SG candidates to participate in debates
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 12, 2009The week before Student Government elections, candidates running on the executive ticket will have the chance to prove their credentials in a series of public debates.
The week before Student Government elections, candidates running on the executive ticket will have the chance to prove their credentials in a series of public debates.
Tavis Smiley urged UF students to find their calling during his speech Thursday night.
About 90 people packed into Pugh Hall on Thursday night to hear three former U.S. ambassadors speak on America's foreign policies and what changes President Barack Obama's administration might bring.
Those missing an ex on Valentine's Day should remember that the source of their pain might not be love, but dopamine.
Students spoke, and the Department of Housing and Residence Education listened.
Although UF administrators and Student Government big shots are usually concerned with budget cuts and solving problems that come while running the university, come Saturday the only thing on their minds will be love.
UF President Bernie Machen's salary may be lowered if the U.S. Treasury Department extends its new guidelines to university presidents. On Feb. 4, the department tried to cap top executives' salaries at some companies to $500,000 in order to ameliorate the nation's financial crisis, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education article released last week.
Though the $75,000 salary of state Sen. Mike Haridopolos, hired last spring as a lecturer at UF, drew criticism because it eclipsed most others in the political science department, it turns out UF approached him in the fall about teaching a seminar, which would have bumped his salary even higher.
The Progress Party was not disqualified Wednesday night by Student Government's Elections Commission, but they will have to dish out $80.
An iPod may be able to extend learning beyond the classroom for UF students if faculty members choose to connect to the Apple's iTunes U service.
UF can add one more title to its list after a recent study ranked it among the top 10 most popular colleges in the U.S.
Student senators decided to shell out about $5,500 during Tuesday night's Senate meeting to four student organizations.
Nearly 4,000 people flocked to the O'Connell Center Tuesday night to see Ne-Yo, an artist known for his R&B and pop stylings.
A former associate professor in UF's Levin College of Law filed a lawsuit against UF last week alleging she was forced to resign in 2007 because of sex and race discrimination.
As the holiday that emphasizes love and intimacy approaches, students will have the chance to get checked for STDs.
Students can learn to fight off attackers without stepping outside the safety of their homes.
Twenty UF graduates were commemorated Saturday night during "Celebrating the Firsts," a gala honoring UF's earliest known black graduates.
The UF Libraries Web site, uflib.ufl.edu, has been redesigned to make it more user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing. The new home page was released today for public testing and will be officially launched on Feb. 16.
Local cyclists exchanged their sweaters for spandex Saturday for the two-day Swamp Classic.
UF has changed its policy to accept more incoming credits from high school exams after learning it was in violation of a statewide regulation.