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Deals abound next week on first National Student Discount Day
By Paige Levin | Jan. 26, 2015Next week, students on a budget may be able to afford something more substantial than ramen noodles.
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Concealed carry bill may bring guns to campus
By Alyssa Fisher | Jan. 25, 2015Guns on campus could be a reality as soon as June if a recently introduced bill passes the Florida House and Senate.
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New UF Health building to start construction
By Cyanne Dunn | Jan. 25, 2015Business suits and scrubs mingled with the occasional parka as rain threatened to put a damper on a standing-room-only groundbreaking ceremony at UF Health on Friday afternoon.
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HiveSpace, a new startup incubator, looking for savvy students
By Chelsey Freeman | Jan. 25, 2015A new incubator is rising in Gainesville with hopes of recruiting students interested in making a difference in the world.
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Lift on gun ban absurd, dangerous for students
Jan. 25, 2015Around this time last year, a loophole was forced open that allows students to keep guns in locked cars. Many found it problematic, some saw it as a decent compromise between an all-out ban and a free-for-all. But for a few on the ideological fringe, it wasn’t nearly enough of a relaxation.
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Juan Cole talks Middle East politics, youth Thursday in Reitz ballroom
By Ethan Bauer | Jan. 22, 2015The Middle East was the topic of the night as Juan Cole spoke to a crowd of students and faculty about the region’s politics and youth movements.
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42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade brings national, local controversy over new bill
By Carla Vianna | Jan. 22, 2015On the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, pro-life supporters celebrated a victory rather than a loss.
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UF club hockey wins Thrasher Cup despite lack of ice rink
By Eric Heubusch | Jan. 22, 2015The Gators excel on the court, on the field and also on the ice.
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UF study condemns physically punishing students, which is still legal in Florida public schools
By Angela Chan | Jan. 22, 2015Back in elementary school, some remember being disciplined with referrals. Others were met with a paddle.
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Meal plan: not just for pizza anymore
By Mikayla Mott | Jan. 22, 2015Grant Gergen is looking forward to taking a break from dining hall food, and now he can with a Spring promotion.
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Gator Shadow Day registration filled within two weeks
By Katherine Gutierrez | Jan. 22, 2015Registration is already closed for the UF Career Resource Center’s inaugural Gator Shadow Day on Feb. 20.
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UF law college reopens free massively open online course
By Sophia Karnegis | Jan. 22, 2015The UF Levin College of Law introduced an online course available across the globe last May, and now a new crop of students will get the same opportunity.
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'Selma' actress Tessa Thompson addresses UF about women, diversity
By Laura Cardona | Jan. 21, 2015Actress Tessa Thompson took to the University Auditorium to speak about her films and honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s life as the keynote speaker of UF’s Martin Luther King Jr. events.
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Snapchat tells UF campus story
By Alyssa Fisher | Jan. 21, 2015Any UF student on campus with the Snapchat app could have known Devin Bostwick spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the library.
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Fortune 500 company recruits at Heavener Hall on Wednesday
By Paisley Papineau | Jan. 21, 2015Heavener Hall’s courtyard was buzzing with students on Wednesday’s unseasonably warm afternoon as they looked to gain exposure at a Fortune 500 recruiting event.
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Santa Fe Senators announce candidacy, discuss amendments
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 21, 2015Santa Fe College senators have started to announce which student government positions they will be running for.
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UF reacts to Pres. Obama’s annual State of the Union
By Alyssa Fisher | Jan. 20, 2015President Barack Obama suggested ways to expand educational opportunities and make education more affordable during his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.
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Redbox co-founder speaks about entrepreneurship, persistence
By Paola Asencio | Jan. 20, 2015Mike DeLazzer visited UF to share an important life lesson with students: Never give up on an opportunity.
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UF Senate funds swing dancers, NORML
By Ariana Figueroa | Jan. 20, 2015UF student senators found themselves in an unfamiliar setting at Tuesday night’s UF Student Senate meeting.
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Police: Woman smashes crack pipes during traffic stop, resists arrest
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Jan. 20, 2015Gainesville Police arrested a woman Tuesday morning after she reportedly smashed two crack pipes during a traffic stop.
