UF officials will meet today to discuss how Hurricane Matthew may affect the university for the rest of the week.
With Friday’s listing of seven species of Hawaiian honeybees as endangered, some Gainesville apiarists, or beekeepers, have taken the news as a sign that bee-health awareness may soon be at to the forefront of discussion.
Low-income guests can now visit the Florida Museum of Natural History’s exhibits at a discounted cost.
In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week, UF Health and a handful of local mental-health groups are hosting events throughout the week.
Two election complaints were heard by the Student Government elections commission Tuesday afternoon.
While the rest of the team struggled to get under par, junior Alejandro Tosti cruised through the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational in Dallas on Tuesday.
Pink and white flags scattered on the lawn of the Plaza of the Americas fluttered in a light breeze Tuesday afternoon.
The ITA All-American Championships has been a series of ups and downs for the men’s tennis team.
Full disclosure: I’m a Miami Heat fan.
An auditorium in the Warrington College of Business is going by a new name.
Trent Domingue didn’t bother faking a step forward. As soon as the ball was snapped, he dashed toward the sideline.
After last week’s Student Senate elections, Impact Party and the independent candidates submitted the last of their campaign finance reports Monday.
With the help of friends and strangers, Anna-Liisa Pold is on her way to becoming a U.S. citizen.
After being arrested by Gainesville Police on Saturday, a local man was handed additional charges Monday when deputies said he used a fake credit card to defraud two Gainesville Lowe’s locations of their appliances.
Many students at UF have taken statistics classes at some point in their lives. Whether they came to UF with AP Statistics credits in their back pockets or took Introduction to Statistics 1 here, it’s comforting to know that those in our campus environment acknowledge and respect statistical truth, even if, by taking those classes, they understand how easily manipulated statistics can be. Regardless, the website FiveThirtyEight, created by statistical superstar Nate Silver, published an article yesterday with a gripping headline: “People Who Oppose Gay Marriage Are Less Likely To Value Expert Opinion.”
I was a freshman and walking to my first-ever college party. It was 9 p.m., and I approached the apartment complex slowly. I stuck my hand into the pocket of my dark-green army jacket and fiddled with the half-filled pack of Marlboro Lights with two joints pushed to the corners. I figured I should bring something to be polite, but I had no way of obtaining a bottle of wine or a six-pack of beer.
This past week I had some free time and enjoyed watching TV. I have been paying more attention to the new commercials and publicity displayed in the media.
As students, learning is not only done in the classroom through courses by professors, but also in extracurricular activities. A conference, for instance, might give students new insights, too. In a typical class, achieving the best academic performance is the largest goal for every student, accomplished by completing assignments, class participation, discussion and exams.
UF began preparations for Hurricane Matthew today but hasn’t yet made a decision about closing the school later this week.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is now open for the 2017 to 2018 cycle and will be due Dec. 15.
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