News
Student groups gather to talk about stereotyping
By Samantha Liebhaber | Nov. 22, 2010Students sat in a dark room watching a video of two women kissing Monday night.
News
News
Honor Code: UF should crack down on academic dishonesty
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 22, 2010University of Central Florida business professor Richard Quinn gave his 615 students an interesting dilemma this month: Fess up or get out.
News
Florida natural history museum shows off ancient watercraft
By Cristina Rabaza | Nov. 22, 2010When a drought in Alachua County drained Newnans Lake down to a moist bed of mud, local high school students stumbled upon canoes that hadn’t seen the light of day in several millennia.
News
UF students hold women's career expo at Santa Fe College
By Dezma Gainer | Nov. 22, 2010A group of UF students gave women in the community the keys to the workforce through workshops and seminars Monday.
News
Students turn out for video game tourney
By Meredith Rutland | Nov. 21, 2010Students celebrated the release of new video games with a night of tournaments Friday.
News
Students show work at Art Bash
By Silvia Fernandez | Nov. 21, 2010The Fine Arts courtyard was filled with students unpacking their artwork and anticipating the start of Art Bash 2010 on Friday night.
News
Professor helps students conquer public speaking fear
By MOLLY LARMIE | Nov. 21, 2010Kaitlynn Floyd has covered both sides of the note card in small print. She only gets one, so she has to make it count. It’s hard to steady her hands with her heart pumping like a piston.
News
Meatless Monday furthers UF’s sustainability
By Jamie Schindewolf | Nov. 21, 2010In his Thursday column, Nate Rushing truly misrepresented UF’s new Meatless Monday campaign.
News
Colleagues remember law professor
By Joey Flechas | Nov. 21, 2010Moffat, 73, passed away Nov. 14 after a two-year battle with cancer. He had served as a UF law professor for more than 40 years, specializing in jurisprudence, or the science or philosophy of law.
News
LGBT Affairs honors transgenders with vigil
By Coral Denton | Nov. 21, 2010Greg was a son and a brother. He played football for East Carolina University. He was a husband and the father of two children.
News
Faculty consider making Wednesday holiday
By Jon Silman | Nov. 18, 2010Faculty senators discussed a proposal to not hold classes on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in future years.
News
UF ranked seventh on list of universities with happiest employees
By Cristina Rabaza | Nov. 18, 2010The study felt the university did well at providing job security and growth opportunities for its staff, as well as allowing enough time for faculty and staff to spend with family.
News
Student organizations host event to raise awareness about world hunger
By Alexander Klausner | Nov. 18, 2010Students got a taste of world hunger Thursday night.
News
Facebook messaging system raises brows
By Jordan Peters | Nov. 18, 2010Mark Zuckerberg insists “it’s not e-mail.” Bloggers are throwing around phrases like “Gmail killer.” One headline in The Times of India asks, “Will Facebook sound death knell for e-mail?”
News
UF to celebrate Lakeside’s birthday with ‘culture clash’
By Jasmine Harris | Nov. 18, 2010Students won’t get cake and ice cream for this birthday celebration, but they can expect much more.
News
Art Bash to feature exhibit of Native American pieces
By Daniela Abad | Nov. 18, 2010Today is the last day to see a Native American art exhibit being shown in the U.S. for the first time.
News
Students hear tales of Israeli politics
By Mina Radman | Nov. 18, 2010Students got a little lesson on Israeli international relations Thursday afternoon.
News
Meatless Monday movement good for UF, world
By Austin Saacke | Nov. 18, 2010In his Thursday column, Nate Rushing does an excellent job of stating his opinion and, frankly, not much else. In his unabashed attempt to denigrate the vegetarian movement, a target too often eliciting the scrutiny of chest-thumping, ultra-macho, self-aggrandizing he-men, he overstates the trivial and overlooks abundant evidence that runs counter to his agenda. Indeed, he stands so thickly eclipsed by straw men, one need not wonder why his views embody carnivorous myopia.
News
Balloons used in night walking event to support cancer awareness
By Karly Kehres | Nov. 18, 2010The UF Premed American Medical Student Association (AMSA) hosted Gainesville's 14th Light the Night Walk to raise money and awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Thursday night.
News
The Girl with the Headphones: Part 2
By Joey Flechas | Nov. 17, 2010In 2005, in preparation to apply for citizenship and get papers for his children, Mariano married another woman. There was a wedding cake, a party and a certificate.
