Gatormania sees record-breaking attendance
By PATRICK ANNESTY | July 13, 2009"Are you a freshman?" was the question of the afternoon Saturday on the Reitz Union north lawn.
"Are you a freshman?" was the question of the afternoon Saturday on the Reitz Union north lawn.
Students may have been able to hear a pin drop in the Reitz Union during Summer A, but things are picking up, with an event scheduled nearly every day of Summer B.
UF's Florida Alternative Breaks program, which recently won the 2009 National Alternative Break Program of the Year from Break Away, will have summer trips from Aug. 9 through Aug. 19 this year, and interested students need to have their applications in by July 13.
Enrolled in UF's College of Pharmacy? There's an app for that.
The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program will not raise funds to cover the tuition hikes coming this fall after undergoing several changes made by the Florida Legislature.
Ceremonial items, which were seized as illegally exported goods made from endangered species, are on display at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art.
A man is separated from his wife.
While temperatures in Gainesville consistently reach the mid-90s, one UF student is spending the summer in a much cooler climate.
If UF officials have their way, it may be a little harder to get drunk at the next Florida-Georgia football showdown, which has been held in Jacksonville since 1933.
Surrounded by moths and butterflies, Student Government senators passed a bill allocating $60,000 for an upcoming bug exhibit at Tuesday's meeting, held in the Florida Museum of Natural History.
After plagiarizing passages from The New York Times in four of her news stories, a UF student was fired Tuesday from her internship at The Colorado Springs Gazette.
Move over, quad latte.
The College of Engineering announced a new dean on Monday - the first female dean in the history of the college.
Dana Carvey, of "Wayne's World" fame, will perform at the Oct. 16 Gator Growl, organizers announced Monday.
Growing up in Tampa, Ph.D. candidate Ashley Boggs enjoyed Florida's wildlife and often played with lizards and turtles.
The University of Florida was recently honored for its role in helping students with disabilities learn about job opportunities.
Danielle Rossi doesn't find Chinese as difficult as she thought she would, partly because she loves China.
When Tim Hussin's sister handed him a 35mm camera in high school, he thought photography would just be a hobby.
UF employees are now required to wear a helmet while operating university-provided bicycles, scooters, mopeds, Segways and motorcycles.
The new UF bandshell will be ready for the Fourth of July, but there won't be any fireworks to welcome it.