College Life
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College Life 0
Show Me the Money: The Ongoing Debate on Compensation for College Athletes
This is a guest post from TallahasseeScene’s Noah Gomez. We all know (or are at least somewhat familiar with) the phrase “March Madness,” a.k.a. the one time a ...
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College Life 0
How to Be a Real Person: Credit Score 411
Being in your 20s can be a weird in-between time. While you’re technically an adult and can do things like vote and buy porn, you have no clue ...
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College Life 0
The Art and Science of Deception
I’ve overheard enough drunken Midtown arguments to know that they usually begin with a drunk, teetering girl whining “Just be honest with me” to some stupefied oaf who ...
Culture
The Ugly Truth of Government Surveillance
Using “dick pics” to illustrate his point, John Oliver, host of HBO series “Last Week Tonight,” made a big point of making sure Americans are aware of the ...
Music + Nightlife
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Music + Nightlife 0
Scene Interview: Slug from Atmosphere
Atmosphere’s stop in Gainesville during their Welcome to Florida Tour took on a much broader sense than that of your normal hip-hop show. It brought a little taste ...
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Music + Nightlife 0
Scene and Heard: The Groove Orient
The Basics The beginning of the Groove Orient all started two years ago at a festival on the Rollins College campus. A few of the members hosted their ...
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Music + Nightlife 1
Sylvan Esso Brings the Electro Experience to High Dive
Only one album in, but fuck, does Sylvan Esso play it right. It was March 28, the eve of our latest cold front and the calendar arrival of ...
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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Guides 11
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” ...
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College Life 0Show Me the Money: The Ongoing Debate on Compensation for College Athletes
This is a guest post from TallahasseeScene’s Noah Gomez. We all know (or are at least somewhat familiar with) the phrase “March Madness,” a.k.a. the one time a year that basketball fans everywhere lose their minds after their dreams of having the perfect bracket are shattered. There’s a reason why madness is the best way to describe the nature of the month ...
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Culture 1The Ugly Truth of Government Surveillance
Using “dick pics” to illustrate his point, John Oliver, host of HBO series “Last Week Tonight,” made a big point of making sure Americans are aware of the National Security Agency’s domestic spying abilities. Oliver even went so far as to fly to Russia to meet with Edward Snowden, the excommunicated NSA whistleblower. Not to be confused with Julian Assange, a.k.a. the ...
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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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Events 0Hare Krishna’s Holi Festival Creates a Community of Color
Nothing could put a damper on the fun at the Holi Festival of Colors, not even the rain. The sporadic showers were powerless in stopping the smiles, dancing and periodic shower of colors. The Holi Festival of Colors kicked off at the Hare Krishna Temple, located at 17303 NW 112th Blvd, on Saturday afternoon. The festival was a family-friendly carnival of vegetarian food, ...
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Eat + Drink 0Union Street Farmers Market Gets New Location
Regular customers and business owners have positive feelings regarding the location change of their Wednesday local-produce junket. The Union Street Farmers Market of Downtown Gainesville has temporarily changed location due to construction occurring on its former site, Bo Diddley Community Plaza. It is newly situated at the corner of Southwest 1st Avenue and Southwest 1st Street. As city construction on the Plaza ...
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College Life 0How to Be a Real Person: Credit Score 411
Being in your 20s can be a weird in-between time. While you’re technically an adult and can do things like vote and buy porn, you have no clue what it means to be a real person. There are so many things that go into it and knowing where to begin can be as overwhelming as the prospect of figuring everything out. But ...
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College Life 0The Art and Science of Deception
I’ve overheard enough drunken Midtown arguments to know that they usually begin with a drunk, teetering girl whining “Just be honest with me” to some stupefied oaf who wants to get back to downing brews with the boys. This “lack of honesty” in relationships makes the top ten in the list of complaints most girls doing yoga at Southwest are bitching about, ...
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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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Eat + Drink 0Daniel’s Guide to Surviving Passover in Gainesville
Chag sameach, my fellow GainesvIsraelites! Tonight marks the beginning of this year’s Passover. As usual, we will be subjected to a week of matzah, strange baked goods and amazing marshmallows (Passover marshmallows are way better than regular ones). While it’s easy enough to say, “Oh yeah, I’ll just eat meat and potatoes all week, and this will be cake,” it’s never that easy. ...
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Music + Nightlife 0Scene Interview: Slug from Atmosphere
Atmosphere’s stop in Gainesville during their Welcome to Florida Tour took on a much broader sense than that of your normal hip-hop show. It brought a little taste of Minnesota to Florida in what turned out to be a full-blown Rhymesayers family affair event. I arrived at High Dive early Thursday night. Not too into the hip-hop scene, I was eager to ...
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Music + Nightlife 0Scene and Heard: The Groove Orient
The Basics The beginning of the Groove Orient all started two years ago at a festival on the Rollins College campus. A few of the members hosted their own radio shows on WPRK 91.5FM and decided on a whim they would perform at the festival. Suddenly, there was a confirmed slot in the Rollins Festival line-up reserved for a band to play, ...
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Local 0Behind the Scene: Anna from Citizens Co-op
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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News 0A Series of Unfortunate Events: Aviation in Modern Times
This is a guest post by TallahasseeScene’s Noah Gomez. The phrase “face your fears” rings with the sound of ambition and improvement, and for good reason. A lot of phobias exist without sound logic. Think of heights, spiders, insects, snakes, needles and germs. I can even recall girls my age screaming at the sight of love bugs and a memory of 16-year-old ...
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Music + Nightlife 1Sylvan Esso Brings the Electro Experience to High Dive
Only one album in, but fuck, does Sylvan Esso play it right. It was March 28, the eve of our latest cold front and the calendar arrival of our electro folk-pop protagonists in the suddenly-not-so-balmy Gainesville. Artistic license suggests that the cold weather arrived in order to cool off the steamy concert, but I’ll let you be the judge of that. My ...
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Music + Nightlife 0Scene and Heard: Ruby Velle and The Soulphonics
The Basics: Beginnings and Independence The soul was brought to High Dive on by Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics, a group with a history that is strongly connected to Gainesville. The lead vocalist, Ruby Velle, graduated from the journalism school at UF, and it was while she was living in Gainesville that she connected with the band. “It happened collectively through a ...