Freshman Arielle Gunderson is coping with the loss of her sister, Aubrae, who died after being hit by a car. Read the Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida We Inform. You Decide. story on page 23. VOLUME 107 ISSUE 71 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012 CRIME UF athletes Keys burglaries, holiday safety tips CHRIS ALCANTARA and JEWEL MIDELIS the incident. Alligator Staff Writers “It seems that someone might be catching on that apartment doors collect shoes are not always locked,” she wrote. University Police is investigating a series of burglaries this week at In the email, Gresley encouraged students to remind each other to the Keys Residential Complex. keep their front doors locked. Police have not arrested anyone in connection to the incidents, and Unlike other residence halls on campus, Keys doesn’t use elec- to donate to an investigation is ongoing, said UPD spokesman Maj. Brad Barber. tronic cards for the 419 residents to get into the buildings. The fi rst incident happened between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday, “Your doors open right out to the general public like many apart- Barber said. ments’ complexes do,” Gresley wrote. “It is a responsibility that Jen Gresley, residence life coordinator for the Tolbert and Keys ar- comes with living in these apartment-style locations.” children eas, sent an email to residents later that afternoon telling them about SEE SAFETY, PAGE 8 �THIS IS THE SHOE DRIVE’S 12TH YEAR. KATHRYN VARN Alligator Writer UF athletes will give Gainesville more than wins this holiday season. The University Athletic Association is collecting shoes and monetary dona- tions from Gators sports teams to give to Alachua County elementary school students. The drive, called Gator Tracks, is in its 12th year, said Levi Leigh, UAA student athlete development coordinator. The UAA partnered with the Alachua County School Board to determine the schools most in-need and get the sizes of students, he said. Athletes donate, wrap and deliver the gifts to the children, he said. They wrapped the presents Monday and will deliver them to schools Thursday, Friday and next week. “We really enjoy doing the drive, and our student athletes really walk away with something too,” Leigh said. The kids get excited, said Kelley Ko- stamo, Alachua County Public Schools partnership specialist. “It crosses something off their list of things that they might be worried about,” she said, adding that eliminating that source of stress may translate to bet- Benjamin S. Brasch / Alligator Staff ter performance in the classroom. Afternoon Delight Kostamo once measured the shoe size Andres Ramirez, a 23-year-old RecSports employee and food science and nutrition alumnus, massages Jennifer Polexi, a 18-year- of a student who was wearing house old UF marketing sophomore. Polexi waited 15 minutes for her fi ve-minute massage. “It felt like it wasn’t long at all,” she said. slippers as shoes. Not every student is like that, she said, but the schools try to choose students who are especially in need. Summer Stephens, a 19-year-old bi- Fiscal cliff could impact student aid, research ology sophomore and member of the women’s swim team, witnessed the im- �MORE THAN 20,000 UF STUDENTS “Everyone’s suffering.” “Everyone’s suffering.” pact of Gator Tracks when she delivered DEPEND OF FEDERAL AID. Eric Brown The fi scal cliff refers to a set of auto- shoes last year. A few boys who received political science sophomore matic federal spending cuts and tax hikes Nike Jordan basketball shoes were espe- engineered by Congress in an effort to force cially enthusiastic. SHELBY WEBB depend on certain types of federal fi nan- themselves to compromise on lowering the “It was something that really touched Alligator Staff Writer cial aid — some of which they could lose in country’s debt. me,” she said. 2013 if the U.S. Congress fails to act on the Since all attempts at working together Contact Kathryn Varn at kvarn@alliga- Eric Brown is worried. looming “fi scal cliff.” have failed so far, Congress now has 26 tor.org. The UF political science sophomore is “I think it’s insane that people are be- days to reach a deal before the nation faces one of more than 20,000 UF students who ing held hostage like this,” Brown, 19, said. SEE CLIFF, PAGE 8 Today 77/56 Student Senate pass bill to create new humanities minor Venezuelan chef brings classic latin fare FORECAST 2 CROSSWORD 19 The proposed minor is Asian American Studies, pg 11. to Gainesville with her own twist OPINIONS 6 SPORTS 21 Musicians will play for 24 hours for charity at local bar Corner is on West University Avenue, pg. 10. CLASSIFIEDS 17 Read the story online at alligator.org. 2, ALLIGATOR § WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012 News Today VOLUME 107 ISSUE 71 ISSN 0889-2423 WHAT’S HAPPENING? 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