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STATE Minor tech issues, Dunn trial draws local reactions BEATRICE DUPUY three of his friends man’s trial and the death of Trayvon Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] when Dunn shot Martin. into their SUV. Sharon Davis, UF director of About two hours south of Dunn was recent- African-American Studies, said the low turnout in fi rst Gainesville, there was Trayvon ly tried and found deaths of Martin and Davis reveal a Martin. About an hour north and guilty of attempt- deeper problem. 10 months later, there was Jordan ed second-degree “It’s a scary thing that so many Davis. murder for fi ring people in society are trigger happy,” With Gainesville left in the mid- SG elections day Dunn into the car, but she said. “I have a 17-year-old neph- dle, locals are feeling the effects of the jury could not ew. It could have easily been him.” candidates. HANNA MARCUS the death of 17-year-old Davis and decide on the murder charge for the Zimmerman’s case brought Flor- Alligator Staff Writer Hoover said two students the trial of the man involved, Mi- [email protected] death of Davis. ida’s Stand Your Ground law to the contacted the SG offi ce about chael Dunn. For some, the Dunn trial brings forefront of national discussion. This In November 2012, Davis, from The fi rst day of voting in an error when trying to write back memories of George Zimmer- Jacksonville, was riding in a car with Student Government elec- in candidates. The issue was SEE DUNN, PAGE 4 tions saw a lower turnout resolved by 9:30 a.m., and than the Spring 2013 semes- fewer than fi ve students were ter. impacted. All the students Supervisor of Elections were able to vote after the Justin Hoover said 5,457 bal- problem was resolved. lots were counted Tuesday. Around 4 p.m., a power Last year, the fi rst day of vot- surge at the CSE polling lo- ing turned out 817 more bal- cation caused the entire lab lots. to experience technical dif- fi culties. They were unable “I think voting is to be resolved, and Hoover important because it’s instructed the poll workers to a chance to see what immediately begin directing you want to happen on students to Marston Science campus.” Library. Tori Corrado Tori Corrado, an 18-year- U F b i o m e d i c a l old UF biomedical engineer- engineering sophomore ing sophomore, said her experience with the voting Hoover said there were a process was simple, and the few minor technical diffi cul- instructions for voting were ties on the fi rst voting day, but straightforward. all were resolved quickly. “I think voting is impor- One incident that arose tant because it’s a chance to Tuesday morning was that see what you want to happen the sample ballot refl ected on campus,” she said. the Spring 2013 candidates, Casey Madden, a 20-year- Hoover said. The issue was old UF criminology junior, Kristi Camara / Alligator resolved in 15 minutes, and said she had no diffi culty no students were unable to Brick By Brick view and vote for current SEE ELECTIONS, PAGE 4 Gainesville elementary and middle school students play with Legos in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom on Tuesday during the Engineering and Science Fair Day 1. The fair is part of UF’s Engineers’ Week. Body of missing FSU student found in Tallahassee building the cause of Uhre’s death ported missing to campus police fi ve days is unknown and still be- later. He was last seen on Feb. 2 ing investigated. Northway said police are collecting fo- SEAN STEWART-MUNIZ tigators checked an open window on the “We are keeping it rensic evidence, but because it involves Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] building’s second fl oor. Police were re- open and active, and we chemical analysis, the results will take canvassing the area after Uhre, 23, showed will do everything we time to develop. The Florida State University student up on surveillance-camera footage from a can in order to fi nd the “We feel the profound loss of a life end- who went missing two weeks ago was nearby alleyway. cause of death for Mr. ing far too soon, and our thoughts and found dead Tuesday morning by Tallahas- Uhre Tallahassee Police spokesman Offi cer Uhre and his family,” prayers go out to Ryan’s family, which has see Police. David Northway said at a press confer- Northway said. shown much courage during the past few Ryan Uhre’s body was found in a build- ence that foul play is not suspected, but Uhre was last seen leaving the area of weeks,” wrote FSU spokeswoman Jeanette ing in downtown Tallahassee when inves- Andrew’s Restaurant on Feb. 2 and was re- De Diemar in an email.

Today 81/52 Floridians buzz about beekeeping as bee health declines Florida sweeps Florida State FORECAST 2 CROSSWORD 11 The decline was fi rst documented in 2005, pg 5. Olivia Janowicz led UF in No. 1 singles as the OPINIONS 6 SPORTS 13 Campus program to help veterans launch, grow businesses Gators swept the Seminoles in a 7-0 home CLASSIFIEDS 10 Applications for the free program are due Feb. 28, pg 9. victory on Tuesday, pg 20. 2, ALLIGATOR . 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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 � ALLIGATOR, 3 4, ALLIGATOR � WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 PEDRO BRAVO case Murder trial proceedings moving along Gainesville reflects JULIA GLUM Aguilar in 2012, is due to start neys’ progress. Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] Aug. 4. Pretrial hearings are set for In January, defense lawyer Mi- July 16. chael Ruppert told the judge that At about 2 and a half minutes, statewide tourism rise Those are the days Christian’s his witnesses numbered more than Tuesday’s hearing in the Pedro dad, Carlos Aguilar, is focusing 100. State Attorney Brian Kramer � UF’S CAMPUS HELPS. park,” he said. “We have to be Bravo case might have been its on. previously explained the need to creative in trying to find our shortest yet. “It’s a relief to know the date,” travel to collect some of his deposi- other markets.” After lawyers confirmed that he said. “Hopefully, by the end of tions, and Tuesday he said he has CHRISTIAN COOPER VisitGainesville’s role is to taking depositions is going well, August, everyone will know the set up dates to do so. Alligator Contributing Writer expose as many people as pos- Judge Ysleta McDonald set anoth- truth, and everybody will be able With these developments and sible to nature-based attrac- er hearing for April 22. The trial to say justice was served.” the announcement of a trial sched- Last year was record-set- tions in and around the city of Bravo, the 20-year-old former But Tuesday’s hearing just ule, Aguilar said he can see “the ting for Florida tourism, and such as springs, state parks and Santa Fe College student accused served as a check-in on the attor- light at the end of the tunnel.” some ripples have reached the nature trails. of killing UF freshman Christian Swamp. Daniel Urban, a 21-year-old More than 94.7 million visi- UF mechanical engineering ju- tors came to the state in 2013, nior, said he doesn’t feel like a number that exceeded the there are enough options for previous high of 91.5 million visitors. in 2012, according to a press re- “I feel like most of the tour- lease from Gov. Rick Scott. ism in Gainesville is focused on It was also a good year for the partying scene and lacks tourism in Gainesville. The options for those who want to city isn’t usually regarded as a spend their nights away from tourist hot spot beyond people clubs,” Urban wrote in an traveling to UF, but John Prich- email. “Areas like Paynes Prai- er, the interim director of Visit- rie provide some alternatives, Gainesville, said that is starting but there aren’t enough options to change. overall, especially at night.” Although it is hard to mea- However, UF’s Outdoor Ad- sure, Gainesville’s tourism is venture Recreation President steadily growing, Pricher said. Nelson Anderson wrote in an Last year Gainesville saw about email that the city has an exten- 1.88 million visitors, compared sive park system with enough with the 1.76 million in 2012 sites to keep anyone busy for and 1.63 million in 2011. an entire summer. He said the The university is Gaines- La Chua Trail at Paynes Prairie ville’s “beach,” he said, because is one of his favorites. it draws people to the city and “On a sunny day, the trail attracts national attention. But can look like Disney World once people get here, they real- it’s so crowded,” he said. “It’s ize there’s more to do than visit a 3-mile hike, and you will see campus. more alligators and birds than “We’re not a beach, and you’ve seen in your life if the Ryan Jones / Alligator Staff we don’t have an amusement weather is right.” Pedro Bravo walks in for a case management hearing at the Alachua County Courthouse on Tues- day. Another case management hearing was scheduled for April 22. #DangerousBlackKids a trial spinoff UF student jailed in gerous. They are normal kids,” she dunn, from page 1 “There is this view that said. it is reasonable to use Davis and his friends had been law was revisited by Dunn’s lawyers deadly force against African playing music in their car when Dunn child porn discovery in their case. American males while got into an argument with them about � OFFICERS FOUND IT ON HIS LAPTOP. Kenneth Nunn, a Levin College of the noise level. Dunn then thought he Law professor, said something needs they’re basically doing saw a gun and fired into the car, Reu- to be done about the current law. nothing.” ters reported. JENNA LYONS “There is this view that it is reason- Kenneth Nunn Charles Goston, former Alachua Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] able to use deadly force against Afri- Levin College of Law professor County Democratic Black Caucus president, said the murders of the can American males while they’re ba- pictures with the sarcastic Twitter Gainesville Police arrested a UF Ph.D. student Tuesday two teenagers show that, even with sically doing nothing,” he said. “The hashtag #DangerousBlackKids. morning after officers reported he accessed child pornography a black president, not much has law symbolically suggests to people Awurama Acquah, a 19-year- on his laptop. changed in America. that this is acceptable behavior. That old UF telecommunication sopho- Officers arrested 26-year-old Abdulaziz Mohail Alshehri on “People are still flying rebel flags. is concerning.” more, said she thinks the hashtag is three counts of promoting a photo/movie of a sexual perfor- They don’t only have the flag on their After the Dunn mistrial, Ameri- a brilliant way to discuss how people mance by a child, according to an arrest report. cars,” he said. “They got the rebel flag cans took to Twitter to voice their should stop stereotyping. In early November, Alshehri used the file-sharing program concerns. Users have been posting on their hearts.” BitComet 1.3 to access child porn on the BitTorrent network and “Young black people are not dan- offered the files to be downloaded by others. Law enforcement downloaded the files and found the IP address was leased by Cox Communications, according to the report. A Cox subpoena identified Alshehri as the account Voting continues today until 8:30 p.m. holder. first day of voting creating Facebook A search of Alshehri’s room in Ridgemar Commons Apart- elections, from page 1 posts and reaching out to students ments, located at 3611 SW 34th St., revealed he lived alone and online. possessed a secure Wi-Fi router, according to the report. When with the voting process and that voting is important Students Party spokesman Alex forensic specialists searched Alshehri’s laptop at his apartment, when it comes to “being involved on campus.” they found several torrents with titles suggesting child pornog- Klayman said he predicts general Swamp Party spokeswoman Susan Webster said voting turnout to be lower this raphy. the first day of voting was successful for her party. During questioning, Alshehri confirmed the Sony laptop year. “We got very positive feedback from students and “It’s confirming what we already was his. He also admitted to using BitComet and to watching Montero Dokser child pornography on his laptop, according to the report. have enjoyed informing them about elections and knew,” he said. “Given the lack of Officers booked Alshehri into the Alachua County Jail at our party,” she said. “Students have been extremely competitiveness of the ticket, the turnout would be about 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, where he remained as of press time. receptive to our qualified candidates.” lower than usual.” His bond has not been set yet. Taco Libre Party Student Body Treasurer candi- Voting will continue today from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 date Micaela Montero Dokser said her party is focus- p.m. ing mainly on a social media campaign and spent the WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 � ALLIGATOR, 5 Floridians buzz about art of beekeeping as bee health declines � THE NUMBER OF STATEWIDE keepers has more than doubled the BEE COLONIES HAS DOUBLED. number of Florida bee colonies from approximately 150,000 to about 400,000 in about eight years. KELSEY MARTINEZ However, the increased number Alligator Contributing Writer of Florida beekeepers and colonies does not ensure proper beekeeping The buzz about the decreasing handling and instruction, he said. honeybee population has motivated some Floridians to invest in a new “It’s a good thing that came hobby. out of a bad thing. A lot of Each year, the nation’s popula- people became concerned tion of honeybees declines by more when they started hearing than 30 percent. warnings that bees were in Meanwhile, the number of Flo- ridian beekeepers has nearly tripled trouble.” Dennis Riggs in the past decade, with more than Adriana Barbat / Alligator 2,700 people currently combating F l o r i d a S t a t e B e e k e e p e r s Association webmaster Breaking Down Bambooville the buzzkill. UF greenhouse manager Jeff Hubbard helps dismantle artist Jon Anderson’s “Bambooville” on Researchers fi rst documented a UF’s Entomology and Nematol- Tuesday. The university requested Monday that the site be cleared within 72 hours. decline in honeybee health around ogy Department offers a long-term 2005, said Daniel Schmehl, postdoc- training and certifi cation program toral associate for UF’s Honey Bee for registered beekeepers. LOCAL Research and Extension Laboratory. But for newbies, the department The problem is colony collapse hosts the UF Bee College, a program disorder — the reduced population for the general public that teaches Man dies, three others injured in of adult bees in beehives. individuals how to become better Although the ultimate reason for beekeepers. the disorder is uncertain, researchers “It’s focused on education — Tuesday morning I-75 accident think pesticides, reduced nutrition, maintaining your bees, starting bee- into the right lane in front the report. transportation and climate change keeping — just acquiring those basic JENNA LYONS Alligator Staff Writer of a semitruck then abrupt- Two passengers were in- are possible suspects, Schmehl said. skills,” Schmehl said. [email protected] ly stopped, causing the side the pickup with Sapp. Some Floridians realized the The program, which will be semitruck to crash into its Kristopher Doski, 29, of Or- threat to the state’s agriculture and held March 7 - 8, offers more than A Lake Butler man died back. After the crash, both mond Beach, and Michael P. environment and are choosing to do 50 training, lecture and hands-on and three people were in- vehicles ran off of the road, Hammer, 52, of Lake City, something about it. courses over a two-day period. It jured early Tuesday after according to the report. were taken to UF Health “It’s a good thing that came out will take place at the Whitney Labo- a semitruck crashed into a The pickup overturned Shands with serious injuries. of a bad thing,” said Dennis Riggs, ratory for Marine Bioscience in St. pickup on Interstate 75. and ended up facing west on The passengers were not webmaster for the Florida State Bee- Augustine. At about 1:45 a.m., Ron- its left side. The semi skid- wearing seatbelts, according keepers Association. “A lot of peo- “We’re just making everyone ald W. Sapp, 33, was driving ded along the shoulder un- to the report. ple became concerned when they aware of the goodness and impor- south in a pickup truck in til it crashed into a group of James A. Gloss, a 62-year- started hearing warnings that bees tance of bees,” he said. “They realize the center lane of I-75 near trees, facing south. old Longwood resident, were in trouble.” it’s a doable hobby. It’s not some- Archer Road, according to a Authorities pronounced was driving the semitruck. Schmehl said the increase in bee- thing that’s impossible.” Florida Highway Patrol me- dia release. Sapp dead on the scene at He was taken to UF Health The pickup truck moved about 2 a.m., according to Shands with serious injuries. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG/OPINIONS

Editorial Why do I vote this way? Hey, must be the money lthough some UF students get fi red up over Student Gov- ernment elections, the overwhelming majority just don’t. ADuring last year’s elections, voter turnout accounted for just 20 percent of the UF Student Body. Hey, we get it: With trekking out to a polling location, wait- ing in line and trying to make sense of the referendums, as co- median John Mulaney said, it is so much easier not to do things than it is to do them. However, the editorial board of the Alligator is beseeching you, readers, to take a few minutes and go vote. And it really takes just minutes. Polling locations are all over campus, includ- ing the Broward Hall basement, the Reitz Union computer lab and Southwest Recreation Center. The polling locations are open today from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. After all, SG’s decisions directly affect you. Although SG really only enters the general UF consciousness during election seasons, you should know that every week they meet to make decisions that infl uence every aspect of student life, including how your money is spent. According to the UF Bursar’s offi ce, undergraduate students pay $17.35 per credit hour for the activity and service fee, or the money SG controls. Multiply that by 30 credit hours per year, as required by Bright Futures Scholarships to continue receiving Column funding, and then multiply that by four. Most undergraduates pay $2,082 in activity and service fees over the course of their education at UF. For the 2013-14 fi scal year, the amended activity and service Protect Earth and her scarce resources fee budget totaled about $18.9 million. ur sun is amazing. It keeps us warm and keeps It’s a disastrous ecological Whether you’re paying for your own education, receiving things lit. It’s pretty much the best thing to hap- domino effect. Carbon dioxide scholarships or benefi ting from Bright Futures, someone — ei- pen to this solar system since sliced bread — emissions from cars, aerosol, ther yourself, your parents, organizations or the state — is pay- O well, before sliced bread, to be exact. I guess you could greenhouse gases and burning ing for you to be here, and you/they are giving money to SG for say we’re the sun’s Goldilocks child because to date, of fossil fuels are contributing them to spend on your behalf. Don’t you want a say in how it’s we are the only planet with observable life in our solar to the hole in the ozone layer. spent? system. Deforestation by the masses This election’s ballot also has a constitutional amendment Rachel Kalisher and two referendums you should know about before going in to This is because Earth is the perfect distance from [email protected] is taking away one of the only vote. The amendment calls for updates to the language in UF’s the sun, where we will not all freeze to death nor get resources that can convert the anti-discrimination policy to include genetic information in the scorched alive. The sun comprises approximately 99.8 CO2 into oxygen. This ozone list of things UF and UF-affi liated organizations may not dis- percent of the mass of our solar system. hole is allowing the sun to come in hotter and brighter. criminate against. Astronomers have a scale for the size of stars, labeled That means stronger UV rays, causing problems such as The fi rst referendum proposes changes to UF’s open-con- conveniently by the acronym O.B.A.F.G.K.M. Starting more probable skin cancer all the way to reproductive tainer policy on gamedays to allow anyone of legal drinking age with “O,” the classifi cation lists in descending order problems in marine life. to carry an open container of alcohol on campus during home from brightest to dimmest. On this list, our sun ranks This heat is also melting our ice caps, devastating football games. up to a staggering G. Meaning, it’s not too big and not wildlife and ruining agricultural cycles. We all might The second referendum proposes a 50-cent-per-credit-hour too bright. lovingly refer to this as global warming. Student Green Energy Fund fee to fi nance renewable-energy products on campus and update existing campus technology to Our sun is only one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. The whole point of this column was to show how in- be more eco-friendly. As a forerunner for sustainability, it makes The next nearest star to us is 4.2 light years away. Each signifi cant our place in the universe is, but through that, sense that students would approve of this nominal fee for UF’s star has some sort of orbiting body. Therefore there are how signifi cant it really becomes. betterment. possibly billions of other planets out there. And that’s We cannot ruin the only place to survive lest we risk Bottom line, folks, go vote. We guarantee it won’t take any just in our own galaxy. the extinction of our kind. It will not happen in our life- longer than stopping for coffee at the Library West Starbucks. The Hubble Space Telescope estimates that there are times, but one day humanity will fi nd themselves using hundreds of billions of galaxies in our universe. To put resources far too quickly and will be lost in terms of it in perspective, we are one of eight planets — a rath- what to do next. Reader response er small planet at that — that revolves around a star, We are the future, and we have to care about this. It’s which is one of more than a billion stars in a galaxy and our responsibility. Today’s question: Do you agree with the Stand Your one of a billion galaxies in our universe. Many UF graduates will go on to become chemists, Ground law? With all the technology we have today, scientists engineers or will hold public offi ce. We can fi gure out Tuesday’s question: Will you vote in the 58% YES still have not found evidence of current fl ourishing life alternative methods of energy through technology and SG elections? on other planets. The odds are against us though, due policy making. 42% NO to the amount of unknown that exists in space. This is But it’s up to us to recognize and repair. It’s cliche, 84 TOTAL VOTES why most scholars say we simply cannot be alone in the but we’ve got the whole world in our hands. Vote or post a message at www.alligator.org cosmos. For the time being though, we have no proof. We’ve got one Earth, folks. Let’s be sure not to drop Kelcee Griffi s We may never fi nd proof, making our planet, abundant it. Julia Glum Katherine Kallergis Chloe Finch with life, all that more rare and precious. Rachel Kalisher is a UF anthropology and classics junior. EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR MANAGING EDITORS Yet here we are, destroying the Earth. Her columns usually appear on Tuesdays. The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator.

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ALLIGATOR, 7 Column Anti-LGBT laws show intolerance Column ast week I wrote about how the re- For example, this bill would allow Minimum-wage raise action of prominent Republicans to doctors and police offi cers to refuse life- LCoca-Cola’s “America the Beautiful” saving emergency services to members of commercial refl ects conservative intoler- the LGBT community solely on the basis ance toward nonwhite and non-English of their religious beliefs with no risk of be- would be ineffective, speaking Americans. ing fi red. In the past few days, policies proposed Elliot Levy The Daily Beast’s Jamelle Bouie calls by Republican legislators have taken aim [email protected] these anti-LGBT proposals a “close cous- increase layoffs at another minority group that has been in” of the Jim Crow laws of the segrega- o say that Democrats will a frequent target of discrimination: the tion-era South. Just as the Jim Crow laws have a diffi cult election LGBT community. legalized racial discrimination, Bouie argues, these cycle this year would be Conservatives who oppose the legalization of bills would enshrine discrimination on the basis of T an understatement. Forget the same-sex marriage have recently suffered a series of sexual orientation and gender identity. fact that the majority of sena- major defeats. Republicans at the federal level are also engaging tors up for reelection are Demo- The Supreme Court ruled in June 2013 that part of in efforts to discriminate against LGBT Americans. crats who represent red states Michael Beato the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law that forbade Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, recently introduced the State and that House seats are pretty [email protected] the government from recognizing same-sex marriages, Marriage Defense Act. The bill would allow individual secure. Forget the fact that the was unconstitutional. states to not recognize same-sex marriages that were president is losing favorability ing at a job that does not pay In the months since the DOMA decision, courts performed in other states where the practice is legal. each month while the economy in Utah, Oklahoma, Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia This law represents a callous attempt to circumvent well, wouldn’t you be more like- struggles to grow. ly to what discretionary in- have all produced rulings either legalizing same-sex the DOMA ruling and allows continued discrimina- The reason why Democrats marriage or signifi cantly expanding the rights of gay tion against LGBT Americans in the 33 states that have come you have until you really will undoubtedly face rough have to use it? Americans. not yet legalized same-sex marriage. times ahead is the fact that their Now that religious conservatives are losing the Conservatives have also sought to marginalize and Also, keep in mind that 1.1 party seems to be embracing an percent of Americans actu- battle over same-sex marriage, they are exploring new demonize LGBT Americans through symbolic actions. anti-jobs agenda. avenues to discriminate against LGBT Americans. Republican members of the House of Representa- ally earn minimum wage and At fi rst blush, this appears to the majority of that percentage A bill recently passed by the Kansas House of Rep- tives recently held an hour-long session on the House be a ridiculous assertion. Why resentatives would allow private businesses and gov- fl oor in support of “National Marriage Week,” during are young employees our age would a major political party working at their fi rst jobs. Guess ernment offi cials to refuse service to any marriage cele- which conservative and religious groups vigorously advocate policies that hurt busi- bration, provided that the refusal is based on “sincerely promote anti-gay legislation. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., which group the majority of lay- nesses? But when you realize that offs will affect? held religious beliefs … regarding sex or gender.” who represents Gainesville, was one of the members the policy points Democrats are If enacted, this bill could deny LGBT Kansans access in attendance. Consider next the Keystone advocating — a minimum-wage Pipeline. Much to the chagrin of to vital social services such as counseling and employ- The tireless efforts of Republicans around the hike, opposition to the Keystone ment benefi ts simply because a government offi cial or country to promote discrimination against the LGBT environmentalists, this project Pipeline and a continual support would create actual “shovel- employer believes homosexuality or gay marriage to community demonstrate conservatives’ intolerance of of Obamacare — this assertion be immoral. anyone outside its base of old, white, straight, religious ready” — to quote the president becomes more credible and even — jobs. Though there is some A bill proposed by a Republican representative in fundamentalists. more worrisome. Idaho goes even further. The legislation would allow The Republican Party’s inability to expand its sup- debate about the exact number, Start with the minimum- the reality is that jobs will be cre- any “doctor, nurse, pharmacist, attorney, social work- port beyond this rapidly shrinking base spells serious wage increase. Let me fi rst er, fi refi ghter, police offi cer, estate agent or insurance trouble for its long-term viability. ated, period. This work would make clear: I am not necessarily have more net jobs than the provider” to refuse service to gay Americans without Elliot Levy is a UF political science and public relations against a raise in the minimum risking the loss of their licenses. junior. His columns appear on Wednesdays. proposed shovel-ready jobs the wage. I think that increasing the president promised — which, wage to a reasonable rate in a for the record, is zero. Guest column healthy, booming economy may The left-wing politicians not be a bad idea. standing in the way of this proj- But right now we do not live in ect only hurts the Americans What to know about Venezuela such times. The economy is still looking to work on it. slowly trudging along. No real And the last policy point — ast week, I spent my Wednesday ment. Now Globovision has prohibited big boost in economic growth is supporting the Affordable Care night watching “Breaking Bad” Miguel Machado Henrique Capriles, one of the leaders of occurring. But left-wing politi- Act — is really no surprise. And episodes on Netfl ix. the opposition, to go on air. L Speaking Out cians and talking heads believe though this topic is debated ad Meanwhile, my best friend spent his There is also no paper for the newspa- that raising the minimum wage nauseam on cable TV and in Wednesday night hiding from the police pers. El Nacional, a newspaper founded will be an economic cure-all. the blogosphere, it is still a real and military forces in the streets of Caracas, Venezuela. in 1943, had to reduce its publication to 14 pages due The fact of the matter is, this pay problem for many Americans. He was one of thousands of students who marched to lack of resources, so Venezuelans have fewer and hike will no doubt lead to many The latest concern entering peacefully all over Venezuela to express their dis- fewer outlets from which to get their information. It’s worker layoffs. into the political arena comes content with the government led by Nicolas Maduro. almost as if George Orwell wrote the script. Consider all of the mom-and- from the recent Congressio- Luckily for him, he wasn’t one of the almost 100 stu- However, when Orwell wrote “1984,” neither Twit- pop stores struggling to make nal Budget Offi ce study about dents who were captured, arrested and tortured by ter nor Facebook existed. ends meet. With the cost of labor Obamacare’s effects on having the police. Luckily for him, he wasn’t one of the two Social media has become the most powerful weap- rising, keeping more expensive health care no longer tied to students killed by gunfi re. on available to Venezuelans. Hundreds of images have employees with low profi ts does one’s job. Maduro took over Venezuela’s presidency after been shared through social media to raise awareness not make economic or rational Many will no doubt leave the death of Hugo Chavez in March of last year. Since of the human rights violations taking place. Through sense. their jobs because of this. then, Venezuela has suffered the worst scarcity, infl a- social media, Venezuelans have let the world see what Businesses have to factor in Whether or not you believe this tion and murder rates in Latin America. Caracas, the the government doesn’t want to be seen. the cost of labor to their budgets. is a good provision, you have to capital, was ranked the third most dangerous city in Still, as politicized as this situation may seem, this is In many industries, the budgets realize this is a disincentive for the world in 2013. Every day, Venezuelans spend three not a fi ght between left and right. Or, as the Venezue- and profi t margins are very slim. people to work. The economy to four hours in line to buy groceries or medicine. lan government puts it, a fi ght between good and evil. With labor increasing, they have does not need a decrease in al- Monica Spear, a former Miss Universe, was mur- The reality is that Venezuelans don’t have medicine. to change some aspect of their ready bad workforce partici- dered while on holiday with her family. Hers is one The reality is that Venezuelan supermarkets are empty. businesses to combat the cost pation-rate numbers. Add this of the 200,000 murders in Venezuela during the last 15 The reality is that more and more Venezuelan students difference. In some instances, reality to the many other aspects years. All of this happens while Venezuela sells oil at and professionals fl ee the country to fi nd opportuni- some of the now more expen- of the Affordable Care Act and record high prices to the world. ties abroad. The reality is that Venezuelans don’t have sive employees would have to you have an economic mess. The student protests have been going on since last a neutral media outlet to get their news from. be let go. For many Democrats this Wednesday. Today marks one week of continuous What the students in Venezuela are fi ghting for is Yes, the people who man- year, it’s going to be hard to de- manifestation. Yesterday Leopoldo Lopez, the leader for their human rights to be recognized and respected. age to stay in the workforce will fend that agenda. Some pundits of the opposition, turned himself in to government So, after reading all this, how can you help? Raising have more money at their dis- and pollsters believe that many forces. But why doesn’t anyone know about this? Why awareness of what is happening can be enough. Share posal. But an important question Democrats will lose their jobs in doesn’t the situation in my country get the same atten- the information through social media, but be careful. remains: Will they spend that Congress because of it. tion as troubles in Syria or Turkey? Remember, there is no “offi cial information” because money or save it? But the good news for the left The answer: a media blackout from the govern- the government tries to control all news outlets. An- Democrats say spend it, is that at least all of the jobs in ment. dreina Nash, a 21-year-old UF marketing and telecom- which would lead to more mon- the executive branch are secure In 2006, Chavez ordered RCTV, a channel with al- munication junior, helped by publishing a video called ey entering into the marketplace in 2014. most four decades of history, to close. Since then, many “What’s Going On In Venezuela (In a Nutshell),” which and strengthen the economy. I Michael Beato is a UF econom- TV channels have been sold or have changed their edi- has gotten close to two million views on YouTube. think these workers will save it. ics sophomore. His columns appear torial lines in favor of the government. Last year, with Me? I’m giving my country a helping hand from far Think about it: If you are work- on Wednesdays. the selling of Globovision, Venezuelans saw how their away by writing this column. last TV outlet was turned into a puppet of the govern- Miguel Machado is a UF telecommunication junior. 8, ALLIGATOR � WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014

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Lauren Haeger and the UF swimming and diving competes Poll question UF team will host Florida’s swimming and diving teams competed at Day 1 of the Will the Florida men’s basketball team win the Jacksonville tonight in Southeastern Conference Championships on Tuesday. The men’s team remainder of its Southeastern Conference games? their home opener. Read won a pair of relay races, and the women won bronze in two relays. Vote online at alligatorSports.org. the story on page 14. 14, ALLIGATOR � WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 SOFTBALL Haeger earns league honor following four-homer weekend JORDAN MCPHERSON Haeger hopes to continue her success Alligator Writer @J_McPherson1126 when No. 1 Florida (11-0) hosts Jacksonville (5-4) tonight at 6:05. After two successful years at the plate and The Gators are 8-0 against the Dolphins in in the ’s circle, Lauren Haeger knows Walton’s tenure at Florida, winning the con- what is expected of her. tests by a combined score of 57-6. “I don’t really have a lot of pre-game jitters In its home debut, Florida also hopes to see anymore, because I know how it’s going to be continued improvement from its three fresh- and how fast-paced the game is,” she said. men. “I know what coach (Tim) Walton’s expecta- Despite starting the season batting .100, tions are. I know what the routine is. I know freshman outfi elder Justine McLean now how we do things.” boasts a .348 average after posting a team- And with her best offensive showing of the leading .538 clip at the plate in Las Vegas. early season, she lived up to those expecta- Utility player Chelsea Herndon, who has tions at the Easton Desert Classic last week- been used mainly as a pinch hitter through end. Florida’s fi rst 11 contests, has logged three The junior earned her second consecu- hits, including her fi rst career home run tive league honor when she was named the against then-No. 22 Minnesota, in fi ve at- Southeastern Conference Player of the Week bats. on Monday. Pitcher Delanie Gourley boasts a 4-0 record During Florida’s sweep of the UNLV-host- in the circle, including wins against then-No. ed tournament, Haeger posted a .533 batting 5 Michigan and Minnesota. The left-hander average in fi ve games at Eller Media Stadium. from Lakeside, Calif., boasts a 4.4:1 strike- Half of her eight hits left the park. out-to-walk ratio and has allowed only eight Haeger also pitched a earned runs through 22 innings. against Seattle in Florida’s opening matchup While McLean and Herndon had a slow in Las Vegas, striking out six batters while start to the season, Haeger saw their potential drawing only two walks and one immediately. in the Gators’ 8-1 win against the Redhawks. “They (the freshmen) totally bought into Haeger attributes her success at the plate the system right away and they just wanted to her dual-role as a pitcher and a hitter. to start right away, and you can see it in their “It’s good because I get the pitcher mental- attitude,” Haeger said. ity of it and I get the hitter mentality of it, and “They listen to everybody. They just Alligator File Photo I think it works in my advantage most of the soaked in everything that was thrown their Lauren Haeger prepares to swing at the plate during Florida’s 6-5 win against time,” she said. “It’s good because I can read way and so I think that really helped them in Tennessee on March 15, 2013, at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. ’ spins well. I can see movement just the long run.” because I do the same thing.” WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 � ALLIGATOR, 15 UF preparing for dynamic Auburn guards Shore tosses 5.1 hoops, from page 13 give him helpful playing experience be- him,” Donovan said. “But I still think fore the postseason. those guys could be called upon here on the second-best team in the country was “I think for Chris, because our front- Wednesday night. And we could really, innings, strikes more than a year ago on Feb. 4, 2013. court for the most part stayed out of foul really need them. And they need to be Florida lost the next day to unranked trouble, there wasn’t really a need for ready to play.” Arkansas, which was 13-8 and 4-4 in the out four in debut SEC heading into the matchup. Last season’s squad then fell five base, from page 13 spots to No. 7 with a 19-3 overall record and just that one conference defeat. was the stellar debut of right-hander Logan Shore. In the first contest against Auburn on The 29th-round pick of his home state Minnesota Jan. 18, Florida needed 21 points from Twins struck out four and allowed three hits in a Casey Prather, who had just returned methodical 5.1 innings. from a bruise in his right knee that caused His night, nearly identical to Hudson Randall’s him to miss the two previous games, to collegiate debut against UCF on Feb. 24, 2010, mir- pull away late for a 68-61 victory on the rored the efficient pitching the red-haired right- road. hander from Dunwoody, Ga., stymied hitters with With Kasey Hill doubtful for Wednes- his entire Florida career. day’s matchup due to a groin injury, Don- This time last year, Shore was dealing with the ovan said he has to continue to preach Minnesota snow. He didn’t make his first start as the importance of staying focused. a senior for Coon Rapids (Minn.) High until May “The hardest thing right now in re- in sub-40 degree weather. Less than a year later, he gards to that is we’re dealing with re- took the mound against a veteran UCF lineup with ally good kids that are between 18 and seven juniors, a senior and just one freshman. 22 years old that are trying to figure their “I’m not going to say I knew he was going to way in life and understand they have pitch this well tonight, but it’s not surprising,” some great opportunities to learn and Gators coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “We don’t go grow in a lot of different ways,” Dono- out of state very often. Certainly we’re not going to van said. “But at the same point, they’re go to Coon Rapids, Minnesota, for a right-hander, human. They’re not robots. They’re not but there was something special about him. He’s machines. The challenge I always talk to mature. He’s competitive, and he’s very talented.” them about is are you prepared today Sophomore left-hander Danny Young followed to battle human nature? Human nature Shore’s outing of one unearned run with 3.2 score- says let’s take it easy.” Scottie Wilbekin said he is most con- less innings to earn the win. cerned about Auburn guards Chris Den- UF hosts North Florida tonight at 7 before trav- son and KT Harrell. The two are not only elling to Coral Gables for a three-game set against the Tigers’ leading point scorers on the Miami. season, but Denson also leads the SEC Florida’s two heroes from Tuesday’s in-state averaging 20.9 per game with Harrell matchup hail from South Texas and Southeast just trailing at No. 5 with 19.2. Minnesota. One player spent 2013 at a junior col- “They’re capable of going off with lege while the other at a city that is under a winter big nights, both of them, so we’ve got storm watch until Thursday. to do a better job this game on limiting The Gators huddled in the third-base dugout their straight-line drives and just playing as the home crowd left the stadium after Young better on-ball defense,” Wilbekin said of finished off the Knights. Audible congratulations Denson and Harrell. could be heard for Shore from his teammates. But because only two of the Gators’ “It felt really good. I got a great group of guys. I six remaining regular-season opponents couldn’t really ask for a better team to play behind have above-.500 records within the me,” Shore said. “I’m looking forward to hope- league, and with the SEC nearly sewn fully keeping it going.” up, Florida could start implementing AP Photo freshman Chris Walker and sophomore Senior forward Casey Prather dunks during the second half of Florida’s DeVon Walker more in its rotations to 69-59 win against Kentucky on Saturday in Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. Janowicz wins at No. 1 position w-tennis, from page 13 in straight sets from Keegan, Oyen and Stojic. Alexandra Cercone rounded out the sweep when we’re enjoying each other and compet- with a 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5) victory. ing, we always play at a really high level.” The win was Florida’s second straight af- It was more of the same for Florida head- ter a bitter loss to Northwestern at the Na- ing into singles play. Janowicz won the first tional Team Indoors on Saturday. However, singles match 6-1, 6-1, increasing her dual many of the players credited the loss as be- match record to 5-1 this season on the No. 1 ing instrumental to their last two wins. court. The Gators led by two. “I think it’s good early on to feel that pain “The first match at home was a little hard- of losing and be hungry to never have to feel er,” Janowicz said. “I was a little nervous to it again,” Janowicz said. play [the] one [position], but I think now af- “So I think it was a really good lesson ter competing against really good teams and to learn, especially coming back and win- getting some huge wins and climbing up the ning after that against [Southern California] ranking, I feel more confident.” who’s ranked even higher.” Janowicz was the No. 11 ranked singles Florida travels to the West Coast to play player in the nation last week, and her rank- St. Mary’s on Saturday and No. 4 Stanford ing should continue to rise. on Sunday. The back end of the four-game “Really, most of it is on the mental side, road trip will feature No. 10 Texas A&M and not necessarily just forehands and back- Missouri. hands,” Thornqvist said. “I told [the team] in the locker room we’re “[Olivia] looks more comfortable, more hitting the ball really, really well. And so confident, and I thought she was flawless to- our job now is to just have great legs for the Jordan McPherson / Alligator Staff day or close to it.” weekend,” Thornqvist said. “We’re going to Kourtney Keegan swings at the ball during UF’s 7-0 win against Florida State on Tuesday After Janowicz’s win, Morgan won the make sure we have full strength when we go at the Ring Tennis Complex. Keegan clinched the match with her 6-2, 6-0 singles win. next singles match 6-3, 6-0, followed by wins out there and we’ll see what we can do.” 16, ALLIGATOR � WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 1

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