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Guard Nina Rickards scored just six points in a road loss to Alabama Thursday night.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida struggles late, drops decision in Tuscaloosa

By Graham Marsh | Feb. 20, 2020

It was 57-53 in favor of the Gators.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Gators’ Labyrinth: UF gears up for 4 top-25 matchups

By Payton Titus | Feb. 20, 2020

A labyrinth is a meandering, but meaningful, maze designed to test the navigators and push them to their limits. The schedule this weekend will do just that for the Gators.

Guard Andrew Nembhard is UF’s third-leading scorer and leads the team in assists.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

The Gators travel to Kentucky with a lot on the line

By Brendan Farrell | Feb. 20, 2020

Rarely is a matchup between Florida and Kentucky meaningless.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Kieran Smith, Florida working towards eighth-straight SEC title

By Ainslie Lee | Feb. 20, 2020

A first-place finish, a No. 2 spot in SportsCenter’s Top-10, a three-body-length lead and a 4:06.32 swim.

Payton Richards recorded a career-best 9.95 at Auburn last week.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

UF welcomes Alabama in annual ‘Link to Pink’ meet

By Noah Ram | Feb. 20, 2020

If you were to ask any member of the Gators gymnastics team, they would tell you that every Friday night in the O’Connell Center is special.

UF pitcher Tommy Mace (left) speaking with coach Kevin O’Sullivan (middle) and catcher Brady Smith (right) during the UM series last year.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Florida travels south for a top-5 showdown with Miami

By Dylan O'Shea | Feb. 20, 2020

The Gators will go from walk-off winners to walking into the eye of the storm against the Hurricanes.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF study abroad programs to China canceled after coronavirus outbreak

By Jessica Torrente | Feb. 20, 2020

More than 140 students applied for a China study abroad program this Summer

METRO

Gatoride to be held in honor of blood donor and cycling advocate

By Christian Ortega | Feb. 20, 2020

He donated 60 gallons of blood in his lifetime

METRO

Two new springs coming to North Central Florida

By Amanda Pennings | Feb. 20, 2020

Over the years, Ginnie Springs became an integral part of the Marcus Mills’ weekend plans. He recalls the days he’s spent lazily floating down the Santa Fe River with friends, lounging and sipping on ice-cold beers.

Trevor Pope, a 22-year-old UF law student and the UF Student Government president-elect, grabs ahold of Lauredan Official, a 21-year-old UF advertising junior and the vice president-elect, after finding out election results that were announced at the Reitz Union Wednesday night.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Gator Party seizes first executive ticket, grabs more Senate seats

By Hannah Phillips , Kaelyn Cassidy , Chasity Maynard and Meghan McGlone | Feb. 19, 2020

There were 11,128 total ballots cast

SPORTS

Nunez keeps the Gators perfect after game-winning single

By Joseph Salvador | Feb. 19, 2020

Isaac Nunez found himself at the plate for his first at-bat in his college career in the bottom of the 10th with runners on first and second.

Natalie Lugo threw her first solo complete-game shutout in Wednesday night's win over Jacksonville.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Lugo records a no-hitter, Gators run-rule JU

By Payton Titus | Feb. 19, 2020

Natalie Lugo stepped out of the circle and was greeted by an elated crowd of her teammates after pitching the first solo complete-game of her career in which she no-hit the Dolphins.

Ryan Wilder, a member of Inspire Party, cheers after the results of the election were announced Wednesday night. Inspire won the majority of the Senate seats for the first time in the party’s history.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

LIVE BLOG: Student Government election results

By Hannah Phillips , Kaelyn Cassidy , Chasity Maynard , Alyssa Feliciano and Meghan McGlone | Feb. 19, 2020

In tonight's 2020 Student Government election, Inspire Party and Gator Party await the results for Student Body president, vice president and treasurer and 50 Senate seats. Follow this live blog and @TheAlligator on Twitter for updates. Story to come.

METRO

Florida author speaks on state panther revival

By Thomas Holton | Feb. 19, 2020

Craig Pittman gave a presentation on his new book about the fall and rise of the state animal

METRO | POLITICS

The Alligator doesn't have an SG endorsement. Here's why.

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 19, 2020

The number of opinions sections over the last two months has decreased. You might’ve noticed that.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Letter to The Editor: Trevor Pope got us sued. Now he wants your vote

Feb. 19, 2020

Editor’s Note: The Alligator’s Editorial Board reached out to Pope about Chou’s letter. Pope referred to SG Finance Code 808.12, which prohibits money allocated to SG funded organizations to be used “in support of or against a political party at any level.”

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to The Editor: Citizenship is degraded by partisanship

Feb. 19, 2020

Although I was born in India, growing up in the U.S. has instilled in me how important it is to be civically engaged. I saw the constantly changing political climate in America, and I watched as the leaders of our country made decisions for the future of our nation. And yet, for 12 years, I was unable to participate in selecting our leaders because I was not a U.S. citizen.