Student Fees May Slightly Hike Next Year THIS IS the FIRST TIME the Fee

We Inform. You Decide. www.alligator.org VOLUME 113 ISSUE 28 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018 Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida Student fees may slightly hike next year THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE Fee. The seven-member committee rejected a Trustees, which may meet in December for fi - increase for the Disability Resource Center and COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED proposal to increase athletic fees. nal approval. 5 cent increase for the Dean of Students Offi ce. This is the fi rst time the committee has “All of those fees are a necessity that will The center said it can now hire a new position FEES SINCE 2014. agreed to increase fees since 2014, said Kim impact the lives of students,” said Student and allocate money for outreach and program- Pace, the assistant vice president for Student Body Vice President David Enriquez. ming. By Alyssa Ramos Affairs. The 3 percent increase would maintain sta- The center’s aim was to fund assistive tech- and Dana Cassidy The committee approved a 3 percent in- ble facilities for students, said Emily Dunson, nology, such as live captioning and interpre- Alligator Staff Writers crease of about 57 cents per credit hour for the the chair of the SG budget and appropriations tive services, disability advocacy training and A&S Fee, which allocates money to the Reitz committee. She said there is not any fl exibil- a UF Collegiate Summit, which aims to connect UF students may see an increase in fees in Union, Student Government and Student Ac- ity in the SG budget, and a fee increase would students across the state with disabilities, said the 2019-2020 school year. tivities and Involvement. After the increase, help them get money from an alternate source Gerry Altamirano, the program director of the The local fee committee approved a motion the fee will total to 19.63 cents per credit hour. to keep up with UF’s development. Disability Resource Center. to recommend an increase in the overall health The recommended fee increases will be “It’s a not a wish list — it’s a needs list,” The Dean of Students Offi ce also received fee for the Disability Resource Center, the Dean sent to UF President Kent Fuchs who will then Dunson said. approval for a 5 cent increase that would go to- of Students Offi ce and the Activity and Service present the recommendations to the Board of The committee also approved a 9 cent fee SEE FEE, PAGE 3 Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman to speak at UF SHE WILL SPEAK AT THE 5 or between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM Nov. 6, Wolf said. Students can AT 7:30 P.M. NOV. 6. pick up one ticket per Gator 1 Card they bring, and they can have two By Gillian Sweeney cards. Tickets not claimed will be Alligator Staff Writer available at the University Audito- rium before the show, Wolf said. Don’t wait until the last minute The event will include a mod- to cast a ballot because U.S. Olym- erated Q&A followed by a student pic gold medalist Aly Raisman is Q&A, Wolf said. The moderator coming to campus on Election Day. has not been announced. The gymnast and #MeToo activ- Megan Cantor, a 21-year-old ist will speak at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in UF sustainability studies senior, the University Auditorium. Doors said she watched Raisman com- open at 6:30 p.m., Accent Speakers pete in two Olympic games and Bureau Chair Gregory Wolf said. also watched as she testifi ed about Though they fall on the same being molested. She said it is em- day, the speaking engagement is powering that Raisman can open not related to Election Day, Wolf up about her experiences. Chris Houston / Alligator Staff said. Wolf declined to give the cost “She’s not afraid to talk about of Raisman’s speaker’s fee. DM at UF hosts Moralloween it and get justice for it,” she said. Students can pick up tickets at “She’s a role model.” Three-year-old Ezra Sleeper jumps out and scares guests at a makeshift haunted house set up for the Student Government suite on Moralloween Wednesday night. The haunted houses at Moralloween, an event organized by Dance the third fl oor of the Reitz Union @gilliangsweeney Marathon, gave kids the chance to scare adults. See page 8 for another photo of the event. between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Nov. [email protected] Governor candidate Andrew Gillum to lead march on campus today By McKenna Beery starting at 2:30 p.m. Gillum will be speaking about can be,” he said. students to hear Gillum’s speech Alligator Staff Writer Rivera, a 21-year-old UF political his platform and the importance The Alachua County chapter of and show support. science and psychology senior, said of voting, campaign spokesperson Moms Demand Action, a biparti- “It’s really a fantastic opportu- Amanda Rivera has been follow- she already voted for Gillum at the Kevin Harris wrote in an email. san gun reform advocacy group, nity to come out and see a really ing Democratic gubernatorial can- Reitz Union Monday because of his The event will encourage early endorsed Gillum’s candidacy and electric and exciting speaker who didate Andrew Gillum’s campaign gun-control platform but will still voting in Florida, Harris said. The is volunteering at the march, said has fantastic ideas for places like since the primaries and will fi nally march to the polls. Reitz Union opened as an early vot- spokesperson Margaret Hamer. The the University of Florida,” she said. get to hear him speak today. “I really want to go and see the ing location Monday. group is asking students to wear red Gillum is hosting a march from kind of turnout Gillum is bringing,” “We want to draw attention to to raise awareness for gun reform. @mckennabeery Turlington Plaza to the Reitz Union Rivera said. how quick and easy early voting Hamer said she is excited for [email protected] Pie a politician Florida’s keys to victory UF Student Body President and a Florida State Representative FOLLOW US ONLINE FOR UPDATES Football beat writer Alanis Thames breaks down what the go head-to-head for a fundraising campaign, pg. 8 Gators need to accomplish to pull off the upset against UGA in Jacksonville, pg. 14 Going batty @FloridaAlligator @TheAlligator_ @TheAlligator UF lets donors name bats in the Bat Houses, pg.9 2 ALLIGATOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018 Today’s Weather VOLUME 113 ISSUE 28 ISSN 0889-2423 Not offi cially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications Inc., of Gainesville, Florida NEWSROOM AM PM 352-376-4458 • Fax: 352-376-4467 NOON Editor Meryl Kornfield, [email protected] Engagement Managing Editor Paige Fry, [email protected] Have an event planned? 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