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Opinion: Summer’s end, the mighty storm ahead

In the opening scene of the adored Disney classic “High School Musical,” an eclectic set of multi-dimensional and well-intended teenagers burst out of a classroom in song, vividly expressing the excitement of the summer vacation to come. For those of you whose teenage blunder years were also not nearly as animated as this scene, there was one student made for us. In the back of the classroom, for the entirety of what is really just this obnoxious flashmob, an adolescent young man lays head-in-arms on his desk.

This weekend in Gainesville

Looking for something to keep you busy as you wish away the Saturdays until football season? The Avenue is here to help you out with the best places to get drinks, hear local music and get artistic this weekend.

Column: Four questions before football team starts Fall camp

With the start of football season rapidly approaching, many questions still surround the Florida football team, picked to finish second in the Southeastern Conference East Division at SEC Media Days. Here are the four most pressing questions ahead of Fall camp.

Dance program to host performances this weekend

Swamp Dance Fest, a four-week summer dance intensive offered at UF’s G-6 Studio, will end this week with performances developed throughout the program.

Alligator Awards: Best individual moment of 2015-16

The next edition of the Alligator Awards is here, and this time we debate which individual moment was the best from the 2015-16 season. Sports writers Ray Boone, Matt Brannon and Alejandro López join alligatorSports Editors Ian Cohen and Ethan Bauer in a roundtable discussion to debate the five nominees. Debates will go in alphabetical order by the writer’s last name.

UF athletics updates football game bag policy

At the next football game, Gators fans will be turned away at the gates of The Swamp if they bring certain bags.

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Swamp Head to benefit Orlando

Swamp Head Brewery will relaunch its sought-after summer brew Hydroslide today in an event that will donate $1 of every Hydroslide purchase to the OneOrlando fund.

What’s happening in GNV this weekend

If there is one thing Gainesville residents can collectively agree on, it’s that there is a very dry season that comes around the time students pack up and leave for the summer. This dry period can leave those who call the ‘Ville home for the summer a tad frustrated. If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, then check out what’s happening.

A Best-Friend Relationship: McClain Kessler shares bond with grandfather

Six years ago, McClain Kessler was sitting in his living room with his grandfather, Andrew Driggers, watching a Florida men’s basketball game.

Taste of Gainesville hopes to raise record donations with food, drinks

The Seventh Annual Taste of Gainesville will host 36 vendors — its highest yet — as it raises money for four charities Sunday.

Q&A: Local band Crystal Balls discusses Gainesville music scene

Crystal Balls, a Gainesville band made up of Kendrick Lemke, Nick Herrera and Erick Ubiles, is hitting the scene with their self-described “blackened swamp sci-fi doom metal.” I sat down with the band to talk sound and the music scene before Crystal Balls’ Saturday show at the Hardback Cafe.

Student Government: a year in review as Access reflects on accomplishments

Since November, UF’s first Latina Student Body President has donated over $5,000 of her salary to help first-generation students.

Swamp Records show to fill The Jam Friday

Swamp Records anticipates hitting a capacity of 600 people at the third-annual Swamp Records Showcase on Friday. 

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UF gaines musical sculptures for University Auditorium lawn

The green lawn beside the University Auditorium will house three 12-foot-tall whistles.

Gators looking for answers heading into spring game

Eddy Pineiro has never kicked a field goal in a football game.

Composting increases at The Swamp

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is becoming more environmentally friendly.

Gainesville six-year-old dead after car accident Sunday

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Students gather for album preview

Two days before the anniversary of Zayn Malik’s departure from the hit boy band One Direction, Sony held a Gainesville listening party for his first solo album.