It's an obvious fact about Gainesville: Every weekend, hundreds of students gather at downtown clubs for typical nighttime reverie. But once a month, the downtown area becomes a Mecca for the town's artistic culture.
"This collection is pretty much the shit," announced designer Bobby K moments before the start of the last show of Gainesville Fashion Week Friday night.
Quarterback Tim Tebow still has not been cleared to practice after suffering a concussion against Kentucky on Sept. 26.
Campaign season is nowhere near fun for anybody involved: the parties running, the candidates running and the Student Body. This year, I got lucky: I had a managerial economics exam on Wednesday night that required a bit more attention. However, I take deep offense with the Alligator's Editorial Board comparing campaign season to a "personal Trail of Tears" in Friday's "Darts & Laurels."
Twenty-four hours, three guidelines, six films, one winner.
City officials addressed the concerns of people living within a 1,200-acre stretch of land that may be annexed at a meeting Saturday.
The girl with the bloodred lips and blond hair raises her legs seductively into the air.
The Internet is making us rude.
Stand in a grocery store freezer - 140 points. Steal candy from a child - 40 points.
The costumes ranged in price from 5 cents to $500,000 - non-negotiable - at the Hippodrome State Theatre's costume sale Saturday and Sunday.
Pit bulls and people were in abundance on Sunday at the West End Animal Hospital on Newberry Road.
The latest installment in the Democratic Party's disappointing slew of failures occurred Tuesday when the public option for health insurance was voted down in the Senate Finance Committee. Five Democrats joined the Republicans in voting the option into oblivion.
12:30 p.m.: Across from Fran Ingram lies a pile of white signs that read, "Homo leads to Hell" and "God loves you, but…"
University Avenue was quiet with only the sound of the sporadic train of speeding cars breaking the silence of an unusually warm October afternoon-until 1:09 p.m.
Happy Monday!
A 20-foot inflatable Red Stag bottle stood out among throngs of blue, white, gold and green canopies to show newcomers where to go.
There are 14 million reasons why students should have voted in this fall's Student Government elections.
It took Pat Dean about an hour to get ready Saturday night.
It was disheartening to read the article "Records reveal SG criminal charges" in the Sept. 29 issue of the Alligator. However, given the many shenanigans that have occurred during student elections and the various behaviors on the part of different party members in the past, it is not surprising. For a long time I have felt that participation in Student Government is an interesting training ground for later activity in local, state, or national elections or offices.
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