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Diego Hidalgo returns a serve during Florida's 6-1 win over Troy on Jan. 17, 2016, at the Ring Tennis Complex.

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Gators men's tennis squanders opportunity against Texas Tech

By Dylan Dixon | Jan. 24, 2016

Nothing in sports is guaranteed.

The Florida swimming and diving team celebrates in the pool following its meet against Auburn on Jan. 23, 2016, in the O’Connell Center.

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UF women’s swimming team wins, men lose on Senior Day

By Sean Doty | Jan. 24, 2016

Seniors from both of Florida’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams found success on Senior Day inside the O’Connell Center on Saturday.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

High turnout for SG slating

By Melissa Gomez | Jan. 24, 2016

On a chilly afternoon, 63 students went to the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom to interview and run with both Student Government parties.

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Innovation Academy accepting transfer student applications

By Katelyn Newberg | Jan. 24, 2016

Quintino De Sousa transferred to UF last Spring as part of the first Innovation Academy transfer class.

UF’s Najee Glass races the final leg of the 4x400-meter relay to close out the 2015 Florida Relays on April 4, 2015, at the Percy Beard Track.

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Gators leave room for improvement at season’s first meet

By Lauren Staff | Jan. 24, 2016

It may only be January, but the Gators struggled to get anything going on the first day of the Rod McCravy Memorial, their first meet of the season.

From left: Bradley Treuherz, a 21-year-old UF computer engineering junior, Anthony Colas, a 21-year-old UF computer engineering senior, Sergio Puleri, 20-year-old UF computer science junior, and Max Fresonke, a 21-year-old UF computer engineering junior, compete at SwampHacks on Saturday. The team won second place for their program, which recognizes people's faces and plays their favorite song.

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Party like an engineer: Hacking all night and day

By Sara Marino | Jan. 24, 2016

About 400 students stayed up all night as they coded from noon Saturday to noon Sunday for SwampHacks.

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Computer engineers: assemble

By Gabrielle Calise | Jan. 24, 2016

UF faculty and students are creating a new operating system to protect against dangerous software.

UF track and field coach Mike Holloway talks with mid-distance runner Andres Arroyo on the final day of the 2015 Florida Relays on Saturday at the Percy Beard Track.

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UF women’s relay team sets standard at Rod McCravy

By Lauren Staff | Jan. 23, 2016

Following a slow start in the first day of the Rod McCravy Invitational, the Gators’ men’s and women’s track and field relay teams broke records during the second day of the meet.

Natalie Hinds races in the 100 meter butterfly during Florida’s meet against Auburn on Jan. 23, 2016, in the O’Connell Center.

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UF Women’s swimming dominates, Men’s falls short on Senior Day

By Sean Doty | Jan. 23, 2016

There were plenty of mixed emotions before, during and after Saturday’s final home meet for the Gators swimming and diving team.

UF’s Bridget Sloan performs her floor routine during Florida’s win against UCLA on Jan. 15, 2016, in the O’Connell Center.

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Florida gymnastics sweeps Auburn for third straight win

By Alejandro López | Jan. 22, 2016

Another one.

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KeAndre Bates leads UF track and field in season opener

By Lauren Staff | Jan. 22, 2016

The University of Florida men’s and women’s track and field teams started off their 2016 season with mixed results on Friday at the two-day Rod McCravy Memorial, hosted by the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.