Sports
Column: Policy to fine student athletes is preposterous and illegal
By GRAHAM HALL | Aug. 27, 2015Fining student athletes for breaking "rules" is unfathomable, and should be illegal.
Opinion
Opinion
Yet another shooting leaves more questions than answers
Aug. 26, 2015When we began brainstorming today’s editorial, there was every intention of writing a pleasant little column on the inability of Florida lawmakers to rectify the blatant gerrymandering that plagues Florida. But, as with so many American mornings, tragedy made it all but impossible to write anything that even remotely resembled a "pleasant" demeanor.
Sports
Column: Get used to seeing the New York Mets dominate baseball
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Aug. 26, 2015The New York Mets are the most exciting team in Major League Baseball.
Opinion
Editorial: Get a good night’s sleep and put your phones down
Aug. 25, 2015A professor once told me that young men and women are biologically inclined to stay awake late into the night because we’re young, fertile and it’s our biological imperative to attempt to reproduce. It only makes sense that we would stay awake into the wee hours for reasons we can’t fully comprehend.
Sports
In need of a football fix? Check out these futbol leagues
By Luis Torres | Aug. 25, 2015While most people in the U.S. are patiently awaiting the start of both college football and the NFL season, there’s another type of "football" currently being played around the world.
Opinion
How to fall off the face of the Earth and like it
Aug. 25, 2015I can recall my social media ‘firsts’ as easily as I could my major life events: first cryptically spelled Facebook status, first grotesquely filtered Instagram, first angsty song lyric quoted on Twitter. It becomes almost nostalgic, recalling a time when social media was new and each post brought me one step closer to perfecting my skillfully crafted online persona. Yet my most profound ‘first’ was when I gave it all up.
Opinion
Start of school year means new resolutions, new introductions
Aug. 25, 2015Happy Hump Day fellow Gators!
Sports
Column: Latroy Pittman wasting opportunity at Florida
By GRAHAM HACK | Aug. 25, 2015When Florida announced on Friday that it had suspended three players for the season opener, there wasn’t much cause for concern.
Sports
Column: Football is scandalous year-round
By IAN COHEN | Aug. 24, 2015Football is back, and with it comes the culmination of an offseason filled with controversy.
Opinion
Despite controversy, Bernie Sanders is the best candidate for racial justice
Aug. 24, 2015In recent weeks, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’, I-Vt., relationship with black voters has been subject to tremendous scrutiny. Thus far, two of Sanders’ appearances on the campaign trail have been hijacked by activists who self-identify as part of Black Lives Matter, a movement dedicated to raising awareness and effecting substantial change to institutional racism and the subpar treatment of black citizens in the U.S.
Opinion
Mediocre Advice: Finding love in college
Aug. 24, 2015Happy Tuesday to all my Random Randys and Anonymous Amys, and welcome to Mediocre Advice. This article is a reboot of Ariel Barnes’ own Mediocre Advice column, which was last published during my freshman year back in the salad days of 2012. Like the triumphant phoenix rising from its own ashes, your weekly inquiries will once again be answered with extremely average and somewhat distorted advice; you might even say the advice offered here could be considered prosaic, middling or any other acceptable synonym for mediocre.
Sports
Column: What defensive back unit is the best in the country?
By GRAHAM HACK | Aug. 23, 2015There was a lot of debate over who the real DBU (Defensive Back University) was during the offseason, most notably some Twitter trash talk between the Florida and LSU secondaries. The debate probably won’t be settled until the two teams play each other in October, but here’s an early stab at the top five:
Opinion
The media’s coverage of Trump is detrimental
Aug. 23, 2015Thus far, the 2016 presidential election has been the most opulent and luxurious race for the White House in recent memory. The primary reason for this has been the candidacy of Donald J. Trump. The billionaire’s no-holds-barred sound bites and — oddly enough — every-man attitude have rallied many in both the middle and the right to his cause.
Opinion
Take a chance and make the most of your college experience
Aug. 16, 2015If you’re new to college, chances are you’re missing home.
Sports
Lineman Trip Thurman will be the key for Florida’s offense this year
By GRAHAM HACK | Aug. 16, 2015Trip Thurman will be the most important player on Florida’s offense in 2015.
Sports
Torres Tells It: Ahmad Fulwood running out of chances to break out at wide receiver
By Luis Torres | Aug. 16, 2015Ahmad Fulwood has all the physical tools and talent in the world.
Opinion
A Farewell to Summer and Some Last Pieces of Advice
Aug. 5, 2015So we’ve hit a lot of topics here. This was a new endeavor for me and I am glad to have had some of you along for the ride. Since this is my last column I thought I would do a little recap of some of the highlights from this summer. It was my intention with this column to provide automotive advice for college students. I may have missed the mark at some points, but I would like to leave you with a few nuggets that may at least get you through the rest of your college career.
Sports
Answering five Fall camp questions before the players hit the practice field
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Aug. 5, 2015With the first day of Fall camp at the forefront, there are still a plethora of questions surrounding the team that new head coach Jim McElwain hopes to have answered before the season kicks off on Sept. 5. Well, like you, I’m not a fan of waiting. So with that said, here are my answers to five burning questions that have yet to be answered from this team.
Opinion
A final goodbye, thank you to my Alligator family
By Melissa Mihm | Aug. 5, 2015When I first got to UF, I struggled to find a group of friends. I had friends speckled throughout Gainesville, but I always felt like I was lacking that family away from family. I guess you could say, I eventually gave up.
Opinion
Darts and Laurels: Summer Finale Extravaganza
Aug. 5, 2015Greetings and salutations, Gainesville! We welcome you to this most August occasion by which we end our Summer circulation of the Alligator and prepare our inkstained (not really because everything’s digital nowadays) hands for the coming of our Fall semester. But before we go, we must leave our valued audience for our even more valued swimsuits and margaritas and leave you with this final summer edition of…Darts and Laurels.
