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Brady Singer pitches UF's 8-4 win over Florida Gulf Coast on Feb. 20, 2016, at McKethan Stadium.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF baseball taking next-man-up approach with pitching staff

By Patrick Pinak | Apr. 4, 2016

Brady Singer and Jackson Kowar became the next men up.

Devin Robinson attempts a shot during Florida's 88-79 loss to Kentucky on March 1, 2016, in the O'Connell center.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Notebook: Mike White ready for offseason challenges

By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Apr. 4, 2016

Last summer, Mike White was focused on getting to know his players.

Jim McElwain instructs his players during Florida's Spring practice at the Sanders Practice Fields on March 9, 2016.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Explosive offensive plays highlight second Spring scrimmage

By GRAHAM HACK | Apr. 4, 2016

Finishing on defense, so-so quarterback play and explosive plays from both the backfield and receivers highlighted Florida’s scrimmage on Friday night from coach Jim McElwain’s perspective.

Bridget Sloan performs her floor routine during Florida's loss to LSU on Feb. 26, 2016, in the O'Connell Center.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Accountability paying dividends for Florida gymnastics

By Alejandro López | Apr. 4, 2016

Members of the Florida Gators gymnastics team are no strangers to individual recognition.

Sam Horsfield watches his ball roll toward the cup during Day 1 of the SunTrust Gator Invitational on Feb. 20, 2016, at the Mark Bostick Golf Course.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Talented freshman Sam Horsfield leading UF men's golf

By Ray Boone | Apr. 4, 2016

Sam Horsfield came to the final hole of the Mason Rudolph Championship on Sunday with a two-shot lead over fellow Florida freshman Gordon Neale.

UF women’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist smiles during introductions prior to Florida’s win over USF on Jan. 27, 2016, at the Ring Tennis Complex.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida women's tennis looking to finish season with strong road play

By Jake Dreilinger | Apr. 4, 2016

Florida’s dominance at home is nothing new.

Erin Wagner, 21, examines ceramic cups on the Plaza of the Americas at the Handbuilt or Thrown Clay Spring Sale on Monday. The UF art junior said she admired the work of Stephanie Wilhelm, who she said worked with bodies a lot.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF ceramics fundraises for conference

By Rachel Surette | Apr. 4, 2016

A UF club is raising money to send students to a ceramics conference.

Students pass by a “Trump 16” sign chalked into the wall of Turlington Plaza on Monday. The sign was a part of a nationwide April Fool’s contest organized by entertainment website and forum Old Row, which asked students to chalk pro-Trump messages across their campuses.

METRO | POLITICS

Pro-Trump messages appear at UF

By Melissa Gomez | Apr. 4, 2016

Messages written in red, white and blue chalk proclaimed Donald Trump will make America great again on UF’s campus.

From left, clockwise, University of Florida Odyssey of the Mind team members Raymond Salzmann, John Michael Timmel, Niell Shikada, Shandy Sulen, Camilo Gonzalez, Brian Hayes Emily Long and Samantha Patten, pose for a photo. Odyssey of the Mind is a competition that tasks participants with coming up with creative solutions to a variety of problems before presenting them at local, state and world-level competitions.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Problem-Solving club to compete in finals

By Meryl Kornfield | Apr. 4, 2016

UF’s Odyssey of the Mind team is preparing to compete at the World Finals in May.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Coaches McElwain and White to speak at Accent Speakers Bureau event

By Katelyn Newberg | Apr. 4, 2016

Students will get to ask two UF coaches questions this month.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF’s second steam outage this week, temporary hot water loss

By Meryl Kornfield | Apr. 4, 2016

Some UF students lost hot water Monday.

METRO

Homes, buildings face new safety standards

By Caitlin Ostroff | Apr. 4, 2016

Proposed Florida building codes may help prevent kitchen and laundry fires in the coming years.

METRO

STDs in the spotlight this month as UF and Gainesville spread awareness

By Brooke Steinberg | Apr. 4, 2016

April is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month, and Alachua County is making its annual efforts to educate the community.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF hosts student movie festival

By Cecilia Mazanec | Apr. 4, 2016

UF students will become filmmakers today.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Three new art exhibits open at the College of the Arts

By Monica Humphries | Apr. 4, 2016

A new UF exhibit is showing students failure is necessary.

A collection of Aesop’s Fables lays open to the fable of the gnat and the lion inside Marston Science Library as part of a campus-wide exhibit titled “Capturing Nature: The Insect World in Art.” The exhibit shows how insects are important to different areas of study, including calligraphy, children’s literature and jewelry.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF exhibit highlights bug importance

By Nate Phillips | Apr. 4, 2016

A 19th century fairytale book, opened to a story about a heroic black beetle, sits within a glass case at Marston Science Library.

METRO

Free Gainesville clinic in its early stages

By Sydney Denninger | Apr. 4, 2016

A new health clinic for people with a low income and/or no insurance will open for the second time Thursday.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Unsolved burglaries surging in Alachua, neighboring counties

By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 4, 2016

Burglars have targeted rural homes in four counties, grabbing guns, jewelry and cash before escaping in broad daylight.

METRO

Museum highlights Florida's declining citrus industry

By J.W. Glass | Apr. 4, 2016

Dylan Farr said a disease is ravaging his family’s orange grove.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Workshop to teach Alachua residents safe food canning

By Janiece Sebris | Apr. 4, 2016

Two free workshops will teach Alachua County residents how to properly can food today.

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