THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Matt Pond PA discusses touring, music
By ALLIE CONTI | Apr. 16, 2008Matt Pond called me in a whisper aboard his tour bus Saturday afternoon.
El Caimán
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SDS strike should be taken seriously
By SKEET SURRENCY | Apr. 16, 2008I've recently concluded that the problem with this country can be summed up by the Alligator articles and editorials Students for a Democratic Society has generated over the last year. You may agree that the world as we know it is falling apart, but you'll continuously bicker over every last detail of those whose conscience compels them to actually take action.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Graham Center hosts two political writers
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Apr. 16, 2008Two political journalists will discuss the media's effect on the U.S. presidency at UF's Graham Center for Public Service in Pugh Hall at 7 p.m. as part of the center's Presidential Lecture Series.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
'Sex and the City' star writes of his life after cancer
By STEFANIE ROBERTS | Apr. 16, 2008Many of actor Evan Handler's fans know him best as Harry Goldenblatt from "Sex and the City": the balding husband to WASP-turned-yenta Charlotte York.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Summer guide to the biggest live music tours in Florida
By ADRIAN RUHI | Apr. 16, 2008For some, summer means no school, endless hours of basking in the sun, and milking your parents for money before you go back to "adult duties" in the fall. For me, though, it means paying absurdly high prices on Ticketmaster to see some of pop music's biggest acts perform extravagant sets in not-ideal-for-live-music venues, like NBA arenas. To help you decide what to check out this summer, here are few of my picks.
THE AVENUE
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SEX
Relationship tips for a summer away from campus
By PAIGE USYK | Apr. 16, 2008Like every semester over the last couple of years, I have many friends graduating this term.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student Senate votes down bill to reduce Cabinet members
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 16, 2008UF student senators voted against a bill Tuesday night that would have reduced the number of Student Body Cabinet positions by 30 members.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Florida acoustic pop group making national waves
By MARGARET FRANCOIS | Apr. 16, 2008It is not every day that you walk into your first period class as an aspiring musician and walk out with a manager, but that is exactly what happened for members of the Florida pop group Mark & James.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student Senate allocates more than $1 million for student groups
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 16, 2008UF student senators approved more than $1 million for academic councils and student organizations to use over the 2008-2009 school year during Tuesday's Senate meeting that lasted until midnight.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Hungers strikers feeling effects of protest
By ILEANA MORALES | Apr. 16, 2008Six of 11 student protesters are still fasting until they can talk about UF's investment policy with UF President Bernie Machen, but they're dropping fast. Two have already fainted after nearly a week, protesters said.
METRO
Hatchet Creek developer appeals to City Commission
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 16, 2008After being turned down by the city commission in October 2007, the developer of the proposed Hatchet Creek community in northeast Gainesville appealed the decision at Wednesday night's commission meeting.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Guitar weapon of choice on Massacre's 'Underground'
By ROBERT HILSON | Apr. 16, 2008Anton Newcombe isn't your run-of-the-mill cult figure.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Take advantage of UF while you can
Apr. 16, 2008The time has come. I have started marking my calendar with the dates and locations of my final exams. I am making finishing touches on end-of-the-semester projects. I have called my mom to double-check my moving date, and I have begun assessing how much shoe-shopping money I will make from selling my textbooks.
METRO
Due to suit, Einstein’s stops printing Wildlife Issues class notes
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Apr. 16, 2008Einstein's Notes has temporarily stopped selling notes for a UF class after Faulkner Press, the software company used to supplement the course, sued the note-taking service.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Festival of India visits the Plaza of the Americas
By KATE KENNEDY | Apr. 16, 2008A giant fish in a lawn chair, a snake charmer and a gypsy bird lady are not typical Plaza of the Americas lawn-dwellers.
METRO
State House passes bill to help students pay for textbooks
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Apr. 16, 2008The Florida House of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of a bill Wednesday that aims to make buying textbooks more affordable. The bill, introduced by Rep. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, would require state colleges and universities to provide adequate textbook information to students at least 30 days before the first day of classes.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
A year later, UF still learning from Virginia Tech massacre
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 15, 2008A year ago today, we were all Hokies.
