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Q&A with Danny Boone from Rehab

Earlier this year, Rehab's "Bartender Song (Sittin' At a Bar)" made the leap from jukebox phenomenon to Hot 100 entry. Now Danny Boone, mastermind of the honky hip-hoppers, finds himself on the cusp of fame. On Nov. 8, Rehab will play alongside bands such as Hinder and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus at the Planetfest, a music festival in Jacksonville. Has life changed? How could it not? Says Boone, "We've got more beer than we've ever had in our life."

Band uses what its got and make it their own

The legendary reggae-punk band Sublime may have collapsed in 1996, but their legacy is far from dead.

Scarves are a cool accessory for the chill season

Last week I think everyone had a WTF moment. Cold? In October? In Florida? No way! It was definitely a surprise to wake up and have it be 30 degrees outside. I mean come on, Mother Nature, we're not North Carolina. We're Florida - it shouldn't get cold here. Thankfully, it seems to have warmed up for now, but the cold weather got me thinking: Winter is approaching. And what better way to celebrate the upcoming winter season than discussing one of my favorite accessories: scarves.

Boonstra finds success after eligibility issues in fall 2007

She was on a new campus, in a new country, surrounded by strangers and not allowed to play the sport she's been playing since her early teens.

Newton in neck brace after car accident

UF backup quarterback Cameron Newton is in a neck brace after his car rear-ended by a truck on Tuesday, coach Urban Meyer said.

Point guard Lucas to transfer

UF coach Billy Donovan announced Wednesday that sophomore point guard Jai Lucas will be transferring from the program.

Historic election should inspire activism

As a heterosexual female, facing my gay best friend after Amendment 2 declared him inferior ruined my post-election celebrations. What am I supposed to say, "Better luck next time"? Unfortunately, this isn't an Ole Miss game.

Vanderbilt coach Johnson not ready to concede game to UF

With No. 5 UF coming to Nashville on Saturday, Vanderbilt will take any help it can get.

Abortion rhetoric not main problem

While some may argue the terms "pro-life" and "pro-choice" are equally poor choices in rhetoric for how they describe abortion, I would like to go straight to the heart of the debate and shed some light as to why one expression makes more sense than the other. Abortion is about life and the value of it. While the issue certainly has social, economic and ethical components, none of this matters if a fetus is considered a life.

Album review: Land of Talk – "Some Are Lakes"

Lots of chatter coming out of Montreal these days. With Arcade Fire on hiatus and Of Montreal not actually of Montreal, Land of Talk now generate the most noise in this ice-cold indie hotbed with dense, groove-oriented music evocative of Neil Young in all his "Ragged Glory." On "Some Are Lakes," atop layers of distortion and heavy-handed drumming, Elizabeth Powell offers up cryptic poetry about the perils of darkness in a gentle, inflection-free tone. Perhaps her singing lacks emotional resonance, or maybe the pounding rhythms simply drown her out. In this case, it lacks volume, though she does speak up on "Young Bridge." Chiming guitars and harmony galore give way to the line "There's no light underneath you," another mystery phrase that deserves a follow-up question: Is Land of Talk in fact saying anything?

Hazing incident puts Tau Epsilon Phi on interim suspension

A group of University Police officers entered the Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity house Monday night to find 36 pledges kneeling shirtless on the floor of the basement.

Facebook statuses show ignorance

The 2008 presidential election was a milestone in more ways than one.

Memorial service held for SFC student

An SFC student who died following a car accident in Jacksonville early Saturday morning was remembered Wednesday at a memorial service at the First United Methodist Church of Ocala.

UF students discuss issues on election day

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Hill finds spot in safety rotation

Will Hill probably never heard the word "disappointed" associated with his name before.

Election night at the Reitz Union

Denver receiver Marshall talks trash

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UF fraternity under investigation for hazing

UF's Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity is under investigation by University Police for hazing.

Abortion jargon hinders debate

We know political discourse is mostly rhetoric, not debate. Abortion is the only major issue in which the words used to identify your point of view are meaningless rhetorical euphemisms.

Voter registration groups have serious responsibility

I am new to Florida, and I have recently registered to vote here because I knew my vote would mean a lot more in Florida than in my home state of Texas.