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VOLUME 115 ISSUE 12 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida Is it enough? UF students ask for more mental health services CWC FUNDING CRITICISMS Escoto said program directors HAVE COMPOUNDED began researching virtual counsel- AS STUDENTS EXPRESS ing alternatives, setting up technol- DISSATISFACTION WITH THE ogy and training staff to jumpstart STATE OF THE PROGRAM their tele-mental health services as soon as UF moved online. The cen- By Jack Prator ter dipped into its savings to pay Alligator Staff Writer for these unforeseen expenses. He expects that remote CWC Editor’s note: This article services are not just a temporary contains a reference to suicidal solution to the challenges of the thoughts. Students were granted pandemic. anonymity for reasons including “We’re kind of surprised that it the sensitivity of the topic and actually works,” Escoto said. “It’s their ongoing interactions with been pretty effective in a lot of the CWC. spaces. And so, there is no reason for us to go back to fully providing “U Matter, We Care” is the slo- everything in person.” gan adopted by UF’s Counseling He said he expects to see a hy- & Wellness Center. It feels like an brid option developed, when it is empty gesture to some students safe to do so in light of the pan- who have sought out the center’s demic, with the hope it provides services. better flexibility for students. Students’ experiences vary, After being on the waitlist for with accounts of long wait times, two weeks, a 19-year-old UF astro- feelings of being brushed off by physics sophomore said she saw CWC counselors and a lack of a CWC counselor for four months transparency about UF’s available before the pandemic hit. It was resources. The CWC director said then that she said her counselor he feels confident in the center’s informed her that she couldn’t see ability to help students but cites its her anymore because campus was tight budget as an obstacle — one shutting down due to increasing that it is starting to overcome. COVID-19 cases. Despite a larger staff than previ- “I never heard from her again,” ous semesters, shorter wait times the student said. and an increase in state funding, She didn’t receive any follow- CWC appointment numbers have ups from the CWC about tele- plateaued after a previously steady health visits, which would begin increase since 2016. two and a half weeks after UF The center has conducted 8,891 moved online. Lauren Witte // Alligator Staff appointments through the week She visited the CWC during Jerome, 5, leans on the coin pusher at the Oaks Mall Carnival on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. of Nov. 2 this semester. This is a Fall 2019. She said she had severe decrease of 1% from the same 10- depression and anxiety symptoms week mark in Fall 2019, CWC di- that kept her in bed some days. rector Ernesto Escoto said. One day, when she had enough This number of student clients energy, she said she met with a ‘Be bold’: UF student becomes fell from 5,800 students in the CWC counselor for a crisis walk- 2018-19 year to 5,395 in 2019-20, in, where students in need of im- youngest elected official in Florida a decrease of 7%. mediate support can speak with a The COVID-19 pandemic creat- counselor. NATE DOUGLAS WON 49% counter. The three didn’t talk but in- ange County’s Soil and Water Con- ed more obstacles for the center in “She basically told me ‘Your OF THE VOTE AFTER LEADING stead communicated through stares. servation District 1 supervisor-elect the Spring. The CWC closed after problems seem way too complex A CAMPAIGN FOCUSED He followed the invisible line from on Nov. 3, defeating two opponents their forlorn gazes to a stack of un- — both of whom are more than a classes went online in early March. for us to address here,’” the stu- ON SUSTAINABILITY AND Students said they either continued dent said. opened envelopes in front of them. decade his senior. Douglas won CLIMATE CHANGE The tower of paper grew every 49% of the vote after leading a cam- counseling virtually, were dropped She said she was given the local day, taunting the family of five sup- paign focused on sustainability and and national suicide hotline num- by their counselor or gave up on By Avery Lotz ported by the salaries of a teacher climate change. getting one. bers and sent on her way. Alligator Contributing Writer and a landscaper. The memories of He’s the youngest person in Or- The center trained employees She later discovered the In- the Great Recession still motivate ange County history to hold the po- in tele-mental health counseling, structor Notification process, Nate Douglas shuffled into his the now 19-year-old Douglas. They sition and the youngest elected of- which relies on connecting virtu- which informs professors about family’s kitchen one morning in even pushed him to run — and win ficial in Florida. Douglas will serve a ally with patients, and reopened in an emergency a student is dealing 2008 to greet his mother and father. — elected office. four-year-term as a nonpartisan su- a new online format in two and a with; medical withdrawal, which The then-8-year-old said he Douglas, an Orlando native and found them standing still at the UF economics junior, became Or- SEE PAGE 3 half weeks. SEE CWC, PAGE 6 NATE DOUGLAS,

Navigating dating apps in the time of COVID-19 SPORTS/SPECIAL/CUTOUTTrask for Heisman UF freshmen are figuring out how to safely meet friends and FOLLOW US ONLINE FOR UPDATES StoryGators description quarterback finish Kyle Trask with iscomma, doing pg# his due potential partners through a screen— and a mask, pg. 2 diligence to bring the Heisman Trophy back to UF and become the fourth Florida quarterback with a bronze UF community comes together to support Honduras statue of himself in front of The Swamp, pg. 10 The Central American country was hit by Hurricane Eta last @FloridaAlligator @TheAlligator_ @TheAlligator @alligator_newspaper week. UF students fundraised to support those affected,pg. 4 2 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020

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The company believes the video Digital Managing Editor Rosmery Izaguirre, [email protected] call feature allows potential partners to spend time getting News Managing Editor Dana Cassidy, [email protected] to know each other through video “pre-dates.” By Alan Halaly Metro Editor Grethel Aguila, [email protected] Alligator Staff Writer They also released new virtual dating tools to help spark conversations between potential partners by al- University Editor Ariana Aspuru, [email protected] UF freshmen have found themselves craving intimacy lowing them to choose what type of dates they’re most Enterprise Editor Kaelyn Cassidy, [email protected] amid physical distancing requirements — but swiping comfortable with: virtual, socially distanced or socially dis- Sports Editor River Wells, [email protected] tanced with a mask, a Bumble spokesperson wrote. right on potential partners has taken on an entirely new Assistant Sports Editor Christian Ortega, [email protected] Nehemie Cyriaque, an 18-year-old UF environmental meaning in 2020. Online Sports Editor Payton Titus, [email protected] Medical professionals agree that online dating is a safe science freshman, agrees that face masks and social dis- alternative during the pandemic to meeting new people at tancing can be restrictive. While she doesn’t wear a mask El Caimán Editor Guamay Martell, [email protected] bars, restaurants and other gathering places. With chang- on every date, she makes sure to ask how her dates follow Editorial Board Zachariah Chou, Kyle Wood, April Rubin, ing COVID-19 guidelines, the number of smartphone dat- health guidelines before agreeing to meet up with them. Rosmery Izaguirre, Dana Cassidy Cyriaque said the pandemic has made potential part- ing app users in the U.S. will reach 26.6 million in 2020 Multimedia Editor Emily Felts, [email protected] — an 18.4% increase from last year. ners more accessible and responsive as students crave hu- Before going on a date, Lilly Swanson, an 18-year- man connection. the Avenue Editor Chloe Greenberg, [email protected] old UF anthropology freshman, said she tries to gauge She said she goes on dates with people who she may Digital Avenue Editor Valentina Botero,[email protected] whether a potential partner has been following COVID-19 not have been interested in otherwise because of how guidelines by bringing it up in initial conversation over hard it is to make meaningful connections during the pan- Opinions Editor Zachariah Chou, [email protected] text messages. demic. 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a normal person could become a politician. Florida marketing student. He currently serves His first step to push for a greener Orange as the President of the Casselberry Chamber County will be to better communicate with of Commerce, but he wanted to use the skills Douglas’ term is four years city and county commissioners, Douglas said. he learned in the position to revamp Orange He also wants to improve community educa- County. and that never happened.” tion efforts and update the office’s social me- Veigle said he ran because the soil and NATE DOUGLAS, from pg. 1 Social media was the backbone of Doug- dia. water conservation board is in dire need of las’ campaign, he said. When he decided to He added that he wishes to create resolu- leadership, with Orange County citizens even pervisor, replacing lawyer and incumbent Mi- run, he only had $1,700 for the election — just tions and coalitions with environmental activ- nicknaming it the “do-nothing board.” chael Barber, who wasn’t seeking reelection. enough for signs and T-shirts. ism and community groups, such as Sierra While he’s not concerned about Douglas’ Douglas was leaning on the same kitchen His desire to mitigate the fast-growing Club, a grassroots climate action organization ability to handle the job, he has some reserva- table 12 years after the 2008 financial crisis. threat of climate change came before his in- that endorsed him on Oct. 20. tions about his lack of experience. He watched the Orange County election re- terest in politics, he added. He’s involved in Seminole County’s board, which has been “This is a tough position to run for because sults roll in on his laptop while CNN’s presi- the Sunrise Movement, an initiative that aims touted as superior to Orange County’s in the there really aren’t any rules,” he said. “No one dential election coverage played in the back- to slow down climate change while creating past, has focused on forming relationships really knows what the soil and water conser- ground. green jobs. with community organizations, local schools vation supervisor is.” When he saw the results coming in on the He said he realized there was a place for and researchers for its conservation efforts. When he first heard he was running against local news, he said he laughed. progressives in politics the day Alexandria Douglas credits his election to his experi- a UF student, Veigle said he thought little “I saw 49%, and I thought there was a mis- Ocasio-Cortez, a former waitress from New ence in debate at Apopka High School. It also about Douglas. Instead, he put his main focus take,” he said. “So I was just pacing around York, won a seat in the U.S. House of Repre- connected him to his mentor, Cathy Brown. on his other rival, Bobby Agagnina. Agagnina, and waiting for them to update the website — sentatives. With her nomination, Douglas saw Brown, a 56-year-old English teacher, said a high school teacher, was a candidate in the she was impressed by Douglas from the mo- 2018 Seminole County School Board race. ment she met him his freshman year of high According to his website, Agagnina consid- school. She always believed he would achieve ered himself a fighter for progressive causes. a spot as an elected official, but she said she While most politicians don’t have to wor- didn’t imagine his moment would come so ry about balancing meetings with midterms, soon. Douglas said he’s up for the challenge. “He is very open minded, and he embraces “That’s definitely going to be tough,” he everyone he meets,” Brown said. “He is will- said. “I’m still a college student — I am no ing to listen, no matter what.” stranger to procrastinating in college.” When Douglas won, he texted her a screen- Douglas said he wants people to realize shot of the results, and Brown shared the pic- he’s a normal, relatable 19-year-old college ture with her peers in the debate community. student who stresses about economics exams, His success helped her set an example for her texts his friends and stays up until the sun current students of young people using their creeps to the edge of the horizon. voices. He added that he wants young people to Despite criticism over his age, Douglas said realize that politicians don’t have to be the he believes he has vital insight that other poli- richest or the smartest person in the room — ticians tend to ignore. they just have to be willing to speak up for “People who are around my age under- their communities. stand that climate change is something that is “Be bold,” Douglas said. “You’re going to going to be impacting us the most,” he said. feel like it’s either too much on your plate or Courtesy to The Alligator Tim Veigle, a 41-year-old realtor, ran you’re too young, but at this age, this is the Nate Douglas, 19, made history Nov. 3 in the Orange County Soil and Water against Douglas — fighting for a dream he time to have so much on your plate. So go Conservation District 1 supervisor race. has had since he was a University of Central for it.”

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@TheSocialMidtown @TheSocialGNV www.thesocialgnv.com 1728 West University Ave 4 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 Remembering Alligator alumnus and photographer Matt Marriott ALLIGATOR ALUMNUS MATT tribulations, she only fell further in love with good picture. She felt a real loss for the Gator When Hurricane Irma rocked trees, MARRIOTT REMEMBERED Marriott. and photography community and is devastated kidnapped road signs and chucked roof tiles “The first time he ever strapped Van into a to know he is no longer here. from St. Petersburg homes in 2017, Marriott and AS A FEARLESS AND GIFTED car seat by himself,” she said, “it was so wrong “I always remember he had such a keen Dean, a UF journalism adjunct professor, drove PHOTOGRAPHER BY HIS and it was so cute.” photographic eye,” she said. “And a fearlessness through the littered streets for whatever they FRIENDS AND FAMILY The Florida Keys were his favorite place about going out and getting the right image to could capture. Dean was hoping to get photos to to go, Cox said, and he visited Tiger Beach in tell the story.” publish in Reuters, while Marriott tagged along By Kalia Richardson the Bahamas, known for its tiger sharks, twice As free trade Miami protestors were shot for the adventure. Alligator Staff Writer a year spending a week at sea. On the water, with rubber bullets and hosed with pepper While driving, a cut power line slung through Marriott photographed sea turtles nibbling on spray in 2003, Alligator alumni Nick West Marriott’s window. It could’ve killed him, Dean, Matt Marriott’s energy filled a room. He jelly fishes and schools of fish darting through and Daron Dean were there in gas masks with 41, said, but he dodged it and laughed it off. had a large stature and a beard with its own coral. He cage dived with great whites and Marriott capturing the moment. Through those That was Matt: If it was dangerous, he zip code. But above all, he’s remembered for swam a finger’s length from hammerheads, sea experiences, West said, he made a friend for life. jumped to cover it, Dean said. his sense of humor and talent, photographing turtles and dolphins. “He’s truly a captivating storyteller,” said “Even if the story didn’t prove to be great or above and below the sea. Marriott was always a little eccentric and West, a 39-year-old UF Class of 2005 alumnus. exciting, it was always worth it,” Dean said. Photographer, Alligator alumnus, Emmy- outrageous, Cox said, and took her to Disney on “I was fortunate to know somebody like that.” “Because we had a blast together.” winning cinematographer and father Matt their first date. Throughout their relationship, Marriott worked as a photo ambassador for Marriott got to wake up every day and do Marriott died suddenly on Oct. 27 at 46 years Cox got certified to scuba dive and over The Shark Conservation Fund from at least 2018 what he loved; he was a renaissance man in old. quarantine cooked and photographed 65 meals to 2020, a philanthropy organization aiming to his eyes, Dean said. For the nearly two decades Marriott had a unique gift behind the lens as the “Covid Cooking Couple.” From Kentucky reduce the overexploitation and extinction of Dean knew Marriott, Dean said he felt like a and photography was his lifelong passion, his Derby Pie to shrimp and alligator cheesecake, sharks and rays. He spoke at grade schools and brother to him. brother Justin Marriott, 49, wrote in an email. Cox said her favorite dish was lamb tagine, a universities on the importance of protecting the “We always looked out for each other and He hopes that young photographers will use lamb stew served in an earthenware pot. world’s coral reefs and wildlife when he wasn’t watched each other’s backs,” Dean said. “He their camera to capture the beauty within life as “When I’m looking at videos of Matt, that’s underwater photographing them. was someone I was proud to be friends with.” his brother once did. the night that I remember,” she said. “I was blown away,” West said. “Either on “The legacy of Matt will forever be With Marriott gone, she has had good and land or underwater, he’s very talented, and he @kaliarichardson remembered in his artistic endeavors that his bad days but is taking it day by day. can pull amazing images.” [email protected] family will always treasure,” he wrote. “It’ll be a struggle, but the thing is I’m gonna Marriott attended UF in 2002, after serving keep going for Matt,” she said. four years in the Navy and worked as the photo John Freeman, a UF journalism professor, editor for The Independent Florida Alligator had Marriott as a student in his classes in throughout his college career. He graduated the early 2000s. He had a go-getter spirit and with a bachelor’s in journalism in 2006 and eagerness to learn new techniques, Freeman went on to work at publications such as the said. Associated Press and Sports Illustrated, as well “I knew he didn’t want to settle down and as amusement parks like SeaWorld and Busch do small town photojournalism,” Freeman said. Gardens. “He wanted something bigger out of life.” He later formed Matt Marriott Photography Throughout his career, Mariott photographed in 2013, an independent photography business, whale sharks the size of school buses, chased and worked with clients like USA Today, restaurants on wheels for Food Network and Madame Tussauds and the Tampa Bay stood in the sidelines capturing the excitement Buccaneers. of March Madness every year for the NCAA. At home, Marriott was a father to his children, Sarah Anderson, a 36-year-old UF Class of Mila and Van, and a godfather to his brother’s 2005 alumna, was an opinions editor at The kids. Marriott’s 8-year-old stepdaughter, Mila, Alligator while Marriott was a photo editor. She doesn’t remember life before Marriott, said his sat a desk away from him, in an office the size partner, Alli Cox said. of a dining room secluded from the chaos of the “From the second that they met, they were newsroom, she said. best pals,” Cox said. The now non-profit consultant vividly Mila would schedule waffle and mini- remembers Marriott’s Great Dane, Sadie, who golf dates with him regularly, she said. Mila would sprawl herself across the full length of requested he tuck her in bed every night where the couch and follow him around the office like they’d lay down and talk for hours, she said, “two peas in a pod,” she said. asking questions and cracking inside jokes. Anderson followed Marriott’s work on social Raising Van, on the other hand, was new media and said he always stayed true to himself and let nothing stand in his way of getting a territory, Cox said. Despite the trials and Shannon Ahern // Alligator Staff UF students lead Hurricane Eta relief efforts for Honduras UF STUDENTS GATHER Hurricane Iota is headed to- company that is transporting and working at the UF Gulf Coast Re- supplies into two U-Haul trucks DONATIONS TO SHIP ward Honduras and projected to distributing aid, as Eta shook the search in Education Center. and drive to Fort Lauderdale the TO HONDURAS IN make landfall as a Category 4 hur- 23 boxes of supplies. Moriera runs @eta_relief_uf, next morning. THE AFTERMATH OF ricane as of Sunday night. The success of Trujillo’s drive, an Instagram page that acts as the The 30 alumni are pooling $438 HURRICANE ETA UF canceled classes Thursday organized over a weekend, led face of UF student relief efforts. of their own money to rent the as Eta passed over Gainesville, her to help mobilize UF students His infographics list donation drop trucks, which Moreira and a friend By Jack Prator though the storm had little impact for another relief effort. Those in off locations in Gainesville and have volunteered to drive. Alligator Staff Writer on the area. Gainesville can drop off donations Tampa, as well as updates on the Donations are then being Paulina Trujillo, a 20-year-old to either Fifield Hall or the Animal damages in Honduras. shipped by CO. Honducafé, a UF students banded together to UF marketing sophomore, was Science Department building on UF drop off sites are located at company that ships bananas to the provide relief to Honduras in the home in Port St. Lucie the week- UF’s campus before Nov. 20. Fifield Hall and the Animal- Sci U.S. from Honduras. The company aftermath of Hurricane Eta. UF end that Hurricane Eta hit her She and others helping out are ence Department building, which will empty its cargo of bananas in Eta Relief, a student-led donation home country of Honduras. fundraising to buy supplies, rather UF department heads opened up Fort Lauderdale and hold the con- drive with four locations including She, her two sisters, her friend than accepting donations. This al- to the alumni association. tainer until Nov. 21, when Moreira in Gainesville and Tampa, began and her mother collected $300 in lows them to focus on getting es- Moreira lived through Hurri- will meet them to load up the col- last week and will be collecting monetary donations from friends sentials like toiletries and bedding cane Mitch, a storm that caused lected relief supplies to be sent to water, toiletries, clothes and more and neighbors. They also gathered to those affected by the storm. similar destruction to Honduras in Honduras. Honducafé will also until Nov. 20. supplies like toiletries, sleeping As of Sunday, they raised more 1998. help distribute the donations once The storm made landfall in bags and even medical equipment than $100 and are still collecting “It’s going to take a little while they arrive in Honduras. Honduras on Nov. 4, causing — a family friend dropped off a donations until Wednesday to buy to recover from all of this, espe- “There’s so many other people flooding that destroyed rural areas box of stethoscopes. relief supplies. cially because there’s so many that have been affected that we of the country. The Red Cross es- “We collected so many things Trujillo said word spread fast poor people in Honduras,” he could pitch in to a bigger effort,” timates that 520,279 families and that we had to get a U-Haul to take among the UF Latin American stu- said. “The pandemic has driven a Moreira said. 2,712,772 people were affected by them to Miami,” Trujillo said. dent community. huge blow in the economy.” Eta, as of Nov. 11. The Honduras Her father steered the truck Trujillo plans to send the col- The collection drive is running @jack_prator death toll is 58 people. down I-95 on Nov. 8 towards Ser- lected donations to David Moreira, until Nov. 20, when Moreira and [email protected] Cargo Express, a Miami shipping a UF nematology master’s student his team will begin packing up MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 www.alligator.org/the_avenue

FASHION SPOTIFY Flashbacks Recycled Fashions is stayin’ alive after 34 years THE THRIFT STORE HAS Nichtberger early in the year that been.” for the first time in the store’s EXPERIENCED A WAVE OF many local students would not Before starting Flashbacks, he history, they thought they might TRAFFIC DESPITE return to Gainesville in the near realized it was a model that could not make it. The resurgence has future. He wondered whether create nothing while destroying been a reassurance. PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS the 34-year-old business would nothing. The low-impact nature Having spent her time climbing struggle. of the store keeps it ahead of the through Flashbacks’ racks as a kid, By AJ Bafer But the 61-year-old said the curve — during bad times, there’s she started working there in high Avenue Staff Writer store has benefited from strangely always a need for cheap clothes, school. After a break and a few high traffic. Normally unsurprising he said. During good times, other jobs, she came back about Walking into Flashbacks around this time of year, the “awesome stuff pours in.” nine years ago. Recycled Fashions is like stepping boost occurring in the middle of a For the first time since the store Even though Flashbacks through the trendiest time pandemic — with closed dressing has been open, Nichtberger said resides at its fifth location — her machine. rooms and a mask requirement — there’s interest in every decade favorite — Tatum said the store Between the hum of songs like is enough to turn heads. because of styles circulating consistently welcomes committed “Two of Hearts” by Stacey Q and Afflicted with the pandemic instantaneously through social regulars from both in- and out-of- Relax and cool down after “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John, blues, people are more apt now media. town. an eventful week with the it’s a surprise the surrounding to go out and make themselves Thrifting went from being Shoppers have told her the store Avenue’s “After the Storm” scene isn’t a ’70s-era roller skating feel better through “shopping just for “punks” and “hippies” to is an escape during the pandemic, playlist. rink. therapy,” he said. mainstream overnight, he said, and she said. Having grown up in it, Instead, at 220 NW 8th Ave., For most of the store’s history, the internet only made secondhand she appreciates and envies the shoppers are met with row after row a majority of its customers have shopping more universal. point-of-view. of painstakingly labeled garments been students. This year, however, He said he likes to think he’s “I wish I could see this place it’s the novel, singular vibe of peeking out of closets and hanging it has seen an influx of people held onto a Gainesville business as from an outside perspective,” she Flashbacks that makes it stand from the ceiling. People can find within the greater Gainesville area long as he has because of his own said. out. anything from the basics to a pair return to pick up a piece of the intelligence, but he doesn’t owe it Elise Trankina, a 20-year-old UF “I don’t know exactly what of fake-blood stained overalls from past. to that. nursing junior, recently returned draws me to it,” she said. “I prefer a ‘90s Mudvayne show. One of the store’s best “It’s mostly luck and love,” he to the store after the move from thrift store shopping at a place like The store’s oddities are components is its distinctness said. its previous location on University this.” abounding. Surprisingly, as a retail and willingness to break from the Tatum Nichtberger, the Avenue. store during a pandemic, so are its mainstream, he said. 30-year-old store manager and Even between moving locations customers. “I love pushing the edges,” Nichtberger’s daughter, said she’s — and though she couldn’t quite @ajbafer It became clear to owner Steve he said. “That’s what my life has thankful for recent traffic because, put her finger on it — she said [email protected] MUSIC Music listening takes on new meaning in pandemic STUDENTS DISCUSS CHANGES IN the fourth quarter of 2019 to the first quarter natural resource conservation sophomore, Haley, meanwhile, picked up her old pop- LISTENING HABITS AND MUSICAL of 2020. developed a penchant for over the COVID- punk catalog, especially when studying at This uptick in usage could be attributed induced quiet time. home. She said it functioned as something to INTERESTS to increased interest in playlisting, something “When quarantine started, I was super into play in the background. Rachel Alexander, a 19-year-old UF music and making playlists for different moods,” she said. But even if the music wasn’t new, both By Heather Bushman “My favorite was ‘social dizzztancing’ said they experienced an added novelty in their Avenue Staff Writer because I was always exhausted back in March listening endeavors. and April.” Konjalwar dove deeper into her favorite For many, music pre-pandemic functioned Though music’s place in the day-to-day artists, digging into the entire discographies of partly as background noise in restaurants and has deteriorated, some have turned to leisurely favorites like Joni Mitchell and James Taylor. grocery stores or the soundtrack to the daily listening to fill the extra time on their hands. “I was discovering old music in a different commute. “During quarantine, I definitely spent more way,” she said. Now, with in-person classes canceled, hours listening to music than usual,” said Music has been proven to impact the psyche businesses limited and the public left mostly Saachi Konjalwar, an 18-year-old UF business in various capacities, and many have turned house-bound, the role of music in many’s day- administraion studies freshman. to it to cope with the chaos of the pandemic. to-day routines has shifted. Listening to music The decrease in social plans provided a Whether it’s metal music for an energy boost has become less of a passive experience and prime opportunity to listen to more music, in the middle of a slow workday, smooth jazz more of an intentional activity. and the specifics of what kind of music people to calm down after watching the news or a Megan Haley, a 20-year-old UF music were listening to varied significantly. Listeners trusted favorite to bring a sense of familiarity, sophomore, said with less to do and fewer seemed to gravitate toward one of two options: one thing is clear: Music affects mentality. reasons to leave the house, her music expand their tastes with new artists and genres “It’s my personal therapy,” Konjulwar said. consumption dropped. or frequent old favorites. COVID-19 has been the source of a “Now that I don’t drive as much, I don’t For Alexander, it was the former. whirlwind of change, with new protocols and listen to music as much,” she said. “I’ve gotten into some new genres like rap precautions constantly incorporated into daily Data from Spotify reflects this phenomenon, and experimental and have focused on listening routines. But through the turbulence, music with a dip in earnings reported at the end to a lot more BIPOC artists and branching out remains. of April. The company cited the change in Aubrey Bocalan // Alligator Staff in my tastes,” she said. “Music – whether playing or listening to morning habits (namely, the lack of them) as a Whether picking up old favorites, making But for others, like Haley and Konjalwar, it – always helps me ground myself and know primary factor for the decrease in activity. new discoveries or halting listening the latter was more appealing. that things are temporary,” Alexander said. Music no longer helped people get ready for altogether, many music lovers have Konjalwar said the familiarity of artists like the day because people weren’t getting ready altered their listening habits during the Taylor Swift and the Beatles, whose music was for the day at all. 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the CWC’s relationship with students, West year for a consultation and assessment referral said. team, totaling more than 20 new hires in three Student clients decreased 7% since 2018-19 She said the event’s announcement was years, Escoto said. The funding to create this met with backlash, but there were no negative new team was from money carried over from decides to do in the Spring before resuming in- comments during the Q&A session. previous years’ budgets. person counseling options, he said. UF plans CWC, from pg. 1 West said she wanted to inform students of These positions funded by the provost have to offer at least as many in-person class sec- the changes the center has made, especially its been guaranteed for the next two years, but allows students to withdraw from classes due tions in the Spring as were offered in Spring reduced wait times and that most poor expe- Escoto said he hopes to secure more funding to a health emergency; and Disability Resource 2020. riences with the center date back one or two from UF to permanently support these salaries. Center accomodations. A 20-year-old UF finance junior waited a years. The center’s grant money has disappeared The student said she returned to the CWC month to see someone at the CWC. She had “What they may have experienced is not in recent years. Escoto said that after grants a month later after beginning the medical drop been suffering from frequent panic attacks, necessarily what our center looks like today,” expired in the 2015-16 fiscal year, the CWC did process for Spring 2020. She found the coun- sometimes many times per day. West said. not allocate resources – both time and money selor who she had briefly met with to ask for The student said she was told by a counsel- In response to long wait times, Escoto said – to applying for more grants. a letter. or to download a breathing app on her phone. only about 6% of the 5,800 students who He said most grants are research-based, but She said the counselor realized then how No follow-up appointment was scheduled. reached out to the CWC during the 2018-19 the center provides a service. Searching for severe her problems were and offered to put The student was told the CWC could not help year were waitlisted for two weeks on average. grants applicable to the CWC would require her on a waiting list to see someone weekly her, as her treatment would require more than “In the context of the academic experience a position dedicated to just this cause. Esco- at the CWC. the six counseling sessions it could offer at the of a student, two weeks feels like a lot of time to sees this as resources that could be spent “Well, you could have done that when I time. to wait for an appointment,” he said. counseling students. told you I wanted to kill myself,” the student “There are good resources there,” she Escoto said he has been asked by UF to pre- “It would really work against the mission,” said. said. “I just think that there’s not enough, and pare for a state budget cut between 10% and he said. CWC director Escoto said he suspects more sometimes, it doesn’t match the severity of the 20%, about $1.3 million. A 21-year-old UF electrical engineering ju- students were lost in the shuffle when moving issue.” The center is in the midst of what Escoto nior scheduled a triage appointment, where to online counseling. He encouraged students She was referred to another mental health calls a “hiring freeze,” which is why these po- a counselor conducts a benchmark session who were disconnected from CWC services to professional in Gainesville by the center. sitions remain unfilled. with a new patient in order to create a treat- call the center and ask to be reconnected. In the meantime, she attended group ther- An 18-year-old UF nursing sophomore said ment plan, during Fall 2019 at the CWC. She The center operates on fees charged to on- apy sessions provided by the CWC, which she she visited the CWC last Spring semester. She found herself spacing out, whether it be during campus students. PaCE and online students said was a helpful part-time solution. told the counselor she experienced anxiety. school work or talking to friends, and wanted can choose to opt in to the fees. Escoto said this referral process is a stan- She said the CWC was unable to provide to see whether her symptoms needed treat- Escoto called the center’s health fee fund- dard operating procedure for the CWC. regular, one-on-one meetings with a coun- ment. ing unpredictable – he doesn’t know what the “There might be some experiences or con- selor. The CWC employee told her that her class- budget will look like for the next semester until ditions that we may not have somebody in Instead, she was offered sessions with a dif- es may just be too difficult and referred her to a few weeks into the current one. our team qualified to provide care for,” Escoto ferent case manager each week. After two or a UF study tip workshop at the Reitz Union. Drop/add week also makes an impact. said. three sessions, she said she became frustrated “She basically said, ‘Oh, well it’s highly un- Credit hours could be higher at the beginning CWC assistant director Rosa West, who and stopped going back. likely that you would have this if you made it of the semester and decrease as the semester oversees the center’s outreach efforts, is aware “They were trying to help me, but it was to UF,’ as if somebody couldn’t make it to UF continues, decreasing the center’s potential of criticism the CWC has received from stu- clear that they didn’t know how to,” she said. if they have mental issues,” the student said. budget. dents. Budget allocation for staff salaries has The junior said she feels as if UF, and what Escoto says this funding has not increased The most recent outreach push was aimed steadily increased. The CWC received an ad- she called its negligence of the service, is per student in the five years he has been direc- at Reddit, a site that hosts forums for a variety ditional $800,000 in state funding over the where the real problems lie. tor. of topics, including one dedicated to UF stu- past three years through the UF Provost Office, “Even though they say we care about your The proposed 2020-21 budget is projected dent life. The center hosted an “Ask Me Any- which was spent on 12 new counselors. mental health, or your health in general, half at about $7.5 million, Escoto said. thing” on Oct. 19 that focused on improving The center is still waiting to see what UF The center added 10 new counselors this the time it really does not seem that way,” the student said. She said the counselor accused her of look- ing for a drug prescription. Escoto said the CWC does not prescribe drugs to students, but counselors make refer- rals to UF Psychiatry services, located in the Student Health Care Center on Radio Road. Dr. Kishan Nallapula, the head of UF tele- mental health treatment, said if a student is requesting medical treatment, they should see a counselor who is able to refer them to the appropriate resource. “It’s not like just because somebody is ask- ing for medicine that they don’t get it,” he said. A 19-year-old UF psychology and English sophomore also made an appointment at the CWC in Spring 2020, after returning from Winter Break and having trouble readjusting to college. She said there was only one therapist avail- able and the weekly appointment conflicted with her class schedule. She said she was not offered to be put on a waitlist for individual sessions but was offered CWC group therapy and given papers to fill out to find a therapist in Gainesville. She said she felt overwhelmed by this and decided it wasn’t worth it. She found a therapist online during the summer and said it worked out. “I haven’t yet met anyone that has had a good experience with the CWC,” she said. “I don’t trust them both because of the experi- ence I had early this year and because I feel that they have not accomplished their goal of spreading mental health awareness across the UF campus.”

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FOOTBALL Joe, Shmoe: Move over Burrow, there’s a new Heisman in town By Payton Titus Wuerffel and Tim Tebow after all. Last week against Georgia, Trask became their last three games. And finally, the reign- Sports Writer Kyle Trask, a non-starter from Manvel, the first SEC quarterback to throw at least ing national champion Tigers are a measly Texas, population 11,535, has been dazzling four touchdowns in five consecutive games. 2-3. There are three bronze statues outside Ben crowds bigger than his hometown at the Di- This week against Arkansas, Trask threw for It feels safe to say there’s nothing but Hill Griffin Stadium near the skybox entrance: vision I level for more than a year. After fill- six touchdowns, five of which came in the smooth sailing left for the Gators until their one for each Heisman Trophy winner at the ing in for Florida’s then-starter Feleipe Franks first half. He broke Heisman finalist Tua Ta- presumptive SEC Championship game match- University of Florida. Three statues made to when he broke his ankle against Kentucky in govailoa’s conference record for touchdown up with No. 1 Alabama. These next four scale yet somehow larger than life. 2019, Trask secured the starting job and com- passes through the season’s first six games. games could serve as a fine opportunity for This Mount Rushmore of Gators football manded the national spotlight. With a schedule that included non-conference Trask to pad his Heisman resume come the was erected with private donor money in 2011 His performances against all SEC oppo- opponents like Duke, Southern Miss and New award’s finalists announcement on Dec. 24. and has been beguiling recruits ever since. nents this season have only turned up the Mexico State, Tagovailoa had 27 touchdown When the final whistle blows and the sun After a long and arduous nine years for brightness. Trask’s name, already in lights, passes. Trask has notched 28 against exclu- sets on the Gators’ regular season, it might be Florida fans, it’s looking like another quarter- glows more fervently than before with every sively SEC competition. time for Trask to break out the powder blue back could be joining Steve Spurrier, Danny program and conference record he claims. That number puts him in good Gators suit, jot down a victory speech and fire up his company as well. Saturday night’s perfor- computer to accept the 2020 Heisman Trophy mance saw Trask join Wuerffel and Tebow award virtually. But Anthony Richardson, one as the only UF quarterbacks to have multiple of Florida’s backup quarterbacks, doesn’t see seasons with 25 touchdown passes. the point in waiting until then. The only Heisman-winning quarterback in “Aye I’m not supposed to be on my the last 30 years that Trask is chasing in this phone,” Richardson tweeted at halftime on statistic is Lamar Jackson, who threw and ran Saturday. “But somebody tell them to give for 30 touchdowns in the first six games of his Kyle (Trask) the Heisman Trophy already!” 2016 campaign with the Louisville Cardinals. Trask, on the other hand, sang the same “I don’t know if he’s the frontrunner; I old tune Saturday night after the game. He’s don’t get to vote, so,” coach Dan Mullen told worried about tallying W’s, not collecting the media about Trask’s place in the Heisman bronze souvenirs. Trophy standings. “You can say, I think you When asked if he heard the crowd chant- have a vote, so if you want to say that, that’s ing “Trask for Heisman” under the glow of awesome. the stadium lights, Trask replied “Uhh, yeah I “We’ve been around this before. I think heard it, obviously. But, you know like I said, he’s a mature kid. The numbers stand.” we're just focused on winning games here.” In that same vein, Trask (2,171 passing While he might not be paying the numbers yards) only trails former BYU quarterback Ty or the accolades any mind, the rest of college Detmer (2,513) in passing yards through six football, its fans and the media are. His pro- games among Heisman-winning quarterbacks ductivity under center dumbfounds them. since 1990. Trask even surpassed former LSU The stats speak for themselves, and they quarterback and first overall pick Joe Burrow, say Trask is well on his way to lighting up cele- who had 2,157 at this point last season. bratory cigars with the likes of Joe “Burreaux” Courtesy to The Alligator The Gators’ remaining opponents include and the rest of the Heisman house. Gators quarterback Kyle Trask winds up to throw the football during Florida’s Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Tennessee and LSU. The Commodores are 0-6. The Wildcats are game versus Arkansas at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Nov. 14. After Saturday just shy of .500 (3-4), with their only wins night’s performance, many media members and Gators fans see Trask as the from Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Mississippi @petitus25 frontrunner for the 2020 Heisman Trophy award. State. The Volunteers are 2-4 and have lost [email protected]

SOCCER Florida bounced from SEC Tournament after loss to Missouri By Bryan Matamoros With none of her teammates check- Although the game was tied at 1-1 go- Sports Writer ing in for a pass, Florida defender Taylor ing into the break, Missouri held the up- Baksay tried forcing the ball through the per hand offensively through the opening Florida’s Susi Espinoza gave her team middle of the park. Missouri’s Bella Alessi 45 minutes. a fighting chance against Missouri in the was there to steal possession, though, and The Tigers registered 13 shots in the second round of the SEC Tournament on she charged right at the Gators until find- first half, with five of those hitting the Sunday. ing midfielder Macy Trujillo at the edge target. Florida, meanwhile, shot just four In a must-win game, the redshirt se- of the box. times, and only two of those were on nior keeper recorded a season-high seven Trujillo’s awkward first touch almost frame. saves, but the Gators offense wasn’t up to let her down, but the senior remained It was more of the same in the second par. Thirteenth-seeded UF was eliminated composed in front of UF’s net to give the half, as Missouri peppered Espinoza’s net, from the conference tournament after fall- Tigers a 1-0 lead. searching for the game-winning goal. ing 2-1 to the fifth-seeded Tigers at the Or- Florida answered back just four min- Mizzou finally broke through in the ange Beach Sportsplex in Alabama. utes later when forward Alivia Gonzalez 72nd minute when Alessi stuck out her The Gators played into the wind in the threaded the ball into Cassidy Lindley, foot to steer the ball under Espinoza’s first half, which affected their possession who made a surging run past Mizzou’s flailing limbs. in the game’s early stages. Instead of play- back line. The Gators pushed players forward in ing balls over the top, Florida resorted to Lindley squandered a one-on-one op- hopes of forcing overtime for the second- portunity in Florida’s 6-5 overtime victory straight game. However, Florida’s 26th short passes on the ground to penetrate Courtesy to The Alligator Missouri’s 3-4-3 shape. against Kentucky but didn’t let a similar season came to an anticlimactic end with Mizzou countered with a high press chance go to waste this time around. The Sunday night’s defeat to the Tigers. Goalkeeper Susi Espinoza dives for a save in the opening that flustered UF coming out of the back. junior forward dribbled around Tigers game of the SEC Tournament on Friday. After winning 6-5 In the 17th minute, the Tigers took advan- keeper Isabella Alessio and tapped the @bryan_2712 ball home for the equalizer. in overtime on Nov. 13, the Gators tournament hopes tage. [email protected] were dashed Sunday night when they lost to Missouri.

Gators golf alumnus Billy Gators open as 31-point favorite over Vanderbilt Follow us for updates Horschel shot 1-under-par For updates on UF athletics, overall last week at The Florida leads its all-time series with the Commodores 41-10-2. Circa Sports follow us on Twitter at has the Gators winning by 31 points in Nashville, Tennessee, on Nov. 21. Masters to tie for 38th and @alligatorSports or online at make the cut. www.alligator.org/sports MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 ALLIGATOR 11

FOOTBALL SWIMMING Current and former UF swimmers Gators prove offense is made a splash in the 2020 U.S. Open

more than just “Kyle to Kyle” By Sara Kate Dyson wins on Saturday. Friese beat out Smith by Sports Writer .02 seconds to take the win in the 100-me- By Brendan Farrell yard mark since totaling 118 against FSU in ter freestyle. Cancel closed out the compe- Sports Writer 2018. The Gators shined at the U.S. Open, tition with a win in the 200-meter butterfly. It was a good night for UF’s younger re- racking up eight medals by the end of the With the competition being broken up “Kyle to Kyle” has been the talk of the ceivers as well. Redshirt sophomores Justin three-day meet. into nine regional meets, the official results town in Gainesville ever since tight end Kyle Shorter and Jacob Copeland each caught a Eighteen current and five former Gators of the U.S. Open were not decided until all Pitts’ breakout year in 2019 with Kyle Trask touchdown pass. Freshman Xzavier Hender- swimmers traveled to Sarasota, Florida, to regions finished their events. After that, the times from each were compared and under center. son caught his first touchdown as a Gator compete in the 2020 Toyota U.S. Open on Thursday. compiled to determine who would medal However, with Pitts out for the foresee- and had 62 receiving yards. Due to concerns regarding COVID-19 in each event. able future with a concussion and nose sur- Florida’s ability to distribute the ball to and travel, this year’s U.S. Open looked In the end, Finke earned the gold in the gery, there were questions about what the a wide range of targets wasn’t unique to different than usual. Rather than holding 1,500-meter freestyle with a final time of Gators’ offense would look like, especially Saturday, either. The Gators have 12 play- the competition in one location, the meet 15:09.14 and the silver in both the 800-me- after only scoring six points against Georgia ers who have caught at least five passes this was broken up into nine different regions ter freestyle (7:53.05) and 400-meter indi- in the second half last week. season, and eight of them have at least 100 around the country. The Gators dominated vidual medley (4:18.08). Smith picked up Consider those questions answered. receiving yards. That group includes four in the Sarasota region. two gold medals in the 200-meter freestyle Trask tossed six touchdown passes for wideouts, two running backs and two tight Thursday brought the first day of com- (1:47.29) and 400-meter freestyle (3:48.78) the second time this season, and 10 differ- ends. petition, which only featured the 800-me- events and bronze in the 800-meter free- style (8:00.05). Beach earned the silver in ent players combined for 27 catches for 385 In other words, Florida has a multitude of ter freestyle event. The Gators took the top-three spots in the regional competition the 200-meter backstroke (2:00.21), and yards in No. 6 Florida’s 63-35 win over Ar- ways to beat opposing defenses. Mullen and while four swimmers notched Olympic Lochte took the bronze in the 200-meter kansas. offensive coordinator Brian Johnson have a Trial cut times. Robert Finke took the win, individual medley (2:01.05). “We’ve known this ever since fall camp seemingly endless number of different skill while Kieran Smith and Alfonso Mestre fol- The men will be back in action on Nov. about how many different weapons we sets at their disposal to create mismatches. lowed closely in second and third. Both 18 for another three-day competition at the have,” Trask said. “Even when we had Pitts Even without Pitts, the Gators still have Smith, who finished second, and Mestre, Auburn Invitational. in there, a lot of people like to double team Shorter (6-foot-5) and Grimes (6-foot-4) who who finished third, set personal records in and try to shut him down and leave other can be big targets for Trask and win jump the event. @sarakatedyson guys one-on-one. But this week, everybody balls. Senior Kadarius Toney has a team- On Friday, the Gators picked up six [email protected] did a great job stepping up, beating their high 36 catches and is lethal in the open regional wins out of eight events. Smith matchups, and making plays on the ball.” field. They have a pair of running backs in earned the top time in both the 200- and 400-meter free. Finke picked up another Sophomore Keon Zipperer filled in at redshirt junior Malik Davis (267 yards) and win in the 400-meter individual medley, tight end for Pitts, and he performed admi- redshirt freshman Nay’Quan Wright (134) and Clark Beach got his first event win in rably. Zipperer hauled in three passes for 47 who can be dangerous in the passing game the 100-meter backstroke. yards and two touchdowns. when matched against linebackers. Former Gators Ryan Lochte and Enzo “You’re down Kyle Pitts, great playmak- “Credit to Florida,” Arkansas defensive Martinez-Scarpe also notched wins. Lochte er, but (Kemore) Gamble and Zipperer step coordinator Barry Odom, who was Arkan- got the top spot in the 200-meter individual up and have really good games,” coach Dan sas’ acting head coach after coach Sam Pit- medley, and Martinez-Scarpe got it in the Mullen said. “The wideouts did a really nice tman tested positive for COVID-19, said. 50-meter freestyle. job and Kyle Trask did a really good job dis- “They’re really, really explosive and an ex- The final day of competition kicked off tributing the ball, not getting panicky, taking perienced team, and they probably deserve with another Finke regional win, this time in the 1,500-meter freestyle. He finished what they were going to give us all night.” every accolade and ranking that they’ve got- 26 seconds ahead of the next swimmer, Courtesy to The Alligator Senior wideout Trevon Grimes led all ten.” earning another Olympic Trial cut. Beach Gators swimmer Kieran Smith comes up Florida receivers with a season-high 109 earned one more win alongside an Olympic to breathe while swimming breaststroke. yards and a couple of touchdowns. Saturday @Bfarrell727 Trial cut in the 200-meter backstroke. was the first time Grimes eclipsed the 100- [email protected] Eric Friese and Miguel Cancel picked up Smith medaled in three events at the 2020 U.S. Open this weekend. Suite Life on Declan Firing Becky Burleigh would be a ridiculous overreaction lorida soccer’s 6-5 comeback victory over Kentucky on Friday quelled with the staff’s decision to play a weakened squad for the final game against pleas to fire head coach Becky Burleigh in favor of adoration toward the Missouri, meant UF was at full strength for just half of the regular season. team’s performance. Florida couldn’t be expected to lose its most potent offensive player and However, unless UF becomes the first 12-seed to win the SEC Tour- midfield fulcrum, Deanne Rose and Carina Baltrip-Reyes, and continue the nament, it will end the season on the heels of its worst campaign in season at an identical level. Fprogram history, followed by a long offseason for Burleigh’s seat to simmer for The team competed fiercely without these core contributors, losing by one the first time in her tenure. goal on three occasions, including a gut-wrenching double-overtime loss to Pillars of Florida’s online fandom, InAllKindsOfWeather.com and RayGa- Declan Walsh Vanderbilt. tor’s Swamp Gas, have called for a new manager, and many on Gators Twitter Twitter: @dawalsh_UF And while UF’s results in the last few seasons haven’t quite matched Bur- have criticized UF performances this season. Email: [email protected] leigh’s lofty expectations, notions that she hasn’t lived up to the “Gator stan- Alhough the Gators lost to Missouri on Sunday, calls to sack Burleigh are dard” are more indicative of an entitled fan base than Burleigh’s supposed short-sighted and ludicrous. failures. 2020 and the pandemic don’t invalidate criticism of Burleigh, and I have plenty of The Gators were 11-9-1 in 2019, but it’s important to note four of Florida’s losses came issues with her management this season. I believe Florida was tactically stubborn this against top-10 opponents. UF finished fourth in the SEC, and its loss in the NCAA Tourna- season, taking far too long adjusting to a more direct, progressive style of play. Set-piece ment came against a ranked USF team. Even in 2018, the program’s worst season to that defending was atrocious, with UF’s opponents consistently finding gaps in its zonal mark- point, Burleigh finished .500 in the SEC and led the Gators to a conference championship ing. game. Through her goal-scoring prowess and technical ability, senior Parker Roberts has In the 23 years prior Burleigh has presided over Florida, she has served as the pinnacle demonstrated over the last three games she should have played in a more advanced role. of consistency and excellence, posting a winning record in the SEC every season by a But the tribulations UF faced this season are ones no manager could prepare for, and comfortable margin and consistently dancing deep into the NCAA Tournament. too much stock placed in this campaign undermines this staff’s consistent excellence in With the resources and support UF sports receive, relative to the rest of the country, Gainesville. Gators fans are fully justified in having high expectations. In September, the program’s positive tests canceled its first game against Missouri, But it’s important to prevent recency bias from clouding their judgments and throwing and the Gators were largely unable to practice for two weeks. Given the elite fitness and gold, or in this case, a coach who is sixth all time in win percentage, in the trash. A sea- skill required to play soccer, a fortnight away from the game is devastating. son doesn’t make a manager, and while this year has been unacceptable, that shouldn’t Positive cases and injuries meant Florida missed seven players in its loss against South discount the decades of elite soccer provided by Burleigh. Carolina, five against Tennessee and two against Kentucky. These absences, coupled 12 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020

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