Gator Ride offers students free rides home for fall
By VICTORIA WINKLER | Aug. 6, 2008Members of UF's Student Senate promoted an effort Tuesday to help students at the nation's No.1 party school get home safe.
Members of UF's Student Senate promoted an effort Tuesday to help students at the nation's No.1 party school get home safe.
Given their Nixon-esque polling numbers, it's safe to say that President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are not exactly the most popular pair to grace 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. In fact, only about 25 percent of people think our feckless leader is doing a good job. Incidentally, the same percentage of people predicted that the second coming of Jesus would occur in 2007. I've got a hunch that there's a lot of overlap in those two groups.
Members of a UF student organization played a drinking game Tuesday that won't meet the disapproval of UF officials.
In absence of this year's back-to-school tax-free days, Student Government and UF Bookstores will offer one day of relief to students purchasing textbooks in the fall.
Today, the Florida Board of Governors, the State University System's highest governing body, will try to stop the flow of what has been dubbed "the brain drain" in the state university system.
Eight UF faculty members have filed grievances against the UF administration concerning faculty layoffs and program mergers.
Last week, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an injunction compelling UF administrators to officially recognize an organization that openly discriminates against people based on their religion or irreligion, as the case may be, as well as on the basis of gender.
Sitting outside of a coffee shop, Hanna Moerland sipped from a cup of tea and reflected on her state of reverse culture shock.
UF's Student Government and the UF Naval ROTC are working together to help students feel safe enough to run after dark.
Parking in Gainesville just got a little easier.
Gainesville Police officers pulled over a UF student this weekend after they suspected him of driving under the influence.
It was more than an overseas field trip.
Percy Harvin's No.1 jersey may be fitting a little tighter than last season.
Today was one of the couple days that freshmen were available to the media, and here's what some of them had to say. More on all these guys in Thursday's Alligator.