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“Vodka coke, hold the vodka” ­— The sober adventures of the beerless barfly

By RICHARD STEHLI | Sep. 22, 2010

Alcohol is the life-blood of the nightlife in Gainesville, lubricating our conversations and glossing over the things we wish to ignore. My mission was simple but by no means easy: Go out and try to enjoy a full week of what Gainesville has to offer after dark, without having a single drink.

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Meet the seat stealer: the leader of lecture hall losers

By LAUREN GOLD | Sep. 15, 2010

Here’s a frightful scenario: You overslept, missed the bus, and the line at Starbucks is longer than the line at a Justin Bieber concert. By some divine miracle, you make it to class with one minute to spare. The problem? Some dude is in your seat. You have just met that most despicable of classroom creatures: the seat stealer.

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In honor of The Onion – the best fake news sites

By Eric Kossina | Sep. 15, 2010

“Dove World Outreach Center now accepting homosexual members.”

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Sex and the Swamp: I wish my angel hair was more like lasagna

By Jared Misner | Sep. 15, 2010

Dear Jared, This is hard to say, but I think I have a small penis.

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The A List

By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Sep. 8, 2010

Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.

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'Mafia II' incites violence and infuriates

By Jon Silman | Sep. 1, 2010

Not being able to punch women makes me want to punch a woman.

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On the Avenue: My first love -- tales of lust, loss

Aug. 25, 2010

This Friday, a movie called "Flipped" is hitting local theaters, and it's about love. Specifically, that special kind of love we know as "first love."

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Sorry, freshman: what they didn't tell you at orientation

By DAVE JOHNSON | Aug. 25, 2010

Dear Freshmen,

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Editor's Word

By Jon Silman | Aug. 20, 2010

Dear Readers,

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Tips to acclimate yourself properly by not pissing off the locals

By Alex Orlando | Aug. 20, 2010

Yep, it’s that time of year again.

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Fall season brings new hope for tried and true franchises

By Josh Isom | Aug. 20, 2010

Zombies, Spartans and 22 men getting sweaty together: It must be the beginning of gaming season.

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New students, meet your new neighbors — the homeless

Aug. 20, 2010

Living in Gainesville, there’s something you’re going to encounter on the streets that you should be ready for.

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Colorful sunglasses trend is just clever marketing ploy

By Angela Flatland | Aug. 4, 2010

Members of UF's Greek community are responsible for the thousands of walking billboards for apartments, insurance companies and its own events on campus and around Gainesville.

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Dave’s final summer column: A whole season in review

By DAVE JOHNSON | Aug. 4, 2010

And so, dear readers, here we are. Another summer in Gainesville has come and gone, and it's time we all look back and reflect on how much we've gone through. There's been plenty of things to remember over this past pseudo-semester, like that time ... where ... um ...

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With a few tips, biking a viable travel option

By Zachary Griner | Aug. 4, 2010

Even though riding around on a little metal frame with two wheels can seem foolish and a bit dangerous, it doesn't have to be.

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The Beta gaming tournament bridges media, video games

By Marissa Prieto | Aug. 2, 2010

Those with a love for video games or digital arts and media, and even some professional gamers, came out last Thursday and Friday to the Norman Gym for The Beta gaming tournament.

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Four Horsemen? No, the Four Loko is the apocalypse

By DAVE JOHNSON | July 28, 2010

Civilizations rise and fall, such is the cycle of human history. There are many things attributing to the downfall of a civilization, such as disease, wars or societal collapse. However, I realized recently that there will be only one thing to bring down modern Western civilization. Dear readers, I have seen the harbinger of the end of time, and it exists among us in startling quantity. Of course, I refer to Four Loko.

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Hospice roadshow helps patients

By Erin Rauch | July 28, 2010

A timid young boy and his family held their ticket and waited anxiously in line to have John Sikorski, local antique evaluation expert, evaluate their item.

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Serendipity defines accomplished ghost writer’s career

By Alex Orlando | July 28, 2010

An economics degree from Cornell University. A law degree from UF. Experience as a marketing director.

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Bootsington T. Cat: A column of reverence befit for a feline king

By DAVE JOHNSON | July 21, 2010

Rarely is a man so great that even the legends written about him fail to truly capture the magnificence of his existence. This is one of those situations. This is an especially unique case, however, because the great man I am writing about is not a man. Readers, put on your monocles and be seated in your favorite fireside chair, for I shall chronicle the life and times of my cat, Boots.