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Must-dos for your last Gator gameday

By Julia Nevins | Nov. 9, 2016

It’s your senior year of college, and you’re a Florida Gator with a terrible case of football FOMO. With the last home game right around the corner, it’s a wonder how students and fans can think of anything except throwing around an air-filled lump of pigskin. We wait all year for our first home game, and poof: Just like that, it’s over.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Mediocre Advice: friends, parties

By Julia Nevins | Sep. 7, 2016

Dear Mediocre,

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How to survive your senior year: plan, travel, cleanse

By Julia Nevins | Aug. 24, 2016

The grand finale is finally here. Whether you plan on heading to grad school for a lifetime of debt and misery, or you’re going straight into a dream job, these are some pro tips for men and women on how to slay their senior years.

THE AVENUE | NIGHTLIFE

Swamp Head keeps commitment to environment

By Julia Nevins | Aug. 3, 2016

Swamp Head Brewery started out small — really small. Since it’s conception in 2008, it has been on a carbon footprint, eco-friendly climb toward sustainability. And of course, good beer.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

You are what you wear: an analysis of first impressions

By Julia Nevins | July 27, 2016

We hear clichés all the time. Sweet as pie, a truckload, hot as hell (Who even really knows if hell is really hot or if hell exists at all?). Another classic cliché is, “You are what you eat.” From that, a spinoff has been born into a world where first impressions are often last impressions and you are what you wear.

THE AVENUE | NIGHTLIFE

Downtown venues to host anniversary block party

By Julia Nevins | July 13, 2016

The Atlantic and the Top are revving up their engines for a three-day-long block party starting this Friday.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

A general guide to the eight different types of texters

By Julia Nevins | July 6, 2016

Texting: a seven-letter word that has taken over our lives in this past decade. What used to be a handful of cellphone owners has quickly turned into the majority of the population. And a big part of communication exists from furiously thumbing away at a glass screen. These are modern times, and if you don’t want to get left behind, then here is a crash course on the different texters of this technology-crazed generation.

Courtesy to The Alligator

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Swamp Head to benefit Orlando

By Julia Nevins | June 29, 2016

Swamp Head Brewery will relaunch its sought-after summer brew Hydroslide today in an event that will donate $1 of every Hydroslide purchase to the OneOrlando fund.

Courtesy to The Alligator

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Miami band to kick off tour in downtown Gainesville

By Julia Nevins | June 29, 2016

Miami-based band Heavy Drag is gearing up for its summer tour that will kick off with a performance at The Atlantic on July 6.

Courtesy to The Alligator

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Flat Land to debut album at The Wooly

By Julia Nevins | June 15, 2016

Local Gainesville band Flat Land will bring its technicolor vibe to stage this Saturday in its first ever album debut at the Wooly.