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Column: The fight against white nationalism needs you, Gators athletes
By Skyler Lebron | Sep. 4, 2017Around 55 percent, give or take.
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Column: Gators fans: Get ready for a tough season
By Ethan Bauer | Sep. 2, 2017I wanted to believe the hype. I wanted to believe Jim McElwain when he said Florida’s offensive line would be much improved in 2017. I wanted to believe the Gators had the pieces for a successful, potent offense that could put up points, yards and wins. I wanted to believe the defense could pick up what NFL draftees Jarrad Davis, Alex Anzalone, Quincy Wilson, Teez Tabor and Marcus Maye left behind.
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alligatorSports Picks Column: Week 1
Aug. 31, 2017Jim McElwain is under a lot of pressure at the beginning of his third season. He has to deal with the pressure of starting quarterback Feleipe Franks, a redshirt freshman who’s never thrown a pass in a college football game. He also has to deal with the pressure of going up against Jim Harbaugh’s Wolverines without his star running back, Jordan Scarlett, and star receiver, Antonio Callaway, who have been suspended for disciplinary issues.
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Column: No matter the outcome, Michigan game is a win-win for the Gators
By IAN COHEN | Aug. 31, 2017Jim McElwain was asked a question on Wednesday that I found to be enlightening.
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Guest column: Bullied Gator fan from Michigan in need of rescue
By Daniel Stone | Aug. 31, 2017Dear Coach McElwain and Gators football team,
Opinion
Being multiracial should not be dependent solely on how you look
Aug. 31, 2017In an interview with Playboy, singer-songwriter Halsey recently opened up about the struggles of identifying with her black culture while being white-passing. Depending on what form of social media I saw this article, I either saw people supporting her — often those of multiple ethnicities who felt a struggle to connect with their cultures — or people telling her to grow up and just get used to the fact that she’s “white.”
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Already trashing Taylor Swift’s new music video? Take another look at the ending scene
Aug. 31, 2017As I start to type this, I can already envision your eyes rolling at the headline. Nonetheless, please hear me out. Trust me, I do know that anything said in Taylor Swift’s favor is shot down pretty fast, and I know there are a million reasons as to why, but this is important.
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In the stories of the past, we can find parallels with our own lives
Aug. 31, 2017Over the summer, I had the opportunity to visit some of the most unique cities America has to offer. From New York to San Francisco, Savannah to Berkeley, the more culturally rich and fascinating cities of the country tend to also be home to some of the best bookstores on Earth. Comfortably nestled somewhere in the beating heart of a city, often miles away from the nearest Barnes & Noble or Target, the independent bookstore thrives.
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Darts & Laurels
Aug. 31, 2017You step into the ballroom, four hooded figures following you on either side. The figures on each end carry torches, and the others carry various gemstones. You recognize that one is an emerald, another jade and another topaz. The rest of the stones you can’t discern, despite having a masters degree in geology. The two figures nearest to you grab you by the arm and strap you down to a chair at the end of the ballroom. Someone pries your eyes open and forces you to stare into the light. The hooded figures assemble in front of you, each holding their gem in a different orientation and position. The light shining from the ceiling focuses into a beam, which begins to refract from one gemstone to the next. Once the light passes through the sixth gemstone, the beam hits your eyes, and everything goes white. Out of the whiteness comes a message, and upon reading it, your fears and doubts vanish. The message, of course, reads:
Opinion
Morality can’t be the new chivalry
Aug. 31, 2017A Twitter search of the hashtag “goals” revealed to me a serious cultural problem. It led me to this tweet: “Today at Chipotle a girl asked her boyfriend if she could get chips with their meal and he replied, ‘It's your world babe I'm just living in it.’” It was followed by a few blank lines so that readers could soak it in before the Twitter user wrote, “Ok need.” It got 85,000 retweets.
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Column: How starting Feleipe Franks at QB affects the Michigan game and fight against ISIS
By Matt Brannon | Aug. 31, 2017Florida football coach Jim McElwain made an announcement Wednesday that the entire Gators fan base has been patiently waiting for.
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Column: In the midst of Harvey devastation, Astros make it all about them
By Dylan Dixon | Aug. 29, 2017The city of Houston is hurting right now. It’s hurting pretty bad.
Opinion
As you change throughout college, stay true to yourself
Aug. 29, 2017College is a time for exploration and self-discovery. Hardly any of us will leave UF as the same person we were when we got here. Letting the experiences you have in college lead to change and growth is a normal and healthy thing to do during this time. What isn’t healthy or normal, however, is letting the people around you dictate how you change and how you grow.
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Column: McElwain, Harbaugh should be put in charge of U.S. nuclear arsenal
By Ethan Bauer | Aug. 28, 2017Florida’s Jim McElwain, Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh and a bouquet of other college football coaches are wasting their time drawing up plays to move a ball up and down a rectangle. No, based on how much paranoia, control and secrecy they like to involve in such an arbitrary task, it’s clear they belong somewhere else: the U.S. military.
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Column: Is Mayweather really the world’s best fighter? No.
By Jake Dreilinger | Aug. 27, 2017Floyd Mayweather defeated Conor McGregor by technical knockout on Saturday.
Opinion
Greek life is for some people but if it’s not for you, that’s OK
Aug. 27, 2017With the beginning of another school year comes something that is a mystery to most and dreaded by many: fraternity and sorority recruitment. As of last Wednesday, sorority recruitment at UF has come to a close. For many women on campus, the last week has been filled with makeup, dresses, heels, small talk and long hours. Girls from all over the country — and world — come to UF to visit each sorority house and find their homes and future sisterhoods through a process that could accurately be described as grueling and rather unpleasant.
Opinion
Ignorance is not always bliss when it comes to news
Aug. 27, 2017Over the summer, a lot of UF students had the luxury of living in a bubble. Some students spent the past three months in the woods as camp counselors. A few used their time off from classes to travel abroad to where they had little-to-no access to the internet. Others went on mission trips, worked at time-consuming internships or just spent their days sleeping for long periods of time. Basically, a lot of Gators were fortunate enough to be gleefully unaware of a lot of the chaos happening around them over the past few months.
Opinion
We need to start shopping with a purpose
Aug. 24, 2017Welcome back to the swamp, Gators! I hope everyone has been having a fabulous summer, after all, I already know all the Florida residents have been having a warm one. However, now that we are all back in action and ready to go, it's time to get serious. Let's talk about the planet, and how to make it better.
Opinion
Writing can give you the power to be anything and do anything
Aug. 24, 2017On Aug. 7 my little brother and I had to trek across London from one airport to another, accompanied by two large suitcases, phones that did not work outside of the country and the exhaustion of a day of traveling. Due to general miscommunication, we were separated from the rest of our family, whose flights were out of Heathrow Airport the next day. Ours was out of Gatwick Airport (which has no direct Tube line, mind you).
Opinion
Open your mind to a unified America
Aug. 24, 2017President Donald Trump’s address Monday evening was alarming and infuriating to many Americans for a number of reasons. Somewhere in between the incoherent babbling and deplorable attempts at defending himself and his actions, the president announced that not only does he plan on keeping troops in Afghanistan, but he wants to send more.
