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VOLUME 106 ISSUE 80 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012 Police search for kidnap suspect TYLER JETT Alligator Staff Writer

Santa Fe College police recovered a student’s backpack Sunday morning, three days after she was kidnapped, but offi cers are still searching for the culprit. The victim, an 18-year-old Trenton woman whose name has not been released, is safe. She jumped out of the suspect’s truck hours after being abducted in a school parking lot. The victim is unsure of the man’s race, though she said his complexion is dark, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Offi ce state- ment. The suspect stands somewhere be- tween 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 11 inches, and he is in his late 20s or early 30s. He has short hair, an unshaven face and a right hand marked with a tattoo, according to the Sheriff’s Offi ce. He was Composite sketch wearing a dark hoodie and jeans Thurs- day. His pickup truck is small and a dark color. It has dark- tinted windows and a gray interior. The suspect forced the woman into his pickup truck at gunpoint between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday. The wom- an rode in the front of the truck, gun pressed against her, Haley Stracher / Alligator Staff for a couple hours before jumping out of the vehicle when Martin Luther King Jr. March it slowed down on Northwest 39th Avenue, Sheriff’s Offi ce Marchers celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. at the annual King Celebration Commemorative SEE KIDNAP, PAGE 4 March on Monday afternoon in Bo Diddley Community Plaza. Read the story on page 5.

LEGISLATURE UF suggests higher tuition for science, engineering students ERIN JESTER Last month, Rep. Bill Proctor, chair of the science, technology, engineering and math Additionally, Machen suggested univer- Alligator Staff Writer higher education committee, invited all 11 — degrees. sities charge higher tuition for STEM degrees state university system presidents to partici- If more Bright Futures Scholarship mon- because of their high cost to schools relative TALLAHASSEE — UF President Ber- pate in discussions focused on improving ey were available to STEM majors, it might to other degrees. nie Machen emphasized the importance of higher education in the state. help some students decide what to study, Universities could make a case for charg- general education along with science and “We simply want to solicit, as best we Machen said. ing higher tuition for programs that cost math during a conversation with the Florida can, their opinions,” Proctor said on Friday. Allocating more fi nancial aid to STEM more, he said. “It’s very defensible.” House of Representatives higher education Machen and Proctor discussed the possi- majors could improve the four-year gradu- Another idea Machen presented to the committee in Tallahassee on Friday. bility of tying some fi nancial aid to STEM — ation rate, he said. SEE COMMITTEE, PAGE 4 Student, friend victims of armed robbery near Sorority Row up from behind and pointed a handgun at the student’s face, said Gainesville Police Department spokeswoman Police continue to search for suspect Cpl. Angelina Valuri. The woman gave up her purse, which was later found at Southwest Fifth Avenue, about a block EMILY MILLER walking to the Delta Zeta sorority house at about 1 a.m. north of the attacks. Alligator Contributing Writer when she witnessed the aftermath of an armed robbery The suspect ran north after the attack and is still at large. that took place around midnight near Sorority Row. The second woman present described him as a black man in Flashing blue lights, police cars blocking the streets and “It was a little intense,” said Butler, who is the sorority’s his late 20s, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and of average build. offi cers yelling at residents to remain inside greeted Ame- house manager. “I was just like, ‘Oh wow, another one?’” The robbery was the second in the neighborhood in the lia Butler as she walked home early Friday morning. A 24-year-old UF student and a 27-year-old woman Butler, a 19-year-old public relations sophomore, was were walking on Southwest Ninth Street when a man ran SEE ROBBERY, PAGE 4

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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. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012 § ALLIGATOR, 3 commission race Candidate focused on jobs, social programs ALLI LANGLEY she would encourage students and the school system. She became the Alligator Writer innovators to take advantage of the principal of a high-tech magnet school new Florida Innovation Hub at UF, in a low-income neighborhood a few Yvonne Hinson-Rawls saw an incubator for science- and technol- years before Hurricane Andrew hit. Gainesville residents unable to find ogy-based start-up companies. She took advantage of an outpour- jobs. She saw graduates unable to “Why isn’t Gatorade bottled ing of government aid to rebuild her stay in town with their ideas. She saw here?” she asked. “We’re inventing school and meet with leaders of the children unable to succeed in school. here, we’ve innovating here, we need community to transform the neigh- Retired educator Hinson-Rawls, to keep it here.” borhood into a more commercial area 64, is one of three candidates for the For Gainesville’s families, she with middle-class homes. District 1 seat of the Gainesville City wants to focus on youth programs After retiring, Hinson-Rawls Commission. The election is Jan. 31. where children can play sports and started her own company, Childstart “I saw a need,” she said. “I had to learn dance, art and music. These pro- Learning Solutions. The business go. I couldn’t just sit by and do noth- grams make kids more well-rounded provided tutoring for students in ing.” and self-confident, she said, and they low-performing schools in Louisiana, Hinson-Rawls said her three big- give parents a safe place to leave their Georgia and Florida, including Ala- gest concerns for the city are creating children. chua County. jobs, attracting businesses and devel- “If this is something parents Because of her experience run- oping programs to help parents effec- want,” she said, “then it’s something ning a school and a business, Hinson- tively raise their children. we need to provide for them.” Rawls said she has managed million- To reduce unemployment, she Born and raised in her district, dollar budgets. She said she knows said, she would create a job-training Hinson-Rawls lived in Long Island, how to find money being wasted and center in partnership with local in- Miami and Atlanta before moving make sure citizens’ tax dollars are dustries. The center would train peo- back to Gainesville about six years well-spent. ple to fill job openings at city busi- ago. To fund the programs she has in nesses. This would connect workers “I may be the only candidate with mind, Hinson-Rawls said she would with local businesses that need them, real ties to this community who wants prefer to refocus existing programs she said, and attract businesses to the a better life for this community,” she without changing their staff, facilities city. said. or budgets. Hinson-Rawls said investing in She graduated from UF with a She said her goals of lowering un- green technologies and alternative bachelor’s degree in 1971 and a mas- employment, attracting businesses, energy, which goes along with her ter’s in 1972, both in special educa- educating students and parents, re- environmental preservation platform, tion. She then worked with children ducing crime and preserving the en- would also bring in businesses. in special education in New York. vironment are all connected. Alex Catalano / Alligator Staff To keep talent and ideas from leav- After five years, she moved to Mi- “Everybody needs to share in the Yvonne Hinson-Rawls, 64, is one of three candidates running ing Gainesville, Hinson-Rawls said ami where she continued working in prosperity of Gainesville,” she said. for the District 1 seat of the Gainesville City Commission. 4, ALLIGATOR § TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012 ON CAMPUS Reitz Union hosts anime, gaming, science-fiction convention BRITTANY MORRISEY Gator Anime started planning 20. said Powell, an electrical engi- vention with about $1,400 from Alligator Contributing Writer the convention in late September, “We’re hoping we can have a neering junior. Student Government, she said. said club president Ciara Powell, two-day convention next year,” Gator Anime funded the con- On the Reitz Union North People wearing capes, robes, Lawn, people with foam and skin-tight suits and hats adorned wooden swords and shields en- with animal ears were among gaged in live action role-playing, those who attended the first known as LARPing. SwampCon at the Reitz Union on Kira and Kiko’s Arts & Crafts Saturday. displayed furry hats made to The convention brought to- look like they had cat ears, which gether about 1,600 fans of anime, SwampCon attendees could buy gaming, role-playing and science earrings for. fiction. A sign at Kira and Kiko’s table “We’re hoping we can read, “We’ll pierce your hat even have a two-day convention if you didn’t buy it from us!” next year.” A banana-yellow 2000 Volk- Ciara Powell swagen Beetle with black-tipped ears and a tail was parked in front Gator Anime Club president of the Reitz Union Colonnade SwampCon featured a cos- during the convention. tume contest, a musical parody The car was modeled after of the science-fiction television Pikachu, the yellow hamster-like show “Doctor Who,” and a panel character from Pokemon. discussing gaming and anime Belle Starenchak, 35, owns the topics. car. Attendees could also stop by a Starenchak, who goes by Pika- maid cafe, where servers dressed BelleChu, is in the 2009 Guinness as maids and played games with Book of World Records Gamers the customers. Edition for her collection of Pika- By the end of the day, the maid chu memorabilia. cafe ran out of cups and plates, Starenchak came to Swamp- and the convention had run out Con dressed as Itachi from the of wristbands. anime show Naruto, wearing a The 500 chairs in the Reitz floor-length black trench coat Union Ballroom were not enough with blood-red details and a jet- Dana Burke / Alligator Staff to accommodate the crowd to black wig that framed her face. SwampCon attendees dressed as Sailor Moon characters pose for a picture at the multi-genre conven- watch the “Doctor Who” musi- “Escaping reality is always cal. tion held in the Reitz Union on Saturday. great,” Starenchak said. Victim’s backpack recovered Sunday Common classes KIDNAP, from page 1 was wrong when their daughter wasn’t ment Saturday saying officers were try- home in time for dinner. ing to find the white backpack, which spokesman Art Forgey said. The parents told SFPD where their has vertical lines of hearts on it. Daryl for undergrads The victim ran toward a neighbor- daughter normally parks, and officers Johnston, the director of Santa Fe Col- hood, and a woman in the 1200 block found evidence of a struggle near her lege’s Institute of Public Safety, found of Northwest 39th Avenue called 911 at car. the backpack sitting in a grass field on also discussed 7:50 p.m. reporting that she heard some- While they were in the parking lot, a the northwest corner of campus around one screaming for help. The victim last witness told the officers two men were 11 a.m. on Sunday. committee, from page 1 saw the suspect driving west. riffling through a backpack before tak- Anyone with knowledge of the kid- The search began when the woman’s ing it Thursday evening. Police searched napping should call the Sheriff’s Office committee was a common undergraduate expe- parents called the Santa Fe College Police the campus a couple times but came up at 352-955-1818. If you wish to remain rience in the form of a course of general educa- Department around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, short. anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers The Sheriff’s Office released a state- at 352-372-7867. tion classes required for all students. Forgey said. They noticed something UF undergrads enter the university with an average of 28 credit hours from advanced place- ment or dual enrollment classes, Machen said. Recent crimes spark interest in self-defense Most of the credits are for general education classes, which restricts options for classes all stu- robbery, from page 1 Each session in the course will be available for several dents would be required to complete. days before the next one starts. The solution is to create a nine- to 12-credit past month. On Dec. 9, a man robbed and attempted to rape Course completion requires that participants attend the multidisciplinary course based on critical think- a UF student. first three sessions, which include a lecture, basic techniques ing and problem solving that would bring stu- The recent crimes near Sorority Row prompted Butler to and practicing defense combinations with an instructor. dents of different majors together in the same register for a women’s self-defense course sponsored by the However, Pratt said the fourth session is everyone’s fa- room. University Police Department. vorite: the “fight day” when participants get to fight with “The only time they get together is on foot- The Community Services Division of UPD is registering police officers. ball Saturday,” a problem that needs to be fixed, members of UF sororities for a free Rape Aggression De- “When people walk out of here, they feel so proud of he said. fense, or R.A.D., course. Registration for sorority women themselves because they one, finished it, and two, they got Committee vice chair Janet Adkins asked if re- began Monday, Jan. 9 and will continue until Feb. 28. away safely,” she said. “That’s our main objective: to es- cape.” quiring the course would decrease the four-year “When it starts happening to your friends and The only men allowed into classes are certified R.A.D. graduation rate, a main concern of Machen’s. to your sisters, you want to make sure that every- instructors. He said most students’ failure to graduate in thing is going to be as safe as possible.” Maria Keely, Kappa Alpha Theta’s chief Panhellenic of- four years is because they don’t want to leave, Maria Keely ficer, said that with recent incidents, it is important for wom- not because they can’t complete required class- UF sophomore en to learn about their options. es. “When it starts happening to your friends and to your “How do we get these incredibly bright young The course consists of four three-hour sessions. Classes sisters, you want to make sure that everything is going to be people to come to college and then leave?” Ma- will begin Tuesday, March 13 for the sorority women and as safe as possible,” said Keely, a 20-year-old occupational chen asked. “I just can’t get them to leave.” will be taught over several weeks, said Officer Susan Pratt of therapy sophomore. UPD’s Community Services Division. She also serves as the Alligator Staff Writer Tyler Jett contributed to this report. R.A.D. and radKIDS coordinator. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012 . ALLIGATOR, 5 Gainesville celebrates MLK day � ABOUT 2,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE “He had a huge impact on how black stu- ANNUAL EVENT. dents are treated on campus,” he said. “We want to get involved in MLK’s mission.” He said all students should look to King as BENJAMIN S. BRASCH an inspiration. Alligator Writer “More student organizations could get in- volved with his legacy,” he said. Gainesville mothers pushed strollers, the el- Some students celebrate King’s memory derly walked with their canes and people sang through service. hymns at the annual march to remember the Rachel Richards, 23, coordinator of a city- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wide service day, said about 250 people volun- “We have these activities so others don’t teered Monday morning. forget,” said Diyonna McGraw, vice president The 12 volunteering sites included Wilmot of the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Gardens, Florida Organic Growers and the Florida Inc. Children’s Home Society, she said. About 2,000 people attended the commemo- rative event, she said. “He had a huge impact on how black “This is an opportunity to educate young students are treated on campus.” people,” said McGraw, 42. “Because of King, Derrious Robinson we march. And we march to remember his mis- UF senior sion.” The march started at the Bo Diddley Com- “[King] was inspired by service because he munity Plaza and ended at the Martin Luther saw it fi rsthand,” she said. King Jr. Multipurpose Center. King saw service as an important compo- “The march is symbolic of King’s legacy and nent of his life, she said. his march,” she said. “If we forget the past, we “He saw what it did for the community. He are doomed to repeat it.” saw what it did for him,” Richards said. “And Gainesville Police Department closed down he wanted to give to that cycle, and that is why West University Avenue from East 11th Street to students are inspired by him.” Waldo Road and down Waldo Road to North- Rodnie Saint-Germain, 19-year-old Santa east 10th Avenue. Fe College health science sophomore, said she “We are here to educate about what he stood had never marched in a King celebration before for,” said Derrious Robinson, 21-year-old UF Monday. electrical engineering senior. Saint-Germain said the speakers inspired Robinson is the president of Alpha Phi Al- her to march. AP Photo pha Fraternity, the same fraternity King joined She said she plans to walk again next year. Robinson said he and his fraternity members “I came here for MLK. This is the least I Respect are proud to call King a brother and excited to could do,” she said. People walk Monday during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Pa- continue his legacy. rade in Denver. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG/OPINIONS

Editorial Internet Ire Congress should kill ‘anti-piracy’ bill t appears as though one widely unpopular piece of leg- islation, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) might be killed before the House of Representatives can bring it Ito a vote. According to The Hill, House Majority Whip Eric Cantor, R-Va. hinted to Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., that the bill would not be brought to a vote without some sort of consensus. This change in direction has probably come in wake of re- cent opposition of the bill from the White House and many members of the online community. For example, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has announced plans to shut down his website in protest of the bill on Wednesday. However, even if Cantor’s hint turns out to be true, the fight to prevent this overreach of government into the Inter- net will not be over. SOPA’s sister bill, the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), is still making its way to through the Senate. According to Reason magazine Associate Editor Peter Su- derman, these pieces of legislation “would make it a felony for any website to stream copyrighted material and essen- tially allow the blacklisting of entire domains.” While stopping online piracy sounds like a noble cause to some, the vague language of these bills make them far- Column reaching and hostile to the freedom of exchange that the In- ternet provides. For instance, you could be fined or jailed for posting a Fast food disassociates us from nature video of yourself singing a copyrighted song. And although t seems characteristic of man, today more than ever, been replaced by a day at the browsers like Firefox are already creating ways to circum- to move further away from his natural self with each office and a transaction with a vent these potential rules, according to Andy Greenberg at notch of progress added to his belt. All things consid- cashier. Similarly, appreciation Forbes Magazine, these methods could make Internet users Iered, we lead undeniably different lives from our ances- for the food bearer is also being more vulnerable to hackers and identity thieves. tors, those born from sub-Saharan plains and those who neglected, as no hunt transpired Whether it be through the guise of anti-piracy or net built civilization. Our current rate of progress is unparal- and no cooking was performed, neutrality, the government has been trying to gets its slimy Dyllan Furness leled and exponential. And though industry and technol- only an eight-hour workday that hands on the virtually unregulated Internet. To lawmakers, [email protected] ogy have proven beneficial, providing alleyways of oppor- indirectly led to an instrument the Internet is a Wild West that must be tamed. tunity and countless resources for personal and cultural used to buy rapidly fried food. Others (correctly) view the Internet as a place for free growth, their rate of progress is outpacing our ability to A void lies within the con- expression, new ideas, increased commerce and creative evolve alongside it. sumer, as fast food, despite its decadence, seems to have opportunities on a scale that we have never seen. Sure, the Accompanying industry’s benefits are a number of appeared out of thin air, neither substantiated nor ex- Internet has predators, piracy and obscenity as well as bla- temptations that effectively detach us from the primitive plained by any sensible process in which the eaters have tantly racist, ignorant and false information. But overall, this roots from which we’ve sprouted. These temptations cause partaken. is a small price to pay for the overall rewards the Web gives a shift in the ways we form and perform basic acts that On a drunken night, during famished fits of quiet des- to people all over the world. once contributed to the survival, specification and procre- peration, I’ll admit I’ve bought a burger from one of the Recording and film studios have come out in favor of this ation of our species. Most notably, though not exclusively, many quick kitchens lining University Avenue. In this legislation without any concern over the loss of free expres- is the radical change in the methods we use to obtain and drunken stupor, each bite is heaven, a savory kiss from sion and creativity that makes their industries possible in consume food. As a whole, we no longer glorify the hunt, Mother Mary that might only be bested by sex with some- the first place. the harvest or the preparation of meals. Instead, we have one far less righteous. Yet, as the last morsel passes my lips If the House of Representatives does decide to kill SOPA, steadily debased an act as visceral as sex itself. into the acidic abyss, I’m struck with a sensation of utter it would be a huge step in the right direction. We hope the The fast-food industry is regarded as a godsend to repulsion and self-loathing. Not merely mental, but physi- White House will follow through on its promise to stop ei- many. Fatty, greasy, fried goodness sold at questionably cal unease and nausea consume me entirely. ther version of this harmful legislation from becoming law. low prices and served quicker than you can swipe your Replace this experience with an alternative night: It’s plastic — adored by binger, stoner and pauper alike. And 2 a.m., and I’m drunk again. I decide to cook myself steak Reader response while the prices are to die for — through painful cardio- and eggs in the confines of my kitchen. Save for the fire vascular complications — the industry itself dissociates us hazard of a drunk at the stove, this act is one of the most Today’s question: Are you doing homework early to from a very specific process of drive-satisfaction inherent gratifying I ever perform. The smell of a sizzling steak is as prepare for Wikipedia’s shutdown? within our nature: collecting and cooking our own food. pleasing a sensation as the act of eating. Knowing that my For the majority of our 200,000-year history, the alpha time and effort are contributing to this meal satisfies some- Friday’s question: Are you going to see 20% YES male was venerated for returning home with a carcass thing primitive within me as I fulfill at least some degree of Drake at the O’Connell Center in February? 80% NO slung over his shoulder. The hunt, that great expense of survival and self-reliance. 139 TOTAL VOTES energy, was justified as the meat sizzled over fire. Today, This is not to say that you’ll find me at Paynes Prairie Vote or post a message at www.alligator.org parents need only return home with a paper bag of meat hunting buffalo for my next meal; it is to advocate getting substitute to silence the stomachs of their children. as close as possible to the origin and preparation of our Joey Flechas Emily Morrow Justin Hayes Yet the substantiation of a hard day’s work, which was meals, if for no other reason than greater indulgence. EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR so integral to the hunt and satiation of our ancestors, has Dyllan Furness is a philosophy and English junior at UF.

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UWire Votes should be based on beliefs, not parties n my 18th birthday, my Megan Grissom an- father took me to the UWire s w e r : Department of Motor nei- VehiclesO to renew my driver’s ther. license. Among the several Un- privileges granted to me the wavering devotion to either day I became a legal adult, in- major political party has caused cluding the elimination of my conflict in our country since the curfew, was one promised to Whigs were considered a major me in the 15th Amendment of party. the Constitution: the right to We celebrate when our vote. party dominates the House and When registering to vote, get bitter when they do not. We citizens glance over the rarely- insult the opposing party and heard-of third parties, such as blame all our nation’s problems the Constitution, Green and on its actions. The opposite Libertarian parties, and make a party is always ignorant, stupid check mark in front of either the and incompetent. Republican or Democratic Par- And, because of all this hype, ty. The choice is easy based on elections have become more a person’s upbringing, whether about what political party we they choose to join their par- are affiliated with rather than ents’ party or rebel against it. what is really important: The It seems as though once the changes we want to see happen UWire box is checked and the form is with a new person in office. signed, a person’s voting future We should consider Gan- is sealed, and he or she will vote dhi’s words of being the change Total equality still not reality in US for his or her predetermined we wish to see in the world. very third Monday in January, Americans re- Jordan Kinsey ber this civil rights leader. It party in every election. There Following his advice, we member the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. But wasn’t until 1983, however, is no need for most people with may not be able to single-hand- UWire the same mindset to examine a edly end the war in Iraq or le- what does this day represent? that Congress passed this leg- politician’s stances because you galize gay marriage, but we can ELet’s begin with the historical truth behind it. King islation, signed by President must automatically fly on the choose a leader who wants to was a man whose contributions will transcend time. Ronald Reagan, to officially recognize it as a federal right or left wing on all issues see the same change we do. His efforts helped create a world of peace, freedom holiday. at hand. Instead of absentmindedly and equality. For me, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a time when This could be ideal, making voting for a person who be- During the Civil Rights Movement, African-Amer- Americans can sense an everlasting unity that goes candidate selection very easy, longs to a particular party, we icans made great strides toward equality in this coun- beyond the chains of color. It is a day when we no but I believe it’s safe to say that should examine our own be- try. longer have to suffer from unjustified treatment from not everybody sees every issue liefs and ask ourselves what we Milestones included the Montgomery bus boycotts the government or the people. as equal. I, for example, priori- want to see happen, then pick led by Rosa Parks, who refused to give her seat to a Americans can celebrate being free to dine or sit tize energy, environmental is- the candidate who will use his white man, and the acclaimed 1957 Little Rock Nine with any group of people regardless of race or eth- sues, education and the war in or her power to see this change — nine black students admitted to all-white Little nicity. Most importantly, we are free to appreciate the Iraq. Someone else may not see through, regardless of his or conservation as an important her political party. The battle Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. hue of our skin and to wear it with pride whether it’s issue but be very devoted to between the Democrats and the The students were protected by National Guard charcoal black, ivory or somewhere in-between. Like whether or not abortion is legal Republicans is a common goal troops from furious white citizens who tried to stop King said, “I look to a day when people will not be or illegal. for a better America. We, as its them from entering the school. judged by the color of their skin but by the content of And it’s likely that I and the citizens, should use the issues Although those events happened only 50 years ago, their character.” person in my hypothetical ex- in need of address, not political our parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins That day is approaching. Each generation will be- ample will not find all of our affiliation, when exercising our remember them as if they happened yesterday. come more accepting and tolerant of new cultures and ideals in one party. Some of our right to vote. Have we come a long way since then? customs, keeping King’s dream alive in the depths of issues may lean right and some Megan Grissom is a columnist Yes. But we have a long way to go as well. their hearts. may lean left. In this case, which for the Iowa State Daily at Iowa After King’s assassination in 1968, Congressman Jordan Kinsey is a columnist at The Famuan at Florida party should we side with? The State University. John Conyers of Michigan pushed for a day to remem- A&M University. 8, ALLIGATOR § TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012 commission race Candidate opposes biomass contract JULIA GLUM other commissioners, he said, the University before transferring to Alligator Writer commission could vote to rework Duke University. After three years the GRU contract. at Duke and a summer session at Thirty minutes before the noon The city commission voted on UF, Washington graduated from deadline to run for the Gainesville the contract in 2009. The contract Duke with an English degree. He City Commission, Ray Washing- does not currently have a back-out later went to law school at UF. ton walked into the Supervisor clause that would allow it to be Some of Washington’s best of Elections office, smartphone in canceled. memories of Gainesville include hand. “I don’t want to live in a city canoeing on the Suwannee and He checked his email one last where my district where I live — Ichetucknee rivers during the time to see if there was a response not as a politician, just where I live summer of 1974. from District 1 candidate Yvonne — is going to be forced into this Washington has a wife, Eliza- Hinson-Rawls, whom Washington terrible economic catastrophe,” he beth, and three sons. had contacted about a controver- said. Washington likes soul and Mex- sial biomass contract. Although his focus is rate ican foods but hates rutabagas. He There was no response from hikes, Washington’s platform also loves Bruce Springsteen’s music. Hinson-Rawls. The other candi- includes working to make neigh- David Washington, his 23-year- date, Armando Grundy, had al- borhoods safer, making the city old son, said his dad has a “corny, ready refused to declare his posi- government more transparent but funny” sense of humor. tion on the matter. and expanding opportunities for He said his dad is commit- Washington filed his paper- young people. ted to making Gainesville better. work 14 minutes before the dead- Washington is no stranger to His dad’s meticulousness would line. Gainesville. Although he was born make him a good commissioner, Washington, 56, is one of three in Georgia, he has lived in the he said. people running for the District 1 Gainesville area since 1978. “He will not turn any project in seat on the Gainesville City Com- Washington has lived in Dis- or do anything unless he knows mission. Elections are Jan. 31. trict 1 — in the same house in the that it’s done 100 percent and He opposes a Gainesville Re- Colclough Hill neighborhood — what it was intended to be at the gional Utility biomass contract, for 19 years. outset,” he said. which he said will raise utility He’s a former Gainesville Sun He remembers walking over to rates. He said this issue will espe- reporter but is currently an attor- City Hall after school as a child to cially affect low-income residents ney specializing in environmental, sit with his father in the meetings. living in District 1, some of whom family and criminal law. He also “It was just his passion,” he cannot afford to pay higher bills. does due process and pro bono said. “I hope Gainesville sees what Alex Catalano / Alligator Staff Should Washington be elected work. I see in him and is lucky enough to Ray Washington, 56, is one of three people running for the District and garner support from three He briefly attended Vanderbilt be represented by him.” 1 seat of the Gainesville City Commission. BUY IT. SELL IT. FIND IT. 373-FIND

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That feat was ving Walker was challenged by accomplished by Chandler Par- Florida coach Billy Donovan to do sons, a 6-foot-9 forward, who went less. on to be the Southeastern Confer- As a 5-foot-8 point guard nearly ence Player of the Year. four years removed from play- “It’s been an up-and-down pro- ing high school ball in Brooklyn, cess, but I think it’s getting better,” N.Y., Walker had spent the major- Walker said. “Just learning as a ity of his college years carrying the team, I think we (are) still learning Gators’ shooting load. — even though it’s mid-January — He ended his freshman year we (are) still learning.” with Florida’s best 3-point percent- Saturday at South Carolina, age. As a sophomore, Walker was Walker appeared to turn a corner, second in points, followed by last tying a season-high with seven as- season, when he led the team in sists to just two turnovers in a 79- scoring. 65 Florida victory. This year, Donovan requested For the first time on the road that Walker simply focus on pass- this season, his missed shots, on a ing more. 3-of-5 shooting night, didn’t total “His goal needs to be to lead the more than his assists. As a result, league in assists,” Donovan said the No. 17 Gators (14-4, 2-1 SEC) back in October. “With us having also grabbed their first true away more shooting around Erving and Brett Le Blanc / Alligator Staf win, ending a 0-4 streak. A year after he didn’t even lead the team in assists, Florida point guard Erving Walker is second in the with his speed and quickness, he Walker, a finalist for the Bob needs to be a guy who has a great Southeastern Conference this season with 90, trailing only Tennessee’s Trae Golden (91). see HOOPS, page 15 END OF GREGULATION WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Defense the difference in road win UF focuses on post t halftime of Saturday’s game against jority of the game, and South Carolina, it looked like Florida’s while the results did not road woes would continue. necessarily shine through with Lewis out for year AThe Gators were playing well and their ball in the box score, Donovan movement was as strong as it’s been all year, had his wishes satisfied. JOE MORGAN team last year,” Butler said. but the scoreboard in Columbia still read 41-40, “When you’re at Alligator Staff Writer Greg Luca “It’s huge for us going forward Gamecocks. twitter: @gregluca home, it’s easier to play to not be chasing momentum but to Then, Florida’s un-luck ran out. defense,” Donovan said actually feel like we have some.” Coach Amanda Butler’s first South Carolina stopped hitting prayers and after Tuesday’s win However, the celebration was career win against LSU on Sunday UF — clearly the superior team for the third against Georgia, a game in which the Bulldogs was almost a crippling loss. short-lived as straight road game — came through in the way it were held to 48 points. “No question, the crowd, After the Gators took a 14-point Butler confirmed lead at the 6:36 mark, the Tigers postgame that couldn’t against Rutgers and Tennessee, eventu- the comfortable environment. Can we now flip went on a 12-0 run to make it a 55- sophomore Kay- ally pulling away for a 79-65 win. that switch mentally and be able to take that to 53 game with 2:35 to play. But Flori- la Lewis would While Florida’s 53.2 percent shooting and 19 the road?” da managed to outscore LSU down be out for the assists versus 10 turnovers provide a stark con- The Gators’ answer was an emphatic yes. the stretch, holding off the Tigers’ season due to a trast to previous road games, the biggest differ- Florida held South Carolina to 41.8 percent rally to secure the 62-58 victory. stress fracture in ence was defense. shooting despite the usual road misfortunes. Beating LSU gave UF its first Butler her hip. After a week of practices with bubbles over Bruce Ellington unintentionally banked in home win in Southeastern Confer- Lewis, who the baskets to shift the Gators’ focus to defending three baskets worth eight points. Brenton Wil- ence play and ended a two-game is averaging 6.7 points and three and rebounding, the results showed Saturday. liams, who entered the game 3 of 13 from beyond rebounds per game, has not played skid. Donovan, normally hesitant to apply full- the arc, hit a 24-foot shot over Kenny Boynton since Florida’s 72-58 win against “To play good teams close court pressure without a few thousand Rowdy and Erving Walker just minutes after knocking then-No. 21 Florida State on Nov. doesn’t do anything for our confi- Reptiles backing him up, showed no such con- down a desperation 26-footer. Boynton said Wil- dence, and that’s who we were as a see w-hoops, page 16 cerns against South Carolina. liams wasn’t even in the scouting report. Florida harassed the Gamecocks for the ma- see GREG, page 15

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Alford, a sophomore from Tampa, bounced Hitimana, Alford back from an opening-round loss to reach the consolation singles final, where he defeated South Carolina’s Kyle Koch 6-3, 7-6. win consolation After posting an 8-3 in singles play during the fall, Alford shook off a loss to Georgia’s KU Singh singles titles in the opening round. After that, Alford found his stroke and won his next five matches, two coming ELI MARGER in straight sets. Alligator Writer Several other Gators also had good weekends, as Florida’s doubles team of Andrew Butz and Michael Alford and Caroline Hitimana won Bob van Overbeek played a strong tournament, their respective consolation singles titles last reaching the semifinals before being eliminated by weekend, capping a solid trip to start the spring Georgia’s team of Wil Spencer and Garrett Bras- season for the men’s and women’s tennis teams. seaux. With the No. 8 men competing at the South- The women’s doubles team of Cercone and eastern Conference Indoor Championships in Lex- Janowicz made it to the quarterfinals of its draw, ington, Ky., and the No. 1 women at the Freeman where the duo was defeated by Southern Califor- Memorial Championships in Las Vegas, several nia’s Santamaria and Kaitlyn Gators turned in impressive performances to end UF Tennis Christian, the No. 3 tandem in their weekend on a high note. the country. In Las Vegas, the Gators sent three women to The tournament also marked face some stiff competition, as the top five teams the first match and win of Florent Diep’s Gators in the country, including Florida, were in action career. during the weekend. The sophomore transferred mid-year from Hitimana, Alex Cercone, and Olivia Janowicz France and played his first collegiate match on made the trip with Hitimana winning the conso- the tournament’s opening day. He defeated Koch, lation singles title over Duke’s Ester Goldfeld in who would later fall in the consolation finals to three sets. Alford in straight sets. The Belgian junior won the match 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 With the tournaments completed, attention (10-4) and captured her second career singles title. will now shift to the teams’ first dual matches of Hitimana’s previous title came in the 2010 SEC the season. Coaches Fall Classic. The men will travel to Waco, Texas, to take on Alligator File Photo Hitimana won the remainder of her matches af- No. 5 Baylor on Jan. 22. The women will be in ac- Florida junior Carolina Hitimana captured the consolation singles title ter losing her opening match to Southern Califor- tion three days later as they play host to Troy. That at the Freeman Memorial Championships in Las Vegas last weekend. nia’s Sabrina Santamaria, the nation’s 18th-ranked match will begin at 3 p.m. at Linder Stadium. player. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012 . ALLIGATOR, 15 Young to have X-rays, MRI soon HOOPS, from page 13 guard returned the favor by passing up a breakaway layup with 3:34 left and dishing Cousy award, given to the nation’s top point the ball back to Walker on the wing. guard, now ranks second in the league with “As I looked back, I seen Erving running 90 assists, trailing Tennessee’s Trae Golden by too. So I knew if I went up with it, it probably only one. would’ve gotten blocked, so I just threw it out “Really for the entire game, we really made to Erv,” Boynton said. good decisions,” Donovan said. “We moved “As a basketball player, you don’t the basketball and made a high number of as- want to be labeled as one type of sists with a good number of turnovers.” player.” Despite a 10-assist showing in its last away Erving Walker game at Tennessee, and 6-foot-9 center Patric UF point guard Young limited by injury, Florida tore apart South Carolina’s defense with a season-best Walker drained the three, his fi nal shot of 19 assists. the game, to push him into double fi gures Florida was averaging just 12.5 assists in with 11 points. previous true road games, and Walker’s ef- But even as the Gators lead the nation fort is even more impressive considering 20 with 195 threes — 25 more than the combined percent of his assists have gone to Young this amount of their next two opponents, LSU and season. Mississippi — Walker can take pride in also Young didn’t start for the fi rst time this guiding the SEC’s top assisting team. season and played just 13 minutes due to sus- Florida has 304 assists as a team and, with pected tendinitis in his right ankle. He will 13 games left, is on pace to dish out more than undergo X-rays and an MRI on his injured last year’s team, which ended the season on ankle this week, Donovan said Monday. top of the league in assist statistics and in the “My team’s working with me,” Walker overall standings. said. “They’ve been great in understanding “As a basketball player, you don’t want to that it’s defi nitely a process, and it just doesn’t be labeled as one type of player,” Walker said. Brett Le Blanc / Alligator Staff happen overnight.” “So to be able to do multiple things, I would After Kenny Boynton knocked down a Center Patric Young did not start for the fi rst time this season against South Caro- say is a good thing.” lina because he is dealing with what is thought to be tendinitis in his right ankle. fi rst-half three off a Walker assist, the junior Contact John Boothe at [email protected].

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GREG, from page 13 in adjusted offensive effi ciency entering In the face of this variance, Donovan isn’t a conundrum unique to Florida. Teams Monday according to kenpom.com, it’s wants to control things that have nothing to currently ranked in the AP Top 25 are 65-42 Take away those fi ve makes worth 14 right for them to do so. do with luck or chance, like defense. Effort, in true road games and 307-23 in all others. points, and South Carolina would’ve scored But, as Donovan constantly preaches, toughness and positioning are the same That’s just the way college basketball 51 points on 32.7 percent shooting. shots aren’t always going to fall. Getting against every team in every arena, and the works. That’s the type of effort it takes to win a ball with a diameter of about 9 inches to Gators need to be able to keep them con- Donovan has admitted that learning to major college basketball games on the go through a hoop with a diameter of 18 stant even as opposing crowds surge. bring their ‘A’ game outside of Florida is road. inches from distances of up to 24 or 25 feet That was the point of the intense week an ongoing process for the Gators, but at The Gators are a team that relies heavily is an inexact science. Because of sheer prob- of practices, and that work paid off on Sat- least they have fi gured out where to start: on their offense, and as the nation’s leader ability, some days it’s going to go well and urday. defense. some days it won’t. Struggling to play that way on the road Contact Greg Luca at [email protected]. 16, ALLIGATOR § TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012 Swimming & Diving Track & Field Madu stepping up in post for Florida � The Florida men’s and � Florida’s track and fi eld women’s diving teams started W-HOOPS, will have to compensate for her game in five contests that have season started with senior their spring seasons with a from page 13 absence. all been decided by six points or thrower Kemal Mesic setting a With the exception of junior less. near-perfect effort against forward Jennifer George, Flori- While the Gators’ post players 17. Florida Atlantic at home last new school record in the shot da’s post play has been inconsis- have had to get by without Lewis Lewis, who switched from tent and underwhelming. since mid-November, the situa- weekend, winning all but one put at the Alabama Invita- guard to forward during the The Gators’ struggles down tion has become more desperate event for convincing victories. offseason to help shore up the tional in Birmingham, Ala., on low have been magnified by a 2-3 now that there is no possibility for Gators’ inside game, began to feel start to SEC play. her return. Saturday. discomfort against the Seminoles. � The men won 162-120 Florida has been outscored in As the team leader with 13.6 At the time, Butler said she would and are now 4-0-1, while the the paint 142-122 by league foes, points and 9.6 boards per game, take a “wait-and-see” approach � Mesic is a fi ve-time an average of four points per George recently saw her consecu- women defeated the Owls to Lewis’ injury, but now Florida 159-115 to move to 6-1 this All-American and bested his tive double-double streak end season and 16-0 all-time at eight games after a 15-point, previous school record by eight-rebound performance in last against FAU. nearly half a meter. His throw week’s loss to No. 15 Georgia. George then went cold in Sun- � With 22 swimmers of 19.95m/65-05.50 was good day’s 62-58 win over LSU, play- competing, the Gators won for an automatic qualifi cation ing just four minutes in the first half because of foul trouble. 27 of 28 races and swept the to the NCAA Championships, She ended the game with six top-three spots in 15 events set a record for the Birming- points, her worst offensive show- during the home meet. ham Crossplex and was the ing since a four-point effort in a 63-49 loss to then-No. 11 Rutgers � On the men’s side, longest throw of the meet by on Dec. 2. nearly three meters. Fortunately for the Gators, a Christian Homer won his fi rst limited George paved the way event as a Gator, helping for redshirt senior Ndidi Madu to Florida sweep the 100 back � Senior athlete Gray shoulder the burden down low. with a time of 51.58. Fresh- Starting in place of struggling Horn also set a venue record men Ricky Munch and Austin senior center Azania Stewart for and took home fi rst place in the second consecutive game, Ringquist also took home their Madu scored nine points and fi rst victories. the long jump with a leap of grabbed five rebounds. 7.66m/25-01.75. “We can do this every night. � The women also excelled, We just have to be more consis- at one point sweeping four tent,” Madu said. � Florida also notched victo- Without Lewis, Florida will straight events. Elizabeth ries in the men’s weight throw, rely on Madu to become a consis- Beisel and Trish Regan took tent No. 2 option in the post. home individual backstroke men’s 800m and the women’s Madu has taken advantage of victories. 4x400m relay. her increased playing time, scor- ing the Gators’ first points against � � Ciarra Brewer fi nished sec- the Tigers and the Bulldogs. The men also had nine “Starting, I know have to be swimmers in Texas at the ond in the women’s triple jump, aggressive,” Madu said. “That’s Classic @ SMU, where UF took and Marquis Dendy grabbed the shot my teammates and my coaches expect me to hit, and third in a competitive fi eld second in the triple jump for fi lled with fi ve ranked teams. David Carr / Alligator when I’m open, when I get it, I’m the men. Florida sophomore forward Kayla Lewis is out for the remainder going to take it.” of the season with a stress fracture in her hip. Contact Joe Morgan at joemor- Maegan Dennis / Alligator Staff [email protected].