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Letter to the Editor: Why I did not rise

Feb. 11, 2019

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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Letter to the Editor: The Miseducation of Zachariah Chou

Feb. 10, 2019

Hey Gators! As election day at UF gets closer and closer, there is always a certain amount of negative campaigning that takes place before students vote. With that said, Zachariah Chou’s mischaracterization of his record and criticisms of Student Government go a step too far.

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Letter to the Editor: Stand Up for Students

Feb. 9, 2019

Every student is entitled their own political opinions, but it is the role of our elected officials to act on them and use their voices to represent their constituents. The key word in that statement is “act.”

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Letter to the Editor: Impact's dirty little secret

Feb. 7, 2019

So there I was on Saturday afternoon, existing.

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Letter to the Editor: UF’s racial equality problem should be acknowledged and fixed

Feb. 3, 2019

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Letter to the Editor: The freshman 15 takes on a new meaning

Jan. 8, 2019

One of the best things about going to the UF is the never-ending fountain of opportunities it brings your way. But it doesn’t take long before it feels like the opportunities are overflowing, and it can be hard to catch your breath.

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Letter to the Editor: FDA additives

Nov. 25, 2018

The FDA should reconsider what it allows to be put in food

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Letter to the Editor: About Feleipe Franks

Nov. 25, 2018

Criticism of Franks is justified, but some take it too far

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Why women don’t report sexual assault and why I didn’t report either

Nov. 13, 2018

"t’s not worth it to risk my safety once more when I know the police don’t care and the officers who come out to take my report will likely humiliate me again."

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Letter to the editor: Words matter

Nov. 4, 2018

Words have matter, and people should not be diminished to simple terms

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Letter to the Editor: Renewable energy

Oct. 25, 2018

I am writing in regard to the article “City commissioners aim to power Gainesville on 100 percent renewable energy.”

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Letter to the Editor: Greyhound racing

Oct. 18, 2018

Alice Gridley is a Gainesville resident.

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Letter to the Editor: About Lara Alqasem

Oct. 11, 2018

Authors of an earlier letter slammed Israel for denying Alqasem's entrance and misrepresented it.

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Letter to the Editor

Oct. 7, 2018

A refutation of an earlier column

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A note from the Student Body President

Oct. 2, 2018

Updates on what Student Government is up to

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Letter to the editor: I am Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

Sep. 30, 2018

I am Ford. And you are too.

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Letter to the Editor: Let's talk graduation

Sep. 18, 2018

As students raise their voices about graduation, don't forget the reason the issue exists in the first place

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Letter to the Editor: We deserve our graduation

Sep. 11, 2018

A response to the new graduation ceremony changes

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Letter to the editor: Kent Fuch's plan for UF

Aug. 26, 2018

Editor’s Note: UF President Kent Fuchs published a column, which ran in the Aug. 22 issue of The Alligator, that called for readers to send feedback on what they wanted UF to accomplish over the next decade. This letter was written in response.

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Letter to the Editor from SG Sen. Keith Saint

Apr. 3, 2018

The number of students seeking services from the Disability Resource Center has more than doubled since 2013, yet only one learning specialist has since been added to the center’s staff, according to The Alligator.