I’ve lived in Florida for my entire life. Since 2012, my family has lived in the same home on the outskirts of Orlando. Drives that once took 40 minutes now stretch into an hour or more, a result of rapid population growth and unchecked development in a state unprepared to absorb it.
By challenging ourselves to be proactive and take supportive steps, we can help keep UF safe, secure and welcoming for everyone.
UF journalism department interim chair welcomes you back.
Harvey Ward welcomes students to Gainesville.
A staff writer for The Independent Florida Alligator committed an act of apparent journalistic fabrication in a recent story about UF eating disorder support resources. A recording the reporter provided of their conversation with the pediatrician — used during our pre-publication fact-check — is now assumed to be fabricated.
Since I stepped foot on campus as a sports journalism major, I knew I wanted to work for the largest student-run independent newspaper in the country. What I didn’t know was how much The Alligator would shape me into the person I am today.
The Independent Florida Alligator is looking for its next team of reporters, editors, photographers and more for the Spring semester.
To The Alligator: Thanks for giving my college years a purpose. I’m honored to be part of this paper’s legacy.
My time with The Independent Florida Alligator was defined by love and laughter.
I swore I wouldn’t come back to The Alligator.
For the longest time, I never felt I belonged at The Alligator. Though I spent every Sunday afternoon there, I was terrified of anyone knowing too much — which is ironic when you work with a group of people who want to know everything.
I never thought I’d be writing a goodbye to The Alligator.
In all the movies I’ve seen about college, classes have always seemed so magical. I imagined myself sitting in a lecture hall surrounded by classmates and listening to my professor teach as I took notes.
The end of Fall semester means the holidays are coming, and flu season is here.
As a wildlife ecology senior at UF, you’d think I visit Florida’s natural springs all the time.
As the crisp fall air finally drops the temperatures in our beloved Swamp, we can mark the normal rites of passage.
I recently came across a piece of advice online: To truly get to know someone, you should ask them about the last time they cried in public, because it reveals what they value.
The best way to help your partner is to listen to him and his needs, not what you think he needs.
You may have come across TikToks of someone claiming they eat steak with a side of butter for dinner every night and suggesting you do the same. If you haven’t seen these videos, I’m jealous.
Health care in America is facing a crisis of affordability and access, driven by a series of aggressive policy decisions that disproportionately harm the nation's most vulnerable groups.
Solutions by The State News
