UF has asked the College of Education and the College of Nursing to submit proposals presenting the pros and cons of cutting their undergraduate education programs.
As if Turlington fliering didn't drive students bananas already, a man in a gorilla suit chased a man dressed as a banana alongside about 170 people holding hands in a line stretching from the Hub to the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday afternoon.
Raucous cheers filled the air outside of the Orange & Brew early Thursday morning as the Unite Party swept UF's Student Government spring elections, taking 42 of the 50 available Senate seats as well as the Executive ticket.
A former Miss Florida and UF alumna spoke about her struggles with an eating disorder to about 30 students and faculty Wednesday night on the Plaza of the Americas.
A UF student avoided a $154 ticket and four points on his driver's license Wednesday.
A resolution was passed unanimously by Student Senate on Tuesday night urging UF's administration to save the Korean and Vietnamese programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The programs will be eliminated in May.
For students who wanted to know what's up with the economy's effect on UF, the Weaver Hall basement was the place to be Tuesday evening.
Lindsay Byers-Storey has been sober for a year and a half. She hasn't binged, purged or starved herself.
A sworn complaint against UF associate professor Anthony Falsetti for simple battery and the restraining order sought against him by UF assistant professor Martha Burt have been dismissed.
Political party supporters were out in full force on Tuesday to pull students to the polls on the first day of Student Government elections. However, the day was not without conflict.
Student Government parties bombarded students with campaign materials and creative expressions of partisanship on Monday in a final push to win votes before elections, which begin today from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and continue on Wednesday.
State Rep. Kurt Kelly spoke at UF Tuesday night about conservative politics and issues ranging from Obama's stimulus package to global warming.
The possibility of a $5.3 million budget cut next year has caused the dean of UF's College of Engineering to consider replacing the phone lines with magicJack, the inexpensive Internet phone system famous for its late night infomercials.
When a new parking garage goes up on UF's campus, the price of parking decals will likely also rise.
Students will have the chance to vote on three referendum questions and one initiative on today's Student Government ballot.
Winning student votes doesn't come cheap. Parties spent a pretty penny this election season, with the majority of funds spent on T-shirts. The rest went toward campaign materials, such as fliers and stickers.
Budget cuts at UF? Not if Gov. Charlie Crist's budget passes the state Legislature.
As Lake Wauburg glistened in the morning sun, a faint fire flickered in the nearby Cypress Lodge's stone fireplace and a breakfast spread including smoked salmon and maple pecan pastries sat partially eaten, UF's Board of Trustees, the university's highest governing body, got down to the gritty business of budget cuts.
Gov. Charlie Crist unveiled his $66.5 billion budget proposal for the 2009-2010 fiscal year on Friday.
About 80 UF students and faculty members marched through campus on Friday in protest of the Charter to Amendment 1, which would legalize discrimination based on sexual orientation. Protesters presented a letter for UF President Bernie Machen, in hopes of gaining administrative support for their cause.
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