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VOLUME 113 ISSUE 57 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida ‘It’s like a dream come true:’ UF welcomes class of 2023 data will not be publicly available until to- the College of Journalism and Communica- day, Orlando said. tions. More than 41,000 applied Cifers, who will graduate from Lake Mary “It’s like a dream come true,” Cifers said. Preparatory School in central Florida, ap- “I grew up being a Gator, and it’s just some- By Kelly Hayes schools’ colors,” he said. “You know, I bleed plied as a business administration-manage- thing that I’ve always wanted to be a part of Alligator Staff Writer orange and blue.” ment major and will start at UF in the Fall, he one day.” On Friday evening, Cifers became one of said. His backup school was the University The number of UF applicants has in- Cristian Cifers put down his $200 deposit about 14,800 to be admitted into the univer- of South Florida because his sister graduated creased throughout the years, but there was less than an hour after he was accepted into sity’s class of 2023. from there but knew UF is where he belongs. a spike in 2017 when UF started accepting UF. More than 41,253 applicants applied, Cifers remembers watching the 2008 Na- from the Coalition for College Access appli- The 18-year-old beamed upon learning breaking last year’s record, said UF spokes- tional Championship game with his parents, cation, in which applicants can enter their he didn’t have to throw away a third of his person Steve Orlando. The university expects he said. His mom graduated from UF, and information and documents to send to mul- closet. about 6,400 freshmen to accept. his dad briefl y taught as a guest lecturer for “I couldn’t see myself wearing other UF class of 2023’s student demographic SEE 2023, PAGE 4 UF opens office in Washington D.C. IT WILL COST $75,000 PER analyze legislation under consid- YEAR TO RENT eration and meet with policymak- ers, Mathias said. It will also keep By Kelly Hayes an eye on federal programs that Alligator Staff Writer support students and research and strengthen the connections between Albert and Alberta made a trip to researchers at UF and federal agen- the nation’s capital to take vacation cies. selfi es and see the opening of UF’s “We’re the university’s eyes and new Offi ce of Federal Relations. ears and advocate in Washington,” This past week, university offi - she said. cials celebrated the grand opening The new offi ce will cost UF of the offi ce in Washington, D.C., $75,000 per year to rent and is lo- said Mark Kaplan, the vice president cated in the Hall of the States Of- of UF Government and Community fi ce Building, near the U.S. Capitol Relations. Building, Mathias said. The building The offi ce had been in the works houses the Florida Governor Offi ce for the past year, and staff started as well as other universities’ federal working in the offi ce last Fall. offi ces, including UF President Kent “It was a slow, gradual process,” Fuchs’ alma mater Cornell Univer- Kaplan said. sity. Aaron Ritter / Alligator Staff The offi ce will serve as a resource The offi ce space will host four for students in D.C. and work to ad- full-time staff members and will One Team vocate for the university’s interests, have a small conference room, she Nine-year-old Bailey Warner waves to a cheering crowd Friday during the Gators Link to said Sarah Mathias, the UF director said. The university is still hiring Pink women’s gymnastics meet against the Auburn Tigers at the O’Connell Center. The of Federal Government Relations. staff members for the offi ce. gymnastics team added Warner to the team roster on Oct. 13, 2017, and supported Warner Eventually, the offi ce hopes to offer Thursday night, university offi - during her chemotherapy treatments for pilocytic astrocytoma glioma at the UF Health internships to UF students. cials, including Fuchs, celebrated in Shands Hospital. Warner successfully ended chemotherapy on May 23. Specifi cally, it will monitor and SEE WASHINGTON, PAGE 4 Boy in meme now a Gator Gators Basketball can improve “David After Dentist” admitted to UF, pg. 4 FOLLOW US ONLINE FOR UPDATES Guard Jalen Hudson tied a season-high 15 points Saturday against Tennesse, pg.14 SG elections are around the corner UF Student Government parties release their campaign @FloridaAlligator @TheAlligator_ @TheAlligator promises, pg. 10 2 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 ALLIGATOR 3 SG committee passes legislation UF research spending reaches on Parkland shooting, victims record high of $865 million A), said while he knew Alhadeff per- RESOLUTION IDENTIFIES By Tien Le sity takes time to hire staff and faculty to work on sonally, the resolution recognizes all MENTAL HEALTH AS ISSUE Alligator Staff Writer research projects, and the results of the research of the victims and identifi es mental money arise in the following years. By Hannah Beatty health as a key issue. UF is just $200,000 shy of receiving $1 billion In 2017, the UF physics department received Alligator Staff Writer Goren said he wrote the resolu- in yearly research spending. a $10 million grant to study quantum computing, tion to show support for movements On Friday, the university announced the near- Harfe said. Psychology professor Dorothy Espel- Andrew Goren remembers teach- like March for Our Lives, which ly 8 percent, or $63.6 million, increase from 2017, age received a $1 million grant from the US De- ing Alyssa Alhadeff to roller skate hope to end gun violence. said Brian Harfe, the associate dean in the College partment of Justice to study bullying in 2017. “Research expenditures is a good measure of during the summer of 2017 at camp. “It’s going to happen again. It al- of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The $865 million ready has,” he said. became a new record the health of an in- A year and a half later, Goren stitution’s research The committee also passed resolu- high in 2018. (Impact, District B) sat before the UF endeavors,” said UF tions that supports faculty on strike “We’re very ex- UF’S RESEARCH SPENDING OVER THE YEARS Senate Judiciary Committee to pres- cited about all the re- spokesperson Steve at Wright State University, renters’ ent a resolution, a non-binding state- search that is going to 2018: $856 million Orlando. ment of agreement, commemorating rights, textbook affordability, Black come out of the funds 2017: $804.1 million Alex Smith, a History month, those affected by the 20-year-old UF ma- Alhadeff and the 16 other victims of that are coming in,” 2016: $791.3 million the mass shooting at Marjory Stone- polar vortex, legislation banning dis- Harfe said. “The mon- terials science and man Douglas High School in Park- tracted driving and fi nancial aid for ey has just arrived, so engineering junior, is land, Florida, last year on Feb. 14. DACA students. going forward we’ll currently working in a research lab that uti- The Senate Judiciary Committee Dylan Santalo, the chairman of see the results of what Chomp the Vote, said UF students happens with all of this research money.” lizes spending on engineering in the development met for two and a half hours Sunday of materials. have met with both Republican and Of the $865 million of expenditures, life sci- morning in the Reitz Union to verify An increase in research spending provides Democrat leaders in Florida lead- ences research totaled $656.3 million, federal the constitutionality of legislation research totaled $355.5 million, state and local opportunities for more equipment and materials ership to pass legislation granting before it is voted on in the Senate. research totaled $174.1 million, foundations re- needed to complete more projects, he said. Eight resolutions were passed in- fi nancial aid to undocumented stu- search totaled $44.3 million and engineering re- “I am proud of our university’s emphasis on cluding the Marjory Stoneman Doug- dents. search totaled $93.6 million. research across departments and disciplines,” las resolution, and four pieces of leg- “It’s a student issue. Not a parti- The ultimate goal is to reach $1 billion, al- Smith said. “It shows our invested effort into ex- islation were tabled. san issue,” Santalo said. though there is no defi nitive timeline of when that panding upon scientifi c understanding.” Goren, who co-wrote the resolu- will be, Harfe said. tion with allocations chairwoman @hannahbeatty_ The real research begins during the years after @tientle11 Katelyn Hernandez (Impact, District [email protected] the money has come in, Harfe said. The univer- [email protected] UF Levin College of Law receives record-breaking $20 million grant By River Wells in Fall 2018, is the largest in the and the grant will be used to im- him otherwise. parents both graduated from Alligator Staff Writer college’s history. It surpasses the prove these aspects of the college, “We thought it would be more there,” Cole said. “It just seemed $10 million endowment given to Rosenbury said. powerful if people knew where like the right thing to do at the Richard Cole knew he wanted the college in 1999 by Fredric G. The goals include hiring more the gift was coming from,” Rosen- right time.” the legacies of his and his parents Levin, which gave the college its faculty who specialize in health bury said. His decision to donate $20 mil- at UF to live on through more than namesake, said the college’s dean, law, offering student scholarships Cole, who received a degree lion stemmed from the conversa- just a degree. Laura Rosenbury. to attract them to health law and in business administration at UF tions he had with Rosenbury about He said he wanted to make a The money will expand the funding conferences to host lead- in 1970 and graduated from the how the college could improve its lasting change within the institu- school’s health law curriculum. ers, scholars and hospital admin- university’s law program in 1974, health law representation, he said. tion. “Health law is a very broad istrators, Rosenbury said. donated the money toward the “We certainly have seen that Cole achieved his goal when he category, and we’re excited to ex- Cole, who is a managing part- Robert B. Cole Health Law En- the issue of health law is kind of gifted UF’s Levin College of Law plore all aspects of it,” Rosenbury ner for the law fi rm, Cole, Scott & dowment. His father created the at the cutting edge right now, and a record-breaking grant for $20 said. Kissane, P.A. in Miami, originally endowment in 1995 to support the I don’t see it changing,” Cole said. million, he said. The school an- Health law covers multiple ar- wanted to remain anonymous programs and research relating to nounced the grant on Friday. eas in the college, such as health- when the agreement was fi nal- health law at the college. @riverhwells The grant, which was fi nalized care, antitrust laws and biologics, ized, but Rosenbury convinced “I graduated from there, my [email protected]

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Anesthesia and personality made David De- DeVore is ready to begin the next chapter of Vore an internet sensation in 2009. his life and was taken aback when UF posted “David After Dentist,” which featured a about his admission on social media. perplexed, dazed 7-year-old DeVore in a Flori- “I didn’t realize it was going to blow up like da Gators shirt received more than 138 million it did,” he said. “It was just really cool to see views — but also foreshadowed his future. that people acknowledge [my admission].” A decade later, the now 18-year-old De- When UF business administration junior Vore’s attire came full circle when he was ad- and “David After Dentist” fan Patrick Murray mitted into UF’s Innovation Academy on Fri- heard about DeVore’s acceptance, the moment day. felt surreal. “It was my number one school,” DeVore “I would literally quote the video with my said. “UF is where I am meant to be.” friends so being able to say that I go to the DeVore, who is from Lake Mary, Florida, same school as him now has left me speech- and attends Holy Cross Lutheran Academy, less,” the 20-year-old said. was thrilled to find out he was accepted to his Murray, who has watched the video at least No. 1 school where his two aunts, uncle and 15 times, advises DeVore to follow his pas- grandfather attended. sions, keep his morals in check and enjoy his Growing up as an internet meme didn’t af- college years. fect DeVore’s day-to-day life besides occasional “I hope his intensity for UF and the love that fan recognition. However, DeVore wrote about he has is just as strong as his hyperactivity all Courtesy to The Alligator the video in his UF application essay, as he those years back,” Murray said. Seven-year-old David DeVore in his viral online video “David After Dentist” says it’s a big part of his life. “I don’t want ‘David After Dentist’ to be all @danacassidy_ next to himself at the age of 18 receiving his admission letter. [email protected] The office may offer students future internships Applications rose after UF WASHINGTON, from pg. 1 the capital with a reception on the rooftop of the office build- ing, she said. At the celebration, they flew the UF flag on top became top of the building. “We’re just a brand-new program,” she said. “Right now, we’re a friendly place to come, to see if we can help in any public school way.” UF will work with other universities with offices in D.C. that may also be affected by the legislature, she said. 2023, from pg. 1 “We’re a member of many of the higher education associ- tiple schools, Orlando said. In that ates,” she said. “What impacts UF students is likely to impact year, applications grew from about those at other big universities.” 34,000 to 40,000. At least four other Florida universities already have an of- Other factors leading to the high fice in D.C. number of applicants include UF’s “We want to be a home away from home for students, fac- rising national profile and ranking, ulty and alumni,” she said. “A place where Gators can come, which the U.S. News and World get some Gatorade and share what we know.” Reports ranks eighth in the nation for public universities, Orlando said. @kellyrhayes The admission results are re- [email protected] leased on a Friday to give the ap- plicants time over the weekend to process the information, Orlando PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES WITH said. “It is a big achievement to get PRESENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., into UF,” he said. “It’s a really ex- ACCORDING TO THE WASHINGTON POST citing time for us too.” Florida International University Jenna Dunakey, 18, received University of California the news of her acceptance at 5:30 New York University p.m. Dunakey, who applied as a Arizona State University psychology major, will graduate Boston University from Lemon Bay High School in Brigham Young University Englewood, Florida. Carnegie Mellon University However, Dunakey is unsure yet Cornell University of where she will attend college, Marquette University and she’s waiting on her decision Michigan State University from her first choice, New York Ohio State University University, she said. If she gets into Pepperdine University NYU, her choice will come down to Stanford University the financials. “UF is the best school in Florida, Syracuse University and I know I’m definitely going to Texas A&M universities college now,” she said. State University of New York at Brockport University of Georgia Courtesy to The Alligator @kellyrhayes University of Wisconsin Albert and Alberta Gator take a selfie outside of Capitol Hill. [email protected] MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 ALLIGATOR 5 · CRIME ROUNDUP ·

Stories by Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] | Twitter: @katwf98 Man accused of sending sexual Facebook messages to minor VICTIM WAS UNDER 16 YEARS OLD saged about sexual encounters, the report said. The sex with the victim, the report said. victim also sent photos of her vagina and a video that He was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior A man already in jail for cocaine possession has been couldn’t be opened of her posing or dancing in shorts, with a victim aged 12 to 16 and promoting sexual activ- given additional charges for sending sexual messages on the report said. ity to a victim less than 16, the report said. Facebook to a girl under 16 years old. Hooks told her multiple times to meet him, the report Hooks was sent to jail in February after he was ac- On July 24, the victim’s mother told deputies about said. He asked to meet at Cynthia Moore Chestnut Park cused of possessing cocaine and violating warnings to a Facebook thread between the victim and Michael Av- and Clark Butler Nature Preserve, at 2315 SE 35th St., not contact his ex-wife, records said. ery Hooks, 26, of Gainesville, according to an Alachua and a shed in a backyard. He remained in the Alachua County Jail Sunday in County Sheriff’s Offi ce arrest report. Hooks admitted to deputies that she sent and re- lieu of a $320,000 bond. From July 1 to July 24, Hooks and the victim mes- ceived sexual messages from the victim but did not have ACSO: Woman hits another woman Man accused of throwing with bat, almost runs over deputy trash, laundry in apartment HER BOND IS $159,000 On Thursday at about 8:50 p.m., He then grabbed multiple full trash deputies were told Boyd was leaving HE LIVED IN SAME COMPLEX bags from her front porch and broke the Maa and Paa Grocery Store, at 6410 Deputies arrested a woman Thurs- them over her bed. SW 8th Ave., according to an Alachua A man accused of breaking into a day who is accused of hitting a woman Drayton also poured a bottle of MCT County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. neighbor’s apartment and breaking a TV with a metal baseball bat on the back oil on her bed and TV, the report said. Deputies found Boyd on Southwest didn’t stop there. He proceeded to throw and almost hitting an officer with a car. The TV was worth $200. 62nd Avenue. and told her to walk to trash on her bed and clothing around the Densirate Davina Boyd, 29, of After, Drayton texted the victim, the front of the patrol car, the report room. Gainesville, had two warrants for her “Clean up yo house dat s--- a mess,” the said. Gainesville Police arrested Garrett arrest, according to an Alachua County report said. She rushed home and texted When Boyd was asked what her Lamar Drayton, 27, of Gainesville, on a Sheriff’s Office arrest report. him she was going to call the police. name is, she told deputies her name warrant Saturday for breaking into the In October, Boyd reversed a car and When she went to her front porch, was Ferneshia Perryman and gave apartment on Dec. 2, according to an ar- almost hit an officer at Gardenia Gar- she saw Drayton outside his apartment in them a wrong birthday, the report said. rest report. dens Apartments, at 1727 NE 8th Ave., the same complex, the report said. Police She gave her real name while being At about 12:01 a.m., Drayton forced according to a Gainesville Police sworn found Drayton nearby. searched. the victim’s apartment door open while complaint affidavit. She then ran into Drayton was charged with burglary of She was charged with resisting an she was not home at Gardenia Gardens her apartment and escaped through a a residence, criminal mischief and resist- officer without violence and giving Apartments, at 1727 NE Eight Ave., the back window. ing an offi cer without violence, the report deputies a false identification, the re- report said. In April 2016, Boyd was charged said. port said. Drayton went into the living room, with aggravated battery for hitting a He remained in the Alachua County Boyd remained in the Alachua Coun- threw the victim’s laundry all over the woman in the back with a metal base- Jail Sunday in lieu of an $80,000 bond. ty Jail on Sunday in lieu of a $159,000 fl oor and knocked over her TV, the report ball bat, according to another police said. sworn complaint affidavit. bond.

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Editorial The 2020 election is breaking records already merican women received the right to vote in 1920, and exactly 100 years later, the 2020 election is breaking re- cords for women. Sen. Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota became the sixth Democratic woman to put in her bid for the Democratic presidential nominee when she an- Anounced her candidacy on Sunday. She follows Sens. Kirsten Gil- librand, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren, along with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and author Marianne Williamson. Collectively, they’re making this upcoming presidential race the fi rst in history to have that many women running at one time for the Democratic presidential nomination. This comes after a record-breaking number of 15 women were elected to the Senate in 2018, the most to ever serve at one time. There are currently 102 women serving in the House of Representatives. Of all of the women elected to Congress, 36 of them are newly elected. 2018 was named “The Year of the Women” because of its unprecedented number of elections of women and movements like the #MeToo movement. In just the second month of 2019, records are already being broken in terms of women’s political involvement. Women running for president is just a part of a bigger picture. A more diverse pool of presidential candidates is in store for the 2020 presidential election. With six women, including Harris, the second black woman to serve in the Senate, there are four other Democratic men of varying ethnicities also in the race. However, it should be noted that according to an Iowa Poll, Joe Biden, who has yet to announce his predicted candidacy, led a poll in Decem- Column ber for the Democratic presidential nominee with 32 percent of the vote. Of course, the 2020 election outcome is unknown, but it shows that Democrats, especially Democratic women, are look- Conversion therapy must be banned in Alachua County ing for a change. Part of the reason there were so many newly ay rights have made tremendous strides validity. Another 2004 article in The Counseling elected women in the previous election cycle was due to the in the past decade with gay marriage le- Psychologist says that “attempts to ‘convert’ ho- sheer number of women who ran for offi ce. Many have said they galized as of 2015’s Obergefell v. Hodges mosexuals to heterosexuality are of questionable felt compelled to run due to the current administration’s views on decision and states banning discrimina- effi cacy and are ethically compromised and heav- politics and health issues. tion based on sexual orientation. How- ily reliant on misinformation and disinformation.” It’s no secret that America has always lacked diversity in Gever, one issue still haunts the LGBTQ+ commu- Finally, a 2018 Psychology Today article makes terms of representation in Congress. However, the next year has nity: conversion therapy. the case that conversion therapy is unethical, has the possibility of six women sharing the stage during a Demo- Thankfully, Alachua County may soon put the Jason Zappulla no evidence backing it and can leave psychologi- cratic presidential debate; this would be another fi rst. There have issue to rest. The Alachua County Commission is [email protected] cal scars on clients. never been two women in a televised debate in American his- considering a bill that will ban conversion therapy Likely because of this evidence, there’s been tory. With each new election cycle, the pool for more diverse in the county. The effects of the bill are arguable a growing movement to ban conversion therapy, candidates gets deeper. Just the possibility and the acceptance of (Gainesville, by far the biggest settlement in Alachua Coun- especially for children. The most recent example is New these candidates having the potential to unseat President Donald ty, already banned conversion therapy in April, and offi cials York, which in January passed a law banning conversion Trump shows that the U.S. is moving toward a place where race aren’t sure how many conversion therapy practitioners there therapy for minors. The Nebraska state legislature is current- and gender shouldn’t have be a part of politics. However, that are in Alachua County), but I applaud this measure. ly considering a bill to ban conversion therapy for kids. The doesn’t mean that these things still don’t play a big role. For those who don’t know, conversion therapy refers to Canadian province of Alberta currently has a parliamentary In politics, women are often talked about in a different way any procedure that attempts to change a person’s sexual ori- working group that is considering how to ban conversion than men are. Often their “likability” is measured by how they entation from gay to straight. The American Psychological therapy. Even here in Florida, the city of Tampa passed an dress or in how “stiff” or “loose” their behavior is. Their person- Association (APA) opposes conversion therapy, because it ordinance banning conversion therapy for minors, but the ality is often equated to their appearance. It’s understandable to assumes homosexuality is a disease that can be cured rather enforcement of it was halted by a judge. Therapies involving disagree with the platform of a candidate, but women candidates than a normal expression of sexuality. Perhaps because of ‘treatments’ like electroshock therapy are still banned, but are often judged on how they present themselves, more so than this, most conversion therapy is done by religious groups for the time being, therapies involving talking can continue. their male counterparts. That goes for all women, not just our rather than any medical or scientifi c professionals. I’ve heard an argument that while conversion thera- Democratic candidates; even Melania Trump often makes news The other reason the APA opposes conversion therapy is py should be banned for minors, adults should be able to headlines for how she dresses, whether she knows this will be because there is no scientifi c evidence of its effectiveness. choose conversion therapy on the basis that adults are doing the result or not is debatable. The APA “does not believe that same-sex orientation should it of their own volition and they should have the right to The political sphere is changing. A time will come when we or needs to be changed, and efforts to do so represent a sig- seek out therapy. However, that argument treats conversion don’t have to report on record-breaking numbers of diverse can- nifi cant risk of harm by subjecting individuals to forms of therapy as some sort of experimental therapy or a different didates because it’ll become the norm. We are in a time in history treatment which have not been scientifi cally validated and way of treating a problem, but that isn’t what conversion when there will no longer be “a year of the woman,” - it’ll just be by undermining self-esteem when sexual orientation fails to therapy is. a year. Moving toward a diverse crop of politicians allows us to change. No credible evidence exists that any mental health Conversion therapy should be banned. There is no accurately depict America as it’s supposed to be. The 2020 elec- intervention can reliably and safely change sexual orienta- evidence for its effectiveness. There is even evidence that tion has the chance to show us how we’ve grown as a country, tion; nor, from a mental health perspective does sexual ori- it could be harmful to those who partake in the practice. not only through our candidates but also in how we report and entation need to be changed.” Across the country conversion therapy is becoming illegal. view those candidates. A 2004 Families in Society journal article says conversion These groups shouldn’t be allowed to trick people any lon- therapy was opposed by all the major professional groups of ger, and I applaud the Alachua County Commission’s pro- Paige Christina Amanda Michaela social workers, psychologist and psychiatrists, and the stud- posal. Fry Morales Rosa Mulligan ies that have been cited by conversion therapy proponents EDITOR MANAGING MANAGING OPINIONS have serious methodology problems that could question their Jason Zappulla is a UF history junior. His column ap- EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR pears on Mondays.

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Webster picked dent Body President to all Gators, includ- amount of negative campaigning that takes rect that the predecessor vetoed the “Stu- up the Mayor of Gainesville, UF Chief Op- ing SG offi cers who aren’t affi liated with my place before students vote. With that said, dent Body Accessibility Act,” which would erating Offi cer Charlie Lane, and UPD Chief party. I have met with countless students Zachariah Chou’s mischaracterization of his have required the executive branch to in- Stumpf in a GOTCHA car, and drove around and Inspire senators who have reached out record and criticisms of Student Govern- clude closed captioning on all SG videos. the residence hall with a light gauge, show- to me or have come to my offi ce hours. In ment go a step too far. What they failed to mention, however, was ing just how dark the streets got at night. fact, those Inspire senators that met with me On a website published by the Inspire his reasoning for doing so — Inspire drafted As a result of this project, we now have the led to supported legislation on making UF Party this past Tuesday, Chou claims that an unconstitutional bill. Specifi cally, the new lights you see today. more sustainable and the funding of a blue SG delayed implementing live-streaming legislative branch does not have the consti- As for Library West, UF could always use light pole system by Graham Hall. On the Student Senate meetings in order to avoid tutional authority to make rules and codes more study space on campus as we strive other hand, Chou has only met with me to transparency with the Student Body. This that the executive branch has to follow, no to be a top fi ve public institution, but I mostly say that I was wrong and his short- claim could not be further from the truth. matter how noble the intentions. Beyond disagree with Chou on how we should get term Library West fi x was better than my SG and the Impact Party have worked with that, Inspire failed to mention that we, as there. Chou demanded we raise your stu- long-term strategy. In retrospect, I wish that SG Information Technology for the bet- the executive branch, were already includ- dent fees to fund this priority, but with a Chou would have been more of a collabo- ter part of a year creating a live-streaming ing closed captioning as well as transcripts little time and by fostering positive rela- rator during my term like other Senators, website and platform for students at UF to on our videos and continue to do so to this tionships with Provost Joseph Glover and instead of trying to cherry-pick the over 40 view Senate meetings. We even began the day under my administration. other administrators, I was able to expand initiatives my administration has been able procurement process for a permanently Finally, Chou claims that he and his 24/7 library hours for three years without to accomplish for the student body. installed ceiling camera, as well as front- party are responsible for more street light- raising student fees by even one cent. This Looking to the future, I hope that all facing monitors for use during meetings. Ul- ing around Infi nity Hall and 24/7 operat- represents a primary difference between the Gators currently running to serve the stu- timately, this will be a much less awkward ing hours at Library West. Again, while leadership of Impact and the leadership of dent body will campaign with respect and implementation of Senate live-streaming his party is a strong supporter of these re- Inspire, and I can say with confi dence that honesty. Even in the heat of an upcoming than Chou’s current process on Facebook sources, they mislead students on their in- Chou’s online petitions actually made my election, our students deserve better. Live. volvement. The project for increased street decisions with administrators more diffi cult Reg.Pol.Ad.T.Townsend Inspire campaign material goes on to lighting around Infi nity Hall began when as the petition was inaccurate and mislead- criticize the past Impact Student Body Presi- Student Body President Susan Webster or- ing. Ian Green is the UF Student Body President

Column Column An open letter on the trials of health Validation shouldn't come from anyone he gym can be best join the “Gain Train.” They described as diffi cult will supply endless advice to enter and easy to and guidance, some of which else, it should be found in ourselves leave. However, the you may even diligently ap- art of young adulthood is isn’t sustainable. At the end of the benefi ts of the result- ply. Despite all this, your diet marked by a craving for night, the makeup is washed away ing strength and self-confi - may still fail. T intimacy and acceptance. and the heels are slipped off. Voids dence you work for within So many people fall vic- You can see people forming that were fi lled with temporary rec- the walls of Southwest Recre- Kyle Cunningham tim to their own insecurities. connections, romantic or ognition are emptied again. A vi- ation Center or Student Rec- [email protected] Far too many allow the small otherwise, anywhere on a college cious cycle of loneliness can only reation & Fitness Center fol- mean voice lurking behind P campus. Couples sit together in the be paused by another night and an- low you long after you leave. their conscience to deter their library and new people strike up other provisional companion starts Dieting works, and if you hold your- progress. This process gains momentum Molly conversation in Midtown. It’s com- all over again. self accountable for your meals, you will with every failure. Each mistake or cheat Chepenik mon to want to make new connec- We are living in a period of histo- start to look and feel better. It’s torture day is another block removed from the [email protected] tions. But too often, there is a lot ry when women are being listened to cut out bagels and brownies from your Jenga tower of fi tness. The voice often of emphasis on gaining validation to more than ever. The #MeToo diet, and our current food market doesn’t wins out and the wooden tower crum- from people whose validations are not particu- movement opened the door for women to be make it any easier. In summation, fi tness bles, leaving you staring at the pieces that larly remarkable. This is especially common part of a conversation about gender inequality is hard. It takes effort, determination and used to constitute your healthy life. They among young women who are seeking valida- and oppression that still exists so many years perseverance to succeed, and it will often think, “It can’t work, I tried,” and they tion from men. after the women’s rights movement. feel as if all the energy you’re spending is give up in a cloud of bitterness. Even the most empowered young women We need to be more aware of how the pa- in vain. It isn’t. The goal of fi tness is to be It is diffi cult to push through, but the are easily affected by male attention or a lack triarchy prevails in little ways. Toxic mascu- healthy and happy, and washboard abs strength of mind you develop in the pur- thereof. Women are dominating men in col- linity is contagious, and women fuel the fi re are simply a welcome byproduct. suit of a healthy life is just as important lege right now. Since the 1960s, women have when they let men determine their value. We All too often, we are led astray by the as the strength of your biceps. These are had higher graduation rates than men. Almost cannot give men the ability to manipulate our incredible bodies shown on magazine the mental exercises that make fi tness 10 percent more female high school students self-esteems. We must take that power back covers or featured on Instagram pages. truly diffi cult: the strength to wake up are enrolled in college than male students by into our own hands and regain the ability to We buy our groceries, go to the gym and and get to the gym, the strength to order the time they reach their high school gradu- have a good time and retain our confi dence step on the scale with the idea that The a salad when your friends order a burger ation. Women are entering professions that no matter who deems us interesting, pretty or Rock will look back at us in the mirror. and the strength to chew gum at the mov- were once entirely occupied by men. So why worthy of their energy. This is not a sustainable way of viewing ies instead of getting a popcorn and soda. are women still looking to men to verify their Regaining this power starts from within. fi tness, which is already a diffi cult habit Anyone can be fi t for a day when work- worth? The right partner and the right attention will to nurture. Creating a warped body image ing out and eating well. The perseverance As freshmen, my friends and I went to par- come eventually, and we shouldn’t expect to can severely damage a person’s balance and dedication to transform your lifestyle ties and other social gatherings to have fun. fi nd him or her every time we leave our hous- in life. really sets a person apart. We loved to dance, spend time together and es. Healthy relationships are developed over Another problem with fi tness is the Fitness is hard. If it weren’t, every- meet new people. Now, it seems like the main time, and this is true not only for romantic advice that comes along with it — it’s body would do it, which is certainly not point of going out is to talk to boys. Everyone connections but for friendships as well. If we given out easily and many times without the case. It is individually based on your lathers on makeup and squeezes their feet into focus more on strengthening bonds with our consideration to everyone’s body types. time, energy and body. Fitness challenges tiny high heels, all to attract any bit of atten- friends and the people that make us happy, we Most of these diets are not inherently bad your self-image and it takes perseverance. tion. Successful nights are determined by how will fi nd a form of validation that is valuable for you. In fact, each of them work and You can be successful if you are brutally confi dent you feel leaving them, and this is and long-lasting. achieve different end results. The problem honest with yourself and are aware of usually determined by how many men caught There are so many places to fi nd support is, we are all unique. Each person is go- what works for you. If you stay positive your eye or gave you a compliment. and happiness as a young adult. It is important ing to respond differently to each kind of and keep a happy, healthy perspective, When a night is unsuccessful by these to spend time with the people who support diet, and the results will vary. Our tastes your end goals will be in sight. You can terms, the entire event is deemed a bust. If we you, not on the ones who give you a glimpse and preferences are unique as well, and reach your goals, and you will — you just didn’t allure any males of interest, the func- of attention and never show interest again. they also play a large role in determining can't give up. tion was pointless and we leave the night feel- Our true value comes from within ourselves. which diet we follow. Some people prefer ing unfulfi lled. My friends have forgotten how a high-carb diet, while others prefer low. Kyle Cunningham is a UF English we used to be completely content just keeping Molly Chepenik is a UF journalism soph- For this reason, fi tness seems more dif- freshman. His column appears on each other company. omore. Her column normally appears on fi cult than it needs to be. Your fi t friends Mondays. The sad part is that this kind of validation Wednesdays. will all be stoked to see you’ve decided to 8 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 The Sound of Change

Chris Day / Alligator Staff Madeline Jarman, the bassist for the band Flipturn, performs Friday during the Chris Day / Alligator Staff Changeville Music and Arts Festival at the High Dive in downtown Gainesville. Alex Mayweather, a guitarist for Pool Kids, performs Friday at the High Dive Changeville, which began in 2016, is a festival that combines music, film and virtual in downtown Gainesville. Pool Kids opened for Japanese Breakfast, one of the reality to promote social change. headliners of the Changeville festival.

Chris King / Alligator Staff Chris King / Alligator Staff Itagui Correa, the lead singer for the Grammy-nominated band Locos Por Dillon Basse, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Flipturn, plays the final note of Juana, belts out Thursday night at Bo Diddley Plaza. Hundreds of people “August” during Flipturn’s performance Friday night at the High Dive. The concert was watched the band perform. sold out. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 ALLIGATOR 9 Workshop series educates on zero waste living SECOND OF THREE The organization is a zero-waste advocacy everybody who does even a little bit to re- made her a more mindful consumer. WORKSHOPS TO BE HELD group. duce their waste is very helpful,” Waddle Bechtloff manages Life Unplastic, a The workshop is about zero waste din- said. Gainesville store that sells sustainable, By Taylor Girtman ing and travel, and the fi nal workshop on Waddle taught the fi rst workshop last plastic-free products. She said the store Alligator Staff Writer Feb. 21 will discuss do-it-yourself cleaning Thursday about a waste-free home. About aims to reduce packaging waste. products. Tickets are free but must be re- 55 people attended, and it sold out about a “It takes looking at things up close Gainesville has about 20 years to reach served online. week in advance, she said. and realizing how you’re being wasteful,” its goal of becoming a zero waste city. Attendees will learn tips for storing Allison Bechtloff, 35, attended and was Bechtloff said. “I could be doing a lot more On Thursday, Zero Waste Gainesville restaurant leftovers and composting, said surprised to learn about what is not recy- too.” will host the second of three workshops Amanda Waddle, the organization’s zero clable. She said learning about personal discussing zero waste living at 6 p.m. at waste and policy advisor. waste audits, which is examining your gar- @taylorgirtman Library Partnership, at 912 NE 16th Ave. “You can be part of the solution because bage to see where your waste comes from, [email protected] Gainesville holds fi rst of series on food inaccessibility By Victoria Vargas shop, where residents can join a cations and development director, Alligator Contributing Writer discussion around those issues, said about 50,880 residents live said Chip Skinner, the city’s with food insecurities in Alachua Food insecurity is a problem spokesperson. County. that Gainesville residents have Skinner anticipates between 50 “What the public doesn’t re- faced for decades. Now the city is to 80 people will participate. Free alize is how many food insecure looking for answers. childcare for 20 children was of- people there are,” Wolfstead said. The city will hold a discussion fered to parents. Tarver Shimek hopes to hear on food inaccessibility and how to The commission budgeted from members of the community fi x it at a workshop from 5-8 p.m. $1,200 for the workshop at the who are not involved in organi- Tuesday at the Alachua County Thursday commission meeting. zations currently addressing food Library Headquarters, at 401 E. The childcare service was given insecurity, like her program at University Ave. $350, and $850 was allocated for the UF Institute of Food and Agri- The conversation will be the refreshments. cultural Sciences which educates fi rst in a series to address issues of The workshop will begin with residents on nutrition. food security in Gainesville, said a presentation on the research UF The UF/IFAS Extension Family Mayor Lauren Poe. The number of and the city staff have compiled Nutrition program, where Shimek workshops is unknown. since September, Skinner said. is the extension program manag- “The main goal for this meet- It inform people about what the er, looks at policy, environment ing is to give different people and county is currently doing to ad- and system barriers to healthy different organizations who are dress the issue. food access, she said. Barriers can dealing with the issue an oppor- During the second half of the be transportation and bus routes, tunity to share their experiences,” workshop, attendees will break and not being within walking dis- Poe said. into small groups to generate so- tance of a grocery store. The workshop is part of the lutions the city can implement on “I hope the city government city’s overall goals toward equity, a smaller scale, Skinner said. The gets some good ideas from com- Victoria Vargas / Alligator Contributor munity members and people fac- he said. Food security has been ideas from the workshop will be Rana Hyder, 42, right, waits to purchase vegetables from Jones an issue both nationally and lo- made into infographics and pre- ing those issues,” Shimek said. cally since the 1990s. sented to the city commission on Family Farms Saturday at the Alachua County Farmers Market, at 5920 NW 13th St. The market offers Fresh Access Bucks that make In September, the Gainesville March 14. Alligator staff writer Karina City Commission told staff to Karen Woolfstead, the Bread of Elwood contributed to this report. it easier for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients work with UF to create the work- the Mighty Food Bank communi- to purchase local produce. Attention Alligator Advertisers! SPRING BREAK 2018 We will not be publishing 3/4-3/8, we will have these advanced deadlines.

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UF Student Government elections are a little more than a week away, and Impact Party and Inspire Party released their campaign promises for the Spring. Impact Party released its 21-point platform • Bring a dockless scooter program to campus first on Friday via Facebook. It features a com- post program at dining facilities and an auto- • Provide mental health kiosks matic headshot photo booth. • Improve student parking by advocating for affordable decals and number of spaces available “Our platform is a contract to the students,” • Update Aramark’s policy regarding cultural food exceptions for student organizations said Emily Dempsey, a campaign manager for • Encourage composting at all dining facilities on campus Impact Party. “The ideas on our platform come directly from the people that matter most: the • Implement a program for students to donate unused meal swipes students.” • Lobby to secure state funding for the new Data Science and Information Technology Building Inspire Party released its platform on Face- • Bring Starbucks rewards to locations on campus book three hours later. • Increase food and travel cap for student organizations in the SG codes This platform is broken down into three questions: “Shouldn’t SG use your money ef- • Advocate for improved graduate assistant compensation fectively?”; “Shouldn’t every Gator count?” and • Bring an automatic headshot photo booth to campus “Shouldn’t SG serve our students?” Inspire Par- • Assist Asian American student leaders in advocating for the expansion of Asian Pacific Islander Desi resources on campus ty’s platform addresses the expansion of free printing to locations such as Library West and • Expand parking garage capacity counters Marston Science Library and the implementing • Advocate to expand resources for the Office of Victim Services online voting. • Implement a Graduate Student Affairs Cabinet Director position Students will be able to vote in this semes- ter’s election at various on-campus locations on • Expand the program that allows students to make donations as payment for parking fines Feb. 19 and 20 to fill the executive ticket and 50 • Continue advocating for the Dream Act Student Senate seats by college and year. • Ensure that classes and exams that require computers are scheduled in rooms with enough outlets Ashley Grabowski, the Inspire Party presi- dent, said the 12 platform points were contrib- • Advocate for an online request form for minor applications uted by current senators, students and submis- • Create study cubicles in residence halls sions from an online idea generation form that • Provide scooter helmet rentals through the SG Bike Repair Shop had been up since last Wednesday. Both platforms include measures to improve parking, the graduate student experience and Asian American resources. No matter the outcome of the election, Grabowski said Inspire Party would work with Impact. She said the focus should be on how the parties address the problems on cam- pus rather than the points themselves. Inspire wanted to focus on key themes that the elected officals can actually accomplish. “We aren’t in Inspire instead of Impact be- cause we vehemently disagree with their plat- form,” Grabowski said. “We’re here because we think they need to improve the way they govern.” Fanni Szemkeo, a 21-year-old UF natural re- source conservation senior, said each year she has seen different UF SG parties present a long platform but never follow up on their promises. • Empower programs like Bridges to recruit members of underrepresented communities to attend and feel at home at UF “It’s kind of easy not to be involved with the • Permanently fund more Counseling and Wellness Center mental health counselors, improve Disability Resource whole Student Government thing, especially if Center facilities and add more free menstrual hygiene product dispensers on campus you have a lot of other things going on,” Szem- • Increase English-language resources for international students and invest in additional Asian and Asian American keo said. Shannon Jones, a 19-year-old UF interna- Studies faculty tional studies sophomore, said she’s passionate • Allow unused flex bucks to roll over across all semesters and organize a recurring farmers market with diverse about political awareness and thinks SG is a food options good way for students to get involved. • Reduce distribution of single-use plastics on campus to help UF go green by 2025 Jones, who is a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority, said there’s sometimes pressure • Centralize resources for survivors of sexual assault and provide them with access to free rape kits in the Greek system to vote for the Impact • Implement online voting to amplify student voices in SG elections Party, but she said her values align closer with • Protect student dorm and scooter parking from the Transportation and Parking Services plan to replace it with Impact Party regardless. “We’re actually given like a lot of free choice faculty parking to vote for who we want to vote for, and we’re • Expand free printing to convenient locations like the Weil Computer Lab, Health Science Library, Marston Science encouraged to vote for whoever we feel best Library and Library West represents our interests,” Jones said. • Cut red tape impeding funding for student organizations and audit SG to end wasteful spending • Livestream SG meetings, send constituent listservs, and create an SG Accountability and Transparency Agency @hannahbeatty_ • Reduce student fees for graduate assistants and ensure fair representation for graduate and professional stu- [email protected] dents on the local fee committee BUY IT. 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MEN'S BASKETBALL Gators have plenty to build on after loss to No. 1 Tennessee By Tyler Nettuno Sports Writer

Florida’s men’s basketball team went face-to-face against the top-ranked team in the country on Saturday and came up short. It trailed for nearly the whole game against the superior Volunteers, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t encouraging signs for the Gators in the 73-61 loss. The Gators (12-11, 4-6 SEC) may be teetering just above .500, but there are several reasons why fans should be cau- tiously optimistic moving forward.

The Gators fought until the end UF looked gassed in the second half of its 14-point loss to Auburn on Feb. 5, but that wasn’t the case against the Vols. UT shot 52.8 percent (including a mark of 59.3 per- cent in the second half). Beating the best team in the coun- try when it shoots like that is a near-impossible task, but Florida fought to make the end result respectable. Freshman Noah Locke’s 12 second-half points kept the Gators in reach for much of the second period. UF trailed by seven with just over 10 minutes to play in the game, but when the shots fell for Tennessee, the Gators lacked the offense to keep up. Despite trailing by 19 with fi ve minutes left, Florida narrowed that gap to 12 by the end of the contest. It may not be much consolation for a team desperate for wins, but UF showed it can respond when facing diffi cult circumstances on the road.

Aaron Ritter / Alligator Staff Florida guard Jalen Hudson scored 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting in UF's 73-61 loss to Tennessee on Saturday. SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 16

GYMNASTICS Jake’s on a Plane / Opinion Schoenherr beginning to create AAF is bringing the fun back to football Fans of the NFL were disap- fans. a splash in Florida's lineup pointed nearly a week ago be- It made football seem fun cause of that atrocity of a Super again. Here’s how it accom- ment on Friday: one of the team’s fresh- By River Wells Bowl. plished that: Sports Writer men. It was just bad all around. A Savannah Schoenherr’s fi rst few vault terrible football game, a much Rule changes that make The SEC has its team to beat. routines in her collegiate career were worse halftime show -- I’m still sense Two teams undefeated in conference rough. She placed with a 9.450 and a mad about how Maroon 5 and Jake Kickoffs in the NFL have meets walked into the O’Connell Cen- 9.350 against Missouri and Kentucky, Travis Scott did Spongebob Dreilinger become one of the most bor- ter on Friday, and it was the Gators that respectively, and she was a part of UF’s wrong -- and the Patriots won. Twitter: @DreilingerJake ing and pointless aspects of the walked out with a victory over the Au- problem with its vault routines for the A recipe for disaster. game. Runners no longer take burn Tigers. fi rst few weeks of the season. But there I was a week later off when the ball is in the end Florida retained its status of having Recently, that has changed. Schoenherr watching the Alliance of American Football. zone because today’s kickers can now blast never lost at the “Link to Pink” event — a had the highest vault score of any Florida I haven't given up on football, and I was the ball farther. It has pretty much become meet to support breast cancer awareness gymnast during the Gators’ meet against willing to give this new league a shot. a formality. — but more importantly, it began to show OU with a 9.900, and she replicated that I was glad I did. The AAF just oozes fun. In the AAF, there are no kickoffs. The the improvement it was looking for over score last Friday against Auburn. She also I’m always skeptical of new leagues at team just starts with the ball on the 25-yard the course of the meet. earned a spot on the fl oor unit, replacing fi rst. I had heard the horror stories of the line to avoid wasting everyone’s time. It had one of its best vault rotations fellow freshman Sydney Johnson-Scharpf. XFL — which is also making a comeback The same applies to extra-points. Teams yet, with three gymnasts hitting at or Schoenherr’s 9.850 in the event contrib- next spring — and how it had shut down have to go for two after every touchdown, above the 9.9 mark. Florida’s score of uted to the team’s highest fl oor score of after one season because it wasn’t really which adds more excitement to the game. 197.85 was also its second highest of the the season so far. football. Field goals are still allowed. season, showing its high score of 198.025 “I think I’ve really started to get all the But something was different about the You may be wondering how teams can against No. 1 Oklahoma last Friday wasn’t jitters out,” Schoenherr said after the meet AAF. It took what was bad about the NFL attempt onside kicks if there are no kick- a fl uke. and fi xed it to make it more appealing to There was another area of improve- SEE GYMNASTICS, PAGE 16 SEE COLUMN, PAGE 16

Gators dominated by Georgia on the road Follow us for updates Oliver Crawford and the men's tennis The Florida women's basketball team fell to the Bulldogs 93-58 on Sunday in For updates on UF athletics, team defeated No. 15 TCU 4-3 on Athens. Guard Kiara Smith led the team with 15 points and seven rebounds, follow us on Twitter at Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas. while guards Delicia Washington and Funda Nakkasoglu put up 12 points @alligatorSports or online at each. www.alligator.org/sports MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 ALLIGATOR 15 SOFTBALL Gators win both legs of a doubleheader, start undefeated By Mark Stine out in the bottom of the seventh. plate comfortably. urday. However, that game was top of the second. The floodgates Sports Writer NC State pitcher Sydney Nester de- “We all know Jordan is no closer than the score indicated, opened in the top of the fourth. livered the 2-0 pitch and watched stranger to walk-off hits,” senior as UF went 1 for 10 with scoring Third baseman Hannah Sipos TAMPA — Jordan Matthews as Matthews lifted it high in the pitcher Kelly Barnhill said. “It was chances before a four-run seventh walked after a 14-pitch at-bat, watched with anticipation as two air and deep into right field. Pinch a really deep fly ball, and it gave inning. bringing up Adams. The second pitches hit the catcher’s mitt. runner Haven Sampson tagged us exactly what we needed in that Pitcher Natalie Lugo started baseman faced a 1-2 count with The bases were loaded with one from third base and crossed home game.” strong for Florida in the circle on two outs and the bases loaded. She The walk-off sacrifice fly Sunday. pounced on the next pitch and belt- ended the first game of Flor- The sophomore struck out six ed it over the tall fence in left field. ida’s Sunday doublehead- and didn’t give up a run in four in- The grand slam gave Barnhill a er, 2-1, at the USF Softball nings of action. She allowed a triple comfortable 5-1 lead to work with. Complex. The Gators turned in the first and a double in fourth, “The key to the second game, around to beat host South and UF coach Tim Walton decided to me, is Hannah Sipos’ at-bat,” Florida 7-1 shortly thereafter to make the change to Barnhill to Walton said. “(She faced an) 0-2 and improved to 5-0 to start start the top of the fifth. (count), walks and then Hannah the season. “We wanted to see how long we Adams hits the home run. So real- could go with Natalie (Lugo) with ly, really good turn-it-over at-bat.” Taming the Wolfpack the change-ups and keep them off Florida added two more insur- Florida put its first run on balanced and then go with Kelly ance runs off the bat of Romanel- the scoreboard in the open- and change their bat plane,” Wal- lo in the top of the seventh. She ing inning thanks to a Dani- ton said. blasted her second home run of the elle Romanello RBI single up Giving up the long ball was an weekend, a two-run shot over the the middle that scored leadoff issue for the two-time All Ameri- wall in left-center. batter Hannah Adams. But can last season, and she left one Barnhill didn’t allow a hit after the team couldn’t convert on over the plate for the second NC the first two batters. She struck out scoring opportunities from State batter she faced. However, 11 Bulls and allowed only five base that point. Barnhill held the Wolfpack hitless runners in five innings of work. UF left 10 runners on base. for the rest of the game, setting up Freshman pitcher Elizabeth Shortstop Sophia Reynoso left the walk-off opportunity for her of- Hightower finished the evening in the bases loaded with a fly- fense in the bottom of the seventh. the circle. She finished with an im- out to right field in the bottom pressive no hits, no walks and four of the fifth, and the Gators Herding the Bulls strikeouts in just two innings. went 2 for 10 with runners in USF (1-4) scored in the first in- “Elizabeth (Hightower) really scoring position for the game ning this time. started slow for us in the fall,” Wal- and 1 for 7 later against USF. Barnhill got the start and gave ton said. “When she came back Stranding runners in up doubles to the first two batters from Christmas break, she’s had scoring position is a small she faced. Florida faced its first def- a really nice month for us where problem that has manifest- icit of the young season. she’s been pitching well… So really Alligator File Photo ed during the USF Opening But UF responded with three excited for her to get that going.” Florida pitcher Kelly Barnhill struck out 11 batters and allowed just Weekend Invitational, as the home runs, the first a line-drive, two hits during UF’s 7-1 win over USF on Sunday at the USF Opening Gators went 3 for 14 in a 6-0 solo home run over the left-field @mstinejr Weekend Invitational. win against Michigan on Sat- fence by Jaimie Hoover in the [email protected]

LACROSSE Florida’s win over Colorado serves as blueprint for success By Bryan Matamoros tacker Lindsey Ronbeck to open Kavanagh, Cristodero and the Sports Writer the scoring. rest of the draw controllers will Kavanagh, again, stepped up need to gain possession at mid- The Gators’ lacrosse team is to the draw circle after senior field to ensure another fast start experiencing déjà vu heading attacker Alix Lopez scored the for Florida in its home opener. into its second game of the 2019 team’s second goal. Once more, campaign. she controlled the draw to give Execute in the Free Position It beat Colorado in the season the Gators the ball. In Saturday’s game against the opener last year 16-9, just like it Thirty-five seconds later, the Buffaloes, the Gators scored sev- did on Saturday. Then it hosted Gators celebrated their third goal. en times off free-position shots. top-ranked Maryland and lost “We got off to a quick start Kavanagh, who was named 16-14, snapping a 102-game win- at both ends of the field and that Big East Freshman of the Year in ning streak when scoring at least was in part to our draw perfor- 2018, was 3-for-3 on free-position 14 goals. mance,” coach Amanda O’Leary shots. Sophomore attacker Grace Now, No. 6 Florida faces said in a release after the game. Haus followed suit with a free- tied-No. 2 Maryland at home on “(Assistant coach) Taryn Van- position mark of 2-for-3. Thursday in a rematch of 2018’s Thof has been working hard with On the defensive end, UF held tightly contested game. our draw takers and it showed CU to just two goals on seven For the result to be different today.” free-position shots. this time around, UF will need to: Both Kavanagh and sopho- Last season against Maryland, more defender Sabrina Cristode- however, it allowed seven goals Control the Draw ro led the team in draw controls on 11 free-position attempts. Florida’s first goal against winning six and four, respective- Florida must execute on both Colorado came less than two ly. sides of the free position if it minutes into the action thanks to The Terrapins averaged 16.86 wants to avoid its first loss of the sophomore midfielder Shannon draw controls per game last sea- season against the Terps for the Kavanagh’s draw control to start son, which was tied for second second year in a row. the game. in the nation. UF, on the other She outmuscled the opposing hand, was tied for 18th in the na- @bmatamoros_ Alligator File Photo player to gain possession of the tion in draw controls, averaging [email protected] Florida attacker Lindsey Ronbeck scored four goals during UF’s 16-9 ball, which allowed senior at- 14.95 per game. road win over Colorado. 16 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 Florida out-rebounded Tennessee 33-31 on Saturday in Knoxville healthy player. This time around, Jalen Hudson is back? He scored 15 previously against based on the way his season has BASKETBALL, from pg 14 however, Florida played much Hudson entered the year La Salle on Nov. 14, but doing it played out so far, that could have more physically under the basket. poised to be the bell cow for Flor- against an SEC foe — the No. 1 been a mistake. But with a hand- The Gators played big It out-rebounded Tennessee ida’s stable of sharpshooters, but team in the country, no less — ful of games left to make his mark In Florida’s first matchup 33-31 and almost doubled it in instead, he has been largely an should help Hudson regain his in the Orange and Blue, Hudson with the Volunteers, Tennessee offensive boards. Hayes had nine afterthought. Hudson’s minutes confidence. hopes that his solid performance won on the boards. Offensive re- rebounds, while KeVaughn Allen have seen an uptick since Keith His effort was second on the against Tennessee becomes the bounds turned into key second- came down with a season-high Stone’s season-ending ACL injury team (behind Locke’s 17 points). rule, not the exception. chance points as UT overpowered seven rebounds. in January, and he seems to be He may have shot 0-for-5 from UF down the stretch. If this carries on, it will cer- getting more comfortable on the behind the three-point line, but @TylerNettuno The Gators’ size has been an tainly boost Florida’s chances in court. the Gators will take it. [email protected] issue all year, with 6-foot-9 Ke- upcoming winnable contests. Hudson tied his season high in Hudson passed up a chance varrius Hayes being their tallest points with 15 against the Vols. at the NBA last offseason, and

Schoenherr scored a 9.850 on her first floor routine COLUMN, from pg 14 offs. The AAF has already thought of that. If a team is trailing by 17 from pg 14 GYMNASTICS, points, or there is less than five on Friday. “I think the first few meets and ev- minutes remaining in the game, they can opt for a 4th-and-12 con- erything, I was overthinking it. I was thinking version on their own 28-yard line. too hard about everything.” It does eliminate the fun a surprise With Schoenherr’s 9.850 on the floor beat- onside kick can present, but it’s ing any routine from Johnson-Scharpf this worth it to get rid of kickoffs. year, expect Schoenherr to contribute in that The final change is that there area for the foreseeable future while she hones is a sky judge referee that reviews her craft in her other two events. plays and challenges so the offi- “I’ve been working really hard in the gym cials on the field don’t have to. to try and make the floor lineup,” Schoenherr What’s really cool about this said. “It’s the event that I’ve really wanted to is we, as fans, get to listen to the compete in, because it’s the most fun.” thought process that goes through On top of her recent surge in success, overturning or confirming a call. Schoenherr also debuted a new dismount dur- Instead of guessing why the ruling ing her bar routine in the meet against Au- went one way, we get to hear the burn. Schoenherr had been begging to try it for explanation for ourselves. weeks, but Florida’s trainers hadn’t deemed it These new rule changes alone ready until Friday’s meet. help make the league seem more “I’ve really been working my butt off in the exciting while keeping the funda- gym to try and get that dismount and prove mentals of football the same. that I can hit it in a meet,” Schoenherr said. “I feel like I did that pretty well tonight.” The Promotion of the league, Coach Jenny Rowland is likely to continue and football in general, felt fresh her employment of the freshman throughout I didn’t hear a lot about the the lineup, and she was particularly impressed AAF going into the weekend. There with Schoenherr’s overall performance on Fri- weren’t a lot of commercials about day. it, and there weren’t too many ad- “Adding another event into the mix, and vertisements online. not only another whole event, but a new skill Because of it, I was surprised to on bars,” Rowland said. “She had a lot more see NFL Hall of Fame quarterback on her plate tonight, and she handled herself Kurt Warner on the pregame show. really well.” Aaron Ritter / Alligator Staff I was equally astonished when for- UF freshman gymnast Savannah Schoenherr made her floor debut on Saturday against mer Pittsburgh Steelers receiver @riverhwells Auburn, scoring a 9.850. "I've been working really hard in the gym to try and make the Hines Ward, now an Executive [email protected] floor lineup," she said. of Player Relations for the AAF, joined Warner on stage. It was cool to see these legends from my childhood appear on screen in promotion of this new TUESDAY: SATURDAY: league and, by association, football Softball vs. Japan. 6 p.m. SEC Network+ Men’s Tennis @ ITA National Team Indoor Championships in itself. Chicago. All Day. The way they set up the AAF Women’s Tennis vs UNF in Jacksonville. Time TBA. was fun too. The rosters of the WEDNESDAY: Women’s Tennis vs South Alabama in Jacksonville. Time TBA. eight teams are comprised mostly Softball vs UNF. 6 p.m. SEC Network+ Men’s Golf @ Gator Invitational in Gainesville. All Day. of local college talent. Men’s Basketball vs Vanderbilt. 9 p.m. ESPNU Lacrosse vs Scotland (Exhibition). 1 p.m. For example, the Orlando Apol- Softball vs San Diego @ The Littlewood Classic. 1:30 p.m. los have seven former Gators play- Softball vs Utah State @ The Littlewood Classic. 6:30 p.m. ers, six from Florida State, five THURSDAY: Men’s Basketball @ Alabama. 2 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU Lacrosse vs Maryland. 7 p.m. SEC Network+ from UCF, and three from Miami Baseball vs Long Beach State. 4 p.m. SEC Network+ and USF. Their head coach is Flori- da legend Steve Spurrier. SUNDAY: It makes it exciting seeing play- FRIDAY: Men’s Tennis @ ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Track and Field @ JDL Invitational. All Day. ers you followed in college get to Chicago. All Day. Men’s Tennis @ ITA National Team Indoor Championships in play at a professional level. It’s a Men’s Golf @ Gator Invitational in Gainesville. All Day. Chicago. All Day. fresh new take on America’s new Women’s Golf @ AllState Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. All Day. Softball vs Illinois State @ The Littlewood Classic. 4 p.m. pastime. Softball vs Central Michigan @ Littlewood Classic. 11 a.m. Softball vs Arizona State @ The Littlewood Classic. 9 p.m. Baseball vs Long Beach State. Noon. SEC Network+ Jake Dreilinger is the sports edi- Baseball vs Long Beach State. 6:30 p.m. SEC Network+ Women’s Basketball vs South Carolina. 2 p.m. SEC Network+ tor of the Alligator. Follow him on Gymnastics @ Alabama. 8:30 p.m. SEC Network THIS WEEK IN UF SPORTS Twitter @DreilingerJake and email him at [email protected].