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UF student killed in crash near campus

By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 28, 2016

A garbage truck was driving south on Northwest 17th Street, preparing to turn west onto West University Avenue, the preliminary investigation has found, according to a GPD news release. Abigail Dougherty, a 20-year-old UF applied physiology and kinesiology senior, was bicycling southbound on Northwest 17th Street, crossing West University Avenue.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurles: October 28, 2016

Oct. 27, 2016

You can’t believe you’re getting your first tattoo. It’s the one you’ve always thought about getting. The infinity sign with Chinese characters in one loop and barbed wire in the other. “All right, that about does it,” the artist says as he reaches to get a mirror. He holds up the mirror behind you, and you can’t believe what you’re going to have to live with for the rest of your life. It’s not the infinity sign with Chinese characters and barbed wire in it. It’s just two words and an ampersand in between. Every time you take your shirt off and someone’s behind you, they’ll politely pretend to ignore the tattoo big with bold lettering that reads…

Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Every vote matters: why I am choosing to vote this year and why you should, too

Oct. 27, 2016

With the presidential election just around the corner, ‘tis the season for unsolicited arguments about political and social issues. Instead of spouting nonsense about why I think people should believe a certain way, I want to share some of my personal reasons for voting, with the hopes that they might give some of you a reason to vote in the upcoming election.

Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

The international farce that is the United Nations

Oct. 27, 2016

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ratified a resolution Oct. 18 denying the Jewish people’s deep historical ties to Jerusalem. While the resolution acknowledges the “importance of the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls for the three monotheistic religions,” the sacred hill is only referred to by its Islamic name, al-Aqsa Mosque/al-Haram al-Sharif. Not only does the resolution make no reference to its Jewish name, Temple Mount, which happens to be considered the holiest site in Judaism, but it distinctly puts quotation marks around “Western Wall Plaza,” a subtle attack on the legitimacy of its Jewish connection.

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