Last week, I decided to talk to Gainesville’s own Ted Yoho, representative for the third District. As someone who has previously worked on his campaign, I know he has a lot to say and would make for a great interviewee.
This Halloween, like all Halloweens, the floodgates for offensive costumes will open. In two weeks’ time, lots of people will think it’s OK to make fun of cultures and demonstrate a complete disregard toward the historical and social context of their costume. Darkening your skin isn’t cool; it harkens back to when blackface was used for minstrel shows. Similarly, dressing as a Native American is insensitive to their culture, which was trampled on and remains largely ignored to this day. These costumes parody, rather than honor, other cultures because they act as hollow interpretations that are rooted in assumption, not actual knowledge.
Amie Kreppel is the founding director of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence and associate professor of political science.
It may not have been ideal, but in Florida cross country coach Paul Spangler’s eyes, there was a silver lining surrounding the Gators’ performance on the terrain this weekend.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Les Miles has a made a habit throughout his career of coming up with trick plays.
Playing in a stadium that gave them trouble in their last two visits, Florida finally left Mississippi State Soccer Field in Starkville, Mississippi, with a dominant performance behind them.
Barbie Diaz is a survivor.
For about an hour Thursday afternoon, Turlington Plaza resembled the Israeli-Palestinian border.
Rachel Hofer always wanted to understand mental illness.
As last season dragged to a close, and as Florida lost eight of its last 12 games, one thing was abundantly clear.
A night game is the ideal atmosphere for college football.
Clint Johnson has no money and no idea where he’s sleeping tonight.
Twenty-four black balloons swayed in the wind on Thursday.
Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) is the last surviving member of the Big Six civil rights activists.
More than 130 tables lined the walls of the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom on Thursday morning as students chatted with graduate-school admissions officers.
What do you know? It’s already Oct. 16. One moment you’re a beaming freshman full of life, optimism and drive, and with the blink of an eye, you’re already a jaded, sleep-deprived, nerve-ridden upperclassman waiting to get your next coffee fix. Be careful in these upcoming weeks, and don’t let time slip through your fingers too easily. With that said, it’s time for …
I turned 21 over the summer. It was bittersweet: The luxury of being able to buy beer was offset by a deluge of anxieties about my future. Was I doing the right thing? What should I have been doing? Was I where I was supposed to be at 21?
Tuesday was No Bra Day, which would normally be my favorite public holiday. An excuse to ditch the confinement of underwire? Sign me up.
On Tuesday afternoon, I was regrettably introduced to an article written by The Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens, a column so repugnant it left a nausea in me that has yet to go away.
With another weekend doubleheader rapidly approaching, Florida’s men’s and women’s cross country teams will once again be legging it out on two different fronts.
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