Opinion
Novice players should not use acoustic guitars as wingmen
By Collin Binkley | Oct. 15, 2008There is a growing epidemic saturating college campuses nationwide: the hobby guitarist.
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Metro
Annexation of Southwest 20th Avenue up for vote in Nov.
Oct. 15, 2008Are you sure you live in Gainesville?
The Avenue
Fake fashion faux pas
By REGINA STUZIN | Oct. 15, 2008Last week I wrote about the fashion rules that you can (and probably should) break, especially in Florida. This week, I'm writing about the rules that you can bend. I emphasize the word bend because if you break them, you could end up looking like a hot fashion mess, but if you bend them the right way, you could break new fashion ground.
News
Supreme Court justice to visit UF in November
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Oct. 15, 2008U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will speak at UF this November, according to an e-mail sent to UF law students Tuesday.
News
New system allows students to access financial services online
Oct. 15, 2008A new electronic system for UF students to pay fees and access financial services went online Wednesday afternoon, two days after the initially planned launch on Monday.
News
Man arrested for carrying gun on campus
By KATIE SANDERS | Oct. 15, 2008University Police Department officers arrested a man on campus Wednesday who they reported was carrying a gun.
Sports
Taller team gives reason for optimism
Oct. 15, 2008At first glance of the 2008-09 UF women's basketball media guide, you can't help but notice the slogan at the bottom: Bigger and Better.
The Avenue
Album review: The Streets – "Everything Is Borrowed"
By ROBERT HILSON | Oct. 15, 2008Intellectualism isn't completely dead in America, but it's plugged to a ventilator. If The Streets are any indication, the academic inquisition hasn't yet crossed the pond. "Everything Is Borrowed," everything except the ideas, sounds like a particularly intelligent Black Eyed Peas spin-off, genre-hopping from English R&B to pop-laden beat poetry. Be this as it may, "Heaven for the Weather" jumps and jives on a piano-tambourine combo dolled up for mass consumption. No elitist claims here: this is freaking catchy, mate. "The Way of the Dodo," though, is problematic Al Gore hip-hop - smart, smug, warning human extinction. And it's kind of hard to dance to music about the end of the world.
News
Professors express issues with textbook affordability law
By CHRISTINA McGINLEY | Oct. 15, 2008Some UF professors have qualms with the university's handling of a new state law intended to give students time to find the best deals on textbooks.
The Avenue
Imitation not really the sincerest form of flattery
By ERIK VOSS | Oct. 15, 2008I never realized how generic my taste in fashion is until I spent more time on campus. It seems like every other day that I spot some dope in Turlington wearing a shirt I have somewhere in my closet, or worse, one I'm currently wearing.
News
Board of Governors announces committee in search of new chancellor
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 15, 2008Florida's Board of Governors has come one step closer to filling the shoes of outgoing Chancellor Mark Rosenberg.
The Avenue
Q&A with David Banner
By ZACH SEYMOUR | Oct. 15, 2008As he hung out on his tour bus with rapper Talib Kweli, David Banner talked to the Avenue about his Friday show at The Venue, hip-hop, politics and life in general. Since the success of his song "Play," Banner said he has been "working hard on the music, enjoying life - trying to get through."
News
Donovan hopes disappointing year will lead to successful season
Oct. 15, 2008It seems the hangover from a disappointing 2008 season has given way to optimism.
The Avenue
So you think you can pass for 21?
By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI | Oct. 15, 2008Much to Bernie Machen's dismay, Gainesville is a town that loves to party. Most people who grew up here or go to UF get into the party atmosphere early and try to figure out ways to get around that pesky drinking age.
Metro
GRU to test local water for pharmaceuticals
By CECILIA MINGES | Oct. 15, 2008An ongoing Associated Press investigation showing that about 250 million pounds of pharmaceuticals and contaminated packaging enter the nation's water supply each year has prompted Gainesville Regional Utilities to test for the chemicals in local drinking water.
News
Professor holds book signing for Hunter S. Thompson biography
Oct. 15, 2008He fished with guns and was famously fired for destroying a candy machine.
The Avenue
Q&A with Brett Dennen
By ROBERT HILSON | Oct. 15, 2008Brett Dennen said his desert island food of choice is sushi. After all, raw fish is already on the menu. This clever California folkie, who releases his third album "Hope for the Hopeless" on Oct. 21, is a man of sound judgment. Supports Barack Obama? Check. Keeps his childhood friends? Check. Huge Ween fan? Obviously.
