Students spring pillow fight in Turlington
By Meredith Rutland | Sep. 16, 200911:29 a.m.: Turlington Plaza buzzes with students; anxiety builds for those who know what is about to occur.
11:29 a.m.: Turlington Plaza buzzes with students; anxiety builds for those who know what is about to occur.
About 900 students gathered at the O'Connell Center Wednesday night to celebrate Islam on Campus' seventh annual Fast-A-Thon in celebration of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.
Even a dismal economy can't stop money from flowing into Student Government party campaigns.
Students will be able to cram in a little extra on-campus study time, after senators voted Tuesday to allot $30,000 of Student Government reserve funds to keep the Hub open 20 hours a day.
Questions on the validity of Student Body President Jordan Johnson's transparency waiver have been raised since its Sept. 1 debut.
Four UF employees resigned after being accused of using university money to buy about $30,000 worth of DVDs, digital cameras, furniture and other items for personal use.
As the H1N1 virus, known as swine flu, looms in the minds of UF students, faculty and staff, the number of infected UF students continues to rise, according to the UF Student Health Care Center.
JabbaWockeeZ, a 10-man dance group made famous by appearances on "America's Got Talent" and "America's Best Dance Crew," will perform at this year's Gator Growl, organizers announced Tuesday.
David Reed has never had lice, but now as an assistant curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, he is spending nearly $1 million on a global study of these parasites.
After President Barack Obama announced the impending closure of the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, two UF student journalists decided to tell its story.
Frank Warren can't keep a secret.
In order to help spread the word on prevention about the H1N1 virus, known as the swine flu, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has enlisted the help of Twitter and Facebook.
Demonstrators held signs and played cellos last week to show their opposition to WUFT-FM's change from classical music to news and public affairs.
On Monday UF announced a privacy breach involving the Social Security numbers of 25 people.
UF is planning a new study center to give students some extra reading room.
In newly released videos, former UF graduate student Robin Garg, who was sentenced to 180 days in jail for groping dozens of women on campus, tells police he had no sexual intentions and that he was having second thoughts about his actions.
True to its original plan, UF will try to avoid more cuts to academic programs when it eliminates the remaining $16.6 million in cuts from its budget this year, UF President Bernie Machen said Friday.
Eight years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Florida Sen. Ted Deutch warned Jewish Americans at UF Hillel about the dangers of Iran.
Students seeking help with commas and colons may run into trouble because of cuts at the Reading and Writing Center.
Al Warrington, namesake of UF's Warrington College of Business Administration, announced a $16 million gift to the college Thursday.