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A Tinder drinking game
By Laura Gomez | Mar. 9, 2016Now that all Valentine’s Day festivities are over, you may find that your two-week fling was really just a way to feel less lonely on Valentine’s Day. So you partied too hard over the break, drunkenly confessed your love to your fling — or hooked up with your fling’s best friend — and it’s likely you’re extremely single again. Now you’re left with your only reliable friend: Tinder. What better way to get a date than with a little liquid courage? But please, put away the drunk goggles or you might get catfished.
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GNV art-supply store celebrates anniversary with market
By Erica Pope | Feb. 17, 2016Two men took it upon themselves to support the local art scene when Central Florida Office Plus, a Gainesville arts-and-crafts supply store, closed down in 2014.
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Planning your Valentine's Day 2016
By Katherine Dagand | Feb. 10, 2016Congratulations, you have a Valentine! No matter if it’s a familiar face or a new flame, it’s hard not to take advantage of the holiday and be a little more lovey-dovey with your cherie amour than usual. As anti-consumerist as you may be, admit it: You’re kind of excited. This Valentine’s Day, skip TGI Fridays and find some fun, unconventional plans to do with your Valentine. Here are a few suggestions on making this year’s V-Day a little less cheesy and a little more memorable.
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Netflix binge drinking game: The Office
By Meryl Kornfield | Feb. 3, 2016This show deserves all of the Dundies.
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Mediocre Advice: Spring Break ideas, pregnancy
By Julia Nevins | Feb. 3, 2016Dear Mediocre,
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Mediocre Advice: Changing majors, senior year
By Julia Nevins | Jan. 27, 2016Dear Mediocre,
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Mediocre Advice: Seminoles and the Sahara Desert
Jan. 20, 2016Dear Mediocre,
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GNV must-follow Twitter accounts
By Jack DaSilva | Jan. 13, 2016If you’re on Twitter, you know two things: It can be both helpful and a great source of laughs. As a self-proclaimed Twitter guru, I’ve been able to compile a list of UF- and Gainesville-related accounts you should be following if you aren’t already.
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Mediocre Advice: NYE flings, bars
By Julia Nevins | Jan. 13, 2016We’re back with plenty of half-baked advice for everyone. From boyfriend probs to questions about how to plot revenge against your annoying, snack-stealing roommate, Mediocre Advice has got your back. Send your questions to mediocre.alligator.advice@gmail.com and together we’ll find solutions to your dilemmas and have some fun along the way.
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Mediocre Advice: Girlfriends, Gilfs and Goats
Dec. 2, 2015I’m pretty sure I have the herps, but is it true if I never get tested I’ll never really have it?
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‘Their imagination can run away’: Former UF professor to talk toys at Matheson Museum
By Aly Gill | Nov. 18, 2015Carol Lehtola recalled playing with a Tonka dump truck as a child.
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Mediocre Advice: This Week, Questions with a Twist
Nov. 18, 2015Me and my slam piece have been in a relationship for three months, and she’s been nagging me to go Facebook official. What do I do?
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Mediocre Advice: Results guaranteed or your money back
Nov. 11, 2015Dear Mr. Mediocre Alligator Advice,
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Ken Eats Gainesville starts McElwainisms page
By Julia Nevins | Nov. 4, 2015Local social media presence Ken Peng has reached a level of stardom in Gainesville with his various social media pages, including blogs and more recently his Facebook page "McElwainisms."
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Mediocre Advice: James Franco's IMDB and RA advice
Nov. 4, 2015Columnists’ note: Hey, T.I., I know you’re coming tomorrow for Gator Growl, and you insist on "no mediocre" and that you "don’t want no mediocre."
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Mediocre Advice: Sex, Misogyny and Drake (In that order)
Oct. 28, 2015Hey Mediocre Advice,
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Santa Fe to host Boo at the Zoo event
By Aly Gill | Oct. 28, 2015With a donation from UF Health, Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s 21st annual Boo at the Zoo event will be bigger than ever this Halloween.
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Netflix Binge Drinking Game: Courage the Cowardly Dog
By Katherine Dagand | Oct. 21, 2015Admit it: Before "American Horror Story" and "The Walking Dead," you were terrified of Courage the Cowardly Dog.
