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TICKET PUNCHED: Gators play Nevada to open March Madness

By Tyler Nettuno Sports Writer

The Gators men’s basketball team is going dancing again.

Fourth-year coach Mike White’s team returns to the NCAA Tournament for the thirdstraight season, this time as the No. 10 seed in the West Region.

UF will take on No. 7-seed Nevada in Des

Moines, Iowa, on Thursday at 6:50 p.m. The Wolfpack finished with a 29-4 record and took home a share of the Mountain West regular season title.

Nevada coach Eric Musselman, now in his fourth season with the program, has compiled a 110-33 record. The Wolfpack are headed to their third-straight tournament appearance, including a Sweet 16 run in 2018.

As the top seed in the Mountain West Con-

ference Tournament, Nevada fell to San Diego State in the semifinals 65-56.

Florida must contend with twin Wolfpack forwards Caleb and Cody Martin. Caleb leads Nevada in scoring with 19.2 points per game, while Cody averages 11.7 points.

Should UF beat the Wolfpack, it will likely face Michigan in the Round of 32. The No. 2-seed Wolverines take on No. 15-seed Montana in their first game.

Michigan is coming off a disappointing fivepoint loss against rival Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship on Sunday. The national runner-up from a year ago is looking to return to the Final Four in Minneapolis, and assuming the Wolverines avoid a first-round upset, Florida could have an early crack at a high seed. @TylerNettuno tnettuno@alligator.org

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Need for Speed Hundreds of people watch Brittany Force (left) and Chris Karamesines (right) race Sunday during the 50th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at the Gainesville Raceway.

The Cheesecake Factory to open UF Muslim community to remember shooting victims

By Karina Elwood Alligator Staff Writer

VIGIL FOLLOWS MOSQUE ATTACKS THAT KILLED 50

By Kelly Hayes Alligator Staff Writer

UF Islam On Campus will hold a flower memorial on Monday night in honor of the 50 victims of the Christchurch shootings in New Zealand.

The vigil will be held at 7 p.m. on Turlington Plaza said Sana Nimer, the president of UF Islam On Campus. Nimer hopes the vigil will show the community’s solidarity.

“When hate crimes like this happen, it’s

UF pitchers out-dueled by MSU

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really easy to feel like the world is against you,” Nimer said. “But at the same time, there have been so many instances of community members letting us know that they stand with us.”

On Friday, a gunman opened fire at Masjid Al-Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch killing 50 and hospitalizing 36, according to The Associated Press. The youngest victim was a 3-year-old boy.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed determination to change gun laws within the country after the attack, AP reports.

Although the community, like the rest

SEE VIGIL, PAGE 4

Start planning your cheesecake orders now. The Cheesecake Factory is coming to Butler Town Center.

Deborah Butler, the Butler Enterprises president, officially announced that The Cheesecake Factory will open in fall Gainesville at a press conference on Friday.

The 8,000 square-foot restaurant will be located at 2851 SW 35th Drive, next to Whole Foods and behind Grub Burger Bar, Butler said.

The Gainesville Cheesecake Factory will join 16 other Florida locations, with the closest in Jacksonville.

“Look at what we have today compared to when I was a kid,” Butler said. “We’ve been a city on the rise.”

The restaurant will join a variety of other restaurants and shops, such as PF Chang’s,

Tattoos for cancer treatment

A local tattoo shop hosted a fundraiser to help one of its regular customers fund her breast cancer treatment, pg. 4

A breakdown of UF’s diversity See the make up of the UF colleges, pg. 5

which opened Sept. 3.

City Commissioner David Arreola said the introduction of The Cheesecake Factory means that franchises think the city is able to support business.

“It shows that the purchasing power of the Gainesville market is attractive,” Arreola said.

The Butler Plaza Town Center is still in development but will eventually be a mixed-use center for people to walk around and shop, Arreola said.

Lillian Connell, a 19-year-old UF business administration sophomore, said The Cheesecake Factory is her favorite restaurant, and she is excited about the new addition.

“My favorite cheesecake is the Oreo because it’s just so good,” Connell said. “I’m going to be going there a lot.” @Karina_Elwood kelwood@alligator.org

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Death or Glory Tattoo holds cancer benefit for longtime client $7,000 IN PROCEEDS WILL GO TO HER

By Josephine Fuller Alligator Staff Writer

Flowers and pink and white balloons decorated the walls covered in drawings of vicious panthers, skulls and crossbones and pin-up girls at Death or Glory Tattoo Parlour Saturday.

More than 200 people went to the shop, at 8 E. University Ave., over the course of the day to raise money for a longtime client fighting breast cancer.

The event raised more than $7,000.

Nicole Hall, 42, has been getting tattooed by Mike “Little Mike” Mehaffey at Death or Glory Tattoo Parlour for more years than she can count.

“Mike and the people here are more like family than friends,” she said. “He was heartbroken when I told him the cancer came back.”

Mehaffey was one of the first people she told when her breast cancer returned earlier this year after her first diagnosis in 2017.

Mehaffey immediately started planning a tattoo benefit at the shop to raise money to pay for Hall’s treatment.

After finding a lump, doctors told Hall she would be facing two rounds of chemotherapy, surgery and then radiation treatment.

She was in the hospital when Mehaffey told her about the event.

“I was blown away when I found out he was doing this in my honor,” she said. “It stinks to have to go through this again, but I’m so overwhelmed by the support of the community.”

From noon to 10 p.m., the artists tattooed everyone who came in and donated all the money to Hall.

There was also a bar in the back of the shop serving beer and liquor for donations.

Hall was dressed head to toe in pink and white while she attended the event with her husband and two children.

Throughout the day, tattoo artists shared their favorite memories with Hall, mostly reminiscing on how she always brought trays of

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Jesus Lopez, a 30-year-old tattoo artist at Death or Glory Tattoo Parlour, outlines a shark tattoo Saturday afternoon during Death or Glory’s tattoo benefit fundraiser. All money made at the event will go towards treatment for Nicole Hall’s breast cancer. Hall is a frequent customer at Death or Glory, and more than 200 people attended the benefit. food to the shop to make sure everyone ate.

Mehaffey tattooed throughout the day and said the event was much larger than the crew expected.

“It’s one of those things where I wanted to help but couldn’t and now that I’m in the position to help, so I did.”

He had worked for three weeks nonstop to find vendors, raffle prizes and advertise the event to make sure people came.

“When she comes in, it’s like an event. We’re all happy to see her,” he said. “We wanted to help her out and celebrate her life.” @JoFuller24 jfuller@alligator.org Chris King / Alligator Staff

Cai Mains, a 22-year-old UF biology senior, gets a tattoo Saturday at Death or Glory during a fundraising event.

‘None of us are really shocked’ VIGIL, from pg. 1 of the world, is grieving, Nimer said she was not shocked it occurred.

As a Muslim woman, she said she often has to be vigilant.

“We’re reacting the same way the rest of the world is reacting, which is just sadness, and grief and mourning,” she said.

“But I think one thing to know is that none of us are really shocked.”

Speakers at the vigil will include students, members of the executive board

of Islam On Campus, UF President Kent Fuchs and other campus partners, she said.

“It’s very empowering to understand that the world isn’t against us, and we don’t have to be ashamed of our identity,” she said.

Looking to the future, Nimer said she encourages people outside the Muslim community to reach out and be allies. She said it shows unity amidst tragedy.

“Come talk to us,” she said. “That’s really the only way to eradicate the sort

of hateful mentalities.”

Nushrat Nur, a 21-year-old UF journalism junior, wrote an article for “The Tempest,” an online storytelling medium, in response to Friday’s tragedy about her experience growing up in mosques.

She read the article at the vigil.

“For a brief moment, I can just take away a little bit of the pain and just remind them that our communities are so important,” Nur said.

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UF physics professor awarded Albert Einstein Medal

By Taylor Girtman Alligator Staff Writer

UF professor Clifford Will looks no further than physics for relaxation.

After 50 years of studying physics, including seven at UF, Will is the first UF physicist to be awarded the Albert Einstein Medal.

The Albert Einstein Medal is given to physicists who have studied Einstein’s work and created their own findings or publications. Phys-

icists are nominated anonymously and voted on by the Board of Trustees. Stephen Hawking received the first medal in 1979.

Will, 73, will receive the 2019 medal for his work on Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which says everything moves relative to other objects, on June 6 in Bern, Switzerland.

Will was nominated for his observable ideas of Einstein’s theory, like measurements with telescopes and space crafts, instead of its com-

plicated mathematics.

Will said he didn’t expect to receive this award, but he loves physics, saying he can’t think of anything that’s more fun. He said he likes to predict the future and understand nature through the field.

“It’s a great honor to be included in a list of names of people who are great figures in the field,” Will said.

His research earned him the award and recognition, he said.

Outside of his research, Will mentors young researchers of Ein-

stein’s theory and hosts an annual seminar in Florida, said Kevin Ingersent, the UF physics department chair.

Will “We’re proud of Professor Will,” Ingersent said.

“He already had a strong reputation as a leader in his area, and he’s continued that work.”

Ingersent said Will’s work and

the work of other medal winners is important because it determines if Einstein’s theory is complete or there is further research to uncover.

Whenever questioned about retirement, Will said he will never stop doing what he loves.

“My friends who are not scientists say ‘When are you going to retire?’ and I say never,” he said.

“I will always keep doing physics.” @taylorgirtman tgirtman@alligator.org

UF adds liaison positions, engages in study to address lack of diversity

By Mikayla Carroll Alligator Staff Writer

More than 50 percent of students are white in every UF college besides one.

Despite these numbers for the colleges overall, a National Science Foundation report released this year found that UF ranks high in its number of African American and Latinx doctoral students in science and engineering.

The university scored higher than universities well-known in these fields, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

The foundation ranked UF ninth out of the top 30 universities of black science and engineering doctorate recipients, with 75 graduates from 2007 to 2016.

The university is ranked fourth for Hispanic or Latinx recipients, with 184 graduates in this category, according to the report. This averages to about four to 13 African American graduates and five to 19 Hispanic graduates every year.

The UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s enrollment for undergraduate and graduate programs combined is 49.25 percent white, according to a UF report. This is the only college that didn’t have more than 50 percent white students.

Each college has its own microculture, so each needs to be treated differently when addressing diversity, said Antonio Farias, the UF Chief Diversity Officer.

Since starting at UF in May, Farias established an initiative to put campus diversity liaisons in each college. The role of these liaisons is to expand diversity on campus by recruit-

ing a diverse group of applicants and student majors, Farias said. The liaisons will also work with the UF Office of Community Relations, which develops and maintain relationships with North Central Florida communities.

Because the liaisons are new, the university will evaluate how well they perform and then decide its next steps to address diversity, said Susan Crowley, the UF Community Relations assistant vice president.

“We need a diverse university in order to have a diverse education for our students,” Crowley said. “We need to be sure our university is reflective of the world.”

The UF Office of Community Relations also worked with Gainesville to create a racial equity study, she said. The UF Bureau for Economic and Business Research completed the study and released it in January 2018.

The UF Office of Community Relations also worked with Gainesville to staff a racial equity study to show inequality in the area, she said.

The department served as a bridge between UF and the community to solve inequality and improve diversity.

“Doing the work we did in the general community certainly set the stage for us to now work with diversity on campus,” Crowley said.

Nathan Athouriste, the UF Black Student Union assistant secretary, hopes to see more changes specifically in his college, the UF Heavener School of Business, he said.

The college has 4.21 percent black or African American students enrolled, while white students make up 62.53 percent, according to a UF report.

This suggests that inequity is a problem in

this college, and its diversity can be improved, Athouriste said.

“We need to increase diversity by the numbers, as well as educate students on the matter,” the 19-year-old UF marketing sophomore said. “Underrepresented communities should be given the right resources to be successful.”

The UF College of Medicine also primarily enrolls white students, according to UF reports. Overall, in the school, 58.71 percent of students are white, while 9.01 percent are Hispanic or Latinx and just 6.21 percent are black or African American.

Madeline Joseph, the recently appointed associate dean for Inclusion and Equity for the UF College of Medicine in Jacksonville, said this new position is a big step in increasing diversity in the college.

The position was created to widen the scope of the diversity liaison team beyond the parameters of campus at the teaching hospital located in Jacksonville, Joseph said.

The College of Medicine in Jacksonville currently has a mentoring program in the works to offer underrepresented medical students the opportunity to be mentored by an underrepresented faculty member, Joseph said.

“Diversity and inclusion are critical for true innovation and high performance of teams in the medical field since it breaks barriers that hinder our progress,” Joseph said.

The UF Health Diversity Council is pursuing initiatives to work with veterans, LGBTQ+ members and millennials to ensure equity across the board, she said.

Gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs and socioeconomic status all play a part

in understanding diversity in the medical field, Joseph said.

“Diversity in health care is complex, and it is much more than just a language barrier,” she said. “It is about understanding our patients and families within the larger context of culture.” @mikaylacarro11 mcarroll@alligator.org

Demographics of Enrollment Across UF Colleges Liberal Arts and Sciences: White - 53.81% Black or African American - 9.81% Hispanic/Latinx - 16.66% Nursing: White - 69.39% Black or African American - 8.15% Hispanic/Latinx - 11.64% Medicine: White - 58.71% Black or African American - 6.21% Hispanic/Latinx - 9.01% Business: White - 62.53% Black or African American - 4.21% Hispanic/Latinx - 14.69% Engineering: White - 49.25% Black or African American - 3.98% Hispanic/Latinx - 14.77%

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Blurred lines create an unchecked government

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he system of checks and balances is as fundamental to the U.S. as the Constitution itself. However, in recent decades, the lines between the government’s branches have blurred. On Friday, President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency, an act many presidents before him have used. This act is within his constitutional power, but what sets it apart from any other presidential veto is his manipulation of executive power.

The president asked for the funding of his border wall, but it was denied by Congress. He then wanted to use the National Emergencies Act of 1976, claiming a lack of border security as a national emergency. This act was also denied by Congress on Thursday in a rare agreement between both parties with a vote of 59-41 in the Senate. After the news of the denial broke, Trump responded in a short, but not-so-subtle tweet. “VETO!” With his intentions clear, Trump used his power to veto on Friday, which will allow him to allocate $6 billion to his border wall. Whether or not you agree with the necessity of the border wall is a different problem entirely. The glaring problem with this veto is that it’s an overstep of executive power. What Trump did was constitutional, but it still feels wrong. Trump was denied twice by Congress (even with a red Senate) to approve the amount of money he wanted. It’s one of the first times in Trump’s presidency that even his own political party has denied one of his requests.

There are two major issues with Trump bypassing Congress: the declaration of emergency itself and the constitutionality of going against Congress twice. Trump’s use of the National Emergencies Act of 1976 has been controversial. When asked how the president can justify the use of the act, he stated that he’s using “many stats” from “a lot of sources” to make his decisions.

However, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, most drugs seized from the southern border are found at ports by Customs officers, not by Border Patrol agents.

Trump intends to use $6 billion of taxpayers’ money to fund the building of his wall. This is a problem when the entire branch of elected officials, the House and the Senate, has denied the request. If the legislative branch is supposed to represent the majority, and the president has knowingly acted against the people’s will, there’s a moral injustice in that. Over the years, the executive branch has continually gained power in a government system where all branches are supposed to have equal power.

Political scientists can debate all day about how the powers of each branch are allocated and who really has the power to do certain things in government, but we think they’d agree that all branches are supposed to have equal power and have those powers checked. The president has overstepped his bounds, but there is still one more branch of government that will most likely have a say in the argument: the judicial branch. Twenty states, including New York and California, have come together to sue the president for his use of the National Emergencies Act of 1976. Their argument is that the president has no control over how money is spent, and with the use of the act, Trump will have complete control over $6 billion. It will be up to the courts to figure out the actual legality of what the president has done.

If the courts were to find the acts of the president constitutional, it would only further blur the branches’ lines of power.

The judicial branch has the responsibility to keep both the legislative and the executive branch in check, as do we, the people.

We have to keep our government in check when it comes to it overstepping its roles. At the end of the day, it’s our money that’s funding a wall that has never been approved by Congress. We have the power to do something about it.

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Letter to the Editor

Are Santa Fe students disconnected from all of the culture Gainesville has to offer?

Gainesville is a great town to live in. It has just about everything you need. There are countless restaurants, a thriving art scene and state parks that take your breath away. Gainesville’s gem is UF, one of the state’s most vibrant institutions of higher learning. The heartbeat of Gainesville is connected to the university, and so much activity is centered around it. The town’s culture is the Gators, which is why I feel like it is often forgotten that another college exists within the city limits.

I was a student at Santa Fe College until last semester.

Santa Fe is located in northwest Gainesville, right near I-75. Despite being of slightly smaller stature than the university next door, I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Santa Fe. The school has incredible teachers, supportive staff and friendly students. Santa Fe is a place that provides an excellent education.

After obtaining my associate degree from the college, I transferred to UF. I immediately felt as though something changed. When I became a student at UF, I felt so much more connected to Gainesville’s culture as a whole, despite living in this city for a year prior. I wanted to know if other students, past and present, felt the same way I did. I wanted to know if other Santa Fe students felt disconnected from Gainesville as I had.

The first thing I did was talk to my roommate, Aidan.

He is from St. Petersburg, Florida, and he went to Santa Fe for a few semesters before transferring to UF. I asked him about what he liked about Gainesville, and he went on about Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park as well as the nightlife in town. Then I asked him if he liked these things when he attended Santa Fe. He described his experience saying, “I don’t think I had been to Paynes Prai-

rie at that point. I didn’t really know anything about the nightlife. I know there were a lot of events I didn’t know much about that happened downtown and were probably UF related.” I was surprised.

Then I asked him what changed, and he replied, “I think it would just have to be the students at UF. Just being at UF, you get more info about what’s going on. You get emails about what is happening, about basketball games that everyone goes to, that the whole city goes to.

I think you just know more about what’s going on when you’re at UF.” One other person’s experience is a coincidence, not a trend, so I decided to talk with a current Santa Fe student. My friend Marlon is from Ocala, Florida, and he is a current student at Santa Fe. I asked him what he liked about Gainesville. He described his love for the different neighborhoods in Gainesville and his love for the community atmosphere. I also asked him how connected he felt to Gainesville. His reply highlighted the relationship between the colleges. “I think that the students of UF get more credit. Santa Fe gets a role, but it’s sort of a downplayed role in comparison to the space that UF gets.”

According to my and my peers’ experiences, Santa Fe is disconnected from the rest of the town it is a part of. As Gainesville continues to grow, I hope Santa Fe students and faculty and community members put thought into the practical inlcusion of Santa Fe students. I appreciate the culture Gainesville has, and I want to see this culture become easier to access for everyone. I want everyone to be able to enjoy what Gainesville has to offer.

Christian Wertz is a junior transfer student from UF.

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US lawmakers should look to New Zealand to solve our mass shooting epidemic

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ast Friday, 50 lives were lost in Christchurch, New Zealand, after a gunman opened fire in two mosques. The perpetrator is understood to be a white nationalist who posted a racist manifesto online prior to the attack and live-streamed the killings on Facebook. He was identified as 28-year-old Brenton Harrison Tarrant from Australia. According to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, he will go to trial in New Zealand where he will face the justice system for the acts of terror he committed.

The shooting came as a shock to many – especially because mass shootings are not the norm in New Zealand, unlike the way they are in the U.S. Before Friday, the last mass shooting in New Zealand took place in 1997 and resulted in six lives. The deadliest mass shooting the country had ever seen, which left 13 dead, happened seven years prior, in 1990.

After the 1990 shooting, New Zealand almost immediately altered its gun regulation laws. Since these legal changes were put in place almost 30 years ago, New Zealand has had about four gun violence incidents where five or more people were killed.

1791. In the late 1700s, women still When these gun violence statisdidn’t have the right to vote, African tics are compared to our own, the Americans were only considered contrast is stark. Since 1990, there three-fifths of a person and the U.S. have been 103 mass shootings in was made up of only 14 states. So, the U.S., killing over 800 people. maybe we should consider that this Despite the obvious problem the law might be antiquated.

U.S. is facing, we continue to reject Beyond the archaic nature of the efforts to enforce stricter gun regulaAbigail Miller Second Amendment, we also need tions. opinions@alligator.org to remember that the guns available According to Ardern, the govin 1791 were hardly capable of the ernment plans to make changes to the already strict gun laws in response to the damage seen today. A typical musket could fire most recent shooting. For New Zealand, what one round per minute, maybe three. An AR-15 made this atrocity possible is not a mystery. If can fire about 600 rounds per minute.

You do need to pass a background check in people don’t have guns, they can’t kill others with them. For some reason, America has yet most U.S. states to obtain an AR-15. However, to grasp this seemingly obvious cause and ef- there are easy ways for those who might not fect chain. As a result, the best we can offer our pass the background check to get their hands on an AR-15 and similar weapons. People can citizens is “thoughts and prayers.”

New Zealand does not guarantee a consti- borrow or steal weapons from someone who tutional right to bear arms, unlike the U.S. This did pass a background check or they can take is why their government, and many others advantage of the loopholes at many gun shows across the globe, have an easier time restrict- that circumvent the necessary background ing firearm access. That being said, it should checks.

With more guns in circulation, there is a also be kept in mind that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in larger chance that a dangerous weapon could

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ith Spring Break During the third-to-last gone and a terweek of the semester all rifyingly chalthroughout The Swamp, lenging week of students will have their classes under our daydreams of Spring Break belts, we have all settled replaced by those of a twoback in. It’s different this month reprieve from their time, though. After a Spring Kyle Cunningham majors and the hellish opinions@alligator.org Break without responsibiliweather of Alachua County ties or rules, it’s hard to rid in April. Summer, baby! It’ll ourselves of that mindset. be three weeks away though, We’ve tasted what life is like for the which leaves an angsty bitterness in stuelite members of society who don’t have dents’ guts all week. to work for things, and returning to the The second-to-last week will look a lit"Gainesville grind" now feels like a pain- tle like this, the anger about the distance ful vacation to a penitentiary. What did from summer will begin to fade. Howevwe do to deserve this? Students’ breakup er, the realization that finals are coming with Spring Break is cruel, and now we can sour everyone's moods. Students will are left with the sloppy second half of the begin to cram with Study Edge, Smokin’ semester. Is there any hope that it’ll get Notes, insomnia and prayers. They still better? won’t consider paying attention or going First order of business: We need to to office hours (we might be smart at UF, address the feeling of post-break depres- but we never stoop that low), but they sion. People will tell you that it will fade will complain all week about their lack as the #UFLife inspires feelings of joy and of academic resources or about how their pride to rise up from the deepest chasms “professors are bad.” Right. of your soul. This is hilariously false. We Finally, the week before freedom, the may be in the home stretch, but it isn’t final layer of defense this semester has getting any easier. to offer against the reprieve of summer.

Maybe you probably drank too much There’s an entire week of tests, causing over break and put on some extra weight. us to have to say goodbye to friends, Attending college, keeping up with extra- sleep and brain cells, all against the backcurriculars and hanging out with friends drop of 90-degree weather. As you drive makes it difficult to stay in shape for the home after moving out of your dorm or rest of the semester. Maybe you partied apartment, it feels like a victory. It’s the for the nine-day duration of spring break, kind of victory they had in “The Empire neglecting sleep because you didn’t want Strikes Back” though, where they escape to miss those late nights in Miami getting Darth Vader, but Han Solo is an ice cube. your fake ID denied at the city’s extensive It’s called a pyrrhic victory, and it’s the list of nightclubs. If you counted on get- best you can hope for out of this semesting sleep at school, need I remind you ter. that you are a Florida Gator? Sleep is not So, what’s the verdict for the rest of part of your degree, so kiss that goodbye the semester? Regrettably, while Spring as well.

2019 may still be here, it has been tainted So, the first three weeks are bad. A by the fond memories of Spring Break, positive thinker might say, “The next the tantalizing promise of summer and three can’t possibly be as hard, it’s the the combined forces of college life. home stretch.” I am not one of those posiKyle Cunningham is a UF English freshtive thinkers. The last three weeks of the man. His column appears on Mondays. year will play out as follows.

get into the hands of someone who should not have it. For some reason, however, Americans continue to reject this obvious rationality. Instead, they continue to fight for guns, even if it means more lives will be lost.

The rate of mass shootings in the U.S. should be considered a national emergency.

How much longer do students need to sit in fear throughout the school day, wondering if a gunman will burst through the doors? When will churchgoers feel safe in their places of worship? At what point can yogis practice in their studios without fear?

It’s time that Americans look around them and realize that our laws cause innocent people to die every day and that the extent to which this happens is unique to our country. The evidence is there: Countries with stricter gun laws have fewer shootings. It’s time we realize this, follow logical countries like New Zealand and take legal action to keep our citizens safe.

Abigail Miller is a UF political science and journalism senior. Her column appears on Mondays.

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legacy admissions tend to favor ollege admissions have been wealthier parents, and these parents rocked by scandal recently. often give generously to their alma Federal authorities have mater (even if their donations are not busted a scheme in which quite as generous as their billionaire wealthy parents paid a man counterparts). Between legacy adnamed William “Rick” Singer to get missions and donations, genuinely their children into college. He bribed skilled and worthy children have a college coaches to recruit children as star athletes (even if they had never Jason Zappulla tougher time being admitted to colopinions@alligator.org lege as their spots are taken by chilplayed the sport in question) and dren who maybe aren’t as deserving. bribed SAT or other college entrance The problems I mentioned are mostly linked exam proctors to give the children an advantage (such as the proctor correcting his or her to elite colleges in the U.S., like Harvard, Stananswers or allowing someone else to take the ford and Yale. At Harvard, for example, 13 to test in the child’s place). Numerous figures from 19 percent of undergrads are legacy admissions, all sorts of professional fields were involved, which has its pros and cons. On one hand, stuincluding law, real estate developers, execu- dents who apply to high-quality state schools tives, etc. Including the ones that grabbed the like UF will have an easier time, as school donamost attention were actresses Lori Loughlin of tions and other tricks by the wealthy aren’t as “Full House” and Felicity Huffman of “Desper- prevalent. On the other hand, elite schools still ate Housewives.” What Loughlin, Huffman and churn out many of the nation’s most powerful others did is clearly illegal, and they should face people in politics, business and other influential justice for their actions. However, outright brib- fields. Eight U.S. presidents have degrees from ery and fraud aren’t the only things wrong with Harvard, and a 2018 ranking found that three college admissions, and many of those problems Harvard graduates are the most Fortune 100 CEOs of any school. If our business and politiare perfectly legal.

One thing that stood out to me was a record- cal leaders are coming from elite schools, and ed conversation Singer had with some of the these elite schools favor families who are alparents involved. He laid out his business mod- ready wealthy, then we have a system where it’s el, calling regular admissions the “front door” to much easier for the rich and powerful to sustain elite colleges, his business the “side door” and their power through multiple generations, while “institutional advancement” (factors such as those who have to work their way to the top will donations to the school and legacy admissions) have a tougher time.

There are two problems we need to address. as the “back door.” Singer’s comments, though dreadfully cynical, do show that pure merit isn’t First is the admissions themselves, which we the only way to get into elite colleges. Another can remedy by reducing legacy admissions and way is to donate large sums of money to the giving public universities more state money so school, giving children of donors a much better they aren’t as dependent on donations. But a cultural shift may also be required, de-emphasizing chance at admission.

As reported by Forbes, ultra-wealthy peo- these Ivy League-level colleges. Public and state ple have been reported as using the side door universities also provide a valuable education, method, which allows people to legally get their and perhaps more examples of public university children into elite colleges. This includes people graduates in high places would help. If you’re such as Charles Kushner, real estate developer a future CEO or future politician disappointed and father of White House Senior Adviser Jared you’re going to UF instead of Harvard or Yale, Kushner, and Les Wexner, whose companies in- don’t be discouraged. You could be the start of cludes famous brands like Victoria’s Secret and a new movement in educating America’s powerBath & Body Works. This is especially the case ful people. for legacy admissions, which is when the chilJason Zappulla is a UF history junior. His dren or other relatives of alumni are given preference in admissions. As The Atlantic explained, column appears on Mondays.

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UF professor led UF to become more green SHE WORKED ON ABOUT 120 PROJECTS OVER 13 YEARS

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Bahar Armaghani always wanted to be an engineer but society wanted different.

Growing up in Kurdistan, a semiautonomous region of Iraq, being a female engineer was not an option, said Armaghani, 62. Women were expected to be nurses or teachers.

So that is what she did. After college, she became a teacher and then a principal, she said. At 26, she and her future husband came to the U.S., and she saw it as her chance to pursue her passion.

When deciding to get her bachelor’s in environmental engineering, she was inspired by her homeland’s beauty and its preservation, she said.

“I have been here for maybe 35 years, and I still have those images in my head about that beautiful place,” she said.

After graduating from UF with her bachelor’s in 1997, Armaghani

later returned and earned a master’s degree in civil engineering, she said.

She brought these degrees together when she Armaghani worked to integrate the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program into UF’s construction standards in 2001, making the university the first to do so in Florida, she said.

“This green building movement started to focus on what are the things that we need to do to decrease [environmental] impacts,” she said.

Armaghani said the three main factors that can decrease a building’s energy consumption are operation and maintenance, energy and water use.

The first campus building was certified in 2003. Sixteen years later, 75 UF buildings are certified, she said.

The program, which is a voluntary building rating system that helps improve building performances and decrease environmental impacts, shaped her work when she became a project manager at the UF Planning,

Design and Construction division in 2003.

From 2003 to 2016, she handled more than $380 million across about 120 projects at UF, she said. She contributed to buildings such as Library West, Southwest Recreation Center and O’Connell Center.

In 2014, she was announced as a LEED fellow, which represents a mastery level of the program and recognizes outstanding leaders in the field, she said. She is one of four to receive it in Florida and the only woman.

In 2006, she began lecturing in the UF College of Design, Construction & Planning, she said. Last May, she became the director of the Sustainability and the Built Environment program in the college.

Chimay Anumba, the dean of the college, said Armaghani’s creation of the UF Green Building Learning Collaborative, an advisory board for the program, has opened up opportunities for students.

“She has the best interests of the students at heart, and she’s always trying to think of new ways to improve the quality and visibility of the program,” he said.

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· CRIME ROUNDUP · 18-year-old accused of hitting teen with handgun HE HAS A $170,000 BOND

By Josephine Fuller Alligator Staff Writer

An 18-year-old man accused of holding the wrong teenager at gunpoint after a high school fight was arrested Friday.

On Feb. 23, Vandale Martin, of Gainesville, and another 15-yearold suspect drove to the Lincoln Oaks neighborhood in search of a teenager who was involved in a fight at Buchholz High School with the 15-year-old on Feb. 19, according to an Alachua County

Sheriff’s Office warrant affidavit.

While driving, Martin and the suspect mistook a 17-yearold boy with the Martin teenager they were looking for, the affidavit said. They got out of the car while pointing handguns and shouting curse words at him.

The teenager tried to get away but was hit on the left side of his face by Martin with the gun, the affidavit said. He was able

to escape, while Martin and the suspect got back in their car and circled the block looking for him.

A warrant was issued for Martin’s arrest on Feb. 28 and was served on Friday, the affidavit said.

Vandale Martin was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery and aggravated child abuse, the affidavit said.

He remained in the Alachua County Jail Sunday in lieu of a $170,000 bond. @JoFuller24 jfuller@alligator.org

Man accused of having 211 grams of marijuana SMALL PLASTIC BAGGIES AND TWO SCALES WERE ALSO FOUND

By Josephine Fuller Alligator Staff Writer

A Gainesville man was accused of having 211 grams of marijuana in a U.S. Postal Service box.

On Saturday, Julius Donat, 22, of Gainesville, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a car when he was pulled over for improper lane change, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrest

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Deputies smelled burnt marijuana coming from the car, the report said.

Donat told deputies he had Donat “weed” under his seat. A U.S. Postal Service box contained two sealed bags of approximately 211 grams of marijuana, the report said.

There was also a small bag found in the vehicle that contained small plastic baggies and two scales, the report said. Deputies

said these were for the sale and distribution of the marijuana.

Donat said the marijuana did belong to him, but he did not know who the scale and baggies belonged to, the report said.

Donat was charged with selling marijuana and possessing marijuana, the report said. He was released from the Alachua County Jail on Saturday on a $5,000 bail.

He could not be reached for comment. @JoFuller24 JFuller@alligator.org

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Three Chiefland, Florida, men were arrested Wednesday in connection to a series of Gainesville car burglaries.

At about 4:30 a.m., Gainesville Police were notified of car burglaries at Aviara Apartments, at 205 SE 16th Ave., according to a Gainesville police arrest report. Police saw Jarquez Williams, 22, looking into a car with a flashlight while 20-year-olds Sh-Ron Ellison and Rashad Hooper were near Hooper’s car.

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Authorities believe there are other unreported burglaries, the report said.

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Police found several items in Hooper’s car believed to be related to the burglaries, including a fishing tackle kit, police said.

Hooper was charged with eight counts of burglary, four counts of petit theft, two counts of grand theft, one count of resisting an officer without violence and one count of failure to obey an officer. He remains in the Alachua County Jail with a bond of $63,000.

Ellison was charged with nine counts of burglary, three counts of petit theft and three counts of grand theft. He remains in the Alachua County Jail with a bond of $66,000.

Williams was charged with five counts of burglary, two counts of petit theft and one count of resisting arrest without violence. He was released from the jail Thursday on his own recognizance. @taylorgirtman tgirtman@alligator.org

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2. Name the player who hit the most home runs in a season for the Chicago White Sox. 3. When was the last time before 2017 that Penn State’s football team was ranked as high as No. 2 in The Associated Press poll?

4. Who was the last player before Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid in 2017 to have at least 40 points, seven assists and seven blocked shots in a game?

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Bulldogs too tough a test for young UF squad

By Kyle Wood Sports Writer

The Florida baseball team hoped its 20-run outing against FSU was a sign of things to come. Instead, the Gators struggled mightily against Michigan State's elite pitching staff.

The Bulldogs (18-2) clinched the series in the front end of the doubleheader on Saturday, but Florida (15-7) fought back to avoid the sweep later that day.

Mississippi State starters Ethan Small and JT Ginn combined for 22 strikeouts (11 each) and subdued Florida’s first four batters on Friday and in the first Saturday game. Jacob Young, Brady McConnell, Kendrick Calilao and Nelson Maldonado were a combined 6 for 32 at the plate with 14 strikeouts in the first two games of the series.

Heading into the weekend, Young and McConnell were two of Florida’s most consistent hitters, riding 11- and 15-game hit-

ting streaks, respectively. That duo, who hit first and second, went 3 for 23 on the weekend with nine strikeouts.

The lack of run support spoiled a strong start by Tommy Mace on Friday. The sophomore matched up well against Small on the mound for 6.1 innings, but Florida’s offense only managed one run in that time frame. The Gators rallied in the eighth and ninth innings, but their comeback attempt came up short which led to Mace’s first career loss.

UF’s offense returned to form in the first game on Saturday, but once again, an early deficit forced Florida to fight from behind.

Mississippi State took Jack Leftwich deep three times in five innings. He finished with six strikeouts in five innings, but those long balls ultimately sunk the Gators.

Aside from those three home runs, MSU managed another 14 hits en route to a 10run result.

In the two games that MSU won, its

Chris King / Alligator Staff

SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 16

Florida designated hitter Nelson Maldonado went 5 for 11 during UF's weekend series against Mississippi State.

SOFTBALL

Gators hammered by LSU in run-rule loss

By Mark Stine Sports Writer

UF outfielder Jade Caraway tracked a high, fly ball to the leftfield wall in the bottom of the fifth inning. She leaped up and stretched her glove over the wall to attempt a home-run rob.

She was not successful. The softball fell just out of her reach and smacked into the bare hands of an awaiting fan. The Tigers had their third home run of the night and took a 5-0 lead.

No. 9 LSU defended its home field and tied the series with No. 7 Florida after an 8-0 run-rule victory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The series will be decided at Tiger Park on Monday at 7 p.m.

The Gators’ 20 home runs allowed are the second-most in the SEC, and 11 of those have come in their five conference games.

UF starting pitcher Natalie Lugo gave up the first long ball of the day in the bottom of the second inning.

She left a pitch up in the strike zone to second baseman Shemiah Sanchez,

who belted the offering over the leftfield wall for a two-run home run.

Lugo left the contest after allowing two earned runs in two innings of work, and freshman Elizabeth Hightower replaced her.

Florida (24-5, 2-3 SEC) featured four pitchers on the night.

Hightower faced one batter in the third before giving up her first home run of the season, a solo shot by third baseman Amanda Sanchez. She also gave up the two-run homer in the fifth to designated player Shelbi Sunseri.

Junior Katie Chronister came in to throw the sixth inning. She failed to get an out and allowed an RBI single to pinch hitter Georgia Clark and a bases-loaded walk to Amanda Sanchez. UF coach Tim Walton elected to pitch freshman Danni Farley with the bases loaded and a 7-0 deficit.

LSU (23-6, 3-2 SEC) plated its final run on a wild pitch by Farley.

The Gators couldn’t manufacture runs despite getting the leadoff batter on base in five of six offensive

Correction: We posted in Thursday's women's basketball article that Delicia Washington will return next season.

She announced on Twitter on March 11 her intent to transfer.

SEE SOFTBALL, PAGE 16

The Lost City of Alanis / Opinion

Florida is in for tough challenge in West Region of NCAA Tournament

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and 18.9 during 2017-18), while he Florida men’s basketball team has finally reached its Cody led the team in assists during destination. that span with 5.1 and 4.7 assists per A tumultuous, inconsisgame. tent 2018-19 season has led UF has never faced Nevada. the Gators to a No. 10 seed in the However, it bodes well for the NCAA Tournament, where they’ll Gators that they have seniors KeVface seventh-seeded Nevada in Des Alanis Thames aughn Allen (who leads the team Twitter: @alanisthames Moines, Iowa, on Thursday at 6:50 with 12 points per game), Jalen Hudp.m. son (nine points per game) and KeFlorida earned an at-large bid afvarrius Hayes (who leads the team ter compiling a 19-15 record through the regu- in blocks with 1.9 per game and rebounds with lar season and the SEC Tournament, where it 6.3), who have experienced the pressure of the was eliminated by eventual winner Auburn.

NCAA Tournament three times before.

The Gators can find solace in the fact that They’ll need that leadership to carry them they were a team very much on the bubble en- entering Thursday’s matchup as three-point tering the SEC Tournament. It put just enough underdogs against a team that ranked No. 24 in quality wins on its resume with tournament the nation with 81.7 points per game. victories over Arkansas and LSU to convince Florida certainly has the defense to handle the selection committee they were worthy of a it.

No. 10 seed.

The Gators only allowed 63.6 points per But they could potentially face a tough series game during the regular season (20th best in of opponents in the West Region. At the very Division I and best in the SEC). least, they’ll take on an experienced Wolfpack They have the experience with coach Mike team that will present a tremendous challenge White, who’s taking his third-straight team to with twin forwards Caleb and Cody Martin, the NCAA Tournament. who will play in their third March Madness.

And regular season wins over LSU and Ole Caleb has led Nevada in scoring for the past Miss in overtime show they have the toughness two seasons (19.2 during the 2018-19 season

NCAA Tournament bracket released The March Madness bracket was revealed Sunday night and the Florida men's basketball team earned the No. 10 seed in the West Region. The Tournament's four No. 1 seeds are Duke, UNC, Virginia and Gonzaga. Look at the full bracket on page 8.

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Gators welcome eighth-ranked Princeton

By Bryan Matamoros Sports Writer

Players on the Florida women’s lacrosse team made their way toward senior goalkeeper Haley Hicklen as she walked off the field after Saturday’s loss to No. 3 North Carolina.

Hicklen’s teammates showered her with hugs and tapped her bright orange helmet to show their appreciation for the senior’s 11save performance.

“Haley (Hicklen) was lights out,” coach Amanda O’Leary said. “She just came up with some huge saves to keep us in the game.”

The two-time Big East Goalkeeper of the Year will need a similar outing for the Gators when they host No. 8 Princeton on Tuesday night.

UNC came into Donald R. Dizney Stadium averaging 16.9 goals per game, but UF (3-5) allowed only 11.

O’Leary said her team did this by manmarking attackers Jamie Ortega and Katie Hoeg.

Sophomore defender Sabrina Cristodero was responsible for Ortega, who was tied for fifth in the nation in goals with 31 coming into the game, and held her to only one goal on seven shots.

Junior defender Cara Trombetta was tasked with following Hoeg, the Tar Heels’ leader in assists, and limited her to only one.

“We went after their one-two punch with our one-two punch,” O’Leary said, “and I thought (Cristodero and Trombetta) did fantastic.”

The Tigers (4-1) have the nation’s eighthranked scoring offense, which averages 16 goals per game.

Attackers Tess D’Orsi and Elizabeth George are at the forefront of Princeton’s attack, having scored 20 and 15 goals, respectively.

George is the primary draw taker for a Princeton team that wins more than half of its draw controls (57 percent).

That’s bad news for Florida.

It has lost the draw control battle in each of its five defeats this season.

“The draw circle is where the game is won and lost, for the most part,” O’Leary said.

Sophomore midfielder Shannon Kavanagh takes most of the draws for the Gators, while Cristodero and senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck line up around the draw circle.

When the three of them work together to gain possession, it leads to victories.

UF had more draw controls in its triumphs

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Florida midfielder Shannon Kavanagh (left) is second on the Gators with 24 draw controls this season and is the main option for the draw circle. “The draw circle is where the game is won and lost, for the most part,” coach Amanda O’Leary said. over then-No. 18 Colorado in the season opener and Elon on March 7.

The final score in Florida’s win against High Point on March 9, 16-15, reflected the importance of the draw. Both teams controlled the draw 16 times, leading to a back-and-forth game, which was decided in the final four

minutes.

The trio of Kavanagh, Cristodero and Ronbeck have to command the draw circle against the Tigers to avoid a third-straight loss. @bmatamoros_ bmatamoros@alligator.org

UF sweeps weekend with win over Tennessee Sports Writer

The No. 8 Gators men’s tennis team did something on Sunday it hadn’t done in nine years: Start SEC play 5-0.

Florida improved to 12-2 overall after a 5-2 win over No. 22 Tennessee on Sunday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville.

In 2010, it started 7-0 and finished second in the conference.

With the loss, the Volunteers fell to 11-5 overall and 2-3 in conference play.

The Gators began the match by losing the doubles point for the third time in four matches. Sophomore Oliver Crawford and freshman Sam Riffice fell 6-4 after winning

Florida upsets Tennessee in Gainesville

By Victor Prieto

MEN’S TENNIS

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against Georgia on Friday. This was just their second loss of the season together and Crawford’s first ever doubles loss in SEC play.

Sophomore Duarte Vale and senior McClain Kessler couldn’t defeat Tennessee’s Timo Stodder and Preston Touliatos, and the Volunteers took the point.

UF bounced back in singles once again, winning four of the six first sets.

Vale was the first to respond, with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Martim Prata on court six.

No. 48 Riffice improved to 5-0 in conference play and won his sixth match in a row, outlasting Scott Jones 6-3, 6-4 in a straightset win.

Tennessee briefly tied the match when No. 93 Adam Walton upset No. 54 sopho-

more Andy Andrade in straight sets. Crawford gave the Gators the lead back with a 6-2, 7-5 win over No. 59 Stodder. This was Crawford’s third-straight singles win over a ranked opponent.

Attention turned to Courts 4 and 5 where freshman Lukas Greif and junior Johannes Ingildsen were involved in tight three-set matches. Greif prevailed over Luca Wiedenmann 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 and clinched the match for the Gators for the second time this season. Seconds later, Ingildsen sealed his and Florida’s win with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Touliatos. @noah_ram1 nram@alligator.org

Victoria Emma was getting frustrated.

She dropped her first set in singles to Tennessee’s Johanna Silva but quickly captured the second set and took a commanding 4-1 lead in the third.

She seemed to be headed towards a third singles victory but had trouble finishing Silva off. Emma dropped consecutive 40-40 games, and a meltdown seemed imminent.

But Emma rallied back, won the next game and froze Silva with a powerful serve to claim Florida’s third point of the match.

That mentality, which aided Emma in her crucial win, helped Florida (7-6) defeat No. 16 Tennessee (12-5) 4-2 at home on a rainy Sunday. Slated to start at 1 p.m., the match was delayed due to inclement weather and moved inside the Perry Indoor Facility.

“The highlight of the day, I think, was Victoria (Emma) and the way she carried herself,” coach Roland Thornqvist said.

“We talked a lot about her body language and the warrior mentality with her.”

Florida entered doubles play uncharacteristically lethargic and was hammered by the Volunteers. Tennessee dominated in its first victory coming from No. 8-ranked duo Sadie Hammond and Kaitlin Staines over Emma and McCartney Kessler (6-1), while Silva and Rebeka Mertena handled freshmen Marlee Zein and Anastasia Kharitonova (6-3).

The transfer tandem of Ida Jarlskog and Tsveta Dimitrova managed to get a 6-1 win for Florida, but the effort wasn’t enough. Florida dropped the opening point in its second-consecutive match.

Jarlskog brought a new energy for the Gators in singles play. The Georgia Tech transfer continued to show why she’s ranked No. 12 in the country, routing No. 65 Hammond for her ninth win of the season (6-3, 6-3).

No. 44 Kessler put Florida on top after defeating Staines 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) on Court 2. Kessler led 5-4 and held a triple-match point in the second set, but lost the next four points to drop the game. She lost the next one as well, but fought back to force a tiebreaker and ultimately seal the second point for the Gators and pick up her sixth win of the season.

No. 52 Emma subsequently finished Silva 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in a three-set thriller that put Florida in control with three remaining matches to play. Emma claimed her third singles victory this season, making up for her straight-set loss to UGA’s Lourdes Carle on Friday.

Tennessee earned its second point of the match after Ariadna Riley defeated Dimitrova 6-3, 6-3 to make the match 3-2. Zein quickly closed out Mertena on Court 1 and ultimately defeated the Tennessee freshman 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 to clinch the victory for Florida.

“The reaction by the three players that went on right after the doubles loss was really good and set the tone for the rest of the match,” Thornqvist said. “I thought we saw some fantastic tennis in singles.” @victorprieto_11 vprieto@alligator.org

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BASEBALL, from pg 14 leadoff hitter Jake Mangum hit 5 for 10 with three RBIs and three runs scored. He went 0 for 4 in the one game that Florida won.

The Gators overpowered Mississippi State at the plate and on the mound in the second game of the doubleheader behind a strong start from Tyler Dyson and a three-hit game

by Maldonado. Dyson finished with just one strikeout but went six innings and allowed just two runs.

Maldonado provided most of the run sup-

port that Mace and Leftwich lacked in the two previous games. The senior captain went 3 for 4 at the plate with a home run and two runs scored.

This is the second-consecutive series that Mississippi State has taken against Florida.

The Bulldogs swept the Gators in Starkville, Mississippi, in 2018.

UF cannot lean on its pitching staff as much as it did last season. Mace, Leftwich and Dyson make up a solid rotation, but against a staff led by the likes of Small and Ginn, they were simply overpowered.

The Gators will conclude its 14-game homestand on Tuesday against Jacksonville.

These two teams went to extra innings earlier this season, and Florida won 5-4.

Things get tougher for the Gators next weekend as they travel to Nashville, Tennessee, to face No. 1 Vanderbilt for a road series. @Kkylewood kwood@alligator.org

The Gators went 1 for 17 with runners on base

SOFTBALL, from pg 14

frames. They went 1 for 17 with runners on base and 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position.

Catcher Jordan Roberts left runners on second and third base in the first and third innings. She struck out and flied out in the re-

spective innings.

A base-running error by shortstop Sophia Reynoso squandered a scoring opportunity with one out in the top of the fourth. She was the lead runner with Jaime Hoover on first when Jade Caraway lined a hit past LSU shortstop Amber Serrett.

Reynoso expected the infielder

would make a play and hesitated to run. Center fielder Aliyah Andrews gunned her out at third.

If Reynoso reached, first baseman Amanda Lorenz would’ve had the bases loaded and one out with designated player Kendyl Lindaman due up after her. Lorenz popped out to end the inning instead.

“We had runners on first and second and no outs twice,” Walton said in an interview with ESPN during the game. “We’ve got to produce in the middle of our lineup, and we haven’t.” @mstinejr mstine@alligator.org

COLUMN, from pg 14 to win tight games should one of their upcoming matchups remain close until the end.

But they’ll have to prove that again starting Thursday against the Wolfpack.

The Gators will likely face No. 2-seed Michigan if they beat Nevada, and they could potentially face tough challengers, such as Florida State (No. 4 seed) and Texas Tech (who eliminated Florida last season), all of whom sit in the West Region, along with No.1seed Gonzaga.

Florida will need to quickly lace up its dancing shoes and prepare for the challenge ahead. The madness awaits.

Alanis Thames is the online sports editor of the Alligator.

Follow her on Twitter @alanisthames and contact her at athames@alligator.org.

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