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We Inform. You Decide. www.alligator.org VOLUME 112 ISSUE 47 FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida UF graduate student recovering after being hit by own car By Robert Lewis hold items to someone in need Jan. 6, said Police arrested three 16-year-olds who friend’s house and picked up Elijah Philman Alligator Staff Writer his wife, Elizabeth Roe. He left his car near were in the car when it crashed into a ditch and Brandon Small, police said. the intersection of Northeast 41st Place and at the intersection of Northeast 39th Avenue A police offi cer who had been notifi ed of Joshua Roe left his car running to keep Northwest Sixth Avenue. and Northeast 53rd Avenue, according to Alli- the hit-and-run saw the car, followed it and it warm on one of the coldest nights in After fi nding it gone, Roe called police. He gator archives. Kyyan Jackson, 16, one of the watched it speed up toward Northeast 53rd Gainesville this year. was on the phone when he saw his car turn passengers, told police he was riding his bicy- Avenue and crash. The crash caused $5,000 When he returned, he later told his wife, around at the end of the road and head to- cle when he saw the car running and took it. of damage to the car, said GPD spokesperson it was gone. ward him, Elizabeth Roe said. Elizabeth Roe said Jackson made the Ben Tobias. But as he spoke to police on the phone, it “He jumps off the roadway to avoid get- choice to drive off the road and over her ting hit, but the car gunned the engine and husband. Police charged the minor with at- • • • appeared again. First, he saw the headlights. Elizabeth Roe talked to her husband after drove off the roadway, following Joshua up tempted murder, a felony. Jackson told police Then, it was barreling toward him. he was hit. the little curve and, in the grass, runs him the steering wheel locked up and he hit Roe Roe, a UF doctorate student in the de- She said his phone shot out from his hand partment of tourism, recreation and sport down,” Elizabeth Roe said. “I guess it just by accident. management, was delivering a box of house- happened so fast.” After hitting Roe, Jackson drove to his SEE CAR, PAGE 5 Study: Millennial men more likely to report dirty jokes By Christina Morales lennials around the country, created to pro- Alligator Staff Writer vide advertisers and marketers with insights from millennials about products, concepts Millennial men are more likely to report and ideas. Any millennial can join the web- sexual harassment actions, like a joke with site and answer surveys on its dashboard. sexual connotations, a catcall or an uncom- Norberg said the study results show mil- fortable look, according to a new study. lenials have more respect and equality be- The Agency, a UF public relations fi rm, tween the genders. surveyed 188 millennials, ages 18 to 35, us- “Millennials seem to want a little bit more ing an online research platform between of a fair playing fi eld,” Norberg said. Nov. 27 and Nov. 28. The study’s results, Norberg and his students found millennial released Jan. 4 showed 41 percent of men men are more sensitive than women to sub- jective actions, which Norberg described as compared to 21 percent of women responded Shelbie Eakins / Alligator Staff that they would report subjective sexual ha- a joke or story with sexual connotations, a rassment, said Robert Norberg, The Agency’s catcall or an uncomfortable look. The study TREATS BY THE FIRE director of strategy and research. showed 41 percent of men compared to 27 UF engineering students enjoy the fi re behind East Hall at the UF Society of Women To carry out the survey, The Agency used percent of women would report subjective Engineers S’mores Night. This event was part of their “SWEek of Welcome” in an MAVY, an online community of 3,000 mil- SEE AGENCY, PAGE 5 effort to give new students an opportunity to socialize with members of the club. Report: Thousands of Puerto Rican students relocate to Florida By Amanda Rosa off, but just leaving my island so de- gave her a uniform and offered her can families might stay permanently and seniors need special academic Alligator Staff Writer stroyed. It’s hard to see what’s hap- a spot, only for the principal to turn in Florida as their children attend counseling to meet Florida’s strict pening to everyone.” her away on the fi rst day because school. graduation requirements. When Andrea Ruiz left her home- Ruiz is one of 10,324 Puerto the school was overbooked, she The report, which uses data col- Meanwhile, Puerto Rican schools town of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, she Rican students who came to Flor- said. After a two-week search, Ruiz lected from the Florida Governor’s continue to close as a result of low expected to return in about a month. ida due to power outages in their enrolled in St. Brendan High School, offi ce and school district surveys, enrollment. Severe damage further Three months later, Ruiz and her schools and neighborhoods. a private Catholic school in Miami. looks at student enrollment data strained Puerto Rico’s education family are still in Miami. Ruiz moved A report issued in December by “For us, it was quite hard to because families who enroll their system, disproportionately affecting to Florida on Oct. 10, a month after the Center for Puerto Rican Studies enter a school because they would children in school are more likely to rural communities, Meléndez said. Hurricane Maria left her hometown, at Hunter College in New York esti- tell us every time, ‘No you can’t be remain in the state, he said. The report focused on K-12 stu- and much of Puerto Rico, without mates nearly a 5 percent increase in here, no you can’t be here,’” Ruiz “Some of the fi gures that are dents, so the number of Puerto Ri- power. the number of Puerto Rican students said. “They say it’s gonna be easy fl oating around, especially from the can high school graduates moving Ruiz misses home, but she enrolled in Florida schools since and you come here thinking that governor’s offi ce, say that more than to attend Florida colleges is unclear, knows she’s one of the lucky ones. Hurricane Maria hit in September. public schools have to accept us no 200,000 Puerto Ricans have arrived Meléndez said. She still worries about the future of “It was quite hard leaving every- matter what, but it wasn’t like that.” to Florida,” he said. “The problem Alachua County Public Schools Puerto Rico’s schools, especially the thing so sudden,” Ruiz said. “You is that we really don’t know how received 76 students from Puerto neglected public schools. don’t expect that change.” • • • many of them are going to stay.” Rico and eight students from the Edwin Meléndez, the director of “Everything was destroyed, and Ruiz came to Florida expecting Florida schools did not anticipate U.S. Virgin Islands since Hurricane Hunter College’s Center for Puerto it was such a big catastrophe,” the to attend a local public school, but the infl ux of more than 10,000 stu- Maria made landfall, according to Rican Studies, said the education 16-year-old said. “Yeah, I had a was denied by two schools in Mi- dents in about three months, Melén- ACPS spokeswoman Jackie John- report works to provide a reliable chance to come here and be better ami-Dade County. The fi rst school, dez said. Certifi ed bilingual teachers Ronald W. Reagan High School, indicator of how many Puerto Ri- are scarce, and high school juniors SEE PUERTO RICO, PAGE 5 Reitz Union Arts and Crafts Center reopens Gators break through for fi rst SEC win Groups can book the space for up to 50 people, pg. 3 FOLLOW US ONLINE FOR UPDATES The Florida women’s basketball team defeated Arkansas by 14 on Thursday in Fayetteville, pg. 14 UF and Vietnam university sign agreement They agreed to make applying for joint research funding easier, @FloridaAlligator @TheAlligator_ @TheAlligator pg. 10 2 ALLIGATOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 Today’s Weather VOLUME 112 ISSUE 47 ISSN 0889-2423 Not offi cially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications Inc., of Gainesville, Florida NEWSROOM 352-376-4458 • Fax: 352-376-4467 Editor Melissa Gomez, [email protected] AM PM Managing Editor, Online Caitlin Ostroff, [email protected] NOON Managing Editor, Print Jimena Tavel, [email protected] Beats Editor Meryl Kornfield, [email protected] Have an event planned? 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