Opinion
Take care of yourself first (HELP HELP HELP)
Dec. 6, 2017Confession time: After four semesters of reporting and editing, writing in first person is going to be a challenge. So, buckle in.
Opinion
Opinion
Amanda and Michael finally get to say goodbye to the Alligator
Dec. 6, 2017The stress of this job has killed our social, physical and spiritual well-beings. Still, we have learned more than two things that have made us the people we wanted to see in the mirror when we were 7 years old.
Sports
Goodbye Column: The Alligator changed my life. It can change yours, too.
By IAN COHEN | Dec. 5, 2017I had my first panic attack during my junior year of high school.
Sports
Goodbye Column: Dear journalists, you have no talent
By Matt Brannon | Dec. 5, 2017I’m not very skilled at basketball. I can’t shoot. I can barely dribble. And being short enough to order off a kids’ menu doesn’t help.
Sports
Column: A full prediction for the College Football Playoff
By Dylan Dixon | Dec. 3, 2017The matchups for the College Football Playoff have officially been set.
Opinion
Fear is holding us back from change
Dec. 3, 2017In our society, there is an epidemic of fear. Fear of social rejection, fear of mockery, fear of being cast as the odd one out. The crippling concern many have for judgement inflicted on them has left a number of bright minds silenced. It’s time we put an end to this epidemic.
Opinion
We need to address mental health before people are in danger, not after
Dec. 3, 2017On Friday, there was a bomb threat at my old high school. The school went into lockdown, and people were scared out of their minds. It turned out the bomb was not real. However, as we have seen over the last few years, these stories of terror in everyday places like schools, churches and concert venues do not always have a happy ending. Innocent people have their lives snatched away from them for no reason other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Opinion
We need a DREAM act that grants a pathway to citizenship to dreamers
Dec. 3, 2017Earlier this year, President Donald Trump terminated Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an executive order by former President Barack Obama which gave undocumented people who came to the U.S. as children protection from deportation for two years. This order was also renewable.
Opinion
Even when we think we won, we must keep working
Dec. 3, 2017Potential trigger warning: This column cites anti-LGBTQ+ quotes in an effort to demonstrate how we must vote against anti-LGBTQ+ politicians.
Sports
Column: Coach Mike White needs to start trusting his freshmen
By Jake Dreilinger | Nov. 30, 2017It’s no secret UF men's basketball coach Mike White doesn’t have confidence in some of his players just yet.
Sports
Picks Column: A new Mullennium
Nov. 30, 2017A new era is officially underway in Gainesville.
Opinion
We should avoid unhealthy, discouraging memes
Nov. 30, 2017In a way, the process of how rapidly and expansively a new meme spreads is impressive. Someone takes an image that is only mildly funny and then does something to it that suddenly renders it into a new creative medium of expression. If the meme is hot, “memelords” from around the internet will start using the new template and begin the production of new content utilizing this meme. For a few days, it will be the only meme you see on the internet, until it dissolves into irrelevancy just as quickly as it entered it, the ultimate fate of every meme.
Opinion
On the beginnings and endings of things
Nov. 30, 2017In about two weeks I'm going to graduate. It’s been an interesting four and a half years, filled with ups and downs, things I expected and others I never thought would. I didn’t think I’d end up at UF, but I sit here now and realize this was where I needed to be. I'm happy with how the last four and a half years transpired, and now I wait for the next.
Opinion
When sex is king, fraternity men stoop low for the throne
Nov. 30, 2017Nicole (which is not her real name) was a freshman, a virgin and a long way from her Midwestern home. She indulged in the staples of first-semester college life like alcohol, fraternity parties and boys. Although she had heard stories of sexual assault on campus, she never thought its reach would extend to her.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
Nov. 30, 2017Campus is crowded. Like, really crowded. More so than usual, and you’re fed up with it. Everyone who neglected to attend classes or show their face in the library is finally creeping out of their dorms and apartments with the realization that finals week is just around the corner.
Sports
Column: Enjoy Mike White while he’s here
By Ethan Bauer | Nov. 29, 2017Mike White won’t be in Gainesville for long.
Sports
Column: What Scott Stricklin was really thinking about as he announced the hire of Dan Mullen
By IAN COHEN | Nov. 28, 2017My favorite part of Dan Mullen’s introductory press conference on Monday?
Opinion
Stop panicking over ending net neutrality
Nov. 28, 2017Last week, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the FCC would terminate the Obama era regulations on net neutrality, which is the idea that all data on the internet is equal and that it should be treated as such. This decision was met with intense backlash from politicians, members of the media and tech companies across the country. Hashtags and social media campaigns have even emerged with the predictable hyperbole. Some users and news sites are warning that a repeal of net neutrality would cripple the First Amendment and would bring the end to a free internet. Newsflash: It’s never been free. So which side is in the right here?
Opinion
An attempt to prove fake news failed, but are we surprised?
Nov. 28, 2017A failed attempt by Project Veritas to expose the Washington Post for media bias has the U.S. once again cooing about fake news and the dishonest and corrupt media.
Opinion
Let's finish this semester strong
Nov. 28, 2017For the next two weeks the majority of us will be bogged down by endless assignments, finals and lengthy papers. While it’s easy to lose your motivation and throw up your hands, I hope you have the strength to finish strong.
