Alina Fernandez, daughter of Fidel Castro and outspoken critic of his regime, spoke to students Wednesday night to unravel the personal story of her father’s counterrevolution.
The hallway vibrated with the excited voices of people anxious to be the first to see “The Social Network” before anyone else.
In Erin Brockovich style, Gainesville city commissioners and Alachua County commissioners have fighting words for the Environmental Protection Agency: We’re sick of this.
Before I even get out of bed in the morning, I roll over and check my Facebook. While I’m in class, I keep my laptop open so I can pretend to type notes while my professor lectures and check my Facebook. When I’m with friends, I get on the Internet, so I can show them a video of a cat who wants a cheeseburger and check my Facebook.
With Student Government election season wrapping up, it is not news to anybody that SG elections are less than earnest.
In order to improve electric flow and response time, UF’s Physical Plant Division is upgrading medium-voltage cables and switches.
With so much focus at home, our current government is letting a lot happen abroad.
This Friday, theaters across the country are debuting “The Social Network,” the true story of how the world-changing, Myspace-destroying, time-draining, mega-site Facebook came to be. In honor of the movie, we decided to do our own little social experiment to see just how friendly the Facebook world really is.
We sent Alligator writers to Tuesday’s advanced screening of “The Social Network” at the Reitz Union, this year’s highly anticipated portrayal of the rise of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg.
Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.
Dear Jared,
It’s weird to think that our professors exist outside the lecture hall — never mind on your newsfeed.
Jake Logan is throwing the ultimate kegger this Friday: the Tipple's Beer Run.
Ellie Circhansky spent her high-school weekends digging. Sifting through mounds of clothing at thrift stores, she stretched her $20 allowance to its bare bones, salvaging the simplistic designer pieces others tossed form their closets and welcoming them into her own.
Every semester during election season, we’re accosted by party supporters passing out glossy fliers by the thousands. Every semester, we develop more advanced methods, a la Harriet the Spy, of evading the volunteers who stake out places we can’t avoid and try to convince us to vote for one party over the other.
Last week Carl Moore said the receivers were having a hard time getting yards after the catch because of the routes they were running and where quarterback John Brantley was throwing the ball.
Islam on Campus hosted its annual Fast-a-Thon on Monday at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in order to raise awareness about Islam and raise funds for the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry.
Senators voted against two bills that would reduce privileges for Student Government officials during Tuesday night’s meeting.
Students filled the University Auditorium with the sound of their voices and their stomping feet at the Hispanic Heritage Month Talent Show on Tuesday night.
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