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The Obama for America campaign confirmed that First Lady Michelle Obama will be speaking to supporters at the O’Connell Center Monday at 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, though tickets are required due to space limitations.
Read More »UF ranked No. 1 party school
UF was ranked the No. 1 party school by the website Unigo. While some students couldn't be more proud of the ranking, others are skeptical.
Read More »Workforce connection job fair postponed due to Debby
From Workforce Connection (OCALA, FL) – Workforce Connection is postponing the Job Fair scheduled for Thursday, June 28 due to threat of Tropical Storm Debby moving through the area. Workforce Connection CEO Rusty Skinner announced Monday that the Job Fair will be rescheduled as soon as possible. Monitoring the storm’s …
Read More »Students rally over budget cuts to the College of Engineering
[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20120416-cise-protest.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/ourtown/20120416-cise-protest.mp4“] University of Florida students and Gainesville residents gathered in Turlington Plaza on the UF campus earlier today to protest budget cuts to the College of Engineering. These cuts were directed to the Computer Information Science and Engineering department, and will result in ridding the department of all graduate assistants. Graduate students help …
Read More »National hurricane conference encourages preparation
Today marks the fourth and final day of the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando leaving attendees with one last day for workshops and training sessions about the upcoming hurricane season. Though this year’s conference hasn’t released exact predictions about the 2012 season – and they won’t be doing so for …
Read More »Gearing up for hurricane season
Day two of the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando brought the head of the Federal Emergency Management Administration to speak with state and regional officials. Craig Fugate, who was once the head of the Alachua County Emergency Operations Center, told those gathered today to forget the past, focus on the …
Read More »Acceptance day means more Gators on the way
The University of Florida had a record number of applicants for 2012-2013 school year. More than 11,700 applicants were accepted for the Summer B and Fall 2012 semesters. Director of the UF News Bureau Steve Orlando says the university looks at much more than test scores when admitting students. [audio:https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/Orlando-4.mp3|titles=Orlando …
Read More »Can UF stop hiking tuition?
Vice President Joe Biden is at Florida State University to push for affordable tuition. University of Florida Spokesman Steve Orlando says the university does what it can to help students deal with any hike. [audio:https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/Orlando1.mp3] He says UF has seen a $200 million decrease in state appropriation over the last …
Read More »Low visibility once again shuts down both lanes of U.S. 441 and I-75 in parts of Alachua County
The Florida Highway Patrol has closed parts of Interstate 75 and U.S. 441 this morning because of low visibility in the same area where 10 people died in a multiple-vehicle crash early Sunday. Drivers are encouraged to call 511 for highway information. In addition to the 10 fatalities on Sunday at least 18 …
Read More »Deadly crashes close I-75 for hours
At least nine people died in early morning crashes caused by smoke and fog on I-75 near Paynes Prairie. Other crash victims were rushed to Shands Hospital: six to the trauma center and 12 more to the emergency room. As you can see in morning helicopter video (courtesy Orlando NBC …
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