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More than 1,000 people participated in Friday night’s Great Underwear Dash on campus. See the story, Page 5, or Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida We Inform. You Decide. visit alligator.org VOLUME 106 ISSUE 30 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011 ALABAMA 38 FLORIDA 10 TACKLING DUMMIES Richardson unstoppable MATT WATTS on five carries on the Crimson Tide’s Alligator Staff Writer opening drive, then added 25 yards and a touchdown on the following se- If Saturday’s game against Ala- ries to tie the game at 10. bama was Florida’s first difficult As poorly as the Gators played test under first-year coach Will Mus- against the run, Florida showed the champ, assigning a passing grade ability to compete early on. But, like would be just as tough. last season’s 31-6 loss in Tuscaloosa, The Gators came in with a run Ala., a turnover helped make the dif- defense ranked in the top five in the ference. nation, dominating the line of scrim- “We got beat by a better mage with ease through four games. team.” But they had not seen a team like Ala- Will Muschamp bama, had not seen a running back UF head coach like bona fide Heisman Trophy candi- date Trent Richardson. Courtney Upshaw’s 45-yard inter- Now they have, and now, that ception return of a Brantley second- defense doesn’t look so dominant, as quarter pass put the Crimson Tide No. 17 Florida (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern ahead 17-10. Florida went three-and- Conference) lost 38-10 to No. 2 Ala- out on its next two possessions, and bama (5-0, 2-0 SEC) in front 90,888 in Alabama added another score to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. make it 24-10. “We got beat by a better team,” Pushing to put points on the board Muschamp said. “We were inconsis- before halftime, the Gators drove into tent in stopping the run in the first the Crimson Tide red zone with less half. They’ve got a good football team than a minute and a half to play. — we knew that going in. ... Richard- But Brantley was sacked on con- son’s a really good back. We knew secutive plays, and Florida failed to that going in. They’re a good football score as Caleb Sturgis missed his first team, and you can’t afford to make field goal attempt of the season from mistakes.” 52 yards out. After Florida received the kickoff Brantley was injured on the second and took a 7-0 lead on a 65-yard com- sack and had to be assisted to the lock- Brett Le Blanc / Alligator Staff pletion from John Brantley to Andre er room. He did not return, and fresh- Alabama running back Trent Richardson (center) had a career-high 181 rushing yards and two touch- Debose, Richardson and the Alabama man Jeff Driskel played the remainder downs in the Crimson Tide’s 38-10 win against Florida on Saturday in The Swamp. offense took control. The 5-foot-11, 224-pound junior rattled off 35 yards SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 15 Election Commission validates results despite discrepancies results after they realized there was an in- crease of about 800 percent from last fall in Students Party will appeal to UF Supreme Court voter turnout for District E, the commuter students’ district. CLARE LENNON At the end of the hearing, Ossip an- Senate Minority Leader and Students Students who had their permanent home Alligator Writer nounced the Students Party’s intention Party member Gillian Leytham filed a com- addresses filed with the registrar rather to appeal the decision to the UF Supreme plaint with the American than their Gainesville addresses would The Student Government Election Com- Court. Civil Liberties Union of have been placed in District E. mission upheld the results of the fall Stu- The appeal hearing is scheduled for 5:30 Florida. Reitz Union Systems Administrator dent Senate elections at a meeting Friday p.m. Monday. Students were able to Steve Bourdon said during Friday’s hear- afternoon, despite alleged complications Supreme Justice Matt Michel said the vote for Senate represen- ing that 491, or about 92 percent, of the 535 with the new electronic voting system. location will be determined this morning. tatives on Tuesday and District E voters cast their ballots before The Students Party petitioned to have Students will be able to find the finalized Wednesday. Fall elections about 1 p.m. Tuesday. the results nullified on the basis that they hearing details on a notice in the SG office. are based on students’ ad- Ossip At that time, Bourdon changed the loca- are “a severe statistical anomaly,” said Stu- The Students Party wants to postpone dresses, which are catego- tion confirmation page — which students dents Party member Jonathan Ossip at the the Student Senate’s Tuesday vote on rized by dorms or into districts. hearing. whether to validate the election results. Students Party members contested the SEE ELECTIONS, PAGE 4 Today 84/54 Butterfly Fest to return Oct. 22 to 23 Gainesville realtor runs for City Commission FORECAST 2 CROSSWORD 13 The event will include workshops and butterfly releases, pg 3. Darlene Pifalo wants to encourage business OPINIONS 6 SPORTS 14 Expression comes in form of vandalism on campus growth and empower citizens, pg. 4. CLASSIFIEDS 10 Graffiti has accumulated on desks and bathroom walls , pg 8. 2, ALLIGATOR § MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011 News Today VOLUME 106 ISSUE 30 ISSN 0889-2423 WHAt’s HAPPENING Not officially associated with the University of Florida FORECAST Published by Campus Communications Inc., of Gainesville, Florida ASTRA Guest Speaker on TODAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY NEWSROOM Leadership and Self- 352-376-4458 (Voice), 352-376-4467 (Fax) development Editor Elizabeth Behrman, Today, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. [email protected] SUNNY SUNNY PARTLY PARTLY THUNDER Managing Editor / Print Joey Flechas, Stuzin Hall Room 101 84/54 85/59 CLOUDY CLOUDY STORMS The volunteer and busi- [email protected] 85/63 84/65 83/66 Managing Editor / Online Josh Isom, [email protected] ness organization, ASTRA, Assistant Online Editor Matt Riva, [email protected] is having guest speaker Josh organization trying to en- Services Charity Account. For University Editor Melinda Carstensen, Funderburke give a lecture courage, retain and em- more information, contact [email protected] on leadership followed by power students pursuing a Linda Califf at 352-222-0337. Metro Editor Alex Orlando, [email protected] an introduction into ASTRA career in veterinary medi- Opinions Editor Justin Hayes, [email protected] and its projects for the semes- cine. This club provides NJ police chief: Double-parking Freelance Editor Briana Seymour, [email protected] ter. Visit the Facebook group opportunities to engage wife not above law Sports Editor Tom Green, [email protected] “ASTRA@UF” for more in- with speakers who are pro- LODI, N.J. — A New Jersey Assistant Sports Editor Matt Watts, [email protected] formation. Free pizza will be fessionals in the veterinary police chief says no one is above alligatorSports.org Editor John Boothe, [email protected] provided. field, hands-on animal ex- the law — not even his wife. 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