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Florida Cicerones: A job or a privilege?

OTHER FLORIDA PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES PAY STUDENTS FOR GIVING TOURS. Angela DiMichele Alligator Staff Writer

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Britney Young, 18, and Diaunte Jenkins, 19, of the group United We Dance, dance to a version of “Strange Fruit” sung by Nina Simone at the Martin Luther King Jr. opening ceremony in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom Thursday. The guest speaker at the event was Jeraldine Williams, the first African American woman to graduate from the UF’s College of Journalism and Communications.

“I look at all of you: black, white, other, and we laid the foundation for you to be where you are, the way you are today.” Read the story on page 4.

Days for Matthew Cheek are not 24 hours long. He can go 36 without stopping.

A typical day for the Santa Fe College student ambassador starts with a 7 a.m. alarm.

He’ll give hour-long tours, attend back-toback classes until the late afternoon and then head to Student Government Senate and Campus Ambassador meetings in the evenings.

The family of the first-generation college student can’t afford to help pay for his education, but for being a Santa Fe tour guide, he receives a full ride.

With hopes to transfer into UF and become a Florida Cicerone, Cheek, a 21-year-old biology sophomore, said, if selected, he would commit to being an unpaid Cicerone before quitting his love of being a Student Ambassador.

“Even if I didn’t have the means to pay for college, I’d find a way,” Cheek said.

The UF Alumni Association has not paid Florida Cicerones since its founding 50 years ago be-

cause it is a service organization, despite other Florida and top 10 public universities offering compensation for their student tour guides.

Matt Hodge, the associate vice president of alumni relations, said Cicerones are not paid because they are no different from any other student organization at UF. The Alumni Association compensates the Cicerones with a physical space for meetings and by dedicating a full-time employee to work with them. Cicerones volunteer because they have a love for UF and the hours are manageable, Hodge said.

“They have taken a path that not every student is willing to take,” Hodges said. “And that’s one that requires giving back to the University of Florida.”

The coveted 75 spots More than 800 students compete for just 75 Cicerone spots.

To be eligible at UF, students must maintain a 2.75 GPA, be members of the Student Alumni Association, be in good standing with UF and pass two rounds of interviews.

The chosen Cicerones will then attend training sessions, two-hour-long meetings every

SEE CICERONES, PAGE 4

Government shutdown shows effects on UF, Santa Fe GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN HALTS SOME RESEARCH PROGRESS. Kelly Hayes and Lakshmi Gomez Alligator Staff Writers

Robert Ferl’s white-flowered weed had a ticket to space.

The UF Space Plants Lab director was counting down the days till his plant’s NASA launch.

But the federal government shutdown has the small thale cress plant’s travels in limbo as Ferl’s calls to the federal space agency go to voicemail and his emails are left unread.

Ferl is one of 1,075 UF researchers affected by the government shutdown, which

started Dec. 22, said the UF Vice President of Research David Norton. In the last fiscal year, UF received $560.6 million in federal research funding. About 22.5 percent of 4,775 awards for funded UF projects are within agencies that are shut down.

The biggest concern is not necessarily for the university, but the many federal employees anxiously operating without a paycheck,

Norton said. Researchers who have already received federal funding in 2018 are able to continue working, but others could be impacted from not receiving new awards.

“For every month the shutdown occurs, that’s a month where the money isn’t being allocated, and research isn’t being started,” Norton said.

SEE SHUTDOWN, PAGE 4

UF students react to Tim Tebow’s engagement HEARTS WERE BROKEN, FUTURE CAREER CHOICES WERE QUESTIONED. Josephine Fuller Alligator Staff Writer

Gabrielle Gibbs’ dream of marrying UF football legend Tim Tebow was crushed.

“When I saw he was engaged, I was a little sad because I knew my

chances with him were officially over,” the 18-year-old UF exploratory freshman said.

On Thursday, thousands of hearts broke as the 31-year-old Heisman trophy winner announced his engagement to 23-year-old 2017 Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, on Instagram, according to the Associated Press.

Tebow, who led the Florida Gators to a 24-14 win over Oklaho-

Star gymnast injured, out for opening meet

Sophomore Alyssa Baumann will not be featured tonight against Missouri, pg. 14.

ma in the 2008 National Championship Game, went on to play for the Denver Broncos and later the New York Jets in the NFL for three seasons. Tebow’s accomplishments at UF landed him a spot in the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and UF’s Ring of Honor in 2018.

“Thank you for saying YES and making me the happiest man in the world,” Tebow wrote in the post.

“You’re the love of my life, and I

can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you.”

Kevin Bode, a 21-year-old UF psychology junior, wondered how the proposal will impact Tebow professionally.

“I think it’s great Tebow is engaged, even though I’m wondering what it’s going to do to his sports career and time spent on it,” Bode said.

Mariah Edwards, a 21-year-old

It’s a sweet story

A UF alumnus was featured on a documentary series for his cheesecake shop that he opened in honor of his late mom, pg. 8

Easy riding

The city started a new transit program in East Gainesville, pg. 10

UF psychology sophomore, has always been a fan of Tebow’s charity work such as the Tim Tebow Foundation, which raises money for sick children, alongside his sports career.

“He’s been a good person, and I think it’s great that he’s going to be happy,” Edwards said.

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Local Events / News in Brief UPCOMING EVENTS TODAY Gators Gymnastics vs. Missouri The Gators Gymnastics team will compete in a meet at the Stephen O’Connell Center, at 250 Gale Lemerand Drive, from 6:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Tickets are $1 for a child and $5 for a single game.

GatorNights: Wonders of the World The first Spring GatorNights will take place from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Reitz Union. Attendees must be UF students and show their Gator 1 Card. One guest is allowed. Mentalist Wayne Hoffman will perform. Visitors can also win paintings from live art performances. A multicultural fair and cultural showcase will also be held for guests to meet with student organizations.

Visitors can meet others in a speed-friending game hosted by Campus Diplomats. Guests can decorate a luggage tag, create a take-home spray can art, do a treasure hunt escape room and participate in global trivia. “The Meg” will be shown at 8 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. in the Chamber. There will also be free bowling and billiards in the Game Room. #SCOTUS UF alum Robert Barnes will speak about the U.S. Supreme Court at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora.

Barnes has been a Washington Post reporter and editor since 1987 and has covered the U.S. Supreme Court since November 2006. Barnes will talk about what to expect from the Court, which has a conservative majority. Policies on immigration, LBGTQ+ rights, asylum and citizenship and the Affordable Care Act may be brought to the Court this year. He’ll also talk about the Kavanaugh hearings and Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s health.

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Roe v. Wade Anniversary Benefit The Gainesville chapter of the National Women’s Liberation will host its sixth annual Roe v. Wade Anniversary Benefit starting at 7 p.m. at the Wooly, at 20 N Main St. Donations between $10 and $20 to support the group will be accepted at the door. The event will feature local bands Glitter Whiskey and Routines, DJs Kelly Cochis and Mike Goston, community organizations, radical political theatre and a silent auction.

The National Women’s Liberation is a multiracial feminist group for women who want to fight male supremacy and advocate for more freedom for women.

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The Holloway Touchdown Terrace in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium will host more than 40 wedding vendors from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can talk to representatives from venues and meet with caterers, photographers and other wedding businesses. There will be door prizes and music.

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UF holds two weeks of MLK events THERE WILL BE NINE EVENTS CELEBRATING KING’S LEGACY. Hannah Beatty Alligator Staff Writer

Jeraldine Williams came to UF 50 years ago to take classes and make history.

She was one of 14 black students to integrate the university in 1963. She was also the first African American to graduate from the UF College of Journalism and Communications.

Williams returned to her alma mater to address a new generation of students Thursday as part of UF’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.

Williams’ speech kicked off eight other UF events over the next two weeks to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. These events will be co-sponsored by various organizations including the Reitz Programming Board and the Black Graduate Student Organization.

The opening ceremony, attended by 160

The shutdown caused inancial aid issues.

SHUTDOWN, from pg. 1 For the Space Plants Lab, the launch of Ferl’s experiment is a top concern, which was scheduled for takeoff in the coming weeks. The experiment remains up in the air due to lack of contact from NASA, he said. If canceled, the effects could be costly with the change in travel, airfare and the scheduled launch. There’s no estimate on how much it would cost.

The day-to-day research tasks haven’t been immediately affected by the shutdown, but larger projects may be, said Juliana Cromie, a 22-year-old UF undergraduate researcher at the lab. She’s hoping her assignment on the effect of cosmic radiation on seeds is still on track.

“We don’t know quite how the shutdown will affect other aspects of our research, and we really won’t know until we hit a roadblock,” the UF microbiology and cell science junior said.

Outside of research laboratories, UF students have not seen any impact on their tax return transcript, including offering interim grants or accepting paper copies of tax return forms, UF spokesperson Margot Winick wrote in an email.

“Current year UF students have generally gotten their documentation in already — which is not the case apparently at Santa Fe,” Winick said.

Santa Fe College students are having delays in their financial paperwork, said Kamia Mwango, the college’s financial aid director.

The Department of Education has allowed students who can’t receive their required documents from the IRS or other federal agencies to use alternative paperwork.

Despite this, Mwango said having the delays allows students to explore new types of scholarships or register for a later term in the Spring, which starts in March, she said.

“I have seen some really resilient students and some really collaborative agencies,” Mwango said. “Everyone’s been working together to try and get a resolution.” @kellyrhayes khayes@alligator.org @lakshmigomez_ lgomez@alligator.org

people, initiated a conversation about the impact of black history, said PJ Jones, an assistant director of UF Multicultural and Diversity Affairs.

“We wanted to get voices in the room of our heroes and giants who are still alive who can speak to Dr. King’s legacy,” Jones said.

Williams had an ecstatic spirit when she spoke, said Tylah Eady, a 24-year-old African American studies senior.

“She’s a fighter,” Eady said. “She never stopped working toward her education.”

On Wednesday, the Reitz Programming Board and the Black Graduate Student Organization will host a guided conversation with Ron Stallworth, who was the first African American officer in the Colorado Springs Police Department, said Harrison DeVoe, co-director of the films committee for Reitz Programming Board.

His story of investigating the Ku Klux Klan was the subject of the recent Spike Lee film, “BlacKkKlansman,” DeVoe said.

The Reitz Programming Board and the Black Graduate Student Organization are

UPCOMING MLK CELEBRATION EVENTS

Jan. 16: A Conversation with Ron Stallworth at 6:30 p.m. in the Rion Ballroom Jan. 19: Guest Lecture by Gladys L. Mitchell-Walthour: “Black Identity and Continuing Black Movement Activism in Brazil in an Era of Repression” at 7 p.m. in Ustler Hall Jan. 18: Showing of the film “Maestra” at 7 p.m. in Ustler Hall Jan. 21: MLK Day of Service at 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Rion Ballroom Jan. 22-24: MLK’s Legacy and the Afro-Latinx Experience in the Americas: Three Introductory Workshops at 7:10-8:40 p.m. each evening in the Reitz Union 2201 Jan. 25: Interfaith Friendship Service: “Towards Oneness. Towards Peace” at 7 p.m. at the Gainesville Baha’i Center spending $20,100 to bring Stallworth to campus, said DeVoe, a 20-year-old political science sophomore.

The Q&A will cover perception of Stallworth’s story, his take on the police and the process of making the film with Spike Lee and Jordan Peele, said Erin Ferguson, the chair of the event for the Black Graduate Student Organization.

Ferguson, a 23-year-old clinical and health psychology doctoral student, said the

event would show the audience the perspective of someone on the ground fighting the system.

“We hope that they are able to take away lessons about today’s climate and draw connections between Ron Stallworth and what he has to say and the legacy of MLK,” Ferguson said. @hannahbeatty_ hbeatty@alligator.org

About 800 students apply for just 75 Cicerone spots.

CICERONES, from pg. 1 Tuesday in the Spring, retreats and diversity trainings and pay a one-time $50 fee for their uniform of labeled polos.

They’re most known for their skillful backward walking through Turlington Plaza as up to 100 UF hopefuls and their parents follow behind. They point out the “french fries” behind the Marston Science Library as they quickly answer questions during the 90-minute tours that snake along UF’s campus.

They also host prospective athletes, attend events at UF President Kent Fuchs’ house and hand out limited-edition T-shirts during football season, said Marti Stein, a 22-year-old UF nutritional sciences senior and Cicerone.

Their jobs are comparable to Florida State University’s student guides, who are paid, wrote Julie Rubin, FSU’s associate director of admissions, in an email. The University of Central Florida pays its guides Florida’s minimum wage, which is $8.46 an hour, said Luke van Blaricom, UCF’s senior assistant director of undergraduate admissions.

Cicerones must work a minimum of 20 hours per semester for at least three semesters.

If the Alumni Association were to pay one Cicerone an $8.46 minimum wage, the Cicerone would earn just over $500 before taxes.

That would add up to a minimum budget of about $38,000 to pay the 75 Cicerones for part-time work for three semesters.

In comparison, the Alumni Association reported having more than $3.5 million of total revenue in its most recent tax return documents.

‘Doing it from our heart’ About 70 to 100 students work underneath the Dean of Students Office as Campus Diplomats, said 21-year-old Cristina Cantero, a Campus Diplomat.

Cantero, a UF materials science and engineering senior, spends about two hours a week working as a Campus Diplomat. In a busy week, she works about five hours.

Cantero said she doesn’t need to be paid for something that isn’t time-consuming.

“It sounds cheesy, but we’re doing it from our heart,” Cantero said.

Campus Diplomats and Cicerones’ unpaid labor has inspired dozens of memes mocking UF’s decision to not pay student workers.

Josh Perez, a 21-year-old Campus Diplomats executive director, said the jokes aren’t wrong. Students know there is no pay when they sign up. Instead, Perez said they sign up to gain professional connections and preparation.

Just seven miles away at Santa Fe College, campus ambassadors get full tuition scholarships for 12 credit hours each semester, instead of hourly pay, Cheek said.

The 12 Santa Fe Ambassadors work nearly 100 hours in the year. $3 an hour Preview staffers work nearly 1,000 hours in one summer.

Preview, the Dean of Students Office’s freshman and transfer student orientation program, is another student involvement organization mentioned in the student labor conversation.

Despite being paid, some Preview staffers think the wages are not enough.

Rachel Wisolmerski, a 19-year-old UF psychology sophomore, spent more than 70 hours a week working during the summer after paying out of pocket for a mandatory class in preparation for Preview. Preview pays staffers a $2,700 stipend, a dorm room in Broward Hall and $863.50 in meal tickets and declining balance for food, Wisolmerski said.

When the cash is divided over the average 70-to-85-hour work week, the pay is about $3 an hour. With the food and dorm money included, Wisolmerski said it equals to about $6 an hour.

Preview staffers sign a contract that forbids them from holding a job that would conflict with the program, Wisolmerski said.

After three rounds of interviews, 44 Preview staffers were picked. The competitive nature of student organizations will keep them unpaid or low-paying jobs, Wisolmerski said.

“Whether you pay the Cicerones or not, people are going to apply, and people are going to get in because it’s an awesome experience,” she said.

Not everyone can do it Some students and alumni disagree with

HOW TO BE A CICERONE • Maintain a 2.75 GPA • Complete 20 or more event credit hours for at least three undergraduate semesters • Be a Student Alumni Association member • Be in good standing with the university • Be selected after a group and an individual interview • Attend two mandatory new member retreats in February and March • Attend two-hour general body meetings every Tuesday of the Spring semester • Pay a one-time $50 fee for a uniform upon acceptance

these jobs being volunteer-based because of the amount of money UF makes each year.

Andrew Cushen, a 22-year-old UF alumnus, wrote in a February 2018 opinion column to The Alligator that the idea of unpaid labor disguised as volunteer work disadvantages low-income students.

“Unpaid labor takes privilege, and we need to see students without privilege given the opportunity to participate and succeed in every dimension of campus life,” Cushen wrote.

Cushen said he thought it unacceptable of UF to “position this as a privilege instead of a job.”

Jeremiah Tattersall, an Alumni Association member and Alachua County Labor Coalition lead organizer, said this is a repeat example of UF’s inadequate labor practices, similar to when hourly workers went unpaid while campus was closed during Hurricane Irma in 2017. “(Being a Cicerone) opens a lot of doors,” Tattersall said. “But what doors are being opened, and for whom, if the only people who that’s really accessible to are people who have the kind of incomes where they can work for free?”

Staff writer Taylor Roth contributed to this report. @angdimi adimichele@alligator.org

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Gainesville mayoral race gains a third candidate JENNIFER REID WILL BE THE THIRD CANDIDATE RUNNING. Karina Elwood Alligator Staff Writer

A third candidate with no political background has entered the Gainesville mayoral race.

Jennifer Reid, 33, of Gainesville, said she has no experience in municipal government, but on Jan. 5, she announced she will run for mayor.

“I went big,” Reid said. “I want to inspire another mom or another struggling citizen in the city of Gainesville to stand up and fight and

go big to change something they dislike.”

If elected, Reid said she wants to bring transparency to the city budget. She also wants to support public safety personnel and city employees.

Her opponents are incumbent Mayor Lauren Poe, who announced his run for a second term in November, and Jenn Powell who announced her campaign in December.

The city’s regular election for mayor and the District 4 Commissioner will be March 19.

Voter registration closes Feb. 19.

While Poe doesn’t know Reid, he said he welcomes her to the race.

“You’ve got to convince several thousand people to hire you,” Poe said about the may-

oral position.

For about two years, Reid, a mother of two, has been a legal assistant and owner of Klinc Treats and Designs, where she sells Tshirts.

In October, she became the Parent Teacher AssociaReid tion secretary at Littlewood Elementary School. Since September, she has been a Guardian ad Litem volunteer, where she said she visits children who’ve been separated from their families and makes sure they have a voice in the court system.

Powell, who is also a mother and part-time

legal assistant, said she’s looking forward to running against someone with similar life experience.

“I think it’s awesome there’s another working mom,” Powell said. “You know, it’s a big step to throw your hat into the ring. So I’m looking forward to debating issues with her.”

Reid said she considers herself a nobody in Gainesville, but decided to take action after a business associate told her she should consider running for office.

“My plan is just to get my name out there and get the citizens aware that I’m fighting for them,” Reid said. @karina_elwood kelwood@alligator.org

African American studies program starts process to be department The process was initiated by students.

Hannah Beatty Alligator Staff Writer

Students stepped into Mary Watt’s office in Fall 2016 and said the African American studies program deserved to become a department.

“They felt it would give the program higher profile and greater autonomy,” said Watt, the associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Now, after 50 years of being a program, the college has initiated its transformation into a department, Watt said.

“Since it mattered to them, it mattered to us,” Watt said.

A program is a collection of courses that compose a major or minor. A department is a unit of faculty for a specific academic specialty.

The last time a program became a department in the college was in 2010, Watt said.

The potential department must consult Chris Hass, the associate provost for academic and faculty affairs. From there, the potential department must create a proposal, conduct a vote of affected faculty, gather input from various academic advisory boards and receive statements of support from the dean, vice president and provost, according to UF faculty senate bylaw 22.

“When we enhance our course offerings, program offerings, we are

enhancing that learning experience, and it goes both ways,” Watt said.

“I see the creation of the eventual, hopeful department of African American studies as one more enhancement it adds.”

While the timeline of departmental status is fluid as of now, the African American studies program will welcome four tenured-track professors this year.

“In many ways, UF is behind,” said Manoucheka Celeste, an assistant professor for the center for gender, sexualities and women’s studies

research and the African American studies program. “Right now we’re just catching up to what’s happened across the country.”

This change doesn’t just affect students within the college, Celeste said. The program’s classes teach important analytical and empathic skills.

“There is no one on this campus who doesn’t benefit from African American studies,” Celeste said. @hannahbeatty_ hbeatty@alligator.org

Renovations come to Gainesville neighborhood park THE PARK UPDATES WILL COST $1 MILLION. Taylor Girtman & Karina Elwood Alligator Staff Writers

The Wild Spaces and Public Places team is in the process of completing 30 community projects in Gainesville.

Director Betsy Waite presented the team’s progress to the Gainesville City Commission Thursday afternoon at a General Policy Committee meeting. Wild Spaces and Public places is a half-cent sales tax that passed in 2016 to improve parks and environmental spaces.

Some of the projects discussed included re-

placing the boardwalk at Duval Park, making improvements to Northside Park and restoring the Hartman House at Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park.

Another project in progress is the Kiwanis Girl Scout Park, which will have a new face and possibly a new name later this year.

On Wednesday evening, Waite presented the Kiwanis park renovation plan to the neighboring community at its main building, at 810 NW Eighth St. The renovations will include a modern playground, new plants, removing invasive species, a lighted path, parking and updating the nearly 64-year-old building, Waite said.

Future building purposes include youth STEM

programs and public meetings.

Waite anticipates construction to begin in the summer and span nine months.

Lorraine Duerden, 38, has lived near the park for about 13 years and brought her two young cousins to the park multiple times.

“I know they need to make some improvements on it, and I’m looking forward to see what happens,” she said.

On April 19, the project received $1 million from the commission, Waite said.

Neighbors at the meeting hope to localize and simplify the park name to Oakview Park, after the neighborhood. Waite said they need 50 petition signatures to make the change.

In 1955, the Kiwanis Club of Gainesville

constructed the building, which was previously used as a regional office and training space for North Florida Girl Scout troops until 2014, Waite said.

Though the club no longer owns the park, they hope it still serves the community well, said 20-year-member John Woeste.

Woeste, 84, said he spent about 75 hours over the years caring for the building. He said the club is satisfied with the project’s direction.

“Kiwanis is about children and youth,” Woeste said. “We want the facility to be used in some way or another for the benefit of children and youth in the community.”

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ou’re deep asleep. You went to bed at 3 a.m. — still on your Winter Break sleeping schedule — when you hear it: that all too familiar beep beep beeping of your phone alarm. No, it’s not a bad dream. You really are looking at the questionably beige-colored ceiling of your dorm room. It’s the first day of the Spring semester. And you better book it because your chem lecture started five minutes ago.

You grab the first sweatshirt you can find out of your notyet unpacked suitcase and run out the door. You stumble into your lecture hall, the room dead silent, save for the professor already explaining a formula that resembles hieroglyphics more than anything in the English language. You make your way through the aisle of seats made only for the human equivalent of Flat Stanley when you knock over a backpack that was perched at the edge of your classmate’s desk. It hits the ground with a resounding thud.

The professor turns to look you straight in the eye. He asks you what the name of the equation is on the board. You start to panic. With 300 pairs of eyes on you, you blurt out the only thing in your mind…

Darts and Laurels

Yes, we’re back to deliver some well-deserved darts and laurels, and maybe, just maybe, the government will take a lesson out of our book: It’s time to come back from break.

A dart goes out to our government and President Donald Trump for continuing the government shutdown, which will become the longest in United States history if it continues into Saturday. It’s time to get back to business and stop the partisan fighting. However, a laurel goes out to all of the government workers who continue to work without pay during this shutdown. Workers are going on day 21 without pay, forcing them to stretch their dollar further than may be possible.

In other government news, a laurel goes out to more than a million felons who are now allowed to vote in Florida during the next election season. Formerly incarcerated Floridians received their right to vote after the November election and will reap the benefits during this new year. A dart goes out to anyone who isn’t utilizing their right to vote. The next election will be here before you know it, so you better be registered.

As we travel south in Florida, we look to Gov. Ron DeSantis who just recently called for the resignation of the entire board of the South Florida Water Management District, all of whom are in charge of managing water from Orlando to the Florida Keys. After a year of Florida waterways struggling with algae blooms and run-off pollution, we see the need for a change in regards to our waterways and its management.

We offer, albeit surprisingly, a laurel to DeSantis for taking Florida’s environment seriously. He announced a plan that included an extra $1 billion for Everglades restoration.

However, we should mention, although his environmental plan is progressive, it makes no mention of the term “climate change,” or human involvement in environmental issues.

We’ll be keeping an eye out for our governor in the coming years to see how his plans pan out.

In other, more positive UF news, our Gator family got a just a little bigger Thursday when UF royalty Tim Tebow announced his engagement to the 2017 Miss Universe Winner Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in Jacksonville. A laurel to the happy couple and a warm welcome to Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters to the Gator Nation. We’re looking forward to the blue-and-orange themed wedding.

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at the University of Florida. he current political atmosphere deserves These transcripts are necessary for the veria prime-time spot on TLC. The governfication of student or parent income, a determiment’s drama is reaching a high point nant factor of students’ financial aid eligibility. this week. Capitol Hill’s heated debate University administrators across the nation reover the border wall reached a peak at port that “disruptions at the Internal Revenue the end of 2018 when President Trump dug his Service are hindering college students from heels in and demanded his border wall, to which receiving federal student loans and grants,” acDemocrats expressed their disapproval. TwentyChasity Maynard cording to The Washington Post. Lamb noted one days later and the U.S. is entering into the opinions@alligator.org that this issue impacts “a small number of stulongest government shutdown in its history. dents” at UF. She further explained that the Approximately 800,000 government employees are without pay during this shutdown, according to The Department of Education released guidelines to schools New York Times. Leaving workers and their families with- this week outlining acceptable alternative documentation for the tax return transcripts the IRS provides. These alout paychecks I consider the government shutdown an absolute out- ternative procedures allow universities to resolve delays in processing students’ financial aid. With the Office for rage and so should you.

Let us consider a few government mechanisms we rely Student Financial Affairs reporting more than 70 percent of on to help you grasp the expansive damage of a govern- UF students reliant on some form of financial aid, includment shutdown. We’ll begin with the Food and Drug Ad- ing myself, I’m alarmed to learn the shutdown complicated ministration, a facet of government we trust to regulate the financial aid for some students.

Instead of arguing about the wall, we need to discuss sanitation and production of all the food we consume. Cuts to funding from the shutdown forced the FDA to tempo- building a bridge between Democrats and Republicans. I rarily suspend 40 percent of routine food inspections, ac- know both parties could use more tact in handling their difcording to NPR. Remember the romaine lettuce and E. coli ferences, but President Trump is clearly the person we need scare that just ended? CNN reports that 62 people fell ill to back down. From his infuriating and deceptive lies about from that outbreak. The FDA was fully funded and staffed, the “border crisis” to his immature exit from important newith all of its routine inspections underway when that food- gotiations, the president is dragging this shutdown on for borne illness swept the nation. Who knows what could slip selfish and costly reasons. President Trump needs to admit through the cracks with nearly half of FDA food inspections that his wall is a weak and critically flawed plan. Think of what the president could achieve if he threw his toddlersuspended?

We won’t be able to consume our semi-inspected food like rage into an idea that was actually going somewhere.

Despite his immaturity, President Trump isn’t in a boywithout money, which we rely on to come from the IRS, who help us to obtain our grants, student loans and other band, so taking a page from NSYNC’s book and “Bye Bye forms of aid. The shutdown’s interference with IRS funding Bye”-ing from a crucial meeting doesn’t win him any popucreates roadblocks for processing some students’ financial larity. If he’s looking for direction from pop icons, President Trump should take Ari’s advice and say “Thank U, Next” aid.

“The shutdown has impacted some students’ ability to to his border wall. access [tax return transcripts],” said Christina Lamb, senior Chasity Maynard is a UF journalism freshman. Her associate director at the Office for Student Financial Affairs column appears on Fridays.

The views expressed here are not necessarily those of The Alligator.

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Guys, it’s time for some real talk

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me to seek help. This freehope I’m not the only one who feels a slight dom to talk about how I was tug in their chest when feeling, to not onlt a prothey hang out with their fessional but to my friends guy friends. Guys, we helped to pull me out of can talk sports, exercise, some of those bad moods. video games or anything pop I do my best to talk with culture related, but there al- Daniel Gamboa my friends about how I might opinions@alligator.org ways seems to be a lull in the be feeling, whether it’s over conversation after the normal my course load or my past talking points are exhausted. relationships. I even made a Sometimes, I find that I catch a friend’s resolution to try to seek therapy to help words caught in his throat. I can tell with my own anxiety. there is something bothering him, but These topics are understandably, difthe words to explain whatever it is never ficult for guys to discuss or even think make it to the surface. too long about. Us guys, we tend to In a study done by the Center for close ourselves off from showing emoDisease Control published in August tions while we’re young, in some cases 2017, the issue of suicide among high because of family or our peers. It isn’t school and college-aged teens shows a weakness to talk about what you feel, that men are nearly three times more especially if it's been bothering you. likely to lose their lives to suicide than It’s great to have friends you can women. hang out with, go to the gym or watch a I felt those depressive episodes my- game with. What’s even better is being self throughout my senior year of high able to be there for your friends when school, with the mounting pressures they need someone to talk to. of college applications and high-level The friends we surround ourselves classes. Weary days in school turned to with may not have it as together as we nights of procrastination and a vicious think they do. Guys tend to hold back cycle of neglecting family, friends and on personal stories and even traumas homework. I was constantly in a bad that may show a side of themselves mood, rarely breaking out of my shell they’re uncomfortable revealing to othwithout a tremendous effort from my- ers. It can come from a fear that people self and from close friends. may look at us in a negative light. When I knew I had a strong support group, our guy friends seclude themselves, we but I didn’t seek out help. My parents don’t question it. We sometimes just came from conservative homes in a re- assume they’re okay and miss out on ligious country, and the idea of seek- being there for them when they are in ing help with my mental health was need of help. almost shunned. When my siblings or I Guys, next time you’re on campus, felt down and tired, we would be repri- take a moment to actually say hi and see manded. Our aversion to being together how your friend is doing. Maybe their as a family was considered an insult to day is going great or maybe it isn’t. My my parents. When in reality, we would only hope is that you make sure they feel overwhelmed and simply needed feel that it’s OK to talk about it. time to recover and relax.

When I got to college, it was the freeDaniel Gamboa is a UF journalism dom and exposure to explore mental sophomore. His column appears on Fridays. health programs which finally pushed

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Checkmate, conservatives?

A curious glance into the SG lawsuit

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t’s always tea time in Student funding shenanigans except for perGovernment land. One of the haps the Student Body president, fascinating developments over who serves on the Board of TrustWinter Break was the news of ees. Really, this whole fight is cenYoung Americans for Freedom tered on the actions of students, not suing Student Government over university administrators. Perhaps it claims of free speech violations. is just standard to sue the trustees, (Long story short, YAF wanted monperhaps administrators could have Zachariah ey to bring speakers in; SG said no.) stepped in. I’m unsure.

Chou Now, I know many folks may Now, I don’t mean to generalize opinions@alligator.org dismiss this as an attention ploy, political leanings into a binary, but I but I see a couple of good points in think it’s worth commenting on how the thick of things. I’ve watched YAF try to get YAF and many of the power brokers in SG are funding for a couple years now, and I think it’s conservatives. So, this isn’t necessarily your worth a column or two to talk about this lawsuit stereotypical case of conservative students getand link it to some of the peculiarities of our SG. ting dunked on in a liberal campus.

SG, ever committed to transparency, has been One of the actions YAF is taking issue with particularly mum on the matter, so I guess it’s is a recent revision to our financial code that up to me to try to step up to the podium. bars student organizations from receiving fundNow, because this is about a lawsuit, I know ing for honorariums or speakers through the someone, somewhere in Tigert Hall is sweating, allocations committee (what YAF had been athoping I’m not about to say something fool- tempting to do). The chairs of the allocations ish. You see, the thought did cross my mind and budget and appropriations committees are I’d get some email from an administrator after listed as the authors and according to state voter writing this first column telling me to watch my records; both are registered Republicans. That’s words and fear for my life, but luckily, this is a going to be interesting to explain in court. case related to free speech and our administraNow, I’ll mention what I think is SG’s viewtion just had to reaffirm its commitment to free point since I’m fair and balanced like Fox News; speech. So, I suppose I have a “get-out-of-jail- I can see that SG might have viewed YAF as trylike-Smith-Meyers” card, and I can basically say ing to bite off more than its share of the $50,000 anything. allocated to non-budgeted student organizaBut not to worry, for legal purposes, I will tions. The lawsuit mentions 871 student organicontend that I am uniquely unqualified to talk zations not being on that budget cycle (though about anything SG related. You see, I’ve applied only those who qualify for funding from Allo(if my personal spreadsheet is accurate) to 67 cations can draw from that 50,000). If a single different seats on various standing committees organization wants to ask for $5,000 for a single in our Senate and have received a grand total speaker for a single event, that’s already a deof zero, so I clearly lack any qualifications and cent chunk of the money that’s supposed to go knowledge that would make anything I have to toward many organizations. say about this case worthy of being uttered in There’s a lot to talk here: funding for other court (let alone read in a newspaper). political organizations, a lack of appeals system Anyhow, there are a couple of “weird” things and so on. Luckily, just like this lawsuit, there’s that made my eyebrows quiver as I read through more to come in the future the 45-page lawsuit. First off, the people being sued; it’s the Board of Trustees plus Gator dad Zachariah Chou is a UF political science UF President Kent Fuchs and VP of Student Af- junior and Murphree Area Senator. His column fairs David Parrott. Almost all of these people, I appears on Fridays. personally feel, had no direct link to the whole

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The best way to spend syllabus week doesn't include another night in Midtown

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here’s nothing better than a week to get back into the swing of things. School might have technically started Monday. But let’s be honest, it doesn’t really start until next week.

It’s been awhile since you’ve seen friends or hung out at your favorite bar, and it has probably been even longer since you’ve had a quiet night to yourself if you spent the holidays with family. With all of these options; how should you actually be spending syllabus week? The answer is simple: preparing.

All it takes is a nighttime stroll past Midtown to see most of the university doing the opposite. Let me be the first to tell you: The bars are not going anywhere. There will be plenty of other nights out and, don’t worry, J.J’s and The Swamp

will still be lurking around the corner to take your money.

Rather, your free time is one of the most precious resources the first week of a semester. I don’t want to scare you, but when you’re done reading this, you should probably start reading over the quiz and exam schedule for your classes. I’ll bet you didn’t realize your professor scheduled a quiz due at midnight, or he also scheduled your midterm two days before Spring Break.

There’s a perception that the next couple weeks will be exactly like syllabus week: carefree, fun and a lot like high school. I’m going to serve as your friendly reminder that, more than likely, your first exam is not too far off, meaning I’d get a head start on studying.

So, how does your extra free

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time this week relate to the rest of the semester? Spending it wisely now will give you the upper hand on most of your class for weeks to come.

Let’s start with some basics on how to ensure a successful syllabus week. A surefire way to make a bad impression on your classmates the first week is asking for a piece of paper or a pencil (or sometimes even both). Instead of taking a shopping trip with friends, take a shopping trip to Target for school

supplies. The dollar bin there is more fun anyway. This way you’ll be ready for next week and the weeks to come when you have to start hunkering down with notes.

You know those textbooks you needed to order off of Amazon? If you place that order this week, there’s a pretty good chance they’ll arrive early next week, and if you have Amazon Prime, well then, you just might be ahead of the game. You’ll be ready for any quizzes or discussions that are looming in the not-so-far-distant future.

Are you not sure about a class or professor? There’s a reason they call syllabus week drop/add period. There’s no excuse to be in a class you’re not happy with. The long lines and packed offices are daunting this week, I know. But take advantage of alternative re-

sources like email or appointments to avoid the wait if you need to.

Most importantly, spend this week working on yourself. Selfcare isn’t a joke, and it’s whatever you want it to be. Maybe it’s reading a book or wearing a face mask while your favorite movie plays in the background. Spend this week in a way that will ensure your own success. The same way a house with a strong foundation is built to last, your semester will be built to last if you make your syllabus week productive.

There are so many ways to spend syllabus week. Spend it doing something that is going to allow you to lay down a solid foundation for the rest of the semester.

Elijah Rawls is a UF journalism senior. His column appears on Fridays.

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UF alumnus opens cheesecake business to honor late mother THE CHEESECAKES WERE FEATURED ON THE UBER EATS SERIES “UNPACKED.”

Jean-Bart, a 41-year-old UF civil engineering alumnus, now keeps her memory alive through Val’s Cheesecakes at three locations in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.

He still uses some of their original recipes.

Tien Le Val’s Cheesecakes has more than 200 Alligator Staff Writer different flavors, including Neopolitan and sweet potato, some of his mother’s favorValery Jean-Bart remembers Sunday ites. Whole cheesecakes cost $50, slices evenings in the kitchen with his mother, cost $8 and jars of cheesecake cost $6.49.

Marie José Labossière. Eggs, sugar and In December, the business was featured cream cheese would be laid out on the on the Uber Eats docu-series “Unpacked,” counter as the duo tried out new cheese- which can be viewed on Facebook and cake recipes each week.

YouTube. The episode follows Jean-Bart Baking together became a ritual to stay and his journey in creating Val’s Cheesepositive after Marie José was diagnosed cakes. with stage 4 terminal breast cancer in June “I think a lot of people can relate to 2008. the way he channels baking to honor his Over the next four years, Jean-Bart and mom’s memory,” said Vidya Rao, the lead his mother baked a new cheesecake fla- producer of “Unpacked.” “We found his vor every Sunday until she died in August commitment to his craft incredibly inspir2012. They created 240 original recipes to- ing.” gether.

Although Jean-Bart graduated from UF “She would stay up late watching the in 2000 with his bachelor’s degree, he deFood Channel,” Jean-Bart said. “She would cided to quit his job at a civil engineering always have notes on the side of her bed firm to open up a cheesecake shop. of things she saw during that whole week.

He opened his first location on June 30, She would pull a note, one of her scribbles, 2015, in Dallas, which cost $14,000 for the and tell me ‘Let’s do this flavor.’” construction and about $3,000 for the other products necessary to run the business.

“I think my mother is a very hard worker. She has to do everything herself; she doesn’t ask for Ingredients: help,” Jean-Bart said.

16 oz of cream cheese “All the things I am say8 oz of ricotta cheese ing are statements about 1 cup of sugar her, but also how I see 2 teaspoons of hazelnut extract myself as well. The apple 1 teaspoon of lemon doesn’t fall far from the 5 eggs tree at all.”

Instructions: Val’s Cheesecakes has Mix all of the ingredients together in the order grown over the last four they’re listed. years with more than Bake at 425 degrees (F) for 15 minutes.

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Valery Jean-Bart, a 41-year-old UF alumnus, is all smiles as he poses in front of one of his three locations of Val’s Cheesecakes in Texas.

Facebook and 1,000 followers on Twitter.

Jean-Bart hopes to franchise Val’s Cheesecakes in Florida within the next five years.

Despite the immense growth of his locations, Jean-Bart still remembers those Sunday evenings with his mother as the root

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ABOVE: Sarah Carswell, a 60-yearold member of the National Women’s Liberation group, used red paint to help create a temporary mural in honor of the 46th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. “It’s so close to being turned back that one ounce of apathy can turn into kitchen table abortions, which I have seen, which is etched into my mind and can never happen again,” she said.

LEFT: Women paint on the 34th Street Wall Thursday to commemorate the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. The painting event was organized with the National Women’s Liberation group and Planned Parenthood to raise awareness for the group’s annual fundraiser Saturday at The Wooly.

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Microtransit bus service begins in East Gainesville THE NEW SERVICE WILL TAKE RIDERS TO THE ROSA PARKS STATION. Danielle Ivanov Contributing Writer

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Gainesville started using two microtransit buses Monday in East Gainesville that will pick up residents outside their homes and take them to the Rosa Parks Downtown Station, at 700 SE Third St. The city paid $250,000 to use the buses for one year.

It was still dark out as Terrance Dix started his East Gainesville route in microtransit bus 601 Thursday morning.

As dawn approached, the 12-passenger microbus picked up its first passengers outside their homes.

His microbus that day was one of two the Regional Transit System began using Monday morning, said Chip Skinner, a City of Gainesville spokesperson.

The buses will pick residents up at their homes from 5:30-9 a.m. on weekdays and take them to the Rosa Parks Downtown Station, at 700 SE Third St. The bus will also take them from the station back home from 4:30-8 p.m.

Dix said he believes the bus will benefit riders because they’ll no longer have to rush.

“I think this will be better for the east side because the big buses can’t fit down here,” he said.

The city paid $250,000 with city and county gas tax funds

to provide East Gainesville residents with the new free transit service for a year, Skinner said.

The bus will pick up residents who request a ride. To request, East Gainesville residents can call 352-393-7433.

RTS staff decided there was a need for a transit to cover the difference from people’s homes to the bus stop after analyzing customer feedback, Skinner said.

A service app is being developed for future users, and if the buses are successful, the service may expand to other city and county neighborhoods within a mile of bus stations.

The system was designed to help those like Mark Jones, who stood at his usual bus stop Thursday morning wearing a black ball cap.

He expected to see Gainesville’s typical long blue RTS bus roll up, but instead, Dix stopped his smaller, sleeker bus in front of Jones.

Jones, a 46-year-old navy veteran, figured he might as well get in. Then, he discovered an easier way to get to work at Campus Scooters in Butler Plaza without bearing a chilly motorcycle ride.

“It’s just too d--- cold,” he said. “[The microbus is] just more convenient. I love it.”

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UF gymnast Alyssa Baumann was taken to Shands Hospital for a precautionary evaluation after falling off the uneven bars in practice.

When the No. 3 Florida Gators take to the O’Connell Center to face off against the Missouri Tigers tonight, they’ll be missing one of their standout gymnasts.

Alyssa Baumann, the returning sophomore and two-time AllAmerican, fell off the uneven bars during the team’s practice session Thursday. Baumann was transported to Shands Hospital for a precautionary evaluation, but according to team officials, the 2018 All-SEC and All-Freshman gymnast is “sore, but otherwise in good spirits.” Despite the injury’s seemingly pedestrian nature, team officials said that there is currently no timetable for her return.

Baumann, whose freshman year was a driving force in the team’s

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Back-to-back blown leads leaves UF wanting answers

By Jake Dreilinger Sports Writer

Mike White was fresh off a win against Arkansas on Wednesday when he joined SEC Network broadcasters Barry Booker and Taylor Zarzour at their table.

The Florida men’s basketball team survived a late push by Arkansas to claim its first conference win 57-51. So naturally, Zarzour asked White about his thoughts on the matter.

White’s first words were simple enough, yet tell the story of the past week for the Gators.

“Two games in a row where we’re playing with a lead late and didn’t handle it great,” he said.

UF really didn’t play well down the stretch in its past two contests.

It lost to South Carolina on Saturday after the Gamecocks erased a 14-point deficit in the second half, winning on a last second full-court inbound heave to Chris Silva for a dunk.

It looked to be the same on Wednesday.

Florida nearly blew a 16-point lead this time around. It was a two-point contest with just a minute left in the game.

But what helped the Gators stay in the

lead and win against the Razorbacks was its free-throw shooting, something that was missing in the final minutes of the South Carolina game.

They got the ball to guard KeVaughn Allen, the best all-time free-throw shooter in program history (86.9 percent), who made enough to keep Florida ahead.

“I’m confident in my ability to take my time and knock them down,” Allen said of his free-throw shooting.

He made two with 12 seconds left to make it a four-point game. When Arkansas missed its next shot, Allen made two more, putting the contest out of reach.

“We made enough plays down the stretch but had the wrong mentality late in the game, both offensively and defensively,” White said.

It’s a different story than when the Gators played South Carolina. Florida went 4 of 8 from the charity stripe in the final 7:17 of the game. Center Kevarrius Hayes had a chance to take the lead with three seconds remaining but only made one of his throws and tied the game.

Those four added points could have potentially made the difference in the game during that span, but it allowed the Gamecocks to edge the Gators late.

Former UF goalie Kaylan Marckese was selected by the New Jersey's Sky Blue FC in the fourth round of the 2019 National Women's Soccer League draft.

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season that eventually culminated in an NCAA Super Six appearance, will certainly be missed during the team’s grudge meet against Missouri, one of two teams that defeated them in SEC play last year.

Baumann’s injury piles on top of the loss of fellow sophomore Jazmyn Foberg, who had surgery on her elbow in November. The team’s freshmen and underclassmen may be in an even brighter spotlight by necessity when the O’Connell Center comes alive tonight.

Easing the Absence With Baumann and Foberg out of the picture, both of whom contributed in two rotations during the team’s appearance in the Super Six, it will be up to the team’s remaining gymnasts to step up on short notice. Baumann is listed as an allarounder, and she was a 2018 All-

American on beam and floor.

In that regard, senior Alicia Boren can certainly help ease the absence. Boren is a star on the floor, achieving her collegiate best score of 9.95 nine times throughout her career. She also earned SecondTeam All-American for her talents on the balance beam last year on top of the floor and all around designations. While Baumann and Boren would usually be a dynamic duo during meets, Boren’s skills on Baumann’s events could well make up for her absence.

Foberg’s events were the vault and bars, and while she doesn’t quite lay claim to the accolades Baumann achieved during her freshman year, she remained a staple of the lineup, appearing in all but one meet in the 2018 campaign.

Junior Amelia Hundley’s presence

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Nothing But Nettuno / Opinion

The Cleveland Browns will win the AFC North (and maybe more) in 2019

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ganization, and it’s going to pay ’ll give you a minute to stop off big time. laughing at the headline.

Kitchens replaced the former Get it out of your system, offensive coordinator, Todd Halbecause I’m dead serious. ey, when he and head coach Hue The Browns could be one Jackson were fired after Week 8. of the league’s best teams next Cleveland was 2-5-1 at that time, year. but finished the season going 5-3 Cleveland announced the Tyler Nettuno with fringe playoff hopes in the Twitter: @TylerNettuno hiring of interim offensive coorfinal weeks. The Browns looked dinator Freddie Kitchens as its like a competitive NFL team next head coach on Thursday. a year removed from an 0-16 season, and After a long-term search rumored to include Kitchens’ role in that can’t be understated. the likes of Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley Rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield proand… uh… former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the Browns made the right gressed tremendously under his tutelage.

Mayfield became more efficient throughhire.

They chose to zig while others zagged, out the year, averaging an 81.7 rating and I think that’s commendable. Most teams while Haley called plays but improving to in the NFL seem to be chasing after the next a 109.7 average rating under Kitchens. He Sean McVay, the criteria for which is, more went from averaging about 245 yards and or less, young, offensive-minded and... chis- an 8-to-6 touchdown-to-interception ratio to about 282 yards and a 19-to-8 ratio in the eled? I don’t know.

As a result, teams are reaching for any- last eight games. He ended up throwing for one with a semblance of offensive inno- 3,725 yards and a rookie-quarterback record vation without regard to their prior track 27 touchdowns.

Keeping Mayfield in the same system record (*cough cough,* Cardinals). Either that allowed him to thrive as a rookie is a that, or they go the opposite extreme and big win for the Land. lock down a washed-up retread that will Cleveland is the only team that drafted prove to be little more than a short-term a quarterback in 2018 that should feel conbandage (I’m looking at you, Tampa Bay).

Instead, the Browns actually made the fident it landed a franchise guy, and the hire that made the most sense for their or-

Louisville graduate transfer joins Gators Linebacker/defensive end Jonathan Greenard offciailly enrolled at UF and will be eligible to play immidiately for the 2019 season. He is coming off a wrist injury that kept him out last season. In his two seasons at Louisville, Greenard collected 9.5 sacks and 70 tackles.

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GYMNASTICS, from pg. 14 in those same events could be beneficial for the lineup. Hundley is a four-time All-American, and she earned Second-Team All-American honors in the uneven bars.

Despite her injury, Foberg will still do her best to contribute tonight. “(Foberg) is definitely still a huge part of this team,” said junior Rachel Gowey. “Even on the sidelines, being able to hear that one voice on an event is so much help.”

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COLUMN, from pg. 14 Browns have built a solid offensive core around him.

Nick Chubb and Antonio Callaway impressed as rookies, while Jarvis Landry and David Njoku have proved to be weapons. There’s no reason to think the Browns’ offense couldn’t be among the league’s finest next year, and as the Colts, Saints and Chiefs showed this year, that could be enough.

It’s not like the cupboard is completely bare on defense, either. The unit ranked 30th in the league this year, but young guys like Myles Garrett, Denzel Ward and Damarious Randall should anchor an up-and-coming defense that could still use some work.

The Browns aside, the AFC North seems ripe for the picking. Pittsburgh missed the playoffs this year.

With Ben Roethlisberger’s future in question and no clear successor in place and future Hall-of-Fame receiver Antonio Brown likely on his way out, the Steelers could take another step back in 2019.

Baltimore drafted quarterback Lamar Jackson to replace Joe Flacco, and he played well enough to save the season and claim a division title. But with Jackson’s development still very much a work-in-progress, the Browns could take advantage, despite the fact that the Ravens return the league’s top defense.

Oh yeah, and the Bengals finally emerged from former coach Marvin Lewis’ 16-year pit of despair. But with a new head man and an aging roster, 2019 could be a transition year in Cincinnati. For once in a very long time, the path to the playoffs looks incredibly manageable for the Browns.

But why stop there?

Most teams that finished at the top of the AFC this year still have a good deal of uncertainty moving forward, aside from Kansas City. The clock is ticking for New England. Houston continually disappoints in the playoffs, and the Chargers will have to compete with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to win the AFC West.

Maybe, just maybe, a playoff run isn’t out of the question for Cleveland.

So, NFL be warned: The Browns could make a big splash next season.

Tyler Nettuno is a sports writer at the Alligator. You can follow him on Twitter @TylerNettuno or contact him at tnettuno@alligator.org.

Freshmen in Greater Role While the veteran presence on the team will do its best to step up in lieu of the two sophomores, the six new freshmen the team recruited in the offseason will need to come out firing as well.

The majority of the team are underclassmen, and while the team’s three sophomores have had a taste of the pressure with UF’s expectations, the squad’s six freshmen have not. With the injuries to Baumann and Foberg, the team’s freshmen could possibly find themselves in a bigger role than they initially anticipated.

The season opener is the first

competition the incoming class will have at the O’Connell Center, which holds a capacity of a little under 10,000 people and often draws high attendance. It even sold out the arena in last year’s meet against LSU. Boren made sure to give them advice as the pressure became more apparent leading up to tonight’s meet.

“Take it one day at a time,” Boren said. “They’ve been kinda nervous, but I’m just like, ‘It’s just another day.’”

“Obviously, the crowd is a big change,” freshman Savannah Schoenherr said. “I’ve never competed in front of that many people, so that’s going to be a huge difference to me.”

Despite the freshman jitters and growing pains, Jenny Rowland is confident that there’s nothing left for Florida to do on Friday than to go out and compete.

“This team is definitely prepared gymnastically,” Rowland said. “We’ve done all that we can in the gym to prepare them for what’s about to happen.” @riverhwells rwells@alligator.org

Gators face No. 3 Tennessee on Saturday HOOPS, from pg. 14 Mistakes like that will only hurt the Gators when they face No. 3 Tennessee at the O’Connell Center on Saturday. If Florida does jump out to a big lead in that game, it will easily lose it if it continues to play the same way.

UF will need a near-flawless performance to win, and that includes getting those free points whenever the opportunity arises.

“When we got up 15, we were different,” White said. “Hopefully, we learn from that. We didn’t learn from it Saturday, obviously, but hopefully, with two in a row, we will.” @DreilingerJake jdreilinger@alligator.org

TOP PLAYERS AGAINST ARKANSAS KeVaughn Allen: 18 points 5 rebounds 11-of-12 free-throw shooting Noah Locke: 10 points 5 rebounds 4-of-8 shooting Andrew Nembhard: 5 rebounds 4 assists

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Florida guard KeVaughn Allen scored 18 points during Florida's 57-51 win over Arkansas. He went 11 of 12 from the free-throw line.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida still winless in SEC after loss to South Carolina

By Dylan Rudolph Sports Writer

The South Carolina Gamecocks led from tip-off to the final whistle at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina, on Thursday night. They handed the Florida women’s basketball team its third-straight SEC loss and seventh-consecutive road defeat, winning 71-40.

Here are three observations as to why UF remained winless in the SEC after Thursday’s matchup: Defensive Breakdown Florida (4-12, 0-3 SEC) entered the conference matchup on a two-game streak where it went into halftime with the lead. That streak was snapped thanks to a 22-2 South Carolina run to start the game, and the Gators went into intermission down 37-23.

The No. 21 Gamecocks (11-4, 3-0 SEC), which made just 10 percent of their threepointers in their previous two games, notched 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc

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during the early run and eight total threepointers for the game. UF coach Cam Newbauer dared South Carolina to beat his team with deep shots, and it backfired.

“They made their shots, and we didn’t,” coach Cam Newbauer said after the game.

“You won’t win many games when that happens.”

South Carolina went on a 12-2 run in the third quarter to put the game away, this time with physical drives to the basket through the wide-open middle of Florida’s zone defense. Newbauer’s inability — or unwillingness — to adjust his defensive scheme dug the Gators into a bigger hole.

Rebounding As if the Gamecocks’ offense needed any help, the Gators’ failure to box out effectively only added to the already numerous issues they faced.

South Carolina outrebounded UF 45-31 during the game, including 16 offensive rebounds leading to 17 second-chance points.

The Gamecocks were simply more physical in the paint than the undersized Florida forwards, especially 6-foot1 Kristina Moore, who found herself on her back several times and looked more frustrated each time she was thrown to the hardwood.

UF will need to prioritize rebounding before its next game on Sunday against Missouri.

Offensive disappearances Florida’s two leading scorers, guards Funda Nakkasoglu and Delicia

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Florida guard Kiara Smith led the team with 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting during UF's 71-40 loss to South Carolina on Thursday.

Washington, struggled all evening. The duo combined for 13 points on a dreadful 5-of21 shooting night to encapsulate a game that Florida will look to forget as soon as possible.

Guard Kiara Smith was the lone bright spot for Florida with 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting. With her fifth game with doubledigit points, Smith will be expected to shoot a higher volume of shots going forward.

“She played excellent,” Newbauer said.

“With some of the others on the offense struggling, she really stepped up. We’re excited for this Sunday’s game, and hopefully, she can keep it going.” @dyrudolph drudolph@alligator.org

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