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By Matt Brannon Sports Writer

One week ago, Gators coach Jim McEl- wain had options when it came to his start- ing quarterback. On Saturday, his decision was made for him. Florida’s future is in the hands of redshirt freshman Feleipe Franks, one game after he lost his starting job. Luke Del Rio — who re- placed Franks against Kentucky and started in the Gators’ 38-24 win against Vanderbilt — took a second-quarter hit that broke his collarbone and ended his season. “Luke will be done. He’ll have surgery on Monday,” McElwain said after the game. “(I) feel horrible for him.” It wasn’t the way that Franks, who start- ed in the Gators’ fi rst three games, wanted to win his starting job back. “It’s one of those things you never want to have happen to you,” Franks said. “I’m praying for him. Everybody on the team is.” While the Gators (3-1, 3-0 SEC) rose Grace King / Alligator Staff to the top of the SEC East standings with Redshirt freshman quarterback Feleipe Franks came in to relieve Luke Del Rio after Del Rio’s collarbone was broken. SEE FOOTABLL, PAGE 16

MEXICO MARCH After Mexico earthquake, UF Religious leaders unite alumni help aff ected towns to march for peace, love THE EVENT WAS HELD AS “That’s a God moment,” Fair said. By Romy Ellenbogen tion, have been assisting in Morelos, Mexico, The group, made up of members Alligator Staff Writer since the powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake A RESPONSE TO RICHARD SPENCER. from the congregations of University rippled through the central and southern part Evangelical Lutheran Church, located For Antonio Sierra and Marinés de la Peña, it of the country Sept. 19. They had practiced an at 1826 W. University Ave., and Geth- was never a choice to help out in Mexico. By Meryl Kornfi eld evacuation drill just two hours before. semane Lutheran Church, located at It was necessity. It was about their home. Alligator Staff Writer “The city was chaos,” said de la Peña, a UF 4011 NW 34th St., marched with signs “Once you see what’s going on, you can’t visiting scholar in 2015. that read, “love not hate” at 11:45 not do anything,” de la Peña, 35, said. “You Pastor Chad Fair drove to church For the past two weeks, the married couple a.m. from University Evangelical Lu- know what is happening, and you cannot just Sunday in the rain. As he got ready for has been organizing food, housing and dona- theran Church to the corner of West sit back. We know this community, and we’re service, the rain kept falling. tions for affected communities. They have University Avenue and Southwest going to stay here. This is our problem — if they Yet as soon as he and 30 other raised nearly $5,000 for construction supplies, 13th Street. go down, we go down as well.” members stepped out onto West Uni- like metal roofs, to repair houses in the coun- The march was part of a national De la Peña and Sierra, two UF alumni from versity Avenue to march down the tryside — but still need more resources, de la movement of Lutheran churches to the School of Forest Resources and Conserva- street spreading a message of peace SEE MEXICO, PAGE 4 and unity, the rain stopped. SEE MARCH, PAGE 4 Eye-catching event UF volleyball team still undefeated The eye-contact event was held Saturday, pg. 9. FOLLOW US ONLINE FOR UPDATES The Gators beat LSU in three sets Sunday afternoon at the O’Connell Center. Read the story, pg. 14. Mid-Autumn festivities UF, Gainesville groups celebrated the Chinese festival, pg. 8. @FloridaAlligator @TheAlligator_ @TheAlligator 2 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017

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Sarah Ingley stretched at Flow Space on selection of tea and coffee, from house- She said her brothers, who had a rain- Sunday and thought about her brothers who College students looking for their Sun- made iced matcha lattes to hot, iced or cold- water tank, have carried drinking water to live in Puerto Rico. day brunch fi x now have a new option in brew coffee. The coffee beans are sourced other people in their town after many lost Ingley was one of 14 members of a free Gainesville. from Panther Coffee, a Miami-based spe- access to water. yoga class at the studio, located at 117 NW Afternoon, which specializes in Ameri- cialty coffee roaster. “While they’re super fortunate, they un- 16th Ave. The hourlong class raised $350 for can brunch and lunch, held a soft opening The produce used comes from Siembra derstand that all of their neighbors are not,” United for Puerto Rico, an initiative created at 231 NW 10th Ave. on Sunday at 10 a.m. Farms, Swallowtail and Frog Song Organics, Ingley said. by the fi rst lady of Puerto Rico, Beatriz Ros- By 2 p.m. the restaurant closed because the which are local farms, according to the res- Lauren Douma, 29, a UF nephrology fel- selló, to provide aid to the island after recent food had run out. The store’s co-owner, taurant’s Facebook page. Glennon said each low, came up with the idea for a fundraiser hurricanes. Grace Glennon, said the counter-service res- dish emphasizes vegetables. and taught the class without pay. The yoga event was one of many fund- taurant serves student-friendly priced point Kyra Warren, a UF health education and “Watching my friends and my class- raising efforts established by UF students dishes, ranging from $5 to $12, daily from 9 behavior junior, eats out at restaurants like mates, seeing how stressed they were, the and Gainesville residents to send aid to the a.m. to 4 p.m. except Wednesdays. Keke’s Breakfast Cafe, located at 4062 Plaza fact that there was something so catastroph- island. After Hurricane Maria hit, 100 per- The restaurant, located near downtown Blvd., and said other Gainesville breakfast ic happening where their families are living, cent of the island lost power, and it could Gainesville, will hold an offi cial grand open- places can get crowded. She said she liked and they can’t get in contact with their fami- be months before electricity is fully restored, ing Saturday, Glennon said. the idea of another option. lies, it just broke my heart,” Douma said. “I She created the all-day brunch restaurant “You don’t have to wait in long lines to according to The New York Times. just felt like I had to do something and so I after her friends told her there wasn’t an op- go early in the day,” the 19-year-old said. Ingley, the dance director at the Williston fi gured what better way than to hold a free tion like it in Gainesville, Glennon said. School of Dance, lost contact with her broth- yoga class.”

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José Antonio Sierra Huelsz / Alligator Contributor José Antonio Sierra Huelsz / Alligator Contributor A father and son watch their damaged home being demolished in the An elderly couple thanks the person who donated materials for their temporary shelter in village of Contla, Mexico. Huatecalco, Mexico. Their collapsed home lies in the background.

many poor residents sleeping outside their The two developed a website for donations former homes. “I don’t know if people know how big of ful for the generosity of the UF community She said the couple has no intentions of a problem this is,” she said. from pg 1 MEXICO, and other places internationally. stopping their work, despite having jobs and Like de la Peña and Sierra, all the people Paloma Carton de Grammont, a research- lives of their own. helping have been other citizens, not the Peña said. er coordinator at the School of Forest Re- “They told us, ‘we’re not stopping until government. She called the government “im- The villages they’re assisting are poor and sources and Conservation, has helped pro- the funds stop,’” Carton de Grammont said. potencia,” which means impotence, and said haven’t received the same attention as big mote the website throughout UF. She said “As long as we keep giving them support, they needed to step up to provide aid. cities, Sierra, 36, said. UF is a humanitarian community that helps they’ll be there to help the communities.” “Right now there is a lot of aid coming “You can feel the grief, but I think you beyond its borders. De la Peña estimates nearly 10,000 homes from some other states around, a lot of peo- can also feel the gratitude,” said Sierra, a UF For Carton de Grammont, the fact she have been badly affected. In the initial few ple are collecting, but that’s going to end,” alumnus from 2016. can see the exact person her money is go- days after the earthquake, repair groups and de la Peña said. “And the situation is going To help raise money, the two developed a ing to reassures her. On the website, families volunteers helped clear debris and provide to be remaining in our state.” website with pictures of the work being done who received funds hold a board thanking food — but many of the damaged houses @romyellenbogen and links for donation. Sierra said he’s grate- donors. still need to be cleared and repaired, leaving [email protected]

“One man smiled and he just said, MARCH, from pg 1 ‘march on,’” Chappelle said. commemorate the 500th anniversary of the He said he is welcoming of every visi- Lutheran Reformation, when Martin Luther tor he meets as a volunteer at Morningside accused the Roman Catholic Church of cor- Nature Center. ruption and began his own church. The “Love’s a lot better than hate,” Chap- event was originally scheduled for Sept. 12 pelle said. “If you open with love, it works but was postponed because of Hurricane so much better.” Irma. However, Fair said he doesn’t believe Fair, of Gethsemane Lutheran Church, the march had a lasting effect on the com- and Pastor Terrance Jacob, of Univer- munity. sity Evangelical Lutheran Church, led the “I would be naive to think the world is march. Jacob said he has seen inequality a better place but we can start that discus- between East and West Gainesville since he sion and keep continuing the discussion,” moved to the city four months ago. Fair said. “When I preach that, no one argues,” he After the march, members gathered in said. the church to say grace before a potluck After UF announced that Richard Spen- luncheon. cer, a white supremacist, would possibly “People lower their defences when you come to speak on campus in October, Fair give them a plate of food,” he said. “Food’s and Jacob decided the theme of their event always a unifier.” should focus on encouraging love. Jacob devoured every last crumb of three “‘Love not hate’ is relevant to us here in slices of apple cinnamon pie as he reflected Gainesville,” Jacob said. on working together toward a common goal. “We were able to come together as two George Chappelle, 77, carried a sign and Meryl Kornfield / Alligator Staff Writer wore a yellow shirt that said, “God’s work. different churches,” he said. “That’s a big thing.” Pastor Chad Fair, of Gethsemane Lutheran Church, and Pastor Terrance Jacob, of Our hands.” He said he was satisfied after University Evangelical Lutheran Church, hold signs that read, “Love not hate.” The the march from the positive response he got @mkornfield from passersby and cars. [email protected] pastors led a march on West University Avenue on Sunday morning. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 ALLIGATOR 5

RESEARCH ROUNDUP Multiple sclerosis in mice reversed, Hoffman said the results are promising spread the infection. a UF professor in the Department of Infec- and not just related to MS. Mpoki Shimwela, a UF doctoral alumnus tious Diseases and Immunology. inhibited “The platform that we’re developing from the department of plant pathology, said The bacterium passed from the mother could also be used for other diseases, other yellow ooze secretes from a cut on any part during breastfeeding reduces infl ammation Using gene therapy, UF researchers re- autoimmune diseases potentially.” Hoffman of an infected plant. that leads to the disease. Necrotizing entero- versed and inhibited multiple sclerosis in said. To prevent spread, the government man- colitis destroys intestinal tissue and kills 20 to mice. - Lawson Nuland dated farmers cut down infected banana 30 percent of premature infants who contract The study, which was published Sept. 21, plants. it. treated the mice’s liver to halt or reverse the When farmers cut down infected plants, Mohamadzadeh said researchers collect- progression of multiple sclerosis, a disease the bacteria spreads from their contaminated ed gut microorganisms from 40 premature that causes the body’s immune system to at- Banana plant disease threatens East tools to the plants, van Bruggen said. infants who received breast milk and who tack the nervous system, said Brad E. Hoff- African livelihood “Some of these farmers don’t have money received baby formula. man, a research immunologist at UF. People for bleach, which is recommended to sterilize “The premature babies who got breast with the disease experience a loss of feeling To help the sustainability of banana tools,” she said. milk had substantially more of a strain of and paralysis. plants, UF researchers have been studying a Van Bruggen said the disease has not af- benefi cial bacteria,” Mohamadzadeh said. The therapy in mice, when combined bacterial infection threatening the East Afri- fected American communities yet. She said When human gut microorganisms were with an immunosuppressive drug, was espe- can staple. American communities need to be aware of transplanted in mice models, it showed the cially effective, Hoffman said. Ariena van Bruggen, a professor of plant potential outbreaks of the disease because of microbes from breast-fed babies increased The gene therapy used was meant to as- pathology at UF, said the disease is called illegal shipments of plant materials. the number of infection-fi ghting cells, limit- sist the production of the neural insulation, banana Xanthomonas wilt, which is caused - Rosanne Ramraj ing infl ammation. and the immunosuppressive drug was meant by bacteria that causes the plants to wilt and Similar results were found when the ben- to suppress the immune system’s attack on makes bananas inedible. efi cial bacteria were tested against listeria, a neural insulation, Hoffman said. The banana plant’s bacterial infection, Breast-fed babies inherit disease- disease-causing bacteria that affects pregnant The study was done over seven months, initially found in Ethiopia, has spread to Tan- fi ghting gut bacteria women, infants and the elderly, Mohama- and the mice treated at the beginning of the zania. dzadeh said. Listeriosis can cause miscar- study showed no signs of remission. Van Bruggen said the disease is a threat to UF researchers found a benefi cial bacteria riage or newborn death. Even when researchers tried to trigger the the survival of farming communities in Cen- in breast-fed babies that can possibly protect “This is important because this is a bac- MS in mice, the mice stayed in remission. tral and Eastern Africa because these groups them from an intestinal disease. terium that can be used as a benefi cial bac- “We waited several more months, and depend on bananas and plantains for calo- The study, conducted on mice, protected terium that may signifi cantly reduce the in- we rechallenged the mice a second time, and ries. the newborn rodents from necrotizing en- fl ammation in man,” Mohamadzadeh said. it still prevented in almost 100 percent of People in the country use banana leaves terocolitis, a disease that also affects prema- - Rosanne Ramraj them,” Hoffman said. to cover other banana bunches, which can ture infants, said Mansour Mohamadzadeh,

Church grants annual blessings to local pets God’s blessing on the pet and a church service you’ve ever at- About 100 animals were blessed little prayer that (St.) Francis will tended,” she said. protect these pets all the days of After the service, the church’s By Michele Rosalia The fi sh’s 9-year-old owner, at 7:45 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. dur- their lives.” youth group passed out free Alligator Contributing Writer Molly Adams, held him up in his ing the annual event. During church services, most homemade dog treats, Nancy glass fi sh bowl as Rev. Reed Free- “Chester is our family’s fi rst animals sat with their owners on said. Chester, a betta fi sh who was man placed his hand on the bowl pet so we thought it would be a pews. Nancy Freeman, the rev- “I think an animal is part of once almost fl ushed down a toilet and blessed Chester on Sunday at good idea to get him blessed,” erend’s wife, said organizers re- the family and (people get their before his time, will now spend Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Adams said. moved pew cushions before the animals blessed) just for a happy, the rest of his life under the pro- located at 100 NE First St. About “We are blessing the animals animals arrived. healthy continued life,” she said. tection of the Catholic patron 100 pets, from dogs to snakes, in recognition of St. Francis,” “This must be the craziest “That is what the blessing does.” saint of animals. stuffed and living, were blessed Freeman said. “It’s simply asking MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 www.alligator.org/opinions

Editorial Trump does not want a united nation resident Donald Trump’s job of aiding Puerto Rico in re- cent weeks can be described as pathetic, at best, and his public displays on the issue are nothing less than a dis- grace. The U.S. territory has been pummeled back to back by Pdevastating hurricanes, the most recent of which being Hurricane Maria, which left the island in a state of crisis. This weekend, our commander in chief sat back leisurely at his New Jersey golf club and aggressively posted tweets defending his response efforts and attacking Puerto Rican leadership and the media. In a social media rampage composed of 18 tweets, the president accused Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, of poor leadership and insisted the people of Puerto Rico were not doing enough to help themselves. It’s bad enough that rather than working diligently to help his constituents in Puerto Rico, the president took yet another recre- ational visit to his golf club. What makes his vacation even worse is while he was relaxing and slacking off, he still managed to fi nd the time to publicly attack his own country. His displays made it clear — Trump does not want a united nation, he wants a gaggle of loyal followers. His attacks on Puerto Rico and its leadership were simply inap- propriate. This is a territory he should be leading, not attacking and belittling. We believe Sen. Bernie Sanders said it best in a Column tweet posted Sunday: “What world does Trump live in where it’s acceptable to attack the mayor of San Juan while he plays golf with his billionaire friends?” We too would love to know the an- swer to this question. Poetry and the beauty behind shared experiences Self-preserving, immature and frankly embarrassing tweets ast week, writers, readers and rhyme syllable; we can derive power and meaning are nothing new from Trump. Puerto Rican leaders, citizens and enthusiasts alike celebrated National from a single sound or a lone letter. Work- supporters asked Trump to do his job, and the media didn’t cut Poetry Day. They shared short verses ing within a form need not limit us for we him any slack. We expected nothing less than an outrageous and on social media and encouraged oth- can construct beauty from seemingly small fervent display from his personal Twitter account. The real prob- lem at hand is that he was doing this while he should have been ers to pick up their favorite collections. sources. eagerly doing everything in his power to help Puerto Rico. LTwitter especially lit up with screenshots and Poetry also demonstrates to us the com- We understand the president is not God. We know he does quotations from poets as varied as Maya An- monalities of human experience. A good not have magical powers nor does he know of some elusive secret gelou and Rupi Kaur. It made me think: Isn’t Mia poem is like a best friend wrapping her arm that will fi x Puerto Rico with a snap of his fi ngers. We know the it incredible that there really is a poem out Gettenberg around your shoulders and saying, “Yeah, me island was devastated and reparations will take time. That being there for everyone? [email protected] too.” We learn we are not alone in our joys, said, we do not expect to see immediate results from restoration I’ve always loved poetry for the way it si- our tragedies or our mundanities when we efforts. What we do expect to see, however, is our president doing multaneously conveys messages and moods. As beau- read another person’s stanzas. A poem can be unique everything humanly possible to restore the ravaged island. tiful as prose gets, it never seems to hit this level of from others in its word choice or rhyme scheme, but it Since Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and not a recognized state, expression. I wouldn’t say I’m particularly good at cre- can still hit you like you wrote it yourself. the island does not have representation in Congress, and they are not entitled to electoral votes during the presidential election. This ating or understanding poetry, but I know it’s some- Poetry is what allows the human experience to go on means that schmoozing Puerto Ricans and keeping them safe and thing special. I still have a lot to learn about poetry if living even after our bodies have withered away. Po- happy has little to no gain for the president. Trump cares about I ever want to get better at either of these skills. Re- etry, in essence, is immortality. Like other works of art, one thing and one thing only — himself — and he wants to pre- gardless, I think we all have lessons to take away from a poem can survive centuries, resonating with readers serve his reign and gain more supporters in order to do so. poetry itself, and through this column, I’m going to try and audiences even as civilizations crumble and new Puerto Ricans can’t vote for him, so why would he care about to tease out some of the wisdom of this timeless art. societies take their places. Just look at Homer’s “Odys- them? While his efforts in Texas after Hurricane Harvey were not I want to begin with a short tweet from Lin-Manuel sey.” much more impressive than his efforts in Puerto Rico, he didn’t Miranda, the creator and star of the play “Hamilton.” Poetry reminds us that, yes, we are fickle creatures attack their leadership and people via Twitter. In the last week or so, Twitter began rolling out a new limited by the scope of our human bodies and brains, His social media displays and lack of committed action have feature among a select group of users: the 280-charac- but we are also beautiful with strange problems and made it clear he does not care about having a united America. He claims to want a better America, a “great” America. It seems ter tweet, up from it’s standard 140. One user lamented unbridled delights. Our art can remain on this world to us what he really wants is an America that worships him and the fact that Miranda was not part of the chosen group even after we’ve left it, and future humans can read him alone. and therefore couldn’t write more than 140 characters. about our trials and tribulations for years to come. He has relentlessly pitted liberals and conservatives against Miranda replied that he probably would’ve quit Twit- I’m certainly no poetry expert. I’ve still got a lot each other and done everything in his power to further divide our ter: “Ya don’t add syllables to the haiku, or limerick, or more poetry I need to read (see: Eve Ewing’s “Electric nation, paying attention only to those who are likely to re-elect sestina. The fun is what you can do within the form.” Arches” and Rumi’s “The Essential Rumi”). But that’s him. Trump, we beg of you, start doing your job, and please start And here we have our first lesson from poetry, the magic about one’s poetry education — it never has serving all of your people, not only those you see as potential straight from a lyrical genius himself. We can create to stop, and it’s always got at least one more thing to supporters. innovative works of art (and have fun doing it) even teach us. Let’s celebrate poetry every day. Katelyn Newberg Michael Smith Abigail Miller while working within a set of boundaries. In fact, part EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR of the beauty of poetry — and life itself — comes from Mia Gettenberg is a UF criminology and philosophy what we build with what we have. Poetry teaches us senior. Her column appears on Mondays. not to take anything for granted, even if it’s just one The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator.

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Simply being right does not make, like, no to feel a call toward a profes- You know what’s beyond mean that people with privilege money doing sion that will make you a six- uncomfortable? Not know- will listen. that, right?” fi gure salary, I am happy for ing whether the police are Yes, Americans do in many “Can you you. I really am. I think that Dthere to help or hurt you. ways have it better than other “even makeY a living with that is great, and I would never Earlier this week, Victoria Forti- parts of the world. But that doesn’t job?” insinuate that all careers that er wrote a column called, “It’s time Nicole Dan mean that we should settle. The “Why would you spend so Taylor are important and worth pur- to stop kneeling during the nation- [email protected] U.S. may be one nation in terms of much time in school and not Cavaliere suing are low-paying. Howev- al anthem,” which takes the stance how it appears on a map, but it is want to be rich?” [email protected] er, many of them are. Making that there are better ways to protest, such divided from within. Asking people to tone These are questions I have more money does not make as “turn the halftime show into an equality down their protests so we can pretend oth- been asked and have heard others be you a high achiever or mean you are speech seminar or sit literally at any other erwise betrays the supposed American ideals asked time and time again when reveal- contributing more to society. Making time.” of justice and equality. Or are the fl ag and ing their dream jobs. I have scrambled more money does not put you above Sitting at literally any other time or giv- the national anthem more important? Why is to defend myself, and I have watched those who make less. Making more ing a speech about equality at halftime are the need for American unity more important others scramble to defend themselves. money does not make you a better per- not nearly as impactful. Protests are effective than ensuring police don’t attack black and Some fend it off with an easy, “I plan son. Next time you ask a person what because of their ability to disrupt. Those who brown people? to marry rich.” Some say, “I don’t have they do or want to do for a living, don’t would not normally pay attention are forced At the end of the day, the fl ag is a piece expensive taste” or “I don’t really plan talk down to them when they respond to because the protest has become a part of of fabric and the national anthem is a song. to live somewhere with a high cost of with a career that doesn’t make a lot of their beloved game. They wouldn’t read an What are we doing to ensure America is living.” What they should say is, “I care money. article with a headline such as, “Kaepernick great for all Americans? No one died for a more about discovering who I am and Look, I’m a double major in journal- gives speech about police brutality during fl ag, they died for the ideas behind it. contributing to society than I do about ism and psychology. Do you think I’ve halftime.” Stop putting patriotism on this untouch- the number of zeroes on my paycheck.” never been told there’s no money in ei- While kneeling during the national an- able pedestal. Asking people to stand for the That’s probably one of the most col- ther of those? Do you think I sat down, them has turned into a free speech argument, national anthem while unjust killings by po- lege things I’ve ever written in my life. opened the course catalog and thought it originated with Colin Kaepernick kneeling lice are still happening is oppressing people However, it is true for me, and it is also to myself, “Hmm … I’m interested in to protest police brutality. Making this about and then giving them the additional burden true for a lot of people. The truth is, making a huge salary. Reporting it is!” the First Amendment distracts from the true of keeping the country together. If disrespect some of the most important and fulfi ll- No. That sequence of events did not purpose. is the only thing that affects change, then it’s ing careers out there just don’t pay well. occur. I thought about what I love do- Speeches, tweets and articles about equal- what has to be done. If simply asking and Let’s talk about teachers. If you are in ing and what I am interested in, and I ity are written on a daily basis. Black activ- educating was ever effective then we’d live college, there is a very high chance decided on those two. I have been told ists have spoken about police brutality and in a much more just society than we do now. some teacher somewhere along the way many times by many different people other issues for hundreds of years — it didn’t Standing for the national anthem won’t in your schooling had a positive impact that these fi elds are not where the mon- start with Black Lives Matter. But have you make America better. It will make it easier on you. They are ridiculously under- ey is. I know, and I don’t think I am a been listening? for those with privilege to ignore the prob- paid. Police offi cers and fi refi ghters pro- better person or more “woke” because I There hasn’t been a time in history when lems this country is facing. While they may tect our communities and save lives for have picked these. My passions and tal- an oppressed group asked for something and think they have problems as well, they do very little pay. Sadly, sometimes when ents led me to them, and a lot of others just got it. Those in power will always feel like not have to question the intent of the people choosing a career, you have to decide can say the same. equality takes away from them. They won’t who were sworn to protect them. The change whether you’d rather feel fulfi lled or So, to answer the questions posed at willingly tune into something that reminds I want to see is not more people standing make a lot of money. the beginning of this whole thing: Yes. them of their privilege — they’ll change the up for an anthem, and I wouldn’t care if my I recognize the practical purpose of Yes. And because I love what I want channel. Kaepernick’s protest is clever in children sat for the anthem. I would want having a job is money. I also recognize to do, and money isn’t everything. Pas- that it happens right under their noses during a more just society in which no one has to a great number of people in this world sion, love, dedication and determina- something they would be watching anyway. worry about being discriminated against. If probably would not have a job at all if tion are everything. And you just can’t The issue is not that Kaepernick’s mes- that means no one stands for the anthem, not for the motivating factor of money. put a number on those. sage is misinterpreted, it’s that people aren’t then so be it. That is absolutely reasonable and un- listening. People with privilege have no rea- derstandable. However, not everyone Taylor Cavaliere is a UF journalism son to listen unless there’s a disruption to Nicole Dan is a UF journalism and politi- feels this way and those who don’t and psychology junior. Her column ap- their life, whether it’s sitting at the front of cal science senior. Her column appears on should not be looked down upon or pears on Mondays. the bus or taking a knee during the national Mondays. chastised.

Letter to the Editor I am writing in response to Victoria For- stantiated claims “fake news?” It’s true. Fathers. NFL protesters like Colin Kaeper- ered where and when they protest. They tier’s column, verbosely titled, “It’s time to More than 30 million people tune in ev- nick are very aware of their rhetorical situ- have decided making you uncomfortable stop kneeling during the national anthem.” ery week to watch football games. It’s true ation. They understand their audience and for a few minutes at the beginning of a I’m a teaching assistant for ENC 1101 at that fans are now watching athletes kneel have a specific purpose. Protest is a very football game is worth your discomfort. UF, a class I really enjoy teaching. My stu- to protest the continued murder of black specific strategy for making an argument. The Huffington Post reports that more dents learn how to identify and write co- men, women and children. I disagree with It’s often a dangerous and unpopular strat- than 250 black people were killed in 2016. herent arguments. One of the first things I Fortier’s claim that freedom has nothing to egy in that it does not always care about These protesters want the murders to stop. teach them to do is to support claims with do with making a statement. I would back being polite. While black men and women If you were in my class and you turned “receipts,” commonly known as evidence. that claim up by providing my first receipt, continue to die at the hands of corrupt in a paper without receipts, you’d receive I’m calling Fortier out because, while I re- the Declaration of Independence. Maybe police officers, Kaepernick and his fellow an F. spect her use of pathos, one of three rhe- Fortier has not had the chance to take his- NFL players do not have time to be polite. torical appeals (she’s really trying to rile tory yet (however, I think it is a require- Your plea for protesters to consider where Jacob Guajardo is a UF student. people up), she hasn’t substantiated her ment), but this document is a literal state- and when they decide to make a statement claims with evidence. Dare I call unsub- ment of freedom written by our Founding isn’t needed. They have already consid- 8 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 UF student travels to Thailand to work with elephants SHE LEARNS ABOUT CIRCUS with the elephants, she said. As she pet and ANIMALS AND THEIR HARDSHIPS. tended to the elephants, McDowell said she felt as though the animals were comforted. By Gaby Eseverri All students on the trip were on the pre- Alligator Contributing Writer veterinary track and came from universities across the U.S. McDowell said the students, Each morning, Megan McDowell would veterinarians and Thai volunteers who par- wake up, uncover herself from her mos- ticipated all shared one goal — helping ani- quito net and find her friends for the day: mals. elephants. “It was great because all the people I McDowell, a UF animal sciences sopho- worked with were very passionate and more, traveled to Chiang Mai, Thailand, genuine for their love for elephants, which in July with Loop Abroad, a volunteer I could relate to,” she said. program, to gain experience working with Going on the trip opened her up to a animals. She said she cared for exotic and new, welcoming culture, McDowell said. domestic animals, including elephants and She said she gained a new perspective of dogs. the world that is more open — something McDowell, 19, worked in Elephant Na- she keeps in mind now. ture Park for a week to practice medicine Even though she wasn’t used to the un- on the elephants who have been poorly refined conditions she was staying in, Mc- treated in Thailand. She said elephants are Dowell said it taught her patience and how treasured and glamorized for circuses and to live without nonessential items. the tourism industry, which causes them “It was rustic just because I’m not used harm. to living in cabins and roughing it out with “I got to learn about each individual el- mosquito tents,” she said. ephant and its story,” she said. “The ele- Taylor Paddock, a UF management se- phants are made to look happy, but behind nior, said McDowell has been committed to the scenes they are being tortured.” helping animals since her freshman year. The group of 12 volunteers, includ- She said McDowell would wake up before ing McDowell, worked with five to 10 el- sunrise and drive 35 minutes away to an ephants each day. She and her peers would exotic animal refuge to volunteer there. clean their wounds, which are spread over “Megan has an incredible passion for their feet, ears and neck, and give them animals and for accomplishing her goals,” medication. the 20-year-old said. “She is driven and Courtesy to the Alligator The volunteers developed a relationship hard working, and excels past obstacles Megan McDowell, a 19-year-old UF animal sciences sophomore, bonds with an most college students get deterred by.” elephant she’s been treating in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival brings families together GAINESVILLE, UF CHINESE comparable to Thanksgiving. She Yucai Chinese School GROUPS CELEBRATED said it’s a time to bring everyone in THIS WEEKEND. your family together in unity and Yuquin Weng and her son, Yan- share a mooncake. jun, worked on a riddle together. By Heaven Taylor-Wynn “That’s like the traditional It didn’t matter to Yuquin Weng food,” she said. “Just like you eat and Julia Renner what the puzzle was about — she turkey for Thanksgiving.” was happy to spend time with her Alligator Contributing Writers During the show, students per- son. formed a ballet duet, hip-hop rou- The Mid-Autumn Festival, which “It is all about family being to- tines, live music on traditional Chi- is every Oct. 4, celebrates family, gether,” said Xiaoman Wang, an nese instruments and ballads sung community and giving thanks in event organizer. in Chinese. the Chinese culture. The holiday Weng was one of about 20 Liu, a UF mathematics senior, typically falls on a full moon and people who participated in Mid- said since many CSA students is commemorated with eating tra- Autumn Festival activities at Yucai aren’t from the U.S. and can’t cel- ditional Chinese pastries called Chinese School, located at 4426 ebrate with their family, they come mooncakes and solving riddles. SW 35th Terrace, on Sunday from to the festival to celebrate with 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Although the Chinese Student friends. holiday isn’t for another three Association “We feel very happy that we days, participants ate mooncakes can provide them a place to be to- and solved riddles that were writ- gether with their friends and their When she sat in the Reitz Union ten on the wall and on orange and classmates here to celebrate this for the Mid-Autumn Festival on pink lanterns. The lanterns were awesome festival.” Saturday night, Grace Li felt at donated from the CSA event, Wang Savannah Lai, the director of home. said. public relations for the association The student from China said Children who attend the Chinese and a UF biological engineering the Chinese Student Association’s school, like Yanjun, ran around the junior, said Mid-Autumn Festival annual festival was the only place common room and enthusiastical- is one of the biggest Chinese tra- she found that was celebrating the ly ate traditional Chinese candies ditional festivals. It’s an event the holiday. from a buffet table of treats. There CSA holds annually, but this year “Every year I come here,” said were about six varieties of candy. the organization reached out to Li, a 26-year-old UF electrical engi- On Oct. 4, Weng will be at her other communities. neering sophomore. parent’s house. Weng said she vis- “So we’re not only inviting a This year, Li brought a friend its her parent’s home every year lot of people from the Chinese she met through the International and shares a meal with them. community, we also invite a lot of Friendship organization to expe- “The most important (of the people who’s like outside of the Shelbie Eakins / Alligator Staff rience the festivities and share a holiday) is that the family will all Chinese community,” the 21-year- mooncake with her. stay to eat and drink together and The Chinese Student Association Dance Team presents a dance old said. “We’re trying to bring The CSA’s president, Yifei Liu, talk with each other,” she said. that portrays a legend involving a tragic love story and alludes to people in and share our culture to 22, said the Mid-Autumn Festival is the origin of the Mid-Autumn festival. them.” MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 ALLIGATOR 9 Eye contact experiment sees success among locals, pupils

periment that was held around the fi ve minutes of eye contact with her About 50 people attended the event world Sept. 23, according to the partner. website. In various cities, people The 21-year-old said after the By Jessica Giles and squirming and falling out of the eye-gazing is what prompted her shared one minute of eye contact initial awkwardness, you start to Alligator Staff Writer chair,” the 20-year-old said. to organize the fi rst World’s Big- with each other. The experiment feel deeply connected with your What started out as one of the gest Eye Contact Experiment in was created by The Liberators In- partner. The fi rst time Marcela Mulhol- most uncomfortable experiences of Gainesville on Saturday. ternational, an international social Taking the time to really ac- land gazed into someone’s eyes, her life turned into one of the most About 50 people gathered in movement that creates participa- knowledge people has become in- she laughed so hard she nearly fell powerful, she said. The UF political ponchos and rain coats on the stage tory public demonstrations that creasingly rare, Wallace said. It’s out of her chair. science and sustainability studies of Bo Diddley Community Plaza, encourage people to look past their events like these that remind people As a freshman at UF, she was junior found that eye-gazing — pro- located at 111 E. University Ave., differences. of each other’s humanity, she said. instructed to fi nd a partner in her longed eye contact with no commu- from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and sat Although Mulholland didn’t ex- “I think everyone else is look- class whom she didn’t know well. nication — is a meaningful way to across from one another to stare. pect everyone to have a life-chang- ing at everything else besides other After settling down across from foster human connection. Some made small chitchat, oth- ing experience, she at least wanted people,” she said. “I feel like this him and meditating briefl y with the “It made me feel like my core ers dove right in. Whatever the people to leave with a new friend. is the way people should meet new class, she opened her eyes to fi nd was the same as his, like we’re method, the goal was the same: ex- Raquelle Wallace got both. people.” him staring stoically back at her. more alike than we are different,” perience human connection. The UF theatre senior had never @jessica_giles_ Mulholland lost it. she said. The experiment is part of the participated in anything like this [email protected] “I was, like, so uncomfortable Mulholland’s experience with World’s Biggest Eye Contact Ex- before but felt rejuvenated after

Lawson Nuland / Alligator Staff Lawson Nuland / Alligator Staff Marcela Mulholland, a 20-year-old UF political science and sustainability studies junior, Julie Anspach, 61, makes eye contact with a stranger. Anspach, who is retired speaks to the crowd with a megaphone at the World’s Biggest Eye Contact Experiment 2017. military, said she had “done something like this before, and I just loved the The event was centered around making eye contact with strangers for a full minute or longer. connection.”

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A Gainesville woman was arrested early Sunday morn- Two Gainesville men were arrested Friday afternoon af- A University Athletic Association graduate assistant was ing after she cut the pants a man was wearing to steal his ter they beat a former co-worker and cut him with a ma- arrested Friday after he tried to choke a tow-truck driver wallet, Alachua County Sheriff’s Offi ce said. chete, Gainesville Police said. who was trying to tow his car, Gainesville Police said. Paige Maxine Dreyfuss, 23, went to Max Phenky Francois, 23, and Enodi- Marc Daniel St. Felix, 29, ran out of the man’s house at about midnight Sun- ral Andre, 22, confronted the man about Taylor Square Apartments, located at day intending to settle a debt she had an argument the three got into several 621 SW 10th St., wearing only shorts and with the man by prostituting herself to months ago at about 6:16 p.m. Thursday began arguing with the driver, who was him, according to an arrest report. near The Pavillion on 62nd apartments, trying to tow his car, according to an ar- The man said he welcomed Dreyfuss located at 1000 SW 62nd Blvd., according rest report. into his home and offered her something to an arrest report. The driver refused to release St. Fe- to eat, according to the report. The man told police Andre slapped his lix’s car, which didn’t have a parking de- cal. St. Felix reached into the tow truck He told police when he wasn’t look- Francois iPhone out of his hand and swung a black St. Felix Dreyfuss ing, Dreyfuss pushed him to the fl oor, machete at him, according to the report. through the window and grabbed the took a knife out and cut into his back pants pocket. She The victim sustained multiple cuts on his left arm, and po- driver by his arms to pull him out of his truck, according grabbed his wallet and then fl ed the scene, according to lice said Francois took the man’s phone. to the arrest report. the report. Before Andre and Francois left, Andre accidentally The driver attempted to roll up his window but failed. A deputy could see a rip in the man’s pants pocket, ac- dropped his phone, and the victim took it, according to the St. Felix tried to choke the driver, according to the report. cording to the report. The man positively identifi ed Drey- report. St. Felix began chasing the driver, who was on the fuss, according to the report. Andre approached the victim minutes later and demand- phone with police. St. Felix called police to tell them the Dreyfuss fi rst told police she was never at his house but ed he give him the phone back. He bit him on his right wrist driver should not tow his car, according to the report. later said the man had attempted to give her money in ex- when the victim refused, according to the report. The driver wasn’t visibly injured, according to the re- change for sex. She said she refused and left the residence, Six witnesses told police they saw Andre and Francois port. St. Felix was arrested on a charge of battery. He was according to the report. beat the man. Francois told detectives he had tried to break taken to the Alachua County Jail, where he was released Dreyfuss told police when she denied to have sex with up a fi ght between Andre and the victim and denied a ma- on his own recognizance Saturday afternoon. the victim, he threw a “tantrum” and threw something at chete was used, according to the report. The driver was the owner of Ultimate Towing, accord- the wall, according to the report. Police located a black machete in Andre’s wife’s car. The ing to Alligator archives. Dreyfuss was arrested on a charge of robbery with two were arrested on charges of robbery and aggravated St. Felix works for the UAA as a graduate assistant, ac- weapon and was taken to the Alachua County Jail, where battery. They were taken to the Alachua County Jail, where cording to their staff directory. she remains as of press time in lieu of a $5,000 bond. they remain, as of press time. St. Felix could not be reached for a comment. Francois is being held in lieu of a $100,000 bond. An- dre’s is $160,000. - Catie Wegman - Catie Wegman - Catie Wegman @catie_wegman @catie_wegman @catie_wegman [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BUY IT. SELL IT. FIND IT. 373-FIND

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1. Who had more career victories as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers: Jack Morris or Justin Verlander? 2. Between 1972-79, an Angels pitchers led the A.L in strikeouts each season. Nolan Ryan did it seven of the eight seasons. Who did it the other one? 3. Who was the youngest coach to lead a football team to the college Division I national championship? 4. Name the first European-born player to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. 5. When was the last time the Wash- ington Capitals reached the NHL’s Eastern Conference finals? 6. Who holds the record for the fast- est qualifying lap at the Indianapolis 500? 7. Earlier in 2017, in three different events, Rafael Nadal won a tennis tournament for the 10th time. One was the French Open. Name either of the other two. Answers 1. Morris had 198 victories in 14 seasons; Verlander had 183 in 13 sea- sons. 2. Frank Tanana had 269 strikeouts in 1975. 3. Danny Ford was 33 when he led Clemson to the 1981 season title. 4. Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki, in the 2006-07 season. 5. It was the 1997-98 season. 6. Arie Luyendyk ran a lap of 237.498 mph in 1996. 7. The Monte Carlo Masters and the Barcelona Open. © 2017 King Features Synd., Inc. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 www.alligator.org/sports

VOLLEYBALL No. 1 Gators stay undefeated with three-set win over LSU By Andrew Huang paced the Gators, followed by nine from Sports Writer freshman Paige Hammons and eight more from Alhassan. It took Rhamat Alhassan three tries The numbers were part of an offen- before she made the fi nal point count. sive effort by UF that had just nine at- With Florida up 24-19 in the deciding tack errors, the lowest of any match this set, the senior drilled the match-winning season. kill, putting away a pesky LSU team — Redshirt junior Allie Monserez (19 as- until the point was waved off because of sists) and sophomore Cheyenne Huskey a net violation. (13 assists) helped move the ball in one The next play, up 24-20, she found of the Gators’ best hitting performances herself in position to win it once again. of the season. But just like the previous play, the kill Senior libero Caroline Knop had 11 was waived because of another net vio- digs, including several that kept a num- lation. ber of rallies alive for the Gators in a tight Finally, after the Tigers clawed back to second set. within one, Alhassan got the kill. As a team, Florida more than doubled The top-ranked Gators (11-0, 3-0 SEC) LSU’s block total and hit an effi cient .353 managed to complete a sweep of the vis- while holding the Tigers to just .182. iting Tigers (11-4, 2-2 SEC), although the Both teams were sloppy at times. The match could have easily gone to fi ve sets. Gators had a season-worst 11 service er- LSU kept it interesting, but ultimately rors, and LSU botched seven of their own the Gators pulled away (25-17, 26-24, 25- serves. 23) on Sunday. “We had a lot of service errors to- The Tigers kept pace with Florida ear- day,” Alhassan said. “That’s something ly in the fi rst set and pushed them past that we’re going to go back into the gym 25 points for the fi rst time this season in and focus on — being confi dent with the second. our serve, placing the ball, speed, loca- In the third, they nearly erased a 24- tion, that kind of thing. We’re going to be 18 Gators lead before Alhassan ended the working on our offense.” match. Florida now has seven sweeps in 11 “LSU pushed back,” Alhassan said. games this season, and improved to 29-2 “They did some really good things. We’d all time when ranked No. 1. much rather have that challenge of a The Gators return to the O’Connell team pushing us back. We don’t want to Center on Wednesday to face Texas A&M roll over teams. That doesn’t make any- (4-6, 1-2 SEC). Alan Alvarez / Alligator Staff one better.” Gators senior middle blocker Rhamat Alhassan had eight kills in Florida’s three-set win vs. LSU. @AndrewJHuang Carli Snyder’s game-high 16 kills [email protected]

SOCCER: UF 3, UGA 0 You’re Dylan Me Smalls / Opinion Gators snag critical SEC road UF football team has proven win over Georgia Bulldogs nothing so far this season Kylan Johnson couldn’t I’m sure it is, Kylan. I’m By Mark Stine SEC) by a fi nal score of 3-0. ister a corner kick in the fi rst help but fl ash a smile from sure it is. Sports Writer The win was the program’s half, as they were unable to ear to ear Saturday after- I’m sure it feels great 11th straight over the Bull- keep the ball in the Georgia noon as he sat down to to be one of the few teams Shouts of frustration and dogs and proves critical with half for extended periods of speak with reporters. left in the SEC with a big, disbelief rang throughout conference foes Missouri and time. Florida had just defeated whopping zero in the loss the Turner Soccer Complex. Vanderbilt due up next on They were also outshot Vanderbilt 38-24 at home, column of the league stand- Moments earlier, during the the schedule. 5-4 by the Bulldogs, who de- improving its record to 3-0 Dylan Dixon ings. Congratulations. An offensive surge in the veloped the only dangerous Twitter: @dylanrdixon 54th minute, Florida junior in SEC play. But, unfortunately for midfi elder Briana Solis saw second half led UF to victory, opportunities of the half. Johnson, a redshirt you and the rest of your her free kick defl ected into but it appeared the team’s However, in the second sophomore linebacker, teammates, coaches and all the net by a Georgia defend- road struggles were haunting half Florida began to heavily beamed even more as he began to an- of Gator Nation, I’m going to have to er, breaking the scoreless it in the fi rst half. press the Georgia attack, cre- swer questions, his excitement clearly rain on your parade for the next couple deadlock and giving Florida Florida failed to create ating turnovers on defense plastered across his face while discuss- of minutes. the lead. anything early against the that led to an infl ux of scor- ing UF’s strong start to the conference Florida has proven absolutely noth- No. 10 Florida (9-2, 3-1 physically imposing Georgia ing chances. SEC) moved into a tie for side, which collected a total “We just did a better job season. ing through the fi rst fi ve weeks of the third in the SEC standings of 12 fouls on the night. of offering offensively for “It’s a great feeling,” he said. “It’s college football season. Absolutely after going to Athens and For the third straight an amazing feeling compared to the nothing. teams that have lost.” defeating Georgia (4-7-1, 0-4 match the Gators didn’t reg- SEE SOCCER, PAGE 16 SEE COLUMN, PAGE 16 Coach J.C. Deacon and the UF men’s golf team are in a tie for Follow us for updates For updates on UF athletics, fi fth place after the opening Gators are nation’s only unbeaten volleyball team follow us on Twitter at round of the Nike Colleigate No. 1 Florida is the only team in the country to start 11-0 after a win against LSU on Sunday afternoon. @alligatorSports or online at Invitational. Read the story, pg. www.alligator.org/sports 15. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 ALLIGATOR 15 MEN’S GOLF UF tied for fifth after Day 1 of Nike Collegiate Invitational By Tyler Nettuno John Axelsen, who Deacon said Sports Writer has struggled since the season’s first tournament. After coach J.C. Deacon didn’t Alejandro Tosti, whom Dea- get what he expected out of his con has referred to as the “on- starting lineup, he once again de- course leader,” had the Gators’ cided to make a change. worst score. He was 2 over for Deacon put freshman Won the day and is currently tied for Jun Lee, from Seoul, South Ko- 46th. rea, into the men’s golf team’s Unfortunately for Florida, starting lineup at the Nike Colle- when Tosti underperforms, the giate Invitational in North Plains, rest of the team has to pick up Oregon, on Sunday. the slack in order to succeed, and After Day 1, the switch has left the golfer who did that last week, the Gators tied for fifth place, not Gordon Neale, had a mediocre the performance No. 5 Florida even par round on Sunday. was looking for after securing its Neale currently sits in a tie for first win of fall on Tuesday. 28th, and Florida will need both Bright spots for the Gators him and Tosti, the only upper- were freshman Chris Nido and classmen in the Gators’ lineup, sophomore Andy Zhang, who to improve if it has any hope of were 4 under and 3 under, re- stringing together two-straight spectively. Nido is tied for sev- tournament victories. enth and Zhang is tied for 13th. With two rounds left in Or- Deacon remains optimistic egon, Deacon still believes his about UF’s chances despite the team can improve throughout fact that his team is sitting six the remainder of the tournament. strokes behind first-place Okla- “We are building this year homa. around being patient, disci- “Good, solid start for the plined, and emotionally in con- Gators,” Deacon said in a re- trol,” Deacon said. lease. “Andy Zhang continued Florida will look to implement his fine play and freshman Chris that discipline Monday in Round Nido came up huge with a 67. 2. Tomorrow is going to be a re- “It’s so much fun watching ally good test for us as we need a our guys improve on these skills great round to get in contention every day,” Deacon said. “An- before the final round on Tues- other great chance to grow to- day.” morrow.” The addition of Lee (1 over) into the starting lineup came af- @TylerNettuno Alligator File Photo [email protected] Sophomore Andy Zhang shot a 3-under 68 in UF’s first round at the Nike Collegiate Invitational in Oregon. ter back-to-back below average performances from freshman

WOMEN’S GOLF MEN’S TENNIS Gators begin play today at Florida having mixed results Windy City Classic in Illinois in Tulsa tennis tournament By Tyler Nettuno potential this season, Tomlinson will need By Mari Faiello In his match against Diego Giraldo Re- Sports Writer improved performances moving forward Sports Writer strepo of the University of Missouri-Kansas rather than being outshined by freshmen City, Madonia won in another two short In last week’s Schooner Fall Classic, Addie Baggarly and Elin Esborn. The first couple days of tournament play sets, 6-1, 6-4. Florida found a star in Marta Perez. The Both Baggarly and Esborn have im- at the ITA All-American Championships in Madonia’s next opponent was Alvaro sophomore scored a career-low 5 under pressed Florida’s coaches during the first Tulsa, Oklahoma, brought a series of ups Verdu of Marquette, whom he played in in the final round on her way to a tie for two tournaments of this fall. Esborn, in and downs for the Florida men’s tennis the third round of the pre-qualifying draw ninth place. particular, possesses one of UF’s two in- team. on Sunday. Madonia lost the match by a As a result, Perez will play in the top dividual top-10 finishes, coming in fifth The only Gators who played in the pre- score of 7-5, 7-6. spot of Florida’s starting five when the at the Ocean Course Invitational at the qualifying rounds on Saturday and Sunday Qualifying doubles competition will women’s golf team begins its third tour- beginning of September. However, she were freshman Andy Andrade and sopho- pick up on Monday with two Gators pairs. nament of the year Monday at the Windy posted the worst total score for the Gators more Stephen Madonia. Freshmen Duarte Vale and Oliver Craw- City Classic in Highland Park, Illinois, at in the tournament, so she will look to get On Saturday, Andrade played his first ford will play together while senior Chase Northmoor Country Club (par 71). back on track this week. singles match of the tournament against Perez-Blanco will pair up with Andrade. The Gators finished third at the Schoo- Florida’s lineup is rounded out by soph- Mathieu Scaglia of Oklahoma State. Qualifying singles play will also begin ner Classic in Oklahoma, and they will omore Carlotta Ricolfi, one of four Gator Andrade dropped the match in three on Monday with Perez-Blanco, junior Mc- look to improve upon that result this golfers who finished below par in the final sets (2-6, 6-3, 6-0), moving him into the Clain Kessler, sophomore Johannes Ingild- week. round in Oklahoma, which was her lowest consolation bracket for Sunday. sen, Vale and Crawford. For that to happen, they’ll need more single-round score of the season. In his pre-qualifying consolation match This will be Crawford’s first appearance consistency from their lone senior, Taylor Rounds 1 and 2 from the Chicago area on Sunday, Andrade lost to Matthew Gam- on the court as a Gator. Tomlinson. will take place on Monday, beginning at ble of Notre Dame by a score of 6-4, 1-6, Tomlinson was 3 under in the first 8:30, followed by the final round on Tues- 6-4. round of the last tournament, but back- day. Madonia won his first match on Satur- @faiello_mari to-back 2 over rounds foiled her chance @TylerNettuno day against Rok Krizaj of Nebraska in two [email protected] at a top-10 finish. For Florida to reach its [email protected] swift sets, 6-0, 6-0. 16 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 Del Rio out for season; Franks becomes Gators starting QB

FOOTBALL, from pg 1 the win, they won’t have much time to rest before a Homecoming matchup with LSU on Saturday. The Gators had their closest game of 2016 against the Tigers, winning thanks to a last-minute goal-line stand. To add to the storylines, Franks was once com- mitted to play for LSU before decommitting and an- nouncing his switch to the Gators. But he insists he won’t be thinking about that next weekend. “I don’t get any special feelings,” Franks said. “You just wanna go out there and get the W.” And while Franks has the starting job to himself now, it doesn’t mean McElwain won’t criticize his performance. In the past, Florida’s third-year coach has said the offense isn’t as organized under Franks as it is under a veteran like Del Rio. McElwain saw more of the same on Saturday. “The substitutions, the personnel, the flow … I didn’t think were great,” McElwain said. But on a positive note, McElwain had praise for Franks’ composure and ability to step in and lead Florida into field goal range in his first series. “He’s very steady in everything he does, and I think it really showed up on that drive,” McElwain said. Overall, Franks completed 10 of 14 passes for 185 yards. He didn’t throw any touchdowns, but he didn’t need to as the Gators relied heavily on their running backs group. Florida ran the ball a season- high 51 times for 218 yards and five touchdowns, its best game on the ground in 2017. Freshman Malik Davis shined, capping a two-touchdown day with a 39-yard dash to the end zone that ended any chance of a comeback by Vanderbilt (3-2, 0-2 SEC). Sopho- more Lamical Perine found the end zone three times as well. “Opening up the run game is going to open up the pass game as well,” Perine said. “We’re going to be real dominant when we start doing that.” The Gators will have a chance to prove that they’re already dominant in The Swamp on Saturday with a win against an LSU team (3-2, 0-1 SEC) that has a lot to prove after losing to Troy at home. “I’m sure that the people next week are gonna be licking their chops,” McElwain said. Grace King / Alligator Staff @MattB_727 Redshirt junior quarterback Luke Del Rio left the game in the second quarter Saturday after breaking his collarbone. [email protected] Gators improve to 9-2 Gators haven’t proven anything yet

rassing 41-0 loss. beating by one possession are from pg 14 after win at Georgia COLUMN, When UF faced them on Sept. the same opponents the Bulldogs It hasn’t proven it can le- 16, the Gators needed a last-sec- and Crimson Tide are annihilat- exander also scored her first goal from pg 14 gitimately compete for the SEC ond prayer from Feleipe Franks ing into oblivion, what does that SOCCER, as a Gator, which came in the 87th East. It hasn’t proven it can win to Tyrie Cleveland just to keep say about UF? one another,” UF coach Becky minute. Alexander nicked the ball the game from going to over- A lot, and the things it’s say- away from the Bulldog defense an SEC Championship. It hasn’t Burleigh said in a release. “Once proven it’s even worth consid- time. ing aren’t very positive. we did that, combined with I on a weakly played back pass to Geez. The Gators have a long way Hogrell, sending the ball into an eration for a spot in the College think tiring them out in the first Similar issues exist with the to go if they want to reach the empty net to seal the match. Football Playoff. half, that was a lot for Georgia to Wildcats and Commodores. Nei- same level of success they did “All week, we’ve been work- Yes, wins are impressive, but handle. That’s when we got our ther team puts up eye-popping in 2015 and 2016. But with how ing on pressing so it is nice for it they can also be very, very de- breakthrough.” ceiving if you don’t take the time numbers, averaging 322.2 and they’ve performed so far against The first came on set pieces by to pay off,” Alexander said. “So to analyze who you beat. 285.2 yards per game, respec- the bottom feeders of the SEC, Solis, who opened the scoring in exciting to get my first goal.” This is one of those instances. tively, good for the two lowest it’s hard to picture much more the 54th minute and assisted via Burleigh was happy to have Florida’s three victories in marks in the conference. than mediocre results at the sea- a corner for UF’s second goal in three players earn their first goals. 2017 have come against the And yet, the Gators barely son’s end. the 61st minute. UGA goalkeeper “It was really exciting to see three worst offenses in the squeaked by UK with a one-point Louise Hogrell poorly dealt with three different people score who SEC: Tennessee, Kentucky and victory and needed a breakaway Dylan Dixon is the assistant Solis’ corner kick, redirecting it haven’t scored before (this sea- Vanderbilt. touchdown from Malik Davis in sports editor. Contact him at in front of the goal for senior de- son),” Burleigh said. “That was really cool.” For the Volunteers, they are the final minutes of this week- [email protected] and follow fender Cassie Owens to pounce end’s contest to get past Vandy, him on Twitter @dylanrdixon. on. Owens doubled the Florida as putrid as they’ve ever looked a team that only one week prior lead, scoring her first collegiate @mstinejr under disgraced coach Butch [email protected] lost to Alabama 59-0. goal. Jones, falling to the Georgia If the opponents Florida is Freshman forward Madison Al- Bulldogs this week in an embar-