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Ronald Powell recovers after a play against Miami on Sept. 7, 2013, at Sun Life Stadium. Powell announced that he would forego his final year of eligibility. The redshirt junior recorded 26 tackles and four sacks this season.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Buck linebacker to enter NFL Draft

By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Jan. 6, 2014

A depleted Gators defense took another hit on Monday.

Casey Prather drives down the lane during Florida’s 110-88 win against Florida Southern on Nov. 1, 2013, in the O’Connell Center. Prather has averaged a team-best 17.3 points per game this season.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators establishing lineup before SEC play

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Jan. 6, 2014

When Florida started the season ranked No. 10 in the nation, freshman Kasey Hill started at point guard over a suspended Scottie Wilbekin. Dorian Finney-Smith was working his way to play with the team, and Damontre Harris was hoping to just stay on it.

Despite not leading for the entire game, the Gators overcame a 16-point halftime deficit to shock the Hoyas. After tying the game at 58 at the end of regulation, Florida quickly took its first lead of the game on a three-point-play by senior Jaterra Bonds.With the UF lead down to 66-65, Bonds, who scored a career-high 26 points in the game, drove hard to the basket and completed one of two fouls to cement the Gators 67-75 comeback victory.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF riding hot streak after defeating UK

By GORDON STREISAND< | Jan. 6, 2014

The last time the Gators lost a game, people’s refrigerators were still full of leftover turkey and pumpkin pie.

Kiersten Wang performs on the uneven bars during Florida’s win against Kentucky on Feb 22, 2013.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Lingering injuries ail Gators gymnasts

By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Jan. 6, 2014

Gymnastics season has not even started, but some Gators are already sidelined.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF researchers develop healthier tomatoes, improved packages

By Jo-Anne Carrenard | Jan. 6, 2014

UF researchers have been working to create a better-tasting tomato and a way to keep it fresh longer.

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.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF looks to improve after early-season victory against FSU

By Logan McGuire | Jan. 6, 2014

Florida’s win against Florida State on Saturday was a solid start to the spring season, but coach Gregg Troy is already looking toward the Southeastern Conference and NCAA meets.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville woman arrested after trying to headbutt police officer

By Jenna Lyons | Jan. 6, 2014

Gainesville Police arrested a local woman early Monday morning after police said she tried to headbutt an officer who pulled her over for drunk driving.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF TRiP registration now online

By Beatrice Dupuy | Jan. 6, 2014

Student access to adventures just got easier at UF.

Riley Cooper celebrates after catching a 63-yard touchdown pass during the Philadelphia Eagles’ 49-20 victory against the Oakland Raiders on Nov. 3.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators in the NFL: Eagles’ Cooper catches TD pass

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Jan. 6, 2014

With the Wild Card Round of the NFL playoffs in the books, here are a few former Gators who made the most tangible impact for their respective teams this weekend.

To prevent kale greens from freezing, 27-year-old resident Travis Mitchell coordinates an emergency harvest before the bitter cold front hits Gainesville. Ana Fajardo, a 20-year-old UF public relations student, volunteers to help.

METRO

Gainesville prepares for below-freezing cold

By Kathryn Varn | Jan. 6, 2014

In an effort to help Gainesville residents prepare themselves for the recent sub-freezing temperatures, local organizations are providing tips and resources to confront the harrowing weather.

NEWS | CAMPUS

#Selfies on UF's Career Resource Center Open House agenda

By Alex Harris | Jan. 6, 2014

The Career Resource Center is ready to help students with their resumes, outfits and even their selfies.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gator starts job as chancellor of State University System

Jan. 6, 2014

Marshall Criser III, son of the former UF president that Criser Hall is named after, started Monday as chancellor of the State University System.

Students and residents can now park in a new garage on Northwest First Avenue and Northwest 18th Street. The garage is an extension of the Roberts’ Stadium Club. Parking starts at $3 for one hour.

METRO

New Roberts’ Stadium Club garage offers Midtown parking

By Hanna Marcus | Jan. 6, 2014

With the opening of the Roberts’ Stadium Club parking garage, the battle for parking in Midtown may be a thing of the past.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF student’s clothing company donates to children in need

By Sean Stewart-Muniz | Jan. 6, 2014

Following suit of charitable companies like Toms, a UF student has created a clothing company that donates shorts to children in need for every pair sold.

NEWS | CAMPUS

On timing: It’s not my turn yet

Jan. 6, 2014

Were you that kid in elementary school who had a hard time waiting your turn to go up on the swing set? Were you that kid who refused to eat your vegetables, even though you were most likely to get dessert if you did?

OPINION | COLUMNS

New Year’s resolution for America 2014: Greater economic equality

Jan. 6, 2014

Another year has come and gone. America began 2013 facing a number of difficult political and societal challenges, including an unemployment rate of 7.9 percent, increasing rates of economic inequality and poverty, and the ever-looming specter of global climate change.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Hamba kahle Madiba: Goodbye, Mandela

Jan. 6, 2014

South Africa was to be my birthplace. Zambia, where I was eventually born, didn’t have the best maternity care in southern Africa in the early 1990s, and my parents were advised to move. Eventually, things worked out, and there was no need for my mom to go to Durban, South Africa.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

No Rose for You: ABC, it’s time to revamp ‘The Bachelor’

Jan. 6, 2014

Last night, the new year saw a new crop of screaming, swooning female hopefuls on “The Bachelor,” which began its 18th season on ABC. The premise of “The Bachelor” and its sister show, “The Bachelorette,” represents something both modern and weirdly primal: Cameras, boom mics and Chris Harrison follow a group of 20-somethings as they compete fiercely for the affection of a mate — presumably so the winner and said mate may become engaged and begin a life together.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

The Estates, Oxford Terrace apartment complexes burglarized over Winter Break

By Jenna Lyons | Jan. 5, 2014

Paul Ramsuchit didn’t spend his New Year’s Eve as planned.

Motion City Soundtrack performed at High Dive in November, along with Relient K and Driver Friendly. High Dive recently prohibited smoking in all areas except the patio on Wednesday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Dunkin' Donuts adds location near campus; Beef 'O' Brady's closes

By Kelcee Griffis | Jan. 5, 2014

Business ventures during Winter Break brought another Dunkin’ Donuts close to campus and banned smoking inside High Dive. Gainesville also lost two popular campus-area restaurants.

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