Welcome to Gainesville, home of perpetual roam towing. Ask any longtime resident or student and he or she will tell you that coming to Gainesville requires extra attention when it comes to something as simple as parking. "Towing is the one thing that makes me hate Gainesville sometimes," says sophomore Analiz Velazquez. "I accept it as [...]
When you think of Tejano music today, it is hard not to think of Jennifer Peña. The young singer burst onto the scene in 1995 as the youngest artist to pay tribute to the late Tejano queen, Selena. Although Peña started singing since the tender age of five, she never thought of it as a career [...]
As dusk spreads a misty blanket across the dingy green buildings of Gatorwood Apartments, a small group of students climb the narrow steps leading to apartment 1908. Dog-eared books in one hand, and notebooks full of original poetry in the other, they meet in the two-bedroom apartment that’s adorned with old street signs from the University [...]
Latin music fans everywhere are mourning the loss of one of Regional Mexican music’s finest and most promising stars. Adan “Chalino” Sanchez, 19, died in tragic automobile accident on March 27 in Sinaloa, Mexico. The singer was on his way to a performance in Puerto Vallarta. Sanchez was the son of renowned corrido singer and songwriter, [...]
Yes you know we have love for apple. They are kind of busy making 5,000 versions of the ipod and opening up apple stores everywhere to remember to include us in their celebrity playlist section of the iTunes Music Store. So we did it for them with this, our first installment our iTemas playlist. Don't worry, Mr. jobs. we'll [...]
Dade County has done it again, with a little help from Chicano, Hailing from sunny Miami is the music industry's next big star, sultry Latina singer and songwriter Liza. Write her name down in you Palm Pilot, because you will be hearing it again. Born in Chicago and raised in Miami by Cuban parents, Liza began [...]
OK, let's be real. College is synonymous with partying. For some, the college selection process comes down to the research opportunities and job placement rates. But for others, the thought of certain extracurricular activities and other diversions were factors of equal importance. However, as enticing as the party scene may appear at first, there is a [...]
Remember when hall passes were required to go anywhere in high school? Back then students had few rights. Fortunately, things are a little different in college. Colleges and universities around the country establish specific rights on paper, such as the freedom of expression and the right to assembly. For many, the thought of a student bill [...]
These days it is good to be Eva Mendes. While she has appearing in movies since her first gig as the sultry bridesmaid in A Night at the Roxburry, 2003 had been her year. The sultry actress played Monica Fuentes in 2 Fast 2 Furious and the villain's daughter Ajedrez opposite screen titans Johnny Depp, Antonio [...]
After being in existence for less than a year, UF's Hispanic Association of Bilingual Assistance, or HABLA, is making a difference in the lives of local Hispanic families. Founder Nadia Gomez said, "We've done so much in a short time, and HABLA will continue to grow." The not-for-profit organization is comprised of students of all majors [...]