Darts and Laurels: May 16, 2019
(05/20/19 4:41pm)
Summer session has arrived in the swampy marsh that is Gainesville.
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Lululemon pop-up coming to Butler Plaza
(05/16/19 1:17am)
Yoga lovers, rejoice: preparations are underway for a Lululemon pop-up shop on Archer Road.
Graduation boycott aims to address racial equity issues on campus
(04/30/19 4:15pm)
Jae’Lyn Dorsey is graduating from UF this semester with a bachelor’s degree in health education.
Gainesville residents share stories of segregation, racial tension and progress
(04/23/19 10:52pm)
The story of racism in Gainesville is one of two worlds experiencing different realities for generations of black families.
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks at second Middle Eastern Fashion Show
(04/22/19 12:19am)
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib watched the flow of bright reds and deep blues as UF students strutted in garments from various Middle Eastern cultures on campus this weekend.
There’s another reason to take the sexual assault survey
(04/17/19 12:50am)
If you’re a student at UF, you received an email from UF President Kent Fuchs encouraging students to fill out a campus climate survey on sexual assault and misconduct. It’s a survey that attempts to better understand sexual assault and sexual misconduct on college campuses. There are 33 universities conducting the survey, which is being conducted by the Association of American Universities, including UF.
Historically bad campaign trends upward for Florida
(04/15/19 1:25am)
The Florida women’s tennis team’s season hasn’t been stellar.
World Health Day and what it promotes
(04/07/19 9:36pm)
Since 1948, April 7 has been celebrated as National World Health Day. This day is a celebration of the implementation of the constitution of the World Health Organization. It was adopted during an International Health Conference in New York, held on June 1946 and later signed by 61 States on July 22, 1946. The constitution, which can be read on the organization’s website, was implemented on April 7, 1948.
The problem with the body positivity movement
(04/07/19 8:17pm)
Core ideas of the body positivity movement date back to the late 1800s when the Victorian dress reform movement emerged. This movement aimed to put an end to the fad of corsets and tightlacing, to which women succumbed, conforming to the societal standard of a tiny waistline. The movement emphasized acceptance of all body types, regardless of waist measurements.
Alachua County has second highest chlamydia rate in Florida
(04/05/19 12:38am)
Grab your condoms and dental dams.
UF students ‘Take Back the Night’ for sexual assault survivors
(04/04/19 11:52pm)
Aylee Collins was nearly brought to tears as she heard sexual assault victims open up on Wednesday evening.
‘You fight for how you want to live’: March For Our Lives Gainesville protests bill to arm teachers in Tallahassee
(04/04/19 12:53am)
Update: March For Our Lives Gainesville postponed when it will return to Tallahassee to protest. The article will be updated when that date is announced.
LIVE BLOG: March For Our Lives protests in state capitol
(04/03/19 11:17am)
Several March For Our Lives groups and the Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence are in Tallahassee today to protest a bill that could allow school teachers to be armed.
Living in Gainesville: From tents to shelters, the homeless hope for a home (Part 1 of 4)
(03/15/19 2:18am)
Ellen Miller’s hot pink fingernails peeked out of her fists as she folded her hands together and searched for the words to describe her situation.
Orgasm inequality: Why the gender gap is about more than just a paycheck
(03/12/19 8:32pm)
Think gender gaps exist only in the workplace? Turn on the symbolic bedroom lights. You’ll see it exists in sex as well. In recent years, feminists have called for the end of the wage gap. Naturally, the next step: lessen the orgasm gap.
Student Body treasurer candidate: Mackintosh Joachim
(02/18/19 1:52am)
Mackintosh Joachim screamed when he was accepted into UF.
‘Woman Up’: WSA’s hosts 32nd annual Women’s Leadership Conference
(02/18/19 1:39am)
Simone Boyce doesn’t take no for an answer as a journalist.
The 2020 election is breaking records already
(02/10/19 9:33pm)
American women received the right to vote in 1920, and exactly 100 years later, the 2020 election is breaking records for women. Sen. Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota became the sixth Democratic woman to put in her bid for the Democratic presidential nominee when she announced her candidacy on Sunday. She follows Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren, along with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and author Marianne Williamson. Collectively, they’re making this upcoming presidential race the first in history to have that many women running at one time for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Darts & Laurels: Feb. 8, 2019
(02/07/19 10:25pm)
The sun and the heat are finally back where they belong in the Sunshine State, and it’s time to get back to business as usual — days beside the pool. You grab your towel and slide your sunglasses onto your face, making your way down to the pool. You slip into one of the reclining chairs that line the outside of the pool and begin to relax. Thoughts of midterms pushed firmly out of your head, the only thing on your mind is the shoreline that awaits you during Spring Break.
Protection
(01/29/19 9:11pm)
With a pair of scissors, a condom and ninja-like precision, a dental dam may just be at your fingertips.
