Junior Seau was one of the best linebackers in the history of the NFL. His ability and his longevity were something that amazed his peers in the sport. He played for 20 seasons, which is an achievement in itself because the average NFL player is out of the league within three years.
When I first heard about MTV’s documentary about being white in America, I was skeptical of how well the issue would be handled. But Jose Antonio Vargas’ “White People” pleasantly surprised me, spurring conversations that need to happen more often.
News of a shooting on campus is a guaranteed recipe for fear and trepidation in the nation’s heart, and even more so locally when news of the shooting is as close to home as Murphree Hall at UF.
The Student Body demanded change in the Spring election.
What occurred in Lafayette, Louisiana, was a tragedy. But what is occurring in its aftermath across the nation is simply atrocious and despicable.
The Alligator Awards continue this week, with the fourth award being for "Best Freshman." Editor-in-chief Jordan McPherson and staff writer Ian Cohen join alligatorSports editors Graham Hall, Luis Torres and Graham Hack in a roundtable discussion to debate the five nominees. Debates will go in alphabetical order by the writer’s last name.
In the early 2000s, the refrain “We will not negotiate with terrorists” proved popular among conservatives. With the nation still reeling from the pain of the Sept. 11 attacks — and our military then deeply embedded in Iraq and Afghanistan — this oft-repeated mantra served no purpose other than to undermine the multitude of criticisms lobbied against President George W. Bush’s “War on Terror.”
We’re nearing the end stretch of the summer semesters and I’m sure you readers are aching to make the days count. Let us keep those spirits up with another riveting edition of…Darts and Laurels.
I’ve always feared a "Minority Report" situation. You know, when Tom Cruise tries to make a run for it, but the bad guys are in the government so they take control of his car? They lock him inside his own car, lock all the controls and set the car to return to police headquarters. Tom is forced to kick out a window and huff it on foot in traffic.
In the Democratic primary race, as of today, there’s Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and everyone else. While the coverage of Sanders’ campaign is exciting, what he doesn’t have is the idolization that a lot of people have for Clinton. Her supporters are willing to look past her flaws and assume good intentions. No amount of argument will convince them there’s a possibility the emails that we should be most concerned about were not released to the State Department.
Guns are a pretty hot topic. They shoot things. They often harm things. And they have a distressing habit of occasionally bringing harm to those we’d prefer stay safe.
When the Florida Gators announced the three players who were going to attend Southeastern Conference Media Days, there were some people confused to as why Brandon Powell was chosen.
The Alligator Awards continue this week, with the second award being for "Best comeback Moment." Editor-in-chief Jordan McPherson and staff writer Ian Cohen join alligatorSports editors Graham Hall, Luis Torres and Graham Hack in a roundtable discussion to debate the five nominees. Debates will go in alphabetical order by the writer’s last name.
Some enjoy the occasional browsing of a dealership filled with straight, organized lines of shiny new cars with no more than 10 miles on the odometer, and I have to say I enjoy it as well.
We’ve all heard that death is as much a part of life as, well, actually living. At some point in our childhoods, our parents pulled themselves up by their bootstraps, braced for the flurry of questions and tears, and imparted this lesson to us, their children. It might be spurred by a death in the family (in my case, the family dog), or it may emerge totally unprovoked. Regardless of whatever form it takes, the “death talk” is a universally shared experience, and represents a watershed moment in one’s childhood.
Right, Gainesville, so a lot big things, a lot of cool things and a lot of stupid things happened this week, and it’s that time of the week when we at the Alligator give you some highlights with this week’s edition of …
Despite the pop-song cliche that women are beautiful “just the way they are,” this often does not mean they are beautiful just as they wake up in the morning.
On Thursday, Gainesville actively joined the national controversy surrounding the Confederate flag. Protesters came out to speak for and against the status of a statue depicting a confederate soldier, which has the words “In memory of the Confederate dead” inscribed along its pedestal.
The Alligator Awards continue this week, with the second award being for "Best Individual Moment." Editor-in-chief Jordan McPherson and staff writer Ian Cohen join alligatorSports editors Graham Hall, Luis Torres and Graham Hack in a roundtable discussion to debate the five nominees. Debates will go in alphabetical order by the writer’s last name.
I’ve always maintained that a little bit of skepticism can be a healthy thing. Skepticism, at least in my mind, has always occupied a comfortable middle ground between optimism and pessimism; going through life as a skeptic all but ensures that one will neither be too disappointed when the ground falls out from under them, nor all that overwhelmed when life works out in their favor.
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