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VOLUME 113 ISSUE 60 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019 Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida

STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS VOTING GUIDE

Election Dates 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday Here are the candidates running for SG’s executive branch: Student Body President Michael Murphy, Impact Party Zachariah Chou, Inspire Party

Student Body Vice President Sarah Abraham, Impact Party Gouthami Gadamsetty, Inspire Party

Student Body Treasurer Mackintosh Joachim, Inspire Party Santiago Gutierrez, Impact Party

See pages 8 and 9 for our candidate profiles. Senate: Students will vote for 41 contested Senate seats determined by either college or year. These seats include the Agriculture and Life Sciences, Architecture, Busi- ness, Dentistry, Engineering, Fine Arts, Graduate, Health and Human Per- formance, Public Health and Health Professions, Journalism and Commu- nications, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Sophomore. Students need a UFID in order to vote. Here’s where you can cast a ballot: Beaty Commons TV-Recreation Room Broward Hall, Recreation Room Health Science Center, Biomedical Information Teaching Space C1-121 Heavener Hall, Room 202 Levin College of Law, Bruton-Geer Hall Student Commons Marston Computer Lab, Second Floor Samuel Thomas / Alligator Staff Murphree Hall, Conference Room Norman Hall, Education Library Steamy Deliciousness Reitz Union, Lower Level, SG Print Lab Sakshi Gopal Das, a 42-year-old Hare Krishna, prepares masala dosa, an Indian dish served with chutney, Southwest Recreation Center, Social Lounge Saturday during the Gainesville VegFest at Depot Park. Das works at the Alachua chapter of the Springs Area Office, Room C202 International Society for Krishna Consciousness. VegFest had over 100 tents and tables set up around the park, and the majority of the food vendors offered vegan and vegetarian dishes to customers. Students and organizations react to candidates’ controversial posts you ;D,” in 2011. One of the candidates will meet with the Pride Student Union president Also in 2011, Murphy made a post reading, “Repost this if you Impact Party’s UF Student Body brushed over and they’re not As a Hispanic student on cam- By Kelly Hayes are a beautiful strong black wom- executive candidates had racially addressed in the moment,” the pus, Richard Muphy said he felt Alligator Staff Writer an who don’t need no man.” insensitive and homophobic posts, 21-year-old UF entomology and disappointed by reading the posts In 2016, while Murphy was at received more than 350 likes. nematology senior said. “It’s re- from the candidates. Richard Murphy wanted to UF, a picture was shared by an- Mostsof the posts that were found ally time that we look at what’s “It makes you question wheth- make students aware of the Im- other person on his timeline of a were on Student Body Presidential going on.” er or not you know the party has pact Party executive candidates’ black individual wearing a bikini Candidate Michael Murphy’s Face- Richard Murphy said if the can- good morals or what’s going on controversial Facebook posts. with the caption “happy birfday I book account. didate claims UF should look at because they’re the ones who put So he made a meme. got you a stripper,” which Murphy The meme read “Wants us to what he’s done in college rather these candidates up.” The meme, posted on the liked. ignore homophobic posts and than in middle school, than it’s im- One of the racially insensitive Swampy UF memes for top ten The Alligator contacted Student focus on what he did in college. portant to discuss his 2016 posts. posts was written by another per- public teens Facebook group, is a Body President Ian Green, who Allowed and liked the blatantly He said the posts raise the son on his timeline and Michael picture of Kermit the Frog wearing has identified as black. He de- racist post on profile from 2016 question as to why parties do not Murphy liked it. It read: “Truth a UF hat while sipping tea. clined to comment. during his time in college.” vet their candidates before select- is… I don’t really know you but The meme, which was created Multiple organizations and after an Alligator story revealed “A lot of times things are ing them. you are white so i know i can trust SEE REACTIONS, PAGE 4 2 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019

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She told police the incident lasted about six A former Alachua County Sheriff’s Office hours, the report said. deputy was accused of kidnapping and chok- He let her leave when she gave him her ing a woman early Friday morning. mother’s address and phone number, the re- After an evening out on port said. He told her he would give her moth- Valentine’s Day at White Buf- er’s contact information to people who would falo, at 111 S. Main St., Jo- kill her and her family if she told police. seph Clayton Sperring, 29, of The woman had bloody scratches inside her Gainesville, and the woman- mouth on her upper lip, a bruise on her left returned to his apartment at hand, scratches on her left wrist and abrasions about 2 a.m., according to a on her elbows, knees and right inner bicep, the Gainesville Police sworn com- report said. Sperring plaint affidavit. Police arrested Sperring on a warrant Satur- Sperring accused her of cheating on him. day, according to court records. He forced her outside the apartment while she He resigned from the Alachua County Sher- tried getting dressed, the report said. She be- iff’s Office in 2017 before he could be fired af- gan walking away when Sperring chased after ter he was accused of aggravated assault earlier her and said, “You’re not f------leaving.” He that year, said ACSO spokesperson Brett Rho- then carried her back inside. denizer. He was hired in 2014. Sperring pushed her against a wall and Sperring was charged with domestic battery choked her, the report said. He took her phone by strangulation, simple battery, false impris- and car keys and told her she couldn’t leave. onment and delaying communication to law He forced her to lie in bed with him and enforcement, according to the report. when she tried to leave he blocked the door, Sperring could not be reached for comment. threw her onto the bed and choked her, police He bonded out of the Alachua County Jail said. on a $155,000 bail Saturday. He also asked her to have sex with him and when she said no he said he would rape her, @katwf98 the report said. He unzipped her jeans but [email protected]

Courtesy to The Alligator Two students signing the beam at the topping out ceremony on Friday.

TOPPING OUT CEREMONY a cabinet member of the Hispanic WAS HELD FRIDAY Student Association. The construc- tion company, Foresight Construc- By Mikayla Carroll tion Group, was also present for the Alligator Staff Writer ceremony. The 7-foot-long steel beams were Valerie Castaneda carefully wrote painted in the respective colors of her signature in Sharpie on the final both institutions, said Lauren Arm- beam of the La Casita structure. strong, digital communications man- The Multicultural and Diversity ager of Foresight Construction Group. Affairs department hosted a topping For the Institute of Black Culture, out ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday in one beam was painted black, red and honor of the final beam structure green. For La Casita, the beam was being finished at the Institute of painted teal, red and white. Hispanic-Latino Cultures, known as “We understand the importance of La Casita, and the Institute of Black these facilities to the students and we Culture. really wanted to have their involve- Students could come and go ment and input,” Armstrong said. as they pleased to sign the beams Construction for the houses began throughout the day on Thursday and last Fall and is due to be completed Friday, either with their names, class in August, Abrego said. She is look- years or the date, Castaneda said. ing forward to having a place to come Students were able to watch as the together with members of the His- last beams of the structures were panic Student Association. placed on each of the institutes. “We can get away from everything “In the future, I could bring my and be with people from our commu- children here and show them my col- nity who understand us and know lege experience,” the 20-year-old UF what we’ve been going through communication sciences and disor- here,” the 19-year-old UF biology ders sophomore said. “I’ll be able to sophomore said. “This is our way find that beam up there that I signed of having our own space within the Caroline Keefe / Alligator Staff when it was first built.” campus.” Repurposing in Style More than 50 members of the UF Sean McGee, owner of IrishGlass, wraps up a repurposed bottle for a customer Sunday Latinx community and black com- Alligator contributor Edysmar Diaz- munity were in attendance for the Cruz contributed to this report. afternoon at the Gainesville Flea Market. The event took place at the Palomino Pool ceremony, along with staff from the Hall in downtown Gainesville. When asked why community markets meant so much to Multicultural and Diversity Affairs @mikaylacarro11 vendors, Laura Martin, the owner of the vintage boutique Everyday in Retrograde said, department, said Angelica Abrego, [email protected] “It’s about connecting people. It’s about creating a community.” 4 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019 Santa Fe College to reassess Meet Santa Fe College’s Fulbright scholar its campus diversity THERE ARE MORE THAN 1,100 OF the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs THESE INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S. through an annual appropriation given by U.S. Congress. The survey is anonymous and By Lina Ruiz One of Sasser’s first initiatives as president Alligator contributing writer was to internationalize the college when he ar- will close March 19 rived at Santa Fe 17 years ago. He said it is the By Nicole Petersen The survey opened for students on Santa Fe College made a best international program for colleges to uti- Alligator Contributing Writer Feb. 5 and will close on March 19, said national achievement at a lo- lize because it provides funds while connecting Santa Fe College Student Body President cal level. cultures and informing participants of different Santa Fe College is approaching racial Alejandro Puga. The results of the sur- On Friday, the college an- religions, geographies and ways of living. vey will be available in Fall 2019 . equity by asking its students about it. nounced it is one of 26 associ- “We’d like to share what we know and The college will be participating in The National Assessment of Colle- ate/baccalaureate U.S. institu- love,” Sasser said.“There’s so much more to be the newly developed National Assess- giate Campus Climate Survey is anony- ment of Collegiate Campus Climate Sur- mous and takes students about 15 min- tions to produce a 2018-2019 done, but at least we’ve made the progress that vey, which was created in Fall 2018 to utes to complete, Calhoun said. The Fulbright Scholar, a college or we have.” assess diversity issues on varying cam- questions fall into six content areas: ap- Rodkin university representative that Rodkin received word about a year ago that puses, said Cheryl Calhoun, Santa Fe praisals of institutional commitment, im- is awarded a grant to conduct he was chosen as a Fulbright Scholar. College Dean of Access and Inclusion. pact of external environments, mattering research and or teach overseas, Dan Rodkin, Last April, he attended the Community Col- Santa Fe College is one of the first and affirmation, racial learning and lit- the associate vice president of Santa Fe Col- lege Administrators Seminar in Russia for two few higher education institutions to par- eracy, encounters with racial stress and lege, said Santa Fe College President Jackson weeks through the program. He visited about a ticipate in the survey nationwide in or- cross-racial engagement. Sasser. dozen different colleges in three Russian cities. Students are happy that the survey der to figure out what equity gaps exist There are more than 1,100 of these institu- “Having the Fulbright experience gave us on campus, Calhoun said. gives them a chance to anonymously tions in the U.S., including UF, Sasser said. one more way to add value to our students’ “No matter the result, this gives us give feedback to administrators, Puga some tools to work with as we think said. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is an lives and to better provide an international ex- about how we can do better in closing “We’re obviously not perfect,” Puga international, educational exchange program perience in the classroom,” Rodkin said. the equity gaps that might exist,” Cal- said. “We’re always looking for new op- active in over 125 countries throughout the houn said. portunities to serve more students.” world, Sasser said. The program is funded by ‘To bee or not to bee’: Specialty License Plate Proposed THE NEW PLATES WILL FUND BEE volved so that people know who we are and limited. building of a new facility, the Honey Bee Re- HEALTH RESEARCH AT UF what we’re doing.” With over 5,000 registered beekeepers in search and Extension Lab, at 1881 Natural The license plate, which has been in the the state, research will help a large part of Area Drive. works for three years, is being proposed as a state agriculture and potentially expand to aid The lab was built in August 2018, cost $2 By Danielle Ivanov bill during the state’s next legislative session beekeepers across the nation, she said. million of state funding, $1 million of univer- Alligator Contributing Writer March 5 and 6, Holmes said. “We want honey bees to be okay,” Holmes sity funding and $1.5 million of funding from If it passes, she said, it will go to the Flor- said. “That’s the main goal.” state beekeepers themselves, she said. Traditional license plates may see a sweet ida Department of Transportation for approv- Beekeepers in the U.S. lose about 30 to 40 Because of this effort, UF is able to run change in the near future. al. Then consumers will be able to pre-order percent of their colonies every year, said Mary three main honey bee programs: teaching, A new “Save the Bees” specialty plate is plates for their vehicles. Bammer, the extension coordinator for the UF extension and research, she said. Teaching being proposed by the Florida State Beekeep- The specialty plate will cost $25 annually Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab. allows students to take beekeeping classes ers Association, a non-profit organization that as part of the normal tag fee vehicle owners The only way beekeepers make up for this while extension and research help local bee- advocates and raises funds for state beekeep- pay every year, she said. The exact figures of loss is by splitting their colonies in half. She keepers learn to better care for and under- ers and researchers like UF’s Honey Bee & Re- cost and distribution are yet to be determined. said the process of splitting, which requires stand bees. search Extension Lab scientists. The money raised from the plates will extra food, labor and equipment, is only feasi- The license plate funds will help further “Beekeeping is still fairly unknown,” said go toward bee health research in the state, ble because of the current high price of honey. develop these programs, she said. Jennifer Holmes, the association president. Holmes said. Bees are most threatened by Bammer said the biggest project the two “This is a big issue for beekeepers,” Bam- “We’re working really hard to be more in- pests and disease, but funding for studies is groups recently worked together on was the mer said. UF student experiences the ‘suite’ life PSU released a statement Greenspan said. “It is undeniable that white stu- HE’LL TRAVEL TO 11 COUNTRIES IN dents of economically privileged THREE AND A HALF MONTHS When the ship docks, students have anywhere REACTIONS, from pg. 1 from four to six days in each country, he said. backgrounds are ushered into power They can explore on their own or go on pre-ar- individuals have commented on the through means of Greek life and other By Karina Elwood ranged field program with Semester at Sea. insensitive social media posts by the elite campus organizations,” the post Alligator Staff Writer Greenspan said he’s going to do both options. Impact Party executive ticket. The can- read. In India, the country he’s looking forward to didates acknowledged the posts and The organization could not be Wifi is limited. Phone service is rare. Dining the most, he will be going on a three-night field apologized. reached for comment rooms are turned to classrooms, and students program that will go to Varanasi and the Taj Ma- The Pride Student Union released a In the statement, the group was sometimes have to be excused for seasickness. hal, but he’ll also have two nights free to explore. statement addressed to the LGBTQ+ critical of “forgiveness of past tran- Joshua Greenspan, a 22-year-old UF business Greenspan decided to study abroad with Se- community at UF about the posts, stat- gressions against marginalized com- administration senior, is spending three and a half mester at Sea is because his older sister did the ing that it condemns hate speech di- munities.” months on a ship studying around the world. program when she was a student at UF. rected at any marginalized community. Austin Buholtz, a 19-year-old UF bi- Greenspan is the only UF student out of 590 Shelley Greenspan, 28 lives in Washington DC, “While one’s beliefs may change ology sophomore, found out about the who boarded the M.S. World Odyssey on Jan. 5 spent Spring of 2012 traveling around the world on with time, it is important that those posts through friends and the Swampy to complete their program with Semester at Sea. a ship just like her brother. who have expressed offensive beliefs UF memes for top ten public teens “To have these experiences and to see other “I really wanted it to be his own experience,” must always be held accountable,” the Facebook group. He said while oppos- cultures and seeing the problems that the world is Shelley Greenspan said. “I really do believe the release read ing candidates are obviously trying to facing today, it just makes you think about life and world is your classroom. The fact that he’ll get to Santiago Gutierrez, Impact’s Stu- find dirt on each other, if it’s on social just your new perspective,” Greenspan said. explore it means so much to me.” dent Body treasurer candidate, will media, it’s fair game. In the month since Greenspan said he left UF, Shelley and her younger sister, who also gradu- meet with PSU President Nathan Quinn In the end, he believes this won’t he’s been to Hawaii, Japan, China and Vietnam. ated from UF in 2015, will fly to Morocco in April at about noon today. have an effect on voters, and Impact His next stop is Myanmar. From there he will sail to visit Joshua at his final destination of the trip. The QTPOC Collective, a UF group will win the majority of the seats in to India, Mauritius, South Africa, Ghana and Mo- “He has such a desire and hunger to learn of queer and transgender students of Student Government any way. rocco. about the the world, about technology, about soci- color, also released a statement on “I think most people are either go- Students generally take 12 to 15 credits and ety, that like, I think, he is such a great candidate Facebook Friday. It referenced UF’s ing to vote for the person they want or have class every day the ship is at sea, Greenspan for a program like this,” Shelley Greenspan said. history of discrimination, condemn- not,” he said. “I don’t think that’s go- said. ing campus organizations that are elite ing to really change their minds.” in nature and provide power to those “I would be in class, and the teacher’s, like, @karina_elwood falling over because the boats rocking so much,” who foster these ideas. @kellyrhayes [email protected] [email protected] MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019 ALLIGATOR 5 ‘Woman Up’: WSA’s 32nd annual Redevelopment agency Women’s Leadership Conference will discuss projects coming to Gainesville

By Karina Elwood ment by the private sector?” Poe Alligator Staff Writer said. “You remove those barriers and suddenly you can see a fo- After overhauling how it af- cus on dollars and investment.” fects change in Gainesville, the The decision came after dis- Gainesville Community Redevel- cussions between the city and opment Agency will meet to talk county. The city voted on the about what it will do in the com- combination on Nov. 1 but need- munity. ed county approval to restructure At 3 p.m. today, the agency, because it provides two thirds of which builds community areas the agency’s funding. and creates grants to help busi- The combination of the four nesses, will meet to review de- districts allows money to be allo- velopment projects it is working cated to whichever district needs Courtesy to The Alligator on at the City Hall Auditorium, it. Previously, money raised in (Left to right) Panelists Julia Van de Bogart, Mira Lowe, Sana Nimer, Diana Moreno and Dhara Patel talk at 200 E. University Ave. one district could only be used in with a UF Women’s Student Association member about women empowerment in the workplace, women The meeting will review the that district. status of current projects, like Due to the previous sys- standing up for themselves and encouraging other women during a discussion Sunday in the Reitz Union Heartwood, an affordable hous- tem, areas that raised the least Grand Ballroom. About 70 people attended the talk. ing project, and improvements amount were not able to develop to South Main Street, said City as much, such as Eastside, Ward in her professional career, Boyce of- it,” said McFarlane. “Diverse teams By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz said. This caused an area with a fered words of encouragement to drive innovation and creative think- Commissioner David Arreola. Alligator Contributing Writer lot of need to have little funding. young women looking to be success- ing.” The agency will also discuss resi- ful. Elise Felt, an 18-year-old UF ge- dential paint vouchers program, “Our current model keeps one Simone Boyce doesn’t take no for which helps put money toward of the four existing districts es- an answer. “Rejection can be an incred- ology freshman, was empowered by painting residential houses. sentially stagnant,” he said. Instead, she uses it to invigorate ible catalyst for self-refl ection and the event to take a stand for herself. The project update comes af- Eastside only generates and herself to do better. change,” she said. “I’m a quiet person,” Felt said. receives 8 percent of revenue, On Sunday, Boyce, who is a This year’s conference focused “Everyone around you has more to ter the city and Alachua County compared to the College Park host for the streaming digital news on the concept of “Woman Up,” a say and it’s hard to speak up.” commissions agreed to combine network NBC News Signal and UF phrase that encourages women to As a black woman, 21-year-old the agency’s four districts into and University Heights district alumna, was a keynote speaker at pursue leadership roles while sup- Abigail Cherubin, a UF journalism one on Feb 11. Those districts which receives 55 percent of rev- the 32nd Women’s Leadership Con- porting one another. junior who helped with the event, are College Park and University enue, Ward said. ference, hosted by the Women’s Stu- The speakers were not paid to at- felt that the conference acknowl- Heights; 5th Avenue and Pleas- “Communities across the na- dent Association at UF in the Reitz tend the event, said 22-year-old co- edged the struggles of women in ant Street; Eastside; and Down- tion face the problem of rein- Union Grand Ballroom. conference director and UF health marginalized communities. town. vigoration and re-establishing About 70 people attended the education senior Pamela McFarlane. “We all have different identities Mayor Lauren Poe said he neighborhoods, long abandoned two-and-a-half-hour event, which Men usually speak up in a class- and with that we can provide cre- wants to see the districts com- by private investment,” Ward gave audience members the oppor- room setting, McFarlane said. Wom- ative decisions,” she said. “Having bined so that the CRA can help said. tunity to ask questions and interact en should know that they can devel- different kinds of women refl ected bring development to Eastside. op their own voice. in leadership positions can result in with Boyce and a panel of fi ve wom- “How do we bring life back @karina_elwood “It’s not about having women more impactful work.” en in leadership roles at UF. to communities that have seen [email protected] in leadership just for the sake of After experiencing rejection early historic neglect and disadvance- Attention Alligator Advertisers! SPRING BREAK 2019 We will not be not publishing 3/4-3/8, we will have these advanced deadlines.

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Editorial A human meme or a past of bad posts Editor’s Note: The Alligator’s editorial board met with representatives from the Impact and Inspire parties on Friday night and Sunday afternoon. We discussed their party platforms and each candidate’s goals if they were to be elected. Our endorsement resulted from these meetings.

his UF Student Government Student Body treasurer candidate, 19, election cycle has been rid- is also a senator, but there are con- dled with controversy from cerns regarding his age and overall both parties. SG elections are qualifications. He said he would ap- on Tuesday and Wednesday, ply his experience from handling the Tand students will vote for the Student UF chapter of NAACP’s $1,000 bud- Body president, Student Body vice get to spearheading a budget that’s president, Student Body treasurer and about 20,000 times as much. Senate candidates. Despite the steep learning curve, We, the editorial board, met with we believe Inspire’s ability to address each party’s executive candidates. what needs to be changed in SG and Both Impact and Inspire’s platforms its overall strong platform make it the include addressing mental health, better choice over Impact. expanding resources for Asian Ameri- When comparing the two parties, can students and giving more to re- we cannot ignore the glaringly homo- sources for sexual assault survivors. phobic and racially insensitive Face- However, neither party seemed book posts of Impact’s executive tick- to have an answer about how much et, especially Michael Murphy, 21, its their platform endeavors would cost Student Body presidential candidate. the Student Body. This is a major Half of The Alligator’s current concern for us at The Alligator, con- editorial board identifies with the sidering these line items would come LGBTQ+ community, and we take Column directly from students’ pockets. these posts seriously. We believe The editorial board has decided these comments will hinder Impact’s to, once again, endorse Inspire’s can- working relationship with UF’s queer didates, but we cannot enthusiasti- community. We appreciate that Mur- Gender is a social construct, and here’s why cally support them. It’s a lesser of two phy made an apology statement to clearly remember being little and sit- color. Cards that read “Welcome, baby evils, if you will. the Student Body through The Alliga- ting in my booster seat, staring out boy!” are blue, while the “It’s a girl!” cards Not to mention, our choice for Stu- tor via text message to a reporter and the car window contemplating which are, without fail, pink. Too bad the baby dent Body president is between a hu- in-person to the editorial board. Happy Meal toy I wanted. It was the can’t read and will never see the overtly man meme and a man with a dodgy However, in our meeting with hardest decision a little kid my age gendered, overpriced baby card. Oh wait, Facebook past. Murphy, he said party members have would have had to face, and I was in maybe that’s a good thing. And don’t even Inspire had the most concrete reached out to Pride Student Union. I get me started on gender reveal parties. agony. On one hand, I could have got- ideas concerning what it wanted to Only Santiago Gutierrez, 20, Impact’s Too late. I just started. Inviting people achieve if it were to be elected. For Student Body treasurer candidate, has ten a Polly Pocket (don’t get me wrong, Hannah over to celebrate the arbitrariness of your example, Inspire was able to convey set up a meeting with PSU. If Murphy Polly Pockets are fun), but my other Whitaker child’s gender boggles my mind. The cakes to us a clearer plan in terms of bud- is so inclined to say that these homo- choice was a Hot Wheels racer. My gut [email protected] are often decorated with trucks, guns, geting the nearly $21 million given phobic posts no longer represent his led me toward the Hot Wheels. “We’ll bows and jewelry. All of which are hyper- to SG and how they would help to values, why wouldn’t he personally go with the Hot Wheels,” my dad told the person gendered objects that evoke obvious feminine or mas- reduce the stigma around sexual as- meet with PSU? working the drive-through. “Okay, so a boy toy,” culine feelings. But why? Why shouldn’t a boy like sault. In addition, Impact’s inability to she replied. “Sure, my daughter would like the Hot hair bows and guns? Or why can’t a girl love wear- We say we reluctantly support tell us how much one of their big- Wheels,” my dad said. ing jewelry while driving her monster truck around Inspire because we have serious con- gest party platforms would cost, their Who came up with the concept of “girl toys” and town? These are silly examples, but it raises a seri- cerns about how this ticket will be dockless scooter initiative, leads us to “boy toys”? I would like to have a word with whom- ous question: Why are certain objects and colors so able to handle SG’s highest positions believe the idea is underdeveloped. ever it was. It does not make sense to label one type heavily gendered? The parents who threw their baby given their little experience. Zacha- When referencing what the mental of toy as more or less masculine or feminine than an- boy a blue, sports-themed gender reveal party may riah Chou, 21, the Inspire Student health kiosks would entail, Impact other type. For example, think of cars. Most toy cars, someday learn that he prefers the color purple and Body presidential candidate, has the stated they would be similar to other like the Hot Wheels racer I chose to accompany my dislikes all sports. Hopefully they are just as ecstatic most experience from the entire ticket universities’ kiosks. However, Im- Happy Meal some 15 or more years ago, are marketed to learn about who he is now as they were when they having served on Senate. He meets pact cited the wrong school when toward young boys. However, most people, regard- speculated about who he would be before he was with the administration, SG officials referencing the kiosks, stating Florida less of gender, drive cars. Adults don’t say that only born. Gender reveal parties should be replaced with and students regularly. He also ad- State University uses them; instead, it men can have cars, so why should girls be made to something else. Please invite me to your “My baby dresses students through memes in is Framingham State University that feel as though toy cars are not for them? is healthy and loved, regardless of his or her gender” the Facebook group called “Swampy has implemented them, a different The same goes for boys playing with dolls. Every- party. I will be there in a heartbeat. UF memes for top ten public teens.” FSU. one knows a female, whether it’s his or her mom, sis- One of my favorite shirts, which I wear regular- However, Gouthami Gadamsetty, We have our reservations in hand- ter, friend or partner, so why shouldn’t boys be able ly, reads in big block letters across the front, “Raise 20, Inspire’s Student Body vice presi- ing out our endorsement, however, to play with American Girls or Barbies? It could be boys and girls the same way.” People often ask me, dential candidate, has never been we believe Inspire is the Student that learning how to care for a pretend human can puzzled, what this means. It’s quite simple: Let’s let elected in SG although she’s had sev- Body’s best option. We hope that if promote empathy, understanding and gentleness, of our kids decide what toys they want to play with, eral failed Senate runs. Inspire is elected they work to surpass which we need more amongst real humans. what their favorite color is and what their passions Mackintosh Joachim, the Inspire our expectations. Another example of gendering an arbitrary object are without telling them what they are expected to be or concept is the use of specific colors for different interested in. Let’s let kids be kids first and allow them Paige Christina Amanda Michaela genders. When you go to the drugstore to pick out to decide their own interests. Fry Morales Rosa Mulligan a card for your friend who just had a baby, you will EDITOR MANAGING MANAGING OPINIONS Hannah Whitaker is a UF English sophomore. Her notice one glaring difference between the cards: the EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR column appears on Mondays.

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Column Column A look at the lies from my freshman year, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, from the perspective of my senior self but recovery eff orts are still ongoing still remember every detail go according to plan. It was a ere’s a topic you probably While media coverage of Puerto from the day I moved into turbulent four years, but it gave haven’t seen in the news in Rico’s recovery eventually died my freshman dorm. me exactly what I needed. a little while: Puerto Rico. As down, the island’s struggles were On Aug. 15, 2015. As I I made close groups of friends, many of you know, this U.S. far from over. According to CNN, got out of my mom’s over- but I also lost some friends when territory was hit by the dev- by late January 2018, 450,000 peo- packed Jeep, the Gainesville air I realized they weren’t good for Hastating category 5 Hurricane Maria in ple (out of a population of 3.4 mil- I September 2017. Despite over a year lion) were still without power, the was thick and humid, as usual. me. I tried the party scene and passing since Maria made landfall, shutdown of IV bag manufacturing I timidly observed the other stu- Abigail Miller found out I much prefer being in Jason Zappulla [email protected] the island of Puerto Rico is still deal- [email protected] in Puerto Rico led to a long-term dents I would later get to know bed by 11 p.m. I dropped out of ing with the effects of the storm and shortage across the United States, later on. My dad grabbed the my sorority after I came to the the muddled response to the crisis. and some experts suggested that the drastically minifridge from the back of my mom’s heartbreaking realization that I hated just When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, the increased incidence of the bacterial disease lep- car and lifted it up with ease before he about everything Greek life actually stood damage was on an enormous scale. Nearly the tospirosis after Maria constituted an epidemic. sprinted up the stairs with it. He still likes for. I dated a few boys I swore were “the entire island was without power with 95 per- However, it wasn’t until April 2018 that we got to brag about how one,” only to get cent of the island’s cell sites being knocked out. a full account of Hurricane Maria’s impact, with he was in better "So, here I am: three months away from bored and change While some neighborhoods were almost com- a George Washington University study calculat- shape than all of my mind weeks pletely destroyed, rebuilding and providing aid ing the death toll at 2,975. The number of fa- graduation and my life is nothing like after Maria was always going to be a challenge. talities alone warrant questions and concerns the other parents. what I thought it would be." later. I changed As I took in the my major a few The island’s mountainous terrain makes trans- about the recovery effort. Just last month, The scene, it all felt times and drove portation and power line maintenance diffi cult. Washington Post reported that Trump illegally Government agencies like its state-owned pow- tried to redirect disaster relief funds away from surreal. College my parents insane er company have long faced fi nancial diffi cul- Puerto Rico, raising even more concerns about seemed just the way I imagined it. when I called them every few weeks with ties leading to poor service. The Puerto Rican the Trump administration’s handling of the The next few weeks continued to meet a new career path I was “sure about this government faced bankruptcy mere months be- whole affair. all of my preconceived notions of what my time.” A lot of things changed and a lot of fore Maria hit, and as President Donald Trump Last Thursday, Brock Long, the FEMA Direc- UF college experience would look like. I things didn’t go the way I wanted them to. himself pointed out, Puerto Rico “is an island tor who oversaw Hurricane Maria relief efforts, went through sorority rush, found my But, each step I took off of my ideal path surrounded by water, big water, ocean water,” resigned. While Long’s departure was due to “home,” went to my fi rst big party and got helped me grow. making it harder to get supplies to Puerto Rico. a federal investigation fi nding improper use of my fi rst hangover breakfast at Bagels and So, here I am: three months away from That said, things started poorly. The Trump government vehicles rather than his handling Noodles. I decided on a favorite library graduation and my life is nothing like I administration was accused of not providing of Hurricane Maria, this still means new lead- (I’m a Marston girl, through and through) thought it would be. Everything I believed enough aid for Puerto Rico. After Maria hit, ership at FEMA. Hopefully this new leadership and I made a big group of friends I did ev- as a freshman about where I would be Puerto Rico’s governor, Ricardo Rosselló, and can learn from the mistakes of Maria and en- erything with. I remember thinking to my- right now was totally off base. But there is San Juan’s mayor, Carmen Yulín Cruz, pub- sure that no state or territory suffers as much as licly asked for more federal assistance. Trump Puerto Rico did ever again. However, that does self, this is what it would be like for the nothing wrong with that. instead doubled down, criticizing Puerto Rico not negate the need for accountability when it next four years — exactly like I planned. To the freshmen out there, please let go for its fi nancial diffi culties and suggesting me- comes to Hurricane Maria, and Congressional While I relished in the glamour of fresh- of your expectations. There are more im- dia coverage of the recovery was biased against Democrats (who took control of the House after ly minted college life, older friends of mine portant things to accomplish during your him. This culminated in a personal spat be- the 2018 midterms) pledged to investigate the assured me that it would only get better. I time at UF. Don’t hold on to toxic friends tween Trump and Cruz both on Twitter and in Trump administration’s handling of the Hurri- watched my friends in their senior years or boring relationships just because you the real world as they traded barbs and accused cane Maria recovery. gallivant around campus with their tight- want to graduate next to your freshman each other of mishandling the crisis. Given the many unusual aspects of the re- knit group of friends without a care in the year besties. Don’t stick with a major that Regardless of which side you took, the focus covery and the sheer amount of death and de- world. From the outside, it looked easy. makes you miserable. Don’t be scared to on this petty drama took attention away from struction involved, investigating Maria should Oddly enough, they left out the struggles change your mind about something you the recovery itself and the legitimate issues be a top priority for Democrats, and I hope they they’d faced over the past four years and thought you loved. And most important- surrounding it, causing both sides to appear follow up on it as soon as possible. Maybe an that sometimes, college sucks. So, as a na- ly, don’t believe the lies you told yourself distracted from the hard work of recovery. In investigation will show that the Trump admin- ive freshman, I believed them when they about what your college experience would addition, just in case he hadn’t already raised istration truly was negligent in providing too doubts about his handling of the crisis, Trump little aid to Puerto Rico. Or maybe it will vin- said senior year would be fun. look like. These next four years will give caused a stir when he threw paper towels to dicate Trump and show that his administration Unfortunately, I didn’t just believe this you exactly what you need, even if you a crowd of survivors during his visit to Puer- did the best it could while local offi cials mis- lie, I believed the lies I told myself as a don’t know what that is yet. to Rico. While I don’t think it’s fair to judge managed recovery efforts. Either way, Puerto freshman, too. I had a vision for the next Trump’s handling of the crisis based on “Paper Rico is waiting for answers. four years. I believed that I’d never fall off Abigail Miller is a UF political science Towel-Gate” alone, just like the Cruz feud, it course. I couldn’t have been more wrong. and journalism senior. Her column appears generated poor optics and distracted from the Jason Zappulla is a UF history junior. His As I’m sure you expected, things didn’t on Mondays. substance of Puerto Rico’s recovery. column appears on Mondays. 8 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019 STUDENT BODY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

Zachariah Chou Michael Murphy “On paper he’s extremely qualified, but his genuine attitude and integrity is some- thing that cannot be overlooked,” said the ll you need to know about Zacha- lights, increased access to menstrual products ichael Murphy felt the bed shake 24-year-old UF health administration graduate riah Chou is his Relish order: a and on-campus mental health resources. below him at 2 a.m. student. salmon patty with garlic mayo and The UF junior still has to complete his The then-15-year-old wondered Michael is the third Murphy brother to at- tend UF. His eldest brother Blake was an Im- crispy onions on both buns with homework for his journalism and political if an earthquake struck his home science courses when finished on the Senate in Fairfax, Virginia. pact Party campaign manager. extra sauce on the side. Murphy isn’t interested in leaving a cam- “You know I’m a man of the people when floor, though. He flicked on the light and looked down to A Chou’s mentor Kevin Baron of the Bob Msee his older brother Danny having a seizure pus legacy plastered with his name. Anything I call it garlic mayo instead of garlic aioli,” accomplished will have been a team effort. Chou said. Graham Center said Chou should slow down. on the floor. He catapulted off his bunk bed “He has never taken my advice, but he has and screamed for his parents as his brother’s “Ultimately, Student Government is the Relish, a hamburger restaurant on Univer- amplifier to the bulk of the students’ voices,” sity Avenue, is home base for the 21-year-old shown a resiliency and fortitude that deeply eyes rolled back into his head. speaks to the quality of person he is,” Baron Six years later, Michael received a call dur- Murphy said. after long days spent on campus, even when The team mentality can be connected to it’s not campaign season. said. ing a UF Student Senate committee meeting. The salmon burger is more than fuel for Danny had another seizure. Murphy’s dedication to his family. Where in the world is Zachariah Chou? He If you ask what his favorite movie is, he’ll said his friends would say “everywhere.” Chou’s schedule. It’s reminiscent of home. Michael Murphy considers his Student Chou’s Taiwanese immigrant parents, Government roles as vessels to take care of answer with “The Emperor’s New Groove.” One Wednesday, he pinballed from a Ca- He watches it with his sister, Molly, whenever reer Connections Center event at Infinity Hall Richard and Grace, bought fish in bulk regu- people like Danny whose epilepsy isn’t imme- larly to feed Chou and his older sister, Gabri- diately recognizable. he’s home. to a Graduate Student Council meeting to Most played song? It’s “Funkytown” by Pugh Hall to a Caribbean Students Association elle. “It’s being there for students when they “They fed me, and I brought home need it,” said the 21-year-old UF political sci- Lipps Inc. because it doesn’t have explicit lyr- meeting to open mic night at Wing Zone to an ics, and everyone seems to like it. Inspire Party meeting. awards,” Chou said. ence junior. Richard described Zach as a model son Murphy is a three-term senator who has “I like to think that I am someone who is If Chou wins, he would be the first Asian inclusive and tries to be including to other American Student Body president at UF. who never talked back or had a rebellious served as the Senate Pro Tempore and Senate streak. Often, Richard can only talk to his son President. people and makes them feel comfortable,” “Sometimes in life, you have to work twice Murphy said. as hard but will get half as far, but that doesn’t at 2 a.m. when Zach has a spare moment. Former Student Body Vice President Richard applied to UF for graduate school Brendon “BJ” Jonassaint met Murphy dur- Briana Bazail met Murphy through a mu- win elections,” Chou said. “If you want to win tual friend in Fall 2018. She said Murphy can you have to work four times as hard just to when he immigrated but did not get in. ing a 2016 Preview presentation. Jonassaint “He’s proved me wrong so many times,” watched Murphy grow through his SG roles. be in a suit in the Reitz Union one moment win.” and then spilling coffee on himself at Dunkin’ Chou has been involved with Student Gov- Richard said. Murphy reached out to Jonassaint in Fall Much like his time, Chou likes to give 2017 to attend the welcome assemblies hosted the next moment. ernment since seventh grade. He served as the “He’s the friend that constantly checks in first senator for Infinity Hall for one year and away his stuffed animals. He’s won many of by UF cultural associations. Jonassaint said he them from claw machines. remembers Murphy’s many questions during on you when you’re having a rough week,” the senator for Murphree Hall for two years. said the 21-year-old UF mass communication He says he fought for Infinity Hall street So it’s off to another meeting, but first he each event. must finish the salmon burger. graduate student. STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES outhami Gadamset- she was born. he clock strikes astounded to see not only ty hated her name. Gadamsetty said she was 11:11. Sarah Abra- people from the organization No one could proud of how she was raised, ham makes a wish. but from across campus in the pronounce it, and a though her parents were rela- She doesn’t set an audience. gym coach in sixth tively strict. She said they’ve alarm, but catches “She calls almost everyone Ggrade recommended she just worked hard to make a life for Tboth the morning and night her best friend, and truly they go by “Gigi.” themselves. occurrence whenever pos- are her best friends,” said the “Gigi” followed her until She began taking tradi- sible. 23-year-old UF electrical engi- she came to UF. She decided tional Indian dance classes in “I think my body just kin- neering senior. to reclaim a name she had the Bharatanatyam style when da knows,” said the 21-year- Abraham wants her lega- heard only at home. she was 3 years old. old UF information systems cy to be a permanent dance “People said, ‘Your name Gouthami Gadamsetty While most of her family and operations management Sarah Abraham space for the Indian Student is really pretty. Why don’t you was thousands of miles away, junior. Association’s six dance teams go by that more often?’” said Gadamsetty would dance with Even her home in West Palm Beach starts and any other troupe. She said there aren’t Gadamsetty, a 20-year-old UF her cousin, Sahana Kamisetty. with 1111. many spaces on campus that can hold such industrial and systems engineering junior. “Dance is all about cooperation with other But Abraham doesn’t base her achieve- large groups. Teams like GatoRaas practice Thus, Gouthami Gadamsetty was reborn. people,” said Kamisetty, a 21-year-old Univer- ments on wishes. She is the president of the on top of UF parking garages until sunrise. Gadamsetty is the president of the UF Engi- sity of Miami neuroscience senior. Indian Student Association, and a two-term “One of my biggest jobs is to make people neering Leadership Circle and an ambassador Kamisetty said Gadamsetty’s dance back- senator for the business school. aware of our community,” Abraham said. of the Involvement Team, a consultation ser- ground influenced her leadership style to If she wins, she would be the first Indian People are drawn to Abraham’s rapid fire vice to connect students with extracurricular learn to share the stage with everyone. American UF Student Body vice president. humor. She got her start in comedy when her activities. She has also performed in two UF Vibhor Nayar’s favorite memory of Gad- Sarah’s parents taught her to prioritize ser- older sister Naomi placed coached her to say Indian dance teams. amsetty was UF’s Holi in Spring 2017. As di- vice to others. Sarah sees her role in Student knock-knock jokes when she was little. Joining Student Government was natu- rector, Nayar watched Gadamsetty volunteer Government as being a voice to students. Shachi Pandya, one of Abraham’s best ral for Gadamsetty, even though Indian ste- with the event, throw colored powder with Kishan Patel, former 2016 Student Body friends, has known her since freshman year reotypes confined her to classroom achieve- her friends and then thank all the directors. treasurer, sees Sarah’s power as a leader in and now serves alongside her in the Indian ments. “She’s not the type of person who runs her ability to connect with people. He was the Student Association as vice president. “It gives me pride to break expectations,” through the motions,” said the 24-year-old UF first to talk to Sarah about SG. “I know her in all these ways, and she’s Gadamsetty said. mechanical engineering senior. In the Indian Student Association, Patel the exact way in every context,” the 21-year- Gadamsetty said she’s spent her life bal- Gadamsetty used to hate her name, but she said Abraham unified cliques to work to- old UF statistics junior said. ancing cultures. Her parents, Vani and Chan- looks forward to when it’s called as the first gether. At a recent showcase for GatoRaas, Win or lose, Sarah Abraham will still be dra, emigrated from India to Canada, where Indian American Student Body vice president. an Indian UF student dance team, Patel was ready with a smile and a pun. STUDENT BODY TREASURER CANDIDATES ackintosh campus so far,” f “Lloraras” by “At the end of Joachim said Amissant, a Oscar D’León the day, he’s do- screamed 19-year-old UF is playing, you ing everything that when he nursing sopho- can bet San- he’s doing for his was ac- more. tiago Gutierrez family,” Villanueva Mcepted into UF. Amissant said Iis somewhere danc- said. His dad kicked she has seen ing. Gutierrez’s par- down his bedroom Joachim run to the At a party, at ents emigrated door with a base- aid of someone Felipe’s Mexican from Colombia be- ball bat in hand. having an asthma Taqueria or at La fore he was born. “My father attack and explain Casita, Gutier- He wears a yellow, thought I was be- the fi nancial aid rez’s charisma is blue and red cord ing robbed,” the process to a stu- expressed through bracelet on his left 19-year-old UF fi - dent even when he merengue, bachata, arm every day to nance and wom- has work, classes cumbia and salsa. remind him of his en’s studies sopho- and organizations Music has been heritage. more said. to look after. an ingredient in Per tradition, Joachim applied Mackintosh Joachim Venecia Street Gutierrez’s life Santiago Gutierrez the bracelet will to UF against his said she some- since high school not leave Gutier- parents’ wishes. times has to bring when he played rez’s arm until it They wanted him Joachim Chick-fi l-A percussion in the falls off. The brace- to stay close to West Palm Beach and at- when he works at the Graham Area desk concert and marching bands. He conduct- let also inspires him to infuse more tradi- tend Florida Atlantic University. because he forgets to eat. ed part of the halftime show as one of the tions into the UF experience. Joachim’s fi rst semester, Summer B “He’ll be on campus from 8 to 11 at drum majors his senior year. “I think with all this talk of becoming a 2017, is his favorite memory. He said his night,” said Street, a 19-year-old UF health The chaos of music has taught the big top fi ve school, we’re losing a little bit Graham Hall fl oor had an open door poli- education and behavior sophomore. 20-year-old UF international studies and of our identity as Gators,” Gutierrez said. cy in which everyone left their doors open Joachim has plenty to do, but he re- economics junior to fi nd balance in his “Traditions are very important in affi rm- so people could come in and chat. serves Sundays for cooking. He wants leadership. ing that love for the school.” Graham Hall also housed Joachim’s to preserve the tradition he had with his “No matter how stressful, no matter Isabella Oliver, the vice president of worst UF experience: the arrival of white mom, who died from cancer in November. how chaotic, you have to stay calm,” Guti- operations for the UF Hispanic Student nationalist Richard Spencer in Fall 2017. “I want to feel closer to her still,” errez said. Association said Gutierrez has helped her “That day everyone locked their Joachim said. Gutierrez has struck a balance in his professionally and personally. doors,” Joachim said. He remembers cooking with his mom roles as the treasurer of the Hispanic Stu- Last semester, Gutierrez accompanied Joachim, the son of Haitian immi- after church and getting up at 2 a.m. to dent Association, and later, as the chief Oliver to the Southwest Recreation Cen- grants, saw how black and brown folks prepare Thanksgiving for the whole fam- of staff. The Hispanic Student Association ter where they completed workouts Oli- were treated and became involved in Stu- ily. Jerk chicken, seafood and a pork dish manages a budget of $120,000. ver created from Instagram. On the mats, dent Government as a senator for the Gra- called griot were in constant rotation. Brenda Villanueva, UF Hispanic Stu- Gutierrez challenged and motivated Oliver ham Area. When he announced he was running dent Association president, knew Gutier- with positivity. Joachim said he wants to create a bet- for Student Body treasurer, the fi rst per- rez was going places when she fi rst met “I associated that time with him with ter UF for his kids one day. son he wanted to talk to was her. him in a philosophy class his freshman a time of self care,” the 21-year-old UF “I would like to make UF a place where Last year, he wanted to quit SG, but his year. She said he was instrumental in ar- political science and international studies every student can feel welcome and safe,” mom texted him, “When you start some- ranging for Pitbull’s recent performance junior said. Joachim said. thing, you never quit it.” on campus and revising the Hispanic Stu- On and off the dance fl oor, Santiago During his freshman year campaign, He reads those texts often. He believes dent Association bylaws. Gutierrez wants to move himself and UF Joachim met one of his best friends, she would be proud. But the work Gutierrez completes isn’t forward. Franceline Amissant. self-serving, the 20-year-old UF marketing “Calm down. Don’t freak out. Just feel “He’s the kindest person I’ve met on and economics senior said. the rhythm,” Gutierrez said.

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Park construction is expected to begin Northeast 31st Avenue Park, at 1700 NE later this year, and the original park will be 31st Ave., will be replaced with a new park demolished once complete, Waite said. The on a 3-acre plot of land next door later this new plot is owned by Gainesville Regional year at 1710 NE 31st Ave. The new park will Utilities. The project also received $10,000 from be renamed Unity Park. Map by Jordan Bourne The current park was built in the 1960s, the Gainesville Woman’s Club in June, Northeast 31st Avenue Park, at 1700 NE 31st Ave., will be relocated away from Waite said. and the power lines were constructed in the high-voltage lines and be renamed to Unity Park. It will have a new playground 1970s, said Betsy Waite, the director of Wild For the last two years, the non-profi t club Spaces and Public Places. She said while the and activity spaces for the community. The area on the right is Northeast 31st focused on Unity Park, said Bonita Kremer, power lines are not dangerous to children Avenue Park and the area on the left will be Unity Park. the club’s treasurer. playing in the park, the situation is not ideal. “Things come to our attention, and then Wild Spaces and Public Places will unveil 3575 NE 15th St. tax approved by voters in November 2016. we go out to help,” Kremer said. The organization is part of the city parks “We want to make sure we heard them project plans for the replacement park at 6 @taylorgirtman department and funded by the half cent sales at the open house, focus groups and online p.m. Tuesday at Upper Room Ministries, at [email protected] Man accused of Santa Fe College student accused of drunk driving HE CAUSED ABOUT the report said. 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About an hour later, he was walking around the parking lot of First Christian Academy, at 24530 NW 199th Lane, when he saw an open window and used it to get inside the school, the report said. He knocked things over and dumped trash inside the building, the report said. He stole an unspecified amount of food, digital projectors and flat-screen televisions worth several thou- sands of dollars. The academy had to pay for damaged items to be replaced, restored and cleaned, the report said. A witness recognized Medlock the next morn- ing near Pepperoni’s Pizzeria and called police, the report said. He confessed to police that he stole the items and hid them in a wooded area nearby, the re- port said. Medlock was charged with burglary, loiter- Caroline Keefe / Alligator Staff ing and prowling, trespassing on school grounds Birthday Bash and attempted burglary, the report said. Tophat (left) and Jewel (right), members of The Enforcers Motorcycle Club, prepare to ride off Saturday afternoon Medlock remains in the Alachua County Jail Sunday in lieu of a $170,000 bond. during the Harley-Davidson 26th Birthday Bash at the Gainesville Harley-Davidson and Buell dealership on 4125 NW 97th Blvd. Tophat and Jewel refused to give their real names because it would break their organization’s creed. Bikers @tientle11 came from all over the country for the celebration. “We all talk with each other like we’ve known each other for 20 years. [email protected] We’re bonded by the motorcycles,” said Jerry Fletcher, a Gainesville resident who has attended the event for 18 years. BUY IT. SELL IT. FIND IT. 373-FIND

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MEN'S BASKETBALL Gators finding inside game at critical point of season By Alanis Thames 25.4 three-point attempts per game, Sports Writer but when the three pointers didn’t fall in the first half against Alabama — it Andrew Nembhard made the right went 4 of 12 for the period — Florida choice. started working the ball to the inte- The UF guard had Alabama for- rior. And despite shooting 33 percent ward Donta Hall’s hands in his face from beyond the arc in the first half, near the free-throw line, where he the Gators made over half of their was getting ready to shoot the ball. shots during that span. Instead, Nembhard passed up the They took fewer three-point shots shot, drove to the right and lofted the (7) after the halftime break and shot ball up for a successful floater, giving 54.5 percent in the second half. his team a 12-point advantage late in Guard KeVaughn Allen was 5 of the first half against the Crimson Tide. 9 from the field with 13 points, and Those types of shots allowed Flor- all but one of his baskets (a contested ida to get more balance from its of- three-pointer in the first half) were ei- fense in the past couple of games, and ther layups or mid-range jumpers. that showed in its 71-53 win over Ala- Center Kevarrius Hayes and for- bama on Saturday. ward Keyontae Johnson were also ef- The Gators’ first six field goals of ficient in the post. Hayes scored six of the game were from inside the three- his nine points in the paint, and John- point arc, and three of those shots son notched a 14-point, 13-rebound were from Nembhard. double-double. The freshman made all nine of his The Gators’ ability to both push in attempts on Saturday, largely due to transition and attack the rim contrib- his shot selection. uted to them outscoring the Tide 6-0 He scored 12 of his 21 points in the in fastbreak points and 36-24 in points paint, and his two made three point- in the paint. ers were uncontested. The first UF transition score was just three minutes into the game. Aaron Ritter / Alligator Staff Nembhard’s smart shot-taking mir- Florida guard Andrew Nembhard scored nine points against Vanderbilt on Wednesday. He rored the Gators’ offense against the Nembhard stole the ball from Ala- Crimson Tide. scored a career-high 21 points on 9-for-9 shooting against Alabama on Saturday. Florida is a team that averages SEE MEN'S BASKETBALL, PAGE 16

BASEBALL Nothing But Nettuno / Opinion UF secures opening-series sweep What Florida needs to do to behind strong outing from Leftwich By Evan Lepak keep everything consistent.” make the NCAA Tournament Sports Writer Relief pitcher Hunter Ruth — returning Six games remain in the ings. It can thank a schedule from Tommy John surgery — made his first regular season for the Gators’ that rarely puts it up against A warm February afternoon in Gainesville appearance as a Gator, replacing Leftwich in men’s basketball team. poor opponents for that. featured some chilly bats. the top of the seventh. Six more opportunities Florida played 11 “Quad- Sophomore Jack Leftwich, UF’s Sunday He pitched two scoreless innings, retiring to prove its worth to a com- rant 1” games, tied for the starter, made light work of LBSU’s lineup, six of the seven batters he faced. mittee of people tasked with 11th-most in the nation. choosing which 68 of the For those unfamiliar with only allowing five hits and one earned run UF coach Kevin O’Sullivan was asked more than 350 Division I col- the NCAA lexicon, that cor- through six innings. about his redshirt freshman’s first appearance lege basketball teams deserve Tyler Nettuno responds to games against The Dirtbags got to the Orlando native after the game. to make the NCAA Tourna- Twitter: @TylerNettuno teams ranked in the top 30 of early, however. “It was really good to get Hunter (Ruth) ment. the NET when the game is at Aidan Malm homered out to deep left-cen- out there,” O’Sullivan said. “I thought his The idea that Florida still stands a home, teams in the top 50 when its on a ter to give Long Beach State a 1-0 lead in the stuff was darting...He’s going to be a huge chance of being one of those 68 programs neutral court or teams in the top 75 when second inning. piece moving forward, for sure.” eludes most UF fans. But in their 71-53 the game is on the road. Leftwich settled in nicely after that, not al- At the plate, Florida’s bats mustered just takedown of Alabama, a likely tourna- Unfortunately for the Gators, they are lowing another run to help lead UF to a 3-1 enough juice to support the pitching staff, ment team that beat now-No. 5 Kentucky 2-9 in these games. Only the Alabama victory at McKethan Stadium. scoring three runs on six hits. on Jan. 5, the Gators showed that they win and a victory over Arkansas on Jan. are still very much in the race for a slot in 9 count as high-quality wins, according Leftwich showcased a calm demeanor in The Gators primarily got to LBSU fresh- March Madness. to the NCAA’s metrics. his first start of 2019 to go along with impres- man starter Alfredo Ruiz in the third and But what’s it going to take to get there? Still, UF has given tournament-caliber sive control. He struck out five batters while fourth innings. Sitting at 14-11 overall with a 6-6 re- teams like Michigan State, Kentucky and not giving up a single walk on the day. UF loaded the bases with two outs to give cord in the SEC, the situation isn’t great. Tennessee late-game anxiety. These per- “I felt really good right away today,” Left- freshman Jud Fabian an opportunity to get But despite the questionable record, UF formances, along with a lack of disas- wich said. “I was just trying to attack and is ranked 40th in the NCAA’s NET rank- SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 16 SEE COLUMN, PAGE 16 alligatorSports writer and UF women's tennis and golf beat Florida finishes home golf tournament in second place Follow us for updates For updates on UF athletics, reporter Victor Prieto won The Gators men's golf team fell to No. 3 Vanderbilt by one stroke on the fi- follow us on Twitter at the NBA All Star Pop-a-Shot nal hole of the Florida Gators Invitational. UF had four golfers place in the top 30: John Axelsen (-3, tied for fourth), Eugene Hong (E, tied for 12th), @alligatorSports or online at Competition on Saturday. He Manuel Girona (+2, tied for 18th), and Chris Nido (+5, tied for 30th). www.alligator.org/sports dropped 36 points in the finals. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019 ALLIGATOR 15 GYMNASTICS The SEC may not have an answer for Florida after Tuscaloosa victory By River Wells .300. Sports Writer All of this coupled with the fact Georgia has only hit at or above the 197 mark in Normality. three of its eight meets gives a fairly steep It’s a principle that Florida gymnastics advantage to the Gators. coach Jenny Rowland has drilled into her After the Bulldogs, Florida takes on No. team from the very beginning of the year. 21 Arkansas. Time and time again, UF’s gymnasts have at- Despite being ranked in the top 25, the tested that the key to their success is to go Razorbacks are a staggering 1-5. They have into the meet and do exactly what they have yet to win a meet in conference play, with done in practice: be normal. their only victory coming against No. 25 Ari- With their win in Tuscaloosa on Friday zona. against No. 9 Alabama, every SEC team Their highest score of the season is knows by now that the Gators’ “normal” is 196.175 against the Bulldogs, and that was anything but. one of only two times they were able to crack UF’s average score across all of its meets the 196 mark. Should the Gators defeat Geor- so far this year is a 197.670. That score is gia in Gainesville, it’s almost a certainty that higher than the best score from seven of the they’ll complete their sweep of the SEC when other top-10 teams in the nation, along with they travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, in two every other SEC team. weeks. The Gators are undefeated in conference If Florida does win out in SEC competi- play thus far and have taken down two of tion, it will have accomplished a feat not the SEC’s three other top-10 squads in LSU even its three consecutive 2013-15 national and Alabama. With two more SEC meets to championship squads could do. It is certain- go, it isn’t just a possibility that the Gators ly no easy task, and UF’s gymnasts speak go undefeated in their conference for the first often of how the conference’s high level of time since 2007, it’s extremely likely. competition forges a better team. Florida’s next meet is against No. 7 Geor- “Luckily, we’re in one of the best confer- gia, and although they’re a top-10 team, they ences, and we get to compete against the could be outclassed when they step into the best teams,” sophomore Alyssa Baumann O’Connell Center next week. said before the meet against Alabama. “Each On top of the home-meet advantage UF time we go against an SEC team, it’s a big will have, Georgia has lost to two teams that deal, and you want to come away with that the Gators have beaten this year in Auburn win.” Alligator File Photo and Alabama, the latter in the Bulldogs’ own Florida coach Jenny Rowland hugs gymnast Alyssa Baumann after her beam routine @riverhwells arena. Georgia fell to Oklahoma by over 2.5 during UF’s 198.15-198.125 win over Oklahoma on Jan. 26, 2018. [email protected] points, a matchup that Florida kept within

SOFTBALL UF earns third run-rule win of weekend, stays undefeated By Mark Stine let the ball squirt into the outfield and al- Sports Writer lowed Roberts to score from second. Aggressive baserunning by pinch run- First baseman Jordan Matthews mea- ner Amanda Beane caused two more er- sured up a 2-2 offering from Central Mich- rors in the fourth. The freshman stole igan pitcher Cloe Mallory and made explo- second, advanced to third on a throwing sive contact. The softball soared through error by the catcher and took home after the desert air and landed over the red a throw from center field flew into the fence. Florida dugout. The home run tacked two runs onto The Chippewas were no match on of- the board, giving the Florida softball team fense for the pitching of senior Kelly Barn- a critical eight-run lead heading into the hill and sophomore Natalie Lugo. Barnhill fifth inning. started and improved to 6-0 on the season, The margin was just enough to run-rule while Lugo came in to close out the game. the Chippewas (4-6), as Matthews’ home Barnhill allowed one walk and one hit run punctuated a 76-minute, four-and-a- in four innings of action. The two-time All half inning UF victory, 8-0. American struck out eight batters, two in The win completed an undefeated ef- each inning. She improved her earned-run fort for Florida at the Littlewood Classic average to 0.88 and her WHIP (walks and in Tempe, Arizona, which improved to hits per innings pitched) to 0.56. Barnhill 11-0 to start the 2019 campaign. It was the already has 54 strikeouts in 32 innings third run-rule victory by the Gators in two pitched. days. Lugo allowed a single to start the fifth The UF offense started with a lead-off inning to Central Michigan’s Tala Dean, blast by designated player Jordan Roberts who made it to third on a wild pitch and in the bottom of the second inning and stolen base. But the UF reliever fanned the ended on the two-run homer. Matthews next three batters. She has 24 strikeouts in and Roberts led the team offensively with 21.2 innings of work. two hits, two RBIs and two runs apiece. The scoreless inning dropped Lugo’s Florida also reaped plenty of benefits earned-run average under one (0.97), and from the Chippewas’ blunders. Each of her WHIP moved to 0.42, the lowest on Central Michigan’s three errors directly the Gators’ pitching staff. led to a run. Aaron Ritter / Alligator Staff Second baseman Hannah Adams @mstinejr Florida first baseman Jordan Matthews compiled two hits, two RBIs and two runs knocked a ground ball to Central Michi- [email protected] scored in UF’s 8-0 win over Central Michigan on Sunday. gan second baseman Rachel Vieira, who 16 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Florida swept in season series against South Carolina By Dylan Rudolph dated. Donning their bright pink jerseys for terior defense. UF forward Zada Williams shots after the opening quarter, including a Sports Writer the annual Play4Kay Pink Game, the Gators struggled to guard her in the post for much dreadful 16 percent from three-point range. used strong drives and excellent passing to of the game and received little help defense “Us being stagnant when they went to Cam Newbauer just looked down in the go on an 18-2 run in the opening quarter. from her teammates, allowing Jennings to zone (defense) kind of hurt us,” Williams post-game press conference. The typically Guards Danielle Rainey and Kiara Smith led bully her way to a 17-point third quarter and said. “Not really moving on weak sides. Not optimistic coach was quiet after his team the way, combining for 13 points and three a 22-point game on 8-for-11 shooting. really finding open people. We have to work gave up over 90 points for a second-straight rebounds. “She’s a good player,” Williams said after on our offense against that zone defense.” game. But once South Carolina settled in, the the game. “She was closing hard, posting re- Florida will need to find confidence on The offense clicked, but numerous times momentum began to shift. ally deep. I have to give her credit. She really both sides of the ball before it travels to Ba- South Carolina rushed down the court and The Gamecocks (19-6, 11-1 SEC) quickly busted her tail to get the ball, and that’s what ton Rouge, Louisiana, on Thursday to play had wide-open shots while UF players still stole the lead back in the second quarter. happened.” LSU. Newbauer said he hopes that his play- celebrated their points. Florida’s transition defense was exposed Jennings’ performance broke the game ers don’t get too discouraged after losing to “Our defense has definitely got to get bet- when South Carolina began to effectively use open, and South Carolina extended its lead one of the best teams in the SEC. ter,” Newbauer said. “It starts with transition its up-tempo offense. The consequence was with seemingly every possession. The Game- “We talk a lot about passion and pur- defense. Have to get better in that area.” a 16-2 South Carolina run and an eight-point cocks shot over 60 percent from the field in pose,” Newbauer said. “Losing is not fun. No. 11 South Carolina used its fast-paced deficit heading into the halftime break. the second half, and five players finished It steals your passion when you get beat up play to defeat the Florida women’s basket- Guards Bianca Cuevas-Moore and Des- with nine or more points. sometimes…I’m just proud that even though ball team 96-77 Sunday at the O’Connell tanni Henderson commanded the offense, Florida tried to match South Carolina shot we didn’t get the outcome we wanted, they Center. The loss was UF’s seventh in its last combining for 28 points (14 each) and four for shot, but the Gamecocks' defense adjust- keep clawing and keep sticking together.” eight games and the 10th straight against the rebounds in the half. ed well after giving up 25 points in the first Gamecocks. South Carolina continued its surge in the quarter. The Gamecocks closed out well on @dyrudolph South Carolina came into the matchup second half when forward Alexis Jennings the perimeter and contested every attempt. [email protected] having won six of its last seven games, but began to impose herself by using her huge, The Gators had five players with 10 or Florida (6-19, 2-10 SEC) did not look intimi- 6-foot-3 frame against Florida’s smaller in- more points but made just 39 percent of their

McConnell went 3 for 4 off two singles and an RBI double COLUMN, from pg 14 trous losses, leave Florida squarely from pg 14 in the hunt for a tournament berth. BASEBALL, Of the Gators’ six remaining SEC the team on the board. matchups, two — road bouts with Kentucky and LSU — are not likely Fabian stayed patient at the plate, getting to go their way. They must win the the count to 3-2 before forcing a walk to al- other four. low sophomore shortstop Brady McConnell That includes beating the Tigers, to trot in from third base. as well as Missouri and Georgia, The next at-bat, freshman Roberto Pena — when they come to Gainesville. It making his first start as a Gator — hit a line would also require beating Vander- drive to LBSU third baseman Tanner Carlson bilt in Nashville, a feat Florida that he couldn’t gather, allowing designated hasn’t accomplished since 2014. hitter Nelson Maldonado to score from third. The Gators could be favored in The fourth inning featured doubles from all of those games, as they’ve al- ready beaten Vandy at home and both catcher Santino Miozzi and McConnell. the Bulldogs in Athens, Georgia. McConnell’s shot down the left-field line If UF wants to dance come March, scored Miozzi, giving the Gators a 3-1 lead. they can’t afford to drop these con- He went 3 for 4 on the day, adding two tests. singles to go along with his RBI double. It’s hard to deny Florida’s im- “Obviously it’s exciting to me,” McCon- provement in recent wins over Ole nell said, referring to his five-hit series this Miss, Vanderbilt and Alabama, but weekend. “I’m just glad we’re winning ball it may be coming too late in the sea- games, that’s what’s most important. If it’s son. Coach Mike White knows that me that’s helping, then cool.” missing the tournament this year will only turn up the pressure that The Gators sent out closer Nolan Crisp has mounted over the course of the once again to secure his second save in as season. many tries. However, if the Gators can avoid The freshman gave up a leadoff double Alligator File Photo causing further damage to their re- in the ninth but retired three-straight LBSU Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan went with redshirt freshman Hunter Ruth, who returned sume over the final weeks of the batters afterwards to complete the sweep for from Tommy John surgery, in relief of Sunday starter Jack Leftwich. season, they should hear their name Florida. called on Selection Sunday. The youth of this team was a worry of you have a freshman at second, a redshirt game, they kept it together, and that was im- O’Sullivan’s going into the season, but they freshman at short, you have a freshman at pressive.” Tyler Nettuno is a sports writer showed an ability to stay composed on Sun- first, a high school senior at center, anda for the Alligator. Follow him on Twit- ter @TylerNettuno or contact him at day. high school kid on the mound,” O’Sullivan @evanmplepak [email protected]. “You look out there late in the game, and said. “It wasn’t by design, but in a two-run [email protected] The Gators scored 11 points off turnovers against Alabama There were several plays like that, its highest point total since Jan. 30, when chance to make the tournament. MEN'S BASKETBALL, from pg 14 where the Gators’ aggression on defense it scored 90 in an overtime win over Ole ESPN Bracketology expert Joe Lunardi led to points on the offensive end (they Miss. has Florida as the top team in his “First bama guard Dazon Ingram and drove to the scored 11 points off turnovers). Florida’s performance comes at a piv- Four Out.” basket for an easy layup. They would’ve normally pulled up from otal point in the year as postseason impli- But UF’s convincing win over Alabama, He followed that up midway through deep in those situations, cations make each game more and more a team that is pegged to make the tourna- the first half with another transition layup. But in a game where its defense cre- important. ment, certainly helped its resume. That time, Allen found Nembhard on the ated numerous opportunities for its of- NCAA Tournament projections have the fastbreak after guard Jalen Hudson came fense, Florida made the smart plays. And Gators outside the top 68. But most brack- @alanisthames up with the ball off an Alabama turnover. those plays ultimately allowed it to reach etology experts still give Florida a slight [email protected]