UF to test texting alerts after LSU glitch
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 7, 2008Editor's Note:UF plans to test its text-messaging emergency notification system on Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Editor's Note:UF plans to test its text-messaging emergency notification system on Tuesday, Jan. 15.
The Committee on a Civil, Safe and Open Environment, created by UF President Machen after the September Tasering of UF student Andrew Meyer, has released a draft of recommendations to improve UF's public forum policies.
UF students suffering from championship-game nostalgia can look to a different UF football team for this year's national bragging rights - and they're not just pulling your flag.
The SFCC administration announced on Friday that the school has been invited to participate in a national program that aims to rate universities based on their commitment to environmentally sound practices.
Former Florida Gov. Bob Graham and the Board of Governors, the State University System?s highest governing body, now face a stumbling block in their fight for tuition-setting power.
Pramod Khargonekar, the six-year dean of UF?s College of Engineering, announced his resignation Dec. 4.
In 2012, UF President Bernie Machen?s salary will be bumped up to a cool million.
John Wright, who served as the interim dean of the UF College of Journalism and Communications for more than a year, was named the college?s permanent dean last month.
The victories of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., in Friday?s Iowa caucuses have earned support from some UF student political organizations on campus.
After a year of building, decorating and testing couches for the right balance of comfort and durability, members of Kappa Sigma Fraternity at UF are prepared to move into their new ,5 million Southern-style mansion - but they can?t call it home just yet.
For accusations of hazing, UF?s Greek Judicial Board recommended that Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity be placed on conduct probation for the spring semester.
A newly enrolled UF transfer student died Dec. 29 in a motorcycle accident in Dunnellon, a small city in Marion County.
Move over, Facebook.
Editor's Note: Manny Fernandez resigned from the UF Board of Trustees on Dec. 6. We reported otherwise in Monday's Alligator.
During the holiday break, the current Student Senate president announced he would run for next year?s Student Body president.
UF's Greek Judicial Board recommended that Alpha Tau Omega be placed on conduct probation for the spring semester following hazing accusations.
UF's Greek Judicial Board recommended that Alpha Tau Omega be placed on conduct probation for the spring semester following hazing accusations.
Manny Fernandez, a UF trustee and former chairman of the university's top governing body, announced his resignation today.
It sounds like a lawnmower on loudspeakers. Blades whir at full speed, creating a frantic windstorm that spreads the smell of jet fuel.
Researchers working on UF's Family Health Self-Empowerment Project (FHSE) for Modifying and Preventing Obesity are gearing up for a series of workshops to be held during the spring semester and are hoping to involve 175 Gainesville families.