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Last weekend, two attendees of New York’s “Electric Zoo” music festival died from an overdose on molly, the pure form of ecstasy.
It’s September, and you know what that means: Halloween-themed crap is about to hit every store shelf, while the weather continues to remain hotter than Satan’s armpit. Sorry, but it’s impossible to enjoy pumpkin-flavored everything when shorts and flip-flops are still de rigueur.
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Whew, it has not been a good year for Florida fraternities.
BAM, I’m in the air. Establish a base, head butt, elbow to the face, elbow to the groin, shin scrape, foot stomp — I’m free.
I believe that feminism can be individual, but however nuanced the description gets, there are some things feminism is clearly not. It’s not a taboo, a dirty word, “bad” in any shape or form, and it definitely isn’t a trend.
Is this Rainesville or Gainesville? We hope that your midterms went — or are going — well. We’re glad that you’ve chosen to spend some time with us despite the summer humidity and the rain. Now, before the page smudges, we’d like to deliver this week’s edition of...
Katherine Dunham debuted the theatrical performance “Southland” in 1951 in a theater in Chile. After the performance, she learned the U.S. Embassy had disapproved of its “anti-American” themes — or rather, anti-discriminatory undertones — and banned the theater from performing the show in the U.S. According to Cleo Parker Robinson, a student of Dunham’s, the dance company lost funding and folded soon after as a result of the racism-battling ballet.
I stay away from reality TV contests, but occasionally a performance goes viral that gets me to pay attention. A couple of weeks ago, it was 6-year-old Aaralyn O’Neil who got me glued to a YouTube clip of her performance on “America’s Got Talent.”
Feminism isn’t new, but perhaps it is now finally becoming mainstream. As of late feminism has been appearing with increased frequency across the Internet. Feminist ideas have been popping up in online news and humor more than ever.
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is a coming-of-age story by Stephen Chbosky. It is told through a series of letters written by Charlie to an anonymous person who he addresses as “friend.” The book deals with issues such as rape, abuse, homosexuality and the difficulties in general that come with growing up.
I love Angelina Jolie’s coming out about her mastectomy, for so many reasons. Girls and women right now are growing up in an overwhelmingly gendered society and much of that continues to be perpetuated by women. Instead of providing positive and strong influences of femininity, companies and celebrities choose to remain disconnected from creating a safer, more equal society.
Purge, noun, 1. To rid of whatever is impure or undesirable
I’m sure most of you have heard of #safetytipsforladies. Buzzfeed recently did a piece on this newly feminist friendly hashtag. This is just one of the many new sarcastic and poignant ways feminists are utilizing social media to their advantage in commentating on patriarchal culture in a fast paced, relatable way. The best part of all this witty tweeting? Right below the surface of these rape culture jokes lays real commentary on the ridiculousness of our society when discussing women’s safety all sprinkled with a healthy dose of trolling.
This is the end, my only friends, the end.
After Joanna Galaris caught the eye of a UF law student at Karma Cream, he began to talk to her.
Hostility surrounded the Steubenville trial last week.
Leanne Lawrence's compassion has been the driving force behind her work helping inmates at the Alachua County Jail earn their GED certificates since 2000.
Each Thursday, Aikido of Gainesville offers free self-defense classes to the public.
This editorial might make your skin crawl, and it should.
Solutions by The State News
