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Zumba offers fun fitness alternative

By MEAGAN MCGONE | Aug. 5, 2009

Before Erica Hyatt walks through the door, she is a chemical engineering major. She is a student at the UF. She thinks about homework and grades and meetings for the intramural softball team she is on. But for the hour she is in the room, she forgets all of that. She throws her arms in the air and sways her hips to the blaring music.

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Tweetups bring online friends face-to-face

By Jon Silman | July 22, 2009

Demi Moore stopped a desperate suicide attempt by re-posting an ominous message, a University of California, Berkeley student evaded Egyptian prison by posting the word "arrested," and Gainesville residents who had never met in person partied together at a local Japanese restaurant. Though seemingly unrelared and in different corners of the world, these three events have one thing in common - Twitter.

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Avoid local awkward situations on local night

By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI | Dec. 3, 2008

Just as football season marks the beginning of fall, Thanksgiving weekend is the first glimmer that the semester is coming to a close. As the majority of UF students rush home to get some turkey, stuffing and tryptophan-induced sleep, a unique time in Gainesville nightlife starts to take hold.

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The benefits of being regular

By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI | Nov. 19, 2008

College students in Gainesville have the ability to go to a different club or bar every night of the week, but it can be useful to find a place that becomes "your spot."

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Just a couple things

By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI | Nov. 12, 2008

One of the perks of bartending is that I get to people-watch during lulls. People-watching in a bar gives you insight into relationships that no psychology class could accomplish. Couples who come into the bar generally fit into a few types, and I have found they are by far the most entertaining people to watch.

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Here's a tip: leave one

By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI Avenue Writer | Oct. 29, 2008

This week's column continues our journey through proper bar etiquette. Now that you have your drink in hand, we'll move on to the next area where problems often arise - paying.

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Mind your bar manners

By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI | Oct. 22, 2008

This difficult midterms week that recently passed wore on my patience because of the day-to-day annoyances bartenders face. It inspired me to share my thoughts on bar etiquette from start to finish.

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So you think you can pass for 21?

By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI | Oct. 15, 2008

Much to Bernie Machen's dismay, Gainesville is a town that loves to party. Most people who grew up here or go to UF get into the party atmosphere early and try to figure out ways to get around that pesky drinking age.

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Who's 'that guy' in the bar?

By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI | Oct. 8, 2008

Just as the 21st birthday girl has become a fixture in Gainesville nightlife, so has "that guy," the one who ends up getting kicked out of the bar every time he goes out.

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Where everyone could know your name

By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI | Oct. 1, 2008

Balancing responsibility and still managing to go out is one of the biggest problems facing college students. Between classes and bills, it sometimes seems as though fun takes a backseat.

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Bar hop right out of your comfort zone

By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI | Sep. 17, 2008

I have lived in Gainesville my entire life, and I understand as much as anyone how small this city can seem. After working in the bar scene for so long, I rarely go out without running into somebody I know.

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Come here often?

By Gabrielle Falconeiri<br | Sep. 2, 2008

When UF was ranked the No. 1 party school at the beginning of the semester, I was not remotely surprised. The bar scene and nightlife have always been a significant part of college life in Gainesville.

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Gainesville clubs feature indie, country, hip-hop and more

By SHAW PATTON | Aug. 17, 2008

Thousands of students are drawn to the streets of downtown and midtown Gainesville every night. They come in droves, staggering out of the student ghetto, fumbling their way from the dorms and cruising out from the various apartment complexes that litter this college town.

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Shameless singing: Karaoke bar features intimate Korean style

By HAYLEIGH SIMPSON | May 21, 2008

A typical American concept of karaoke usually involves a smoky bar with disinterested patrons chugging beer while some poor soul on stage tries his best rendition of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'."