Professor challenges UF’s authority to adjust course load
By KRISTEN HUFF | Feb. 19, 2009UF's authority to change the agreement under which faculty are hired without their consent was questioned Thursday in a six-hour arbitration hearing.
UF's authority to change the agreement under which faculty are hired without their consent was questioned Thursday in a six-hour arbitration hearing.
UF could rake in hundreds of millions of dollars from the $787 billion stimulus package signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday but, then again, the number could be much lower.
Fall tuition at UF could increase by as much as 15 percent if a bill unanimously approved by a Florida State Legislature committee passes.
About 75 people attended the last debate before Student Government elections on Feb. 24 and 25 at the UF Hillel.
The Reitz Union Board will hold free showings of an NC-17 rated film starting on Sunday, a move that received a mild response from UF President Bernie Machen.
Eight elections complaints were presented and voted on Wednesday night during a two-hour Student Government Elections Commission meeting.
UF's Common Reading Program revealed the title of its required book for freshman on Wednesday on the Plaza of the Americas.
Though many student senators were running around campaigning today on campus, not one was running in the UF Naval-ROTC event to promote the Safe Run program.
B. Lee Green, vice president of the Office of Institutional Diversity at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, spoke about the differences between racial classes and their health on Wednesday.
At a time when many professors can't even print syllabi for students because of budget cuts, UF is spending nearly half a million dollars to install wireless Internet in the common areas of dorms.
Friends and classmates are mourning the loss of UF graduate student Shannon Kane, 22, who died in a car accident on Monday.
Three of the students running for Student Body president had their say Wednesday in the third and final debate hosted by The Independent Florida Alligator and UF's College Republicans. Candidates were publicly questioned in Turlington Plaza with the aim of educating students before the Feb. 24 and Feb. 25 Student Government elections.
Students passing through Turlington Plaza Tuesday afternoon may have heard something a little different than ranting preachers.
Senators from the Gator Party and the Orange and Blue Party were able to put party differences aside and pass a resolution unanimously opposing Gainesville Charter Amendment 1, which would legalize discrimination based on gender identity.
Two UF alumni were awarded a Student Emmy for their thesis documentary, making it the third consecutive win for UF's Documentary Institute.
Feet tap to the rhythm of drums and heads bob in sync with reggae beats that blare over the speakers. The dimly lit room is alive with anticipation and the excited chatter of a house that is packed before the show even begins.
The Progress Party's interactive platform has been available since Wednesday, allowing students to view and rank its key points online.
This semester's Student Government elections made history on Friday, and the votes haven't even been cast yet.
The Orange and Blue Party released its platform online Monday night. It addresses eight themes, including sustainability, free printing and transportation.
The life of UF student Shannon Kane, 22, was cut short early Monday morning in a traffic accident on I-75 involving eight vehicles in north Marion County, south of Gainesville.