The buzz of treadmills, the swoosh of rotating elliptical trainers and the beep of hand scanners allowing entry into Southwest Recreation Center are heard daily as close to 4,500 students arrive at the recently renovated gym.
UF’s College of Engineering may fuse the nuclear and radiological engineering department with another department this summer.
The Florida Gators basketball team has another challenge to win, but this one won’t be on the court.
Bo Gustafson learned as a child there’s never one answer. Ask him a question and he’ll smile, knowing there’s no such thing as a simple, concise response.
You may not realize it, but Student Government slating starts today. That’s right, our semiannual circus is back in town, ready to pitch its tents and set up the same old platforms.
The integration of a new automated system will allow the Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol to run more efficiently and decrease students’ wait time.
Israel is using green technology to help itself both economically and diplomatically, an Israeli official said at the Reitz Student Union on Thursday night.
The BP oil spill leak may have been capped, but the fight to reclaim the waters of the Gulf of Mexico is far from over.
In most cases, an early birthday present in excess of $50,000 seems fitting for professional athletes, royalty or MTV “My Super Sweet 16” princesses.
The UF chapter of Students for a Democratic Society has submitted a petition to add a question about the implementation of block tuition on the Student Government election ballot.
Valerie Plame Wilson said she may not be the image of what many would consider to be a CIA agent.
The College of Journalism and Communications is no stranger to deadlines.
Nicole Iovine’s paranoid Jan. 26 raving (“Carrying Guns on Campus Unnecessary”) was not only short on specifics but also completely failed to comprehend why it is necessary to defend oneself. Nicole claimed there are 30,000 people killed each year by firearms; she neglected to mention how many of those 30,000 are dangerous criminals who are killed in the act of committing a violent crime.
Sean Saley is just as comfortable with a guitar in his hand as he is diving into a pool. While training during his first year on UF’s diving team, Saley plays in the band Half Track, which is opening for Afroman later this year. He’s been diving since he was 12, when he
The candidates for the next Student Body president have something to say about block tuition.
Regional Transit System is trying to make a bigger impact on the Gainesville community and will be extending its Employee Bus Pass Program to retired UF faculty and staff who live in the Gainesville area.
Ideas to improve sustainability on college campuses were shared among students from seven different universities at the first Florida Student Sustainability Summit on Tuesday.
A study of 2,300 students in four-year colleges found that 45 percent of students did not improve their learning skills by the end of sophomore year.
To quote James Madison: “Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” On Tuesday, the Alligator published a letter regarding the Florida Senate bill that would legalize concealed carry on campus. Most of the arguments presented in this letter, and by gun control advocates nationwide, play upon common fears and misconceptions people hold about firearms and their place on college campuses.
UF researchers hope to find ways to improve and maintain the mental functions of older adults using something many college students are familiar with — video games.
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