The Homecoming event with the highest turn out is the Bonfire Extravaganza. There's a band, an announcement of float awards and a big ole bonfire. Really, you can't miss it. Even on the opposite side of Fountain Mall you were still sweating. The Chamber guys told people to move onto the grass so there wouldn't be any problems (that is, the grass...

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High Points: Lupe Fiasco's set, the homecoming tailgate that ended 3 hours after the game did, Friday night frat parties

Low Points: Lil Wayne's set, a 10-7 loss to Duke (Duke?! How could we...), the hangover that came after the homecoming tailgate that ended 3 hours after the game did

Gainesville during Gator Growl weekend, quite inexplicably so, becomes the place to be year after year. The only thing that differentiates this weekend from any other football weekend is that there’s a pep rally that no one will be attending. Steve Miller Band? Really?

But even so, this is always the weekend that people want to come to visit. ...

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Matt Grevers sure was a busy guy this weekend. The Olympic swimmer and NU grad who took gold and silver medals in Beijing this summer was the Grand Marshall of the homecoming parade on Friday night.

But, of course, it's what he did afterwards that has got us all in an OTR-tizzy. According to a tipster, three sexy junior girls snuck into the You...

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