Jewish Student Union kicks off its welcome week today
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 21, 2008The Jewish Student Union, a UF student organization, is welcoming students back to school with three days of social events.
The Jewish Student Union, a UF student organization, is welcoming students back to school with three days of social events.
Displays of colorfully embroidered costumes, flags and orthodox icons transformed the Reitz Union's Arredondo Room in celebration of Bulgaria's one-year membership in the European Union.
UF Student Senate President Kevin Reilly will choose his running mates this week for the Student Government elections on Feb. 26 and 27.
With less than six months to trim $16 million from UF's budget, UF officials said they are trying to avoid across-the-board cuts, but some programs may be scaled back or eliminated completely.
UF students' fees are due today, but a group of graduate students will protest payment following months of fighting over whether UF collects the fees fairly.
Attendees of a UF forum Thursday night discussed remaining work to be done to achieve Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous dream.
A requirement for incoming students to receive meningitis and hepatitis B vaccines could become mandatory for all of Florida's public universities. UF already has a similar requirement in place.
As thousands of smokers continue to fail in their attempts to quit, some health officials promote substituting smokeless tobacco products for cigarettes to help wean off the addiction.
Summer classes will not be canceled this year, UF President Bernie Machen announced at a Faculty Senate meeting Thursday.
A Florida law restricting travel to countries dubbed "terrorist states" has limited the ability of state universities, including UF, to study and conduct research in Cuba.
Grab your beanbags and strap on your headgear.
UF's Student Government Productions' chairman was fired Monday.
In his new education budget proposal released Thursday, Gov. Charlie Crist suggested that state universities and community colleges get a nearly $5.5 billion chunk of state funds in 2008-2009, but he proposed no tuition increase.
Waiting in line is not the best way to burn calories, but for some students it's unavoidable.
UF Student Senate President Kevin Reilly is paying extra attention to his e-mail inbox this week as he waits for messages from potential running mates.
One couple's $600,000 gift to UF's College of Education aims to reform Alachua County middle schools, carrying on the legacy of middle school innovation pioneered by UF in the 1960s.
UF has lost some of its bragging rights among top-tier universities, though a university official said Wednesday that it's nothing to worry about.
Whether you want to catch extra sleep on the ride to school, find a buddy to keep you company during a long drive home or save gas on a road trip to a Gators game, GreenRide has the answer.
Health-care professionals from around the nation will gather at UF today for a nursing leadership conference about the future of patient care and health-professional education.
While a sold-out crowd greeted Dr. Jack Kevorkian at the O'Connell Center on Tuesday night with a warm welcome, about 60 protestors stood outside in the 40-degree weather to deliver an icy message.