We Inform. You Decide. www.alligator.org 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 Today’s Weather VOLUME 113 ISSUE 57 ISSN 0889-2423 Not offi cially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications Inc., of Gainesville, Florida NEWSROOM AM PM 352-376-4458 • Fax: 352-376-4467 NOON Editor Paige Fry, [email protected] Engagement Managing Editor Christina Morales, Have an event planned? 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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.