Each Thursday, the Avenue will dish out the best in entertainment. From the silver screen to hidden Internet gems, check out this week’s top picks.
The past year in cinema is seen by many as one of the tightest races in Oscar history, and with the variety of powerful performances up for Hollywood’s biggest honors, this movie-goer agrees in full. Lupita, Matthew, Chiwetel, Alfonso — so many names, so little trophies to distribute. To close out the 2014 award season (and subsequent Trophy Hunting coverage this semester), I’m tackling six of the biggest categories in Tinseltown’s most coveted ceremony and casting my votes for the year’s biggest frontrunners. Note: I am not all-seeing. I may not get this right. If I do, then I will celebrate accordingly. If I don’t, I will probably still celebrate accordingly. It is the Oscars, after all…
If you don’t know who J. Cole and Chance The Rapper are, then it’s time to do some homework. The artists will perform at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center tonight, and the worst thing you could do is go to a concert where you don’t know at least one song.
Think about the nature of the Internet. It’s anything and everything at your fingertips whenever you want it. One day, we will tell our children we lived in a time when information was truly free.
Two UF students were invited to attend a USA rugby academy this summer at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., but funding the trip could prove a hurdle for the Gator athletes.
A former astronaut gave Gator engineering students a chance to shoot for the stars Wednesday evening.
Florida’s 2015 class has rapidly expanded in the last week.
Season three, episode 17 of New Girl, titled “Sister II,” was more about Abby and how the apartment dynamic has changed as a result.
Recent outbreaks of bacterial meningitis on the campuses of Princeton University and the University of California, Santa Barbara, have raised concerns about possible future occurrences of the disease at UF.
A group of UF students unofficially broke the Guinness World Record for the most people popping bubble wrap at the same time in a two-minute period.
Fraternities and sororities geared toward LGBT students have been founding new chapters at universities around the country, leading some to question whether a chapter could be founded at UF.
UF music junior David Vega entered the university with the hopes of pursuing a career in the medical field to become the pediatrician he always wanted to be.
The legal drinking age could have tangible consequences of reducing traffic accidents, suicide and assault.
Sarah Lambert can ignore her phone for 14 hours and 8 minutes, which means she may be saving lives as the seconds are lost.
Scottie Wilbekin couldn’t ice the game, Michael Frazier II couldn’t break out from behind the arc and Casey Prather couldn’t score during the game’s last 32 minutes.
News-minded baby Gators arriving at UF this Summer are in for a change.
A possible new location for the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office was one of the topics deliberated at the County Commission meeting Tuesday.
With two games remaining in the season, the Gators hope to round back into the form that’s given them a shot at making the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012.
Mayor Ed Braddy wants to get students more involved in the City of Gainesville with a revamped internship program.
The Gators dubbed their first loss of the season — a 4-2 upset at the hands of Northwestern, — a valuable learning experience.
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