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Planetarium reopens with a price
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 10, 2008After closing for the holidays, the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium at SFCC will reopen Friday night, but admission is no longer free.
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Machen's inbox flooded with anti-Kevorkian e-mails
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 10, 2008An upcoming speech at UF from Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who spent eight years in prison for assisting more than 130 suicides, has spurred about 1,000 e-mails to UF's administration in the past few days.
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UF cancer hospital reaches construction milestone
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 9, 2008As the final beam of the Shands at UF Cancer Hospital ascended into the air with the help of a powerful crane, the hopes of those searching for a cure lifted a little, too.
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Two new trustees appointed to UF board
By KIM WILMATH | Jan. 9, 2008Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appointed two new members to UF's highest governing body, the Board of Trustees, on Wednesday.
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Library considers extended hours
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 9, 2008The Student Government program that extended Library West's operating hours during final exams could become a finals-week fixture if UF's library administration is satisfied with the results.
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UF Republicans, Democrats content with Clinton win
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 9, 2008Following Tuesday's New Hampshire presidential primaries, UF student groups supporting both the Democrats and the Republicans expressed satisfaction with the Democratic winner - but for different reasons.
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Theatre Strike Force ready to battle for belly laughs
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 9, 2008Get ready to rumble.
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Museum Nights to kickoff tonight
By ELIZABETH LEVA | Jan. 9, 2008If low-carb dieting, exercising daily or watching online lectures doesn't seem to be working as your New Year's resolution, perhaps a more artistic approach will stick.
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UF professors use Facebook to keep in touch with students
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 8, 2008Kelly Bailey doesn't make phone calls or wait in line to speak to her academic adviser. After all, they're friends - on Facebook.
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UF administration changes stance on 'Obsession' controversy
By ALYSSA LaRENZIE | Jan. 8, 2008The UF student groups involved in a campus free-speech controversy that got national attention met last month to discuss the issue and to put it behind them.
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Professor publishes book on minority working rights
By LINDSEY ROBINSON | Jan. 8, 2008I'm not a particularly religious man, thought Robert Zieger as he made the long walk from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to his car. It's just a Baptist preacher, and I need to pick up my wife anyway, he said to himself.
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Senate proposes amendment to limit amount of representatives
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 8, 2008Students could have the chance to cap the size of UF Student Senate close to its current amount if senators approve a constitutional amendment proposed Tuesday night.
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Ambassador: Peru ripe for free trade
By LINDSEY ROBINSON | Jan. 7, 2008Latin America is the newest frontier for free trade agreements, U.S. Ambassador to Peru Mike McKinley told UF faculty and students in a public meeting Monday.
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UF to test texting alerts after LSU glitch
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 7, 2008Editor's Note:UF plans to test its text-messaging emergency notification system on Tuesday, Jan. 15.
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After Taser incident, committee recommends new public-forum guidelines
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 7, 2008The Committee on a Civil, Safe and Open Environment, created by UF President Machen after the September Tasering of UF student Andrew Meyer, has released a draft of recommendations to improve UF's public forum policies.
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UF flag football team snags a championship
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 7, 2008UF students suffering from championship-game nostalgia can look to a different UF football team for this year's national bragging rights - and they're not just pulling your flag.
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SFCC green efforts to be ranked in national program
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 7, 2008The SFCC administration announced on Friday that the school has been invited to participate in a national program that aims to rate universities based on their commitment to environmentally sound practices.
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Lawsuit to clear up tuition control tossed
By KIM WILMATH | Jan. 6, 2008Former Florida Gov. Bob Graham and the Board of Governors, the State University System?s highest governing body, now face a stumbling block in their fight for tuition-setting power.
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College of Engineering dean resigns after 6 years
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 6, 2008Pramod Khargonekar, the six-year dean of UF?s College of Engineering, announced his resignation Dec. 4.
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Machen?s salary hiked up
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 6, 2008In 2012, UF President Bernie Machen?s salary will be bumped up to a cool million.
