Professor to visit UF, speak on 1915 genocide
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 6, 2008A historian who denies the Turkish military carried out a genocide against Armenians during World War I is coming to UF on Friday to discuss the controversy.
A historian who denies the Turkish military carried out a genocide against Armenians during World War I is coming to UF on Friday to discuss the controversy.
Krishna Lunch wasn't the only tasty food served on the Plaza of the Americas Wednesday.
When UF religion professor Travis Smith was a junior in college, he traveled to Bodh Gaya, India, the birthplace of Buddha, for a study abroad trip.
UF's Harn Museum will be able to more than double its Asian art on display thanks to a $10 million gift announced Wednesday that will fund building a new wing of the museum.
The debate over Student Government online voting now faces a nearly weeklong standstill.
The UF College of Journalism and Communications will receive $500,000 from alumnus Peter C. Barr Sr. for the public relations and advertising departments.
Several Student Government officials will meet Thursday to discuss the effect of a proposed price increase for motorcycle and scooter decals on UF students.
Faced with a growing state population and dwindling funding for higher education, a group that promotes college access for minorities called for a statewide summit of all higher education policymakers to address enrollment.
Despite national economic struggles and Florida's declining housing market, UF officials said they are prepared to continue soliciting gifts from big-spending donors.
Editor's Note: Interviews in the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean search will take place Feb. 15, 16 and 17. We reported otherwise in Wednesday's Alligator.
Wads of hair carpeted the Reitz Union Colonnade Tuesday afternoon as UF students lined up to get free haircuts and massages as part of the Black History Month events around campus.
Vanessa Pineda's heartbeat rises when the phone rings with a call from Colombia.
UF students and professors gathered at a candlelight vigil Monday night to honor two UF engineering students who died in a car accident Jan. 26.
Derek Day could be his teachers' star student or worst nightmare. They just better know who they were dealing with.
"No more kidnappings! No more deaths! No more lies! No more FARC!" read posters and T-shirts displayed by UF students and faculty at the March for Peace in Colombia held on the Plaza of the Americas Monday.
As the University of Miami celebrated a multimillion-dollar state research grant, Florida public university officials remained tight-lipped about the Legislature's support of a private institution in the face of public university budget cuts.
Students across the state have joined to tell the Legislature one thing - don't mess with the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
The Florida Board of Governors and former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham resubmitted their tuition lawsuit against the state Legislature late Monday afternoon.
This year's class of incoming freshmen at UF survived an application process involving a record number of UF hopefuls, and all of them will find out if they got accepted on Feb. 15.
The Orange and Blue party is the second Student Government party to announce its executive ticket for the Feb. 26 and Feb. 27 SG elections.