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Defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and coach Will Muschamp look on during UF’s 14-6 win against LSU on Oct. 6 in The Swamp. Quinn and Muschamp coached together in the NFL.

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After time in NFL, Quinn making impact at UF

By ADAM PINCUS | Nov. 8, 2012

Dan Quinn did the same thing for 10 years.

Animal sciences freshman Sierra Wilson, 18, looks at her Delta Tail Betta fish, Alexei, in her dorm room. She says it’s comforting having a pet in her dorm. “It reminds me of my dog at home,” Wilson said.

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Pets can provide pleasure for students living in the dorms

By Sujie Wu | Nov. 8, 2012

When students move away from home to attend college for the first time, it can be nice to have a little company.

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Process for selecting new president for The Gator Nation continues

By Alex Klausner | Nov. 8, 2012

Four months after UF President Bernie Machen announced he will step down from his post next year, nobody is sure who will replace him.

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Medal of Honor recipient to be Grand Marshal of Homecoming

By Samantha Shavell | Nov. 8, 2012

Sixty years ago, a Marine risked his life by throwing his body on a grenade. Today, he’s the Grand Marshal of UF’s Homecoming Parade.

Donna Land, 63, is housemother for the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. After her two children moved out of their Gainesville home, she decided to become “mom” to more than 70 men.

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Alpha Tau Omega housemother finds family in fraternity

By Webb | Nov. 8, 2012

It’s hard to know why the banisters are always sticky.

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Student organizations react to Tuesday’s election results

By Alexa Volland | Nov. 8, 2012

President Barack Obama’s re-election has prompted strong feelings both around the world and on UF’s campus.

Jo Dragotta battles a Mississippi State defender for the ball in Florida’s 4-1 win on Oct. 14 at James G. Pressly Stadium.

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Sophomore stepping up on defense for UF soccer

By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN | Nov. 8, 2012

To coach Becky Burleigh, she’s a "beast" and a "monster."

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UF women’s tennis thrives at tourney

Nov. 8, 2012

At the 2012 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in New York, Florida’s women flourished. Senior Lauren Embree, junior Sofie Oyen and freshman Danielle Collins all flew in to the big city with high expectations, and they all responded well Thursday afternoon.

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The Trend That Never Ends: Stripes

By Jamie Wilson | Nov. 8, 2012

Stripes. On shirts, on shoes, on dresses or even sweaters, these little lines of color always remain fashionable despite the season. This fall and winter is no different.

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UF student wins scholarship from Dr. Pepper after making video

By Benjamin S. Brasch | Nov. 8, 2012

On Wednesday, Marielis Nieves thought all she had to look forward to for the rest of the day was a two-hour drive with her father from Gainesville back home to St. Marys, Ga.

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Students can munch, mingle with alumni today

By Alex Catalano | Nov. 8, 2012

Before Tracy Morgan jokes in slang and Josh Turner sings in twang, UF’s Alumni Association will throw a cocktail party.

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Class gets Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson to Skype with them

By Noelia Trujillo | Nov. 8, 2012

Football player Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson Skyped with more than 100 students in UF’s Sports Media & Society class Thursday morning.

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Machen responds to blackface incident

By Samantha Shavell | Nov. 8, 2012

Second Vice President of the Black Graduate Student Organization Justin Dunnavant said the email answered the organization’s request to provide the Student Body with a statement describing the incident and the university’s response to it.