Mitchell G. Patton

A style of video editing that some have likened to a form of visual poetry is appearing more frequently on some "For You" pages on TikTok. The style, intended to evoke strong, often unnamed feelings in viewers, has been dubbed "CoreCore".The "CoreCore" TikToks juxtapose images and videos from various media, such as memes, headlines, movie and TV clips, and set them with emotional and moving musical scores. Videos, which sometimes focus on one topic, can be used as an art form of displaying social commentary. urban dictionary describes “CoreCore” as “A kind of deconstructed art. Basically invoking emotions from a…

The University of Florida could be close to losing one of football's top recruits after a $13 million NIL deal caused some controversy. Quarterback Jaden Rashada, an All-American from Pittsburgh, Calif., is a four-star recruit who signed an NIL deal worth that huge price on Nov. 10 with the Gator Collective, The Athletic reports. "I would venture to say that the Gator Collective is paying out more guaranteed money than any group in the country," Eddie Rojas, a former Gator baseball player and director of the Gator Collective, said in April. "When I write a contract, I want to make…

Over 100 bills target LGBTQ rights and queer life — from transgender healthcare to drag shows — have been introduced in 22 states by 2023 so far, leading advocates to hope that this year will set a new record for anti-LGBTQ legislation. So far, Texas has led the way with 36 such bills, according to Equality Texas, a statewide LGBTQ advocacy group. Missouri is next with 26, then North Dakota with eight and Oklahoma with six. Most of these approximately 120 bills focus on transgender youth, continuing a trend that began about two years ago. In the last three years,…

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by LGBTQ students who allege the Department of Education fails to protect them against discrimination from more than two dozen religiously affiliated colleges that receive federal funding. Last year, the group of current and former college students filed the lawsuit in an attempt to challenge religious exemptions granted under Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs or activities that receive federal funds.The plaintiffs alleged that, by design, the waivers allow religiously affiliated institutions to discriminate against students based on…