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NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

SNAP gets tech upgrades

By Brittany Hagen | Aug. 6, 2011

A technology boost makes safe riding a snap.

METRO

Gainesville choir prepares for 1950s musical variety show

By Devaney Vazquez | Aug. 6, 2011

Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline, Dinah Shore, Walter Cronkite and Ed Sullivan are alive and rehearsing for their upcoming performance in Gainesville.

METRO

St. Francis House continues soap drive for summer showers

By Victoria Colson | Aug. 6, 2011

Showers may be a necessity for all, but they come as a luxury for some.

When Nickelodeon realized how many young adults craved a second childhood, it delivered in a big way. Last week, TeenNick began airing a block entitled The ‘90s Are All That from midnight to 2 a.m. on weeknights. Airing four shows every night, the block was in response to an overwhelming demand online from 18- to 34-year-olds who wanted to rewatch the TV shows they grew up with. Nickelodeon has made excellent use of social media in the project, discovering that 15 million Facebook fans wanted their ‘90s Nick shows back. The four shows pictured are “All That,” “Kenan and Kel,” “Clarissa Explains It All” and “Doug.”

THE AVENUE | MOVIES AND TV

Nickelodeon brings back ‘90s TV for older viewers

By Nicole La Hoz | Aug. 6, 2011

Allison Corfield always had to make the same decision at 9:30 p.m.: Should she watch "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

Benny Benassi plays at the Florida Theatre on July 12. UF was ranked No. 9 best party school in the nation by "The Best 376 Colleges: 2012 Edition" of the Princeton Review Annual College Ranking.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF drops to No. 9 in party school ranks

By Kelli Folse | Aug. 6, 2011

UF took a dive in rankings that will simultaneously please administrators and leave students disgusted.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Farewell message: 'Drop out of life'

By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Aug. 3, 2011

Usually at the end of summer vacation, I muse about how fast time went by. But this summer went by as slow as any I can remember.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Indie musicians adapt to change

By Carter Lyles | Aug. 3, 2011

Since the invention of peer-to-peer file sharing, independent artists have had to find new ways to get their music out to the masses.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Tech Effect: Study shows 3D films are more than eye-popping

By Carter Lyles | Aug. 3, 2011

If you sat down a few weekends ago to see the final chapter of the Harry Potter film franchise or munched popcorn a couple of years ago while everyone else in the theater was flipping out about the "phenomenal graphics" of "Avatar," you may not have noticed how fatigued your eyes were getting.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Tropical storm may take stage at graduation

By Benjamin S. Brasch | Aug. 3, 2011

UF's newest graduates may have more to fear this weekend than an unfriendly job market.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Guitar maker extends neck

By Estee Beck | Aug. 3, 2011

Archer, Fla., is but a speck on a map. It has a population of about 1,300, and its claim to fame might only be that it was once home to legendary rhythm and blues artist Bo Diddley.

METRO

NROTC Safe Run pairs cadets, joggers

By Emilee Smith | Aug. 3, 2011

Florida summers are all about sun, sand and beach bodies.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF alum wins Emmy for seven-minute short film

By Daniela Guzman | Aug. 3, 2011

Three UF alumni captured the story of a community's support, a family's resilience and a special child's love for baseball in a seven-minute short film titled "Jacob's Turn."

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Mr. Editor, tear down this fourth wall!

Aug. 3, 2011

So this Tuesday, in either a stroke of ingenuity or a subconscious desire to get more people to verbally pummel me, I announced to the swarms of Alligator fans that they could use the last paper of the summer to ask whatever their heart desired. Here were some of the gems

OPINION | COLUMNS