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(07/18/18 11:38pm)
UF’s campus is full of nature and, with it, sustainability efforts to protect it.There’s the Office of Sustainability, protected natural areas and extensive major and minor studies and classes concerning environmental issues or topics like sustainability, wildlife, agriculture, reporting and more.The signature live oak trees stand alongside Albert and Alberta, Century Tower, Gothic-style brick buildings and more as key elements that make UF’s campus.These trees that are perfect for hammocking can often be under-appreciated or taken for granted.Almost a year ago when hurricanes struck Gainesville, the historic tree in front the New Physics Building met its end. Riding past it on my 120 bus route down Museum Road, I noticed its missing place.
(07/16/18 11:52pm)
Hey Gator Nation,
(07/16/18 11:51pm)
Health is more than emotional or physical ailments. It can also be the health of a physical environment, such as your dorm room or apartment. Plus, what’s in this environment can have a real effect on how you feel. Your brain can feel cluttered.
(07/11/18 11:56pm)
On Wednesday, I came across a viral tweet from a Twitter user in the United Kingdom named James Gleave.
(07/09/18 11:59pm)
Americans have recently discovered the harm of plastic straws to the environment and the animals that inhabit it. Overnight, it seems that many young people have begun urging each other to stop using the thin drinking tubes. When I first heard about this movement, I didn’t understand why straws were any worse than other plastic pollution. I figured all plastic was bad. Why are we singling out straws? This week I set out to find the reason so many environmentalists were warning us about these seemingly innocent tools.
(07/09/18 11:18pm)
New evidence shows moths with elongated tails and hindwings have a better chance of escaping a bat attack.
(07/05/18 12:22am)
I have recently come across a community of people who have a unique view about diets and veganism. These people believe that consuming a more plant-based diet is beneficial to the environment and our bodies, but they are open to making exceptions in times of inconvenience.
(07/05/18 12:16am)
Just like there’s sexism, racism, cisgenderism, anti-Semitism or ethnocentrism, there’s ableism.
(07/04/18 8:30pm)
You’ve just rolled out of bed — your hair is a rat’s nest, your eye makeup is all runny, your clothes are inside out. Frankly... you look like death. Perhaps you were partying a little too hard last night? Celebrating our country and our freedom with a little too much of the “drink of the gods?” You feel woozy and in need of nourishment and wonder “What could possibly make this incessant agony disappear?” Well, lucky for you, Gainesville has some of the best breakfast places with greasy, fatty dishes to cure that hangover. Here are the top five best breakfasts in Gainesville to cure your Fourth of July fun.
(07/02/18 9:24am)
For graphic novelist Andre Frattino, Florida’s history, arts and culture is everything.
(06/20/18 11:06pm)
I was born and raised in Miami. The first time I left for more than a few weeks was to go to Gainesville.
(06/20/18 10:21pm)
I was born and raised in Miami. The first time I left for more than a few weeks was to go to Gainesville.
(06/18/18 10:50pm)
The first year of a restaurant’s existence — when it develops a client base and identity in the community — is typically its most difficult.
(06/06/18 10:55pm)
Tampa Indie Flea will host an indie flea pop-up market in Gainesville this Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Depot Park.
(06/04/18 11:35pm)
You might know this person: he or she has a few guns, strongly supports Second Amendment rights and distrusts the government. Part of the reason they have so many guns is that the government cannot be trusted — you’ll need their armed support to combat an authoritarian and tyrannical Washington one day. Two bumper stickers are neighbors on the rear of their forward-thinking, fuel-efficient Prius. One reads, “Support the Troops,” the other, “The right to bear arms is our only protection from government tyranny.” In this day and age, that job is better done by the First Amendment than the Second.
(06/01/18 2:12pm)
Tuesdays are for great laughs from local comedians at the weekly comedy show at The Midnight, a downtown Gainesville pub boasting local brews and great food.
(05/29/18 12:30am)
The Florida Museum of Natural History "Southwest Florida People and Environments" permanent exhibit features a Calusa Indian welcoming ceremony set in the 1500s and designed based on written accounts. The Calusa ruled southwest Florida at the time of European contact. Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Eric Zamora
(05/29/18 12:23am)
The Florida Museum of Natural History "Southwest Florida People and Environments" permanent exhibit features a Calusa Indian welcoming ceremony set in the 1500s and designed based on written accounts. The Calusa ruled southwest Florida at the time of European contact. Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Eric Zamora
(05/29/18 12:23am)
Petty Officer First Class Chris Caputo, 29, went to the Florida Museum of Natural History on Monday with his wife and two children. He appreciated the opportunity for a day trip away from Jacksonville, where he is currently stationed.
(05/28/18 11:27pm)
Being a college student, professor or staff member can make for a demanding work day and stress. Beyond your to-do list, there’s other duties you might have to tackle. There’s family life and friends. There are also other errands, chores or side hustles.