"Greek" stars encourage UF students to vote
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Sep. 9, 2008Stars of the ABC Family television series "Greek" appeared at the UF Bookstore to motivate UF students to register to vote.
Stars of the ABC Family television series "Greek" appeared at the UF Bookstore to motivate UF students to register to vote.
The generators that will be used to run Gator Growl's extra lighting and sound equipment will be fueled by locally purchased biodiesel.
Any home football game at UF starts with proper tailgating and ends with singing "We Are the Boys of Old Florida."
College of Engineering Dean Pramod Khargonekar, whose resignation was announced in December, has decided to stay on as the college's dean through the end of this academic year.
Some Sikh, Arab and Muslim Americans became targets of hate crimes in the weeks following Sept. 11 for wearing a turban and a beard, characteristics Americans began to associate with terrorists.
Hundreds of UF students passed through the Volunteer Organization Fair on Monday to learn how they could serve Gainesville.
UF's research funds took a dip this year, falling about 3 percent from a record high the year before.
Students across the country are beginning to discover that a college degree doesn't guarantee a career anymore.
UF commercials featuring alumni encouraging each other to "Go write the great American novel" or to "Go cure cancer" will soon retire.
Cars may soon be running on slime.
As a recent jump in a national ranking indicates, the UF College of Engineering's efforts to recruit a diverse student body are succeeding.
A crowd of about 200 people assembled in Pugh Hall on Friday to hear Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. and Terry McAuliffe, respective former chairmen of the Republican and Democratic national committees, speak.
In a mock appellate court case Friday morning at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, John Roberts, chief justice of the United States, and three other judges heard oral arguments from four UF law students.
The Reitz Union parking garage was briefly closed Friday afternoon after a gun scare, which turned out to be caused by a water gun.
Steve Miller Band, known for songs such as "The Joker" and "Fly Like an Eagle," will perform at this year's Gator Growl.
With future budget cuts looming for UF and the state alike, members of UF's Board of Trustees were urged by a representative from the governor's office Friday to set an example by donating money to the university.
Paige Crandall will serve as interim dean of students for the remainder of the academic year, according to a Thursday memo from Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for Student Affairs
In its first day of meetings, UF's Board of Trustees discussed revisions to the Student Conduct Code, incentives to get students to graduate faster and rumored budget cuts later this year.
What do the next 10 years taste like?
Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court will preside over a mock court case conducted by UF law students at 10 a.m. today at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.