March 29, 2019 by The Independent Florida Alligator

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VOLUME 113 ISSUE 74

FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida

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FL universities react to deaths of MSD survivors UF IS HOME TO 273 MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI By Kyle Wood Alligator Staff Writer

Responses from Florida public universities have differed following the suicides of two Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting survivors and the father of a Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting victim. Florida State University offered professional services in a schoolwide email Wednesday. That same day, UF sent out an email only to the MSD alumni at UF that was “checking in” but did not mention specifics about the high school or the recent deaths. Six weeks ago, the MSD community at UF remembered the 17 lives that were lost in a mass shooting at the Parkland, Florida, high school on Feb. 14, 2018, by way of a candlelight vigil on the Plaza of the Americas. Since then, three people tied to mass shootings have died by suicide. Sydney Aiello, a senior at MSD last year, dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder in the wake of the shooting and died by suicide on March 16, according to The Associated Press. Another individual who died by suicide on March 23 was not identified, but it was confirmed that he attended MSD. Jeremy Richman, the father of Avielle Richman, who was shot and killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, was also found dead from an apparent suicide on March 25, according to AP. UF is home to 273 MSD alumni, Heather White, the Dean of Students, said. The UF Dean of Students office reached out to MSD alumni at UF after the shooting last year and encouraged them to contact UF’s Counseling and Wellness Center, Meggen Sixbey, the CWC associate director, said. MSD alumni at UF took advantage of the CWC resources, but Sixbey was unable to provide an exact number of how many. There were also floor meetings held in dorms for those affected, Sixbey said. “We are confidential and want to re-

SEE MSD, PAGE 3

UF football holds spring scrimmage

Feleipe Franks was one of four quarterbacks to take the ﬁeld on Thursday, pg. 14

FEATURE FRIDAY

Red lips, rhinestones and the risqué Meet burlesque dancer Sally B. Dash By Romy Ellenbogen Special to The Alligator

A woman strips down. The stage lights glow blue and red, bouncing off the dozens of rhinestones attached to her jeans, shoes and underwear. She is dressed as Marty McFly and peels off each layer of the character’s clothing to hollers from the crowd. Her red-painted lips stretch wide as she mouths along to Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time.” On beat with the music, she grabs her breasts or butt cheeks as she lipsyncs. With her pants off and only sparkling underwear and a red T-shirt left, she turns away from the crowd and pulls the top over her head. When she spins around, there are two large clock-shaped rhinestone pasties secured over her nipples, the stage lights hitting each rhinestone like a ﬂash. The song fades out with its last line, “time after time,” while the crowd hollers. Sally B. Dash, 37, has been practicing burlesque for about six years but has been performing and clowning around all her life. In Gainesville, she helped build the local burlesque scene, which was nonexistent before a few women started the now-defunct Manic Menagerie troupe in 2013. After it dissolved, the Mischievous Madams Burlesque Troupe, which Dash is part of, became the main group in town. She also produces her own burlesque show, Sally B.’s Dashing Revue, and helps new performers get their start in the scene with her “Noobie” show, with the most recent being

SEE BURLESQUE, PAGE 8

Chris King / Alligator Staff

Burlesque performer Sally B. Dash performs her ﬂying monkey routine during Sally B’s Noobie Reveal event Saturday night at the Hardback Cafe. The reveal showcased new performers, as well as longtime performer Dash, and about 50 people attended the performance.

Animal services to make changes after dog attacks AN IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER CLAUSE MAY BE IMPOSED By Josephine Fuller Alligator Staff Writer

Six months. Five dog attacks. No action from local government. Yet. The Gainesville City Commission will meet Thursday for the ﬁrst time to discuss the increase in dog attacks, three which were in the city, and how to address it. City Commissioner David Arreola said he’s concerned any time someone is injured by a violent attack, but he doesn’t believe a breed ban is the answer.

“It seems silly to try and legislate the behavior of animals, but we can legislate the behavior of the owners,” he said. Alachua County Animal Services is working on strengthening its ordinances to prevent this from happening again. Ed Williams, the director of animal services, said the department hopes to create an irresponsible owner clause and update other ordinances. The irresponsible owner clause would ﬂag owners whose dogs have gotten loose or have been involved in attacks. Animal services would then monitor the owners who have been ﬂagged. Animal services is currently advertis-

Trouble at Krispy Kreme

A stabbing was reported at the shop in Gainesville, pg. 10

ing this solution to residents who call and ask about what solutions are being done to prevent attacks, Williams said. Once it solidiﬁes a plan, it will send it to the Alachua County Commission for approval. “We’ve been steady trying to beef up our ordinances and bring them into modern times and do whatever we can to try and further address irresponsible pet owners,” Williams said. The string of dog attacks began in September when Bella the beagle-Lab mix was killed, and her owner, Linda Swinburn, was injured by three pit bulls. In December, Fred the pug/beagle mix

Honoring Vietnam Veterans

A celebration is being held this weekend, pg. 9

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SEE ANIMALS, PAGE 3