Not officially associated with the Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida We Inform. You Decide. VOLUME 105 ISSUE 77 TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 Scott to UF: It’s time to tighten your belt The veto includes $6 million for UF sees $12 million slashed a research and academic facility at Gov. Scott’s Vetoes: By JOEY FLECHAS Lake Nona in Orlando — a project Alligator Staff Writer “However, we recognize the that has already broken ground. $5.3 million for maintenance and repairs of existing facilities state of Florida is in a very UF President Bernie Machen is- sued a statement Thursday stress- A broken air conditioning sys- difficult economic situation.” $6 million for Lake Nona Research and Academic Facility ing the importance of these projects tem, a hole in the roof and a busted Bernie Machen and disappointment that they won’t water chiller. UF President $369,000 for WUFT-TV and WUFT-FM, UF’s public television be funded. The cost of these would-be re- and radio stations He also acknowledged the diffi- pairs, after Gov. vetoed culty of budgeting in tough times. roughly $12 million in funding for Scott vetoed a record $615 mil- “However, we recognize the $500,000 for Statewide Brain Tumor Registry Program at the UF Thursday, would not come out lion dollars from the state budget State of Florida is in a very difficult McKnight Brain Institute of state funds. before signing it, including about economic situation, and the Legis- Instead, the university will have $5.3 million for routine maintenance lature and the Governor faced hard $34,000 to somehow foot the bill. and repairs at UF and $500,000 for a for Southwest Alachua County Primary and Com- choices,” he said. “Hopefully, these “We might have to make some statewide brain tumor research pro- munity Health Care Clinic, a project run by the UF College of projects will be funded when the very tough decisions,” said UF gram based at the McKnight Brain Nursing revenues return.” spokeswoman Janine Sikes. Institute. Locals remember those who died serving the U.S. n VETERANS FOR PEACE ERECT MEMORIAL.

By MICHAEL SYKES Alligator Contributing Writer

The Gainesville chapter of Veterans for Peace erect- ed more than 6,000 tombstones along a mile of North- west Eighth Avenue between Northwest 34th Street and Northwest 23rd Street this Memorial Day weekend. The tombstones, which stood in rows of four, with 6 inches between columns and 4 feet between rows, were part of a memorial to United States soldiers who have died in the wars in Afghanistan since 2001 and Iraq since 2003. This is the fifth year the memorial has been displayed, and as the number of casualties continues to Local climb, it will not be the last, said Scott Cam- News il, president of Veterans for Peace Chapter 14. There’s nearly 200 feet of space between the last stones placed and a sign that reads “Afghanistan 2012” in ex- pectation of next years’ victims. It took about 30 minutes for some to walk the trib- ute, stopping every so often to look at unfamiliar names and handwritten messages along the way. But for Anita Jonny Shiver / Alligator High, it took longer. Walking tall “Your mom misses you like crazy,” High wrote on the Leah Gaddis, 10, left, and Kelsie Mizzell, 8, middle, play around as Summer Gaddis, 11, slaps five with a stone of her nephew Randolph A. Sigley, 28, who was festival volunteer on stilts during the Palatka Blue Crab Festival on Sunday. See more, page 12. killed April 18, 2010 in Afghanistan. see MEMORIAL, page 12

n Florida short- Snakes on a train terrify passengers in Vietnam; owners apparently escaped shop Nolan Fonta- HANOI, Vietnam — Railway officials pounds (45 kilograms). Today na and the Gators have discovered snakes on a train in Viet- Security staff removed the cobras, baseball team cap- nam — highly venomous king cobras in which were likely destined for restaurants FORECAST 2 tured their first SEC bags under a seat. in Hanoi. Their owner apparently escaped OPINIONS 6 Tournament title Railroad official Pham Quynh says in the chaos. CLASSIFIEDS 8 since 1991 after passengers were terrified when four cloth Snake meat is considered a delicacy in Partly beating Vanderbilt bags containing the writhing cobras were Vietnam, but cobras are protected by law. CROSSWORD 11 cloudy 5-0 on Sunday in spotted Friday. The snakes were alive but Quynh says the cobras were given to SPORTS 12 93/69 Hoover, Ala. had their mouths stitched shut. forest rangers who released them into the See Story, Page 13. 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TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 n ALLIGATOR, 3 Meyers pursues printing pledge Trustee Talk n CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN BY THE END OF and Laser Kaplan. Other members include seven stu- Members of UF’s Board of Trustees’ Committee on Education dent senators and the entire Student Government Ex- SUMMER Policy and Strategy held an informational conference call Friday to ecutive Committee. discuss academics and a tuition hike in anticipation of the Trust- By GABRIELA ROSIAS King and Kaplan assigned task force members to ees’ June 9 meeting. The university will ask the Board of Trustees to Alligator Contributing Writer gather information from each college about its print- recommend a 7 percent tuition increase for approval by the Board ing and computing needs by talking to IT managers of Governors. This will bring the total tuition increase up to 15 per- and students. Once the requirements are assessed, the Student Body President Ben Meyers’ mission to ex- cent — the maximum allowable under state law — in an effort to committee will also choose the best course of action to pand free printing on campus is underway. decrease the current budget gap from $54 million to $30 million. reach those needs. The inaugural meeting of his Free Printing The Board will also be asked to approve a new bachelor’s During a speech at the meeting, Meyers discussed Task Force took place Friday in the Reitz Union. program in international studies, approve applications for ten- sweeping changes to UF’s computer ser- ure and promotions, select someone to have access to the Meyers said free printing has been a part of Student Local vices. He explored options such as drop- university’s classified material and approve UF’s work plan. Government platforms many times before, and the News ping CIRCA, who currently manage the The work plan is a new effort requested by the Board of Governors initiative is something students have needed for a computer labs and give student support, in which each public state university submit a report that includes long time. and equipping new facilities with Apple computers information such as university statistics, a list of budget requests “For the fi rst time, we not only have the motivation instead of the Dell machines that are commonly seen for the next legislative session and a list of five goals for the next to complete it and see it done, but the ability to do so,” in the labs. two to three years. he said. “For the fi rst time, we [will] have the funding The project will be funded from the $1.3 million to pursue a project like this.” attained from last year’s Activity and Service Fees, He stressed the importance of making sure every UF’s five goals include: which saw a 15 percent increase. student’s needs were represented. Although all student projects have to be presented 1. Improving baccalaureate retention and the graduation rate He said his initial approach will be to research the to the Activity and Service Fee Committee before get- w UF’s graduation rate improved from 58 percent to 64 percent from areas on campus where access to computers and print- ting funding, Meyers said he was not concerned. 2008 to 2009. ing will be most critical. Then he will create a plan that He said the turnover time for the project will be w UF Provost Joe Glover said the goal now is to understand that phe- addresses these needs and put the plan into action. minimal and hopes to begin construction by the end nomenon and try to maintain the upward trend. The committee is led by co-chairmen Jacob King of the summer. 2. Expanding distance education and electronic platform courses w UF President Bernie Machen has cited the expansion of distance UF ULTIMATE FRISBEE education as an important source of revenue for the university that may become crucial as state budget cuts continue to roll in. w Last year, UF made $58 million from enrollment in distance educa- Florida Ultimate falls in tourney tion. w Glover discussed the possibility of creating 24 general education By CLARE LENNON graduate student at UF and team Gaines said members of the team, electives that will be available statewide on an electronic platform. This Alligator Writer captain, said the team used the two including fellow captains Cole Sulli- may be one of the requests made for the 2012 legislative session. following consolation matches to van and Alex Hill, had been in Boul- Florida Ultimate failed to defend give the younger players more ex- der a week before the tournament to 3. Improving access to education through the creation of the new its Ultimate Frisbee national cham- perience and playing time. get used to the altitude change and spring/summer cohort of students pionship, suffering two losses Fri- In the championship fi nal Mon- practice. w This is a new group of students who will only be enrolled in on-cam- day and Saturday at the 2011 USA day, Carleton College knocked off pus classes during the spring and summer semesters. Ultimate nationals tournament in the University of Wisconsin 11-5. “Against the level of com- w The policy is expected to bring about 2,000 new students to UF and Boulder, Colo. Last year, Florida Ultimate de- petition we played, you will begin in January 2013. In pool play, the team lost to the feated Carleton’s team 15-12 to win can’t do that and expect to University of Wisconsin 12-10 and the championship. 4. Completing the Florida Innovation Hub Luther College 14-13 before knock- Brodie Smith, the team captain at win.” w The hub is a facility that will support start-up companies based on ing off the , the time, was the runner-up for the Alton Gaines UF research. It will be part of the 40-acre Innovation Square being con- Santa Cruz 15-11. Callahan Award, which is awarded Team captain structed near SW Second Avenue. A 15-12 loss to the University to the most valuable player each of Washington eliminated Florida year. 5. Completing the research center at Lake Nona Ultimate from the championship Gaines said that repeating a Sullivan said the team couldn’t w Lake Nona is an estimated $61 million, 60,000-square foot research competition, sending them to the championship is diffi cult in any handle the altitude change. Florida facility being constructed in Orlando. consolation rounds. sport, including ultimate. He attrib- Ultimate had won fi ve of six tourna- w Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a $6 million fund designated for the project, In their consolation matches, uted the losses to a lack of energy ments going into the championship. leaving UF searching for additional funding in order to complete con- Florida Ultimate lost to the Univer- and life in the play. Sullivan said the team was expect- struction. sity of Virginia 15-7 and the Univer- “We just came out fl at,” he said. ing another championship and felt w Machen has previously addressed the possibility of putting the proj- sity of Illinois 12-11, fi nishing the “Against the level of competition disappointed about the outcome. ect on hold in the face of recent budget cuts. weekend with a 1-5 record. we played, you can’t do that and ex- “Great year but horrible fi nish,” Alton Gaines, a management pect to win.” he said. Emily Morrow and Rosa Taveras / Alligator Staff 4, ALLIGATOR n TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 UF RESEARCH Officials break ground on new $45M research facility By EMILY MORROW Alligator Writer

UF broke ground Thursday on its new Clinical and Trans- lational Research Building, a $45 million, 120,000-square- foot complex expected to be completed by January 2013. The facility will work to streamline the transition of medical research from the lab to the doctor’s office by centralizing re- search currently scattered around campus. “Scientists working in the new building will accelerate dis- covery and translate it into practice,” said Dr. Marco Pahor, director of the UF Institute on Aging, one of the programs that will be housed within the new building. The building will also contain the Clinical and Transla- tional Science Institute and the departments of biostatistics, biomedical informatics, epidemiology and health outcomes and policy. The facility is expected to create about 175 new jobs. A $15 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, alongside $30 million of UF funds, will pay for the facility. The university expects to recoup its money through dona- tions and research. The building’s design incorporates environmentally friendly features such as the use of low-emission building materials as well as light sensor and water conservation tech- nologies. These design features will exceed the Leadership in En- ergy and Environmental Design program’s requirements to reach the highest rating for green building — Platinum Plus. Dr. David Nelson, the director of the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute, said the facility will contain a broad range of research, including investigations on aging, cancer, cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, muscular dystro- Max Reed / Alligator Staff phy and rare diseases. UF President Bernie Machen, with officials involved in the construction of the Clinical and Translational Research “[It is] an effort that will reach well beyond the corner of Building, pose for the groundbreaking Thursday at the northeast corner of Mowry Road and Gale Lemerand Drive. Mowry Road and Gale Lemerand,” he said. City officials talk Back from Europe, Obama con- two-in-one election n OFFICIALS HAVE UNTIL legislative session, but the bill soles tornado-ravaged Missouri OCT. 1 TO DECIDE. stated that the date will now be THE ASSOCIATED PRESS a scratch.” Obama celebrated the spirit of volunteers decided by a selected commit- who have flocked to Joplin to help, the pickup truck By LISA JARDIM tee. owners who ferried people to the hospital and the The committee has until Oct. JOPLIN, Mo. — Exactly a week after Joplin was Alligator Contributing Writer nearly leveled by the deadliest tornado to strike the citizens who lined up for hours to donate blood to 1 to make a decision. U.S. in decades, President Barack Obama visited the people they don’t know. Alachua County Supervi- Gainesville residents might Missouri city to offer hope to survivors and promises “You’ve demonstrated a simple truth,” he told the sor of Elections Pam Carpenter service, “that amid heartbreak and tragedy, no one is have to wait a little longer to find of help. said in a recent interview that a stranger. Everybody is a brother. Everybody is a sis- out the day they are supposed to Obama came face to face Sunday with the legions the city could wait until the state ter. We can all love one another.” vote for their future leadership. of homeless, consoling the community as it remem- decided on a date to make its Obama got a notably warm reception in this con- There has been talk of the bered the more than 130 people killed in the storm. decision. The memorial service erupted in cheers when Obama servative part of Missouri. His remarks were tailored city hosting its spring elections said, “I promise you your country will be there with for a religious service, with quotes from Scripture, in conjunction with the Florida references to the love that binds people to each other, “We are having an you every single step of the way,” a pledge he extend- presidential primary, which is and comments on the essential goodness of human- election whenever the ed to all parts of the nation raked by violent storms slated to take place Jan. 31. Do- this season. ity. The stories of the storm lead us to “put aside our state says we are having petty grievances,” the president said. “There are he- ing this, proponents say, would Hundreds stood in Joplin’s Cunningham Park for save the city money and lead to one.” a moment of silence at 5:41 p.m. — to mark the first roes all around us, all the time. So, in the wake of this a higher voter turnout for city Pam Carpenter report of the tornado — surrounded by wrecked cars tragedy, let us live up to their example: to make each elections, which have been dis- and twisted poles. Many in the crowd wore white T- day count.” Supervisor of Elections shirts emblazoned, “Joplin’s Heart Will Sing Again.” Before the service, Obama’s motorcade pulled mal in recent years. “We will rebuild Joplin,” City Manager Mark Rohr into a neighborhood where downed In a recent city commission told the crowd. “You have my word on it.” National trees cleaved open houses, roofs meeting, Elizabeth Waratuke, “We are having an election The Joplin tornado was the worst to hit the United News were stripped or blown off, cars an assistant city attorney, said whenever the state says we are States in decades. Hundreds were injured, and 39 were cratered and splintered wood having the city election with having one,” she said. “If the people remained unaccounted for as of late Sunday. was everywhere. He saw nothing in- the presidential primaries could city chooses to piggyback, they tact, but rather small domestic sights — a view into a There are four more people whom family members lead to a reduction as high as will need to have their informa- have reported as deceased, but those deaths haven’t room with a TV still in place, a recliner sitting amid tion in to us in a time frame that rubble, a washer-dryer standing next to a decimated $200,000. been officially confirmed. will allow us to go to print with house. American flags were planted here and there According to the city’s cur- Air Force One flew over a massive swath of brown our ballot.” in the mess. rent ordinance, a date for the — a land of flattened houses and stripped trees — on city election must be selected by A shorter time period, Car- its approach to Joplin. On the ground, the destruction To those working at the scene, the president said: “We appreciate everything you guys are doing. God July 1. penter said, will tighten the time was even more stark and complete. Obama confront- line to reserve polling locations ed painful sights at every turn and said nothing in his bless you.” One volunteer told him that people were However, one of the provi- and train poll workers, which life measured up to what he saw this day. coming in from other states to help in any way they sions in the election bill signed could potentially increase the Yet he spoke, too, of redemptive moments, the could. by Gov. Rick Scott last week stoicism of the community and tales of plain luck. “This is not just your tragedy,” Obama said. “This may hinder the selection of that overall election budget. He told a story of a man he talked to who had taken is a national tragedy, and that means there will be a date. Despite Tallahassee formali- a chicken pot pie out of the oven, heard the storm national response.” He said: “We are going to be here Normally, the date selection ties, the City Commission has was coming, hid in a closet and “came out without long after the cameras leave.” for the presidential preference unanimously passed an ordi- primaries in Florida is decided nance that puts the election date by the legislative during the on Jan. 31. TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 n ALLIGATOR, 5 Midtown gets crafty as summer business slows n BUSINESSES TURN TO By doing so, he said, the restau- USING PROMOTIONS. rant is avoiding the same fate as its neighbors. They have also introduced a By KELLI FOLSE VIP Lunch Club Card, valid Mon- Alligator Contributing Writer day through Friday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., which offers a free The summer heat has arrived. soda or bottled water with the pur- Students have fled the city, and the chase of two slices of pizza. midtown business drought is on. “It’s taken a bit of time for the During the fall and spring se- steam to build up,” said Bailey, mesters, Tijuana Flats, located “but it’s been pretty good – a really on University Avenue, normally big relief.” makes $20,000 a month, said man- Even a larger entity like Miller ager Nick Roland. When summer Lite is trying to find ways to boost rolls around, the number plum- sales during the slow season. mets to $1,000. One way Miller Lite has tried Since the restaurant is not open to generate business is by creat- late, it doesn’t draw business from ing a Taste Points system. Points the bar scene, Roland said. So, dur- are given out in bars or printed on ing these months, the business cases of Miller Lite. Customers can leans on its promotional tools: redeem prizes online with a certain Taco Tuesdays, buy-one-get-one- number of points. free specials, an online newsletter The company has also tried to and discounts for faculty and pub- promote sales by transforming its lic servants. promotional models into “Liteg- The Italian Gator, a small pizza uards” by having them wear com- stand just down the road, has been pany-branded bathing suits and utilizing a new strategy to stop the whistles out to the bars. summer bleeding — lots of free One such model, Nicole Von- stuff. derhaar, said the Liteguards have The restaurant has started us- been a hit with bar-goers. ing tools like Groupon to try to lure Max Reed / Alligator Staff “People will get all excited and customers to its service window, say things like ‘Are you guys real Stephen Alford, with Alford’s Affordable Services, poses after touching up Tijuana Flats’ storefront. Tijuana said general manager Damon Bai- life guards? Because I think I need Flats, as well as other midtown restaurants and bars, are seeing fewer customers in the summer months. ley. saving,’” she said. NATIONAL Tech mogul pays bright minds not to go to college SAN FRANCISCO — Instead loan debt are encountering one of bubble. It sees the world through at a much lower rate than workers meet humanity’s needs. of paying attention in high school, the toughest job markets in decades. its own prism. It’s got a distorted without degrees. College graduates Specifically, he believes that min- Nick Cammarata preferred to read Rising tuition and diminishing pros- view,” Wadhwa says. were also more likely to be rehired. ing operations on asteroids could books on whatever interested him. pects have led many to ask whether Thiel says the “20 Under 20” But for fellowship recipients like hold the key. For the next two years, He also has a gift for coding that college is actually worth the time program shouldn’t be judged on John Burnham, 18, such concerns he’ll be studying rocket propulsion got him into Carnegie Mellon Uni- and money. the basis of his own educational pale next to the idealism of youth. technology and puzzling through versity’s esteemed computer science “Turning people into debt slaves background or even the merits of At his prep school in western Massa- the economics of interplanetary re- program despite his grades. when they’re college students is re- his critique of higher education. He chusetts, Burnham started an alter- source extraction. But the 18-year-old programmer ally not how we end up building a urges his critics to wait to see what native newspaper to compete with “This fellowship is so much of a won’t be going to college this fall. Or better society,” Thiel says. the fellows achieve over the next the school’s official publication. better fit for my personality than I maybe ever. Thiel made his fortune as a co- two years. Now his ambitions have grown. think college would be,” Burnham Cammarata is one of two dozen founder of online payment service According to data compiled by Burnham believes that the says. “When you get an opportunity winners of a scholarship just award- PayPal shortly after graduating the Georgetown University Center world’s growing population will of the magnitude of this fellowship, ed by San Francisco tech tycoon Pe- from Stanford Law School. He then on Education and the Workforce, put an unsustainable strain on the I couldn’t see myself being able to ter Thiel that comes with a unique became the first major investor in workers with college degrees were planet’s natural resources. That’s wait.” catch: The recipients are being paid Facebook. In conversation and as laid off during the Great Recession why he’s looking to other worlds to — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS not to go to college. a philanthropist, Thiel pushes his Instead, these teenagers and strong belief that innovation has 20-year-olds are getting $100,000 stagnated in the U.S. and that radical each to chase their entrepreneurial solutions are needed to push civili- dreams for the next two years. zation forward. “It seems like the perfect point in The “20 Under 20” fellowship is our lives to pursue this kind of proj- one such effort. Thiel believes that ect,” says Cammarata of Newbury- the best young minds can contribute port, Mass., who along with 17-year- more to society by skipping college old David Merfield will be working and bringing their ideas straight to on software to upend the standard the real world. approach to teaching in high school And he has the shining example classrooms. of Facebook to back up his claim. Merfield, the valedictorian of his Thiel’s faith in the world-changing Princeton, N.J., high school class, potential of Harvard dropout Mark is turning down a chance to go to Zuckerberg’s idea led him to invest Princeton University to take the fel- $500,000 in the company, a stake lowship. that is now worth billions. Thiel himself hand-picked the Still, the Zuckerbergs of the tech winners based on the potential of industry are famous because they their proposed projects to change are the exceptions. Silicon Valley is the world. littered with decades worth of failed One winner wants to create a tech start-ups. mobile banking system for the de- Vivek Wadhwa, director of re- veloping world. Another is work- search at ’s Center ing to create cheaper biofuels. One for Entrepreneurship and a writer wants to build robots that can help for TechCrunch and Bloomberg out around the house. Businessweek, has assailed Thiel’s The prizes come at a time when program for sending what he sees AP Photo debate in the U.S. over the value of as the message that anyone can be In this May 27, 2011 photo, John Burnham, one of two dozen recipients of a unique scholarship, walks higher education has become heat- Mark Zuckerberg. ed. New graduates mired in student “Silicon Valley lives in its own past a space mural on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral. 6, ALLIGATOR n TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 Editorial

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his isn’t even fun anymore. Typically, we’d thumb our noses to authority over any kind of miscarriage of budgeting, but this one’s justT too easy. It sucks the joy right out of it. Now, Gov. Rick Scott is just pissing us off. Scott, a member of the so-called “party of no,” solidified himself as the “governor of no” when he vetoed a record $615 million from the budget. This translates into a loss of about $12 million of fund- ing for UF, a figure that leaves some university projects in limbo. Money for a statewide research effort on brain tumors? “Sorry, thanks for playing.” Some cash to help out a local community health clinic run by UF’s College of Nursing? “No soup for you!” A little dough to fix stuff when it breaks? “Nah trick nah!” The shocker was that $5.3 million for maintenance and repairs. That forces UF officials to make tough decisions should a situation arise where serious repairs to infrastruc- ture are needed. We better hope this unbearable heat doesn’t knock one of our air conditioning systems out, or this place may start to feel like a real swamp. We know the tired logic behind his hatred of spending: You can’t just throw money at the problem. Well, Mr. Scott, you can’t horde your way into prosperity, either. We understand cuts have to be made and not everything is going to survive those cuts. Perhaps the research and aca- demic facility at Lake Nona can stand to be put on hold for now. But vetoing funding for programs that actually have some Column scientific standing is no way to go about digging a technolo- gy-and-innovation-starved state out of the hole it’s in. Focusing on the results, a method Slick Rick is quick Leave it to prophets to ruin a good party to support, involves taking time and yes, spending a little mpending doom arrived May 21, 2011. At least the Mayans give us an ex- coin. Well, it’s May 31, 2011, and I see no demons rising tension to Dec. 21, 2012 at 11:11 p.m. So he refused to fund what he considers “wasteful spend- from the ash mounts of hell. Personally, I give more credence to ing.” But not only does he insult the importance of local IWe have had our fair share of disasters in recent years: them. At least their guess is based projects, but he turns the signing of the budget into a mem- Y2K, anthrax scares, SARS, AIDS, Bird Flu, tsunamis, ty- on the sun’s alignment in the center bers-only party. phoons, earthquakes and global economic meltdowns. Now of the Milky Way for the first time in When he signed the budget at The Villages Thursday, a we have tornadoes in the Midwest going completely Charlie Shea Ford 26,000 years rather than the writings group of Democrats was unceremoniously ejected from the Sheen. So maybe God is PMSing at least a little bit. Expect his [email protected] of old desert scribblings where num- proceeding. wrath to be full-force once His menstruation starts, and trust bers written in the book by the author Sorry, liberals. No to you, too! me, God has quite a heavy flow. were meant to be interpreted differ- Sumter County sheriff’s deputies said the event was “pri- What is the fascination with the world ending? Are our ently than how they were written. vate” as they kicked the group out. lives so boring that people actually “hope” for some type Fundamentalists, however, believe the Bible is meant to Problem is, it wasn’t. of cosmic shitshow to make things more interesting? What be taken word for word – except the numbers in it. Those are Scott’s people maintain that it was a public event. The Vil- makes you think you are awesome enough to interpret His meant to be “interpreted.” lages Daily Sun, the local newspaper, advertised it as such. “Word” to the exact date? Don’t you suppose that God “Shea, wouldn’t the rest of the Bible be open to interpreta- The deputies had received their instructions from a spe- would be pissed at you for thinking you are arrogant enough tion then?” cial assistant to Scott, Russ Abrams, who refused to talk to to even consider the possibility that you could decipher His “Nope. Just the numbers in it.” the press on the issue. super-secret plan? “What about the Book of Numbers?” Guess there is a new sheriff in town. Give Him some credit. What point is there in divinity if “Shut up or you will burn in hell!” A Scott aide made a stupid mistake that makes his boss there is no mystery or overarching badassery? A belief in a I was under the impression that perhaps a miscalcula- look like partisan schoolboy sitting in his tree house with a Christian God should support his eternal dominance, the tion would instill Camping’s followers with a little humility. big sign nailed on the side: NO DEMS ALLOWED! type that turned jabronis into pillars of salt. They would have bought thousands of party hats and noise- Well, Scott doesn’t really need much help with project- And what about the surprise? God planned a surprise makers only to be terribly disappointed at their inability to ing that image. He’s already etched himself into Florida’s party for the past 7,000 years for Jesus on Earth with plenty wear them proudly on their Savior’s return in May. history as a incredibly unpopular man with stubborn and of fireworks and demon smashing, and you have the audac- Do they lose their faith? Do they continue going to work highly unreasonable beliefs about how to cope with budget ity to ruin it? as if nothing happened? Of course not. Obviously Jesus was issues. Why don’t you just take the first piece of cake for yourself busy, so he had to reschedule. No biggie. For a man who daily rapes the state of Florida, “no” is while you’re at it, ya big dick? Attention everyone. The physical Rapture will now be just another word in the way of the red pen. What is more frustrating is the fact that these are based October 21, 2011. Make sure to set the event in your Google on undeniable “proof.” Harold Camping has stated that one calendar. day for the Lord is obviously a thousand years. Since the As for me, I cannot side with a group of people who try flood occurred in 4990 B.C., the spiritual apocalypse would to avoid the fun of killing demons. Have fun floating up to definitely come 7,000 years later in 2011. Heaven naked while I curbstomp the spawn of Satan. The date of May 21 is represented by 722,500 days af- Or perhaps I’ll wait for the Mayan destruction. At least ter the crucifixion. Determined by 5 x 10 x 17 x 5 x 10 x 17. there was an entertaining movie about that. C.J. Pruner Joey Flechas These numbers were selected of course because they were Shea Ford is a psychology senior at UF. His column appears on EDITOR Josh Isom religiously symbolic. Tuesdays. MANAGING EDITORS The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator. Reader response The Alligator encourages comments from readers. Letters to the editor should not exceed 150 Today’s question: Do you believe Thursday’s question: Do you words (about one letter-sized page). They must be typed, double-spaced and must include the 94% YES author’s name, classification and phone number. Names will be withheld if the writer shows when he says he’s wear a seat belt when you drive? just cause. We reserve the right to edit for length, grammar, style and libel. 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Letter to the Editor Gov. Scott is killing education one penstroke at a time When Gov. Rick Scott announced his budget proposal in February, the word “education” was notably absent from the political event. And when he did roll out his education bud- get proposal, it called for slashing already underfunded public schools by more than 10 percent. The education budget approved by the Legislature did not cut schools as deeply as the governor recommended, but it was almost as irresponsible. Teachers and other school employ- ees will lose their jobs, programs will be drastically cut, and schools will be closed. Florida’s classrooms cannot be protected from these decisions. On Thursday at his political event announcing what items he would veto out of the state budget, the governor made a big show of saying he was putting money back in the schools’ budget. It was a politically expedient message for a governor with plummeting poll numbers but also a cruel suggestion for school employees who face layoffs and furloughs and for school children who attend Florida’s inadequately funded school systems. This Legislature handed out more than $300 million in tax cuts in a year while the education budget was slashed. The governor lobbied hard for these tax cuts, but didn’t lift a finger to prevent the real harm that will be caused by cuts in educa- tion and health and human services. Andy Ford is president of the Florida Education Association.

Column Lost in the sauce: A hitchhiker’s (hazy) guide to alcoholism gulp a frosty mug of Pabst, wink at Gerry and ask, “Hey knees on the floor. “I was only out there a couple of minutes when you came Hank, when are you going to start serving blacks in here?” An oak tree mushrooms from the along. I’m just going up the road to the air base,” I say. Mueller’s steel eyes glare at Gerry and me. He sneers car’s hood. The car’s fenders embrace Still the taciturn driver stares straight ahead. thenI spits out a robotic response. the tree. To my left sits a mangled steer- “I’ve been in Charleston almost two years, but I’m from N.Y. “As soon as I find someone stupid enough to eat them.” ing wheel, and the windshield has dis- originally. You from around here?” I give Gerry my “holy shit” look. appeared. Still nothing, he just stares into the night’s deluge. The black- Less than three miles from Charleston Air Base, Mueller’s is Bill O’Connor Don’t move. Piece it together, what ness smothers the deserted road. run, and owned, by two German racists, Hank and Jim. They [email protected] the hell happened? What did Waldo say I begin to feel antsy. won’t serve blacks and don’t like whites. before you passed out? Most people pick up hitchhikers for company. They break It’s 1968 in South Carolina, yet nobody has heard of the “You’ll like this baby. I got it for a up the monotony of a long trip, or, in my case, help out some- Orangeburg Massacre. song. Let me show you what it can do.” one in a jackpot. This guy’s different. He’s mute. He hasn’t Tossed through the missing windshield like two duffel turned his head or taken his two giant mitts off the wheel. n n n bags, Gerry and Waldo are dead. Veins that pumped gin and F**k him. I combat silence with silence. It’s no skin off my blood hours before are now wrapped in body bags and lifted ass. At least I’m out of the rain. Soon, I’ll be back in the barracks. “Why not come to Jacksonville this weekend?” into an ambulance. I resign myself to silence. Gerry’s smile invites larceny. “My pal Waldo and me will I start to feel each limb: delicately, slowly, hazily. My arms The stillness doesn’t last. take you to a joint that makes the best Singapore slings in Flor- are fine. My legs are fine. No leaks. No sign of blood. “You really didn’t learn a thing from that accident in Jack- ida.” I look at the paramedic examining my chest, then the E.M.S. sonville. Did you?” the stranger says. Blessed with teeth like Chiclets, premature-gray hair, and a bus. What the f**k!?! What did he say? Did I hear this guy right? tall athletic build, Gerry wows the chicks, but I’m not bottom How can this be? My two friends are dead, and except for I gotta be f*****g drunk. He couldn’t have said that.” feeding. I hang out with him because he drinks like a dying broken enamel, I’m unscathed. “Excuse me? What did you say?” man. The driver turns, his face stolid. He says nothing. Bug-eyed, “I don’t know, Gerry,” I say. “I’m strapped.” n n n he stares through me, not at me. “Don’t be a pussy,” he fires back. “Crash and eat at my My heart races, I’m terrified. I’m just a kid. I turn away. house. You only need booze money.” My drunkenness saved my life. When my chin hit the dash- The windshield wiper’s cadence beats time with my heart’s “Besides,” he adds, “my sister’s a piece of ass” board, my teeth absorbed the full-force of the crash. Miracu- palpitations. I calculate. “You’re using your sister for bait?” lously, I was knocked cold. If I jump out of a car moving 55 mph, can I survive? When I “She’ll like you man. Take her to the movies. See how it “Fifteen years on the job, I never saw anyone walk away hit the ground, will I be all right to run? plays out.” from a wreck that bad,” the state trooper said. The storm worsens. The road ahead appears as sleek as a seal’s back. Momentarily, the stranger focuses on the curves of n n n n n n the road. Less than a mile from the base, I start to shake and sniffle. Asleep on the couch at Gerry’s house, I hear a rumbling in My disease won’t nourish mourning. Gerry got a bad break, Finally the truck slows and comes to a halt outside the en- the kitchen. I open one eye and spy Gerry’s drunken old man the luck of the draw. trance to the base The driver turns again, stares then waits a pissing into the refrigerator. After his death, I resume gambling, drinking and drug- month before he chants one bone-chilling sentence. I eat out the entire weekend. ging. “Nice night for a murder.” In 1966, Truman Capote’s book “In Cold Blood” depicted I spring the handle on the door and bolt. I don’t offer him n n n two murderers hitchhiking. They’re determined to kill the next a “ thanks” or a “f**k you.” I never hear the truck accelerate. I Good Samaritan who picks them up. don’t look back. The next night finds Gerry, Waldo and I sitting on stools in The book’s grizzly murders haunt my psyche the way Nice night for a murder? Was he playing a game? What was the promised oasis. We’re pounding Singapore slings. Within “Jaws” haunts future generations. One night after a bad bout that stuff about Jacksonville? How did he know? two hours, it’s painfully obvious I’m out of my league. I can’t with booze at Mueller’s, I hitchhike the short ride back to Good or bad, my mania forbids lingering. My brain hops keep pace and am fading fast. base. like a frog on speed. I reflect on both incidents but refute mysti- When closing hour rolls around, I’m useless protoplasm It’s well past 2 a.m., but cars still stop along this short strip cal explanations. that Gerry pours into Waldo’s car. for servicemen. So despite the rain, and imagined menace, I de- He said Jacksonville taught me nothing. He was right, but For the second straight night, rumbling startles me out of a cide to “thumb it.” I’ll learn. coma-like sleep. A pick-up truck pulls over. I leap into the passenger seat. Unfortunately, my new speak Vietnamese and “This one’s alive. He’s moving.” “Thanks a lot man,” I tell the driver. “I really appreciate you wear black pajamas. A bright light hits my eyes. I try to make sense of that last stopping.” Bill O’Connor is a Vietnam veteran, former Bronx firefighter sentence. My jaw feels as if Joe Frazier knocked me out. I regain I size up my benefactor through bleary eyes and note the and pub and restaurant owner. O’Connor is currently a journal- my senses and spit out crumpled enamel like so many bits of hands on the steering wheel look like canned hams. The driver ism major at UF and a standup comic. The irreverent and acerbic sand. doesn’t acknowledge my presence. He slowly accelerates back O’Connor performs free standup around Gainesville. I see only the car’s roof. 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Cats ok, no Frances 352-375-8787 Rent Florida Realty Check availability today! 338-0002 352-376-1248 Free UF Parking! dogs. 1st, last, sec. [email protected] 538-1550 9-26-11-78-1 8-15-11-25-2 8-15-11-25-2 352.371.7777 8-15-11-25-2 6-9-11-43-2 TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 � ALLIGATOR, 9

SPACIOUS 2BR/2BA APT. WWW.BELLAPROPERTIES.NET Pinnacle Point large 2 bedroom townhouse 1/1 Campus Edge Convenient location to Shands, UF & Butler just minutes from UF & Butler Plaza. All of our 3rd floor, very calm. Washer, dryer, dish- Plaza. Asking $750/mo. Please call Ketty Palm Villas - luxury graduate apartments in units are newly refurbished with all new ap- washer, stove, fridge, microwave, overlook- 305-332-6566. [email protected] 6-2- a small and quiet complex. 2 BR/2 BA avail- pliances, tile, carpet, paint, light fixtures and ing the pool, gym. $699/m, Avail July 352- able for $465 per BR. Call to tour 335-5424 more! Call today for specials 352-373-7578 262-2871 Owner Agent 7-14-11-16-2 11-31-2 ------Near UF ------8-15-11-25-2. 8-15-11-25-2 gainesvillestudentrentals.com 352-317-4408 ●5/3 house 630 nw 36 street $1700 2BR/1BA, 1/2 month free. $380-$425/mo. ●Charming 2BR 1 BA Cottage Blocks to UF ●4/2 house 1534 nw 54 drive $1500 Mobile home w/ central AC/heat, shaded lot. WALK TO UF. START SUMMER OR FALL LUXURY 3/2 CREEK'S EDGE CONDO 2703 NW 2nd Ave. Central h/a, laundry 5-31-11-32-2 Incl water, - mobile home lot $260/mo 352- Quiet upstairs condo. 1300 sf. Like New, lg. with w/d, large private screened porch. No 376-5887 8-15-25-2 ●Studios $425--$400●1BR/1BA $550-$450 rooms, hardwood floors, upgraded Pets, Avail August. Grandaddy oaks. $875/ ● 3bedroom $509/person 2BR $850-$800 1 yr lease, SD, NS, NP. kitchen and appl. W/D. Mins to campus on mo. 1st last $500 security. 352-332-5836 ****4/2 3962 W University Ave.**** All inclusive townhome with everything in- Call/Text 352-870-7256 [email protected] direct bus rt. $975 727-463-0560 6-30-11- 6-16-11-10-2 Living room, dining room & family room, cluded! Utilities, cable, internet, furniture & 7-28-11-22-2 14-2 close to campus, all appliances, W/D, washer/dryer. The Laurels Apts. Call now: hot tub, fire place, screened porch, 352-335-4455 8-15-11-25-2 POOL HOUSE Avail Aug1, $1400 - 333-9874 or 317-7346 CONDOS.JACKSONSQUARE.US LUXURY DOWNTOWN CONDO! 4BR/3BA 2816 W Univ Ave 1 mi to UF. 6-9-11-36-2 Luxury condos 3 blocks North of UF Stylish City living in Regent’s Park Fenced-in nice backyard. W/D, DW. Avail now. 352-870-9453 Beautiful, huge and quiet! $1500/mo summer, $1600/mo fall NEG. STILL SEARCHING? 8-15-25-2 Two story, 3BR/2.5 bath, w/garage 327-2931, 376-6183 6-16-11-10-2 ****3401 NW 7th Place**** Avail in Aug @ $1600/mo. 3/2 living, dining ,family rooms. All appliances, Call Union Properties at 373-7578. W/D, close to campus, large yd. Small pets OK Walk or Bike to Campus! 8-15-11-25-2 The Landings Avail Aug.1, $1295 - 333-9874 or 317-7346 1,2,3,4 & 5 BR houses & condos available. 2/2.5 Townhome 6-9-11-36-2 Campus Realty 352-692-3800 507 NW 39th Rd 1/1 $725-hardwood floors, ONLY $940 rentals.campusrealtygroup.com 7-28-11- Includes Internet & Cable 34-2 porch, w/d, pets-Y!, no pet fees, walk in closets, fence, close to everything Newberry www.TheLandingsUF.com ****4/3 18 NW 36th St.**** Call 352-375-7104 today! 352-336-3838 Close to campus, all appliances, & 39th rd, Avil now. MUST SEE beautiful trend4rent.com 8-15-21-2 W/D, central heat/air Several cute & clean houses & apartments unit. 305-586-8255 [email protected] 8-15-25-25 Avail. Aug 1, $1300 - 333-9874 or 317-7346 available for August, located in quiet NW 6-9-11-9-2 6-9-11-36-2 areas near UF/Downtown. Rates from $600 Very nice Rockwood Villas Townhouse per month. Call/Text Anita: 352-575-4395; ★ ★ 3BR/1BA house available August in SW 3/3 for only $900.00/month-Great deal! ●NW 39 Ave Huge 3BR/1.5BA apt, w/lg loft WALK2UF.COM [email protected]; www.cozygator.com Large bedrooms, updated appliances, Location, Location, Affordable Gainesville. Central heat/AC, hardwood/ Tile flr & nice carpet. Bright, wdlike flr $800 5-31-11-16-2 Washer/dryer, 2 pools, lots of parking 352-375-8256 tile floors, washer/dryer, carport, Florida ●2BR/1.5BA, some w/woodlike flr. All w/new Call Jared at (941) 737-6997 6-30-11-10-2 8-15-25-2 room, private fenced backyard with patio, BR carpet. $590-625. Gated patio, trees, flood Clean small efficiency Quiet.Wash/dry on pet-friendly. $900/month. ph. 352-318-1053 lts. Part utils pd. Bus rte. 373-8310, 219-3937 prem.Wat/Sew incl NS No Pets.1/2m south 6-16-11-12-2 6-2-34-2 Near UF. Beautiful 4BR/2BA home. Florida UF/Shands,2 bus routes.$399/m.Same fur- PET’S PARADISE room w/ inground jacuzzi. W/D. All tile floor. nished $410/m 352-262-2871 Owner/agent $390 - $650. No app or pet fee. 1 & 2BR, 2-car attached garage, storage shed. Walk 8-2-11-30-2 3&4 bedroom homes avail in NW Gainesville. *******STUDENTS****** privacy fenced. SW. 352-331-2099 4-05- Mins to UF and Santa Fe. Ideal for students/ to grocery & shops. Avail Aug 9. $1399/mo 1,2,3 and 4 bedroom houses and apartments 11-10-2 families. Pets Welcome! Avail Aug 5. 904-534-6982, [email protected] available for August. All close to campus. Baxter House Near Campus 1013 SW 4th 6-16-11-8-2 Most pets accepted. Call 870-2760. 8-15- Ave. 4BR/2BA, custom designed, two story 3331 NW 30th PL 3bed/2bath $975 11-25-2 **3/2 515 NW 51st St.** brick home, W/D, new H A/C, hardwood 3321 NW 30th PL 4 bed/2 bath $1175 Near GHFC vaulted ceilings, all appliances, ●●●● HOUSE ●●●● W/D, garage, small pets ok. Avail. Aug 1, floors & walls. Much more $2,300/mo + util. Renting Now and for Fall!! Call Ricky for more info 352-284-5119 6-7- 105 NW 30th St, 2200 sq ft, 3BR/2BA+ bo- $1195 333-9874, 317-7346 6-9-11-31-2 275-1259 [email protected] 5-31-11- We have REAL 1/1s 8-2 11-8-2 nus rm w/ bath, carport, lg yard, pet-friendly, 3 blocks to UF - GATORNEST 12 blks to stadium, bus rte 5, 34, 43. $1700/ mo 352-281-7932 6-2-11-4-2 575 sq ft, $550 TOP QUALITY - GREAT LOCATIONS 300 NW 18th Street Upscale, 1 & 2 BR apts. 1 block to UF cam- 1103 SW 6th Avenue Rear, 2-story brick, 1/2 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY 4 blocks to UF - GATORSIDE pus - on N & E sides. Year lease, begin- block to UF, 4BR + 2/3BA, remodeled open 2 large rooms w/private baths. 10 min to UF. 2BR HOUSE. Super nice, tile floors, A/C, 400 sq ft, only $450! ning summer or fall. Sorry, no pets. K & M design, W/D, Disp, 2 A/C units, DW,MW Large home, quiet neighborhood. $550/mo + W/D hook-up, fenced yard, on bus route, 1600 NW 4th Avenue Properties. 372-1509 8-15-11-25-2 parking, backyard, NPets, NS. Fall $2,100 + utils per room. Cable, W/D, hardwood floors. BIKE to UF - CENTERPOINT util. 275-1259, [email protected] 5-31- 5 mins to busline. Call 352-284-0979 6-30- close to UF & SFC. $650/mo, flex lease. 914 530 sq ft, only $450! 11-8-2 11-13-2 NW 40th Ave. Call for info 352-318-8822 1220 NW 12th Street GREAT LOCATION - GREAT PRICE 6-7-11-5-2 No application fee, most pets ok. 2BR/1BA apts on Univ Ave across from UF For info call E.F.N. Properites, 352-371-3636 Stadium & O'Dome. Modern, all elec, cent Post Apartments – 352 376 0080. 352 284 1 MONTH FREE ★ NO APPLICATION FEE or visit our website at www.efnproperties.com H/AC, $600/mo K&M Properties 372-1509 3873. [email protected] ★ Apts Starting at $350 ★ Pets OK! ★ Great 3/2 House w/crpt & w/d (1100sqft) 8-15-10-25-2 8-15-11-25-2 Clean, spacious, private apts. for calm, quiet, Call Today. Rent $1050/month with lease stable, mature persons. Meadowcrest Apts. 352-378-3988 Pets allowed :) Available June 1st ●Duckpond duplex - 920 NE 6th Ave. $700 [email protected] Contact Kathryn: [email protected] Carport, large yard, big trees, burglar bars, 6-14-11-10-2 4102 NW 21st Terrace Gville, FL 32608 WDH, CHA, carpet. 7-14-14-2 ●1808 - 1830 NW 10th St.- 1 and 2 bed- rooms. $500-$650. Private patio with lock 1/1 w/ private gated court yard in small quiet gate, large yard, big trees, carpet. complex. Prefect for the serious student or 2BR/1BA APARTMENT ●1700 SW 16th Ct.- 1 and 2 br Condos $550 quiet proffesional small pets ok. $450 mnth - $650 1 block from Shands 8-15-11-25-2 call: 352 377-2150 6-16-11-10-2 7129 SW 45th Place. $525/mo No pets. Call Geri 352-538-1114 6-30-11-10-2

HUGE 4BR/2BA HOUSE 2 blks from UF/ Sorority Row/Norman Hall/Shands area din- ing rm, remodeled baths, cent AC/heat, wd flrs, W/D, DW, pets maybe, parking! Avail Aug 16th - 1 yr. $2175 352-665-8166 lv mssg 8-15-11-21-2

LARGE 4BR/2BA HOUSE. Extremely Nice, bike to UF, central AC/heat, W/D, dishwash- er, ice, garage, fenced yard, landscaped. No pets. Avail Aug 16th - 1 year. $1590/mo. 352-665-8166 lv mssg 8-15-11-21-2

1/1 POOLHOUSE Across from Shands W/D Pets OK Gym Tanning Utilities Gated Entry Incl. 725 sq ft. Reduced Rate $925/mo Avail August 937-626-9882 5-31-11-3-2

LAKEWOOD VILLAS Large 1, 2 & 3 bdrm floor plans starting at $635. Washer/Dryer, Fitness Center, Tennis Court, Swimming Pool, Sauna etc. Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat. 10-5, Sun 12-4 700 SW 62nd Blvd 877-781-8314 www.lakewoodvillas.com text (Lakewood)@65586 8-15-11-20-2 10, ALLIGATOR � TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011

MATURE PROFESSIONAL Share 3BR/3BA FUTON Solid oak mission-style frame w/ ★★★Road Rat Motors★★★ 04 Ford Taurus $5999 SPYGLASS pool home near UF. Safe area across from mattress. New, in box. $160 332-9899 Largest Scooter Store in Town! Run by Gator 02 Chevy Camero $6999 Individual Leases. Furniture Pkgs. incl. Plaza Royale. Bus rte. No alcohol or drugs. ______. Grads! New scooters starting at $899. 1yr 03 GMC Sonoma $6999 Washer/Dryer, FREE Hi-Speed internet. $325 + 1/3 util. 2 rms available 5/13. No pets. DINETTE SET 5pc $120 Brand new in box. Parts AND labor warranties included. 376- 05 Chevy Monte Carlo $6999 Rates start at $399. Every unit an end unit. 371-3837 6-7-11-9-4 Never used. 352-377-9846 8-15-25-6 6275 RoadRatMotors.com 8-15-11-20-11 352-375-9090 8-15-95-12 Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4 701 SW 26nd Blvd 888-267-5078 **BEDS - ALL BRAND NEW** ROOMMATES WANTED! 2 student girl 05 Saturn Ion $7999 www.spyglassapts.com **Full $100 Queen $125 King $200** Road Rat Motors is Gville’s #1 service facility. roommates looking for 1-2 roommates to 02 Nissan Xterra $8999 text (spyglass) 65586 Orthopedic pillow-top sets. Brand name We repair ALL brands of scooters. Pickups share 4 bed/2 bath home. W/D,kitchen/din- 05 Chevy Trailblazer $9999 8-15-11-20-2 matching sets not used or refurbished. Still available. Lowest labor rates around. Quickest ing/living/family rooms, side patio, fenced in 05 Toyota Camry $10,999 in plastic, direct from factory! 352-333-7516. turnaround time. Run by Gator Grads so we yard $500/month everything included. Great 352-375-9090 8-15-95-12 8-15-25-6 know how to treat our customers! 376-6275 location within 5 miles of campus! 8-15-11-20-11 UPPER WESTSIDE / Call Megan, (386)441-8208. 6-7-7-4 BED- QUEEN New orthopedic pillowtop mat- NANTUCKET tress and boxspring set. Brand name, brand 1 & 2 bdrm Luxury Apts. Granite counters. $350 moves you in! No deposit or last months new, still in plastic with warranty. Can deliver. Parking avail. Walk to campus & stadium. rent. Mature male student to share furnished $130 352-377-9846. 8-15-25-6 For info. call 352-872-4644 4/2. FR, LR, W/D, maid service, yrd man, 5 [email protected] min from UF, new kitchen, big yard. No pets, BEDROOM SET- $300 BRAND NEW ● ● text: upperwestside@65374 non-smoker. (813) 362-7729 or 362-7881 CARS - CARS Buy Sell Trade Still in boxes! 5 pieces include: Headboard, 8-15-11-20-2 6-7-11-5-4 Clean BMW, Volvo, Mercedes Nightstand, Dresser, Mirror, Chest. Must sell, Toyota, Honda, Nissan cars can deliver. 352-377-9846. 8-15-11-25-6 3432 N Main St. www.carrsmith.com Male college student wanted for gated 2/2 ROCKWOOD VILLAS, $750, NEAR CARRSMITH AUTO SALES 373-1150 4BR/4BA Countryside condo, poolside, own St. Francis House is a MALL & UF. LOTS OF PARKING, CORNER 8-15-25-12 UNIT, HAS OWN W+D D.AGUIRRE. BD & BA, W/D, cable, hi-speed internet, ear- homeless shelter and soup kitchen [email protected] OR 347.878.9072 ly stop on UF bus rte. Utils incl. $400/mo. No located in downtown Gainesville AVAILABLE JULY 1. 7-5-11-10-2 deposit 863-634-1893 6-30-11-10-4 and we are looking for help WE BUY JUNK CARS from volunteers like you. CASH PAID for Laptops Titles Only. Call KT St. Francis House is in need of donations 2BR/2BA avail now in 4BR/4BA Countryside Parts & Repair Mac & PC laptops 352-281-9980 or 352-215-3151 8-15-11- 2/1 duplex in Tower Oaks Glen such as personal hygiene items condo. $435/mo/room - utils incl. Joel 336-0075 www.pcrecycle.biz 25-12 Cent A/C, laundry room w/ W/D, on bus and household cleaners such as Direct bus to UF 3 mis. Pool, exercise room, 8-15-11-25-7 route. No pets. $525/mo , 1st month + last bleach and liquid Lysol. nicely furn. 3rd Flr. W/D, wireless. month. 6900 SW 21st Lane (352) 514-9698 If you are interested in helping, Flo 352-357-9656, or 352-636-4814 COMPUTER & LAPTOP REPAIRS ★★HEADLINERS SAGGING?★★ 6-7-11-4-2 please contact 6-30-11-10-4 Network specialists POWER WINDOWS DON’T WORK? Denise Fanning at (352) 378-9079 We buy computers and laptops On site avail. Steve’s Headliners 352-226-1973 DOWNTOWN STUDIO/GARAGE APT or by e-mail at Working and Non-working Google: Steve's Headliners, Gainesville 416 SE 2nd St. Off-street parking, privacy. Grad student looking for female students [email protected] 378-4009, 607 NW 13th Street 8-15-25-12 Near main bus station. H2O/sewage provid- in fully furnished 4/4 condo at Countryside. 8-15-11-95-7 ed, window A/C, space heat. $420/mo. 1st, $425/month. Includes cable/internet, utilities, last, sec. Call 373-6551 7-5-10-2 W/D. On 2 bus routes. Contact Megan 727- I BUY CARS & TRUCKS 542-8155. 6-16-11-6-4 A+ Mobile PC Repair LOCAL ARTIST NEEDS: ★ Gold ★ Diamonds ★ Gems ★ Class Rings Our technicians provide fast and thorough Call Anytime 352-339-5158 ★ ETC ★ Top Cash $$$ or Trade ★ computer repairs, at an affordable price. 6-30-11-65-12 2BR HOUSE OZZIE’S FINE JEWELRY 352-318-4009. Private yard. Small dog OK. $650/mo 6200 We come to you. (352) 212-1220 8-15-25-13 SW 13th St. 352-372-6881 or 352-213-3901 [email protected] SUN CITY AUTO SALES 6-7-11-4-2 9-2-11-30-7 60 day payoff Finders Keepers? If you find something, you NEW CONDOS-WALK TO UF On cash vehicles For Info on ALL Condo for Sale, can place a FREE FOUND AD in our lost & LIVE ON UF LAKE PERFECT FOR Pay off time negotiable Visit www.UFCONDOS.COM or found section. Be kind to someone who’s lost PROFESSIONALS/GRAD. 2BR/2BA pris- 352-338-1999 8-15-95-12 Matt Price, University Realty, 352-281-3551 what you’ve found. Call 373-FIND. tine Bivens Arm condo. Large den/3rd BR, 8-15-25-5 hdwd flrs, W/D, pool, canoe. Walk/bike to Shands/UF, bus stop. $1190/mo. 407-832- ●●● ●●● SUN CITY AUTO SALES PARKING All vehicles $0 down! 1458 6-28-11-8-2 AFFORDABLE LUXURY NEW CONSTRUC- Private, Secure, Guaranteed. 60 sec to UF. UF GRAD PAYS MORE No credit check TION NEAR UF, SHANDS, LAW SCHOOL Reserve now! Reasonable rates. 352-538- for gold jewelry, scrap gold, Rolex, diamonds, 2Bed/3 Full Baths + Office. Granite Cash vehicles $1000 and up! Quiet spacious 2 bed 1 bath house on large 2181. Can leave mssg. 8-15-10-25-2 guitars, etc. Top $$$. Get my offer before you Counters, 2 Direct Bus Stops to UF. 352-338-1999 8-15-95-12 fenced corner lot,screen porch, washer/dryer sell! Call Jim 376-8090 or 222-8090 Matt Price, University Realty, 352-281-3551 hookup,pet fee,lease $750 available june 1 UF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT AUCTIONS 8-15-25-13 8-15-25-5 1123 NW 31st ave call 352 475 1586 6-9- are underway... 92 Eagle Talon $1499 4-2 bikes, computers, printers, vehicles & more. 89 Ford Bronco II $1299 The American Cancer Society WALK TO UF & DOWNTOWN! All individuals interested in bidding go to: 94 Ford Taurus $1299 Road to Recovery Volunteers Needed! surplus.ufl.edu 392-0370 4bed/4 bath condo available on THE PALMS – New Ultra-Luxury Condos. 01 Mits Montero $2999 VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED 8-15-10-25-10 7/31. $275 per person.1.5 miles Granite, Huge Closets, Pool, Call Eric 352-338-1999 8-15-95-12 to transport cancer patients to treatment. from UF; on bus line. All appli- Leightman, University Realty 352-219-2879 Flexible schedule. 8-15-25-5 Training and liability insurance provided. ances &some furniture included. 96 Cadillac Deville $1999 Call J. Erney at 352-328-1266. 7-7-11-10-2 GOATS FOR SALE Please call Charlie - 352-278-1925 8-15-25-10 00 Hyundai Elantra $1999 352-240-5053 if interested. Perfect 2/2 Townhouse 3.5 miles UF 98 Ford F250 $2500 $135,500. Master bdrm upstairs. New A/C, 96 BMW 318TI $3999 kitchen appliances, siding, and much more. 352-338-1999 8-15-95-12 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Pictures, ect at Realtor.com MLS #319897. I AM BLIND & WOULD LIKE HELP WITH: 352-376-9756 6-16-11-9-5 ●Rides to church: Mass at Queen of Peace. Roommate Matching HERE 99 Ford F150 $3999 ★★★WWW.RPMMOTORCYCLES.COM★★ ●Learning to rake knit hats to send to Haiti & Oxford Manor 377-2777 02 Chevy Blazer $4999 FULL SERVICE MOTORCYCLE - SCOOTER other places. Call 352-219-6948 The Landings 336-3838 01 Chevy Silverado $5999 REPAIR. 12TH YEAR IN GVILLE. OEM 6-2-11-25-13 The Laurels 335-4455 98 Dodge Durango $6999 & AFTERMARKET PARTS. BEST TIRE Greenwich Green 372-8100 352-338-1999 8-15-95-12 PRICES IN TOWN. 352-377-6974 8-15- Hidden Lake 374-3866 BED - QUEEN - $120 ORTHOPEDIC 25-11 8-15-25-4 Pillow-top, mattress & box. Name brand, SUNRISE AUTO SALES COLLEGE ROOMS STARTING AT $385.00 new, still in plastic. Call 352-372-7490 will ★★★★★New Scooters 4 Less★★★★★ Certified vehicles deliver. 8-15-11-25-6 No credit checks MONTH, UTILITIES INCLUDED, NO MOVE HUGE Selection. Scooter Sales & Service! This newspaper assumes no responsibility IN COST. WE DO SEMESTER LEASING, Great Scooters, Service & Prices! Move vehicle $500 & up! BED - FULL SIZE - $100 ORTHOPEDIC for injury or loss arising from contacts made Frances 352-375-8787 Rent Florida Realty 118 NW 14th Ave, Ste D, 336-1271 352-375-9090 8-15-95-12 Pillow-top mattress & box. New, unused, still through advertising. We suggest that any 9-26-11-78-4 www.NS4L.com in plastic w/warranty. Can deliver. Call 352- reader who responds to advertising use cau- 8-15-11-25-11 377-9846 8-15-11-25-6 SUNRISE AUTO SALES tion and investigate the sincerity of the adver- Walk to UF from a 4bd/2ba NW house. Male No credit check, buy here pay here tiser before giving out personal information or female. No pets/smoking. Free off-street MICROFIBER SOFA & LOVESEAT - $400 Cars, SUVs, Trucks & Vans or arranging meetings or investing money. parking $450/mo. Includes all utilities, wifi, Brand new still packaged w/warranty. Must SCOOTER SERVICE 30 day warranty security system, Available 8/1 yearly lease. 352-375-9090 8-15-95-12 sell. Can deliver. Retail $1600. 352-372- New Scooters 4 Less has LOW service rates! 727-501-3485 5-31-11-33-4 7490 8-15-11-25-6 Will service any make/model. Close to UF! Pick-ups avail cheap oil changes!! 336-1271 BED - KING - $200 PILLOWTOP STUDENTS NEEDED - TOWNHOUSE 8-15-11-25-11 W/D, clubhouse, pool, gated, parking, on bus mattress & box springs. 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The International Paul Bunyan Lumber- About 40,000 people enjoyed the sun- jack Show, new to the festival, showcased shine, vendors, entertainment and rows of axe-throwing, chainsaw-wielding, log-roll- seafood at the 23rd annual Blue Crab Festi- ing lumberjacks as they chopped, sawed val in Palatka on Sunday. and balanced on a floating log in a show of The festival, which occurs on Memorial precision and brawn. Day weekend every year and lasts Friday The show, led by Lee LeCaptain, has evening through Monday, offers something traveled across five continents to show off for everyone, said event chairwoman Carla the skills of the lumberjacks tossing axes at Jayne Morris. a target, carving tiny chairs from a log us- Free entry, entertainment, parking and ing only a chainsaw, and carefully balancing affordable food helped make this particular themselves on a floating log while running Sunday one of the best the festival has seen in place as if from a cartoon. in years, she said. The lumberjacks raced manpower For $10, those in attendance could catch against machine in an epic battle between a quick glimpse of Palatka from a few hun- a gas-powered chainsaw and dred feet above the St. Johns River in a he- Local the 60-tooth wood-eating beast licopter. News known as a crosscut saw in Five dollars bought a camel ride, with the which two men, one on each Jonny Shiver / Alligator option of choosing 7-year-old Joe or Lula- end of the saw, push and pull as the razor- Riley Kennerly, 5, of St. Augustine, rides the back of Lulabell, an 8-year-old camel, at bell, the 8-year-old camel. sharp teeth rip through the tough cedar log. the Palatka Blue Crab Festival this weekend. The camels were introduced last year and The man-powered saw won the round are back by popular demand, Morris said. with a time of only 34 seconds to cut through her shaded table next to the main entertain- munity. “People flock down here to see the cam- the roughly 12-inch log. ment stage and a mechanical bull, “You can’t get a motel room in Palatka,” els,” she said. But people like Ron Ruggles and Mari- Ruggles had only one thing to say: “More she said. “Last night you’d have to sleep in The camels are the product of three gen- anne Ferrara, of Orlando, didn’t drive all the napkins honey, we’re running out.” your car.” erations of animal trainers. The Riders fam- way up to Palatka for the entertainment. About 200 vendors gathered to sell a People have traveled from as far away as ily, from Citra, have been training animal Instead, they drove up for the thing the wide variety of items from hair accessories Texas for the blue crab, she said. stars for decades. event is named for — the food. to custom-built cedar furniture. The festival closed Monday with a parade The family has trained animal superstars “We wanted to get up to our elbows in Youth baseball teams came to sell snacks and memorial service for veterans, along that have appeared in movies such as “Ace blue crab,” Ruggles said. and drinks, eagerly awaiting donations to with the Ducks for Bucks duck race. Ventura: Pet Detective,” “Evan Almighty” About 40 food vendors were on hand to help buy equipment or travel to tourna- The race proceeds benefit the Palatka and the upcoming “Zookeeper,” which fea- serve up a hefty menu of crawfish, alligator, ments. New Vision Lion’s Foundation. tures a camel named Shorty. fish, traditional grease-pit fair food and sev- Michelle Rider, the arts and crafts coordi- The festival’s turnaround, after nearly Entertainment wasn’t limited to just eral versions of blue crab. nator, said the vendors, some of which will being axed last year due to a lack of funding kids. Ferrara said her only complaint was that make upwards of $15,000 over the course of has been a tremendous accomplishment for For the older crowd, the Budweiser beer most of the downtown shops were closed. a weekend, are required to hand-craft most Morris and the nearly 75 volunteers it takes tent sold ice-cold brew all day while popu- “This may be the only reason I ever come of what they sell. to host the festival, she said. lar tribute bands played under the adjoining to the town,” she said as she broke apart an- Morris said the Palatka Chamber of “Seeing the crowd – seeing everybody tent. other crab leg. Commerce estimates the festival to have a smiling and having a good time,” she said, The live music tent kicked off Sunday’s At the sight of Ferrara standing up from $4.2 million economic impact on the com- makes all of the hard work worth it.” Visitors left pictures, flags and writ- ten messages for fallen soldiers MEMORIAL, from page 1 for reuniting Mamma and Borris with their fam- ily. When a person writes a message on one of the “It was piece of Peter,” Almarrani said. “It stones, the VFP knows the stone was visited and felt great to bring them [home].” decorates it with a flag each year, Camil said. In Other people who visited the memorial had the first year, there were 12 stones with flags for no direct ties to those on the stones, but said see- soldiers with local ties. ing them all spread out along the mile of road This year, there were more than 70 stones gave the lives lost overseas a new perspective to with flags from around the country. people here. Aymen Almarrani, 20, an Iraqi student study- “You drive past, and it just keeps going.” ing at Santa Fe College, put a picture and a poem Evan Webb Stuart at the stone of Peter Neesley, 28, of Grosse Point UF Student Farms, Mich., on behalf of Neesley’s mother and sister. Almarrani never met Neesley when he was “You drive past, and it just keeps going,” said alive but has a unique tie to him. Evan Webb Stuart, 22, a UF student. Almarrani worked as a translator for the U.S. Kirk Anthony, a VFP volunteer, said he un- Army and the Iraqi Society for Animal Welfare. derstood some wars had to be fought, but he He said soldiers like Neesley often befriend wished more people would come out and show stray dogs in Iraq and don’t want to leave them respect for the people who fought those wars behind when they come home. The ISAW works and paid the ultimate price. to get those pets shipped to the soldiers in the Anthony’s son, Mark DeFord, 25, did two United States. tours in Iraq and has been out of the Marines for Neesley had mentioned his two dogs, Mam- 10 months. ma and Borris, to his family while he was in DeFord said he hopes the display will prevent Iraq. the need for memorials like this in the future. Jeanna Arroyo / Alligator After Nessley was killed, the dogs were left “When our generation’s making policy, their Six thousand tombstones line Northwest Eighth Avenue in memory of fallen behind without anyone to look after them. Nee- kids will be in a similar display,” he said, “if we U.S. soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars on Memorial Day. sley’s family requested the dogs be brought allow it to happen.” home and Almarrani was the one responsible ALLIGATOR SportsTUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 www.alligatorSports.org UF BASeBALL Gators win tourney, earn No. 2 seed Introducing a JESSE SIMONTON Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] brand new spin

After a steamy, emotional, rollercoaster weekend, No. 1 Florida exited Hoover, Ala., on a sports- with its first Tourna- ment trophy since 1991 and a No. 2 overall na- tional seed in the 2011 NCAA Baseball Tourna- ment. writing staple The NCAA announced the field of 64 on ike Lupica shoots from the lip. Pat Monday, and the Gators, one of eight national Dooley strokes the back nine, and Bill seeds, will host the Gainesville Regional start- Simmons writes 10,000-word mail- ing Friday in McKethan Stadium. Mbags. Despite capturing the SEC Tournament Everybody has a gimmick. I want some of that Championship and reclaiming its top ranking, Florida was dealt an arduous draw as Miami action. and Jacksonville come to town this weekend. So I bring you, “Musings Courtesy of A “This time of year it’s not who you draw, Mouth From The South.” it’s how you’re playing,” Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “Every Regional is tough.” n n n UF will play No. 4-seed Manhattan at 4 p.m. Friday, while the No. 2-seed Hurricanes and No. 3-seed Dolphins play at noon. Not since Mr. Rogers has a dude in a “Great teams,” senior second baseman Josh sweater vest been on Adams said. “JU came in here and beat the TV this much. Jim Tres- brakes off of us. Miami is hot right now.” sel disgracefully re- The Gators swept the ‘Canes in March while signed from Ohio State Jacksonville demolished UF (11-2) two weeks on Monday, sending ago. Shelley Meyer into an The Gators return home after a wild week- end where they played five games in four days, Jesse Simonton epileptic trance. Tressel may have watched one of their best players go down in a Simon Says freak accident and looked on as two forgotten [email protected] eluded full-blown hu- pitchers potentially threw themselves back into miliation because the the mix. NCAA is expected to Florida beat Vanderbilt 5-0 for a school-re- slam Ohio State, but someone needs to b**** cord 11th shutout in the championship Sunday, slap the NCAA. winning the tournament with dominant relief Tressel has more skeletons in his closet pitching and aggressive base running. AP Photo than Tony Soprano, but the NCAA refuses to Gators relievers combined for 18 punch-outs Florida shortstop Nolan Fontana celebrates UF’s first Southeastern admit they too are in cahoots with the mob. and a 1.97 ERA over the five games, while Flor- Conference Tournament title since 1991 after the Gators shutout Van- Tressel is a cheat, but he’s far from the see BASEBALL, page 16 derbilt 5-0 Sunday at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala. only one. The NCAA has operated in back alleys with seedy characters just as long as Pat Dye, Ron Meyer and Tressel have been around. Former walk-on vital to WCWS run They’ve dragged their feet long enough, fined skills. the time has come to address student versus Junior tops UF in average, steals She batted .261 and was nowhere athlete. near the defensive juggernaut Florida By BRYAN HOLT what he saw from Moultrie and invit- n n n fans have grown to love in 2011. Alligator Writer ed her back to try out for the team. “She was very, very unsure of her- Three years later, the former walk- self when she first got here,” left field- Lauren Embree’s awe-inspiring effort to Michelle Moultrie was going to at- on is now a leadoff hitter and one of er Kelsey Bruder said. propel the Gators women’s tennis team to a tend Florida no matter what. the key components on a “She would catch the ball and just NCAA Championship was as good as any But instead of being just another Gators squad making its let it pop right out of her glove.” performance Tim Tebow ever had at Flori- finance major who graduated in the fourth-consecutive trip Now, Moultrie is a reliable fielder da. top 10 of her high school class, she de- to the Women’s College and an absolute pest for opposing Yeah, I said it. cided to take a chance on one of the World Series. Softball teams both with the bat and on the Embree’s valiant comeback from down several sports she played growing up But it didn’t always basepaths. 4-0 against one of the country’s best players, in Jacksonville. feel like the junior would She has hit in 55 of UF’s 62 games in the chick’s home arena, was incredible. “I came to [UF’s softball] camp just reach this point. and reached base in all but two con- to get coach [Tim] Walton to see me,” Moultrie’s freshman year was filled see JESSE, page 15 tests. the center fielder said. with nerves and an ongoing battle to Walton had a gut feeling about translate her raw athleticism into re- see SOFTBALL, page 15

alligatorSports PODCAST ONLINE POLL RESULTS n After a well-received first edition featuring host Jesse n The Florida men’s golf team heads Previous question: Of the five Percent Simonton at the helm, the alligatorSports podcast is to Stillwater, Okla., today for the NCAA accomplished senior softball Megan Bush 31% back again this week. Stars Matt Watts, John Boothe Championships. Check out alligator- players, who was your favorite Stephanie Brombacher 25% Aja Paculba 18% and Bryan Holt are back to discuss Gators athletics and Sports.org for a preview of the fifth- during her four-year career as Kelsey Bruder 17% much, much more. Subscribe and download on iTunes. a Gator? seeded Gators’ quest for a title. Tiffany DeFelice 8% 99 TOTAL VOTES 14, ALLIGATOR n TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 Gators finish strong in prelims, fill 26 spots for finals and Omar is still going to be practicing LaCaze sets steeplechase mark with us.” Holloway said the emphasis over By JOHN BOOTHE 1 Texas A&M. the next week is to get the team rested Alligator Writer Athletes like senior sprinter Ter- up and mentally recharged to compete

rell Wilks and jumpers Will Claye and again for the fourth time in just over a Even though Florida’s track and Christian Taylor will be competing in month. field athletes only needed to crack the multiple events. The No. 23 women’s squad also top 12 in each event to advance from UF’s heavy-hitters will have to bal- overcame a missed qualifier to close the the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, ance the team’s goals with individual weekend strong with eight slots filled UF coach Mike Holloway didn’t let the glory. for the finals. Gators run on cruise control. “The main idea I have is winning as In the final turn of the 400m run, With 26 slots filled for the NCAA fi- much as I can,” Taylor said. freshman Ebony Eutsey made a rookie nals held in 10 days, Florida not only “But in the big scheme of things, it’s mistake, running outside her lane. secured a throng of potential scorers to scoring as many points as I can towards She was immediately disqualified af- send to Des Moines, Iowa, it also sent a that team title. So if I could get into ter advancing to the semifinals. message with how it qualified. many events, I can contribute. We’re all As Holloway coached Eutsey “You can’t coast, you get yourself going for the national title.” through the learning experience, fellow in trouble trying to be cute this time of The top NCAA qualifier in the tri- underclassman Cory McGee immedi- year,” he said. ple jump, Taylor will also ately picked up the slack with a runner- Over the three days in Bloomington, bounce between compet- up finish of 4:26.53 in the 1,500m. Ind., the Gators had seven top qualify- ing in the long jump and “I think that some of the freshmen ing marks. running the second leg who came in this year, you look at Eb- “We preach being ready at this time Track of the men’s 4x100 relay ony, Darshay [Davis], Brittany [Harrell] of year, the championship time of year, team. and a few of us, we all just have atti- and so that’s what we’re doing now,” With fellow jumper Omar Craddock tudes where we get after it every day. Holloway said. failing to reach the finals after battling … We’re definitely bringing something “It’s not a surprise to anyone in this through a bruised heel, Taylor said it’s program or anybody associated with going to be difficult moving forward else to the table,” McGee said. the program or knows us well. This is without the third piece of Florida’s her- Florida had three freshmen athletes the time of the year that we look to ex- alded jumping trio. qualify along with junior Genevieve cel.” “We’re a strong group and whether LaCaze, who tore through 3,000 meters The No. 2 men’s team goes into the we’re winning or losing, we’re sticking of track, hurdles and water obstacles in Max Reed / Alligator Staff outdoor championships with 16 scoring together,” Taylor said. “And it’s impor- the quickest time in UF history Friday Christian Taylor will compete in three events at the opportunities — four more than it did tant for him, and for us, to realize that for a fourth-place finish in the steeple- NCAA Championships held in Des Moines, Iowa. in 2010 when it lost by one point to No. this isn’t the end. We still have USAs chase. Gators in the Pros SEC Spring Meetings The Southeastern Conference is hold- NBA Woman’s Soccer ing its annual conference meetings this week in Destin and coaches, athletic After sitting out a combined 110 games this season With the FIFA Women’s World Cup less than a month directors and school presidents will with injuries, the “Big Two” from Florida’s 2000 NCAA away, two former Gators on the team, Heather Mitts discuss some important legislation pro- Final run fi nally hit the court to help out Miami’s “Big and Abby Wambach, will get one last shot to sol- posed by commissioner Mike Slive. Here are three of the biggest things to keep Three” against Chicago. Udonis idly their roles in a tune-up game an eye on. Haslem had 23 points, 23 rebounds against Mexico on June 5. Mitts, Slive and fi ve assists in the Heat’s 4-1 a defender, will be making her 1. Oversigning – The practice commonly known as gray-shirting series victory over the Bulls in the first cup appearance after play- has become a hot topic among the conference. NCAA rules permit 28 Eastern Conference Finals, while ing every minute in CONCACAF Mike Miller fi nished with 21 points, qualifying, while Wambach will enrollees from Signing Day until May 31, with 25 allowed to enroll for 25 boards and three assists. While be playing in her third. The for- fall semester. But teams frequently oversign to counteract potential Mitts Haslem Miller and Haslem’s playing time ward has started in each of the departures before the season, forcing some student-athletes to another has increased, Corey Brewer’s impact with Dallas is national teams last two games and scored in the school despite signing a letter of intent. hitting a standstill. The two-time NCAA Champion with first half against Japan on May 14. the Gators was on the court for just fi ve minutes during 2. Adding money to scholarships – Following a Big Ten proposal, the Mavericks’ Western Conference Finals series victory another item on the agenda is a potential addition of extra money to over Oklahoma City in fi ve games. scholarships to cover expenses outside of room and board.

3. Basketball realignment and tournament seeding – An interesting MLB Men’s Swimming topic likely to be approved is the elimination of divisions for basket- As a member of one of the hottest teams in base- In his last competition two weeks ago at the Charlotte ball. Most every conference follows the same format, including the ball, Matt LaPorta’s rise into Cleveland’s lineup Ultraswim Grand Prix, former Florida swimmer and women’s side of the SEC. The coaches will also discuss the possibility has cooled recently. The Indians Olympian Ryan Lochte had his best of reseeding for the conference tournament by overall record and not starting first baseman had only showing in the pool during the division finish. Western coaches blocked the proposal last year, but four hits in his last 28 at-bats be- 200-meter backstroke against U.S. things could change this time around. fore going 2 for 3 with a homer teammate Michael Phelps. Lochte against Tampa Bay on Saturday. led Phelps going into the second- Despite his streaky hitting, the turn but was ultimately overcome third year pro is already over by the 16-time gold medalist, who LaPorta half-way to a career-high in RBIs Lochte touched the wall just over a second with 23 on the season. faster. Lochte will next be competing in the Santa Clara Invitational from June 16-19.

John Boothe and Rosa Taveras / Alligator Staff Rosa Taveras and Matt Watts / Alligator Staff TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 n ALLIGATOR, 15 UF TENNIS Embree withdraws from semifinals with injured toe By THOMAS NASSIFF Embree withdrew right before playing “She had a great run, with lots of things end Sunday to Stanford’s Bradley Klahn Alligator Writer the third set. to be proud of this year,” Thornqvist said. and Ryan Thacher. Coach Roland Thornqvist said a nail “This is obviously dis- “Like [Saturday’s match in the quarter- Lauren Embree pulled out a magical had come off one of Embree’s toes, and appointing, but I know finals], I felt like it was Alex and Sekou’s performance to will the UF women’s ten- skin issues on the toe were too painful for she’ll be motivated to do best match of the year,” coach Andy Jack- nis team to a national championship last her to continue after splitting the first two even better next year.” son said. “Our guys played better than week, but the sophomore ran out of steam sets. In Gators men’s tennis, yesterday, but the level of the team we just short of an individual singles cham- “Lauren’s been such a warrior but [Sun- Alexandre Lacroix’s ca- played was much better today.” pionship. day] she was forced to retire,” Thornqvist reer at UF ended, but he Jackson said Stanford was “just too Embree continued to steamroll oppo- said. “She’s the toughest player I’ve ever Embree didn’t go down without good” in the end, as Lacroix and Bangoura nents after her comeback win on Wednes- had the pleasure of coaching.” a fight. fell despite winning the first set. day sparked the Gators to their fifth na- The loss ended a stellar 2011 campaign Although he was upset early in singles Lacroix ended his career as the win- tional championship. She advanced to the for Embree which saw her rebound from action, Lacroix and partner Sekou Bangou- ningest player in UF history with 214 ca- semifinals of the NCAA Singles Tourna- wrist surgery in phenomenal fashion. The ra Jr. made a deep run to the semifinals of reer victories. The senior also tops UF’s ment against Stanford’s Stacey Tan before loss Sunday was her first of the season, as the doubles tournament. record books for most doubles wins with having to withdraw due to injury. she ended the year with a 28-1 mark. The Gators duo finally saw their season 104. Walton said Moultrie’s attention to de- tail contributed to her speedy evolution her three years at Florida. , from page 13 SOFTBALL She said where she’s at now is the result of coaching and working on little things — aspects of She broke the program’s single-season steals re- softball she never previously thought could be part cord by swiping 28 bases and has not committed of the game. an error since Florida’s 16-3 loss to UCLA in last season’s WCWS. “She’s better than anyone could ever Walton credits her improvements to how well she absorbs coaching and instruction. expect. … I just can’t believe that one indi- About halfway through last season, he told her vidual could be that good in such a short she was hitting too many fly balls. period of time. ...To see her now, she’s “I don’t think she hit another home run, and I don’t think she hit but two more balls in the air the a game-changer. ... If you could take five rest of the year,” he said. “She’s very literal.” more Michelles, we’d never lose. ” In 2011, the junior, hitting .431 on the year, is also Tim Walton on pace to shatter Ali Gardiner’s UF single-season UF softball coach batting average record of .407. When asked to assess Moultrie’s performance on Saturday, Walton got emotional. “I’ve just got to praise God for the abilities that “You can’t assess,” he said before composing He’s given me,” she said. “I never thought that I’d himself. “She’s better than anyone could ever ex- come this far.” pect. … I just can’t believe that one individual could “To see her now, she’s a game-changer,” Walton be that good in such a short period of time.” said. Since Florida’s bats heated up in the deciding “She makes every play offensively. She makes Game 7 of the regional matchup with UCLA, Moul- every play defensively. ... She’s someone special. trie — along with sophomore Brittany Schutte — ...If you could take five more Michelles, we’d never has been the primary fuel. lose.” In three games, she has gone 6 for 11 with four stolen bases. Gators get regional honors: Hannah Rogers, Brittany Four of her hits and three of her stolen bases Schutte, Megan Bush and Kelsey Bruder were named have come in the first inning. first-team selections for the 2011 Louisville Slugger/ “We can count on her to do what she needs to National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Southeast Matt Tripp / Alligator do,“ Bruder said. “Whether it’s bunt or slap, she’s Region Team. Michelle Moultrie is on pace to break the single-season batting aver- going to get on base.” Moultrie and Aja Paculba were selected to the age mark. The junior has already set the steals record with 28. Moultrie admits she has surprised herself during second team.

JESSE, from page 13 Championship since 1991 but just one na- The team needs its offense to rediscov- Georgia might have single-handedly tional seed since 2000 has won the College er its “Gators Swag.” (Their moniker, not moved him into the second or third round Her performance epitomized and ex- World Series. mine.) of June’s MLB Draft. emplified what it means to never give up. I think that streak ends this season, but They won in Hoover without contribu- The southpaw Maronde has been out- If Muschamp is going to get the Gators right now, I don’t see the Gators as being tions from their big guns. standing all season (1.72 ERA), and he back on top, he should show a highlight the ones to break it. But Florida will not get to Omaha if again displayed his electric stuff that film of Embree’s performance and say, Florida is as talented as any, but its tal- Zunino, Tucker and Maddox hit 10 for 57 teams salivate over. “This is guts. This is guile. This is how you ent is in numbers not sheer studs. (.175) with no long balls and just four RBIs Maronde pitched three times in the respond when you get hit in the mouth.” Volume can win you 45 games — I don’t in a Regional. tourney, mowing hitters down like they know if it can win you a title. were fresh off a JV squad. Then he should turn the lights out and n n n walk out of the room. Boom. The Gators have struggled against other Although I doubt he becomes a closer team’s aces (Palazzone, Grey, Garvin, Bax- in the big leagues, he’s projected to get se- n n n endale and Meyer all steam-rolled UF’s I do think juniors Nick Maronde and lected in the first three rounds. bats), and in the postseason, you rarely Anthony DeSclafani made themselves a Pitching has dominated the majors in get to beat up on a bushel of relievers on recent years and teams have put a pre- The No. 1 Gators baseball team has a heap of money this past weekend at the a Sunday. SEC Tournament. mium on power arms. Both of UF’s hard- heck of a road to get back to Omaha. Florida’s Back-End Boys are nasty, but throwing relievers should cash in. Miami sits in their Regionals. Knock Maligned for much of the season, Disco as John Smoltz said watching the Braves had two strong outings in Hoover, Ala., out the ‘Canes for the third straight sea- flameout again and again in the playoffs, n n n son and a showdown with Georgia Tech is lighting up the radar gun and flashing his bullpens don’t win you championships, powerful right arm. likely lurking in the Super Regionals. they only lose them. Florida won its first SEC Tournament His career-best appearance against Scottie Pippen is an idiot. ‘Nuff said. 16, ALLIGATOR n TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 DeSclafani, Panteliodis toss solid appearances over the weekend BASEBALL, from page 13 squared off, UGA’s Jonathan Tay- involved in his own scary scene. SEC Player of the Year attempted to One silver lining for the Gators lor — the outfielder who is partially The southpaw was hurt in a nail out a runner advancing to sec- was that Johnson’s injury did set the ida played a small-ball approach, paralyzed after a violent collision freak play in the first inning, taking ond, but instead, drilled Johnson, stage for Anthony DeSclafani’s spir- swiping 11 bases. with a teammate earlier this season a throw from catcher Mike Zunino immediately knocking him uncon- ited performance. But the weekend was marred by — was honored before the game. to the back of the head. scious. After an inconsistent regular sea- an emotional Saturday. Moments later, UF lefty starter/ Johnson threw a wild pitch that The sophomore lay lifeless for son, the hard-throwing junior was Before Florida and Georgia designated hitter Brian Johnson was skipped off Zunino’s mitt, and the several minutes, but he regained phenomenal in instant relief. The consciousness and was taken to a righty pitched a career-high 7.2 in- local hospital. Johnson suffered a nings, frustrating a UGA team that mild concussion but all tests were had shelled him earlier this season. negative and he was released. “It was great for [Disco] to have “It’s one of those accidents you an outing like that,” Adams said. “It never want to see happen,” said gets his confidence back up. That’s Zunino, who was visibly shaken af- the thing about pitching in tourna- ter the play and was comforted by ment play, if you don’t have con- Adams and Bulldogs coach Dave fidence you’re not going to throw Perno. “It was very reassuring to well.” see him in the hotel.” In Sunday’s championship, Alex Sunday, Johnson was in the dug- Panteliodis got the start and pitched out for UF’s title-game victory, and with renewed vigor as well. After according to O’Sullivan, is day-to- toying with mediocrity all season, day, and his availability this week- the southpaw tossed 5.1 scoreless end is unknown. innings, looking his best since being “We’re going to let the doctors UF’s ace in 2010. handle it and the medical staff,” The junior displayed renewed UF’s manager said. “I’m going to velocity and veteran moxie, stifling stay totally out of it. With these head the SEC’s best hitting team. things, there’s a process you need to “He definitely stepped up in a AP Photo follow. We’re not going to get in- time we needed him” Adams said. UF’s Brian Johnson is day-to-day after being hit by a throw from catcher Mike Zunino on Saturday at the volved with it, and we’re going to “He looked like the old Alex. He SEC Baseball Tournament. The sophomore was briefly knocked out and suffered a mild concussion. let our medical staff handle it.” was locked in.” Southeastern Conference All-Tournament Team OF Daniel Pigott OF Bryson Smith

.583, 7 for 12 with six runs, one RBI and six stolen bases .409, 9 for 22 with two runs, three RBIs and two stolen bases

After a torrid weekend, the junior was named the MVP of In UF’s second game of the tournament, Smith went 4 for 5 and the SEC Tourney, becoming just the fi fth player to receive the tallied all three of his RBIs in the 6-0 shutout over Alabama. award in school history.

SS Nolan Fontana P Hudson Randall

.187, 3 for 16 with fi ve runs, one homer and six RBIs. 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 IP, four hits and two strikeouts

Fontana played fl awless defense and plated the game-winning In his lone start of the tournament, Randall dominated Ala- RBI in a must-win 3-2 victory against Georgia, sending the Ga- bama and was compared to MLB great Greg Maddux by Crim- tors to the championship game with Vanderbilt. son Tide coach Mitch Gaspard after the sophomore toyed with the Tide’s bats for eight scoreless innings.

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