Dressed in Elizabethan outfits, Master Octavio de Flores and Mistress Mairi Ceilidh sat at a table playing Byzantine chess, a popular game during the 10th century.
The opponents faced off across a table of varnished wood, each silent just before the match. The referee gave the signal, and with a flurry of fists and fingers, UF's second annual rock, paper, scissors tournament began.
The UF Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering will hold a candlelight vigil tonight in memory of two UF engineering students who died last month.
When Arch Roberts had to use pen in the final round of the 2nd Annual North Florida Crossword Puzzle Tournament, he was unfazed.
Early in South Africa's apartheid era, a group of South African men formed a vocal troupe to share the beauty of their culture with the world. They wanted to spread messages of peace, love and harmony.
The UF Counseling Center appointed a new director on Friday.
A Tony Award-winning actress attracted a crowd of nearly 100 observers and aspiring actors to UF's Constans Theatre on Thursday afternoon.
Focus the Nation, a national organization that emphasizes global warming education, held a "Science of Climate Change" panel Thursday afternoon in UF's Ustler Hall Atrium to discuss possible solutions to the climate crisis.
In the past two weeks, two University of Central Florida students contracted the bacteria that can cause meningitis, putting UF health officials on "heightened alert" for possible cases at UF.
The parties registered for UF's Student Government elections on Feb. 26 and 27 will hold interviews today, Monday and Tuesday to recruit students interested in SG executive or senate seats.
A group of about 20 students of various backgrounds, including white, black, Hispanic and Asian, discussed interracial dating and its role in society Thursday night at Griffin-Floyd Hall.
Free hearing screenings attracted dozens of people to UF's Speech and Hearing Clinic on Thursday in honor of the American Academy of Audiology's 20th anniversary.
Two architectural firms are closing in on a final design for the UF College of Veterinarian Medicine's new hospital for small animals.
Online voting for UF Student Government elections is the closest it's been to a reality in three years, but its supporters expect SG officials to block an amendment they have worked to get on the ballot for the upcoming elections on Feb. 26 and 27.
UF's 7,600 on-campus students have a chance to save money and energy for The Biggest Saver: Battle of the Halls Energy Challenge beginning Friday.
With Valentine's Day less than two weeks away, the UF Arts & Crafts Center is hoping to cash in on the holiday by selling unique jewelry pieces.
Fifty years ago, George H. Starke Jr. made headlines when he came to campus. At 27 years old, Starke entered UF's law school and made the news because he was the first black student ever enrolled at UF.
UF Student Senate President Kevin Reilly chose his running mates for the Student Government spring elections, which are scheduled for Feb. 26 and Feb. 27.
UF students, Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan and local businesses will join forces today in an effort to boost global warming awareness with events from morning until night.
A recent study on the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch backed the findings of a 2006 study that found women who use it are at a two-fold greater risk for blood clots than women taking the birth control pill, according to a Food and Drug Administration news release.
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