Summary
The University of Florida is the state's oldest and largest university. In 1853, the state-funded East Florida Seminary took over the Kingsbury Academy in Ocala, Fla. In 1905, by legislative action, the college became a university and was moved to Gainesville, Fla. With more than 46,000 students, the University of Florida is now one of the five largest universities in the nation.
UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. The school has a 2,000-acre campus and more than 900 buildings (including 170 with classrooms and laboratories). The northeast corner of campus is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. The school has a 2,000-acre campus and more than 900 buildings (including 170 with classrooms and laboratories). The northeast corner of campus is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
The University of Florida is the state's oldest and largest university. In 1853, the state-funded East Florida Seminary took over the Kingsbury Academy in Ocala, Fla. In 1905, by legislative action, the college became a university and was moved to Gainesville, Fla. With more than 46,000 students, the University of Florida is now one of the five largest universities in the nation.
UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. The school has a 2,000-acre campus and more than 900 buildings (including 170 with classrooms and laboratories). The northeast corner of campus is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. The school has a 2,000-acre campus and more than 900 buildings (including 170 with classrooms and laboratories). The northeast corner of campus is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
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UF fraternity gets 4-year suspension
A University of Florida fraternity has received a four-year suspension for hazing violations. The Pi Kappa Phi chapter at UF was accused of forcing new members to drink large amounts of alcohol and to perform physical challenges that resulted in... -
Draining America no answer to challenge
By Bob Graham After years of supporting a federal moratorium on oil and natural gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, Sen. John McCain changed course on June 17 and now supports the exploration and exploitation of coastal waters....Tags: Energy Resources, Florida, Colleges and Universities, National Government, George Bush
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Rare bird vanishing from Everglades
South Florida Sun-SentinelBioligists say an endangered hawk in the Everglades is getting closer to extinction. Experts say the number of Everglades snail kites are falling fast because of droughts and a water management scheme intended to help another at-risk bird. Biologists...Tags: Conservation, Natural Resources, Everglades, Wildlife, Endangered Species
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John Capel in contention in 200 after drug problems
Chicago Tribune reporterEUGENE, Ore. — Ah, the modern world, which makes it impossible for parents to keep parts of their past hidden from their computer-savvy children. Especially from an 8-year-old who, her father says, reads at a 6th-grade level. John Capel's older...Tags: National Football League, Chicago Bears, George Williams, Football
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Shame on NASCAR for changing the name of the Firecracker 400
Sentinel ColumnistRunning off at the typewriter. . . . As any loyal reader knows, one of my biggest pet peeves is how NASCAR took the greatest name in sports -- the Firecracker 400 -- and ruined it by first changing it to the Pepsi 400 and bastardizing it even further...Tags: Fourth of July, Madonna, NASCAR, Tiger Woods, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Ex-Gator Capel runs for his daughter's respect
Chicago TribuneJohn Capel's daughter, Janya, was 7 when she began Googling her father's name. She found out he made two Olympic teams and was a world champion in track and field, but those weren't the items in the stories that made the biggest impression on her. It was...Tags: National Football League, Chicago Bears, Athletics, Track and Field, Football
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Capel in contention in 200 after drug problems
Tribune reporterAh, the modern world, which makes it impossible for parents to keep parts of their past hidden from their computer-savvy children. Especially from an 8-year-old who, her father says, reads at a 6th-grade level. John Capel's older daughter, Janya, was...Tags: National Football League, Chicago Bears, Trials, Crimes, Drug Trafficking
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Ficus likely hit by chemicals, but it sounds as if the plant will recover
Special to the SentinelQuestion: I had my house painted, and when it was pressure-washed, somehow all the leaves on my ficus tree blew off. A few leaves have grown back on the lower trunk, but the top is still bare, and some bark is peeling. Is there anything I can do? Answer:...Tags: Orlando
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Seminole blackjack pact's a bust, court rules
South Florida Sun-SentinelGov. Charlie Crist had no right to allow blackjack and other table games at Seminole Tribe casinos without legislative approval, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a landmark opinion that left lawyers on all sides wondering what happens next....Tags: Court Administration, Constitutional Issues, Tourism and Leisure, Executive Branch, Local Authority
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If you're 'mosquito magnet,' skip trip to soggy Midwest
The Associated PressFirst came the floods -- now the mosquitoes. An explosion of pesky insects is pestering cleanup crews and just about anyone venturing outside in the waterlogged Midwest. In some parts of Iowa there are 20 times the normal number, and in Chicago up to...Tags: Iowa, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Jerry Butler, Diseases
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