Bright Futures won't cover approved tuition hike
By THOMAS STEWART | June 15, 2009Students will likely pay about 16 percent more for classes this fall after UF's Board of Trustees approved the increases at Friday's meeting.
Students will likely pay about 16 percent more for classes this fall after UF's Board of Trustees approved the increases at Friday's meeting.
Since Friday, Student Body President Jordan Johnson has been "tweeting" at the student body.
A 71-year-old Gainesville man was banned from campus Wednesday after he poked a 21-year-old female UF student in the butt three times at Library West, according to the University Police Department.
"Rediscovering Slobodkina: A Pioneer of American Abstraction" will debut today at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, showcasing the work of Esphyr Slobodkina.
This fall, the Shands Cancer Center at UF will grow greener with the addition of a memorial garden for cancer victims.
Although one UF program is used to drama, a potential $90,000 budget cut might be a tough act to follow.
Permafrost is melting, and the number of new plants emerging from the ice isn't enough to offset the carbon, according to a recent UF study.
Gov. Charlie Crist put the kibosh on Santa Fe College students' hopes for prepaid and reduced fair for bus rides.
Starting Friday, UF students will no longer be able to pay for classes and other university expenses with cash or debit cards or make over-the-counter payments to the University Cashier at Criser Hall.
A new screening system developed and tested at UF will give the green light for cleanliness.
With the first reading of two bills that passed Tuesday night, student Senators allocated a combined $360,000 for new student computers and a CSI-themed museum exhibit.
A recent undergraduate survey successfully captured enough input from students for UF officials to consider giving it again.
UF may be hard to get into, but new data shows it is easy to get out of.
UF has named a new senior vice president for health affairs and president for the UF&Shands Health System.
More than a year after it opened, UF's Graham Center for Public Service is appointing a full-time director.
Beginning next month, the burden of education loans will be partially lifted for some students.
Statewide chatter surrounding the February Florida Bar Examination could send prospective law students south.
Some UF students could see tuition increase by almost 16 percent beginning in the fall, and most of that increase wouldn't be covered by Bright Futures.
In the shortest Student Government Senate meeting of the summer, Senators approved judiciary appointments and passed resolutions before 9 p.m.
It turns out those Jimmy Choos can't be considered an investment.