We Inform. You Decide. www.alligator.org VOLUME 114 ISSUE 63 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020 Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida WORKER’S RALLY BASEBALL Barco shines in sweep of UM By Bryan Matamoros Sports Writer Hunter Barco was dealing through- out the early stages of Sunday after- noon’s showdown between Florida and Miami. He had allowed zero hits in his fi rst three scoreless innings, display- ing his arsenal of pitches for the sold-out crowd at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Florida. The freshman left-hander, how- ever, started to lose command in the bottom of the fourth. After walking the fi rst batter of the inning and giving up a single to UM catcher Adrian Del Castillo, coach Kevin O’Sullivan and catch- er Nathan Hickey approached the mound. The decision was made to keep Barco in the game, but the Hurri- canes scored their fi rst run of the contest off a sacrifi ce fl y from Ray- mond Gil in the subsequent at-bat to cut UF’s lead to two. O’Sullivan made his way back to the mound in the fi fth inning with his team up by three runs, as Barco Lily Strickland // Alligator Staff found himself in a bases-loaded jam. Anton Kernohan, a 20-year-old political science and sustainability sophomore, chants as protesters walk from Plaza of the Americas But O’Sullivan stuck with his fresh- to the front entrance of Tigert Hall Friday. They protested working conditions for Armark employees. Read the story on pg. 6. SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 12 UF employee accused of UF to close parking lot near Reitz Union THE LOT WILL south and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering CLOSE IN DECEMBER to the north. sharing child porn There are no immediate plans for the lot across the street at the southeast corner of Museum Road and Center HE’S ACCUSED OF USING Gainesville Police Department ar- By Noah Ram Alligator Staff Writer Drive next to Frazier Rogers Hall, Dixon said. UF’S WI-FI NETWORK TO rest report. Turner has been a data entry However, that side of the parking lot is listed as a fu- SHARE THE PHOTOS specialist with UF’s family nutri- UF can stand to lose hundreds more parking spots by ture building site in the current campus master plan. tion program since 2016, accord- the end of the year, thanks to a building that’ll take its Dixon said there are no funds for the building yet for By Samia Lagmis, ing to his LinkedIn. place. that site, but the university is updating its master plan for Alex De Luca The National Center for Miss- The surface parking lot at the corner of Museum Road the next decade and will determine if a building goes there ing and Exploited Children re- Alligator Staff Writer and Center Drive across the street from the Reitz Union by 2030. ceived a tip in September 2019 will close by the end of 2020, according to UF Transporta- Craig Hill, UF’s associate vice president of business af- A UF employee was behind that a user on Discord, a chat app tion and Parking Services’ current master plan. fairs, oversees parking and said parking options have to bars after a child pornography in- for gamers, shared three sexually A new UF data science and information technology move when the campus evolves. exploitative images of children, vestigation led authorities to cam- building will open on that site in November 2022, accord- “This is nothing unusual for a college campus to have according to the report. An inves- pus Wi-Fi. ing to the UF Land Use and Facilities Planning Committee. campus development relocate,” Hill said. Authorities executed a search tigation traced the IP address of the user back to Turner. The surface lot, which is an orange faculty decal lot, Hill wrote in an email, “The new building will house warrant Thursday at 26-year- has 350 spaces. faculty and researchers from the College of Medicine, old Timothy Turner’s home near Turner is accused of using Linda Dixon, the director of campus planning, wrote in College of Pharmacy, and the Herbert Wertheim Col- Gainesville High School. He UF’s Wi-Fi network on campus lege of Engineering, who specialize in analyzing massive lives with his wife and two oth- to “do some of the deeds that an email this location was chosen because the new build- er roommates, according to the ing’s tenants will come from the UF health colleges to the SEE CHILD, PAGE 4 SEE PARKING, PAGE 4 ‘Stayin’ Alive’ SPORTS/SPECIAL/CUTOUTGators down Razorbacks at home More than 300 students received CPR training, pg. 7 FOLLOW US ONLINE FOR UPDATES behindStory description Smith’s fi nish big with night comma, pg# UF guard Kiara Smith scored a season-high 26 UF gets a homerun points in the win over No. 22 Arkansas, pg. 11 How a baseball player made a decision between playing for the @FloridaAlligator @TheAlligator_ @TheAlligator @alligator_newspaper MLB and UF, pg. 7 2 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020 Today’s Weather VOLUME 114 ISSUE 63 ISSN 0889-2423 Not offi cially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications Inc., of Gainesville, Florida NEWSROOM: 352-376-4458 • Fax: 352-376-4467 Editor Christina Morales, [email protected] Engagement Managing Editor River Wells, [email protected] AM PM Digital Managing Editor Lina Ruiz, [email protected] NOON Metro Editor Alex De Luca, [email protected] University Editor Alyssa Feliciano, [email protected] HIGH 77° LOW 62° Have an event planned? 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Avalon will be Project Manager Alejandro D'Agostino, [email protected] UF, located at the Reitz Union Earth Systems Institute hosts joined by special guest Sarah Senior Copywriter Michael Weinberg, weinbergm@ufl .edu Room 2210 free film screenings and panel Kelly. General admission is Account Executive Brian Gurges, [email protected] When: Twice a week through- discussions about Florida water $24.50. out February at 1 p.m. and its conservation processes. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 352-373-FIND • Fax: 352-376-3015 Monday will see a showing of What: LGBTQ+ Affairs will SATURDAY Classified Advertising Manager Ellen Light, [email protected] showcase films that depict the first film, “Water’s Journey: black queerness such as “I Am The Hidden Rivers of Florida.” Gainesville Hip Hop Night BUSINESS 352-376-4446 • Fax: 352-376-4556 Not Your Negro,” “Moonlight,” Eventgoers can meet and hold Where: High Dive, located at Comptroller Delia Kradolfer, [email protected] discussions with local organi- “Brother Outsider” and “Paris 210 SW Second Ave. Bookkeeper Cheryl del Rosario, [email protected] zations. This event is free to at- is Burning.” Trigger and con- When: 8 p.m. Administrative Assistant Ellen Light, [email protected] tent warnings will be placed tend. Food and beverages will What: Gainesville Hip Hop throughout the viewing area. be available for purchase. Night is a showcase of ADMINISTRATION 352-376-4446 • Fax: 352-376-4556 Event run times may vary. Gainesville’s up and com- General Manager Shaun O'Connor, [email protected] TUESDAY ing hip-hop artists, includ- Administrative Assistant Lenora McGowan, [email protected] Chef Empowerment’s Black ing Marley the Messenger and President Emeritus C.E. Barber, [email protected] History Month Pop-Up Migrating to Prison: America’s Dorian James, QO, Young Restaurant Obsession with Locking Up Citizen, Quinten Flanders and SYSTEMS Where: Working Food, located Immigrants Keynote more. If you are interested in IT System Engineer Kevin Hart at 219 NW 10th Ave. Where: UF Smathers Library, performing at the show, email When: Feb. 28 from 5:30-8:30 located at 1545 W. University [email protected]. PRODUCTION p.m. Ave. Tickets are $6 in advance and Production Manager Jordan Bourne, [email protected] What: Chef Empowerment’s When: 2-3:30 p.m. $8 night of show. Must be 18 Assistant Production Manager Deion McLeod, [email protected] Underground Kitchen partners What: César Cuauhtémoc or older unless accompanied Editorial Production Staff Donny Cunningham with Working Food to host an García Hernández, a writer and by a legal parent or guardian.