UF students make ticketless trek to Inauguration
By Bridget Higginbotham | Jan. 19, 2009When President Barack Obama is sworn into office at noon today for the 56th Presidential Inauguration, some UF students will be among the millions there.
When President Barack Obama is sworn into office at noon today for the 56th Presidential Inauguration, some UF students will be among the millions there.
Now that UF has decided on a budget cut target for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, the question becomes: What can be cut?
Following the plagiarism controversy that surrounded him last spring, English professor James Twitchell retired last month, ending a 35-year career at UF.
A white 1994 Ford Explorer was consumed by fire in front of Turlington Hall just after 7 a.m. on Friday.
Student Government-funded renovations over winter break have ended in the student organization wing of the Center for Student Activities and Involvement on the third floor of the Reitz Union.
He does not have a car, but he won free eco-friendly fuel for a year.
In addition to football, UF also takes the No. 1 ranking in Peace Corps volunteer recruitment for the Southeast, having sent 53 alumni overseas last year.
If there's one thing besides national championships that UF should be getting used to by now, it's budget cuts.
The sweet sounds of the Century Tower Carillon are turning 30 and will ring for an hour out of each month in 2009 to celebrate.
One hundred black balloons and a banner displaying 6,000 red dots blew in the wind on Turlington Plaza Thursday afternoon as two groups of students representing each side of the Gaza conflict protested separately for four hours.
A Santa Fe College student was named School Volunteer of the Year for Alachua County Public Schools.
A Wednesday vote by UF's Board of Trustees increased the likelihood that UF nursing students will have new places to train.
UF announced Wednesday that Andy McCollough will be the Interim Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs beginning Monday.
Sen. Mark McShera will run for Student Body president after the Orange and Blue Party nominated him Saturday.
Although UF has no official plans to for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration Tuesday, student groups will be holding viewings and other events on campus.
Student Senate President Jordan Johnson announced Wednesday that he will be running for Student Government president this spring.
Although Student Government elections are more than a month away, the rush to register student parties began Monday.
Student senators kicked off the New Year with a few resolutions of their own Tuesday night at the first Senate meeting of spring semester.
The chant "am Israel chi" filled the air as about 100 people marched down University Avenue on Monday.
It wasn't until Friday morning when she was celebrating with her friends on University Avenue that Carolyn Martin realized she would be giving the first campus tour after the championship.