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UF pharmacy professor accuses students of cheating SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE UF HONOR COURT.

By Taylor Roth Alligator Staff Writer

Over half of the UF class of 2021 pharmacy students will face a disciplinary

council after allegations that they cheated on an assessment.

Priti Patel, a UF pharmacy professor, said students in her capstone course used an unapproved source during a November class session.

The four-hour class focused on diagnosing a fictional patient’s symptoms and de-

termining treatment, said Patrick Chucri, a third-year UF law student defending one of the accused students, whom Chucri would not name.

“They were all looking at the same problem in class, so of course there was only one right answer,” Chucri said.

The students in the course were allowed

to team up with classmates to analyze the problem and discuss the symptoms, Chucri said.

However, Patel saw the similar responses as students cheating. Patel claimed that 57 students out of 100 in her class used an online document with a similar question

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‘BlacKkKlansman’ Ron Stallworth to come to UF He was paid about $20,000.

By Josephine Fuller Alligator Staff Writer

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Jamming Out Victor Viramontes-Pattison, the 23-year-old lead vocalist for the band Arrows in Action, performs during the band’s headlining show Saturday at The Atlantic in downtown Gainesville. Viramontes-Pattison graduated from UF in Spring 2017 with a marketing degree. The show helped promote the band’s new single “Chasing Rhymes,” which came out Friday and was the first new release from the band in over a year. The concert also included the bands Sports Reference, You Vandal and Bothering Dennis. Read the story on page 9.

He was a black police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan.

Now, he’s telling his story at UF. Ron Stallworth, 65, a black retired police officer who went undercover to investigate the KKK in 1978, will speak at 7 p.m. tonight at Reitz Union’s Rion Ballroom, said Erin Ferguson, a 23-yearold UF clinical and health psychology doctoral student and event chair for the Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations.

The Reitz Programming Board and the Black Graduate Student Organization paid about $20,000 for Stallworth to appear, Ferguson said.

The hour-and-a-half long event will consist of a discussion with Stallworth and UF English professor Mark Reid about his experience with racism and police work, Ferguson said. An audience Q&A will be held afterward.

This is the second of nine events for the Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations over the next two weeks.

The movie “BlacKkKlansman” is

Stallworth

based on a memoir detailing Stallworth’s experience with the KKK as an undercover officer, and it will be shown at 7 p.m. the day before and the day after the event in Room G310 in the Reitz Union, Ferguson

said.

Ferguson said she is hoping a speaker like Stallworth at UF will inspire students to make a change in the way they view racism in regards to today’s policing.

“I hope people can see the connection between his legacy and Martin Luther King Jr.’s,” Ferguson said.

Michelle Komisarchik, an 18-year-old UF political science freshman, said she is curious to see the movie and meet the person behind the story.

“The movie has been gaining so much social traction, especially with award season,” she said, “So it will be amazing to see the man who did it all.” @JoFuller24 jfuller@alligator.org

Former presidential candidate John Kasich to speak at UF STUDENTS CAN PICK UP TICKETS AT THE REITZ UNION.

By Kelly Hayes Alligator Staff Writer

Ohio’s 69th governor will speak at UF Jan. 23.

For its first event this semester, the Accent Speakers Bureau is

hosting the former 2016 Republican presidential candidate John Kasich, who will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the University AuditoriKasich um, said Rachel Gerardi, an Accent spokesperson.

Accent Chair Gregory Wolf de-

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Forward Keyontae Johnson and the UF men’s basketball team went on the road and lost 71-68 to Mississippi State, pg. 14.

clined to comment on the cost to bring Kasich, which comes from student fees. A public records request for the contract between Kasich and Accent could not be immediately filled.

Kasich will speak about his life and define what it means to be a leader, Wolf said. The speech will aim to inspire students, not lecture them on political issues.

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“That’s the type of person we wanted to bring,” Wolf said. “Not one with a negative attitude, but a constructive one.”

His speech will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A session, Gerardi said. There are 850 seats available for the event. UF students can pick up their free tickets from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Student Government suite in the Reitz Union.

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Summer Cook, an 18-year-old UF microbiology and cell sciences freshman, said she wasn’t sure why Accent chose a politician from a different state.

“I don’t know what he’s going to say to us since he doesn’t know a lot about the people here,” she said. @kellyrhayes khayes@alligator.org

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Local Events / News in Brief UPCOMING EVENTS TODAY Puerto Rico: Resilience After the Storm UF emerged as a leader in research and scholarship to help rebuild Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. At 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora, UF architecture professors Martha Kohen and Nancy Clark will discuss UF’s work and collaborations aimed at helping the island imagine a more resilient future.

THURSDAY Black Identity and Continuing Black Movement Activism in Brazil The guest lecture from 7:108:30 p.m. in the UF Center for Latin American Studies will be provided by Gladys L. MitchellWalthour, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee associate professor of public policy and political economy. She will discuss the increasing importance of black racial identity in Brazil and how black activists have organized around their identities.

She will also talk about how organizing has been challenged and will continue under a repressive government.

FRIDAY Consciousness in Science Symposium Scientists and scholars will get together for a conference from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Harn Museum of Art, located at 3259 Hull Road.

The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided at a reception starting at 6:30 p.m. Keynote addresses will take place in the auditorium at 7 p.m. The keynote speakers include Stuart Hameroff, an anesthesiologist and professor at the University of Arizona who helped develop a quantum theory of consciousness, and Brenda Dunne of the Princeton Environmental Engineering Anomalies, who will speak about the subjective and objective aspects of consciousness.

GatorNights – The Price is Reitz From 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., a game show-themed Gator Nights will be hosted for free at the Reitz Union. Attendees must be current UF students and must bring their Gator 1 Card to enter. One guest per student is allowed. Attendees can play game challenges like “Family Feud” and “Minute

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The first painting class of the semester will accept the first 100 students. Sign-ups begin at 7:30 p.m. in Room 3315. Guests can create do-it-yourself stickers, TV picture frames, wooden birdhouses and take-home street signs. The UF Swing Dance will host “So You Think You Can Swing Dance.” The Club Creole Pageant will also be held. “Night School” will be shown at 8 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. in the Chamber.

There will be free bowling and billiards in the Game Room, a Global Coffeehouse and pizza will be served at Midnight Munchies.

SATURDAY Great Invader Raider Rally Pre-registration is required. From 9-11 a.m., volunteers will help remove invasive plants from Gainesville’s preassigned natural areas. After the restoration, the volunteers are invited to Morningside Nature Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to celebrate with music, T-shirts, prizes, environmental booths, games and food. Email Ludovica Weaver to pre-register at weaverl@cityofgainesville.org.

MORE New exhibit at Florida Museum offers look at killer whales Visitors can learn more about the Lummi People, who are the original inhabitants of Washington’s northernmost coast and southern British Columbia, and their beliefs that killer whales are their kin in the Florida Museum of Natural History, at 3215 Hull Road. The exhibit is open until May 5. Exhibit features include a more than 4,000 pound, 16foot, hand-carved whale totem of a human riding a whale by the House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation; five historical totem poles; two carved pipes that depict killer whales, eagles, bears and humans; and five carved platters with images of killer whales, humans, fish and ravens from other museum collections.

An Evening with Pam & Doug Soltis: Building, Using and Teaching the Tree of Life Pamela Soltis and Doug Soltis, two professors at the Florida Museum of Natural History, will hold a free lecture and book signing at 6 p.m. on Jan. 24 in the Harn Museum of Art, at 3259 Hull Road. Pamela and Doug Soltis are investigators in the UF Laboratory of Molecular

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All LifeSouth area donor centers and bloodmobiles will participate in a competition between UF and the University of Kentucky. The bloodmobiles will be located at 1221 NW 13th St. and 4039 Newberry Road. The competition starts Monday and will continue until Jan. 18. All donors will be entered into a drawing to win a pair of tickets to the UF versus University of Kentucky basketball game. Spirit points toward Dance Marathon and the Spring Greek Blood Drives will be given and double the points will be earned for donating at a LifeSouth Community Blood Center.

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The professor, pharmacy dean declined to comment.

PHARMACY, from pg 1 to find the answer to the in-class problem, Chucri said.

Patel filed the complaint with the Honor Court at Peabody Hall and listed the students she claimed cheated on the assignment that same month. Students who were listed will now face a disciplinary panel to share their position on the matter within the next few weeks.

“These aren’t lawyers or public speak-

ers,” Chucri said. “These are college students who aren’t prepared for this type of questioning.”

The disciplinary council is made up of six students and one faculty member. The council hears cases that range from plagiarism to rape.

The pharmacy students who must face the council can accept the claim that they cheated and receive a zero or say they are not guilty and argue their innocence, Chucri said.

Accused students can also accept the

charge that they cheated but ask for a lesser punishment instead of receiving a zero on the assessment. For instance, a student can say that they cheated but ask to retake the course, Chucri said.

“This professor is tanking the careers of these students,” Chucri said.

The UF College of Pharmacy is currently ranked in the top 10 in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report. If the students are found guilty, the school could see its ranking drastically drop, Chucri said.

Patel declined to comment. The dean of UF’s College of Pharmacy, Julie Johnson, also declined to comment on the situation.

Robyn Pescatore, the UF Student Government pharmacy college senator, said that this incident does not represent what the school stands for.

“We have some of the brightest and most dedicated students and professors in the state,” she said. “I hope this gets resolved soon.” @Taylor__Roth troth@alligator.org

New mini-Reitz Union free library looks to grow readership THE PINT-SIZED PROJECT COST $850 TO BUILD.

By River Wells Alligator Staff Writer

If you don’t look twice, you may just miss it.

It’s a little brown bookcase, about seven feet tall, filled with hardcover and paperback alike. It rests against the wall of the Reitz Union stairs, waiting diligently for someone to browse its 19 shelves.

It’s what the Reitz Union Board of Managers calls a “Free Library,” a collection of free books for students read, share or add to.

“I honestly don’t go to the Reitz that much, so it’s a really nice surprise,” said Anael Mamane, a 21-year old UF industrial engineering junior. “It makes me really happy that people not only take the books, they also give one back.”

The library cost about $850 to build and was built from plywood with an oak veneer and constructed by two to three people in 120 hours, said Mike

Mironack, the Reitz Union’s director of operations and the project’s manager. It was installed Jan. 2.

The library had about 40 books to start with, Mironack said. The collection increased to 93 books Tuesday morning.

“Once people got word that it was up, it took off doing what it was supposed to do,” Mironack said.

The books on the shelf — which included titles such as “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” and authors such as Carl Hiaasen, James Patterson and Tom Clancy — were supplied by various people, including students and staff, Mironack said.

A free outlet for books is an impressive feature to have, said Orestes Gonzalez, a 22-year-old UF history junior, upon his first visit to the bookshelf.

“As a community here at UF, it’s really important that we just try to connect with each other,” Gonzalez said. “Having a bookshelf here at the Reitz Union is just the perfect way of doing that.”

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The Reitz Union’s free library opened Jan. 2 and can be used by anyone. It includes titles from authors such as Tom Clancy, Anthony Horowitz, Carl Hiaasen and James Patterson.

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UF Online ranked No.5 in nation THE PROGRAM WAS RANKED NO. 12 LAST YEAR.

By Christina Mouttet Alligator Contributing Writer

UF Online has jumped to the top rankings for online bachelor’s degree programs in its fifth anniversary.

On Tuesday, UF Online ranked fifth out of all online bachelor’s degree programs in the nation in the 2019 U.S. News & World report, said Evangeline Cummings, the UF assistant provost and director of UF Online. Last year, it was ranked No.12.

Pennsylvania State University World Campus and the University of Illinois at Chicago both tied with UF Online for the No. 5 slot, the report said. Florida State University’s online program was No. 102, the University of Central Florida’s online program was No. 14 and the University of North Florida’s was No. 37 overall.

The rankings are based on a combination of factors including student engagement, faculty credentials and expert opinion, the report said. UF’s program earned a score of 95 out of 100 points.

UF Online offers 20 majors, has 481 faculty members and 3,000 students enrolled, Cummings said. The average student is 27.2 years old and is pursuing either a first or second degree.

Tuition is $129 per credit hour for in-state students and $552 per credit hour for out-of-state students, Cummings said. UCF’s online program costs $179 for in-state students and $300 for out-of-state students, according to their tuition website.

Cummings said if prospective students are looking at the rankings for digital bachelor’s programs they could attend, UF Online would certainly be on their radar now.

“To be tied with schools like Penn State World Campus, I think, is a real

test to the hard work that has been going on here at the university,” she said. “They’ve been at it for a lot longer than we have.”

UF Online’s program focuses on faculty credentials, virtual campus and student engagement, Cummings said. Nearly all professors who teach UF Online courses have the highest degrees offered in their fields.

Hannah Golden, a 27-year-old UF Online alumna, pursued her second degree in anthropology while based in Austin, Texas, after receiving a bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics from Baylor University. She chose to enroll in UF Online in 2017 due to its low cost and flexibility with her fulltime job. She has been working in IT as a systems analyst for Texas Health and Human Services since 2015.

“As somebody who is having to pay for it herself, this online program makes it a whole lot easier to get the education that you need for the things you want to do in life,” she said.

Police search for sexual assault suspect THE ASSAULT HAPPENED AT SANTA FE COLLEGE.

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Alligator Staff Writer

A woman reported being sexually assaulted Sunday evening at Santa Fe College, Santa Fe Police said.

Before the incident, she was walking with a group on Sante Fe’s Northwest Campus but then left them, said Santa Fe Police Chief Ed Book. Police have not yet said if she is a student.

The woman told police she was held at knifepoint on the south side of campus and forced into a Sedan between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Book said.

At the time, there were no classes or activities happening on campus, Book said.

Police believe she was taken to a road or parking lot

near the running track, where she was sexually assaulted in the car, Book said. After, the man made her get out.

She made it to her apartment and had someone call the police, Book said. She went to a local hospital and has been discharged.

Police are working with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Book said. Police are looking into video surveillance footage.

Extra officers will patrol the campus at night this week, Book said. He recommends using a police escort, walking with someone and in well-lit areas.

Police will provide nighttime safety escorts to someone’s car or class by calling 352-395-5519 or by using the Safe Santa Fe app, according to an email sent to students from the college.

University Police are continuing to routinely patrol UF, UPD staff said. @katwf98 kwallace-fernandez@alligator.org

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County Commission discusses Gainesville redevelopment agency A DECISION HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FEB. 11.

By Josephine Fuller Alligator Staff Writer

The Alachua County Commission decided Tuesday to postpone decisions on funding Gainesville’s redevelopment agency and closing a homeless camp until February.

The commission unanimously voted to collect more information on the two issues so they can be further discussed on Feb. 11.

The Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency, which builds community projects, plans to combine its four districts — College Park and University Heights; 5th Avenue and Pleasant Street; Eastside; and Downtown — into one. The Gainesville City Commission already approved the action but also needs county commission approval.

The agency also plans to have $70 million in funding and requested $40 million over 10 years from the county commission, said County Commissioner Ken Cornell during the meeting.

County Commissioner Mike Byerly encouraged the commission to request a list of projects for at least the next three years from the agency before making a decision about payments.

“I don’t have any idea what they’re doing, and I don’t think any of you do,” Byerly said.

Cornell agreed that in a usual

case they would ask for the list but because the agency said the scope of the project is so large, he advised against needing one.

“Let’s talk about what that investment in slum and blight would bring back in the community because it’s supposed to spur private investment in East Gainesville,” Cornell said.

There are two meetings scheduled for Feb. 11 and Feb. 25 with the County Commission, Gainesville City Commission and the agency to discuss these plans, said Alachua County Commission Chairman Charles Chestnut.

The commission unanimously voted on a motion to request the city to come up with a preliminary project list for the first meeting that also includes debt, interest rates and expiration dates.

After discussions about the agency, the commission went on to decide whether to close Dignity Village, a homeless encampment that surrounds Grace Marketplace.

The commission unanimously voted on a motion to have staff gather data on housing needs by Feb. 11.

Jon DeCarmine, the executive director of Grace Marketplace, a homeless facility, said homelessness is a critical social problem.

“We’ve got a lot of work left to do, but we’re closer now to ending homelessness than we’ve ever been,” he said. @JoFuller24 jfuller@alligator.org

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Editorial

How an egg has the power to change social media

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not-so age-old question was answered this week: Which came in first, the egg or Kylie Jenner? In this case, the definitive answer is the egg.

In the only post by the anonymous Instagram account @world_record_egg, a picture of an aesthetically pleasing egg became the most liked picture on Instagram with more than 43 million likes, dethroning Kylie Jenner’s first post of baby Stormi, which has about 18.5 million likes. It’s a strange comparison, a sweet newborn compared to a single egg. You’d think there would be no competition. A baby equals lots of likes and an egg equals breakfast; there really should be no correlation. But, here we are trying to understand another weird facet of how the internet works.

There are entire teams of people who work for weeks and weeks to try to make something go viral and never succeed.

Maybe what we can learn about social media and society in general is that all you have to do if you want something is ask.

It didn’t take much for this egg to be liked 43 million times.

It just made a simple request: to become the most liked picture on Instagram. The anonymous account tagged a few publications like Buzzfeed and the Daily Mail, which may have helped get the ball rolling a bit. But to be honest, it seems that this egg’s popularity comes from just being ridiculous, and that’s the real beauty of it.

It’s weird, yes, that an egg has the power to unite millions of people, but it’s funny and it has spawned a plethora of fan accounts, news stories, memes and has amassed millions of followers. The egg is a good example to not take things too seriously, especially in regard to social media, a place where politicians and celebrities create feuds on a daily basis. In the end, neither an egg nor a picture of a reality star really deserves millions upon millions of likes, but that’s just the world we live in. It’s a place where an inside joke among more than 43 million people turned into a world record.

It’s a nice thought that a cute, little egg can unite more people than the entire population of California. It puts things in perspective. Things don’t have to be all doom and gloom every day. Social media is a place that often makes news for some negative thing a celebrity said — it’s not often that something so wholesome is a headline.

Every single person who likes that picture is breaking a world record. An egg made history. Maybe next week it’ll be something else equally irrelevant like a tomato or a potato, but for now, the mysterious stock photo egg will remain supreme.

We can learn a few things from this mystery egg. First, anything can go viral and all we can do is guess what will take off and what won’t. Second, in the grand scheme of things, social media isn’t something we have to spend too much time thinking about. It’s supposed to be fun, a way to stay in contact with old friends and a place to meet new friends.

An egg has a lot to teach us about what is really important in life, and it’s not how many likes or retweets you can get.

Sorry, but I think 43 million people is going to be pretty hard to beat for a while. Next time you’re contemplating what to post, don’t think about it too hard. If you like it, post it. If it makes you laugh, post it. If it makes you feel something, post it. Don’t think too hard about social media, and don’t let it be something that stresses you out. Enjoy social media for what it is: a weird internet corner where an egg has the power to create a movement.

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Research, young women find it difficult to picIt’s also for the quiet students who only ture themselves in science, technology, engitalked when called upon by the teacher neering and mathematic roles. Some findings — or so I thought. of the study indicate that girls don’t picture As students, we feel as if that is our main themselves as coders or engineers because it identity: to be students, and with that comes is a field dominated by men. our major. Although majors do reflect some Jackie DeFreitas Here we see how the stereotypes we set opinions@alligator.org insight into what someone values, they do for certain fields of study can affect a student not define a person. The human essence is before he or she even gets to college. Even complicated and multifaceted. A one-to-threethough elementary and middle school chilword major can’t possibly define a person. dren do not know it, they may be conditioned to sell When I first came to UF, I thought that everyone’s themselves short from a field they have genuine enjoymajor was a direct reflection of his or her personality. In ment for. my mind, business majors were carbon copies of Jordan We should encourage those who do not see themBelfort. Biology majors were the next Jane Goodall. Jour- selves as the type for a major to challenge the mold set nalism students were akin to Nancy Drew. Of course, I before them. You can take a class you are interested in was wrong. just to test out that major. The Microsoft and KRC study We shouldn’t rely on someone’s major to talk for suggests parents and teachers should support student’s them. When we do, it deters students from choosing a interests because it makes a difference. “Sixty-six percent major that they might not fit the mold for. of middle school girls who were encouraged in STEM by As a freshman, journalism scared me. I was relatively their teacher say they are likely to study computer scishy. I was never seen as popular, and I was never one ence in high school, compared to 40 percent who haven’t to toss and turn over unanswered mysteries. A younger been encouraged,” the study states. version of me thought being outspoken, well-liked and Picking a major is hard, and I would be silly to say investigative were the necessary qualities to be a jour- it does not shape a large portion of your college experinalism student. My predetermined ideas about the ma- ence. But don’t let the fear of not fitting into the stejor almost kept me from choosing it because I didn’t fit reotype hold you back. Fight the urge to shapeshift into that mold. It did not matter that I loved to write. It did the cookie cutter definition of your major’s ideal student. not matter that I loved to talk to people once I finally There is something to be gained by going into a field of mustered up the courage to do so. The stark difference study that scares you. If you don’t learn something from between who I am and who I thought the ideal journal- the challenge along the way, at least others will see that ism student should be almost kept me from taking the no major can define you. plunge.

Similar cases occur not only for those at a collegiate Jackie DeFreitas is a UF journalism junior. Her collevel but also at lower academic levels. According to a umn appears on Wednesdays.

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Young Hollywood is setting the standard for how to respond to controversy

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ollywood is no stranger to controversy. Celebrities are normal people who are subject to more scrutiny than most of us ever will be, so it’s not surprising they get called out for their behavior pretty frequently.

With the rise of the #MeToo movement, along with other social justice and activist movements throughout Hollywood, celebrities are being held to a higher standard when it comes to both their personal and professional lives. Some respond to said controversy with poise, while others… don’t.

More and more, I’ve noticed younger celebrities are responding to being called out with more professionalism and courtesy than older celebrities. Recently, Elsie Fisher tweeted her support of both Rami Malek and “Bohemian Rhapsody” for winning Golden Globes. She received back-

in order to keep his position as lash for supporting such a conhost, he refused, thus giving up troversial film. Her followers the opportunity to host. He has didn’t appreciate that she was made appearances on several overwhelmingly happy about a talk shows to discuss the tweets film with a problematic director and, supposedly, apologized for attached to it and some issues them. Except, he doesn’t apolowith its accuracy. However, the Katherine gize. He refuses to acknowledge way she responded to the backCampione his mistake (regardless of the lash (by apologizing for her lack opinions@alligator.org time in which they were made) of information about the film and, frankly, continues to emand asking her fans to continue to help her learn ways to be better) was barrass himself more and more.

Why is it that a 15-year-old breakout dignified and professional.

Fisher’s small bout of criticism didn’t star can admit her wrongs and make a make nearly as many headlines as the promise to improve herself, while also accontroversy swirling around Kevin Hart. knowledging that she will always unintenThe actor and comedian came under fire tionally make mistakes, but a 39-year-old for some homophobic tweets from several who has been in the industry for decades years ago after the announcement that he cannot? Perhaps Fisher entered Hollywood would be hosting the Oscars. When the at a time when the climate demanded more Academy Awards asked him to apologize apologies and less deflections, whereas

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just says “justice4” where someometimes when I write one’s name is supposed to be). these columns, I wish I Unfortunately, I have to say could type away praisstuff like “I’m pretty sure” when ing Student Governtalking about the case because ment competence with I can’t even find the Supreme rainbows, unicorns and classiCourt case on our website, cal music in the background. which is pretty shady if you ask Today’s topic comes from Zachariah me. the recent news of the first Chou The old letter to the editor, Senate Judiciary meeting in opinions@alligator.org printed in 2016, concludes, “it which the committee failed an seems the ruling class in SG is online voting bill. I thought it would be responsible to clear some things back to its old tricks — ignoring the voice up about online voting and the Constitu- of the Student Body and running from the tional Revision Commission. Additionally, nearest sight of sunshine.”

Interestingly enough, the student who I suppose this column would be a good refresher for those unfamiliar with the wrote the letter to the editor attacking bumpy history of online voting here at UF. the actions of the majority party, Preston Our story begins where some people Jones, has come around to the point of once considered its end. After well over now working within the majority party’s a decade of advocacy, a constitutional administration as their solicitor general, amendment passed in the 2016 SG election the administration’s lawyer. The only way that would have paved the way for online this even remotely makes sense to me is voting. It just so happened that the major- when considering he has a younger sister, ity party today won the executive ticket Meryl Jones, who serves in the Senate seat back then, too. As described in an upset for District A within the Impact party (and student’s letter to the editor, the Student by virtue of pure coincidence is already a Body president manipulated the legislative committee chairperson). They say the real branch to somehow appoint five out of F-word is family; you got to do what you got to do for your sis. seven SG Supreme Court justices.

Every constitutional amendment since It would be the same Supreme Court that struck down online voting, choosing that Supreme Court case has failed, which to interpret the constitution in a rather un- leaves online voting stuck in a rut. Naturalconventional way. Per our constitution, “a ly, there have been code revisions written three-fifths approval vote of those voting in in a way that tries to slide by the even older the spring general election is necessary to court case that says online voting is unconratify all constitutional amendments.” The stitutional, but the majority party usually Supreme Court said the approval vote of shuts those down as it did last Sunday in those voting in the Spring election meant the Senate Judiciary committee.

This time, one of the fools on the comyou needed to count the votes out of everyone instead of just those voting on a mittee suggested that the Constitutional constitutional amendment. That meant Revision Commission would be the only that whenever people skipped voting on a way online voting would be brought to UF constitutional amendment, which a lot of knowing full well that any amendment put people do, their abstention was effectively up by the Commission would likely fail like all those in recent years. The Commission counted as a vote against its ratification.

Of course, that’s ridiculous, but so within our SG functions much as it does at is SG. Under this new way of counting the state level, (recall the long ballot in the votes for amendments, the Supreme Court November election). But because of these tossed out a handful of old amendments, abstentions shenanigans, it’s probably goincluding the recently passed amendment ing to be a lot more useless beyond providon online voting. They also had to shoot ing superficial lines on people’s resumes. themselves in the foot because I’m pretty Zachariah Chou is a UF political science sure one amendment had to do with the number of Supreme Court justices (there junior and Murphree Area Senator. His are five now, though on the SG website it column normally appears on Fridays.

Hart didn’t. It could also have to do with the fact that Hart is a male comedian, of whom not many used to be criticized for their problematic comments because they were viewed as part of their act.

Either way, it’s clear that times are changing in Hollywood. Deflection and refusal to apologize for forms of hate like homophobia, sexism, misogyny or racism will no longer be tolerated. We’ve seen prominent stars fall from fame for their past actions, such as Kevin Spacey and Louis C.K. and become irrelevant. If older celebrities want to remain important and preserve their fan base, they better start taking note from the younger ones, like Fisher, who are setting the standard for how to respond to backlash.

Katherine Campione is a UF journalism senior. Her column appears on Wednesdays.

Talk to strangers and learn something new being right isn’t always the most o us UF students, there important thing. Who is to really is nothing quite like the say? dread of seeing someone Our assumption is that a person with a clipboard walking will lay low and seek happiness for toward us. We hate being his or herself and live life as a priapproached by strangers. There vate person. For most of us there is is a certain pain that comes from nothing pressing we have to share hearing those fateful words: “Have Scott with a stranger. Those abnormal you registered to vote in Alachua Stinson County?” or “Hi, sorry to bother opinions@alligator.org people who knock on our doors to tell us about a political candidate you!” It’s like being in the bathor step in front of us with a flyer room and having your stall door flung open. Even being handed a flier in Tur- outstretched are more of a nuisance than lington Plaza is aggravating. To most of us, anything else. To debate or engage them is avoiding Turlington altogether may be the less effective than the most popular method: ignoring them. best solution.

Privacy is a complicated thing. We are But why does it bother us so much to interact with strangers, and more importantly, bothered when it’s ignored but oppressively lonely when it’s not. We don’t want to have should it?

I don’t think it should. Actually, we are to take out our headphones, but we wonder more culpable for feeling this dread than why it’s difficult to make friends. The most those who ignore our privacy. I use the word difficult thing in our modern world might dread loosely, as a placeholder for all of the be making new friends. The next time you other reactions we have toward being ap- walk through campus, look at the benches proached: irritation, anger, fear and so on. designed for small groups of people holding Listening to others’ beliefs, especially ones only one person and see the ocean of space that challenge our own, isn’t something we between individuals sitting just a few feet want to spend our time doing. I would bet away from each other. Being an individual that if the UF population was polled, less is a great thing until you actually feel like than three percent of us would want to grab one.

Much of our cultural discourse can be dinner with a campus preacher.

The ancient world was different. When reduced to one theme: Leave me alone. We apostle Paul, for instance, went to Athens think: "Don’t tell me how to live, I’ll figure to preach the gospel in the first century, it that out on my own terms." For the most was commonplace for Athenians to do noth- part, this request has been granted, and at ing but listen to the ideas and arguments of the cost of connecting with people, we are strangers. They loved rhetoric, debate and left to eat alone, listen to music alone, think persuasion. The words spoken in a pub- alone and feel alone.

Perhaps we should gladly listen when lic place were debated and challenged. It wasn’t a bad experience for them to hear strangers approach us. It’s most likely a if their beliefs were wrong because it was a good thing for our solitude to be breached.

We can hear about what political agendas learning experience for everyone involved.

But today, those with strong beliefs stick are on the ballot-to-be, or how Jesus can out like a stick figure in a Jackson Pollock save our souls. Perhaps it is less painful to painting. That is because the backgrounds talk to a stranger than it is to feel lonely. The of different peoples’ cultures are inherently next time someone approaches you with a subjective. As long as you are happy, you clip board, don't avert your eyes, stop and can be a Christian or an atheist. Your beliefs talk to them. are yours and they work for you, but they Scott Stinson is a UF English senior. His might not work for me. I could be different.

Everyone’s beliefs are different, but maybe column appears on Wednesdays.

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Toy Talk with a Sex Educator

SEX TOYS ARE AN IMPORTANT INGREDIENT IN THE PLEASURE OF COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS.

By Jackie DeFreitas Avenue Staff Writer

Sex toys are a billion dollar industry.

The worldwide market is projected to reach 29 billion dollars by 2020, according to research by TechNavio. Even so, these devices are still taboo, which leaves many consumers with countless questions and concerns.

“It is not easy to approach the use of sex toys for the first time,” said Tameca Harris-

Jackson, a 41-year old sex educator.

“Videos, magazines and some online websites can sometimes portray their use in ways that are intimidating or that can create misconceptions.”

Sex toys may not be for everyone, but those interested in finding new ways to enhance sexual pleasure may find sex toys and devices as a positive option, she said.

Before purchasing a device, she suggests research: Make sure the toy you have in mind is the best type for your needs.

Sex toys require more than simple soap and water. Instead, owners should invest in specialized cleansers that sanitize, but don’t break down the material, said Charissa O’Quinn, a senior consultant of Pure Romance, a sex wellness company.

Using a sex-toy specific cleanser is important to prevent health problems. Silicone toys, if not cleaned properly, can lead to infections because the toy has a film on it

that can collect dirt and bacteria, added the 27-year-old Gainesville resident.

According to O’Quinn, sex toys should be used with lubricant and should not be stored collectively.

O’Quinn wants to break the stigma that masturbation is dirty or unnatural. She explains it can be a way to alleviate stress or become a happier human being.

“There’s nothing dirty about using a toy. It’s like a tool. It’s an instrument,” she said. “Just like if you were an artist, it’s like a paintbrush. It’s going to help you get to that masterpiece that you want.”

These devices are not only for cis-gender females. There are devices for males, transgender individuals and those in the process of transitioning as well.

“Regardless of gender or sexual orientation, any person who desires can use sex toys,” Harris-Jackson said. “There are many options of pleasure toys out there and most are designed for almost any person’s body

to be able to use.”

Monday night, Pure Romance introduced the RGB collection, which is designed for “all genders, identities, and orientations.”

“You know, there wasn’t a safe place for the trans community for a long time anywhere. They couldn’t go in and get these devices,” O’Quinn said. “We are now starting to cater to that group that was before left behind.”

Some worry that sex toys will leave “regular” sex in ruins.

For those with this valid concern, O’Quinn explains sex as a cheeseburger.

“They’re fulfilling. It’s delicious, but sometimes you just want a bacon cheeseburger,” she said. “And it’s not that you’ll never have a cheeseburger again, it’s just that this time you want it with bacon on it.” @jackiedef7 jdefreitas@alligator.org

THEATER

Review: ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ THE HIPPODROME STATE THEATRE PRESENTS THE OFTEN HILARIOUS YET HEARTBREAKING STORY.

By Vanessa Blankenship Avenue Staff Writer “A Doll’s House, Part 2” will make you laugh and break your heart. It’s the story of one woman’s fight for the freedom to pursue her ambitions while shattering her family in the process.

Directed by UF associate professor of theater Charlie Mitchell, the Hippodrome will be presenting the play from Jan. 11 to Feb. 3.

Lucas Hnath’s “A Doll’s House, Part 2” is the sequel to Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 three-act play, but audience members don’t need to know anything about the original show to be enthralled by this performance.

Nora Helmer abandoned her husband and kids in “A Doll’s House.” The sequel picks up 15 years later with her standing at the doorstep of the home she left behind.

The play begins with an abrupt knock on a bright red door set in the center of the stage. The loyal family nanny, Anne Marie, portrayed by Sara Morsey, answers to find Nora, portrayed by Tess Hogan, standing on the other side.

Dressed head to toe in extravagant green-and-gold garments, Nora confidently strides into the home where she walked out on her family to achieve her ambitions.

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“A Doll’s House, Part 2” will run from Jan. 11 to Feb. 3.

Now an author, Nora has become fabulously wealthy from writing books about women and criticizing the concept of marriage. She claims “marriage makes a person change for the worst,” a bold statement that had some audience members chuckling while others furrowed their brows in disbelief.

Nora did not return to make amends.

Instead, she’s back because she may be in some legal trouble because Torvald, portrayed by V Craig Heidenreich, did not finalize their divorce.

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Heidenreich’s performance of Torvald is filled with hysterical outbursts and resentment toward Nora for leaving without explaining why she was so unhappy with their marriage.

Emmy, Nora’s daughter, is portrayed

by UF School of Theatre and Dance student MaRah Williams. Emmy has become a young woman who dreams of being a wife and having a family of her own. She wants the simple life her mother decided to run away from.

Nora and Torvald exchange plenty of

Nora and Torvald fight in the play’s final scene.

swear words during the intense yet impactful final scene of the play. Hogan and Heidenreich (who happen to be married in real life) perfectly depict the harsh realities of divorce. However, you can’t help but wonder if there is still love between the two estranged spouses despite their constant quarreling.

The play proposes tough questions relating to independence, equality and aspirations.

Mitchell said the play is not a true sequel, but a modern riff on “A Doll’s

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House” that is filled with haunting, devastating lines presented in a comedic way.

Mitchell hopes audience members will gain more than mere entertainment.

“I guess what you get out of anything, you sort of question your own life,” Mitchell said. “You question your own values, you question your relationships, not in a bad way, but in order to get a fuller sense of who you are.” vblankenship@alligator.org @vanessablankie

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Angsty days are here again:

Pop Punk and Emo Night of Gainesville GAINESVILLE’S MONTHLY GATHERING AND JAM SESSION FOR PUNK FANS WILL HAPPEN SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE WOOLY.

By Jackie DeFreitas Avenue Staff Writer

Are you already stressed about this semester? Let your emotions out and rage to pop punk and emo music Saturday night at The Wooly.

The monthly event features music reminiscent of the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2000s pop and emo rock sound. Artists like Blink 182, Dashboard Confessional, Green Day and Panic! At The Disco frequent the speakers at this event.

Pop Punk and Emo Night began in 2014 but did not truly take off until the end of 2017 when the coordinators discovered the best direction for the party, said Vijaya Seixas, the 31-year-old event coordinator.

Seixas was inspired when his business partner, James “Jimbo” Rountree, 31, was

craving different music from the same songs that constantly played at the nightclub where the two worked at the time.

When they created the event, they unknowingly tapped into the inner angst of pop punk fans, not only from Gainesville, but across the state. Seixas said he has had attendees come up from as far as South Florida to take part in the event.

Arrows and Action will rock the stage Saturday, with special guest vocals from Gainesville native Quil Cauchon, who only performs with the band on Pop Punk and Emo Nights. The set list for Saturday will consist only of covers. Those planning to attend can suggest songs on the Facebook event’s discussion page.

Cauchon, 22, said “Helena” by My Chemical Romance and “MakeDamnSure” by Taking Back Sunday are two of her favorite covers to perform.

“The beauty of the event is that there’s so much good material, we don’t have to play bad stuff,” she said.

Tatiana Baker requested “First Date” by Blink 182. She said she hopes to hear music she grew up with Saturday.

“I’m tired of clubs with the same songs

playing on repeat,” Chris Day, Alligator Staff the 19-year-old UF pre-nursing student Above: Arrows in Action headlined a show last Saturday said. “I’m excited to at The Atlantic to promote the band’s new single “Chasing go to something that’s Rhymes,” which came out Friday and was their first release different than the in more than a year. Last week’s show also included usual and throwback performances from Sports Reference, You Vandal and to middle school awkward phases.”

Bothering Dennis. Victor Viramontes-Patterson, the Baker is not the 21-year-old lead singer pictured on the right, graduated only one hoping to from UF in the spring of 2017 as a marketing major. When bask in the nostalgic the band performs this Saturday for Pop Punk Emo Night music of years past. he will be substituted with Quil Cauchon, 22.

Arnon Khantawang, 24, will be attending this event for the ally feels like you’re there.” fourth time this weekend.

Seixas expects about 500 people to at“It is just the songs of high school,” Khantend.

Doors open at 9 p.m., and the musical tawang said. “Like these songs are just feelings of the youth and fun of high school and performance starts at 10 p.m.

The event is open to those 18 or older. middle school.”

Jesse Frimmel, Arrows in Action’s drum- Tickets cost $5 for attendees who are 21 and mer, said this type of music also influenced over and $8 for attendees under 21.

If planning to attend, be sure take Frimhim growing up. mel’s advice and stock up on black nail pol“We know we’re not Fall Out Boy or My Chemical Romance,” Frimmel, 24, said. “But ish and eyeliner. @jackiedef7 [we] try to do a really good job of learning jdefreitas@alligator.org the songs almost note for note so that it re-

MUSIC

Connect the Dots: A Collaboration of Marginalized Artists LOCAL ARTISTS OF GAINESVILLE WILL GATHER ON WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16 AT 8 P.M. AT THE CIVIC MEDIA CENTER

By Emma McAvoy Avenue Staff Writer

Connect the Dots is a Gainesville music, media and art collaboration that highlights artists who give voice to marginalized communities through their creations.

Tonight, the Civic Media Center will host Connect the Dots’ show with several artists from these marginalized communities.

The artists will perform live music and speak for those in the Gainesville community who do not have a voice.

The show features the band Rent Strike, She/Her/Hers and a local solo artist called “Sometimes I’m Very Loud, And Sometimes I’m Very Quiet.” Doors will open at 8 p.m. and the show will start at 9 p.m.

Connect the Dots was established in March 2018.

“This impacts the Gainesville arts community because it builds a bridge between the arts and local activism,” Manuela Osorio, Connect the Dots founder, said. “I am most excited to meet the traveling musicians and hear their tales from their hometown and being on the road.”

All artists performing at this event are members of marginalized communities, said Osorio.

The artists aim to express the passions and ideas of those who are ignored in society, such as minori-

ties and the LGBTQ+ community.

The Civic Media Center acts as a sanctuary for these artists to shed light on social and political issues.

Both Rent Strike and She/Her/ Hers play music that is political in nature. Osorio says their lyrics emcompass topics from gender abolition to mental-health issues.

Robin Best, a 22-year-old UF international studies senior, will perform under the name “Sometimes I’m Very Loud, And Sometimes I’m Very Quiet.”

Her sound is inspired by an orchestra concept of dynamic contrast, which she says is really expressive by drastically changing her volume.

A solo acoustic artist, her sound is inspired by her diverse musical background. She began piano, guitar and the bassoon in her middle school years, and start-

ed singing in high school, where she learned about African choir and the sounds from South African music.

Best defines her specific sound today as acoustic punk rock. She draws much of her inspiration from other punk bands such as Mitski and Girlpool.

“As a woman, I feel like I’m supposed to be quiet and I’m not supposed to say what’s on my mind because it might be offensive or emotional,” she said. “Listening to those bands showed me that my voice is valuable and doesn’t have to be pretty like girls are supposed to be.”

The main marginalized communities she hopes to reach at Wednesday’s event are those struggling with mental health and people who are bisexual.

Best said she identifies as part

of the bisexual community, which she said is often ignored in popular culture because most people think of sexuality as either gay or straight, without any shades of gray between the two.

Best’s music also reaches out to those who deal with anxiety and depression, hoping to communicate the importance of mental health. Best herself has struggled with these diseases and hopes to impact the lives of others with mental health difficulties.

“I just want to promote some healing. To heal, you have to feel the pain,” Best said. “A lot of my lyrics talk about how to be sad and be okay at the same time. You can still be sad and be okay.” @emmamcavoy1 emcavoy@alligator.org

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AASU hosted first film festival WONG FU PRODUCTIONS CAME TO SPEAK FOR $9,000.

By Tien Le Alligator Staff Writer

The buttery smell of popcorn wafted through the air as the soundtrack of “Crazy Rich Asians” played over the sound system of the Reitz Grand Ballroom. Students waited excitedly as the lights dimmed to signal the start of the Asian American Student Union’s first film festival.

The event spanned over Saturday and Sunday and featured a student submission competition and a guest appearance from YouTubers Wong Fu Productions.

Wong Fu Productions is an Asian American digital filmmaking company that has over 3 million subscribers. The group was paid about $9,000 to speak at the event.

“I was really excited to see them because I’ve been watching their videos for a long time and being

able to get them here and meeting them in person was really surreal,” said Henry Nguyen, a 22-year-old UF biomedical engineering senior and co-president of the Asian American Student Union.

On the first day of the event, 25 student films were shown, 10 of which were submitted for the student film competition. Submissions came from both UF and University of Central Florida students.

“We didn’t know who would be interested, and even people from UCF came out,” said Lauren Vu, a 21-year-old UF psychology senior and co-president of the Asian American Student Union. “It really showed us that if you give people the opportunity, they will rise to the occasion and the community will come out.”

Students were able to vote online for their favorite submission, and on day two, winners were announced.

Ingrid Wu, a 21-year-old UF advertising junior, won first place and received a plaque and a $30 gift certificate to 4 Rivers Smokehouse.

“Philip Wang signed my plaque ‘Keep telling stories,’” Wu said. “I really liked what he wrote down, and especially coming from an established filmmaker, it meant a lot.”

Wong Fu Productions also screened its film “Yappie,” which follows the experience of being a young Asian professional through comedy and drama. The screening was followed by a Q&A session and a meet-and-greet with Philip Wang, one of the founders of the company.

Wong Fu Productions previously visited UF in 2008. It has toured college campuses for 12 years.

“It’s important to let people know that we have a voice and that our community has a voice,” Wang said.

“We can show them the depth of our community, and I hope that it’s encouraging young creators to feel comfortable to share their voice.”

Exhibition and competition films can be viewed on YouTube. @tientle11 tle@alligator.org

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Wong Fu productions onstage at AASU’s first FilmFest.

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1. GAMES: How much do you have to pay if you land on the “Income Tax” space in Monopoly?

2. LANGUAGE: What does the Greek prefix “poly” mean in English?

3. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of the island of Fiji?

4. FOOD & DRINK: What is the substance in chili peppers that makes the tongue burn?

5. SCIENCE: What does the acronym DNA stand for?

6. MATH: What is the top number of a fraction called?

7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What was the Secret Service code word for first lady Michelle Obama?

8. LAW: What is the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution about?

9. ANATOMY: What is the rarest blood type in human beings?

10. MUSIC: The film “Rhapsody in Blue” was about the life of which composer?

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida fails to close out Mississippi State in final seconds

By Jake Dreilinger Sports Writer

The game wasn’t pretty, not by a long shot.

Florida players couldn’t finish at the basket, threepointers were bouncing off the front of the rim and sloppy defense allowed Mississippi State to skate into the paint for easy buckets.

It came down to the wire for the fourth game in a row, but Florida, yet again, couldn’t pull away with the win.

It lost at the buzzer this time.

Bulldogs guard Quinndary Weatherspoon received the inbounds pass, noticed the hole in the middle of the court and attacked the basket before UF center Kevarrius Hayes could slide to draw a charge.

All Hayes could do was watch as the ball bounced off

the backboard and into the net, and listen as the referee blew his whistle signaling a foul.

The Gators men’s basketball team couldn’t finish for the third time in four games, succumbing to the same mistakes that have plagued the team since the start of 2019 — lack of effort on the defensive end and a failure to win games in the final minutes.

No. 24 Mississippi State edged out Florida 71-68 on Tuesday night in Starkville, Mississippi, UF’s second loss to a ranked-opponent in as many games.

Guard KeVaughn Allen dropped a game-high 17 points on 5-of-12 shooting with three assists and two rebounds. He anchored the offense in the second half of the game, drawing fouls and getting to the free-throw line.

No player really stood out,

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Christopher King / Alligator Staff

UF guard KeVaughn Allen scored a game-high 17 points on 5-of-12 shooting during Florida's 71-68 loss to Mississippi State on Tuesday in Starkville, Mississippi.

MEN'S BASKETBALL SIDEBAR

Gators' loss to Bulldogs was a rollercoaster ride of runs and droughts

By Alanis Thames Sports Writer

The Florida men’s basketball team’s game against Mississippi State was a microcosm of its season.

Mississippi State three-point spurts, offensive lapses and an eventual late collapse leading to defeat.

Ongoing loops of quick runs and scoring droughts characterized Florida’s 71-68 loss to No. 24 Mississippi State in Starkville, Mississippi, on Tuesday as the Gators dropped their third SEC matchup of the season.

UF (9-7, 1-3 SEC) made its first field goal — a jumper from senior guard KeVaughn Allen — less than 15 seconds into the contest. It then missed its next seven shots, all but two of which were from three-point range. The other two shots were missed jumpers from guards Jalen Hudson and Noah Locke.

Freshman guard Andrew Nembhard ended the drought with the team’s first make from deep, stopping a 9-2 MSU run. Allen and forward Dontay Bassett got a couple shots to fall to give the Gators a rhythm.

Coach Kevin O'Sullivan and the Florida baseball team released their full roster on Tuesday. The season begins on Feb. 15 against Long Beach State.

A 9-0 Bulldogs run followed.

Guard Lamar Peters was responsible for all nine of the Bulldogs’ points during that span, nailing three from beyond the arc.

But Florida, a team whose offensive identity is built around the deep ball, continued to rely on those three-point shots. Seven of the Gators’ first 12 attempts were from three-point range, and they shot 10-for-31 on the night. Mississippi State (13-3, 1-2 SEC) also made 10 threes, but it took them almost half as many shots (17) to get there.

When the Gators did get those three-point shots to fall, it usually sparked a small run that allowed them to either cut into MSU’s lead or take a lead of their own.

After missing six straight shots, Florida closed out the first half on an 8-2 run thanks to a pair of threes by Keyontae Johnson, one at the buzzer.

The second half started the same way.

It was a 9-0 burst headed by Johnson, Nembhard and Locke, that gave Florida a 45-40 advantage by the under-16 media timeout.

And it was succeeded by a drought that saw the Gators make just one of their next seven field

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Softball stadium on schedule for reopening Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium is on track for completion in time for the start of the 2019 Gators softball season. The first game will be played on Feb. 12, which will be an exhibition against Japan. The home-opener is on Feb. 13 against UNF.

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Two Gators earn SEC honors for first week of competition

By River Wells Sports Writer

Christopher King / Alligator Staff

Florida freshman Trinity Thomas earned SEC Freshman of the Week for her performance during Florida’s 197.30-196.45 win over Missouri on Friday. Thomas scored a 9.950 on the uneven bars and a 9.900 on her floor routine, for which she finished third.

Two Gators gymnasts got more than just a win to remember Florida’s first meet of 2019 by.

Two standouts from No. 3 UF’s meet against Missouri, senior Alicia Boren and freshman Trinity Thomas, were honored by the SEC this week.

Boren was named SEC Gymnast of the Week for her efforts as an all-arounder in the Missouri meet. She posted a 39.575 total score, which ties the UF record for highest all-around score in an opening meet. The SEC Gymnast of the Week title is Boren’s third in her collegiate career.

Boren’s floor routine drew particular attention, scoring a 9.925 that tied freshmen teammate Nya Reed’s score for the best of the night. Success on the floor is no stranger to Boren, however, as she won the SEC title and the regional title for the floor last season.

Boren won four events in the Missouri meet, including a 9.900 on the balance beam, and with one more event win during the season she’ll become the 15th UF gymnast with 40 or more individual event wins.

Thomas was named coSEC Freshman of the Week, along with Auburn’s Derrian Gobourne. She was one of the team’s three all-arounders on the night along with Boren.

The achievement that likely netted Thomas the award was her score on the uneven bars, scoring an outstanding 9.950.

That wasn’t her only standout event of the night, however. Thomas also placed 3rd amongst the Gators with a 9.900 on her floor routine.

Thomas is also the only member of the U.S. National Team that is on a collegiate roster in 2019. Thomas helped lead USA Gymnastics to a gold medal at the 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships and won silver at that same event for all-around and the uneven bars.

The Gators, which defeated the Missouri Tigers in Gainesville, will turn to Boren and Thomas to continue their momentum when they face off against another Tigers team in No. 5 LSU at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Friday.

The match will be the team’s second-straight grudge match, as LSU was the other SEC team that defeated the Gators in the team’s regular season schedule last year as well as in every regular-season matchup between the two since 2011.

Unlike Missouri, LSU also defeated UF in the 2018 SEC Championships, and the team will look to start its season 2-0 and avenge its loss in the postseason last year. @riverhwells rwells@alligator.org

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Former UF gymnastics head coach fired from University of Michigan

By River Wells Sports Writer

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Former UF gymnastics coach Rhonda Faehn was dismissed by the University of Michigan less than a week after being hired.

Rhonda Faehn, the former head coach of the Gators’ gymnastics team, has been relieved of her duties as a consultant for the University of Michigan’s women’s gymnastics squad less than three days after her hiring.

The university signed Faehn to a contract through May 31 of 2019 for $15,000 a month, according to the Detroit Free Press. Michigan paid Faehn the $15,000 she would have made this month due to a clause that required the university to give her a one-month’s notice if they were to let her go without paying her salary.

According to an article published by the New York Post, Faehn reportedly drew criticism from Michigan’s board of regents for her involvement in the Larry Nassar case, where the formerUSA Gymnastics team doctor was

accused and subsequently convicted of sexual abuse toward his patients. Faehn stepped down as the senior vice president of the women’s USA Gymnastics program four months after Nassar received his sentence on Jan. 24 amidst a call for her resignation

by Olympic gold-medalist Aly Raisman.

Faehn was the head coach for 13 years at Florida and brought its gymnastics team a National Championship three years in a row from 2013-2015 as well as 10 top-five NCAA Championship finishes and four SEC Championships. The Gators hadn’t won a national title before Faehn became the coach.

Faehn left the program in 2015 to accept a position as senior vice president for USA Gymnastics and was replaced by current UF gymnastics coach Jenny Rowland. Her stint there only lasted two and a half years.

Since taking over, Rowland has an SEC Championship with Florida in 2016 and has guided the squad to a top-four ranking in every year she’s coached in Gainesville.

Faehn traveled with the team to its quad meet in Tuscaloosa, where the Wolverines faced off against Alabama, Bowling Green and Denver on Friday, but on Sunday, her hiring was deemed as a mistake.

“It was the wrong decision, and I apologize,” Warde Manuel, Michigan’s Director of Athletics, said in a release. “Our studentathletes are our highest priority, and I want to do everything in my power to support them fully and put the focus back on their athletic performance.” @riverhwells rwells@alligator.org

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Nembhard: 13 points, eight assists and six turnovers BASKETBALL, from pg 14 other than Allen.

Guard Andrew Nembhard tied his seasonhigh of 13 points and garnered eight assists but turned the ball over six times and missed seven threes.

Guards Noah Locke (12 points) and Keyontae Johnson (11 points) each scored in double digits, but they were limited in what they could do against Mississippi State due to defensive pressure. Locke only attempted four three pointers, his lowest since Florida’s

loss to Michigan State on Dec. 8.

The biggest difference in the game was the shooting. Mississippi State (13-3, 1-2 SEC) took more controlled shots and had a higher shooting percentage because of it. It shot 53.1 percent from the field, compared to UF’s 42.4 percent.

The Bulldogs shot 58.8 percent from beyond the arc, while the Gators (9-7, 1-3 SEC) shot a measly 32.3 percent.

The reason the game was so close, however, was because of the turnovers. Mississippi State turned the ball over 15 times, leading to 21 points for Florida. The Gators

committed 11 turnovers, but the Bulldogs only turned those into 12 points.

It allowed UF to stay in the game late and gave it a chance to win at the end.

It just couldn’t close the contest out, yet again.

As Weatherspoon drove to the basket, those hopes diminished as the ball fell through the net. @DreilingerJake jdreilinger@alligator.org

The Gators pulled down 12 ofesnive rebounds SIDEBAR, from pg 14 goals.

Still, Florida remained within reach of a victory until the very end, as has been the case for every one of its conference losses this season.

The Gators pulled down 12 offensive boards compared to six by MSU, scored 21 points off turnovers to the Bulldogs’ 12 and guarded the perimeter well for most of the game.

But their inability to make consistent shots caught up with them as the time diminished, and the Bulldogs, who shot 53.1% on the night, took advantage of Florida’s notorious inability to close out games. @alanisthames athames@alligator.org

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UF guard Keyontae Johnson dropped 11 points during Florida's 71-68 loss to Mississippi State.

COLUMN, from pg 14 teemed guests.

I understand the president has a place in his heart for a Big Mac. We’re talking about a guy who pushes a button and a server walks into the Oval Office to deliver him a Coca Cola.

But if you’re worth $3.1 billion, you’ve got to serve something better than a colder version of what the players eat on their cheat day.

Support some local Washington D.C. restaurants instead of massive corporations that have served billions of customers. You can afford it.

And from a Clemson standpoint: you invest a lot of money into the nutrition of your football team.

You have a nutritionist, Paul Harrington, and chef, Donna McCain, solely to serve your team and monitor their eating habits. McCain even offers cooking classes to the players so they don’t eat unhealthy on their own. I’m sure they had salads.

These players train all season to maintain their bodies. After winning the national title, I bet they cheated on their diets more than a little bit. So McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King have likely all been on the menu over the last week.

But when you go to the White House for a meal, you expect unforgettable food in an unforgettable place with an unforgettable personality.

I’m sure none of the players will forget the 300 hamburgers they consumed. People tend to remember the times they get the short end of the stick.

Mark Stine is assistant sports editor at the Alligator. Follow him on Twitter @mstinejr or contact him at mstine@alligator.org.

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