Libraries, Einstein Bros. Bagels to extend hours during exams
By ILEANA MORALES | Apr. 15, 2008Library West's hours will be extended again during final exams this semester, and the Marston Science Library will stay open later, too.
Library West's hours will be extended again during final exams this semester, and the Marston Science Library will stay open later, too.
In reaction to the UF College of Medicine controversy over who has the final authority to admit medical school applicants, the college's Faculty Council has formed a subcommittee to better define the admissions process.
More than 40 UF vendors, including Canon, Verizon Wireless and FedEx, showcased their environmentally friendly products Tuesday at the third annual Sustainable Products Trade Show.
UF's Inter-Residence Hall Association passed two resolutions Monday suggesting that UF abandon a plan to eliminate certain on-campus student parking spots and solicit input about these parking decisions from students who live in residence halls.
A year ago today, we were all Hokies.
Greg Halstead lives in Murphree Hall with 350 other UF students, but he said nothing prepared him for living with six roommates on MTV's "Real World: Hollywood."
Method Man and Redman, the hip-hop duo also known for the film "How High," will perform at UF on April 23, the last day of classes.
Despite shouted requests from the crowd that gathered to hear the hosts of the Discovery Channel's "MythBusters" at the O'Connell Center on Monday night, nothing was blown up.
The Florida First District Court of Appeal has reversed the suspension of UF's chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, citing that UF lacked adequate evidence to justify the punishment.
Even as nine judges moseyed around with evaluation sheets, SFCC students, some clad in business attire, appeared comfortable standing next to their research posters on campus Monday evening.
Scott Weingart always has to keep his hands busy. When forced to sit still, Weingart often twirls his mustache with his fingers or spins a pen in his hand. So it was natural when he picked up juggling.
Budget cuts have left UF art students with an abstract future.
UF will invite about 2,000 transfer students to enroll Tuesday - about 1,000 fewer than last year.
Despite the Orange and Blue football scrimmage on Saturday and gray skies Sunday morning, about 400 people showed up to buy around $9,000 worth of plants, shrubs and flowers over the weekend at the annual Spring Plant Sale on campus.
While members of UF's online voting committee debated privacy concerns at their Sunday meeting, all agreed that online voting in Student Government elections would be cheaper than traditional ballots.
Members of the Gators football team paced the sidelines of UF's Norman Field on Sunday. They could only watch as a football flew from one end zone to the other. This time, it was not their game.
More than 70 years ago, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author traveled 100 miles along the St. Johns River and chronicled the journey in a novel named after a rural town outside Gainesville.
A UF official is calling for a review of the College of Medicine's dean's decision to admit a student over the objections of the selections committee and after he reportedly had not taken the standardized medical admissions examination.
The other day, Ketan Mathavan was walking on campus with his research mentor. He saw the usual - a few students, some trees, a couple of birds. Then he spotted a four-foot-long dead log on the grass.
Hundreds of carpoolers will be displaced in August when a new building breaks ground in the parking lot east of Criser Hall.