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VOLUME 114 ISSUE 32
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2019 Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida
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FOOTBALL
UF sees a lot to play for By Kyle Wood Sports Writer
Florida, much like a lot of fans, promised it would behave better this year at The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. It wouldn’t let things get out of hand in Jacksonville, again — as they so often do, both on and off the field. The Gators were different this year, or so everyone thought. “It took us three quarters to find out what worked best and we started executing at a high level,” quarterback Kyle Trask said. “We just need to find a way to do that sooner, I guess.” By that point, UF had dug itself into a two-touchdown hole. This was due to its atrocious thirddown defense, which allowed 12 third-down conversions in the game, and a no-show by the running game, which rushed for 21 yards on the day. The Gators didn’t roll over, though. Trask led two scoring drives in the fourth quarter, narrowing the gap to a more respect-
able 24-17 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs for the third-straight year. Dan Mullen was asked after the game how close his team is to its SEC East rival. “Seven points,” he said, tersely. He was then asked if this game is a measuring stick for where the program is at. In response, Mullen pointed at the box score on the lectern in front of him and once again offered, “We’re seven points behind Georgia.” But the sheet of paper in front of him told a different story. The Gators were out-gained by more than 100 yards, sniffed the red zone just once and lost the time-of-possession battle by more than 11 minutes. Seven points. But don’t forget the asterisk. The final score was misleading. UF managed three points heading into the final quarter and never had a clear path to victory. Poor execution and game management in the biggest game of
SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 10
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Florida lost to UGA for the third-straight time on Saturday, 24-17.
HSA hosts Spanish book drive Protesters want Nestle out BOOKS TO GO TO UF HEALTH SHANDS PEDIATRIC UNIT By Tien Le Alligator Staff Writer
English-speaking children in U.S. hospitals may take Harry Potter and National Geographic Kids for granted. But for Spanishspeaking patients at UF Health Shands Hospital, a book in their native language is hard to come by. The UF Hispanic Student Association and UF Mobile Outreach Clinic, a bus that goes around Gainesville providing free primary care, are hosting a book drive for the UF Health Shands pediatric unit this week, said Isa-
bella Oliver, HSA president and 22-year-old UF international studies and political science senior. They’re asking for Spanish-language children’s books to diversify Shands’ library for Hispanic children. Oliver said the books are important for children and families who do not speak English to have the same resources no matter their background and for families that want to teach their kids about different cultures. The drive starts today and lasts until Sunday. Through Friday, donors can drop books off at the Hispanic-Latino Engagement Center, or La Salita, on the second floor of the Reitz Union. On Sunday,
SPORTS/SPECIAL/CUTOUT Florida soccer begins SEC Tourney
The Gators Story description beat Texas finishA&M with comma, during the pg#regular season. Now, they take on the Aggies in the first round of the SEC Tournament, pg 11
donors can drop off books at the Carnaval Service Day on Hume Field at 11 a.m. Donors can also drop off books during Hispanic Alumni Reunion events this weekend. Oliver, who was born in Venezuela, spent three days recovering from heart surgery at Miami Children’s Hospital when she was 12. Her mother gave her books in Spanish to keep her mind off treatments and maintain her Spanish fluency. “You can watch TV shows, any type of different thing that helps keep you distracted from your time at the hospital,” Oliver said. “But, in my opin-
SEE BOOKS, PAGE 4
ABOUT 100 RALLY AGAINST BOTTLING IN GINNIE SPRING By Jordyn Kalman Alligator Staff Writer
Protesters young and old pumped large signs reading “SOS: Save our Springs” and “Water For life, not Profit” into the air as they marched in a single-file line on the sidewalk. Their chants, ‘Whose water? Our water,’ and, ‘On three, no Nestlé,’ echoed down the streets of High Springs, hoping to get the local government to pay attention. Water advocates, High Springs residents and students gathered Friday at 6 p.m. to protest a permit that
UF brought $16 billion to Florida economy
The university accounted for 1 percent of Florida’s GDP, pg 4
would allow Nestlé Waters North America to bottle 1.152 million gallons of water from Ginnie Springs a day. More than 100 protesters gathered in the field between Main Street and the Brewery of High Springs to listen to five speakers including Alachua County Commissioner Marihelen Wheeler, Isaac Augspurg, Emma Turner and Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson. The event was organized by local environmental groups Our Santa Fe River, Climate Action Gator and Sierra Club Suwanee. Malwitz-Jipson, an event organizer, said she hopes this protest will get the attention of the High Springs and Fort White lo-
cal governments and the Suwannee River Water Management District. She said it was encouraging to see so many people from all areas and ages uniting under one cause. More than twice the number of people she expected came out. “I think it was an extremely successful citizen empowering event,” Malwitz-Jipson said. “I felt encouraged and hopeful that more people will get involved with the water permitting process in Florida.” Following the protest, Malwitz-Jipson said she hopes citizens will write in the Suwannee River Water Management District permit portal and show up to gov-
SEE PROTEST, PAGE 4
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