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Comedian Jaboukie YoungWhite performs at Reitz ABOUT 450 PEOPLE ATTENDED

By Kelly Hayes Alligator Staff Writer

Comedian Jaboukie Young-White flipped through a slideshow of bugs,

speculating each one’s sexuality.

“Wasps are straight,” Young-White said. “‘Zaddy’ long legs — gay.”

The crowd of about 450 students cackled in agreement.

Young-White, a 24-year-old comedian who has appeared on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” performed in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom Monday night.

He was paid $10,500 by the Reitz Programming Board. Young-White’s hour-long set was filled with stories of his life growing up gay, living in Los Angeles and Chicago and his experiences in college.

“All these rich parents are, like, paying for their kids to get into school,” he said. “It’s like OK, just, you know, give your kids just a little bit of trauma so they could write something in their college essay.”

He went on to describe the differences between his younger brothers and himself, who he says are much taller than him.

“Me and my brothers are really different from each other,” he said. “I carry myself like an inbred European prince.”

Young-White interacted with the audience, asking individuals their majors and joking about the number of liberal arts students. The floor wasn’t opened up for questions.

Many of Young-White’s jokes dealt with his sexuality, and he followed many of his lines with a giggle.

“My dad was like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe my son is gay,’” YoungWhite said about his coming out experience. “He had a bit of a stroke and a heart attack, and I was like, ‘You’re being such a queen right now.’”

Young-White’s routine was not complete without a “Florida man” joke. Surprised by the gloomy weather he experienced during his stay in Florida, he said it resembles a “Twilight” movie, and that he expected to see a “Florida man vampire.”

SEE JABOUKIE, PAGE 3 Samuel Thomas / Alligator Staff

ABOVE: Jaboukie Young-White, a stand-up comedian and correspondent for “The Daily Show,” performs in front of an audience of about 450 people Monday night in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. Young-White joked about topics like college, Twitter and coming out to his parents. The event was presented by the Reitz Programming Board and was free for UF students.

Gators defeat FAMU, win 5 straight

The UF baseball team beat Florida Atlantic 12-1 on Tuesday, and pitcher Nolan Crisp got his second win, pg. 14

Comedian Hasan Minhaj to speak at Phillips Center

Accent will pay Minhaj $78,000

By Kelly Hayes Alligator Staff Writer

In 2017, Hasan Minhaj hosted the White House correspondents’ dinner in which President Donald Trump was absent.

Minhaj said it wasn’t an honor.

“No one wanted to Minhaj do this. So, of course, it lands in the hands of an immigrant,” Minhaj said.

Now, he’ll speak at UF. The Accent Speakers Bureau will host Minhaj at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on April 11 for a moderated conversation, Accent Chairman Gregory Wolf wrote in an email.

SEE HASAN, PAGE 3

UF Pride Awareness Month holds fourth annual drag show The event cost $22,000 to produce

By Ana Escalante Alligator Contributing Writer

Sequins, stand-up comedy and Nicki Minaj songs will grace the presence of UF students on April 13.

At 8 p.m., Pride Awareness Month, a subgroup under UF Pride Student Union, will host its fourth annual drag show at the Phillips Center for Performing Arts, said Andrew McAuley, the Pride Awareness Month executive director.

Performers will include contestants from VH1’s reality show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” like Gia Gunn and Ariel Versace, as well as local drag queens like Kelly Kelly and Faith Taylor, McAuley said.

“Drag is such an important part of Pride Awareness Month because it brings so much visibility,” McAuley said. “We are able to show other people outside the community what we do on campus.”

The event is free to the public. Sixty

A plastic ban for the county

The county commission decided to follow Gainesville’s steps in eliminating plastic use, pg. 4

All jokes aside

Minhaj, an Indian American comedian, is known as the host and creator of the Netflix comedy show “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” as well as a correspondent for “The Daily Show.” Minhaj will be paid $78,000, according to his contract with UF. The event is free to students, who can pick up tickets with a Gator 1 Card from the Student Government suite in the Reitz Union on April 9 and 10 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wolf said. Students can pick up leftover tickets at the same place between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. April 11.

The event will be presented as a moderated conversation, which is a sit-down interview where a moderator will ask Minhaj questions, Wolf said. The conversation will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.

The UF president continued his April Fools’ tradition, pg. 5

people will be selected from competitions held on the group’s social media pages and from meeting with students throughout next week to participate in a meet-andgreet with the drag queens an hour before the show starts.

The event cost approximately $22,000, primarily through student government allocated funding, McAuley said. About $15,000 of that went toward booking “Ru Paul’s Drag Race” queens.

Audrey Long, a 20-year-old UF psychology and women’s studies sophomore, said she is ready to see local Gainesville drag queens perform on such a large stage. She frequently sees their performances at an LGBTQ+ bar, University Club, at 18 E. University Ave. “I like how bold the queens are to go against what society projects the conventional gender norms to be,” Long said.

“They have a sense of self and rebellion I wish I had.”

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A 15-minute Q&A will be held

He showed slideshows JABOUKIE, from pg. 1 The comedian concluded his set with a slideshow with a series of back-and-forth tweets between himself and another user, who criticized Young-White’s sexuality. Young-White called the man a “broke Uncle Phil” from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Suha Zaidi, a 20-year-old UF psychology sophomore, went to the show with a friend. She said she wanted to see Young-White

after watching his routines on “The Daily Show.”

Zaidi’s favorite story from the performance was how YoungWhite talked his way out of getting robbed. He told the students that if you’re annoying enough, the robbers will give you your phone back.

“It’s probably exactly what I would do if I got robbed,” Zaidi

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HASAN, from pg. 1 Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the event will start at 8 p.m.

“Mr. Minhaj was chosen to speak because we feel he is a dynamic speaker that brings both comedy and a cultural perspective to our students,” Wolf said.

There will be a meet-and-greet photo opportunity with student leaders, according to the contract.

Accent is funded by SG, whose budget comes from student Activity and Service Fees, which come entirely from students.

Any remaining tickets will be available to the public at the Phillips Center box office at 7 p.m. on the day of the event.

“I hope that students will come with an open mind and that students will get a break from their daily classwork to enjoy a laugh with us,” Wolf said.

Tasnim Thakur, a 19-year-old UF business administration and psychology freshman, is planning to see Minhaj after hearing about his appearance from her group chat with several Asian cultural organizations, she said.

Thakur said she admires Minhaj’s success as a Muslim comedian, which she finds inspiring as a Muslim woman.

“He is so widely accepted and loved, which is not a common thing in America,” she said. “He’s a really good image for the Muslim community. And also, he’s just a hilarious guy.” @kellyrhayes khayes@alligator.org

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Insect Sexuality, according to Jaboukie Young-White Dragonflies are gay Ladybugs are lesbians Beetles are lesbians (with a strap-on) Bees are gay Wasps are straight Praying Mantises are gay Cicadas are straight Scorpions are bisexual Daddy Long Legs spiders are gay Cockroaches are gay Ants are a mystery The caterpillar from “A Bug’s Life” is gay

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Alachua County proposes its own single-use plastic ban

It hopes to follow Gainesville’s suit

By Josephine Fuller Alligator Staff Writer

The Alachua County Commission made a motion to bring a single-use plastic and Styrofoam ban to a public hearing next week.

On Tuesday, the commission voted unanimously to follow the

The ban would remove Styrofoam containers, like takeout trays and cups, and single-use plastic bags from all restaurants and stores. There will be some exceptions to the law, including bags used at dry cleaners and produce bags in grocery stores.

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city of Gainesville’s example. The city commission voted to pass a plastic ban ordinance in January.

Patrick Irby, the county’s waste alternatives manager, presented other Florida cities who have passed similar bans during the meeting to show how it would work if the county made the decision.

· CRIME ROUNDUP · Man accused of sexting two minors, having sex with one HE HAS A $1,302,000 BOND A man accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl and sending sexually explicit messages to her and her 15-year-old friend was arrested Sunday.

Deputies found Facebook messages sent by Tony Lorenzo Huggins Jr., 26, of OrHuggins lando, to a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl between July 6 and July 28, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office sworn complaint affidavit.

Huggins had sex with the 13-year-old at least once, the report said. He repeatedly messaged her that he was going to Gainesville and asked her to send photographs of her naked. She refused and sent him videos.

In one message he said, “I gotta see u dance naked I bet dat lil a-- b moving. I’m horny I’m trying to see u naked,” the report said.

The 13-year-old told Huggins she knew he had sex with her 15-year-old friend the same day they had sex, the report said. In a message thread to the 15-year-old, he and the girl talked about meeting up to have sex. He also sent a photo of his erect penis and she sent him a photo of her vagina.

Huggins was arrested Sunday on a warrant, according to court records.

He was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior to a victim between the ages of 12 and 16 years old, using a computer to seduce a child, promoting sexual activity to a victim less than 16 years old, possession of obscene material and distributing obscene material to a minor, the report said.

Huggins remained in the Alachua County Jail Tuesday in lieu of a $1,302,000 bond.

education process for business owners who violate the ban, Irby said.

Irby said the ordinance is modeled after Coral Gables, Florida, which passed a Styrofoam ban in 2016 and banned plastic bags in 2017.

The county wants to implement the ban with the city of Gainesville on January 1, 2020, Irby said.

Chris Rose, 30, of Waldo, spoke

against the ordinace during the meeting. He asked the board to enforce ordinances that are already in place regarding the environment rather than creating a ban.

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GPD: Man threatens homeless man with knife over beer HE HAS A $40,000 BOND A man accused of pulling out a knife on a homeless man over beer was arrested Sunday.

David Arthur Williams, 61, of Gainesville, acWilliams cused a homeless man of touching his beer and threatened to beat him up if he touched

it near a Target, at 3970 SW Archer Road, according to a Gainesville Police arrest report.

Williams pulled out a knife and held it to his side, police said. He walked toward him and the man called an officer.

Williams hid the knife in hedges 10 feet away, the report said.

A witness saw Williams yell at the man about his beer but did not see him pull out a knife. She told police the knife in the hedges belonged to her, the report said.

Williams denied having a knife

but did admit to threatening to “beat his a-- if he touched my beer again,” the report said. He told the officer the man poured out one of his beers.

Police responded to a battery 10 minutes later involving Williams, the report said. He said he was slapped.

Williams was drunk and told police the person who slapped him should be gutted, the report said.

He was charged with aggravated assault, the report said.

Williams remained in the Alachua County Jail Tuesday in lieu of a $40,000 bond.

Woman accused of drunk driving with child in car SHE WAS SWERVING ON THE ROAD A woman was accused of being intoxicated while swerving in and out of her lane with a child in the car Sunday.

At about 7:30 p.m., a deputy saw Meggan Faye Jones, 30, of Gainesville, driving a Chevrolet Equinox near 22000 W Newberry Road, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. The car was swerving, driving on and off the road and almost hit another car.

Jones had a child in the backseat of the car, said ACSO spokesperson Lt. Brett Rhodenizer.

When she was stopped, she was slow to get out of Jones the car, and she was struggling to walk to the patrol car, the report said.

Jones had slurred speech and smelled like alcohol, the report said.

While the deputy talked to her, she leaned against the patrol car to bal-

ance herself.

Jones refused to participate in field sobriety exercises or give a breath sample, the report said.

She was charged with a DUI and child abuse without great bodily harm, the report said.

On March 9, Jones was accused of texting while driving. She was charged with careless driving two days later, according to court records.

She was bailed out of the Alachua County Jail Monday on her own recognizance. She could not be reached for comment.

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UF president continues April Fools’ jokes UF SG senators raise allegations of

By Christina Mouttet misconduct, slander, corruption Alligator Contributing Writer

UF President Kent Fuchs turned his commencement garb into a football uniform, Century Tower now plays 80s music and Carly Rae Jepsen will perform at UF. Or so students were led to believe.

Fuchs continued his tradition of jokes on April Fools’ Day. He has pulled a prank every year since he took office in 2015. Other pranks this year included playing the song “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley at Century Tower and tickets to see pop artist Carly Rae Jepsen at the UF Performing Arts Center going on sale on April 31 — a day that doesn’t exist.

“The month of April is a hard month, in terms of stress with finishing up the semester,” Fuchs said. “I try to inject just a little bit of levity, often making fun of myself. It’s the only time of year I can get away with it.”

Past pranks include UF and FSU announcing a merger in 2016, and Fuchs and then-football coach Jim McElwain switching jobs in 2015. In 2018, instead of pulling a traditional prank, Fuchs announced the temporary “Food for Fines” program that allowed students to donate food to the Field and Fork Pantry to forgive parking tickets.

This year’s prank featured a series of posts across Twitter, Instagram and Facebook on UF ac-

counts building up to a video of Fuchs in a football uniform made to resemble his commencement robe. The jersey had No. 12 on the back because Fuchs is UF’s 12th president.

The video did not cost any money to produce because it was done internally, Fuchs said. The theater department’s costume shop made the uniform, and the UF Athletic Association filmed the video.

The plan has been in the works for about a year.

Permission from the athletic department was needed as the football uniforms were involved, Fuchs said.

“We don’t want to make fun of them. We just want to have fun,” Fuchs said.

A student in UF Carillonneurs, a student group that plays the bells in Century Tower, had their own prank ideas.

When UF Carillonneur Wade Fitzgerald, a 21-year-old UF music and biology senior, saw he was scheduled to perform in the Century Tower on April Fools’ Day, he decided it was an opportunity for a prank.

Instead of playing what he was scheduled to perform, he “rickrolled” students by playing “Never Gonna Give You Up,” by Rick Astley. Rickrolling is a meme involving the song’s unexpected appearance.

“There was a real program. I just didn’t play it,” Fitzgerald said. “It caught people by surprise.”

By Hannah Beatty Alligator Staff Writer

Heads buried in laptops and cell phones bolted upright when Senator Nikolas Bindi (Inspire, Liberal Arts and Sciences) called the UF Student Government Senate out on Tuesday night.

“I don’t know how you sleep at night,” Bindi said of the Senate’s behavior in the past weeks.

The Inspire caucus brought misconduct allegations against two Impact senators: Information and Communications chairwoman Meryl Jones (District A) and Budget and Appropriations committee member Audrey Wikan (Sophomore).

Inspire asked for the removal of Jones and Wikan from their respective committee appointments. Both motions failed in a vote of 30-55 and 31-54, respectively.

Senate Minority Party Leader Ashley Grabowski (Inspire, graduate) said Jones provided additional points of information to members of her own party in order to gain an advantage in gaining committee seats. She also said Jones did not send emails to implement live-streaming in the

chambers. Jones did not address this accusation.

Jones said the information she provided to potential committee members was directly from the committee description.

Grabowski said Wikan falsely identified herself as the district secretary for District 31 Representative Jennifer Sullivan when applying to the committee.

Wikan provided 50 copies of a letter

by Sullivan that listed her activities to include administrative tasks and budget maintenance.

“While serving as my intern, she had the opportunity to work alongside others in my office as she was getting trained in the district secretary position,” Sullivan wrote.

Majority Party Leader Tony Emmett (Impact, District B) said Inspire Party’s actions were disrespectful and undermined Senate President Libby Shaw and Pro Tempore Emily Dunson.

“Why would we as a party want to work with people with such negative attitudes toward us?” Emmett said. @hannahbeatty_ hbeatty@alligator.org

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e, the editorial board, wanted to address the last editorial published Monday entitled, “What does it mean to do it ‘For The Kids’?” Since its publication, we’ve received a number of questions regarding some of the topics we addressed. In addition, we received answers to some of our own questions posed in the editorial. We did not reach out to UF Health Shands Hospital specifically for Monday’s editorial; however, we received an email Tuesday from Shands spokesperson Rossana Passaniti after we reached out to her earlier that day. In the email, she provided a statement from the CEO of Shands, Ed Jimenez, who responded to the board’s editorial, which will be published in full on our website. He addressed some of our previous questions, namely where the money from Dance Marathon goes and how the Miracle Children are helped. These Miracle Children are patients at the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. DMUF’s Miracle Children have profiles provided on DMUF’s website. These are the answers Jimenez provided: In the fiscal year of 2018, Jimenez said, “$9.8 million was raised for our local CMN [Children’s Miracle Network] thanks to Dance Marathons, local partners and corporate sponsors and events.” Of that amount, $3.9 million went to the UF College of Medicine department of pediatrics for pediatric research projects focused on neonates, children and young adults. Patient care and education funding received about $846,000 for recurring programmatic support. This money also helped purchase more compression garments for the regional burn center, pediatric support groups and about $3.2 million funded “capital items like renovations to our pediatric infusion center.” More information was provided including a link to some efforts that the CMN donations fund.

We understand this is a very sensitive topic, and many people have spent hundreds of hours working on it. We appreciate your feedback and your passion. We also would like to offer an apology to anyone who felt our questions were misplaced. We by no means meant to discredit the efforts and accomplishments made by the Children’s Miracle Network, Shands or Dance Marathon; we merely wished to ask for more transparency on where the more than $3 million raised goes locally. We have a news article on Dance Marathon 2019 that was reported by an Alligator reporter, who does not work in the opinions section, that ran on the front page of The Alligator Monday with the headline, “Dance Marathon hits new record.” We did not ignore the event or its new record in our daily news coverage.

As some of our questions were addressed, we would also like to address some of the questions that have been commented on Facebook — for example, if we had reached out to Dance Marathon for answers before the publication of the editorial. Near the end of March one of our reporters reached out to multiple representatives at DMUF asking specifically about the use of Venmo as a reliable way to raise money, and how much money has to be raised before someone is allowed to attend the event. She received only one response that directed her to another person and to the Dance Marathon press kit. She ultimately received no response from that person and did not get the answers to the questions she posed.

On the day of Dance Marathon, the reporter and photographer covering the event were followed around by a Dance Marathon representative and were denied access to interview any of the Miracle Children, their families or to record their names for photos, stating it was a liability issue. However, The Gainesville Sun was able to get an interview with one of the Miracle Children for its own news story.

We say this to offer more context to where our questions have come from so our readers understand that we didn’t get the opportunity to understand the impact directly from the people who benefit from Dance Marathon. We would also like to add that after our editorial was published, we received an email inviting the editorial board to take a tour of Shands, to which we gladly accepted.

We had hoped to tour before the publication of this editorial; however, we were told by the Shands spokesperson that she will help set up a tour of Shands as soon as possible. Afterward, we will write an editorial about our experience.

Lastly, we have received answers on how UF Health Shands utilizes the money raised from Dance Marathon, but we have yet to be able to confirm how much the Dance Marathon event costs and how it is paid for. We wanted to express our wish that Dance Marathon and Shands make breakdowns of the funds raised more easily accessible to the common person. We have always understood that Dance Marathon and the Children’s Miracle Network organizations have always been for the kids, and we hope you understand that our questions were posed for the kids, as well.

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Young, impressionable girls who lat Tummy Tea ads: They pop up follow influencers who advertise these almost everywhere on social meproducts may not know all the work dia. It is possible that you have that goes into getting those flat abs. seen one on your Instagram, or Drinking tea and shakes is most likely maybe you follow an influencer not the way it happened. As Jamil’s who endorses the product every chance comment addresses, chefs, surgeons, they get. But is this get-skinny-quick and nutritionists all play a part product actually useful? YouTubers Jackie DeFreitas trainers in making influencers like the Kardashihave made videos documenting themopinions@alligator.org ans look perfect enough to advertise selves trying the product, and online these products. Not only are these prodreviews offer more insight. However, from these reviews, it seems the only thing this ucts misleading to young girls, whom are the target product guarantees is that you’ll be running to the buyers, but the products from the company perbathroom. So why do influential social media users petuate harmful eating habits. Flat Tummy appetite continue to promote such a product, especially one suppressant lollipops can be bought to “keep you in targeted to young girls, a demographic more likely check.” And the “Best bit? They’re only 35 calories a pop!” This product is probably the most problemto dislike their own bodies?

The biggest and most recent critic of this prod- atic product on the website, and no one other than uct has been Jameela Jamil, the long black-haired, Kim Kardashian has promoted it.

Although one might argue that it is their job to bang-rocking actress from NBC’s “The Good Place.”

Jamil’s main target has been the Kardashians, who take these kinds of product deals, it does not mean promote the use of Flat Tummy products as a means they should disregard the responsibility they have to help shape their figures. The promotional posts to their young fans. If they care about their fans as usually include a photo of the influencer flexing much as they claim to, then they would not protheir abs with the products sitting beside them or mote a company with products encouraging unin their hand. The teas claim to reduce bloating and healthy eating habits. And of course an endorse“detox your system.” While the tea seems like just a ment is not forcing people to buy the diet-oriented harmless scam (drinking tea can’t exactly hurt), the products, but it is misleading to young followers. shakes are another story. The Flat Tummy Shake’s They might not know any better, and they may website advises to “replace 1-2 meals with your Flat believe replacing meals with shakes and sucking Tummy Shake from Tuesday - Friday” as well as on appetite-suppressing lollipops will get them the on Monday. Meal replacement is a tricky thing and body of the influencers promoting those products. something that should be discussed with a dietician. Some might think Jamil is being harsh with her atOn her own post, referring to one of Khloe Kar- tacks against the Kardashians, but it comes from a dashian’s Flat Tummy promotional posts, Jamil position of defending young girls from these promowrote, “If you’re too irresponsible to: a) own up to tional products. With so much content telling young the fact that you have a personal trainer, nutrition- girls what to buy, it’s important to be an aggressive ist, probable chef, and a surgeon to achieve your voice in the crowd. It could be a way to break the aesthetic, rather than this laxative product...And b) brainwashing content. tell them the side effects of this NON-FDA approved Jackie DeFreitas is a UF journalism junior. Her product, that most doctors are saying aren’t healthy [...] then I guess I have to.” Jamil makes a good column appears on Wednesdays. point with her criticism.

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Letter to the Editor

To the Dance Marathon skeptic: This has been my experience with DM In my five years at UF, I’ve met many people who have raised similar questions to yours regarding the sincerity and efficiency of Dance Marathon’s fundraising efforts.

They’re good questions. I’m sure they’re coming from a place of genuine concern. In fact, I’ve asked the same questions myself.

Here were my answers.

When you may have asked, “Why is there an obscene amount of neon clothing and fanny packs?” I was in my senior year of high school, scrolling through Instagram when those bright colors and quirky outfits first caught my eye. As someone planning to pursue a career in health care, the captions about fundraising for UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital had me intrigued. Although I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do with my time in college, I knew I wanted Dance Marathon to be a part of it.

You may have wondered, “With the big emphasis Greek life places on Dance Marathon, what room is there for non-Greek students?” I had just been released from sorority recruitment at the start of my second Fall semester. Despite being dropped from

every Panhellenic house on campus, I was determined to keep my head up. I looked into starting my own team, with a campus group that didn’t require formal membership for students to be able to participate in its activities. In Fall 2015, the Jewish Student Union Dance Marathon team was introduced to the over 9,400 Jewish students on our campus.

When you questioned, “Where does the money go?” I did my research. Along the way, I also found that Children’s Miracle Network was one of the most reputable charities around. I trusted that my donations would be put to good use. On that note, I understand your reluctance to donate through Venmo. Although Dance Marathon has official pages for each registered fundraiser, they can take some time to navigate through, especially on mobile. Venmo is more efficient – but, it’s also less secure.

When you may have worried about students using Dance Marathon to take over campus leadership, pad their resumes or show off their wealth, guess what? Their money benefits these families all the same,

Column

If we look back at history, our divisions have only grown deeper

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t would be tempting to think back to the earliest days of our histhe most pressing political and tory with the creation of the Concultural question of our day is stitution until now, with problems the question of political affiliarooted in religion, race, sex, etc. tion: Republican or Democrat, Today seems different. We conservative or liberal. We cerseem to revel in our divisions and tainly spend a lot of time wonderwear them as badges of honor ing if someone, especially someScott Stinson rather than things to lament. Histoone famous, is one or the other, or opinions@alligator.org rian Andrew Delbanco segmented which party is better, which view our history in his book, “The Real is the correct one. We tuck people we meet American Dream: A Meditation on Hope,” or see on TV nicely into those groups so we into three time periods: when we collectively know what to think about them. “He’s a lib- hoped in God, in our nation and now in the eral,” we often say to describe a person, or self. In the former two periods, American life “She leans conservative.” These are mean- was imbued with a hope to be a nation uningful terms to us, capable of telling you all like any other in history. you need to know about another person. We In those days, even though there were believe strongly in them. stark divisions, Americans of all types could Our fascination with this political group- appeal to the Bible or the Constitution as a ing started with one of our great founders, popularly accepted way of being human.

George Washington, who was famously sus- When our hope was the improvement of picious of a two-party system and would not America, we were all trying to be distincbe surprised to see our animosity. He was tively American. worried the two parties would drift away My point is that it was not terrible back from each other, away from a sense of the then to tell someone: “I think this is how we common good and toward a desire to rule at are all meant to be human.” We were all trythe expense of everyone else. ing to be something similar, something comIndeed, many smart people today saddle mon — or at least that was the hope. It was Republicans and Democrats with responsi- not strange to believe that whatever being bility for our divisions. And it’s hard not to. American or being human meant, it should Take the response to the Mueller report, for apply to everyone. example. To paraphrase the columnist Peggy In my opinion, this is our most pressing Noonan, if you identify with the left, you cultural question today. Namely, is there a thought “the traitor got away with it, and particular way we are all meant to be? Does you feel destabilized, deflated.” If you are on being American look the same for you and the right, then you considered it an “attempt- me, or are we forever locked within our own ed coup” and now feel “energized, elated.” interpretations and experiences? Is it segNotice how vastly different the two reac- mented along ethnic or gendered boundartions are, simply because of political beliefs. ies? We should all think seriously about our I sometimes wonder if we are reading the answer. same news, or living in the same country.

We have to understand everyone comes And yet, America has always been a place from different backgrounds, and that’s OK. for people of different races and nationalities Our differences do not have to divide us. to come together as a single nation. HowevScott Stinson is a UF English senior. His er, there have always been disputes, dating column appears on Wednesdays.

regardless of their underlying intentions.

When you were filled with concern about the students “patting themselves on their backs” for their good deeds, I spent my summer reaching out to the incoming freshmen through Facebook to further grow my team. It was hard work, but as a small team, we needed all the support we could get. I even found our next delegate! Over the course of the year, we planned a bagel brunch and a day at the park for Jewish students from all over campus to meet our Miracle Child, a bubbly fifth grader who received monthly treatments for complications she faced from her premature birth.

We even visited her in the pediatric infusion room at Shands, which Dance Marathon has helped fund.

Finally, when you were asking, “What does patient care mean?” I was setting my alarms for the crack of dawn for my clinical rotations as a nursing student. I used a handheld vein illuminator to help start an IV. I placed a premature infant – whose birth I had just witnessed two hours prior – in a Giraffe Warmer bed. I walked in on a

mother curled up on a sleeper sofa with her daughter, who was being screened for an upcoming lung transplant.

Most of all, I cradled an infant in my arms as he was hooked up to monitors and a feeding tube, singing him to sleep after yet another long night. I gazed into his big blue eyes, holding back tears – how could someone this young, so small and helpless, have to suffer this much? I prayed for his future and for the future of all the other children on the unit – uncertain, yet hopeful. And at that moment, I couldn’t help but think about the thousands of students on our own campus who were not only just as concerned for these kids as I was, but also actively fighting for the resources they need for a chance at a better tomorrow.

No matter the final fundraising total held up on the signs at the end of each year’s annual 26.2-hour stand, this cause is truly priceless.

Valerie Berman is a UF Bachelor of Science in Health Education graduate. She is a nursing student in the Accelerated BSN program.

Column

Spend your money on coffee, but remember those cups can add up

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a week seems harmless. I try used to be against the habit not to think about the truth, of regularly spending monwhich is that if I keep going at ey on coffee. My parents this rate, I am going to end up were against it too. They shelling out hundreds of dolwould forward articles to lars a year on coffee. my sisters and I about saving I feel a little guiltier with $5 a day. They would shake every dollar I drop on a latte, their heads in disappointment Molly but cutting coffee out of my whenever they spotted us with Chepenik expenditures does not necesa Starbucks cup in our hands. opinions@alligator.org sarily make me more finanComments like, “Is that cofcially mature. Managing your fee really worth it?” and “You could’ve donated that money to charity!” money properly is a skill that starts with were not uncommon. I understood their being responsible. Sometimes it can be logic, so I only bought it when I really hard to tell how much you have to spend wanted to treat myself. My dad is a full- on the inessentials, especially if you have blown caffeine addict with an ensured never had to keep track of your funds beheadache if he doesn’t drink at least fore college.

There are ways to budget and make three cups a day. I knew it wasn’t smart room for a semi-frequent trip to the baristo get into the habit anyway.

Despite my best efforts, I am now an ta if you really want to. You could try avid coffee drinker. I’m almost ashamed going from purchasing three cups a week to say I am slowly making a complete to two, or you could make a long-term 180-degree turn on how I felt about investment in a nicer coffee machine that spending money on coffee. The universi- brews better coffee. Look for other places ty has made the act of getting coffee into to save money or cut down on spending. a social affair, and I hate to be excluded. Spend your money on coffee if that is a It started with accompanying my friends luxury you can afford and can’t live withwhen they went out for a cup and has out.

I am coming to terms with coffee beescalated to needing coffee in my hands while I study. In Gainesville, shops like ing a part of my routine some days. It Bay Islands Coffee Company and Coffee feels more worth it now than it did beCulture have stolen my heart. Starbucks fore. I am OK with this habit as long as I is nearly inescapable, with a new store never let buying coffee get in the way of popping up every few blocks and in every using my money for things I really need.

If you are going to choose to prioritize library.

Coffee is a craving that can’t be satis- coffee over another indulgence, so be it. fied for long, no matter how good the cof- It might take longer to save up for those fee is. Once you get into it, drinking cof- sunglasses or that pair of shoes you have fee every day is a cycle that can only be been eyeing, but at least you’ll be awake broken with serious willpower. I reason and alert while you do it. with myself that I might as well enjoy the taste if I am going to drink it every mornMolly Chepenik is a UF journalism sophoing. Spending a few dollars a few times more. Her column appears on Wednesdays.

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MUSIC

Gainesville’s historic bed-and-breakfast district

Inn owners want UF to help put them on the radar

By Vanessa Blankenship Avenue Staff Writer

Cindy, 64, and Joe Montalto, 65, fell in love with the bed-and-breakfast lifestyle after their first stay in the 80s.

First, the couple looked at a house in Orlando but when they lost the place to someone who paid in cash, the couple started searching for Victorian houses in Gainesville’s historic district.

Gainesville held fond memories for the two.

They got married here and Joe studied engineering at UF. On Easter Sunday 1990, the couple toured the Baird Mansion in downtown Gainesville with Joe Montalto’s parents. Cindy Montalto hoped her in-laws would convince them to not buy the rundown mansion, but they did not.

Together, the couple completely restored the 1885 Victorian mansion and opened Magnolia Plantation for guests May 3, 1991.

The neighborhood at the time was not welcoming due to illegal activities like prostitution.

“We had no idea what this area was like, there were hookers walking up and down the street,” Cindy Montalto said. “We were so engrossed in restoring the house, people probably thought we were idiots because nobody came down here.”

Montalto said that now the area is one of the safest neighborhoods in Gainesville. Eventually, the Montaltos were able to buy the properties surrounding the mansion and preserve seven cottages.

Their guests, friends and family also fell in love with the lifestyle and started restoring Victorian houses around the Magnolia Plantation.

This became known as the bed-and-breakfast district.

The husband’s cousin, Patricia McCants, and her husband, Tom McCants, eventually opened the Camellia Rose Inn after visiting for their wedding anniversary.

Two Magnolia Plantation guests, Monta and Peggy Burt, bought and restored the Laurel Oak Inn next door after staying with the couple. The inn is currently owned by Nan Charland and her husband, Dave Charland.

“We have something that we call ‘The Sucker Club,’” Cindy Montalto said. “Between guests and friends and family, we have moved 18 people into this neighborhood.”

Magnolia Plantation Bed & Breakfast Inn and Cottages is now a pet-friendly vacation destination complete with a full breakfast, gardens overlooking an inviting gazebo, pathways, bridge, ponds and a fountain. With the mansion and seven cottages, the B&B can host 42 guests maximum.

The couple has a personal relationship with their staff and care deeply about their guests having a welcoming experience at the B&B. “We are here for the people; these people are our job,” Cindy Montalto said. “Yeah, we had to restore this house, but it’s more about making sure people get a favorable impression of this super cool town.”

Unlike an Airbnb, a B&B is required to follow regulations, comply with inspections, have multiple licenses and pay a sales tax and bed tax. The owners are also required to live onsite.

In Gainesville, the quaint vacation getaways have to compete with hotels and Airbnbs for guests during commencement ceremonies, football season, weddings and parents’ weekend.

Owners like Cindy Montalto are frustrated with Airbnbs because of the lack of guidelines.

“That’s the problem,” Montalto said. “We are forced to a different standard than they are but nobody seems to be able to do anything about them.”

Cornelia Holbrook, 55, owner of the Sweetwater Branch Inn, thinks that inns in this area will be a thing of the past because of the level of commitment and money that goes into running an inn or B&B.

Holbrook said her inn gets inspected four times a year to make sure the sprinkler systems, fire alarms and licenses are all up-todate.

“It takes a very special person to want to commit themselves to this,” Hollbrook said.

“I mean, I’m married to this as much as I’m married to my family. Those two things go together, I’m married to my business, and I’m married to my family and my husband.”

Since she was 4, Holbrook has lived in Gainesville. Her mother was the one who inspired her to open an inn. Her combined love of gardening and cooking also motivated her to join the hospitality industry.

The Sweetwater Branch Inn grounds feautures two Victorianstyle mansions, the McKenzie House and the Cushman-Colson House; five guest cottages; one honeymoon cottage; a reception hall that fits 180 people; gardens and a heated pool.

Holbrook completely restored the 1885 Victorian Cushman-Colson Courtesy to The Alligator house while her parents restored The Baird Mansion, pictured above in the 1895 Victorian-style McKenzie 1896, became Gainesville’s first Bed and House. However, Cornelia made the McKenzie House code-compliant to Breakfast. The McKenzie House is below. make it a public-use space.

By 1993, Holbrook opened the Sweetwater Branch Inn two years after the Magnolia Plantation. Each promoting the B&B district as hospitality entiroom has a different style that ranges from ties for out-of-town participants who come to Asian-Victorian to garden-themed. She is re- UF during seminars, conferences and sympostoring two more cottages. When she finishes, siums. her inn will have 25 guest rooms.

“Put us on the radar,” Holbrook said.

Besides serving breakfast, the inn offers “That’s all I want to be done, that’s all I want guests free bikes to explore nature trails and is that the University of Florida helps put these downtown Gainesville. Plus, a high tea is host- historic inns on the radar because they are speed on the third Tuesday of every month. cial.”

Holbrook said business is not as busy as she would like it to be and has had brief con@vanessablankie versations with UF President Kent Fuchs about vblankenship@alligator.org

FILM

‘Us’: Jordan Peele’s new thriller leaves you wanting more

By Alex Camargo Avenue Staff Writer

Jordan Peele’s new horror film, is sure to leave you in awe. The final plot twist leaves audiences to theorize for themselves and generating $70 million, “Us” is definitely one of 2019’s best films.

Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) returns to the beachfront home she grew up in as a child with her husband (Winston Duke) and two kids (Evan Alex and Shahadi

Wright Joseph).

After overcoming a childhood traumatic event, Wilson’s gut said something was wrong. She felt as though someone was after her and her family, and she was right.

The people after them were their clones. While trying to escape their clutches, the Wilsons quickly learn they’re not the only people who have killer dopplegangers.

The clones seem to be a part of an experiment that was ultimately successful, but the souls could not

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be replicated, which results in the clones’ connection to their originals.

It’s as though they’re looking at a mirror, but all they see is the worst of themselves. Peele’s film seems to insinuate that we are, in fact, our own worst enemy.

Left behind by their creators, the clones were hidden from the world in underground tunnels, depriving them of the outside world. But, one clone discovered the world above.

Jealous of everything she did not get to experience, Adelaide’s clone,

Red, was determined to give herself and her fellow clones the life they deserve.

Throughout the film, viewers will feel lost and have a plethora of questions, but the answer to the biggest question is in front of you all along.

The cast was superb. Each actor played an average person and a coldblooded killer. It was amazing to see the cast switch from being a loving family to thirsting for blood.

Most of the character’s doppelgangers did not speak. There are a

variety of scenes that show each mirror-image killer in awe of what they were deprived of while down below.

Although the film obviously ends, audiences will continue to theorize with friends as to how the events really happened.

Overall the film was great, and I recommend it with a 10 out of 10.

And with that being said: Well done, Jordan Peele, well done. @AlexCamargo95 acamargo@alligator.org

It’s not so great ‘Under the Sea’

Netflix’s “The Legend of Cocaine Island”

Read our review of Gainesville Community Playhouse’s “The Little Mermaid,” pg. 9

Check out the new documentary that gives Alachua County more than 15 minutes of fame, pg. 10

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Famous YouTubers and their zodiac signs

By Jackie DeFreitas Avenue Staff Writer

Aries Liza Koshy is known for her spicy jokes and on-point impressions. Being an Aries gives this comedic YouTuber enough energy to play multiple characters at once. To star in many roles and direct and write your own videos, it takes the energy only this fire sign could possess.

Taurus JoJo Siwa uses trademark Taurus stubbornness to rock that side ponytail, even as her hairline begins to recede. Fifteen-yearold YouTube sensation Siwa commits to her hyper, colorful brand in a way that only a Taurus could.

Gemini Car vlogs, coffees and pulling all-nighters are the Holy Trinity for Emma Chamberlain, who has a whopping 7.3 million subscribers. Her self-destructiveness rings true for any Gemini who can’t seem to get a grip on the fast-paced world around them.

Cancer Shane Dawson is the conspiracy theorist of the bunch; he likes to get to the bottom of things. Just like any Cancer, he is extremely perceptive and makes almost anyone spill their truth.

Thanks to his Cancer-psychic tendencies, he’s able to see the conspiracy clues that others may miss.

Leo One part of the four-person gang, Zach from the Try Guys holds his own and stands out. This Leo manages to work great in a team setting due to his loyal nature.

Virgo Freelee the Banana Girl has a reputation for being a green, mean vegan-preaching machine. Sometimes described as judgmental, harsh or perfectionist, Virgos like Freelee have a knack for picking something up – like veganism – and sticking to it.

Libra Damon Dominique is one half of the travel duo DamonandJo. He is the diplomatic side of the two. In true UN-esque, Libra-tarian style, he speaks five languages and uses his charm to make friends wherever he goes.

Scorpio Jeffree Star rules over the makeup video domain with tonguein-cheek reviews and a keep-it-real mentality. Like any Scorpio, Jeffree has his secrets and plenty of tattoos to go along with it.

Sagittarius Ethan and Grayson Dolan fight the Sag stereotype with their energetic and feel-good videos. These vlog-oriented twin brothers push each other to new challenges and put their twin abilities to the test.

Capricorn Jake Paul is one of the most problematic YouTubers on this list. His ambitious Capricorn tendencies may be the root of his overkill problem. His videos may seem out of control for the viewer, but it may just be an overcompensation to counteract his control issue, something characteristic of Capricorns.

Aquarius Molly Burke is known for her informative videos that shed light on to the blind community. She is a classic Aquarius thanks to her humanitarian qualities. She uses her platform to help others and does it in style, like any true Aquarius.

Pisces As a fitness guru, Whitney Simmons may not be your typical Pisces. She uses her high levels of empathy to understand what viewers want from a workout and uses the gym as a way to escape reality – a methodology of a Pisces: Swim away from the real world. @jackiedef7 jdefreitas@alligator.org

Sundown on Sunday at the High Dive

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Trenton Ropp, Driveaway’s lead singer and guitarist, plays a solo to close the Sunday night show at High Dive, which his band headlined.

Damian Gutierrez, Cannibal Kids’ lead singer and guitarist, performs “Troubled Mind.” Cannibal Kids, The Forum and Aster and Ivy opened.

THEATER

It’s not so great ‘under the sea’ THE GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS ‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’

By Emma McAvoy Avenue Staff Writer

Audiences may wish they could be “part of that world” when they enter the Vam York Theater to escape to greater horizons with Ariel and Flounder, but they may be underwhelmed. The Gainesville Community Playhouse production of “The Little Mermaid” reminds audiences of the values and foundations community theater provides, but fails to provide quality.

“The Little Mermaid” is a musical version of the classic Disney tale of a girl who desires freedom from the sea and a chance at love in the human world.

The Gainesville Community Playhouse rendition was a unique adaptation with a cohesive ensemble and colorful technical aspects that created the spectacle of the sea and the magic within.

The cast performed as a nice ensemble on the whole.

The mermaid sisters were exceptional in their synced movements and choreography, as well as their harmonies. The group consisted of performers of all ages, which added variety and youth to their performance.

Anna Cappelli, 21-year-old UF public relations senior, portrayed the role of Ariel with passion, heart and charm, but did not follow through on her vocal technique.

She sang the iconic solo “Part of Your World” with quite a bit of nasality, and lacked motivated movement, which made some of her choices unjustified.

The song is so iconic because Ariel is meant to take the audience on an emotional journey, and most are able to sympathize with wanting more from life. Yet Cappelli took the song to an emotional level of five out of 10. She — along with some of her castmates — did not execute her role with full commitment and presence because there was no thought process, nor were there truthful moments.

The same cannot be said for the evil, vindictive Ursula, portrayed by Susan Christophy. Christophy was extremely consistent with her presence and commitment to the actor’s quartet: voice, body, emotion and intellect.

Her moments were clear, her thought process was there and her vocal range was extensive. She knocked the other iconic solo “Poor Unfortunate Souls” out of the park.

Rikki Baynard and Brittany Kelly portrayed Ursula’s personal assistants Flotsam and Jetsam respectively with similar zest as Christophy. Their fluid body movements were informed and believable, and they had a nice vocal variety. They transformed themselves into evil eels in a way that suspended disbelief and brought the audience further into their world.

The technical aspects of the show were impressive given that community theaters typically have to improvise more than others to create a believable product that suspends the audience’s disbelief.

Christophy, in her second role as scenic designer, intelligently brought together a colorful set and projections that added texture and life to the stage.

One technical aspect of the show that was particularly alluring was that the actors would fly across the stage on cables to make believe they were flying or swimming to the surface of the ocean. This was one of the few moments in the show when actors fully engaged their bodies to communicate an idea.

Overall, the ensemble was at its strongest in the number “Under the Sea.” The actors seemed to have the most fun and make bold choices with the lyrics and choreography. Had this energy and engagement been consistent throughout the production, it could have created a stronger piece.

“The Little Mermaid” is showing Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. until April 14. @emmamcavoy1 emcavoy@alligator.org

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MOVIES

Alachua County shines in new Netflix documentary Hyden tells “The Legend of Cocaine Island”

By Tranelle Maner Avenue Staff Writer

Courtesy to The Alligator

Archer resident Rodney Hyden takes audiences on a treasure hunt that’s close to home.

Alachua County gets to shine in a new Netflix documentary and, surprisingly, it’s not for agriculture, but cocaine.

“The Legend of Cocaine Island” allows viewers and local residents to picture what it would be like if they came into dirty money.

The comedic documentary, which premiered on March 29, tells the story of Archer resident Rodney Hyden who got caught up in an old tale that could have led him out of the recession to his prior glory.

According to the documentary, there is a more than decade-old tale about a man coming across cocaine. Not knowing what to do, he buries it. At the time, the drug

stash was worth $1 million, and now the price has doubled.

Whirling from the grim reality that has become his life after the recession, and supported by unwavering optimism, Rodney – with the help of a strung-out friend – makes a plan to retrieve the stash of cocaine from its reported Caribbean hiding place.

Hyden is the president of B.H. Builders, Inc., which he tells viewers he started in 1998.

“I am a dreamer,” Hyden said in the documentary. “Yes, I am an optimist.”

Hyden comes from a hardworking family, and he mentions his belief he inherited from his father: Never allow someone to do for you what you can do for yourself.

The documentary follows Hyden all the way from the inception of this huge plan, to his minor involvement with a huge drug

lord all the way to the final police search. While the idea is crazy and, of course, illegal, the story overall is very heartwarming because of Hyden’s narration and positivity.

Although he was criticized for being too trusting or an amatuer, Hyden moved through the plan, simply hoping everyone would give the same respect that he usually gives to get the job done.

“We didn’t set out to make a documentary in the traditional sense. We wanted to make a movie. A big, fat, entertaining movie,” said Director Theo Love in a Variety article. “I grew up thinking documentaries had to be boring, stuffy, educational films, but then I got my Netflix subscription. Netflix changed the game for docs in every way, and we’re thrilled to add to their collection of true stories.” @marnett tmaner@alligator.org

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WORLD

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Gators demolish FAMU, extend win streak to 5

By Kyle Wood Sports Writer

The game was still close through three and a half innings.

The No. 21 Florida baseball team held a narrow 2-0 lead over Florida A&M but was in position to put the game away early on.

Cory Acton led off the bottom of the fourth with a single. Kris Armstrong followed with a walk, and Brady Smith bunted for a hit. Jacob Young, UF’s leadoff hitter, came to the plate with the bases loaded. But before he could do his part to increase the Gators’ lead, FAMU pitcher Joshua Wilson made the first of three costly mistakes in the inning.

Wilson threw a wild pitch, allowing Acton to score. In the next at-bat, Smith scored on another wild pitch.

One batter later, Young came around to score on the third and final wild pitch to come full circle.

Those three runs were part of a six-run fourth inning Florida used to secure a 12-1 win over Florida A&M on Tuesday night. The win concluded a four-game home stand for the Gators and extended their winning streak to a season-high five games.

“I feel like we’re playing really

good baseball right now,” designated hitter Nelson Maldonado said.

Nolan Crisp started his third-consecutive midweek game for Florida (21-10) and continued to neutralize opposing offenses. Crisp threw three hitless innings and finished with one strikeout and two walks.

“He threw the ball really good tonight and he has done that his past three starts,” left fielder Austin Langworthy said.

David Luethje relieved Crisp and was just as effective. In three innings he tallied three strikeouts and just one walk. The one hit he allowed was to the first batter he faced, but he retired the next eight.

Crisp and Luethje combined for six scoreless innings, but the shutout ended once Nick Blasucci came in for Luethje. FAMU outfielder Tuck Rayburn took the first pitch Blasucci threw well over the wall in right field. That was the only run the Rattlers (11-20) managed on the night.

Blasucci didn’t allow any other hits in his one inning on the mound and also had a strikeout.

Nick Pogue and Hunter McMullen both threw scoreless innings to

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Florida pitcher Nolan Crisp went three innings during UF's 12-1 win over Florida A&M on Tuesday. He didn't allow a hit or a run in his appearance, striking out one in his second win of the season.

SOFTBALL

Florida needs to make changes before FSU game

By Mark Stine Sports Writer

The UF softball team will welcome the defending national champion, Florida State, to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Wednesday night.

The No. 8 Gators will face No. 3 FSU for the first of two matchups this season, and they will need to make some improvements to win this midweek contest.

Florida is 3-6 in the SEC and 4-6 this season against top-10 opponents, and it has struggled lately with fielding and hitting with runners in scoring position.

“I don’t think we’re any better or any worse than exactly where our (SEC) record is,” coach Tim Walton said. “There’s a ton of teams with below .500 records right now (in the SEC)… We’re no different, where in the past maybe we’ve been a little bit different than the rest of the pack.”

ing percentage (.984), but it had a bad series defensively against Ole Miss last weekend.

The Gators had six errors in the threegames against the Rebels, and Ole Miss scored two unearned runs on those errors. “(We) had some really nice defensive plays,” Walton said, “but a lot of other miscues extended innings, extended the games and ultimately cost us in the end.”

Shortstop Sophia Reynoso committed two errors in the series. Second baseman Hannah Adams, who didn’t make one error in 2018 but has three this season, allowed a ball to roll under her glove in the third inning on Sunday. And first baseman Amanda Lorenz let a run score when she couldn’t corral a throw from catcher Jordan Roberts, also in Sunday’s third inning.

Florida State possesses one of the most explosive offenses in the country. It’s second nationally in batting average (.368) and onbase percentage (.458) and third in slugging percentage (.652).

Making adjustments in the field UF is tied for first in the NCAA in fieldFlorida golfers Marta Perez (pictured) and Sierra Brooks are competing in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur starting on Wednesday.

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Now, there is a new one.

It’s the middle of spring practice, and it’s Feleipe Franks’ spot to lose. It’s not even close.

Franks will be the starter for UF’s season opener against Miseason? ami on Aug. 24.

You know, someone who “I’ve been more comfortable was the leader heading into Jake Dreilinger in everything I’ve been doing the season, started every game Twitter: @DreilingerJake whether it be watching film, up without worry of getting pulled there just trying to learn from and finished the year without Coach Johnson, Coach Mullen,” he said, “or fans calling for his benching.

Was it Jeff Driskel? It could have been. even just out here on this field, being a leadHe was a clear favorite twice, but he got hurt er, being more comfortable making throws in 2013 and traded starts with Treon Harris and just knowing the offense.”

Franks has grown a lot and his success is in 2014 before he transferred to Louisiana resonating with the fans. They are no longer Tech.

Was it Harris? I was a freshman when calling for his benching and actually seem Turlington Plaza was plastered with “In Tre- excited for what the future holds next seaon We Trust” signs. That good-will feeling son.

He is coming off his best season as a was gone around the time the Gators had to Gator. Franks threw for 2,457 yards on 188 take Florida Atlantic to overtime.

Was it John Brantley? Definitely not. He completions, 24 touchdowns and six interwas not a good answer to all the success ceptions. He also developed into a dualthreat, rushing for 350 yards and seven Tim Tebow brought.

The last clear-favorite quarterback that SEE COLUMN, PAGE 16 lasted a full season was Tebow in 2009. hen was the last time the Florida football team had a clearfavorite quarterback that lasted an entire

The AAF suspends football operations The Alliance of American Football announced on Tuesday it is suspending football operations effective immediately. The league would have been in its ninth week, with only two weeks remaining before the playoffs. Orlando Apollos coach Steve Spurrier had the most wins in the league at seven.

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GYMNASTICS

Florida confident in its abilities as NCAA regionals approach

By River Wells Sports Writer

It was during its vault rotation that the Gators’ gymnastics team watched its lead in the SEC Championships dwindle to the LSU Tigers. An outside observer would likely believe that UF was going to spend a lot of time in the gym improving the event it scored the lowest on before it headed off to Oregon for the NCAA Corvallis Regional on Friday.

Coach Jenny Rowland would disagree.

“We haven’t addressed vault specifically,” Rowland said. “I would say that was one of our best performances thus far at SECs.” It isn’t the vault that Florida has been focused on during practice this week, or anything else for that matter. Aside from finetuning the little details, Rowland asserted that UF was very satisfied with its gymnastics ahead of Friday’s regional.

Florida has put an increased emphasis, however, on its health in preparation for the long trip to Oregon.

“We talked about how our gymnastics is there,” junior Rachel Gowey said. “We have the skills, we have the training, so it’s really

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Florida freshman Trinity Thomas was named SEC Freshman of the Year and became a four-time All-American in all-around, uneven bars, beam and floor. just focusing on outside of the gym.”

It’s what Gowey refers to as “fueling our bodies,” focusing on sleep patterns, eating patterns and water intake, among other things.

“Super important to have some healthy snacks with you, obviously,” freshman Trinity Thomas said. “Always have your water bottle, so you can stay hydrated and fuel your body.”

Thomas was recently crowned SEC Freshman of the Year and also became a four-time All-American after winning the honor for allaround, uneven bars, the balance beam and the floor.

Senior Alicia Boren also earned All-American honors for the all-around and the floor, bringing her total count to 10.

On top of Florida’s “health first” approach in practice for the last few days, Rowland stressed that the key to success at the NCAAs lies within the team as a whole.

“Not one person can take it to heart and say, ‘Oh, I should have, I could have’,” Rowland said in regard to UF’s defeat at the SEC Championships. “Really, it’s the whole team.”

After the Gators’ health is addressed and the small things are shaped up, Florida will continue to stick with what it has hit on throughout the season: normality.

“If we go in there and do exactly what what we’re doing in the gym, we’re going to be where we need to be by nationals,” Thomas said. @riverhwells rwells@alligator.org

GATORS IN THE MLB

Alonso powers Mets, tops list of Gators in the pros

By Noah Ram Sports Writer

Pete Alonso stepped up to the plate for the New York Mets on Monday night against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park in the top of the ninth inning. The Mets had alleviated some of the pressure on his shoulders after they took a 4-3 lead.

Alonso swung at the first pitch and powered it over the center field wall, scoring three runs and giving the Mets a 7-3 advantage, and eventually the win.

This was the first-career home

run for the Mets’ second-round pick in 2016. Alonso was a star on Florida’s 2016 College World Series squad.

He had made his Major League debut on Opening Day on Thursday against the Washington Nationals. In four games this season, he is hitting .412 with a home run, six RBIs and seven hits.

Alonso is one of seven Gators who made opening day rosters in 2019. The list also includes Harrison Bader of the St. Louis Cardinals, Mike Zunino of the Tampa Bay Rays, Anthony DeSclafani of the Cincinnati Reds,

Brian Johnson of the Boston Red Sox, Darren O’Day of the Atlanta Braves and Richie Martin of the Baltimore Orioles.

Martin was a first round pick in 2015 by the Oakland Athletics and was selected by the Orioles in the Rule 5 draft last offseason.

He made his debut on Thursday as the starting shortstop for Baltimore. Martin is off to a slow start this season, hitting .083 with no home runs or RBIs. Bader, a third-round pick in 2015, is in his third season as a center fielder for the Cardinals.

His best season came in 2018,

when he hit 12 home runs and drove in 37 RBIs in 138 games. In the first at-bat of the year against the Milwaukee Brewers, he hit a home run.

Zunino is in his first season with the Rays after spending six seasons as a catcher for the Seattle Mariners. He was the firstround pick for the Mariners in 2012. Zunino has yet to get a hit this season in three games and nine plate appearances.

DeSclafani has yet to pitch in his third season with the Reds. He spent his first season in 2015 with the Marlins.

Johnson, a first round selection for the Red Sox in 2012, is in his fourth season. The reliever is off to a good start, with one win and a 2.08 ERA in 4.1 innings.

O’Day is the longest-tenured Gator in the pros. The 36 year old entered the big leagues in 2008 and has played for the Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles and now the Atlanta Braves. O’Day is beginning the season on the 10-day IL. @noah_ram1 nram@alligator.org

GATORS IN THE NBA

Beal leads the Wizards, Horford takes on bigger role

By Dylan Rudolph Sports Writer

With the NBA playoffs less than two weeks away, let’s take a look at some former Florida Gators who made headlines during the 201819 season.

Bradley Beal has been a leader for the Washington Wizards during the regular season. The sevenyear vet, who played for Florida coach Billy Donovan during the 2011-12 season, has recorded career-highs in points (26.0) and rebounds (5.1) per game. He was voted to be an all-star for the second time in his career while the Wizards’ star point guard, John Wall, has been out with a heel injury.

Beal impressed again in a win on March 31 against the Denver Nuggets with 17 points and six assists.

In Wall’s absence, the 25-yearold shooting guard has led the league in minutes per game with 38.7 and is on pace to start in every Wizards game this season.

While it has been a down year for his team, Beal has established himself as a star in the league with his scoring talent and durability.

The season has gone much better for forward Al Horford’s team.

The 12-year veteran has scored 13.5 points per game this season for the Boston Celtics, who currently hold the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 46-32 record.

Horford has remained an anchor for Boston in the paint, averaging 13.4 points and seven rebounds per game in the three seasons he has been with the team.

His crafty offensive play in the post, along with his tough defensive presence, has helped the Celtics reach the playoffs every year since he joined the team in 2016, including a run to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2017 and 2018.

Horford again showed this in his last game against the Miami Heat on April 1 with a 19-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist triple-double.

The season has gone in a different direction for a pair of former Gators.

Forward Joakim Noah has

played a dependable role on a Memphis Grizzlies team that was eliminated from playoff contention in March. Noah has played 42 games for the Grizzlies, scoring 7.1 points and grabbing 5.7 rebounds off the bench.

On the other hand, Noah’s teammate and former Gator, Chandler Parsons, has had a disappointing year. He shot just 26.7 percent from three-point range and averages 6.7 points in the 21 games he played.

Other notables include point guard Chris Chiozza and forward Udonis Haslem.

Haslem is expected to retire after a 16-year career with the Miami Heat. He has maintained a solid veteran presence but has

averaged less than a point in the eight games he’s appeared in this season.

But while one career comes to an end, another one begins.

Chiozza made his debut in the NBA after he signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on March 22. He played his first game against the New Orleans Pelicans two days later and saw the court for five minutes in the win.

The 6-foot point guard finished his four-year career with Florida in 2017 as the Gators’ all-time assists leader with 571. It will be interesting to see what he does at the next level. @dyrudolph drudolph@alligator.org.

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Florida State strikes out on 14 percent of at-bats

COLUMN, from pg 14 more touchdowns.

Now, nothing is guaranteed.

Franks could theoretically lose his spot to Kyle Trask or Emory Jones, but from what I saw in Florida’s first scrimmage on Thursday, that seems highly unlikely. Trask did fine — he threw for more yards than Franks did — but he still has a lot to work on. He had a lot of miscues with his receivers, which led to overthrows that should have been picked off.

Jones completed just six of his 17 passes, and his presence was felt more on the ground. He ran for the most yards of any rusher (64).

I know it was just one scrimmage, but Franks left it as the best quarterback of the trio. If there was any doubt on his status as UF’s starter, which there shouldn’t be, it was all gone after last week.

For the first time in a long time, the Gators aren’t in a quarterback battle. It’s cool to see.

SOFTBALL, from pg 14 The Seminoles also only strike out on 14 percent of their at-bats.

Making clean and quick decisions with the ball will be critical against a team that puts it in play as much as FSU. Making adjustments at the plate Florida left 16 runners on base in its two losses to the Rebels, including 10 on Sunday alone.

Twice it had the bases loaded with less than two outs, and twice it left them loaded without scoring a run. UF also had an opportunity in Saturday’s second inning with Reynoso on third and no outs, but she was stranded for the entire frame.

“I think that’s been the biggest key for us is the lack of productivity with runners in scoring position,” Walton said. “Being ‘athlete tough’ is to do your best when it matters the most, and we haven’t been able to do that yet.”

The Gators must savor their opportunities against FSU, especially if they face its ace, Meghan King. The senior pitcher has an 18-1 record and has limited opposing batters to a .172 average this season.

Walton said he’s going to try to utilize freshman Cheyenne Lindsey and sophomore Jordan Matthews at the plate more this week.

Lindsey could step in for center fielder Alex

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Florida coach Tim Walton said utility player Cheyenne Lindsey could be used more at the plate this week against Florida State.

Voss or utility player Jaimie Hoover, while Matthews may substitute in for catcher/designated player Jordan Roberts or right fielder Danielle Romanello. Roberts and Romanello lead the team in strikeouts with 29 and 26, respectively.

“Maybe we need to have a little bit more

lineup diversity,” Walton said, “players that can do a little bit more, bunt, slap and hit the ball over people’s heads in the gaps."

Jake Dreilinger is the sports editor of the Alligator. Follow him on Twitter @DreilingerJake and contact him at jdreilinger@alligator.org.

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Florida scored 12 runs of 14 hits against Florida A&M BASEBALL, from pg 14 complete a strong showing from the Florida bullpen.

Florida’s offense carried over its momentum from a sweep of Alabama into a 14-hit, 12-run outburst against FAMU. The Gators also drew six walks and struck out just five times.

The scoring began for Florida in

the third inning with two errors by FAMU on a single play. Kendrick Calilao came to bat with Young and Maldonado on the corners.

Calilao hit a ground ball to the shortstop, Rob Robinson, who misplayed the ball, and Young scored.

The second baseman, Octavi Moyer, picked up the ball and committed a throwing error, which allowed Maldonado to score and Calilao to advance to second.

Although UF scored three runs from wild pitches in the fourth inning, Florida also hit well. The Gators totaled six hits and batted through the order.

Maldonado went deep to left field to put UF ahead and Calilao followed with a home run of his own.

Maldonado went 3 for 3 with two runs scored and an RBI, and Calilao went 1 for 4, but added 3 RBIs of his own and a run scored.

Langworthy went 3 for 5 with a double, following a strong series against Alabama. The veteran struggled to begin the season but appears to have figured things out near the halfway mark.

Jud Fabian was absent from the lineup against FAMU after being hit in the hand by a pitch on Friday night. Coach Kevin O’Sullivan said he was available for Tuesday night’s game but held him out as a precau-

tion.

With the game already out of reach in the seventh inning, Florida bagged four more runs to extend its lead to 11.

“All in all, it was a good night,” O’Sullivan said. “Between the pitching and defense and getting a lot of guys some opportunities tonight offensively.” @Kkylewood kwood@alligator.org

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