SG parties call off Monday debate
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 6, 2008After a breakdown in negotiations, the two major Student Government political parties will not debate each other as planned.
After a breakdown in negotiations, the two major Student Government political parties will not debate each other as planned.
Nightmares still flood the mind of Emmanuel Jal.
Members of Students for a Democratic Society protested plans to install hand scanners at UF's recreation facilities outside Southwest Recreation Center on Friday.
Monday is the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 4 presidential general election, and though there is still some confusion about voter registration regulations, UF students should not worry, local voting officials said.
Although vice presidential candidates may have a slightly more important role during this election, UF political experts said Thursday night's debate between Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin probably will not affect polls.
UF sophomore Leah Barr sat in the Rowdy Reptiles section of the O'Connell Center, waiting, leaning forward, tan cowboy boots angled in.
Chomp the Vote, the Student Government-funded, non-partisan organization responsible for mobilizing student voters, has established less of an on-campus presence this fall than in past years.
A group of UF finance and economics faculty pointed to drops in real estate value as the origins of the U.S. economic crisis in a panel on the nationwide financial dilemma Thursday night.
"It's keg, keg stand? Is that what it's called?" Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president of Student Affairs, asked as she began explaining in an interview on Sept. 24 why the phrase "keg tipping" was included in the proposed changes to UF's Student Honor and Conduct codes.
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae aren't stopping UF students from going overseas, but the high price of studying abroad has forced students to alter their plans to make the trip more affordable.
Their crucial decisions on UF affairs may be a mystery to some students, but the power and influence of the 13 men and women who sit on the UF Board of Trustees is no secret.
While next week's Student Government election creeps closer, SG records show that parties are still doling out hundreds of dollars for campaigning materials.
A resolution supporting a proposed annexation of the area surrounding Southwest 20th Avenue passed unanimously at Tuesday night's Student Senate meeting.
UF College of Medicine professor James William Doyle is not only remembered as a successful educator and doctor of ophthalmology, but also as an amateur comedian.
Take a tour through the nose. Walk, climb, slide and crawl through the digestive system. Enter through a giant mouth into the "grossest" exhibit of the human body.
A UF sophomore hopes to win a triple-word score with a new club on campus.
For Cuban-American hip-hop artist Pitbull, Hispanic Heritage Month is about struggling to succeed - a concept he said he learned from his grandmother who was a part of the Cuban Revolution.
An associate professor of ophthalmology at UF's College of Medicine died Wednesday at Haven Hospice in Gainesville.
Academy Award-winning actor and Obama supporter Forest Whitaker took the stage in the Reitz Union's Grand Ballroom to a standing ovation and left it to another.
Before Ole Miss hit the Swamp on Saturday, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain took the stage in the Rebels' territory at the University of Mississippi for their first presidential debate.