Drag show raises money for charity
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Kiley Boland |
By Ashley Czarnota
Contributing writer
The University of North Florida Drag Show raised $900 Feb. 6 for the Friends
Together Foundation, a camp dedicated to helping children infected with and
affected by AIDS.
As the queens of drag strutted down the Wackadoo’s runway, students waved their
dollars, checks and debit cards to benefit a children’s AIDS foundation hosted
by PRIDE, the lesbian and gay student association at UNF. The show began with an
amateur drag performance by PRIDE members and UNF students.
Rhiannon, the hosting queen seen at the Metro, a Jacksonville gay and lesbian
bar, demonstrated through an audience poll that it’s very rare for someone to
not know a person affected by AIDS.
Campus ranks among safest in Florida
By Raquel Manning
Contributing writer
The University of North Florida is one of the safest, crime-free universities in
Florida, according to statistics by the U.S. Department of Education.
The university maintained the third lowest percentage for crimes per student
among 10 Florida public, four-year universities in 2004. Statistics showed UNF
at 0.1789 percent, surpassed by the University of Florida, at 0.12 percent and
the University of West Florida, at 0.1786 percent.
According to University Police Chief Mark Foxworth, high police presence and
community involvement are critical to maintaining a safe environment.
