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THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Mom Jeans talks music, FEST and touring

By Lindsey Breneman Avenue Staff Writer | Oct. 27, 2018

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

What to expect when you’re at FEST

By Tranelle Maner | Oct. 27, 2018

Gainesville FESTival fiends, the time has come for you to grab your fanny pack, and prepare for FEST 2018.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

The best of FEST: playlist

By Lindsey Breneman | Oct. 27, 2018

FEST is taking over Gainesville this weekend for the 17th time. With punk-rock fanatics from across the globe roaming the streets, it seems like a good time to curate some of our favorite tunes to blare when we want to headbang out our emotions. The best part? You can see every band featured on the playlist this weekend.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

FEST’s laugh out loud comics

By Emma McAvoy Avenue Staff Writer | Oct. 27, 2018

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

The Man behind the FEST

By Lindsey Breneman | Oct. 27, 2018

Tony Weinbender has two great loves: music and Gainesville. Seventeen years ago he lost $500 trying to combine those, but in doing so, he created an event that became a city staple and a community that never stops coming back for more.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Q&A With Fest Wrestling Champion: EFFY

By Vanessa Blankenship | Oct. 27, 2018

Fest Wrestling is all about promoting independent wrestlers while encouraging intergender wrestling and equality.

Mayor of Tallahassee and gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum laughs while speaking at a rally on UF's campus Friday afternoon. During the event, hosted by the Andrew Gillum campaign, Gillum walked with students to the polls.

NEWS | CAMPUS

More than 200 people attended march at UF for Andrew Gillum on Friday

By Hannah Beatty | Oct. 26, 2018

Holding two Andrew Gillum posters and a portable fan amid rain and humidity on Friday afternoon, Rachel Godskind came out to rally even though she already voted.

This image obtained Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, and provided by ABC News shows a package addressed to former CIA head John Brennan and an explosive device that was sent to CNN's New York office. The mail-bomb scare widened Thursday as law enforcement officials seized more suspicious packages.

METRO | POLITICS

Person detained in mail-bomb investigation

By Michael Balsamo | Oct. 26, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities have detained a person in connection with the mail-bomb scare that widened to 12 suspicious packages, a Justice Department official said Friday.

The UF women's cross country team is in Auburn, Alabama, to competing at the SEC Championships.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

UF will face uphill battle at SEC Championships in Auburn, Alabama

By Evan Lepak | Oct. 25, 2018

The Florida cross country team will try to embrace the underdog role today when it competes with the rest of the Southeastern Conference at the SEC Championships.

The UF men's and women's swimming are in Athens, Georgia, to take on the Georgia Bulldogs.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Gators swimming to face Georgia in Athens today

By Evan Lepak | Oct. 25, 2018

The surging Florida swimming and diving teams will be in Athens, Georgia, today to swim against the Bulldogs at the Gabrielsen Natatorium.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Picks Column: Week 9

Oct. 25, 2018

Ready to get drunk in Jacksonville?

Forward Deanne Rose (21) scored her first goal of the season in Thursday night’s 3-0 win over Arkansas. She followed it with her second minutes later.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Florida defeats Arkansas, clinches berth in SEC Tournament

By River Wells | Oct. 25, 2018

The Gators (6-9-3, 4-4-2 SEC) certainly seemed inspired by the pre-match ceremonies to honor their seniors when they came out in the first half. It was just the 10th minute when midfielder Briana Solis hit a screamer from 20 yards out for her fourth career goal, putting UF up 1-0 early.

Former NFL player Merril Hoge (pictured) recently came out with a book he co-authored with Dr. Peter Cummings called “Brainwashed: The Bad Science Behind CTE and the Plot to Destroy Football.”

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Merril Hoge’s new, controversial book is just the worst

By Tyler Nettuno | Oct. 25, 2018

Former ESPN analyst Merril Hoge, who once said Kurt Warner sounded “extremely uneducated” when the Super Bowl XXXIV MVP said he wouldn’t allow his kids to play football over fear of concussions, was fired during the network’s mass layoff in 2017.

UF has a super hero in its football team: wide receiver Kadarius Toney.

SPORTS | FEATURES

The Toney Express: Is he Batman? Is he Superman? Either way, Kadarius Toney plays like a superhero

By Morgan McMullen | Oct. 25, 2018

Superman is near-invincible. Batman is crafty.

Former Georgia running backs Nick Chubb (pictured) and Sony Michel ran for a combined 214 yards in last season's Florida-Georgia game in Jacksonville.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Three key points for the Gators this weekend

By Alanis Thames | Oct. 25, 2018

Rayshad Jackson called it a distraction.

NEWS

Darts & Laurels: Oct. 26, 2018

Oct. 25, 2018

Frustrated, frantic and desperate, you are about to end your search for a decent study space on campus. Library West is at capacity. Marston Science Library is so full that the fire marshall would faint at the sight of it. Students are packed in like sardines. The sleep-deprived, zombie-like crowd smells strongly of fatigue and caffeine. The line for Starbucks stretches far into the distance, over the horizon and into the sunset. Several students give up hope and pitch tents for the night, huddle around campfires and roast weenies under the Marston French Fries. You still have one last spot to check: Newell Hall. You jog down the steps and past the Hub. Racing toward the doors, you fling them open and enter.