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How to Celebrate Earth Day in Gainesville
Every year, we get one measly day to celebrate this giant life-giving ball that floats through infinite space. Let’s celebrate it right. There are a lot fun festivities ...
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Your Guide to Gainesville Thrift Shopping
Being a college student is hard sometimes, especially where cash flow is concerned. Part-time jobs can help with a bit of income, but a little creativity with our penny-pinching ...
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Culture Shock: Animation, Animals and Abysmal
There are two approaches to spending your time in Gainesville: You can complain that “there’s nothing to do” and drown your sorrows in a 3-4-1 Long Island at ...
Culture + College Life
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UF Senate Diversity Strike Down: Empowerment or Apathy?
Who knew a gay army veteran and a Native-American weren’t diverse enough for the UF Supreme Court? Apparently, here at the University of Florida, our Student Senate claims ...
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College Life 1
If the Midtown Bars Were Personified
Walking into Midtown is like walking into a forest of fog. Half of the time you don’t know where you are, nothing around you can be seen clearly, you’re ...
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How Knack Makes Tutoring Suck Less
When something sucks, technology moves in to make it suck less. Getting a cheap ride home from Mid used to be a hassle, and Uber fixed that. Accessing ...
Music + Nightlife
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A Rundown of the Talent at Over Easy Fest
This Saturday the 16th marks the last Over Easy event of the semester. The monthly event is returning to both stages at The Jam, featuring the highest-profile bill ...
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Swamp Records Showcase 2016: Artist Breakdown
This Friday, the 15th, marks Student Government Production’s 3rd annual Swamp Records Showcase. Hosted by The Jam, the Showcase is featuring 16 eclectic, local bands, in addition to ...
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The Full Moon Festival is Right Around the Corner
On April 22, Lake City, Florida will be hosting its annual Farm to Family Full Moon Concert. This is a 3-day music festival going on from Friday at ...
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A Look into WARPhaus
Halfway between campus and downtown, covered in all seeing eyes and miscellaneous posters of art and art exhibits, WARPHaus is an overlooked workshop that produces freshman art students’ ...
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Tara’s Informal Guide to Gainesville Theatre: “The Elephant Man”
After last month’s “Women in Jeopardy,” The Hippodrome puts a pause on comedy to tell the poignant true story of a man with an unidentified bone deformity. This ...
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“People v. O.J.” Was Great, But Should We Want More True Crime TV?
More than 20 years have passed since O.J. Simpson was found not guilty of killing Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald L. Goldman on Ms. Simpson’s Brentwood property in ...
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Culture 0Why Zara’s Ungendered Line Totally Missed the Mark
In many ways, I’m proud of our generation. Yes, we’ve done some really stupid shit and we also have a bit of a narcissistic streak. (The latter is easily exhibited in our love for looking at ourselves in our iPhones and sharing our filtered faces to people who really don’t care.) But in our short lifetimes, we have seen strides towards the ...
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Campus Life 0UF Senate Diversity Strike Down: Empowerment or Apathy?
Who knew a gay army veteran and a Native-American weren’t diverse enough for the UF Supreme Court? Apparently, here at the University of Florida, our Student Senate claims that this is just the case. These two nominees were appointed by UF Student Body President Joselin Padron-Rasines on February 10th, and they were both reject on the terms of not being “diverse enough” ...
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Environment 0Get Outside! National Parks Are Free This Week
If the stress of finals is getting the best of you this week or you want to celebrate classes ending, visiting a national park may be just what you need. Admission to national parks is free until April 24 for National Park Week, which seeks to celebrate some of the best locations in the United States. Studies have shown conclusively and consistently that ...
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Environment 0How to Celebrate Earth Day in Gainesville
Every year, we get one measly day to celebrate this giant life-giving ball that floats through infinite space. Let’s celebrate it right. There are a lot fun festivities around lush, green Gainesville, so take a big breath of Mother Nature’s fresh oxygen and check out our guide to Earth Day in Gainesville. We Are Neutral’s Earth Day Celebration at First Magnitude We Are Neutral ...
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Arts + Entertainment 0A Look into WARPhaus
Halfway between campus and downtown, covered in all seeing eyes and miscellaneous posters of art and art exhibits, WARPHaus is an overlooked workshop that produces freshman art students’ blood, sweat, and tears. WARP which stands for Workshop for Art Research and Practice, is the mandatory class all incoming art students meet three times a week at the WARPHaus art studio for. This ...
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Guides 0Your Guide to Gainesville Thrift Shopping
Being a college student is hard sometimes, especially where cash flow is concerned. Part-time jobs can help with a bit of income, but a little creativity with our penny-pinching goes a long way. Enter the art of thrift store shopping. One of the best ways to save money is thrifting your clothes, and the city of Gainesville is filled with an eclectic bunch ...
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Events 0Culture Shock: Animation, Animals and Abysmal
There are two approaches to spending your time in Gainesville: You can complain that “there’s nothing to do” and drown your sorrows in a 3-4-1 Long Island at Midtown every night, or you can embrace your precious time here in Hogtown and go explore. Every week Culture Shock provides you with a few of the best happenings in the city that don’t ...
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Local 0A Rundown of the Talent at Over Easy Fest
This Saturday the 16th marks the last Over Easy event of the semester. The monthly event is returning to both stages at The Jam, featuring the highest-profile bill yet. With sunset and sunrise sets scheduled alongside live art installations, local food, craft beer and late-night silent discos; there really isn’t a better escape for music lovers in Gainesville. The event starts at ...
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Campus Life 0Swamp Records Showcase 2016: Artist Breakdown
This Friday, the 15th, marks Student Government Production’s 3rd annual Swamp Records Showcase. Hosted by The Jam, the Showcase is featuring 16 eclectic, local bands, in addition to a pair of Floridian headliners: SALES and Magic City Hippies. Swamp Records Showcase functions as a premiere launch event for native artists, with an emphasis on local music. The packed line-up is an assortment ...
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Local 0The Full Moon Festival is Right Around the Corner
On April 22, Lake City, Florida will be hosting its annual Farm to Family Full Moon Concert. This is a 3-day music festival going on from Friday at 3 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. The festival is offering live music, camping, food vendors, yoga, and even a jam session called the Pickin’ Jam at the Bill Monroe Pickin’ Tent. The live ...
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Music + Nightlife 0An Encounter with San Holo and Thorwald
Last weekend when San Holo came into town for his, ‘New Sky,’ tour we jumped at the opportunity to speak with the musical virtuoso. Born and raised in the Netherlands, the 25-year-old musician has exponentially grown in popularity since his 2014 remix series: “Don’t Touch the Classics.” Since then he has released singles on massive labels like OWSLA, Spinnin’ Records and Monstercat. ...
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College Life 1If the Midtown Bars Were Personified
Walking into Midtown is like walking into a forest of fog. Half of the time you don’t know where you are, nothing around you can be seen clearly, you’re screaming for a friend or searching for a place that makes you less confused and you always end up hunting for food in the end. If you’re in the mood for anything even remotely ...
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Arts + Entertainment 0Tara’s Informal Guide to Gainesville Theatre: “The Elephant Man”
After last month’s “Women in Jeopardy,” The Hippodrome puts a pause on comedy to tell the poignant true story of a man with an unidentified bone deformity. This man had many different names. His real name was Joseph Merrick. In the show, people referred to him as John Merrick. Or, if we’re being insensitive, he also went by The Elephant Man. What ...
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Arts + Entertainment 0“People v. O.J.” Was Great, But Should We Want More True Crime TV?
More than 20 years have passed since O.J. Simpson was found not guilty of killing Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald L. Goldman on Ms. Simpson’s Brentwood property in 1994. Public opinion has shifted even further to the side of “he did it” since then, and Simpson is currently in jail for armed robbery and kidnapping. But the case’s complexities and intricacies remain ...
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Campus Life 0Puppy Palooza Prepares the Public for Pet Adoption
Before the stress of finals week hits you like a fast moving train, you may want to add one more topic to your list of things to learn: pet adoption. The importance of pet adoption is constantly undermined when the general public is uninformed of the care, treatment and steps taken to successfully adopt a puppy from a local animal shelter. If ...