When Gainesville’s only rock-climbing gym closed in 2015, John Reger built a climbing wall in his barn so his three kids could keep practicing.
First dates can be a pain.
A UF doctoral student told police officers and academics Wednesday that security in schools will likely increase after Monday’s school shooting in San Bernardino, California.
Tiny puppies made Evan Shapiro’s day Wednesday.
Worried about the fate of her planet, UF student Victoria Thompson found herself among like-minded peers on Wednesday, as the university celebrated Campus Earth Day.
Correction: This article has been updated to reflect that 52,000 trees were planted last year.
When asked to describe the sound of his band, HEDGES, lead singer Jason Hedges said his band’s classic rock vibe plays tribute to the influential trailblazers of the genre.
Clarification: This article has been updated to reflect that Twelve'Len is a featured act, not a headliner. There will also be two outdoor stages instead of one.
As you surely know, finals week is here. This means lots of time studying, right? Or it means lots of time spent thinking about studying, texting your friends about how you don’t know anything and, in the end, seeking alcohol. Well if the latter is the case, we have you covered.
In March, Gainesville-based punk trio UV-TV released their debut full length album, “Glass.” Having spent the last couple of years making their rounds through Gainesville clubs and going on brief tours of the East Coast, UV-TV made a name for themselves in Florida. However, 2017 finds these three Gainesville punks thinking bigger. They signed to Canadian-based label Deranged Records, which released “Glass,” and they are currently on a tour of the U.S. lasting about a month, which will be their longest to date.
“Sign of the Times” — Harry Styles
Dirtybird Records has made quite the name for itself in the tech house world since it’s inception in 2005. The label, founded by techno king Claude VonStroke, seeks to present fans with a sound VonStroke describes as “tech funk,” a more lively type of techno that keeps it light and fun.
Allen Stokes doesn’t think he’ll ever be famous.
Though we may not openly acknowledge it, society has engrained in us that it’s “cool” to be mean. We all want to believe we are good people; we rationalize our actions to ourselves, saying that we are kind to our friends, our families and those close with us. We share sympathetic videos on social media. We spend time attending Dance Marathon and Relay for Life. We don’t go out of our way to ruin people’s lives. That — the bare minimum, it seems — is enough to justify the fact that we are good people.
The Florida men’s basketball team will have one less guard on its roster at the start of the 2017-18 season.
With 10:54 remaining in Florida’s game against Stony Brook, attacker Mollie Stevens received a pass from attacker Sammi Burgess and put it in the back of the net.
Few would characterize Florida’s last meeting with Florida State, a 1-0 UF win, as an offensive battle.
Before you start commenting that I’m an entitled millennial sh-t for defending participation trophies, please know I recognize your concern. It’s definitely a cliché thing for a 20-year-old to do. But with the number of slam pieces written about the privileged “snowflake” generation and its sense of entitlement, I think there’s something to be said about how participation trophies can actually be a good thing.
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