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FEATURE FRIDAY ‘I don’t feel like a Gator:’ A year after Spencer, students refl ect By Jessica Curbelo sity hosted who wants to take away my coming to campus. and Gillian Sweeney life,” Syed said. The speech cost the university more Alligator Staff Writers From the outside, Syed witnessed than it cost Spencer, Fuchs said. He people pushing and spitting at the Spen- paid $10,564 to rent the space, but UF People ran away in horror when a cer supporter and eventually saw some- spent almost $600,000 on increased se- man with a swastika print T-shirt ap- one throw a punch at his face. curity. proached the Phillips Center for the Per- “He was punched rightfully,” he The event caused people to talk forming Arts. said. about their values and the need to One year ago, instead of fl eeing, Inside the entertainment center, counter hate with words of support, Omar Syed put his hand on the man’s Timothy Tia, a 22-year-old UF econom- Fuchs said. shoulder to escort him out of white su- ics graduate, was one of the hundreds “In some sense, the freedom of premacist Richard Spencer’s speech. who grabbed a ticket to hear Spencer’s speech really isn’t free,” Fuchs said. “It “I told him, ‘You’re not welcome speech. comes at a price not necessarily to those here,’ and he just smiled,” Syed, a Protestors chanted “Black lives mat- expressing it but to those who have to 25-year-old UF psychology senior, said. ter” and “Let’s go Gators.” Their words listen to it and endure it.” Syed was one of the thousands of echoed in the center and drowned Since the speech, the university re- protestors who spent more than nine Spencer’s speech, Tia said. viewed its policy that allows speakers hours shouting and waving signs Oct. “There was an electricity in the room to rent space on campus even if they, 19, 2017, at the UF venue, at 3201 Hull among protestors,” Tia said. like Spencer, are not affi liated with a Road, protesting white supremacist Spencer and his supporters may student group. Ultimately, UF decided Richard Spencer’s speech. For many not have gotten the reaction they had not to change the policy because the like Syed, this marked the date they lost initially hoped for, UF President Kent facilities of the university are valuable faith in the university. Fuchs said, and because of that, groups to the larger Gainesville community, like Spencer’s have largely stopped “There is a person that my univer- SEE SPENCER, PAGE 4 Q&A: Democrat Lt. Gov. candidate Chris King By Jessica Curbelo Q: How did you meet Andrew Gil- has been underfunded or unfunded at Alligator Staff Writer lum? key areas of the educational spectrum. A: I met Andrew when we were both When we say education, we’re thinking Chris King felt disappointment and running for governor. We competed about everything from early childhood peace when he lost the Florida Demo- against each other over and over and education to university education. May- cratic nomination to Tallahassee Mayor over again for 18 months. I spent about or Gillum and I believe very strongly Andrew Gillum in August, he said. as much time with Andrew as I did with that the best states and the best econo- Shelbie Eakins / Alligator Staff Days after Gillum won, King was my wife during that period of time. mies invest signifi cantly in preparing Khadir Trowell, 21, dances as “Rose Chamellion” Thursday night at the fi rst-ever UF Gaytor Drag Race in the Rion Ballroom of the Reitz surprised and honored when Gillum in- Q: Having gone to law school at the workforce for the future. That starts Union. Trowell earned the titles of best dancer and best outfi t and vited him to Tallahassee to ask him to a Florida university, what are your as early as early childhood education. won the competition overall. The prize for the winner was a time- run as his lieutenant governor, he said. thoughts on the current state of educa- So, we have a plan to invest nearly a slot to perform at the University Club on Friday night, Gainesville King talked to The Alligator about tion? billion dollars of new resources in early Pride on Saturday and The Copa Nightclub in Ocala, Florida. Go to page 8 for more photos. health care, education and equity. A: Overall, our thoughts are that it SEE KING, PAGE 4 About 160 UF Online students might have been in Michael’s path SO FAR, ABOUT 130 tried to look for the house she has ricane Michael hit, said Evangeline withdraw from the two courses in affected students about available AFFECTED STUDENTS lived in for 30 years in Callaway, Cummings, the director of UF On- which she is enrolled. resources such as U Matter, We WERE CONTACTED. Florida, from the shattered window line. Advisors contacted about 130 “I don’t want to redo it,” Perkins Care and Aid-A-Gator, an emer- of her parents’ car. affected students as of Thursday. said. “I don’t want to start over.” gency hurricane funding program. By Gillian Sweeney Her house was in the path of Hours after searching for her Advisers are contacting stu- “We are here to help them re- Hurricane Michael. home, Perkins fi nally found it with dents to tell them that instructors cover,” Cummings said. “We want Alligator Staff Writer “There were people walking up her garage destroyed, sunroom are aware of their hardships, Cum- them to know that the University of and down the street,” Perkins said. shattered and with extensive water mings said. Florida stands with them.” Tonia Perkins’ neighborhood “I had to ask them what road is damage. “We don’t want them to worry was unrecognizable. this.” At least the house was standing. about contacting us, but we want @gilliangsweeney Perkins, a 37-year-old UF On- About 160 UF Online students, Even with her circumstances, to check in,” Cummings said. [email protected] line business administration junior, like Perkins, might live where Hur- Perkins said she did not want to Cummings said they are telling Hotel, motel, Hotel Indigo Report cards: Grading every Gators position A new hotel is coming to Celebration Pointe, pg. 5 FOLLOW US ONLINE FOR UPDATES The bye week brings us all closer to UGA week. In lieu of a game, the alligatorSports staff breaks down every position on offense and defense, pg. 14 UF alumna to stay in Israel After being detained for more than two weeks, the Isreali Su- @FloridaAlligator @TheAlligator_ @TheAlligator preme court decided she can stay, pg. 3 2 ALLIGATOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018

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Aaron Ritter / Alligator Staff Aaron Ritter / Alligator Staff Muskan Shah, an 18-year-old UF health sciences freshman, is all Emily Tartaglia, a 19-year-old UF criminology junior, could not pass up the chance to tie-dye a free smiles Wednesday afternoon while she tie-dyes a shirt on the Plaza T-shirt Wednesday afternoon. The UF Student Honor Code Administration provided free tie-dying for of the Americas; 190 people tie-dyed shirts for free during the event. students on the Plaza of the Americas to promote Conﬂ ict Resolution Week. UF alumna will not be deported from Israel after court decision By Angela DiMichele denied. Alqasem’s lawyers said she has Alligator Staff Writer The decision was overturned be- been released from the airport. She said cause her desire to study in Israel was she was “relieved at the court’s deci- Timeline of Alqasem’s detainment UF alumna Lara Alqasem was grant- more important in the court’s eyes than sion,” in a statement. ed permission to enter Israel after being her alleged previous involvement boy- William Christou, a 22-year-old UF • Oct. 2 - Lara Alqasem is detained at the Ben Gurion Airport in Israel for detained for more than two weeks in cotting Israeli companies, AP reported. international studies senior, said he fol- alleged involvement in a group that boycotts Israel. an Israeli airport. In her appeal, Alqasem said she lowed Alqasem’s case from the begin- • Oct. 5 - Local court appeal for entry into the country was denied. She is still After ﬁ ghting deportation, the Israeli does not participate in boycotts now or ning. He said he felt less anxious once Supreme Court overturned previous in the future. he realized the state had a weaker case living in the Ben Gurion Airport. Israel previously passed a law that and saw a picture of her leaving the air- decisions that banned her from enter- • Oct. 12 - Alqasem’s second appeal to the Tel Aviv District Court is denied. ing the country, the Associated Press banned anyone who “knowingly issues port, bags in hand. reported. a public call for boycotting Israel” from “It was really amazing to see Lara • Oct. 14 - Court agrees to a third hearing regarding whether or not Alqasem Alqasem, 22, appealed to judges so entry. The state wanted to use Alqa- free from foreign detention and free to can enter Israel and study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. she could enter Israel to start a master’s sem’s past involvement as evidence pursue her education,” Christou said. - Israel Supreme Court accepts Alqasem’s appeal, allowing entry into program at the Hebrew University of against her, but the Supreme Court de- • Oct. 18 Jerusalem. Both of her appeals to lo- cided this evidence was not enough to @angdimi the country. use the anti-boycott law. cal and regional courts were initially [email protected]

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UF spent about $600,000 on security SPENCER EVENT BY THE NUMBERS • Spencer spoke from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Oct. 19, 2017. by law enforcement by as much as deal with something like that, but SPENCER, from pg. 1 two-to-one. in our profession, we don’t get to • Classes were not canceled. And for much of the time, he pick and choose what we get to • Spencer payed $10,564 to rent space in the Phillips Center. Fuchs said. said he felt uncomfortable with the deal with,” Holcomb said. Tia said he thinks university • UF spent almost $600,000 when he came to campus. heavy police presence, with many Offi cers arrested two men, one administration should have fought offi cers dressed in riot gear while for possession of a fi rearm on to bar Spencer from speaking by west Archer Road to argue with action from the university admin- Syed only held a poster. school property and the other for bringing him to court, even if it is protesters. istration. “It felt that the university was resisting an offi cer, according to likely Spencer would have won. The brothers encouraged Ten- He wants UF to cater to its mar- trying to contain us,” Syed said. a press release. Fire rescue teams If the university had the funds to brink to shoot when he stepped ginalized students. For “The Good “We cried for help, but for them, treated fi ve injuries. spend on the security, it could af- out of the car, police said. He shot Life” class to be replaced with a it wasn’t about who was being tar- Two brothers and a friend drove ford to take on a legal battle, Tia once. No one was injured. course on fascism and hate speech. geted.” from Texas to Gainesville to listen said. Colton Fears pleaded guilty to For students to have the power to About a thousand offi cers trav- to Spencer speak. They were ar- “They decided to let it happen,” three counts of accessory to at- veto speakers like Spencer. eled into Gainesville from all over rested later that day. Tia said. “They thought that was tempted murder. He will be sen- He no longer feels welcomed by the state, said University Police Colton Fears wore a Nazi-era the path of least resistance.” tenced Nov. 21. his own university. spokesperson Capt. Jeff Holcomb. pin. William Fears told journalists --- Tenbrink sits in the Alachua “I don’t feel like a Gator,” Seyd The majority of law enforce- that whites should take control of Syed spent the duration of the County Jail waiting for his trial said. “I don’t.” ment was concentrated on campus their destiny. day standing outside, shoulder-to- date to be set. He was charged with and around the Phillips Center, An hour after the event, the @jesscurbelo shoulder, with thousands of protes- attempted fi rst-degree murder and Holcomb said. Fears brothers and Tyler Tenbrink [email protected] tors and law enforcement offi cers. possessing a weapon as a felon. “This is one of those things stopped their car at the corner of @gilliangsweeney Sometimes, he felt outnumbered --- where you’d rather not have to Southwest 34th Street and South- A year later, Syed still demands [email protected] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 ALLIGATOR 5 Luxury hotel to open mid-November at Celebration Pointe

By Angela DiMichele during busier times, such as foot- Alligator Staff Writer ball season. The hotel features a bar, res- Bats, alligators, horses, Tom taurant, pool, gym, computer Petty and Bo Diddley decorate the room and four conference rooms, bedrooms of one of Gainesville’s Hinojosa said. Visitors walking newest hotels. into the hotel are greeted by cir- Hotel Indigo, a six-story hotel cular sofas, wooden tables and a at 5020 SW 30th Lane in Celebra- 6-foot white alligator attached to tion Pointe, is set to open mid-No- the lobby ﬂ oor. vember, said operations manager About 80 percent of the sub- John Goodner. contractors who worked on the Hotel Indigo’s art, architec- project live in Gainesville and Oc- ture and more than 200 local ala, Goodner said. Car-sized boul- Gainesville workers make the ho- ders of limestone underneath the tel stand out, Goodner said. The dirt uncovered during the exca- InterContinental Hotels Group, the vation project were used around hospitality company that owns Ho- and in the hotel. tel Indigo, crafted the 140 rooms Larger pieces of the stone were with Gainesville’s “neighborhood used as landscaping features, and story” in mind. smaller brick-sized pieces were Henry Hinojosa, the project su- used on walls, Goodner said. perintendent, said each room has Hinojosa said he did not know a brightly painted mural wall with about Gainesville’s large bat pop- music or nature scenes. One of the ulation until he saw the creatures murals displays a horse trampling in murals, framed photos and an alligator after a video of a stal- decorations around the hotel. lion attacking a sunbathing alliga- “This hotel to me is unique tor at Paynes Prairie Preserve State because of its design,” Hinojosa Park received 2 million views. said. “The interior design, the “Celebration Pointe is a very murals and the music — it’s all upscale, high-end retail develop- a part of the Gainesville atmo- ment, and we wanted to tie that sphere.” back into the hotel,” Goodner said. Angela DiMichele / Alligator Staff Some rooms will cost around @angdimi Hotel Indigo will open by mid-November at 5020 SW 30th Lane in Celebration Pointe. The small $130 during weekdays, Goodner [email protected] said. He expects prices to increase boutique hotel has 140 rooms with music, nature and animal mural walls in each one.

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Editorial itting on the grassy banks of Lake Wauberg, you wonder silently to yourself about the weather. The gusts of late October wind are warm but only mildly. They tell you all you need to know: Summer is ending. Florida is slow to chill but that now seems inevitable. Through the Sdarkened lenses of your sunglasses you can see the sun already retreating at 4 p.m. You remove your shades. For the past week, cold fronts have stalked the summer heat like a tiger in the bush, waiting for a lull to go in for the kill — leaving the throne empty and ready for autumn. The signs of seasonal change are all around you. Pumpkin spice is back in fashion. Your roommate has a two-pound loaf of pumpkin bread sitting in the refrigerator at home, which she bought at a pumpkin patch that sprung up near your house last week. Your very in-fashion friend has been wearing burnt orange, vermilion and persimmon since September. You cannot differentiate between the shades of orange but smile and nod politely as she monologues excitedly about bittersweet shimmer and atomic tangerine. Deep down, you mourn summer’s passing. You missed wearing fl ip fl ops to class and lying out by the pool. Spooktober memes just won’t fi ll that hole in your heart. The fond summer memories evaporate as you walk mouth-fi rst into a Florida summer staple: a buzzing cloud of tasteless gnats. Instead of exple- tives, you sputter and cry out: Darts and Laurels The end is upon us. Not just the end of summer, but the end of cannabis prohibition in Canada. Wednesday was the fi rst day of legal sales there. Canadians waited for hours in line to get their fi rst taste of state-sanctioned cannabis smoke. A countdown party in Toronto was comparable in scale to that of a New Year’s countdown party. Canadians symbolically lowered a large bud Column of cannabis (which was really a gargantuan wad of what looked like green crumpled paper) at midnight the evening prior to legal sales. It looked more like a sickly jalapeño, but we applaud the To- Student Government’s mental health debacle rontonians for their gumption and initiative. We accordingly be- ust over a year ago, The Alligator reported The author is in the process of medically with- stow a laurel to the sculptor of the misshapen pepper. on a fateful meeting in which Student Gov- drawing from classes. The largest producers and growers of the drug in Canada are ernment offi cials voted against a proposal The CWC is doing what it can. I know it is hir- now valued in the billions, according to The New York Times. to provide permanent funding for new ing folks, but if it has a proposal in for this year’s The world cannot know what lies in wait for Canada — what eco- counselors at the Counseling and Wellness local fee committee meetings, it means it needs nomic, cultural, spiritual and gastronomical impact legalization JCenter, igniting a confl agration of student outcry. more help. of cannabis will undoubtedly have. We cannot help but wonder I didn’t take the decision well and wrote a let- Here’s how it will go. Likely within the next about what type of pancakes the fi rst bottles of cannabis-infused ter to the editor lambasting the decision entitled Zachariah month, the CWC and other campus entities will maple syrup will be used on. We ponder about how much more “SG kills mental health funding: A travesty of submit fee proposals. Last year, the CWC wanted priorities.” I expressed my agitated feelings and Chou to raise the health fee by 71 cents per credit hour. relaxed and polite Canadians will become, if such an improve- [email protected] ment is even possible. it seemed that many others felt the same way, Multiply that per credit amount by the num- A laurel is awarded to Canadian Parliament for having the responding to my call to come down and share ber of credit hours you are taking, and you will good sense to legalize the recreational use of the drug. A second their stories at the next Student Senate meeting. fi gure out how much more per semester you’ll pay. Seventy- laurel is proffered to the brave souls who waited in line in a I burned a lot of bridges. The Student Body President at one cents per credit hour multiplied by the 13 credit hours freezing Canadian October to make their historic purchases. A the time came down to Senate and pointed out “inaccura- I’m taking would mean an additional 9.23 dollars per semes- dart to the U.S. for lagging morally and continuing to wage a cies” in my letter, but after I debated with him, we all real- ter I will pay if the increase goes into effect. war on drugs. ized that his reading comprehension wasn’t that great and he Note that there are a lot of big “ifs” upcoming: I have In more serious news, the alliance between the U.S. and Saudi was grasping at technicalities. not confi rmed if the CWC has submitted a proposal, and the Arabia is starting to show cracks after new and more gruesome One of the members on the local fee committee criticized amount of the increase would have a big impact on its palat- evidence of Jamal Khashoggi’s killing was revealed. Khashoggi me for not reading up on the “publicly available minutes,” ability with the Student Body. Additionally, even if the local was a prominent Saudi dissident journalist who lived in Virginia but as it turned out, the minutes for the meeting were never fee committee does approve any increases, it is simply the and contributed for The Washington Post. He walked into the published. Awkward. fi rst step before going to the university president and then Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. Two hours later, he was The SG offi cials on the committee opted to redirect fund- the Board of Trustees and Board of Governors. Should all dead, dismembered and beheaded, according to The New York ing from elsewhere to the CWC by working with UF’s Chief the hurdles be cleared, then it would go into effect next Fall. Times. Audio recordings described by the Turkish government Financial Offi cer, but they failed. (And y’all really think they There’s also the issue of affordability. A mainstay buzz- purportedly show that 15 Saudi agents, some with ties to Crown were involved with expanding Bright Futures? They couldn’t word of the majority party, affordability was the reason why Prince Mohammed bin Salman, were waiting to murder him lobby a squirrel to climb a tree.) the students on the committee last year denied all the pro- when he arrived. When the dust settled, our university administration ul- posals. I’m not sure if I buy it, though. I look up how much It is hard to overstate how odious, vile, ruthless and cruel this timately provided the funding. SG played the rat race for SG folks’ homes are worth just for fun and, disheartened, I killing was. There are no laurels involved here. Only darts for the credit, banking on the fact that, at the end of the day, we got chuckle. I can’t really say SG does a great job of representing Saudi government and the agents who committed murder under the funding without having to raise fees. lower-income folks. I like to think that they are the people the guise of nationalism or pretense of duty. But here we are again, a year later. Students are still tell- who especially benefi t from services offered by entities such If we do not levy heavy sanctions against Saudi Arabia, it will ing their stories about how they face diffi culties getting the as the CWC (seeing how it’s free counseling.) send a message that the U.S. does not protect its own dissident help they need at the CWC. My friends have given up on I hope people share their stories, someone actually de- journalists. Maybe the end will be upon us after all. getting help from the CWC and now scour the outside com- cides to collect some data and we talk about this decision as munity for counselors. Unable to get regular sessions with a community. Here is a link to the petition: goo.gl/3oY4Vz. Meryl Romy Paige Stephan counselors, they have ended up in group therapy. Kornfield Ellenbogen Fry Chamberlin Some of you may have seen a petition circling around Zachariah Chou is a UF political science junior and Mur- EDITOR MANAGING MANAGING OPINIONS on Facebook, advocating for increased funding for the CWC. EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR phree Area Senator. His column appears on Fridays.

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Initially, she shook and The future of race and diversity at UF is bright says greyhounds are not abused. trembled when strangers arrived; want to tell you about George on a $10 million project to create That may be true for his hounds, she would quickly hide behind Starke Jr., the fi rst African two new buildings for UF’s historic but it is clearly not true at other her rescuers. Please vote YES on American student to enroll at Institute of Black Culture and Insti- Florida racetracks. I have a friend Amendment 13 to ban dog racing UF. tute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures. who rescues racing greyhounds and end the mistreatment of these Born in Orlando the son of It is my hope that when these that have been abused. As one ex- beautiful animals. Ia librarian and a doctor, Starke at- beautiful new student-driven insti- ample, Cami’s paws were so badly tended Morehouse College in At- tutes open next Fall, they will serve lanta, then served four years in the not only as embracing centers for damaged that several operations Alice Gridley is a Gainesville U.S. Air Force before applying to Kent Fuchs African American and Hispanic/ have not been able to remedy resident. three law schools: Northwestern, [email protected] LatinX students but also as beacons Washington University and UF. of anti-racism and love for all peo- His LSAT scores were excellent “Dixie” at football games, and stu- ple on our campus. Column and all three schools admitted him. dents waved the Confederate fl ag. Starke, whose admission to He always wanted to attend UF, Today, we are a campus that UF was made possible by the pio- and that’s what he chose. celebrates and welcomes all people neering civil rights efforts of Vir- His fi rst few weeks of class in and cultures. Indeed, when white gil Hawkins, did not complete his Has the age of 'basic' Gainesville were far from ordinary. supremacist Richard Spencer be- studies at UF. As he wrote in The Orlando Sen- came an unwanted visitor to cam- He withdrew in early 1960 and tinel last September, a video avail- pus a year ago, he and his racist instead pursued a successful career able on YouTube shows him seated hatred were vilifi ed by everyone at in business in the Northeast. Now impacted personal style? in University Auditorium on the UF. retired, he enjoys a strong relation- fi rst day of class as reporters and What has not changed over the ship with UF and the Levin College recently saw a post (and, not to mention, photographers take notes and snap past six decades? of Law. on one of those the fashion industry es- pictures of him. Starke recalls being generally On Nov. 7, the UF Law Center semi-annoying-but- sentially thrives on con- Until Thanksgiving break, he welcomed by students, and he ex- for the Study of Race and Race Rela- can’t-look-away sumers who subscribe was unknowingly escorted around perienced no violence. tions will commemorate 60 years of meme accounts. The to the fl ow of trends). UF by Florida Highway Patrol But as the only black student on desegregation at UF. photo was of a group of Also, in our culture, troopers in plainclothes posing as campus, he was isolated. The other The event, set for 3 - 4:30 p.m. I students who integrated UF also felt girls getting ready in where having a strong students, ready to intervene in case in Room 180 in Holland Hall, will he was threatened. isolated and lonely. feature refl ections from students front of a big bathroom Darcy Schild or unique personal Unfortunately, some current Af- [email protected] Last month marked 60 years and alumni and, fi ttingly, a tribute mirror, and they were brand seems to rank since Starke took that brave fi rst rican American students at UF con- to George Starke Jr. — the coura- all wearing practically high on the importance step onto our campus and opened tinue to experience those same feel- geous trailblazer who helped set UF identical iterations of the same scale in determining aspects of the doors that had been closed to ings of isolation. We have also not on the right course so many years thing: a denim skirt and a white our career or future, there’s pres- black students since the universi- been free of racist incidents, though ago. tank top. The caption said as if to sure for people in my generation ty’s foundation. we denounce all forms of racism As a gentle and beautiful re- be sarcastic, “Yeah, girls don’t all to establish and express a distinct What has changed since that and seek to hold accountable those minder to UF’s core values, music wear the same thing.” sense of style while still maintain- day in Fall 1958? responsible. professor Laura Ellis is scheduled Most of the time, I scroll, pause ing a brand that is likable. Starke became one black stu- In June, UF welcomed its fi rst to play “Lift Every Voice and Sing” chief diversity offi cer, Antonio Far- on a meme, view it for a moment Even though social media is, dent out of only a handful at UF at 12:35 p.m. today on the Century in the early years of integration. ias. In a cabinet-level position, he is Tower carillon as she did so power- and go about my day. But the im- on one hand, a haven for diver- We are much more diverse today, responsible for establishing a new fully on Oct. 19, 2017. age and message attached to this sity in how people express them- though our population of black stu- standard of excellence in equity, di- post left me puzzled, and even a selves, I think for college students remains far too low. versity and inclusion. Kent Fuchs is the UF president. bit defensive — which led me to dents, personal style is often tied In his era, the UF band played Last month, construction began His column appears monthly. ponder personal style in terms of to our environment and the social how today’s college students ex- norms attached to our campus. press themselves through cloth- There seems to be an unspoken Column ing in the digital age. rule that wearing anything but How do the aspirational posts athleisure to class means you ei- we see on Instagram — as well as ther have an interview or a group our personalized algorithms that presentation, and veering too far The proper way to put a TV show to rest somehow know what styles we from other style trends (for both he worst part about getting attached the show ended on an incredibly low note. enjoy (or want in our wardrobe) men and women) can bring about to a TV show is that you never want In recent months, two actors from Show- — shape our ideas of personal social sanctions, or punishments it to end. We love the idea that our time’s “Shameless” — Emmy Rossum and style? Also, is the idea of personal (like being stigmatized), for going favorite shows will go on forever. In Cameron Monaghan — have announced theory, this is great. In reality, it’s their departure from the show. In their an- style still considered “personal” against the grain. impossible to execute. No matter how much nouncements, both made it clear that they when so many of our style choic- It’s not groundbreaking that T the creators and fans want more content, hoped the show continued without them es are (consciously or subcon- some groups of people within there are only so many stories to tell. Katherine because there were so many more stories to sciously) inspired by the images the same cohort dress similarly Sure, if the actors are on board, this be told. It’s a nice sentiment, but it’s just not we see on our social media feeds? to one another, but perhaps now could mean a show still lasts quite a few Campione true. The characters that these two portray [email protected] For one thing, there’s more that social media is an outlet for seasons. Take “Orange Is the New Black,” are essentially a large part of the glue that than meets the eye to that meme I students to document their own for example. Jenji Kohan and the cast just announced holds the show together. Without them, there is no described above. Users who com- style philosophies and get in- that season seven, to be released in summer 2019, will reason for it to continue. However, instead of ending mented on the post seemed quick spired by others’ fashion choices, be the last season of the show. With the exception the show after nine seasons on a high note, the net- to describe the way the girls were my generation is acutely aware of of getting rid of a few fan favorites, the show man- work will make the grave mistake of continuing until dressed as “basic” — an adjective the trends that fl ood its Instagram aged to keep its cast largely intact — at least enough ratings show it failing without its main characters. that the story could continue cohesively. Another I’m sure anyone can think of another show that that has taken on its own border- feeds and which styles stand out great example of this is “Game of Thrones.” Sure, the has gone down the same route. As terrible as it is, line-derogatory defi nition among from the pack. This makes for as- show lost some great characters, but we never saw a it makes sense. Networks know that devoted view- my generation — but the idea of sumptive labels or generalizations prominent character (say, Jon Snow) leave the show ers will tune in for at least one terrible season, if not following trends or fads is noth- like the meme alluded to: “Yeah, prematurely. more, in hopes that the show will return to its former ing new. girls all wear the same thing.” Not all shows (and fans) can be so lucky. For the glory. Those views are often more important than the In fact, I would argue that hu- In order to discover and cel- number of shows that willingly end on a high note, integrity of the content. They would rather pour their mans are inherently basic when it ebrate our own personal style and there are just as many that hang on to every last effort into a show they know will generate buzz than comes to being followers in social those of the people around us, we thread they can until the show falls apart. As a fan, try their hand at a new show that has to fi nd a new situations or feeling comfortable would do well to step back from it’s sad to watch. A few years ago, Nina Dobrev left audience. in familiar environments where the comments and embrace what- “The Vampire Diaries” at the end of season six, just as Just because it’s logical does not make it less of a we have a sense of belonging. ever speaks to us — whether it’s the show was reaching the height of its popularity. So, cop-out. As fans, we should demand more from the despite the fact that she played arguably the most piv- creators of our favorite shows. As much as we want I think our style choices can basic or not. otal character on the show, the CW renewed the show to see our favorite shows continue for as long as pos- be tied to this human desire to fi t for two more seasons without her. Needless to say, it sible, wouldn’t we rather see them end on a great note in with a community. Expressing Darcy Schild is a UF journalism wasn’t pretty. Of course, the rest of the cast continued — with the entire cast, an interesting story and 100 ourselves in a way that’s familiar senior. Her column normally ap- to give fantastic performances and the quality of the percent of our investment? I know I would. and likable at the moment can pears on Wednesdays. show never wavered, but there were not any compel- Katherine Campione is a UF journalism senior. Her bring about a sense of belonging ling stories to be told without Dobrev’s presence, and column appears on Fridays. 8 ALLIGATOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 Three facts about the orange and blue car across from the Reitz Union

Jeana Fraser / Alligator Contributer The Ford Focus Hatchback Zipcar nicknamed “The Swamp” sits across the street of the Reitz Union bookstore.

By Jeana Fraser orange-and-blue car across the street from the Alligator Contributing Writer Reitz Union bookstore. How long will The Swamp be on campus? Juan Leguizamon plans on pulling up to Jack- The car named after Ben Hill Griffin stadium sonville in a rented orange and blue car to watch is available to rent for the entire Fall semester, the Florida-Georgia football game next week. Chesley said. Leguizamon, a 21-year-old UF computer sci- Who can rent the car? ence senior, would not normally use Zipcar, a Students and faculty can reserve the car on car-sharing service, but is making an exception the Zipcar app or website for a designated time for the game, he said. slot, Chesley said. The car can be rented for up “I personally love seeing Gator spirit wherev- to 14 days for $8.50 an hour or $65 per day. Does the University of Georgia have a er I go and seeing a Gator car on the road would Shelbie Eakins / Alligator Staff definitely put a smile on my face,” he said. decorated Zipcar? Zipcar wrapped a Ford Focus Hatchback in UGA does not have a bulldog-themed car on Breathe in, breathe out a Gator-themed design and nicknamed it “The its campus. UF is one of 12 colleges participating Melissa Montero, an 18-year-old UF biomedical engineering freshman, follows Swamp” to build excitement for the Florida- in the company’s school spirit campaign, Ches- a guided meditation at Marston Science Library Wednesday morning. This ley said. Georgia game, said spokesperson Katelyn Ches- guided meditation event is comprised of six sessions, each focusing on a differ- ley. “The car is really all about school spirit and Here are three things to know about the celebrating UF and football season,” Chesley ent type of meditation. Two more sessions will be held at the library on the first said. and third Wednesdays of November.. Drag queens, kings take the stage

Shelbie Eakins / Alligator Staff Blake Konkel, an 18-year-old UF art history sophomore, commanded the stage as his drag persona Allison Shelbie Eakins / Alligator Staff James while dancing to Demi Lovato’s “Confident” during the UF Gaytor Drag Race. More than 100 people Performers Grey and Inertia embrace as they are crowned came to the event hosted by UF’s LGBTQ Affairs and the Center for Latin American Studies. king and queen. It was a first-time performance for Svetlanna “Grey” Feddersen, an 18-year-old UF marketing freshman. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 ALLIGATOR 9 Shot for shot: UF vs. FSU

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FOOTBALL Midseason grades: How UF has done so far Picks Column: Staff Report Week 8 A bye week in football is like passing a class Staff Report with a C: You hate to experience it, but you welcome it nonetheless. Ah, the bye-week blues. Nothing Speaking of report cards, we at alligatorS- but golf courses and hours on the con- ports feel this week would be an excellent op- soles playing Black Ops or Fortnite. portunity to grade the Gators’ offense, defense Not here at alligatorSports, though. and special teams. The midway point of the sea- Our writers will be slaving away son brings the opportunity to refl ect on Florida’s watching 12 uninterrupted hours of performances in all three facets of the game college football. Do you think we do it while not missing out on the exciting opportu- for our amusement? nity to preview games like Missouri and Idaho. Heck no! We do it for you, the fans, because you deserve it. Quarterback: B- This week, we have Gus Malzahn Feleipe Franks has completed 56.6 percent coaching for his job/a $38 million of his passes this season, slightly above his buyout, a UCF team searching for rele- 54.6 mark from 2017. However, his ball secu- vance and a suddenly high-and-mighty rity has improved immensely. Through seven Tennessee squad looking to keep it games in 2017, he threw four picks on 125 pass- within the four-touchdown margin es. Through seven weeks this season, he has against Alabama at home. thrown fi ve while attempting 57 more passes. Before we meet our competitors, Even without his fi ve-touchdown performance online editor Mark Stine and editor against Charleston Southern, he still has more Morgan McMullen will debate the TDs than he had last year. If Franks can keep highly anticipated slobberknocker up this performance through the FSU game, his between Old Dominion and Western grade should rise to an A. Kentucky. Old Dominion (+5) will win be- Running Back: B cause… Losing Malik Davis (broken foot) and Adari- It beat Virginia Tech! Who cares if us Lemons (transfer) didn’t do the Gators’ back- the Big Blue lost to Liberty by 42, or fi eld any favors. However, the duo of Jordan Chris Houston / Alligator Staff Marshall by 22. They beat the Hokies Scarlett and Lamical Perine — along with fresh- in front of a 20,532-person home envi- man Dameon Pierce coming in as the change- Quarterback Feleipe Franks has completed 56.6 percent of his passes this season, an improvement from his 54.6 mark a year ago. ronment. of-pace back — have carried the load admira- Old Dominion has quarterback bly. The rushing attack still has more work to Blake LaRussa, who amassed 495 yards do with the team squarely in the middle of the lacked explosiveness despite doing well enough 102 receiving yards. And even though R.J. Ray- through the fi rst part of the season. And none mond had a couple drops in the fi rst two games and four touchdowns through the air SEC pecking order in yards per attempt and to- against Virginia Tech. The junior has tal yards. of Florida’s receivers have recorded a 100-yard of the season, he had a critical 1-yard touch- game this season. down catch against Tennessee and has taken on been in a groove since, passing for at an important role as a blocker. least 250 yards and two touchdowns Receiver: B+ over the next three contests. Ole Miss transfer Van Jefferson has been Tight End: B Florida has gotten much better production LaRussa’s best targets, seniors Jon- a huge lift for the Gators receiving corps. He athan Duhart and Travis Fulgham, av- leads the team with 265 receiving yards and from its tight ends as the season has progressed, Offensive Line: C especially since the Gators started incorporat- Left tackle Martez Ivey and right tackle erage over 15 yards per reception each four touchdowns. Josh Hammond and Fred- and hauled in 10 combined touch- die Swain have also emerged as reliable targets ing Moral Stephens more into the offense. He’s Jawaan Taylor continue to show a lack of sub- caught three touchdown passes this year with downs this year. Running back Kesean for Feleipe Franks. The unit as a whole has SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 16 Strong is also a reliable check down, averaging nine yards per catch and just over two receptions per contest. Hells Wells / Column Western Kentucky is looking for its fi rst home win, while Old Dominion is trying to fi nd its fi rst road victim. I’ll take the Big Blue. They’ve surprised What ever happened to the Florida Gators soccer team? odds makers once this year, and they’ll Becky Burleigh’s Florida Gators tournament is a fi gment to break the four-game the Canadian National Team, and do it again. have been sitting comfortably for of our imagination at streak, their past sins freshman defender Georgia Eaton- -Mark S. quite a long time. this point. We still have are far from erased. Collins is also back after playing Western Kentucky (-5) will win They’ve only missed the NCAA games to play to get With almost a com- in her home in England. Their because… tournament two times since their there.” plete lack of offense late return certainly didn’t help, You ever meet the WKU Hilltopper? fi rst season in 1995, and they have There was a time and a growing sense but it could be argued that the I have. It’s intimidating, yet caring. It’s yet to post a losing record in the when a losing record of urgency, there’s a Gators’ opponents have been go- fearsome, yet loving. It also doesn’t regular season (they went .500 was a fi gment of Flor- River Wells simple question to be ing through the same thing with- have a gender, so don’t attach your la- in 2002). When she was asked if ida’s imagination, but twitter: @riverhwells asked. out the losses to show for it. bels to them, please. she was thinking about the SEC here it is, sitting at What happened? Injuries have also plagued Superior mascot aside, WKU has tournament after UF’s win against 5-8-3. On top of that, To start, the wom- Florida’s team. It has been with- superior players. Sophomore quarter- Georgia on Thursday, however, the Gators have been en’s national teams out Rachelle Smith, Parker Rob- back Steven Duncan led a fourth-quar- Burleigh gave what is very likely shut out in 10 games this season, all over the globe are gearing up erts and Kit Loferski for the season ter comeback against Ball State with a rare answer. once in a streak of six and later in for the 2019 World Cup. Deanne which, piled on top of the absenc- not one, but two late scoring drives. “Hell no!” Burleigh said, vig- a streak of four. Though they did Rose, UF’s leading scorer from es of Eaton-Collins and Rose, be- Duncan hasn’t even played that much orously shaking her head. “I’m manage to fi nd the back of the net last year, has only just returned gins to add up. The team can’t af- this season, lending credence to the thinking about Missouri. The SEC in their 1-0 win against Georgia from an extended stretch with SEE COLUMN, PAGE 16 SEE PICKS, PAGE 16

UF senior Jalen Hudson was Follow us for updates selected as a preseason Second- Mullen lands on award watch list For updates on UF athletics, Team All-SEC on Thursday. The Coach Dan Mullen was named to the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year follow us on Twitter at Gators were predicted to fi nish Watch List on Thursday. Mullen has led the Gators to a 6-1 record so far in his fi rst season as the team's head coach. @alligatorSports or online at fi fth in the conference. www.alligator.org/sports FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 ALLIGATOR 15 SOCCER Gators snap scoreless streak, defeat Georgia 1-0 By Sam Campisano from trickling into the net. minute, she made another good Sports Writer “Mayra played a fantastic save off a shot from Jessie Den- ball across,” Sapone said. “First ney. From there, it was mostly What happens when a stop- touch to break the line from me smooth sailing. pable force meets a movable and then pass it into the net.” The X-factor might’ve been object? There were chances aplen- forward Deanne Rose. Rose, The Florida soccer team ty for Florida throughout the All-SEC last year as a freshman, provided the answer Thursday match. The Gators led the didn’t start and was appearing night, defeating Georgia 1-0 at shot count 12-5 and probably in just her fifth game this year. Donald R. Dizney Stadium in should’ve scored more than Injuries and national-team com- Gainesville. just the one goal. In the 22nd mitments have kept her out of It figured to be a low-scoring minute, Briana Solis’ free kick the lineup, but she made her affair from the onset. Florida from outside the box brought presence felt against Georgia. was marred in a four-match the fans to their feet – until they Though she didn’t factor into scoreless streak heading into realized Georgia was taking a UF’s goal, she was all over the the game and hadn’t scored in goal kick. Solis’ wonder-goal pitch, dribbling around defend- 10 of its last 13 games. Geor- was actually an optical illusion, ers and registering three shots. gia (4-8-4, 1-5-2 SEC) had fared the ball sailing high of the net “She stepped off a plane and even worse of late with a six- and deflecting off the brick wall played,” Burleigh said. “That’s match scoreless streak of its behind the goal before settling not easy to do. Credit to her for own. against the netting. being willing to do that.” The Gators (5-8-3, 3-3-2 Defender Sara Wilson made With just two regular season SEC) broke through early cour- a bid of her own in the 37th games left, the Gators have an tesy of Tess Sapone’s first goal minute. Dribbling to her left, RPI of just 52 and are in dan- of the season. In the 14th min- Wilson’s screamer from just ger of missing the NCAA tour- ute, Sapone fielded a clever outside the box rattled the nament for only the third time through ball from Mayra Pelayo crossbar for three or four sec- in program history. For now, then beat her defender with onds. Burleigh is trying to take it one her first touch. From there, she The unsung hero was Florida game at a time. just had to beat Georgia keeper goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese. “I’m thinking about Mis- Emory Wegener, and she did Despite only facing five shots souri,” she said. “The SEC in the game, she made two cru- tournament is a figment of our Christopher King / Alligator Staff just that with her left foot from cial saves in the first half. In the imagination at this point.” Midfielder Tess Sapone notched the lone goal in Florida’s 1-0 win over eight yards out. Wegener de- flected the shot, but she didn’t 10th minute, Marckese saved Georgia on Thursday night. The goal snapped a four-game scoreless streak. get enough of it to stop the ball Katie Ralys’ close-range bul- @samcampisano let using her face. In the 15th [email protected]

SWIMMING MEN’S TENNIS UF faces off with Florida to compete in ITA Texas and Indiana this Regional Championship, USA weekend in Austin F28 Futures events this week By Evan Lepak Freshman Trey Freeman was named By Kyle Wood singles. Sports Writer SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week for Sports Writer Cacciatore will play Stephen Madonia (Miami) the second-straight week on Tuesday af- Friday at 11 a.m. Berdusco will play against Alex Florida’s swimming and diving teams ter another impressive showing against For the second time this season the Florida Knauff (Florida State) Saturday at 8:30 a.m. At will be back in action this weekend, LSU. Freeman won the 1000-yard free- men’s tennis team is in two places at once. 10:30, Vale will play Felipe Escobar (Florida Gulf matching up against two of the better style with the fastest time in the SEC at Freshman Sam Riffice and sophomore Oliver Coast), and Kessler will play Antoine Sanchez swimming and diving programs in the 9:02.58. Crawford have been competing in the USA F28 (Stetson). Greif faces off with Alan Rubio (Central country in Texas and Indiana. The meet The No. 19 Florida women’s team Futures in Harlingen, Texas, while the rest of the Florida) at 11:30, and Andrade battles Blake Croy- is scheduled for today and Saturday and will be tested this weekend. It’ll put its team begins play this weekend at the ITA Region- der (Georgia) at 12:30. Ingildsen plays last for UF will take place in Austin, Texas, at the undefeated record on the line against No. al Championships in Athens, Georgia. against the qualifying singles finalist. University of Texas Swimming Center. 4 Texas (0-0) and No. 6 Indiana (2-0-1). The U.S.A. F28 Futures began Tuesday with UF also has three duos in the main-doubles The No. 8 Gators men’s team sits at Both teams out-played UF in last sea- Riffice competing in the main singles draw against draw, which will take place after singles. The 2-0 after a couple of blowout victories son’s matchups, but early success this Jack Findel-Hawkins (Great Britain). He fell in teams are Andrade and Greif, Berdusco and In- to start the season. Things figure to be year should give the Gators some confi- two sets (4-6, 2-6) and was eliminated in the first gildsen, and Kessler and Vale. different this weekend, however, with dence heading into the weekend. round. All three doubles teams have first-round byes, Texas (0-0) being ranked No. 1, while In- Freshman Vanessa Pearl continues Crawford matched up against Jonathan Chang and their opponents will be based on the first- diana (3-0) comes in ranked third. to receive accolades after her success- (U.S.A.) in the first round of the singles main round results. Ingildsen and Berdusco will play Last season, the Gators split the meet- ful start to the season. The McKinney, draw and moved on with a two set win (6-1, 6-2). the winner of Felipe Ramirez and Feliksas Saka- ings with Texas, winning the regular Texas, native was named SEC Women’s He defeated Ronnie Schneider (U.S.A.) in the sec- lauskas (Florida Gulf Coast) and Bryn Nahrung season matchup but losing in the NCAA Swimmer of the Week for the second ond round (6-3, 6-3) and advanced to the quarter- and Richard Thongoana (Florida State) at 5:00 Championships. The Hoosiers defeated time in as many weeks. She collected finals against Maxime Creasy (France) which will p.m. on Saturday. Florida twice last season, once in the three individual wins against LSU last be held today at 11 a.m. The winner of Alan Rubio and Manoel Alencar regular season and also in the NCAA weekend, and her time of 4:13.32 in the Riffice and Crawford teamed up in the dou- (Central Florida) and Andrei Duarte and Roberts Championships. 400-yard individual medley is the fourth- bles main draw on Thursday against Trent Bryde Grinvalds (Georgia State) will play Andrade and Junior Maxime Rooney continues to fastest time in the country. (U.S.A) and Patrick Kypson (U.S.A.) with the Greif at 5:30. Also at 5:30, Kessler and Vale will shine for the men, picking up SEC Men’s Mabel Zavaros is another freshman Gators coming out on top in two sets (6-3, 6-2). see the winner of Diego Padilha and Bailey Show- Swimmer of the Week honors after win- in Florida’s lineup who has impressed In the quarterfinals Riffice and Crawford fell to ers (Georgia State) or Luis Fernandez Labarta and ning two individual events against LSU. this season. She holds the eighth-fastest Maxime Cressy and Nicolas Meister (U.S.A.) (2-6, Thomas Guy (Florida Atlantic). Rooney holds times that are in the top 15 NCAA time in the 400-yard individual 1-6) and were eliminated. The Gators’ last doubles victory at the ITA nationally: the 100-yard butterfly (7th), medley, and the 10th-fastest times in the The rest of the Gators team will kick off the ITA Regional Championships was in 2016 when Al- 200-yard butterfly (11th) and the 100- both the 200-yard back and 200-yard but- Regional Championships this weekend. Freshman fredo Perez and Ingildsen claimed the title. As for yard freestyle (15th). terfly. Greysen Cacciatore will play in the qualifying singles, UF’s title drought stretches back to 2012. Fellow junior Grant Sanders is third The meet is scheduled to begin at 5 singles draw while freshman Lukas Greif, sopho- Bryan Shelton’s squad will look to put an end to nationally in the 200-yard individual p.m. on today and 10 a.m. on Saturday. mores Duarte Vale, Andy Andrade and Brian Ber- both of those streaks this weekend. medley, and his time in the 200-yard dusco, junior Johannes Ingildsen and senior Mc- @evanmplepak breast is the ninth-fastest in the country. Clain Kessler will compete in the main draw for @Kkylewood [email protected] [email protected] 16 ALLIGATOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 okay, Alanis. We all have our ter- assistant editor Jake “Go for Two” to Florida head coach Dan Mullen’s Sports Meme PICKS, from pg. 14 rible hot takes sometimes. But we’re Dreilinger, who doesn’t believe in Monday pressers, failed to make an 99 percent sure you were out there kicking in Madden. Under no cir- appearance at the Gators only media by River Wells WKU coaching staff’s brilliance in learning how to line dance at some cumstances will Jake kick the extra availability of the week. There’s pre- sitting their star QB until he was ab- point during the night, rocking out to point, and even on fi rst-and-goal cedence with Hall, but that doesn’t solutely needed. that music you claim to hate. from the opponent’s two he won’t mean the standards are any less for Duncan is completing a stagger- In a fi ve-way tie for second at 28- run the ball, which cost him when he you, Mark. ing 65.7 percent of his passes. Old 28 is the Gainesville Sun’s Graham threw an interception. First, you’re a Alone in seventh at 27-29 is the Dominion isn’t going to have a ton “Transcription Machine” Hall, Jets fan, now the questionable Mad- Orlando Sentinel’s Edgar “They’re of fi lm on him, making its job on de- who wound up transcribing coach den strategies, Jake. We’re really be- Mad at You, But I’m Not” Thomp- fense that much harder. Dan Mullen’s 30ish-minute-long ginning to question who you are as son, who proceeded to paint the al- Duncan alone should give the postgame press conference after the a football fan at the alligatorSports ligatorSports crew in a bad light in Hilltoppers the boost they need to Vanderbilt game. Wanna get out of desk. Nashville when he convinced total take down a team with one single that next time? Drive up like the rest Alongside those three is Gator- strangers that we hated them. To be win on the season. Quit resting on of us. We’re sure there’s some spare Country’s Nick “I’m going to get fair, we did. But they didn’t need to your laurels, Old Dominion, and room in the trunk of the alligatorS- hammered” de la Torre, who re- know that! What happened to soli- do something against Liberty. Lord ports car. minded all of us in the press box darity? Next time, just hop in the car knows history repeats itself, so I With Hall is alligatorSports online roughly 30 times about how trashed and start yelling at them like the rest guess the Monarchs couldn’t do editor Mark “Triangles Are People he would be getting on Broadway of us. much against Liberty. Book the same Too” Stine, who made some inter- Street after the game. Hey Nick, we Fittingly in last at 26-30 is alli- result against WKU. esting assumptions with the Heider- all know you want to relive your col- gatorSports editor Morgan “Makes -Morgan Simmel experiment. Some folks say lege experiences from 20 years ago, Your Ears Bleed” McMullen, who Now onto the picks… they’re just shapes running around. but relax. You’re starting to sound put on a wonderful rendition of “A Once again in fi rst place at 31- Not Mark Stine. “They’re jealous lov- like a college freshman about to at- Thousand Miles” that involved an 25 is alligatorSports football writer ers!” he’ll shout to the amusement tend his fi rst frat party. AC/DC mashup. We understand, Alanis “I Hate Country Music” of nobody. Go look up the Heider- Finally, in a tie for second is the Morgan, it technically worked. But Thames, who went to Nashville, the Simmel experiment on YouTube and AP’s Mark “Bye Week, My Week” working doesn’t mean it’s good. It country music capital, with a pure prove him wrong! Long, who despite always blasting quite possibly is one of the worst hatred for “southern music.” It’s Also at 28-28 is alligatorSports Graham Hall about not showing up songs in existence.

COLUMN, from pg. 14 Florida is second in the conference in sacks ford to lose anyone else, and although Melanie Monteagudo’s absence against Edwards, and freshman Trey Dean. Freshman Georgia due to a late red card in the FOOTBALL, from pg. 14 Linebacker: B- C.J. McWilliams stepped up to help fi ll the void, team’s previous game didn’t hurt the The return of David Reese has made all the but his inexperience showed against Mississippi stantial improvement from the beginning of the difference in the world to this group. The effort State on its fi rst three offensive drives. Hender- Gators this time, they’ll need to stay season. Guard Brett Heggie has been on and off disciplined and avoid any further slip- on his fi rst defensive series against Tennessee son and Dean have played well in their starting the fi eld after an early season injury forced him showed the type of leadership the unit was sore- roles, combining for eight pass breakups, and ups as their SEC Tournament hopes to miss some time. Overall, it has been hit or grow slimmer and slimmer. ly missing. Rayshad Jackson fi lled in admirably Henderson continues to be the backbone of miss with the O-line. One play, the guards will in Reese’s absence and stepped up with Vosean that unit with an interception and two forced These aren’t the Florida Gators that pull and make excellent blocks down fi eld. The soccer fans are used to seeing, and this Joseph’s ejection against Vanderbilt. Speaking fumbles. next, they’ll allow defenders to harass Franks in of Joseph, the junior has stepped up as second- isn’t a culture that the Gators’ seasoned the pocket. veterans have grown accustomed to, in-command on the Gators’ defense and earned Safety: A- either. With two games left in the sea- himself an SEC Defensive Player of the Week for Florida’s safeties have surprisingly been one Defensive Line: A- his efforts against LSU. of the team’s strongest units this season. Espe- son, Florida will need to win out and Jachai Polite, CeCe Jefferson and Jabari get its currently abysmal offense fi ring cially at the end of football games. Donovan Zuniga have led a renaissance in Florida’s pass- Cornerback: B- Stiner’s sack of Mississippi State quarterback if it wants to have any chance of mak- rushing. The team is second in the conference ing the postseason. Marco Wilson going down on the fi rst series Nick Fitzgerald on a safety blitz to end the game in sacks (21), and the trio has contributed to the against Kentucky probably didn’t do the corner- stands out as one of the Gators’ biggest plays of team’s seven interceptions with its consistent River Wells is a sports writer at The back unit any favors, and it largely affected how the year. Both Brad Stewart and Stiner’s fourth- pressure. The only thing keeping this unit from the corners played. Wilson’s injury exposed quarter interceptions of LSU quarterback Joe Alligator. Follow him on Twitter @ grading out higher is its run defense. The Gators riverhwells and contact him at rwells@ Florida’s lack of depth in the position, now left Burrow — Burrow’s fi rst two of the season — still give up over four yards per run and 163.1 with just sophomores C.J. Henderson and Brian also helped seal UF’s biggest wins of the season. alligator.org. yards per game on the ground.

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