First day of elections sees voting problems
By Samantha Shavell | Oct. 2, 2012About 5,860 people voted Tuesday in UF’s Student Government elections, which continue today.
About 5,860 people voted Tuesday in UF’s Student Government elections, which continue today.
A survey of 131 college students found that 70 percent of them gained an average of 10 pounds and 18 percent gained 20 pounds or more during four years in college.
The Alachua County Commission put a referendum on the ballot about whether to add a sales tax that would raise $550 million to repave roads.
Students who want to vote in Alachua County have less than a week left to register.
Beginning this semester, UF students who get on Regional Transit System buses will be on camera during the rides.
Coordinator Brent Pease called the offensive line the Gators’ strongest unit. It’s time for the big men to flex their muscles.
The UF Counseling and Wellness Center is now using traditional Chinese medicine to reduce students’ anxiety and stress.
I’ve got some book suggestions, and you’ve got at least an hour or two to spare. So because this month has been pretty heavy with news related to him, we’re gonna talk about David Foster Wallace, and coincidentally it’s one of my favorite things to do.
On Saturday, LSU defensive ends Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery will go after Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel. Which Gators offensive lineman will protect Driskel's blind side has yet to be determined. Either injured senior Xavier Nixon or freshman D.J. Humphries is expected to start at left tackle.
On Saturday, Jeff Driskel will get the chance he never got last season.
When the Gators and Tigers play on Saturday, it will be the first top-10 matchup in The Swamp in six years. Florida will attempt to knock off its highest-ranked opponent at home since defeating then-No. 4 LSU in 2008.
At about 11:40 p.m., Gainesville Police officers responded to several calls about gunfire near the Simon’s Nightclub & Entertainment on South Main Street, GPD spokesman Ben Tobias said.
Despite how many times we’re called a “liberal, pinko, commie rag,” we’d like to endorse the Students Party.
A recent New York Times article presented the results of an interesting study: It confirmed the existence of some preconceived notions about girls, boys and their mental capacities in the field of science.
Former Students Party candidate for Student Body president urges students to vote.
Students can meet with the architects behind the Reitz Union renovations today from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Reitz Union first floor lobby.
Grooveshark has expanded its mobile streaming website to include all mobile devices, including tablets.
Publix Super Markets issued a voluntary recall Thursday for 10-ounce plastic bags of Publix Hearts of Romaine after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration alerted the company that samples of the product contained Listeria monocytogenes, a known pathogen.
About a month out from Election Day, contributions from The Walt Disney Co. entities to Florida candidates and committees totaled roughly $2.5 million.
Ranee Ramaswamy and her Minneapolis-based dance company, Ragamala Dance, came to UF before their show to demonstrate Indian culture to students. Ragamala Dance will perform “Sacred Earth” at 7:30 p.m. today at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.