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Welcome to LivFit: A new fitness, health and wellness column with weekly advice
By Olivia Langdon | Sep. 4, 2013Hi Gators!
The Avenue: Lifestyle
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Study shows red is sexiest lip color, grabs attention
By Angela Skane | Sep. 4, 2013Red has a reputation of making women feel ambitious, daring and confident. Think of the little red dress you zip up to impress or those haute red heels that are your go-to accessory.
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Bachelors, listen up: Change your sheets (at least) once a month to keep bugs away and get ladies to stay
By Whitney Lavaux | Sep. 4, 2013Good cuddling buddies: teddy bears, puppies, kittens and bunnies. Dust mites, not so much. Yet, apparently, some single men may not mind sharing their bed with these tiny creatures.
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Repurpose Project creatively reuses junk otherwise headed to the landfill
By Brandon Shenk | Aug. 28, 2013Inside the soft blue 3,000 square-foot warehouse, aisles that ran the length of the shop held numerous customers. Sarah Goff, co-founder and co-owner of the project, was the first to catch my attention. She asked if I needed help. We cordially talked for a minute until Mike Myers, the other co-founder and co-owner, could manage a break from the hustle and bustle.
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Post-rehab Lindsay Lohan: Is she recovering or irrelevant?
By Isha Choksi | Aug. 21, 2013The controversy that surrounded Lindsay Lohan for years has given her a reputation of being inconsiderate and messy. Recently, however, she has been finding ways to rebuild her image and heal from addiction.
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The perks of being a student
By Melissa Kahan | Aug. 14, 2013Having a UF student ID — regardless of how hideous the picture on it from Preview is — comes with a few perks. The benefits are money-saving, time-saving and all around your ticket to making life in Gainesville just a tad easier.
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Take them, use them, love them: An ode to coupon books
By Melissa Kahan | Aug. 14, 2013Don’t be afraid of the people at the beginning of the year shoving those thick coupon booklets in your face. These people are some of your first friends you will make in college, so to speak. These are the people offering you discounts on daily needs. Why so important, you ask?
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UF freshmen, here’s how not to be such obvious freshmen
By Brooke Perry | Aug. 14, 2013Being a new student on a campus of nearly 50,000, chances are you want to do so many new things you get overwhelmed just thinking about them all. But slow down there, newbies. There are also several things you will want to avoid at all costs.
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The good and the bad of Summer B
By Cresonia Hsieh | Aug. 7, 2013Freshman year is an exhilarating and exciting time, from starting classes to scoping out the social scene. But it comes with its ups and downs. Hear from some UF freshmen about the good and the bad of starting a new chapter in their lives.
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First Friday presents a dog-friendly day of summer
By Patricia Butler | Aug. 7, 2013What can be better than heading downtown for one of the largest happy hours and bringing your best friend — well, best furry friend — along?
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Death or Glory Tattoo Parlour product of joint desire to improve
By Brandon Shenk | July 31, 2013I walk through Death or Glory Tattoo Parlour’s front door that faces out toward North Sixth Street.
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Ramadan, fasting, God and other conclusions: Part Two
By Ian Rowe | July 31, 2013When I first made the decision to fast for Ramadan, I did so to foster a sense of camaraderie with my students.
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Ramadan, fasting, God and other conclusions: Part One
By Ian Rowe | July 24, 2013The last time I attended Mass, I was 14 years old. It was Easter Sunday.
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Pastimes for a Rain Day
By Brandon Shenk | July 17, 2013We’ve all noticed, as of late, the weather forecasts have been dreary often enough to send Picasso’s lingering spirit back into his blue period, but fear not, there are ways to keep a sunny disposition, regardless of threatening storms.
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‘A Freelance Writer’s Maiden Voyage’ guides aspiring writers
By Shaneece Dixon | July 17, 2013Mary Glazer would be a perfect choice for any aspiring writer to get advice from.
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Book Review: Carl Hiaasen’s “Bad Monkey”
By Chloe Finch | July 10, 2013Carl Hiaasen, a long-time columnist for the Miami Herald, prolific author of Florida-based crime fiction and UF alumnus, released his thirteenth novel “Bad Monkey” (Knopf, $26.95) on June 11.
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Botanical Bores: The Art and Science of the Underwhelming
By Ian Rowe | July 10, 2013There are several reactions you can elicit from a person to indicate that you have asked him or her a stupid question.
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‘Viva Gainesvegas’ gives community service a new twist
By Shaneece Dixon | July 10, 2013While many people scurried to avoid the rain Friday, downtown Gainesville lit up its own Vegas-style block party — complete with casino games like blackjack and Russian Roulette, a psychic reader, a magician, local vendors and live music.
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Local Vaudeville Company Sets the Stage with Cirque Nouveau-themed show
By Shaneece Dixon | July 8, 2013It’s not every day that you see an illusionist, fire-baton twirler and a fortune teller in the same room. But June 29, it was all about bringing classic vaudeville with a twist to downtown Gainesville.
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Psychic aims to relax, help visitors
By Meghan Pryce | July 1, 2013Theresa Duffy is a 62-year-old woman who doesn’t take any medication and rarely gets sick. She said she hasn’t sat in a doctor’s office in seven years.
