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Welcome to the 2023 Fall semester, Gators!
By Ben Sasse | Aug. 16, 2023UF President Ben Sasse writes his welcome column to the incoming students.
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Ron DeSantis: redefining Conservatism in America
By Harrison Feld | July 31, 2023In my view, Gov. Ron DeSantis is the right man for the job. Through his leadership, he stood up to medical tyranny, put woke corporations in check and defended the rights of parents and students in the schools. DeSantis has the youth, energy and executive experience to move our country forward.
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Finding hope as history repeats itself
By Ruka Scarlett | June 12, 2023How I wish I had better news. It’s Pride Month after all — one of many occasions throughout the year when we celebrate diversity in a world that doesn’t always embrace such a thing. I’m happier with myself than ever, living my truth has been a blessing, allowing me to thrive. Unfortunately, being happy with oneself, is a different thing from being happy with one’s situation, even further removed, being happy with the state of things.
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We want a seat at the table
By Jackson Reyes | May 22, 2023At first glance, most people I’ve met don’t realize I’m an Asian American, which led to my desire to embrace my Filipino identity. It pushed me to learn more about that side of my heritage. It was something I was proud to represent in my accomplishments, such as graduating high school and attending UF.
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It’s about time
By Jiselle Lee | May 22, 2023Despite the enormous efforts the community has made to establish its presence, The Alligator has lacked consistent coverage of AAPI people in the Gainesville community. Admittedly, this is the result of an inconsistent amount of AAPI reporters on our staff from semester to semester.
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My life is really a slice-of-life movie
By Kyle Bumpers | Apr. 24, 2023April 24, 2022, I got an email asking me to interview for The Alligator. A year later, I’m publishing my goodbye column in this semester’s final paper. My driver’s license might read the same name, but the kid who got that email isn’t the same as the one typing this column.
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The Alligator kept me sane
By Aurora Martínez | Apr. 24, 2023I’m leaving this place knowing I’ll miss it with every fiber of my being. And in all honesty, I’ll probably forget which stories we worked on, but I won’t forget how much I grew with you.
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If walls could talk
By Alan Halaly | Apr. 24, 2023Those walls, though some now covered in mold, know The Alligator’s newsroom isn’t for the weak. It’s a pressure cooker of immensely talented, high-strung 20-somethings trying to launch a career in a field where you’re told to do cartwheels for pennies.
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Dear diary, saying goodbye sucks
By Veronica Nocera | Apr. 24, 2023Two years ago, I thought I would stick with The Alligator right up until graduation, but sometimes finish lines come sooner than expected. I never wanted to be a name on the masthead, but sometimes cards just fall a certain way.
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I am so tired
By Christian Casale | Apr. 24, 2023I could say I put in all this work to serve the UF and Gainesville communities, which would be noble. I could say I did it all for the clips and for a career after graduation, which would be cynical, but understandable in this dying industry. But neither is exactly true. I did it because the people around me were doing it.
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Look Mom, I’m in a newspaper
By Jack Lemnus | Apr. 24, 2023As a senior who always felt late to the game, I spent the last year hustling to catch up. It seemed like everyone started writing for The Alligator in their first year, interned at a newspaper in their second and had a job lined up by their last. But despite the setbacks, I’ve grown more this semester at The Alligator than any other.
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Where We Stand
Apr. 17, 2023In a place like north central Florida, our connection to the environment is everything. It surrounds everyday life no matter who you are — a UF student here to get your degree and leave or a longtime Alachua County resident.
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As the climate changes, so does Gainesville
By Gabriella Aulisio | Apr. 17, 2023Places I grew up with — places that defined me and built me to be the nature-loving, outdoor going, multi-sport playing girl I am — are no longer there.
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Before it’s too late
By Colleen Anderson | Apr. 17, 2023Before my generation, young people weren’t given a platform to share their lived experiences. With the rise of digital media, however, this dated norm is being erased.
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A note from Gainesville’s mayor
By Harvey Ward | Apr. 17, 2023When it comes to climate change here in Gainesville, it often seems like we’re whistling past the graveyard.
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GAU deserves a voice, too
By Rachel Hartnett | Apr. 10, 2023At this moment, GAU is fighting for the first amendment rights of students and workers and for UF’s core values.
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Is Florida where higher education goes to die?
By Oliver Grundmann | Apr. 10, 2023In recent years, the Florida legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis have made the state exceptional through a political agenda that is detrimental to the people of Florida — bills that have already been enacted.
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There is something happening here in Florida: attacking academic freedom
By John A. Nackashi | Mar. 29, 2023Gov. Ron DeSantis and the GOP state legislature have advanced Florida House Bill 999 to restrict higher education academic freedom.
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What Women’s History month looks like at UF
By Ebonee Brown | Mar. 28, 2023March marks a month to commemorate the transformative achievements of women to the world and even our very own university. Women’s History Month celebrates the observance and celebration of interventions made by women in our culture.
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Women’s History Month: What is UF standing for?
By Juliann Carpenter | Mar. 20, 2023Despite how great we are, we are looked down upon when we exhibit natural human characteristics considered "unladylike." We’re criticized for not acting soft, pretty, gentle or caring. We're stripped from our feminine identity when we favor something or act in a way that’s stereotypically masculine.
