By Fine Print Staff
Dear Reader, You might notice that this month’s issue is not dedicated to the current month of March. You might also notice that you are reading this online and not on actual paper. There are two reasons for this. One, March seemed too binding for our free-flowing creative energies. We needed a more fluid title [...]
By Fine Print Staff
Ouch! The truth stings, doesn’t it? Introducing Paper Cuts: our short, erratic and slightly painful updates on current events.
By Ashira Morris
Paris, France. New York City, New York. Milan, Italy. Gainesville, Florida. Fashion shows in the first three cities are known for their grandiose and exorbitant price tags. In Gainesville, the scene is a bit different. Local boutique owner Elizabeth Schmidt, who owns downtown store Calzatura, wants to keep the attention on the clothes. “If it’s [...]
By Rusty Poulette
A radical mental health support group in Gainesville provides a haven for those who struggle with psychiatric conditions — such as depression and anxiety — without framing them as “illnesses.”
By Jeremiah Tattersall
The concept of Open Access is simple but revolutionary: Anyone with Internet access can immediately read any article published. With the majority of research done at the University of Florida being paid for by tax dollars, why should the tax payers have to pay again in subscription fees for access to their results?
By Jeremiah Tattersall
Anti-science has reared its head again, this time in the recent election of creationist April Griffin to the Alachua County school board.
By Travis Epes
Immediately following the quake, an overwhelming percentage of the coverage sought to answer the following questions: How did you survive? Where did you go? Has the government done enough? Were you able to find your family? Direct and emotionally saturated, these questions only address the present and near future. One year later, much of the coverage centers around either the mismanagement of aid or the mounting health concerns. There’s one question we don’t hear too often though – How did things get this bad?
By Rain Araneda
Two things Florida is known for are its strawberries and springs. People come from around the world to tube down Ginnie Springs or to explore caverns carved out by the underground rivers beneath our feet. As clean supplies of potable water dwindle across the globe, the debate over who owns the water and has rights to it has intensified.
By Thomas Baker
How is UF’s appetite for funding from the Department of Defense affecting the direction of its research?
By Diana Moreno
Coping with your failed political party relationship.
