Bambooville, the oasis of relaxation, inspiration and nature appreciation located in the Bartram and Carr wilderness area, has been dismantled upon mandate from university administration.
On Wednesday night, the results of the Spring 2014 Student Government election were announced, and the Students Party officially chose to boycott the presentation. My name is Olga Rodriguez, president of the Students Party, and I would like to explain why.
On Wednesday, I exercised my right as a UF student to vote. I wore my “I Voted” sticker as I sat eating at a table in the Reitz Union when a girl walked up to me and asked if she could have my sticker.
Many students and faculty are outraged with UF’s harsh decision to remove the popular campus landmark Bambooville. But the university’s behavior on this matter is far from shocking.
Now that election fervor has died down, we can all go back to walking through campus without fear of harassment — er, political canvassing. Though elections are over, it’s important now more than ever to stay informed about SG goings-on in order to hold senators and executive officers accountable for the promises they’ve made.
When told by a reporter after his postgame interview Wednesday night that No. 1 Syracuse had fallen to Boston College in overtime 62-59 in the Carrier Dome, Patric Young had some controversial words for the 7-19 Eagles.
With 21 seconds remaining and the game tied at 66, Florida faced the possibility of seeing its 17-game winning streak snap and losing its first home contest in nearly two years.
The clock read 9:13 p.m. when the second-ranked Gators basketball team finished off the Tigers on the hardwood. Cheers coming from Auburn’s implosion at the O’Connell Center drowned out the 2,740 fans that turned down the air conditioning for the brisk Gainesville night.
When Taylore Fuller hits the ball, it leaves the park.
Florida is out for redemption against Missouri.
The No. 1 Gators men’s swimming and diving team is second on the leaderboard after picking up two gold medals, two school records and an SEC record performance for Florida’s relay squads on Day 1 of the Southeastern Conference Championships and three gold medals and another school record on Day 2.
For the first time in UF Student Government history, all 50 Student Senate seats were awarded to one party. That party is Swamp.
University Police filed a sworn complaint charging a student with disorderly conduct after he confronted a belligerent street preacher Wednesday afternoon on Turlington Plaza.
Next time you get arrested, don’t forget to pose and smile. Your mugshot could end up in a new kind of beauty pageant.
This weekend, more UF students will have the chance to say goodbye to their fears of heights and reach for the sky.
Through the help of a grant, a national business career and leadership program is suiting up its UF team to empower women.
Bambooville creator Jon Anderson met with representatives from UF’s physical plant Wednesday to discuss the future of the art installation, which is slated to be torn down.
Each Thursday, the Avenue will dish out the best in entertainment. From the silver screen to hidden Internet gems, check out this week’s top picks:
Broken Bells’ latest release “After the Disco” is, as the name implies, the perfect soundtrack to unwind from a late night of dancing.
Drawing on a smorgasbord of inspiration, Jon Batiste and Stay Human’s album “Social Music” is just that — social music.
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