Learn the ropes to campus style
By REBEKAH GEIER | Aug. 16, 2009It is not often that college and fashion are associated with one another. But there will be situations that require some stylish threads.
It is not often that college and fashion are associated with one another. But there will be situations that require some stylish threads.
One day, the wall reads, "Two geese cannot achieve happiness alone." It wishes Manda Kate a happy 16th birthday. It thanks a wife for her hard work.
Freshman year. You are en route to the fourth floor of your dorm and notice an attractive neighbor. Any homesickness unexpectedly fades. You realize that your roommate has been MIA for the past few hours and your twin-sized bed is in dire need of christening.
College has a way of dwindling your bank account faster than you can chug a lukewarm can of Natty Light.
There must be something in the water.
Caitlin Nicole Eadie has more in common with Hannah Montana than she'd ever like to admit.
The Sunday afternoon performance of "Peter Pan" opened its curtains to a sold-out crowd of children, parents and those young and old who just don't want to grow up.
From broadcasting on ESPN to winning Heisman trophies, Gator students prove their success through athletics, scholarship, and perhaps less recognized, their fashion sense.
I step into the dojo quietly and respectfully trying not to disturb any of the other classes, and I am greeted by immediate chiding from one of the senseis.
Relationship karma is karma's lesser-known and more sadistic cousin, and I assure you it is not lacking at colleges across the nation. With no shortage of sex-starved students, immorally themed parties and dollar-pitcher nights at the nearest bar, college is a breeding ground for screwing and - often - screwing over. But thanks to relationship karma, you can be sure that what goes around in your love life will come back around to bite you in the rear.
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.
Farm to Family Full Moon Festival, a three-day outdoor music festival is being relocated.
Charlaine Harris, author of the "Southern Vampire Mysteries" book series is the keynote speaker of Gainesville Anhinga Writers' Studio 2009 Summer Studio held this week at the Hilton Conference Center on 34th Street.
She sits in the dressing room on her pink and brown striped bed. Her matching dish has the word "Diva" printed on it.
Thirty may be the new 20, but stars this month have taught us that 50 might just be the new 80.
This iPod Shuffle has eight legs, and it's called Whole Wheat Bread.
The first 10 minutes of Bruno, featuring an outrageous and distasteful anal sex scene, is a straight kick to the balls. And no, the rest of the movie isn't about to pull any punches either.
There might be a backup at confessional come Sunday, due to The Network Promotions Sin-City-style pool party Saturday.
The pages of Elle, my favorite fashion magazine, were one of the last places I'd expect to find a flashback to my middle-school days.