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Florida's Scottie Wilbekin (5) tries to break the ball lose from
Georgia's Connor Nolte (20) during the first half of an NCAA
college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 10,
2012.
Sports

Inspired defense helps Gators rout ‘Dawgs

Georgia guard Gerald Robinson spun 360 degrees in the lane, blowing by Erving Walker with his sights set on the rim. But Robinson didn’t see a trailing Patric Young, who swatted the layup attempt into the sixth row.


Maranda J. Martin, 22, walks out of the GPD Criminal Investigations Bureau at 211 NE First Street after her arrest on a charge of attempted murder and home invasion robbery with a firearm. Martin turned herself in to Gainesville Police with her mother at about 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Metro

Home invasion suspects in custody

Cousins Austin M. Jones, 22, and Maranda J. Martin, 22, are in police custody after they donned masks and broke into 78-year-old Paul D. Quandt's house at 4854 Northwest 75th Road late Monday night.


Florida Alligator
Metro

Textbook site compares prices

For Dylan Fisher, buying textbooks becomes a treasure hunt. When the UF exploratory freshman discovered he needed five textbooks for the spring semester, he set out to find the magic combination of new, used and rental books that would reduce the damage to his wallet.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Libertarianism can't help conservativism

As the votes from the Iowa Republican caucus began to roll in a week ago, most of the nation's viewers were riveted by the small, fluctuating margin between Rick Santorum and the eventual winner, Mitt Romney.


Florida Alligator
News

Students: Diversify your social lives

Before and during college, students are bombarded with advice from all directions by all people, some of it obvious, some intriguing but not fully clear and some brushed off like an insignificant fly.


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News

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