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OPINION | COLUMNS

We must do more to stop the ‘tide of evil’

Nov. 24, 2013

Against a tide of evil, it can seem overwhelming to be even a single drop of good.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Face value: In defense of selfies

Nov. 24, 2013

Last week, language lovers lamented the Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year pick for 2013 — “selfie.”

Quinton Dunbar attempts to catch a pass in the end zone during the fourth quarter of Florida’s 26-20 loss to Georgia Southern on Nov. 23, 2013, in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Notebook: GSU dominates run game

By PHILLIP HEILMAN< | Nov. 23, 2013

The Gators’ injury-depleted defense has been leaking for several weeks.

Skyler Mornhinweg (17) attempts a pass during Florida’s 26-20 loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mornhinweg finished the game 14 of 25 passing for 122 yards and two touchdowns.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Redshirt freshman struggles in second career start

By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Nov. 23, 2013

Skyler Mornhinweg was tasked with engineering a game-winning drive for the second straight week. For the second straight time, he failed.

Georgia Southern quarterback Jerick McKinnon stiff arms Vernon Hargreaves III during Florida’s 26-20 loss to the Eagles on Saturday in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The Eagles ran for 429 yards against the Gators.

NEWS | CAMPUS

‘AN EMBARRASSMENT’: Eagles run all over Gators

By ADAM PINCUS< | Nov. 23, 2013

There’s no defense for this one.

Mark Parrish competes in the Mountain Dew Invitational men’s 8K on Sept. 14 at the Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS

Gators men finish 29th at NCAA Championships

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Nov. 23, 2013

Despite a poor overall performance by the Gators at the 2013 NCAA Championships on Saturday, Mark Parrish and Agata Strausa had an eye-opening day in their final cross country race in a Florida uniform.

Savannah Jordan battles for the ball during Florida’s 2-0 victory against Texas A&M on Oct. 27 at James G. Pressly Stadium.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Duke shocks No. 2 seed Florida in second round of NCAA Tournament

By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Nov. 22, 2013

The change of scenery could not help the Gators shake their second- and third-round curse.

Redshirt senior middle blocker Chloe Mann spikes the ball, after a set-up by fellow senior Taylor Brauneis, for the match-winning kill during No. 7 Florida's sweep of LSU on Friday night in the O'Connell Center.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Brauneis' 39 assists power UF to sweep of LSU

By RJ Schaffer | Nov. 22, 2013

Taylor Brauneis put on a show even before the first point of her last regular-season game in the O’Connell Center.

Florida swimmers line up to begin the men’s open 400-meter individual medley during the Pinch A Penny All Florida Invitational on Sept. 28 in the O’Connell Center.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS

Gators impress at Day 1 of Buckeye Invite

By Logan McGuire | Nov. 22, 2013

It was a successful Day 1 at the Ohio State Buckeye Invitational for Florida’s swimming and diving teams that included six NCAA “A” cuts and a school record in the women’s 400-yard medley relay.

NEWS

Osgood's new book discusses anorexia, stigmas

By Sabrina Wilkerson | Nov. 22, 2013

Kelsey Osgood, author of "How to Disappear Completely: On Modern Anorexia," pretty much compiled excerpts from different resources from women who are anorexics or “wannarexics”, as Osgood calls it.

NEWS

Tips for holiday travel

By Luisa Bolivar | Nov. 22, 2013

So, you’ve booked your flight and you are ready to jet off! Not so fast. There are some essential steps you must take in order to make traveling a little less stressful.

NEWS

Breaking-up: expectation versus reality

By Alexandra Booth | Nov. 22, 2013

So my boyfriend broke up with me.

NEWS

Two bloggers sound off: Sweden launches new feminist movie rating

By Claudia Marina | Nov. 22, 2013

Did you hear Rachel McAdams is coming out with a new movie? Don’t roll your eyes. Yes, she’s typecast again as the “other-half” who loves so much it hurts in “About Time,” as well as in “The Vow,” “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” and “The Notebook.” At least we’ll always have “Mean Girls,” which I argue is her pièce de résistance.

Defensive tackle Dominique Easley (2) rushes the quarterback during Florida’s 54-32 win against Furman on Nov. 19, 2011, in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Blood, Sweat, Tears: Easley confident in face of life’s struggles

By ADAM PINCUS< | Nov. 21, 2013

Before giving opposing offenses headaches, Dominique Easley suffered pains from just sitting inside his Staten Island, N.Y., apartment as a child.

Patric Young dunks the ball during Florida’s 79-59 victory against Middle Tennessee on Thursday in the O’Connell Center. Young had 16 points.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Young dominant as Gators cruise to win

By LANDON WATNICK< | Nov. 21, 2013

Without freshman point guard Kasey Hill (high ankle sprain), the Gators struggled to play organized on the offensive end early Thursday night. But they eventually figured it out and cruised to a big win.

Kelvin Taylor (21) scores a touchdown during Florida’s 19-14 loss to South Carolina on Nov. 16 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. Taylor rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns in the Gators’ loss.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Freshman running back succeeding in starting position

By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Nov. 21, 2013

Kelvin Taylor is used to setting high standards.

UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley passes during the first half of a 37-10 win against California in Pasadena, Calif., on Oct. 12, 2013.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Picks Column: Georgia Southern

Nov. 21, 2013

We here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column are extraordinarily excited for this weekend. For the Georgia Southern-Florida game, you ask? Of course not. The second installment of the ‘Hunger Games’ series, “Catching Fire” premiered last night at midnight! If that doesn’t get your heart pumping, then we don’t know what’s wrong with you. Just watch the trailer, for crying out loud!