A new path: UF looks forward to making campus better
(12/09/15 12:30am)
UF has accomplished a lot this semester.
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Newell Hall to become study center by 2017
(12/08/15 12:59am)
By 2017, UF students will have another study space option for finals week in addition to the tightly packed libraries.
Editorial: In the wake of Art Basel, the state of art needs to be evaluated
(12/07/15 12:11am)
This past weekend saw the culmination of Art Basel, the weeklong centerpiece to Miami Art Week. All over the city, from Wynwood to South Beach, Miami residents and out-of-towners milled about, hoping to experience as much "culture" (depending on one’s definition of culture) as they could fit into a week.
The pressing need for safe spaces
(11/30/15 12:30am)
Last week, a White Student Union page was created on Facebook under UF's name. Most of the posts allege UF doesn’t have enough safe spaces for European American students whose culture is not celebrated enough. While it’s not patently clear if the page is a hoax or if it was actually created by UF students who believe such fiction, it is very apparent the page has become a hub for racist messaging and posts that stoke fear about whites as the minority.
Five businesses to pitch their ideas
(10/21/15 12:57am)
Rob Damitz started his business, aqUV, in graduate school.
Campus Diplomats host event for students share to cultures
(10/09/15 12:34am)
UF international students exchanged numbers and munched on chocolate chip cookies and Oreos in the Hub on Thursday night.
Culture
(10/09/15 12:14am)
Maria A. B. Gama (left), a 22-year-old biochemistry senior, and Nurul Azma Ahmad Tarmizi, a 21-year-old food science and human nutrition junior, share a laugh at the Gatornational Language and Culture Fair at the Hub on Oct. 8, 2015. The UF Campus Diplomats hosted the event to connect international students on campus. Tarmizi said it was important to represent her country, Indonesia.
First day of SG elections has high turnout
(09/30/15 12:50am)
The first day of voting for the Fall Student Government elections saw 6,427 students voting.
Impact Politi-pup
(09/29/15 11:36pm)
Zach Kozik, a 21-year-old UF criminal justice junior, holds a 9-month-old Pomeranian named Luke outside the Hub Sept. 29, 2015. While stopping to pet the pup, Kozik learned about Impact Party’s platform from Luke’s owner, Roshelle Twymon, a 19-year-old UF political science sophomore who was campaigning for the first time.
UF donors hope to beat Tennessee
(09/15/15 12:27am)
The competitive spirit that comes with a new football season isn’t just limited to the boundaries of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Blood
(09/14/15 11:30pm)
A bloodmobile is parked on the North Lawn behind the Hub on Sept. 14, 2015.
UF gets pediatrics center
(09/11/15 1:29am)
The Florida Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong spoke at the UF Health Pediatrics Gerold L. Schiebler Children’s Medical Services Center on Thursday to celebrate something he called nothing short of remarkable.
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(09/10/15 12:34am)
Time to Travel Seen through the wooden slats of a world clock tower, Cindy Tarter (left), a UF coordinator at the International Center, and Isabella Bobadilla, an 18-year-old history freshman, sit and talk to passing students about the UF International Scholars Program and Peace Corp Prep behind the Hub Wednesday. The clock tower, commissioned by the Agency, displays different flags and time zones from around the world.
Editorial: Facebook browsing little more than navel-gazing
(09/07/15 11:41pm)
Earlier this year, Forbes published an article titled "Facebook Was The One Network People Used Less In 2014." In the article, author Parmy Olson noted a worldwide decline in Facebook usage and observed that "Facebook has become more of a passive hub for underlying social connections than a place to actively share our thoughts…(people) often only check in for short periods anyway, leaving little time to do more than browse and maybe ‘like’ a photo or two."
UF Innovation Hub to expand, awarded $8 million grant
(09/04/15 12:50am)
UF’s Innovation Hub will double in size after receiving an $8 million federal grant.
Reitz to include more spaces for black and Hispanic students
(09/02/15 1:01am)
The newly expanded Reitz Union includes a wing that will make UF the first university to have more than one space to serve black and Hispanic students.
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(09/01/15 12:16am)
From left, Jessica Brown, an 18-year-old zoology freshman, Trevor McCabe, a 19-year-old biology and Spanish sophomore, and Kelsey Stefan, an 18-year-old health science freshman, walk outside the Hub on Aug. 31, 2015. Stefan said the three UF students were headed to the gym.
Rainsville
(08/31/15 11:53pm)
From left, Jessica Brown, an 18-year-old zoology freshman, Trevor McCabe, a 19-year-old biology and Spanish sophomore, and Kelsey Stefan, an 18-year-old health science freshman, walk outside the Hub on Aug. 31, 2015. Stefan said the three UF students were headed to the gym.
Coupons
(08/26/15 12:51am)
Roosevelt Watts III hands out boxes of Gator Greenbacks coupon books near the Hub on Aug. 25, 2015. “I believe in all of you!” he shouted to passing students. “You’re going to do well in class. You can do anything you put your mind to, except for telekinesis.”
Grooveshark co-founder leaves behind a legacy
(07/28/15 12:25am)
From now on, April 17 will be known as Josh Greenberg Day in Gainesville.
