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Just Laurels: Halloween
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 31, 2019Halloween is finally over.
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Darts and Laurels: Oct. 25
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 24, 2019As you patiently wait for your order, you can’t help but feel a bit uncomfortable.
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Darts and Laurels: Sept. 27
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 26, 2019The weather is still unbearable. You feel a gentle breeze here and there, but Mother Nature lied about the fall season — or at least we did something to mess it up. Either way, it’s hot, you’re sweaty and the walk from the Reitz Union to Library West isn’t making things easier.
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Darts and Laurels: Sept. 20
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 19, 2019Those all-nighters are really starting to catch up to you. Your caffeine intake maxed out like a credit card on your fifth cup of Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew.
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Darts and Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 5, 2019You arrive to class 15 minutes early Thursday morning. You feel strong, confident and beautiful. When the professor calls for the assignments to be passed forward, you pull out your paper and take a moment to relish your excellent work. Even the staple in the corner is gleaming. You took advantage of the hurricane closings to read ahead in the material. During the lecture, you raise your hand multiple times to contribute, earning several good points from the professor. Today is just the start. The entire semester is going to be like this. It is finally your time to shi— BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP! You peel open your eyes. Ugh. Make it stop. You flop your hand around until it connects with your phone. Darn it. It was a dream. DARN IT. WHAT TIME IS IT?! You roll off the couch and scramble around trying to pull together clothes. There’s drool all over your cheek and chin. You trip over trash on the floor. You flip open your Mac and pull up the paper that you fully intended to write days ago but only started around dawn. You send it to the printer. Something smells and you’re pretty sure it’s you. You grab the pages and rush out the door. You finally get to class. Everyone has already handed in their assignments and you do your best to inconspicuously add yours to the pile. It’s a little crumpled and held together by a folded corner. You aren’t optimistic about your grade. Is it too late to drop the class? You sink into your seat and notice something written on the board. In big, dry erase block letters it reads
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Darts and Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 29, 2019“Yes, Mom. I am prepared for the hurricane. Yes. Uh-huh.” You roll your eyes and shift your cell to the other ear.
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Darts & Laurels: UF experience edition
By Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 12, 2019Welcome to college. We’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to the highs and lows of the UF experience
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Darts and Laurels: Aug. 7, 2019
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 7, 2019Move out day is here. The cardboard boxes clutter your room in a claustrophobic way.
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Darts and Laurels: August 1, 2019
By Alligator Editorial Board | July 31, 2019"It’s graduation time, baby,” you think to yourself. But you’re not just any regular baby.
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Darts and Laurels for July 17, 2019
By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 17, 2019Your face reflects off the shiny wooden counter wet with spilled drink. “Is that really what I look like?,” you think to yourself.
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Darts & Laurels: June 13, 2019
By Alligator Editorial Board | June 13, 2019It’s the weekend, or at least your definition of it, as you only have class three days a week.
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Darts & Laurels: June 6, 2019
By Alligator Editorial Board | June 5, 2019Your one class of the day is finally done. Of course, the sky is dumping water down like the ground is on fire.
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Darts and Laurels: May 30, 2019
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 30, 2019You finally scraped together enough money to buy a flight out of Orlando.
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Darts and Laurels: May 21, 2019
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 20, 2019No shade in sight, you stand at the bus stop. The wretched RTS app lies: listing bus five as minutes away. But you’re on campus and the GPS location of the vehicle proclaims your chariot is chugging along on Archer Road. Being the genius you are, you conclude there is no way the bus is as close as it says it is, so you go to Starbucks to get the sickly sweet, bright pink tea.
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Darts and Laurels: May 16, 2019
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 20, 2019Summer session has arrived in the swampy marsh that is Gainesville.
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Darts and Laurels: April 19, 2019
Apr. 18, 2019You’re on your way to your final exam of the semester, and you should be going over equations in your head. Instead, your mind is thinking about summer days spent sleeping in and on home-cooked meals. The semester has flown by. There have been a few wins and a few losses, but you’ve made it through all the same. You find yourself with a small smile on your face, allowing yourself to revel in a little self-pride.
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Darts and Laurels: April 5, 2019
Apr. 4, 2019The end of the semester is in sight, and the promise of summer is only growing sweeter. The air is warmer, and the days are longer. You decide to take advantage and make your way to Paynes Prairie to watch the sunset. You’ve been in the library all day struggling to get ahead before final exams and projects consume your life.
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Darts and Laurels: March 22, 2019
Mar. 21, 2019With shaky, highly caffeinated hands, you push through the rotating door of Library West. Students are walking around intent on finding a coveted seat. The days are quickly dwindling down before the weeks of final projects and exams, which means all libraries on campus are at full capacity. Finding a seat on any floor of a UF library is becoming a tricky game of musical chairs, with seats only opening up when class changes. However, you’re determined to find the perfect one, and most likely will stay there for the foreseeable future.
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Darts and Laurels: March 15, 2019
Mar. 14, 2019You’ve just started your car. Your gas tank is full, and your mind is refreshed. Spring Break is officially over, and it’s time to head back to reality. You mentally prepare yourself for the drive back to Gainesville. You’ve spent the past week relaxing, without a care in the world. Deadlines were pushed to the back of your mind, and anything that remotely reminded you of school was quickly brushed aside.
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Darts and Laurels: March 1, 2019
Feb. 28, 2019The end of the week is finally in sight, which means Spring Break is mere hours away. As you’ve dealt with midterms, presentations and essays, you’ve been planning for break and all of the adventures you’re going to have. You finally finished your last exam, and you’re ready to start packing. Visions of blue waves and sugary sand dance through your brain. With a wistful sigh, you grab your suitcase and start thinking about everything you’re going to need for a spring break spent on the shore.
