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Jennifer George (32) shoots during Florida’s 62-57 loss to Georgia on Sunday in the O’Connell Center. George notched her ninth double-double of the season in Florida's 69-58 win against Arkansas on Thursday.

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Senior struggling to return to form

Feb. 18, 2013

Jennifer George knows she must improve her play for the Gators to turn around their slumping season.

Right-handed starting pitcher Jonathon Crawford (23) throws a pitch during Florida’s 4-3 loss to Duke on Friday at McKethan Stadium. Crawford threw a career-high 103 pitches during six innings of work in Florida's 3-2 loss to Miami on Friday.

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UF wants more consistent pitching

By ADAM PINCUS | Feb. 18, 2013

As Eric Hanhold got the final out on a slow ground ball to second base, the Gators emptied the dugout to celebrate their season-opening series win.

Turlington Plaza was packed with more than 800 students dancing to “Harlem Shake” by Baauer on Friday afternoon.

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Gators do the Harlem Shake on Turlington

By Mary Velasquez | Feb. 17, 2013

About 800 students congregated on Turlington Plaza on Friday to thrust, bump, grind and flail for about 30 seconds.

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Students Party brings a different spin to Student Government

Feb. 17, 2013

Election week is here.

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All you need to know about SG elections

Feb. 17, 2013

Like you, I take the upcoming Student Government election very seriously.

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Picking apart the Swamp Party’s platform by the numbers

Feb. 17, 2013

Swamp Party promises a lot of things it cannot deliver.

Joe Furlott, 20, Shyamal Patel, 21, and Derek Brown, 21, a group of UF computer sciences juniors work on an Android application during Hackathon, a 24-hour event at Hackerspace on Saturday. Participants worked for a shot to win $500.

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Competition sees improved TXT TAG app

By Moises Reyes | Feb. 17, 2013

After a 24-hour designing and programming competition, TXT TAG will have a new mobile application and an improved website that allows users to send messages by only knowing a license plate tag.

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Plans unaffected by cruise issues

By Michelle Leute | Feb. 17, 2013

Carnival’s latest cruise ship ordeal may not affect one of their consumer groups much at all.

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UF email suffers scams

By Jordan Albright | Feb. 17, 2013

There might be something “phishy” going on with UF emails.

Carrol Godwin, 53, feeds her son Cody Godwin, 23, a UF wildlife ecology and conservation senior, a fried Cuban anole, a species of invasive lizards, during the 30th Annual Beast Feast presented by the UF Wildlife Society. The lizards were caught on UF campus and served as part of the wild game dinner buffet.

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Wildlife organization, meat lovers gather for annual beast feast

By Kelcee Griffis | Feb. 17, 2013

Sam Parrish stood in line Saturday night under the rafters of a warmly lit pavilion, looking earnestly for a cricket cupcake.

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Site criticizes Swamp SBP candidate

By Samantha Shavell | Feb. 17, 2013

A new website — which claims to have been made by the “silent majority” — criticizes the Swamp Party and its presidential candidate.

Swamp Party vice presidential candidate Joselyn Rivas stands with the party’s presidential candidate Christina Bonarrigo and treasurer candidate Jayce Victor.

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The Swamp Party Candidates

By Colleen Wright | Feb. 17, 2013

Off to the races.

Jenna Goldman, the Students Party’s vice presidential candidate, stands next to presidential candidate Johnny Castillo and Billy Farrell, the party’s candidate for treasurer.

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The Students Party Candidates

By Colleen Wright | Feb. 17, 2013

Off to the races.

Shannon Gilroy fights for possession against Penn State in Florida’s Elite Eight win Saturday. Gilroy scored two goals and led the Gators with six draw controls in the 15-2 victory.

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UF dominates draw controls in victory against High Point

Feb. 17, 2013

A streaky second half got the job done for the Gators.

Lauren Haeger (17) runs home after hitting a game-tying homer during Florida’s 4-3 victory against Charleston Southern on Feb. 17 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

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Wild finish caps Florida’s undefeated run at Lipton Invitational

By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN | Feb. 17, 2013

The first five games the Gators played in the Florida Lipton Invitational were ordinary. The Florida offense and pitching staff dominated the competition, and UF picked up five easy victories. However, the last game of the tourney took a different course.

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Florida freshman earns third all-around title in victory

By CHUCK KINGSBURY< | Feb. 17, 2013

What Florida accomplished on Saturday evening had not been done in nearly 21 years.

Sydney Moss pulls up for a jump shot in the second half of Florida's 62-57 loss to Georgia on Sunday. Moss and the Gators are now just 4-8 in the Southeastern Conference.

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UF loses to Georgia again

Feb. 17, 2013

Another ranked Southeastern Conference foe, another missed opportunity for coach Amanda Butler and the Gators.

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Peace Corps is committed to UF

By Elliot Levy | Feb. 17, 2013

The Peace Corps is committed to maintaining a strong relationship with the UF community and will have regular recruiter presence on campus.

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Study might give the anxious less to fear

By Mary Velasquez | Feb. 17, 2013

A new study by UF researchers has found a different region of the brain to help control anxiety or fear. This means people could have more control over their anxiety disorders or phobias.

Johnny Magliozzi pitches against USF on April 24, 2012. Magliozzi announced Monday that he would sign with the New York Mets and leave UF after two seasons.

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UF finding relief in bullpen

By JOSH JURNOVOY | Feb. 16, 2013

The Florida bullpen should need a break by now, but that’s not the case.