Hundreds gathered around Lake Wauburg to talk and eat pizza as they celebrated Filipino heritage Sunday.
Perhaps one of the biggest reasons the “Star Wars” franchise is so well-celebrated is its character depth. In the latest installment, “The Force Awakens,” the two protagonists meet Han Solo and ask themselves whether he is a “war hero” or a “smuggler.” It’s a chuckle-inducing conversation. We remember the quasi-duality of Han Solo in the original trilogy. He was a renegade, a drinker, a gamblin’ man and a cheat. Solo, while certainly a pretty face, had all the charisma and romantic prowess of a drunken fraternity brother. His irresponsibility, lack of foresight and self-important cavalier attitude expressed arrogance and a blatant disregard for other people’s lives. Said plainly: Han Solo was kind of a d-----. More “smuggler” than “war hero,” without a doubt.
How many times have we been told, “You get out what you put in”? This applies to so many aspects of life, from friendships and romantic relationships to academics and physical fitness. The validity of this statement is widely accepted; it is honestly difficult to dispute. It’s logical, and it continues to prove itself right, time after time.
Gainesville residents who want to start a business can get a crash course in entrepreneurship at a workshop starting Saturday.
Nephew, I don’t want you to know a world made up in shades of one color. Blue like sadness, like masculinity, like rigid gender norms and small minds. Really, I do not want you to grow up to be an a------.
Defense has been an issue for the Florida soccer team this season.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jalen Tabor celebrated after grabbing the interception. It was the first time in a while he had anything to celebrate about.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The ball sailed past Vanderbilt’s punter, who backpedaled, turned and tried to salvage any positivity from this fourth-down disaster.
Micah E. Johnson was 14 when he stared down the barrel of a gun.
Santa Fe College police officers will get body cameras in the next year.
A new street sign with a flashing light has been added near the Hub in the hopes of reducing accidents and helping direct traffic.
Students can now get free yellow ponchos from eight places across UF’s campus.
When Rusty the Clown heard about the latest “creepy clown” sighting, this time in Gainesville, he was uncharacteristically unamused.
As construction of a new downtown science museum nears completion, Gainesville residents were invited Thursday evening to learn about the project and sign their names on the museum’s final steel beam.
Since I was 13 or so, I’ve done my best to be as involved as I could with music wherever I am. It started when my two friends and I were contacted via Myspace by a local guitarist’s girlfriend to see if we’d want to come see him play. We became good friends after that, and my friends and I sold his CDs at his gigs at the Daytona Beach Bandshell all summer. Through that, we met a lot of musicians and bands. We took every chance we got to see them play at the Bandshell, at the mall or any of the other venues my hometown had to offer to minors when its music scene was still thriving for the younger crowd. I lost connections with most of the musicians I met because I was so young when I started to get involved. But now that I’m a more appropriate age, I’m pretty immersed in the local music scenes of both Gainesville and the Daytona area, and I’ve never been happier.
This Saturday, visitors of the Florida Museum of Natural History can learn about how butterflies inspired medieval artists.
Logan Elmore spent about eight months during the last academic year getting to know an elderly Alachua County couple and engaging them in their community.
To raise money for Alzheimer’s disease research and treatment, more than 600 people will walk through a Gainesville park Saturday.
“I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed,” your father says, sitting down at the edge of the bed. “I was young once too, y’know.” He chuckles to himself. “I remember when I read my first Darts & Laurels. I was just 17, a freshman at UF. All my friends were reading the Alligator. I figured, if I read it too, maybe I’ll fit in. Maybe I’ll be cool.” He sighs and looks back at you. “You’ll always be my child, and I love you for that alone. But please, make good choices. Keep a good head on those shoulders. I know it’s harmless, but some good people get caught up in some bad things when they read…
On Wednesday morning, the world lost a great man; a man bigger than politics, whose name alone is synonymous with the state of Israel.
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