When UF faced off with Auburn on Oct. 17, sophomore Erin Fleming made major contributions coming off the bench.
The UF crew team, a sports club, will look to continue the momentum it obtained last weekend, when it won several medals at the Head of the Hooch race, Saturday at the fall state championships.
Every day, I am appalled by the needless waste in our community. The four common behaviors listed below seem to be particularly flagrant violations of common sense, and I encourage individuals and institutions alike to put a stop to them.
Wednesday's match ended up being a nail biter for the Gators, but it was just a few plays away from being an easy win for them.
Video game rockers who dedicate hours of practice to playing plastic guitars and drums could finally take their act to the main stage.
Downtown Gainesville will be animated with a wave of paintings, crafts and art enthusiasts this weekend.
Gainesville's roads will be dominated by the roar of motorcycles Sunday as participants of the eighth annual Bikers on Parade for the USA attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest parade of motorcycles.
I am a black American woman, and I am so proud of the column Daniel Seco wrote about the experience he had on election night.
The long wait is finally over for the UF women's basketball team.
Tall and bulky under a mess of red hair, Brett Dennen looks like the guy who used to stuff you in your locker in the sixth grade- and then serenade you with gentle, acoustic lullabies. On "Hope for the Hopeless," the former camp counselor and current Bay Area folkie uses his powers - expressive wordplay, hippie guitar - to spread West Coast peace and love. He claims this record was inspired by "Exile on Main St." Yes, and this review was inspired by "The Grapes of Wrath." Not buying it: "San Francisco" and "Heaven" are breezy, Stones-free odes to diversity. "Hope" works as a sermon to the converted - music for sandaled peaceniks. As for lingering misconceptions, Dennen clears things up on the effortless "Wrong About Me." He's a lover, not a fighter.
A man was arrested Monday in connection with a string of nine burglaries in the Duck Pond area near downtown Gainesville.
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For some students who registered to vote with a nonpartisan group on campus, the election isn't over.
Bravado by any other name is Electric Six. The opening cut from "Flashy" not only self-references a past "classic" but actually features the a cappella chorus "Gay Bar Part Two," which gives you some idea of how unabashedly cheeky this band really is. Amidst a barrage of guitar fire and trumpet riffs, Detroit's "Full Monty" punk troupe dishes an unending slew of one-liners in preparation for showtime at The Apollo. There's a little Chris Rock - "In the event of a water landing / you can use my body as a flotation device." There's a lot of Krusty the Clown - "You never want to find yourself trapped in heavy woman's thighs." So bust out your best heckle routine and a box of tomatoes. If you don't think it's funny, then the joke's on them.
After the first hint of the holiday season, I'm beginning to notice that girlfriend-shaped empty space by my side. Sure, Halloween may not be the most romantic of all holidays, but something about seeing all those girls in slutty cat costumes awakened my companionship instinct.
The Editorial Board is salivating in anticipation of the weekend. We know we're still a day away, but we can't help but look forward to it because we have the best plans for Friday night.
Ernest Hooper said the fondest part about hearing his 106-year-old grandmother's story immortalized in Barack Obama's victory speech did not come until morning.
Kyle Cavanaugh, UF senior vice president for administration, will leave in January to lead human resources at Duke University.
America has voted. These long months of political tumult and impassioned debate have finally culminated into a moment of truth, reaching a climax of presidential proportions.
After Florida's 27 electoral votes went to President-elect Barack Obama, contributing to his road to victory, some may wonder how the peninsula turned so blue.
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