UF student hosts Whataburger social
By APRIL DUDASH | Sep. 9, 2007The thick smell of active grease traps wafts in the air as some blood-shot college students dine on fried chicken, burgers and fries.
The thick smell of active grease traps wafts in the air as some blood-shot college students dine on fried chicken, burgers and fries.
Qualifying for Student Government political parties was off to a usually slow start Friday.
Two UF students, each vying to be called Swamp Party president, are still playing the name game after bickering over which of them has the right to the party's name.
UF students who moved back to campus this August returned to a semester of new professors, new classes and a new laundry system.
Local residents can sign up for a plot of land to grow their own organic plants and vegetables Saturday.
Though he canceled his visit to UF in the spring, Sen. John Kerry will speak at the University Auditorium on Sept. 17 at noon.
Before the UF football team squares off against the University of Tennessee team on Sept. 15, UF and UT fans will compete in a battle for blood.
UF will host two experts on environmentally friendly business strategies for The Business Case for Sustainability and UF Sustainability Showcase on Monday and Tuesday. L. Hunter Lovins and Bob Willard will address the ways in which businesses can benefit from eco-friendly practices. Doors will open for the first speech at 6 p.m., and speeches will begin at 7 p.m. in the Reitz Union Ballroom on Monday. As part of the showcase, nearly 30 student groups are registered to table at the Reitz Union before and after the presentation.
Some students enjoy the smell of fresh sun-dried laundry. Some students prefer to dry their laundry on a clothesline to protect against the wear and tear of the electric dryer. But, like anyone else who lives on the UF campus, Ricardo Brown-Salazar is unable to use a clothesline to dry his clothes.
The ,5 million of state funds given to UF will not only be used to finance the salaries of the 15 new faculty members and eight new advisers, but for upkeep at UF as well.
It's all in a name when it comes to political parties competing in this fall's Student Government election.
New and old faces trailed into the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Thursday night to get a taste of The Gator Nation for Gatorfest.
(Jeremiah Stanley / Alligator) Hip Hop Collective member J.J. Richardson breakdances on Turlington Plaza Wednesday afternoon during a Breakdancing Club recruitment event.
UF students who want to get involved with Student Government will have their shot Friday.
UF's Gator Growl, billed as the world's largest student-run pep rally, will be backed by "the Network" this fall.
Student leaders from across the state had the opportunity to talk shop with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday, including UF Student Body President Ryan Moseley.
The fall Student Government election will soon kick into high gear now that political party registration ended today.
With a search committee created to find applicants for the position, there could be a new dean at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in about a year.
Under the blazing midday sun Wednesday, about 50 members of Students for a Democratic Society marched from Turlington Plaza to Tigert Hall to give a letter to UF President Bernie Machen. It urged him to publicize UF's investment details.
Roughly 200 new international students came to UF's Grand Ballroom to meet and greet each other and faculty scholars.