For some UF students, even the routine task of receiving a syllabus on the first day of class has already been complicated by universitywide budget cuts.
Thomas Hall was not Husam Wahdan?s first choice. Because he turned in his housing paperwork late, he was assigned to one of the two non-air-conditioned residence halls on campus. The freshman and his roommates tried to cool themselves with fans in the windows but still had trouble sleeping in the heat. But relief was just around the corner.
UF?s Student Senate kicked off its first fall meeting Tuesday night by reviewing the progress of Student Body President Ryan Moseley?s first 100 days in office and featuring some guest speakers.
Students and employers alike sought little bits of shade Tuesday while discussing responsibilities and work experience at the first Part-Time Job Fair.
The lobby at the Shands Florida Surgical Center on 34th Street will smell like solid cherry wood and new paint until it?s up and running.
By spring 2008, students looking for a place to chill in the Reitz Union will have more than the circular blue couch at the first floor entrance, according to one Reitz Union official.
Standing in Turlington Plaza with a plastic stars-and-stripes top hat on his head and a voter registration form in his hand, it's hard to tell if Frank Bracco is sweating from the blazing afternoon sun or the stress of so many excuses.
Hungry UF students without cash and a low balance on their Gator 1 Cards have a new payment option for on-campus dining, according to Student Government officials.
For Kayla Griffin, the second time around is the charm. After quitting rush week last year, she came back to school this year with the confidence to go Greek.
Adam Recvlohe has waited a year for what he wanted, and now it's here. After lobbying Student Government and UF administrators, Recvlohe was able to make the American Indian and Indigenous Studies minor a reality at UF this semester.
If you passed the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures you would probably be under the impression that it's closed. Especially if you knew that its director, Leticia Martinez, recently resigned her position.
It took Megan Fleming several days to add the basic statistics course she needs for her minor. The freshman theater major made three attempts to register with ISIS each day, but the class was full each time.
With the season-opening football game against Western Kentucky University set for an unusually early and dangerously hot 12:30 p.m. Saturday, the University Athletic Association has urged fans to find ways to cool down.
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.
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