Santa Fe students help injured elephants abroad
(09/18/15 12:28am)
In May, Trisha Seppey was looking for a different kind of study-abroad experience.
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Darts and Laurels 09/18/2015
(09/18/15 12:26am)
Another day, another dollar. Another week… another five dollars? Ignoring our poor excuse for an intro, it’s time for this week’s edition of…
UF student to take off a year to uphold Miss Florida duties
(09/16/15 12:58am)
When Mary Katherine Fechtel stood in front of the crowd at the Miss America pageant, there was only one way to introduce herself.
Dear Misinformation: a critical response against ‘Dear Fat People’
(09/14/15 11:34pm)
A paradox to consider: the Internet, one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century, is the medium of travel for the worst ideas of the 21st century. Nearly two weeks ago, on Sept. 3, YouTube personality Nicole Arbour published a video entitled "Dear Fat People." She maintains the purpose of the video is to encourage people to engage in better, healthier habits. But the question is, how exactly did she espouse her ideas?
How to make me come: by asking
(09/11/15 1:00am)
A few weeks ago, my poor, innocent mother asked me the dreaded question: "What is Tumblr?" Considering how long the blogging platform has been around, it’s odd that we had avoided talking about it up until this point. I walked her through the basics, but I felt bad when I left her unprepared for the things she might stumble upon when browsing the site for scrapbooking ideas.
Editorial: Facebook browsing little more than navel-gazing
(09/07/15 11:41pm)
Earlier this year, Forbes published an article titled "Facebook Was The One Network People Used Less In 2014." In the article, author Parmy Olson noted a worldwide decline in Facebook usage and observed that "Facebook has become more of a passive hub for underlying social connections than a place to actively share our thoughts…(people) often only check in for short periods anyway, leaving little time to do more than browse and maybe ‘like’ a photo or two."
Do the right thing — pay for your porn
(09/04/15 12:24am)
One of my classes started the way one can only hope, with my professor saying, "This semester, we’re going to have some fun."
SF Senate addresses members’ involvement in GPD operation
(09/03/15 1:07am)
Santa Fe College Student Senate started on a somber note Wednesday as members discussed the arrest of a professor and student in a recent undercover Gainesville Police operation.
Undercover Gainesville Police online child-sex investigation results in 21 arrests
(09/02/15 1:30am)
Gainesville Police announced Tuesday the arrest of 21 people – including university students and staff – for reportedly soliciting sex with a minor after the conclusion of a five-day undercover operation.
UF med students learn hands-on in new building
(09/01/15 12:52am)
Smoothing out their shirts, adjusting their stethoscopes and staying completely silent, UF first-year medical students wait for a sign from God.
Harrell
(08/31/15 11:53pm)
Dan Pollock, the head internet technician at the Anaclerio Learning and Assessment Center, gazes upon 18 screens streaming live footage of first year medical students interacting with volunteers acting as patients Aug. 28, 2015. Pollock’s voice, jokingly called the voice of “God,” can be heard in the halls of the center instructing students during their lesson.
No winners in the aftermath of Ashley Madison leaks
(08/30/15 11:30pm)
Last Friday, Noel Biderman, CEO of Avid Life Media Inc. — the parent company of Ashley Madison — stepped down from his position. Biderman’s resignation arrived in the wake of the third wave of leaks from the extramarital-affairs website.
Larry Lessig: Is he a legitimate presidential candidate?
(08/30/15 11:26pm)
The most interesting storyline of the 2016 Democratic primary is not how a former cabinet secretary cleaned her computer server — "like with a cloth or something" — or the flamboyant socialist steadily creeping upward in the polls.
Online privacy needs to become top priority
(08/30/15 11:24pm)
Every once in a while, a website or service finds a new creepy way of gathering data online, and it seems earth-shattering until the next stalkerish way of data collection emerges. In an ideal world, none of this would come as a surprise, as everyone would actually read the terms and conditions when they agree to things — or at least those pesky updates sent out ahead of major changes to a site.
Don’t reduce tragedy to a Facebook post
(08/28/15 1:12am)
Last week, I logged onto Facebook after a summer of neglect. I was greeted with a familiar but troubling sight: Someone had posted an article about a scorned boyfriend throwing acid in his girlfriend’s face. While that was the first I had heard of that particular story, I have seen similar stories posted on Facebook many times before. The Texas mother who drowned her children in a pool; the Massachusetts teacher who was murdered by a student; the Tennessee couple who were raped and beaten; all were equally tragic stories that had found their way into my life because of a shared Facebook post.
Column: Policy to fine student athletes is preposterous and illegal
(08/28/15 12:11am)
Fining student athletes for breaking "rules" is unfathomable, and should be illegal.
How to fall off the face of the Earth and like it
(08/26/15 1:11am)
I can recall my social media ‘firsts’ as easily as I could my major life events: first cryptically spelled Facebook status, first grotesquely filtered Instagram, first angsty song lyric quoted on Twitter. It becomes almost nostalgic, recalling a time when social media was new and each post brought me one step closer to perfecting my skillfully crafted online persona. Yet my most profound ‘first’ was when I gave it all up.
“Vacation” receives criticism for its sensitive comedy plot
(08/05/15 11:58pm)
The newest installment of the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” series was released last week, only to be met with overly harsh criticism. Though it’s necessary to swallow any preconceived ideas of high comedy prior to seeing “Vacation,” the film is not bad — idiotic, yes, but certainly not the terrible movie it’s been made out to be.
Off the Record: Drake and Meek Mill Go #backtoback in feud
(07/29/15 10:24pm)
Last week, rapper Meek Mill put the internet in a chokehold when he claimed that rapper Drake doesn’t write his own lyrics.
Who wants to hack your car? I don’t know, but I’d rather not give them the option
(07/22/15 11:35pm)
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.
