Incumbents sweep City Commission elections
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Mar. 24, 2009Both Gainesville city commissioners who were up for re-election will serve another term, voters decided in Tuesday's citywide election.
Both Gainesville city commissioners who were up for re-election will serve another term, voters decided in Tuesday's citywide election.
Last Wednesday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Paul D'Anieri revealed possible CLAS budget cuts which, if implemented, would reduce funding for the Department of Religion at UF by 65 percent. This would leave the department with a mere four faculty members and would likely end the graduate program.
About 30 students enrolled in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders gathered on the Plaza of the Americas on Tuesday to protest the potential cut of their program from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
As a current undergraduate student, OPS research assistant and future applicant to graduate school at the University of Florida's Department of Geological Sciences, I urge Dean Paul D'Anieri, Provost Joe Glover, the Board of Trustees and President Bernie Machen to reconsider the taking a cleaver to the geological sciences department.
For the UF gymnastics team, travel isn't all business en route to the next meet. There is certainly some leisure to be found.
UF announced the appointment of the chief of large animal surgery at UF to interim chairman of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences on Tuesday.
Two men were arrested Monday and accused of stealing chairs, signs and flags.
Some UF students are taking a stand against budget cuts to higher education and subsequent layoffs by joining forces with faculty.
With three players listed as catchers in the starting lineup, it's no surprise offense gave way to pitching and defense in UF's Tuesday night matchup with North Florida (9-15) in Jacksonville.
She's a spectacle, and just like rubberneckers passing a five-car pileup, Americans can't seem to look away.
Senators dished out funds to student organizations at Tuesday night's meeting, but disagreed when it came to determining the future of Student Government's lobbyists.
The Gators' season and senior Walter Hodge's career came to an end Tuesday night.
Fast starts haven't been one of the Gators' strengths this season.
This column is written in rebuttal to the dean's assertion that Geology is a drain on the resources of UF because of the low number of Ph.D.'s and undergraduates.
This week Parade Magazine, that renowned paragon of investigative journalism, published a list of the top 10 "terrible tyrants" next to a full-page color ad for those mysterious Amish fireplaces.
Starting today, UF students and faculty can get their laptops equipped and patched up with software and anti-virus programs for free.
The battle lines are long-drawn.