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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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Allison “Allie” Hellier (left) and Michelle Podolnyy (right) are the co-directors of Sister Support Ambassadors.
THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

Galentine’s Day

Whether you decide to shower your gal pals with sweet candies or rich chocolates, Galentine's Day is a chance for women to cherish their friends while channeling their inner “glorious female warrior,” as “Parks and Recreation” character Leslie Knope would say.


“Dream Daddy” is our recommendation for anyone who enjoys dad bods and jokes.
THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

Dating Sim games for lonely hearts

Valentine’s Day is centered around one theme: love. It’s something almost every human being craves, and it’s also something people are constantly looking for. Whether it be at a bar, in class or even swiping through the latest dating apps, everyone is looking for some sort of connection.


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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

Pairs made in astrological heaven

Cancer and Scorpio: If you know anything about astrology, you know this is the combination to beat. The connection between these two is almost psychic, like Raven-Symoné gazing into the future. As a double water sign combo, Cancer and Scorpio understand each other’s emotions while also filling in the gaps the other might be missing.


Summer Levinson, a 21-year-old UF marketing senior, and Robert Matias, a 21-year-old UF chemical engineering senior, eat sandwiches and watch the sunset over Lake Alice Saturday. The view was a change of pace from eating in front of the TV, Matias said.
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Dating in college isn't as common as you think

As Valentine’s Day looms, a lot of us find ourselves fending off feelings of distress, frustration and loneliness. It’s not hard to be single the other 11 months of the year, but February offers a unique blow to the self-esteem of lonely hearts everywhere.


OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Valentine’s Day should be about love, not gifts

As a kid, filling out the “to” and “from” section of small cardboard Valentine’s Day cards from CVS gave me a rush. The best part was folding the piece of paper in half and diligently attaching the heart sticker to keep the card from revealing the sender. Those little Valentine’s Day cards told my classmates I cared and made my third-grade heart happy. But now I am much older and barely any wiser, and I realize that 1) the “rush” was probably from sugar and 2) we spend way too much money on Valentine’s Day.


OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor: Why I did not rise

Last Tuesday night during our weekly Student Government Senate meeting, I abstained from voting on a resolution to recognize the installment of Juan Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela. Not too long after, one of my friends called me out on Facebook. Then, Student Body Vice President David Enriquez did so similarly in a letter to the editor published in The Alligator titled “Stand Up for Students.”



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