A giant fish in a lawn chair, a snake charmer and a gypsy bird lady are not typical Plaza of the Americas lawn-dwellers.
UF student senators approved more than $1 million for academic councils and student organizations to use over the 2008-2009 school year during Tuesday's Senate meeting that lasted until midnight.
Six of 11 student protesters are still fasting until they can talk about UF's investment policy with UF President Bernie Machen, but they're dropping fast. Two have already fainted after nearly a week, protesters said.
UF student senators voted against a bill Tuesday night that would have reduced the number of Student Body Cabinet positions by 30 members.
Two political journalists will discuss the media's effect on the U.S. presidency at UF's Graham Center for Public Service in Pugh Hall at 7 p.m. as part of the center's Presidential Lecture Series.
Giant hamburgers covered the lawns of houses, spilling over rooftops and blocking streets.
UF's Inter-Residence Hall Association passed two resolutions Monday suggesting that UF abandon a plan to eliminate certain on-campus student parking spots and solicit input about these parking decisions from students who live in residence halls.
More than 40 UF vendors, including Canon, Verizon Wireless and FedEx, showcased their environmentally friendly products Tuesday at the third annual Sustainable Products Trade Show.
Library West's hours will be extended again during final exams this semester, and the Marston Science Library will stay open later, too.
A year ago today, we were all Hokies.
In reaction to the UF College of Medicine controversy over who has the final authority to admit medical school applicants, the college's Faculty Council has formed a subcommittee to better define the admissions process.
Budget cuts have left UF art students with an abstract future.
Method Man and Redman, the hip-hop duo also known for the film "How High," will perform at UF on April 23, the last day of classes.
Greg Halstead lives in Murphree Hall with 350 other UF students, but he said nothing prepared him for living with six roommates on MTV's "Real World: Hollywood."
Even as nine judges moseyed around with evaluation sheets, SFCC students, some clad in business attire, appeared comfortable standing next to their research posters on campus Monday evening.
Despite shouted requests from the crowd that gathered to hear the hosts of the Discovery Channel's "MythBusters" at the O'Connell Center on Monday night, nothing was blown up.
More than 70 years ago, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author traveled 100 miles along the St. Johns River and chronicled the journey in a novel named after a rural town outside Gainesville.
UF will invite about 2,000 transfer students to enroll Tuesday - about 1,000 fewer than last year.
Despite the Orange and Blue football scrimmage on Saturday and gray skies Sunday morning, about 400 people showed up to buy around $9,000 worth of plants, shrubs and flowers over the weekend at the annual Spring Plant Sale on campus.
While members of UF's online voting committee debated privacy concerns at their Sunday meeting, all agreed that online voting in Student Government elections would be cheaper than traditional ballots.
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