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Candidates, student groups gear up for primaries

Florida residents will be voting in statewide primaries Aug. 24. The general elections are Nov. 2.

Disney representatives to recruit interns on campus

Disney representatives will be on campus today looking for students who want to make a career at the happiest place on Earth.

Author talks about travels

When UF alumna Frances Mayes told her family she was moving to Tuscany, they thought she had completely lost it.

Five campus buildings recognized for ‘greenness’

UF continues to LEED in its efforts to make university buildings environmentally and economically sound and energy efficient. 

Former FBI agent to speak about security

Randall Murch cannot share his secrets from classified missions he was involved in as an FBI agent.

Alligator alum talks comedy

In most cases, corrupt politicians, drunken surgeons and rabid monkeys on the loose don’t mesh well.

Carl Hiaasen, award-winning journalist and UF alumnus to speak at Graham Center

When Carl Hiaasen visits UF tonight, he will be speaking off the top of his head.

Panelists say bipartisanship lacking in politics

Compromise and civility are nonexistent in Florida, according to a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a former mayor of Jacksonville and a former state senator.

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Step show brings 5,000 to O'Dome

Audience members sang along as nine members of Iota Phi Theta wore vests and combat boots and danced to “You Belong With Me” by Taylor Swift at the 21st annual Florida Invitational Step Show.

USF professor revisits WWII

When Gary Mormino asked the crowd of about 45 in Pugh Hall Wednesday night if anyone had served in World War II, not one person raised a hand.

Panel discusses ways to help children in poverty

A group of four panelists described the working conditions of children in underdeveloped countries and highlighted efforts to help impoverished children during a discussion at the Pugh Hall Ocora Monday night.

TEDx event shares ideas, creativity

Technology, entertainment and design came together for ideas worth sharing at UF’s first TEDx event Saturday afternoon.

Professor discusses future of personal identity

Future college students may start to find underage drinking a little more challenging.

Study abroad offers valuable experience

Last Wednesday, I stopped by the UF Study Abroad fair outside of the Reitz Union to discover what options are open to me  for getting out of Gainesville and my pitiful dorm room.

Meghan McCain to speak at University Auditorium

Meghan McCain’s speech has been moved from Pugh Hall to the University Auditorium.

Forum focuses on recession causes, job prospects

Economics professors and UF students discussed the cause of the economic recession and job prospects for graduates at a forum Tuesday night in Pugh Hall.

Chomp the Vote forum to educate students on state of economy

Chomp the Vote, a Student Government agency dedicated to raising voter awareness, is holding a forum tonight about the state of the economy at 6 p.m. in Pugh Hall.

Former Sen. Tom Daschle speaks about health care reform

For former Sen. Tom Daschle, who served as majority leader and is an expert on health care policy, the number one serves as a reminder of how far the United States has to go in its quest to reform the health care system.

Sen. Frist skips UF appearence to aid Haiti

A former senator who planned to attend tonight’s  campus health care discussion took a plane to Haiti instead.