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The south side of Infinity Hall is seen from Southwest Second Avenue on Monday.

METRO

Infinity Hall construction half-finished

By Nicole Gomez | Feb. 2, 2015

Infinity Hall has reached its vertical limit.

Kayla Lewis dribbles during Florida's 68-52 loss to Missouri on Tursday in the O'Connell Center.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Kayla Lewis revitalizes Florida offense in win over Vanderbilt

By GRAHAM HALL | Feb. 2, 2015

Florida finally got the quality road win it has been searching for.

NEWS | CAMPUS

New UF College of Medicine anesthesiology chair a longtime Gator

By Ashley Pancoast | Feb. 2, 2015

The new chair of the UF College of Medicine’s department of anesthesiology is forever a Gator.

SPORTS | RECRUITING

Four-star corner Chris Williamson commits to UF

By MORGAN MORIARTY | Feb. 2, 2015

Chris Williamson (6-foot-0, 185 pounds, Gainesville, Ga., Gainesville High), a four-star cornerback announced his commitment to Florida on Monday evening.

SPORTS | RECRUITING

Four-star running back Jordan Scarlett commits to UF

By MORGAN MORIARTY | Feb. 2, 2015

Four-star running back Jordan Scarlett (5-foot-11, 205 pounds, Fort Lauderdale Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas High) announced that he was verbally committed to Florida on Monday evening. Scarlett decommitted from the Miami Hurricanes on Sunday. He was previously committed to the Canes since July.

SPORTS | RECRUITING

Three-star safety flips commitment to Florida

By MORGAN MORIARTY | Feb. 2, 2015

Things are starting to drastically heat up on Florida’s recruiting trail with National Signing Day just two days away.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Battery on officer this weekend in Gainesville

By EMILY COCHRANE< | Feb. 1, 2015

Gainesville Police arrested a local man early Friday after he reportedly shoved an officer outside of Balls Bar.

METRO

Study shows shopping malls are threatened by online retailers

By Ansley Pentz | Feb. 1, 2015

Instead of going to The Oaks Mall to buy a blue and orange sweatshirt, Rony Schutz stayed at home and ordered it from Amazon.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

First day of slating for Spring elections sees fewer than first day of 2014

By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 1, 2015

Despite it being Super Bowl Sunday, students dropped by the UF Reitz Union Grand Ballroom for the first day of qualifying and slating for Spring 2015 elections.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Harn digital membership receives national recognition

By Chelsey Freeman | Feb. 1, 2015

The Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art is receiving national attention for its digital member card app with a recent feature in artdaily.org.

NEWS | CAMPUS

#UFBackstory allows students to share testimonies

By Carel Lajara | Feb. 1, 2015

UF students are flooding social media with their personal stories using the hashtag #UFBackstory.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

UF added to FindMyClass navigation app

By Chris Watkins | Feb. 1, 2015

Finding your way around campus just got easier thanks to a new app on campus.

Junior Natalie Hinds competes in the 100-yard butterfly during Florida's 189.5-110.5 win against Arkansas on Saturday in the O'Connell Center

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

UF swimming and diving tops Tennessee

By Mary Francis | Feb. 1, 2015

The No. 7 UF men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams finished their last home dual meet on a high note.

METRO

New chef doubles food sales at Gator City

By Ansley Pentz | Feb. 1, 2015

With black paint, young Adam Cooper painted over a purple Easy Bake Oven and transformed it into his first oven. Fifteen years later, he catered for Rep. Ted Yoho’s re-election party at Gator City’s nightclub, Envy. Today, the 25-year-old has doubled Gator City’s food sales in the seven months he’s worked as a chef there.