The Hub's extended hours may have gone into effect last week, but the study party continues tonight with giveaways from Starbucks and Gator Dining.
The Hub's All Night Study Hours Grand Opening will take place at 10 p.m.
Starbucks will offer buy-one-get-one Pumpkin Spice Lattes and White Chocolate Mocha products, while Gator Dining will pass out dining coupons and T-shirts, said Student Body President Jordan Johnson.
The Hub formerly closed at 8 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on weekends, but Johnson said in an e-mail that Student Government allocated $30,000 to extend its hours from 8 a.m. to 3 a.m. until January 2010.
"My hope is to show students the power their voice has on campus," Johnson wrote. "Having an all-night study center has been Student Government's opportunity to respond to the needs of our Student Body."
Johnson said the move to extend the Hub's hours also is a response to the higher-education trend of having a late-night study center.
UF was one of the few universities in Florida without a late-night study center, he said.
President Machen has also suggested using $12 million in stimulus funds to modify an existing campus building and create a permanent 24-hour study center, according to Alligator archives.
