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.
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Six years ago, McClain Kessler was sitting in his living room with his grandfather, Andrew Driggers, watching a Florida men’s basketball game.
The Seventh Annual Taste of Gainesville will host 36 vendors — its highest yet — as it raises money for four charities Sunday.
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.
Since November, UF’s first Latina Student Body President has donated over $5,000 of her salary to help first-generation students.
Swamp Records anticipates hitting a capacity of 600 people at the third-annual Swamp Records Showcase on Friday.
The green lawn beside the University Auditorium will house three 12-foot-tall whistles.
Eddy Pineiro has never kicked a field goal in a football game.
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is becoming more environmentally friendly.
This version of the article ran in the March 29, 2016 print edition:
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.
Linda Li and Porter Maerz are moving to Pennsylvania to study medicine together.
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For some, tonight is all about beer and Bernie.
Dear Mediocre,
The news of presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., coming to UF has spread across the Swamp. Some are singing his praises, already planning on lining up at 5 a.m. for the opportunity to hear Sanders speak. Others, however, are not responding so kindly.
As powerful as the Florida Gators gymnastics program is, it’s still haunted by its fair share of ghosts.
Today we have a new president.
February is Library Lovers’ Month! Who decided this? I have no idea, but I’m in full support of such a thing. As college students, we should all be familiar with the library. Whether you go to Marston Science Library for the 24/5 mass-produced study space or you hole yourself up in Library East because the ceiling of the reading room reminds you of Hogwarts, we each have a unique relationship with the many libraries on campus. UF has the biggest library database in Florida, with six libraries and a constantly growing digital collection.