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AIM For Africa and RUB Entertainment Present The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo

The anti-hero of our times – fo’ real

The word “inspiration” is usually thrown into the ring when discussing influential politicians, successful singers and recognized authors. These choice individuals typically inspire others to follow in their footsteps and make a path similar to their own. Well, obviously, when I think of inspiration only one person comes to mind: Antoine Dodson.

Police investigate another area rape

Gainesville Police are investigating the recent kidnapping and rape of a local woman after she reported the incident herself Sunday night.

Employee of the month: The perks of sleeping with your boss

Dear Jared,

The Real Housewives of the Tea Party

Facing intense public scrutiny and lower approval ratings than Casey Anthony, Congressional Democrats decided this week to do the one thing that could give them a lift in the polls.

HvZ safe for students

I’m a human, both in the literal sense Mr. Quinn defines in his column and in the Humans vs. Zombies game I participated in last week. The game provides harmless, alcohol- and drug-free entertainment to about 1,000 UF students. 

Rape reported at fraternity house

University Police have a suspect in their investigation of a reported sexual battery case at a fraternity house over the weekend.

Event seeks to help students avoid rape

National Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) Day is Thursday, and organizations at UF want to raise awareness about sexual assault on campus.

Media avoids real issues

After reading how the Alligator staff responded to the Chris Rainey story, I was thoroughly disappointed. Saying Rainey “just sent a sexy text message that said ‘Time to die bitch’ among other sweet nothings” is trivializing a serious issue.

City, county see drop in crime rates

For the first six months of 2010, crime is down in both Gainesville and Alachua County compared with crime statistics from the first half of 2009.

University police preserve secure campus environment

On behalf of the UF Police Department, I would like to welcome all of our new students, as well as returning students, back to campus. I also want to take this opportunity to discuss our department, convey the mission our staff strives to achieve daily and introduce each of you to the programming and coordination our department provides that may help you safely enjoy your stay while living, studying and working within the UF and Gainesville communities.

The Dirty Life

Dirt came to Gainesville to meet up with a friend. When he went to his friend’s house, he found out the friend was arrested for murder. It wasn’t the first time.

Conservative arguments made in Griffin’s column not true

Bryan Griffin’s article “Individual action key to conservation” seems to strongly evoke his Republican role model, Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, and his limp response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. In his piece, he manages to convey such base ideas as “Liberals bad” and “Regulation bad.” OK, so you can’t blame him for paraphrasing the GOP manifesto. But beyond the standard partisan hackery, Mr. Griffin offers several gems that are simply too precious to ignore.

Women should veto HB 1143

Sens. Andy Gardiner and Mike Haridopolos introduced two amendments to a bill in the Florida House of Representatives that would restrict women’s access to abortion. The bill and the two amendments passed in the House and Senate last week. Florida now waits for Gov. Charlie Crist to either sign or veto the bill, which has not yet come to his desk. Once it does, he has 15 days to decide.

Darts and Laurels

It’s finally here.

Roethlis-blunder

In today’s world of sports, one frisky hand seems to wash the other.

Fore-give and Fore-get

Apparently adultery is more forgivable than it used to be.

Panel of women discusses race, feminism

Sallie Ann Harrison’s younger sister was sexually assaulted by her grandmother’s neighbor. Confused and angered at her community’s complacency over the issue, Harrison formed Gainesville’s first rape-crisis center.

Gainesville woman relives past, looks to future

When the neighbors heard her screaming, they thought it was just another stray cat.

Designer’s suicide leaves questions for industry

Lee Alexander McQueen was more than a fashion designer. He was an artist who used the human body and fabrics as his canvas and treated fashion shows as theatrical performances. As head designer of the Alexander McQueen brand, he brought fantasy, abnormality, romance and darkness to the fashion world. Now, after his death on Feb. 11, the question is, what will happen to his brand? Can anyone take over and do what he did, or should his line be put to rest with memories of its greatness being the only remains?