Alachua County libraries are helping formerly incarcerated people or anyone interested in getting back in the workforce gain the necessary skills through several workshops.
The Dada art movement, which began during World War I, was characterized by a rejection of all previous notions of art. Dada artists did not want to create something pretty or pay tribute to rich patrons, religious icons and classic myths. Dada’s goal was to portray nonsense and irrationality, as a commentary on capitalist society, the brewing war and rampant nationalism. One of the most famous works of Dada art is Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain,” which is a urinal with the name “R.Mutt” signed on the side. Dada was about rejecting past artistic conventions and challenging society, and one of the ways they did that was by purposefully elevating everyday objects into nonsensical art forms.
What makes a person good or evil? For many, the answer lies in intent and individual responsibility. Today, I’m going to tell you why it has little to do with either. At least, not in the way you think.
I can’t count the times I’ve heard a pop icon or a public figure say, “Just believe in yourself.” A famous person is asked something along the lines of “How did you get to where you are today?” and the response is normally the same: “I believed in myself.” It is said so often that it has become a platitude. But why is it said? And what does it actually mean?
As seniors Kasey Hill and Justin Leon move on, the NBA draft could create even more holes in the starting lineup for the Gators basketball team.
Alachua County residents woke up to thunderstorms, flooding and a tornado warning on Tuesday.
The Gators women’s golf team was housed by a local family — the Bryants — during the second annual Clemson Invitational over the weekend. However, that was the extent of all hospitality expressed toward UF during its stay.
Gordon Neale stepped up to a 25-foot putt on the 18th hole.
Nineteen games into the season, Roland Thornqvist doesn’t have his lineup figured out.
Usually the NBA’s annual MVP race is fairly clear cut.
There was nothing Alicia Boren could do but watch.
In the late 1980s, Jim McElwain was starting to get his feet wet by coaching as an assistant at Eastern Washington. Around the same time, he was approached with an opportunity that could have altered the course of his career.
After a months-long search, UF’s Multicultural and Diversity Affairs officials have chosen Will Atkins as the new executive director.
After two weeks of not having bargaining meetings, UF negotiators came forward without a counteroffer to Graduate Assistants United.
Seventy-five years after enlisting in the U.S. Army, Charles Moloney Sr. was honored for his service on Friday.
Clarification: About 750 supporters and 25 protestors were at the University Auditorium
Gainesville-area residents will soon have a second chance to voice concerns to Rep. Ted Yoho after months of protests.
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A man asleep behind the wheel of his car on Sunday made matters worse after his foot slipped off the brake, causing his car to collide with an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office patrol car.
Fans of fried chicken and biscuits have a reason to wake up today.
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