ClusterFlunk gains popularity at UF, will launch iPhone app soon
By Michelle Lüchau | Oct. 2, 2014Students scanned Turlington Plaza for hidden cash as part of a ClusterFlunk event Thursday.
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.
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.
The reward for the tip that leads to the arrest of the suspect in UF’s recent sexual assaults has swelled to $1,750.
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.
High-risk drinking could lead to consequences that GatorWell wants to prevent.
Some students will do whatever they can to avoid emptying out their wallets for textbooks, even if it means downloading them illegally.
GatorWell will offer sexual violence prevention programs to bring attention to consent on campus.
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.
When night falls, some students may worry about walking out alone.
The UF Computing Help Desk will now listen to your late night technological woes when Murphy’s Law strikes.
That BuzzFeed listicle you just read in class may not be helping your grades.
Brains and brawn might go hand in hand, according to a study that links gym memberships to higher GPAs.
Best-selling author Rebecca Donovan is promoting her new book, “What If,” using moments captured on UF’s campus.