A survey conducted in the fall by the University of California, Los Angeles, revealed that first-year college students are more depressed than ever. It’s not just first-year students who are facing mental health issues, however.
Finding your way around campus just got easier thanks to a new app on campus.
UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is working to recruit students to fill the shortage of young professionals in the agricultural industries.
The middle of the Fall 2014 semester has arrived. The middle of the semester signals the beginning of some wonderful things, such as the ability to start tentatively unpacking your sweaters in preparation for cooler weather and the onslaught of the pumpkin spice flavor being marketed in every single food product imaginable. There’s a whisper in the air of the holiday season just around the corner, when we can go home and blissfully forget about project deadlines.
Students scanned Turlington Plaza for hidden cash as part of a ClusterFlunk event Thursday.
The educational certification program UFTeach is participating in an initiative to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics in public schools.
In the Spring of 2014, The Independent Florida Alligator endorsed the Swamp Party for the Student Government executive elections. We expressed reservations about the potential for one-party rule in SG but determined that Swamp’s qualified slate of candidates and effective campaigning made them worthy of a formal endorsement.
The National Eating Disorders Association has implemented a new online program to serve college students dealing with body image confidence.
Gainesville Area National Organization for Women, a feminist organization, is hosting its first UF event in response to dozens of emails from students asking the group to move on campus.
Gators are now able to pay it forward with a new UF Alumni Association membership. Gators who are not yet members can receive a $25 one-year membership and extend this opportunity to a fellow Gator.
“Did you lose a slipper? Because you’re my Tinderella.” Now, insert a winky face. Tell me this is a joke.
The reward for the tip that leads to the arrest of the suspect in UF’s recent sexual assaults has swelled to $1,750.
From a young age, I was obsessed with reading. In middle school, I read to get away from the awkward social pressure surrounding puberty. In high school, I used reading to relax after a long night of studying. I read on the school bus, I read between classes, I read everywhere. Needless to say, I was kind of a huge nerd.
High-risk drinking could lead to consequences that GatorWell wants to prevent.
Against a stacked roster of Swamp Party candidates campaigning on Turlington Plaza and outside of the Reitz Union, Evan Morris and Preston Jones stick to word-of-mouth tactics.
GatorWell will offer sexual violence prevention programs to bring attention to consent on campus.
Some students will do whatever they can to avoid emptying out their wallets for textbooks, even if it means downloading them illegally.
I remember touring UF my senior year of high school and hearing my mom ask the most important question of all: "How safe is campus?" We got the speech about the three-lock dorm system, the blue lights, Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol and all of the resources that make UF one of the safest places to call home. Now I, along with every other student, can only think about taking a self-defense class and buying pepper spray.
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