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====Traditional residence halls==== | ====Traditional residence halls==== | ||
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*Argo Hall | *Argo Hall | ||
*Martin Hall | *Martin Hall | ||
*Pace Hall | *Pace Hall | ||
*Heritage Hall (opened in the 2010-2011 school year) | *Heritage Hall (opened in the 2010-2011 school year) | ||
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+ | ====Single-student housing==== | ||
+ | *Southside Villages | ||
====Student apartments==== | ====Student apartments==== | ||
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[[Image:09_argo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Fall 2009: New Athletic Mascot.]] | [[Image:09_argo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Fall 2009: New Athletic Mascot.]] | ||
− | UWF's official mascot is the [[Argonaut]], a mythical group of Greek sailors, who accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. | + | UWF's official mascot is the [[Argonaut]], a mythical group of Greek sailors, who accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. However, the official logo of the institution is the Chambered Nautilus; because of this, students jokingly refer to themselves as the UWF "Fighting Seashells."{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
− | + | Dr. [[Harold Crosby]], the university’s first president, selected the chambered nautilus to represent UWF because he was inspired by the poem [http://www.uwf.edu/standards/graphic/pop/poem.html The Chambered Nautilus] by Oliver Wendell Holmes; it is "a symbol of growth, change and accomplishment."<ref name ="Nautilus">[http://www.uwf.edu/standards/graphic/logo.html Offical page about the logo]</ref> | |
==References== | ==References== |