SPORTS
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COLUMNS
UF coaches deal with championship pressure
June 9, 2008To Billy Donovan, it's poison.
COVID-19
METRO
New textbook law receives mixed reviews from faculty
By ELIZABETH LEVA | June 9, 2008Students and faculty are giving mixed reviews to a new state law that buys students time to find the best deals for their textbooks.
NEWS
More than 11,000 CLAS students could be affected by privacy leak
By KRISTEN HUFF | June 9, 2008UF officials mailed letters to more than 11,000 current and former students of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Tuesday to inform them that their private information, including Social Security numbers, was posted online and may have been accessible to the public.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Absent Minded: Faculty should embrace textbook savings law
By EDITORIAL BOARD | June 9, 2008The true measure of any college's or university's success is found in the quality and dedication of its faculty members. While a prescient administration and an intellectually eager and engaged student body are also essential elements of a successful institution of higher learning, without committed professors who challenge us academically and inculcate a life-long love of learning, the university system fails.
METRO
Archer festival celebrates historic Yulee railroad
By ADRIENNE JONES | June 9, 2008A combination of live music, a parade, rows of vendors, civil war reenactments and a recreated American Indian village attracted people of all ages to Archer's Yulee Railroad Days Celebration on Saturday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
NBA dance troupe selects four local women
By BILLY COLLINS | June 9, 2008Five local women, including several UF students, auditioned for the Atlanta Hawks' NBA franchise dance team Saturday in the Reitz Union.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Machen appoints interim med school dean after Kone's demotion
By KATIE SANDERS | June 9, 2008Dr. Michael L. Good was named the College of Medicine's interim dean Friday afternoon, less than a month after becoming acting dean following the demotion of Dr. Bruce Kone.
SPORTS
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CLUBS AND INTRAMURALS
Ultimate Frisbee team falls in national championship
By ADAM BERRY | June 9, 2008The stage was set for a rematch, pitting the nation's two strongest teams - the 2006 and 2007 national champions - against each other to determine which would be crowned the No. 1 team in the country.
METRO
Northeast Pool reopens after $1 million renovation
June 9, 2008Gainesville residents found a welcome respite from the scorching sun Saturday at the grand opening of the newly renovated Dwight H. Hunter (Northeast) Municipal Pool.
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Yulee Days
June 9, 2008Since 1994, the Yulee Days celebration has given Alachua County residents the chance to learn and experience aspects of Florida's railroad history.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF study: Risk of stroke death higher in coastal Southeast
By VICTORIA WINKLER | June 9, 2008A new UF study suggests that just visiting coastal regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia may increase the risk of dying from a stroke.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters to the editor
June 9, 2008Nuclear energy not completely safe
METRO
Firefighters contain Fairbanks forest fire caused by lightning
By APRIL DUDASH | June 9, 2008A fire started by lightning burned about 40 acres of the Fairbanks area north of Waldo Road Sunday evening.
NEWS
UF expected to confer honorary degree on Bo Diddley
By KRISTEN HUFF | June 6, 2008The UF Board of Trustees is expected to approve an honorary degree endorsed by the College of Fine Arts to the late musician Bo Diddley on Thursday.
NEWS
Keating, Locke go undrafted, Barnes taken in 40th round on second day of MLB Draft
June 5, 2008The MLB Draft concluded today, and it was a long while until any current UF players heard their names called.
NEWS
Dr. Michael Good named interim dean of UF's College of Medicine
By KATIE SANDERS | June 5, 2008Dr. Michael L. Good was named the College of Medicine's interim dean Friday afternoon by UF officials.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Augenstein excels in Arizona farm system
June 4, 2008Just one year ago, Bryan Augenstein had wrapped up his junior season at UF and was awaiting his professional fate like hundreds of players across the country will be today.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Failure to sign bomb treaty is hypocritical
By BRANDON SACK | June 4, 2008Last week, over 100 countries met in Dublin, Ireland, to sign an agreement banning the use of cluster bombs, weapons invented by the Soviet Union during World War II. Cluster bombs are large single bombs that release a number of "bomblets" over a vast area and are usually intended for anti-personnel use.
