It has been an exciting first week of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. There have been upsets, last minute goals, and stellar individual performances. Here are my thoughts and recap of World Cup action from June 12 to June 20.
Today’s best basketball players are small forwards, which is currently a very top heavy position in the NBA.
Have you ever considered the effect social media has on you? Can you go one day without checking your Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter accounts? Almost everyone I know, including myself, has one of these applications on their smartphones. We want people to know all about our lives (the good, filtered parts of course) and "like" it.
Traveling across the world can go one of two ways: carefree or painful. Here are some of my own tried and true tips to taking off and landing with ease, leaving no disaster short of terrible jet lag left to chance.
I’ll readily admit that I look forward to the Oscars and the Emmys way more than the Super Bowl. Awards shows are a strange breed. We watch wealthy people cry when given an award by other wealthy people- and we LOVE it.
Despite the endless amount of music festivals popping up, certain festivals have cemented themselves with unique identities. Coachella boasts endless cameos and celebrity sightings, Bonnaroo prides itself in being the modern day Woodstock, and others fit certain criteria their dedicated fans now expect to be self-evident.
Sometimes it seems every movie in theaters is a sequel, remake, reboot or book adaptation. Just recently, Hollywood’s remade “Robocop”, “Godzilla”, “Spider-Man,” and “Planet of the Apes.” DreamWorks is planning a “Shrek 5” because “his story isn’t done yet.” Book adaptations in the works include “Paper Towns” and “The Maze Runner” as well as the next two “Hunger Games” movies.
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As college students we survive our daily lives through the use of technology, preferably the kind that make our lives easier.
Through as much of my childhood as I can remember, I had a friend — a best friend — that was attached to my hip at all times. I can recall very few memories prior to high school that didn’t involve the two of us, junk food, and staying up until 6 a.m. When high school came around, we went to different schools. We spent less time together, called each other a little less frequently, and began to move in separate directions.
The World Cup brings about excitement, comradeship and pride for one’s country. In the midst of the excitement you might think you would do anything to be in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup. But the grass is not always greener on the other side.
What Spanish city could be more perfect to host the annual festival San Fermin than Pamplona? With its energetic, rich, and vibrant culture and history, Pamplona welcomes more than a million guests from Spain and around the world each year for the exciting San Fermin festivities. The festival takes place from July 6th at 12:00 PM to July 14th at 12:00 AM and includes many traditional events, the most famous being the running of the bulls called encierro.
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While national music festivals attract people from across the world, their high price tags often prevent college students from attending. Luckily for Gainesville, a local alternative has emerged to satiate the music lover’s hunger for live music.
Imagine this: it’s 11 o’clock at night, you’re studying and the only two thoughts on your mind are sleep and satisfying your sweet tooth. Out of luck for both? Wong! While I can’t do anything to help you sleep (keep pushing on, weary student), I can help you satisfy that insatiable sweet tooth. There are two words that every Gator should know: Midnight Cookies.
The two things I love most in the world are 1) instant gratification and 2) Nutella. I hope most of you can agree with me on this. I love to bake, but sometimes the idea of collecting all those ingredients, dirtying all those pans and then having to clean up all that mess is just too much to undertake. Thankfully, there’s a magical land called Pinterest that makes our lives a million times easier. I get almost all of my recipes on Pinterest, because it’s that good.
The name of this blog is called “Swamp of Love” so naturally most of you will assume that my articles will be about falling in love, or how to keep your relationship spicy (as if, I’m about as spicy as a bowl of sautéed spinach). Here’s a game changer: This week, I’m going to tell you why being in a relationship isn’t always the best situation, especially while you’re in college.
The two main things that keep me from cooking every night have to be 1) lack of time and 2) lack of energy. Since I’m all about anything and everything that can make my life easier, I’m starting a new series called “(insert food item here) the lazy way”. This basically means I’m going to give you a bunch of little tips and tricks that make seemingly difficult foods much easier. Sounds fun, right? This week I decided that I’m going to start with everyone’s new favorite treat, cake pops. Cake pops are adorable and delicious, but look like they take a lot of effort. Truthfully, if you follow any old recipe on the Internet, you really are in for a daylong ordeal. Fear not though, because I have a few tips to make your cake pop experience ever sweeter.
A UF student, who was also arrested for public masturbation early last week, was found arguing with his now ex-girlfriend.
UPDATE: Gainesville Police has announced Gerald Hall has been captured, with details to come.
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