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VOLUME 114 ISSUE 48 FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida ANTI-WAR PROTESTS Male professor harassed TWO DEANS DIDN’T neither responded before publica- REPORT MARK HART’S tion after a reporter sent an email, visited their offi ce and called their SITUATION FOR YEARS work phone numbers. When Hart asked the college’s By Hope Dean administration to move his offi ce Alligator Staff Writer location in November 2018, he said it didn’t happen. But he didn’t Assistant professor Mark Hart want anyone to get in trouble, so wanted a new offi ce. he said he held his tongue. He shared a wall in with Sheena But in July 2019, he decided to Pryce Fegumps, a co-worker in the speak up. UF College of Public Health and Hart then opened two Title IX Health Professions who is accused investigations for sexual harass- of touching Hart and making sexu- ment against Pryce Fegumps and ally explicit comments at him for Ewing. Both investigations from more than a year. UF’s Offi ce of Title IX Compliance, But it wasn’t just Pryce which ran from July 8 to Dec. 11, Fegumps, the college’s commu- contain 100 pages worth of allega- nity outreach coordinator for the tions, including those above. public health masters program. The investigations state that Christy Ewing, the college’s for- Pryce Fegumps and Ewing’s ac- mer academic programs specialist tions rose to the level of sexual for the social and behavioral sci- harassment. It also said that two ences doctoral program, is also ac- deans within the college, Amy cused of sexually harassing him — Blue and Cindy Prins, didn’t report Nushrat Nur // Alligator Staff sometimes partnering with Pryce Hart’s case for at least a year when Fegumps to do it, Hart said. they were required to report it to Jamie Douglas, an 18-year-old UF telecommunication sophomore, chants in solidarity with Iranian The Alligator reached out to and Iraqi people at an anti-war demonstration on Turlington Plaza Wednesday afternoon. Ewing and Pryce Fegumps but SEE HART, PAGE 4 Inspire Party leader steps down a month before election EMERGENCY PARTY Leader until the election. school and is in the process of Fall 2017 to Spring 2018, a cam- the Summer after he was deemed ELECTION TO BE HELD Senators must be nominated preparing to take the LSAT, the paign manager in Fall 2018 and “constructively absent” by then- MONDAY at the meeting to run for offi ce, law school aptitude test, in Feb- 2019 and minority leader from Senate President Libby Shaw, and senators can nominate them- ruary. Fall 2019 until his resignation. putting him over the absence lim- By Chasity Maynard selves, Clavijo-Gomez said. “This is a position that re- Lima formally announced In- it. He appealed his resignation, Alligator Staff Writer He said he expects to be nomi- quires 100 percent commitment spire’s creation and founding but it failed. nated and plans to run for minor- and attention,” he said. “I’ve pillars as the party’s inaugural Inspire won the majority of The Inspire Party Leader an- ity party leader and that Legisla- been in this for two-plus years, president during the Fall 2017 votes in Fall for the fi rst time. nounced his resignation after tive Director Claudia Paola Tio and I really just need to focus on election. He has been a consistent Lima was a campaign manager Tuesday night’s Senate meeting. messaged him and other senators academics right now.” party leader and member since its during the election, and he was An election to replace Ben Lima announcing that she is planning He is a member of Inspire and inception. elected a District D senator. will be held at the weekly caucus to run. will fi nish his term as a senator Lima announced the resolu- meeting Monday night, Assistant Lima said he is stepping down for District D. tion to impeach Student Body Minority Leader Santiago Clavijo- to focus on his grades and exams. In addition to serving as a President Michael Murphy in Fall. The 21-year-old UF political sci- District D senator, Lima said he Lima was one of two senators @chasitymaynard0 Gomez said. Clavijo-Gomez said [email protected] he is serving as Acting Minority ence senior plans to attend law served as Inspire president from forced to resign their seat over

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AND ENDED IN sile attack against Ain al-Asad, a U.S. junior, helped Hussein organize airbase in Iraq. Nobody was injured, the protest. Zandy said the goal of FRONT OF LIBRARY WEST according to The Associated Press. the protest was to educate students The protest started on Turlington about the situation and to spread the By Meghan McGlone Plaza at 4 p.m. and ended in front idea of peace. Alligator Staff Writer of Library West at 6 p.m. Several Zandy was born in the U.S., but students, Iranian and Iraqi, shared her parents were refugees from Iraq. About 100 students huddled in a their stories and experiences with She said that she does not feel a real crowd, clapping and chanting “No war. Other students held signs that sense of community, and she misses war with Iran” while surrounding read, “No blood for oil, no war with speaking her native language. Naz Hussein. An Iraqi fl ag covered Iran” and “Money for schools, not “Now when I think of war, I her back, slightly fl uttering in the bombs.” think of some time and someplace wind. Hussein is from Iraq and has al- distant, and this is our privilege liv- The 19-year-old UF telecommu- ready felt the effects of previous vio- ing in America,” Zandy said. “It’s nication and international studies lence, including the invasion of Iraq easy for us to make jokes about so- junior said she organized the protest in 2003, she said. She was 7 years called World War III because we are Nushrat Nur // Alligator Staff with friends to bring awareness to old when she emigrated out of the the most detached from it.” Naz Hussein, a 19-year-old UF telecommunication and the negative impacts of war in the country. Zandy urged students to speak Middle East. She said that the protest international studies junior, leads protest chants at an anti-war “The people who will end up out against what she called the vi- was for the general population and demonstration on Turlington Plaza Wednesday afternoon. getting hurt are innocent civilians, cious cycle of war in the Middle East. had no political affi liations. not the government or politicians,” Paul Ortiz, a UF history profes- “Usually when wars are fought, she said. “They don’t care about us sor, spoke during the protest about “We never had one day where have detrimental environmental they’re fought on foreign soil,” people.” his experience with war. Ortiz said anyone came to my high school to effects and would cost too much Hussein said. “American citizens She urged UF students to take ac- he stands with Iranians and hopes to say, ‘You could go to college,’ but money. are not really affected by [wars], so tion against the war through protest expand the anti-war movement. we had military recruiters at my high “We don’t need any more bombs, I want University of Florida students and raising awareness. Ortiz served as a sergeant in the school campus every day,” Ortiz we need books,” Betz said. “War is to really consider the repercussions Hussein paid homage to the vic- special forces and said he got in- said. a theft to all working people and all of this.” tims of the Ukrainian plane crash in volved with the military because Jackie Betz, a UF alumna, attend- our children because we’ll pay for Tensions between the United Iran, which killed 176 people and he went to a poor school. He also ed the protest and handed out fl yers this for generations.” States and Iran are high after a U.S. affected at least two UF students as said that there should be options for that outlined what was happening in airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qas- well. A memorial was held Tuesday poorer students in high school other Iran and why. She does not support sem Soleimani Jan. 3. Iran’s supreme @meggmcglone evening on Turlington Plaza. than the military. the war because she said it would leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said [email protected] Deputies find body amid search for missing woman THE CONNECTION son, 61, was reported missing Johnson, and the Alachua County said. best known for her roles in Super- BETWEEN THE INCIDENTS Saturday by her husband, former Sheriff’s helicopter searched for “There was quite a bit of evi- natural and One Tree Hill, as fi rst ARE UNKNOWN UF and NFL football player Steve her over Paynes Prairie Preserve dence that was collected that reported by MyCBS4. Tannen, 71, a ACSO spokesper- State Park on Saturday night, Kin- showed that she might not be in a Kinsey said that due to the na- By Samia Lagmis son Sgt. Frank Kinsey said. sey said. right frame of mind, that she may ture of the ongoing investigation, Alligator Staff Writer Johnson was last seen at 10 At around 3 p.m. Wednesday, be suffering from some stress and the body hasn’t been identifi ed a.m. Saturday and was believed Tannen found his wife’s bike in mental issues,” Forgey said. yet, and it’s unknown if the two Alachua County deputies have to have left home on her bike, a wooded area on the 6400 block Kinsey said Johnson had only incidents are connected. launched an investigation after which was also missing, Kinsey of Southwest 85th Ave., a ACSO been in Gainesville for about six ACSO is working with a medi- discovering a body four days af- said. Tannen told deputies John- spokesperson Art Forgey said. weeks and had been traveling cal examiner’s offi ce to inves- ter a Gainesville woman was re- son also left her phone and mon- Deputies also found the bike between Florida and California, tigate the mode and manner of ported missing. ey at home. and from there began a search where her daughter lives. death. Gainesville resident Jane John- A missing and endangered of the wooded area where they Johnson’s daughter, Lindsey persons report was issued for eventually located a body, Forgey McKeon, is a Hollywood-actress [email protected]

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Board Certified SIMEDHealth.com Family Medicine 352-392-SNAP(7627) 4 ALLIGATOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 County commission may install cameras on I-75 to prevent speeding “If you’re an insurance company and you insurance companies of the captured speed- This option may be an alternative to have information that one of your clients is a ing infractions would necessarily be an inva- chronic speeder or is driving 95 mph, what sion of privacy,” Kinnally said. “I do however spending $800,000 on traffic enforcement units would you do as an insurance company?” see a privacy issue when it comes to the idea Hutchinson said. “All we want is for people of directly notifying employers of these infrac- By Stephany Matat 75. However, it is illegal in Florida to issue to slow down.” tions.” Alligator Staff Writer tickets through traffic cameras, so these cam- I-75 is known to be one of the most dan- Hutchinson said this will help prevent fatal eras will notify insurance companies instead, gerous highways, Hutchinson said. The sher- crashes on I-75, and it will be an incentive for In a possible future, a sign flashing on the Hutchinson said. If the car is given by an em- iff doesn’t have a traffic enforcement unit and drivers to go the speed limit. interstate might puzzle some. ployer, then the employer would be notified. the highway doesn’t have patrol, he said. “If we only save one life, that’s worth it,” “Your speed is being reported to your in- Hutchinson said the Alachua County Sher- Twenty-year-old UF computer science Hutchinson said. “The cost of these things is surance company,” it would read. iff Sadie Darnell proposed using $800,000 for sophomore Liam Kinnally, who uses the in- trivial by comparison to the cost of one life.” In this case, people would be inclined to a greater traffic enforcement unit in the interstate to go to Orlando, said he believes this slow down, said Alachua County Commis- terstate, but Hutchinson said this idea could idea is both bad and unnecessary. sioner Robert Hutchinson. However, student be enhanced through technology instead. He “Because speeding is an issue that hap- @StephanyMatat drivers might call it an invasion of privacy. proposed cameras that use photographs not pens on public roads and concerns public [email protected] The county commission meeting discussed to give tickets, but to send the driver’s infor- safety, I’m not sure if I believe that notifying Tuesday adding security cameras to Interstate mation to the insurance company. UF requires health insurance, but do students want that? STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE of his family are in different U.S. states, specialists said they were not authorized the prices for health insurance,” Lindsey IS $2,500 ANNUALLY he said. He had been paying out-of-state to answer. said. “However, when I think of the cost of tuition and fees for two years until he re- Even though some students may not be- a significant illness, injury or accident, this By Anna Wilder cently got residency to pay in-state tuition. lieve health insurance should be required, is not a lot of money. None of us can re- Alligator Staff Writer He said he believes that if students are be- it is legal in Florida for a university to ally anticipate if or when these things may ing charged for health insurance, then it charge health insurance, according to Flor- happen.” The United States doesn’t require its cit- should be beneficial to them. ida statute 1004.29 (1). izens to have health insurance. However, The health insurance is $2,500 annual- Some schools in Florida do not require UF requires their students to have health ly, according to the UF Health Compliance health insurance and some schools do. @anna_wilderr insurance, and with the additional cost of Website. Florida State University charged $2,563 @[email protected] housing, food, tuition and other necessi- Delgui Perez, a 19-year-old political for the 2019-2020 school year, and Flori- ties, an increasing number of students are science and international studies sopho- da A&M University charged $1,853 in the more, said she had to pay close to $300 2017-2018 school year. However, other drowning in debt. Schools that do charge insurance: For students who have family-provided in the summer because her family’s health universities, such as the University of Cen- • University of Florida: $2,500 health insurance, they can submit a waiver insurance had expired, and UF’s waiver tral Florida, University of South Florida • Florida State University: $2,563 and bypass the fee to UF’s health insurance deadline came before the health insurance and New College of Florida do not require • Florida A&M University: plan. However, for students like Adamu problem was resolved. insurance. $1,853 Pastor, a 23-year-old UF biochemistry se- She said she doesn’t think it’s fair that Kat Lindsey, assistant director at the UF • Florida Institute of Technology: $1,430 nior, this isn’t the case. UF makes it a requirement because some Student Health Care Center, said she un- “I think [health insurance] should be students can’t afford it and that students derstands it can be difficult for students Schools that do not charge insurance: optional,” Pastor said. “I’ve been paying should not be forced to pay for something and parents to have to pay for health in- • University of Central Florida this $860 dollars every semester and I have they may not use. surance, but the cost is worth it to ensure • Florida International University never, ever visited the infirmary.” When the Florida Department of Health medical attention. • University of South Florida Pastor could not use his family’s health was asked to comment on if UF was al- “I do recognize that there may be a • New College of Florida insurance plan because different members lowed to require health insurance, media sense of ‘sticker shock’ when looking at FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 ALLIGATOR 5 Students, professors unfamiliar with sexual assault prevention program GREEN DOT GATORS UF President Kent Fuchs has com- instincts and speak to students when Katrina Calkins, a 20-year-old UF dent, called the training irrelevant. TRAINS BYSTANDERS mitted to eliminating sexual assault they feel something may be wrong. health education sophomore, said “It’s the same old stuff that every- on campus. Green Dot Gators is They are encouraged to attach a she has never heard of Green Dot one tells you,” she said. HOW TO INTERVENE one part of that effort, though some statement to their email signature, Gators. She doesn’t know what re- The training should focus on the students and professors have never such as “I’m a Green Dot Gator sup- sources UF offers to combat sexual repercussions of assaulting some- By Hannah Phillips heard of it. porter,” or “What’s your green dot?” violence, but she thinks there are one, Alises said. It should focus less Alligator Staff Writer Green Dot is an international ef- In a press release, UF Associate probably enough. on avoiding sexual assault. fort to train bystanders on how and Vice President for Student Affairs “I don’t really see any harass- Students aren’t the only ones In 2019, a Title IX investigation when to intervene in potentially Heather White said she was hopeful ment,” Calkins said. “I think it’s fi ne unfamiliar with Green Dot Gators. found one professor guilty of inap- dangerous situations like stalking or that initiatives like Green Dot Gators as it is.” Heather Gibson, a tourism, hospital- propriately touching students and domestic violence, according to the would help prevent the rise of inter- UF has implemented other pre- ity and event management profes- faculty. A resident assistant was program’s website. Green Dot Gators personal violence and sexual assault. ventative tactics in addition to Green sor, has taught at the university for charged with battery after a student is the smaller, student-targeted ver- One study found that a campus Dot Gators. Upon being accepted to 23 years. accused him of trying to fi nger her. A sion spearheaded by GatorWell. with Green Dot training reported the university, students are required “I’ve never heard of Green Dot,” student was raped on her way to the It was developed to equip fac- fewer incidents of violence than two to complete online sexual assault she said. homecoming game. ulty and students with bystander campuses without bystander inter- prevention training. A study revealed that reports of intervention know-how. An online vention training. The impact of the Adriana Alises, a 23-year-old UF @haphillips96 sexual misconduct have increased toolkit urges professors to trust their training on UF is less evident. international business graduate stu- [email protected] on campus since 2015. In response, City Commission tables GRU plan UF Health to add Oaks Mall services THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY nearly four hour meeting, they expressed THE SPECIALTY MEDICAL 15 procedure rooms, Passaniti in the shopping center. With VOTED TO POSTPONE THE DECISION frustration with both GRU and Bielarski. PRACTICES WILL INCLUDE said this new location was built other retailers close by, patients “Ed — I love you. I really do,” a resident at EAR, NOSE, THROAT, to accommodate more patients. will have the opportunity to By Grethel Aguila the meeting said. “But it’s time for you to go.” ALLERGY AND She expects it will service be- browse shops in the mall if they Alligator Staff Writer The resident compared Bielarski to the HEARING SERVICES tween 1,500 and 2,000 patients have any wait time. Gainesville Regional Utilities remains the CEO of Kmart because of fi nancial decisions per week. “I think it will add to patient GRU has made. By Sarah Mandile “We’re also going to have satisfaction and to the patient talk of the town. It’s on the headlines, agen- Alligator Staff Writer das and minds of community members. City Commissioners Adrian Hayes-Santos a few stores,” Passaniti said. experience,” Dewar said. The City Commission’s Thursday meet- and Gail Johnson also questioned parts of the Gainesville residents will “One where people can shop for Guests are invited to come ing focused mainly on the proposed 30-year plan during the meeting. Hayes-Santos said soon be able to check up on eyeglasses and contact lenses out and tour the new space dur- transition plan between GRU and Florida the negatives and risks were not highlighted, their health and fulfi ll their re- and then the other store where ing the center’s grand opening, Power & Light. The City Commission unani- while City Commissioner Helen Warren said tail needs in just one trip. they can shop for hearing aids.” Dewar said. Albert, Alberta and mously voted to move the item to the next she wants GRU to host a town hall meeting for UF Health will open three Marvin Dewar, senior asso- the UF Dazzlers will also be at meeting. residents with concerns. specialty medical practices at ciate dean at the UF College of the event from noon to 1 p.m. Edward Bielarski Jr., the general manag- Milvia Hidalgo, a 38-year-old engineer The Oaks Mall starting Tues- Medicine, said he spent about Although the new location er of GRU, said the utility company has four for GRU, has a different view of the plan. day. What was formerly a Sears fi ve years searching for the right may seem unconventional, options: It could maintain the status quo, She said it would offer GRU access to cheap- department store will soon be space for the medical center. It Dewar said he thinks it will replace its equipment, exit the business or er power from FPL’s effi cient fl eet. home to ear, nose, throat, al- needed to have parking, a cen- catch the attention of others in create a hybrid solution. On the other hand, resident Nancy lergy and hearing services. tral location and close proximity the country who have the same The hybrid solution includes a partner- Deren, 68, said the focus of the GRU debate The grand opening for the to UF’s main campus so doctors space available. should shift from rates to sustainable, local ship with FPL, a power utility company that new location will be held Jan. could travel back and forth. “There are a few places energy sources. She also added that she be- services over 10 million Floridians. It would 25. However, the eye care clinic “The Oaks Mall checked in the country that have used lieves Gainesville should protect locally pro- begin in 2022 and save GRU up to $400 will open for patients Tuesday, all of the boxes,” Dewar said. malls this way,” Dewar said. duced energy. million. It would also advance the commis- and the ENT and audiology “That’s when the project really “We are certainly early on that sion’s goal of using 100 percent renewable “We’re killing ourselves to do cheap,” began in earnest.” trend.” Deren said. clinics will open Feb. 3, said energy by 2045, Bielarski said. Rossana Passaniti, media rela- Dewar said the Oaks Mall lo- Some residents believe the rates will @GrethelAguila tions coordinator for UF Health. cation is unique because other @sarahmandile remain the highest in the state. During the [email protected] With 87 exam rooms and retail stores will still be present [email protected]

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a clean slate.” he was relieved of his duties, but Hart believes But 2019 did not start out the way he would it could be because he cursed at Blue in frustra- A Title IX forum will be held have liked. tion a few days earlier, he told The Alligator. Blue scheduled a Jan. 7 meeting between Blue and Prins’ handling of Hart’s case goes others in their department, were eating dinner Hart and Perri about his concerns, but they against Title IX protocol, according to the in- at a Greek restaurant when Ewing and Pryce HART, from pg. 1 never talked about Hart’s situation during the vestigation. Fegumps began to touch Hart’s upper thigh meeting, Hart told investigators. “Although Hart expressed that he did not Title IX immediately under UF guidelines. underneath the table, he told investigators. In February, Hart said Ewing and Fegumps want to officially report his sexual harassment Blue and Prins kept their positions, accord- Ewing and Pryce Fegumps had allegedly been had started to grow hostile toward him. A ru- allegations, it was the responsibility and duty ing to the college’s website that was last up- drinking and talking about how they wanted mor started going around that Hart was forcing of Prins and Blue to inform the Office of Title dated Wednesday. to hook up with men during the conference, Katherine Pizarro, one of his employees in the IX compliance,” the investigation reads. Both investigations were posted online Dec. according to the report. college, to babysit his children. Another said The UF employee handbook would agree. 23 by Andrew Cistola, 31, a second-year UF Later in the evening, Hart said Ewing and that he’d recently been having drinks with the “Any employee with supervisory responsi- public health masters and first-year doctoral Pryce Fegumps suggested that the three of students in his class, according to the investi- bility, as well as faculty who have knowledge student. He created a website addressed to the them go back to one of their rooms, accord- gation. of sexual harassment, is required to promptly public health college’s dean Michael Perri that ing to the investigation. Hart told them he was Wood told Hart that Ewing had started the report the matter directly to the Title IX Coor- calls for transparency concerning sexual ha- married and wasn’t interested. babysitting rumor, and Ewing told investiga- dinator and may be disciplined for failing to do rassment cases within the college. When interviewed by investigators, Ewing tors that she talked about it to some staff mem- so,” it reads. Sources close to the investigation confirmed said she never touched him that night but that bers — but she insisted that it was true. to The Alligator that the records are real. When she could have “come up with scenarios in Blue said she followed up on both rumors “There are a lot of unresolved matters”: a reporter asked Perri for comment on Hart’s which she became super drunk and stumbled and found no evidence of either, according The aftermath case, they forwarded The Alligator to UF and maybe touched his leg.” to the investigation. Pizzaro declined to com- Hart is still in the same college but is now a spokesperson Steve Orlando, who declined to But Elizabeth Wood, the director of the ment. clinical assistant professor in the department of comment. public health bachelors program, told investi- Hart said the rumors are what did it. He epidemiology. Blue kept her position as associ- Hart’s case closed seven months after the gators she saw Ewing touch Hart’s leg during emailed Title IX Director Russell Froman on ate dean and is now the college’s director of case against Andrew Lotto, a former professor the dinner. Wood declined to comment. July 8 to start the investigation against Ewing online learning, according to the college’s aca- within the same college who was accused of Ewing later said she wasn’t drinking that and Pryce Fegumps. Froman declined to com- demic staff page that was updated on Wednes- sexually harassing multiple students and was night, but then recalled an incident where she ment. day — one of Hart’s former positions. Prins allowed to resign instead of being fired. and Hart were drunk at the end of the evening. “I continue to see a culture in our College of kept her position as the assistant dean as well. In a statement to The Alligator, Hart said his Hart allegedly grabbed her as she got out of an inaction, one where a lot of people who have Ewing resigned from her position, Orlando situation was different than many other sexual elevator, she told investigators. administrative roles don’t want to do the right told The Alligator. The college’s website still harassment cases because he did not fear that Hart told The Alligator this never happened. thing when faced with difficult situations,” lists Pryce Fegumps as the public health master Ewing and Pryce Fegumps would jeopardize Pryce Fegumps told investigators she didn’t Hart wrote. “I have decided that I am willing program’s community outreach coordinator. his safety. remember touching Hart’s leg during the con- to see this through.” It is unclear whether Prins, Blue or Pryce But he did share something else with other ference. The investigation points out that she Fegumps have been disciplined for the investi- cases. could recall other details about the conference, “That couldn’t have happened”: The in- gation’s findings. “What I do think I have had in common, such as trying to set Ewing up with a man at action “There are a lot of unresolved matters re- unfortunately, is resistance in reporting my a bar. The investigation records eight times that garding those employees so I’m not at liberty story,” he wrote. “My only goal in all of this, The incidents continued throughout 2017 Hart reached out to people about his situation to discuss them,” Orlando wrote in an email and as this, unfortunately, spills out into a pub- and 2018, Hart said. — including two deans in the college. statement. lic forum, is to do my part to create an environ- In another incident, Ewing allegedly offered After returning from the 2017 conference in Some students were upset about losing Hart ment at UF and my College where everyone Hart a hug and then told him, “I just wanted Atlanta where the first incident occurred, Hart as a mentor after he was removed from his po- feels safe.” to feel you against me.” Pryce Fegumps is ac- told investigators that he spoke with Cindy sitions. Alejandra Salemi, a 22-year-old second- cused of saying they could use the condoms Prins, the public health college’s assistant dean year master’s student in public health, said she she had in her office as handouts for students “I just wanted to feel you against me”: for educational affairs, about what had hap- collected more than 15 letters from students and that she could relieve his stress by getting The case pened. and staff in support of Hart in November that under his desk, Hart told investigators. It started on Nov. 5, 2017 during an Ameri- Hart said Prins responded by saying “That they then turned over to administration. Meredith Nappy, an academic assistant in can Public Health Association conference in couldn’t have happened,” and “What did you “Dr. Hart deserves to be in this college, and the college who declined to comment to The Atlanta, Georgia. do to make her feel she could do that?” accord- I think the removal of him from his positions is Alligator, told investigators that Hart told her Hart, Ewing and Pryce Fegumps, among ing to investigation files. Hart added he felt like harmful,” Salemi wrote in her own letter. “He about some of the incidents. One included a his concerns were being “pushed under the is so gifted and talented and has impacted the situation where Pryce Fegumps told Hart, “Do rug,” so he didn’t bring it up again until a year students he has come across in the best ways.” you want me to lay down on the conference later. On Wednesday, Perri sent an email to all What is Title IX? table so you can ravage me?” before a meeting. After a year of continued sexual harass- students, staff and faculty in the college about Ewing and Pryce Fegumps denied all ac- ment and Pryce Fegumps’ advance during the the sexual misconduct cases. He announced Title IX is a federal law from 1972 cusations in the investigation files. Pryce 2018 conference in San Diego, Hart met with two open forums with UF’s Title IX director on which states that nobody can be excluded Fegumps told investigators she believed Hart Prins and Blue to say he didn’t feel comfortable Friday — one with students from noon-1 p.m. was retaliating against her due to rifts in the from or subjected to discrimination under working closely with Ewing or Pryce Fegumps. and one with faculty and staff from 1-2:30 p.m. college. any education program that recieves “Why didn’t you stop this more?” they in the HPNP auditorium. A year passed by. The American Health federal financial assistance. asked, along with “Maybe you didn’t tell her “I take very seriously the responsibility to Public Association’s 2018 conference took strongly enough no,” and “Was she just getting provide a safe environment in which our stu- place in San Diego, and Hart took his wife with This includes cases of sexual the wrong impression?” according to Hart. dents, faculty and staff can work and learn,” him this time, he told The Alligator and inves- harassment. Most universities are Blue and Prins forwarded The Alligator to Perri wrote. “Failure to report or retaliation for tigators. required to comply to Title IX regulations, Orlando, who declined to comment. reporting such incidents will be subject to dis- But that didn’t stop Ewing and Pryce which can spur officals to look into sexual Prins told investigators that this was the ciplinary actions as outlined in UF policies.” Fegumps, he alleges. During another dinner on assault or harassment cases and conduct first time she’d heard of the events, despite Cistola updated openlettertodeanperri.com Nov. 11, Pryce Fegumps whispered in Hart’s Hart saying he told her in 2017. Blue said she on Thursday in response to Perri’s email. The investigations if needed. ear that she wished his wife wasn’t there so spoke with Perri about it and that they decided website now contains Lotto’s 149-page case they could have some fun and rubbed his low- to not act due to the upcoming winter break file, which he warns for people to read at their UF Office of Victim Services er back, Hart told investigators. and Hart’s wish for the case to not go to Title own discretion due to the sexual assault allega- Address: 1515 Museum Road Then on Dec. 3, 2018, someone filed an IX. tions’ severity, he wrote in on the home page. Phone: 352-392-5648 Monday-Friday anonymous complaint that Hart was undergo- In January 2019, Blue contacted Lorie Mar- Cistola listed on the home page five ques- from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and 352-392-1111 ing sexual harassment, according to the report. tin, UF’s director of human resources, who told tions about Lotto’s case to be discussed at the on weekends and non-business hours Wood, who allegedly saw Ewing touch her she was obligated to report it to Title IX, open forum. Cistola also expects written an- Website: https://umatter.ufl.edu/ Hart’s upper thigh during the 2017 conference, according to the investigation. However, Blue swers to the questions by Feb. 15. office/office-of-victim-services/ told investigators she was the one who filed held off until March when she, Prins and Hart Emma Crowley, a 24-year-old UF master’s the complaint. met with Martin to “hypothetically” talk about student in public health and sexual assault sur- “Every time Dr. Hart has asked for this be- UF Counseling and Wellness Center Hart’s situation on March 8. vivor that works with Cistola on the website, is havior to stop, he’s been met with people call- Address: 3190 Radio Road Martin told the group she was a mandatory also gathering questions from students that she ing it a joke, especially by the two women,” Phone: 352-392-1575 reporter and would need to bring any sexual will ask at the forum in case somebody doesn’t she said, according to UF’s Ethics and Compli- Website: http://www.counseling.ufl. harassment allegations to the Title IX office — want to go or doesn’t feel safe attending. ance Hotline incident description included in edu/cwc/ and reminded the three that they all had the “There’s a lot of benefits to openly asking the report. “It is only because he is male that same obligation to report, she told investiga- questions and openly providing answers that this behavior has continued and not been tak- tors. Blue forwarded Hart’s Dec. 11 email to can be then added to the public record,” Cis- en seriously.” Alachua County Victim Services Martin three days later. tola told The Alligator. “Making sure everyone Hart wrote an email to Amy Blue, the col- and Rape Crisis Center It is unclear if Prins ever reported Hart’s al- is able to speak and speak in a way where they lege’s associate dean for educational affairs, Address: 218 SE 24th Street legations to Title IX. feel safe is extremely important in the process.” about the situation on Dec. 11, 2018. He said Hart was demoted from his positions as the Phone: 352-264-6760 he’d been having four to five panic attacks a college’s director of online learning and direc- Website: http://www.alachuacounty. day and that his blood pressure had skyrock- tor of doctoral and master’s programs in public us/Depts/CSS/VictimServices/Pages/ eted over the past year. health for the social behavioral sciences con- VictimServices.aspx “I am just ready for the ‘end game’ on these centration on Oct. 29. @hope_m_dean issues. I am tired of the fight, I am tired of the The email from Perri did not explain why [email protected] friction,” he wrote. “I want to start 2019 with FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 www.alligator.org/opinions

Column President Fuchs on Florida Arbor Day his week, I planted a live oak bor Day, J. Sterling Morton, said “Arbor on the lawn of the Reitz Union Day… is not like other holidays. Each of near the Field and Fork Pan- those reposes on the past, while Arbor try. The planting ceremony Day proposes for the future.” was with Louise Fresco, the On Monday, Bina Venkataraman Tpresident of Wageningen University, gave a talk in the Phillips Center for in celebration of the collaboration be- the Performing Arts based on her tween our universities and in honor of new book “The Optimist’s Telescope: Wageningen’s centennial anniversary. Kent Fuchs Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age.” Wageningen, based in the Nether- [email protected] She encouraged us in the audience to lands, is the world’s No. 1-ranked uni- look beyond the near-term and instead versity focusing on agriculture. focus on the future we want to infl uence. Today is Florida Arbor Day. I am reminded At UF, we are engaged in what author Simon of how blessed UF is to be fi lled with incredible Sinek describes in his new book as “The Infi nite trees. Some of those trees are the result of cere- Game.” Although the university has specifi c mea- monial plantings, such as the live oaks on the Pla- surable near-term goals, such as a top-fi ve ranking, za of the Americas, planted as seedlings in 1931 an infi nite mindset is required when we think of at the dedication for the Center for Latin Ameri- the future of the university. For example, as presi- can Studies. We have a gorgeous large sycamore, dent, even though there are urgent daily deadlines affectionately named the “moon tree” because it (and often hourly), I must continually ask myself: was grown from a seedling carried to the moon How will my actions affect UF centuries from now? and back in 1971 aboard Apollo 14. We even As Sinek points out, having an infi nite mind- have an Ogeechee lime tree that was supposedly set means we are living our lives for something planted by Tom Petty when he worked on the UF bigger than ourselves. We are living for a cause grounds crew. and living a life fi lled with service. I trust that I have participated in several ceremonial plant- this week’s tree planting will be a symbol of how ings of trees in celebration of something in the we all live our lives, fi lled with service and for an Courtesy to The Alligator past, such as the dedication of a program or the infi nite cause. UF President Kent Fuchs and Wageningen University and Research Executive founding of a university. However, planting trees Board President Louise Fresco planted a 9-foot live oak tree Thursday for Florida is primarily not about the past. The founder of Ar- Kent Fuchs is the UF president. Arbor Day. This is part of an initiative to plant 100 “UniversiTREEs” across the world. NEWS UF plants tree with world’s top agricultural university at Florida Arbor Day ceremony THE ACT WAS A Wageningen University and Re- by the end of this year, it will have in the Netherlands, Fresco said it ready looking to broaden its part- COLLABORATION search Executive Board President 100 trees in 100 countries. has worked with UF for soil sci- nerships with UF through student WITH WAGENINGEN Louise O. Fresco planted a South- Fuchs said the tree was free of ence and crop physiology. She said exchange, joint courses and addi- ern live oak tree to celebrate Flor- cost and it would sit on campus their relationship is so special that tional staff exchange. UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH ida Arbor Day and commemorate in accordance with Florida Arbor when she went to the United States UF food and resource econom- both universities’ long collabora- Day’s traditional celebration of fo- for the fi rst time 30 years ago, ics professor James L. Anderson By AJ Bafer tion. The ceremony honored the liage. Gainesville was her fi rst stop. opened the ceremony and touched Alligator Contributing Writer centennial of Wageningen’s estab- “It’s quite special that this tree “Florida has always had a strong on the signifi cance of the Universi- What began as a foggy morning lishment, which was in 2018. will be here like our other live oaks link with us as one of several uni- TREE as a symbol of the relation- on the south Reitz Union lawn be- The act is part of the Universi- for 100 plus years,” Fuchs said in versities in the United States,” she ship between the universities. came the roots for a lasting partner- TREE global initiative, which Fres- his speech. “Thousands of stu- said. “We always look for partners “They [trees] represent ship. co started and decribed as a global dents, faculty and staff will walk who have the same sense of excel- strength, they represent longevity, UF President Kent Fuchs and forest of trees in places where Wa- by this and appreciate it.” lence.” they represent family,” he said in geningen has strong ties. 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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Florida upended by 24th-ranked Tennessee By Bryan Matamoros Florida’s 22. UF’s 21-of-63 shooting from the fl oor, Sports Writer The height difference between both including a 4-of-16 effort from behind teams was also seen on defense, as Ten- the arc, was not out of the ordinary for a Ranked opponents have been kryp- nessee denied the smaller UF players team facing Tennessee. Coming into the tonite for Florida’s women’s basketball nine times. Florida, on the other hand, game, the Volunteers ranked fi rst in the team this season, with the Gators losing recorded zero blocks. SEC in both scoring defense (54.7 points each of its four games against top-25 foes Florida (11-7, 2-3 SEC) had no answer per game) and opponent fi eld goal per- by an average margin of 25.3 points. for Volunteers forward Rennia Davis. centage (30.6). Thursday night was a prime opportu- She dropped a game-high 18 points Guards Lavender Briggs and Brylee nity for UF to make a statement against on 8-of-14 shooting from the fi eld, which Bartram led the Gators with 11 points No. 24 Tennessee, but the Volunteers marks the 15th-consecutive game for Da- apiece, and forward Zada Williams overpowered the Gators en route to a 78- vis in double fi gures. chipped in with nine points to go with 50 victory at the O’Connell Center. Davis made her presence felt in the her four rebounds. “We want to win those games, and early stages of the game, accounting for Coach Cam Newbauer singled out I think we’re getting better at learning eight points in Tennessee’s 13-3 run to Bartram’s 11-point outing as a bright how to,” coach Cam Newbauer said after close out the fi rst quarter. She added spot in a rather underwhelming night, the defeat. “I thought we did a good job another basket in the opening minutes considering the freshman had not scored of making adjustments and getting better of the second quarter, too, as the Volun- in double fi gures since her second col- as the game went on.” teers scored seven unanswered points to legiate game in early November. Florida’s height, or lack thereof, extend their lead to 24-9. “Brylee (Bartram) did a good job doomed the team on both ends of the Turnovers and poor shot selection keeping her eyes on the rim,” Newbau- court. prevented the Gators from mounting a er said. “She got some good looks on Each player in Tennessee’s starting comeback. some screens from teammates and just lineup was 6 foot or taller, while UF only Although the Gators (16) only had knocked them down when she had the Samantha Harrison // Alligator Staff had three. one more turnover than Tennessee (15), opportunity to knock them down.” Freshman Brylee Bartram's 11 points were tied for the The Volunteers (14-3, 4-1 SEC) used they rarely capitalized in transition. Flor- ida had just nine points off turnovers, most on the team in Tuesday's loss to Tennessee. that to their advantage, especially in the @bryan_2712 paint, where they scored 40 points to while the Volunteers had 27. [email protected]

Clash of the Titus MEN'S BASKETBALL It is time to say “Ok, Boomer” to the NCAA Guards will be key vs. AU fter the LSU Tigers defeated tion reported a net position of $156 mil- Clemson in the College Football lion in 2018. Only $14.5 million were By Joseph Salvador Auburn was then upset Playoff National Championship spent on scholarships for student-ath- Sports Writer by the Crimson Tide (9-7) in game, video circulated of what letes that year. Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the next The Florida men’s basketball appeared to be a tipsy Odell According to the NCAA, fewer than 2 day in an astonishing 83-64 loss. team suffered one of its most Beckham Jr. distributing fistfulls of cash percent of college athletes go on to play The Tigers (15-1, 3-1 SEC) A mortifying losses of the season now will come into Gainesville to wide receivers Jontre Kirklin and Jus- professional sports. For many, college after what seemed like a Missouri tin Jefferson, the latter having declared is their four-year window to play the to face the Gators (11-5, 3-1 Payton Titus shootaround on Saturday night. for the NFL draft earlier this week. Twitter: @petitus25 sport they love at an elite level. SEC) on Saturday as both teams Mizzou defeated Florida 91-75 LSU officials were under the impres- [email protected] So while the NCAA argues that stu- are coming off — for better or after shooting an unprecedented sion that Beckham Jr. was planning to dent-athletes are “compensated” for worse — signifi cant SEC games. 63 percent from beyond the arc hand out “novelty bills” Monday night, their image, likeness and peak years of The Gators were able to beat in Columbia, Missouri. Mizzou according to a statement issued by the school. How- their lives with a free (or discounted) education, Alabama 104-98 in a double was shooting just 31 percent ever, between the video footage and quarterback the disparity between the revenue these institutions overtime nail-biter on Jan. 4 and from three-point range on the Joe Burrow’s unabashed admission of the curren- make and this compensation is far too great. found success where Auburn season before facing Florida. cy’s legitimacy on Barstool Sports' Pardon My Take While I am aware of the fact that the nitty-gritty struggled: at the guard position. Just that afternoon at home, podcast, the university decided that getting in touch details of paying players are far beyond my com- Florida’s Andrew Nembhard Auburn whipped the Georgia with the NCAA and SEC to rectify the situation was prehension and understanding, I still, nonetheless, and Noah Locke combined for Bulldogs 82-60 to start their in its best interest and promptly did so. want to propose a reasonable framework: 43 points in their win against season 15-0. Now, this column is not an investigation into Upon signing, players should receive a trust from Alabama while Auburn’s guard Both teams’ narratives shifted “Odell-cash gate,” as the interaction has been af- the university of their enrollment. Every year that tandem of J’Von McCormick after a convincing win and a fectionately dubbed. Nor do I aim to gauge how they stay in school, more money gets put into that and Samir Doughty couldn’t get surprising loss in the days that inebriated Beckham happened to be when the video trust. In the event of a career-ending injury, all of anything going for their team. followed. was taken or when he slapped a Superdome secu- the money that had been placed into the trust up to The two combined for just 11 Florida would go on to rity guard’s backside (which resulted in the New that point should be released to the athlete, so they points on 4-of-19 shooting from completely shut down Ole Miss Orleans police department issuing an arrest war- can still pay to finish school should they lose their the fi eld in Auburn’s crushing (9-7) on Tuesday in a 71-55 rant for the NFL star receiver) — even though it scholarship. If the athlete decides to forgo their eli- loss at Alabama. win in which the Rebels only looked like he had a grand ol’ time while back in gibility for professional opportunities, like the NFL Auburn coach Bruce Pearl shot 29 percent from the fi eld the Bayou. But instead, if he did (or was as gone as and NBA Draft or a sponsorship deal, their trust was critical of his guards’ play in the second half — a massive he seemed to be), what’s the big deal? will be forfeited and recycled by the university into on Wednesday. improvement from its defensive Schools, conferences and television benefactors other student-athlete funds. If the student-athlete is “We were really sloppy performance just three days make millions of dollars off college students every able to remain healthy for the entirety of their col- offensively,” Pearl said in a earlier. year. The University of Florida’s Athletic Associa- SEE MEN'S BASKETBALL, PAGE 12 SEE COLUMN, PAGE 12

Former Gators receiver Follow us for updates Gardner-Johnson and Taylor honored as rookies For updates on UF athletics, Antonio Callaway signed with Two former Gators players, defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson and follow us on Twitter at the Tampa Bay Vipers of the offensive tackle Jawaan Taylo,r were both named to the PFWA All-Rookie @alligatorSports or online at XFL on Thursday. team. www.alligator.org/sports FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 ALLIGATOR 11 GYMNASTICS Florida travels to face Missouri By Noah Ram memory, besting Arkansas Sophomore Nya Reed won SEC Freshman of the Sports Writer 197.35-194.40 last Friday stepped up as well, equal- Week. Hu scored a 9.95 to evening. It was the largest ing her career-best in vault win the beams title in the Over the course of the margin of victory for Flori- (9.875) and floor (9.925). loss to the Wildcats for the next two weeks, the Flor- da in a meet since January “After having a great second-straight week. ida gymnastics team will 2017 and the most points meet like that, the energy “A lot of my favorite face two Tigers. ever scored in an opener. carries over into practice memories these past four The more-anticipated “It’s a great problem to the next week,” sopho- years have been from trav- feline showdown will have,” coach Jenny Row- more Savannah Schoen- eling,” UF senior Amelia be next week when LSU land said regarding her herr said. “It just makes Hundley said. “But it real- comes to the O’Connell team’s depth. “We haven’t practice super fun and ly will be a test in a differ- Center, but first, the Gators had that problem in sev- pushes (us) more to do ent situation and different will have to fight with the eral years, so it really el- better.” arena, so it will challenge Tigers of Missouri in their evates the athletes.” This is already Mis- us.” cage. Sophomore Trinity souri’s (1-2, 0-1 SEC) Last season, the Gators On Friday night, No. Thomas was the star of the fourth meet of the season. defeated the Tigers 197.30- 2 Florida will compete in win over the Razorbacks, In its home triangular on 196.45 in Gainesville to their second meet of the taking the title in bars Jan. 4, the Tigers finished open the 2019 season. 2020 season when it sets (9.925), beam (9.975) and in second place, losing to “I told the team in the out to Columbia to take floor (9.975), her ninth Illinois but beating South- fall that they built a great on No. 19 Missouri. The and 10th career score of east Missouri. Their first foundation,” Rowland meet will commence at 7 9.975. She also earned SEC meet was last week, said. “I’m looking forward p.m. and be televised on her seventh collegiate all- when they were defeated to relying on that strong the SEC Network as part of around win with a score by No. 10 Kentucky in Lex- foundation and just con- their Friday Night Heights of 39.70, the third best ington, Kentucky, 196.525- tinuing to build upon that program. score in the country so far 195.500. In the week throughout the season.” Alligator File Photo UF (1-0, 1-0 SEC) is this season. Following her following the tri-meet, Sophomore Trinity Thomas won four events in Florida’s season- coming off its best season- performance, she won her Missouri senior Aspen @Noah_ram1 opening meet against Arkansas. opening meet in recent fourth SEC Gymnast of the Tucker won SEC Specialist [email protected] Week award. of the Week and Helen Hu MEN’S TENNIS Texas beats UF in top-ranked match By Noah Ram tion. After juniors Duarte two-set defeat, 7-5, 6-3. cluded on court four when Sports Writer Vale and Josh Goodger The star of singles for No. 72 Andy Andrade, a picked up an easy 6-3 win the Gators was Blaise junior, lost in three sets, as Wednesday’s match on court three, attention Bicknell. The freshman well, and UF lost 5-2. was a huge opportunity turned to courts one and got the start on court six Florida will look to for the Gators men’s ten- two. Both saw tight match- and seemed to be in for bounce back from the loss nis team. es that could have gone ei- a rough going, falling be- when it plays its second A chance to exact re- ther way, with a tiebreaker hind 5-0. Bicknell then doubleheader of the sea- venge on the team that possible in each. But that stormed back and won son on Sunday. It will play ended its dream campaign wouldn’t be necessary, as seven games in a row to two in-state teams with ac- last season, to get a win in senior Johannes Ingildsen win the first set 7-5. He tion against UCF at 1 p.m. front of one of the largest and freshman Will Grant then won his match after a and Stetson at 4:30 p.m. crowds in school history won 7-5 and clinched the 6-2 decision in the second Both matches will be held – over 700 fans attended doubles point for Florida. set— This was Florida’s at the Ring. – and to stake their claim UF continued that mo- only singles win of the “We just talk about as truly the No. 1 team in mentum into singles, win- match. the things we need to talk the country. ning the first set on three “I just had to believe in about so that we make They failed to seize that of the six courts. However, myself and believe in my sure that we learn,” Coach opportunity. Texas took the first set on skills,” Bicknell said in a Bryan Shelton said in a No. 1 Florida fell by a courts two and three and release. “I know I have all release. “The guys that score of 5-2 to No. 2 Texas, won both matches with the talent. I know I have played the matches that collecting its first loss of ease in straight sets, taking all the support.” didn’t come through or the season on Wednesday a 2-1 lead and defeating The enthusiasm from didn’t have their play as evening at the Ring Tennis two of UF’s top players, Bicknell’s win was short- where they wanted to be.” Complex, while UT won No. 4 sophomore Sam Rif- lived. UT clinched the its first match of the dual fice and No. 17 Vale. match on court one when season. The Longhorns were No. 2 Yuya Ito defeated Samantha Harrison // Alligator Staff then on the brink of victo- No. 31 junior Oliver Craw- The excitement began @Noah_ram1 Sophomore Lukas Greif lost his singles match to Texas’ Chih Chi early, in the doubles por- ry after No. 71 sophomore ford in a hard-fought three- Huang (7-5, 6-3) on Wednesday. Lukas Greif fell in a tight set loss. The match con- [email protected] TRACK Gators to compete in Gamecock Open in South Carolina By Kyle Wood South Carolina had previously competed Clayton Brown all join Ekevwo in the 60 In all, 46 athletes are competing this Sports Writer in the Clemson Invitational back in meters. weekend in the invitational for Florida December. Brown is also competing in the men’s in a field that includes several other Florida is back in South Carolina this Action for UF begins Friday at 10 a.m. high jump after his impressive showing programs from the Southeast region weekend for the second week in a row. with the men’s long jump and concludes last week in the triple jump. including Charleston Southern and The Gators are competing in the Saturday at 4:30 p.m. with the women’s Last week, the sprinters and jumpers Bethune Cookman. Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, 4x400 relay. Senior Raymond Ekevwo’s carried Florida, and this week will be South Carolina, on Friday and Saturday. indoor season will start Friday at 4:30 more of the same as there are only 12 This comes a week after attending the p.m. in the 60 meters. He only ran the athletes competing in races longer than Orange and Purple Elite meet in Clemson, 60 meters once all last season and set a 400 meters. Doneisha Anderson and South Carolina. The Gamecocks competed personal record of 6.66 seconds in the Taylor Manson are both running in the @Kkylewood in that meet along with the Gators. That SEC Indoor Championships. Tyler Davis, women’s 400 meters after competing in [email protected] meet opened the indoor season for UF, but Joseph Fahnbulleh, Cameron Miller and the 300 meters last week. 12 ALLIGATOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 AU sufered irst loss to 'Bama combined while McCormick and MEN'S BASKETBALL, from pg. 10 Doughty are at 26.4 per contest. Both backcourts will be depended release. “Pacing, timing, feel. A lot on to carry the load for their respective of that starts with our point guards. teams. Whether it’s to rebound from a We don’t just shoot it well enough crushing loss or build off a dominating offensively to make up for what we win. don’t execute or space, and it caught “We’re going to need our conﬁ dence up with us tonight. We’ll have another high to make shots,” Nembhard said. opportunity this week to shore that up.” “I think we’re moving in the right Florida coach Mike White isn’t taking direction.” Auburn’s guard duo lightly. “Probably one of the more underrated backcourts in the country, elite speed and quickness,” White said in a postgame press conference on Tuesday. @JSalvadorSports Nembhard and Locke enter Saturday Alligator File Photo [email protected] Gators sophomore Andrew Nembhard is averaging 11.1 points per game, the third most afternoon’s matchup at the O’Connell Center averaging 21 points per game on the team. SOFTBALL Change the system UF ranked 5th in Preseason Coaches' Poll likely that they would be By Payton Titus tournament championship, securing COLUMN, from pg. 10 overcome with regret if they Sports Writer the program’s fifth title. were unable to land an NFL- legiate career and decides to The Gators will open the season or NBA-level contract and stay in school to graduate, The Southeastern Conference an- in Tampa at the USF-Rawlings Invi- dig themselves out of that they will be awarded all of nounced the 2020 Preseason Coach- tational on Feb. 7. hole. the money their fund has ac- es’ Poll, which surveys all 13 head On Feb. 11, Florida will play an So when I suggest that cumulated over the previous coaches in the league, on Wednes- exhibition game against Team USA players be properly com- four years. day. Of those 13 teams, the defend- Softball at Katie Seashole Pressly pensated after the fact, it As a college student, I ing SEC Tournament-champion Stadium. Former Gators Michelle is meant to have been a know that I would make in- Gators were ranked fifth. Moultrie, Kelsey Stewart and Au- thoughtful suggestion rather ept financial decisions if I The Crimson Tide tallied 11 of the bree Munro will take the field in red, than a dismissive one. received the kind of salary available 13 first-place votes, secur- white and blue instead of orange Regardless, the system collegiate athletes deserve. ing the first-place slot in the poll. and blue. currently in place is not Between the innate imma- The Tide and the Gators are the only The Gators will face their first cutting it. Whether proper turity that comes with being two SEC teams to win the Women’s SEC opponent in Auburn on March compensation looks like the an 18- to 23-year-old and College World Series. 6, and the SEC tournament is set for trust plan I outlined or even the struggles of finding your Tennessee was behind Alabama May 6-9 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. a percentage of merchandise people — the right people with the remaining two first-place revenue as a stipend, some- — in college, it is likely that votes. Florida also trailed LSU (third) thing has to give. anyone would blow through and Kentucky (fourth). Alligator File Photo all of their hard-earned Last year, the Gators finished 12- @petitus25 money on trivial things or Senior Kendyl Lindaman batted 12 in conference play but went on [email protected] temporary friends. It is also .330 in 2019. to best the Crimson Tide in the SEC

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