Voters go to polls despite drizzle
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 26, 2008Both parties vying to succeed in UF's Student Government elections added umbrellas to their campaign materials on the first day of voting Tuesday.
Both parties vying to succeed in UF's Student Government elections added umbrellas to their campaign materials on the first day of voting Tuesday.
To appease students, faculty and staff who may have questioned UF's hiring of state Sen. Mike Haridopolos as a lecturer, a former state representative proposed Tuesday to pay for Haridopolos' UF salary with private money.
Colleges at UF may start assessing students' learning so prospective employers have a better understanding of graduates' preparation in their intended field.
More than 100 online videos recently posted by "kingbootyhunter" on several Web sites showcase rear ends of unknowing women walking around the University of Central Florida's campus, and UF women have also been targeted.
Making defamatory statements in a newspaper can get a person sued for libel.
UF began charging students and former students for transcripts Monday, and though university officials said things went smoothly, some students were still left grumbling.
Students can vote from 8 a.m. to 8 pm. with their Gator 1 card at various locations on campus.
Student Body presidential candidates found one thing to agree on - "Family Guy" is better than "The Simpsons."
The whirl of orange and blue stickers, fliers and T-shirts signals the start of Student Government elections today, but the campaign goodies come with a lofty price tag.
The chairman of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy's board of directors said "radical Islamism" is a threat to everyone, including the Muslim community, in a Monday night speech on UF's campus.
Kosovo's recent independence and subsequent Serbian protests hit close to home for some UF students.
Kevin Reilly, UF Student Body presidential candidate with the Gator Party, got his first title - "Mayor Seaford" - when he was 2.
During high school, Tommy Jardon, the Orange and Blue party's candidate for UF Student Body president, was one round of interviews away from joining Catholic priesthood.
Editor's Note: UF Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Aungst was not contacted for this story.
Following statewide budget cuts, UF canceled its annual lobbying day, known as Gator Day, at the Capitol.
The UF Dean of Students Office revealed "When the Rivers Run Dry: Water - The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century" as the book incoming freshmen must read as part of the second year of UF's Common Reading Program.
A Florida senator will teach at UF and help students find government internships, but the recent hire has raised some questions among faculty.
Jerry Seinfeld brought his knack for twisting life's little dilemmas about nothing into big laughs to Gainesville on Friday night.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity's lion statue outside the chapter's house was smashed again Friday - just a few months after an artist had to completely reconstruct its stone face.
UF's Air Force ROTC swept the board for push-ups and sit-ups and almost clinched first place in the soccer tournament in overtime.