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(Left to right:Standing: Christie Cowles, Pete Janelle, Sara Lyle. Second row: Susan Wernsing, Denise Ryan, Laura Ylijoki, Marilene Saffouri, Eliane Dichter, Robin Wood. First row: Claire Turner, Annie Kwong, Adrienne Meeks, Christine Turpin, Meredith McCardle, Beth Britt, Kathryn Williams. Editor's Note Want to meet women? Go into the magazine industry. After two magazine internships and two memberships in magazine organizations, I could count former Y-chromosomed co-workers on two hands. No joke. Just look at the photo below to see Orange & Blue's own endangered species, Pete Janelle--our token male on staff. There were no guys in my Spring magazine management class either. Is it because statistically more shes read magazines than hes? Or is it that more women have risen to top positions and hired more of their own? UF and other large colleges that provide future journalists, now have greater female student populations than male. For the first time, lady Gators made up a majority (51 percent) of the university's co-eds in 1999. Is that the key? No telling. If nothing else, the latter slightly improved hook-up chances on Ladies' Nights at Gainesville this year. In this issue, O&B asked students for opinions on another way to be naughty, sort of--cybersex. Is it really cheating if two people never touch? That's what we wanted to know. Find out what Gators said. Of course, if you're having real sex, you should suit up first with condoms, which are free in discreet envelopes at the Infirmary. Oops. Now, I'm letting you cheat on the cover story quiz, You Don't Know Jack. Based on an irreverent computer game show, our 20 questions test just how smarty your pants are when it comes to working the Gator system. We think even pre-tracking six-year seniors might be stymied by some of our puzzlers, which range from what's the easiest way to appeal parking fines on campus to where to wakeboard for free, also on campus. If those two stump you, surely you don't know squat about O&B's spanking-new Web site. Not only can you give the staff instant input and read exclusive stories not in the print version, you also can enter our absolutely fabulous contest. It involves prizes and requires minimal brain-cell use. One thing we're sure everyone knows is that Mr. Two Bits can't be replaced even though he retired last year as Gator football's favorite fanatic. We decided to goof on the guy any-ol'-way and named four wacky stand-ins to make you holler into the new millennium. My favorite that didn't survive the censors' red pens? Ms. Two Starts-with-T-and-Rhymes-with-Bits. We hope both Jacks and Jills alike see themselves reflected in the pages of this issue. And if reading it prompts anyone to enter the magazine industry, we truly are honored. But if you only sign up next semester for Magazine Feature Writing to meet Ms. Right, here's one last bit of advice. Nix pick up lines like, "Hey baby, you remind me of a recent story in my favorite magazine--Penthouse." You'll thank me later. Sara Lyle, Editor-in-chief Editor-in-Chief: Sara Lyle Managing Editor: Christie Cowles Art Director: Beth Britt Graphic Designer: Claire Turner Ad Director: Adrienne Meeks Promotions Director: Christine Turpin Articles Editor & Webmaster: Pete Janelle Copy Chief: Annie Kwong Copy Editor: Kathryn Williams Staff Writers: Eliane Dichter, Meredith McCardle, Denise Ryan, Marilene Saffouri, Susan Wernsing, Robin Wood, Laura Ylijoki Adviser: Diana Tonnessen Business Manager: Donna Davis

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