Study says — surprise, surprise — that both sides of a couple prefer that men pay the bill
By Bakr Saliq | Aug. 21, 2013The first date is going well. The young couple is having a great time. The food is delicious.
The first date is going well. The young couple is having a great time. The food is delicious.
The controversy that surrounded Lindsay Lohan for years has given her a reputation of being inconsiderate and messy. Recently, however, she has been finding ways to rebuild her image and heal from addiction.
Something is emerging on campus. Maybe it is the heat that brought them out.
Those looking to buy nail polish remover at CVS no longer have to worry about bringing their IDs.
Kevin Bradshaw was supposed to be a basketball legend.
In 2008, Gainesville was named the “Best Place to Start a Band in the United States” by Blender magazine. Since then, the music scene has grown and changed with the addition of new music bars and clubs, festivals and concerts. Gainesville is enriched with musical talent and entertainment venues.
Eating on campus doesn’t have to be expensive.
Let’s face it. You want to date around and play the field because you’re a college student. But, on the other hand, you’re desperate for date ideas and flat broke — because you’re a college student.
Night life in Gainesville is certainly not for the faint of liver.
Having a UF student ID — regardless of how hideous the picture on it from Preview is — comes with a few perks. The benefits are money-saving, time-saving and all around your ticket to making life in Gainesville just a tad easier.
Don’t be afraid of the people at the beginning of the year shoving those thick coupon booklets in your face. These people are some of your first friends you will make in college, so to speak. These are the people offering you discounts on daily needs. Why so important, you ask?
For freshmen, eating can be a challenge. You’ve been thrust into a new environment, and you’re feeling the birth pangs of your newfound adulthood. Nostalgic for your family and the nutrition they gave you, you must now cut the umbilical cord and find your own source of nutrition. How can you do this without starving or going broke?
Being a new student on a campus of nearly 50,000, chances are you want to do so many new things you get overwhelmed just thinking about them all. But slow down there, newbies. There are also several things you will want to avoid at all costs.
Looking for a place to pop some tags? Only got $20 in your pocket?
Sandi Patty has been surrounded by music her whole life. Singing her first solo at age 2 was probably a good indication that the road to singers-ville was promising. Now as the most-awarded female vocalist in Christian music, as well as winner of four Billboard Music Awards, five — yes, five — Grammys and 40 Dove Awards, her 30-year career seems to be unstoppable. With more than 11 million records sold and another album ready for release in September, Patty can do no wrong. And now, she’s coming to humble old Gainesville. See a can’t-miss show on Aug. 18 at Westside Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m.
Almond butter? Check. Greek yogurt? Check. Quinoa? Check.
Freshman year is an exhilarating and exciting time, from starting classes to scoping out the social scene. But it comes with its ups and downs. Hear from some UF freshmen about the good and the bad of starting a new chapter in their lives.
The Jonas Brothers’ return to Florida was triumphant — and deafening.
The movie industry would be nothing without young adult films targeted at preteens and young moviegoers.
Beware, network and cable TV: Netflix is climbin’ in yo windows and snatchin’ yo people up.