The UF School of Music is offering two music ensemble courses as part of the Creative B Summer program. The ensembles are open to all UF students, faculty, staff and Gainesville community members this Summer B.
The only thing worse than having to stay in Gainesville over the summer is being here while there’s a tropical storm. Regional Transit System buses are cold enough without having wet hair and wearing soaked clothes, and unpredictable bus schedules could leave you dripping with the icy shards of Mother Nature’s wrath.
In the ‘60s, we were thinking about the future. We thought about how we might drive flying cars, cherish our housework robots and live on freeze-dried peas like spacemen. What we didn’t predict was an app that could send a chauffeur to your house in under a minute and take you wherever you wanted, all without the need to vocalize any directions or requests.
On Tuesday, the world learned that Kate Spade died after taking her own life.First, I want to start by saying please reach out for help in your own way whenever you need it. You are not alone. If you need help, you can call or chat online with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or find resources on campus.Second, I want to go into the mark Spade has made on my life. As materialistic as fashion can be, Spade’s designs brought joy, whimsy and professionalism all at the same time. Her products were often out of my college price range, but I was always drawn to them.In a world where I doubted being a journalist as people told me newspapers were a dying breed, her New York Journal clutch, tote bag and tumbler assured me news was trendy, needed and appreciated. Just like the world may doubt the need for $500 purses that I don’t have, Spade’s products told their own stories and held value outside of a capitalistic society.One of her lines was an ode to books, a notebook featuring a shelf lined with books including classics “Pride and Prejudice” and “Gulliver’s Travels.”Like newspapers, her brand could be one of tradition and creativity. Spade was one of the first things I saw when I came on a UF tour as a high school senior. In the bookstore while I waited for my time to view campus, I perused the bottom level and saw Spade’s products on the shelf among other stationery, lanyards and water bottles. My mom got me a notebook that I still have saved to use for a special project, when that time comes.My first big purchase was saving up my money to buy myself a proper wallet versus a square with a money slot, a couple of card spaces and Velcro before college. Many other shoppers share a connection with Spade and their first purchase, as the Glamour article “My First Kate Spade: 12 Women on How the Designer Impacted Their Personal Style” highlights.
The end of the 2017-18 NBA season is quickly approaching. With three games of the Finals already in the books, we can begin to shift our focus to the NBA Awards on June 25. Sports writers Chris O’Brien, Skyler Lebron, Alanis Thames and Mark Stine provide their takes on who should win the major categories.
Raelyn Nelson is a rising princess in country music. Granddaughter of the world-famous country icon Willie Nelson, Raelyn joins forces with band members Jonathan Bright, Preach Rutherford and Paulie Simmons to create a sound that she says is the midpoint between Loretta Lynn and Cheap Trick.
Gainesville artists are coming together to transform a batch of retired mannequins into works of art — celebrating the legacy of pride.
Tampa Indie Flea will host an indie flea pop-up market in Gainesville this Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Depot Park.
What can separate even the closest of friends? The future. What can reunite them? The past.
June marks the official start of the all-too-familiar hurricane season here in Florida.
The Gainesville community will come together Saturday to enjoy local artists all while supporting a local cause.
Is John F. Kennedy your favorite president? Do you think he died before he could do more great things? If you could change the past, would you?
Florida rapper YNW Melly started from SoundCloud, a popular music sharing site, and now he’s here.
First Kevin Durant, now Bryan Colangelo?
History lies within the lanes of Hayward Field.
Nothing said at Saturday night’s press conference indicated that the UF softball team was disappointed in how its season ended, but it was evident.
The Florida Gators played two games against the Florida Atlantic Owls Monday night.
To paraphrase the great American poet Dorothy Parker, “I hate reporting. I love having reported.”
Nearly two years ago, a fire burnt down Lightnin’ Salvage Enterprises at Satchel’s Pizza in an hour, taking the playground outside down in its flames.
Graduate students may write a 40-page paper for a thesis, but UF alumna Ariel Bowman sculpted and painted prehistoric animals for a museum exhibit.
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