Darts and Laurels: May 16, 2019
Summer session has arrived in the swampy marsh that is Gainesville.
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Summer session has arrived in the swampy marsh that is Gainesville.
UF is seeking students’ input on how to end sexual assault and misconduct on campus.
Oliver
A man allegedly threatened to rape a woman after running from police and forcing his way into her apartment Friday.
Lately, there’s been some discussion of something called “cancel culture.” Figures from John Oliver to Tucker Carlson have addressed the topic, with sometimes wildly differing perspectives. Now, I’m diving into the fray.
Audience members were offered free condoms, buttons and pizza Thursday during the No Es No: Dissecting Rape Culture on Campus event in Turlington Hall. About 75 students attended the event, which was presented by Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity and Sexual Trauma Interpersonal Violence Education by GatorWell.
Audience members were offered free condoms, buttons and pizza Thursday during the No Es No: Dissecting Rape Culture on Campus event in Turlington Hall. About 75 students attended the event, which was presented by Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity and Sexual Trauma Interpersonal Violence Education by GatorWell.
Edward Zambrano said he was raised in a Latino household where his father said to never show fear, serve as a protector of his sisters and be a household figurehead.
With only a few days left of Women’s History Month, we thought we’d discuss the topic of feminism and what it means in respect to today’s current social and political climate. Feminism is often a misconstrued word, but its most basic definition is equality for all sexes in any social, political and economic sphere. Feminism’s history is extensive and has seen multiple phases all aimed at achieving different goals; however, in most of its history, it has left out key minority groups. In today’s phase, the fourth phase, this is changing.
“Oh s---” is what a man said when the woman he allegedly raped woke up.
Author’s Note: If you or anyone you know has been affected by acts of sexual misconduct, please contact the University Title IX coordinator at 352-273-1094 or inform@titleix.ufl.edu or the Gainesville Police Department. Additional resources are included below.
UF can do better when it comes to preventing sexual assault on campus. There have been reports of sexual assault, and even rape, occurring on our campus this month alone. So when I read an article about how Washington state lawmakers proposed a bill to create a sexual assault task force on college campuses, I wondered why UF doesn’t have such a thing. After all, aren’t we a top eight public university?
Ian Deal
A UF student was found naked in the bed of a woman he allegedly raped when University Police arrested him Sunday.
A former Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputy was accused of kidnapping and choking a woman early Friday morning.
UF Student Government elections are a little more than a week away, and Impact Party and Inspire Party released their campaign promises for the Spring.
Over half of the UF class of 2021 pharmacy students will face a disciplinary council after allegations that they cheated on an assessment.
Every state and its government have issues that need to be addressed, and Florida is no exception. Florida has made a number of mistakes over its entire 173 years of existence as a part of the U.S., many of them concerning racism.
Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall, far left, and an unidentified man stand next to Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd and Charles Greenlee, from left, in Florida. The three men along with a fourth were charged with rape in 1949. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a Cabinet granted posthumous pardons Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, to Shepherd, Irvin, Charles Greenlee and Ernest Thomas, the four were charged with rape in 1949. Courtesy of Associated Press
Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall, far left, and an unidentified man stand next to Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd and Charles Greenlee, from left, in Florida. The three men along with a fourth were charged with rape in 1949. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a Cabinet granted posthumous pardons Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, to Shepherd, Irvin, Charles Greenlee and Ernest Thomas, the four were charged with rape in 1949. Courtesy of Associated Press