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UF thrower Megan Reed.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Megan Reed highlights UF track and field on Day 1 at UCF

By Lauren Staff | Mar. 19, 2016

Megan Reed led Florida on Friday.

The Florida Gators celebrate with Peter Alonso (20) after he hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to seal Florida's 4-3 win against Missouri on March 16, 2016, at McKethan Stadium.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Peter Alonso walk-off lifts Florida over Missouri in SEC opener

By Patrick Pinak | Mar. 18, 2016

Peter Alonso stepped to the plate in a situation most players fantasize about.

Aleshia Ocasio pitches in the first game of Florida's doubleheader against Jacksonville on Feb. 17, 2016, at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida softball wins SEC home opener against Tennessee

By Brian Lee | Mar. 18, 2016

Tennessee starting pitcher Matty Moss was pulled in the bottom of the first inning on Friday night, allowing two early runs and scoring three in the frame to take as Florida took an early lead over the Volunteers.

Florida guard Simone Westbrook (20) keeps the ball in bounds in front of Florida head coach Amanda Butler during a first half of a first-round women's college basketball game against Albany in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 18, 2016, in Syracuse, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida eliminated by Albany in NCAA tourney first-round upset

By Ethan Bauer | Mar. 18, 2016

All the talk heading into Florida’s first NCAA Tournament game was that the Gators were poised to bounce back from their crushing 23-point defeat to Kentucky in their first game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

UF coach Mike Holloway smiles during the 2015 Florida Relays at James G. Pressly Stadium.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF track and field opens outdoor season at Black & Gold Invitational

By Lauren Staff | Mar. 17, 2016

Florida coach Mike Holloway isn’t looking in the rearview mirror.

Khalia Warner dives during Florida’s meet against Auburn on Jan. 23, 2016, in the O’Connell Center.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Kahlia Warner places sixth on diving boards at NCAA meet, Florida swimmers struggle

By Sean Doty | Mar. 17, 2016

Kahlia Warner has been the brightest star on Florida’s swimming and diving team over the past month.

Eleanna Christinaki looks to drive to the basket while two Kentucky players defend her during Florida's 92-69 loss to the Wildcats in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on March 4, 2016, in Jacksonville.

NEWS | CAMPUS

AN ODYSSEY: Eleanna Christinaki excelling on court, in classroom

By Ethan Bauer | Mar. 17, 2016

One minute separated Eleanna Christinaki from making history.

Alex McMurtry performs on floor during Florida's loss to LSU on Feb. 26, 2016 in the O'Connell Center.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Alex McMurtry overcoming injury for Florida gymnastics

By Alejandro López | Mar. 17, 2016

Alex McMurtry’s pain began as a sophomore in high school.

Texas A&M's Tyler Davis (34) and Florida's Dorian Finney-Smith (10) battle for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, March 11, 2016. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida making best of NIT opportunity

By IAN COHEN | Mar. 17, 2016

Florida led by 32 points at halftime, made nearly 70 percent of its three-point shots and defended at an elite level.

Kelly Barnhill (center) celebrates with teammates during Florida's doubleheader sweep against Jacksonville on Feb. 17, 2016, at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida softball preparing for Tennessee

By Brian Lee | Mar. 17, 2016

Kelly Barnhill was on fire on Wednesday.

Belinda Woolcock returns a ball during a ball during Florida's win against South Florida on Jan. 27 at the Ring Tennis Complex.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida women's tennis to face Ole Miss in Oxford

By Jake Dreilinger | Mar. 17, 2016

When the Florida women’s tennis team plays Ole Miss today, it will have its hands full.

Chase Perez-Blanco had an emotion-filled evening as he was one of three seniors honored at Florida's Senior Day match against Alabama. He won his singles set and helped set the tone for a sweep of the Crimson Tide on Friday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gators men's tennis set for challenging home match against Arkansas

By Dylan Dixon | Mar. 17, 2016

The Florida men’s tennis team has been defined by two trends so far this season.

The pictured mural on the wall of the first-floor hallway of Little Hall was painted by Esperanza Hincapie, a 22-year-old UF visual art studies senior, on Sunday. It is one of 12 created throughout campus by art students in the Site Specific Painting class.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Students paint murals on UF buildings as part of class

By Cassandra Alamilla | Mar. 17, 2016

A UF class is beautifying buildings across campus.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Students give blood for LGBTQ+ people who aren't allowed

By Katelyn Newberg | Mar. 17, 2016

Joe Rojo was turned away from giving blood Thursday afternoon.

Florida Alligator

NEWS | CAMPUS

'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah to perform at UF

By Katelyn Newberg | Mar. 17, 2016

Comedian Trevor Noah is coming to UF.

Bryant E. Middleton, 70. “They stole our hope. They took away our dignity. They frightened us every single day,” he said. “These weren’t convicts. These were children. And they allowed it to happen.”

NEWS | FEATURES

A survivor's tale: boys abused at reform school seek justice

By Melissa Gomez | Mar. 17, 2016

Three blackberries were worth 30 whips.

Florida Alligator

NEWS | CAMPUS

Research Roundup: Bacteria, algae, lasers

Mar. 17, 2016

Bacteria found to possibly prevent cavities

Lucas Sanders, a 19-year-old UF computer engineering freshman, performs a selected scene from Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” as Benedick alongside Sarah Emily Hall, a 20-year-old UF psychology sophomore, as Beatrice on the Library West Breezeway on Thursday evening.

NEWS | CAMPUS

The Bard in the boy: unity through Shakespeare in the Park

By Molly Donovan | Mar. 17, 2016

Lucas Sanders thought his passion for acting would end after he graduated high school.

Debbie Maciel poses for a promotional photo for the “Harn Museum of Dance” event on Saturday. About 70 dancers from the UF’s School of Theatre and Dance will perform from 1 to 4 p.m., combining a variety of the visual arts and dance.

NEWS | CAMPUS

The Harn hosts its first Harn Museum of Dance Event on Saturday

By Leah Marshall | Mar. 17, 2016

UF students will perform ballet, hip hop and West African dances Saturday.

Jason Nance, a UF associate law professor, spoke to students about racially disproportional punishment and incarceration rates during the last seminar of UF Levin College of Law’s “Race in the News” series on Thursday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Law professor discusses school-to-prison pipeline

By Nate Phillips | Mar. 17, 2016

Between 2011 and 2012, about 92,000 students were arrested at school, Jason Nance, a UF associate law professor, told students Thursday.

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