A crowd including fraternity brothers and alumni gathered Saturday at 10 Fraternity Row to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Theta Chi house.
UF agreed to partner with online learning program Coursera last week, joining 32 other institutions in offering not-for-credit courses for free.
In the coming weeks, Student Body elections for senators will be taking place across campus. In Fall, 50 candidates are elected to represent the various living locations of all students.
Pam Carpenter, Alachua County supervisor of elections, said about 1,500 to 3,000 forms are received each week. Since the primary, there has been an increase of 5,172 voters in the county, which she said is largely due to student registration organizations.
Without midfielder Erika Tymrak, UF’s premier scoring threat, the Gators put on their strongest offensive display this season.
Josh Romney, the third-oldest son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, spoke to a crowd of about 170.
U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack and Josh Romney, presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s son, tailgated with students and alumni.
For quarterback Jeff Driskel, Saturday’s inconsistent performance was another point on the learning curve.
The UF Supreme Court voted Friday that a referendum asking students if they want to rename the Reitz Union would go on the Student Government elections ballot next month.
UF and Santa Fe College students are invited on a photo scavenger hunt from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday starting at the Vineyard of Gainesville and ending at Thornebrook Village as a recruiting event for Young Life College, a non-denominational Christian program that helps students develop their faith.
Students, faculty members and alumni participated Thursday in March Against Hate, a demonstration organized by UF Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs, Pride Student Union and the Gators Coalition for an Inclusive Campus.
UF police said they are monitoring a string of bomb threats that led to mass evacuations at college campuses nationwide in the last week.
For Florida, the sting of last season’s embarrassment against Furman is still fresh.
Students petitioned for clean and green politics on the Plaza of the Americas on Thursday, and all they had to do was have their pictures taken.
UF recently installed a system of more than 300 antennas in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium that works to triangulate cellphone signals and pinpoint users’ calls, said John Madey, manager of telecommunications and network infrastructure for UF Information Technology.
UF President Bernie Machen acknowledged the Morrill Act’s role in establishing UF and addressed the university’s U.S. News and World Report rankings.
For rock group Sister Hazel’s guitarist and vocalist Drew Copeland, taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is not just another gig.
One of the worst parts of the season is already in the past for the Gators.
The Gators have had plenty of reasons to give up this season, associate head coach Dave Boos said.
Pesek might not have noticed he was wearing a “Gators for McCain/Palin” shirt, but the Obama for America staff at first lady Michelle Obama’s speech at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center did. He said he was denied entrance to the event.
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