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11th Gainesville Latino Film Festival
Sep. 10, 2015The 11th Gainesville Latino Film Festival started Thursday during Museum Nights at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art. The festival, which showcases artistic and educational films by or about Latino culture, will continue until Sept. 30.Thursday’s event celebrated women in film and included a variety of events ranging from salsa dancing to spoken word and even arts and crafts.
Traditional and modern dance fuse
Aug. 29, 2015The Asian American Student Assembly hosted "Breakthrough" Friday night at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The event celebrated the growth of the Asian American community and personal breakthroughs students experience in their lifetimes. A variety of Asian American clubs, sororities and fraternities performed dance routines ranging from traditional dances to modern choreography.
UF Sorority Bid Day 2015
Aug. 26, 2015High heels clacked against wet sidewalks as smiling girls rushed to their new houses. The drizzling Florida rain stopped Wednesday evening, allowing the sun to spotlight the new recruits on sorority row during Bid Day. These new members have been rushing since last Wednesday. After three rounds of recruitment and a preferential round, sororities finally revealed which girls were given "bids." During this process, more than 1,700 girls visited each sorority house in hopes of finding their perfect match, feeling out which group of girls they could potentially call sisters.
Abortion rights activists protest at Planned Parenthood
Aug. 23, 2015About 50 people gathered in front of Planned Parenthood at 914 NW 13th St. on Saturday to protest both for and against abortion.