The Avenue
Need a good excuse to feel your nuts?
By Michelle Lüchau | Sep. 3, 2014A UF psychology senior asks his roommate for his laptop and looks up a website.
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The Avenue
Maroon 5: ‘V’ treads between soul, synth
By Alyssa Holcomb | Sep. 3, 2014Since the release of their debut jazz-pop hybrid album "Songs About Jane," Maroon 5 has been in a consistently fluctuating identity crisis. Are they a soul-pop band with funk infusions? Are they a synth-pop formula machine generating replicated sound after sound?
Metro
The Coop gives away free chicken, tea with KISS 105.3 event
By Wm. Jared Simmons | Sep. 3, 2014A Midtown restaurant served more than 1,000 students free food Wednesday afternoon, including coolers of sweet tea and more than a half ton of chicken.
Metro
Ultra Music Festival now only allowing 18 and up entrance
By Taylor Russel | Sep. 3, 2014College students no longer have to worry about their younger siblings tagging along to Miami’s Ultra Music Festival.
Metro
CVS rebrands to promote health
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 3, 2014To go along with its new name, CVS Health, the former CVS Pharmacy discontinued the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products as of Wednesday.
Metro
FEA sues over private school tuition tax credits
By TJ Pyche | Sep. 3, 2014The Florida Education Association is challenging the state’s most recent expansion of its K-12 tuition assistance program, the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.
Sports
Student football ticket sales declining slowly across nation
By Cassidy Whitson | Sep. 3, 2014Throughout JT Reale’s time spent at UF, he has never participated in the UF student football lottery.
Sports
UF volleyball set for road match against FSU
By EDEN OTERO | Sep. 3, 2014With the first road trip looming, the Gators are looking to put the past behind them and focus on creating an impression with its largest roster since at least 1996.
Sports
Depth provides Florida soccer with opportunities to tire out opponents
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Sep. 3, 2014For many teams, when the starting players begin to get tired or are not having their best game, coaches struggle with substituting and putting in a player off the bench.
Sports
Notebook: Muschamp responds to critics regarding suspensions
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Sep. 3, 2014Coach Will Muschamp has received criticism this week concerning his decision to lift the suspensions of wide receiver Demarcus Robinson (university sanction) and nose tackles Darious Cummings and Jay-nard Bostwick (violation of team rules) on Monday.
News
Swamp of love: Be in, and out of, your relationship
By Kat Anthony | Sep. 3, 2014Now that school is back in session you and your boo are back in the same town. This could mean a lot of things, like late night dates to Paynes Prairie or in-between-class lunches. It could also mean losing focus on what we’re all here for, school, and facing the consequences later.
Sports
Florida-Idaho game declared no contest
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Sep. 3, 2014Florida and Idaho will not face off again in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium this season.
Opinion
Republican staff’s China trip shows double standard
Sep. 2, 2014Two members of Florida’s congressional delegation, Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen have gained reputations during their time in office for speaking out forcefully and frequently against communism, particularly the Fidel Castro regime in Cuba.
News
Solar picnic tables, microwave approved by Senate
By Alexia Fernandez | Sep. 2, 2014Students can heat up a frozen meal in a new microwave in the Reitz Union and then eat it on a solar-powered picnic table by the end of the month, courtesy of UF Student Senate.
News
Freshmen first impressions: Give UF more than seven seconds
Sep. 2, 2014I’ve heard that you have seven seconds to make a first impression. The average person reads around 35 words in seven seconds. Your first impression of this column has been created in 3, 2, 1 — now.
Metro
Florida Georgia Line to headline Tailgate
By Griffin Horvath | Sep. 2, 2014Country duo Florida Georgia Line will fittingly headline the Tailgate event to kick off Florida-Georgia football game weekend.
News
Colleges screen transfers for Ebola
By The Associated Press | Sep. 2, 2014BUFFALO, N.Y. — College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the U.S. as administrators try to insulate campuses from the worst Ebola outbreak in history.
Opinion
Nicki Minaj: different kind of feminist
Sep. 2, 2014When Nicki Minaj released the cover art for her new single, “Anaconda,” the world eagerly awaited the release of the accompanying music video.
News
Alachua County Library signing up people for free library cards
By Patrick Pinak | Sep. 2, 2014Alachua County library cards are available on campus this week as part of a national campaign to encourage students to utilize their local libraries.
Opinion
Celebrity phone hacking, photo leak is not a ‘scandal’
Sep. 2, 2014In recent days and weeks, a number of female celebrities have had their phones hacked, which has resulted in private nude pictures of them being plastered far and wide across the Internet.
