The fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi will kick off festivities for UF's Kaleidoscope: Asian and Asian American Awareness Month on Monday night. Arun Gandhi will speak about life with his grandfather and his grandfather's legacy, said Magel Alcantar, director of Kaleidoscope Month.
Tonight's Student Senate meeting will be the first for about 30 candidates chosen to represent on- and off-campus living districts in the fall Student Government election.
Barbara Burrows said when she left SFCC for the University of Texas, she knew she'd return.
Despite inklings that Gov. Charlie Crist, the Florida Legislature and the Board of Governors could soon be on the same page with tuition increases, the board will not back down from its lawsuit for tuition-setting power.
UF's investments could be made more transparent if UF President Bernie Machen approves the proposals of the Students for a Democratic Society.
(Jeremiah Stanley / Alligator) Scientific glass blower Joe Caruso works on one of his pieces for the UF Chemistry Department on Monday afternoon.
The audience in the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Friday night wiggled and shook their hips to salsa and Reggaeton music in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
(Charles Roop / Alligator Staff) Jesse Walker, vice president of the Gator Skim Club, skims through the puddles in the rain at the Plaza of the Americas on Friday. Charles Roop/Alligator Staff
Five UF buildings Friday afternoon were without power after lightning knocked out a main power line, according to a UF spokesman.
On Friday, Gov. Charlie Crist again switched his position on increasing tuition in Florida when he said he would accept a proposed statewide tuition increase of 5 percent.
In the second Elections Commission hearing since the Gator Party won 44 out of 47 open Student Senate seats in the fall Student Government election, the Gator Party was assessed a ,75 fine for an election violation.
Charges against UF senior football player Earl A. "Tony" Joiner were dropped Friday morning, ending weeklong speculation on Joiner's participation in Saturday's football game.
UF observed National Depression Screening Day early this year, as students received free screenings Thursday in recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Week.
Underneath two white tents, Gainesville Regional Utilities and Shands at UF representatives stood on the gravel of the GRU South Energy Center's construction site Thursday.
Steam leaking from hot water in the boiler room set off smoke alarms at the Constans Theatre at about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, said Bob Estling, coordinator for UF's Physical Plant Division.
Though the Gator Party nearly swept the fall Student Government election, it's still facing the consequences of several complaints filed by the Progress Party.
Gator Growl is teaming up with the University Athletic Association, and the results might make it easier for students to sit with their friends.
Richard Smith placed his two front fingers over the wrist and found the low, inconsistent pulse. With a shaking hand, he slid the syringe into the rubbery skin, punctured the artery, and watched as the blood pulsed into the tube, shaking the vial with each throb.
A grand opening will be held this weekend in honor of Emma, a 15.4 pound female ocelot.
With loud cheers and lit cigars, Gator Party candidates celebrated their near-sweep of the fall Student Government election early Thursday morning.
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