UF students will have a chance to voice their opinions on coffee and the homeless in addition to voting for 47 student senators during the fall election.
Tracey Chace witnessed what she said was a horrific sight: A maintenance man driving a gas-powered John Deere Gator to pick up trash.
Brion Vibber said he wants to make Wikimania accessible to everyone throughout the world.
(Jeremiah Stanley / Alligator) Freshman Jamie Whalen uses a telescope fitted with a protective filter that allows her to look at the sun Wednesday afternoon. The telescope was placed on the Reitz Union North Lawn by the Undergraduate Astrophysics Society as part of the Student Organization Fair.
It's not cool to discriminate against people solely based on sexual orientation, according to members of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs, who held a welcoming picnic Wednesday on Plaza of the Americas.
(Jeremiah Stanley / Alligator) Valerie Burkett, an environmental engineering junior, performs a counter-attack on Courtney Stokes during fencing practice Wednesday evening in the Florida Gym. Both athletes began fencing their first year at UF.
UF students snacked on free candy as they walked around the Reitz Union Colonnade looking for service opportunities Tuesday at UF's Center for Leadership and Service's Volunteer Organization Fair.
Since the qualifying round for potential student senators ended Tuesday, the Gator and Progress parties will soon begin their three-week campaigns.
UF freshman Talia Cadet was sitting in seventh-grade history class at her Long Island middle school when she first learned of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Though she was young, Cadet understood the gravity of the situation and feared for her mother, who worked at a New York City hospital.
The sound of a circular saw shreds the air on the ground floor of the Reitz Union as Adam Loose cuts a board.
UF will continue advertising for five of its 15 new faculty positions, despite Gov. Charlie Crist's proposed cut of the ,5 million recently given to UF by the Florida Legislature to fund those hires.
During the Student Senate meeting Tuesday, about 15 members of the Pro-Life Alliance took to the lectern to address their concerns about the upcoming speech of Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
Students looking for their daily newspaper have been playing guessing games with the lockboxes containing it since spring 2007, according to one Student Government official.
In observance of the sixth anniversary of Sept. 11, more than 900 people pledged good deeds at the Good Deed Mitzvah Marathon.
Reduce, reuse, recycle. Even though you've probably heard it since third grade, the age-old mantra still holds true for businesses.
UF students may think twice this year before buying soda from campus vending machines.
There was no colored smoke or skimpy outfits. No snakes, high-heeled backup dancers, sequins or lip-synching.
Businesses must adopt environmentally friendly strategies to weather the "perfect storm" of water, energy, climate and pollution crises threatening the earth, an expert in sustainable business methods said.
The back-and-forth battle between two UF students fighting for the right to the Swamp Party name came to a close Monday night.
Students could lose ,600 each of state funding, which would normally cover costs of their universities? academic budget, if the Florida Legislature endorses Gov. Charlie Crist?s proposed budget cuts.
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