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By Giselle Mazur, October 2007

Disclaimer: I have known Meyer since tenth grade, and he writes at a publication (not this one) for which I am the managing editor. I have done my best to correctly and accurately present the information in this story. I welcome responses to what I have written at Editor@satellitemag.com.

The Incident:By now we all know the story. On Sept. 17, Sen. John Kerry spoke at the University of Florida and then opened the floor for questions. One student, Andrew Meyer, made his way to the microphone after waiting in line to ask his question and subsequently had his microphone turned off, was grabbed by police and after resisting, wrestled to the ground and TASERed. The videos of the incident have spread across the internet like wildfire, inspiring protests, online groups and investigations into the University Police Department. Read the rest of this entry »

by Parker Hastings, October 2007 
A frenzied melee of bullet biting and stiff-chinned compromise. Read the rest of this entry »

Bringing the Rock to Gainesville
Out of the many number of bands playing at The FEST every year, a good amount of them come trickling down to our neck of the woods from other areas for the growing music festival. One of these bands, Thunderlip from Wilmington, North Carolina, were kind enough to answer some questions about their experiences in Gainesville and what brought them to The FEST in the first place. Read the rest of this entry »

by Shamrock McShane, October 2007

Gainesville’s thriving poetry and spoken word scene has found a new home:  Bar One for The Word is Spoken — the Friday Night poetry jam hosted by David Maas. Read the rest of this entry »