Just because you're in college doesn't mean you can't have your gourmet meal and eat it, too. While you're at it, work an occasional massage into your schedule, or even a trip to the bowling alley with a big group of friends.
Out with the new, and in with the old. Every day, it seems that thrift stores are becoming a more avant-garde venue for shopping. And here in Gainesville, students and residents alike are lucky to have access to stores beyond the common man’s Goodwill. In fact, we’d go so far as to say Gainesville’s got a vintage selection that’s the Rolls-Royce of second-hand-shop selections. Peruse the merchandise at these retailers and you’ll be sure to snatch a find that’s one-of-a-kind. After all, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
Suppose you’re a hungry student speed-walking across campus, looking for something to shove down your gullet while you rush to your next class. If you’re low on dough, you might be stuck eating food from the intestinal house of horrors known as Taco Bell.
City Commissioner Thomas Hawkins wants to be your representative for another three years.
Before MTV's scandalous new series "Skins" premiered on Jan. 17, commercials teased audiences with clips of sex, drugs and crazily behaved teenagers - all factors that seemed to make its U.K. counterpart a hit.
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ATHENS, Ga. — After missing two critical free throws in the closing moments of regulation, Erving Walker found redemption by draining a game-tying three with one second left in overtime, igniting the Gators.
About 30 protesters stood outside the Hippodrome Theatre on Tuesday to voice their displeasure for the city’s treatment of homeless people as Mayor Craig Lowe gave his State of the City address.
The candidates for the next Student Body president have something to say about block tuition.
Regional Transit System is trying to make a bigger impact on the Gainesville community and will be extending its Employee Bus Pass Program to retired UF faculty and staff who live in the Gainesville area.
After a year marked by new innovations, budget cuts, hot-button issues and a national standoff between the city and a controversial local church, Gainesville has much to look forward to in the upcoming year, Mayor Craig Lowe said in his address Tuesday.
Within the next week, I will hear the phrase “the book was better.” While I usually agree if it’s a book I have read, I’ll be honest and say that unless it’s a hyped-up children’s series not involving vampires, or a trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, there are few books I’ve ever read that have film adaptations. I suppose that’s why some books get made into movies — so the stories they tell can be digested in less than two hours and I can get back to more important things, like choosing what combination of outerwear I want to lug around as the Florida weather covers every temperature and humidity level in the span of a day.
We anticipated most of the talking points and even the tone of the State of the Union address Tuesday night. Two things have caught us off guard, however.
The Alachua County Commission is frustrated about the Cabot-Koffers Superfund site clean up, so it may take its case to the nation’s capital.
It began as a routine recruiting trip to a Jacksonville gymnastics studio.
Ideas to improve sustainability on college campuses were shared among students from seven different universities at the first Florida Student Sustainability Summit on Tuesday.
All season, the Gators have had a crutch to lean on after making mistakes: six new players trying to adapt at the next level.
Walmart is taking measures to make a healthier lifestyle more available to its customers.
An estimate of Florida’s population conducted by a UF research center was accurate within two tenths of a percent in comparison with the actual U.S. Census Bureau’s counts released for 2010.
A study of 2,300 students in four-year colleges found that 45 percent of students did not improve their learning skills by the end of sophomore year.
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