Senate clarifies legislation during summer session
By DEVIN CULCLASURE | Aug. 26, 2007While many UF students left Gainesville for the summer for internships, jobs or to spend time in their hometowns, the Student Senate was still in session.
While many UF students left Gainesville for the summer for internships, jobs or to spend time in their hometowns, the Student Senate was still in session.
Sunday afternoon outside the immaculate Delta Delta Delta sorority house, polished young women walked up and down the stairs in a practiced fashion.
A UF student died Saturday night after jumping into Lake Wauburg trying to catch a football.
The 15 new faculty positions announced by UF President Bernie Machen on Thursday will not affect the hiring of the professors and academic advisers promised by the Tuition Differential Program, said a UF official Sunday.
At the Pi Kappa Alpha barbecue and party that spurred the fraternity?s suspension from UF held nearly one year ago, 60 Pi Beta Phi sorority sisters celebrated alongside the Pikes.
Editor?s Note: This story is the first article in a two-part series on the Fightin? Gator Marching Band. The second part will run Sept. 3.
Though UF is facing deep academic budget cuts of ,20 million to ,30 million, the university received a record amount of research funding in 2007, according to a UF press release.
During his State of the University Address at the Faculty Senate meeting Thursday, UF President Bernie Machen highlighted the continuing need for more funding, UF's research success and other obstacles facing UF this year.
Getting a foot in the door of one of the 11 state universities next year may be harder than ever this year.
A cardboard pizza box roasting in the oven might not be as uncommon as you would think.
Though the diversity of this year's freshmen class barely tops last year's, UF President Bernie Machen said he's satisfied with the slight improvement.
For many students in Georgia, hoping for a tuition-free college experience will leave them empty-handed.
UF's New Engineering Building was overrun by robots Aug. 9, but neither hostile aliens nor a malicious computer system were responsible for the invasion.
Firefighters lifted people on stretchers as SFCC students wondered what had happened on campus.
At 10 a.m. Friday, students will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to see the Dave Matthews Band at the O'Connell Center on Sept. 11, according to a UF press release. The show will also include a guest performance by The Wailers.
With three national titles in football and basketball in the past two years, UF can hold its own in athletics, but that isn't the case for academics.
UF President Bernie Machen said in an interview Monday that UF would be hiring more faculty, despite a previously announced hiring freeze.
The University Athletic Association has chipped in ,6 million to help with several of UF's academic programs that are threatened by upcoming budget cuts, according to a UF press release.
The Delta Delta Delta Sorority?s new home still smells new inside.
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