UF campus holds decades of legends, ghost stories
By MARK ENKERUD | Aug. 15, 2009While they're not exactly the fantastic fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, UF has its own collection of myths and legends passed on from year to year.
While they're not exactly the fantastic fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, UF has its own collection of myths and legends passed on from year to year.
With tuition increasing and Bright Futures payouts staying the same, UF students are going to have to find ways to foot the bill.
Alyssa Watson had difficulty finding a job in Gainesville this summer, and she was not alone.
No excuses, newbies-with more than 600 student organizations at UF, there's a place for everyone to find a niche, make friends and gather resume lines.
UF may be a top party school, but it was ranked sixth in the earning potential of graduates, according to a new survey.
If "you are what you eat" were really true, thousands of freshmen would turn into slices of pizza after a few weeks at UF.
A man had to be pulled from underneath a pickup truck by emergency crews after hitting it on his motorcycle across from the Reitz Union bus stop Thursday afternoon, according to reports from the scene.
UF's lawyers have responded to claims of racial and sexual discrimination made in a lawsuit earlier this year by former associate professor of law Sherrie Russell-Brown.
Despite its recent ranking as the nation/s No. 2 party school, UF was one of five schools named a 2009 Model of Alcohol or Other Drug Abuse Prevention Program on College Campuses by the U.S. Department of Education.
Hoping to make up for some of the $2.9 million a year in free fire service provided to UF, the city will use University Police Department officers to help patrol late-night parties and the bars along University Avenue.
A new UF study shows people who witness co-workers being rude to each other experience the same effect as the people toward whom the rude behavior is directed.
Senators approved $1,971 in aid for student organizations in the last Student Senate meeting of the summer Tuesday.
As a result of recent armed robberies, UF plans to install cameras at Corry Village and Tanglewood Village, two graduate and family housing complexes.
A sergeant with the University Police Department was asked to resign or be fired last month after an internal investigation found he was guilty of hitting and kicking a man while off duty and likely lying about his actions to avoid charges.
Football fans will have to find a new way to relieve stress when the Gators are trailing during a game.
Researchers have found that bacteria growing in the wood of sweet gum trees, also known as alligator wood, may improve the process of making biofuels.
The link between age and vision loss may be a thing of the past.
Fox's Sun Sports is about to teach UF students something new about their university - Gators do not wear "jorts."
At Camp Kesem, Brian Shelton goes by Cookie Monster.
UF will test its new emergency text messaging system Thursday, hoping to reach about 67,000 registered students, faculty and staff, said UF spokesman Steve Orlando.