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OPINION | DARTS LAURELS

Darts & Laurels 4/11/14

Apr. 10, 2014

Another productive week has gone by, filled with reasonable bedtimes, completed homework assignments and lots of salad. Just kidding! Everyone’s too busy having a panic attack over the fact that Monday marks the last full week of classes to be responsible. This weekend, shirk your responsibilities and do fun things. Anything’s better than studying, and that’s what reading days are for.

OPINION | COLUMNS

A nonconformist guide to not being basic

Apr. 10, 2014

I started today like most Americans: thinking I knew exactly what it means to be a basic bitch. But, boy, was I schooled on the matter.

OPINION | COLUMNS

HBO GO: Streaming is an afterthought

Apr. 10, 2014

On Sunday night, season four of “Game of Thrones” premiered, and it broke the Internet.

METRO

City of Gainesville opens community grant applications to groups that help needy

By Ashley Kobza | Apr. 10, 2014

The City of Gainesville opened its Community Grant Program applications Friday, and nonprofit student clubs are eligible to apply.

A group of butterflies eats bananas at the Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida Museum’s Butterfly Rainforest exhibit features life cycles of butterflies, moths

By Kaitlyn Wilson | Apr. 10, 2014

Different species of butterflies are found all over the world, but at the Butterfly Rainforest in the Florida Museum of Natural History on UF’s campus, they all come together.

Chris Walker attempts a layup during Florida’s 72-49 win against Missouri on March 14 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Walker announces decision to stay for second season at Florida

By LANDON WATNICK< | Apr. 9, 2014

Minutes after Florida’s Elite Eight victory over Dayton on March 29, Chris Walker heard Gators fans chant “One more year! One more year!” as he climbed the ladder to cut down the nets.

Vernon Hargreaves III intercepts a pass in the end zone during Florida’s 24-7 victory on Sept. 28, 2013, at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Ky.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Hargreaves stepping up as he enters second season at UF

By MORGAN MORIARTY | Apr. 9, 2014

It’s not easy to get better when you’re already one of the most talented cornerbacks in the nation.

Hannah Rogers pitches during Florida’s 8-0 win against Indiana on Feb. 22 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Power hitting gives Gators the edge over Seminoles on the road

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Apr. 9, 2014

No. 6 Florida held a 2-1 lead heading into the seventh inning against No. 8 Florida State in Tallahassee on Wednesday.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville Police arrest Fort Lauderdale man with 89.5 pounds of weed in car

By Jenna Lyons | Apr. 9, 2014

Shiloh took a sniff: He knew first.

METRO

Gainesville's Bo Diddley Community Plaza could get $1.4 million makeover

By Beatrice Dupuy | Apr. 9, 2014

Bo Diddley Community Plaza could receive a makeover as soon as this fall, and renovations to the East University Avenue side of the plaza could bring more performers and programs.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Hillel, Gator Dining to offer kosher food options for Passover

By Elizabeth Renda | Apr. 9, 2014

UF Hillel and Gator Dining Services are working together to make sure Jewish students don’t go without kosher food options this Passover.

Silvana and Spencer Smud stand in front of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile after Silvana got the job of driving it across the country when she graduated in 1999. Spencer, now 23, will drive the car in June.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF siblings relish chance to share Oscar Mayer Wienermobile driver job

By Christine Alvarez | Apr. 9, 2014

Two siblings will soon share more than an alma mater: They’ll share a 27-foot-long hotdog car experience.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Happy National Siblings Day: In all kinds of weather, UF siblings stick together

By Ana Rojo | Apr. 9, 2014

Siblings share a lot of things: parents, a home, genetics and sometimes even a school.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Army ROTC students train, test survival skills in water

By Emily Julson | Apr. 9, 2014

At 5:30 a.m. when most students were in bed, some ROTC Gators were taking a plunge.

METRO

Game of Thrones drinks debut at 2nd Street Speakeasy

By Alyssa Aguero | Apr. 9, 2014

Drinks are coming.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF a cappella group The Staff crowdfunds to produce album

By Jana Berkowitz | Apr. 9, 2014

The Staff, the all-male a cappella group at UF, is beginning to raise funds for its first album.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Fresh Picked 4/10/2014

By Alexa Volland | Apr. 9, 2014

Watch It: “Billy on the Street: Would You Have Sex With Paul Rudd?”

THE AVENUE | FASHION

Ray-Ban debuts customizable sunglasses, Ray-Ban Remix

By Edwin Exaus | Apr. 9, 2014

When picking your perfect frames, you want to make sure they fit properly and reflect your personal style. Ray-Ban has made your ideal shades just a click away with its new program Ray-Ban Remix.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Sun, waves and babes: A Best Coast playlist for the Big Orange Festival

By Chloe Finch | Apr. 9, 2014

Since its debut in 2009, Best Coast has been the soundtrack of our breakups, beach-road-trip drives and hazy summer nights. If Taylor Swift is the pop queen of heartbreak and love lost, Bethany Cosentino is her cooler home-from-UC-Berkeley-for-the-summer older sister who always brings joints to the party. Florida fans of Best Coast can see Cosentino & Co. on Friday as part of Reitz Union Board Entertainment’s inaugural Big Orange Festival at 7 p.m. in the Reitz Union.

THE AVENUE | FASHION GFW

Gainesville Fashion Week debuts local collections at annual runway show

By Olivia Muenter | Apr. 9, 2014

The Gainesville Fashion Week team hosted its annual night of runway fashion on Saturday, debuting collections from five local designers to an audience of about 500 people. From swimwear to menswear, the show displayed a wide range of styles and talent.

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