Opinion
A nonconformist guide to not being basic
Apr. 10, 2014I started today like most Americans: thinking I knew exactly what it means to be a basic bitch. But, boy, was I schooled on the matter.
COVID-19
Opinion
HBO GO: Streaming is an afterthought
Apr. 10, 2014On Sunday night, season four of “Game of Thrones” premiered, and it broke the Internet.
Metro
City of Gainesville opens community grant applications to groups that help needy
By Ashley Kobza | Apr. 10, 2014The City of Gainesville opened its Community Grant Program applications Friday, and nonprofit student clubs are eligible to apply.
University
Florida Museum’s Butterfly Rainforest exhibit features life cycles of butterflies, moths
By Kaitlyn Wilson | Apr. 10, 2014Different species of butterflies are found all over the world, but at the Butterfly Rainforest in the Florida Museum of Natural History on UF’s campus, they all come together.
Sports
Walker announces decision to stay for second season at Florida
By LANDON WATNICK< | Apr. 9, 2014Minutes after Florida’s Elite Eight victory over Dayton on March 29, Chris Walker heard Gators fans chant “One more year! One more year!” as he climbed the ladder to cut down the nets.
Sports
Hargreaves stepping up as he enters second season at UF
By MORGAN MORIARTY | Apr. 9, 2014It’s not easy to get better when you’re already one of the most talented cornerbacks in the nation.
Sports
Power hitting gives Gators the edge over Seminoles on the road
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Apr. 9, 2014No. 6 Florida held a 2-1 lead heading into the seventh inning against No. 8 Florida State in Tallahassee on Wednesday.
Metro
Gainesville Police arrest Fort Lauderdale man with 89.5 pounds of weed in car
By Jenna Lyons | Apr. 9, 2014Shiloh took a sniff: He knew first.
Metro
Gainesville's Bo Diddley Community Plaza could get $1.4 million makeover
By Beatrice Dupuy | Apr. 9, 2014Bo Diddley Community Plaza could receive a makeover as soon as this fall, and renovations to the East University Avenue side of the plaza could bring more performers and programs.
University
UF Hillel, Gator Dining to offer kosher food options for Passover
By Elizabeth Renda | Apr. 9, 2014UF Hillel and Gator Dining Services are working together to make sure Jewish students don’t go without kosher food options this Passover.
University
UF siblings relish chance to share Oscar Mayer Wienermobile driver job
By Christine Alvarez | Apr. 9, 2014Two siblings will soon share more than an alma mater: They’ll share a 27-foot-long hotdog car experience.
University
Happy National Siblings Day: In all kinds of weather, UF siblings stick together
By Ana Rojo | Apr. 9, 2014Siblings share a lot of things: parents, a home, genetics and sometimes even a school.
University
UF Army ROTC students train, test survival skills in water
By Emily Julson | Apr. 9, 2014At 5:30 a.m. when most students were in bed, some ROTC Gators were taking a plunge.
Metro
Game of Thrones drinks debut at 2nd Street Speakeasy
By Alyssa Aguero | Apr. 9, 2014Drinks are coming.
University
UF a cappella group The Staff crowdfunds to produce album
By Jana Berkowitz | Apr. 9, 2014The Staff, the all-male a cappella group at UF, is beginning to raise funds for its first album.
The Avenue
Fresh Picked 4/10/2014
By Alexa Volland | Apr. 9, 2014Watch It: “Billy on the Street: Would You Have Sex With Paul Rudd?”
The Avenue
Ray-Ban debuts customizable sunglasses, Ray-Ban Remix
By Edwin Exaus | Apr. 9, 2014When picking your perfect frames, you want to make sure they fit properly and reflect your personal style. Ray-Ban has made your ideal shades just a click away with its new program Ray-Ban Remix.
The Avenue
Sun, waves and babes: A Best Coast playlist for the Big Orange Festival
By Chloe Finch | Apr. 9, 2014Since its debut in 2009, Best Coast has been the soundtrack of our breakups, beach-road-trip drives and hazy summer nights. If Taylor Swift is the pop queen of heartbreak and love lost, Bethany Cosentino is her cooler home-from-UC-Berkeley-for-the-summer older sister who always brings joints to the party. Florida fans of Best Coast can see Cosentino & Co. on Friday as part of Reitz Union Board Entertainment’s inaugural Big Orange Festival at 7 p.m. in the Reitz Union.
The Avenue
Gainesville Fashion Week debuts local collections at annual runway show
By Olivia Muenter | Apr. 9, 2014The Gainesville Fashion Week team hosted its annual night of runway fashion on Saturday, debuting collections from five local designers to an audience of about 500 people. From swimwear to menswear, the show displayed a wide range of styles and talent.
The Avenue
Tampa to host Big Guava music festival featuring indie, hip-hop artists
By Cody Smith | Apr. 9, 2014Tampa will soon be home to a new music festival that could rival events like Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza.
