UF's first attempt to alert students about campus emergencies through text messaging was successful, university officials said Tuesday.
The country's first Greek organization founded by black college women celebrated its 100th anniversary Tuesday afternoon on Turlington Plaza, attracting a crowd of about 100 supporters.
UF students will be able to choose whether to reduce the number of Student Senate seats when they vote in the Student Government spring elections on Feb. 26 and 27.
The story of migrant workers in Immokalee, Fla.
Each Student Government election cycle, it comes up in heated debates.
An identity theft scam circulated through the UF GatorMail inboxes of students, faculty and staff Tuesday.
While a sold-out crowd greeted Dr. Jack Kevorkian at the O'Connell Center on Tuesday night with a warm welcome, about 60 protestors stood outside in the 40-degree weather to deliver an icy message.
The announcement of the new emergency text message system stated that "because cell phone numbers provided will be used only in the event of an emergency, they will be kept private and are exempt from Florida's public records laws."
From the just-when-you-thought-it-couldn't-get-any-worse category: Chicago Bulls forward and former UF 7-footer Joakim Noah reportedly had to be separated from Bulls center Ben Wallace after the team's blowout loss against the Orlando Magic last night.
ORLANDO - You could say Joakim Noah was doomed the day he set foot in Chicago.
A highly toxic chemical that has faced strong opposition from farmers and chemists nationwide after it was approved as a pesticide is being reviewed today by the Florida Department of Agriculture in the Reitz Union.
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Since it was postponed last October, Dr. Jack Kevorkian's highly anticipated visit to the UF campus tonight is naturally expected to be controversial.
Gainesville churches that nourish the homeless will be able to continue their work undeterred.
An audio slideshow depicting the natural beauty of Paynes Prairie and a review of trails and special events.
Don't be fooled by Pugh Hall's traditional brick exterior.
Wintertime for developers of two of University Avenue's most promising condo projects has meant more than bigger jackets and heating bills.
On Monday morning, June 4, 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian waited alone in his rusted Volkswagen van, parked at a remote campsite an hour outside Detroit. In the back, he'd rigged a makeshift bed next to a contraption that looked like a junior high shop project gone bad - three bottles dangling from hooks screwed into a piece of wood. Around 10 a.m., Kevorkian's two sisters arrived at the campsite with a 54-year-old woman from Portland, Ore., named Janet Adkins. Adkins, in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, had flown to Detroit the day before for her "appointment."
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