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AP | SPORTS

Steelers outlast Cardinals in wild fourth quarter, secure sixth Superbowl

Jan. 31, 2009

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Smith helps Volunteers jump on Gators early

Jan. 30, 2009

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Rocky Top was rocking Saturday night, and Volunteers fans have Tyler Smith to thank.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Gators overcome trash-talk in rout of Aggies

By JOSEPH R. HOLZER | Jan. 30, 2009

Tension was high, but Texas A&M's ever-present twelfth man wasn't able to save them on Saturday.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Hostile environment proves too much for UF

Jan. 30, 2009

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- All UF could do was watch in stunned silence as the deafening Tennessee crowd drowned out any hope of a second half comeback.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

UF downs Oklahoma State, awaits Western Michigan

By JOSEPH R. HOLZER | Jan. 30, 2009

The first round was for the first-year players.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

UF to seek redemption at Tennessee

Jan. 29, 2009

Dan Werner sat in the locker room at Thompson-Boling Arena, the haze of having given up 100 points to rival Tennessee still in the air.

METRO

GatorHelpers.com lists volunteer opportunities

By MARA RUDOLPH | Jan. 29, 2009

UF sophomore Michael Ullman is not the kind of guy most people imagine when they picture a Web site designer.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Senate votes to not impeach Student Body president

By LAUREN BAKER | Jan. 29, 2009

In a meeting Thursday night, student senators debated and decided not to impeach Student Body President and Gator Party member Kevin Reilly.

METRO

Fungus threatens Florida's avocado industry

By TATIANA GONZALEZ | Jan. 29, 2009

An unassuming beetle carrying a fungus on its back has the potential to devastate Florida's avocado industry, according to a study done by UF experts.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Florida undergraduates pass up $24 million in aid

By THOMAS STEWART | Jan. 29, 2009

TALLAHASSEE - An estimated 22,000 undergraduates in Florida's 11 public universities passed up at least $24 million in Pell Grants in 2005 because they didn't apply, according to a report presented to Florida's Board of Governors Thursday.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Tebow replaceable; Harvin, not so much

Jan. 29, 2009

I know my opinion isn't a popular one, but hear me out. From a schematic standpoint, if I was forced to choose between Percy Harvin and Tim Tebow to play in UF's offense, I'd take Harvin.

NEWS

Frisbee Frenzy

Jan. 29, 2009

Sarah Hsu, Alligator

METRO

Woman accused of driving car over victim's foot

By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 29, 2009

A Gainesville woman was arrested late Tuesday night after being accused of driving her car over another woman's foot a week earlier.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Hoobastank plays free concert at UF Bookstore

By CHELSEA KEENAN | Jan. 29, 2009

Sounds of a singing crowd could be heard ringing through the first floor of the UF Bookstore Thursday afternoon, when alternative rock band Hoobastank took a break from its national tour to perform a free concert as a favor to a local radio station.

METRO

Woman accused of neglecting drunk 12–year–old

By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 29, 2009

A Gainesville woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with child neglect after failing to get professional medical help for a 12-year-old girl who was drunk at her house.

METRO

Local Rotary clubs search for scholarship applicants

By EMILY FUGGETTA | Jan. 29, 2009

Bram Fiebelkorn spent the 2006-2007 academic year in Panama teaching children to speak English and helping impoverished Panamanians receive free medical care.