To appease students, faculty and staff who may have questioned UF's hiring of state Sen. Mike Haridopolos as a lecturer, a former state representative proposed Tuesday to pay for Haridopolos' UF salary with private money.
Making defamatory statements in a newspaper can get a person sued for libel.
Student Body President Ryan Moseley will form a committee to investigate online voting, a Student Government official announced in a Student Senate meeting Tuesday night.
To set the record straight about the budget situation, UF created a frequently asked questions page on its Web site on Monday.
More than 100 online videos recently posted by "kingbootyhunter" on several Web sites showcase rear ends of unknowing women walking around the University of Central Florida's campus, and UF women have also been targeted.
UF began charging students and former students for transcripts Monday, and though university officials said things went smoothly, some students were still left grumbling.
The chairman of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy's board of directors said "radical Islamism" is a threat to everyone, including the Muslim community, in a Monday night speech on UF's campus.
Kosovo's recent independence and subsequent Serbian protests hit close to home for some UF students.
The whirl of orange and blue stickers, fliers and T-shirts signals the start of Student Government elections today, but the campaign goodies come with a lofty price tag.
Student Body presidential candidates found one thing to agree on - "Family Guy" is better than "The Simpsons."
Students can vote from 8 a.m. to 8 pm. with their Gator 1 card at various locations on campus.
Kevin Reilly, UF Student Body presidential candidate with the Gator Party, got his first title - "Mayor Seaford" - when he was 2.
During high school, Tommy Jardon, the Orange and Blue party's candidate for UF Student Body president, was one round of interviews away from joining Catholic priesthood.
A Florida senator will teach at UF and help students find government internships, but the recent hire has raised some questions among faculty.
Pounding bass, coordinated steps and strobe lights turned the O'Connell Center into a thunder dome as nine step teams from across the nation battled for first place at the 19th Annual Florida Invitational Step Show on Saturday night.
UF's Air Force ROTC swept the board for push-ups and sit-ups and almost clinched first place in the soccer tournament in overtime.
Following statewide budget cuts, UF canceled its annual lobbying day, known as Gator Day, at the Capitol.
University Police Department officers arrested Kevin D. Bradshaw, 19, on UF's campus at Fletcher Drive and University Avenue after finding he had a stolen gun.
The UF Dean of Students Office revealed "When the Rivers Run Dry: Water - The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century" as the book incoming freshmen must read as part of the second year of UF's Common Reading Program.
Editor's Note: UF Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Aungst was not contacted for this story.
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