College Life
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The Unprotected Truth about STDs
Tallahassee, known endearingly as Tallanasty, is victorious again. This week, it’s for their widespread commitment to unsafe sex and contracting sexually transmitted diseases. In the latest rankings posted by the ...
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A Degree in Whooppee: Learning About Sex in College
This is an anonymous guest post submitted to GainesvilleScene. To submit, email scene@collegevox.com. Never will I look at Johnson & Johnson moisturizer the same way. Before college, Johnson ...
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25 Tips to Surviving Spring Break 2015
Ah, to be young, wild and drunk. Spring Break — more commonly referred to as SB2K15 OFY!!!! on Facebook statuses — is a great time to be alive. ...
Culture
Culture Your Fu**ing Self
There are two approaches to spending your time in this complex enigma of a town called Gainesville. You can complain that, “there’s nothing to do” and drown your ...
Music + Nightlife
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My First Time at Suwannee: Lessons Learned at Aura Music and Arts Festival
It’s been a week since Aura Music and Arts Festival, and I’m just now starting to come down from it. A music festival at the Spirit of Suwannee ...
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Your Weekend Dirty Dozen
As this year’s Spring Break comes to a close, let’s not focus on the fact that we now have to face the hangover of all hangovers. Let’s just ...
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The GainesvilleScene Interview: Geoff Weers of the Expendables
The Expendables are a punk-rock/reggae surf-cultured band out of Santa Cruz, California, who’ve been a notable part of the recent re-emergence of the reggae/rock genre. Their ambiguous tone ...
Local Life
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Guides 0
The Beginner’s Guide to Bonnaroo
Among the neon sea of flower crowns, 12 dollar water bottle stands and drug sniffing, undercover cops there exists a music lover’s oasis. It’s a place where the ...
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Why Gainesville?
“Where are you headed after graduation?” “I’m staying in Gainesville.” The looks of shock, disbelief and judgment I receive in response to my answer have become all too familiar. ...
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Eat + Drink 0
Gainesville’s Asian Sensations
Although the average hungover UF student might consider a Bento box an authentic Asian feast, here at GainesvilleScene, we want to expand culinary horizons. We recognize “Asian food” ...
Just Posted
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Eat + Drink 0From Brews to Bison, O.A.K. Brings Fresh Vibes to Gainesville
The same people that bring you the taco and tequila madness at Cantina and the mimosa-drenched brunches of 101 Downtown have announced a new bar and restaurant called O.A.K. O.A.K., Original American Kitchen, will feature comfort food and Southern classics, such as short ribs, red eye gravy shrimp, organic grits, bison burgers and a variety of vegan and vegetarian options. Owned and ...
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Eat + Drink 0Know Where Coffee: A New Kind of Coffee Shop
Gainesville is a town with tremendous potential and, within the last six years of living here, I have had the fortune of watching it flourish. It’s a comforting city that caters to all types of lifestyles. I am happy to call it home. However, there seems to be an ongoing trend that doesn’t sit well with me. Many locals will be very ...
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Scene Interview 0Gainesville’s ChordBuff Leads the Way in Music Development Apps
In its simplest form, music is sound, and sound is just the vibration of particles in air. Whether these particles are disrupted by the pluck of a string or from the beat of a drum, their buzzing produces a categorical wave. Thanks to life-changing innovations in smart cellular technology, this wave can wash ashore onto our beloved procrastination devices. But for years, ...
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College Life 0The Unprotected Truth about STDs
Tallahassee, known endearingly as Tallanasty, is victorious again. This week, it’s for their widespread commitment to unsafe sex and contracting sexually transmitted diseases. In the latest rankings posted by the STD Check blog, FSU ranked number three after Arizona State University and University of Iowa in highest incidents of STDs. Not only does FSU have the highest percentage in comparison with other college campuses, ...
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Guides 0The Beginner’s Guide to Bonnaroo
Among the neon sea of flower crowns, 12 dollar water bottle stands and drug sniffing, undercover cops there exists a music lover’s oasis. It’s a place where the music and good vibes come first, leaving the responsibilities of everyday life and hygiene to come second (or third). You might have heard about the four day music and camping extravaganza that is Bonnaroo, ...
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News 0The Stupidity of Smart Technology
In a piece of news that everyone and their Tinder matches already knows about, Apple unveiled the final details of their first entry into the smart watch market, the Apple Watch. Now that we’ve heard Apple’s propaganda about how this device will change our lives the same way the iPhone did, we’ve also had a minute to digest the product. As it ...
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News 0Asshole and Hero of the Week
Although we love to view the world in absolutes, things are seldom black and white. Heroes have skeletons in their closets and assholes secretly donate money to the ASPCA commercials with Sarah McLachlan. Okay, maybe not. But the point is that the world is a complex place, full of moral ambiguity, double standards and mixed feelings. So we have taken it upon ourselves ...
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Campus Life 2Win at All Costs: A How-To Guide for Arguing like an Asshole
All University of Florida students can agree that student-government crusaders are the worst, right? No, I don’t want your flyer. And no, you cannot buy my vote with your fake smile. I was glad to see them go once elections wrapped up, but that relief didn’t last. As I made my way to Chick-fil-A and walked through Turlington Plaza, one of UF’s ...
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Local 0My First Time at Suwannee: Lessons Learned at Aura Music and Arts Festival
It’s been a week since Aura Music and Arts Festival, and I’m just now starting to come down from it. A music festival at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park is unlike anything else in the world. I’ve been to a number of music festivals all over the country, including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Ultra, and they are massive monumental productions that annually ...
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News 1WTF? The U.S./Israel/Iran Snafu Explained
To say that Middle Eastern politics are complicated is an understatement. You could spend a lifetime trying to understand the religious, political, geographical and ideological reasons for the hostility between Iran and Israel and the complicated role that the United States plays in the conflict, but you may just give yourself an aneurysm in the process. If you only have a few ...
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Culture 0Culture Your Fu**ing Self
There are two approaches to spending your time in this complex enigma of a town called Gainesville. You can complain that, “there’s nothing to do” and drown your sorrows in a sub-par 3-4-1 Long Island at Cantina every night, or you can embrace your precious time here in Hogtown and go explore. We’ve helped you survive your road trips and spring break. ...
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Local 0Behind the Scene: Mike Myers from The Repurpose Project
We live in a transactional world. From the daily debit swipe for goods and services to the daily exchange of emotions and conversation, we are always trading back and forth between each other. Although it’s easy to sign your receipt and move on your way, GainesvilleScene wants to dig a little deeper. Behind the Scene, our new series, gives you a glimpse into the ...
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Entertainment 0Is It Worth Calling Saul?
“Breaking Bad” fans who long for the days when Walter White was “in the empire business” can finally rejoice in the recent premiere of “Better Caul Saul.” The spin-off series, which takes viewers back to 2002 when attorney-at-law Saul Goodman was just a lowly litigator going by his real name, Jimmy McGill, and trying to make ends meet, is six episodes into ...
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College Life 0A Degree in Whooppee: Learning About Sex in College
This is an anonymous guest post submitted to GainesvilleScene. To submit, email scene@collegevox.com. Never will I look at Johnson & Johnson moisturizer the same way. Before college, Johnson & Johnson was representative of my childhood. The sight of that rosy-pink tube would conjure up sweet memories of bathtime with my mom or grandmother, when I’d go from looking less like Donnie of ...
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Tech + Startups 0Apple Continues to Reign the Market
This is a guest post from TallahasseeScene’s Noah Gomez. If the free market is a boxing ring, then Apple is Muhammad Ali. “There’s not a man alive who can whoop me,” Ali, the famous heavy-weight, once said. “I’m too fast. I’m too smart. I’m too pretty. I should be a postage stamp. That’s the only way I’ll ever get licked.” When it ...