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VOLUME 112 ISSUE 31 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017 Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida ‘A song of praise’: Memorial held for UF student Ian Burns IAN’S FRIENDS AND FAMILY “They say you die twice,” he said. “The University House Apartments. and dressed as Snow White himself for his SPOKE AT THE MEMORIAL. fi rst time our physical bodies go, the sec- At the service, seven pictures of Ian senior year Disney-themed Homecoming ond time is when people stop telling our from early childhood to his six-week trip to Day at Suncoast Community High School. By David Hoffman stories.” Europe in May leaned side by side against He auditioned for the Fall 2015 musical Alligator Staff Writer More than 50 gathered Thursday at 1 the walls. Each picture shined with the decked out in full German lederhosen gear Rick Burns told mourners not to grieve p.m. to honor the life of Ian, a UF mechan- bright smile he was known for. and sang a bastardized version of “Do Re for his late son. ical engineering and music performance “What I’d like to do is share some of Mi,” replacing the lyrics with beer refer- With tears in his eyes, Rick Burns stood sophomore, at the Baughman Center on- Ian’s story, so we all remember him, and ences. at the Baughman Center podium and said campus chapel, located at 982 Museum hopefully smile,” Rick Burns said. “That was Ian, always the performer,” friends and family should share stories and Road. He died Oct. 21 after police said The room lit up with laughter as he re- Rick Burns said. “He was unembarrassable laugh at fond memories of 20-year-old Ian he fell from a third-fl oor balcony at 13th counted his son’s child-like spirit. (sic).” Burns. Street Apartments, otherwise known as Ian led an effort to dress like princesses SEE MEMORIAL, PAGE 8

Rapper Denzel Curry to perform at UF THE REITZ “I want this to be a show that PROGRAMMING BOARD all different kinds of students can WILL PAY HIM $15,800. enjoy,” Backman said. “I’m per- sonally a big fan of his, I think it’ll be a great show.” Jonathan Vargas, a UF micro- By Alexandra Regueiro biology and cell science senior, Alligator Contributing Writer said he has been a fan of Curry’s since he fi rst heard the artist’s song South Florida rapper Denzel “Threatz.” Curry will perform at UF on Friday “I have seen Denzel in concert during GatorNights. before, and I am hoping that he Curry will be brings that same level of energy,” paid $15,800 by the 21-year-old said. “He is an in- the Reitz Pro- credible performer, and I have al- gramming Board ways found a way of being more in to perform, said love with his music.” Alex Backman, Karina Perez, a 19-year-old UF the co-director health science sophomore, said for the board’s Curry she is excited about dancing in the bands commit- crowd with her close friends and tee. immersing herself in Curry’s per- Curry will perform at 10 p.m. in formance. the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. “I think with a performer like The event is free to all UF students Denzel Curry, there’s no way there with a valid Gator 1 Card. Students wouldn’t be a big turnout,” Perez must check in with GatorNights Alan Alvarez / Alligator Staff said. “That would just be disap- at the Information Desk and may Ian Burns’ parents, Monique and Rick, embrace one another as a group of Ian’s friends perform the pointing on our Student Body’s bring one guest, Backman said. song “At the River” by Aaron Copland inside the Baughman Center on Thursday afternoon. part.” New UF Health hospitals hold ribbon-cutting ceremony By Heaven Taylor-Wynn of which belong to the Heart & Vascular tal in neurological and cardiological inten- year,” he said. “More people want to come Alligator Contributing Writer Hospital and the other 96 to the Neuro- sive-care units will be moved to the new here to be treated and diagnosed, so this medicine Hospital. UF Health began con- hospitals Dec. 10, Passaniti said. New pa- meets that capacity.” Hundreds gathered in the Circle of struction of the building, located at 1505 tients will begin to be seen Dec. 11. The hospitals have five general and Hope driveway Thursday morning for the SW Archer Road, in January 2015, said At the ceremony, UF President Kent three hybrid heart and vascular operating UF Health Heart & Vascular and UF Health Rossana Passaniti, the UF Health media Fuchs said the hospitals will meet an in- rooms. Of the seven neuromedicine oper- Neuromedicine Hospitals’ ribbon-cutting. relations coordinator. It cost $425 million creasing need for specialized care. ating rooms, two have MRI scanners at- The roughly 500,000 square foot com- to build. “We have this huge growing demand tached to the room, which allow doctors to plex has 216 private patient rooms, 120 Patients from UF Health Shands Hospi- that’s going up roughly 10 percent every SEE HOSPITAL, PAGE 8 Another apartment highrise is coming Gators make a change at The Nine at Gainesville is planned to be completed by July, pg. 9. FOLLOW US ONLINE FOR UPDATES quarterback Grad transfer Malik Zaire will start his fi rst Advocate speaks on felon voter restoration game of the year on Saturday against Mizzou, He talked on campus about allowing former felons to vote, pg. 3. @FloridaAlligator @TheAlligator_ @TheAlligator pg. 14. 2 ALLIGATOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017

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Seventeen years after he was released from prison, HAD HIS VOTING RIGHTS RESTORED. Alligator Contributing Writer Elder said she hopes her research Meade still hasn’t been able to get his voting rights re- will lead to a better understanding stored, he said. Jennifer Elder still remembers of autism, fi nd new ways to make By Christina Morales “As an advocate for felon re-enfranchisement, I can Alligator Staff Writer when a 4-year-old autistic boy earlier diagnoses and improve the never get over that pain that I felt recently when my looked into his father’s eyes for the quality of life for children and their wife ran for offi ce, and someone asked if I was excited In August 2005, Desmond Meade hit his rock bot- fi rst time and said, “Daddy.” families. to vote for her, and it reminded me I couldn’t vote for tom. That was about 15 years ago, said “We’ve found that there’s a clear my own wife,” Meade said. He was homeless, addicted to drugs, recently re- Jennifer Elder, a registered nurse evidence that the earlier we can get About 50 people showed up to hear Meade speak at leased from prison and without a job. and UF researcher. Since 1981, El- a defi nitive diagnosis, the earlier we the event hosted by the Bob Graham Center for Public Meade stood in front of a railroad track waiting to der has worked with children with can get treatment, the better the in- Service. jump, but the train didn’t come. autism spectrum disorder and their dividual does over a lifetime,” Elder “I’m not here for me,” Meade said. “I’m here because In a speech at Pugh Hall on Thursday at 6 p.m., families, teaching children on the said. there are over 1 million American citizens in the state of Meade talked about how he turned his life around by spectrum how to communicate and Jaime Kulik, the disabilities co- Florida who are being told their voice doesn’t matter getting an education and through his current work ad- socialize in better ways, she said. In chair of the UF College Democrats, anymore because they were convicted of a felony.” vocating for the restoration of voting rights to former fel- August, Elder received funding for has a cousin on the autism spec- Gail Sasnett, the assistant director for public pro- ons. Meade is the head of the Florida Rights Restoration a new approach to autism research trum. This inspired her to volunteer grams at the Graham Center, said they planned to bring Coalition and has given presentations about the issue to focused on the community. to help people with autism and oth- Meade to share information on a hot political topic. The Patient-Centered Out- er disabilities, she said. “I hope we have educated some citizens and stu- comes Research Institute gave El- The 19-year-old UF health sci- dents,” Sasnett said. “It helps them learn about their der $90,000 to connect community ence sophomore said people with government and civic engagement. That’s the goal.” members, like service providers or autism don’t typically feel the same Jamie Lee, a UF statistics and political science junior, people who have family members pressures as others to follow social said Meade’s cause has been important to her since she with autism, with researchers, she cues, because they don’t always fi rst heard him speak at the Florida College Democrats said. The idea developed from con- perceive them. conference in April. cerns that researchers with the Na- “It’s important to realize people “The issue of felon voting rights is really important tional Institutes of Health, like Elder, with autism and other disabilities to me because it’s really a human rights issue,” the weren’t looking into the topics im- have a lot more in common with 20-year-old said. “Everyone deserves the right to vote portant to people with autism, she others than they have differences,” and currently in Florida, people that deserve that right said. The new model aims to hear Kulik said. “It’s important to focus are not getting it, and that needs to change.” what issues people care about most. on what they can do rather than on During his speech, Meade announced the petition to “This whole initiative is to en- what they can’t do.” get the Voting Restoration Amendment on the 2018 bal- gage them from the very beginning, Elder said the families of chil- lot had reached more than 750,000 signatures. Lee said when we are fi rst developing the re- dren with autism are heroes. hearing that encouraged her. search question, all the way through “They have incredible chal- “I know the campaign is made up of a lot of hard- conducting the trials,” Elder said. lenges, and they’ve been some of working people, and I know that we can get this issue Elder and her team are currently the most resourceful people I have Lawson Nuland / Alligator Staff on the ballot,” Lee said. meeting with families from the rural ever met,” she said. “They’re just Desmond Meade speaks at Pugh Hall on Thurs- communities of Palatka, Live Oak, amazing. They’ve kept me involved day evening. Meade came to speak about restor- @Christina_M18 and Crystal River, Florida, where all these years, because I just have ing voting rights for felons. [email protected] children with autism are not receiv- great respect for them.”

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The two main events, an animat- share common genomes.” branches of the tree of life through “What we’re really trying to do ed film, “TreeTender,” and an out- The audience will be able to inter- its ingredients: sweet orange, Span- By Kacey Finch is promote to the public the impor- door projection of the tree of life, will act with the “One Tree, One Planet” ish cedar, barley, rye, wheat, oats, Alligator Contributing Writer tance of biodiversity and how criti- premiere Nov. 16 from 7 p.m. to 9 projection at iPad stations where gallberry, yeast, hops, honey and cal it is to have a biodiverse world p.m. at the Florida Museum, located they can see their heartbeats next to Irish moss. An idea thought up more than a for your future, for all of our futures, at 3215 Hull Road. those of other species, she said. Simon McClung, the marketing year ago in Campeche, Mexico, will and we’re doing that through a series “TreeTender” is an animated The projection is paired with a coordinator for First Magnitude, said come to life in just a few weeks. of events that are linked to the tree of film designed for the event by artists symphony performance composed the brewery works to support con- Douglas Soltis, a distinguished life,” Soltis said. at the UF Digital Worlds Institute, by Mestaoui, which was created by servation. professor in the Florida Museum of The events are being supported wrote James Oliverio, a UF profes- digitizing and assigning a musical The event series will be the first Natural History, was in Mexico with by grants and funding from the sor and the founding director of the note to DNA. attempt at a mass project they hope his wife, Pam, when they saw a Florida Museum, the UF Genetics In- Digital Worlds Institute, in an email. “The idea is to understand that to take worldwide, Soltis said. projection of the story of the Mayan stitute, the Office of the Provost and Naziha Mestaoui, a Paris-based there is a unity and a harmony and “What inspired us is the incred- people on a building. The image in- the College of the Arts. artist, created the interactive tree of something that connects us all,” she ible need to get people, especially the spired them to use the same medium Soltis said the events will use life image that will be projected on said. public, involved in the importance of to discuss biodiversity. the tree of life, which represents the the back of the Harn Museum of Art. As part of the event series, First biodiversity on our planet,” Soltis “One Tree, One Planet,” a free connectivity of all the species on the “The artwork is actually a jour- Magnitude Brewing Company, lo- said. “We want people to see this at event series to take place during the planet, as a metaphor for biodiver- ney that brings the audience in con- cated at 1220 SE Veitch St., will be a lot of different places.” week of Nov. 13, will promote the sity. nection with all different species,” launching a special-edition pale ale, Students celebrate Blue Springs reopens as immigrant backgrounds Florida state park By Christina Morales speech at UF on Oct. 19. By David Hoffman he thinks the property is better off under state Alligator Staff Writer “It’s important to remind everyone the Alligator Staff Writer ownership. diversity that’s in UF and just celebrate “It’s going to be positive for the whole com- To honor the lives of immigrants and that,” the 20-year-old said. Florida opened its 175th state park Monday munity now that it’ll be available for the whole their families, the Student Government Mul- Samantha Torres, a UF accounting fresh- in High Springs. public to use,” Kay said. ticultural Affairs Cabinet and UF Chispas man, said she wanted to support the event’s Blue Springs Park, a 407-acre property that Although the park doesn’t offer diving yet, celebrated “I Am An Immigrant Day” on cause because both of her parents are im- had been privately owned since 1958, was pur- Richie Denmark, a 33-year-old Gainesville res- Wednesday. migrants from Peru. They came to the U.S. chased by the state for $5.2 million in June, ident, hopes park staff will follow the lead of The event, held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. when they were both 17 years old. wrote Sarah Shellabarger, a Florida Department neighboring Ichetucknee Springs State Park in on Turlington Plaza, brought more than “This is actually my mom’s dream of Environmental Protection spokesperson, in Fort White and Manatee Springs State Park in 60 students together to write their favorite school, to come here, but she wasn’t actu- an email. The purchase was finalized in Octo- Chiefland, Florida. State parks have regulations quotes about diversity, pose for photos and ally able to do it because she had me, so I ber, but the park closed for a month after Hur- on visitors bringing plastic and alcohol, and this receive free The Hyppo Gourmet Ice Pops, kind of wanted to be able to come out and ricane Irma. park will be less littered than alternative diving said Shannon Pinzon, the vice president of represent immigrants,” she said. The park, located at 7450 NE 60th St., of- spots, he said. Internal Affairs at Chispas, an organization Torres said she carries her mom’s strug- fers six natural springs and areas for swimming, Denmark said he looks forward to visiting that advocates for immigrant students. The gle with her every day. paddling and hiking. The entry rate is $6 for the cleaner state park. event was part of a national campaign. “I don’t take it for granted,” the 18-year- every vehicle holding two to eight people, $4 “It’s something that takes a lot of stress out Pinzon, a UF economics and political sci- old said. “With my mom and what she went for a single-passenger vehicle and $2 per visitor of my life, being involved in nature, conserving ence junior, said the event was important through, I just try a little harder.” entering by foot or bike. nature, just being outside,” he said. because of the current political climate and @Christina_M18 Tom Kay, the executive director of the @hoffdavid123 white supremacist Richard Spencer’s recent [email protected] nonprofit Alachua Conservation Trust, said [email protected] Christian organization to install Equestrian center water filters in Cuba, Guatemala set to open in 2019 THEY WILL INSTALL FILTERS greater need for clean water there over or financial income,” he said. “It just By Savannah Austin complex, Golden Ocala and the potential risk, we just felt this trip really changes your whole perspective FOR MORE THAN 400 Alligator Contributing Writer World Equestrian Center, an is worth taking.” on life.” equestrian venue located in FAMILIES. Students will receive five water fil- Ricky Aldridge, a student leader at The World Equestrian Cen- ters each to install in the homes of 250 Cru, wrote in an email that the church Wilmington, Ohio, are devel- By Christina Morales families in Guatemala and 165 families has partners in each country they visit. ter sports complex and a lux- oping a residential community Alligator Staff Writer in Cuba, Bayless said. Each filter costs He said they pick which families get a ury residential community in called Equestrian Estates, a $40 and is expected to last about 10 filter based on who needs it the most. Ocala is expected to open in hotel with 18,000 square feet For the third year in a row, UF’s years, he said. Aldridge said there’s a waiting list in 2019 on the condition it meets of retail space and a space branch of Cru, the Campus Crusade Bayless said the filter is like many Guatemala and Cuba. Marion County Commission’s for 200 RVs, according to the for Christ, will go on a mission trip to tiny straws 0.1 microns in diameter, Aldridge, a UF psychology junior, requirements. press release. Cuba and Guatemala to install water which enables the filter to pick up any said these mission trips are different The 3,145 acre-complex is Marion County Commis- filters. larger bacteria. from ordinary mission trips because of being built adjacent to Golden sion unanimously issued a About 30 students will leave for “I’ve used it multiple times dem- the families they impact. “Each family Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club, conditional approval on the Cuba on Dec. 16 and return Dec. 22, onstrating to people, and I’ve never has a story,” the 20-year-old said. “Our located at 8300 NW 31st Lane ongoing construction Oct. 17 and about 50 students will travel to gotten sick,” Bayless said. “I mean, we purpose is going into their homes and Road, according to Marion Guatemala from March 3 to March 9, and required the applicant to take some pretty nasty water and put it giving them not only clean water, but County records. It will feature submit more documents. said Wade Bayless, one of the organiz- in there and demo it for people and it’s clean spiritual water through the Holy a 3-acre outdoor stadium, 17 Ocala resident and one of ers of the mission trip. just a really incredible filter.” Spirit for life.” outdoor arenas, four climate- the UF Equestrian Club coach- Despite safety concerns, Bayless Bayless said he expects students to Aldridge said helping out will give controlled arenas and 1,500 said he thought there was a greater gain a change in perspective on these students a broader look at their beliefs. es Ashley Johnson, 41, thinks need to provide clean water to Cubans mission trips. “The students will take away a horse stalls. There will also be the new venue will attract after the effects Hurricane Irma had on “We seem to have all of these things new look on their faith,” Aldridge said. educational areas and riding more types of horse riding in the island. that seem like a big deal, but then you “They will see Christianity unboxed.” trails on the property, accord- Ocala. “Safety will be a very big con- meet these people who live in these re- ing to a Golden Ocala Club “I think that the facility is cern,” the 26-year-old said. “We re- ally tough conditions and don’t have @Christina_M18 press release. going to be absolutely beauti- ally thought it through and seeing the really anything as far as social status [email protected] In addition to the sports ful,” Johnson said. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017 ALLIGATOR 5 UF psychology professors UF IFAS researchers to fi ght analyze implicit societal bias famine, hunger in Africa By Kayla Turner Smith said explicit and implicit bias dif- UF RESEARCHERS WILL TRAVEL ing with the other groups, UF will work to Alligator Contributing Writer fer. White supremacist Richard Spencer, TO NAIROBI TO STUDY A PEST. control the threat of these worms in Africa. who frequently expresses his favoritism Another main goal of the program is to UF researchers are working to summa- for the white race, is an example of explicit By Sophie Feinberg triple current corn crop yields in the next 10 rize decades of data on implicit bias to affect bias, he said. years, he said. Alligator Contributing Writer cultural standards. “It can be diffi cult to measure the parts of UF will send faculty members to Nairobi, Kate Ratliff, the executive director of Proj- people’s minds that they are not aware of,” Kenya, to coordinate efforts in the region. To fi ght hunger and poverty in Africa, ect Implicit, and Colin Smith, the director of Smith said. “It is diffi cult predicting people’s The program builds upon UF’s role as a the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural education at Project Implicit, are working to behavior. Implicit bias deals with things you top-10 public university, Sanchez said. UF Sciences will work to stave off the threat of address subconscious bias against different are unconsciously aware of such as body will work jointly with the tropical agricul- an invasive African pest. races, genders and sexualities. position, body language and interpersonal ture institute to share knowledge and skills. UF and the International Institute of Ratliff and Smith focus their work around interactions.” “This gives us the green light to get go- Tropical Agriculture signed an agreement in the Implicit Association Test, which was Smith performed an experiment in which ing,” he said. October to commit to fi ghting poverty and published in 1998, Ratliff said. a black man, seated behind the desk, react- The newly signed pact allows UF profes- hunger issues in Africa while maintaining The test identifi es preconceived, subcon- ed to a white person walking into a room. sors and students to work abroad as a group environmentally clean practices. The two scious notions people develop but may not By observing the black man’s body lan- rather than as individuals, Sanchez said. organizations signed the agreement at the be aware of. Project Implicit is a website run guage, Smith determined a level of implicit It also cuts through bureaucratic red tape, World Food Prize 2017. by the UF professors who collect data from bias present. because the international group’s actions Pedro Sanchez, a professor of tropical millions of test-takers each year. Ratliff said everybody has a certain level are considered a form of diplomacy, which soils at UF and the program coordinator, The goal of Ratliff and Smith’s project of bias. streamlines the paperwork process of secur- said a main initiative of the program is to is to summarize the state of implicit bias “It is important to have humility about ing the work permits for UF researchers. work together to combat an invasive spe- research, Ratliff said. By combining their bias,” Ratliff said. “Many people think that He said although the work will not be cies in Africa, the fall armyworm, that dev- research with previous studies, the data re- they are not biased, unaware that subcon- easy, he is excited about the ability of sci- astates corn crops. In parts of sub-Saharan veals people are faster to pair white faces sciously we are all biased.” ence-based results to help the local popula- Africa, current yields are about 16 bushels with good words and black faces with bad Smith said it’s important to address inter- tion. per acre, or about 56 pounds. However, a words, she said. nalized bias without lashing out at people. Jack Payne, the senior vice president for family of four needs about 2,000 pounds, Smith said 70 to 80 percent of white par- “In a time where there is a lot of pressure agricultural and natural resources at UF, Sanchez said. ticipants show bias, and Asian participants to not say the wrong thing, we have to have wrote in an email he is proud of the efforts “I think that this shows that UF now is have about the same level of pro-white bias. space for people to safely confront their own to call attention to the potential famine in kind of offi cially involved in this quest to “Half of the African-American partici- biases,” he said. “We have to have a world Africa. get Africa out of poverty and hunger,” he pants fi nd it easier to pair white with good where it is OK to say that we are biased. “I strongly believe that a land-grant uni- said. and black with bad, because it is so in- There has to be a way to have a conversa- versity is not a great university unless it is Sanchez said UF scientists know how to grained in the culture,” he said. tion, where people discuss bias openly with- fi rst bringing its knowledge to the people of out hostility.” control the worm in Florida. 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You’re exhausted. You haven’t showered in a few days because you haven’t left the library. Your diet for the past week has consisted solely of Starbucks paninis and Jimmy John’s sandwiches delivered to your workspace. You fear 90 percent of the liquid inside your body is now pure coffee, and you’ve seen several of your friends break down crying. That’s right — it’s exam season. After your second all-nighter of the week, you emerge from Library West to find the sun has risen once again. Dazed and confused, you step out on the Plaza of the Amer- icas to find the crisp grass could potentially serve as a suit- able bed, at least for a few minutes anyway. The next thing you know, your phone alarm is blaring, alerting you it’s time to get up off your makeshift bed of grass and leaves and head to your next exam. You sluggishly walk to the big lecture hall where your test is being administered and make it there just in time as the proctors are handing out Scantrons. After one agonizing hour of testing, you look back at your Scantron to review your answers to ensure you left no question unanswered. Much to your surprise, the bubbles you’ve filled in appear to spell something across the sheet. The darkened bubbles collectively spell out: Darts & Laurels We may be more than 1,000 miles away, but our hearts Column are with those affected by the recent terror attack in New York City this week. After a man drove a pickup truck down a populated bike path alongside the Hudson River in Man- hattan, eight people lost their lives, and 11 were injured. It UF to Greek women: Don’t get assaulted was named the deadliest terror attack in New York City n that situation, I did everything right.” “I was wearing running shorts and a T-shirt,” one The slight tremble in Mary Kate’s girl wrote to me. “I drank a lot that night, and I since the Sept. 11 attacks. This horrific event reminded voice vanishes as she becomes confi- don’t think I ate dinner either,” said another. us of the evil that can exist in our world and effectively dent. These descriptors provide irrelevant context and became our first dart of this week. “Yes, I got drunk with my friends. I reflect a sad consensus among women that they, On another troubling note, three people were killed in got a person that I knew — who was sober in some small way, can be complicit in their rape. Colorado on Thursday after a 47-year-old man opened fire “— to Idrive us. I stayed with my girlfriends. I made We cannot point the finger exclusively at UF in a local Walmart. Though the gunman, Scott Ostrem, was sure I had people who knew me and cared about Greek organizations for this tendency, but they arrested, the heinous act remains both troubling and heart- me … ” Champe throw away a golden opportunity to undo this breaking and provides us with another dart to tack onto The tremble returns. “And it still happened.” Barton habituation when they focus their efforts more in- [email protected] this week. Mary Kate had been out with girlfriends at a fra- tently on teaching women to avoid assault than on Locally, we had a pretty good week. On Tuesday, UF ternity party. They decided to head home, and she teaching men not to commit it. asked a friend from high school, a sober driver for a fraternity, This gendered analysis is justified: A survey administered Student Body President Smith Meyers announced Provost if he would take them. He obliged. to UF students in 2014 revealed one in five female undergrad- Joseph Glover secured permanent funding for eight new Mary Kate, her friend and the driver’s roommate hopped uates has experienced sexual assault since entering college, mental health counselors for UF’s Counseling & Wellness into his car. They passed Jennings Hall, where she lived, but compared to one in 20 men. Sorority-affiliated women are as- Center. After weeks of upset over the denied request for he said he would pass it again on his way home. He would saulted at four times the rate of their non-sorority peers, and a student fee raise in order to secure the necessary fund- drop her off then. of the 10 women I interviewed, nine were raped by fraternity ing, this is definitely a step in the right direction. Meyers They dropped her friend off. Then the driver’s roommate. men from at least eight different fraternities. said the students who spoke out at the Oct. 17 Student Sen- She found that odd. UF — and in turn, the Interfraternity Council — has an ate meeting really helped move administration to get more At Jennings Hall, he parked. She felt sick, tried to gather obligation to focus explicitly on fraternity men, to educate permanent funding. We’d like to award those courageous herself before stepping out. He turned the car off and climbed them thoroughly about the necessity of asking for consent and students with our first laurel of the week. into the back seat. Before she could open the door, he was about the legal consequences of failing to do so. pulling her from the passenger seat over the center console Men from seven different UF fraternities told me their chap- UF students and Gators fans finally had their wishes an- into the back. He began undressing her against verbal and ters received no sexual assault education beyond an initiation swered this Sunday when, now previous, head Gators foot- physical protests. module and one to two generalized risk management pre- ball Coach Jim McElwain was fired. For nearly three years, At the end, she told me, “I was just lying there like a dead sentations per year. For comparison, an anonymous member Gators fans have been less than impressed by McElwain’s fish, thinking I had to get out of the car.” He raped her. of Pi Beta Phi Sorority told me she received so many sexual performance as head coach. After three consecutive losses Mary Kate escaped the vehicle that night by inching her assault-specific educationals with her sorority, she could host this season and grave upset from fans and the media alike, hand toward the door and sliding from the car naked. She a seminar herself. UF finally decided to pull the plug and fire him. McElwain crawled across a parking lot without pants or underwear, one We should teach women about sexual assault prevention, led the Gators to 12 wins and 22 losses over the course of shoe on and one in a car she would never see again. Those but this imbalance teaches women something more: It’s their the two and a half seasons he held his position. We can only were her favorite shoes. responsibility to prevent it. hope this laurel will lead us to a more successful football After our interview, I kept coming back to her preface: “I “You can’t tell a victim how not to be a victim,” Mary Kate did everything right.” What did that mean? said. “You have to tell perpetrators to not commit crimes.” season next year. Could she have done something wrong? Could she have UF, are you listening? acted in a way that would have forfeited her right to her body? Katelyn Newberg Michael Smith Abigail Miller The answer is a flat no, but excerpts from my conversations Champe Barton is a UF economics and psychology senior. EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR with sexual assault survivors at UF would make you think oth- erwise. Descriptions of dress and drunkenness litter my notes. His column appears on Fridays. The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator.

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Letter to the Editor Mental health is too important for the Student Body president to politicize ’d like to begin by applauding re- resources. ing the attention and cooperation tunity to add a feather to your SG cize this. Do not use your voice and cent efforts to secure permanent Instead, the announcement was of UF administration. Additionally, cap. This is about so much more platform for senseless political at- funding for eight counselors to manipulated into a rather off-putting Inspire senators have been working than your — or any — party’s Spring tacks when there are so many bet- be added to the Counseling & political move — a disappointing, alongside Impact Party members to campaign. You did the Student Body ter ways for your words to be used. Wellness Center. This truly is a gross self-aggrandizement that at- co-author a resolution regarding this a gross injustice by attempting to Instead, use your words to more fantastic stride in acquiring neces- tempted to make partisan an issue funding, across party lines, in what make it into such, and you insulted fervently celebrate the brave voices I that should not be politicized. In would be strictly defi ned as a bipar- the thousands of students who are that spoke at the Senate meeting on sary mental health resources for our Student Body. However, this stride doing so, this minimized and dis- tisan effort. There wasn’t bipartisan affected by this issue in doing so. Oct. 17 and to encourage students to was clouded by a terrible misjudg- couraged the efforts of the countless attendance at Meyers’ meetings with Politicizing this issue and mini- continue to work for positive change ment by Student Body President other students who have been pas- Ernesto Escoto, the CWC director, mizing the efforts of senators and and to inform them of how best to Smith Meyers. sionately fi ghting this battle. and Vice President for Student Af- students who are not in your party do so. Tuesday night’s announcement According to an Alligator article fairs David Parrott because Meyers’ is a discouraging, feeble attempt at You have a responsibility as our of this news should have been de- published Wednesday, “Meyers opposing party wasn’t invited to or bullying them out of making change Student Body president to effectively livered with the intent to invigorate praised Impact Party for their efforts even informed of these meetings. by communicating to them that their lead and represent us. You are re- all of the students who have worked, in the funding, saying it was not a However, aside from pointing out efforts don’t matter. Further, refus- sponsible for careful consideration and who will continue to work, to bipartisan effort.” Meyers’ public statement was a bla- ing to work across the aisle, to share of your words, your actions and the provide our Student Body with nec- There are countless factual errors tant lie aimed to mislead the Student ideas and tactics for achieving com- impact they have. You have the po- essary mental health care resources. with this statement. An Inspire sena- Body into thinking only some of its mon goals that benefi t our Student tential to do a lot of good with them. It should have been utilized to cel- tor wrote a letter to the editor in an Student Government representatives Body, only limits the progress that I hope, for the sake of our students, ebrate the strides made for this cause attempt to raise student attention to are fi ghting for proper funding for can be made for these causes. You’re you will learn to use them more and to inspire those who have dedi- the need for acquisition of this fund- student mental health care, there’s a prioritizing your party’s SG political wisely. cated their voices and time to con- ing. This senator aided in organizing greater point to be made here. advancement over the well-being tinue to strive for further progress the student attendance at the Oct. To Meyers: securing mental of students. Tell me, is that really Ashley Grabowski is a UF in UF’s provision of mental health 17 Student Senate meeting Meyers health funding for our students worth it? student. claimed was instrumental in gain- should not be treated as an oppor- Do not dare to attempt to politi- 8 ALLIGATOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017 UF President Kent Fuchs spoke The complex cost $425 at the memorial service million to construct cerpts of a poem she wrote for Cortes, Wheatle and Ian’s pabilities extend to the terrace so all from pg. 1 the service. friends from the UF School of MEMORIAL, from pg. 1 cardiological patients can enjoy the “Sing a song of praise, sing Music, Aaron Mares, Madi- HOSPITAL, UF President Kent Fuchs fresh air. a song of sweet memory,” she son Barrett and Claire Tendl, safely perform an MRI scan mid-sur- opened the ceremony with his Contractors throughout the area said, her voice shaking. “Very stood by a piano and sang one gery without having to transport pa- own take on how to live with are wrapping up the construction. few live life with a smile; few- of Ian’s favorite pieces, Aaron tients to a new suite. grief. Furniture needs to be moved in, lin- er still make others smile.” Copland’s “At the River.” “We needed the facility to match “My experience is that you ens need to be placed on beds, and Kyle Cortes, a friend of Monique and Rick Burns your talent, your expertise,” Ed never completely recover from factory labels need to be removed Ian’s from high school and stood and embraced each oth- Jimenez, the CEO of UF Health, told such losses; time doesn’t heal from equipment before patients ar- one of his two roommates, er as their son’s friends hon- medical professionals at the ceremo- all wounds,” Fuchs said, ref- rive. told those gathered that Ian ored him with a harmony that ny. erencing English poet Philip In the meantime, the hospital was more than just a friend. rang throughout the chapel. Jimenez stressed that the hospitals Larkin. “‘What will survive of rooms will undergo a terminal clean- Cortes said Ian was the It’s not about the number provide the opportunity for patients us is love,’ and it will survive ing to make them fit for operation baby of the apartment, being a of years in a life, but rather to have more procedures done at the in those we leave behind.” and patient care. year younger than Cortes and the life lived in those years, same time. One by one, relatives and Fuchs said he attended the ground- their other roommate, Kevin Rick Burns said. His son lived Passaniti said the facility was built close friends shared memo- breaking for the hospitals as his first Wheatle. He was “Squirly life to the fullest, and he en- with patients in mind. Artwork by ries. public event as UF’s president in Jan- Boy” because of how he liked couraged everyone to follow Gainesville artists adorn the walls, Ian’s sister Caitlin Burns, uary 2015. to climb trees and the way he suit. and the calming color scheme and 23, said he was her second “We’re opening in a little less than could just make you smile, “Ian was a soul that shined warm lighting is meant to reflect pair of legs during their trip 3 years,” he said. “For this many the UF music performance extremely bright,” he said. nature, she said. On the third floor, to Europe in May after she in- square feet and for a very specialized junior said. He was the worst “Keep these memories alive, there is a dining terrace where pa- jured herself. From the tallest kind of facility, that’s record speed.” tients can step outside and look out mountain they hiked in Wales grilled-cheese-sandwich mak- and Ian will still be alive in onto the pond at the center of the to growing up back home in er he ever knew. our hearts.” Circle of Hope. The monitoring ca- Palm Beach Gardens, he was “Through his friendship, I @hoffdavid123 there for her no matter what, found wholeness when I was [email protected] she said. still homesick and lonely,” Through tears, Ian’s moth- Cortes said. “Through his er, Monique Burns, read ex- friendship, I found love.” To close out the ceremony,

Heaven Taylor-Wynn / Alligator Contributor Alan Alvarez / Alligator Staff A view of the Circle of Hope and UF Health Cancer Center from the UF Ian Burns’ parents, Monique and Rick, hold each other’s hands as Ian’s friends share stories Health Heart & Vascular and UF Health Neuromedicine Hospitals’ third- and memories of him. floor terrace. New UF student organization focuses on natural hairstyles THE CLUB HOPES TO HELP ALL “That’s how my hair looks, there’s never had access to. friends have discussed hair care and skin WOMEN WITH THEIR HAIR CARE. nothing I can do about it,” the 20-year-old “I’ve been natural for three years now, care informally in a group chat. When they UF wildlife ecology and conservation ju- and I’m just now figuring it out,” she said. asked how many people would be inter- By Romy Ellenbogen nior said. She also hopes to speak with the PACE ested in a formal club, about 50 people Alligator Staff Writer The incident, which happened in July, Center for Girls Alachua and the Boys & replied. inspired Morgan to start a club about natu- Girls Club of America to help young girls She said they’ll discuss things like how When Faith Morgan walked into work ral hair care. The club, Girls w’ Curls, be- love their natural hair in a way Morgan to keep curls moisturized, different styles with hair extensions, her boss said, “Oh, came an official organization Oct. 30, and never did. and if the natural hair movement is a fad thank God.” Morgan is the president. “Even at a young age, I always thought or not. Before then, Morgan wore her hair in a Morgan said she went natural freshman my hair was ugly,” she said. “And I feel “I’m hoping for everyone to learn more natural style when she went to work at an year to help repair her damaged hair, but like if I bring other girls from the club, I about their hair and feel confident with animal hospital. She was surprised to hear she had a hard time finding the right prod- can show them our hair is pretty, too.” their hair,” the 20-year-old said. her boss express a preference for the new ucts to use. She hopes the club will guide Jae’Lyn Dorsey, a UF health educa- @romyellenbogen style over her natural hair. other girls through hair care in a way she tion and behavior junior, said she and her [email protected] FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017 ALLIGATOR 9 Student apartment complex to open on Southwest 13th Street THE LEASING OFFICE HOSTED A Prior to the grand opening of the leasing of- GRAND OPENING WEDNESDAY. fi ce Wednesday, all of the fi ve-bedroom fl oor plans and one of the two-bedroom fl oor plans By Jessica Giles were sold out. Hahn expected most, if not all, Alligator Staff Writer of the units to be leased after Wednesday’s grand opening. Yet another multistory student hous- Brandon Badamtchian, a UF biomedical ing complex will be joining the fabric of engineering sophomore, wanted to be sure Gainesville at the end of July. he would have a spot at the new complex, so The Nine at Gainesville is expected to be he was the fi rst one in the door for the grand completed in time for early move-ins July 31 opening of the leasing offi ce. at 1115 SW 13th St., wrote Ashley Hahn, the Considering the proximity to campus, price leasing manager at The Nine, in an email. and amenities offered, Badamtchian said The The 627-bedroom complex will include Nine was a perfect fi t for him. amenities like a two-story fi tness facility, zero The 19-year-old said he was a little anxious entry resort style pool, a fl at-screen TV in ev- about signing a lease for an apartment com- ery unit and a two-lane bowling alley. plex that isn’t complete, but it didn’t affect his “We are incredibly excited for our bowling decision to sign. alley as we are the fi rst student housing com- “Coming here and talking to (leasing munity to add a bowling alley to their portfo- agents), they kind of put my mind at ease,” he lio,” she wrote. said. “By the time I get there, I’m pretty sure The apartment complex, which is being they’ll have everything together.” built near UF Health Shands Hospital, offers one-bedroom to fi ve-bedroom fl oor plans. @jessica_giles_ Lawson Nuland / Alligator Staff The rent prices begin at $695, Hahn wrote. [email protected] The Nine at Gainesville, currently under construction, will open in July. UF hosts scientists to discuss Light festival to come the digitization of data to Gainesville this year By Gaby Eseverri iDigBio is funded by the National Science By Anna Cappelli nites their personalized sky lanterns with Alligator Contributing Writer Foundation. Its goal is to get information on Alligator Contributing Writer tiki torches and lets them take fl ight,” biological specimens online and available to Stone said. “It creates a surreal ambi- More than 130 scientists gathered at UF the public, said Larry Page, the director of Gainesville residents can save a spot ance, where time slows down as your this week to work toward a yearslong goal of iDigBio. The project is housed in the Florida to ignite a sky lantern at an upcoming single fl ame rises with thousands of oth- digitizing one billion biological specimens. Museum. lights festival. ers.” The Florida Museum of Natural History, The museum has 22 million specimen in The Lights Fest, a festival that pro- She said the organization is getting located at 3215 Hull Road, and iDigBio, its collections from as far back as the 1700s, vides lanterns and tiki torches to attend- permits and plans to host the event in which stands for Integrated Digitized Bio- including some now-extinct creatures. ees who wish to send personal messages 2017. collections, are hosting the annual National “You can’t just go out and look at them,” into the sky, travels to cities across the Alex Sikoryak, a UF business adminis- Science Foundation’s Advancing Digitiza- Page said. “The live ones are at the zoo, the U.S. and Canada. The festival has no tration sophomore, recently participated tion of Biodiversity Collections Summit, dead ones are here.” set date in Gainesville. Admission to the in a similar activity with the morale team which started Thursday and lasts until to- iDigBio already has more than 105 mil- event ranges in cost from $25 to $55, de- for Dance Marathon. Sikoryak, 20, and day. lion specimen’s information available on- pending on the time participants register, the group wrote their wishes on paper Scientists are visiting from across the line, but it is working on a decadelong proj- according to the festival’s website. lanterns and sent them into the air. U.S., Japan, England and Denmark, said ect to digitize one billion specimens. They The festival started two years ago, “Releasing the lanterns into the dark Paul Ramey, the assistant director of mar- expect to complete the project by 2021, Page said Madie Stone, the festival’s head of sky as a group reminded us how we keting and public relations for the museum. said. media relations. She said the event, al- must be a light and how infi nite the pos- “The museum is one of the leaders of “The most exciting part of the Summit is though usually massive in size, is an ex- sibilities are when we are working as a the iDigBio project, along with Florida State the progress that each funded institution is perience for the individuals who attend. collective group because, together, our (University),” Ramey said. making,” Page said. “At the perfect moment, everyone ig- lanterns lit up the whole sky,” she said.

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APD: Man arrested for possessing 167 possession of a fi rearm during a felony and the scene. Deputies com- approached the car, Woodard admitted to grams of marijuana drug equipment possession. He was taken manded Pierce to get on smoking a marijuana blunt. to the Alachua County Jail, where he re- the ground, but he acted Police searched the car and found fake mains, as of press time, with no bond. aggressively and resisted, driver’s licenses, credit cards and social se- HE TOLD POLICE HE HAD according to the report. curity cards belonging to other people, ac- MARIJUANA IN HIS CAR. @merylkornfi eld Police shocked Pierce cording to the report. In the center console, mkornfi [email protected] with a Taser. He did not there was a crack pipe and marijuana blunt, have a history of criminal Pierce police said. By Meryl Kornfi eld mischief, according to the Alligator Staff Writer ACSO: Man arrested, shocked with When police searched report. Owen, they found a driv- Pierce was arrested on charges of aggra- A Gainesville man was arrested Wednes- Taser after hitting another man er’s license, credit card vated battery, damage to property and re- day after police found about 167 grams of and social security card sisting arrest. He was taken to the Alachua marijuana in his car, Alachua Police said. THE DAMAGE TO THE INN WAS belonging to someone County Jail where he remains, as of press Dax John Guzek, 19, was pulled over in else, according to the re- VALUED AT $500. time, in lieu of a $35,000 bond. his white sedan for running a stop sign at port. about 10:54 p.m., according to the report. Woodard Owens told offi cers Police told Guzek to stand by an offi cer’s By Meryl Kornfi eld @merylkornfi eld he was homeless and Alligator Staff Writer car and went to get his registration. mkornfi [email protected] had found the false cards As they approached the car, Guzek told four days ago, accord- A Micanopy man was tased and arrested offi cers he had marijuana ing to the report. He said after punching a window and hitting a man ACSO: Two men found with fake, in the car and gave them he planned to return the with a metal padlock at Micanopy Inn on a mason jar containing stolen licences, credit cards items to their owners for Tuesday night, Alachua County Sheriff’s Of- about 39 grams of mari- a cash reward. fi ce said. juana, police said. Offi - THE MEN WERE FROM Woodard was arrested Sean Pierce, 44, was drinking alcohol all cers searched the rest of on charges of fraud, pos- day and had past grievances with the man ORLANDO. Owens the car and found a bag at the inn, located at 17110 County Road session of forged IDs, pos- with about 124 grams of session of stolen credit cards, possession of Guzek 234, according to an arrest report. Pierce By Romy Ellenbogen marijuana, a scale, a pill marijuana and driving with a suspended wrapped his hand in a towel and punched Alligator Staff Writer bottle with about four grams of marijuana the window of the man’s room at about licence. Owens was arrested on charges of and a grinder, according to the report. 10:45 p.m., creating damage that was val- Two Orlando men were arrested fraud, possession of forged IDs, possession Police also found a black Hi-Point pistol, ued at $500 by the inn’s management, ac- Wednesday for stolen and forged drivers of another person’s ID and possession of which was loaded, under the passenger seat cording to the report. licenses found in their car during a traffi c drug paraphernalia. The men were taken and within arm’s reach of where Guzek was Pierce then grabbed the man in the stop, Alachua County Sheriff’s Offi ce said. to the Alachua County Jail where they re- sitting in the car, according to the report. In parking lot of the inn and pushed him to a Jimmy Lee Woodard, 33, and An- main, as of press time. Woodard is being the back seat, offi cers found plastic bags, nearby open fi eld to fi ght him, police said. drew James Owens, 43, were pulled over held on no bond, and Owens is being held which they said were commonly used to Pierce used a metal padlock tied to an elec- Wednesday for illegally tinted windows on a $25,000 bond. sell marijuana. trical cord to hit the man in the torso and @romyellenbogen Guzek was arrested on charges of pos- on Interstate 75 near mile marker 373, ac- back, leaving visible injuries. [email protected] session of marijuana with intent to sell, cording to the arrest report. When offi cers The man escaped and police arrived at GPD: Men detained for striking, National charity to pointing shotgun at man help city organize data By David Hoffman parking lot from their third-fl oor made as of press time, and police GAINESVILLE IS ONE OF build trust between local resi- Alligator Staff Writer balcony. The men were detained are still drafting an incident re- 94 CITIES NATIONALLY IN dents and local government,” she and police searched the apart- port, Tobias said. THE INITIATIVE. said. A small group of men were ment, Tobias said. Offi cers found The investigation is ongoing, What Works Cities accepts cit- detained by police Tuesday af- marijuana, baggies and a shotgun. he said. By Noelle Kough ies that apply on a rolling basis, ter two allegedly threatened and Tobias said it was possible drugs Stein said. were being sold in the apartment. Alligator Contributing Writer struck another man in the face @hoffdavid123 “In the fabric of the network with a shotgun near Southwest No arrests have been [email protected] Gainesville joined a national cities, cities learn a lot from each 13th Street. other and adapt ideas from one Gainesville Police said offi cers network of 94 cities Tuesday to another,” she said. responded to a call at about 3:25 learn how it can better help resi- p.m. from the man who said two dents. Chip Skinner, a city spokesper- people pointed a shotgun at him. The What Works Cities initia- son, said Gainesville will create The man said the two men hit him tive, created by Bloomberg Philan- a website for citizens to view the in the chest with the muzzle and thropies, helps city governments data, which will strengthen gov- pulled him inside their third-fl oor use data to improve effi ciency ernment accountability. apartment at Campus View Place, and transparency, said Sharman “The purpose of our city is the located at 1240 SW Ninth Road, Stein, the initiative’s director of people of our city,” Skinner said. GPD spokesperson Offi cer Ben communications. Gainesville will Harvey Ward, the Gainesville Tobias said. city commissioner of District 2, The man was injured in the work with fi ve expert partners said he is excited for the city’s face and eye before he escaped from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the apartment and ran to the a charity that funds national im- collaboration with the initiative. neighboring apartment complex, provements in government, the “This puts our city in an elite The Retreat Gainesville, located arts, public health, education and group of communities that are at 1001 SW 17th Lane, where he the environment. The data, which thoughtfully preparing for the called police, Tobias said. Gainesville already collected, will best the 21st century has to offer When responding offi cers be better organized and analyzed our citizens,” he said. “The ben- knocked on the door of the apart- efi ts of this partnership will be Alan Alvarez / Alligator Staff with the help of the initiative, ment, a group of men tried to plentiful, and I can’t wait to dig Gainesville Police responds to a call outside an apartment Stein said. escape by scaling down the wall deeper into it.” of the building to the complex complex on Southwest 13th Street Tuesday. “We believe data can help BUY IT. SELL IT. FIND IT. 373-FIND

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y l r a e N - A 7 m o i d I - A 6 n o x i N - A 5 s r o t c A - A 1 : S R E W S N A 2017 Tribune Content Agency, LLC & Hoyt Designs. All Rights Reserved. Send comments to TCA - 435 N. Michigan Ave., Third Floor, Chicago, IL. 60611 or [email protected]. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017 www.alligator.org/sports Gators head into Missouri with Zaire as starter By Ian Cohen Sports Writer PICKS As Randy Shannon stood in front of a group of reporters on Monday, his fi rst appearance as VS. the interim coach of the Florida football team, he was asked what — if any — changes he will make. SITE: Faurot Field (cap. 71,004) “You have to change some- KICKOFF: Noon, Saturday thing,” Shannon said, “or it be- comes stagnant.” TV/RADIO: ESPN2 / 850 AM That change came on Thurs- day. Staff Report Shannon announced that graduate transfer Malik Zaire After a memorable 1,061-day stretch will start at quarterback against serving as Florida’s football coach, Jim Missouri on Saturday in place of McElwain’s reign in Gainesville came redshirt freshman Feleipe Franks. crumbling down on Sunday afternoon. The change comes after arguably UF athletic director Scott Stricklin the worst game of Franks’ career, announced that the University Athletic one in which he completed just Association and McElwain “mutually seven of 19 passes for 30 yards, agreed to part ways,” which is just fancy talk for saying the UAA exclaimed good turned the ball over twice and riddance and fi red the hell out of him was sacked fi ve times in last after a miserable week headlined by week’s loss to Georgia. claims of death threats and an embar- Zaire entered the game in the rassing 35-point loss to Georgia. fourth quarter, leading UF on its Now, the Gators are moving on un- only touchdown drive. der the leadership of Randy Shannon as Now, Zaire and the rest of the they attempt to fi nish this train wreck of Gators (3-4, 3-3 SEC) will try to a season on a high note, starting this Sat- revive their lifeless offense and urday with a matchup against Missouri. win their fi rst game since Sept. But what about McElwain? What 30 when they travel to play the does he do now? He is unemployed, af- ter all. Tigers (3-5, 0-4 SEC) at noon. Courtesy of UAA Communications Florida will also try to recap- Well, here at alligatorSports, we are UF interim coach Randy Shannon announced Thursday that Notre Dame transfer Malik Zaire strong believers in the adage “the world ture the momentum it had when (above) will start at quarterback for Florida when the Gators play Missouri on Saturday. is your oyster,” and we see lots of poten- it won three consecutive confer- tial in McElwain outside of the realm of ence games in mid- to late Sep- threats, a head coaching change receiver said on Monday. “I don’t “Everyone’s main focus is on football. tember. It will try to revive a sea- and a 35-point blowout loss — in think it can get any stranger than Missouri,” running back Mark He could do practically anything he son with little left worth saving, one of the strangest periods the that.” Thompson said. wants, but sports editor Matt Brannon already out of contention for an UF athletic department has un- On Monday, several players “The only thing I see is Mis- and assistant sports editor Dylan Dix- SEC East title and likely playing dergone in recent memory. admitted it was diffi cult to accept souri,” Shannon said. on have two particular occupations in for a middling bowl game come But Brandon Powell isn’t wor- McElwain’s fi ring and move on to But for Florida, and for Shan- mind. They debate that topic below: December or January. And it will ried. He’s seen stranger. their next opponent. But they all non, forgetting about the last attempt to move past the distrac- “I’ve been through, what, nine had one clear message. week and focusing on its next McElwain should run for president tions of the last two weeks — quarterbacks now in four years? “I’m just worrying about Mis- opponent won’t be as simple as because… There are three main reasons why including accusations of death Two head coaches?” the senior souri,” Powell said. SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 16 McElwain would make a great com- mander in chief. 1) He cares about the environment. Everyone saw his hands- on approach with a particular shark in MEN'S BASKETBALL: UF 88, JAX 47 the spring, which shows a real passion and clear interest in animals. 2) He’s not afraid to go nuclear. It’s good to have Gators flash their potential in exhibition win someone who isn’t afraid to pull the trig- ger, as we saw when McElwain put a By Skyler Lebron UF coach Mike White stressed that the team on drives to the rim and nailing a pair of three gun to the head of Florida’s season and Sports Writer still had much to improve upon, and that its AP pointers. splattered death-threat controversy all preseason ranking of No. 8 is nothing more than Allen also showcased playmaking skills, fi n- over the wall. 3) He has what it takes In the thick of the fi rst half, Kevarrius Hayes a number. ishing the game with six assists. For a team that to win a campaign. McElwain’s going to sent a Jacksonville shot back and into the hands “How we handle the expectations is we lost one of its premiere playmakers in Kasey have plenty of money in the bank after of KeVaughn Allen. don’t think about it, period,” White said. “It’s a Hill, Allen’s passing ability is a promising sign. a massive buyout from UF, and he’s got Allen galloped down the court, muscling his distraction, it really is.” Florida’s primary ball-handler, Chris Chioz- the free time to wander around the coun- way inside for a running layup that found its One of the most pressing questions was za, sprained his left shoulder after playing just try and ramble to people that like him mark. Although just an exhibition game, Flor- fi nding new sources of offense, with two of the two minutes, forcing Allen into a heavier play- — apparently the two things people look for most in a U.S. president. ida’s 88-47 road win against the Jacksonville three double-digit scorers from last season gone. making role. - Matt Brannon Dolphins still answered several burning ques- In the fi rst half, Allen nearly took on that role Despite Allen's complete fi rst half, the Gators tions throughout the offseason and refl ected the all by himself. The junior poured in 14 of his 17 team’s potential. points in the fi rst half, scoring more than once SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 16 SEE PICKS, PAGE 16

An own goal by defender Sara Wilson cost the Gators a shot UF's Perez advances in Fall National Championships Follow us for updates For updates on UF athletics, at winning the SEC Tournament Gators men's tennis player Alfredo Perez is moving on to the next round follow us on Twitter at on Thursday when they were of the National Fall Championships in California after a singles win on Thursday. Read the full highlights from Florida's matches online at @alligatorSports or online at knocked out by Texas A&M. alligator.org/sports. www.alligator.org/sports Read the story, pg. 15. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017 ALLIGATOR 15

SOCCER: A&M 2, UF 1 Own goal sinks Gators’ chances of winning SEC Tournament By Morgan McMullen Tournament’s bracket to come out on in the 10th minute, Marckese made Sports Writer Monday. a hockey-style kick save to keep the Texas A&M came out on fi re early game scoreless. Marckese came up Sara Wilson retreated into her in each half. The Aggies held posses- with three more saves on the night, own jersey at the end of the game. sion for much of the fi rst 25 minutes with two coming in quick succession As the gritty match that featured before Burleigh decided to adjust her just before Wilson’s own goal. 29 combined fouls waned into extra strategy, calling for her forwards to But the Gators' back line could time, the junior defender from Hern- stretch A&M over the top. not hold. After the half, A&M contin- don, Virginia, had an opportunity to “I think that change made a big ued its high press. The Aggies were head the ball away on another one of difference,” Burleigh said at halftime. rewarded in the 69th minute when Texas A&M’s relentless attacks. She Sarah Troccoli was another differ- both Gators center backs misjudged a got into position, just inside her own ence maker. She came on as a substi- long ball that fell at the feet of Rhea- box, and put her skull to the ball. tute in the 26th minute and had four gan Smith, daughter of legendary UF But as coach Becky Burleigh said minutes to get adjusted with the fi eld, running back Emmitt Smith. She took earlier this season, “Sometimes soc- her opponent and the game’s speed a few dribbles before driving a shot cer is a funny game.” before she found herself in the right inside the far post for her fi rst goal of The ball ricocheted off Wilson’s place at the right time. After running the season. head and into a perfect arc that up to a defl ected pass 25 yards from After both teams failed to score landed just inside the far post behind goal, the junior from Troy, Michigan, the rest of the way, the game pro- goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese. Wilson hit a screaming shot on the ground ceeded into sudden-death overtime. buried her head as her teammates and into the corner of the Texas A&M The match marks the fi rst time this gathered to console her. net for her third goal of the season season that Florida has scored fi rst The No. 17 Gators (14-6-0) lost and the early 1-0 lead. and lost. to the No. 11 Aggies (16-2-1), 2-1, Early in the fi rst half, it was Thursday night in the semifi nals of Marckese showing off why she’s A TV broadcast contributed to the SEC Tournament. The Aggies will been in the Gators’ net since she came this report. Courtesy of UAA Communications move on to a spot in the champion- back from an early-season hand inju- UF goalie Kaylan Marckese (above) was unable to stop an own goal ship match against Arkansas, while ry. In a one-on-one situation against @MorganMcMuffi n in the Gators' 2-1 loss to Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament. the Gators will wait for the NCAA First Team All-SEC forward Ally Watt [email protected] Eight Gators writers pick eight games from across college football

PICKS, from pg. 14 McElwain should become a pole dancer because… The internet lost its mind several months ago when a man who looks EXACTLY like McElwain was photographed lying completely butt-naked on top of a dead shark. Florida’s former head coach adamantly denied that he was the individual pictured in said photograph, but that’s neither here nor there. Regardless of whether it actually was McElwain or not, the hoopla around that im- age proved one thing: people want to see the 55-year-old proudly showing off his birthday suit as he holds onto an object twice his height. Pole dancing is the perfect career change for McElwain. The crowds he would draw to watch him perform “My milkshake brings VS. (-2.5) all the boys to the yard” would be enough to fi ll up all of Ben Hill Griffi n Stadium and then some. So let’s make this happen, coach Mac. You (2.5) need to give the people what they want. - Dylan Dixon (-5) Now, on to our competitors!

In fi rst, at 45-26, is 247Sports’ Thomas “M” Goldkamp, who we learned recently has (-2) Stan WSU a middle name that begins with M. While it VS. WSU WSU Stan Stan WSU WSU probably stands for something lame like Mar- shall or Matilda, the M is fi tting for Thomas dungeons and dragons. We’re you’ll get in return is a death stare umn standings. Alcohol is never new to drone on about instead of since he’s mainly a mild-mannered media not talking about the board game. and the middle fi nger. the answer, Graham. Just because some prehistoric plant eater. member mostly mumbling mundane McEl- We’re talking about Ethan’s pecu- The fi nal lovable loser at 38-33 you're unable to accept the fact And in dead last with a pa- wain minutia. liar fetish where he’s fed fl aming is Gator Country’s Nick “pizza that Ursinus defeated Susquehan- thetic 32-39 record is the Alliga- Next, in a four-way tie for second at 38-33, hot Cheetos while chained to a provocateur” de la Torre, who na two weeks ago, that doesn't tor’s Matt “where the f--- is my is the Orlando Sentinel’s Edgar “golf is my medieval bed frame. recently posted his ill-informed mean you can drunkenly storm car” Brannon, who called a col- life“ Thompson, who would rather spend After Ethan, at 38-33, is the opinion that Papa John’s has terri- into an interview with Eddy Pi- league after class on Thursday to his afternoons playing 18 holes on the greens Alligator’s Ian “I am a walking ble pizza. Nick’s Twitter followers neiro and mock him for missing let him know he’d be late to work than do his actual job covering Florida’s foot- oxymoron“ Cohen, who — as appropriately called him out for that extra point against LSU. Get because he couldn’t remember ball team. Edgar’s love for the most boring an amateur sports writer — has his embarrassing and reprehen- a grip. where he’d parked his car. Matt’s sport on earth has gotten so bad he recently openly proclaimed that he dis- sible remarks. Much like Nick’s In seventh, at 33-38, is the Al- memory isn’t the greatest, proba- changed the name off his dog to “102,” which likes, even hates, sports. Want to own papa, we’re not upset at him; ligator’s Dylan “dinosaur devo- bly because of all the concussions is the score he shot last week while he skipped strike up a friendly conversation we’re just disappointed. tee” Dixon, who hasn’t shut up he’s suffered getting into bar fi ghts Randy Shannon’s opening press conference with the Alligator’s resident Jew? Dropping all the way down about dinosaurs since he learned downtown. Just take the bus next as Florida’s head coach. Someone clearly has Don’t bring up that crazy touch- to sixth place, at 37-34, is the they were real and not just mythi- time, dude. Maybe it’ll help you their priorities straight. down pass you saw in the Toledo Gainesville Sun's Graham "alco- cal creatures. We get it, Dylan, get over your crippling fear of – Bowling Green game last week. hol numbs the pain" Hall, who brontosauruses are big. If you’re homeless people. Also at 38-33 is the Alligator’s Ethan “in- Ian wants no part of it, so don’t has recently taken up drinking fascinated with a brontosaurus, fatuated with fantasy” Bauer, who missed even mention a word about balls, as a means for coping with his just wait until you see a thesaurus. work this week because he was busy with bats or baskets. The only response recent plummet in the picks col- That way, you can fi nd something 16 ALLIGATOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017 scored a combined 120 points over its last two games, wins against UConn and Idaho. Florida faces Mizzou on Saturday at noon “It’s going to be a big challenge for us,” coach Will Muschamp wouldn’t be returning And against Missouri, Florida’s chances Shannon said. FOOTBALL, from pg. 14 for the next season. And even though the look good. But with Zaire at quarterback, Florida is two situations are different — Muschamp The Tigers have yet to win an SEC game hoping for a jolt of energy and a renewed fo- it sounds. To many of them, McElwain’s de- coached his remaining three games while and rank near the bottom of the confer- cus instilled into a program potentially facing parture came as a shock. Florida cut off all ties with McElwain on Sun- ence in several defensive categories, includ- its fi rst losing season since 2013. “It’s hard. Everybody loves coach Mac. I day — players are confi dent they can conjure ing scoring defense (12th), rushing defense “We need to continue to work,” Dawson love coach Mac,” Shannon said on Monday. up a similar result. (10th), passing defense (13th) and intercep- said. “We need to bring the swag back a little “But we have to be competitive. We have to “We can’t fall off after something like tions (T-10th). more.” win.” this happens,” redshirt senior punter Johnny However, Mizzou has one of the better of- The Gators are hoping for a similar out- Townsend said. “We’ve got to focus on our fenses in the SEC — ranking fourth in scoring @icohenb come to 2014, when Florida defeated Eastern mindset and fi nish strong.” offense at 35.5 points per game — and has [email protected] Kentucky, 52-3, the game after UF announced Gators transfer Jalen Hudson scores team-best 21 points in win

BASKETBALL, from pg. 14 still had a tough time creating sepa- leading 21 points during the long ration on the scoreboard early. run, including two three-pointers. The Dolphins found fi rst-half suc- Egor Koulechov, the Gators other cess inside, with forward Radwan transfer pickup, began the preseason Bakkali leading Jacksonville with on a high note, adding 17 points in seven points and fi ve boards before his UF debut. heading into halftime. At the half, Freshmen Deaundrae Ballard and the home team trailed by just 11. Mike Okauru along with redshirt In the second half, Florida com- freshman Dontay Bassett all made peted with a renewed intensity. their college debuts as well. The Gators came out fi ring on Ballard chipped in 11 points, all levels, beginning the frame with while Bassett and Okauru combined an 18-0 run. They forced tough of- for nine points and 11 boards. fensive possessions on the Dolphins, While Florida looked strong over- who couldn’t get a second half score all, White wants more from the unit. until more than fi ve minutes in. By “Yeah, I don’t feel better,” White the end of the onslaught, Florida had said of the team’s performance. “But built a sturdy 29-point lead. I feel like we’re closer because we’ve Overall, Jacksonville shot 23.4 got that fi lm that never lies.” percent from the fi eld and coughed The Gators will get another up 19 turnovers. chance at a practice game Sunday “Stops leading to transition of- against Tampa at 2 p.m. before fense,” White said. “That needs to opening the season on Nov. 13 at be our strength. We’ve got to get home against Gardner-Webb. better, (we’re) not close to last year’s group in that regard right now.” @SkylerLebron Grace King / Alligator Staff Redshirt junior guard Jalen Hud- [email protected] UF coach Mike White said Florida did a good job of converting turnovers into points against Jacksonville. son — Florida’s transfer from Virgin- ia Tech — scored eight of his team-