Campaigns costly for SG parties
By DEVIN CULCLASURE | Sep. 26, 2007Attracting students' attention is not a cheap task for the two political parties competing in the fall Student Government election.
Attracting students' attention is not a cheap task for the two political parties competing in the fall Student Government election.
Florida's Board of Governors will decide how much of a tuition increase to impose on Florida's 11 universities at a meeting this morning in Tallahassee.
(Jeremiah Stanley / Alligator) Students participating in a Flashmob UF event on Turlington Plaza on Wednesday wave their arms like robots. A flashmob is a group of people who assemble at a predetermined time and place to create a random display of cooperation.
Yellowed manuscripts, books, journals and other critical archival materials that document the life of a controversial Brazilian priest are being exhibited on the second floor of George A. Smathers Library.
When Backinathan Aruldas arrived in America after a tear-filled, two-day flight from Chennai, India, he went straight to Shands at UF.
Although the Tasering of Andrew Meyer, a UF telecommunication senior, has been scrutinized from every camera angle, the legal implications of the situation remain clouded.
UF's Student Senate shifted its focus from politics to the environment at its Tuesday night meeting.
The outcome of the fall Student Government elections on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 might not be a surprise if past elections are any indication.
SFCC students have the chance to intern for a Florida senator - if they survive "The Interns."
A UF student was taken off life support Monday afternoon after spending more than two weeks in Shands at UF without brain activity.
If the word "tricycle" conjures up images of the shiny red model from childhood, think again.
In the name of school spirit, some students would give the shirts off their backs.
Even without his teeth, Andrew Enriquez smiled.
Nations collided on Hume Field on Sunday as students competed for a gold-colored cup and the right to be called champion of the Americas.
Tasers have been used 17 times in University Police Department incidents since summer 2001, according to the UPD spokesman.
With Gov. Charlie Crist's proposal to cut state funds for university building projects, several brand-new buildings under construction at UF might remain the newest buildings for a while.
As thousands of activists converged on Jena, La., more than 400 UF students participated in two silent rallies Thursday in support of six black students involved in a racially charged controversy.
Former Florida senator, governor and UF alumnus Bob Graham will speak about the importance of learning a foreign language Sept. 28.
One out of every 12 college students has thought about suicide and planned a way to do it, according to Active Minds, a student-based mental-health advocacy program.
The panel of faculty and students that will look into Monday's Tasering incident will be ready next week, said Rick Yost, chair of UF's Faculty Senate.