UF students can get their taxes done for free
By ALLYSEN KERR | Mar. 19, 2008The April 15 tax deadline is quickly approaching, and many students don't know how to file their tax returns or if they even should.
The April 15 tax deadline is quickly approaching, and many students don't know how to file their tax returns or if they even should.
UF's Committee on a Civil, Safe and Open Environment presented 16 recommendations Wednesday night concerning police protocol and community conduct during UF events.
Backed by multi-million-dollar donations, construction for a three-level building for UF's graduate business program could start this summer.
A class-action lawsuit filed by two Daytona Beach College students against the country's largest collegiate-bookstore chain, which runs the UF Bookstore, was dismissed by a federal judge Monday.
With the future of UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean search in question after recent candidate withdrawals, the search committee will meet Friday afternoon to decide what to do next.
Brandon McArthur rolled down the basketball court in his wheelchair, his arms pumping furiously while his wheelchair's tiny front lights blinked rainbows of color.
For about every 11 white students who cross the stage at UF's commencement ceremonies, there is one black student receiving a diploma.
UF's Student Body treasurer-elect will be getting an early start on his new job.
Three earrings; hair he could tuck in his pants; a Fu Manchu mustache. It's a far-off memory for the man who will soon oversee UF's financial operations in a time of budgetary crisis.
Peter Coclanis, one of the candidates for UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean position, withdrew his name from the search Tuesday night, citing UF's budget problems and administrative restructuring as his reasons.
Laying in the sand with a Corona in hand is the essence of Spring Break for some students.
UF has responded to the lawsuit filed by a student group supporting online voting in Student Government elections, and according to UF, the suit is illegitimate.
During her two-day campus visit that began Monday, Barbara Romzek, one of three candidates for the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean position, emphasized that UF faculty input would be paramount if she was selected as the college's dean.
"Full House" dad Danny Tanner is coming to UF, but his visit will be for "mature audiences only."
Nine UF seniors received Outstanding Leadership Awards this semester, earning them on-stage spots during their graduation ceremonies.
Elton John has pushed back his Gainesville appearance to April 24 due to a kidney stone, UF President Bernie Machen announced at a Board of Trustees meeting Friday.
UF's Florida Opportunity Scholars Program received a $100,000 donation on March 8, adding to the more than $3 million raised for the program since its start in 2006.
UF Provost Janie Fouke and Senior Vice President for Health Affairs Doug Barrett resigned from their posts amid a major restructuring of the way UF handles its financial operations.
Starting in the fall, UF students will see several changes on UF's campus: higher parking decal prices, a new Flavet Field band shell and renovations at Southwest Recreation Center, to name a few.
Terry Hynes, the former dean of UF's College of Journalism and Communications, has been selected to fill the senior vice chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs position at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.