Waste is the quintessential example of “out of sight, out of mind.” It’s so easy to pay no attention to how much of it we create, unless it’s your roommate’s turn to take out the garbage and they let it simmer in the bin for a few more days.
This month’s issue of National Geographic focuses on the existence and pitfalls of tribalism by belief. In communities where membership is granted by birth but lines are drawn by worldview, many find themselves socially trapped in inflexible, unrealistic mindsets, unable to contemplate otherwise obvious problems for fear of alienation.
Several articles have been written lately regarding whether enrollment of African-American/black students at UF has drastically decreased.
While turnout was low for Tuesday night’s Gainesville City Commission elections, voters have another chance to cast their ballots during two run-off elections next month.
A Gainesville man is in critical condition after he was hit by a car early Tuesday. The accident closed down part of University Avenue for several hours.
St. Francis House resident Scott LeValley has two things that show who he is: a social security card and a driver’s license.
First Magnitude Brewing Company is teaming up with the Alachua County Humane Society to help homeless pets of Gainesville.
As the game bled into the four-hour mark and the crowd began to thin, JJ Schwarz eyed down a fastball.
Ward’s Supermarket is taking time to appreciate its customers this week.
Giggles, ice cream and committee chair appointments made up Tuesday night’s UF Senate meeting.
For the second-straight Tuesday, Florida played host to a Top-25 team. And for the second-straight time, the Gators lost to that team by one goal.
The Gainesville Roller Rebels are preparing to crush the North River Roller Renegades in the first match of the roller derby season this weekend.
In 2015, anything and everything can be crowdfunded — from mission trips, to pet veterinary bills to potato salad.
Local sixth graders returned to the woods last week to sow the seeds of their middle-school curriculum.
It’s been 50 years since the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, and the Gator Law American Civil Liberties Union is holding its own to continue the rally for peace.
The Mexican standoff between Iran, the U.S. and Israel over the nuclear talks due to end this month have already caused a bunch of ruckus in their respective countries. The talks had wide-reaching effects, including Tuesday’s elections in Israel and the legacies of our sitting president and the legislators who’ve made it their life’s work to oppose him. The deal comes at a time when the Middle East is once again the center of world chaos and general upheaval.
When it comes to relationships, I usually refrain from passing judgment of any kind. My mindset is: Why judge someone if they are genuinely happy? It’s not up to me to decide if a relationship is right or wrong with regard to age, race or gender. I figure, if two people are happy, let them be happy. But my usually solid stance quivered when a relationship between two celebrities was confirmed last week.
Created Equal may “believe what they believe,” but their display was simply inaccurate, inflammatory rhetoric. Their only goal was publicity and they achieved it. One could evoke similar revulsion among viewers by photographing any surgically removed human organ and displaying it, billboard-sized, on a truck. It is immaterial that such beneficial surgeries remove cancerous organs to prolong human life. I doubt their display changed any “thinking” minds. More likely, last week’s stunt merely hardened previously held positions, both pro- and anti-abortion rights, among our campus community and effectively stifled any reasonable debate on campus regarding abortion and the anti-abortion rights movement.
As a sophomore in high school, I educated myself on issues of animal cruelty and meat production in the U.S. After thorough research, I made the decision to change my lifestyle. I adopted a vegetarian diet. I maintained it for the last five years, and fully transitioned to a vegan diet about six months ago. I don’t walk around with a soapbox in hand, ready and willing to talk about my views on animal maltreatment or government-regulated factory farming. I often refrain from even using words like “vegetarian” or “vegan” because they elicit baffled and confused responses that I don’t often have the time or energy to deal with. Clearly, I have strong opinions that motivated me to make a lifestyle change, but I don’t often engage others in conversation about animal rights unless I’m asked a direct question.
Jon Bullard didn’t have to come back to UF this year.
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