Nick Simmons will get the chance to see a performer who has helped him improve his own comedy at the Reitz Union on Wednesday.
As the school year rounds off, it can become easy to fall into the slump of “could have beens” and “didn’t do’s.” This, perhaps, hits graduating students the hardest, but no one is immune from the curse. It is the end of things that causes us to look back, after all,
I am the son of a PGA professional and would like to offer a rebuttal to the Monday Matters article regarding the golf industry. The article is unsurprisingly lacking statistical evidence of waning golf interest, probably because there isn’t any. First, the article claims, “Nobody really wants to watch golf.” In fact, the PGA Tour reported a 22-percent increase in viewership in 2016. Second, the article claims that golf has a difficult “learning curve.” The PGA has instituted many new initiatives to make the game easier for beginners, including the Tee It Up program. While we’re at it, let’s talk about this difficult games popularity. The article poses golf as the sport for “out of shape old guys”. Interestingly, the PGA says 2.2 million people tried golf for the first time last year and 73% of them played again and again and again. Now, the money. Yes, golf is a big business with a worth of $70 billion, but it also has an annual charitable giving of $4 billion. And the average price of a round of golf is $36. This article was an attempt at a hot take, one that was so ill-researched, those who don’t golf could even read it as click-bait.
In all honesty, I’m still not entirely sure why I decided to write a thesis. Maybe I decided to do it because I like making my own life difficult. Maybe I like having something to complain about at all hours of the day. Maybe I just wanted to be able to say, “I have to work on my thesis” out loud, leaving friends and strangers alike dazzled by my dedication to long-form academic inquiry.
During Ben Shapiro’s speech on April 3, he criticized the term ‘rape culture’ as a slur against men. I was one of the “idiot protestors” at his event and specifically made my sign, which read “Stop Rape Culture,” for the talk. A sharp commentator who enlivens audiences with audacious statements on controversial issues, Shapiro tried to undermine the very real problem of sexual assault for college students, while blaming rape victims who do not report the crimes for helping to keep rapists out of jails. I address the problems with Shapiro’s claims, not only because they are potentially dangerous, but also to illustrate the often tenuous foundations of his fast “facts.”
Ingrid Neel was angry.
The Masters, golf’s first major tournament of the year, ended on Sunday. And while Sergio Garcia won, all of us lost.
For a group that’s averaged six runs through its first 12 SEC contests, Florida’s defense was its best asset in its game against Georgia on Sunday.
Needing clutch outs to preserve a sweep-avoiding win, coach Kevin O’Sullivan turned to the loser.
As Feleipe Franks took to the lectern to face reporters and cameras, one question stumped him.
A former UF linebacker was arrested Thursday for attempted sexual battery, Gainesville Police said.
Relay for Life is shrinking at UF.
Rose Ashby, 9, picked a maggot up with tweezers, dipped it in bright pink paint and watched it crawl around a piece of paper, creating a one-of-a-kind bug design.
There’s a new kind of ice cream on West University Avenue.
A 3K walk raised about $10,000 on Saturday, with roughly half of it going toward establishing a suicide prevention and advocacy group at UF.
He picks out the tiny shorts at Goodwill. They show off his quads.
Correction: This article has been updated to reflect that the Publix will be located at 203 NW 13th St.
Discussions about the ownership of Gainesville’s local biomass plant will continue after the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center rejected the city commission’s new offer to buy the plant.
UF’s Counseling and Wellness Center’s AWARE Ambassadors are hosting a weeklong event series starting on Monday to destigmatize mental health.
As with most cliches and motivational quotes, I’ve forgotten where I first heard the following one regarding jazz music. It goes something like this: “When you play the wrong note once, it’s a mistake. When you play it again, it’s jazz.” On first pass, it seems like a subtle jab at jazz music as a genre, as if every jazz musician out there just hits wrong keys all the time, muttering something to the effect of, “Yeah, man, it’s interpretive art. You wouldn’t understand.”
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