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METRO

Tempur-Pedic donates mattresses to Ronald McDonald House

By Adara Ney | Feb. 14, 2012

The Ronald McDonald House of Gainesville will need some helping hands next week.

Florida center Patric Young led all scorers with 19 points in UF’s 61-52 win against Alabama on Tuesday. He said his ankle injury is still not 100 percent.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

UF ends two-game skid at ’Bama

By GREG LUCA | Feb. 14, 2012

At halftime of Tuesday’s matchup with Alabama, Florida looked like it might not be able to break free of its funk.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Florida running out of time, opportunities to toughen up

By JOHN BOOTHE | Feb. 14, 2012

The Gators only have two games left to play in the O’Connell Center. March, the month synonymous with the NCAA Tournament, is two weeks away.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF ranked No. 2 in ‘slacker-ness'

Feb. 14, 2012

Satire site College Humor ranked UF No. 2 on its list of the top 10 biggest slacker colleges in the U.S., according to a Huffington Post story.

Gators sophomore pitcher Jonathan Crawford is in competition for the midweek starter’s role. He threw just 3.2 innings as a freshman last year.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Florida baseball's Crawford in running for midweek role

By TOM GREEN | Feb. 14, 2012

Jonathon Crawford is ready to be a starting pitcher again.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Renovations begin on local community resource center

By Adrianna Paidas | Feb. 14, 2012

A grassroots organization will finally see the fruits of its labor in the form of a renovated community center.

Florida starting pitcher Hannah Rogers said her arm didn’t
suffer the same fatigue as the Gators’ minds did throughout a
five-game weekend.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

UF softball pushing through mental fatigue

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Feb. 14, 2012

By Sunday night, the Gators’ mental stamina matched the recent Gainesville weather: below average.

METRO

Senior Center swing dancers celebrate love to the music

By Sarah Loftus | Feb. 14, 2012

For the Saucermans, every day is Valentine's Day.

Florida junior goalie Cara Canington (25) is fully healed from last year’s finger injury  and said she put in extra work in the offseason in an effort to play more this year.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE

Canington, Meagher battling for time in goal for No. 3 Florida lacrosse

By JOSH JURNOVOY< | Feb. 14, 2012

Amanda O’Leary doesn’t mind going with the hot hand.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Engineering students to promote fields

By Matt Boles | Feb. 14, 2012

UF engineering students will showcase their talents with the 61st annual E-Week.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Drug dealer, buyer arrested for stealing electronics

Feb. 14, 2012

Gainesville Police arrested a drug dealer and a buyer Monday for stealing about $3,200 in electronics from local Walmarts in the past two weeks.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Piccio falters as Gators women's golf continues to struggle

By KATIE AGOSTIN< | Feb. 14, 2012

Junior Mia Piccio started the second day of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge on Tuesday tied for 11th, and after she parred her first five holes, she moved up to sixth.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Tuition Tumult: Student residency should determine rate

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 14, 2012

Last semester, we wrote an editorial in favor of a bill that would grant in-state tuition status to students who were children of illegal immigrants.

METRO

Mayor joins team to promote Obama's accomplishments

By Benjamin S. Brasch | Feb. 14, 2012

Gainesville's mayor is working to promote the president and keep Republicans in check.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Responders honored for work during I-75 accidents

By Adrianna Paidas | Feb. 14, 2012

Ed Bailey's gold-plated Alachua County Fire Rescue badge sat over his heart and gleamed under the lights of the meeting room at the Alachua County Administration building downtown.

NEWS | CAMPUS