After Dark event spreads Christian message to UF students
By REBECCA WEISS | Feb. 26, 2009The band Copeland, UF quarterback Tim Tebow and speaker Joe White drew 2,957 people to the O'Connell Center Thursday to learn about Christianity.
The band Copeland, UF quarterback Tim Tebow and speaker Joe White drew 2,957 people to the O'Connell Center Thursday to learn about Christianity.
UF has asked the College of Education and the College of Nursing to submit proposals presenting the pros and cons of cutting their undergraduate education programs.
The FBI searched the office of UF professor Samim Anghaie for suspected fradulent grant propsals to NASA on Wednesday.
Raucous cheers filled the air outside of the Orange & Brew early Thursday morning as the Unite Party swept UF's Student Government spring elections, taking 42 of the 50 available Senate seats as well as the Executive ticket.
As if Turlington fliering didn't drive students bananas already, a man in a gorilla suit chased a man dressed as a banana alongside about 170 people holding hands in a line stretching from the Hub to the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday afternoon.
A former Miss Florida and UF alumna spoke about her struggles with an eating disorder to about 30 students and faculty Wednesday night on the Plaza of the Americas.
A UF student avoided a $154 ticket and four points on his driver's license Wednesday.
Political party supporters were out in full force on Tuesday to pull students to the polls on the first day of Student Government elections. However, the day was not without conflict.
A resolution was passed unanimously by Student Senate on Tuesday night urging UF's administration to save the Korean and Vietnamese programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The programs will be eliminated in May.
A sworn complaint against UF associate professor Anthony Falsetti for simple battery and the restraining order sought against him by UF assistant professor Martha Burt have been dismissed.
For students who wanted to know what's up with the economy's effect on UF, the Weaver Hall basement was the place to be Tuesday evening.
Lindsay Byers-Storey has been sober for a year and a half. She hasn't binged, purged or starved herself.
Students will have the chance to vote on three referendum questions and one initiative on today's Student Government ballot.
Winning student votes doesn't come cheap. Parties spent a pretty penny this election season, with the majority of funds spent on T-shirts. The rest went toward campaign materials, such as fliers and stickers.
The possibility of a $5.3 million budget cut next year has caused the dean of UF's College of Engineering to consider replacing the phone lines with magicJack, the inexpensive Internet phone system famous for its late night infomercials.
Budget cuts at UF? Not if Gov. Charlie Crist's budget passes the state Legislature.
Student Government parties bombarded students with campaign materials and creative expressions of partisanship on Monday in a final push to win votes before elections, which begin today from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and continue on Wednesday.
When a new parking garage goes up on UF's campus, the price of parking decals will likely also rise.
State Rep. Kurt Kelly spoke at UF Tuesday night about conservative politics and issues ranging from Obama's stimulus package to global warming.
Doctors prescribing Warfarin, a blood-thinning medication, will now be able to use genetic testing as a means of estimating the initial dosage size for their patients.