, I’m both exhausted and exhilarated.
After a back-and-forth first half, the Florida women’s basketball team exploded in the third quarter. Heading into the final 10 minutes of their championship match at the Arizona State Classic, UF had earned the first double-digit lead of the game.
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