As I remove my elephant skin layers and type this, I can only bask in the hilarity of tonight’s event.

Have you ever tried to keep up with being the scorekeeper for a Division I basketball team? Maybe the real question is: Could you do it with no hands while sitting in a wheelchair?

About 1,000 UNF students huddled together the evening of Feb. 20 at the Amphitheater for Compassion 2010, a $54,000 philanthropic concert paid for by student fees to benefit the victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.

Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., will speak at UNF’s University Center, Student Body President John Barnes addressed the student body, and Fiction Fix, a literary journal started by UNF English Proffessor Mark Ari, is calling for fiction and visual art submissions for its Spring 2010 issue.

UNF students will have the opportunity to learn about the basics of investment and finance management by attending INVEST ED, an event open to both college students and the general public.

The UNF Student Fee Assessment Committee convened a special meeting Feb. 22 to approve the beginning of what is to become a near $40 million wellness center in place of the Dottie Dorion Fitness Center.

UNF is currently negotiating the tentative purchase of the ADT Security Services security building located on Kernan Boulevard, and negotiations will most likely be completed by the end of the end of this month, UNF officials said.

It’s no secret that college is expensive. Whether students are juggling two jobs, living at home with parents or want to start saving for retirement now, finding ways to cut corners and save some cash is essential.

The Student Government Senate chambers were swollen with interested students and administrators Feb. 17 as the senate’s Budget and Allocations Committee held an open forum to discuss SG’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year.

The Republic of South Africa has a lot to offer all the way from the savannas to the extreme wildlife, and because of Patrick Huth, the country can now add stock car racing to its list.