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Students for the Performing Arts Reception

Students are invited to attend the Students for the Performing Arts Reception. Come join Student for the Performing Arts Sunday, November 22 at 4 p.m. at University of Florida Performing Arts to learn about new, interesting ways to get involved with the performing arts. Free food and refreshments will be provided.
Students for the Performing Arts [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 17, 2009.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

The University of Florida LGBT Affairs Office, Office of Multicultural and Diversity Affairs, Student Government and Pride Student Union will be holding a candlelight vigil to commemorate International Transgender Day of Remembrance, memorializing the over 120 deaths of the past year directly related to anti-transgender violence. The vigil will be held in the Plaza of [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 13, 2009.

ACTIONS! Hunger and Homelessness Week is Here

Did you know that The National Coalition for the Homeless has ranked Gainesville, for the second time, America’s 5th meanest city to the homeless? Did you know that Gainesville has 1,600 people in its hunger and homeless population?
Hunger and Homelessness Week is here.
Join ACTIONS! November 15-21 for a week-long endeavor dedicated to building awareness about [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 12, 2009.

Zoo Day with Dance Marathon

Join Dance Marathon 2010 for a day at the zoo. On Sunday, Nov. 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., DM will host carnival games, refreshments, a live broadcast from KISS 105.3 and a live performance by No Southern Accent at Santa Fe Teaching Zoo, located at 3000 N.W. 83rd Street. Admission to the carnival [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 12, 2009.

Look Before You Leap: Choosing Housing That’s Right For You

Need help finding housing that’s the right fit for you?
Come to Off Campus Life’s housing presentation entitled “Look Before You Leap:
Choosing Housing That’s Right For You” on Thursday, November 19 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. in the J. Wayne  Reitz Union Room 284.  OCL and On-Campus Housing representatives will be present to answer questions [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 12, 2009.

RUB presents the End of the World

RUB Entertainment presents  2012 End of the World speaker.
With three separate predictions, at three different times, in three different locations, there is one startling conclusion.  Come and find out about what the future holds at the Orange and Brew on November 17, 2009. Psychic Christopher Ree is coming to talk about the 2012 theory based [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 12, 2009.

Lakeside’s First Annual Culture Clash

Lakeside’s Culture Clash will be held on Nov. 22, 2009  from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Come out and enjoy performances, games, and free food as Lakeside Residence Hall in conjunction with Graduate Family Housing takes you on a journey through the countries of the world. This outdoor affair will promote diversity and serve to inform [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 12, 2009.

Translate THIS! game show

Come out to the Reitz Union colonnade on Friday, November 20 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and play to win prizes.  Translate phrases into and out of English, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Turkish and more.  Get 5-minute language lessons in 9 different languages.
How do YOU say “What are you doing tonight?” in Turkish?

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 10, 2009.

National Catholic Leadership Conference for Students

FOCUS, The Fellowship of Catholic University Students, is hosting a National Catholic Leadership Conference open to both Catholic and non-Catholic college students from December 30, 2009 to January 3, 2010.  5,000 students from over 45 universities are expected to attend for 5 unforgettable days of great music and entertainment, uplifting stories from college students, and [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 10, 2009.

Hunger and Homelessness Week | Nov. 15-21

Did you know that The National Coalition for the Homeless has ranked Gainesville, for the second time, America’s 5th meanest city to the homeless? Did you know that Gainesville has 1,600 people in its hunger and homeless population?
Hunger and Homelessness Week is Coming.
Join ACTIONS! November 15-21 for a week-long endeavor dedicated to building awareness about [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 9, 2009.