We've all been there in high school - dissection day in biology.
Chances are most of us have dissected a frog or a pig fetus in a lower-level science class, and unfortunately students at UF are expected to continue this cruel form of education.
Luckily, students across the country have been voicing their anti-dissection opinions, and many educators have changed their curricula to incorporate more humane forms of teaching.
Many universities, including Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Stanford, have completely eliminated dissection in their undergraduate classes and even in their medical schools.
Although UF has not eliminated dissection from its curriculum, it has begun to accommodate these students by offering them alternatives to dissection without any consequence to their grades.
You don't have to be an animal rights activist or even vegetarian - if you feel any level of discomfort at the thought of killing an animal (and who wouldn't?), you have a right not to dissect.
So as dissections begin next week and the stench of formaldehyde hits your nostrils, remember the four million animals killed each year for science classes.
Talk to your TA or professor about your right to choose a humane alternative to dissection.
