Opinion
Letter to the Editor: A step in the right direction
Aug. 15, 2017Dear UF President Kent Fuchs,
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Sports
Callaway, 6 others suspended from first Gators game in Fall
By David Hoffman | Aug. 15, 2017After reportedly misusing school funds, seven players, including star receiver Antonio Callaway, have been suspended from the Gators’ 2017 season opener against the University of Michigan.
Metro
Four arrested in relation to attempted car burglary, police say
By David Hoffman | Aug. 14, 2017Three Gainesville men and one Archer man were arrested late Sunday night after police said they tried breaking into a woman’s car outside her home.
News
A few goals for new, returning Gators this semester
Aug. 14, 2017Welcome to UF! Whether you just graduated from high school and have moved to Gainesville to start your bachelor's degree or you attended college in another country and have come to Florida to pursue a graduate or professional degree, I am so pleased you chose UF as your university. I have three goals for you this academic year.
News
Florida’s OK Corral Gun Club Expands with 24 Luxury Cabins
Aug. 14, 2017The Cabins at OK Corral Gun Club, situated on 350 acres in the heartland of Florida, offer its guests a refined lodging experience that reflects a rustic elegance well in character with the OK Corral Gun Club’s fabled Old West history and natural surroundings. Named after mining towns and built in a horseshoe around the General Store, the Cabins are steps away from club dining and recreational activities suited for guests of all ages.
Metro
More than 300 gather to honor lives lost in Charlottesville, denounce racism
By Romy Ellenbogen | Aug. 13, 2017With only the noise of cicadas chirping in the air, more than 300 people stood together, heads down, in silence.
News
White nationalist activist Richard Spencer plans to speak at UF
By Jimena Tavel | Aug. 12, 2017A leader of a white nationalist organization, who participated in the violent Charlottesville, Virginia rallies Saturday, is arranging to speak at UF next month.
News
Divine Divas Fashion Show & Purse Auction
Aug. 11, 2017The GFWC High Springs New Century Woman’s Club invites you to our Divine Diva’s Fashion Show & Purse Auction Fundraiser on Saturday, September 9th – 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Please join us for delicious food, delightful fun & games and dazzling fashions presented by Belk’s Department Store. High-end purses will be available for silent bidding on Friday, September 8th from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. and Saturday, September 9th from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Gently used purses will be available for immediate purchase both days. The silent auction winners will be announced on Saturday, September 9th at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $15.00. Call Jan at 785-383-4412 or email – hsncwclub@gmail.com.
News
John Reaves, former UF quarterback, is dead at 67.
By Adam Turner | Aug. 2, 2017UF football great John Reaves passed away in his Tampa home Tuesday at 67 years old.
The Avenue
Things to do in Gainesville before the end of Summer B
By Natalie Rao | Aug. 2, 2017Yet another Summer B term has gone as quickly as it came, but there are still a few days left before the short break between semesters ensues. If you haven’t had the time to take advantage of the many different things our city has to offer, now is your chance. Although you have to be 21 or older to get a local beer at Swamp Head Brewery or First Magnitude Brewing Compnay, there are plenty of other things available for the college student in need of cooling off. Here are a few things to check off your Gainesville bucket lists before the short Summer Break is upon us.
The Avenue
The top music of the summer
By Mackenzie Duffy | Aug. 2, 2017With summer nearing its end, it’s important to reflect on everything it has brought us as we prepare for fall — especially the music. Out of the countless new releases from music’s newcomers and veterans alike, audiences plugged their headphones into great tunes this season. Here are the reigning champions of summer music.
The Avenue
For the first time in 20 years, Princess Diana is publicly remembered in new documentary
By Isabelle Resnick | Aug. 2, 2017If you weren’t alive when Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, made her iconic mark on the world, a new HBO documentary will make you wish you were. It will also make you weep the way so many did the weeks following her tragic passing. The film, which commemorates the 20th year since her premature death, is called “Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy.”
Opinion
College is a time to have fun, but also a lot more
Aug. 2, 2017Well, dear reader, the time has come for us to trade in our novelty pool floats for desk chairs in lecture halls and our beachside loaded Coronas for triple-shot lattes from the Marston Science Library Starbucks. In other words, it’s time for us all to return to reality.
The Avenue
Second kitten yoga event raises more money than the first
By Janiece Sebris | Aug. 2, 2017Melty is gone.
News
Fuchs and pro wrestler to face off in Convocation video
By David Hoffman | Aug. 2, 2017In a Twitter video released Wednesday afternoon, UF President Kent Fuchs — decked out in Gator-themed gym clothes and a protective head piece — stood next to professional wrestler and UF alumnus Thaddeus Michael Bullard, better known to wrestling fans as Titus O’Neil.
Metro
GPD: Former Walmart employee steals 24-pack of Bud Light from store
By David Hoffman | Aug. 2, 2017In what he described to police as a “spite thing,” a former Walmart employee was arrested Tuesday night after police said he stole a 24-pack of Bud Light and a tool set from the Walmart behind Butler Plaza, located at 2900 SW 42nd St.
Metro
Hawthorne Middle/High School to close if it can’t become a ‘C’ school
By Sara Marino | Aug. 2, 2017Hawthorne Middle/High School, located at 21403 SE 69th Ave., has been a “D” school for several years.
News
UF refused to send representatives to MCDA ‘Intervention’
By David Hoffman | Aug. 2, 2017Hours before a meeting at the Gainesville City Hall on upcoming renovations to the Institute of Black Culture and the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures, UF sent a letter.
