UF breaks ground for new dorm Cypress Hall
By Field Palmer | Feb. 16, 2014UF President Bernie Machen was among the first to don a hard hat and pick up a shovel Friday for the groundbreaking ceremony of Cypress Hall.
UF President Bernie Machen was among the first to don a hard hat and pick up a shovel Friday for the groundbreaking ceremony of Cypress Hall.
Gators craving opossum, elk and armadillo meat got their fix Saturday night at this year’s Beast Feast.
As elections draw near, I want to continue to emphasize my dedication to this campaign and to the University of Florida.
Men are bad at sex. At least that’s what a recent article published on Cosmopolitan magazine’s website suggests.
We are Ian Matthews and Stephanie Kirkpatrick, and we are running as write-in candidates for Student Body president and vice president, respectively.
I attended the talk on campus with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, one of a series of events hosted by the Bob Graham Center here at UF. If you haven’t looked into it, the center has a video archive on its site, and it has brought in a number of interesting and important Florida political figures.
Problems arise quickly when student newspapers aren’t controlled by students, such as Rutgers University’s newspaper, The Daily Targum. Last week, The Targum’s former opinions editor spoke out in a piece that appeared in the Huffington Post about how her right to freedom of speech was violated when her goodbye column for the newspaper was pulled by the papers’ board of trustees for failing to align with its political values.
Someone once told me universities were microcosms of our society as a whole. A large group of individuals with varying interests work, live and play under the same banner — in this case UF — and even get the opportunity to govern themselves. However, at UF it raises a fascinating question. If our little society is representative of society as a whole, why is it that we have such a difficult time with the concept of democracy?
Florida’s run at the 2014 ITA National Men’s Team Indoor Championship was cut short Sunday after a quick 4-0 loss to Notre Dame.
Behind big nights from Casey Prather and Scottie Wilbekin, Florida left Lexington, Ky., with its first win in Rupp Arena since 2007.
It took the Florida bats five innings to wake up.
Entering the weekend with four meets on the agenda didn’t faze the UF track program.
Even though Florida’s game against Ohio State on Sunday was run ruled after five innings, it only needed two to seal its 19-2 win to start its doubleheader in the Easton Desert Classic.
With age comes wisdom. But No. 8 Florida (2-1) would probably disagree.
Buddy Alexander took a chance with his five-man lineup. It hasn’t worked.
After falling to Ohio State on Friday, No. 12 Florida came up big on Day 2 of the 2014 ITA Division I National Men's Team Indoor Championship as it upset No. 4 Georgia in a 4-2 victory.
Crushing the top time in the 5,000-meter event in UF history, Mark Parrish’s mark of 13:43.15 is more than good for the new record.
Kelsey Stewart showed off her speed to open up Florida’s doubleheader in the Easton Desert Classic on Friday.
Hannah Rogers has two more credentials to add to her repertoire.
What a difference a year makes. No. 23 Florida yearned for consistent innings in 2013. Ace Jonathon Crawford had a down year by his standards. Karsten Whitson never saw the field, and Bobby Poyner occasionally saw the mound as a midweek guy or middle reliever.