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VOLUME 107 ISSUE 9 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 LOCAL Labor Daze festival serves working class SHELBY WEBB “Last year, it was half of what you Alligator Staff Writer see here,” the UF food and resource economics Ph.D. student said. “It’s Visitors could hear the laugh- been an exponential growth.” ter before they saw the 25-foot-tall He said the success stemmed climbing wall towering over the from Ingle and her husband. They downtown plaza. established the festival last year to The second annual Labor Daze unify the county’s various progres- Fest, hosted at Bo Diddley Commu- sive groups in a fun way. nity Plaza, drew a crowd of about This year, Ingle felt the Labor 2,000 people to celebrate the Labor Day celebration encompassed her Day weekend, said event organizer original goal. Trisha Ingle. The event showcased “We covered all of the bases,” she progressive groups and city ven- said. “We can celebrate the working dors alongside community organiz- people at the same time in the same ers who focused on services for the place.” working class. Ingle wasn’t the only person Across the plaza, girls no older thrilled with the event’s success. than 6 years old cartwheeled in Lisa Labbe, 50, smiled behind the the stubby grass while Occupy Gainesville Area Chapter of the Na- Gainesville members sat nearby fan- tional Organization for Women tent. ning themselves with clipboards. She said she collected more than two Students for a Democratic Society full pages of email addresses from in- was stationed near a potted-plant terested attendants and was happy to vendor, and an Obama for America reach out to the working community. tent sat next to a Hula-Hoop seller. “I loved getting to talk to every- Jose Soto, president of UF’s Grad- one about issues that are important to John McLaughlin / Alligator uate Assistants United, said this me,” Labbe said. Angel Gabrial, left, a teacher for the UF club Objects in Motion, gives Jason Winfrey, 7, some tips year’s festival was bigger and better Contact Shelby Webb at swebb@ on juggling during a Labor Day festival at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza on Sunday night. than the last. alligator.org. Turlington Dancer banned from UF Opening-game ejections KELLY PRICE those people who shoot peo- ings occur is because lonely fewer than last year Alligator Contributing Writer ple up,” Kane said Thursday. individuals go crazy and start ◗ POLICE EJECTED 35 PEOPLE ejections on Saturday were alcohol According to a UPD report, plotting revenge on society. AND ARRESTED TWO. possession and fans standing on Turlington Plaza has no- Kane “made a threatening But bystander Tammy Tang seats. ticeably been down one pair statement” while on Turling- told police a different story, ac- This year’s game saw a decrease of hot shorts lately. ton Plaza on Aug. 24 at about cording to the UPD report. CHRIS ALCANTARA in ejections and arrests compared On Aug. 24, Dennis Kane noon. Police offi cers began Kane “was just shout- Alligator Writer to last year’s season opener against — also known as “the Turling- searching campus for Kane at ing out about how he has no Florida Atlantic University. ton dancer” — said he woke about 3 p.m. friends, the universe is mean- As thousands of fans battled the On opening day in 2011, police heat to catch the fi rst game of the ejected 53 people, issued four civil up “a little more edgy” than “I started making the ingless and that we are all usual. idiots,” Tang wrote in a state- 2012 Florida Gators football season, citations and arrested three people connection between University Police and Gainesville — two for battery on a law enforce- So when the 37-year-old ment. Police offi cers had their share of sta- ment offi cer and one for alcohol started seeing students paying them and those people She wrote that she and her who shoot people up.” dium ejections and arrests. possession. None of the arrests in- more attention to their phones friends began feeling uncom- At the UF-Bowling Green State volved UF students, according to a than to their peers, his mind Dennis Kane fortable when Kane said, “I Turlington dancer University game on Saturday, po- UPD-archived press release. began reeling, starting a train should just get a gun and start lice ejected a total of 35 people from As part of a Gainesville city ordi- of thought that would end Kane said he had been shooting people.” Ben Hill Griffi n Stadium, including nance prohibiting alcohol inside the with University Police tres- shouting to about 60 people Tang, a 19-year-old UF stu- the arrests of two UF students. stadium, police will continue to is- According to a UPD press re- sue citations to people caught with passing him from campus. regarding the importance of dent, could not be reached for lease, police issued six civil cita- alcohol instead of arresting them, “I started making the con- being nice to one another. He comment. nection between them and SEE DANCER, PAGE 4 tions for alcohol possession inside according to the release. said the reason mass shoot- the stadium. Contact Chris Alcantara at calcan- The most common reasons for [email protected].

Today 90/72 Downtown festival draws Gators of all ages Driskel Named Starting Quarterback: FORECAST 2 CROSSWORD 11 The festival will be held before home games, pg 3. Coach Will Muschamp announced Jeff Driskel OPINIONS 6 SPORTS 13 Tea for two almost ends in explosive affair as Florida’s starting quarterback against Texas CLASSIFIEDS 9 A man allegedly threatened to burn down a house, pg 8. 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Alligator Contributing Writer lina. “It’s great for families,” Mason KATHRYN VARN Attendees smiled until the The event brought together said. “But if you don’t have kids, Alligator Contributing Writer end of “The Most Wonder- Clad in a Gators shirt and fol- groups from alumni to baby Gators. you can still go buy a beer, sit on the ful Egg in the World,” which lowing a half step behind his moth- Elderly couples in orange and blue plaza and listen to music.” Gainesville residents was about three chickens er, 3-year-old Isaac Searcy babbled strode together hand in hand as Live tunes on Bo Diddley Com- laughed hard, clapped hard who were competing for their in his tiny toddler way about his toddlers waited eagerly for custom- munity Plaza entertained an audi- and sometimes gasped hard kingdom’s crown by laying favorite football team. made balloon hats. ence on the lawn. Couples danced over the crackle of projectors Searcy and his family, alongside the most perfect egg. “We’ve been near Hula-Hooping children. Com- Sunday night to watch “The about 3,000 UF students, Gainesville to these festivals munity vendors sold UF-inspired English senior Sarah Gong Show,” a collection of residents and Gators fans, attended about six times apparel and jewelry, drawing in Keenan, 21, said her favorite United Downtown to enjoy the b e f o r e h a n d , ” Gators fans. Area artists painted short films that showcased film was “Bill Cosby on Prej- community atmosphere and cel- said Jennison fresh canvases on the street, show- UF’s Curation as Production udice,” which showed Cosby ebrate the home team in the streets Searcy, 37, Issac’s casing their work. class. smoking a cigar and throw- of downtown Gainesville. mother. “I feel At the end of the street stood a The class, which is being ing insults at various demo- The free, family-friendly event, like I always run giant Gator-head bounce house to offered for the first time this graphics. It got gonged fairly hosted by United Way of North Mason into my friends fascinate young Florida fans. Its Fall, was created to bolster early amid an uproar of boos, Central Florida, was the kickoff and families of jaws snapped shut, chomping down Gainesville’s vibrant film but Beebe, who was running event for the 2012 football season. his friends from school. It’s a great as kids jumped as high as their little scene and to teach students The organization is continuing the the projectors, decided to community event.” legs could take them. how to organize and curate event after a successful run last About 50 vendors came out for For Isaac and his family, the keep playing the film. their own shows. year. Friday night’s festival, said Debbie event was a way to celebrate The “I wish I’d seen a little There are three more of the Mason, president and CEO of the Gator Nation, and they said they Students will plan their events scheduled throughout the United Way of North Central Flor- plan to keep coming to the events. own shows throughout the more of some, I wish remainder of the season. The events ida. Food trucks lined the end of the “I came here because it was a semester, but “The Gong I’d seen a little less of will happen the Fridays before the festival alongside restaurants, and Gator night,” Isaac said, staring at Show” was a collective effort some. But it turned out Gators play Kentucky, Louisiana attendees milled in and out of stores the bounce house. to kick off the class’ events. well.” The class picked 111 16mm Roger Beebe short films from a collection Florida Experimental Film and in the Turlington Hall base- Video Festival artistic director ment and showed them at The Backyard at Boca Fiesta There will be events almost and Palomino. The audience every week until the end of chose the lineup by voting the semester, Beebe said. and by striking a gong to The next show will be Ex- move to the next film. perimental Karaoke on Sept. The idea is based off of a 12 in the same location. The 1970s comedy show by the event will feature “end-of- same title, said Roger Beebe, the-spectrum” films with ka- professor of the class and raoke jams, he said. Florida Experimental Film While the films in Sun- and Video Festival artistic di- day’s event were vastly dif- rector. ferent in nature, Beebe said While most films were he was happy with the result struck down quickly, audi- and that it helped set the tone ence members saw “Kama for the rest of the semester. Sutra Rides Again” until the “I wish I’d seen a little end, watching as an animat- more of some,” he said. “I ed mustached man and his wish I’d seen a little less Aundre Larrow / Alligator Staff wife had sex in contorted po- of some. But it turned out Cornhole in One sitions. well.” UF students Melissa Del Toro, left, and Mariana Hernandez, right, play cornhole before Saturday’s game. 4, ALLIGATOR � TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 gator growl Josh Turner to perform at Gator Growl UF utilizes mul- JULIA GLUM Alligator Staff Writer

tiple platforms to Get ready to go country at Gator Growl this year. Country musician Josh Turner alert community will play Gator Growl 2012, which ◗ A STUDY FOUND OTHER 30 incident, UPD decides on is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Nov. 9 UNIVERSITIES DON’T which media the alert should at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. MAKE AS MUCH USE OF be displayed. This year’s theme is “United In addition to text and We Growl” and aims to honor SOCIAL MEDIA. Twitter, there is a Facebook military members for their work page for UF Alerts. in keeping the country safe, ac- KATHERINE HAHN A speaker system in al- cording to the event website. Alligator Contributing Writer most every classroom and Gator Growl, often called the office on campus can also largest student-run pep rally in When two men and a gun broadcast audio alerts. the nation, has brought many fa- were spotted in a Shands at UF’s InformaCast system mous performers to Gainesville. UF garage last week, cell- has been in place for about These include Jerry Seinfeld, Bill phones all over campus a year, Emergency Manage- Cosby and Dane Cook, according started buzzing with rapid- ment Coordinator Kenneth to the site. fire UF Alert text messages Allen said. Turner has released five stu- and emails. The messages are based dio albums. A study released last on prewritten templates, he His latest, “Punching Bag,” week by mStoner and Slover said. debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Linett Strategies found that Abbreviations are used to Top Country Albums chart. The many colleges aren’t fully fit the information within text record has also cracked the Bill- utilizing social media ­ — es- message character limits. board 200’s Top 5. pecially when there’s a cri- If students aren’t getting “We think he’s a fantastic art- sis happening, according to text alerts, Allen recommend- ist for the campus, the commu- more than half of the 1,187 ed they check the emergency nity, and we really think he’s the respondents. contact information they en- best artist for this year’s theme,” But UF makes an effort to tered on UF’s websites. said Director of Public Relations get emergency messages out First-year mechanical en- Sean Quinn. quickly in as many ways as gineering graduate student Turner’s performance will join possible, Bruce Floyd, UF so- Zhiwei Huang, 26, said he the Gator Growl lineup, which cial media specialist, said. thinks the way UF sends its includes a to-be-announced com- The university uses the alerts is effective. edy act, fireworks and the Para- InformaCast system, which Huang said he doesn’t Commandos skydiving team. The allows the same sentences to mind getting multiple mes- Dazzlers, UF cheerleaders and be sent in different ways. sages during crises because the Gator football team’s seniors Police dispatchers have they’re always about some- will make appearances as well. access to the system, Floyd thing important. Tickets can be purchased said. “It’s always good to know through gatorgrowl.org. They are “Some people might not when something bad is hap- set for $15 for students and $25 get a text message, but they pening around you,” he for alumni and guests. get the tweet,” he said. said. Contact Julia Glum at jglum@ Brett Le Blanc / File Photo In situations like the Aug. alligator.org. Joel McHale performs at Gator Growl 2011 in Ben Hill Griffin Sta- dium. Gator Growl 2012 will take place at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9. Kane: “I have other things to focus on” dancer, from page 1 Officers at the scene made the tres- tomed to seeing Kane on cam- passing call. pus this summer wearing scanty, After the speech, Kane said he “We assess the nature of the bright ensembles. He was shocked stayed “happily” on Turlington threat, and that was what was to hear Kane was trespassed from Plaza until about 2 p.m. He then done in this case,” he said. “Be- UF, he said. moved near the Reitz Union Col- cause there was no crime commit- “Someone dancing in the back- onnade. ted, anyone else would likely re- ground is completely different At about 3:30 p.m., Kane said a ceive the same punishment.” than a guy in my face telling me police officer on bike approached Kane said he doesn’t know how I’m going to hell,” Viera said, ref- him and asked what he talked his words were misconstrued. erencing the religious speakers of- about earlier on Turlington Plaza. “What I do is so abnormal that ten on Turlington Plaza. Kane said he was confused at the sometimes I feel guilty about mak- Kane said he would like to get time; the UPD report says he was ing people feel very uncomfort- back onto UF’s campus. He’s ap- cooperative. Eventually, Kane able,” Kane said. pealing the trespass charge. But he said, five officers were questioning At Panera Bread on Thursday said he thinks Santa Fe College or him. night, a few students asked Kane his previous home by University “Where I was at the time, there what happened. of California, Los Angeles would was no way to defend myself — no “Do you think it was a hate be good alternatives. witnesses,” he said. crime?” asked Richard Viera, a “If I was the kind of person Eventually Officer Daymon 20-year-old political science se- who ultimately gave a crap, maybe Kizzar told Kane he had to stay off nior. I’d have more to say,” he said. “It’s of UF’s campus for three years, ac- “I’m not a piece of crap like like if someone is paralyzed on one David Carr / File Photo cording to the report. everyone thinks I am,” Kane re- side of their body, the other side Dennis Kane, 37, known as “the Turlington dancer,” has been tres- UPD spokesman Maj. Brad sponded. “I deserve better treat- can be really strong. I have other passed from UF’s campus for three years. He is appealing the charges. Barber said the department hasn’t ment than that.” avenues and other things to focus had problems with Kane before. Viera said he became accus- on.” TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 � ALLIGATOR, 5 Obama uses Reddit to answer questions about policies, beer KATHRYN VARN tion from Hilary Lee, an unem- that is growing and creating solid for a couple minutes, and it is in his year, candidates’ digital engage- Alligator Contributing Writer ployed 26-year-old Northwestern middle-class jobs — and that’s why mind more than it was before he ment is under even more scrutiny. University Law School graduate. the choice in this election is so im- started,” she said. As of press time, the president President Barack Obama talk- “I understand how tough it is portant.” Obama’s online presence was has about 19 million followers on ed student loans, space program out there for recent grads,” Obama It was nothing groundbreaking, credited by many in 2008 for con- Twitter while Romney has about funding and beer in an unconven- wrote. “But the key for your future, Lee said, but still exciting. necting with young voters and 1 million. Obama has about 28.2 tional interview on the Internet last and all our futures, is an economy “He did have to think about it pushing them to the polls. This million likes on Facebook as op- week. posed to Romney’s 6.2 million. The Users of social news website president has 1.2 million Instagram reddit.com were invited to “ask followers, but Romney has about him anything,” giving ordinary 32,000. people — including some UF stu- Politics aside, 20-year-old graph- dents — a chance to pick the presi- ic design junior and Reddit user Ja- dent’s brain. With this, Obama and son McDade saw Obama’s Internet his team broke into yet another interaction as a nice gesture. social media outlet, joining profiles “It’s a neat little way to reach on sites like Facebook, Twitter and out,” McDade said. “I definitely Tumblr. He leads Republican can- think that as a whole, it was a posi- didate Mitt Romney in social me- tive thing.” dia use, according to adage.com. UF materials science and en- Q & A with the POTUS gineering junior Patrick Terry, 20, submitted a series of questions Q: “What is the first thing you’ll do during the Obama AMA. But none on November 7th, win or lose?” made the cut — the president only A: “Win or lose, I’ll be thanking answered 10 questions. everybody who is working so hard - Terry, who moderates a especially all the volunteers in field Gainesville subreddit, sees the offices all across the country, and AMA as a campaign move. But the amazing young people in our he said it could further legitimize campaign offices.” Reddit as a source of information, depending on whether or not “it Q: “Who’s your favourite Basket- becomes a regular election stop.” ball player? It may be. On Monday, Liber- A: “Jordan - I’m a Bulls guy.” tarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson announced he will hold Q: “What’s the recipe for the White his second AMA on Reddit Sept. House’s beer?” 11. A: “It will be out soon! I can tell AP Photo In his AMA, Obama addressed from first hand experience, it is President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign stop at the Living History Farms on Saturday in student loans and post-graduate tasty.” job prospects in response to a ques- Urbandale, Iowa. He leads Republican opponent Mitt Romney in social media popularity. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG/OPINIONS

Editorial B---h Bad How rappers start national discussions anguage is a funny thing. There are as many hard rules about it as there are soft understandings. LSo, what happens when rappers end up having pretty seri- ous discussions about name-calling? Lupe Fiasco recently released a song titled “B---h Bad.” He invites fans to join him in analyzing the consequences of using the word “b---h.” Some of his lyrics include: “It doesn’t really matter if they have parental clearance They understand the Internet better than their parents Now being the Internet, the content’s probably uncensored They’re young, so they’re malleable and probably unmen- tored A complicated combination, maybe with no relevance Until that intelligence meets their favorite singer’s prefer- ence ‘Bad b---hes, bad b---hes, bad b---hes That’s all I want and all I like in life is bad b---hes, bad b--- hes.’” Fiasco is attempting to open up a dialogue about how young girls and boys are witnessing the usage of “b---h” in the overper- meating nature of pop culture. “I think it’s something that’s very subtle — the idea of it, the ‘bad b---h’ — it’s very subtle but it defi nitely has some destruc- Column tive elements to it,” Lupe said in a conversation with “RapFix Live.” “It has some troubling elements to it. Especially when you look at who it’s being marketed towards. That’s why we put the Financial aid: the gift that keeps on giving children in the video.” The kids in the video are living in separate worlds. A young very UF student’s favorite email is the one stating, “Fi- It is awesome to know that our boy sees his mom singing along to lines like “N----s, I’m a bad nancial Aid has been disbursed to your account.” Many government supports the avail- b---h/ And I’m that b---h/ Something that’s far above average,” of the social networking updates I read last weekend ability of higher education to any- relayedE the excitement of fi nally receiving these funds. one who desires it. and the young girls see rappers praising dancers while yelling derogatory terms at them. Which of these worlds is OK? Let’s start by appreciating the fact that a number of fed- However, even with grants Kanye West took to Twitter this weekend to open his own eral programs are inclined to support our generation’s stu- and scholarships, some students dents. Florida’s Bright Futures program is an excellent one Anayo Ordu are required to borrow additional conversation about it. [email protected] He tweeted: “I usually never tweet questions but I struggle for rewarding high school achievement with monetary sup- funds in order to afford textbooks, with this so here goes... Is the word B---H acceptable?”, “To be port for higher education. housing fees and other expenses more specifi c, is it acceptable for a man to call a woman a b---h We should also be thrilled to know that funding for Fed- associated with school. even if it’s endearing?” and “Even typing it in question form it’s eral Pell Grants is set to increase under President Obama’s What baffl es me is how some students take out loans to still feels harsh?” Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. pay for things like cars, scooters, Greek-organization chapter There’s probably never a great time to call someone a b---h. Also, after much lobbying, plans to double student loan dues, shopping sprees or other unnecessary and outrageous It’s a term that, traditionally, is used in a derogatory manner. interest rates in July were successfully halted. I’m most cer- expenses. Recently, though, female music artists such as Lady Gaga and tainly appreciative, but I’ll save my political talk for a differ- The debate begins over what one man considers a neces- Nicki Minaj have been using it in songs, perhaps in an attempt to ent column. sity and what another sees as a luxury. Although many feel reclaim it for themselves. Language is also a complicated thing. The facts are pretty simple: A college education costs some things are vital for the college experience, are they re- Does the conversation started by these two rap artists include money. ally worth putting yourself into debt? the full scope of what’s respectable to call a woman? Or should it Finances are needed for tuition, textbooks, technology No. start with how women refer to themselves? and the expense of living and eating away from home for My suggestion is to avoid taking out a loan unless you What we need to do is keep in mind who we’re calling what. possibly the fi rst time. have exhausted all other options. Language is a helpful thing. It lets us label, describe and add Ideally, one of the main reasons we go to college is to If you simply want something but can’t afford it, please detail. Just be careful of how you use it. make an investment in ourselves and our futures. With this, don’t take out a student loan to pay for it. The thing about No one wants Kanye to go on another Twitter rant about we hope to be able to live the types of lifestyles we desire, these loans is once you start taking them, they become harder anything, so let’s just keep it cool. whatever they may be. to decline each semester. We are creatures of habit, so doing Through tuition waivers, scholarships and grants, some something a couple of times only makes it easier to contin- students are fortunate enough to receive so much help that ue. their tuition and fees are paid and extra money is left over. If you are fortunate enough to have fi nancial aid refunded Reader response Instead of magically disappearing, the fi nances refund in the to you, use it wisely. Set it aside for essentials you know you Today’s question: Do you listen to Josh Turner’s music? form of cold, hard cash into personal bank accounts. will have to pay for such as meals or housing payments. However, in a land of equal opportunity, how fi tting is Start learning how to save now. You never know when an it that so many of these funds are so easily given out when emergency expense may arise. Friday’s question: Will you buy tickets to 39% YES every student’s need has not been fully met? Financial aid keeps on giving. Too bad it doesn’t always the UF Performing Arts performances? Even with numerous sources of fi nancial aid, many other give what’s good. 61% NO students do not have their costs completely covered. What’s Whether it specifi cally gives you lots of savings, accumu- 103 TOTAL VOTES worse is when fi nancial aid funds are spent on items that lated loan interest, stress, pressure, confusion or judgment, Vote or post a message at www.alligator.org aren’t school costs. Financial aid merely becomes “free mon- learn to use the government and other sponsors’ money ey” to be spent frivolously on anything a student chooses. wisely. Erin Jester Sarah Kinonen Sami Main This leads me to the gift and curse that is the student Anayo Ordu is an advertising sophomore at UF. Her column EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR loan. normally runs on Tuesdays.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 § ALLIGATOR, 7 UWire UWire Boy Scouts’ anti-gay policy abhorrent A few untempered s a former Eagle Scout, I Instead, the BSA continues to Aaron Koenig M y was shocked to learn of conflate homosexuality with pe- UWire troop was the Boy Scouts of Ameri- dophilia among its adult volun- privileged tweets ruin Twitter ca’sA decision to uphold discrimi- teers, whether the BSA will admit to have its natory membership standards to it or not. meeting place in a local elemen- that exclude LGBTQ youth and This is an unworthy slight and tary school. for the whole world volunteers from the organiza- discourages parents who are ac- I participated in the Eagle tion. tive as scout leaders from valuing Project of a scout who organized ave you noticed how Randi Reeder news outlets now in- I protest the unwillingness of their children’s chosen identities a birdhouse-building project for clude tweets as part UWire the National Executive Board to in the private “introductions and students. If homophobia contin- ofH the news? Many newscasts make the deliberation of its re- discussions” the BSA suggests ues to define national BSA policy, now talk about celebrity Twit- are forever tied to “that tweet.” view committee public, which parents have with their children however, valuable partnerships ter accounts and any tweet These types of postings have has only promoted inaction on about sexuality. between public schools and local that is outrageous enough to been happening on Twitter this issue and discredited scouts Moreover, the organization scouting will be put into jeop- comment on. It seems as if for quite some time and have everywhere. has well-established, existing ardy. a person can’t get through a been making headline news, Scouting in my local troop has safeguards to protect its scouts, The New York City public single news report on the TV along with negatively affect- had an indelible influence on my such as two-deep adult leader- school system barred its doors or read an article in the paper ing those who use the social life, and I am grateful to the adult ship and extensive youth protec- to scout troops in the wake of without hearing about a re- media tool in the wrong way. leaders who mentored me, taught tion training. BSA v. Dale, and more bans will cent tweet from “so-and-so.” Back in 2010, Aussie swim- me and dedicated their time and The BSA believes that it is surely be implemented this year. Honestly, who cares? Better mer Stephanie Rice tweeted effort to assist in opening doors speaking for a majority of parents It would make me angry to see yet, why should I care? “suck on that faggots” after to the outdoors, to community and volunteers in its decision. my own troop become a pariah Twitter, like Facebook, Australia beat South Africa at service, to their workplaces and This may be true, but the BSA and lose some of the respect that is a great communica- rugby. In recent times, she has to fun. Scouting introduced me has not made its process open the Boy Scouts have traditionally tion tool if used properly. been under fire for posting a to other people my age and kept to input, instead falling back on been accorded as a result of the But when mishandled, “racy” picture of herself wear- some of us together for more than cryptic and discouraging state- closed-door decisions of a small things can go terribly wrong. ing a two-piece swimsuit that 10 years. ments like, “the introduction of committee. Some examples of out-of- left little to the imagination. Scouting can be a wonderful a resolution is procedural and I feel that I can no longer pub- line tweets can be seen with During the 2008 Beijing Olym- influence on the lives of young handled with respect but does licly associate myself with the the recent London Olympics. pics, Twitter did not have as people. It encourages children to not indicate the organization is BSA. With more than 150 mil- big of a role as it did in this be active in their communities, to ‘reviewing a policy’ or signal a When — and I believe the lion tweets about the Olym- year’s Olympics. “There were find role models and to become change in direction.” change to be inevitable — the BSA pics posted during the 16 more tweets in a single day connected with nature. The 10th point of the Scout amends its membership policy, I days of the games, Twit- than during the entire 2008 The organization is composed Law states that scouts are brave. will be its foremost advocate. ter was declared the win- Beijing Games,” Twitter reps of more than 2.7 million youth Its national leadership is not. Eagle Scouts are told regularly ner in what some are call- wrote in a blog post. members, each of whom is in the Those individuals hide behind that the responsibilities of the ing the “Social Olympics.” My favorite part about the process of maturing into a man. the 2000 Boy Scouts of America rank do not end with adulthood, There were about 80,000 aftermath of these rash and To ostracize any one of them, v. Dale court decision that allows and I do not intend to absolve Olympic tweets per minute senseless tweets is the “I’m which the organization has done the BSA, as a private organiza- myself of my duty. published after Usain Bolt sorry” tweet afterward. All directly in the past, on the basis of tion, to set its own membership For my love of scouting, and won the gold medal in the three athletes above tweeted his developing sexual identity, or policies for the protection of its per my duty as a lifelong scout, 200-meter final, according to their apologies, with Rice to passively highlight his “devia- “expressive message.” I intend to protest the policies of information given by Twitter apologizing to the public in tion” from the norm of behavior According to the Supreme the national organization until in an article for Australian pa- a tearful news conference. in scouting is unconscionable. Court, I have been affiliated with they change. I encourage other per The Age. Well, if you weren’t care- The BSA should look to its (in- an organization for most of my people whose lives have been The tweets started with less with your actions, you dependently operated) counter- life that has anti-LGBTQ advo- touched by scouting to do the Greek triple jumper Voula Pa- wouldn’t have anything to part, Girl Scouts of America, to cacy as a primary reason for its same. pachristou, who tweeted a rac- pretend to be sorry for. They learn what it means to be tolerant existence. Aaron Koenig is a columnist ist comment mocking African are not sorry for what they of differences while advocating Lord Baden-Powell, founder at The Dartmouth at Dartmouth immigrants on her personal said; they are sorry they for and empowering its mem- of the scout movement, would be College. Twitter account. Papachristou got slammed for the tweet. bers. surprised. was expelled from Greece’s As always, the few ruin it for Olympic team for saying, the rest of us, giving Twitter “With so many Africans in an image which teeter-tot- Greece, at least the mosqui- ters between good and bad. toes of West Nile mosquitoes The solution to the trouble will be eat homemade food.” the Olympic athletes got Swiss soccer team player Mi- themselves into is to be chel Morganella was the sec- more discreet, and it ap- ond athlete to be kicked out of plies to the rest of us, too. the 2012 Olympic Games after Take an extra two sec- posting a racist and threaten- onds of your time to think ing tweet saying South Ko- twice about your next post. rea’s athletes were “retards” And if you decide that your and should “burn them- mother would be disappoint- selves” shortly after Switzer- ed in you if she saw it, give her land’s 2-1 loss to South Korea. the benefit of common sense When the French and text- and don’t make the post. speak tweet is translated into Maybe the solution is as English, Morganella tweeted simple as a short quote from something along the lines of, the TV show “The Office”: “I want to beat up all South “Whenever I’m about to do Koreans. Bunch of men- something, I think, ‘Would tally handicapped retards.” an idiot do that?’ And if they Because of their need to blow would, I do not do that thing.’” off steam or show their racist Randi Reeder is a columnist colors to the rest of the world, for the Iowa State Daily at Iowa it cost them big-time. State University. Plus, from now on, whenev- er their name is brought up they 8, ALLIGATOR � TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 POLITICS Doctors tour campus with health care campaign ANDREA CARROZ “Students haven’t formed an opin- Alligator Contributing Writer ion, so they are more open-minded,” Poppen said. The doctors were in Friday. Or, rath- The doctors gave out fliers about er, they were on the North Lawn. the health care act and how it can help Doctors for America, a national students. For example, people ages 19 nonprofit organization, has joined the to 26 can now stay under their parents’ presidential candidates in the cam- insurance, an opportunity six million paign race for health care. This year’s young adults have taken, said Doctors election will decide whether the Af- for America Executive Director Alice fordable Care Act will remain a law or Chen. be repealed. Third-year UF medical student Doctors for America came to UF as Frank Walch, 24, said he liked that part of its Patients Over Politics tour. doctors are educating people, because Members want to inform student vot- many students don’t know a lot about ers about the act and encourage them the act. Rachel Crosby / Alligator to vote in support of it, said Scott Pop- “They put a face on a real issue that Doctors for America, a national group of physicians and medical students, stopped by the UF cam- pen, a Utah doctor working one of the will be discussed in this election,” he pus Friday to talk to students about health care as a part of its Patients Over Politics tour. nonpartisan organization’s booths Fri- said. day. Campaign encourages students Tea for two almost ends to explore political perspectives � THE CAMPAIGN sation, said Shelby Taylor, 30-minute session, the partici- in explosive affair digital and communications pants moved a red teapot con- FEATURES ONLINE CHRIS ALCANTARA 17th Place, to a gas station nearby. director for the center. taining a yellow flower from WEBISODES. Alligator Writer When Cobb returned, he sat out- the middle to either side of side the house and poured gasoline “It was nice to have my the table to show where they opinion heard through Gainesville Police arrested a man into a 16-ounce TATILA BROCK fell on the political spectrum. accused of threatening to use a bev- AriZona tea can. Alligator Contributing Writer a different outlet other “The goal is to get people erage can filled with gasoline to burn Dexter got scared than a box on a sheet of self-examining their political his girlfriend’s house down. and called police. The Bob Graham Center paper.” discourse,” Winokur said. Police charged Jerome Cobb, 63, of GPD arrived to for Public Service and Gator Virginia Stanton They then talked specif- 6006 NE 39th Blvd., on Sunday with find Cobb outside Coalition for Civic Engage- UF freshman ics, including governmental aggravated assault and threatening the complex with ment sponsored a UF stop funding, party lines and the to discharge a destructive device, ac- the 16-ounce can cording to a GPD arrest report. filled with gaso- on Bring it to the Table’s tour Two cameramen and an importance of national candi- Cobb Friday. interviewer set up on Turling- Cobb and his girlfriend, Sharon line, according to dates addressing local issues. Yvonne Dexter, 49, have been dat- the report. Bring it to the Table is a ton Plaza for two hours. Bring Virginia Stanton, an ing for about three months. At about Police arrested Cobb at 9:21 p.m. community engagement cam- it to the Table project launcher 18-year-old exploratory fresh- 8 p.m. Sunday, Cobb became upset Sunday and booked him into Alach- paign which features online Julie Winokur sat on one side man, said she was glad she with Dexter over her drug use and ua County Jail later that night. “webisodes” aimed at bridg- of a table covered with a blue participated. threatened to burn her house down. On Monday night, Cobb remained ing political divides. The op- star-spangled cloth and invit- “It was nice to have my Cobb grabbed a gas can and in jail with bond set at $101,000. portunity fit with the center’s ed four passing students to sit opinion heard through a dif- walked out of Dexter’s apartment at Contact Chris Alcantara at calcan- mission of getting people on the other. ferent outlet other than a box Southern Pines Apartments, 4125 SW [email protected]. engaged in political conver- At the start of each roughly on a sheet of paper,” she said. Archer man arrested, charged with molesting 5-year-old girl mitted to police County Jail later that day. He was arrested for battery in May he touched the In May, ASO arrested and child and said he charged Evans with domestic bat- CHRIS ALCANTARA Police arrested David Gerald Ev- with the female child, who told had been drink- tery by strangulation, according to Alligator Writer ans Jr., 46, of 9526 SW 132nd St., and interviewers Evans inappropriately ing that day. Alachua County Clerk of Courts. charged him on Friday with child touched her while she rode along Police ar- As of Monday night, Evans re- rested Evans at An investigation by the Alachua molestation, according to an ASO with him in his golf cart on Aug. 25. mained in jail with a bond set at County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest report. On Friday, Evans talked with de- 11:20 a.m. Friday and booked him $250,000. arrest of an Archer man accused of On Aug. 26, UF’s Child Protec- tectives at the sheriff’s office. Evans Contact Chris Alcantara at calcan- into the Alachua molesting a 5-year-old child. tion Team, conducted an interview During the interview, Evans ad- [email protected]. Associated Press Teen opens mobile shower center for grimy ND oil workers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS looking for work in the oil fields of western That’s when the idea for a mobile shower him convert a 53-foot semitrailer into a five- North Dakota. hit him harder than the reek of his own B.O. stall shower center with an office and laundry ALEXANDER, N.D. — It took little more “We smelled,” he said. “Bad.” An armada of food trucks and other rov- facilities. A 6,000-gallon semi tanker alongside than a day for 18-year-old Evan Jensen to Thousands of workers have descended on ing enterprises was already catering to oilfield the trailer provides fresh water and collects the smell opportunity in North Dakota’s booming the region to seek their fortune in the oil fields, workers. The teen believed others would value greywater. oil patch. and housing construction and growth of brick- a hot shower nearly as much as a hot meal. The venture, called Better Showers, of- The recent high school graduate got a whiff and-mortar businesses haven’t kept up. The He pitched the idea to his parents back at fers $10 showers. “I brainstorm and think of of himself and his 21-year-old brother, Justin. closest shower to Jensen was at a truck stop their farm near Lake Preston in eastern South what’s in demand here,” Jensen said. “I’ve got The two had been sleeping in a pickup while some 60 miles away. Dakota. His father and other relatives helped a bunch of ideas. All it takes is guts, really.” BUY IT. SELL IT. FIND IT. 373-FIND

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Contact [email protected] for cover letter & resume to [email protected] more info! 9-5-12-3-14 8-31-12-5-14 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 WWW.ALLIGATORSPORTS.ORG Driskel named Florida’s starter � MUSCHAMP CHOSE starter as soon as something team’s chances to win with DRISKEL BECAUSE OF goes wrong. either quarterback, he said HIS MOBILITY. “It will be Jeff’s game Driskel’s ability to make to play,” Muschamp said plays running the ball fac- of Saturday’s Southeastern tored into the decision. JOSH JURNOVOY Conference opener against Against Bowling Green, Alligator Staff Writer Texas A&M. Driskel carried the ball three “I told Jeff, ‘I don’t want times for 24 yards. Will Muschamp didn’t you looking over your shoul- “It’s nothing Jacoby didn’t want to name a starting der, but you need to play do,” Muschamp said of his quarterback following Sat- well.’” decision. “(I) just feel like Jeff urday’s win against Bowling Even though Driskel won’t with the legs, gives us some Green, but he decided to end be on a short leash, Mus- different variables in our of- the speculation on Monday champ said he has stressed fense that can help us move by naming Jeff Driskel his to Brissett the importance of forward.” starter. being able to go in at a mo- Driskel made the longest “It’s been a lifelong ment’s notice, adding that throw of his career when he dream,” Driskel said. “Obvi- Brissett is “one play away” connected with Frankie Ham- ously to be the quarterback from being the starter. mond Jr. on a 50-yard touch- at a university like this is a “Jacoby will still get reps,” down pass early in the fourth big achievement, but I’m just Muschamp said. “He’ll be quarter to extend the Gators’ excited to really be able to repped at practice and cer- lead to 10 points. Hammond take command of the offense. tainly will be ready when also praised Driskel’s scram- To really hone in on what I called on. I just feel like we bling skills. got to do and be ready to go needed to get to the turns “He brings a lot to the ta- to win in Texas A&M.” and reps and the snaps as we ble,” Hammond said. “He’s a Muschamp said the deci- move forward.” versatile quarterback. Things sion was not based solely Driskel was at the helm for break down in the pocket, he on the quarterbacks’ play the entire second half against is able to stretch plays, and against Bowling Green but the Falcons after playing the he can run the ball as well, rather a complete evaluation Gators’ fi rst two drives. He and that is something de- of everything they had done fi nished the game 10 of 16 for fenses will defi nitely have to since spring practices. 114 yards and a touchdown. respect.” While players and coach- Brissett played most of the When asked what areas es maintained throughout second quarter, completing Driskel could improve after spring and fall that Driskel 3 of 5 passes for 31 yards in his performance against the and Jacoby Brissett were three drives. Falcons, Muschamp did not David Carr / Alligator Staff even in the quarterback com- Although Muschamp ex- offer too many critiques. Jeff Driskel takes a shotgun snap during Saturday’s win against Bowling Green at petition, Muschamp said pressed confi dence in the Ben Hill Griffi n Stadium. Driskel was named UF’s starting quarterback on Monday. he does not plan to pull his SEE DRISKEL, PAGE 15 FIRE JOE MORGAN Gators looking for No. 2 RB UF will win with ground game GREG LUCA ries for 14 yards and Mack Brown had lorida coach Will Muschamp named No UF player car- Alligator Staff Writer four carries for 13 yards. Jeff Driskel the starting quarterback on ried the ball more “As we move forward, Matt and Monday, but that doesn’t mean much. than 23 times in a Mike Gillislee showed he has what Mack need to separate themselves in F The Gators are runners. Muschamp made single game last sea- it takes to be a workhorse in Satur- some form or fashion to continue to Florida’s commitment to the ground game son. day’s season opener. Now he has to get [Gillislee] the touches we need for clear after Saturday’s win against Bowling Joe Morgan “However many prove he can hold up through a 12- him to have in a game,” Muschamp Green. twitter: @joe_morgan times I have to get game season. said. “We need to establish the run,” Mus- the ball, that’s how After Gillislee carried the ball 24 champ said. “You can’t talk about it. You got many times I get the times for 148 yards and two touch- Easley feels fi ne after opener: Domi- to be about it and you got to do it. We made ball,” Gillislee said. downs against Bowling Green, coach nique Easley admits he had a few but- the decision going into the game. That’s what UF can thrive as a run-oriented offense. Will Muschamp said on Monday that terfl ies prior to Saturday’s opener. we’re going to do.” Though unproven, Gillislee is a talented he would like for a second option to Easley’s fi rst game back after suf- In their season opener, the Gators ran the back, and Matt Jones proved effective in a emerge so UF can keep Gillislee’s fering a left ACL tear against Florida ball with fervor. Florida racked up 42 carries backup role. touches at a manageable level. State on Nov. 26 was also his fi rst compared to just 21 passing attempts. After Even Mack Brown and Omarius Hines Only fi ve players in the NCAA car- game at defensive end, so the junior Driskel opened the second quarter with a appeared serviceable, but how reliable each ried the ball at least 24 times per game was understandably anxious. fi ve-yard completion to Trey Burton, Florida player will be over the course of a full season last season. His fears grew momentarily when ran the ball on 10 straight plays. remains to be seen. he briefl y stayed down on the fi eld af- Freshman Matt Jones ran the ball Mike Gillislee, the go-to workhorse in Gillislee may be on pace to surpass his three times for 17 yards on Saturday, SEE NOTES, PAGE 15 Muschamp’s running back stable, logged a preseason predictions of 1,500 yards and 24 while Omarius Hines had four car- team-high 24 carries for 148 yards on Satur- touchdowns in 2012, but he will not. And day. SEE JOE, PAGE 15

McKenzie Barney was a key Poll Question: Poll Results piece of UF’s resurgent attack Did Will Muschamp make the right call by naming Jeff Driskel the Is Florida’s quarterback rotation a 25% YES on Sunday, scoring one of three starting quarterback? Vote online at alligatorSports.org. good idea? goals in a win against FIU. 75% NO See story, page 16. 147 total votes 14, ALLIGATOR � TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 � ALLIGATOR, 15

But it’s early. As Florida’s inex- When December rolls around, joe, from page 13 perienced group gains experience Gillislee will not be one of the five and in-game reps, they will only players recognized in New York as Quarterback ready for that’s OK. continue to improve. a Heisman Trophy finalist. Mack Florida’s running backs do The departures of Jeff Demps Brown will still be known primar- not need to set the world on fire and Chris Rainey are a blessing in ily as the Texas coach, Jones will be Kyle Field atmosphere this season. They just have to do disguise for the Gators. Finally, UF the fourth-most popular last name enough to get the offense moving. can return to a regular north-south in the United States and Hines will Bowling Green is a Mid-Amer- dRISKEL, from page 13 running game instead of accom- be ketchup. ican Conference squad. The Fal- modating speedsters who are use- But together, this group of guys cons finished 104th nationally in “We had the one naked (bootleg) on the goal line and had less running between the tackles will be the reason the UF offense is rushing defense last year. Slow- on a regular basis. respectable. a chance to get the ball off,” Muschamp said. “We need to ing down a Southeastern Confer- get that one off. We had an opportunity to convert that third Sure, trying to ram it down the Naming a starting quarterback ence opponent at all would have throats of teams like LSU, Georgia is good news for Florida. But if the down and didn’t. been an accomplishment for those “Other than that, he took the ball to the right spots. He and South Carolina may seem like Gators do anything of note this guys. a misguided strategy. But it’s the season, it will be because they are had two drops. Both could have been caught. I think he did Saturday’s game was merely a way things are done in the SEC. runners. some good things, as far as management of what we’re trying confidence boost for the Gators’ The good teams can pound the Contact Joe Morgan at joemor- to do.” running backs. rock, and the bad teams cannot. [email protected]. As Driskel prepares to play at Kyle Field in College Sta- tion, Texas, on Saturday, he doesn’t expect to be fazed by the crowd of more than 80,000 fans. His experiences on the road last season have given him a Florida 27, Bowling Green 14 good idea of what to expect. “That’s definitely going to help,” Driskel said of his fresh- THREE KEY PLAYS man season. “We’ve played in atmospheres like we’re going STANDINGS UF and Bowling Green were tied midway through to see in Texas A&M.” Mike Gillislee 3 Contact Josh Jurnovoy at [email protected]. the third quarter when punter Brian Schmiede- Marcus Roberson 2 busch’s kick traveled only 10 yards, setting UF up at the Bowling Green 18-yard line. Caleb Sturgis’ field Frankie Hammond Jr. 1 goal gave UF the lead four plays later.

KEY STAT After UF got the ball with 5:13 left in the first half and Easley healthy after the game tied at seven, Mike Gillislee needed only one 14 play to give UF the lead. Gillislee started left, cut back Florida committed 14 penalties for 106 yards on right and bounced outside before cutting past a Bowling Saturday’s early scare Saturday. The referees flagged UF for four personal Green safety and sprinting 38 yards for the score. fouls, three offsides, three false starts, three delays , from page 13 but I’m not sure of that, either,” of games and a substitution infraction. NOTES Muschamp said. “He’s doing ev- Frankie Hammond Jr. gave UF’s slow, methodical of- erything he can do to get back. I fense a spark early in the fourth quarter, when he caught ter one of the first half’s final de- know that rehab is going well, and Driskel’s pass on a curl route, broke a tackle and then split fensive plays, grabbing the giant TURNING POINT everything has been very positive three Bowling Green defenders to reach the endzone. brace on his left leg. on that end.” The score stretched UF’s lead to a comfortable 10 points. “It was a scary moment,” Eas- With Bowling Green at Florida’s 23-yard Trainers projected Patchan’s ley said on Monday. line and trailing by only 3 points, Marcus recovery time at four weeks. Mus- Despite the fleeting scare, Ea- Roberson intercepted a Matt Schilz pass SCORE BY QUARTERS champ said the healing process on the first play of the fourth quarter. sley said he felt good during his is currently ahead of schedule, Roberson returned the pick to the UF 47, 1 2 3 4 Final first game back. After coaches lim- prompting the team to expect an killing Bowling Green’s momentum and Bowling Green ited his snaps during fall practice, earlier return. setting up UF’s final touchdown. 7 0 7 0 14 Easley felt 100 percent on Satur- A fifth-year junior, Patchan has day. seen action in only 27 games due Florida He notched the team’s only 0 14 3 10 27 to a variety of medical issues. sack in the 27-14 win and received SWAMP STUDS “I know Matt’s frustrated,” positive reviews from Muschamp Muschamp said. “I’m frustrated on Monday. Gillislee was a workhorse Roberson showed no ill After dropping a pair for him, because he’s worked effects from last season’s “I played alright,” Easley said. for the Gators on of passes early in the extremely hard. He had a really Saturday, rushing 24 serious neck injury, breaking game, Hammond “I don’t want to say it was my best good offseason, so I hope it’s not times for 148 yards and up three passes and bounced back to score game.” that much longer. We need to get Mike two touchdowns. His Marcus recording the Gators’ first Frankie a 50-yard touchdown him back.” Gillislee average of 6.2 yards per Roberson turnover of the season with Hammond — Saturday’s longest Injury updates: Offensive tackle Long snapper Drew Ferris suf- RB carry in his first game as an interception on the first Jr. play from scrimmage. Matt Patchan is expected to miss DB fered a broken clavicle on Satur- UF’s No. 1 back dwarfed play of the fourth quarter. Hammond finished Saturday’s game against Texas WR day, and Muschamp said Kyle the four other backs’ with three catches for A&M with a pectoral injury, but Crofoot will assume long snap- combined 3.8 yards per 62 yards. Muschamp is encouraged by his ping duties in the interim. carry. progress. Contact Greg Luca at gluca@al- “I’m hoping for Tennessee, Jackie Joiner / Alligator Staff 16, ALLIGATOR � TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 Gators attack finding its groove � FLORIDA LAUNCHED A SEASON-HIGH 24 Near the end of the game, Barney got a one-on- SHOTS IN SUNDAY’S 3-0 WIN. one opportunity against FIU goalkeeper Kaitlyn Sav- age, but her shot rolled past the post, missing a goal by a couple of feet. ADAM LICHTENSTEIN Alligator Writer Late in the fi rst half, junior Adriana Leon crossed a ball in front of the net and sophomore Annie Speese headed it, but the ball sailed over the net. After facing two in-state rivals early in the season “[Leon] gave some great balls that should have and scoring only one goal, Florida’s offense came been assists,” Burleigh said. “They were perfectly alive on Sunday against Florida International, scor- placed balls that we just didn’t have the ability to get ing three goals on 24 shots. on the end of.” “We’ve come a long way since the last time we The Gators’ most effi cient shooter Sunday was played [at home],” coach Becky Burleigh said. “I sophomore Havana Solaun. Solaun took four shots; was really, really pleased with everything tonight in three were on goal and two resulted in scores. terms of our ability to generate goal-scoring chanc- “We did fi nd the back of the net, not as much as es.” we probably wanted to, but we did what we need The Gators’ 24 shots, 10 of which were on goal, to,” Solaun said. were a season-high, doubling their previous best of Solaun nearly tied the game against FSU on Fri- 12 against Florida State on Friday. day. Solaun scored on goalkeeper Kelsey Wys early Although Florida tied its season-high goal total, in the second half, but the referee ruled her offsides. the large number of shots displayed the Gators’ lack Another player who saw a lot of action was soph- of effi ciency on offense Sunday night. omore Tessa Andujar. Andujar got her fi rst point “That’s the No. 1 thing that the coaches said when of the year when she fed the ball to Solaun for the we came off after the game is, ‘Great game, but if we Gators’ opening goal. fi nished our chances, that really could’ve been a dif- “She really just hustles for every ball,” Burleigh ferent game,’” redshirt senior McKenzie Barney said. said. “She served some great balls in the box.” Barney scored the second goal against FIU. Brett Le Blanc / Alligator Staff “We really wanted to come out and show that Florida failed to convert several chances on Sun- UF’s Tessa Andujar (15) moves the ball past Ashleigh Shim (9) dur- we’re still in this,” Andujar said. “We wanted to day. come out with a win.” ing Sunday’s win against FIU at James G. Pressly Stadium. Florida looking for better defense from back-row players two primary defensive specialists, anybody.” Taylor Unroe and Madison Mon- Even with Kelly Murphy and Digs total lower than last season’s serez, to make Florida a balanced Kristy Jaeckel, who combined for 34 JONATHAN CZUPRYN team’s weaknesses. “We’re not there yet,” Wise said. squad. percent of Florida’s digs last year, Alligator Writer The Gators’ digging in the back “We scored enough points to win Both Unroe Florida still ranked 259th out of 321 row was one of Wise’s major con- those, we blocked enough balls, we and Monserez NCAA teams with 13.59 digs per cerns following the tournament had enough faces, we had enough said the issue is set. This year, the Gators have only Mary Wise has no doubt that not skill or abil- 13.4 digs per set. her team can attack the ball. But the and the exhibition match against kills. We just didn’t keep them from the Slovenian Junior National Team scoring.” ity but chemistry “We have the ability,” Monserez Gators’ defense is full of question and focus. said. “We kind of were a little more marks. on Monday. After Saturday’s match Florida allowed season-high hit- against the Cardinal, Wise said her ting percentages of .313 and .331 “Sometimes laid back and, ‘We’ll get the next This past weekend, No. 15 Flori- Unroe it’s like a discon- one,’ kind of thing. I think in the da traveled to University Park, Pa., personnel didn’t match up with against Texas and Stanford. Al- those top-10 teams, and her players though the Gators’ offense kept pace nect,” Unroe said. future we are defi nitely going to to compete in the Nike Big Four “We’ll hesitate for a ball, and I think be, ‘We need it now, we need this Classic, where losses to No. 4 Texas will have to develop those skills as for the majority of the weekend’s the year progresses. matches, Wise is still counting on the once we stop hesitating, once we just point.’ We don’t just let balls fall. Ev- and No. 8 Stanford revealed the get to the ball, we can compete with ery point is important.”