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Senior Charla Echols throws against Mississippi State on March. 14. The Gators split their final two games of the season in a Saturday double-header.
Sports

Gators romp South Florida, 1-0

Florida delivered a 1-0 win against the USF Bulls on a night where redshirt junior Skylar Wallace became the program’s record holder for stolen bases in a single season. 


Parts of the walkway in front of Norman Hall are blocked off due to aggressive attacks from hawks on pedestrians. A sign with safety tips is seen on Sunday, April 17.
News

Hawks plunge at pedestrians in the Norman Hall area

Emma Bissell thought a frisbee whacked her head outside Normal Hall. But frisbees don't leave talon marks. The 20-year-old UF telecommunications sophomore was attacked by a hawk in January. On Wednesday morning, UF’s College of Education sent an email warning students to be wary when walking in the Norman Hall area.


News

UF to install additional locks following voyeurism case

Four months after a 24-year-old snuck into UF residence hall bathrooms and recorded women, UF Housing installed additional locks on bathroom doors. But residents remain uneasy about their safety. Deontre Donnell Mason snuck into female-only floors in Murphree Hall and Thomas Hall and took videos of at least nine residents as they showered, used the bathroom and walked up the stairs. 


Opinion

Part of history

The Alligator newsroom is lined with its history.  The best issues, framed, hang over editors’ desks. The sagging couch where I nestled for the past 16 print nights seems pulled out of an estate sale, or an abandoned frat house. Closets contain stacks of our recent issues and proud collections of novels written by Alligator alum.


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