Zombie run benefits high school basketball team
(10/22/17 5:42pm)
Jessica Finkel and Michael Marder woke up Saturday prepared to be chased by zombies.
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Column: Bragging after a loss? Another instance of the Gators’ laughable social media conduct
(10/19/17 1:56am)
I had a column published last week about Florida’s football players and their questionable social media profiles.
Emotions run high at SG Senate meeting
(10/18/17 12:00am)
In a chaotic and emotional Student Senate meeting Tuesday, 43 students signed up for public debate, asking senators to work toward canceling classes Thursday ahead of Richard Spencer’s speech and to increase funding for the Counseling & Wellness Center.
Annual Pride Festival to take place on Bo Diddley Plaza
(10/17/17 6:27pm)
With so much turmoil in our country over the last few months, the fact that hundreds of Gainesville residents will gather in a sea of rainbow to celebrate LGBTQ+ equality Saturday on Bo Diddley Community Plaza showcases the community’s efforts to combat hatred.
Kindness won’t make Thursday go away, but it won’t hurt either
(10/17/17 6:25pm)
Nobody wants to see their city at the end of a “pray for” hashtag. Nobody wants to see their home in a hurricane’s projected path. (Almost) nobody wants to see their university become a meeting point for a white supremacist and his supporters — but Thursday, UF will see exactly that.
Tabernacle of Hedonism hosts Richard Spencer exorcism
(10/17/17 6:19pm)
With a gray, beaded skull in his left hand, a percussion instrument made of fake goat toes in his right hand and mumbled versus of Tibetan throat singing, George “Fodder” O’Brien brought a mock exorcism of Richard Spencer to a chilling end Monday night.
Civic Media Center to celebrate its 24th anniversary
(10/15/17 6:32pm)
A local activist organization and alternative library will celebrate 24 years of operation Friday.
Yoga studio hosts Harry Potter-themed yoga class
(10/15/17 6:25pm)
At the start of Saturday’s yoga class, the instructor, Maggie Rucker, gave participants a yoga mat — and a wand.
Column: Negligent UF football staff appears unaware of players' social media accounts
(10/12/17 3:15am)
According to the University Athletic Association’s staff directory, coach Jim McElwain has over 30 employees working for him to help oversee Florida’s football program.
Gainesville doctor cusses out patient
(10/11/17 12:06am)
This video of a Gainesville doctor yelling at a patient at Gainesville After Hours Clinic on Monday has gone viral on Facebook, with over 186,000 views and 80 comments as of press time. Jessica Stipe, 38, posted the interaction she had with Dr. Peter Gallogly from a recording her daughter took in the waiting room. Stipe made a 6:30 p.m. appointment at the clinic after experiencing a day of severe pain and vomiting, which she believed were symptoms of pneumonia, she said.
Don’t commit to an animal you can’t keep just to rehome it upon graduation
(10/10/17 6:39pm)
In a few months Facebook groups will be jam-packed with seniors saying they need to rehome their pets. It’s about time we have a discussion about how this is one of the worst things you can do to an animal.
Gainesville doctor cusses out patient
(10/10/17 6:35pm)
This article has been updated to reflect a statement released by Dr. Peter Gallogly on Wednesday.
We need to learn to disagree with others effectively
(10/08/17 5:51pm)
We are living in a time of anger. We’re angry at the way the world looks right now. We are angry at each other for making it this way. We all have different opinions about why the world is the way it is, and we have even more opinions about how to fix it.
Surf Club creates social media movement to clean planet
(10/08/17 5:49pm)
As Nic Mostyn stitched his natty one-and-a-half-year-old board shorts back to life, he reflected on the movement he helped found.
Popular YouTube star to open sewing studio in Gainesville
(10/04/17 12:39am)
In 2009, a UF law graduate began her rise to Internet stardom when she started uploading knitting and quilting tutorial videos to YouTube. Eight years and 381,000 subscribers later, what was once a creative outlet is now Vanessa Vargas Wilson’s take on the American dream.
UF student among injured in Las Vegas shooting
(10/02/17 4:22pm)
This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.
Brunch restaurant opens Sunday near downtown
(10/01/17 8:07pm)
College students looking for their Sunday brunch fix now have a new option in Gainesville.
Savants of Soul to perform, broadcast show via livestream
(09/26/17 6:48pm)
A nine-piece band whose sound is deeply rooted in 1960s soul will make a nod toward the modern Friday at Heartwood Soundstage.
Tropical Smoothie employee calls customer ‘Black Chick’ on receipt
(09/25/17 8:58pm)
Grabbing a drink from Tropical Smoothie Cafe is always the same for Cassandra Peoples. One “Detox Island” smoothie to-go. $5.49 at the register.
meme
(09/25/17 4:26am)
Daniel Weldon (Impact, Keys) said he posted the meme on the “Swampy UF memes for top ten public teens,” a private Facebook group with about 22,000 members, because he was tired of seeing Inspire Party candidates and supporters post their party’s propaganda. In his post, Weldon wrote “Please stop posting propaganda to this page reacts only.”
