Alachua County native Grant Murray is performing with his Wheel of Death in Tampa. See pages 8 and 9 Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida We Inform. You Decide. for the photo story.

VOLUME 107 ISSUE 107 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 UF student arrested for threatening roommate KATHRYN VARN Alligator Writer

A UF student was arrested early Satur- day morning after she allegedly stabbed her roommate’s door with a knife and threat- ened to kill her. Gainesville Police charged Jessica Gor- don, 21, of 612 NE 10th Ave., with aggravat- ed assault and simple battery, according to a GPD arrest report. The incident started at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday when Gordon returned home with her roommates from a club, said GPD spokesman Offi cer Ben Tobias. Aundre Larrow / Alligator Staff Earlier in the night, Gordon saw her ex- boyfriend dancing with another woman, To- HiiiPower bias said. When Gordon returned home, she Rapper Kendrick Lamar performs to an audience of about 10,000 at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Monday night wanted to go see him. as part of Black History Month. Melanie Fiona opened the show. Sarah Margio, one of Gordon’s room- mates, didn’t want Gordon to drive because she had too much to drink, so she called CAMPUS Gordon’s current boyfriend to pick her up, Tobias said. Gordon, however, left anyway but re- Miss UF pageant evacuated after power loss turned 10 minutes later. Tobias said she went ALEXA ASENDORF suit and fi tness showcase, a talent portion in the rain. back inside and started banging on Margio’s Alligator Contributing Writer and an eveningwear segment. Dance Marathon members raised morale door, accusing Margio of ruining her rela- While the judges were tabulating the re- by pulling up a car, blaring a mix through tionship with her current boyfriend, Tobias A blackout temporarily dulled the se- sults backstage, Sabor Latino took the stage the stereo and performing a choreographed said. quined gowns of the 14 Miss University of for a surprise performance when the Phil- dance. When Margio opened her door, Gordon Florida contestants Monday night at the lips Center lost power. The cause of the power outage could not pushed her to the ground. Margio then ran Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. At fi rst, the crowd thought it was part of be determined, but the generator provided back into her room and locked the door, To- About 500 people attended the event the performance. emergency lighting for the remaining audi- bias said. sponsored by Florida Blue Key. “Once we realized the power wasn’t go- ence members to gather in the lobby of the Gordon then grabbed a knife from the “It’s our 57th year putting on the pageant ing to come back on, we quickly evacuated Phillips Center. The 14 contestants fl anked kitchen and started stabbing the door, yell- and our fi rst blackout,” said Florida Blue the building,” said Matt Cox, the operations the double staircase while winners and run- ing “I have a knife, and I am going to kill Key President Dana Somerstein. director for University of Florida Perform- ners-up were announced. you” to Margio, Tobias said. The pageant started out as planned. The ing Arts. Rachel Hart, an advertising and business After police arrived, Gordon told offi cers Q-and-A segment went without a hitch, as UPD arrived to make sure people evacu- freshman, won. She will continue on to the she intended to use the knife to pick Mar- did several competitions including a swim- ated safely. The audience then stood outside Miss Florida pageant. gio’s lock to speak with her, according to the report. Gordon added she only threatened Margio fi guratively. Police arrested Gordon and booked her into the Alachua County Jail on Sunday af- Project Makeover revamps Idylwild Elementary ternoon. She was released at about 1 p.m. � THE SCHOOL RECEIVED A NEW PLAYGROUND. Principal Daniel Ferguson said because his school’s grade jumped Monday on her own recognizance. from a D to a B last year, he wanted to reward his students with a Margio declined to comment. Gordon surprise: a new playground. couldn’t be reached for comment. SHANNON KAESTLE “It symbolizes a place where the kids can just simply let loose Alligator Contributing Writer Tobias said Margio wanted to withdraw and have fun,” he said. the complaint against Gordon, but because About 80 percent of Idylwild’s 676 students are on the free and she committed a felony, GPD couldn’t drop A sense of excitement hung in the air as Idylwild Elementary reduced lunch program, said Kelley Kostamo, partnership specialist the charges. School students fi led into the school’s cafeteria Monday morning. for Alachua County Public Schools. Contact Kathryn Varn at kvarn@alligator. After a three-day wait, the students fi nally had a chance to take The improved grade motivated the school to raise money for the org. a tour of their renewed school. Over the weekend, volunteers with new playground, which cost about $21,000, Ferguson said. Project Makeover worked to beautify the school, painting murals on the school walls and cleaning up the grounds. SEE MAKEOVER, PAGE 4

Today 74/52 Temporarily blind monkey regains vision Gators dealing with shorthanded roster FORECAST 2 CROSSWORD 11 Wendell couldn’t see for four days, pg 3. Injuries to Michael Frazier II and Will Yeguete OPINIONS 6 SPORTS 13 Students may fi nd Vitamin D pills hard to swallow have forced Florida to tweak its lineup ahead of CLASSIFIEDS 10 Some pills provide as little as 9 percent of claimed potency, pg 5. tonight’s game against Tennessee at 9, pg 13. 2, ALLIGATOR § TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 News Today VOLUME 107 ISSUE 107 ISSN 0889-2423 WHAT’S HAPPENING? 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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 � ALLIGATOR, 3 local There is a shortage Monkey regains vision in sanctuary FATEMAH ALBADER staff members worked through the weekend to remod- Alligator Contributing Writer el Wendell’s habitat to make it easier for him to move of doctors in the US, around because of his limited eyesight. Monkey see, monkey do. But for four days, Wendell, On Sunday, however, workers made a surprising a brown capuchin monkey, had to rely on his hands and discovery: Wendell regained his sight. nose after he was found temporarily blind Wednesday “When his blood pressure and glucose level went new survey shows at the Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary. down, he could see again,” Bagnall said. Sara Smith, an assistant to the sanctuary director, said Now, sanctuary staff are watching Wendell’s glucose ◗ ABOUT 700 UF shortage of 65,000 doctors. when sanctuary staff members tried to give Wendell a levels, so he won’t go blind again. STUDENTS APPLIED TO Saffarini said there are piece of popcorn, he was unresponsive. “If it does happen again, and his blood vessels rup- MED SCHOOL. more people growing older “He went blind after he was self-attacking, which is a ture, it could be irreversible,” said Nicole Villella, a vet- who need more health care. He result of diabetic neuropathy,” Smith said. erinary assistant who has cared for Wendell for a year. also said the Affordable Health On Monday, a veterinarian found Wendell’s blood Staff members will keep to fixing the habitat as a pre- JENSEN WERLEY Care Act brings in about 30 pressure and glucose level were too high, causing his caution. Alligator Contributing Writer million people, who put addi- blood vessels to tighten and constrict his eyes, said Kari “If that happens again, I don’t want him to be blind tional strain on the system. Bagnall, the sanctuary’s founder. Bagnall said sanctuary and then fall,” Bagnall said. A survey released last week Also, current doctors are by Kaplan Test Prep shows heading to retirement, leaving that only 32 percent of medical open positions. He said more school students plan to go into doctors are choosing special- Pollen leaves some under the weather general health care, while the ties. other 68 percent plans to have In addition to new changes GARRETT BRUNO store and bought a pack of Claritin “The weather pretty much de- a specialization. such as the Affordable Health Alligator Contributing Writer on my way to school.” termines the amount of pollen in UF is the fifth largest school Care Act, there have also been For many students and residents the air,” Huang said. “The sources, for premed students, said recent changes to the MCAT. UF criminology sophomore Brett of Gainesville, late though, include a total of about 14 Amjed Saffarini, vice president Safarini said changes to the Helms made the mistake of turning February means different trees that could produce of graduate programs at Ka- MCAT should help fill doctors on his wipers to remove the thick the beginning of these pollens.” plan. positions left by the shortage. layer of yellow particles that cov- pollen season and The most common perpetrators Russell Schaffer, senior “If students are learning ered his windshield. allergies. of pollen production in Gainesville communications manager for harder sciences, then they Breathing in at just the wrong Dr. Shih-Wen are maple, oak, pine and cedar trees, Kaplan, said 713 students from might be better prepared and time, Helms let out a loud sneeze. Huang, the head Huang said. UF applied to med school last can get through school faster,” The culprit: pollen. of the allergy Huang said treatment of allergies year. he said. “Med school can be “I have horrible allergies,” Huang clinic at Shands can be difficult because nature is im- However, there is still a three years instead of four.” Helms, 19, said. “So having that at UF, said pollen possible to control. happen made it worse for the rest of tends to stay in the air when it is dry “I just wish I could stop blowing the day. I literally just stopped at the outside and humidity is low. my nose,” Helms said. 4, ALLIGATOR � TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 Students were excited for the new slide makeover, Podoll said this was the first year supervisor, said he and his co-work- Former sweatshop from page 1 a renovated elementary school did ers were proud to take part. its own fundraising. “In 20 years of construction, a “They knew what it was that 5-year-old shows more apprecia- “They said it couldn’t be done, they wanted, and they knew that it tion for what we do than most hom- worker urges UF to and we just pushed through,” Fergu- was out of Makeover’s price range,” eowners or builders,” he said. son said. “I kept asking everybody, Kostamo said. “That was what their Many students said they looked ‘Just do what you can; do what you dream project really was.” forward to playing on the play- can,’ and it came together.” The Gainesville Woman’s Club ground’s slide, including 7-year-old cut Adidas contract For the last six years, Project made the largest donation, said Fer- second grader Isaiah Boyd. ◗ UF SELLS GATOR ADIDAS CLOTHING. Makeover, a nonprofit UF group, has guson. “It’s awesome and fun,” he said. selected an Alachua County elemen- Precision Playgrounds Co., a “I like swirls like ice cream — with a tary school to renovate, said Ashley Jacksonville-based playground con- cherry on top.” LAUREN ACTON Podoll, executive director of Project struction company, contributed. Alligator Contributing Writer Makeover Idylwild Elementary. Brian BeauPre, playground site During a talk at UF, an Indonesian sweatshop worker said he was threatened with death by factory owners for demanding sev- erance pay for him and his coworkers. Aslam Hidayat worked at the PT Kizone factory for Adidas. “Adidas products are high quality, but the management is not,” he said. Garrett Strain, the national organizer for United Students Against Sweatshops, visited UF Monday with Hidagat and an- other factory worker in an effort to get UF to cut its contract with Adidas. UF sells Gator Adidas clothing. Adidas, the second largest sports apparel provider in the world, brought in $8.21 billion in gross profit in 2011 but is refusing to pay about $1.8 million in le- gally-owed severance pay to 2,800 PT Kizone workers, according to the Badidas Campaign and Worker Tour. Slain said UF was just one of many stops he has made in the Badidas Campaign, which has been traveling to various college campuses to get them to cut their contract with Adidas. He said so far, this tour has been a success. Six universities, including Cornell University, the University of Washington and Georgetown University, have already agreed to cut each of their contracts. Theresa Faleti, a 20-year-old family, youth and community sciences junior, is a member of the African Student Union and at- tended the meeting in Ustler Hall. “I plan on raising awareness by sharing it with my organization and going to Tigert Hall to present [UF’s] president with a letter,” Javier Edwards / Alligator Faleti said. Idylwild Elementary School students react to the improvements made to their school Monday morning. Vol- unteers with Project Makeover spent this weekend painting murals and installing a new playground. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 � ALLIGATOR, 5 LIFESTYLE Students may find Vitamin D pills hard to swallow BETHANY SCHUSTER where it comes from, you expect it to be up to Alligator Contributing Writer its labeled potency,” Doering said He said even though vitamin D is not as Pill bottles aren’t living up to their prom- potentially toxic as a narcotic pain reliever or ises. cancer drugs, inaccurate potency labeling is “It’s like a foot long that’s only 11 inches,” intolerable. Paul Doering said. Strength or effectiveness of a pill may di- Doering, a distinguished service professor minish over time due to heat, light or mois- from UF’s College of Pharmacy, said recent ture, Doering said. information on dietary supplement labels is But there are no variables that explain pills both disappointing and unacceptable. gaining strength to make some supplements Some vitamin D labels aren’t living up to about 40 percent of their their potency expectations. Labels promised a original claim. particular percentage of strength, but the pills “I can assure you that inside varied significantly from that number. the tablet or capsule wasn’t Some provided as little as 9 or as much as gaining potency as it sat 140 percent of its claimed potency, according there on the shelf, which to the Journal of the American Medical As- leads me to believe that sociation. when it went out the door The association published its results on di- Doering of the manufacturing plant, etary supplements last week. the stuff was super potent,” Although companies creating and supply- Doering said. ing dietary supplements are not required to There is always potential for a dietary comply with Food and Drug Administration supplement or vitamin to interact adversely guidelines, companies may choose to meet with medicines. the standards of the U.S. Pharmacopeial Con- Student Health Care Center Marketing Co- vention for a seal of approval and trustwor- ordinator Catherine Seemann urged students thiness. to not only look for USP’s stamp of approval USP is a nongovernmental organization on any supplement but also to ask their doc- that provides standards for purity and po- tors or pharmacists before they take it. tency of pharmaceutical products. It requires “It’s extremely important to disclose that compounded pills to contain 90 to 110 per- information to your health care provider,” cent of the active ingredient. she said. Elise Giordano / Alligator Staff The vitamin D pills the researchers stud- When it comes to dietary supplements, ied weren’t up to USP’s standards. “using a healthy dose of skepticism will lead Brains and Beauty “One of the things you expect when you you to the promise land,” Doering said. Rachel Hart, a UF advertising and business freshman, finishes playing “Beethoven with buy any kind of medicinal product, no matter a Twist” during the Miss University of Florida Scholarship Pageant 2013 Monday night. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG/OPINIONS

Editorial Fail Whale: The Onion stepped on some toes

here do we draw the lines of comedy? Do we cross them when a satirical news publication calls a 9-year- old girl the C-word? WLast night, during the Oscars ceremony, The Onion tweeted: “Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhane Wal- lis is kind of a [four-letter word that begins with C], right?” “By 1 a.m. Monday, dozens of tweets per second were being posted, virtually all of them expressing contempt, incredulity or outrage,” reported USA Today. A comedy website tweeted something more outrageous than they normally do, and people reacted accordingly. “@TheOnion Identify the writer. Let him defend that ab- horrent verbal attack of a child. You call it humor I call it hor- rendous,” wrote “The Wire” star Wendell Pierce, who also de- manded the site apologize. There seemed to be few people online defending the website for doing its job. Take a look at the front page of The Onion’s website every now and then; you’ll fi nd equally disturbing or offensive content that hardly anybody bats an eyelash toward. “After being up for an hour, the backlash gathered, and the tweet was deleted,” wrote BuzzFeed’s Kate Aurthur. “Was it meant to be some sort of joke refl ecting on how people talk about someone like Anne Hathaway?” Our fi rst instinct was to assume the tweet was a social com- Column mentary on the many different types of hate Hathaway receives, for some reason. But really, what else are we supposed to expect from The Onion? Right now, you can read an article “written” Disobeying wage increase: Good or greed? by Daniel Day-Lewis titled “While I’m Glad I Won, I Personally o the liberal activist group Progress New Mexico, are second or third earners living Believe Abraham Lincoln Deserved To Die.” Eric Szeman and Diane Avila represent evil, greedy in households with incomes well Have you heard of anyone being all up-in-arms over that whole story? Not at all. The whole thing describes what a ter- capitalists who exploit their workers by refusing to above the poverty line. rible person Lincoln was and the award-winning actor who complyT with the city of Albuquerque’s minimum-wage Other studies have shown played him in a movie “should have been assassinated much, increase. that the minimum wage has an much sooner than he was.” To others, Szeman and Avila are just small business Justin Hayes adverse effect on teenagers, espe- Are we condoning The Onion’s behavior toward the young owners trying to make ends meet while running the Route [email protected] cially young minorities. Wallis? Absolutely not. People who write comedic pieces for a 66 Malt Shop. If the owners were to comply with the city’s Furthermore, if employers try living should be able to tell where the boundaries are. Calling a minimum wage increase, Szeman argues, they would have to avoid laying off workers, the 9-year-old anything more than precocious is not alright. to close down the business and lay off 12 employees. costs of minimum wage increases are carried by consum- However, no one should be surprised they did it. Writers and The minimum wage became the topic of national at- ers with higher prices. Because a higher share of a low- editors of The Onion seem to be continually pushing themselves tention when President Barack Obama declared in his income individual’s earnings is spent on necessities such to be more edgy and to be more “out there.” Journalist and columnist Joel Stein tweeted: “We got that @ State of the Union address the government would “raise as food, it’s hard to see how an increase in food prices help TheOnion was making fun of our celeb-obsessed, celeb-jealous, the federal minimum wage to $9.00 an hour.” Under the out poor people. celeb-dissing culture and not Quevenzhane Wallis, right?” current minimum wage, the president argued, a full-time But for some progressive do-gooders, the economic They didn’t convey their point in a non-offensive way. That’s minimum wage employee still earns below the poverty realities of the minimum wage play no role in deciding the problem. line, and a change in this policy would lift millions out of whether we should keep increasing it. On Monday morning, The Onion’s CEO issued an apology. poverty. For Pat Davis, executive director of Progress New Mex- The statement called the tweet “crude and offensive — not to But would it really? ico, the Route 66 Malt Shop owners’ failure to comply with mention inconsistent with The Onion’s commitment to parody A 1999 study by economists David Neumark, Mark the local minimum wage law “amounts to stealing from and satire, however biting.” Schweitzer and William Wascher found increases in the their workers.” Although a great example of hyperbole, It seems like a weird line to draw. At what point is something minimum wage lead to more poverty. The authors con- Davis fails to mention that without Szeman and Avila’s horribly offensive but still funny, and at what point does the CEO of a company have to issue an apology? clude minimum wage increases “do, no doubt, help some entrepreneurship, many of these employees would be families escape poverty; but the employment losses asso- out of work and are only entitled to the wage voluntarily ciated with a higher minimum also appear to cause some agreed upon when they were hired. Reader response families to fall into poverty.” Indeed, according to Szeman, his employees signed a In other words, any gains experienced by individuals contract agreeing to work at their old wage. Furthermore, Today’s question: Have you been affected by the in minimum wage jobs are outweighed by the increase when you factor in tips, Szeman and Avila argue they pollen? in unemployment that results from businesses not being make less than their employees, having to reinvest their Monday’s question: Do you think gun 51% YES able to hire and/or lay off workers to compensate for the earnings into the business to keep it afl oat. laws should be stricter? 49% NO higher wages. If the minimum wage is increased again, there will be 107 TOTAL VOTES A 2012 Cato Institute report cited a study from 2010, more Route 66 Malt Shops, more unhappy small business which found when the federal government increased the owners and more people without jobs. Vote or post a message at www.alligator.org minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25, “only 15.8 percent of But at least we feel good about ourselves. Sarah Kinonen Julia Glum Sami Main the workers who were expected to gain from it lived in EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR poor households.” This occurs because many of the low- Justin Hayes is pursuing a master’s degree in Political skilled workers who are employed in minimum wage jobs Communication. His column usually appears on Wednesdays. The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 § ALLIGATOR, 7 Guest column Representations of masculinity UWire and femininity in advertisements Cybersecurity should really be a priority affect social attitudes ational security threats often invoke images of bombs, he college campus is no doubt a progres- Patricia de la jectification leads to “a trivi- guns and invading military forces, but one of the most sive environment. Of all places, UF probably alization of sex,” as termed pressing threats to the United States involves none of Cabada Nthese things. Instead, powers hostile to the United States and its would not suffer from an issue like gender by Kilbourne. Objectifying Speaking Out interests have quietly launched domestic cyberterrorism attacks discrimination.T human beings leads to a against U.S. banks and, most recently, against popular American However, is this completely true? lack of respect toward them. news agencies. Such subtle acts of espionage, and the likelihood Is it possible there are socially constructed re- The evidence for this can be they will only become more damaging, translates into a dire need strictions on each gender, even on a socially pro- found in “slut-shaming.” for Congress to quickly pass legislation that beefs up cybersecu- gressive college campus? Constantly, we are judging women by what they rity defenses. I believe one of the most influential contributors wear, as if they had some ulterior motive. How The issue of cybersecurity came to the forefront of national to social behavior is advertisement in the media. many times have you seen fellow peers walking at discourse in January, when The New York Times revealed they It is no surprise that the media affects public per- Midtown with a short skirt and had the word “slut” had fallen victim to a four-month-long network security breach, ception. come to mind? which reportedly originated in China. The initial breach occurred about Oct. 25, the publication date of an article reporting on the However, it tends to be a shock to some that ad- There is a very negative connotation to the word family of the country’s prime minister. This disturbing news was vertisements affect what we perceive as normal. slut because it implies the woman fits the archetype followed by revelations that The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Most people think they tune out advertisements, of a sexual temptress and her main goal is to seduce News and The Washington Post experienced similar issues with- but the reality is, subconsciously or not, advertise- men. in their own networks. ments ingrain in us what we are supposed to believe And, of course, as implied by advertisements The fact that unfriendly powers are carrying out such breach- is the ideal representation of beauty or normalcy. selling a perfume, men will not be able to control es against institutions of free speech is unsettling enough, but the Jean Kilbourne, an author and filmmaker, ex- themselves when seeing this woman. Because mas- threats extend beyond mere invasions of privacy. Large attacks plores the consequences of girls being taught at a culinity is often associated with violence and pro- were leveled in September against the online systems of JPMor- young age that the most important thing is appear- miscuity, it is almost as if we are condoning these gan Chase & Co., Bank of America, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and ance. behaviors. PNC Bank, resulting in an at least daylong denials of service. Such attacks indicate much more is at stake, with some espe- In her documentary “Killing Us Softly,” she There is a “boys will be boys” mentality when- cially problematic areas being not only speaks about how failure to look the way models ever a man gets into a fight or inappropriately com- Sarah Cueva economic institutions and tech firms in advertisements do is both inevitable and psycho- ments on a woman’s sex appeal. This can be seen in UWire but also power grids for nuclear power logically harmful. action movies with a hyper-masculine male, televi- plants and water purification systems. Advertisements define what is normal and there- sion shows and ads. “Nation-state attackers will target critical fore what is feminine: to be beautiful, young and Ultimately, this perception leads to a society infrastructure networks such as power grids at an unprecedented thin. that accepts rape. Too often, women who have been scale in 2013 … These types of attacks could grow more sophisti- Advertisements very often sexually objectify raped are asked what they were wearing, how much cated, and the slippery slope could lead to the loss of human life,” women by turning them into the product they want they were drinking or if they “led the man on.” said Chiranjeev Bordoloi, CEO of security company TopPatch. to sell. Lately, there has been an objectification of Too often, we wrongfully blame the victim in- According to a CNN interview with James Lewis, a cyberse- curity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, men as well, but the effects are very different. stead of the rapist. The disappointing part is that it at least 12 of the world’s largest military powers are working to When women are sexually objectified, their body has a lot to do with this idea of “slut-shaming,” of construct complicated cyberwarfare systems. language portrays submissiveness, weakness and making women feel guilty for tempting men with It would be no stretch to say the United States has the most to sexual availability. Men are usually portrayed as their outfits, while pardoning the men for “just be- lose at the hands of these powers if our government continues to strong and powerful. So what are the consequences ing men.” put cybersecurity on the backburner. of this? This is the reason why sexual assaults are so Though the media’s constant bombardment of the public with Through advertisements, the media teaches us rarely reported. Most victims of rape feel ashamed, images of war-ravaged Afghanistan would suggest otherwise, that men always have to be dominant. There are as if it was somehow their fault. the events in a remote desert nation do not necessarily pose a some disturbing advertisements depicting gang I am aware I focused on the influence of adver- greater threat to national security than seemingly less dangerous rape, such as a Dolce & Gabbana ad of a woman lay- tisements in this article, but there are many other cyberattacks. The recent infiltrations should remind our legisla- tors of this and prompt them to not only engage in serious dis- ing down in a bathing suit, a shirtless man holding things that affect our perception of gender. cussion with other nations such as China, but also quickly pass her down, with several other men watching. Some I believe these issues need to be addressed or legislation that would re-allocate substantial defense resources to advertisements even depict sexual battery. there will never be progress. building a stronger cyberdefense system. Do advertisers want us to think this is the norm Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., chairman of the House Intel- in our society? Patricia de la Cabada is a biology and anthropology ligence Committee,, spoke to the immediacy of the situation in The creators of ads probably did not intend this, junior at UF. an interview with Politico: “Foreign cyberattackers are targeting but they are nevertheless perpetuating it. Sexual ob- every aspect of the American economy every day and Congress needs to act with urgency to protect our national security and our economy,” he said. With the defense budget and looming sequestration cuts up for debate, Congress needs to take advantage of an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation. Instead of continuing partisan bicker- ing on troop withdrawals and timetables, lawmakers must work to pass serious legislation that will provide the tools necessary to combat lurking cyberthreats. Attacks on public utilities and power plants can create not only inconvenient but dangerous situations for everyday Americans, and the crash of a bank’s computer system can wreak economic havoc. In addition, some of the nation’s most sensitive intelli- gence information could be discretely collected and used against us in unexpected attacks. Aggression in cyberspace is unfortunately a product of our times, truly illustrating both the magic and terror that modern technology can bring. As such, our leaders must act, so we are prepared for whatever comes our way. Technological capacities will only continue to grow as time passes, and as nations un- friendly to the United States develop economically and political- ly, the possibility of more serious attacks will only increase. Con- structing a stronger defense in U.S. cyberspace is of paramount importance, and waiting longer could only harm the nation — the time for action is now.

Sarah Cueva is a columnist for the Daily Trojan at the University of Southern California. 8, ALLIGATOR § TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 § ALLIGATOR, 9 Dance with death

Grant Murray, 24, never went to school. Instead, he traveled the country from an early age with his parents to Renaissance and circus events. In an effort to raise money to build a human cannon to launch himself, Murray designed and constructed the world’s first wooden wheel of death, a 30-foot structure that he must train extensively to use.

Photo Story by Aundre Larrow

� LEFT: Grant Murray, 24, effortlessly walks along the Wheel of Death thanks to a steel counterweight. It must equal Murray’s weight to keep a consistent momentum.

� BELOW: Murray tries on a genuine leather hat after his first Wheel of Death performance at the Florida Renaissance Festival. Murray has been going to Renaissance fairs for the last 18 years.

ABOVE: Grant hangs from the welded steel frame of his Wheel of Death after scaling it to BELOW: attract passersby. Grant begins his ascent on the wheel, the only wooden one in existence. He put in more than 600 hours of manpower. � BELOW: Grant performed for a live audience for three times on Feb. 9 at the Florida Renaissance Festival in Deerfield Beach, Fla.

ABOVE: Murray relaxes at the top of the wheel during his midday practice session in Newberry. Murray’s stage name is Ichabod Wainwright.

RIGHT: � A cluster of children react to Murray’s aerial acrobatics during his second performance at the renaissance festival in Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, Fla. BUY IT. SELL IT. FIND IT. 373-FIND

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Donovan will need guard Brax- Ogbueze has fared better in lim- ADAM PINCUS The Gators’ depth will be tested ton Ogbueze, forward DeVon ited minutes, averaging 0.9 points Alligator Staff Writer Walker and guard Dillon Graham to tonight in Knoxville, Tenn. SEE HOOPS, PAGE 14 Guard Michael Frazier II (concus- come off the bench and fi ll Frazier’s Daniel Gibson stood behind his teammates as they leaned sion) will miss No. 8 Florida’s match- over the dugout railing watching a tie game slip away. up with Tennessee at 9 p.m., and he Gibson allowed a single to the only batter he faced. Run- is questionable for Saturday’s home ners stood at fi rst and second in the ninth as Justin Shafer contest against Alabama, coach Billy jogged from right fi eld to clean up the mess. Donovan said Monday. Gibson clapped his hands. Frazier suffered the head injury “Come on ‘J,” he yelled. with 11:42 remaining during UF’s The Gators wanted this game. Florida needed it to avoid 71-54 victory against Arkansas on getting swept at home for the fi rst time in three years. Saturday. As he dove for a loose Shafer struck out Brooks Beisner and induced a ground ball, the freshman took a knee to the head from guard Scottie Wilbekin. ball to shortstop Richie Martin off the bat of Michael Suchy. After remaining face down on the Florida’s bullpen had allowed two runs in six innings af- ground for more than a minute, Fra- ter Suchy’s groundout. A small feat for zier exited to the locker room and a winning baseball team, but for the did not return. UF Baseball struggling Gators, it meant one step Donovan said Frazier failed some closer to victory. of his baseline tests Sunday but Coach Kevin O’Sullivan went to his should begin light exercise within closer Johnny Magliozzi in the fourth inning on Sunday. the next two days once team doctors Florida needed a better performance from its middle relief clear him. after giving up fi ve runs in the sixth and seventh innings in Frazier has been Florida’s top Saturday’s 8-3 loss. freshman this year, averaging 6.4 “We needed to win [on Sunday],” O’Sullivan said. “That points with a team-best 48.9 per- was the mindset going in. We’re trying to win the ball cent clip from three-point range. game.” The 6-foot-4 Tampa native has also O’Sullivan tabbed Magliozzi early, because the sophomore shown prowess as a rebounder, attacks the strike zone. grabbing 3.4 boards in 18.7 minutes Magliozzi kept the Eagles scoreless until his fourth in- per game off the bench. ning of work. He got two quick outs on deep fl y balls to left After Frazier sits out Tuesday’s and right fi eld in the seventh. Beisner then followed a Dwyer game, fi ve of UF’s eight regular con- single with a game-tying two-run home run off the top of a tributors will have missed at least palm tree in right. one contest this year due to injury. Shafer suffered a similar fate in his third inning. “It’s been kind of some strange Dwyer hit a defl ating go-ahead three-run shot in the elev- stuff that has happened,” Donovan enth over the right fi eld scoreboard. said. “The one thing that has been Two swings turned potential redemption into another good is that our guys have respond- Kristi Camara / Alligator ed. … We’ve just gotten obviously Trainers help Michael Frazier II (20) off the court after the freshman SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 14 this year a large rash of [injuries].” With Frazier out and forward guard suffered a concussion in UF’s win against Arkansas on Saturday. END OF GREGULATION Junior center limited by inconsistency, lack of instincts hree years into his Florida career, Patric Young remains do it. effort, but I haven’t seen him in practice, and I don’t know an enigma. Donovan seems to think Young’s how he spends his time, so I’m not going to assume he isn’t Once considered the best big man Billy Donovan has problem is related to effort, say- working hard. ever T recruited and a potential one-and-done player, Young ing the difference between his good Donovan’s other go-to explanation is that Young has been has not lived up to expectations. But a starting center putting games and his bad games is “a total limited by foul trouble, but that’s rarely been an issue. Young up 10.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game obviously isn’t a Greg Luca choice by him.” averages just 3.4 fouls per 40 minutes and has played at least bust. twitter: @gregluca “As big and strong as he is, there’s 22 minutes in every game this season. Young isn’t just an average player, either, because he rare- no reason he shouldn’t demand the Young appears to be committed to Florida and the process. ly has an average game. He seems to oscillate between 12- ball every single time he gets down More than any other player, Young’s answers parrot — often and-12 and 2-and-3 on a nightly basis. inside,” Donovan said. “There are times you watch him on word for word — the things Donovan tells his team and the While his chiseled physique and freakish athleticism gen- fi lm and there’s no presence there.” media. erate expectations of greatness, his lack of instincts and feel So is Young lazy? That can’t be it. Everything he’s ever But then why is Young facing the same issues he has since for the game will always hold him back. said has made him seem like a smart, hard-working, level- he fi rst arrived at UF? Watching him play, spectators feel like those mental short- headed guy. During his freshman year, Young was too focused on the comings are easily correctable. But maybe asking him to have Lazy people don’t have bodies like Young’s. They don’t expectations. He wanted to score and rebound enough to pre- a better sense of where the rebound will come off is no more fl ip tires and pull trucks during the offseason. serve his status as a projected NBA lottery pick. fair than asking him to be taller or jump higher — he just can’t Only his 50 percent free-throw shooting suggests a lack of SEE GREG, PAGE 14

Freshman Sydney Moss Gators in the NBA — Al Horford Gators in the NBA — Bradley Beal has impressed during Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford scored 23 points and grabbed Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal scored 20 her fi rst season under 22 rebounds in a 114-103 victory against the Detroit Pistons on points and grabbed six rebounds in a 90-84 win coach Amanda Butler. Monday in Detroit. against the Toronto Raptors on Monday in Toronto. See story, page 16. 14, ALLIGATOR � TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013

greg, from page 13 Bullpen has blown lead in four straight games baseball, Maybe it’s better, but no,” would like to forget. second game with extra in- He wanted to play well so badly that he from page 13 O’Sullivan said. “We got to nings in a week didn’t make became frustrated by his limited role. He ad- throw the ball better. The Extra innings create uncer- the decision any easier for mitted he was listening to the wrong people. crushing loss in the series ball is up in the zone. There tainty: Nine different reliev- the Gators (3-5). But, after a meeting with Donovan and his finale. were a lot of hard outs.” ers made appearances dur- Kish, a right-hander, was assistants, Young said he bought in. He was The bullpen has blown a As kids finished running ing the weekend. O’Sullivan one of two UF hurlers not to only interested in running the floor, rebound- lead in each of Florida’s four around the wet base paths waited until Monday night throw against Florida Gulf ing and playing defense. straight losses. O’Sullivan after Sunday’s soggy game, to announce his decision to Coast. Kish made his first ca- Young had supposedly learned, but dur- the Gators waited to pull the start Keenan Kish tonight. reer start on Tuesday against ing his sophomore season, we heard about called for better execution after another subpar perfor- tarp onto the infield. Florida Kish will throw the first UCF in Orlando. He tossed the same discussions. does it after every game. pitch against North Florida two scoreless innings. Donovan wanted Young to run the floor, mance on Saturday. “You look at the box score. For once, it seemed like (5-2) tonight at 7 at McK- Contact Adam Pincus at rebound and defend. Young wanted to get a fitting end to a series it ethan Stadium. Playing their [email protected]. the ball more. They talked, and Young said he learned. “I’m starting to realize the great players are the ones who can perform even when Prather could play center in guard-heavy lineup they’re not feeling great, and I’m starting to do a lot better job of that,” Young said. “I’ve 6 forward Casey Prather at center. Yeguete’s surgery. got to push myself.” HOOPS, from page 13 “It’s whatever,” Prather said. “I have to UT center Jarnell Stokes, a 6-foot-8, So I have to assume he knows what’s be- do it to win. I’m not as big as those guys, 270-pound bruiser, averages 12.8 points ing asked of him, and I have to assume he’s on 31.6 percent shooting. Graham is 0 of 8 but I know my teammates will help me out and nine rebounds per game. working hard. Then what’s holding him from behind the arc. as far as like helping in the post.” “He’s got a football player body,” center back? “Through foul trouble, substitutions Tennessee (16-10, 8-6 Southeastern Con- Patric Young said. “I just have to hold my He doesn’t have instincts or a feel for the and fatigue, we’re going to have to utilize ference) has won five straight contests and ground and stay out of foul trouble.” game. Even on Saturday, when Donovan ap- those guys,” Donovan said. “The uncer- beat Florida twice last year. The Volunteers plauded his effort, Young played some ter- tainty and the unknown is these guys have defeated the Gators 67-56 last season in Yeguete update: Donovan said Monday rible stretches. With 16:25 remaining the sec- not really been in situations in the heart and Knoxville. that Yeguete would be inserted into Thurs- ond half, his attempt at a jumper — which he heat of the game to see how they will re- UT could exploit UF’s rebounding if the day’s practice “in some shape or form.” should never be taking — was blocked. spond. They’re going to get kind of thrust Gators (22-4, 12-2 SEC) choose to go small. “Whether or not that means he can play Continue reading the story online at alliga- into that [tonight] in Knoxville.” The Volunteers are third in the league on Saturday, I don’t know,” Donovan said. torSports.org. Due to a shorthanded roster, Donovan with an average rebounding margin of “He’s going to start getting into practice, might experiment with unfamiliar lineups, plus-5.5. Florida has only won the re- but I don’t know when he’ll be allowed to including a four-guard rotation with 6-foot- bounding battle once in five games since absorb contact and those kinds of things.” TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 � ALLIGATOR, 15 Gators preparing for postseason as regular season nears end CHUCK KINGSBURY first time during her regular-season ca- Missouri. “I believe she is seeing our personal Alligator Staff Writer reer. Johnson competed all-around in 10 of trainer and our back specialist,” Faehn Dickerson had competed in 46 consecu- 14 meets in 2012 and was expected to do said. The Gators’ quest for their first national tive vault events prior to Friday night’s much of the same this season. “She’s perhaps one more week out, and championship is nearing the postseason. meet. Faehn met with trainers on Monday to then we’re hoping she’ll be cleared to do With Florida three weeks away from Marissa King competed in each rotation discuss the extent of Johnson’s injury. some things.” competing in the 2013 Southeastern Con- with the exception of balance beam, where ference Championships in Little Rock on she performed exhibition. King had com- March 23, coach Rhonda Faehn has jug- peted all-around in two of the last three gled her lineups recently to help ensure meets. the Gators stay healthy and do not peak “I’m really glad that Rhonda did rest too soon. me this week, because being a senior, I re- ally want to cherish every competition mo- “We didn’t have any all-around ment I get,” King said. (gymnasts) in the meet, and that Without a handful of its strongest com- was kind of an interesting dynamic. petitors performing in each event, UF pro- I think part of that was a challenge duced its lowest team score since register- for those athletes when they’re ing a 196.575 against LSU on Jan. 11. used to being out there quite a bit.” Three consecutive miscues on beam Rhonda Faehn forced the Gators to count a fall towards UF coach their final score of 48.525. “It caused a few issues,” Faehn said. In Florida’s 196.975-196.075 victory “But at the same time, they’re tremendous against No. 23 Kentucky on Friday, Faehn competitors, so they need to know how to did not have a gymnast compete in all do that and learn how to deal with adjust- four events for the first time since Feb. 18, ments here and there.” 2011. With the gymnasts given the weekend “We didn’t have any all-around (gym- off to recoup, Faehn is certain her team is nasts) in the meet, and that was kind of an ready for the postseason. interesting dynamic,” Faehn said. “I think When Florida travels to face No. 8 Utah part of that was a challenge for those ath- on March 16 in Salt Lake City for the final letes when they’re used to being out there regular-season meet of the year, the line- quite a bit.” ups should reflect those Faehn will use in It was likely the final time Faehn will both the SEC and NCAA Championships barring injury. rest her squad given the landscape of the Kelly Logan / Alligator Staff The Gators are still without All-Ameri- next few weeks. Sophomore Kytra Hunter performs her vault routine during Florida’s 196.975-196.075 can Alaina Johnson, who is nursing a low- All-American Ashanee Dickerson was win against Kentucky on Friday in the O’Connell Center. withheld from the vault rotation for the er-back injury suffered on Jan. 18 against 16, ALLIGATOR � TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 MEN’S golf UF shoots dismal second round at John Hayt Invitational RJ SCHAFFER a rough start but made a pretty T.J. Vogel, UF’s usual No. 1, in the second round, shooting was freshman A.J. Crouch, who Alligator Writer good comeback.” has struggled since undergoing four strokes higher than his first also experienced a disappointing Every UF starter struggled sports hernia surgery. Vogel shot round 72. second round. After a disappointing first to shoot below par. Each shot six shots worse in the second Despite a disappointing day, He dropped five strokes from round, Florida saw its outlook a minimum three-stroke differ- round (75) than he did in the first Florida’s two back end starters, a 71 (-1) in the first round to a 76 grow worse in the second round ence from the first round to the (69) and is tied for 12th. Eric Banks and Santiago Gavino, (+4) in the second round. of the John Hayt Collegiate Invi- second. “We got off to a rough improved. Banks bettered his Florida will wrap up the tour- tational in Ponte Vedra. J.D. Tomlinson currently leads first-round score of 78 by four nament today in the champion- The Gators improved from a Florida after shooting a 70 (-2) in start but made a pretty strokes (74) to go two over par ship round. sixth-place tie to a fourth-place the second round and is current- good comeback.” and jump 14 spots into a tie for The UF women’s team return tie, but Florida now trails leader ly tied for ninth. Tomlinson has Buddy Alexander 55th. to action in the Allstate Sugar UNF by 28 strokes after dropping been the Gators’ most consistent UF coach Gavino virtually shot himself Bowl after play was canceled 12 strokes on Monday. player but still trails Ospreys ju- out of contention with an 82 (+10) Tuesday due to weather. “Given the conditions today, nior Kevin Phelan by 12 strokes Tyler McCumber has also in the first round but managed to The tournament has been we played better than we did yes- (-13). played below his usual standards. bring his score down to a 79 (+7) shortened to two rounds with terday,” coach Buddy Alexander Phelan leads the tournament He is tied for 31st after shooting a in the second. the championship round being said in a release. “We got off to through two rounds. 76 (+4) in the second round. Mc- Florida’s other participant played today. Cumber, like Vogel, played worse Freshman's performance bodes well for Florida's future � MOSS LEADS FLORIDA WITH coach Amanda Butler said. strength and vision and feel for the game, 3.8 ASSISTS PER GAME. “She is so versatile. She can finish, that’s one of the areas that she’s unique shoot the ball well, come off screens, on our team.” make things happen on defense, and Said Kayla Lewis: “She just has some PHILLIP HEILMAN when she rebounds the basketball … the abilities that you can’t coach. She has a Alligator Staff Writer 3 seconds that follow that rebound are great feel for the game and makes her probably as special as anyone I’ve ever teammates better. She makes me look Sydney Moss has been a bright spot in coached.” good.” Florida’s otherwise gloomy season. Known as a proficient scorer coming Moss’ vision was on display in Flor- The injury-riddled and inexperienced out of high school, Moss has quickly de- ida’s 67-61 come-from-behind victory at Gators have struggled during Southeast- veloped more aspects of her game. Alabama on Sunday. ern Conference play, where they are tied She is 13th in the SEC in rebounding Despite scoring just four points on for eighth with Arkansas. during conference play. Her 6.3 boards 2-of-7 shooting, she stayed productive A berth in the NCAA Tournament per game rank third among freshmen. during the game by accumulating nine would probably require UF winning the But Moss is best at getting her team- assists and six rebounds while logging 27 SEC Tournament, an unlikely scenario mates involved. She leads UF in assists minutes. given the Gators have failed to beat any with 3.8 per contest, which is the second- The freshman guard was particularly of the five teams that are atop the confer- highest rate among SEC freshmen. Only efficient during the second half, acting ence. Missouri guard Lianna Doty averages as the catalyst for Florida’s largest come- But moving forward, Moss projects more, with 4.8 per game. back of the season. to be among the SEC’s elite, a player that “She’s just a ridiculous passer,” Butler Trailing 53-40 with 10:36 remaining, Florida could use to ascend in the stand- said. the Gators scored nine straight points to ings next season. “She can make passes when she is close the gap. Sarah Davis / Alligator “When Sydney plays with a lot of on the perimeter for us that none of our Continue reading the story online at al- Sydney Moss (40) attempts a pass during Florida’s 68-57 command and presence, she is about other perimeter players can. Her size and ligatorSports.org. loss to Vanderbilt on Thursday in the O’Connell Center. as talented as anybody in this league,”