March 11, 2019

www.alligator.org

We Inform. You Decide.

VOLUME 113 ISSUE 66

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida

Not officially associated with the University of Florida

First day of early voting in local races sees three-year low Only 324 residents voted

By Karina Elwood and Kelly Hayes Alligator Staff Writers

This year’s Gainesville election has seen the lowest first-day turn-

out in the past three years, despite a new UF early voting location.

The first day of the Gainesville regular election’s early voting landed on Saturday, which was at the tail end of UF’s Spring Break.

For this election, voters will decide who will be the city’s mayor and one of the city commission seats.

Early voting ends March 16, and election day is from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 19.

Only 324 residents came out to vote on the first day compared to the 400 residents who voted in

2018 on the first day, Alexis Hunter, the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office information specialist, wrote in an email. In 2017, there were 416 votes. The new UF early voting location at the Reitz Union only had 15 residents come to vote.

This is the first time the Reitz

will be for used for early voting in city elections, TJ Pyche, the elections office spokesperson, wrote in an email.

“We think opening early voting at the Reitz Union is an excellent way to expand voter access to Uni-

SEE VOTING, PAGE 4

Breaking down UF’s Giving Day UF’S PUSH FOR ALUMNI DONATIONS DIFFERED AMONG COLLEGES, PROGRAMS

By Mikayla Carroll Alligator Staff Writer

UF raising millions in a day not only broke records, but it allowed for scholarships and lower funded programs to receive a new form of funding.

UF’s first Gator Nation Giving Day, a 24-hour effort which brought together alumni, faculty, staff and students to raise money for the university, on Feb. 26 collected $12.6 million in donations.

More than $25,000 of this was donated to the Machen Florida Opportunity Alumni Scholarship and Program, which supports about 1,200 first-generation college students per semester.

The scholarship helps students like Candy Bryant, who was the first in her family to apply to college.

The 23-year-old UF family, youth and community sciences senior felt a financial burden lift off her shoulders when she was admitted to UF and was granted the Machen scholarship, which offers a full ride to first-generation undergraduate students who come from families with an annual income of less than $40,000.

“Without this scholarship, school would have been more stressful than it already is,” Bryant said. “This helps me to break the cycle of no one else in my family going to college.”

In comparison, the UF College of Medicine brought in a larger sum of money than most, receiving $227,000 to fund the Dean’s Preeminence Scholarship Fund, which provides financial support to medical students.

However, despite the difference in donation size, UF’s first day of giving directly benefited the Machen Florida Opportunity Alumni Program in that it identified potential individuals to contact about making annual gifts to sup-

SEE SCHOLARSHIPS, PAGE 4

Baseball sweeps Yale

The Gators defeated Yale 4-3 behind 5.1 solid innings from pitcher Tyler Dyson, pg. 14

Aaron Ritter / Alligator Staff

Sunday Stroll Darby Guyn, a 23-year-old Gainesville park ranger, leads about 10 people on a tour Sunday of the water purification plant at Sweetwater Wetlands Park. The artificial park uses the surrounding watershed to purify Gainesville’s drinking water, and it acts as one of the final stages of Gainesville’s water purification process.

UF’s university-wide commencement proves costly UF SPENT ABOUT $360,000 ON FALL 2018 CEREMONY

By Lakshmi Gomez Alligator Staff Writer

UF’s decision to return to the original model of commencement for future Fall graduation ceremonies came down to numbers.

The smaller size of the graduating class factored in the decision, but it also had to do with money, said Stephanie McBride, the UF director of commencements.

UF spent more than $100,000 more from central university funds, which is what the university itself pays for, not individual colleges, used in the Fall 2018 commencement, according to commencement cost records.

Here’s how to be a top 5 university

UF wants to break into the top five, but what does it actually take? pg. 3

Requesting funds to improve UF buildings

A local representative is asking the state to help UF, pg. 10

The Spring 2018 ceremony, which followed the original model of individually recognizing graduates in the O’Connell Center, cost about $231,000, while the Fall 2018 commencement, which followed the new model of having a university-wide ceremony in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, cost about $360,000 in university spending, according to the

SEE GRADUATION, PAGE 4

FOLLOW US ONLINE FOR UPDATES @FloridaAlligator @TheAlligator_ @TheAlligator

2 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019

Today’s Weather

VOLUME 113 ISSUE 66

ISSN 0889-2423

Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications Inc., of Gainesville, Florida

NEWSROOM

AM

NOON

PM

HIGH 86° LOW 62°

Local Events / News in Brief WHAT'S HAPPENING? MONDAY Carbon Fee and Dividend legislation to be discussed When: 6 p.m.

Where: Marion County Public Library, at 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd.

What: Citizens’ Climate Lobby, which motivates citizens to address climate change, will have representatives speak for free on the movement to halt and reverse climate change. The grassroots organization lobbies to pass the “Carbon Fee and Dividend” legislation and works closely with the House Climate Solutions Caucus, a bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives, founded in 2016 by Florida representatives Ted Deutch, Democrat, and Carlos Curbelo, Republican.

The library has free parking and is wheelchair-accessible.

Interpersonal Violence Prevention Workshop When: 7 p.m.

Where: Civic Media Center, at 433 S. Main St. What: This violence prevention workshop will be centered around Planned Parenthood’s mission to encourage healthy sexual relationships. The workshop will go over how to be active bystanders against interpersonal violence in Gainesville.

There will be free vegan pizza and shirts.

WEDNESDAY Slightly Buzzed Spelling Bee When: 8-10 p.m.

Where: The Social at MidTown, at 1728 W. University Ave. What: This is the second round of the Slightly Buzzed Spelling Bee. Each week, participants take the stage with their drinks and attempt to correctly spell increasingly difficult words. If you get it wrong, you’re out. If you get it right, you’ll move to the next round and get a free shot.

The last two spellers will receive a Social prize pack and be invited to compete for the grand prize of a VIP party package for the winner and 10-12 guests.

The $5 entry fee comes with one local draft beer, shots in every round and a chance to compete in finals if you win.

352-376-4458 • Fax: 352-376-4467

FRIDAY World Sleep Day Celebration When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Reitz Union What: Campus partners and student organizations will come together to provide activities for students to learn about the connections between the eight dimensions of wellness and sleep, the benefits of sleep for academic success, strategies to improve sleep and available campus resources that students can use to help them improve their sleep.

RPB Presents: Bohemian Rhapsody on the Lawn When: 7:30-9:45 p.m.

Where: Reitz Union North Lawn What: The Reitz Programming Board will present the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” on the lawn. Students are welcome to bring a blanket and watch the movie outside. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the film begins at 7:30 p.m. The movie is free for UF students with a valid Gator 1 Card.

MORE Gainesville Early Voting When: March 9 to March 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday Where: Millhopper Library, at 3145 NW 43rd St., Senior Recreation Center, at 5701 NW 34th Blvd., Supervisor of Elections Office, at 515 N. Main St., Reitz Union, at 655 Museum Rd., Martin Luther King Jr. Center, at 1028 NE 14th St. What: Voting for the Gainesville mayor and the District 4 City Commission seat.

Fulbright Program Information Sessions When: 9:45-11 a.m. and 1:30-3 p.m March 19 Where: UF International Center What: The International Center will celebrate Fulbright Awareness Month starting March 18 with workshops designed to give students, faculty and coordinators an overview of the opportunities available through different Fulbright programs. Events start March 19 with informational sessions for students (9:45 a.m.) and faculty (1 p.m.) with Michelle Bolourchi

Editor Engagement Managing Editor

Have an event planned?

Add it to the alligator’s online calendar:

alligator.org/calendar of the Institute of International Education. She will also be available for individual consultations, which can be scheduled by emailing canumba@ ufic.ufl.edu. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP by emailing UFFulbrightRSVP@gmail.com.

Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild showcases area quilt artists When: 6-8 p.m. March 27 Where: Millhopper Library, at 3145 NW 43rd St. What: The Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild will host a free reception to celebrate the guild’s annual quilt exhibition at the library. This will introduce Gainesville residents to the artistry of quilting. The reception includes a program about quilting with samples of local quilts and textile art. Light refreshments will be served.

Effective Strategies for Responding to the Opioid Crisis When: 9:30 a.m. March 19 Where: Florida Gym, Gymnasium (Room 105) What: Keith Humphreys, a Stanford professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, will discuss strategies and tactics that have some effectiveness in reducing the opioid epidemic and associated harms. Light refreshments will be served. The event is free, and parking will be provided. Event details can be found at hhp.ufl.edu/events.

Digital Managing Editor Opinions Editor Metro Editor University Editor Features Editor Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor Online Sports Editor Editorial Board Multimedia Editor the Avenue Editor Copy Desk Chiefs Copy Editors

Paige Fry, editor@alligator.org Christina Morales, engagement@alligator.org Amanda Rosa, digital@alligator.org Michaela Mulligan, opinions@alligator.org Devoun Cetoute, dcetoute@alligator.org Dana Cassidy, dcassidy@alligator.org Angela DiMichele, adimichele@alligator.org Jake Dreilinger, jdreilinger@alligator.org Mark Stine, mstine@alligator.org Alanis Thames, athames@alligator.org Paige Fry, Christina Morales, Amanda Rosa, Michaela Mulligan Aaron Ritter, aritter@alligator.org Lindsey Breneman, avenue@alligator.org Madison Forbis, April Rubin, Marlowe Starling Ellen Bausback, Marianna Colon, Sabrina Conza, Sarah DeVoe, Hope Hathcock, Ashlyn Jones, Shelby Smith, Blake Trauschke

DISPLAY ADVERTISING

352-376-4482 • Fax: 352-376-4556 Advertising Office Manager Intern Coordinator Sales Representatives

Cheryl del Rosario, cdelrosario@alligator.org Ellen Light, elight@alligator.org Alejandro D'Agostino, Marc Fiol, Allison Gosser, Mayla Garcia Herrera, Luke Motta, Emily Perpich, Bismarie Plasencia, Sara Rodrigues

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

352-373-FIND • Fax: 352-376-3015 Classified Advertising Manager

Ellen Light, elight@alligator.org

BUSINESS

352-376-4446 • Fax: 352-376-4556 Administrative Assistant Comptroller Bookkeeper

Ellen Light, elight@alligator.org Delia Kradolfer, dkradolfer@alligator.org Cheryl del Rosario, cdelrosario@alligator.org

ADMINISTRATION

352-376-4446 • Fax: 352-376-4556

Got something going on?

Want to see it in this space?

Send an email with “What’s Happening” in the subject line to cmorales@alligator.org.

To request publication in the next day’s newspaper, please submit entries before 5 p.m.

Please model your submissions after the above events and keep them to 150 words or fewer. Improperly formatted “What’s Happening” submissions may not appear in the paper. Press releases will not appear in the paper.

The Alligator strives to be accurate and clear in its news reports and editorials.

If you find an error, please call our newsroom at 352-376-4458 or email editor@alligator.org.

General Manager Administrative Assistant President Emeritus

Shaun O'Connor, soconnor@alligator.org Lenora McGowan, lmcgowan@alligator.org C.E. Barber, cebarber@alligator.org

SYSTEMS IT System Engineer

Kevin Hart

PRODUCTION Production Manager Assistant Production Manager Editorial Production Staff

Christina Cozart, ccozart@alligator.org Jordan Bourne, jbourne@alligator.org Antonina Gerus, Dominic Goldberg

The Independent Florida Alligator is a student newspaper serving the University of Florida, published by a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) educational organization, Campus Communications Inc., P.O. Box 14257, Gainesville, Florida, 32604-2257. The Alligator is published Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, except during holidays and exam periods. During UF summer academic terms The Alligator is published Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The Alligator is a member of the Newspaper Association of America, National Newspaper Association, Florida Press Association and Southern University Newspapers.

Subscription Rate:

Full Year (All Semesters)

$100

The Alligator offices are located at 2700 SW 13th St. Classified advertising can be placed at that location from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for holidays. © Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. No portion of The Alligator may be reproduced in any means without the written consent of an officer of Campus Communications Inc.

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 ALLIGATOR 3

How to be a top 5 U.S. public university: donation participation About 15 percent of UF alumni donate to the university

By Kelly Hayes Alligator Staff Writer

UF wants to be a top-five ranked university on the U.S. News and World Report, but it needs alumni support to get there.

Alumni participation, measured through the number of alumni donations, accounts for five percent of a school’s ranking in the annual report, said Matthew Hodge, the UF Alumni Association’s executive director.

In Fall 2018, UF rose to the eighth spot from ninth in the report’s ranking of public universities.

As the university works to secure a top-five spot, alumni participation has become an important piece of the puzzle, Hodge said.

Florida is the nation’s third most populous state, so it needs a top-five university, said UF spokesperson Steve Orlando.

Donations from alumni are a method the ranking system uses to measure satisfaction with the student experience, although it is not

perfect, Hodge said.

“Alumni participation isn’t a perfect proxy for satisfaction,” he said. “But it’s probably the closest they have.”

About 15 percent of the alumni population donates to UF, but it is hard to maintain that number because the alumni population grows with each graduating class, Hodge said.

University staff aims to increase alumni participation rates up to 20 percent in the next five years, he said. This would put UF in line with other top five schools like the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and the University of Virginia, which have rates as high as 20 percent.

To raise the participation rate, UF created initiatives like the first Gator Nation Giving Day, which many other high-ranking universities have done, he said. More than $12.6 million was raised during Giving Day. Money from donations go to various parts of the university depending on where alumni choose to donate, Hodge said.

“People understand that we don’t care

how much,” he said. “It can be any areas that they’re passionate about.”

Jamie Lee, a 21-year-old UF political science and statistics senior, said Giving Day should have been more focused on alumni and asking students to give felt odd since they already pay tuition and donate their talents to the university.

Although Lee recalled the hype of Giving Day’s social media campaign, she said she found it anticlimactic and didn’t donate.

“Students are already paying UF a lot of money to be here, and they’re donating their studies, their research and their minds to the university,” she said. “That’s what makes the university great in the end.”

Hodge said it would be unusual to host a Giving Day event and not engage students.

“We’re sensitive to how we talk about students giving, just because they’re all already giving in so many other ways as well,” he said. @kellyrhayes

Factors in U.S. News and World Report Top Public Universities Ranking The ranking is generally based on factors that indicate academic quality, such as: • Graduation rates • Faculty resources • Alumni participation • Class size • Graduation rates • Per-student spending

Top 5 Public Universities 1. University of California - Los Angeles 2. University of California - Berkeley 3. University of Virginia 4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 5. University of California - Santa Barbara and University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (tied)

Bill enters Florida Senate and House that may ban city straw bans GAINESVILLE COMMISSION PLANS TO OPPOSE THE BILL

By Karina Elwood Alligator Staff Writer

The Gainesville City Commission may soon not have the power to ban plastic straws.

The Florida Senate Commerce and Tourism committee approved a bill last Monday that places a five-year hold on the ability of lo-

cal governments to ban plastic straws and would set up a study to look at the environmental impact of straws.

After the bill was approved by the Commerce and Tourism Committee, it was moved to the Community Affairs Committee Thursday.

A similar bill was introduced in the Florida House of Representatives Tuesday that includes removing the power of local governments to ban plastic straws. The bill was referred to three House committees

Friday.

Proposed by Sen. Travis Hutson, of Volusia County, the bill was originally designed to mandate that businesses giving out paper straws are required to have a plastic straw option, but he told the Florida Senate Commerce and Tourism committee Monday it was still too much government control.

“I’m just not a fan of government, at the state or local level, telling a business what to do,” Hutson said at the meeting.

As part of Gainesville’s goal

to be waste free by 2040, the city commission began discussing an ordinance that would make straws available by request and then eventually ban them completely.

Gainesville Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos said if the Senate bill passed, it will put a hold on Gainesville’s progress, but he wants to keep moving forward with the ban.

“The state Legislature is continuing their attacks on home rule,” Hayes-Santos said.

The commission voted unani-

mously Thursday to direct their lobbyists to oppose the ban.

Holly Parker Curry, with the Surfrider Foundation, an environmental non-profit, spoke in opposition of the bill at the committee meeting. She said studies have already been done.

“If you stop and clean a beach for five minutes, you’ll leave with a fistful of straws,” Curry said. “We don’t need a study, we need action.” @karina_elwood kelwood@alligator.org

4 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019

Voters will choose a mayor VOTING, from pg. 1 versity of Florida students, staff and faculty,” Pyche said.

Reitz room G50 is open for any residents to vote, he said.

On election day residents who live in Precinct 31, which encompasses UF, will only be allowed to use this location.

The Reitz was used as an early voting location in the 2018 general election, which saw a significant increase in early voter turnout compared to the previous midterm in 2014.

Voters will vote for mayor, District 4 city commissioner and the charter amendment to create a City Charter Review Commission.

Candidates for mayor are incumbent Lauren Poe and opponents Marlon Bruce, Jenn Powell and Jennifer Reid. For District 4 commissioner, candidates are incumbent Adrian Hayes-Santos and opponent Robert Mounts.

The other locations for early voting are the Millhopper Library, Senior Recreation Center, Supervisor of Elections Office

and Martin Luther King Jr. Center.

Daniel Smith, a UF political science professor, said that historically, voter turnout in Gainesville elections has been low, especially when held in the spring and not tied to a presidential election.

“Turnout is generally quite low,” he said. “Part of that reason is that students tend not to participate at all or participate at very, very low rates.”

District 4 covers much of the campus, including the Reitz, he said. He hopes this encourages students to vote.

Smith said the mayoral race may help generate some interest of voters, but even then, people are not thinking about elections this time of year.

“The wild card in all of this is obviously having early voting at UF,” he said. “I certainly suspect that we will have higher turnout among college students because they now have eight days of early voting at the Union.”

MAP OF GAINESVILLE’S EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Senior Recreation Center 5701 NW 34th Blvd.

Millhopper Library 3145 NW 43rd St.

Martin Luther King Jr. Center 1028 NE 14th St.

Supervisor of Elections Office 515 N. Main St.

J. Wayne Reitz Union 655 Museum Rd.

kelwood@alligator.org khayes@alligator.org

Map by Jordan Bourne, Alligator Staff

Some programs received thousands Semester turnouts difer SCHOLARSHIPS, from pg. 1 port these scholarships in the future, said Matthew Hodge, the UF Alumni Association’s executive director.

Donors could give to the Machen Florida Opportunity Alumni Scholarship itself, which raised $5,300 on Giving Day, and the Machen Florida Opportunity Program as a whole, which received $21,300, according to the Giving Day website.

Numbers are still being calculated to determine how much of

the rest of the $12 million raised for Giving Day was distributed to other scholarships, Hodge said.

Physical infrastructure is one of UF’s underfunded areas which benefited from Giving Day, said Joe Mandernach, the chief development officer for UF Advancement. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, for example, plans to use donations from Giving Day to renovate classroom spaces.

The college benefitted from Giving Day, but is often not immediately thought of by most to donate to, he said. It raised

$6,420 for future classroom renovations and $2,700 in scholarship money for freshmen.

Mandernach said the UF School of Music is another example of a program which doesn’t always receive much attention, but it benefitted from Giving Day, receiving $2,760.

“Sometimes these priorities fall a little bit below the radar, even though they directly benefit students,” Mandernach said. @mikaylacarro11 mcarroll@alligator.org

Scholarships and Programs Supported by Giving Day Crisafi Challenge Scholarship Fund - Supports scholarship dollars to recruit students into the College of Pharmacy. Every dollar donated is matched by Dr. Bob Crisafi (Class of ‘56). ($2,550) Latin American Studies Fund - Helps the Center for Latin American Studies support study abroad scholarships as well as faculty travel grants. ($1,180) Veterinary Access Endowed Scholarship Fund - Reduces tuition costs for College of Veterinary Medicine students. ($1,130) Scholarship of Engagement Fund - Provides need-based financial support for undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Education. ($2,060) DCP Invest in Excellence - Offers financial aid to College of Design, Construction and Planning students and also provides stipends to students studying abroad in the College. ($6,620) Information from: givingday.ufl.edu/pages/home-55

GRADUATION, from pg. 1 records.

The total commencement costs were paid through central university funds, McBride said.

However, colleges had costs associated with their individual recognition ceremonies. UF received partial reimbursements from colleges for venues and security.

“Spring and Fall should inherently not be compared to each other for many reasons,” McBride said. “They have two different sizes of graduating classes and two different amounts of graduation participants.”

Graduations cost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to how colleges choose to recognize their graduates, McBride said.

While the College of Medicine provides catering for their small graduating class, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has about 1,700 graduates, so its biggest expenses include the venue and security, McBride said.

“Every ceremony is going to be different by the size and personality of the college,” she said.

Between 8,000 and 8,400 students are expected to graduate this Spring, McBride said.

Graduation procedures were first changed when at least three

black students were rushed off the stage by a marshal during Spring commencement last year.

The students were rushed off for pausing on stage to perform a dance which for some was a multicultural fraternity ritual.

The incident made national news and received backlash.

UF’s decision to switch to a university-wide ceremony along with having college recognition ceremonies over the course of a weekend was met with pushback from students as several gathered to hold a protest at Tigert Hall to voice their concerns in September.

After only one-third of graduates attended the universitywide commencement in December and a survey completed by 530 guests and graduates resulted in mixed reviews, UF decided to go back to the original model of graduation for future fall ceremonies.

Ivey Sapp, a 21-year-old UF education senior graduating this Spring, is excited to hear James Patterson speak at the university-wide ceremony at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in May. “I hope it goes smoothly and everything runs efficiently,” Sapp said. “Hopefully there won’t be any hiccups like what happened last Spring.” @lakshmigomez_ lgomez@alligator.org

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 ALLIGATOR 5

Pikachu, T-shirts and pizza: A look at Spring SG election finances IMPACT PARTY SPENT ABOUT $750 MORE THAN INSPIRE PARTY

By Hannah Beatty Alligator Staff Writer

A recipe for a 2019 UF Student Government campaign includes Tshirts, food and inflatable costumes.

Inspire Party and Impact Party spent nearly $16,000 for the UF Spring 2019 election. Both parties raised more than $17,000.

Impact, which won the executive ticket and two-thirds of the available Senate seats, spent $746.67 more than Inspire.

Ashley Grabowski, the Spring Inspire president and now Senate Minority Leader, said the difference in money spent shouldn’t be the focus but rather how that money was spent.

“If we don’t spend effectively, we will reach fewer people, turnout will suffer and we will not perform as well,” Grabowski said.

Inspire received $7,535.27 in donations this semester. In Spring 2018, the party raised $7,250.80.

Inspire’s presidential candidate, Zachariah Chou, donated $4,550 to the campaign.

“Because of my donation, we had the wiggle room to go above and beyond in some places,” Chou said.

Chou said he started saving for this campaign his freshman year through jobs as a photographer at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, as a desk assistant at Infinity Hall and as a freelance photographer.

Inspire spent $29.94 more than it raised in donations this semester.

Grabowski said this extra money came from an in-kind donation, a charitable gift of goods and services rather than funds, of snacks which a supporter provided at their own expense.

Inspire spent the majority of its $7,565.21 expenses on T-shirts and Facebook advertising. It also spent money on feeding those who helped

work on the campaign.

“We all know that a lot of students hate talking to tablers in Turlington or outside of the Reitz,” Grabowski said. “Facebook allows us to reach voters in a way that can be more comfortable and accessible.”

Impact spent $8,311.88 this Spring compared to $9,963.91 last Spring.

The majority of the money was spent on 1,000 T-shirts from Rad Wear, Inc., a Gainesville custom products and apparel store. Impact spent $4,611 on two short-sleeved designs and one long-sleeved design.

Impact raised $9,500 in donations and had about a $1,200 surplus by the end of the cycle. Michael Murphy, Student Body president-elect, donated $2,500.

Impact could not be reached for comment. @hannahbeatty_ hbeatty@alligator.org

The Board of Directors of Campus Communications, Inc., publisher of

and announces the opening of the following positions for the summer semester:

Editor a paid position as head of the Editorial Division and as an unpaid member of the Board of Directors

Engagement Managing Editor and Digital Managing Editor paid positions and unpaid members of the Board of Directors.

The applications for these positions are available at the Alligator office, located at 2700 SW 13th Street, Tuesday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. from now until Wednesday, April 3rd. Look for the Alligator sign located in the lobby. No phone calls, please. Allow up to 15 minutes at that time to read information regarding the application process. The application must be returned to The Alligator by Friday, April 5th at 4 p.m. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE DEADLINE. Interviews and selections by the Board of Directors will be held at the Alligator offices in a meeting open to the public on Friday, April 12th at 1 p.m. Applicants must be degree-seeking college or university students. Preference will be given to those who have experience with The Independent Florida Alligator.

Campus Communications, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

WHAT WAS ON THE SPRING ELECTIONS MENU? Inspire Party’s two Pikachu costumes:

$244.98

Inspire Party’s Krispy Kreme donuts:

$17.98

Impact Party and Inspire Party’s pizzas:

$290.80

Inspire Party’s five inflatable dinosaur costumes:

$250.96

Impact Party’s Publix chicken tender platters:

$168.50

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 www.alligator.org/opinions

Editorial

E

Is the internet becoming immune to its trolls?

veryone’s a critic. This phrase has never been truer than it is today. The internet is a breeding ground for comments, critiques and unsolicited opinions. On every social media platform or website, comment sections fall at the end of the page.

Many of us have grown up with a comment section, leading us to believe that sharing our opinion on anything and everything is some sort of civic duty. Sometimes it’s appropriate, and sometimes it’s not. The internet has created an entire generation of commenters, but within that, it has also created a lovely little subgroup called trolls. Trolling is even defined in the MerriamWebster Dictionary as antagonizing others through comments or other content.

Trolling has been in the news lately due to the release of “Captain Marvel,” Marvel’s first woman-led superhero film in its entire cinematic universe. The movie was subject to a number of negative reviews, causing the movie to plummet to a 33 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes just a few hours after its release. The steep plummet in ratings was due to a high amount of ratings being posted before the movie’s actual release. The comments came from trolls who wanted to see the movie do poorly. Rotten Tomatoes attempted to remedy this by turning off the ability to comment before a movie was released, but a glitch in its system allowed for all the negative comments to still be intermixed with the real comments and ratings.

However, “Captain Marvel” is set to have the second biggest opening weekend for a superhero origin movie, behind “Black Panther.” This means the movie’s 33 percent rating seemed to have no real effect on how the movie will perform monetarily. So does that mean the age of the troll is over?

The answer is probably not. Trolls and commenters are never going to just go away. It’s a part of human nature to comment or to add to the conversation, but it could be that trolls aren’t gaining the audience they used to. People don’t have to listen to what trolls are saying, and if “Captain Marvel” is any indication, they aren’t. “Captain Marvel” received 58,000 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes within a few hours of its release, culminating in a low rating on the website. If these opinions really mattered, they should be reflected in how the movie is doing at the box office.

However, it’s breaking records and is set to make $153 million in its opening weekend in the U.S. Trolls have been around since the inception of the comment tool, but in reality, how much power do they really possess? In the grand scheme of things, a troll is just someone with a keyboard and a nasty opinion. People get trolled on the internet every day, but that doesn’t stop people from making content on YouTube or tweeting a hot new take.

Over the years, we’ve fallen into this idea that trolls have some kind of control over the internet and its users, but they don’t offer up much to the conversation. The best case scenario for a troll is that a Twitter fight will ensue. Maybe they’ll even get a headline out of it. Worst case scenario, they’re ignored, and everyone moves on with their lives. Trolls don’t have the power we tend to think they do, and they never have. Opinions aren’t changed by a troller because people tend to not respond well to hate. As a generation that has grown up on the internet, a troll has just become a small blip on the radar that causes no real change. A troll’s power is only in creating change, but when their words don’t cause any ripples, their power becomes obsolete.

Paige Fry EDITOR

Christina Morales MANAGING EDITOR

Amanda Rosa MANAGING EDITOR

Michaela Mulligan OPINIONS EDITOR

Letter to the Editor

Make your voice heard in the upcoming city election On Nov. 8, 2016, I watched my friends and family vote at the polls. I was stuck not doing my part as an American citizen because of my age. I was five months away from turning 18, but it would be five months too late. I vowed to vote in every election after that.

While I sat in agony watching others vote, I also noticed those who didn’t vote. It was frustrating to watch other friends and family forfeit their vote simply by not showing up to the polls. It is no longer cool to not care.

Millennials are predicted to surpass baby boomers as the nation’s largest living adult generation soon. By not voting, we are giving all the political power to older generations.

The presidential election has always been popular with voters. However, local government elections have arguably been more direct and have had a faster effect on residents. Local government is responsible for many aspects of our day-to-day lives. The Gainesville City Commission sets policies related to affordable housing, public safety, transportation, parking and much more. By participating in local elections, you are choosing the people you want to represent you in these discussions. I say that our votes really do matter in elections and even more so during local elections.

The 2019 City of Gainesville Regular Election is fast approaching. In this local election, Gainesville residents will be voting for mayor and the District 4 city commissioner.

Every candidate stands for something different, regardless of the election, so it is essential to pay close attention to where candidates stand on issues that can affect you. Educate yourself about the mayoral candidates and city commission District 4 candidates and then cast

your ballot.

Our political system is more effective when all of us are engaging in the process, regardless of what your party affiliations or beliefs are.

Voting is easy. In Florida, all you have to do is register to vote and then go to your assigned polling location.

There are three different ways you can vote. You can vote by mail, vote at an early voting site or vote on election day.

All requests to have a ballot mailed to you must be received by 5 p.m. Wednesday. You can request it by simply calling the Supervisor of Elections office or visiting its website (VoteAlachua.com).

Any Gainesville resident can vote at any of the city’s early voting sites. There are five early voting locations.

One of them just so happens to be the Reitz Union, which is within walking distance for UF students, faculty and employees. Early voting locations for the 2019 City of Gainesville Regular Election are open now until March 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Tuesday and Thursday, when hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Election Day is March 19. The polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. don’t forget to bring a photo and signature ID — it is required in order to vote with a regular ballot. Otherwise, you will need to vote with a provisional ballot. The list of accepted forms of ID can be found at VoteAlachua.com.

When the 2019 City of Gainesville Election rolls around, I’ll be fulfilling my civic duty by casting my ballot, and I hope you’ll be there right alongside me.

Dalena Nguyen is an intern at the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections.

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

The Alligator encourages comments from readers. Letters to the editor should not exceed 150 words (about one letter-sized page). They must be typed, double-spaced and must include the author’s name, classification and phone number. Names will be withheld if the writer shows just cause. We reserve the right to edit for length, grammar, style and libel. Send letters to opinions@alligator.org, bring them to 2700 SW 13th St., or send them to P.O. Box 14257, Gainesville, FL 32604-2257.

Columns of about 450 words about original topics and editorial cartoons are also welcome. Questions? Call 352-376-4458.

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 ALLIGATOR 7

Column

Column

Stadiums are cool, but small venues are better

Return to school ready for work, not to slack off

C

there to just see an artist. It’s oncerts fall into two not that two-dimensional. You categories, generally. are there for the music, but You have big concerts, you’re also there to be a part of like those of Kanye a community, a family bound West, Ed Sheeran, together by similar tastes and Taylor Swift or just musical acts modest venues. We made our that everybody goes to. Then you have your smaller concerts: Kyle Cunningham way toward the stage as Car opinions@alligator.org Seat began playing. I found I the SoundCloud rappers, the loved their musical style. Durindie rock groups from Bandcamp or the up-and-coming DJ you found ing the more upbeat songs, I loved throwing through Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist. my body around in the mosh pit. During the These are the more intimate concerts and more emotional songs, I felt more connectare certainly more obscure. I went to one of ed to the artists because I knew the ticket I these concerts about a week ago (shoutout bought meant a great deal to them. A great to Car Seat Headrest for a great concert), deal more, at least, than a $200 ticket would and trust me when I say the experience was mean to Kanye.

I mentioned the two types of concerts: life-changing. All concerts have an intangible quality of connection to the world. the mainstream ones and the smaller ones, Something about live music mixes with our Madison Square Garden and The Orpheum. own lives in a way that, if the performance There are three types of concert-goers, is even half decent, it guarantees goose- though. Two kinds roughly correspond to bumps. Small concerts, however, have a the types of concert and another kind I view as “supremely woke.” There are those who heightened effect on concert-goers.

I’ll describe my experience at Car Seat’s go to concerts for clout. Maybe they stand concert the other weekend for reference. around in the back of a football stadium and The band fits the description of an “indie listen to the first half of Ariana Grande’s set. rock group from Bandcamp” almost to a tee, There are also those who self-identify as on yet the band is relatively well-known, hav- the edge and refuse to go to a concert at a ing over 700,000 monthly listeners on Spo- venue that seats over 500 people. However, tify. My roommates asked if I would be will- there are concert-goers who see all concerts ing to spend $20 on a concert ticket about a as what they’re for: celebrating. Sure, 21 month ago, and I said, “Bet.” I didn’t know Savage’s concert in April will be a different if I’d like the band, but I was hopeful. I vibe than a small performance at the High wasn’t a “concert guy.” Honestly, I’m still Dive, but that’s the point.

Going to mainstream concerts can be exprobably not. I am adventurous, though, tremely entertaining. They can be the epiand I did have $20.

We got to the concert in Tampa. The center of rippling earthquakes of getting lit, venue was a cramped, dimly lit bar. It had pushing entire stadiums of people to join the same smell you’d find at a Midtown together in the common pursuit of turning venue, which was oddly comforting. My up. Smaller concerts, though, the ones that roommates were big fans of Car Seat, so “concert people” go to, tend to give you we got in the merch line. I met some of the more. At a small venue with a smaller artstrangest, but kindest people in line. They ist or group, you feel a stronger connection were extroverts with more pimples and to the crowd and the performers, the music piercings than there are stars in the night and, at the end of the day, to yourself. sky. I smiled, I laughed and I realized one Kyle Cunningham is a UF English freshof the most important things about these small concerts. It doesn’t feel like you’re man. His column appears on Mondays.

W

of reduced accomplishment and elcome back to UF, loss of personal identity.” To put it Gators!

Hopefully, briefly, when you’re burned out, it you had a week to unmeans you have a harder time bewind, relax and take ing productive, and other aspects your mind off school of your life may also be negatively for a bit, but now it’s back to the affected, due to your total exhausroutine of assignments, quizzes, exams, essays and schoolwork Jason Zappulla tion. Besides difficulty working, of all kinds. We have to do it for opinions@alligator.org burnout can also lead to irritability, lack of satisfaction with your about eight more weeks until the end of the semester. Some of you might be work and even physical symptoms like headthinking, “Eight weeks? I’m so close to sum- aches or stomach problems. Needless to say, mer now!” To those people, I admire your burnout is no fun, so do your best to avoid it.

Instead of working constantly, take short optimism. For me and many others, we are thinking, “Eight weeks? How am I going to breaks at regular intervals (say, 15-30-minute last that long?” Well, never fear. This column breaks every two hours of work or 10-minute breaks every hour of work). When you’re is for you!

After a weeklong break, you may find not working, do an activity that’s relaxing for it hard to adjust back into the grind, and you. This could be yoga, meditation or just that’s understandable. Unfortunately, school watching your favorite TV show. Participatdoesn’t stop for readjustments, so you’ll need ing in clubs and extracurricular activities can to get back in gear as quickly as possible. also help you to separate yourself from work.

You’ll need to jump right into your essays, Even something as simple as getting enough study for your next test, get a head start on sleep every night can help alleviate burnout. your homework and do whatever you need Perhaps most importantly, remind yourself to do to get your work done. This will put that you are not your grades. As the Mayo you on the right path, whereas not jumping Clinic explained, psychologically, burnout can cause you to lose your sense of personal in and procrastinating can lead to trouble.

Though it may not seem like it when identity and associate yourself wholly with you’re in the throes of writing an entire your job or schoolwork, and that’s some1,000-word essay at midnight the day be- thing you need to combat right away. While fore it’s due, there is such a thing as work- keeping up with schoolwork is important, ing too much. An occasional all-nighter or it’s not your sole purpose in life, and your nonstop working session is one thing, but work doesn’t define you. You are your own doing it constantly will leave you worn out person.

For some people, schoolwork isn’t fun. and stressed. Instead of doing everything at the last minute, break the assignment into Even in college, you’ll do a lot of coursework chunks. Do one chunk every day, every other you don’t want to do. It’s just a fact of life. day or every week (depending on how much However, that doesn’t mean you need to time you have). You can still save the biggest become burned out and unmotivated. Makchunk for the end if you insist on working ing time for relaxing and leisure and keeping things in perspective will help you push just before the assignment is due.

However, there’s a more insidious conse- through the rest of the semester and remain quence of constantly working and stressing: productive all the way until summer vacaburnout. The Mayo Clinic defines job burn- tion. So come on Gators, let’s go get this out (although I think similar principles apply bread! to school burnout) as a “special type of workJason Zappulla is a UF history junior. His related stress — a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also involves a sense column appears on Mondays.

Column

Anti-vaxxers are spreading lies; it’s time you heard the truth about vaccinations

I

n the early 20th century, parents refused to allow their children to enter swimming pools or partake in typical summer activities. Childhoods were robbed and parents lived in fear of a crippling disease: polio. Little did they know, this disease was preventable. Luckily, Jonas Salk, a researcher and inventor, or better yet, a hero, developed a vaccine in 1955 that prevented the contraction of polio. Millions of children worldwide were spared from a crippling life, thanks to him. Once this vaccine was licensed for use, people worldwide demanded to be vaccinated – a small or nonexistent price to pay for the reward of a long, healthy life.

Since then, doctors have quite literally saved the world from epidemics of diseases such as hepatitis, mumps, rubella and measles, to name a few. Unfortunately, easily preventable yet deadly diseases such as these are making a comeback, thanks to parents who do not understand the importance of vaccines. The parents who have opted to not vaccinate their children are

too young to remember the days harmful to children. Heads up: If when their friends one day woke the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that something up and could no longer walk due is safe, it’s safe. If a parent is more to polio, or contracted mumps as concerned about the possibility of a child and discovered at a young their child having autism, which is age they would probably never be able to have their own children. false, than they are about whether Hannah or not their child will contract a These parents are still alive today, deadly disease, then they should able to even be parents, because, Whitaker you guessed it, their parents vac- opinions@alligator.org not be a parent at all.

Do we really want to witness cinated them.

The fervor surrounding the anti-vaccina- a time when polio makes a comeback and our kids live in fear tion movement stems “Unfortunately, easily preventable, of losing the ability from a journal article to walk? Do we want written decades ago yet deadly diseases [...] are making our toddlers to get claiming vaccines can a comeback, thanks to parents who lead to an autism speclockjaw because they do not understand the importance trum disorder that has never received their of vaccines.” tetanus shot, or for since been disproven. them to get covered in The author of this article lost his medical license. However, some red, itchy splotches from measles?

You can snort as many essential oils as parents are still convinced that ingredients in vaccines, such as thimerosal, which is you want or eat all the elderberries in the present only in trace amounts and has been world but you’re still going to die of measles proven safe by the CDC time and again, are if you don’t get yourself a shot. Modern med-

icine has eradicated and limited the spread of contagious diseases, but some parents have decided that modern medicine is too scary and that they’d rather risk bringing back an eradicated disease than expose their child to something that they have been repeatedly told works.

This is not to shame parents for their choices, but rather to educate against the misinformation spread by anti-vaccine activist groups. No one really cares how you parent, as long as you do your best to love your child. However, preventing a child from receiving potentially life-saving vaccines is not doing your best, as you are willingly exposing them to diseases. Show your child you love them. Rock them to sleep with lavender essential oils, and sleep soundly knowing they will never die from a 19th-century disease that causes paralysis and infertility because you care about them and vaccinated them.

Hannah Whitaker is a UF English sophomore. Her column appears on Mondays.

8 ALLIGATOR  MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019

Down and Derby

P

eople watched small wooden cars race down a metal track Sunday at First Magnitude Brewing Company during the Derby at the Brewery competition. The event celebrated First Magnitude Brewing Company’s release of Red Line Lager, which is themed around the 50th anniversary of the National Hot Rod Association Gatornationals.

Participants could sign up for $8 and were given a car kit to help

with construction. The Repurpose Project, a thrift store, offered free workshops to help build the cars during the week of Feb. 26 to March 2. Around 100 people attended the event.

Aaron Ritter / Alligator Staff

A crowd watches derby cars slide down a track Sunday during the Derby at the Brewery competition at First Magnitude Brewing Company, at 1220 SE Veitch St.

Chris Day / Alligator Staff Chris Day / Alligator Staff

Louis Lindstrom, 2, Ever Luman, 1, and Rees Luman, 5, watch pinewood derby cars compete Sunday in the Derby.

A volunteer at the Derby at the Brewery competition returns a car to a table Sunday after a race.

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 ALLIGATOR 9

· CRIME ROUNDUP · Stories by Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Alligator Staff Writer kwallace-fernandez@alligator.org | Twitter: @katwf98

Dogs kill 2-year-old boy, injure woman in High Springs IT’S UNCLEAR WHY THE DOGS ATTACKED A 2-year-old boy was mauled to death by two dogs Friday in High Springs.

The boy died from his injuries on the scene, and his grandmother was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries from fighting off the dogs, said Lt. Brett Rhodenizer, an

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.

ACSO and Fire Rescue responded to a mobile home, on the 20000 block of Northwest 210th Avenue, where the incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m., Rhodenizer said.

The grandmother took care of multiple dogs that lived in the home, he said. She let two dogs and her grandson out into the backyard while she ate on the back porch.

After briefly going inside, she didn’t see the boy or the dogs in the yard, Rhodenizer said. She checked an outbuilding on the property and found the dogs mauling the child.

She fought off the dogs.

There have been no reports about the dogs in the past year, Rhodenizer said. It’s unclear why they attacked the child.

The dogs are in the custody of the Alachua County Animal Services Department,

Rhodenizer said.

Animal Services could not be reached to identify the dogs’ breeds.

This is the fourth dog attack reported in Alachua County in the past six months.

In February, two pit bulls mauled Tico, a chihuahua, to death. In December, a pit bull killed Fred, a pug and beagle mix. In September, three pit bulls killed Bella, a service dog.

Man accused of chasing a man Man accused of hurting with a knife outside Oaks Mall woman, trapping her in home Police say a man who identified himself as a mall housekeeper chased a man with a knife Thursday outside The Oaks Mall.

Frauly Tito Lopez-Benitez, 51, of Gainesville, told the man to meet him outside while he was ordering food at the mall, at 6419 West Newberry Road, according to a Gainesville Police arrest report.

When they were outside, Lopez-Benitez pulled out a black folding pocket knife from his pocket and pointed it at him, the report said. He started chasing the man with it, and the man called 911 while running.

He told police Lopez-Benitez had assaulted him before, the report said. LopezBenitez was found guilty of threatening the man with a shovel in 2014 because he believed the man owed him money, according to court records. Earlier that year, he was

found guilty of hitting a different man and breaking the man’s windshield with a fence post.

Lopez-Benitez told police he was not carrying a knife and did not pull it out on the man, Lopez-Benitez the report said. He also said he didn’t have a knife because of his job.

Police searched the hallway where the victim said Lopez-Benitez walked down and found the knife on top of a fire alarm strobe light, the report said.

Lopez-Benitez was charged with aggravated assault, the report said.

He remained in the Alachua County Jail Sunday in lieu of a $50,000 bond.

A man accused of pushing and choking a woman and not letting her and her child leave their home was arrested Wednesday.

On Tuesday morning, Cory Allen Myers, 38, of Myers Archer, snuck into the woman’s bedroom and waited for her come out of the bathroom, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

She crawled into bed with their child and Myers yelled at her, the report said.

He blocked the door when said she wanted to leave. She wanted to call 911, but he grabbed her car keys and phone.

He stopped the woman and her child from leaving, the report said. He pushed

her down, grabbed her by the throat and dragged her to the back door.

She eventually convinced Myers to let her go, the report said. When he realized she wanted to escape, he pushed her against the doorframe. She opened the door, fell and put her hands under the door. He slammed the door on her hands.

The woman’s injuries include scratches on her hands and bruises on her arms, the report said.

Myers was charged with domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment of an adult and child, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and tampering in third-degree felony proceedings, the report said.

Myers remained in the Alachua County Jail Sunday in lieu of a $240,000 bond.

AUTO COLLISION EXPERTS 352.371.0215 33 SE 13th Road gt-motorcars.net Student Discount Provided • Certified Technicians

Summer Sizzlin’ All ads receive a 10% discount

Worried that your business might take a summer break with the students? Our Local Living Edition is the perfect place to position your advertisements for the local market.

Deadline: Wednesday, April 17 Run Date: Wednesday, April 24

This paper prints on the last day of classes when students are getting ready to leave town for the break. Maximize your exposure by advertising in the last paper of the Spring semester and reach students and Gainesville locals.

advertising@alligator.org • 352-376-4482

10 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019

State represenatives seek funding to improve UF infrastructure The bill seeks $38.1 million from the state

By Lakshmi Gomez Alligator Staff Writer

More than 60 buildings at UF were built before 1960 with the average building being 36 years old.

These buildings contain both interior and exterior issues, including electrical work, plumbing and fire safety, said UF spokesperson Steve Orlando.

“There are many areas that could use improvement on our campus,” Orlando said.

A new state bill filed on Feb. 6 may alleviate some of these issues.

Rep. Chuck Clemons, a Republican from Newberry, is introducing a $38.1 million bill this legislative session. The bill addresses some of UF’s infrastructure needs, Orlando

said.

The bill was filed in the Florida House of Representatives and then referred to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Feb. 8. It will need to pass favorably within the subcommittee to be voted on in the House.

Clemons filed another bill on Feb. 6 to fund about $13.3 million for UF’s new School of Music building. If successful, both bills will go into effect July 1.

Each year UF is allocated money through the General Appropriations Act. The bill provides funds for various agencies in the state government to pay for salaries, buildings and improvements as well as other expenses.

The amount allocated to UF varies from year to year, ranging be-

tween $45 and $59 million in the past five years.

It is unclear what infrastructure will be targeted by Clemons’ bill, but several structures on campus are due for improvements, Orlando said.

“We’re very grateful for any support from the Legislature that will help us address our well-documented deferred maintenance needs,” Orlando said.

Clemons could not be immediately reached for comment.

Miranda Bradley, a 20-year-old UF psychology sophomore, said she hopes to see infrastructure improvements within the UF psychology building.

She says she regularly spends time in dark, cramped classrooms with no windows and navigates

confusing hallways in the rundown facility.

“The psychology building is not really a place for psychology majors to study or hang out,” Bradley said. “Buildings for other majors have much more of that type of environment.”

Faculty are aware of some of the issues concerning the building and would like to see potential changes in the future.

“It is an old building and there has been conversations over the years about renovating it,” said Ron Chandler, a lecturer in the psychology department. “But we’re not at all sure what the status of that idea is.”

Jesse Dallery, a UF psychology professor, said the best solution may be a new building altogether.

“Some faculty and student offices are not even in psychology due

to space limitations,” Dallery said.

“I’m not sure improving the existing building is the answer.” @lakshmigomez_ lgomez@alligator.org

Amount allocated to UF from the state 2018 - $50.4 million 2017 - $59.9 million 2016 - $50.7 million 2015 - $45.5 million 2014 - $47.1 million According to The Florida Senate

BUY IT. SELL IT. FIND IT. 373-FIND

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 www.alligator.org/classifieds

For Rent

1

furnished

SS & VA ARE WELCOME!

$460/BedRoom ● No Deposit! ● Furnished Cable ● Internet ● Utilities www.campuswalk.co 352-337-9098 4-24-43-1

Remember to tell them...

"I found it in The Alligator!"

For Rent

2

unfurnished

Empty Space? Find your next tenants in the Alligator Classifieds. Call 373-FIND to place your ad today!

1BR APT $445/mo

Small pet ok. 352-372-1201 or 352-213-3901 4-24-19-43-2

★★ ELLIE’S HOUSES ★★

Quality single family homes. Walk or bike to UF. www.ellieshouses.com 352-215-4991 or 352-215-4990 12-5-19-109-2 House for Rent - 2392 SW 2nd Ave Directly across from Law School 4BR/2BA DW, W/D hookups, cent A/C heat Only $1.695/month No application fee, most pets ok 352-371-3636 or rentals@efnproperties.com 3-29-19-85-2

Now you can easily submit your classified ad

for print and/or web editions

right thru our website!

Just go to

www.alligator.org/classifieds Visa and Mastercard accepted.

3

Sublease

Don’t get stuck with an extra rent payment.

Advertise your subleases in the Alligator Classifieds and save yourself some cash.

Call 373-FIND.

4

Roommates

I’VE HAD IT WITH YOUR LOUD MUSIC! Is your roommate driving you crazy? Find a replacement in the Alligator Classifieds!

5

In the market for a new set of wheels or just looking to add a second to that collection?

Want personalized handlebars or a fitted seat? Check in the Alligator Classifieds

Real Estate

Sell your house, condo, acreage, mobile home and much more in the ALLIGATOR CLASSIFIEDS! Reach thousands of possible buyers! Mastercard and Visa accepted over the phone, by fax, email or CHECK OUT PLACING YOUR AD THRU OUR ONLINE AT www.alligator.org. or please call 373Find (373-3463)

NEW CONDOS-WALK TO UF For Info on ALL Condos for Sale, Visit www.UFCONDOS.COM or Matt Price, University Realty, 352-281-3551 4-24-19-43-5

6

Bicycles

9

Furnishings

Got a new couch?. Sell your old one in the Alligator Classifieds. Call 373-FIND (3463) to place your ad today.

BEDS - Brand Name, Brand NEW Pillowtop Mattress & Box Set: Twins $89, Fulls $100, Queens $120, Kings $200. Can Deliver 352377-9846. Gainesville Discount Furniture.

12-6-109-6

For Sale

10

●UF Surplus On-Line Auctions●

are underway…bikes, computers, furniture, vehicles & more. All individuals interested in bidding go to: SURPLUS.UFL.EDU 392-0370 4-24-18-42-10

Goats for Sale & Lease Horse Boarding - 7 miles to UF Charlie - 352-278-1925

4-24-43-10

Motorcycles/ Mopeds

11

Alligator Classifieds is the way to get your 2 wheels on the road. Show off your bikes, scooters, and repair services. Call 373-FIND to get your classified in.

Now you can easily submit your classified ad

for print and/or web editions

right thru our website!

7

Computers

Selling computers, parts, or repair services or just looking for that new rig? Look in the Alligator Classifieds. Call 373-FIND for more information.

8

Electronics

Place an ad to sell your old stereo, cell phone, and more in the Electronics Section of the Alligator Classifieds. 373-FIND Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.

Just go to

www.alligator.org/classifieds Visa and Mastercard accepted.

12

Autos

Unload your lot. Sell your cars through Alligator Advertising for cheap. 373-FIND or place your ad online at www.alligator.org/ classifieds

● We Buy Junk & Used Cars ● ●Trucks, Vans - Titled only ● KT 352-281-9980 sunnyman352@gmail.com 4-24-43-12

How to Place a Classified Ad: Online: w/ major creditcard at www.alligator.org/classifieds

In Person: Cash, Check, MC, Discover, AMEX or Visa The Alligator Office 2700 SW 13th St. M-F, 8am - 4pm

1 For Rent: Furnished 2 For Rent: Unfurnished 3 Sublease 4 Roommates 5 Real Estate

By E-mail: classified@alligator.org

By Fax: (352) 376-4556

By Mail: P.O. Box 14257 G-ville 32604 Call 352-373-FIND for information.

Sorry, no cash by mail.

Credit cards or checks only.

6 Furnishings 7 Computers 8 Electronics 9 Bicycles 10 For Sale

By Phone: (352) 373-FIND Payment by major credit card ONLY. M-F, 8am - 4pm When Will Your Ad Run? Ads placed by 4 pm will appear two publication days later. Ads may run for any length of time and be cancelled at any time. Sorry, but there can be no refunds or credits for cancelled ads.

11 12 13 14 15

Motorcycles, Mopeds Autos Wanted Help Wanted Services

Autos

12

13

Wanted

Don't forget to tell them:

"I found it in The Alligator!"

SUN CITY AUTO SALES $0 DOWN! NO CREDIT CHECKS! IN HOUSE FINANCING! 352-338-1999 4-24-43-12

SUNRISE AUTO SALES & RENTALS NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED! MUST BE 21 CARS STARTING AT $39 DAILY! 352-375-9090 4-24-43-12

13

Wanted

This newspaper assumes no responsibility for injury or loss arising from contacts made through advertising. We suggest that any reader who responds to advertising use caution and investigate the sincerity of the advertiser before giving out personal information or arranging meetings or investing money.

The American Cancer Society Road to Recovery Volunteers Needed!

VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED to transport cancer patients to treatment.

Flexible schedule.

Training and liability insurance provided.

Please call 352-240-5062 if interested.

PUT IT IN THE ALLIGATOR! ● LOCAL ● TARGETED ● EFFECTIVE ● ECONOMICAL Reach over 50,000 readers each publication day.

St. Francis House is a homeless shelter located in downtown Gainesville.

Our mission is to empower families with children to transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency by providing case management, housing, food, training and educational resources in a secure environment.

If interested in volunteering please contact the volunteer coordinator at 352-378- 9079 ext 317 or sfhcoor@stfrancis.cfcoxmail.com St Francis House depends on monetary support from individual donors and community businesses in order to provide meals to the homeless and the hungry.

To make a donation by mail, please send checks payable to St. Francis House P.O. Box 12491 Gainesville Fl 32604 or our website at

Stfrancishousegnv.org

14

Help Wanted

This newspaper assumes no responsibility for injury or loss arising from contacts made through advertising. We suggest that any reader who responds to advertising use caution and investigate the sincerity of the advertiser before giving out personal information or arranging meetings or investing money.

Now you can easily submit your classified ad

for print and/or web editions

right thru our website!

Just go to

www.alligator.org/classifieds Visa and Mastercard accepted.

Corrections and Cancellations: Cancellations: Call 373-FIND M-F, 8am - 4pm. No refunds or credits can be given.

Alligator errors: Check your ad the FIRST day it runs. Call 373-FIND with any corrections before noon. THE ALLIGATOR IS ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRST DAY THE AD RUNS INCORRECTLY. Corrected ads will be extended one day. No refunds or credits can be given after placing the ad. Corrections called in after the first day will not be further compensated.

Customer error or changes: Changes must be made BEFORE NOON for the next day’s paper. There will be a $2.00 charge for minor changes.

16 17 18 19 20

Health Services Typing Services Personals Connections Event Notices

21 22 23 24 25

Entertainment Tickets Rides Pets Lost & Found

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise ‘’any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make limitation, or discrimination.’’ We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. • All employment opportunities advertised herein are subject to the laws which prohibit discrimination in employment (barring legal exceptions) because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, familial status, age, or any other covered status. • This newspaper assumes no responsibility for injury or loss arising from contacts made through the type of advertising that is know as “personal” or “connections” whether or not they actually appear under those classifications. We suggest that any reader who responds to that type of advertising use caution and investigate the sincerity of the advertiser before giving out personal information. • Although this newspaper uses great care in accepting or rejecting advertising according to its suitability, we cannot verify that all advertising claims or offers are completely valid in every case and, therefore, cannot assume any responsibility for any injury or loss arising from offers and acceptance of offers of goods and/or services through any advertising contained herein.

12 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019

14

Help Wanted

Part Time / Temporary Clerical worker needed.

Student Must have knowledge of Excel.

10 Hours/week Between: Tuesday & Friday. 8am & 5pm Minimum wage pay rate.

Please email: elight@alligator.org No phone calls please.

14

Help Wanted

Copytalk Business Services GET PAID TO TYPE ($8.50-$13+/hr) Financial transcription positions available.

We'll train you!

Apply at ctscribes.com 4-12-19-31-14 HIRING home/office/apartment cleaners(mf and every other sat). Day and night shifts available. Must own a car. weekly pay $10.00/hr. if interested please call 352-2140868 3-15-19-10-14

Wanted. Driver w long-bed pickup to take king bed frame and its owner to Hollywood, FL on 3/16/19.

Call 352-359-3787.

3-15-4-14

16 Health Services

18

HIV ANTIBODY TESTING

HIV ANTIBODY TESTING

Alachua County Health Dept. Call 334-7960 for app’t (optional $20 fee)

Need CPR Training?

(352) 727-4733 www.GatorCPR.com CNA Prep Classes from GatorCNA.com 7-5-18-111-16

Now you can easily submit your classified ad

for print and/or web editions

right thru our website!

Daytime Production Staff Wanted

15

Services

Visa and Mastercard accepted.

Designers and advertising students:

The Alligator needs part time day shift members for the print production department. Must have experience with Adobe Creative Suite for consideration.

Duties include the design and layout of print and online ads in collaboration with student sales staff and by the direction of Alligator Administrative staff.

Must be willing to start now and continue work through the summer semester.

This is a paid position.

Send resume, vitae and/or portfolio to ccozart@alligator.org to schedule an interview.

Just go to

www.alligator.org/classifieds

Do you have a business that provides a service? Place your ad in the Services Section of the Alligator Classifieds for as little as $3.00 per day. Call us at 373-FIND. Want to be a CNA? Don’t want to wait?

Express Training Services now offers a CNA class which can be completed in one weekend. Perfect for busy college students. www.expresstrainingservices.com/ww 4-2419-43-15

Students in Accounting, Aviation, Business/ Sales and computer science needed for various positions. Flexible schedules and competitive pay. Join our team! Learn more at www.gleim.com/employment 4-24-19-42-14

ALLIGATOR CLASSIFIED ADS

Designated drivers are the greatest

REACH MORE THAN 50,000 READERS EACH PUBLICATION DAY

GET THE JOB DONE!

DRUG PROBLEM? WE CAN HELP! 24 HOURS 7 DAYS

CALL NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 1-866- 352-5323 352-376-8008 www.uncoastna.org pr@uncoastna.org

PUT IT IN THE ALLIGATOR! ● LOCAL ● TARGETED ● EFFECTIVE ● ECONOMICAL Reach over 50,000 readers each publication day.

Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.

Personals

Alachua County Health Dept. Call 334-7960 for app’t (optional $20 fee)

18

Personals

Don't forget to tell them: "I found it in The Alligator!"

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 ALLIGATOR 13

Connections

Want to make a connection?

Place your ad here to look for someone to share a common interest with or for your true love

SAY:

"I FOUND IT IN THE ALLIGATOR!"

20 Events/Notices PUT IT IN THE ALLIGATOR! ● LOCAL ● TARGETED ● EFFECTIVE ● ECONOMICAL Reach over 50,000 readers each publication day.

www.WaldoFlea.com

OPERATION CATNIP

Spaying/Neutering Free-Roaming Cats Borrow a Trap / Make a Clinic Reservation Make a Donation / Volunteer New Expanded Hours

Tickets

22

Lots of NEW info at http://ocgainesville.org/

BUYING OR SELLING TICKETS? Place your ad here and get results!

Visit: alligator.org/classifieds

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 32 in neutral 26 Ran Yawning cause 33 28 Poivre “Angie partner Tribeca” 34 Graceful horse airer 36 of difficulty 29 Lack Gardening aid 37 potentate 31 Kuwait 29-Down storage 38 Sign on a new device store 34 Losing Sound big fromatathe 39 purse, possibly casino, say 35 Bleating Thick table 40 surface companion 43 36 “Three-headed” Ends muscle 37 arm Playing on the 44 Raw field steak style

46 pronoun 39 Ship’s Wall Street 47 Creepy whizzes,look say 48 41 Japanese Played loudly 43 watches It’s good to be 50 Rooms in one behind bars?

46 Playful Pricey fur 51 marine 47 animal Did yard work 49 Vantage Block on points a farm 52 50 Office Drivers’ 56 space elevators calculation 58 53 Letters Down in a URL 59 I get it!’’

55 ‘’Now A, in German 60 Dude class

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:

MAKE $100,000 - $1 Million before you graduate!

Great Crypto Trading & Investment Education program!

FREE info at www.ExpWealth.info 19-3-20

3-15-

LEARN HOW TO MAKE an extra $500 per week doing surveys as a student.

Go to: www.collegeopportunity.today 3-15-19-3-20

Learn how to make an extra $400 a week filling out surveys as a student.

Go to uniopportunity.club

Trying to get to and from somewhere? Want to cut back on that gas bill? Place an ad in the classifieds to find trip arrangements or show off your bus and shuttle service. 373FIND

Finders Keepers? If you find something, you can place a FREE FOUND AD in our lost & found section. Be kind to someone who’s lost what you’ve found. Call 373-FIND.

"I found it in The Alligator!"

3-20-195-20

Pets

Entertainment

Get the party started! Place your Entertainment classified today to get people up and about. Call 373-FIND.

J UMB L E

by David L. Hoyt 1

2

Furry, feathery, scaly...no, not your roommate...pets. Find or advertise your pets or pet products here in the Pets section of the Alligator.

TICK.TOCK.

Reduce your showertime by 2 min.

PRESERVE WATER

TM

R

3-11-19

3

4

03/11/19 03/02/19

6

7

03/11/19 03/02/19

Lost & Found

Don't forget to tell them:

24

21

25

5

By C.C. Andrew Burnikel J. Ries ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

Because Cats Don't Understand Abstinence

WALDO FARMERS & FLEA MARKET Vintage & Unique - Like EBay in 3D

Sat & Sun 12-5-109-21

Pets

24

Rides

23

GET THE JOB DONE! REACH MORE THAN 50,000 READERS EACH PUBLICATION DAY

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle DOWN 1 The word Private eye 2 “America” They may has put four themon theirof initials 2 Rhododendron trunks shrubs Wearing 33 Saturated expensivefat vegetable jewelry, inbirds 4 Big-eyed modern slang 5 Drake genre 1994 Olympics 64 Electronic calculator host: Abbr.

5 pioneer Dress (up) 76 Pentium Bygone blade 7 processor Crystallinemaker rock 88 Gobbled up of,” “In the home 9 “__ the literally ramparts ... ” Dawn 109 Port in goddess 10 southeastern “Lies!”

11 Iraq 1962 hit with the line “the samba’s 11 Capacity to relate the quickest way 12 “Say something funny!” to make amor” 13 12 Amateurs Legal bodies 18 14 Smell Return specialist 22 __ of Wild: 17 Nat Fronts cold cable fronts channel 24 Worked on a 21 loom Addams who can generate 25 Spread out, as electricity fingers 24 Stimulate Where doctors 26 may catch a 28 Felons violate them break?

IS YOUR BUSINESS, CLUB OR ORGANIZATION HAVING AN EVENT? DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT? PLACE YOUR AD HERE AND GET IT NOTICED!

ALLIGATOR CLASSIFIED ADS

Release Date: Monday, Saturday,March March11, 2, 2019

ACROSS 1 Jet trail Throws 67 Torino Some ta-ta 10 Lima or soya confrontations 14 Seiji 13 Conductor Good-for-nothin’ 15 Poker hand 15 buy-in Decide 16 Rifle Abroad 16 range 18 supply “Ben-Hur” Oscar winnerbuff’s 17 Movie 19 collectible “Webspace” was 19 Like spider webs added to it in Jun. 20 Trees 2017 devastated “Dutch” 20 by HotaBuzzFeed disease feature?

21 Go kaput 22 Manually “When weclutch know, 22 you’llJuly know”: 23 Late zodiac Abbr. sign 24 winter 23 Warm Substitute 25 wear “Tequila 27 Popeye, for one mockingbird” 29 Ramen : Japanof:: and “absinthe __ : Vietnam malice,” forgroup two 30 Med. care 26 Maverick on TV 31 Croat or Serb 27 Capri Big __or Wight 32 28 All Development 34 in favor 35 Tool homefor 30 whacking “The History of unwanted the Standard Oil grasses Company” author 38 Puppies’ bites 32 Friend Dunkedindiscs 41 battle 33 Damon Respectful 42 of “True assent Grit” (2010) 35 “__, Hardened, 45 please”: box mayberequest office a single 38 from Creamy sauce 40 patron Written argument 46 42 Orlando-to-Miami NOW center: dir.

Abbr.

47 Some October 44 babies Many a Baghdad dad 49 Looked after 45 High It helps you focus 53 dudgeon 46 “Aw, Part of some 54 shucks!”

55 No-winner salesmen’s situation deliveries 56 of a play 48 Start Dietitian’s calc.

57 Betting groupBlake 49 ’70s Robert 58 Time for a drink cop show at the gym... or 51 what Pillowcan talkliterally murmur be seen in 17-, 52 24-, Musical 35- and 49-Across ineptitude 61 withtoana 54 Airline Reference all-kosher menu note 62 one!”

56 “Close Going for less 63 Copy, briefly 57 Driving Come out of the 64 range bullpen barriers 58 Ironically, Like a datesome 65 without are “civil”a heart?

66 59 Caravan Picked upstops

20 Events/Notices

ACROSS CLUE 1. Borrower 5. Concerning, regarding 6. White ____ 7. Directive, demand DOWN CLUE

TREDBO UABTO OIENS SHBETE

1.

2.

3.

4.

LARDEY RWOIEBN TIOUENL E N C LT I

Lovingly Chocolate ____ Plan, sketch Customer

ANSWER

ANSWER

CLUE: Since 1994, ____ ____ has published

eight books of drawings and paintings.

BONUS

How to play

Complete the crossword puzzle by looking at the clues and unscrambling the answers. When the puzzle is complete, unscramble the circled letters to solve the BONUS.

ANSWERS: 1A-Debtor 5A-About 6A-Noise 7A-Behest 1D-Dearly 2D-Brownie 3D-Outline 4D-Client B-Bob Dylan

19

2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

& Hoyt Designs. All Rights Reserved.

Send comments to TCA - 160 N. Stetson, Chicago, Illinois 60601 or DLHoyt@HoytInteractiveMedia.com

1. When was the last time before 2015-17 that the Chicago Cubs reached the postseason for three consecutive years?

2. In 2017, Arizona’s J.D. Martinez tied Ralph Kiner’s 1949 record for most home runs in September. How many home runs was it?

3. Name the last NFL team before the Cincinnati Bengals in 2017 to open a season with two home games and not score a touchdown in either game.

4. Who was the last Purdue men’s basketball player before Carsen Edwards in 2018 to score at least 40 points in a game?

5. Name the last coach before Barry Trotz of the Washington Capitals in 2018 to leave a team due to a contract dispute after winning the Stanley Cup. 6. In 2019, Fernando Alonso became just the third Formula One champion to win the 24 Hours of Daytona sports car race. Name either of the first two to do it.

7. How many times has Serena Williams been named The Associated Press’ Female Athlete of the Year?

Answers 1. It was 1906-08.

2. Sixteen.

3. The 1939 Philadelphia Eagles.

4. Glenn Robinson, in 1994.

5. Mike Keenan of the New York Rangers in 1994.

6. Phil Hill in 1964 and Mario Andretti in 1972.

7. Five times (2002, ‘09, ‘13, ‘15 and ‘18). © 2019 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 www.alligator.org/sports

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators hope to boost NCAA resume at SEC Tournament

By Jake Dreilinger Sports Writer

The future for the Florida men’s basketball team seems bleak.

It had a chance to strengthen its chances of an NCAATournament bid at the end of the season with games against Georgia, No. 10 LSU and No. 6 Kentucky, but it didn’t win any of those.

The Gators sit at 17-14, and their only ranked win this year was at LSU on Feb. 20. Not a strong application for a potential tournament team.

UF has one last opportunity to pad its record with some more wins at the SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, when it takes on Arkansas on Thursday at 1 p.m.

Why this tournament matters

Aaron Ritter / Alligator Staff

Florida coach Mike White and the Gators lost their final three games of the regular season and finished 17-14. UF plays Arkansas in the SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday.

BASEBALL

Florida escapes with weekend sweep of Yale

By Evan Lepak Sports Writer

Junior right-hander Tyler Dyson had his best start of the season on Sunday, commanding the strike zone by allowing just one walk after giving up nine combined in his previous three outings. His performance helped No. 5 Florida to a 4-3 victory over the Yale Bulldogs to preserve a weekend sweep at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium.

Earlier this week, coach Kevin O’Sullivan made the decision to plug in Dyson as the Sunday starter from the Friday spot after a shaky start to the season.

Dyson pitched 5.1 innings, giving up six hits and three earned runs along with two strikeouts.

“He told me on Tuesday I was going to be starting on Sunday,” Dyson said. “I just took it as another start. I just gotta be ready whatever day it is to throw.”

The junior looked more confident on the mound, not falling behind in counts by

hurling strikes early and often.

“I felt good out there today,” Dyson said.

“Probably the best I’ve felt all season.”

Florida did just enough offensively to back up Dyson and fend off a feisty Bulldogs team down the stretch.

In the bottom half of the first, UF (13-5) took the early advantage after sophomore first baseman Jordan Butler lined one over the jumping attempt of Yale shortstop Simon Whiteman.

Butler’s hit scored senior designated hitter Nelson Maldonado and sophomore shortstop Brady McConnell to give Florida an early 2-0 lead over Yale.

Freshman center fielder Jud Fabian did the rest from the plate for the Gators.

He went 2 for 3, hitting two solo home runs, one in the second inning and one in the fourth. His four home runs this season are the most on the team.

“Our scouting report was just to see the ball off of that guy because he has sink,”

The Gators women's golf team won the Florida Gators invitational on Sunday with a score of 2 under par.

Addison Baggarly finished tied for second at 3 under.

SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 16

It won’t be an easy road for Florida to make it to the championship game. It enters the tournament as the No. 8-seed, while Arkansas earned the No. 9-seed.

If UF wins, it’ll play No. 1-seed LSU, a team the Gators just lost to in overtime 79-78. If it wins that game, it will most likely play South Carolina or Auburn. Then, if UF wins that one, it will most likely play Kentucky.

Even if the Gators don’t make it to the finals, they can get some wins against tournament-caliber teams and earn a spot in the NCAA tourney.

No Florida team has ever made March Madness with 14 or more losses, something it has this season. Getting some high-profile wins might be enough for the committee to

SEE MEN'S BASKETBALL, PAGE 16

Kyle's Files / Opinion

UF is trending upwards with difficult stretch ahead

T

he nature of the Florida the series against Miami and defeated Jacksonville on the road baseball team’s oppoin extra innings. nents and outcomes The team is 7-1 in March, through 18 games have behind a home run renaissance made it difficult to gauge led by freshman Jud Fabian. where the Gators are.

This stretch includes a 28-5 rout UF (13-5) holds the distincof Winthrop and a 15-0 shutout tion of being a top-five team but Kyle Wood against FGCU. has proved to be more vulnerTwitter: @Kkylewood Still, the Gators are a hard able than usual early on in the team to read. season.

But everyone will see what this team is A three-game losing streak to in-state rivals South Florida, North Florida and Mi- all about in the next two weeks, one way or ami saw Florida manage just four runs and another.

Florida State (13-1) comes to Gainesville strike out 35 times. The Gators have already Tuesday night for its first road game of the dropped four games at home.

For reference, UF dropped six games at season. The No. 11 Seminoles head into the home in 2018, and there are still 20 remain- game with 26 home runs on the season, coming games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium pared to Florida’s 19 in four more games.

After FSU, Florida hosts No. 7 Mississippi this season.

Florida has shown an ability to respond to State to begin SEC play. The Bulldogs (15-1) adversity, and the offense seems to be peak- boast a .301 batting average and a 1.80 ERA as a team. ing at the right time, though.

UF then plays Jacksonville again, this time Following that three-game losing streak, UF rattled off three consecutive wins to take SEE COLUMN, PAGE 16

Gators win NCAA Indoor Track and Field title The UF men's track and field team repeated as national champions on Saturday. Grant Holloway took first in both the 60-meter sprint and the 60-meter hurdles, and he finished third in the long jump. Read the rest on page 16.

Follow us for updates

For updates on UF athletics, follow us on Twitter at @alligatorSports or online at www.alligator.org/sports

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 ALLIGATOR 15

SOFTBALL

Gators avoid sweep, run rule Volunteers at home

By Mark Stine Sports Writer

Tennessee center fielder Cailin Hannon sprinted backward and tracked the softball as it gradually descended into her path. She outstretched her glove to make the catch, then ☺— WHAM! Hannon slammed into the wall in center field, and the ball disappeared behind it. UF first baseman Amanda Lorenz circled the bases as Hannon sat on the warning track with her head between her knees.

Lorenz’s second bomb of the day came during the bottom of the sixth inning and created a seven-run Florida lead. The game ended two atbats later on a run rule after an RBIdouble by second baseman Hannah Adams.

The Gators hadn’t been swept in a three-game series since March 2014 when they lost to the Volunteers in Knoxville, Tennessee. A fiveRBI performance by Lorenz on Sun-

day helped maintain that streak, and No. 4 UF won its first SEC game 8-0 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

Both of Lorenz’s home runs came with two outs (a two-run and a three-run shot), and left fielder Jade Caraway made each of them possible by getting on base in the at-bats before her.

The North Carolina State transfer beat out throws on two infield singles, one in the fourth inning and another in the sixth, to move Lorenz from the on-deck circle to the batter’s box. Then, her All-American teammate bludgeoned offerings from UT relief pitcher Matty Moss to put the game out of reach.

“Jade Caraway was the reason for so many runs today,” Lorenz said. “It was really good vibes, really good energy in just knowing that if you pass the bat along something’s going to happen.”

Designated player Kendyl Lindaman also blasted a home run. She demolished a 3-1 pitch from Tennessee starter Caylan Arnold to give

Aaron Ritter / Alligator Staff

UF first baseman Amanda Lorenz went 3 for 3 with two home runs and five RBIs against Tennessee on Sunday. the Gators (22-4) a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third. Lindaman’s ball fizzled no more than 25 feet from the

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Florida tames Tigers in 4-1 win

By Victor Prieto Sports Writer

Tsveta Dimitrova clutched her fist and casually strolled towards her opponent as Taylor Gruber’s shot collided with the net. Dimitrova claimed her fifth singles victory and the Florida women’s tennis team’s second-consecutive road win over a top-50 team.

“I’m proud of the way (Dimitrova) played today,” coach Roland Thornqvist said in a release. “She played almost flawlessly to get out to the early lead and... she stayed focused and stayed within herself, and that was great to see.”

Her play in both singles and doubles propelled No. 45 Florida (6-5) to a 4-1 victory over No. 41 Missouri (10-5) on Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Gators improve to 3-1 in SEC play and remain undefeated on the road in conference play.

Florida’s domination in doubles continued, claiming the opening point in its fifth straight match. The sophomore tandem of Victoria Emma and McCartney Kessler defeated No. 65 Mackenzy Middlebrooks and Ellie Wright 6-4 while transfer duo Ida Jarlskog and Dimitrova handled Gabrielle Gold-

in and Taylor Gruber 6-3. Florida freshmen standouts Marlee Zein and Anastasia Kharitonova dropped their first doubles match in three matches, falling to Marta Oliveira and Risa Fukutoku 6-3.

The Gators kept the pressure on the Tigers with swift victories on Courts 1 and 2 from No. 12 Jarlskog and No. 44 Kessler to take a 3-0 lead. Both Jarlskog and Kessler bounced back from ugly straight-set losses to Arkansas on Friday by outscoring their opponents 25-14 combined on Sunday.

Zein fell shortly after to Missouri’s Wright in three sets (6-4, 5-7, 7-5) to claim the Tigers’ lone point of the day. Dimitrova subsequently finished off Gruber in a dominant 6-1, 6-4 showing to give the Gators their third victory in four matches.

“I think we all know that there is a lot of parity in this league and on this team as well,” Thornqvist said. “We are going to have a lot of close sets and we are definitely getting better at closing them out… I’m pleased with the way we remained locked in and competed today.” @victorprieto_11 vprieto@alligator.org

ground and bounced off the bullpen fence behind the left-field wall.

Florida pitcher Kelly Barnhill

struck out the side in the first four innings in her 13th win of 2019. She allowed just two hits, two free passes and two runners in scoring position.

She relinquished three home runs in the fourth inning alone on Friday, but UT (18-3) had no answer for the two-time All-American on Sunday.

“I was really hitting the spots and moving my ball around better,” Barnhill said. “I think we definitely got more strikeouts today on placing the pitches.”

Every Tennessee batter in the starting lineup struck out at least once, and All-American Aubrey Leach struck out twice. All 13 strikeout victims went down swinging.

“I can definitely say that them scoring those runs and having those bases on, it makes my job a lot easier,” Barnhill said. “It takes a lot of the pressure off. You don’t have to be as perfect. It’s a lot more fun throwing out there when we have that run support.” @mstinejr mstine@alligator.org

MEN’S TENNIS

UF improves to 3-0 in SEC play

By Noah Ram Sports Writer

The No. 9 Florida men’s tennis team knew that this match would be different.

It knew that their opponent on Sunday, Mississippi State, was going to be a tough one.

The Gators started the SEC season 2-0, but those wins came over Arkansas and Ole Miss, who are both ranked in the 40s nationally. Mississippi State, on the other hand, is ranked No. 10, and is the Gators’ biggest competition in the SEC. Florida stepped up to the challenge.

The Gators defeated the Bulldogs at the Ring Tennis Complex on Sunday afternoon 5-2. Considering that UF and Mississippi State were picked to finish first and second atop the SEC, this win was a major step toward the Gators winning the SEC regularseason championship.

The Gators (9-2), for the first time in SEC play, lost in doubles. The Bulldogs have two doubles pairs who are ranked in the top 10 nationally and Florida’s doubles combo of McClain Kessler and Duarte Vale and Johannes Ingildsen and Alfredo Perez strug-

gled. It lost two doubles matches 6-3. Sam Riffice and Oliver Crawford were the only winners for Florida, winning 6-1.

UF responded in a dominant way in singles. The team won the first set in five of the six singles matches and most didn’t let up in the second set. Riffice and Lukas Greif each won in two sets to put the Gators ahead 2-1. Riffice and Greif improved to 3-0 in SEC play.

Andy Andrade earned a tough 6-4, 7-5 victory. The Gators’ clinching point was much harder to come by though. Johannes Ingildsen clinched the match in a three-set victory over Niclas Braun 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.

Vale picked up the final win for the Gators, beating Florian Broska in three sets.

The only loss the Gators suffered in singles was courtesy of Nuno Borges, the thirdranked player in the country, who beat No. 24 Oliver Crawford in straight sets.

A crowd of 375 people watched the Gators improve to 40-20 all-time against the Bulldogs and pick up their ninth win this season. @noah_ram1 nram@alligator.org

GYMNASTICS

Gators wrap regular season, turn focus to SEC Championships

By River Wells Sports Writer

The Gators were nearly perfect at the O’Connell Center during the regular season, with their only loss coming against Georgia. Now, however, they’ll leave it all behind following their victory against No. 25 Penn State on Friday.

The meet on Senior Night was the last time UF will compete in its home arena as it prepares for the SEC Championships in New Orleans and, eventually, the NCAA Champi-

onships in Fort Worth, Texas.

A majority of the team will compete at the O’Connell Center in the regular season next year, but for Florida’s two seniors, Alicia Boren and Amanda Cheney, the meet against the Nittany Lions was the last time they’d compete in there.

“This was the perfect ending for the O’Dome, but I’m definitely excited to see what more we can do,” Cheney said in a release.

The Gators will have a week off before they compete in the SEC Championships on March 23, and it would be no far stretch to call them

the favorites. Florida already captured sole possession of the regular season SEC title, a first in the program’s history. UF also tied its season best score of 198.025 against Penn State on Friday, and no other team in the SEC has hit above the 198 mark even once.

Despite the Gators’ favorable odds, coach Jenny Rowland stressed that there is still work to do in preparation for the postseason after the meet on Friday.

“What this team showed (Friday) is what I know what we are capable of doing and then some,” Rowland

said in a release. “It’s Senior Night, but we still have a lot more to go.”

One thing Florida is certain to continue working on is its lineups on meet day after another significant change on Friday. Sophomore Megan Skaggs found her way into the floor corps for the first time in her collegiate career against the Nittany Lions, replacing freshman Savannah Schoenherr and scoring a 9.900 on her routine. Schoenherr’s tenure with the floor unit lasted four weeks.

“It’s so cool to have a floor routine that hasn’t been unveiled this

late in the season,” Skaggs said in a release. “It just felt great to do it in front of so many people for the first time.”

Although the Gators won’t be in action for a while, they’ll have Friday’s meet fresh in their minds when they begin their preparation for the postseason.

“I know this team is going to take a lot from tonight,” Rowland said in a release. “We’re going to keep moving on.” @riverhwells rwells@alligator.org

16 ALLIGATOR MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019

Ruth pitched 3.2 innings, gave up no runs BASEBALL, from pg 14

Fabian said. “He threw me two fastballs up, and I hit him.”

In the top half of the sixth, Yale (3-7) cut the lead to 4-3 off one swing of the bat from freshman designated hitter Jake Gehri.

Gehri smashed a 1-2 pitch from Dyson over the left field wall — his second of the game — to end Dyson’s day.

Redshirt freshman Hunter Ruth took over and delivered 3.2 innings of scoreless baseball, giving up just one hit while striking out five for Florida.

Ruth ended his outing by recording his first save of the season, striking out the side in the bottom of the ninth.

“I definitely thought (Nolan) Crisp had the potential of coming in,” Ruth said referring to the decision to pitch him in the ninth. “(O’Sullivan’s) been trying to put a lot of pressure situations on me, and we wanted to see if I could handle it…I absolutely wanted to pitch the ninth, there’s no doubt.”

The Gators are now 11-1 in weekend games, and the team is hoping to capitalize off of the momentum it has generated as the conference play portion of the season begins soon. @evanmplepak elepak@alligator.org

Alligator File Photo

Florida Sunday starter Tyler Dyson pitched 5.1 innings during UF's 4-3 win over Yale.

He allowed six hits and three earned runs while striking out two batters.

Daniel Gafford leads Arkansas with 17 points per game MEN'S BASKETBALL, from pg 14

overlook this and include UF as a bubble school.

Scouting Arkansas

Forward Daniel Gafford has been the Razorbacks’ most consistent scoring option this season. He averages 17 points per game on 66 percent shooting.

Gafford wasn’t on that same level when Arkansas lost to Florida 57-51 on Jan. 9. He only scored nine points on 3-of-4 shooting.

Instead, the Razorbacks relied on guard Mason Jones, who led the game with 30 points, shooting 7 of 13 from the field and 12 of 13 from the free-throw line.

Expect Arkansas to run its offense through Jones and Gafford, which will be a problem for Florida’s smaller frontcourt. Gafford’s in-

side presence — he scores all his points from inside the three-point arc — could prove troublesome for UF center Kevarrius Hayes.

Gafford also leads the Razorbacks’ defensive efforts. He is averaging an SEC-leading 8.7 rebounds per game, and he is third in the conference with 2.1 blocks per game.

COLUMN, from pg 14 at home, ahead of what will likely be its biggest test of the season: a road series at No. 1 Vanderbilt.

Florida has not lost a series to the Commodores (13-3) since 2014.

Vanderbilt is hitting .333 on the season as a team and its pitching rotation is led by Patrick Raby (3-0, 0.87 ERA).

After the road trip to Nashville, Tennessee, Florida faces FSU again, this time in Jacksonville. That will cap off a brutal stretch of nine games in 15 days, eight of which come against teams currently ranked in the top 11 and one against a team that took UF to extra innings already.

I’m sure by that time everyone will have a much better idea of where the Gators stand in the SEC and among the top teams in the country.

All of that being said, there have been some encouraging developments that may propel Florida through those nine games.

O’Sullivan shook up the pitching rotation.

Junior Tyler Dyson struggled in his role as Friday starter, pitching two nodecisions before earning a win against Winthrop. Sophomore Tommy Mace (4-0) replaced him on Friday against Yale while Dyson was relegated to the Sunday role, where he did most of his work last season.

The familiarity positively affected Dyson. He pitched a season-high 5.1 innings in the 4-3 win.

That success has spread to the team’s older players.

Senior Nelson Maldonado has played well in March and upperclassmen Austin Langworthy and Wil Dalton have both made marginal improvements offensively.

Florida has remedied some of the issues that led to its early season miscues.

Now it’s up to the Gators to continue their upward trend against some of the best teams in the nation.

@DreilingerJake jdreilinger@alligator.org

@Kkylewood kwood@alligator.org

TRACK AND FIELD

Gators repeat as indoor champions

By Graham Marsh Sports Writer

For the second time in as many years, and for the fifth time since 2010, the Florida men’s track and field team won the NCAA Indoor Championship.

Since coach Mike Holloway came to UF in 2003, he has won all five of Florida's indoor titles. That is the most by any coach in that span.

“It just never gets old,” Holloway said in a video on secsports. com. “I challenged them all week long to be courageous, and they were.”

Junior Grant Holloway did what he has done for his entire UF career: make history. The long jumper, hurdler and sprinter swept the 60-meter races with a first place finish in both the 60-meter dash and the 60-meter hurdles. Holloway broke his own UF record in the dash with a time of 6.50. That time also tied No. 8 in collegiate history.

The hurdles, however, set Hollo-

way apart from collegiate athletes altogether.

He ran the hurdles in 7.35 seconds. That time was fast enough to break Greg Foster (1987), Allen Johnson (2004) and Terrence Trammell’s (2010) three-way tie of 7.36 for the American record. It was also fast enough to make Holloway the third-fastest 60-meter hurdler in world history, only behind England’s Colin Jackson (7.30) and Cuba’s Dayron Robles (7.33,7.34).

Even with Holloway’s performance, a team championship takes more than one man.

“I’ll be honest with you, I took offense to some of the things that were said over the last couple weeks about how we were a oneman band and we were just Grant Holloway,” Mike Holloway said.

“We’re not just Grant Holloway.

You can’t discount our jumpers, our throwers, our other hudlers, our other sprinters.”

Even so, Grant accumulated 27.5 points by himself. That is the second-highest total in collegiate

history only behind Oregon’s Edward Cheserek in 2017 (28). Mike had high praise for the Virginia native.

“He picked the right parents,” Mike Holloway said. “He has a wonderful work ethic, and the big thing is, I challenged him all week long to stay focused.”

That focus carried Grant through three very different events. It carried his teammates through their events as well.

In the dash with Holloway, sophomore Hakim Sani Brown placed third and senior Ryan Clark placed sixth.

Quarter-miler Benjamin Lobo Vedel finished in seventh with a time of 46.07 seconds, a personalbest of his and a No. 10 time in school history.

As far as the field events, redshirt senior AJ McFarland placed fourth in the weight throw, while sophomore Thomas Mardal placed seventh. Redshirt senior Jhonny Victor placed No. 8 in the high jump and junior Clayton Brown finished

The Associated Press

Florida's Grant Holloway finished first in both the 60-meter dash and the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships. finished the triple-jump in fifth.

On the women’s side, senior Yanis David won the triple-jump at 6.43 meters. The women’s team finished the indoor season in sixth place.

Mike Holloway’s teams have been historically competitive since

he took over the program. UF’s nine team NCAA championships between indoor and outdoor is the most since 2010 in Division I track by four titles. @GrahamMarshUF gmarsh@alligator.org