Women getting more degrees than men
By Alexandria Hamilton | May 9, 2011More women around the nation are hearing their names called at graduation than men are these days - even at UF.
More women around the nation are hearing their names called at graduation than men are these days - even at UF.
It's only been a little more than a week since the class of spring 2011 walked, and the rest of us are back at it in Gainesville - well, at least the lucky few of us who get to soak in the first dog days of summer during a much-less-populated Summer A term at UF.
Every semester students at UF pay $13.94 per credit hour in “activity and service fees.” That’s about $200 for the average 14-credit hour student at UF. But where does it go?
After some students get selected and finalize their plans to intern during the summer, they start to worry about their wallets. Summer internships, while offering professional experience, can be expensive.
As the semester draws to a close, thousands of UF students will arm themselves with whatever they can get their hands on to pack every possession they can find in their living space.
There’s a new way for students to save money.
Students looking to fill their time this summer can soon register for Reitz Union leisure classes.
E. T. York liked to say tall trees catch a lot of wind. Those who knew him said he was one of the tallest.
Religion and science butted heads at UF on Tuesday night as two scholars argued whether religion, particularly Christianity, deserves the blame for many of society’s problems.
Whether it’s difficult exams, piles of homework or social drama, college can be stressful.
For some of you moving on, up, out, wherever, this may be the last time you ever read this paper. If you’ve read my column every Wednesday, then I am stunned and flattered. Most of you probably glance for something interesting between classes and that’s that.
Kal Penn will be at UF today to host President Obama’s Facebook Town Hall Watch Party at 4:30 p.m. in Pugh Hall’s Ocora Room.
From bowling to zumba, there will be many ways to de-stress during finals.
Today marks the end of a long 105 days of studies, lectures and deadlines, and students looking to party have plenty of options to get down.
Stereotypes are not what they seem. They are ideas. They are not people. Nobody — no matter how predictable one thinks their behavior — is a stereotype. We are all dynamic individuals with backgrounds and attributes completely unique to ourselves. The problem with stereotypes is the generalization of the specific quality to all members of the group — not the quality itself.
Ashton Charles sat front row in 2008 for the “Don’t Tase Me Bro” incident.
Drag is a part of gay culture.
Grace Tidwell’s experience on two wheels didn’t expand beyond pedaling her “cheap” bike to get to class.
While an opinion is something to always be respected, it is hard to do so when the motives behind it somehow insult the efforts of a community as a whole.
E.T. York, the founder of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and lifelong supporter of agriculture education, died Friday. He was 88.