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#Gators: A social media guide to following UF baseball and softball
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | May 18, 2015With the top-ranked UF softball team already in the midst of the NCAA Tournament and the sixth-ranked UF baseball team beginning postseason play in the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Wednesday, the alligatorSports staff will be busy live-tweeting the events over the next month.
Opinion
Sometimes you must teach to learn A life’s lessons
May 18, 2015A troop of four Cub Scouts came to the Alligator office Monday looking to get a glimpse at what goes into the day-to-day production of our newspaper.
Opinion
Ask me anything: I'm a one-stop shop for any and all of your car concerns
May 13, 2015As a public relations major, I receive a lot of questions when I talk about my time as president of the UF chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), an engineering society that designs and builds a small, Formula-style race car and competes in an international competition.
Opinion
College summers and the zen of failing up
May 13, 2015One of my favorite professors once told me that college isn’t just about learning the material of your respective occupation or future career; it’s about learning how to navigate through the everyday things life throws at you, like time management, self-discipline and managing your ambitions such that they actually become realized. His words, compounded by me recently taking “What is the Good Life” — which, let’s be real, isn’t that terrible and could actually be great with a few major refinements — have had me thinking a lot about how I’ve spent my time in college, and how I ought to be spending it moving forward.
Opinion
Darts and Laurels
May 13, 2015Most of us know North Korea from “The Interview,” its periodic nuclear weapons tests, its threats to destroy the whole world and its completely genuine reverence for a family of paunchy men in unitards.
Opinion
While competition benefits democracy, GOP’s endless number of candidates creates problems
May 11, 2015November 2016 is more than a year away, but the Republican Party is already making the same fatal mistake it did in 2012.
Sports
Johnson’s Journal comes to a close as staffer, columnist turns a new page
By RICHARD JOHNSON | Apr. 21, 2015There is inherent power in the written word, and I’ve come to realize the impact. I need not look any further than the handmade card that sits on the desk in my room, written to me nearly two years ago. The cover reads: "congrats on quitting the Alligator," in bold letters. That’s how excited I was to leave this newspaper after Summer 2013. It was an occasion warranting celebration. It was before I understood the value of written words.
Sports
Staff writer thankful for co-workers, memories as college career comes to a close
By MORGAN MORIARTY | Apr. 21, 2015As I write my byline one final time, I can’t help but get misty-eyed. I cannot believe my time at The Alligator is coming to a close.
Opinion
Gay marriage, SG elections and abortion protests in this Darts & Laurels
Apr. 21, 2015Well, this is it. Here we are, at the end of April, the end of classes — and our last day in print.
Opinion
Questions never stop, but at least I found my Alligator
Apr. 21, 2015Let me tell you about journalism.
Opinion
Working with your friends is hard, but worth it
Apr. 21, 2015There’s a lot that makes up a “college experience.”
Opinion
The long story of having no regrets
Apr. 21, 2015I always take a deep breath when people ask why I do what I do. It’s a long story.
Opinion
What I learned: Challenge yourself, push past the fear, and find a home
Apr. 21, 2015It took me three and a half years to build up the courage to step foot in the Alligator’s old, sometimes smelly, but overall homey newsroom.
Opinion
Late start leads to a home found at the Alligator
Apr. 21, 2015Well, we’ve come full circle.
Opinion
Saying goodbye to the place I fit in
Apr. 21, 2015Saying goodbye isn’t necessarily always hard.
Opinion
Please, for sake of teens, bring condoms back to Alachua County high schools
Apr. 21, 2015In 2013, 47 percent of high school students reported having sexual intercourse. Furthermore, nearly one in two 12th grade students reported having had intercourse in the last three months. You and I both know that high school students have sex. Why, then, did the superintendent of Alachua County Public Schools, Dr. Owen Roberts, take a major step back for the sexual health of local youth and ban the distribution of condoms on campuses of public high schools?
Opinion
Pets aren’t as easy to abandon as old furniture
Apr. 20, 2015The last days of school are here. Classes end Wednesday, which is the Alligator’s last day in print for the semester. It’s the cusp of Spring and Summer; only finals stand in our way.
Opinion
Think twice before watching: Worldstar Hip Hop and similar media exploit race and poverty
Apr. 20, 2015Last year, I came home from class to find my roommate and a few of my friends glued to a laptop. “This fight comp is crazy; come see this,” my roommate said. I sat down and watched a series of brutal videos of people fighting. Some were alcohol-fueled altercations outside bars, others were neighborhood events with dozens of local spectators.
