Proposed referendum aims to put hand scanners on ballot
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 16, 2008Students might soon be able to vote on whether they want to be required to scan their hands to enter recreational facilities on campus.
Students might soon be able to vote on whether they want to be required to scan their hands to enter recreational facilities on campus.
Kentucky Fried Chicken hosted a Welcome to College 2008 party in honor of its Colonel's Scholars scholarship recipients on the Plaza of the Americas on Tuesday.
Religion is a tricky business at UF.
With the presidential election around the corner, UF's political groups have seen increased activity and participation on campus.
Applause, catcalls and cheers of "you're beautiful!" and "precioso!" resounded as Mayda del Valle took the stage Monday, but the noise was almost instantly silenced as the spoken-word artist began her first poem.
Fifty years to the day after becoming the first black student to enroll at UF, George Starke Jr. returned to campus for a more welcoming reception than he was given the first time around.
The second day of interviews for students seeking spots in next month's Student Government election brought a change in applicant flow for both parties.
With the Student Senate election about a month away, parties will begin interviewing potential student senators today.
UF's Levin College of Law earned the No. 10 spot in Hispanic Business magazine's most recent ranking of the top law schools for Hispanic students.
Jean Morrow fixed her gaze on the rows of 3-inch tall American flags.
The first black student admitted to UF will return to the university Monday - 50 years after he first set foot on campus.
Soledad O'Brien didn't always want to be a reporter.
Seven years ago, the tragedy of the Sept. 11 attacks reverberated across the nation.
Soledad O'Brien is a busy woman.
An advertising company has chosen UF to launch a program that allows competing advertising students to develop an ad campaign for the new Nissan Cube.
Hours after the world's largest particle accelerator completed its first test run Wednesday, UF physicists gathered to celebrate the occasion.
A lone, white refugee tent sat Wednesday on the Plaza of the Americas, adorned with red hearts and displaying the word "peace" in languages from all over the world.
Students at UF and nationwide have shown that drastic times call for at least one drastic measure - to quit smoking.