Video game promotion draws students to Reitz
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Apr. 8, 2008Billy Perez is a Guitar Hero machine.
Billy Perez is a Guitar Hero machine.
After a search complicated by budget cuts and administrative changes, Paul D'Anieri, an associate dean from the University of Kansas, was selected as the new dean for UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Sheldon Nagesh resigned from UF's Student Senate Tuesday night following weeks of debate over his qualifications to represent his district.
This isn't the average protester-president square-off.
This summer, students will be able to know where their buses are without even venturing outside.
Construction of two new campus bus shelters and renovations to a popular parking lot are set to begin this summer.
Jewish and Muslim scholars and religious leaders spoke to UF students and faculty about the need for discussion between religious communities on Monday night.
Hajime! Koka! Yuko!
The amber wood-paneled dance floor vibrated as bass beats rumbled through the room. Two crews lined up on opposite sides, eyes set on their opponents. The DJ scratched the record, and suddenly bodies flew across the floor and lifted into air, freezing in acrobatic and abstract poses.
Three members of UF's computer programming club are competing against student teams from around the world this week in the finals of a competition sponsored by IBM.
Even after more than 26 hours without access to chairs or beds, more than 650 UF students participating in Dance Marathon jumped to their feet at the sight of a six-digit figure this weekend.
The UF College of Medicine's dean may have violated national accreditation standards by overruling the college's selections committee and admitting a student from a politically connected family.
The SFCC campus was evacuated Friday morning after a faculty member found a bomb threat written on a campus wall.
A UF team "playing catch" with solar energy won a $20,000 grant to help them get it right.
Those responsible for maintaining UF's campus, including groundskeepers and irrigation workers, got a taste of appreciation Friday from a UF organization.
With their sequined prom dresses shining in the sun, about 30 women wrapped their arms around one another and smiled wide for the camera. Some had their hair in curls, and others donned tiaras.
The SFCC campus was evacuated Friday morning after a faculty member found a bomb threat written on a campus bathroom wall.
UF's Student Senate president said plans to revise Student Body statutes and the replacement-senator process are underway following questions surrounding another senator's residence.
After a year and a half of research and debate, the student health insurance committee at UF has agreed on a new insurance plan, which is set to begin in August.
A shrill cry pierced the air of a hospital room in Zambia as a young woman fell to her knees, clutching a limp bundle wrapped in a white sheet.