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This season has been downright scary for the rest of the alligatorSports crew when Adam Pincus is at the wheel. Whether it’s agitating 18-wheeler drivers on our way to College Station, Texas, or almost driving off a hill in Knoxville, Tenn., something always seems to happen on Southeastern Conference road trips. With Halloween six days away, the gang is getting ready for another road trip — this time to Jacksonville for the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. This de facto SEC East championship game will surely spur several intense Will Muschamp facial expressions. Those, my friends, are the scariest things of all.

A damaged Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder sits under a large oak tree Thursday afternoon. Earlier that day, the tree tipped over and landed on West University Avenue, blocking eastbound and westbound traffic for about three hours. A Gainesville Fire Rescue crew freed a 30-year-old woman trapped in the car and rushed her to Shands at UF.

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Fallen tree traps woman, shuts down West University Avenue

By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 25, 2012

At about 1:40 p.m. Thursday, a massive oak tree in front of Fisher’s house, located in the 2800 block of Northwest 27th Terrace, tipped over and landed on West University Avenue, damaging two cars, injuring one person and shutting down the road for about three hours.

The Gators soccer team poses for a photograph following their 3-0 victory against South Carolina on Thursday in Columbia, S.C. UF clinched its second SEC championship in three years.

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UF soccer clinches SEC regular-season title

By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN | Oct. 25, 2012

Florida entered Thursday night’s matchup with South Carolina in control of its finish in the Southeastern Conference. But, for the first two-thirds of the game, the Gators passed on their opportunity to seize control.

Yume Ume, which replaced Gainesville restaurant staple Rolls ‘n Bolls, hosted its grand opening Thursday. Entrees cost an average of $7 to $9 depending on the type of meat.

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New restaurant rebrands itself, serves homestyle Japanese food

By Rachel Crosby | Oct. 25, 2012

Yume Umēe, which means “yummy dreams” in Japanese, recently replaced Gainesville restaurant staple Rolls n Bowls, located at 3117 SW 34th St.

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Safety zones offer medical help at Florida-Georgia game

By Colleen Wright | Oct. 25, 2012

Visitors for the Florida-Georgia game will have access to first aid, transportation and water in six Sideline Safety Zones throughout Jacksonville on Saturday.

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Community reacts to blackface incident

By Samantha Shavell | Oct. 25, 2012

A UF student’s Instagram picture showing two Beta Theta Pi brothers dressed in blackface sparked controversy on and off campus Thursday.

Defensive tackle Omar Hunter (right) rips off Marcus Lattimore’s helmet during Florida’s 44-11 win against South Carolina on Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

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Omar Hunter helping Gators stay grounded

By GREG LUCA | Oct. 25, 2012

Although Omar Hunter’s hometown of Buford, Ga., is only about 45 miles west of Athens, Florida’s matchup against Georgia doesn’t have any special meaning.

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UF’s Homecoming Swamp Symphony to perform this Sunday

By Katina Prokos | Oct. 25, 2012

Grab a picnic blanket and get ready to groove — UF Homecoming’s Swamp Symphony is scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday on Flavet Field.

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Monogram Mania

By Kelsey Meany | Oct. 25, 2012

Carrie Bradshaw needs to get her act together. Her “Carrie” necklace has become an obsolete token of the past. Now, women are rocking a more modern declaration of their names in the form of monogram necklaces.

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The Guy Guide: Styling it up for fall

By Jennifer Hernandez | Oct. 25, 2012

I love looking at clean, sharp well-dressed men. Who doesn’t? A guy who can compose a good outfit can probably do anything.

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Citywide garage sale kicks off

By Kewel Midelis | Oct. 25, 2012

From college students furnishing apartments to collectors looking to find a hidden gem, Gainesville’s first Great Garage Sale is expected to draw a crowd this weekend.

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Smithsonian curator talks Abe Lincoln at event

By Katie Campbell | Oct. 25, 2012

Frank Goodyear, the associate curator of photographs at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, spoke at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art on Thursday about Abraham Lincoln’s use of photography to communicate with the American people at a critical time in history.

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UGG boots are so ug

By Jamie Wilson | Oct. 25, 2012

Its name pretty much says it all — UGG.

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Josh Izewski leads UF cross country heading into SEC championships

Oct. 25, 2012

At long last, Josh Izewski is finally healthy. The redshirt senior has battled through injuries in almost every season of his collegiate career, struggling to stay out of the trainer’s room. Now, finally ready for competition, he can simply focus on running as the Gators head to Nashville, Tenn., for the Southeastern Conference Championships on Friday.

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Gators women's golf travels to Texas for final fall tournament

By CHARLES KINGSBURY | Oct. 25, 2012

Florida was eager to prove that it was capable of contending in every tournament it entered in 2012.

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UF volleyball taking lessons learned from FSU loss into Mississippi State match

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN | Oct. 25, 2012

Florida State delivered more than a gut check to Florida on Wednesday night. The Seminoles punched the Gators square in the mouth with a three-set sweep in Tallahassee, Chloe Mann said.