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Former Gator Caeleb Dressel sets records at World Championships Dylan O’Shea Sports Writer

Eight medals in eight days.

Former Florida sprint swimmer Caeleb Dressel experienced a recordsetting stretch at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, last week.

The 22-year-old American swimmer set a FINA World Championships record of eight medals, breaking the previous record of seven that was jointly held by him and Michael Phelps. Of the eight medals, six were gold and two were silver.

He also secured tied the record for gold medals earned in one night with three.

Dressel, who was a bullet in the water all of last week, swept his four individual events in commanding fashion. He won individually in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle and in the 50- and 100-meter butterfly.

His last two individual races, the 100 fly and 50 free, were held less than an hour apart from each other.

The UF graduate also broke Michael Phelps’ record in the 100-meter butterfly, clocking in at 49.50 seconds in the semifinals. Phelps’ former record of 49.82 seconds had stood since 2009.

The second half of Dressel’s medals came in the relay events. He was just as outstanding in team play as he was individually, leading the United States to two golds and two silvers.

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Dressel InfoBox - Final Times 50 Free: 21.04 100 Free: 46.96 50 Fly: 22.35 100 Fly: 49.66 4x100 Free Relay: 47.63 Split time 4x100 Mixed Medley: 49.33 Split time Mixed 4x100 Free Relay: 47.34 Split time 4x100 Medley Relay: 49.28 Split time

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Former Gator Caeleb Dressel set a FINA World Championships record with eight medals (including six gold) last week. He also set a world record time of 49.50 seconds in the 100-meter butterfly.

SG judiciary committee approves 9 of 26 new pieces of legislation THE SENATE WILL HEAR A FIRST READING OF THE BILLS AT TONIGHT’S MEETING

By Charlie Daffron Staff Writer

During tonight’s SG Senate meeting, senators will hear nine legislative items that could alter SG rules and procedures if approved.

The Judiciary Committee met Monday morning to review 26 proposed pieces of legislation, including several controversial acts, such as the Commitment to Our Constituents Act, the Learning Laboratory Act and a resolution that would make extensive changes to SG rules and procedures.

The Commitment to Our Constituents Act, co-authored by Judiciary Chairman Will Sandifer

DUARTE VALE’S COMEBACK

(Impact, Business Administration) and Rules and Ethics Chairwoman Abby Morris (Impact, Business Administration), is an amendment to the SG governing documents.

The act would create a new rule that would bar senators from running for re-election if they previously lost their seat by expulsion or resignation by non-attendance.It was approved by the committee.

Senator Zachary Amrose (Inspire, Liberal Arts and Sciences) said he thinks this bill was designed to target former Senator Ben Lima, who was forced to resign his seat during Summer A due to non-attendance and attempted to appeal the decision, which failed.

“It seems that it would ensure that Senator Lima and a couple of other people caught in the crosshairs would be unable to run for Senate for the rest of their time at UF,” Amrose said.

The tennis player came off the bench to become a Florida Gators hero, pg 11

The committee approved a resolution to authorize SG Spring 2020 election dates for Feb. 18 and 19, the Bridges Minority Outreach Program Establishment Act, the Class Councils Establishment Act and a resolution supporting the National Puerto Rican Student Coalition.

The committee also approved: - The Exclusionary Offices Amendment Act, which adds the positions of Class Councils Chairperson, Internal Affairs Chairperson and Bridges Minority Outreach Chairperson to the list of exclusionary offices in the executive branch.

- The Executive Cabinet Amendment Act, which adds several new positions to the executive cabinet, including a Graduate Student Affairs Director.

- The Internal Affairs Establishment Act, which establishes an Internal Affairs chairperson who will act as a liaison with

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UF Health Shands Hospital opens $30 million burn unit THE 34,000-SQUARE-FOOT BURN-AND-WOUNDCARE UNIT HAS 27 ROOMS

By Tori Whidden Staff Writer

UF Health has revealed a renovated unit at Shands Hospital for burn and wound patients opening next month.

After two-and-a-half years, Shands will open a new burnand-woundcare unit on Sunday, said Brad Pollitt, Shands’ vice president of facilities, in an email.

The new unit costs $30 million.

“This new ICU at UF Health Shands Hospital reinforces our commitment to providing irreplaceable, critical health care to those who come to us from every county in Florida and throughout the southeast,” Pollitt said.

The unit will be 34,000 square feet with 27 individual rooms, Pollitt said.

This new unit will be used

Florida attorney general advocating against ballot drive for assault weapons ban

to care for patients with burns, severe skin disorders and those requiring specialized treatment after reconstructive surgery, he said.

“These new rooms are larger to accommodate the care of these patients and to provide optimal care during lengthy hospital stays,” Pollitt said.

At one time, there were 54 patient beds designated as pediatric, cardiac, surgical and neurological intensive care units. However, these were in fewer rooms in an older space built several decades ago, Pollitt said.

Of these 54 patient beds, 30 moved to the new UF Health Heart & Vascular Hospital in a cardiac unit, which has 48 beds total, providing 18 more beds for patients. The remaining 24 original beds moved to another floor in Shands with space for 30 beds, which will make six additional beds available, Pollitt said.

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Florida AG wants to block assault weapons ban ballot drive

By Bobby Caina Calvan The Associated Press

Florida’s attorney general asked the state Supreme Court to disqualify a proposed ballot measure seeking to ban assault weapons, saying the measure goes too far in outlawing the possession of all semi-automatic long guns.

Beleaguered by a spate of highprofile gun-related violence, including last year’s Parkland school shootings that killed 13 students and four adults, backers of the proposed constitutional amendment say they have collected more than 100,000 of the 766,200 signatures needed to qualify for the 2020 ballot.

Attorney General Ashley Moody is attempting to derail the effort by asking the state’s high court to rule that the proposal is “misleading” because it does not adequately spell out the ramifications the measure would have on gun ownership.

The measure’s six-word title and five-sentence summary fail to disclose the true nature of the measure, she claimed. She also said it would effectively outlaw the possession of virtually every semi-automatic longbarreled firearm, including shotguns and rifles — a point disputed by advocates of the ballot measure.

In a letter to the court submitted Friday, Moody contended “voters will not be able to understand the

true meaning and ramifications of the proposed amendment, making the ballot language clearly and conclusively defective.”

On Monday, the group behind the proposed ban accused the attorney general of “playing politics” to appease the gun lobby.

“What they’re saying is false, and frankly they are spreading lies as a way to scare voters,” said Gail Schwartz, the chair of the group Ban Assault Weapons NOW and the aunt of Alex Schachter, one of the students killed by a gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last year.

The ballot measure would widen the definition of what constitutes an “assault weapon” to include any semi-automatic rifle or shotgun capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition using a fixed or detachable magazine or that uses an ammunition-feeding device.

A spokeswoman for the attorney general said the language was problematic.

“Regardless of your position on gun restrictions, this proposed ballot language is a trick. The drafters of this proposal have confused voters by creating a misleading definition of ‘assault weapons’ which would include a majority of the most popular hunting rifles and shotguns,” the spokeswoman, Lauren Schenone, said in a statement.

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An act to prevent FOIA requests fails SG NEWS, from pg. 1 university faculty and ensure SG initiatives and projects are completed effectively.

- The SG Referendum Constitutionality Act, which amends the process for submitting referendum questions to SG ballots.

The floor was never opened to public debate. The meeting concluded before the committee heard any of the legislation proposed by Inspire senators.

The legislative items the committee approved will each receive a first reading during Tuesday night’s Senate meeting.

If approved on first reading, the legislation will receive a second reading at the next Senate meeting.

If the legislation passes the second reading, then Student

Body President Michael Murphy will be able to sign them into law.

The Learning Laboratory Act, authored by Senator Parker Hoppens (Impact, Graduate) and sponsored by President Murphy, was written to strike the sections of the SG governing documents that require SG to comply with the Government in the Sunshine law (section 286.011 of the Florida Statutes). Removing this section from the rules and procedures would mean SG records would no longer be subject to public records requests.

Sandifer said the Learning Laboratory Act failed in committee because it was not properly formatted. Sandifer said the legislation will be reconsidered if it is resubmitted to the committee.

The Alligator reached out to Hoppens, but he could not be

reached for comment.

Frank LoMonte, a UF media law professor and director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, said even though SG isn’t specified in Sunshine law, the rulings in lawsuits against UF and UCF suggest that SG documents do fall under the scope of public records.

“The reason this matters, even though people think of student government as minor league ball, they’re spending quite a lot of the public’s money,” LoMonte said. “Especially at a university as big as UF, they’re certainly as big as a lot of small-town governments. Even the smallest village in Florida is subject to public record law.” @charlie_daffron cdaffron@alligator.org

ICU ends 2.5 years of construction SHANDS, from pg. 1 “The renovated ICU is a major step forward in state-of-theart patient care,” Pollitt said.

It incorporates features such as direct access to the operating room to lessen the chances of infection, a rehab gym, spaces for hydrotherapy and bariatric

treatment, and other improvements, Pollitt said.

For the two-and-a-half years the unit has been under construction, there were no working rooms dedicated to it. However, the renovation will not only lead to more beds but an increase in staff, Pollitt said.

Ed Jimenez, the CEO of Shands, said this new unit is a

step forward.

“This renovation is another step forward for patient care in Florida. The space matches the extraordinary talent of our faculty and staff,” Jimenez said.

“We are thrilled at what the future holds.” @tori_whidden twhidden@alligator.org

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UF study shows Gainesville’s reliance on student volunteers THE STUDY SURVEYED 55 GAINESVILLE NONPROFIT LEADERS

By Meleah Lyden Staff Writer

Students make up over half of Gainesville’s volunteer population on average, and a recent UF study emphasized the importance of students for the local volunteer workforce.

The study was conducted by a UF assistant professor of nonprofit leadership Jennifer Jones, assistant director of UF’s Brown Center for Leadership and Service Elaine Giles and former UF student Emily Carroll. The study surveyed 55 Gainesville nonprofit leaders to find out what their experiences with student volunteers were like, Jones said.

“Are [students] just this wonderful lifeblood of energy flowing into these organizations? Are there too many students?,” Jones said. “Or are the students going to perhaps some organizations but not to other organizations?”

The study found although the organizations enjoyed and were often dependent on student volunteers, students also presented challenges for the organization.

For instance, transportation and timing. Students tend to volunteer closer to campus, but there are organizations farther away that need assistance, Jones said.

As for timing, students tend to volunteer semester-round instead of year-round, which is what nonprofits need. However, organizations are dependent on students because they usually make up over half of the pool of volunteers, Jones said.

The study also found ways for the community to be more proactive when it comes to volunteering.

On the nonprofit side, there needs to be more focus on actively managing volunteers.

The organizations need to have a revenue greater than $50,000 a year to maintain a staff to manage volunteers, she said. However, only 400 of 1,200 nonprofits in Alachua County have this revenue.

In addition, only eight percent of the organizations surveyed had full-

time, paid staff who manage volunteers. Fewer than half of nonprofit leaders said their organizations annually measure the impact of their volunteers, Jones said.

However, there are steps students can take to make their impact more powerful.

For example, a student can choose one organization they have a passion for instead of working for multiple. This will decrease volunteer management costs for the organizations, Jones said.

Carroll said the research she took part in opened her eyes to the impact of her actions.

“When you go and volunteer you think you’re doing a good thing, no matter what,” said 22-year-old Carroll, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology in May. “You’re not thinking about the resources the nonprofits are putting into training you and how much they’re relying on you.”

There are also ways the university can help. According to the study, 72 percent of the nonprofit leaders said the university should offer opportunities to present to campus de-

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UF assistant professor Jennifer Jones (right) former UF student Emily Carroll (middle), and Elaine Giles (left), assistant director at UF’s Brown Center for Leadership and Service, made up the volunteering research team. partments or student organizations.

The university needs to do a better job of talking to community partners about their needs, Giles said.

Jones said this research can be used to help students think about volunteering from a nonprofits’ perspective.

“It’s really important to recognize

that this is a mutual relationship,” Jones said. “To talk to the organization and figure out what they need, when they need it, how they need it, what kinds of skills they need and then try to make a good fit.” @MeleahLyden mlyden@alligator.org

Salon, gelato cafe to open new Butler Plaza locations BOTH BUSINESSES LOOK TO OPEN IN EARLY 2020

By Rosmery Izaguirre Staff Writer

The Mode Salon and Stefano Versace Gelato have been announced as the latest conquests in Butler Enterprises’ “leasing spree.”

Mary Reichardt, marketing director at Butler Enterprises, said the businesses are looking at early 2020 opening dates with Mode Salon targeting a Jan. 1 opening.

Mode Salon West, 1123 NW 76th Blvd., will be closing and relocating to Butler Town Center. The new 1,500-square-foot salon and spa will be located next to The Village Jeweler, Reichardt said.

The Mode Salon location is the only Aveda concept salon, using only Aveda products for their customers and services, according to the salon’s website.

“It’s more of a high-end spa salon concept,” Reichardt said. “[Aveda’s] mission is all very integral to how they operate, the products that they use and how they derive those products.”

Reichardt said Mode Salon East in downtown Gainesville, 603 E University Ave., will remain open.

Stefano Versace Gelato’s Butler Town Center location will be its second in Gainesville.

The near 700-square-foot shop will be located on a corner next to Pink Narcissus, Reichardt said.

“This one will be its own location,” Reichardt said. “Their signature is the Fiat, the little white Fiat, that’s inside the store that they sometimes serve gelato out of. It will be more of a signature store for them.”

Martina Maione, chief administrative officer at Stefano Versace Gelato, said the Stefano Versace Gelato shop in the Oaks Mall food court will remain open.

“Our store in Butler Town Center is not just a gelato store, making and serving fresh gelato daily, as it is in Italy,” Maione said, “but definitely a full-fledged cafeteria with a wide range of products to serve and a delicious menu to offer.” @rgizaguirre rizaguirre@alligator.org

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Wesley Chapel man charged in sleepwalking robbery THE MAN STOLE A KITCHEN KNIFE, POLICE SAID

By Rachael Schirmer Staff Writer

A Wesley Chapel man was charged by Gainesville police Saturday night after he entered an unlocked apartment and stole a kitchen knife while he was sleepwalking, according to a police report.

Hubert Nathan Boles, 38, entered an apartment through an unlocked front door at University Terrace Apartments, 3921 SW 34th St., shortly before 10 p.m. One of the residents reportedly heard him opening doors in the apartment but assumed it was his roommate.

Boles continued to wander through the house before opening the door to the resident’s bedroom. The resident then watched Boles grab a large kitchen knife from a cutting board in the kitchen and leave the apartment, according to the report.

The resident then knocked on their roommate’s door, but it was locked, and the shower was running. He estimated the cost of the knife at $15 and told police he had never seen Boles before.

When officers found Boles, he said he had fallen asleep on a bus bench near the complex around 10 p.m. and woke up as he was being arrested, according to the report.

Under questioning, Boles told police he had been sleepwalking and does not remember the incident but later admitted to taking the knife. He told police he had smoked meth the night before the incident but was not high at the time of questioning.

Boles was charged with armed burglary of an occupied residence, a felony, and petty theft, a misdemeanor.

He remains in jail in lieu of a $12,000 bond.

His attorney could not be reached for comment. @rschirmerr rschirmer@alligator.org

Gainesville man charged in drive-by shooting NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE JULY 21 INCIDENT

By Rachael Schirmer Staff Writer

A Gainesville man was charged on Monday by Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies in connection to an attempted drive-by shooting that took place July 21.

Curtis Woods, 29, drove a burgundy SUV to a home on Southwest 10th Place at around 9 p.m. The homeowner was sitting in the driver’s seat of his car, which was backedin into the driveway, according to a police report.

Woods reportedly fired three shots at the man, who immediately dropped to the ground. He told officers he crawled around to the back of his vehicle as Woods drove away, according to the report.

Investigators were called to the scene shortly after the incident. Several bullet shells were found around a trash can near

the vehicle and behind the vehicle’s front left tire, according to the report.

The man told police he only knew Woods by his nickname, “Whoa,” and also said he was recently released from prison, according to the report.

He identified Woods from a Facebook profile picture for an account with the name “Rico Swavai,” which was immediately sent to ACSO, who was able to identify him by his real name. The man also identified Woods in a photo lineup.

Woods was charged with attempted homicide, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and possession of a firearm by a felon, all of which are felonies. Woods has previously been convicted of battery and false imprisonment in connection to a 2016 incident.

Woods remains in jail in lieu of a $1,150,000 bond.

It is unclear if he has an attorney.

County Commission searching for poet laureate

By Ashley Lazarski Staff Writer

Calling all poets: for the first time, the Alachua County Commission is seeking a poet laureate.

Discussion about this position began in early 2019, said Gina Peebles, the assistant county manager for community and administrative services. Alachua County’s Arts Council discussed the qualifications in January, which include Alachua County residency, a love for poetry and an active desire to participate

in community affairs.

As for the job itself, Peebles said the new laureate will write original poetry for various countysponsored events, during which they would be invited to be a part of the ceremony. These events can include ribbon cuttings and building dedications.

“Maybe one of their first jobs would be coming to a Board of County Commissioners meeting and reading a poem at one of our board meetings,” Peebles said.

Applications are due Aug. 14 at

2 p.m. and the chosen laureate will be paid $2,000 per year.

“Poetry is an art, and we want to recognize and appreciate that here in our community,” Peebles said. “Our Board of County Commissioners also recognizes that there was an appreciation gap and that by having a poet laureate, that would help fill that gap and bring additional attention to spoken art.”

After being first championed by Commissioner Robert Hutchinson, the rest of the commission embraced the idea, said Mark Sexton,

the communications and legislative affairs director for Alachua County.

Though the county has programs that support art institutions, theater, dance and music, sometimes poetry is a little more difficult for the government to support and get involved in, Sexton said.

“The position of poet laureate would give poetry a great platform and hopefully encourage more interest in poetry,” Sexton said. @AshleyLazarski alazarski@alligator.org

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Qualifications: • Alachua County resident • Experience with literary activities • At least two letters of reference • Statement of interest (250 words maximum) • At least two poetry samples • Resume Position requirements: • Participate in events by writing and reading poetry • Submit web and social media content to highlight poetry • Mentor youth • Approve and authorize Alachua County to review poetry selections in advance for Poet Laureate programs and events

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Dancing to 150 years Photo Story by Sam Thomas / Alligator Staff

The plaza in front of the Hippodrome Theatre was transformed into a block party Saturday evening when the City of Gainesville hosted the Summer in the City Downtown Dance Party. Over 650 people attended the event, which had music, food trucks, vendors and refreshments. Summer in the City was organized as a part of Gainesville150!, a yearlong celebration of the 150th anniversary of the city. Nicole Yucht, the project coordinator for Gainesville150!, said organizers plan to hold a large event every three months during the celebration. The next big event will be in early November. “Music and dancing brings people together,” Yucht said.

Donovan Ladendorf, 2, dances in front of his 7-year-old sister, Elsa Ladendorf, and a group of people. Donovan’s father, Steve, said they came to the event because Donovan’s mother works on the Gainesville Cultural Affairs Board and helped organize the party. Steve said his children enjoyed dancing but had even more fun playing in front of the giant fans that were set up to blow mist and cool people off. “They had a ball with that part,” Steve said.

Rodney Mosley, who goes by DJ Mr. Mosley, plays music for the crowd during the Summer in the City Downtown Dance Party. Mosley performed on a stage directly in front of the Hippodrome Theatre for over two hours.

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Scott Easton, 41, lifts his 1-year-old son, Eli. Easton said his family moved to Gainesville from Jacksonville recently and found out about the dance party online.

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unday night, a teenage gamer became a multi-millionaire and also a Fortnite World Cup Champion. Sixteenyear-old Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf beat 99 other players, and in doing so, became the game’s first solo world champion. He won $3 million. And although he didn’t ask, we have a few ideas about how he should spend it.

Adopt all the dogs in Gainesville animal shelters The end of the summer brings with it the end of leases and the beginning of move-out season. With people going from one apartment to another, sometimes pets are sacrificed in the process. Luckily, Alachua County has a no-kill policy, but the amount of animals left behind due to complications in leases is sad. Even when housing agreements aren’t part of the problem, some college students sign up for a pet without realizing the responsibility. Yeah, a pet sounds like a great idea, but when you haven’t been to your apartment for 12 hours, it seems less so.

Giersdorf shouldn’t have to spend his $3 million rescuing the dogs left behind from underestimating fools who can’t even clean their toilet bowl regularly, but think they can take care of a dog while taking 15 credits.

Buy a bunch of ice to dump in the ocean to stop global warming With $3 million, Giersdorf can buy enough ice to cool down the oceanic temperatures. That’s how we stop global warming, right?

Just kidding. The penguins and polar bears may do well with some extra tons of ice, but it won’t stop the way humans have decided to exhaust our resources. No amount of money can save us from humanity’s path to depletion. Also, even if money could save the planet, it’s not like $3 million is going to make a difference. With the amount of money major greenhouse gas emitting industries are making, $3 million is a drop in the oil bucket.

Giersdorf worked long and hard for his prize money. Save him from buying $3 million worth of ice and do whatever you can to stop global warming. You heard all the tips before. Vote for change. Limit your waste. Tell your representatives to push legislation that helps the environment.

Buy Juul pods to dry up the market and keep addictive plastic bits out of the mouths of impressionable teens Possibly our greatest idea to date. With $3 million, Giersdorf can afford to buy over 200,000 packs of Juul pods with enough left over to hire someone to go into smoke shops and drain the nicotine sources. Yes, we know, this is the solution to the teen vaping epidemic the country has been waiting for.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five high school students use e-cigarettes. On July 18, Forbes reported a Connecticut man is suing Juul Labs for causing him to have a stroke that left him half paralyzed after he became addicted to the product as a teenager. Also, eight Milwaukee-area teenagers were hospitalized in the last month due to what doctors think is severe lung damage from vaping.

With all the smoke in the air over vapings safety, if Giersdorf can’t buy out all the Juul pods to stop teens from using them, maybe his $3 million can go to vape research.

Buy his way into a university Giersdorf may be 16 and a video game world champion, but if college is in his life plan he might be able to buy his way into the university of his choice. We think he can afford some digital artist to Photoshop him into a crew team. Or with the $3 million, he could buy a building for the school’s gaming team, which he will obviously be captain. Of course, we’re kidding because, as a Fortnite world champion, you could probably get into any college with that resume line alone. But why would he even want to go to college when his dorm probably won’t have a powerful enough internet connection for streaming/gaming purposes?

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Jackie De Freitas OPINIONS EDITOR

Florida: The home of hot girl summer In more ways than one.

a balance between being economically and environmentally friendly.

Just because our funds are absent doesn’t ot girl summer is in full swing, and the mean our efforts have to be. Some easy ways to hashtags seem to follow us on every help the environment include not only recycling, social media platform. Along with the but also just observing the amount of waste you growing posts, the temperature has also produce. Sure, reusable red cups have been a stastarted to rise. ple at tailgates and house parties alike, but do we The Sunshine State has become the sunburn Amanda need to go through dozens at every event? Keepstate thanks to global warming. At a state level, Martinez ing one at each party can minimize the amount of Florida’s subtropical climate causes it to be susopinions@alligator.org plastic waste you produce. ceptible to continuous summer heat. The NaBuying secondhand clothing can also help tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported this past May was the hottest May in Florida in combat the environmental impact of the fashion industry, more than a century. As we progress into the year, the daily which is the second largest polluter in the world after the temperature averages for Gainesville continue to surpass the oil industry. Buying at thrift stores like Goodwill and Urban Thread in downtown Gainesville is a good way to get your normal daily temperatures recorded from 1981 to 2010.

While we may not feel the consequences of global warm- shopping fix without contributing to fast fashion. If you’re ing immediately, the heat is gradually rising. The Florida more of an online shopper, sites like Depop and Thred Up Health Department says the harmful medical effects of glob- are great places to find second hand clothing in great condial warming could lead to cardiovascular diseases, mental tion and styles.

While Hydro Flask bottles may seem like the epitome of health issues, respiratory issues and heatstroke.

The possible environmental costs of global warming mainstream college students, the sticker-covered bottles help eliminate the need for single use plastic water bottles. Start come as a sign to make a change within ourselves.

On a local level, Gainesville has been improving its en- thinking of what Redbubble stickers of memes from “The vironmental efforts. This past January, the Gainesville City Office” you want to place on your bottle.

Our time here on Earth is only temporary, but our impact Commission unanimously approved to ban the use of expanded polystyrene containers and single-use carry out plas- can affect it forever. As a wise man once said, “Save the earth. It’s the only planet with chocolate.” tic bags by food service providers and retail establishments.

Helping the environment sounds like a great idea but is Amanda Martinez is a senior telecommunication major. easier said than done. As college students, we have to find Her column appears on Tuesdays.

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Disney makes money off remakes, but creativity is tossed aside

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lion worldwide, and there are other live-action first wrote about remakes, reboots and seremakes in the works for “The Little Mermaid” quels for The Alligator in November of last and “Mulan.” year. At the time, I addressed Hollywood as To be fair, Disney hasn’t completely lost its a whole and how it can do remakes better. way: Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Ralph But I have since realized that while almost all Breaks the Internet” was well-received by both of the major studios are guilty of this, Disney’s critics and audiences. While I still dislike the approach has been… special. abundance of sequels and follow-ups, I appreIf you’ve been living under a rock for the past ciate when the production studio at least takes Jason Zapulla few years, Disney has been making live-action opinions@alligator.org on new stories and ideas instead of reusing old remakes of its animated classics such as “Aladplots and being little more than copies of the din,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and, most recentoriginal. ly, “The Lion King.”

The only upcoming Disney Animation Studios film anDisney’s live-action remakes are like a drug addiction.

First, it tested the waters with early examples like “Malefi- nounced so far is “Frozen 2.” Hopefully the movie can excent” and the 2015 version of “Cinderella.” When it real- ceed the original (which will be extremely difficult given ized how much profit was to be made, it did the remakes the pop culture phenomenon the original became) or at more frequently to chase that profits high. Now it’s spiral- least be a serviceable sequel not afraid to take risks and ing out of control, making live-action remakes that aren’t explore new territory.

And ultimately, it is taking risks and exploring new tereven live-action (all the characters in the new “Lion King” ritory in which the Walt Disney Company should strive. are CGI, with only the environments being real).

People outside Disney’s social circle are starting to take When Walt Disney — the man — made “Snow White and notice and trying to convince Disney to quit. It won’t, so an the Seven Dwarfs,” it was a big gamble. No one had ever made a feature-length animated film before. But Disney did intervention is needed.

We should have seen this coming. Under Disney CEO it anyway, and it opened in 1937 to rave reviews, ultimately Bob Iger, Disney has acquired companies like Pixar, Mar- making the modern equivalent of $1.2 billion dollars.

According to one story, when Disney was asked about vel, Lucasfilms, and most recently, Fox, giving Disney control over major franchises like Star Wars and the Marvel making a sequel to his popular “Three Little Pigs” short, he famously said, “You can’t top pigs with pigs.” Modern Cinematic Universe.

In terms of profits, these acquisitions have paid off: Disney is not only trying to top pigs with pigs, it’s using the “Avengers: Endgame” is now the highest-grossing film of exact same pigs, just in different animation styles. Yet, Disall time, and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “The ney did make several sequels to “Three Little Pigs,” so perLast Jedi” are now the fourth- and twelfth-highest-grossing haps creativity and original ideas losing out to sequels and redone old ideas is inevitable no matter the time period. films, respectively.

I like to believe Disney is something more. It is capable I fear this emphasis on cultivating and profiting off of acquired properties has led to the core Disney brand fall- of more than just sitting on its laurels and turning a safe ing to the wayside, reduced to expensive imitations of its profit by exploiting known franchises. But for now, I’m still Golden Age films. Now with the new 53 percent critic score waiting. of “The Lion King” on Rotten Tomatoes, an optimist might Jason Zappulla is a UF history senior. His column say Disney will finally learn from its mistakes. Although it probably won’t, given the film still grossed over $750 mil- appears on Tuesdays.

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FOOTBALL

Biggest takeaways from media day

By Sam Campisano Sports Writer

Optimism was abound at UF football media day on Thursday.

Coach Dan Mullen’s excitement about the state of his team was matched by the 35 players who were available to interview at the annual pre-training camp event. Here are some of the biggest takeaways: The Gators are “for sure” a playoff team

When alligatorSports asked running back Lamical Perine if Florida was a College Football Playoff team, he didn’t hesitate.

“Oh yes, for sure. But you got to work hard for it, so we’re going to come out every day trying to work for that goal.”

Perine, who ran for 826 yards and seven touchdowns last year, was not alone in setting high expectations for this year’s Gators team.

“We want to win a national championship,” Malik Davis, anoth-

er running back, said. “At the end of the day, that’s what we want.”

In order to be in that conversation, Florida will have to improve on last year’s 10-3 record – no easy feat with both Georgia and a trip to LSU on the schedule. Quarterback Feleipe Franks believes he knows how Florida can do it.

“Confidence is what makes us think we can go from 10 to 11 (wins),” he said. “That’s something that we just don’t lack. I think that’s

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Dressel: six gold medals SWIMMING, from pg. 1 The first gold medal of the championships went to the U.S. and Dressel. He helped his country’s cause with a 47.63 split in the 4x100meter free relay. The second gold Dressel collected in the relays came in a record-setting performance by the US with a 3:19.40 time in the 4x100 free mixed medley.

His final medal came in the relays, as well.

Dressel sailed across the

pool in the 4x100-meter relay at 49.28 seconds – the only swimmer to dip below the 50-second mark.

While Dressel now stands as one of the premier swimmers on the international stage, his path to the record books was paved long before he dipped his toes into the water in South Korea.

During his time at Florida, Dressel also competed in the 2016

Rio Olympics in Brazil.

There, he won two gold medals. The first was in the 4x100 free relay, while the second was in the 4x100 medley relay.

Dressel holds all of the sprint swimmer school records. His name is written beside the 50- and 100-meter free, 50- and 100-meter fly and the 200 medley in individual events.

He was also a part of record-setting squads in the sprinter relays as well. In all, he holds or is a part of nine UF records.

Dressel left UF as a 28-time All-American selection, which is a record total for a swimmer. Dressel concluded his college career as a 10-time NCAA champion, breaking Ryan Lochte’s record of eight titles.

Dressel is preparing to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

The two-time gold medalist is primed for another shot to chip away at Michael Phelps’ record of 28 career Olympic medals. doshea@alligator.org @dylanoshea24

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Florida running back Lamical Perine said that the Gators are “for sure” a College Football Playoff team at UF’s media day on Thursday. Perine rushed for 826 yards and seven touchdowns last season as UF won 10 games and a New Year’s Six bowl.

ALLIGATOR AWARDS

Alligator Awards: Pro of the Year Many college athletes have achieved greatness in Gainesville.

Far fewer have taken the next step to the pros, and even fewer have stood out among the crowd once they make it to the highest level of their sport.

The athletes nominated for the alligatorSports Pro of the Year are former Gators who not only compete at a professional level, but stand out, due to a triumphant story or excellence in play.

Our writers make their case for the four athletes nominated: Bradley Beal, Antonio Callaway, Caeleb Dressel and Pete Alonso.

The Associated Press

Pete Alonso leads all rookies with 34 home runs and 77 RBIs. Florida football coach Dan Mullen was named to the Dodd Trophy watch list last week.

The award recognizes success on and off the field.

Bradley Beal Bradley Beal did not just have a

good year in the 2018-19 NBA season.

He had the best year of his career.

Beal had career highs in points (25.6), assists (5.5), rebounds (5.0), steals (1.5) and minutes per game (36.9). He was also the one constant in an otherwise disappointing Washington Wizards season, playing all 82 games.

Star point guard John Wall missed most of the season due to injury, and the Wizards unquestionably became Beal’s team. Despite his best efforts, the Wizards finished with a 32-50 record.

Still, Beal earned his second AllStar Game appearance and became the first player in franchise history

Feature: Vale’s comeback Florida tennis player Duarte Vale rebounded from a tough freshman year to become one of the team’s best players, pg. 11.

to reach 2,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists in a season.

Beal never won a championship at Florida, but I believe he will go down as the best basketball player to ever represent the Gators in the NBA. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard is in the prime of his career and is one of the best players in the NBA, and he proved it in the 2018-19 season.

He is my pick for alligatorSports Pro of the Year. – Joseph Salvador

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TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 ALLIGATOR 11

TENNIS

From benchwarmer to hero: Duarte Vale’s comeback

By Noah Ram Sports Writer

Florida had been in this situation before.

The Gators were playing No. 13 Tennessee on April 20 in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament.

As the host and the best team in the SEC during the regular season, Florida was expected to roll through the tournament on its way to a potential national title.

Going into the semifinals, the Volunteers seemed like they would be easy prey for the Gators.

Florida dominated them 5-2 in Knoxville in the prior meeting on March 17.

Early on, those expectations seemed to hold true. UF was ahead 3-2 and was one point away from a spot in the SEC finals. Florida faltered, however, as star freshman Sam Riffice and sophomore Andy Andrade blew big leads and Tennessee took the match.

Flash forward to May 11. It’s the NCAA Tournament Round of 16; a spot in the quarterfinals in Orlando was on the line, and Florida was playing the Volunteers again. The score and the setting were the same as that day in April, with Florida ahead 3-2 at the Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville.

The Gators had put themselves in a great situation, one point away from clinching the victory.

On Court 1, Oliver Crawford was tied 4-4 in the third set and on Court 5, sophomore Duarte Vale and Tennessee’s Preston Touliatos were in a third-set tiebreaker.

This was supposed to be an easy match for Vale. He was ranked No. 90 and was 14-1 in singles on the season. Plus, he had beaten Touliatos easily in two sets during their match three weeks prior. But they still found themselves in a tiebreaker.

The pressure was on Vale.

If he lost this match (and Crawford lost his match on Court 1), No. 4 Florida’s magical season would end. If he won, the Gators would avenge their loss from three weeks prior. Vale was ahead 9-8 in the tiebreaker and serving.

Vale served. Touliatos hit it back, but he overshot the return.

Vale’s teammates jumped on top of him. It was pandemonium at the Ring.

But the story of Vale is far more than that of clincher. Over the course of 18 months, he went from a foreign-born highly touted recruit, to the bench, to starring on one of Florida’s best teams ever.

Vale is from Cascais, Portugal, a resort town on the Atlantic coast near Lisbon. His potential in tennis was realized before high school, and Vale came to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, to train.

“I had great coaches and partners,” Vale said regarding his time at IMG. “Definitely raised my level a lot.”

Vale flourished at IMG. He reached as high as No. 14 in the International Tennis Federation’s junior rankings, the main ranking system for junior players. He also competed in seven junior grand slam events – including two Wimbledons – and went 6-1 in the 2016 European Summer Cup as Portugal’s No. 1 player, leading his country to the final round.

In doubles, he won the ITF Grade 1 Copa Barranquilla, a top junior event, in 2016. His partner was Andrade, his future college teammate. The two became friends and began to think about their future and where they would play.

Andrade says they both knew they would come to UF early on.

“We had talked about it back in high school that we wanted to go to college together and when we visited here, we were like, ‘we have to go here,’ and it just worked out.”

Vale signed his letter of intent in Nov. 2016 and came to Florida before the 2017-18 season.

Given his junior success, he came in with high expectations and lived up to them. He went 8-2 in singles and 9-1 in doubles in his freshman fall. He won the Gator Ranked +1 Tournament in singles and doubles and advanced to the semifinals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American Championships in doubles. By November 2017, he was ranked No. 39 in singles, which is rare for a freshman.

He was confident and saw himself as an integral piece on a team that was going to compete for a championship.

“I wanted to be one of the best players in college right away and after the fall I was one of the highest-ranked freshmen, so I started to put a lot of pressure on myself,” Vale said.

That pressure started to get to him. He began the spring well, going 2-1, but then lost two in a row and his ranking slipped to No. 59 by February 2018. He won his next match against Tennessee, but lost three consecutive after that. By March, he was out of the rankings. A player who just four months earlier was top 40 in the country was now out of the top 100.

With each loss, Duarte’s confidence fell lower and lower.

“I wanted to have a very good season, not just an average season, and after every match I lost I would focus on all the wrong things. You shouldn’t ever think about the end result; you should just take it day-by-day,” Vale said.

Vale recovered to win his last two singles matches of the season, but it was too little, too late. After his win over Wake Forest on April 2, he was benched and didn’t play in singles the rest of the season.

He watched on the sideline as

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Florida’s Duarte Vale had a breakout sophomore campaign this year, going 15-1 in dual singles play. Vale ended the season as the No. 95 player in the country and helped lead UF to a Final Four appearance.

Florida fell to Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. He finished the season with a record of 5-11 in dual singles.

For coach Bryan Shelton, the 2018 season said a lot about Vale’s drive for the game.

“He was trying to do everything in his power to improve. He was reaching and clawing to find the answers and you got to applaud a kid who doesn’t just sit around saying ‘poor me.’ He is actually on the practice court longer and working harder,” Shelton said.

The coaching staff tried to reset him throughout the season, but Shelton said he just needed a break.

That break finally came last summer. Vale returned to the shores of Portugal, and while he did spend the hot days improving his game physically, he knew most of the change had to happen in his head.

He arrived back in Gainesville in August with a new mindset.

“I was really confident. I knew this season was going to be different and I had control of my problems and I put myself in a good situation to be successful, like feeling good mentally.”

With highly praised freshmen like Lukas Greif and Riffice coming in, the Gators once again had championship aspirations. They entered the 2018-19 season ranked No. 4 in the nation.

He started 2018 with an average fall season that carried over into the spring. In his first five matches of the spring season, he had won twice, lost once and had two matches unfinished. He once again fell out of the ITA rankings

after starting the season ranked No. 57.

It seemed as if all that work put in the offseason to avoid this from happening again would go nowhere.

But then, he went on a run and didn’t lose a singles match for the rest of the season. He won 13 straight singles matches and helped the Gators knock off top10 teams like Mississippi State and Texas A&M. The win over the Aggies on March 31 helped clinch the SEC regular season title for the Gators, but it also carried a special meaning for Duarte and the rest of the team: Texas A&M had beaten them in the Elite Eight in 2018. Vale said that victory was his favorite moment all season.

His teammates and coaches were quick to notice the changes he made in 2019.

“I think this season he’s a lot more positive,” Andrade said.

“Last season he had a pretty rough time and now all the hard work he puts in is paying off.”

“From last season to this season, his maturity has grown a lot,” senior McClain Kessler, Vale’s doubles partner said. “He had all that pressure and now he is just enjoying the game.”

Much of this success came with Vale playing on the back courts.

Most players don’t like playing on the back courts, Vale said, considering you don’t attract the attention that comes with playing on the front courts.

Vale turned it to a positive.

“It gave me room to reset. To remember what it feels like and get my swagger back.”

The clinching win over Tennessee ended up being his last memory on the singles court this season.

Shelton decided not to put him in the singles lineup in the quarterfinals when Florida beat No. 6 Baylor 4-0 to advance to its first Final Four since 2005 or when the season ended with a 4-2 loss to No. 2 Texas in the Final Four. Overall, he finished the season with a remarkable record of 15-1 in dual singles, a 10-win turnaround from last season.

“He was more receptive to coaching this season,” Shelton said. “He is more willing to make the adjustments quicker when things aren’t working.”

One of the biggest changes this season was how seriously Vale took the results. He knew that to be successful, he had to enjoy his time spent off the court.

“When he’s on the court, he’s all business, but when he’s off the court, he is a giant goofball,” Kessler said. “He is always putting a smile on people’s faces.”

Vale just finished his sophomore season, so he still has another two years of eligibility. It will be a challenge to improve after such a successful season, but Shelton knows it’ll happen.

“His future is bright. I think he is going to continue to build.

There are certain guys who peak after realizing they won’t play professional tennis, but Duarte is a guy who will always be at his best every single day.” @noah_ram1 nram@alligator.org

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Wilson: “I’m ready for it all.”

FOOTBALL, from pg. 10 something that you need when you want to win those extra games.”

Florida is a healthy team Outside of redshirt freshman linebacker David Reese, who will most likely miss the entire season with a torn Achilles (Mullen wouldn’t rule out a return for a bowl game), Florida is

AWARDS, from pg. 10 Antonio Callaway Antonio Callaway had his fair share of detractors.

His numerous off-the-field mishaps -- including a suspension at UF for alleged sexual misconduct, his involvement in a credit card scandal and, later, a dropped marijuana charge -- left scouts and fans wondering if he could truly compete on America’s biggest sports stage.

It didn’t take long for him to prove that he could.

Callaway entered a Browns roster in 2018 competing for the fourth spot on the depth chart behind Josh Gordon, Jarvis Landry and Corey Coleman. After Coleman was traded to the Buffalo Bills, Callaway won the third spot, and he became an even bigger part of the offense when the Browns traded Gordon to the New England Patriots.

Callaway proved his worth quickly. He averaged 13.6 yards per reception and caught five touchdowns during the year, including a spectacular grab on Fourth-and-5 during Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints. Once he was paired up with a young gunslinger in Baker Mayfield after Week 3, the two developed a rapport, and Callaway’s last three games of the season included 2 TDs, nine receptions and 114 yards.

Perhaps Callaway wasn’t the flashiest wide receiver in the NFL

not dealing with any major injuries as training camp gets underway.

“Everybody else we feel (is) ready to go,” Mullen said.

That includes defensive back Marco Wilson, who was named to the Coaches’ Preseason All-SEC Third Team last year before tearing his ACL in Week 2 and missing the rest of the season.

“I’m ready for it all,” Wilson said. “I’m not worried about anything.”

last season, but to enter the league surrounded by doubt and then become an integral piece of a team that came back from a winless season to net seven victories makes him the alligatorSports Pro of the Year. – River Wells @riverhwells rwells@alligator.org Caeleb Dressel In the scope of Florida athletics, some sports and athletes fail to garner half the attention the major revenue drivers do.

Swimming and diving, a program consistently ranked amongst the best in the nation and notorious for developing world-class talent, is one of those programs often overlooked.

Every Olympic Games since 1968 has featured a UF swimmer, with 12-time medalists Ryan Lochte and Dara Torres highlighting the alumni.

But with the 2020 Olympic Games arriving sooner than later, it’d be wise to get to know former Gator Caeleb Dressel.

The 22-year-old was on campus as recently as last year and snagged two Olympic gold medals while still a student three years ago in Rio de Janeiro.

Since his graduation and subsequent professional career, Dressel has been preparing for his second Olympics. His talents and potential for Michael Phelps-esque dominance

Davis is another player coming back from injury. The redshirt sophomore, who has rushed for 587 yards in 13 career games, broke his foot in Week 3 last year and missed the rest of the season.

“I’ve been rehabbing, and then going through a whole offseason just working hard to get back out there,” Davis said. “I’m very excited to finally be able to get back out there and play.”

A chip on their shoulder Despite the fact that his team is coming off a 10-win season and a New Year’s Six bowl

next year in Tokyo were on full display this past week at the 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea.

The native Floridian went on a tear, breaking former Team USA teammate and Olympic-deity Phelps’ record of seven world championship medals in a single event with eight.

Dressel won six golds – the 50- and 100-meter butterfly, the 50- and 100-meter freestyle and the 4x100 meter freestyle in both mixed and men’s. He also bested Phelps’ world record 100-meter butterfly time by 0.32 seconds, which is far longer in the pool than the numbers would indicate.

Some athletes on this list have had successful professional careers up to this point, but only Dressel has the distinction of challenging the greatest in one’s sport, giving him my full-fledged vote for Pro of the Year. – Jack Braverman @jack_braverman jbraverman@alligator.org Pete Alonso UF’s Pro of the Year in my eyes is someone who hadn’t played in a single Major League Baseball game before 2019. Three years removed from his final season at Florida, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso has taken MLB by storm this year and is the frontrunner for the National League Rookie of the Year award. A bright

victory, Mullen doesn’t expect a change in attitude this season.

“I certainly hope we still play with a chip on our shoulder,” Mullen said. “(I hope) that we have a chip on our shoulder about those three games (UF lost).”

Wilson echoed Mullen’s sentiment.

“We just want to win. We take it each game at a time, we just want to win that game,” he said. “We’re going to go as hard as we can every play, every game.” @samcampisano scampisano@alligator.org

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Caeleb Dressel set a world record time in the 100-meter butterfly. spot in what has been an otherwise rough season for the Mets, Alonso has 34 home runs and 77 RBIs. The 24-year-old from Tampa did enough to earn himself a spot on the National League All-Star team, picking up two key RBIs in the top of the eighth to cut the American League’s lead to 1.

Arguably the biggest moment of his rookie campaign came on July 8 when Alonso won the MLB Home Run Derby in Cleveland.

An impressive 91-home run performance from runner-up Vladimir

Guerrero Jr. was spoiled by Alonso’s final round as he hit the go-ahead home run with 18 seconds left to beat Guerrero Jr. 23-22 and add to his already incredible first year as a MLB player.

Alonso’s breakout rookie season has been impressive. Easily the best by any pro Gator this year, and that’s why he’s the clear-cut choice for the alligatorSports Pro of the Year. – Evan Lepak

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