Story by Jason Li Short answer: Open your heart, close your eyes and tap into your memories. Long answer: Classical music is not the go-to genre for most people. We come in contact with it like auditory secondhand smoke at airports and Panera Breads. We might put on some Beethoven to combat the stress of… Continue reading How to Enjoy Classical Music
BY SOUMYA KONA The Women’s March began as a protest in the streets of Washington D.C. on the day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January 2017. The march’s momentum made its way to cities all around the world, bringing millions of marchers to the streets to support reproductive rights, racial equality, and reform… Continue reading The Challenging Decision the Women’s Student Association Faced Ahead of the Women’s March
BY HANNAH POWELL That poor little chickadee Hops on the hill None too happy On the pristine snow mound Three feet high King of birdseed Fat as can be Yet not glad to be king at all His glory dashed By one small thing He's plucked to the bone And very cold Shivering Little bird… Continue reading In From the Cold
BY ANDREW WENGROVITZ A combination of the colossal Shands Hospital buildings, manic drivers on 13th Street, and a narrow entrance to a parking lot shared by the neighboring motel help to conceal the finest Thai establishment in all of Gainesville. Wah Ha Ha Thai Food not only has the coolest name in the existence of… Continue reading Wah Ha Ha Thai Food
BY MATINA MAHASANTIPIYA Meet Hannah Lyons: Junior honors student, microbiology and cell science major. Lacrosse player and scuba diver. Also Hannah Lyons: aspiring researcher shooting for the stars, both figuratively and literally. Lyons was one of the recipients of the USRA’s (Universities Space Research Association) Frederick A. Tarantino Memorial Scholarship, a national-level award for distinction… Continue reading Shooting for the Stars: An Interview with a Recipient of a Space Scholarship
BY EMMA SCHINDLER Study abroad is an alluring opportunity for any college student. The promise of adventure and a break from muggy Gainesville sends eager students to all corners of the world. Gators will venture out with ears full of mothers’ warnings of kidnappings and stomach viruses. What you may not consider before embarking on… Continue reading When Study Abroad Goes Wrong
BY JOYCE JIANG Run by the David and Wanda Brown Center for Leadership and Service, Florida Alternative Breaks (FAB) trips are opportunities to spend school breaks learning first-hand about important social issues. As an added bonus, attending a FAB trip can count as one of the six enrichment points Honors students need to graduate. The… Continue reading What to Expect from a Florida Alternative Break
BY RACHEL LEVY “Alright team. Today’s mission is a tough one.” “But it seems so far out of reach!” “Nonsense. We have a strategy. Now, I’m going to need your full cooperation. It’s not going to be easy, I can tell you that. We have spent months devising this plan and I am putting my… Continue reading Mission Impossible: Marston
BY JOSHUA SANTOS With Apex Legends coming out of nowhere at the start of February and amassing 25 million unique player logins in one week, there’s a new game in the spotlight erupting in popularity at a similar rate that Fortnite did. Whether or not the game will actually supersede Fortnite is anyone’s guess, but… Continue reading How Fortnite Changed the Gaming Industry
BY KATHERINE JOVANOVIC For our generation, climate change has been an ever-present, elusive cloud hanging over us. We hear about rising sea levels and higher temperatures, but we can only imagine our planet's future environment. Despite projections of our environment’s state through data and visuals, we can never know what that future truly is until… Continue reading Climate Change(s) Us the Most: The Law, Science, & Youth Activism
