April 18, 1971: About 400 students gather on the Plaza of the Americas to symbolically bury the living UF President Stephen C. O’Connell.
Although most of the Editorial Board is graduating in a few days, we’re happy to hear Bernie Machen’s proposed 30 percent tuition increase is now merely a dream, unlikely to come true.
UF administration and staff from Transportation and Parking Services spoke with some concerned students in a meeting in February 2008 and decided to raise the price over the span of a few years.
Keeping in line with popular demand, UF libraries will once again be offering extended hours during final exam season.
For most UF students, a typical Friday evening offers a golden opportunity to unwind from the wear and tear of the week.
Stand-up comedians in Gainesville have it pretty good.
In an effort to calm tensions that have risen between university administration and some UF students, UF Provost Joe Glover and Student Body President-elect Ben Meyers took to the podium Wednesday.
A Quinnipiac University poll released April 6 showed that voter disapproval for Gov. Rick Scott has more than doubled since Feb. 2.
The committee will advise the police chief on issues directly affecting the campus community, including officer-student relationships and the use of force by police.
I wanted to respond to the Alligator’s April 10 article on the abortion rights event at the Civic Center because on April 7, I hosted a campus event with UF’s Pro-Life Alliance in the Reitz Colonnade for Floridian women who regretted their abortion, an event called “Silent No More,” which WCJB TV-20 News featured on the 6 o’clock news. This event, juxtaposed with the women Saturday, significantly enlightens the personal repercussions of post-abortion.
While most UF students go to the International Center in the Hub to learn about study abroad programs, the UF Hillel staff has flown overseas to learn more about a new study abroad opportunity.
UF student Laura Mutis knows how difficult it is to be an immigrant in the United States.
The sound of retro rock filled the Rion Ballroom in the Reitz Union as Dr. Dog performed Tuesday night as the headliner of a free concert sponsored by RUB Entertainment.
Teased hair, stilettos and attitude are all welcome at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom.
I am an angry lesbian. UF would like to foster “a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere” for new and old students alike. As an institution, we take great pride in the numerous multicultural organizations on our campus as well as the diversity and uniqueness of individual students and faculty. We have programs such as Pride Organization and Friends to bring together gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgenders and allies on campus. I am pleased that UF conveys this accepting environment but am surprised by its inaction. For the past few months, one of our restaurants on campus has been embroiled in controversy over their statements and monetary donations to anti-gay organizations. Chick-fil-A used its charitable arm, The Winshape Foundation, to donate more than a million dollars to anti-gay political organizations.
Former UF basketball player Dan Werner was arrested early Tuesday morning for driving under the influence.
While nuclear technology has recently received intense public scrutiny following the events in Japan, nuclear engineering students at UF say there is no reason to panic over UF’s nuclear reactor.
They’ve always told Les Payne “No.”
It’s 9 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 28 pounds. It’s flown 3,790 feet high, but its teammates hope it will reach a mile high by competition time.
UF is inviting all undergraduate students to complete the Student Experience in the Research University survey, known as SERU, and is offering incentives to do so.
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