Some electives cut due to budget woes
By KIM WILMATH | Oct. 1, 2007UF students can keep jumping, jogging and judo kicking next semester, but it might not count for class credit.
UF students can keep jumping, jogging and judo kicking next semester, but it might not count for class credit.
Colored smoke and earth-shaking bass filled the O'Connell Center as Fabolous and Lil Wayne performed Monday night.
UF President Bernie Machen decided Monday to reschedule the Oct. 11 appearance of Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
As the lights dimmed and the curtain rose, 30-something perfectly poised, high-heeled pairs of feet stood waiting. The dancing began.
Undergraduate research should start as early as possible, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute official said Friday.
During his opening speech at the open house for UF's Center for European Studies, former Sen. Bob Graham stressed the importance of learning a second language.
The Progress Party kicked off its campaign for the fall Student Government election by taking it off.
UF dignitaries were all smiles Friday night as they mingled at a ritzy gala with university benefactors, some of whom have given more than ,1 million.
Hip-hop artists Lil' Wayne and Fabolous are coming to the O'Connell Center on Monday.
(Charles Roop / Alligator Staff) Participants in "Great Underwear Dash 6" soak-up in the sprinklers next to the Racquet Club Dining Center on campus Friday night. The event was not only used for charity - by giving away the clothes they remove before running - but for kicking off the Progress Party's campaign in the SG elections.
UF President Bernie Machen decided Monday to reschedule the Oct. 11 appearance of Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
With an unexpected rise in gas prices this fall and a declining housing market, Florida's consumer confidence is expected to continue to dip despite a one-point increase to 79 out of 100 this month, according to a UF report.
The Gators have won conference titles in both basketball and football, and now they're hoping to add one for community service.
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Board of Governors voted at a meeting Thursday to increase tuition at the state's 11 public universities by 5 percent this spring.
While SFCC's Kika Silva Pla Planetarium has been open to the public for a week, it is already making changes.
About 200 students ambled around Turlington Plaza, red and blue flashing across their faces from parked squad cars and fire engines.
A UF student was arrested Wednesday during a class in Williamson Hall 100.
Before the YouTube videos, the protests and the Wikipedia entry, Toby Turner already knew the quote "Don't Tase me, bro" was going to catch on.
On Turlington Plaza Wednesday afternoon, in the shadow of his big white sign, Joey Johnsen said goodbye.
Florida's Board of Governors will decide how much of a tuition increase to impose on Florida's 11 universities at a meeting this morning in Tallahassee.