Remembering local WWII fighter pilot, UF alum
By Estee Beck | June 13, 2011John R. Alison, a World War II ace fighter pilot, UF alumnus and predominant Gainesville figure, died June 6 at his home in Washington, D.C.
John R. Alison, a World War II ace fighter pilot, UF alumnus and predominant Gainesville figure, died June 6 at his home in Washington, D.C.
Bright Futures continue to dim.
In a move that caught nobody by surprise, the UF Board of Trustees has agreed to increase in-state undergraduate tuition for UF students by 15 percent next year.
Potatoes are one of the most versatile foods in the pantry. They can be fried, boiled, mashed or deep-fried. The UF Horticultural Sciences Graduate Student Club teamed up to sell the versatile vegetable to their campus.
The Chords of Color for a Cause Festival, presented by UF Performing Arts and Shands at UF, is being brought back for its second season starting July 22.
It's difficult to offer a pat on the back when you've just had another finger sliced off.
As your Student Body President, the most important part of my role consists of representing you on the Board of Trustees - the highest decision-making body of our university. Last week, the issue of a tuition increase was before the Board of Trustees. I voted for the increase because I believed it was best for every student only after making sure the neediest students were financially secured.
Shane Reynolds might hail from the Swamp, but that didn't exactly get him ready to face some real-life reptiles in the Everglades.
The UF School of Theatre and Dance is leaving the local scene and going international.
Election reform has turned a Student Government platform point into a reality.
The UF business college reported inaccurate data about 2009 graduates of its masters of business administration program to U.S. News and World Report, according to a university internal investigation.
What could be considered as nothing more than a rudimentary Saturday chore served as a pinnacle of glory for a group of UF engineering students last week.
Despite many raised eyebrows, UF officially has a new surf club in the making.
UF's Board of Trustees will meet today for the first of two days of meetings at Emerson Alumni Hall to do one thing.
Santa Fe College students will be able to ride designated Santa Fe buses to and from campus starting this fall, according to a new Florida law.
UF's Student Senate is expected to vote Tuesday night on an election reform measure that would allow student government to do away with paper ballots and switch to an electronic voting system.
Jack Payne has had a busy summer.
A UF graduate student was arrested early Friday morning for assaulting two men and shouting anti-gay slurs at them.
Love and spray paint were in the air Sunday evening.
It took only three thrusts of a shovel to unearth an archeological find 60 years in the making.