Absentee ballot numbers soar for upcoming SG election
By TYLER RUTSTEIN | Feb. 16, 2009This semester's Student Government elections made history on Friday, and the votes haven't even been cast yet.
This semester's Student Government elections made history on Friday, and the votes haven't even been cast yet.
The Progress Party's interactive platform has been available since Wednesday, allowing students to view and rank its key points online.
Another week and, sigh, another case of a ridiculous crime being committed on the mean streets of Gainesville.
Gators fans should not be set on expecting one player in right field for UF - coach Kevin O'Sullivan certainly isn't.
Every year in football, some "awesome" Big Ten team cruises through the regular season, picks up tons of hype and lands in either the national title game or some other prestigious BCS contest.
ATHENS, Ga. - Georgia forward Terrance Woodbury hugged the ball with both arms as he jumped up and down in the Bulldogs student section, reveling in one of the biggest upsets of the Southeastern Conference season.
Despite recent cuts to UF's budget, some programs will continue to flourish.
People have forgotten how to talk to each other.
An article appeared in your publication recently detailing the outbreak of the norovirus in our house that I felt warranted a response.
While most people looked for a properly waxed date on Feb. 14, others found a valentine with a little extra fur.
LSU's defense slowed down UF and may have cost the Gators a lot more Sunday.
The muffled melody of the UF fight song at the nearby softball game rang through the air as Toby Ragland attempted a birdie on the seventh hole of a playoff.
For many UF students, the words "police officer" conjures imagery of underage alcohol violations and tickets for jaywalking.
In 2007, UF students Tommy Jardon and Sam Miorelli, both current leaders of the Orange and Blue Party, started to renew efforts to make online voting the norm for Student Government elections.
When St. Thomas Aquinas senior Lauren Sharifi couldn't see if she had been accepted to UF on Friday because the online system was jammed, she, like many others, resorted to Facebook.
ATHENS, Ga. - Defense wins championships - or at least road games against winless conference opponents.
The University Police Department handed out 127 written warnings and citations Wednesday for crosswalk violations.
UF President Bernie Machen got some pre-Valentine's Day love Friday morning from a student group seeking to recognize him for his environmental efforts at UF.
Date rape drugs were slipped into the drinks of at least three women at Grog House, wrote the president of a UF club that networks international and domestic students.
Candidates running on the executive ticket showcased their platform ideas during a debate Sunday night in front of about 200 students, as the Feb. 24 and 25 Student Government elections loom closer.