Don’t forget childhood dreams
(Originally printed on 11/18/15 in the Independent Florida Alligator Opinions section) When I was deciding my career as a little girl, full of blind naiveté and enthusiasm for a world […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Smathers Library mural shows University of Florida history
(Originally printed on Nov. 4 in The Independent Florida Alligator opinions section.) History and art combine in a recent campaign by the Smathers Libraries to restore one of UF’s largest […]
Literary tourism in Gainesville, Florida
(Originally printed on Wednesday, September 30, in the opinions section of the Independent Florida Alligator) Recently, I read an old article by Laura C. Mallonee in “The Paris Review” titled […]
Issues the Emmys discuss are more than just punchlines
This column was originally printed on September 23, 2015 in the Opinions Section of the Independent Florida Alligator newspaper. This weekend I embarked on a sweaty, bug-bite-infested journey to Camp Crystal Lake, […]
Indiana miscarriage case and feticide law unjust for convicted, setback to women’s body rights
On March 30, Indiana native Purvi Patel was sentenced to 20 years in prison after she miscarried her pregnancy. Convicted in February, Patel was charged with feticide — illegally inducing […]
Taboo against discussing money problems unhealthy
(Originally printed on March 31st, 2015, in the Independent Florida Alligator’s Opinions Section) Last week, I found myself counting out exactly $2.43 in an embarrassingly obvious way for a small […]
Public humiliation trends a setback for modern society
(Originally printed on March 24, 2015 in the Independent Florida Alligator Opinions page) The sixth annual TEDxUF conference was held Saturday, and it was a chance to see the awe […]
