With Valentine's Day less than two weeks away, the UF Arts & Crafts Center is hoping to cash in on the holiday by selling unique jewelry pieces.
Fifty years ago, George H. Starke Jr. made headlines when he came to campus. At 27 years old, Starke entered UF's law school and made the news because he was the first black student ever enrolled at UF.
UF Student Senate President Kevin Reilly chose his running mates for the Student Government spring elections, which are scheduled for Feb. 26 and Feb. 27.
UF students, Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan and local businesses will join forces today in an effort to boost global warming awareness with events from morning until night.
A recent study on the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch backed the findings of a 2006 study that found women who use it are at a two-fold greater risk for blood clots than women taking the birth control pill, according to a Food and Drug Administration news release.
Witnesses have identified a man accused of masturbating in the Education Library at Norman Hall, according to a news release from the Police Department.
An amendment to bring online voting to UF's Student Government elections will appear on the spring ballot in February pending a petition's approval.
A 2,900-pound dead baby whale was transported by trailer to the UF pathology unit in the College of Veterinary Medicine for an autopsy on Saturday morning.
A UF department has proposed increasing motorcycle and scooter decal prices by more than 230 percent starting in the fall.
Her T-shirt read, "We will not be silent."
Two UF engineering sophomores died in a car accident in Mississippi on Saturday.
Tony Award-winning actress Katie Finneran will conduct a workshop Thursday at UF, where she will discuss her career and give several students feedback on their acting.
Four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Anne V. Hull, a Washington Post reporter, took time out of her three-month vacation to speak with UF journalism students on Monday about her career as a journalist.
Though state higher education leaders have discussed laying off faculty members as a possible consequence of budget woes, UF hopes to avoid letting any go.
Editor's Note: There are currently 8,000 Peace Corps volunteers serving. We reported otherwise in Tuesday's Alligator.
Job seekers on campus can meet with potential employers at the O'Connell Center today and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the UF Career Resource Center's Career Showcase.
UF officials said they are studying the proposed changes to the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and have not yet decided whether they would support them.
During her study abroad program last summer, Anne Lesser trekked through Europe, studied at the University of Cambridge in England and landed in debt.
A state senator has proposed a bill to base financial awards from the Bright Futures scholarship program on students' majors.
UF's official food service provider, Gator Dining Services, has kicked up its efforts to go green with three new sustainability initiatives.
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