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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF Hillel reshaping its Israel initiative

Stephanie Kreitzer was packed onto a bus in a foreign country with about 40 students for 10 days. She discovered a new place to call home and developed a newfound sense of pride for her Jewish heritage during Taglit-Birthright Israel. 


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OPINION  |  DARTS LAURELS

Darts & Laurels 6/5/14

What a week! The Gators swept the NCAA softball championship, a first for UF. Congratulations to the kick-ass ladies of Gator softball: We’re incredibly proud.


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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

POW release another boogeyman for GOP to chase

Following the release of American prisoner of war Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl last week, questions and allegations started to fly over why the Obama administration negotiated with the Taliban for Bergdahl’s release. Some claim that Bergdahl was a deserter, thus negating any reason to trade suspected terrorists for Bergdahl. Others — including House Speaker John Boehner — have already called for congressional hearings to investigate the matter. 


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THE AVENUE  |  ART AND THEATER

‘Palo Alto’ opens Friday at The Hipp

Gia Coppola’s directorial debut, “Palo Alto,” opening tomorrow at the Hippodrome State Theatre, is in some ways a mix of “Mean Girls” and “The Catcher in the Rye.” It’s a coming-of-age film that frankly addresses the sex, drugs, despondency and debauchery of adolescence, while at the same time mourning the loss of its characters’ childhoods.


Hundred Waters, a band from Gainesville, released their latest album "The Moon Rang Like A Bell" last week.
THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Gainesville band Hundred Waters makes waves

Hundred Waters, a band formed in 2011 with roots in Gainesville, has covered genres from electronic to indie to folk to hip-hop with their tempos and drums over their last couple projects. Though their self-titled album, released in 2012, introduced the ability to cover those genres, the band’s most recent effort, “The Moon Rang Like A Bell,” enhanced and honed in on those sounds.



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