Jewish Student Union hosts Holocaust Remembrance Day
By JESSICA RONAY | Apr. 20, 2009Students will gather on the Plaza of the Americas tonight to remember those who died in the Holocaust more than 64 years ago.
Students will gather on the Plaza of the Americas tonight to remember those who died in the Holocaust more than 64 years ago.
Gator Growl may be six months away, but preparation for the largest student-run pep rally in the world has already begun.
About 200 students stripped to their skivvies at about midnight Friday after gathering on Turlington Plaza for the ninth biannual Great Underwear Dash.
Bob Graham may have been the governor of Florida and a U.S. Senator, but he was a Florida Gator first.
Guy Harvey, world-renowned marine life artist and water conservationist, will go to any depth for his inspiration.
At 15 years old, Tim Tebow found his passion for something greater than sports and school when he returned to his birthplace in the Philippines and visited an orphanage for young children called Uncle Dick's Home.
Come summer, there will be a new Internet matching service for students seeking a little extra help with classwork.
UF is beating the University of California at Berkeley at its own game.
Students will have a new reason to dread summer classes - the start of minus grades.
Many colleges are favoring wealthier applicants this year due to funding cuts and students' swelling financial need, a New York Times article from March 31 stated.
Soybean fiber underwear offers an eco-friendly way to help save the planet, starting with Uranus.
About 225 people watched Howard Dean speak on Thursday night in the O'Connell Center, which seats 12,000.
About 400 UF faculty and staff could lose their jobs next year if UF absorbs a 10 percent budget cut from the state, according to the university-wide budget proposal released Thursday.
Thad Hammond Owens had long red hair and an equally bright red mustache and beard, but friends say he was better known for his uplifting and humorous personality.
"My orgasm defies you."
Around the world, 800,000 to 900,000 human beings are bought, sold or forced across the world's borders each year, according to a U.S. Department of State estimate. But Friday night, some UF students will try to do their part to help.
The UF Health Troupe will host a scavenger hunt on Sunday to raise money for the American Diabetes Association.
The Documentary Institute may be on the chopping block, but it's not going quietly during this round of budget cuts.
Crowds of students and faculty swarmed the small setup of two folding tables on the Plaza of the Americas Wednesday morning to snag a "free air purifier" or "houseplants with a purpose."
UF student Robin Garg, 22, was arrested for groping a UF student outside Library West on Tuesday night.