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IN MEMORIAM UF students remembered by their friends, families KELCEE GRIFFIS, SHAYNA Over Winter Break, the Gator Brandon Mead and Ashlee Light- Village at Townsend, said neighbor planned to move, they got into POSSES and ALEXA VOLLAND Nation lost three UF students. ner were excited to celebrate Christ- Brittany Bennis. Mead’s black Nissan 300Z to go for Alligator Staff Writers Though they may no longer be mas in their new apartment. “They were so happy together,” a ride. among the crowd on Turlington Almost every day, Mead, a Bennis, 20, said. “They’d only been They never came back. Thousands of UF students return Plaza, sitting nearby in lecture or 22-year-old UF mathematics senior, dating since July, but it was almost Mead hit a roundabout at the cor- to campus today for the new se- cheering from the bleachers in The and Lightner, 26, would drive from like they’d known each other their ner of Southwest 24th Avenue and mester, but some had to come back Swamp, their memories live on the small Cabana Beach apartment whole lives, like an old married Southwest 38th Terrace at a high to Gainesville without their loved through their friends and families. they shared with a roommate to couple.” speed, crashing into a large oak tree ones. … check out their new place at Uptown Five days before the couple see students, page 4 Break brings less smoke, no more penny wine night � HIGH DIVE HAS BANNED SMOKING INDOORS, AND BEEF ‘O’ BRADY’S RECENTLY CLOSED.

KELCEE GRIFFIS Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] Business ventures during Winter Break brought another Dunkin’ Donuts close to campus and banned smoking inside High Dive. Gainesville also lost two popular campus- area restaurants. Beef ‘O’ Brady’s on University Avenue, known by students for its penny wine night, recently closed, as did Kay Bros. BBQ. But the barbecue restaurant announced its same management team is opening another joint called “The Coop,” which will offer chicken tenders, wings and shakes. It is set to open Jan. 11 at 1620 W. University Ave. between Matthew Martyr/Alligator Larry’s Giant Subs and Sushi Chao. Near Target Copy, Dunkin’ Donuts will likely soon be Home rolling in the dough. Eighteen-year-old UF industrial and systems engineering freshman Ben Drescher walks with 18-year-old UF psy- The second franchise on University Avenue opened Dec. chology freshman Harrison Koss to Broward Hall on Sunday afternoon preparing to move into their new dorms. 28, about a half mile from the existing Midtown Dunkin’ Donuts. CRIME Steve Galloway, the franchise owner, said the new store at 1412 W. University Ave. is a full-service Dunkin’ Donuts and includes Baskin Robbins. Two communities hit with burglaries He said he thinks pedestrians will appreciate the second JENNA LYONS and KATHRYN VARN Dec. 14 and Dec. 26, likely at night, in entry, it appears the locks at the apart- University Avenue location even though it’s near the other Alligator Staff Writers [email protected] two local apartment complexes, said ments were tampered with, Halvosa store. [email protected] GPD Lt. William Halvosa. TVs, Xbox said. “Our experience on campus is that the trade zones are consoles and jewelry were among the He added that the department nor- Paul Ramsuchit didn’t spend his measured in blocks, not miles,” he said. “Convenience items taken. mally notices an increase in burglary New Year’s Eve as planned. is a key factor for how people get around on foot and on Up to 11 apartments at the Estates, activity during Winter Break. Instead, the 20-year-old UF health 3527 SW 20th Ave., and 10 apartments “Not like this, though,” he said. bikes.” sciences junior spent the afternoon He said he also expects the print shop and doughnut at Oxford Terrace, 921 SW Depot Ave., In Ramsuchit’s case, two TVs and driving up to Gainesville from his were hit, Halvosa said. an Apple iMac computer were stolen, shop duo will succeed. hometown in Orlando after Gainesville Investigators are assuming the along with other items owned by his Police called to tell him that his apart- burglaries are related because similar roommates. He said he hopes apart- see business, page 5 ment was broken into as part of a techniques were used to break into ment complexes will consider hiring string of Winter Break burglaries. both apartment buildings. guards to patrol during weeks when The burglaries occurred between Although there is no sign of forced students are out of town.

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Jan. 6, 1964 just after she left her fi rst class. Palmer was not injured, to recite various fraternity creeds in the early morning. UF’s mascot “Albert the original” returned to The but according to police spokesman Angie Tipton, cam- Failure to perfectly recall the passages meant getting Swamp. The live alligator was hauled to the Plaza of the pus muggings weren’t a common occurrence. “We’ve thrown into the mud pit behind the house. Americas for ABC’s television program “Hootenanny.” only had one other mugging on campus since I’ve been — STEVEN KATONA He traveled from his home at Ross Allen’s Reptile Ranch here,” she said. in Ocala for the special program. UF students gathered around to be fi lmed for the show, which featured per- Jan. 6, 1999 formances by Johnny Cash and comedian Adam Keefe. A Morgan Quinto report named Gainesville’s met- ropolitan area the 11th most dangerous city in the U.S. Jan. 6, 1971 The research company analyzed FBI data on rape, rob- Hooligans vandalized the Sigma Alpha Epsilon lion bery, assault and motor vehicle theft from 255 cities. “Leo” over Winter Break, smashing off its head and tail. The report labeled Gainesville as more dangerous than White paint was thrown on the lion’s platform and on Jacksonville, Baltimore and Los Angeles. “I fi nd it very the front wall of the SAE house. University Police didn’t hard to believe,” said Mayor Paula DeLaney. “With all have any leads, but investigator G.E. Watson said the the cities in the U.S., … who would believe that?” lion, which was a “sitting target,” was a frequent victim of this sort of prank. Jan. 8, 2007 UF fraternity Alpha Tau Omega was “suspended Jan. 10, 1989 until further notice,” while Student Judicial Affairs It was the fi rst day of her freshman year at UF when investigated accusations of hazing. The fraternity was Patricia Palmer was mugged in the parking lot next to accused of “depriving new members of sleep, order- Alligator File Photo Flavet Field. A man riding a bicycle behind her shoved ing them to clean older member’s rooms and throwing Gainesville Police offi cers arrest an unidentifi ed man her to the ground and stole her “expensive, name- them in a ‘mud pit.’” UF spokesman Steve Orlando told for using a fake ID behind a bar on First Avenue on brand” purse, which contained about $10 and some the Alligator that the alleged sleep deprivation, called Jan. 9, 2008. Offi cers were cracking down on fake credit cards. The mugging happened at about 9 a.m., “the lineup,” involved requiring the newer members IDs and underage drinking in Midtown bars. 4, ALLIGATOR � MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 The men were described as loving, passionate and charismatic , from page 1 Rafael Valim didn’t learn for graduating,” said Mahardy, a 25- There will be a memorial for fun-loving personality. students school. He learned for life. year-old UF architecture senior. Valim on Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. in the school “You never knew what was go- Born in Araras, Brazil, Valim Mahardy said he was stunned of architecture’s atrium. ing to come out of his mouth next,” and flipping the car. Just after 1 a.m. moved to the United States in 2000 when he got the news, worried that said Kim, a 21-year-old UF food and on Dec. 10, Gainesville Police found and enrolled as a transfer student at Valim’s time spent in school and as- … resource economics senior. the vehicle upside down against the On paper, James Polatty was a UF, where he met Adam Mahardy. pirations would be in vain. Zervos recalled a time when the tree, engulfed in 30-foot-tall flames. 23-year-old UF pre-medical senior. They loved to design and build But Mahardy said the world Phi Tau brothers were at a house Mead was studying to become But to his friends in the UF com- furniture. won’t be cheated of Valim’s vision. party. an actuary, a profession involving munity, he was better known as Jim- “He was always working on “His ideals will live on through Some pedestrians started throw- estimating the financial consequenc- my, the Phi Kappa Tau brother with something,” said Mahardy, his best my work. The mark I leave upon ing bottles at the house. es of risk. the contagious smile who could be- friend. “Almost like a mad scien- this earth will be much deeper and Polatty didn’t hesitate — he went Now, Brandon Mead’s father, friend anyone. tist.” will read of his influences,” Mahar- outside and confronted them. Gary, has no one to talk football “He was always the first one to Valim, a senior architecture stu- dy later wrote. “We knew he always had our with on Sundays. Brandon Mead’s rally up the guys when anyone was dent, died Dec. 26. He was 25. Mahardy chooses to remember back,” Zervos said. Friday-night Magic: The Gathering down in the dumps, and he was al- After graduating, Valim planned Rafael the designer, Rafael the fight- Kim also shared moments when card games are one player short. ways the first one to get the party to take a year off and either intern er: a person with raw design talent Polatty’s serious side came out. Kim “I walk around with a ‘Gator started,” said Drew Zervos, a 20- in America or go to Germany with who wouldn’t have cared if he lived recalled when Polatty stayed up Dad’ T-shirt on,” Gary Mead, of year-old UF finance junior and fel- his brother and pursue something in simply, as long as he was doing with him until 4 or 5 a.m. smoking Coral Springs, said. “I’m just won- low Phi Tau brother. design. something that made him happy. cigars and talking about life. dering how to go on.” Polatty passed away Tuesday. “He wasn’t really planning the In one word, Valim was “limit- “He was the most kindred spirit With Mead, Lightner was the Jin Kim, Polatty’s close friend and exact route you’re supposed to after less.” I ever knew in my entire life,” Kim happiest she’d ever been, said Mi- roommate, described his gregarious, said. chael Stanley, 21, her friend since Amy Havlock, a 23-year-old UF childhood. alumna, knew Polatty from their “Every time he was around her, days of attending high school to- she was smiling, and she didn’t used gether in Sebring, Fla., where they to be like that,” he said. competed on swim team together Sometimes, Bennis tries to con- and he wrestled while she kept vince herself Mead and Lightner are score. still alive. They just moved, she tells Havlock mentioned a photo from herself. a school formal that summarized But the memories of times spent her friend best: Polatty wearing a laughing on Mead’s couch keep her pink tuxedo surrounded by a group going. of grinning friends. “I look around and see all these “He’s rockin it,” she said. “He people who never got to meet them,” was going to do what he wanted to she said. “We were the lucky ones.” James Polatty Rafael Valim Brandon Mead do. That’s Jimmy – making people … around him smile.” MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 � ALLIGATOR, 5 High Dive’s new policy came from customers’, bands’ requests

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“The fact that Target Copy is there generates a lot of business, so we decided to give it a try.” Downtown, the concert venue High Dive has a new no-smoking-indoors policy, which became effective Wednesday. The decision was made mostly by patron request, said promoter Pat Lavery, and many of the bands prefer no smoking indoors, too. “Over the last year, it’s come up a number of times, and we decided the new year was a good time to start it,” he said. The decision follows suit with other downtown bars, which only allow outdoor smoking. At High Dive, patrons can still smoke in the outdoor deck area. “I think it’s going to be a really positive thing,” he said. “People have been asking for it for a while.” Florida Smoking Law In 2003, a state amendment made Florida’s enclosed workplaces, which includes restaurants and public places, completely smoke-free. But bars are exempt from the requirements. According to the law, “’smoking’ means inhaling, exhaling, burning, carrying, or possessing any lighted tobacco product, including William A. England / Alligator Staff cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and any Motion City Soundtrack performed at High Dive in November, along with Relient K and Driver Friendly. High Dive recently other lighted tobacco product.” prohibited smoking in all areas except the patio on Wednesday.

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Editorial Greetings, Spring: Apply to be an Alligator columnist elcome back, Gators! Breaking news: It is about to be COLD in Gainesville. Like, seriously. Pull those hats Wand mittens out of retirement, and for those of you who rely on scooters as your main method of transportation — we are so sorry. About a week ago, we all said goodbye to 2013 and all its drama: the government shutdown, Twerkgate and the National Security A leaks. Here’s to hoping 2014 brings jetpacks, hover- boards and governmental effi ciency. Hey, we can dream. We also said goodbye to a few of our regular columnists and cartoonists, which means the Alligator wants you, reader, to fi ll those spots. Alligator Opinions currently needs two or three new columnists and cartoonists, so those of you who are artistic and opinionated should consider applying. The Alligator publishes fi ve times a week — Monday through Friday — during the Fall and Spring semesters. This means we need students of every age, major, year, political ideology and walk of life to write weekly 500- to 600-word columns and con- tribute pithy and humorous cartoons each week. Above all, a columnist’s job is to take a stand using facts and sources to defend his or her opinions. Columnists should frame their arguments in an articulate, structured and succinct manner and should strive to present original topics and material. Writers and cartoonists interested in contributing weekly content should submit a cover letter, resume and two or three Column 500-word writing or cartoon samples to [email protected] by 5 p.m. Thursday. The samples should be representative of what your column or cartoon would look like. Anything is fair Obama needs to shut down his campaign game: politics, pop culture, science, health and fi tness, LGBT topics, technology and more. Columnist applicants should pro- f President Barack Obama is in need of a New Year’s causes, and it appears sketchy to vide a brief description of their political ideology in their cover resolution, I have the perfect one: Shut down your keep a now defunct presidential letters. Please note that “Democrat” and “Republican” are politi- Icampaign. campaign active. cal parties, not ideologies. Vulgarity and hate speech will not be For whatever reason, Obama’s campaign — once It’s understandable that considered. known as Obama For America and now Organizing For Obama wants supporters to If you’ve been previously published or run a blog, please Action — is still active, raising money, training volunteers Joel Mendelson push his agenda in a grassroots include links. Columnist applicants do not have to be journal- and pushing the president’s agenda. [email protected] effort, but at this point, it would ism or English majors; however, strong written communication Organizing for Action is separate from stalwart Dem- be far better for the president skills and the ability to meet deadlines are required. ocratic organizations such as the Democratic National and fellow Democrats to shut Columnists would submit one column per week of about 580 Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign down OFA and help other Democratic organizations raise - 650 words, and cartoonists would submit one or two cartoons Committee and the Democratic Governor’s Association. money for the 2014 campaign. per week. Contributing to Alligator Opinions represents a great Those groups are key to Democratic victories this fall. It also opens up the door for a growing divide between opportunity to build a professional portfolio of published clips. If you apply and are not selected as a weekly columnist, we OFA is not. Democrats and “Obamacrats.” The president’s strongest still strongly encourage you to submit guest columns and let- In fact, OFA’s existence is detrimental to Democrats supporters may be unwilling to donate to an organization ters to the editor. We accept these submissions throughout the across the country. not affi liated with Obama and may even consider other semester and value input from our readers on campus happen- While it’s one thing to keep a president’s political cam- Democrats — including 2016 presidential contenders — a ings, local, state and national politics, and anything else that ap- paign active between the fi rst and second term, it’s an threat. Not only is that a dangerous notion, it could make pears on the op-ed pages. entirely different situation to keep the campaign going a 2016 Republican victory easier. Guest columns should be about 450 words, and they should beyond the second election. It’s unnecessary and a little If Democrats — including the “Obamacrats” — want include the author’s name, year, major and the school he or unnerving. Obama to succeed throughout his second term, they’re she attends. All statistics, references, facts and fi gures should As the fundraising emails piled up before New Year’s going to need strong Democrats at every level of govern- be sourced and cited. Letters to the editor should be about 200 Eve, I wondered where on Earth the raised money was go- ment. Actively fundraising for OFA strips campaign funds words and should include the author’s name and any relevant ing. Obama is barred from running for a third term, his ap- and campaign organization from the Democrats who need information — major, organizations he or she belongs to, etc. proval ratings are down and the campaign doesn’t seem it most: those actually campaigning for offi ce. capable of generating widespread support for his agenda. Right now, money donated to Obama’s defunct presi- Obama had a miserable 2013. His poll numbers tanked dential campaign can’t go to Democrats running for House, Reader response after the shaky launch of the Affordable Care Act’s health Senate or governor. Money that Democrats such as Charlie Today’s question: Are you excited about the insurance exchanges, the unfolding scandal surround- Crist need to beat a well-funded incumbent like Rick Scott upcoming cold weather? ing National Security Agency spying and his inability to disappear into a vacuum, never to be seen again. bridge the great partisan divide in Congress. So with that, I say to you, Mr. President, for the good Have a good fi rst day of If Obama had a grassroots army at his disposal, with of your party and the nation, it’s time to shut down your classes, Gators! staffers providing the marching orders and millions of campaign. If you don’t, you may not need OFA to cam- dollars to spend, why did 2013 end up as such a miserable paign on behalf of your agenda because your second term Vote or post a message at www.alligator.org failure for the president? agenda will be moot. Signifi cant Republican victories this The reason is simple: Organizing For America isn’t fall will ensure that. Kelcee Griffi s Julia Glum Chloe Finch helping Democrats, the president or anyone else. It takes Joel Mendelson is a UF graduate student in political cam- Katherine Kallergis money away from other Democrats and progressive paigning. His column runs on Mondays. EDITOR MANAGING EDITORS OPINIONS EDITOR The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator.

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Chloe Finch is a 20-going-on- Julia Glum is a 21-year-old UF 21-year-old UF journalism junior. journalism senior and the Editor-in- This is her second semester as the Chief (read: Queen) of the Alligator. Alligator Opinions editor, and she Glum runs on Coke Icees, Leonardo’s credits her success in Fall 2013 to rolls and Fresh Market cookies. She’s Karma Cream lattes, dependable passionate about young adult literature, columnists, engaged readers and Frida Kahlo and temporary tattoos. Her Google News. Every day, she works responsibilities at the Alligator center on the Alligator’s editorials and edits around being the office mom, as well as columns and letters to the editor. answering angry phone calls, deciding She also works as a PR specialist for which curse words can be printed and UF Information Technology, but don’t picking up McDonald’s for various staff ask her for IT support — her advice is members. Glum hails from the Orlando limited to suggesting you try turning suburb Lake Mary, but she hopes to it off and then back on. She will talk move out-of-state after graduation your ear off about the nuances of to work in publishing or magazines. various cable and HBO TV shows, For now, though, she’s in Gainesville obsessively checking her email on her 1980s teen movies, the lo-fi rock movement or the finer points of fondue iPhone — seriously, during boring lectures, in the middle of the night, while making. If you have guest column ideas, doughnuts, complaints, concerns or at house parties — so send story ideas, complaints, comments, concerns and letters to the editor, shoot her an email at [email protected]. compliments to [email protected]. Or tweet ’em: @SuperJulia.

Kelcee Griffis is a 22-year-old UF Katherine Kallergis is a 21-year- journalism senior and is working as old UF journalism senior and the Print Managing Editor at the the Alligator’s Online Managing Alligator. She hails from the one-red- Editor. She’s from Miami. Kallergis light town of Melrose, Fla., where previously interned for the Miami her favorite thing is stargazing on Herald and The Gainesville Sun, the top of sand mountains. She and she has been with the Alligator also likes running and traveling. for about a year. When she’s not She actually got to combine the two updating the Alligator’s website and activities on a trip to New York City social media accounts, Kallergis this summer, where she ran the is either cooking, sleeping or Brooklyn Bridge. She also enjoys taking pictures of her dog, Charlie. people-watching, lifeguarding, any Kallergis hopes to work in a newsy kind of competition, winning (at Web-editing capacity when she anything) and most other activities graduates, regardless of where it is. that don’t require getting up before As a former copy desk chief, she’ll 10 a.m. She de-stresses by watching probably call you out on random AP style mistakes that you don’t care about. “How I Met Your Mother,” eating She always has her phone on her, so if you have a question or comment about Eggo waffles and playing with her favorite cat, Hubert. You can reach her at the Alligator’s website, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram (@flalligator), shoot her [email protected]. an email at [email protected]. She’s on Twitter, too: @kkallergis. MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 � ALLIGATOR, 9 CRIME Man caught red vested at complex Architect’s namesake JENNA LYONS She and another witness told to the arrest report. Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] police that several people, includ- Officers found a 9 mm hand- ing children, were outside in com- gun under the couch cushions at Gainesville Police arrested a lo- roams construction mon areas of the complex when the second victim’s apartment af- cal man Saturday night after offi- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS unbridled devotion of Chuck Young made the threats, accord- ter the man told police Young had cers said he walked into an apart- Jablon, operations vice presi- ing to the report. possibly hid something there, ac- ment complex, fired two shots in LAKELAND, Fla. — The dent and known tough-guy A second cording to the report. the air and threatened to shoot list of honors that have been personality. Jablon turns into resident of the During questioning, Young a baby-talking fool when he’s someone. awarded to architect Santiago complex was told officers he went to the com- Calatrava is distinguished, but around the cat. And he doesn’t Police arrested 22-year-old Dar- standing in the plex to confront a specific person the naming of a once-scrawny care who knows it. ius Stephon Young on charges of parking lot when but did not specify whom or why, cat on the Florida Polytechnic “He’s a good, good boy,” aggravated assault with a weapon, he heard a gun- according to the report. He also University campus marks the Jablon says, patting Kittiago, armed trespassing and grand theft shot, according admitted to hiding the gun in the first time he has had a con- who was sitting on the deck of a firearm, among other charges, to the report. He apartment. struction site mascot named outside the work trailer as the according to an arrest report. Young after him. sun shone down upon them then heard the Young is a convicted felon with A mother of three and resident The young black-and- one recent morning. door of his apartment slam shut. previous charges ranging from ag- of the complex noticed a man white cat known as Kittiago “Say ‘I am here every day, The man ran into his unit to gravated assault to cocaine posses- wearing a red vest and jeans walk Calatrava — thought to have and I’m loyal, and I’m faith- check on his girlfriend and four sion, according to court records. into Gardenia Gardens apartment been tossed out a car win- ful,’” he speaks for the cat, children. Instead, he found Young The handgun he used in the shoot- complex, located at 1727 NE Eighth dow — was barely alive when who appeared a bit bored. backing away from the couch, ac- ing was one of 19 firearms report- Ave., according to the report. Skanska senior superintendent He does have an important cording to the report. He yelled at ed stolen out of Chiefland, Fla., in Rick Lee noticed him at the job, and they say he does it The woman was putting her Young to leave. June, according to the report. construction site for the new very well. He has about 50 ad- children to bed when she saw Young ran out of the apart- Officers booked Young into university. mirers who visit him regularly him shoot in the air, she said in a ment and confronted police out- the Alachua County Jail at about One aspect of the cat’s ad- and generally receives at least phone interview after the shoot- side, who told him to get on the 11 p.m. Saturday, where he re- opted family that seems to 60 love pats per day, Jablon ing. She then told her children and ground. When he didn’t, officers mained as of press time in lieu of a amuse others at the site is the said. nieces to hide in the room and di- had to force him down, according $600,000 bond. aled 911. 10, ALLIGATOR � MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 LOCAL Arctic blast could chill Gainesville to coldest conditions since 2003 JULIA GLUM be Tuesday morning, WRUF Chief edented, but it could be the coldest Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] Meteorologist Jeff Huffman wrote in Gainesville has experienced since an email. 2003,” he said. Oh, the weather outside is about to “WRUF Weather is forecasting a However, snow is not a possibility. get frightful. Monday Night Lows low temperature of 20, but the wind Regardless, UF health science se- As an arctic blast the National chill (what it will feel like) will be be- nior Hannah Chiou is prepared for the Weather Service calls “historic and Chicago -16° Houston 24° tween 8 and 15,” he said. “Tuesday cold. The 21-year-old said she bought dangerous” chills the rest of the nation Washington, D.C. 7° Tampa 33° afternoon’s warmest temperature will several wool sweaters at thrift stores today and Tuesday, UF students will likely not hit 40.” over Winter Break. Atlanta 7° Seattle 42° experience winter Florida-style. Huffman said the jet stream has “I’m ready to rock them, because New York City 13° Miami 49° Temperatures will be in the mid-40s dipped unusually far to the south, al- it’ll only be cold for a couple of weeks, by this afternoon, according to UF’s Jacksonville 19° Los Angeles 50° lowing air straight from the Arctic max,” she said. campus weather forecast. Tonight, Circle to move deep into the United Huffman said conditions will be lows will hover around 20 degrees. States. warmer by Wednesday afternoon, from weather.com But the coldest temperatures will “This is certainly not unprec- when temperatures will be near 60. Ex-worker defrauds Gainesville2Go JENNA LYONS several excuses for the missing Alligator Staff Writer funds, including that he used [email protected] the money to fix the company A Gainesville2Go employee car and to pay for cancer treat- was arrested Friday after of- ment. ficers said he wrote $40,000 Tatum told police Gaines- worth of fraudulent checks. ville2Go is an “open business” Gainesville Police charged and employees regularly write 22-year-old Michael David Tat- their own paychecks from the um on charges of grand theft business account, according to and uttering a forged instru- the report. ment, according to an arrest During questioning, Tatum report. told police he wrote $1,500 Jeremiah Loper, general in fake checks to pay for his manager of Gainesville2Go, medical bills, according to the said in a phone interview that report. he and owner Andrew Gor- Loper said in the merchant relick were reviewing business account alone, Tatum wrote about $5,000 worth of checks, Matthew Martyr / Alligator records when they noticed a se- ries of forged checks, the first of including one to his mom for a New Year, New Goals which was written on Dec. 2. few hundred dollars. UF students head inside the Southwest Recreation Center on Sunday afternoon to fulfill their New Tatum, an employee of two Officers booked Tatum into Year’s resolutions of getting in shape. Southwest Rec is open from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. today. years, was fired in mid-Decem- the Alachua County Jail. He ber. Loper said Tatum made was released Saturday.

Man threatens WUFT-TV show highlights Ocala chef � “THE CHEF’S TABLE WITH RANDAL WHITE” high definition on Channel 5.1. “What we want is the viewer who is watching it AIRS ON SATURDAYS AT NOON. … to be aware of what’s around them and available patients in Daytona to them,” said Jeff Goertz, the show’s creator and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rodriguez-Jeff left and went STEVEN KATONA producer, before the premiere on Jan. 4. into a second room, confront- Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] Goertz films and produces the show entirely by himself at his home in Ocala. DAYTONA BEACH — A ing another nurse and patient. WUFT-TV just got a little fresher with an addition 20-year-old man threatened pa- Shortly thereafter, he commit- Transforming his carport into a production stu- to its how-to and do-it-yourself programming. Slic- dio, he installed a complete kitchen, lighting and tients and nurses with a gun be- ted suicide inside the room, ing into its Saturday lineup is a local cooking show fore killing himself at a Florida police said. four HD cameras to shoot the show. featuring southern, traditional-style recipes. “You would never think that 3 feet away is (my) hospital Sunday, police said. At some point in the ordeal, Airing at noon, the 30-minute show “The Chef’s Daytona Beach Police De- two nurses were hit with the washing machine,” Goertz said. Table with Randal White” aims to tackle all of the Goertz partnered with chef White after he saw partment officers responded to butt of Rodriguez-Jeff’s shot- different types of cuisines found throughout Florida, a report of shots being fired at gun, investigators said. They him perform in an “Iron Chef”-type competition in including deep Southern, Spanish and seafood. Ocala and said he thought White was a star because a moving car Sunday at about suffered minor injuries. No pa- Its goal is to instruct and educate Floridians about 3:52 a.m. Shortly thereafter, po- tients were hurt. of his personality. the fresh and native products found throughout the He describes White as a “country boy” with the lice received a report of gunfire The hospital’s emergency peninsula, using local farmers and meat markets. at nearby Halifax Hospital. room and other entrances were skills of a fine chef and the focus of a Marine, because According to investiga- placed on lockdown during the White served in the Marine Corps for four years. “What we want is the viewer who is Although he hasn’t had much formal training, tors, Jonathan Rodriguez-Jeff shooting. An unknown num- watching it … to be aware of what’s around of Deltona, Fla., shot a glass ber of vehicles were struck by White said he learned how to cook by watching chefs door entrance at the hospital’s the shotgun blast inside the them and available to them.” from all around the world. Professional Building. He then parking lot of the hospital, po- Jeff Goertz He now runs his own catering company, Fresh went to the second floor and lice said. creator and producer Green Tomato Catering, and stresses the importance confronted a nurse and patient “We are thankful no one of using fresh, organic ingredients. Chef Randal White calls his particular culinary The first 13 episodes have already been recorded, inside a room. was seriously injured,” John style “Southern cracker cooking” and said he’s tak- “Do you want to die to- Gutherie, the hospital’s director so Goertz said he hopes to take the show away from ing these traditional cooking styles and “just trying the studio in a few episodes for the next half, which night?” police said the suspect of corporate communications, to make it a little different.” asked. said. will air later in the year. The show is available in Gainesville on Cox Cable WUFT will air 26 episodes, and Goertz is working Channel 3 and on Channel 5 in Ocala. It is also in on making the show available online. MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 � ALLIGATOR, 11 GATOR GRADS Bermuda-themed Beatles app launches with Help! from UF grad SEAN STEWART-MUNIZ mations. Epstein decided that although Alligator Staff Writer Thompson said Lennon, who the concert wasn’t right for a [email protected] had stagnated creatively after fi lm, a tribute app would be a A UF alumnus has put his spending all of his time at home more viable idea. love for the Beatles in a tangible with his family, went to Bermu- Epstein brought Thompson form by helping direct the new da to reignite his songwriting. onto the project, and he said as iOS app, “John Lennon: The Ber- Lennon was reinvigorated by the soon as he saw Banks walk in muda Tapes.” island. He immediately began with Gator clothes, he knew the Forty-year-old Mark Thomp- writing songs, and he played his project would go “awesomely.” son, who has freelanced graphic recordings through the phone to Thompson said he also signed designs for movies such as “Her- Yoko Ono, Thompson said. the New York strategic design agency Eyeball for artwork and bie: Fully Loaded” and “Every- “He comes to Bermuda, thing’s Cool,” said the app’s pur- the Massachusetts creative stu- pose is to tell the story of John and these songs just start dio Design I/O for applying the Lennon’s last two albums. pouring out of him. When team’s creative direction into a The app acts as an interac- you come out the other substantive product. tive storybook. Users can listen side, you feel like you’ve He said the team worked to tracks pulled from the albums experienced it.” closely with Lennon’s widow, and interviews with Lennon as Mark Thompson Yoko Ono, for creative approval. he talks about his journey to and graphic designer All proceeds from the app go directly to WhyHunger, a charity from Bermuda. Thompson, who graduated supported by Ono that is work- “He comes to Bermuda, and from UF in 1996, said the app’s ing toward eliminating world these songs just start pouring out inception was as much caused by hunger and poverty. of him,” said Thompson. “When coincidence as it was planning. Steven Garcia, a 21-year-old you come out the other side, you He said the inciting moment UF biology senior and self-pro- feel like you’ve experienced it.” was when Andrew Banks, an- claimed fan of the Beatles, said The app, which is $4.99 in the other UF alumnus who works the app brings attention to part App Store, acts as an interac- in entertainment fi nancing in Jordan McPherson/Alligator of Lennon’s story that might oth- tive slideshow, allowing users to Bermuda, sought out Michael erwise be overlooked. Eat Mor Chikin — at Broward sail across turbulent waters and Epstein to fi lm a documentary “It’s a very creative app away A second Chick-fi l-A will be opening on campus next to the Fresh Food see Bermuda’s points of interest about a Beatles tribute concert from the usual things you expe- with an artistic fl air. Users can happening on the island. Company dining hall by Broward Hall. The new location is expected to also record sounds to create ani- rience,” Garcia said. lessen traffi c at the Chick-fi l-A in the HUB, which has limited seating.

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See store for details. 12, ALLIGATOR � MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 � ALLIGATOR, 13 RESEARCH Coral reefs can recover after damage, new UF study shows RACHEL CROSBY is isolated from those local cies of marine organisms, pro- Alligator Staff Writer stresses, giving it a unique duce about 25 percent of fi sh [email protected] opportunity to overcome and caught in developing coun- While coral reefs across the thrive in a warmer environ- tries and account for about 30 world are reportedly strug- ment as opposed to bleaching percent of export earnings in gling, off the warm coast of and dying in the presence of reef-related tourism. the Cayman Islands, UF re- both global and local stresses The fi ndings give an incen- searchers have witnessed combined. tive to cities and towns with colonies bounce back. “Our fi ndings suggest that struggling reefs to focus on From 1999 to 2004, warm the island’s relative isola- limiting local stresses and let- ocean temperatures resulted tion, limited human distur- ting the reefs thrive on their in bleaching and infectious bance and relatively healthy own. disease, which reduced the fi sh populations underlie the “Although addressing living coral at Little Cayman observed resiliency,” Frazer global issues is important, by more than 40 percent. But said. you can’t give up on the local now, the overall health and Though coral reefs only ones, and you can’t give up on size of the coral has returned occupy less than 0.01 percent the reefs,” Jacoby said. “Local to its original state. of the marine environment, stresses are much more man- “What we showed here according to the study’s press ageable than the global ones, is that there was a warming release, reefs house about 25 and if you get rid of the local event and they suffered, but percent of the different spe- ones, the reefs can cope.” they were able to come back,” said Chuck Jacoby, a courtesy Facts about coral reef degradation faculty member in UF’s soil and water science department from the World Wildlife Foundation and one of the researchers in- � 33 percent of reef-building coral species are listed volved in the study. on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red The warming event re- List of endangered species. searchers witnessed can be � More than 80 percent of the world’s shallow reefs are attributed to climate change, Jacoby said. severely overfi shed. In most reef areas, coral � 58 percent of the world’s coral reefs are potentially are subject to global stresses, threatened by human activity. like warming, as well as local � Coral reefs are found near 109 countries, and AP Photo stresses, including damage signifi cant reef degradation has occurred in 93. from fi shing, anchoring or Snowbird pollution, Jacoby said. � More than 450 million people live within 60 kilometers A snowy owl sits on a dune at Little Talbot Island State Park on Thursday in Jack- But Tom Frazer, a UF pro- of coral reefs, with the majority directly or indirectly sonville. One of the Arctic birds has been spotted in Little Talbot Island State Park fessor of aquatic ecology, deriving food and income from them. since last week . It’s the third-ever sighting of a snowy owl confi rmed in Florida. said the reef in Little Cayman 14, ALLIGATOR � MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 Happy birthday to U(F): School turns 161, celebrates with tweets SEAN STEWART-MUNIZ about the university’s history while also get- Floyd said “It’s almost as if the university is Orlando said the university originated Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] ting current and past students involved. this living, breathing being.” from an institution in Lake City before mov- “We’re always trying to come up with As of press time, the hashtag has received ing to Gainesville. It might be too diffi cult to fi t 161 candles ideas to get people engaged in UF’s history,” 154 responses. “It’s especially important for new students on the birthday cake, but UF will still recog- he said. UF spokesman Steve Orlando said the to recognize that the university has such a nize its 161st today. He said he loves seeing responses such as university has no offi cial plans to celebrate its long history,” Orlando said. On Sunday, UF social media specialist J.B. White’s tweet, “Decades later, graduating birthday, but it’s good that students are being Christina Bonarrigo, UF’s Student Body Bruce Floyd commemorated the event by from the University of Florida remains one of made aware of its anniversary. president, said there will be a piece about the starting a hashtag, #HappyBirthdayUF. my proudest moments.” Highlights from re- He said the university celebrated its 150th university’s birthday on her blog, student- Floyd said although 161 was an odd anni- sponses to the hashtag will be showcased. anniversary in 2003, but there aren’t any bodyprezuf.blogspot.com. versary to recognize, the university’s birthday “We have all these people tweeting about plans currently in place for its upcoming “It’s so amazing to see how far the univer- offered an opportunity to share a quick tidbit how UF has been important in their lives,” birthdays. sity has come,” Bonarrigo said.

UF Milestones

Currently, UF is listed as No. 14 in U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the top public universities. UF opened its doors in Gainesville in 1906 with 102 male students. The university became a coed institution in 1947. In 1985, UF joined the Association of American Universities as one its constituent 62 top public and private schools. Orange and blue were chosen as UF’s offi cial colors in 1910, and the alligator became the offi cial mascot in 1911. The fi rst UF vs. FSU football game was in 1958 and resulted in a Gator victory: 21-7. Kristi Camara / Alligator

This shot, taken in October, shows UF’s campus from above. On Jan. 6, 1853, state Facts from the UF Timeline at ufl .edu/about-uf/history. Governor Thomas Brown signed a bill giving public support to higher education. MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 � ALLIGATOR, 15 New SEC academic website wants to dispel ‘football school’ notion pand coverage of conference sports. For- mer Gators quarterback Tim Tebow will SEC universities are showcased on thesecu.com work for the network. RACHEL CROSBY Conference. marketing assistant vice president. Johnson said the consecutive timing of Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] Now the SECU is operated and funded Though the SECU funds eight pro- the two launches was not planned, but the directly through the athletic conference, grams, Johnson said the organization may SEC Network might be another platform The Southeastern Conference is culti- giving the organization the opportunity add more grants, scholarships and fellow- for the SECU to broadcast its message. vating champions on and off the fi eld. to identify with the SEC and utilize its re- ships in the future. “For instance you might be watching an Eight academic programs that in no sources. The new website was unintentionally SEC game and then you may see an SECU way target athletes are now featured on a “If successful, I would imagine this launched in conjunction with the prepared ad,” Johnson said. new website, thesecu.com, that the SECU might set a precedent for other confer- launch of the SEC Network, an upcoming Steve McClain, UF senior associate ath- launched during Winter Break. ences to follow,” said Dan Williams, UF cable college sports network that will ex- letic director, said the SECU is another The SECU is the Southeastern Confer- long-standing collaborative effort of the ence’s academic initiative, and the pro- SEC to bridge academics and athletics. grams include study abroad fellowships “The Southeastern Conference’s aca- and faculty research grants. demic initiative will only strengthen the Torie Johnson, executive director of relationships between the academic and SECU, said this is the fi rst time a major athletic units at the University of Florida,” collegiate conference is directly support- McClain wrote in an email. ing academic programs that are unrelated Williams said the SEC has become a to student athletes. strong force in athletics and that the for- “Other conferences have something that mation of the SECU may remind people is academically focused,” Johnson said. outside the South of each member school’s “The SECU is different, though, in that it academic prominence. is so directly tied to the conference.” “For us, I think it could help overcome The new website is part of a rebrand- the image that southern universities are ing campaign the SECU has undergone for nothing more than ‘football schools,’” Wil- more than two years. liams wrote in an email, “and at the same Formally known as the SEC Academic time encourage even more productive col- Consortium, the organization was origi- laboration between our conference mem- nally independent of the Southeastern bers.” STATE Fewer freezes help Florida’s mangroves expand up east coast THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Brown University postdoctoral researcher Kyle Cavanaugh forests, and with fewer hard freezes, they expanded into new said that while there are examples of climate change having areas, the scientists found. MIAMI — Florida’s mangroves are moving farther up a negative impact, this could be different. The mangroves are In Titusville there were an average of 1.2 fewer days per the state’s east coast, the latest indicator of global climate replacing salt marshes, but both are important and highly year with extreme-cold temperatures between 2006 and 2011 change. productive coastal systems. than between 1984 and 1989. Similar fi ndings were found in Florida’s Atlantic coast gained more than 3,000 acres of “The question we have to answer,” Cavanaugh said, “is other cities. mangroves in the past three decades. That’s according to new what do these changes mean to Florida’s ecosystem? I think The scientists are examining mangrove movement in other research published in the Proceedings of the National Acad- we’ll fi nd that they are not cause for alarm.” parts of the world as well, including Florida’s Gulf Coast. emy of Sciences journal, The Miami Herald reports. The researchers examined several possible explanations “There are mangrove forests all over the globe that are Scientists documented the mangrove growth by looking at and concluded a decrease in the number of hard freezes was pushing up on the limits of salt marshes,” Cavanaugh told satellite images from 1984 to 2011. Mangrove coverage dou- the likely factor behind the mangroves’ push up the coast. The Miami Herald. “It’s a complex situation that we’ll con- bled in the area between Cape Canaveral and St. Augustine. Cold snaps of 25 degrees or less halt the growth of mangrove tinue to be looking very closely at.” 16, ALLIGATOR � MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 Crime Local man arrested after stuffing cocaine in boxers, marijuana in pants JENNA LYONS something into King then reached into the front Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] the front of his of his pants and pulled out four pants, and ac- grams of marijuana, according to Gainesville Police arrested a cording to the the report. local man Saturday night after report, the of- During questioning, King ad- officers said he hid cocaine in ficer also noted mitted to selling crack cocaine. his boxers and marijuana in his the car smelled King has an extensive crimi- pants. of marijuana. nal history, including arrests on Police arrested Ramon Castillo King Officers charges of smuggling contraband King, 22, on charges of marijuana searched King into a detention facility, battery possession and cocaine posses- and found a cigarette box con- and grand auto theft, according sion with intent to sell, according taining one gram of cocaine in his to court records. to an arrest report. boxers. King was booked into the Ala- At about 11:15 p.m., King was The officer then asked King chua County Jail early Sunday riding in a car stopped for a bro- where the marijuana was, to morning, where he remains in ken tag light. which he replied, in his “nuts.” lieu of a $35,000 bond. An officer saw King stuff Dog rescued from Tampa Bay waters � “BABY” WAS FOUND TREADING WATER. “She shook all night,” Basile said. The pooch was wearing a red collar with the name “Baby” written in rhinestones. A trip to Banfield Pet THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hospital revealed she had a microchip. Workers there scanned the chip and discovered ST. PETERSBURG — A fisherman discovered a she had been reported missing two years ago. But small dog treading water about 2 miles from shore in the phone number associated with her name doesn’t Tampa Bay, rescuers said. work. The commercial fisherman saw the dog’s nose ris- A Banfield spokesperson told the newspaper the ing above the waves Thursday morning, the Tampa dog’s family might have reported her missing and Bay Times reports. The bay water temperature was then found her and never updated the information. 68. The dog is brown, about 18 inches tall and 20-30 “We’re assuming she fell overboard at night, and pounds. Her caretakers aren’t sure what breed she is, AP Photo nobody even knew it,” Suzy Johnson, who is helping but they said she appears well-groomed and cared take care of the dog, told the newspaper. for. Veterinarian workers are continuing to try to find Clear Waters, Not-So-Clear Future The fisherman took the dog to Demens Landing the dog’s owner, and all are hoping for a happy re- The spring waters are seen at the Wekiwa Springs State Park in Apo- marina, where resident Tony Basile wrapped the dog union after the dog’s lucky rescue. pka. The state’s primary source of water, the aquifer, is shrinking. in a towel. MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 � ALLIGATOR, 17 BUY IT. SELL IT. FIND IT. 373-FIND

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Players leave UF after disappointing season AS STEIN ON TV � SEVEN PLAYERS TO TRANSFER. of December. The Gators also added former Virginia Junior college offensive lineman Drew Tech kicker Brooks Abbott, who announced Sarvary signed with Florida on Dec. 18. The via his Twitter that he would enroll at Flori- Spring ADAM LICHTENSTEIN 6-foot-5, 318-pound offensive lineman previ- da in the summer. Alligator Staff Writer @alichtenstein24 ously played at Tyler (Texas) Junior College, Abbott plans to walk on to the team. He Florida lost several players to transfer and where he was named a First Team All-South- did not attempt a fi eld goal as a Hokie, but sports look the NFL Draft following its season-ending west Junior College Football Conference se- he looks to improve a Florida kicking squad loss to Florida State on Nov. 30. lection. that missed 10 of 22 attempts. Seven players announced they would to salvage transfer to other universities, and three oth- ers declared for the professional draft. The biggest loss for Florida is its pair of 2013-14 cornerbacks, Loucheiz Purifoy and Marcus Roberson. Both juniors announced following Gainesville, it’s cold outside. the season that they would enter the draft. While you were relaxing at Their departures leave the Gators inex- home during winter break, a perienced at cornerback; freshman Vernon blast of polar air traveled south Hargreaves III saw the most time among from the Arctic, bringing sub- UF’s remaining corners. zero temperatures to the North Roberson did not notch an interception and Midwest and pushing ther- last season, and Purifoy made two. ESPN mometers south of freezing at ranks Roberson and Purifoy as the No. 26 UF. and No. 28 draft prospects, respectively. What else has the winter Multiple players also announced they wind swept into town? Spring would leave the program to join others. sports, of course (Cue cheesy On Dec. 12, the school announced that six cheer)! players were transferring: redshirt junior of- fensive lineman Ian Silberman; sophomore tight end Kent Taylor, redshirt freshmen defensive back/fullback Rhaheim Ledbetter and offensive lineman Quinteze Williams; and freshmen quarterback Max Staver and offensive lineman Trevon Young. Adam Silberman saw the most playing time of Lichtenstein the group, starting four games in 2013. Twitter: @alichtenstein24 Three days after those players’ decisions Fall sports left Gators fans were announced, quarterback Tyler Murphy cold and upset. Football was announced he would transfer as well. abjectly terrible, but with spring The redshirt junior entered the 2013 comes new life. Some freshmen season as the backup quarterback but was recruits will be enrolling today, pressed into action after starter Jeff Driskel and they will get their chance to suffered a season-ending fractured fi bula on prove themselves during spring Sept. 21. Murphy started six games before missing practices — capped by the Or- the fi nal three due to a shoulder sprain he ange and Blue game in April. suffered against LSU on Oct. 12. Meanwhile, Will Muschamp His transfer left only two scholarship and his shaken-up coaching quarterbacks on the roster: Driskel and red- staff will look to salvage a bad shirt freshman Skyler Mornhinweg, who season with a solid recruiting started the season’s fi nal three games. Ryan Jones / Alligator Staff class — National Signing Day is Tyler Murphy heads to the fi eld before playing LSU at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, However, it was not all bad news for the SEE STEIN, PAGE 24 Gators. La., on Oct. 12, 2013. Murphy announced he was transferring from Florida on Dec. UF brought in two players in the middle 15. 2013, after starting six games for the Gators during a 4-8 season. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Freshman sparks Florida to upset win against No. 6 Kentucky GORDON STREISAND in 2006 under former coach Carolyn Peck. We were undaunted when Early in the game, senior Jaterra Bonds Alligator Writer @GordonStreisand The win over the Wildcats was also the we got down. They just pushed Florida to a 21-10 lead in the fi rst Gators’ fi rst victory away from home against kept fi ghting and grinding eight minutes, scoring 10 of her 23 points in For the fi rst time in Amanda Butler’s ten- a ranked opponent since Florida beat Ohio and making plays, and just that span. ure as Florida’s coach, the Gators tamed the State in the fi rst round of the 2012 NCAA like in every other great Kentucky had narrowed its defi cit to a No. 6 Wildcats in Kentucky, defeating them Tournament. win we’ve had this year, single point, trailing Florida 45-44 at half- 83-73 on Sunday on the back of a 30-11 run in “The work that these kids put in … they it wasn’t one person. It time. the game’s fi nal 12 minutes. got what they deserved,” Butler said. “They was everybody stepping At the beginning of the second half, UF The victory marked the fi rst time Florida earned this win in the two days of practice Williams up, everybody doing their seemed to be losing its grip on the game. beat Kentucky in nearly eight years. The last leading up to this, and they brought it to the job to the fullest and taking turns making time the Gators won in Lexington, Ky., was court. I absolutely loved their composure. plays.” SEE W-HOOPS, PAGE 23

Guard Scottie Wilbekin Recruit switches to Florida Gators in the NBA improved his shooting Three-star offensive line recruit Kavaris Harkless reportedly committed Former Gators forward David Lee scored 21 points after a 1-of-9 start to Florida on Sunday. The lineman was previously committed to Louisville and recorded 11 rebounds in Golden State’s 112-96 against Richmond. Read but switched after UL coach Charlie Strong left to coach at Texas. road win at Washington on Sunday. the story on page 27. 22, ALLIGATOR � MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 . ALLIGATOR, 23 Florida on eight-game win streak after second SEC victory W-HOOPS, from page 21 ensuing possession, she nabbed the Ronni play like that. were giving them second opportu- in the most important time of the defensive rebound but turned the “She got what she deserved. She nities and not doing a good job of game.” Kentucky had catapulted itself to ball over. When Kentucky drove kept herself on the fl oor, made good being diligent with out box-outs. The red-hot Gators (12-3, 2-0 a nine-point lead thanks to an 18-8 to the basket, Williams blocked decisions, didn’t hang her head Southeastern Conference) have the shot and grabbed the rebound, when she made mistakes, which “It was a great now won eight consecutive games. run in the fi rst eight minutes. performance against But when freshman Ronni Wil- driving end-to-end to make anoth- are inevitable against a great team This was surely a statement victory er layup and bringing Florida back like them on their home fl oor.” one of the best teams in for Butler and her team, but there’s liams is on the fl oor, no lead can be the country, but it’s not considered safe. to within four points. After Williams’ furious fl urry, still a lot of basketball to be played Williams fi nished the afternoon Kentucky made only a single fi eld surprising to see Ronni play this year. With Kentucky leading 63-55, like that.” Williams produced a sequence of with 19 points and 10 rebounds. goal in the fi nal 10 minutes of the “It’s very rewarding, no ques- Amanda Butler plays that shifted momentum in “Keeping Ronni on the fl oor has game. tion,” she said. Florida’s favor for the duration of been something we’ve been really “We did a much better job of UF coach “At the same time, we can’t get concerned with,” Butler said. “It rebounding the basketball,” Butler too far ahead of ourselves. This is the game. “We just dug our heels in, would With 10:58 remaining on the was a great performance against said. “That had haunted us up until just another step in the SEC sea- one of the best teams in the coun- that point. We were playing pretty not allow fatigue to be a factor, and son — one we can build confi dence clock, Williams made a layup to get decided to play our best basketball the Gators within six points. On the try, but it’s not surprising to see good defense, I felt like, but we on.” 24, ALLIGATOR § MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 Two UF teams seek title repeat Stein, from page 21 only a month away! Men’s and women’s basket- ball continue their treks toward different goals. The men’s side looks to break the Elite Eight barrier that has stopped them for the past three seasons; the women’s team looks to make it back to the dance after a bid in the WNIT title game last year. Baseball and softball both open their seasons in about a month, but the two bat-and-ball sports are coming off wildly dif- ferent campaigns. The Gators baseball team struggled mightily after making three consecutive trips to the Col- lege World Series. UF scraped its way into the NCAA Tournament but did not win a game. Kevin O’Sullivan and the Gators, armed with a top-ranked recruiting class, are eyeing a re- turn to Omaha. They have the talent to make this year exciting, even if they don’t make a title run. Meanwhile, across campus at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, the softball team is looking to return to Oklahoma City after a heartbreaking loss to Texas in the Women’s College World Series last season. That loss came only about 12 hours after Florida pulled out a 15-inning win against Nebraska in thrilling fashion. If that didn’t glue you to your TV, then maybe you should take a long, hard look in the mirror. UF was not expected to com- pete for even a conference title last year, but instead, it swept the regular season and tournament titles and was one of the final six teams left in the WCWS. Back on the more-traveled side of campus, the gymnastics squad looks to defend its first national title, and the women’s tennis team will look return to the promised land after being eliminated in last year’s NCAA semifinals. Other teams are in more ques- tionable shape. The lacrosse team, so dominant the past few seasons, lost its inaugural class that led them to within a goal of the national title game in 2012. Almost as disappointing is the track and field squad, which won ONLY a share of the men’s out- door title. Come on, track team. Step it up. One title is not enough. So while it may be chilly out- side, the spring season is just about to heat up. Spend it with your favorite sweater and favor- ite student-run sports section. MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 � ALLIGATOR, 25 UF hires offensive coordinator Gators rally to defeat ‘Noles ADAM LICHTENSTEIN them back to that standard. Florida finished Alligator Staff Writer @alichtenstein24 2013 with a 4-8 record — its worst season since LOGAN MCGUIRE against Florida. FSU’s women did the 1979. UF also missed out on a bowl bid for the Alligator Writer @loganjmcguire men one better, taking first and second Editor’s Note: A version of this story origi- first time since 1990. Under Pease, Florida’s of- on the 1-and 3-meter boards, lending Saturday’s swim meet came down nally ran online on Dec. 26, 2013. fense finished 115th in the nation. a 29-10 advantage over UF to start the Roper previously coached in the South- to the final two races in the O’Connell meet. eastern Conference as the Tennessee running Center, as the Florida women’s swim- Florida announced Duke offensive coordi- The Seminoles tallied 23 of the pos- backs coach from 2006 to 2007. ming and diving team looked to nator Kurt Roper as its new offensive coordi- sible 36 points in the last two races, but avenge last year’s loss to rival Florida nator and quarterbacks coach on Dec. 26 after they came up six points short as UF firing Brent Pease on Dec. 1. “I’m excited to have Coach Roper State. rode strong performances from soph- “This was the right situation for me and join our staff. He has a diverse, up- However, the Gators men did not omore Hilda Luthersdottir and senior my family at the right time,” Roper said on a tempo background on offense and have as much trouble. Elizabeth Beisel to a 153-147 victory. media teleconference. “It’s obviously a great does a good job of adapting to what D e s p i t e “It was definitely good to come university that has a great tradition, and I look the players do best.” FSU taking back this year and win, especially be- forward to trying to add to that.” Will Muschamp UF Swimming comfortable Roper will make $600,000 per year, accord- cause it is my senior year and the last UF coach leads early ing to the Gainesville Sun. time that I will have a chance to go in the meet, both UF squads rallied to “I’m excited to have Coach Roper join our The Gators, who previously ran a run- against FSU,” Beisel said. victories. staff,” coach Will Muschamp said in a press based, pro-style offense, plan to switch to a Florida’s men won 12 of the 16 The diving team started off the release. “He has a diverse, up-tempo back- spread offense under Roper. Roper said he events en route to their 180-118 win. meet on Thursday, but the women’s ground on offense and does a good job of was not familiar with Florida’s offense, which The victory extends their consecutive sophomore standout, Kahlia Warner, adapting to what the players do best.” averaged a meager 18.8 points per game in dual-meet win streak to 20. 2013, but he looks to evaluate the personnel he did not compete due to illness. Under Roper, Duke — a perennial cellar- “We’ve got some work to do,” dweller — finished 10-4 and clinched its sec- will have available to him. The Seminoles dominated diving. coach Gregg Troy said. ond straight bowl berth for the first time in “I think the biggest thing is you got to find The men’s team took the first three spots “This is about how good we can be school history before falling to Texas A&M out the strengths of your quarterback and the on the 1-meter board and grabbed first in February and March. We’ve got to in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31. The Blue strengths of your offensive line,” Roper said. and third place on the 3-meter, lead- get to that point.” Devils finished the season ranked 69th in total “Once you find those strengths, then you can ing to a 28-10 springboard beatdown offense. start putting together what you’re going to The Gators hope Roper can at least get start hanging your hat on offensively.” 26, ALLIGATOR � MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 Florida commit competes at U.S. Army All-American Bowl East team. As a punt returner, the four- also recorded two tackles. Lammons — who also played star athlete returned two for 14 Florida has the No. 10 class in Grier led team in yards quarterback at Plantation High yards. the nation, according to Rivals. LANDON WATNICK groove. this past season — notched two Clark, a Hollywood native out com, with National Signing Day Alligator Staff Writer @LandonWatnick On a deep out route, Grier solo tackles and a pass breakup. of Chaminade-Madonna High, a month away. completed an 18-yard pass to Florida fans got a glimpse at Ohio State-bound receiver John- their quarterback of the future on nie Dixon to the West 3-yard Saturday. line. Will Grier, a 2014 four-star Three plays later, the East signal caller out of Davidson, scored its fi rst points of the game N.C., and Gators commit, played on a 1-yard touchdown run from six drives at the U.S. Army All- Georgia tailback commit Sony American Bowl in San Antonio. Michel. His East During the fi rst play of his next squad lost offensive drive, Grier showed off UF Football 28-6 to the his arm. West team, The dual-threat quarterback but he showcased his abilities in rolled out to his right, dodged a limited playing time, recording West pass rusher and connected a team-best 109 yards on 4-of-8 with Clemson receiver commit passing. Fifty-one of those yards Demarre Kitt down the right came on the longest passing play sideline for 51 yards to the West of the afternoon. 21-yard line. Grier’s fi rst quarter was not But after his best play of the as successful as he would have day, Grier failed to continue his liked. His fi rst drive went three rhythm on the drive as he alter- and out. nated snaps with Georgia com- On the fi rst play of his second mit Jacob Park. On second and drive, he rushed for 10 yards out fourth down, Grier missed two of bounds for a fi rst down. But pass attempts. after his scramble, he could not In addition to Grier, three pick up another fi rst down dur- other Gators — cornerback Chris ing that drive. Lammons, defensive tackle The 6-foot-2, 187-pound Grier, AP Photo Khairi Clark and offensive tack- who plans to enroll at UF this se- Gators quarterback commit Will Grier stands on the sidelines at the U.S. Army All-American Game in le David Sharpe — participated mester, returned to the game in in this year’s Army Bowl on the San Antonio on Saturday. Grier thew for 109 yards on 4-of-8 passing during his team’s 28-6 loss. Grier, the third quarter and found his one of four Gators commits playing in the game, plans to enroll at Florida for the spring semester. MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 � ALLIGATOR, 27 Recruiting UF lands Willis, misses Adams at Under Armour All-America Game MORGAN MORIARTY Jamaal Adams, a safety out of Lewisville, Texas, also an- the nation. Alligator Writer @Morgan_Moriarty nounced his decision during the game. Like Willis, Adams Lane stood out on Thursday, catching what appeared to narrowed his choices to LSU and UF. However, Adams went be a touchdown reception in the second quarter, but it was ST. PETERSBURG — The 2014 Under Armour All-Amer- in another direction, choosing to play for the Tigers. ruled incomplete. Lane also had a kickoff return for 24 yards ica Game on Thursday afternoon put the most highly touted Adams, a physical defensive back who in the third quarter and finished Thursday with four catches recruits from across the country together on one field. consistently attacked the ball during prac- for 34 yards. Florida, a consistent recruiting powerhouse, had three tice, made the decision despite having a Minnesota running back commit Jeff Jones won MVP for commits on Team Nitro and one on Team Highlight. Corner- connection to the Gators — UF wide receiv- Team Nitro after recording 72 total yards and a receiving back commits J.C. Jackson and Quincy Wilson, as well as wide ers coach Joker Phillips is his godfather. touchdown. receiver commit Ermon Lane, led Team Nitro. Defensive end “I just felt more comfortable there, talk- The Gators coaching staff has shown interest in Jones and Gerald Willis III, playing for Team Highlight, announced his ing to all [of] the coaching staff,” Adams reportedly offered him a scholarship after former commit commitment to Florida during Thursday’s game. said. “The opportunity there at LSU is there Dalvin Cook flipped from Florida to Florida State on Tues- Willis announced his commitment to Florida at halftime. Willis for me. I’m ready to go win some national day. A New Orleans native, Willis picked between Florida and championships.” Jones is set to make an official visit to Gainesville on Jan. LSU. Adams has the talent to get reps as a true freshman next 24, just 12 days before National Signing Day. Willis should help a Florida defensive line that lost vet- season. The Tigers’ secondary had three true freshman get Florida head coach Will Muschamp will have to sway eran linemen Dominique Easley and Damien Jacobs. He has meaningful playing time during the 2013 season. LSU al- him away from his home state, as Jones is from Minneapolis. a chance to make an impact early, as the 2014 defensive line lowed 198 yards in the air per game in 2013, ranking 13th in Jones committed to the Gophers in February 2013. corps will have just four upperclassmen. Wilbekin bounces back from slow start against Richmond LANDON WATNICK half. He rushed shots and looked upset with stagnant. We weren’t moving it around, hav- which isn’t our style at all.” Alligator Staff Writer @LandonWatnick Florida’s lack of ball movement. ing our motion offense. But it was forcing him But Wilbekin’s shot selection improved in “Yeah, he was frustrated in the first half,” — because he was the point guard, he had the the second half. His most important shot, a Following a stagnant showing offensively Young said. “It’s not all on him, but … we ball in his hands — to take a lot of shots that he floater down the left baseline over a Richmond from his team in the first half against Rich- weren’t playing our offense. The ball was doesn’t normally take, and to go one-on-one, defender that cut Florida’s deficit to 48-47 with mond, Billy Donovan approached a struggling 5:54 remaining, helped spark UF’s big run. Scottie Wilbekin in the locker room. He also made a key steal and hit two free The 18th-year throws late in the game to help Florida close UF Basketball Florida coach had it out. a message at half- Wilbekin’s struggles early Saturday fol- time for Wilbekin, lowed a trend in the senior’s recent play. After who had only two points on 1-of-9 shooting averaging 5.8 assists in his first four contests and was not creating good opportunities for this year, he has posted only 2.3 per game in his teammates. The Gators led the Spiders by his last four. only two points at halftime after recording His assists average has dropped by one per only four assists against six turnovers. game since last season, and he has averaged According to center Patric Young, Dono- four more field-goal attempts (11.3) than 2012- van challenged his senior floor leader to “start 13. Wilbekin’s field-goal percentage of 38.9 playing like a real point guard.” percent has dropped by 6.4 since last year. In He got the message. his past three games, Wilbekin has gone 11 of Wilbekin took five fewer shots in the sec- 35 from the field. ond half, shooting 3 of 4 for eight points. For But what concerned Donovan most after the contest, he finished with 10 points on 4-of- Saturday’s game, the last before Southeastern 13 shooting, two assists and one turnover to Conference play begins Wednesday, was his help No. 12 Florida finish the game on an 18-8 team’s poor ball movement in the first half. run and escape Richmond 67-58 in its last non- “We don’t see well enough now. We would conference game of the regular season. be great on a horse track because we play like “He bounced back great,” guard Michael this sometimes,” Donovan said, motioning his Frazier II said of Wilbekin. “With him being a hands by his eyes to imitate blinders. leader on this team, he has to lead by example. “We’ve got these blinders on and they can’t We saw him struggling, and he picked himself see left or right. They can only see directly in up and got us going in the second half.” William A. England / Alligator Staff Scottie Wilbekin faces off against Kansas point guard Frank Mason (0) during the front of them ... They drive the ball and there’s After missing his first three three-point guys standing wide open … and they don’t attempts in catch-and-shoot situations, Wil- Gators’ 67-61 win against the Jayhawks on Dec. 10, 2013, in the O’Connell Center. see them.” bekin went 1 of 4 on layup attempts in the first 28, ALLIGATOR � MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014