Do Women Hate Me?
For the nine hours I am on the operating table, I go nowhere, I dream of nothing. Later, I imagine I heard the sound of the osteotome, its beveled edge moving toward and then through me. The delicate crunch of my jawbone; the particular noise of an instrument meeting exactly its intended material – butter…
Spotlight on Honors Affinity Groups
Recently, the Honors Program launched Affinity Groups as “informal opportunities for Honors students to connect around shared identities and interests.” Currently, Honors students can join Affinity Groups for BIPOC, first generation, Jewish, LGBTQ+, and out-of-state scholars. I interviewed the faculty sponsors and primary affinity liaison (PAL) students from each group to see what they’ve been…
Celebrating Theatre at UF: Pipeline
By Melina Gyftopoulos Entering through crafted metal detectors and sitting in the round, the College of the Arts at UF students transports audiences to the trials and tribulations of high school students in their production of Pipeline. The play highlights the “school-to-prison” pipeline with passion, precision, and a pop of personality! Written by Dominique Morisseau,…
Envision: TextStyles
This previous semester, I had the honor of taking (Un)Common Arts: TextStyles: Life’s Common Threads. In this course, we explored various forms and styles of textile art as well as their origins and meanings, which culminated in a showcase at Envision. The titular image for this article includes some of our in-class projects throughout the…
Maine Story
When I was young, I began obsessively repeating certain words in my mind, polishing the syllables like pearls – the first time, when I was seven, it was aneurysm. It was a comfort to me, the motion of stroking a beloved pet. Leishmaniasis. Rauschenberg. The first hike, it had been aliphatic, once between each agonizing…
The Impacts of Dietary Restrictions on Traditional Meal Settings
Dietary restrictions are limitations on individuals’ eating habits due to both voluntary and involuntary conditions. Examples of these constraints include health conditions like celiac disease, diabetes and food allergies. Additionally, cultural and religious restrictions involve individuals adhering to vegetarianism, veganism, Kosher and Halal diets. The labels on these restrictions appear as easily manageable and as…
“But you’re a theater kid.”
“Alright, class,” says my teacher. “Let’s all go around the room and share our names and something unique about ourselves!” It is the first day of classes. I am fifteen, just beginning my sophomore year of high school. When the question circles around to my desk, I smile at the teacher sitting at the desk…
The Oasis Away
Curled in the armchair, swaddled by blankets and pillows, I stared out the window. The air was faintly musty with the scent of old wood and antique furniture, and bugs bumped their bumbling abdomens against the glass, outlines faint against the darkening bellflower sky. An electric porchlight burned a pulsing scarlet light against the white…
Crafting a Vision: An Interview with AHA’s President
Artists meticulously arranged their pieces while the Association of Honors Art’s (AHA’s) team scurried across the floor and the UnCommon Arts TextStyles class collaborated excitedly on a wall-length display. Passion teemed from every corner of the Honors Village room that was soon to host Envision: An Honors Creative Competition. During a lucky 10-minute break, I…
UF PRISM 