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Get To Know Gainesville: Matt Lussier

by Laici Little I must confess that this week’s interviewee isn’t exactly a stranger. I actually went to middle school and high school with Lussier, who just so happens to be one of my boyfriend’s best friends. Lussier, 21, was born in St. Augustine, but he spent a good bit of his childhood in Jacksonville … Read more

Seinfeld Life Lesson: How to Break Up

By Sam Blend You’re on a date. At some restaurant. When suddenly you realize that you just aren’t that into it and hope to never have to see that person again. Now you start wondering like Jerry: “What do you do at the end of a date when you know you don’t want to see … Read more

Fashion Deal: Multiple Deal Week

By Thuria Abuzamel Attention all shoppers! Many deals wait for you this week, and there is a wide variety to choose from. Whether you are looking for a dress for graduation or casual everyday outfits, you will be able to find anything that your heart desires. The deals for this week include: Express — 5-Days-to-Save event, during … Read more

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Get to Know Gainesville: David Astor

by Laici Little When I heard that there was a guy in Gainesville who was starting an indie bookstore, I knew exactly who I was going to talk to for this week’s blog. Luckily, although the Broken Shelves hasn’t officially opened its doors yet, there was a small meet and greet held on Friday. David Astor, the man … Read more

Seinfeld Life Lesson: Food Ordering Etiquette

By Sam Blend NO SOUP FOR YOU. That line is one of the most famous lines from “Seinfeld.” If you’re not careful and end up breaking one of the Soup Nazi’s rules, he yells that at you and you are thereby banned from eating his delicious soup all of your friends have been raving about. … Read more

Fashion Friday: The Pumps are Back!

By Julianne Wilson So girls, I know it’s hard to get out of that super high-heeled fashion mindset that we’re all in because of the 6+ inchers that have been in style the last few seasons, but now is the time — so give your feet a (little) break and take advantage of one of … Read more

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Spill your guts!

Do you have a secret so scandalous that you can’t share it with even your closest friends? Perhaps you have a furtive desire or silly quirk you just can’t bring yourself to share? Well, now is your chance to spill your guts! Anonymously write your secrets on index cards from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on … Read more

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Get To Know Gainesville: Virginia Martinez

by Laici Little If you ever spend any time in UF’s Reitz Union, you 
may have had some interaction with this week’s featured Gainesville 
resident. Twenty-year-old Virginia Martinez was up bright and early on a Saturday
 morning working at the information desk next to the food court when I had the
 chance to speak with … Read more

Fashion Friday: Nicole Richie’s Headpieces

By Julianne Wilson We stack bangles on our wrists, pile strands of beads around our necks and paint our faces with makeup all the time. But who says that we’re limited to putting accessories on only these “conventional” accessory-worthy body parts? Nicole Richie doesn’t say so. She insists that “everybody should wear headpieces,” as she … Read more

Seinfeld Life Lesson: The Little Intuition Man

By Sam Blend How many times a day do you question your actions? If you’re like me, you have no idea because it’s too many to count. Why do we do this? We send somebody a text and immediately doubt if it was a good idea, we put C as our answer on a test … Read more

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