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AdmissionWhitson brings major-league talent to top-ranked Gators BRYAN HOLT “It wouldn’t matter if we were but failed a Alligator Writer here or on the road,” he said. physical and is now in Single-A for “Wherever he pitched, they were the . Both pitched in hipley is a panhandle town there.” college. with 3,766 residents and 11 In the 2010 Major League Base- Another top-10 pick, righty police officers. ball First-Year Player Draft, Whit- Aaron Crow turned down a deal CFor nearly his entire life, Andy son was picked No. 9 overall by the in 2008 out of Missouri, but signed Compton has called it home. He San Diego Padres. with Kansas City in 2009 after being graduated from Chipley High in drafted 12th. . . . 1982, played baseball a half-hour He is the only one so far to make away at Chipola College and ulti- it to the majors. mately returned to his alma mater By the signing deadline, Whit- Since 2001, 43 high school play- to coach baseball, basketball and son’s contract offer reached $2.1 ers have been drafted in the top 10 football. million. — only Whitson has decided against “It’s where I’ve always wanted to Median income for a household signing. be,” he said. in Chipley is $21,686. Whitson’s His mother admitted it was Compton is in his 24th season as mother teaches at Roulhac Middle tough to see her son bypass a chance a baseball coach at Chipley and still School, and his father is self-em- at . has difficulty matching words to the ployed in the electrical business. “He always says, ‘It wasn’t coach best player he has ever coached. The deadline passed without a O’Sullivan’s job to entice him away In 2007, sophomore deal, making Whitson just the fourth from the Padres, it was the Padres’ came to Chipley top-10 draft pick in the past 10 years job to entice him away from coach from Bartow. His grandparents’ to not sign his contract. O’Sullivan and the UF program,’” health was declining and his mother Kendall Rogers, managing editor his mom said. was from the area. of baseball scouting service Perfect . . . His father, Kent, played col- Game, said decisions like Whitson’s lege basketball at Chipola and ultimately come down to family. roomed with Compton. Whitson was in class- “Karsten was not in He has all the natural tools; he has es at Florida one week favor of the move, but he all the mechanical tools. ... He’s a after rejecting his MLB understood why we need- contract. ed to relocate,” Melissa freak athlete. He’s a freak pitcher. Any regrets he may have had about not go- Whitson said in an email. Kendall Rogers Bartow’s loss was ing pro ended quickly. Chipley’s treasure. Whitson stood managing editor at Perfect Game During the fall of his freshman out immediately, but he made his year, he told Yahoo! Sports he biggest stride his junior year after “In his situation, I think he fac- was glad he chose Florida, say- adding a slider to his repertoire, tored it down to a Florida educa- ing he “hardly could walk” after the striking out 73 batters in 42.1 in- tion,” Rogers said. “Obviously it first week of college workouts and nings with a 1.49 ERA. After com- surpassed what the Padres wanted may have not been ready for a pro- mitting to Florida and head coach to offer him.” fessional regimen. Kevin O’Sullivan, his recruitment Right-handed pitcher Wade But once spring came around, took on a more major-league feel. Townsend, a No. 8 pick in 2004, Whitson mended into Gainesville Alligator File Photo In August, the calls flooded into turned down the Baltimore Orioles in spectacular fashion. He was im- Florida sophomore pitcher Karsten Whitson was picked No. 9 overall in the 2010 First-Year Chipley High from scouts wanting before being drafted No. 8 by the mediately injected into the week- to know when and where Whitson Tampa Bay Rays the following year. end rotation, serving as the Sunday Player Draft by the San Diego Padres. But he decided not to sign a contract, instead choosing to attend UF. would be pitching. Townsend’s minor-league run end- follow-up to right-hander Hudson Whitson was held to limited pitch ida’s best relievers fresh to support O’Sullivan feels that Whitson’s Compton said as many as 30 ed in 2010, and he is now a profes- Randall and left-hander Brian John- counts by O’Sullivan. Whitson. greatest strides will come in the us- scouts would be at every game, forc- sional poker player. son. The use of Randall — who ranked As a freshman, Whitson aver- age of his secondary pitches. ing the school to clear out a section Three picks before Whitson was For the Gators, the combination third in the Southeastern Confer- aged about five innings per start and If he can learn to better control behind home plate to accommodate taken in 2010, right-handed pitcher worked well. ence with 124.1 — went his deepest in a 6.2-inning out- his slider and rely less on his fast- them. Barret Loux was selected by the In his first year of college ball, as a Friday night starter kept Flor- ing against Alabama on April 24. ball, it will only make the scouts “Sully was really protective of drool more. me last year, and I’m grateful for “He looks a little more comfort- that,” Whitson said. able,” Johnson said. While Whitson’s pitch counts “You don’t have to worry about were contained by O’Sullivan, his the freshman thing. You know innings were often self-limited. what’s coming and you know what Whitson, a pitcher, to expect.” tended to rely too much on his fast- At Saturday’s scrimmage, Whit- ball as an out pitch and let batters son made a lone mistake when he consistently take him deep into allowed senior right fielder Preston counts. Tucker to deposit a ball past the He finished fifth in the SEC in McKethan Stadium visitor’s bullpen (92) and sixth in ERA in right-center field. (2.40) but was angered at times by Whitson recovered to strike out early exits from games. the side, notching three of his six “You could tell in the dugout punch-outs on the day. He threw when they would take him out of a 68 pitches to complete the five in- game, he was frustrated,” Compton nings. said. “He’s a guy that really wants During the 2011 regular season, to go.” Whitson pitched five innings or Regardless, Whitson’s freshman fewer nine times and averaged 78.3 year was an overwhelming suc- pitches. cess. He was named a Freshman “I try not to put too many expec- All-American by , tations on him,” O’Sullivan said. and Perfect Game named him the “He’s got his own expectations. … National Freshman Pitcher of the He’s in a good place right now.” Year. He finished 8-1, surrendering When Whitson decided against just a .235 batting average to oppos- signing his contract in 2010, it was ing hitters. easy to question what there was to “You look at the developing he’s gain. already done under Sully both phys- For those closest to him, the deci- ically and mentally,” Rogers said. sion is no mystery. “He’s become a better pitcher.” Whitson would like to be a le- gitimate four-pitch guy when he re- . . . enters the draft. He wants to iron out any possible Whitson is no longer the 19-year- maturity issues, a common byprod- old known solely for spurning a $2.1 uct of three or four years of living million opportunity. on your own. Now a sophomore, he will be fac- He would like a faster road to ing an expanded role in 2012. the majors, something high school Most noticeably, he will be don’t typically get. moved from Sunday starter to Sat- He doesn’t want to be No. 9 after urday starter and will see his work his junior season. load increase. He wants to be the best. “He’s got one year under his Rogers sees that happening. belt,” Randall said. “He has all the natural tools; he “That’s a huge year to have un- has all the mechanical tools,” Rog- der your belt. ers said. “He’s a freak athlete. He’s a freak pitcher.” Alligator File Photo “He’s just going to have more ex- “Obviously, he’s going to be a As the Gators’ Sunday starter last season, Whitson went 8-1 as a freshman, allowing opposing hitters to just .235. Baseball America named him perience, learning how to hold run- very good prospect next year, prob- a Freshman All-American and Perfect Game picked him as its National Freshman Pitcher of the Year. ners better, get deeper into games hopefully.” ably No. 1 overall.” When he was hired, Will Muschamp said he would curb arrests. But is that turning out to be an empty promise? Not officially associated with the Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida We Inform. You Decide. See column, page 14.

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Gators freshman tight end A.C. Leonard has been suspended indefi nitely after he was arrested Wednesday night on charges of phys- ically abusing his longtime girlfriend. During an altercation, Leonard pushed her to the ground, pulled her hair and dragged her out of their apartment by her feet before locking the door at the Polos Complex on Wil- Alex Sanchez / Alligator liston Road, according to an arrest report. Dolls On Display Gainesville Police offi cers arrested Leonard A display of Japanese dolls sits on display in the Language Learning Center in Turlington Hall. In Japan, mothers and around 9:15 p.m. during a tutoring session at their daughters set up similar doll displays as part of the Doll’s Festival, which is also known as Momo no Sekku, or Farrior Hall. He was charged with domestic Peach Festival. battery, a misdemeanor. Leonard’s girlfriend, Nia V. Ruiz, told offi cers her ACCIDENT head landed on a dog cage when he shoved her down. She also said he ripped out Man killed by swerving car on I-75 some of her hair and broke a Leonard necklace she was wearing. MEREDITH RUTLAND swerving when he had a “medical emergency,” according to the Ruiz had a large red abra- Alligator Staff Writer report. He weaved back and forth between the lanes. sion on her left forearm and a quarter-sized Pinkard drove off the road and into the west emergency lane one on her right elbow, probably because she A man died when a car crashed into him on Interstate 75 — directly in the path of Young’s car. was dragged across the carpet, according to Thursday afternoon while he was fi xing his engine. He slammed into Young and hit the back of the Beetle. The police. A Florida Highway Patrol report gave this account: crash jolted the Beetle onto the right lane of I-75, and the Silvera- Harry Benjamin Young Jr., 57, died on I-75 in Marion County do stopped in the emergency lane. After getting locked out, Ruiz went to a after he pulled to the side of the southbound lane and got out of Young was declared dead on the scene when Marion County neighbor’s apartment and called 911. Leon- his Volkswagen Beetle. The Summerfi eld man was working on Fire Rescue offi cials arrived. ard, 20, and Ruiz, 21, have been dating for 17 the engine of his car when a Chevrolet Silverado sped toward Pinkard had minor injuries and was taken to Munroe Region- months and started living together in January. him. al Medical Center. “I never hit her,” Leonard told offi cers after The driver, 56-year-old Ernest Ray Pinkard, of Ocala, started Charges in the incident are pending. he was arrested. “I just wanted her to leave.” Wednesday’s incident was not Leonard’s fi rst display of violence. Committee approves tuition-increase bill As a senior at Jacksonville University Christian School, Leonard was suspended by � IF BILL PASSES, THE CHANGES Senate committee passed a bill that pushing the issue of higher tuition as a the Florida High School Athletic Association COULD GO INTO EFFECT AS would allow UF to charge higher tuition way for UF to continue to succeed in the for six weeks after he took a swing at an op- than other state universities. global arena. posing player during a game against Jackson- EARLY AS THIS FALL SEMESTER. The Senate Higher Education commit- UF Student Body President Anthony ville Episcopal High in October 2010. It was tee unanimously passed a measure on Reynolds said any signifi cant tuition in- reportedly the second episode Leonard was ERIN JESTER Thursday that would allow Florida uni- crease will have a detrimental effect on Alligator Staff Writer versities to seek tution increases beyond students. involved in that season. 15 percent if they meet 11 of 14 require- “The legislature and those who are SEE ARREST, PAGE 15 As UF students fl ooded the Florida ments. making these decisions should really Capitol to meet with legislators, a state UF President Bernie Machen has been SEE TUITION, PAGE 8

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Subscription Rates: One Semester (Fall or Spring) $18 Summer Semester $10 Two Semesters (Fall or Spring) $35 Full Year (All Semesters) $40 The Alligator offices are located at 1105 W. University Ave. Classified advertising can be placed at that location from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for holidays. Classifieds also can be placed at the UF Bookstore. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. No portion of The Alligator may be reproduced in any means without the written consent of an officer of Campus Communica- tions Inc. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 § ALLIGATOR, 3 City commission Ordinance allows downtown bars to operate near churches ADRIANNA PAIDAS will continue to apply everywhere else in the city. dinance after a church, The Rock of Gainesville, opened Alligator Writer The central city district, located downtown, is bordered downtown on South Main Street at the former site of Hap- by Northwest and Southwest Sixth streets and Northeast py Hour Billiards. Residents will no longer need to travel far to grab a and Southeast Third streets. It encompasses Bo Diddley Downtown business owners were worried about the mimosa after church on Sundays. Community Plaza, the Hippodrome State Theatre and spacing requirement when the church opened in 2011, ac- The Gainesville City Commission voted unanimously multiple restaurants and bars. cording to a city document about the change. on Thursday to amend an ordinance that forbids places of The tourist-oriented district refers to a small area on A rector of a church in downtown Gainesville told the religious assembly and bars to be within 300 feet of each Southwest 13th Street lined with hotels and motels about Alligator in early January that as long as no problems another. two miles past Archer Road. arise as a result of lewd behavior, she would be fine with The city previously required bars to be more than 300 There are no private or public schools located in either the new ordinance. feet from places of religious assembly and 400 feet from of the districts. There are no establishments serving alco- “I’m not going to say I’d love to have a bar right next private and public schools. With the newly amended or- hol or places of religious assembly located in the tourist- to us,” said the Rev. Louanne Loch, rector at Holy Trinity dinance, this rule will not apply to the central city district oriented district. Episcopal Church. “But we haven’t had a problem with and the tourist-oriented district. The spacing requirement The commission decided to discuss amending the or- any of them in the past.” UF student, blogger creates art from Google Book anomalies � REITZ UNION WILL HOST papers to real books. She’d string up on,” she said. “As I kept doing my research, “I enjoy it as an aesthetic gallery,” SOME OF HER WORK. the legible words into phrases and A printed portrait had been more things got added to the desk- Wilson said. “That was the original search them on Google Books, find- scanned through protective tissue, top folder,” she said. intention — to stand alone as some- ing oddities along the way. producing a ghostly image. Wilson Wilson decided to use Tumblr to thing that’s attractive to the biblio- JULIA GLUM “There were all of these interest- liked it, so she put it in a folder on create a database of her findings. She phile, to the artist, to the techie.” Alligator Writer ing anomalies that I started to pick her computer’s desktop. posts at least twice a day. Wilson has a “touchy” relation- ship with Google, she said. Some Krissy Wilson’s blog could be Google Books engineers thought the called a collection of mistakes. blog was cool, but other employees It features black-and-white pho- felt she was pointing out errors in tos interrupted by neon stripes, the scanning process. If pages are doodles in book margins and maps folded in a book, the worker often folded to create nonexistent places. does not unfold them when scan- She calls it art. ning. This creates spliced pictures of The 22-year-old English senior hybrid animals, odd diagrams and created The Art of Google Books, maps of places that do not exist. a Tumblr with about 800 posts of Wilson’s blog displays these, Google Book anomalies. showing the uneasy transition from She seeks signs of use — writ- print to digital form, said UF as- ing in margins, water damage, dog- sociate professor of English Terry eared pages, etc. — and aspects of Harpold. She will collaborate with digitization, meaning images that Harpold’s hypermedia class for a capture details like the fingers of the Google Books hunting project. The employee who scanned the page. project will be 10 percent of students’ Wilson’s blog has been featured grades, according to its syllabus. by PBS NewsHour, Wired.com and “Krissy has played the role of Boing Boing, among others. She someone both documenting errors has about 15,500 Tumblr followers, and glitches in the transition, but including the New York Public Li- also pointing out that those errors brary and LIFE. and glitches have a kind of poetry to Wilson was volunteering in the them,” he said. Baldwin Library of Historical Chil- The Reitz Union’s art gallery will dren’s Literature last year when feature The Art of Google Books she noticed papers pasted into from March 15 to April 3. book bindings. These scraps, called “She’s captured how arresting binder’s waste, are often misprinted Aundre Larrow / Alligator Staff some of these images are,” Harpold pages or handwritten sheets. Krissy Wilson, 22, poses for a photo at her computer Thursday. said. “They have a strange kind of She started trying to match these beauty to them.” 4, ALLIGATOR . FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 Four charged in beating of local pregnant woman TYLER JETT we’ve been together for nine Alligator Staff Writer years,” Wells said. “I would never let my family jump him. Sitting in front of her con- I know I said I would, but I crete-block house Thursday won’t. I won’t. I won’t. But afternoon, a pregnant Shardae there ain’t no love. He ain’t D. Wells looked away and, for never gonna see his kids no a moment, hid her black eye. more. No, sir.” On Wednesday, Gainesville Wells’ aunt, Arnethen S. Police arrested Jeremy P. De- Johnson, was also at the apart- lapierre, 25, the father of her ment complex Wednesday. She two children. He was charged received a call and learned that with aggravated battery and the police were outside with domestic battery by strangula- Wells and Delapierre. When tion. she arrived, Wells’ neck was Delapierre’s mother, Clara bleeding. M. Young, and cousins, Jim- After offi cers found Delapi- mie L. Hart and Nathail G. erre hiding in a bathroom, they Harrington, were also booked came back outside, saw the on aggravated battery charg- beating and arrested the three es. All four remained at Ala- family members, according to Javier Edwards / Alligator chua County Jail on Thursday police. Paramedics then drove night. Wells to Shands at UF. Leading the blind The problems started when “She couldn’t even stand up Students guide blindfolded classmates to the Reitz Union on Thursday afternoon during a group activity Wells visited her mother at the or nothing,” Johnson said. “She for the course Exceptional People: School and Society. The activity was meant to simulate blindness. Carver Gardens Apartments, was dizzy. She was coughing where Delapierre and his fami- up blood.” ly also live. The couple stood at We l l s ’ the entrance of the complex on left eye was SE 15th Street, and Delapierre swollen shut accused Wells, 26, of infi delity. T h u r s d a y, Ranking: Dating in Gainesville easy They argued. He grabbed her marked by a to hook up,” Smith said. “When throat, breaking her necklace. dark purple When GPD offi cers chased I say hook up, that doesn’t mean circle about Delapierre into an apartment, Delapierre three inches City second on website list bringing the girl on a date fi rst.” his family members attacked in diameter. JACQUELINE BOND ing sites in each city. Christopher Fadeley, a 22- Wells, according to an arrest Her neck and right arm Alligator Contributing Writer Research showed 73 percent year-old computer engineering report. After Young swung were also cut, and she said of men and 75 percent of women senior, disagrees. and missed, Wells pulled the the left side of her nose is frac- A recent ranking suggest look- in Gainesville are single. The me- He has a girlfriend. 48-year-old woman to the tured. It hurts to sneeze. ground and sat on her. ing for love is easier in Gainesville dian salary for a single person is “It’s a good combination of Wells was arrested for sim- Harrington then hit Wells than in New York, Chicago and $20,863 and the average movie college kids, locals and a bunch ple battery in 2004, and she Los Angeles. of good places to go out, “ he in the left eye. As Wells lay on said the Florida Department of ticket costs $8.86. the ground, Hart repeatedly The Daily Beast named said. Children and Families won’t Gainesville may be high on the kicked her, according to police. allow her and Delapierre to be Gainesville the second best city list, but some students disagree Top Cities to Find a Date Wells remained curled into a around their kids at the same to fi nd a date in 2012. with the website’s ranking. ball, using her head and limbs time. Rankings were based on three Will Smith, a 22-year-old food in 2012 to protect her stomach. “I will never forget this,” factors: available singles, dating and resource economics senior, 1. Atlanta Thursday afternoon, Wells she said. “I respect my baby costs and mental and physical said the results of the data have 2. Gainesville said she is seven weeks preg- daddy, but now I see: There health. nothing to do with the dating 3. Lincoln, Neb. nant, and Delapierre is the fa- is nothing between us. We got ther. The fi nal calculation also in- pool in Gainesville. 4. Austin, Texas nothing in common. I just can’t “I’m really hurt because do it no more.” cluded Google trends results “Gainesville is the worst place 5. Minneapolis, Minn. measuring the popularity of dat- to fi nd a date, but the best place FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 § ALLIGATOR, 5 state Bill to privatize state prisons fails in Senate, could return BENJAMIN S. BRASCH the Corrections Corporation of Since there is a chance the bill McAdams said the Corrections the economic recession, but with Alligator Writer America would have been in could come back, the debate isn’t Corporation of America promised qualified prison staff, we can charge of Florida’s prisons rather over, said Jeff McAdams, presi- to the state 7.5 percent of its come back.” The largest potential change to than local governments. dent of the Alachua County Fra- prisons budget for the next fiscal If a prison has less money, he the Florida prison system failed “This is a top priority of Gov. ternal Order of Police lodge. year. The state Senate is still con- said, it has to settle for a less-qual- to pass in the Florida Senate this Rick Scott, and it was an attempt “Until the session is over, it sidering cutting that 7.5 percent ified staff, which also increases the week, but opponents to the bill to give our taxpayer money to his isn’t a done deal,” he said. because it was not planning to chances of an inmate breakout. are concerned that the fight isn’t corporate bankers,” said David He said the bill is a bad policy pay that cost, he said. “We have a number of correc- over. Bergstein, spokesman for the Flor- for Florida because it could lead to Cutting the budget even more tional facilities within arms’ reach A state bill, which was in- ida Democratic Party. “Democrats looser safety measures that could in an economic downturn would of the UF campus,” McAdams troduced to the Senate on Jan. and Republicans came together to lead to an inmate breakout. put the police force in a worse said. “I don’t want inmates prey- 20, was aimed at privatizing the defeat this bill, which would have The introduction of the bill place than it already is, he said. ing on students.” state’s prisons. It received only 19 posed a threat to Florida’s econo- means state prisons may have a “Crime goes up when the econ- Sen. John Thrasher, who sup- of 21 votes. my and rural economy across the reduced budget next year, McAd- omy goes down,” McAdams said. ported the bill, did not return calls If the bill had been approved, state.” ams said. “Our community was hit hard by requesting comment. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG/OPINIONS

Editorial Next week, students will be voting in Student Govern- ment elections on Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. And you will likely be harassed by at least one member of one party on your way to class at some point next week — if you haven’t already. We encourage you to pay attention to the issues and make your voice heard. The Students Party has our vote, but we want you to look at arguments from both sides so you can make an informed decision. That leads us to this week’s non- sequitor edition of... Darts & Laurels

First up, we throw a voyeurism-will-always-be-gross- and-weird DART at creepy cops. A former GPD officer is be- ing sued for “allegations related to the secret videotaping of several women, some of whom were naked while they were filmed,” according to Thursday’s article. Someone should tell this cop about the Internet, where he can be creepy in the privacy of his own home. Next, we give a model-for-the-nation LAUREL to the state of Washington for legalizing same-sex marriage. Yes, this has been a topic for the last few issues, but it should be. For being great representatives of the Gainesville, we throw a because-of-your-ignorance-and-intolerance-you-will-not- be-tolerated-anywhere DART at the two Gainesville High Column School girls who posted an incredibly racist and offensive rant to YouTube. Despite their ignorance, we do hope that threats of violence remain just that. People should appreciate everyday life In more uplifting news, we give a giving-a-good-night- sleep-to-those-who-need-it-most LAUREL to Tempur-Pedic, ur culture has shifted, and we value athletes and large star that isn’t too close which recently donated 51 beds to the Ronald McDonald celebrities instead of inventors and writers. We to scorch the planet, yet isn’t House. care about the clothing people wear or the weight too far to leave it cold. Earth The charity provides temporary housing to families with ofO others because we’ve been programmed to do so by exists in what is known as the critically ill children receiving treatment at Gainesville hospi- the imagination-sucking, dementor-like kiss of death “Goldilocks Zone,” where tem- tals. These beds will probably do wonders for the stress they that is society. Ever seen “Wall-E”? We are headed down Chris Ceresa perature is just stable enough to must be experiencing. the path of apathy, impersonality and group-think, just [email protected] support life. For our final gift of shame, we toss a this-is-seriously-still- like the humans aboard the Axiom. Through geologic processes, a-problem DART at hazing. There have been two reports of Society brainwashed us into holding certain beliefs, water formed on our planet with possible hazings that have occurred in the past few years. This most of them negative. We don’t believe in our politi- many other molecules. Accord- cal process. We don’t believe in our education system. ing to Miller and Urey, this “primordial soup” gave rise should not be happening, and let’s hope that whichever party We don’t even believe in ourselves anymore because to organic molecules when lightning struck the broth of is chosen next week will deal with this unnecessary problem society points out everyone’s flaws. Women attempt to life. Organic molecules self-assembled into membranes, in its upcoming administrations. uphold unrealistic beauty standards, just as men spend which eventually lead to cells. Some cells began working Members of SG, with their ties to Greek life, should be the excessive time in the gym to beef up because society tells together with other cells and gave rise to eukaryotes. most outspoken opponents of this nonsense. them to. We’ve been “Pavlov’d” into drooling over the The eukaryotes then teamed up to form systems and, Finally, we have to give a congratulations-and-welcome- new iPhone release, and the list goes on. later, more complex lifeforms. Some life fed on the en- to-The-Gator-Nation LAUREL to the nearly 11,700 students If you get anything from my rant, get this: unthink ergy from the sun, while others fed on energy from other who received acceptance letters to UF. what is happening around you. Don’t be conned into the organisms. These organisms, over time, became more There must have been a lot of happy people the day the lull that “reality TV” society is forcing upon you. Don’t complex until one day, some exited the primordial soup acceptance letters went out. If you decide to come to UF, we be so brainwashed into your routines that your life pass- and “stepped” onto land. want to welcome you to the community! es you by. On land, plants developed, organisms evolved and Have a fun and safe weekend, and be sure to check back My favorite phrase is “carpe diem.” Today, it means ecosystems were formed. Asteroids struck the earth, one next week. “seize the day,” but in ancient Rome, it meant something of which wiped out the dinosaurs. Humans, millions of to the effect of “let me enjoy life now because I may be years later evolved from monkeys. Reader response dead tomorrow.” The most important questions you may Eventually humans banded together, formed civiliza- ask yourself are, “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?” tions, built the pyramids, pondered life’s mysteries and Today’s question: Are you going to New Orleans for Think about all the events that led to this moment. sent people to the moon. Humans fought bloody wars, Mardi Gras? Not just the events that lead you to this column, but the killing young men who would have otherwise been fa- ones that lead to your very existence. thers. Thursday’s question: Did you go to the 21% YES Billions of years, ago the Big Bang occurred, and even- You are privileged to have this moment, but as a so- Drake concert? 79% NO tually everything cooled enough for atoms to form and ciety we don’t appreciate it. We don’t understand how 170 TOTAL VOTES stabilize. These swirls of atoms, due to gravity, eventu- special we truly are, especially us Americans. Instead, Vote or post a message at www.alligator.org ally condensed into stars. Those atoms formed heavier we complain. We choose to squander our limited time atoms, which condensed to form planets and other mat- on insignificant affairs. Joey Flechas Emily Morrow Justin Hayes ter. Chris Ceresa is a math and classics junior at UF. His col- EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR Consider how special Earth is: It revolves around a umn appears on Fridays.

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The Alligator encourages comments from readers. Letters to the editor should not exceed 150 words (about one letter-sized page). They must be typed, -spaced and must include the author’s name, classification and phone number. Names will be withheld if the writer shows just cause. We reserve the right to edit for length, grammar, style and libel. Send letters to [email protected], bring them to 1105 W. University Ave., or send them to P.O. Box 14257, Gainesville, FL 32604-2257. Columns of about 450 words about original topics and editorial cartoons are also welcome. Questions? Call 352-376-4458. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 § ALLIGATOR, 7 Letter to the Editor Student Body president has been sub- UF and FSU student bodies. Student Body president serves the best in- needed, Reynolds has done an excellent job ject of baseless attacks This claim has been made on numerous terests of UF students, despite overwhelm- serving the Student Body. The highly critical responses to a recent other smaller college campuses. ing odds. It is easy to get caught up in the politi- letter written by the Student Body president To say that our Student Body president The open transparency and willingness cal bashing, biased insults and false accu- are extremely biased and one-sided. With fails to meet the needs of the UF students to further explain his actions to the Student sations that are characteristic of every elec- elections coming up fast, we have seen in- and further condemn his clearly informa- Body shows he has nothing to hide. tion season. creases in these baseless attacks, especially tive letter as “confusing” and “enraging,” In Reynolds’ short tenure as both vice However, we should not forget, belittle in response to a recent letter written by the one must question the writer of these re- president and president, much restructur- and deny the enormous contributions that Student Body president, in which he ex- sponses and his motives. ing work has gone into the SG cabinet, the SG leaders have accomplished in their plains the stance and reasoning behind his Reynolds’ decision in Tallahassee, a block tuition was successfully averted and short tenure for the benefit of The Gator decision on HJR931 and SJR1508. move that clearly favors UF students above overall spending within SG was scrutinized Nation. Reynolds clearly and articulately stated all other state colleges and universities in and reduced or eliminated. Andrew Chu that his intentions will largely benefit the the state, is already proof enough that our While I agree that much work is still UF alumnus

Guest column Students should learn to fight off predators, not be victims ike most UF students with a cellphone, I received alerts Joshua Fonzi And yet, they are cautious, oppor- Step 2: Wise up. Know your surroundings. Don’t invite a about the “strong-arm robbery” of a fellow student last Speaking Out tunistic ambush predators with barely challenge, but don’t cower from one, either. Signal to all around week. any edge over their prey. If the shark that you’re not prey. It’s a mentality that’s easy to read, and will LI read the next day how some were offended by the pho- had any idea that it could easily come likely get you to safety when the wolf catches your scent. tograph of the suspect being arrested on the front page of the in and cut a diver in half, there would Step 3: Use what you have. Remember your physics lessons, Alligator, and I couldn’t help but chuckle in amazed amuse- be no “Shark Week.” The same goes for African lions, jihadi kids. Look at the palm of your hand. Now trace your pinky fin- ment. Or is it amused amazement? Hard to tell. fighters and the average street-thug punk. If I had to weigh ev- ger down to your inner wrist. Flex your hand back and feel that The fact is, people, if you stopped allowing yourselves to be ery experience I’ve had with the more opportunistically violent bone right there. That’s your tomahawk, boys and girls. De- victims, you wouldn’t be one. If you simply refuse to be a vic- side of life, the only group I’ve ever had to deal with that defied liver that bone in a downward chop to an attacker, especially to tim, it is impossible to become one. For all of the young women this balance was one of suicide-vest wearing jihadis, who were the top of the skull. After you watch them go down like a ton of who walk dark streets with their keys between their knuckles on a mission to “paradise.” They were easy to zero in on and bricks, you will have plenty of time to call in the cavalry. in fear of the attacker in the shadows, and for all the young men dispatch outside of the killzone with a little basic Marine Corps Gainesville is not a nice place. UF life may lead you to be- who talk tough at the pub but end up getting rolled in the street marksmanship. Semper Fi. lieve that things are all fair, collegial and awarding of merit, for their things, I have only one thing to say: Time to evolve. But since this isn’t often an option out on University Av- earnestness and excellence. Get real. You are a target, but you Put yourself in the predator’s shoes. Learn to understand enue, let me propose a different mode of thinking. Not a differ- don’t have to be a victim. Gird your loins, take every advantage the predator’s mentality. In nature, there’s a very fine line be- ent mode of behavior, because it’s not for you to change your and relieve yourself of any illusions of fairness out here on the tween predator and prey. Why would the average street ver- behavior — it’s for the predators. streets. As they say of starstruck newcomers in Las Vegas, New min be any different? They’re not. Step 1: Fight back! Make yourself as big, loud and angry as York City, the entire state of California and basically anywhere I was incredibly blessed during my formative years to par- possible if attacked. This means scream, kick, punch, bite and else where a good deal of money is made from outsiders, just ticipate in a cage-diving expedition with large pelagic sharks chase. From the moment your safety is in danger, write it off like here, “In the world of wolves, we welcome all sheep.” off the west coast with the Hydrosphere Group. In nature, as lost and attempt to inflict the same loss on your attacker. No bleating. No retreating. You can do this. there are few creatures as awe-inspiring as a white shark. These Predators are nervous, cagey and only barely in control. Chal- Joshua Fonzi is a microbiology and cell science and entomology brutes are often 6-feet thick. The girth of these monsters is so- lenge this balance and the panic you will induce will amaze and nematology senior at UF. bering like nothing I’ve ever experienced. you. Trust me. 8, ALLIGATOR § FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 County’s green fire rescue station named Florida’s first ADRIANNA PAIDAS standards. Alligator Writer It was completed in 2009. In order to become certified, A leading council on environ- buildings must meet certain mental design recognized the guidelines. first green county fire rescue sta- Guidelines include reduc- tion in Florida. ing water use, using technology Alachua County Fire Rescue in bathrooms that cuts down on Station No. 10 was honored at waste water and using energy- Tuesday’s Alachua County Com- efficient heating, cooling and mission meeting for being a Lead- lighting systems inside the build- ership in Energy and Environ- ing, according to the U.S. Green mental Design-certified building. Building Council website. It was certified in September by The fire rescue station fea- the United States Green Building tures a solar heating system that Council. will save 70 percent in hot water The county facility depart- costs, said Charlie Jackson, Ala- ment presented the commission chua County facilities manager. with the station’s certification Waterless urinals will save 7,500 plaque Tuesday. gallons of water annually. The The plaque, which will hang site also features a rainwater har- on the front of the building, vesting system that will provide names the station as the first more efficient irrigation. LEED-certified fire rescue station The fire rescue station is the in Florida. only county building that is After the original building de- LEED-certified, Jackson said. sign was drafted in 2008, the Ala- Three other county buildings are Alex Catalano / Alligator Staff chua County Commission had registered and waiting for certifi- the station redesigned to meet The Alachua County Fire Rescue Station, located at 930 SE Fifth St., is now LEED-certified. It is the cation from the U.S. Green Build- county’s only certified green building and the first station to be certified in Florida. national green and sustainable ing Council. student life Some students would be exempt Free Israel trip in high demand NICOLE BERRIO seen,” said Joshua Kahn, the Jewish agency gible to pursue the increases. Alligator Contributing Writer TUITION, from page 1 Some of the criteria include an aver- program director at Hillel. age weighted GPA of 3.8 or higher and A record number of students applied by Daniel Landesberg has been an active mem- keep this in mind,” he said. a top 50 ranking on at least two well- Wednesday, the first registration day. UF Hil- ber of UF’s Jewish community since his fresh- At a Board of Governors meeting in known and respect- lel usually sends about 85 percent of applicants, man year, and he has tried to go to Israel twice. December, Machen stressed that UF is ed national public he said. Registration will end once 300 students This May, the 19-year-old telecommunica- different from the other 10 schools in the university rankings. have signed up. tion sophomore will experience Birthright, a state university system and should be Students with Florida free 10-day Israel trip for Jewish students, on “The demand is greater than treated accordingly. Prepaid college plans UF Hillel’s largest trip yet. we’ve ever seen.” Although he said he is averse to plac- would be exempt “I’m really excited for the opportunity to Joshua Kahn ing undue financial burden on students, from the tuition in- experience something that I’ve been learning Jewish agency program director at Hillel UF needs to look for more funding that crease. about for so long,” he said. doesn’t come from the state. Machen The increases About 190 UF students registered through “Originally, Israel funded 25 percent of the If the bill passes, Machen wrote in an would have to be ap- UF Hillel as of Thursday for the Taglit-Birth- trip,” he said. “But it is now funding 50 percent email, it would allow UF to compete at proved by UF’s Board of Trustees, then right Israel trip. The largest trip before was in of the trip, allowing us to give out more seats national and international levels. passed to the Board of Governors, the 2011 with 160 students. than in previous years.” An amendment to SB1752 contains highest governing body of the state uni- UF Hillel teamed with Birthright organiza- Sending one person to Israel costs about the 14 criteria for allowing universities versity system. $3,000, Kahn said. The trip is free, other than a to raise tuition. UF is expected to be eli- Read the rest of the story at alligator.org. tion Israel Experts. The groups hope to take 300 students this summer. $250 security deposit, which is refunded at the “The demand is greater than we’ve ever end of the trip. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 § ALLIGATOR, 9 Man faces battery charge after Midtown slap-and-run � THE INCIDENT OCCURED OUTSIDE Peterson tried to start a fight with the THE SWAMP RESTAURANT. strangers. He finally Bacha, the smallest of the group, Healy said. “I want him,” Peterson said, pointing SHELBY WEBB Alligator Contributing Writer to Bacha. When Bacha refused to fight, Peterson slapped him across the face, leaving a red A UF student faces a criminal charge mark, Bacha and Healy said. after he slapped another student in the face outside the Swamp Restaurant on “He bitch-slapped me and took Thursday morning. off like a little punk.” According to a Gainesville Police De- Andrew Bacha partment arrest report, John Michael Pe- UF sophomore terson, 22, was arrested at 1:50 a.m. after he slapped Andrew Bacha, 20. Healy said he grabbed Peterson in a Peterson said he saw Bacha talking to headlock and waved two officers over for one of Peterson’s ex-girlfriends. assistance. He told officers, “Boys will be boys, Peterson managed to free himself and and I slapped him.” escaped from the scene. Bacha said he and a friend recalled the “He bitch-slapped me and took off like night differently. a little punk,” Bacha said. “There were no girls around us,” said Police caught Peterson nearby and ar- Bacha, an applied physiology and kinesi- rested him, according to the report. ology sophomore. Bacha said he’s still angry and con- Swamp bouncer James Healy, 21, a fused by the situation. friend of Bacha’s and a UF psychology “I would not be in a good state of mind senior, said Peterson tried to walk into if I saw him again,” Bacha said. “Who hits the restaurant after Healy told him it was someone and then sprints away?” Haley Stracher / Alligator Staff closed. Healy said Peterson was drunk. According to the Alachua County Jail, Ask Me About My Wiener Healy said Peterson became agitated, Peterson was released Thursday after- Mini Oscar Mayer Wienermobile keychains sit on a table as giveaways at the cursed at Healy and harassed a nearby noon. group, which included Bacha. 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Finders Keepers? If you find something, you can place a FREE FOUND AD in our lost & found section. Be kind to someone who’s lost what you’ve found. Call 373-FIND. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 WWW.ALLIGATORSPORTS.ORG Florida prepared for Cal State Fullerton’s small-ball approach � UF OPENS SEASON TODAY steals (98), attempting to swipe them out and they can’t get on, ing his sophomore campaign Titans stumbled into the picture AT 7 P.M. AT HOME. 59 more bases than power-savvy then they can’t do the stuff they were two more than the entire at No. 231. Florida. want to do.” Cal State Fullerton team had all Already an aggressive pitcher “We need to focus on the lead- The Titans’ baserunning season. The Gators finished last who shoots for early contact, the BRYAN HOLT Alligator Writer off guy of every inning,” Zunino masks a serious power deficiency season ranked No. 5 in the nation lack of pop in Cal State Fuller- said. “Obviously, if we can get — Zunino’s 19 home runs dur- in home runs with 69, while the ton’s lineup has Randall excited to attack. Hudson Randall can’t remem- “If there’s not a lot of power ber what it’s like to pitch against guys, you’re not really wor- hitters other than his teammates. ried about them running into a For the better part of the past and driving it out of the five months, No. 1 Florida’s Fri- park,” he said. day night starter has squared off “I’m going to try to knock against the likes of Daniel Pigott, them out of their element, and Preston Tucker and Mike Zunino they’re going to try to do the in intrasquad scrimmages. same thing.” Replacing Florida’s powerful lineup tonight at 7 will be a com- “We’ve got to take chanc- plete contrast, a No. 25 Cal State es pounding the strike zone Fullerton team that makes up for and hopefully get some a lack of power with speed and a good outs, some early outs knack for taking chances on the and keep our pitch count basepaths. low.” Gators coach Kevin O’Sullivan Mike Zunino has taken note and began prepar- UF catcher ing his team for a style typically not seen at McKethan Stadium. Bad contact is what Randall “Sully has been implementing and an infield that could likely it in the scrimmages so far, espe- start freshmen at second base and cially in the last three or four,” third base tonight is hoping for. Randall said. The Titans were able to reel “He’s been hitting-and-run- off 24 triples in 2011 off pitchers ning a lot of the guys and getting who approached the four-time us ready for it. national champions with little The Titans will try to keep respect for power. Every regular UF’s pitchers and infielders as starter for Fullerton had at least busy as possible. one last season, and desig- In 2011, Cal State Fullerton nated hitter Tyler Pill is the only was either first or second in the one of the Titans’ five players Big West Conference in nearly who hit .313 or better last season every major offensive statistic ca- not to return. tering to the small-ball approach “We just have to pitch to con- of West Coast baseball. tact and trust our defense,” Zu- The Titans had a team on-base nino said. percentage of .375, allowing them “We’ve got to take chances to get runners in position to pull Alligator File Photo pounding the strike zone and off their ultimate game plan. Ful- Florida right-handed pitcher Hudson Randall, who will start tonight’s game against Cal State Fullerton, hopefully get some good outs, lerton led the Big West in sacrifice said he will be taking an agressive approach against the small-ball prone Titans. some early outs and keep our bunts (79), sacrifice flies (32) and pitch count low.” The tom green show Muschamp’s words hold little weight as arrests pile up hat happened to the Florida Way? to me.” Regardless of the answer, Muschamp must send a mes- You all remember the line Will Muschamp ut- Fourteen months later, though, sage to his team and to the fanbase that proves he is serious tered when he was introduced as Florida’s coach the Florida Way has simply fallen by about this program. Won Dec. 14, 2010; the words that generated excitement among the wayside. Florida released a statement from Muschamp on Thurs- fans and made everyone think Muschamp was the kind of The arrest counter crept into dou- day evening saying Leonard has been suspended and that he no-nonsense guy the Gators needed after players accrued Tom Green ble-digits Wednesday night when doesn’t “condone this type of behavior.” more than 30 arrests during Urban Meyer’s tenure. twitter: @tomas_verde tight end A.C. Leonard was charged Muschamp took the easy way out. “There’s a certain thing that I’m going to refer to as the with domestic battery. The 10 arrests The myriad arrests under Meyer were masked by the Florida Way, and that’s the way they need to act and that’s by nine different players in just more product on the field, because winning cures all. Muschamp the way they need to represent our university,” Muschamp than a year signal one of two things: Either the Florida Way doesn’t have that luxury following a 7-6 season; he needed said. “I’m going to demand that, and I think that you’ll un- isn’t important to Muschamp, or he doesn’t have control of to take action. derstand in time that that’s something that’s very important his team. see Tom, page 20

Florida swimmer Elizabeth Beisel headlined UF’s second The Florida Way Poll Results day at the SEC Championships, where the Gators took Should UF coach Will Muschamp kick A.C. With Gators baseball set to open the 85% YES home three gold medals. ... Also, UF’s men’s tennis team Leonard off the football team? Vote online at season Friday, will the team win its is traveling to the ITA National Indoor Championship in alligatorSports.org. first national title? 15% NO Charlottesville, Va. See full stories at alligatorSports.org. 33 total votes FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 § ALLIGATOR, 15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL UF drops another by six points or fewer Arrest brings total to JOE MORGAN lead to three points at 65-62 with 11 as a unit, offensively,” Butler said. Alligator Staff Writer seconds to play. “Consequently, we weren’t getting Foggie redeemed her costly of- good looks. We weren’t taking what 10 under Muschamp The free-throw line reared its fensive foul just seconds early by was there.” ties at this time,” coach Will ugly head again for the Gators on draining a tying 3-pointer that Jennifer George recorded team- ARREST, from page 1 Thursday night. danced around the rim and into the high marks with 17 points and nine Muschamp said in a state- hoop at the final horn, sending the rebounds, narrowly missing out on ment. Florida (16-10, 6-7 Southeastern As a freshman at Florida Conference) made just 13 of 23 free game into overtime knotted at 65- her 14th double-double of the sea- last season, Leonard played throws in a 75-69 overtime loss to 65. son. “This behavior will not Vanderbilt (20-6, 8-5 SEC) in Nash- “We didn’t talk about [Foggie’s The junior forward’s offensive in nine games, catching eight be tolerated and A.C. ville, Tenn. buzzer-beater]; we just talked about output helped the UF bench out- passes for 99 yards. has been suspended Losing to the Commodores getting ready score Vanderbilt’s reserves 37-10. There have now been 10 from team activities at dropped the Gators’ record to 2-9 to play,” coach The Florida bench contributed arrests and nine players ar- Amanda Butler 11 of its first 19 points of the second this time.” this season in games decided by six rested since Will Muschamp Will Muschamp points or fewer. said. “This five half, helping build a 51-45 lead with took over for Urban Meyer. minutes (in over- 9:22 remaining. UF football coach Florida seemingly had the game Of the 10 arrests, Leon- in hand after Jaterra Bonds forced a time) had to be However, the Gators failed to ours and we had put the game away, never building ard’s is the first violent “I certainly don’t condone key turnover by Vanderbilt’s Chris- charge. The other nine in- tina Foggie with 15.8 seconds left in to set the tone the on their six-point advantage. this type of behavior — it is Butler clude eight marijuana- or regulation. way that we had “We had great momentum,” not what we expect from the Foggie, who entered the game as for most of the Butler said. “We didn’t sustain our alcohol-related charges and University of Florida football the SEC’s leading scorer with 18.1 ball game.” intensity very well. We relaxed one charge for driving with a program.” points per game, drove the lane for The overtime period proved when we got up on them a few pos- suspended license and resist- Alligator staff writer Tom costly for the Gators as the offense sessions and you can’t do that at any the go-ahead score, but was called ing arrest. Green contributed to this story. sputtered. point in an SEC competition.” for a charge after knocking Bonds to “This behavior will not be Contact Tyler Jett at tjett@ the floor on the way to the basket. Florida scored just four points A radio broadcast contributed to tolerated and A.C. has been and made 1 of 9 field goal attempts this report. alligator.org and Tom Green at Lanita Bartley made two free suspended from team activi- throws after drawing a foul on the in the extra period. Contact Joe Morgan at joemorgan@ [email protected]. ensuing possession, widening UF’s “We just weren’t very cohesive alligator.org. 16, ALLIGATOR § FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 GYMNASTICS UF giving key gymnasts a breather at Auburn LANDON WATNICK likely sit out vault and floor exercise at career-high 9.9 on floor. Alligator Writer Auburn, while junior Ashanée Dicker- Senior Amy Ferguson also tallied a son, who has won two all-around titles in season-high 9.875 on floor, her specialty With the 2012 season at its midpoint, UF’s past three meets with totals of 39.60, event, and freshman Rachel Spicer scored coach Rhonda Faehn plans on giving her will take a break from floor. a 9.85 on both balance beam and floor. top gymnasts some much-needed rest , who won her third SEC In addition, sophomore Mackenzie tonight. Freshman Gymnast of the Week honor Caquatto won her third consecutive When No. 2 Florida (7-1, 3-1 South- for her performance last Friday against bars title with a 9.9. Even little-used se- eastern Conference) takes on No. 17 Au- No. 13 LSU, might also skip out on floor. nior Elizabeth Mahlich posted a 9.825 on burn (3-8, 0-4 SEC) in Auburn Arena at Florida’s only all-arounder will likely bars. 8 p.m., the Gators’ supporting cast will be sophomore Alaina Johnson, who has “We have at least seven or eight solid see more action with most of their all- taken part in all four routines on each event,” Ferguson said. arounders taking a break from at least events only twice this “We always have people who are ready one event. season. and willing to step in. We are prepared After tonight’s meet, UF will round With its most pro- if we have four all-arounders or three or out its regular-season schedule with a ductive gymnasts rest- two or one.” difficult stretch featuring three top-10 ing in some events, UF Faehn said she believes her team’s teams ­— No. 4 Georgia, No. 9 Nebraska hopes the supporting supporting cast is the key to winning an and No. 1 Utah. cast will carry momen- NCAA championship this year. Faehn “What continually goes through tum from last week. “You need the heavy hitters, those my head is that everybody needs to be Against LSU, the role players helped hitting the four events consistently, but healthy and strong and fresh, mentally UF post a stellar 197.85, the fifth-highest the 1-6 (on each lineup) has to be top,” and physically,” Faehn said. “That’s team total in program history. Faehn said. “[The role players] are going what I’m focused on. Not the overall Last Friday, senior Nicole Ellis record- to do a great job once again. They’re go- Alligator File Photo product, which I know will be there to- ed a 9.875 on both vault and uneven bars, ing to step up and really utilize that op- Florida senior gymnast Amy Ferguson scored a sea- ward the end of the year.” while junior Randy Stageberg scored a portunity to shine.” son-high 9.875 on floor against LSU last weekend. Faehn said junior Marissa King will 20, ALLIGATOR § FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Tom, from page 17 No. 1 UF trying not to overlook Michigan State � THE GATORS OPEN THEIR FIRST “I hope we have a lot of fans,” Haeger throughout the season. After Janoris Jenkins racked up his HOME SERIES TODAY AGAINST THE added. “It’s going to be crazy finally getting “Everybody is going to come out to get to play here. I don’t really know to expect, the Gators,” Walton said. “And I think our second marijuana-related arrest in a SPARTANS. matter of months, Muschamp showed but I’m just excited to go play.” players understand that. They really don’t the Gators’ best player the door. If “Florida fans are awesome,” freshman get too high or too low. The demeanor is the Sami Fagan added. “I think they will just same and the intensity is the same.” Muschamp is serious, and wants the JONATHAN CZUPRYN pump us up. We’re excited to play for peo- Florida’s intensity will certainly be tested rest of us to believe he is, he should Alligator Writer ple. We want to show them what we have.” this weekend. But when asked if the Gators have made an example of Leonard. What the Gators have is an overpower- will be ready for their relatively short home- The details of the Gainesville Po- The Gators’ golden opportunity in the ing offense that scored nearly as many runs stand before heading off to California, Hae- lice Department’s arrest report are re- Golden State will have to wait. in their first two games (16) as the Spartans ger answered with complete assuredness. pulsive, and if it’s true that Leonard In less than a week, No. 1 Florida will have accumulated in five (17). “Definitely we rested up and got our ripped “chunks of hair” out of the vic- face three ranked opponents in three days at Walton said he knows his team has a bodies right and our minds rights,” Haeger the Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, tim’s head, pushed her into a dog cage target on its back and must stay vigilant said. “So we’re ready.” Calif. However, before coach Tim Walton’s and even dragged her feet first out of team can look ahead to its trip out west, it his apartment, then Muschamp needs must focus on its home weekend series with to do more. And more importantly, he Michigan State. needs to make it clear that domestic Spartans’ coach Jacquie Joseph recently violence will not be tolerated. took her squad down to Miami for the Com- I don’t care much if players smoke bat Classic, where it dropped four games, marijuana or drink underage. But with only one coming to a ranked oppo- violence against women or children is nent. inexcusable and should be treated as Now, Michigan State (1-4) will take such. a crack at the top team in the nation in If Muschamp is willing to publicly Gainesville. take the NCAA to task for suspending Walton will try to keep his team from viewing this weekend series as just an ex- Sharrif Floyd early in the season, then hibition. But many of the young players are he should do the same when his own excited for their first cross-country series, players act reprehensibly. including freshman Lauren Haeger, who is Jenkins got the boot because it was from Peoria, Ariz. his second offense, and while this is “Being from that side of the country, it’s Leonard’s first arrest, it is not his first going to be exciting to finally go over there,” incident involving violence, as he once Haeger said. “A bunch of people are going swung on an opponent during a game to see their families and everything, so I’m his senior year of high school. really excited.” That should have made it easier Because the Spartans have failed to rack for Muschamp to make an example of up a quality win this season, it is easy for Leonard. the Gators to overlook this weekend and eye their matchups with several Top 25 teams. Pull his scholarship. Boot him from The three most prominent games Florida the team. Do something to prove that will play in California are against No. 18 domestic violence is a serious issue. Texas A&M, No. 13 Texas and No. 7 Wash- But he didn’t. ington. However, the Gators must first go Muschamp needs to decide which head-to-head in a three game series against way he wants this program to head, the Spartans. both on the field and off it, because the Possibly helping Florida not look past Florida Way clearly isn’t working out. this matchup against MSU is the fact that it will be its first home weekend series of the Contact Tom Green at tgreen@alliga- David Carr / Alligator tor.org. year. Haeger does not want to disappoint the Third baseman Sami Fagan and pitcher Lauren Haeger said the Gators are trying to home crowd. concentrate on Michigan State, although a cross-country road trip awaits next week.