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Students push optional class on Election Day THE STUDENT SENATE DIDN’T DEBATE OR VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.

By Gillian Sweeney Alligator Staff Writer

Without a car, Bianka Ramirez juggled courses, a 30-hour workweek at Subway and the pressure of being a first-generation college student during her freshman year.

“There are students in the same situation who aren’t able to make the time to vote in the midterm elections,” the 21-yearold UF philosophy and economics senior said at Tuesday night’s Student Senate meeting.

Despite Ramirez’s story, UF Student Government Senate decided not to debate a resolution — a nonbinding written statement — calling for optional class attendance on Election Day, Nov. 6. The resolution was sponsored

by community leaders including Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe and seven student organizations, such as the UF College Democrats and UF Young Americans for Freedom.

The resolution stated 24.1 percent of UF students voted in the 2014 midterm elections. Polls are open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., while UF offers courses from 7:25 a.m. to 10:10 p.m.

The resolution would support students who face obstacles when heading to the polls, said one of the bill’s authors, Zachary Amrose, a 20-year-old UF political science junior.

“Voting is so important that professors should consider making class attendance optional to facilitate voting,” Amrose said.

“That might convince some students to vote who otherwise don’t think it’s a big deal.”

Residents protest Trump administration’s gender definition About 15 people participated.

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First two days of early voting at Reitz draws in over 1,000 people A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED EARLY VOTING CAN BE ALLOWED ON CAMPUS.

By Hannah Beatty Alligator Contributing Writer

Sabrina Ochoa didn’t know when she went to vote early in the Reitz Union on Monday that she’d be the first UF student to do so.

Ochoa, a 20-year-old UF psychology senior, grabbed her iced pumpkin spice latte from the Reitz Union Starbucks and headed down a flight of stairs to wait in line to cast her vote at 8:15 a.m.— 45 minutes before the polls opened.

While waiting in line with

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faculty members, it hit her that she’d be the first student ever to cast her ballot at the Reitz Union, which became an early voting location this year.

“It was kind of surreal,” Ochoa said. “I woke up this morning and didn’t think I was going to make history by any means. One of the better Mondays in my book.”

Ochoa and more than 450 people voted at the Reitz Union on the first day of early voting, according to numbers generated by electronic check-ins, said TJ Pyche, the spokesperson for the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections. On Tuesday, the second day of early voting, 549 people cast their ballots.

SEE REITZ, PAGE 3

A trio of Gators football players reflect on last season’s UF-UGA matchup, pg. 14

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Melina Rayna Svanhild Farley-Barratt, a 39-year-old Gainesville activist, waves a transgender flag during the “Won’t Be Erased!” rally Tuesday afternoon. The Trans Rights Action Committee hosted the event outside Hobby Lobby as a response to President Donald Trump’s recent statement about eliminating the status of transgender and having a person’s sex be determined at birth. The Hobby Lobby was chosen as the location due to its public stance against the LGBTQ+ community.

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The Avenue has curated a playlist with some of this weekend’s best performers, pg. 10

Monkey business

A monkey named Carli has escaped,, pg. 4

Melina Farley-Barratt wore a Superwoman costume and waved a transgender pride flag in front of Hobby Lobby Tuesday afternoon.

Cars rushed by as about 15 protesters held up signs encouraging drivers to “Honk for Trans Rights” and “Stand up for Human Beings” at the intersection of West Newberry Road and Northwest 62nd Street for about three hours.

Farley-Barratt, a 39-year-old transgender woman and activist, organized the protest two days after The New York Times reported that the Trump administration is considering redefining gender as sex determined at birth. Trans Americans would not be federally recognized under the new definition.

The protesters wanted to remind local transgender residents that there is a community that supports and believes in them, even if the current administration does not, FarleyBarratt said.

“We are here to protest the president’s plan to erase trans people,” she said.

Throughout the protest, men, women and children waved neon signs and chanted, “Trans rights are human rights.” Drivers passing by honked their horns in support.

The group chose to protest in front of Hobby Lobby because the company has discriminated against trans people, Farley-Barratt said.

Rose Vale did not wear a costume or hold a sign. The 59-year-old silently stood while watching the protest.

She said she has known trans people her whole life and wanted to see how others are showing support.

“We want to support equal rights for everyone and show that trans people deserve equal treatment,” Vale said.

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Local Events / News in Brief WHAT’S HAPPENING? Fall 2018 BFA Dance Showcase UF's School of Theatre and Dance presents "Unhinged," which includes eight works choreographed by the UF bachelor's in fine arts students in the Dance Performance Senior class as well as pieces choreographed by other Dance Performance students and faculty. The concert alternates between two programs — each displaying a different arrangement of work. "Unhinged" will be showing in Studio G-6 of the Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion. Program A will be shown 7 p.m. today and Friday and 1 p.m.

Sunday. Program B will be shown 7 p.m. Thursday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $9 for general admission and can be purchased either at the University Box Office, located at Gate 1 of the O’Connell Center, or online at Ticketmaster.

My Fulbright in 7 Minutes The UF Fulbright Program will host “My Fulbright in 7 Minutes” 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the UF International Center in the Hub. Guests can learn about Fulbright grants and network with the U.S. and international Fulbright participants. These seven-minute presentations are concise and fast-paced. They are entitled: “From Legend to Science: Geomicrobiology of the Fountain of Youth” by Adrian Barry Sosa, “Regenerative Medicine – From Tail-regenerating Lizards to Organ-regenerating Humans?” by Ruxandra Sava and “Heat Stress and Fertility: The Answer from Cows” by Ali Husnain. To RSVP, email UFFulbrightRSVP@gmail.com.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact mcardec@ufic. ufl.edu.

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Bicycle Ride to support Breast Cancer Research, Sunday The Pink Pumpkin Pedal-Off is a charity bicycle ride to raise funds to support local research on treatment-resistant breast cancers. Ride distances are 10, 22, 40 or 62.5 miles. All rides begin and end at the Cancer and Genetics Research Center at UF. Register at pinkpumpkinpedaloff.org.

Girls Who Code Girls Who Code Gainesville is officially up and running for the 2018-19 school year.

This nonprofit organization is geared toward closing the gender gap in technology careers and encouraging young girls to pursue computer science and related interests. The new Gainesville chapter is looking to register more girls, grades six through 12, to take part in this free after-school activity which will be held 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Alachua County Headquarters Library.

Young women who are interested in computers or generally curious about technology can visit the organization’s Facebook page at facebook. com/GWCGainesville. No previous experience is required.

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Students iled a lawsuit for the space.

REITZ, from pg. 1 Students can vote in G-50, next to the entrance of the Reitz Union Hotel, across from Subway and Wells Fargo from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Nov. 3.

“Our goal is always to expand access to voting,” Pyche said.

During 29-year-old Megan Forbes’ lunch break, she and her co-workers took a 10-minute walk down Center Drive to vote. She said it was more convenient than when she voted downtown during the primary election in August.

“I am a big proponent of making voting easier for people because so few people actually do vote,” Forbes said.

In order for the Reitz Union to become an early voting location, Jaime Roy and Megan Newsome, Vote Everywhere ambassadors, filed a lawsuit in May against Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner with the Florida League of Women Voters and the Andrew Goodman Foundation, which funds Vote Everywhere.

Newsome, a 22-year-old Andrew Goodman Foundation fellow

and UF astrophysics alumna, said that UF is “knocking it out of the park so far.”

As of Tuesday, more than 1,000 people voted at the Reitz Union.

Miami Dade College had 564 voters Monday, and the University of Central Florida had 564 combined on Monday and Tuesday.

“I’m wildly impressed, to be honest,” Newsome said. “I expected UF to be low.”

Roy, a co-plaintiff in the lawsuit, said they felt exhilarated by the first day of early voting.

“There is historically low turn-

out for college students,” Roy said.

“We’re also a group that historically doesn’t have reliable transportation but this makes a big difference.”

The 21-year-old UF political science and marine science senior plans to vote Nov. 1, the last day of Battle of the Ballots, a competition among colleges to see which had the highest voter turnout, with fellow Vote Everywhere ambassadors.

“It’s not often that you get to see the change happen this quickly,” Roy said. “It’s reality now.”

Meriza Candia and her boyfriend voted before she went to work in the afternoon. She said it was easier for her to vote on the

first day because of the convenience.

“I can vote and go to class and work and not think about it later,” Candia, a 23-year-old UF political science senior, said.

She said she was going to wear her “I voted” sticker at her job at the Multicultural and Diversity Affairs suite in the Reitz Union to let others know about the opportunity to vote just a few floors down.

“We’re often the group that they blame a lot of things on,” Candia said. “When students actually come out in huge numbers and vote, it’s showing other generations that we can do it, we are doing it and you’re going to finally have to listen to us.”

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State Senate candidate Dr. Kayser Enneking campaigns outside of the Reitz Union on Tuesday afternoon. Enneking, a graduate of the UF’s medical school, is running for State Senate District 8 against incumbent Keith Perry.

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UF students Juan León, 20, (left) and Zachary Amrose, 20, (right) from the group “Gators for Underrepresented Voters” leave messages in chalk on Turlington Plaza on Monday to encourage fellow students to vote early in the Reitz Union. Early voting will be available in the Reitz Union until Nov. 3.

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UF makes room for 1,100 parking spaces in prepartion for loss of 600 THREE OF THE LOTS WILL OPEN IN DECEMBER.

By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

It’ll be easier for UF graduate students and faculty to find parking spots after four temporary lots open up in December.

The lots will provide 1,100 spaces to make up for the upcoming loss of the 600spot commuter lot on Gale Lemerand Drive that will close in December for the construction of a parking garage, called Garage 14, said Craig Hill, the UF associative vice president for business affairs. The new temporary spaces include the 225-space lot made out of a repurposed tennis court near Flavet Field that opened in August.

When Garage 14 opens at the beginning of 2020, UF will gain another 1,400 parking spaces, Hill said. The seven-level 620,000-square-foot garage will cost about $32.2 million.

The lifespan of these temporary lots depends on campus development, Hill said.

“The campus community has grown, and the demand for parking has grown,” Hill said. “So, the inventory that was sufficient five, 10, 15 years ago is not sufficient today.”

Three of the lots will open to UF graduate students and faculty by the end of December on half of Norman Field, Fifield Field and Archer Road Field, Hill said. The final lot near Southwest 13th Street and West University Avenue will be the last to open by February because it’s waiting on city approval to be built. The construction of temporary parking will cost about $4 million. Finalized designs of the lots should be completed in the next three weeks.

“We hope it will make it easier for faculty and staff and graduate students to find parking on a daily basis,” Hill said.

Creating a new garage and temporary lots is a tactful way to deal with the pressing parking issue, said Joseph Wilson, a

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Four temporary lots will soon open to accommodate parking during construction of Garage 14 on Gale Lemerand Drive. One temporary lot near Flavet Field opened in August.

UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering associate professor.

“The parking difficulties people have are real, and they’re driven by our modern

lifestyles,” Wilson said. @danacassidy_ dcassidy@alligator.org

Santa Fe to expand Blount Campus in $36.4 million project THE CAMPUS SHOULD BE OPEN IN SPRING 2021.

By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

One of Santa Fe’s six campus locations will be receiving a multimillion-dollar expansion.

On Thursday, Santa Fe College announced the expansion of the Blount Campus located in downtown Gainesville at 401 NW Sixth St. An expanded $36.4 million

building will be the newest addition to the Santa Fe College downtown campus, said Jay Anderson, the Santa Fe College communications manager. The building will be three stories tall and 86,311 square feet.

The project will be funded primarily through donations and fundraising partnerships, although sources of funding are still a work in progress. Anderson said the expansion is planned to open in Spring 2021.

New classrooms, lab suites

and business incubation spaces will be included to help students grow and manage business work, Anderson said. As of right now, the estimated number of classrooms, lab suites and business incubators is unknown, but college officials are hoping to have a rendering and more details by next month.

Blount Campus will also remain home to the Center for Innovation and Economic Development, a business incubation with Santa Fe students and the city of

Gainesville, Anderson said. Currently, there is no estimate on how many people will work there.

This campus will have state of the art equipment to better serve students in East Gainesville who find it more difficult to go to the main Northwest Santa Fe College campus on 3000 NW 83rd St., Anderson said.

“I just think it’s fantastic that we’re expanding this facility and working on access and inclusion,” Anderson said.

Transportation to campuses

outside of the main Northwest facility can be difficult to get to, said Alexander Fraser, a 19-yearold Santa Fe undecided freshman.

He said whenever he has to travel to another location, besides the Northwest one, he spends more than $20 on an almost 30-minute drive.

“I’m looking forward to see what the campus will have in store when it’s done,” Fraser said. @danacassidy_ dcassidy@alligator.org

UF fraternity on probation Monkey escapes sanctuary Sanctuary offering $1,000 to whoever finds her. for underage drinking

By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staf Writer

A UF fraternity is on probation after being accused of giving minors alcohol at a summer party.

The UF chapter of Beta Theta Pi is under probation until Dec. 14 after being accused of serving alcohol to minors during the Summer B semester, according to a letter written by Mick Earley, the Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution associate director.

Earley sent the letter to Kyle Rintoul, the chapter president, on Oct. 9.

“The University of Florida holds student safety paramount and will not tolerate behaviors that jeopardize the ability of our community members to find success in a positive way,” Earley wrote in the letter.

The fraternity must follow a set of rules until probation ends, the letter said.

The group can only attend five on- or off-campus events where alcohol is served, including tailgates, homecoming events and socials. Fraternity members and guests are

not allowed to drink alcohol at events that have not been approved by the Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution, the letter said.

The chapter must create plans to address risk management, social events and safely hosting events with alcohol and present the plans to its members, the letter said.

Beta Theta Pi has until Nov. 23 to invite a law enforcement officer to talk to the chapter about the legal risks of underage drinking and what to do if someone has too much to drink, the letter said.

UF administration acknowledged that Beta Theta Pi took responsibility for the conduct violation and was honest about the incident, the letter said. Today is the last day the fraternity can appeal the probation.

Rintoul could not immediately be reached for comment.

Additionally, Delta Chi and Tau Epsilon Phi are both suspended while Pi Kappa Phi, Chi Phi and Alpha Epsilon Pi are under investigation for hazing. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staf Writer

Doors couldn’t keep Carli, a 15-yearold capuchin monkey, from escaping a primate sanctuary Sunday morning.

Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary, at 13915 N. State Road 121, is offering $1,000 to anyone who reports seeing Carli and helps capture her, said manager Debbie Muga.

Carli Carli snuck out of a metal, cage-like tube that connects different primate enclosures in the sanctuary, Muga said.

A staff member was able to lure Carli into a trailer with a treat, Muga said. But the monkey opened the trailer door and ran out.

“She was out of there as quickly as she was in,” Muga said.

The monkey has eluded staff and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission since she escaped from the

sanctuary, Muga said. Carli is a helper monkey. She is trained to do tasks like open doors and flip light switches to help a disabled person.

This is the first time an animal has escaped from the sanctuary since it opened 20 years ago, Muga said.

Carli was last seen near State Road 121 on 128th Lane, less than a mile away from the sanctuary. Jungle Friends received a photo of her at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Muga said.

Staff from Jungle Friends and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are trying to find her and lure her with treats, Muga said.

The sanctuary hasn’t filed a report with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office to help with the search, said ACSO spokesperson Lt. Brett Rhodenizer.

“We’re just worried that she’ll wander into somewhere that she isn’t welcome, and she won’t understand why she isn’t welcome,” Muga said. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

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Man arrested in connection to shooting of 14-year-old girl HIS BOND IS SET AT $1.1MILLION.

By Amanda Rosa Alligator Staff Writer

A man was charged with attempted murder Monday in connection to the shooting of a 14-year-old girl, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.

Patrick Laverne Marks, 47, of Gainesville,

is accused of pointing a gun at a 14-year-old girl who was shot by another man Saturday afternoon on Southwest 69th Terrace, according to a report.

Alachua County Fire Rescue took the girl to UF Health Shands Pediatric ER with three gunshot wounds, the report said.

Neighbors split up a fight among the girl, Marks and an unnamed boy at the intersection of Southwest 19th Court and Southwest 69th Terrace, the report said. Marks and the

FHP: Teenagers steal car

By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

Two teenagers accused of stealing a car were arrested Monday morning.

Florida Highway Patrol followed Jaden Demar Davis, 18, of Gainesville and a 17-year-old, of Pensacola, down U.S. 441 after noticing they were driving a stolen car, according to an arrest report.

Local officers were warned about a car stolen from Lake City at about 10:40 a.m., the report said.

An FHP trooper saw the car going south on Interstate 75 about 20 minutes later.

The trooper called for backup and followed the car as it exited on U.S. 441. Troopers stopped the car near Progress Boulevard, the report said.

The 17-year-old driver and Davis got out of the car. Troopers found

a clear bag containing about 23.2 grams of synthetic drugs in the 17-year-old’s right front pocket, the report said.

Davis told the troopers he knew the car was stolen when the teenager picked him up. The car was returned to its owner, the report said.

The 17-year-old, who has never had a license, was charged with driving without a license, grand theft auto and possessing more than 10 grams of synthetic drugs and drug paraphernalia, the report said. He was taken to the Alachua County Juvenile Detention Center and wasn’t named in the report because he’s a juvenile.

Davis was charged with grand theft auto and is being held in the Alachua County Jail in lieu of a $2,000 bond, according to jail records. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

boy drove away in a red Mustang.

About 15 minutes later, the girl and two other people were walking down Southwest 19th Court when the Mustang came back, the report said.

Marks stood near the car and pointed a gun at the group while the other armed man ran toward them and said, “If you run, I’ll shoot you,” the report said.

The man shot the girl, hitting her twice in the left arm and once in the lower abdomen,

the report said.

No additional arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing, said Lt. Brett Rhodenizer.

Marks was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a felon, two counts each. He is being held in the Alachua County Jail in lieu of a $1.1 million bond. @amandanicrosa arosa@alligator.org

Father, daughter arrested during drug task force investigation

By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

A Gainesville woman and her father were accused of selling drugs out of their house following a Gainesville Alachua County Drug Task Force investigation Thursday.

Bruce Allen Smith, 51, and his daughter, Kimberly Michele Smith, 30, were arrested after police found drugs and paraphernalia, according to arrest reports.

At about 1:50 p.m., the task force searched their home on the 300 block of Southeast 71st Terrace, police said.

Detectives found needles, a scale, ammunition, a pill grinder, a pill bottle with marijuana residue and bags with a white residue in Bruce Smith’s room, the report said.

In Kimberly Smith’s bedroom, which she shares with her two children, detectives found a needle with fentanyl inside a diaper bag.

Bruce Smith began yelling that he wanted a cigarette, kicked a stool and walked away, police said. The detective grabbed Smith’s shoulder, who then fell over the chair and kicked it at the detective, hitting her on her left side.

Bruce Smith was arrested that afternoon.

His daughter was arrested Monday afternoon near Boulware Springs Charter School, the reports said.

Bruce Smith was arrested on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and possession of a firearm by a felon, while Kimberly Smith was charged with possessing drugs and paraphernalia. Bruce and Kimberly Smith were arrested on charges of selling drugs and are being held in the Alachua County Jail in lieu of a $25,000 and $15,000 bond, respectively. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

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The Alligator’s endorsements for amendments and referenda

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or the second day of early voting, The Alligator is releasing its endorsements for amendments to the Florida Constitution and local questions. We base our recommendations on how each would benefit Florida’s citizens and the environment. As a rule, if the intent of the amendment isn’t clear when reading it, we’d recommend voting no.

Amendment 1 - Vote NO This amendment raises the amount of a home’s value that can be exempted from property taxes, excluding school taxes. This amendment would help homeowners, who would save about $250 on their tax bills. However, they would likely still pay the tax one way or another — local governments would lose revenue vital for police and fire services.

Amendment 2 - Vote YES Amendment 2 would make permanent the current cap limiting property-tax assessment increases to 10 percent annually for commercial properties. The current cap is set to expire in 2019. Should the cap expire, it would cause a large tax increase on 530,000 residential and commercial property owners in Florida.

Amendment 3 - Vote YES Amendment 3 would grant voters sole discretion to authorize expansions of casino gambling in Florida. The proposal would empower corporations with the resources to gather lots of signatures on petitions. Although it allows for a monopoly of the industry, it would eliminate the incentive casino owners would have to contribute to political candidates.

Amendment 4 - Vote YES This amendment would restore voting rights to felons after their release from prison — felons convicted of murder or sex offenses will not have their rights restored. Under the current system, felons must apply to a clemency board to regain their voting rights. That process can take more than 10 years.

We hope that those convicted of murder and sex offenses will see a future amendment that addresses their rights.

Amendment 5 - Vote NO Amendment 5 would bar the Florida Legislature from raising taxes without a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and the Senate. This amendment adds additional hurdles for legislators in making a well-balanced budget, making it harder to raise taxes even when it would be vital.

Amendment 6 - Vote NO Amendment 6 would give victims of crimes the right to be “reasonably protected from the accused,” have their safety considered when judges set bail, increase the mandatory retirement age for judges by five years, to 75, and prevent judges from giving preference to a state agency’s interpretation of a statute. This amendment adds requirements to an overworked justice system and eliminates a provision that ensures the rights of the accused are not violated by the victim.

Amendment 7 - Vote NO Amendment 7 would provide college tuition Meryl Kornfield EDITOR

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to spouses and children of military members and first responders killed while on duty. There is a negligible tax increase, but the amendment also changes the way public university trustees can vote to raise tuition fees.

Amendment 9 - Vote YES Amendment 9 bans offshore drilling that poses an environmental hazard for Florida. It is bundled with a ban on vaping inside workplaces, which is a benign side effect to increased environmental protection.

Amendment 10 - Vote NO This amendment requires the state’s legislative session to start in January, create a counter-terrorism office, make the state veterans affairs department constitutionally required and require five county-level offices to be elected.

The last requirement tells local government what to do at the state level, which is why we recommend a vote against the amendment.

Amendment 11 - Vote NO Amendment 11 prevents “aliens inevitable for citizenship” from owning property. It allows applying an updated version of a criminal statute to sentencing a crime committed before the update. Put simply, it allows for a judge to apply a harsher sentence to a crime that has already been committed, and continue a prosecution under a statute that has already been repealed.

Amendment 12 - Vote YES The Lobbying and Abuse of Office by Public Officers Amendment would bar public officials from lobbying while in office and six years afterward and prevent current officeholders from profiting from their position.

Amendment 13 - Vote YES Ends Dog Racing would put an end to greyhound racing involving betting over the next two years. We agree with animal rights activists — the inhumane way in which the dogs are raced and treated must come to an end.

Alachua County Question 1 - Vote YES This proposal would create a Children’s Trust, which will have authority to tax up to 50 cents per $1,000 of taxable property value to provide developmental and supportive services for children from birth to 18 years old.

Alachua County Question 2 - Vote YES The proposal would cost about $5 per month for the average family in Alachua by raising the sales tax to seven cents per dollar. It provides vital funding for the county’s schools.

Municipal Referenda 1 - Vote NO The proposed GRU Authority would take control of Gainesville’s utilities away from the elected City Commission and give it to a board selected by the commission. This is opposed by the entire Gainesville City Commission, the NAACP and the League of Women Voters.

Municipal Referenda 2 - Vote YES This proposal would move the elections of Mayor and City Commission from March to the fall cycle so they coincide with the primary and midterm elections. This will presumably raise student-voter turnout and save Gainesville about $200,000 per election.

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On-Campus voting is a privilege: use it

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few darkened marks on paper, hid- before. To not take advantage of this opportunity is to not only hurt yourself, den behind a borderedbut to hurt your classmates, your off cube is all it takes to neighbors and your family. There make a change in the have been countless amounts of United States. times when I’ve heard people say The time for marching in the that this election could be a major streets and hanging fliers promotturning point in history, and maying political agendas is coming to be that’s true or maybe it isn’t. an end as early voting at UF beMichaela The only way to ensure that gins. For the first time in the uniany kind of change can take versity’s history, early voting is Mulligan available on campus in the Reitz opinions@alligator.org place is with yourself. If you want things to stay the same or if you Union from Oct. 22 to Nov. 3. want things to change drastically On-campus voting is an opportunity for student voters and Alachua County in this political climate, you are the one who residents that has never been utilized before. can make that happen.

The people who pushed for on-campus The accessibility for voters to get to the polls is commonly cited as a major factor in voter voting care about your vote. I know that it turnout. Also, the inability to get to the polls can be hard to find time in the day, espeis often understood as a form of voter op- cially when you may feel like voting won’t pression, and that’s what makes this year’s mean anything, but I’m telling you, you have time. Instead of spending thirty minutes in polling change such a significant one.

At UF there are countless reminders to a Starbucks line or scrolling through Instavote. There was hardly a day I would walk gram, you could have researched candidates through Turlington or the Reitz Union with- and cast your vote.

Older generations grew up with the menout someone asking me if I had a registered to vote or if I planned to vote. Yes, and yes, tality that voting is a civic duty that shouldn’t I would always say. They were spreading be taken for granted, and they continue to feel this way. It is why older generations’ small reminders, to vote, vote, vote.

In my political science class freshman voter turnout trounces young-adult voter year, my professor said that if we took only turnout. Early voting on campus is an incredone thing away from that class, it was that ible opportunity to bring young adults to the we need to use our right to vote. She nev- polls, and it deserves to be utilized.

If you have any sort of opinion on polier pushed who we should vote for and she never expressed who she had voted for. Just tics, which I know you do, vote. I’m relying on you to make an educated vote on what vote, she would say. you care about, as is the rest of the counSo now I’m saying it too: vote.

Take twenty minutes out of your day to try. It may not feel like your vote counts, but research who you should vote for. Take ten that mindset will never encourage a change minutes out of your day to walk to the Reitz. of politics in the U.S. Thirty minutes of your Take thirty seconds out of your day to fill in day, that’s all I’m asking, for you to walk to a few dots on a sheet of paper. And that’s it, the Reitz and vote.

Michaela Mulligan is a UF journalism thirty minutes and you’ve done something sophomore. Her column appears on Wednesthat really matters.

On-campus voting can give a voice to col- days. lege students that has never been available

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Alone time isn’t just for ‘adulting.’ Enjoy and savor every moment of it.

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recently went where the majority of college students may not find themselves on a Saturday night: a movie theater — and not on a date or with a group of people.

I’m aware that seeing “Crazy Rich Asians” by myself on a weekend isn’t exactly a revolutionary act of independence. But in this era, where instead of doing something alone in public we can opt to stay in and solo-scroll through Netflix or Amazon Prime, my experience reminded me of the importance of not just spending time alone but of learning to enjoy it.

As I sat in the hushed theater, I ripped open the foil wrapper of my York Peppermint Pattie with a sense of delight. I’m not worried about what the other person I’m with is thinking throughout the film, and I don’t have to worry about whether or not my hand is too sweaty for a hand-holding situation.

Most of all, though, having those two hours of pure, uninterrupted, fictional bliss to myself

surround ourselves with, which is was great. Rejuvenating, even. There special and makes our experiences was also something notable about unique. That being said, it’s not a the whole experience — driving to crime to take a breather from the the theater at sunset alone and saysame groups of people we see 24/7. ing “one adult” at the ticket counter.

Taking time for ourselves is an Even leaving the theater and recapimportant part of making the most of ping the film in my head instead of our relationships, whether romantic partaking in the obligatory “So… what did you think?” conversation Darcy Schild or platonic, because in order to fully opinions@alligator.org be present and fully cherish the comwas different but nice. pany of other people we love, we It made me think about how not just spending time alone, but actually cherish- should be happy with who we are first.

Whether your idea of “me time” means aling time spent by ourselves, is often perceived by my generation as something that falls under lotting time to exercise or go for a walk, parthe oh-so-ambiguous (and overused) umbrella taking in a nightly skin care ritual — or even saying no to plans when you know you need term of “adulting.”

I think becoming our own best friends to work on your own projects or deadlines — shouldn’t be something that’s solely reserved it’s vital that we carve out little moments and experiences we can enjoy on our own. for our post-grad lives.

One of the biggest lessons I’m thankful I So much of our routines in this so-called college bubble are shaped by the people we learned early on in my college career is to not

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Tinder is the Walmart of dating

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scene has the addior countless stutional benefit of the dents, college encounter being obprovides valuserved by both indiable experiences viduals’ friends, so and memories in extremely unwise decithe realm of relationsions can be avoided. ships. Ranging from serious, long-term Kyle Cunningham Tinder, on the other hand, begins and ends partnerships to casual opinions@alligator.org with photos, a short flings with a lifespan of one night, romantic connections bio, and a few rounds of messagare one of the most prominent as- ing. This is the same thing as tellpects of the life of a typical college ing your parents what you want, student. As with other essential from the store instead of getting it facets of life, humanity has found in person: You have a general idea a way to trivialize and diminish the of what to expect, but it probably quality and impact of socializing won’t be exactly what you want and hooking up. The device that and there is a slight chance that it has been invented to do it? Tinder. will kill you.

Tinder is fascinating in that it This is not a hit piece against hooking up casually. I think as long boasts not one, but two Achilles’ as both parties are on the same heels: The first being the inauthenpage regarding the depth of the re- tic aura surrounding the app and all lationship, any species of romance of the people who inhabit its mais valuable. It is not being madly in genta walls, and the second being love with a person that makes con- the inexpensive nature of the connections with partners successful.; nections made on the app. Similar it is communication and novelty. A to Walmart, Tinder essentially apvalid argument can be made that plied the cold hand of capitalism to a long-term relationship without dating and has created a cheaper, communication or exploration is more efficient product. Instead of not as healthy as a one-night stand potato chips and milk gallons like in possession of both. This would Walmart, Tinder has price-checked lead one to believe that Tinder is a the effort it takes to form new resuccessful means to a vibrant love lationships. The price of organic life. I’m here to tell you why it is relationships in effort expended to closer to putting yourself on life- make things work is what makes the payoff feel so amazing. The support.

Tinder is to dating and hook- energy we pour into getting what ing up as Walmart’s “Great Value” we want from a relationship is brand is to pretty much every sin- the price, and the product is made gle grocery item you can think of. more valuable for it.

Going to Walmart for groceries, Sure, it will check all of the boxes in the short run, but relying on the like Tinder for a mate, gets the job knock-off products will inevitably done. However, it is impossible leave you with a growing pit of to escape the emotional void that emptiness on the inside. Tinder is stems from the dirt-cheap, conan inauthentic method of meeting trived connections that result from people, which is the main issue the app in the same way that a perwith the platform. Strong connec- son will never truly enjoy “Great tions that lead to strong relation- Value” yogurts or cookies. I think ships are generally predicated on from now on I’ll be sticking to Choa common interest, be it a class, bani or Milano, and in the same extracurricular or common friend light, I think it’s about time for me group. Sometimes that connection to delete my Tinder. is Midtown, and that is perfectly Kyle Cunningham is a UF fine too. At least in that situation, the relationship is organic and the English and history freshman. His attraction is natural. The party column appears on Wednesdays.

get bogged down by FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). It’s often easier said than done — especially in our fast-paced culture, where social media posts and updates can easily pave the way for self-comparison or feelings of not measuring up. But I’d argue being secure with ourselves and learning to enjoy time spent alone now will only make us more adaptable and confident when transitioning to post-grad life.

The truth is, while taking time for yourself may not lead to a night of wild memories, share-worthy Snapchat stories or Polaroids to be pasted in a photo album (or posted on Instagram) to relish in the future, it’s important we learn to find happiness even in the little moments we have alone, as those rituals are what will help us recharge, reflect and enjoy the experiences we do share with others.

Darcy Schild is a UF journalism senior. Her column appears on Wednesdays.

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The backstory on overly-complicated amendments

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the amendments, saying “the bundles entice ov. 6 will be here before you know voters to approve an unpopular idea because it, and Florida voters will have a lot it is tethered to a more happy-sounding proposof choices to make. Several of these al.” Romano called this scheme “a ploy” that choices will be on amendments to he would not be “snookered by.”

Florida’s constitution. According to So who’s responsible for the bungled the South Florida SunSentinel, there will be 12 amendments? The Florida Constitution Reviamendments on the ballot in November, numbered from 1 to 7, and 9 to 13. (Amendment 8 Jason Zappulla sion Commission (CRC). According to Ballotpewas removed from the ballot by the Florida Su- opinions@alligator.org dia, the CRC is a 37-member board that meets every 20 years to propose and review amendpreme Court.) These amendments cover a vaments to Florida’s constitution. In an interview riety of topics, from government meeting dates to vaping and dog racing. The problem: The individual with WLRN of Miami, CRC member Tim Cerio said the CRC bundled amendments in an effort to shorten the amendments jump around in topic.

For an example of this, let’s take a closer look at ballot and reduce voter fatigue. While voter fatigue and Amendment 9. The amendment does two things: bans ballot length are legitimate issues, packing together relaoil drilling in Florida’s territorial waters and bans vap- tively unrelated issues and telling voters to vote yes or no ing indoors. Those things don’t seem to have much to on both is a terrible solution, and the justification for this do with each other, do they? And yet, they’re smashed seems rather flimsy. In addition, none of this would be together into one amendment, leaving voters who may an issue if there were simply fewer amendments on the like one part but not the other in an unenviable position. ballot, and for that we can also blame the CRC. The CRC last met in 2017 and proposed seven of the Amendment 9 isn’t the only example of this. Amendment 7 would raise the number of votes needed on the 12 amendments on the November ballot, according to university board of trustees or the state board of gover- the Times. To give the CRC credit, not all the amendnors to raise any university fees (excluding tuition), pro- ments it proposed for November are duds. Amendment vide death benefits and waive some educational costs to 12 would expand ethics rules by banning elected offispouses of fallen military members and first responders cials from lobbying the body they were elected to for six and place the state’s college system in the Florida Con- years after leaving office and would ban elected officials stitution. Amendment 10 would also accomplish three from using their office to receive a “disproportionate things in one: move state legislative sessions to even- benefit” for themselves, their families or their business. numbered years in January, require the creation of a Amendment 13 would ban betting on greyhound racing state Office of Domestic Security and Counter-Terrorism, in Florida and eventually ban greyhound racing outright constitutionally require a Department of Veteran Affairs in 2021, which will please many dog lovers and animal and require all counties to have certain elected offices rights activists. Still, the CRC has been overzealous, (such as sheriff, tax collector and supervisor of elections). proposing too many amendments and then awkwardly If you think this haphazard grouping of topics is a having to bundle them together so an already-long ballot problem, you’re not alone. According to the Tampa Bay can be a little less long. As a show of protest against the Times, the fallen Amendment 8 had the same problem. CRC’s bundling, voters should reject the worst offendWhile the main thrust of the bill would have transferred ers (Amendments 6, 7, 9, and 10) out of principle, and control of charter schools from local school districts to then push for a reform of the CRC that would limit how the state, the amendment would have also imposed many amendments it can put on the ballot and ban such school board term limits and enshrine civics education bundling in the future. Maybe then Florida’s amendment in the state constitution. Though the main reason the system can be a little saner. amendment was removed was because the language was unclear, the Times said the multiple topics the amendJason Zappulla is a UF history junior. His column ment covered was also a concern. Columnist John Ro- normally appears on Mondays. mano of the Times pointed out the combined nature of

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What to expect when you’re at FEST

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By Tranelle Maner Avenue Staff Writer

Emilia Whitmer

The band Canker Blossom performing at Gainesville FEST in 2017.

Gainesville FESTival fiends, the time has come for you to grab your fanny pack, and prepare for FEST 2018.

For the 17th year in a row, FEST is coming to Gainesville and holding concerts from Friday through Sunday.

FEST is an underground music festival held annually in Gainesville and was established in 2002.

The event has grown exponentially over the years, and what started with 60 bands and two days has now expanded into the multi-day extravaganza we know today.

More than 300 bands, 20 comedians and 60 wrestlers will span across 18 different venues in Gainesville for the three-day event.

Local artists performing include Billy Reese Peters, Bitemarks, Coffee Project, DONKNG, Post Teens, Southpaw, Sunshine State and over 30 others.

Six of Gainesville’s own comedians will also take part in the comedy showcase during FEST weekend.

Some of the locations for the various performers include Bo Diddley Plaza, The Atlantic, The Wooly,

Eight Seconds, CMC, Rockey’s Piano Bar, Boca Fiesta/Palomino, Big Lou’s, The Hippodrome, Durty Nelly’s, Hardback Cafe and Loosey’s.

Each venue fits nicely within a four-block radius in downtown Gainesville.

Access to the event is based on passes. Passes can be purchased online and on location as available.

The official FEST 17 three-day pass gets you access to all the shows officially associated with the event for the weekend. Passes are available as a last minute walk-up for $170 on Friday at the Holiday Inn in Gainesville.

Once purchased, attendees must go to registration from noon to 7 p.m. on Friday at the Holiday Inn University Center to pick up their passes and check in.

Prospective attendees must also bring a photo ID or passport to pick up their wristband along with complimentary goodies, including guidebooks, schedules and Koozies.

Passes have the potential to sell out quickly, as the event plans to only sell 3,000 tickets.

For more information on pass availability and the lineup of bands, comedians and wrestlers check out the official website at theFESTfl.com.

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The Man behind the FEST: Tony Weinbender’s punk roots

By Lindsey Breneman Avenue Staff Writer

Tony Weinbender has two great loves: music and Gainesville. Seventeen years ago he lost $500 trying to combine those, but in doing so, he created an event that became a city staple and a community that never stops coming back for more.

Weinbender, 42, looks like an average Gainesville resident. He lives in Gainesville with his wife, Elizabeth, and two dogs, Oliver and Biscuit. Exactly a week before FEST 17, Weinbender was laughing with an old friend at the Piesano’s bar and sipping on a beer, waiting for a volunteer meeting for the event. He said it’s a stressful time of year for him, but it doesn’t seem to be. He looks utterly relaxed. That is, until he starts to talk about his FEST, his people, his music, then, he looks like a kid in a candy shop.

“I love the fact that I feel like, at 42, I’m just as involved as I was at 16,” Weinbender said about the punk rock music scene. “It’s just a much bigger scale now.”

Weinbender grew up playing in punk bands in Virginia. During spring breaks he and his friends would all come to Gainesville to play at the original Hardback Cafe, which is now Boca Fiesta.

He was going to school and working at his college radio station when he got a call from his friend Vinnie Fiorella, the drummer in the band

Less than Jake. Fiorella was starting a record label. He asked Weinbender for help.

So Weinbender dropped out, packed his bags and moved to Gainesville. He worked at Fueled by Ramen, Fiorella’s label. The drummer was usually touring with his band, so Weinbender said it was just him and another employee, whom he hated. One day, the two were so fed up with each other, Weinbender said he quit and the other guy fired him at the same time.

After Fueled by Ramen, Weinbender was listless. He lived in a house with eight roommates and did just about anything for money.

He moved furniture, sold his plasma and did other odd jobs he could find.

He finally found a job at Leonardo’s Pizza by the Slice.

“I just don’t want this to be everything,” Weinbender remembers thinking at 25.

Weinbender’s friends saw that he was upset and reminded him of the music festival he used to plan while working for his college radio station, the MAC Rock or Mid Atlantic College Rock festival. They decided to put on a punk rock festival in Gainesville.

Weinbender couldn’t get a loan, so he went back to Virginia and asked his divorced parents for $500 each, promising to pay them back after his festival succeeded. A couple of friends helped him. They made their own ticketing platform instead

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of paying Ticketmaster’s fees. They called old friends in the punk rock scene. Eventually, they booked about 60 bands over a two-day period in small local venues, most of which no longer exist, during UF’s spring break.

Weinbender lost half the money loaned from his parents in that first FEST, but it was fun. Only a couple hundred people came, but he said they all begged him to do it again.

Do it again! Do it again! It’s only going to get better if you do it again.

That’s what Weinbender remembers his friends kept saying.

He didn’t even wait a year. In October, on the weekend of the Florida - Georgia game, he tried again.

Almost all the original FEST attendees came back, most of them with friends. This time, Weinbender said FEST 2 made back that $500 lost the first time. He’s been holding FEST on the same weekend ever since.

The next year was the first time with FEST had an attendee from overseas. Weinbender remembers doing registration with his friend PJ who leaned over and whispered “I think that’s the German!”

They freaked out. They bought the man from Germany round after round of beers and were soon fast friends. FEST 4, he came back, this time with two of his friends.

The next year, he came again, this time with 12 friends. One of those 12 met his wife at that fifth FEST. They got married and he now lives

in Gainesville.

That’s why FEST doesn’t have an advertising budget. Because, according to Weinbender, word-of-mouth is the best advertisement anyone can have. He said he wants everyone who comes to FEST to have such a great time that they never shut up about it, so their friends feel the need to come back with them the next year.

“We’re not looking to really grow. FEST is this size,” Weinbender said. “As long as we can keep doing it and everyone is happy, we will.

I’m looking to just sustain and keep my people happy.”

People who keep coming back to FEST are family to Weinbender. He said each year is like a reunion.

According to him, there’s never been a fight at FEST, and arrests are extremely rare. He said most of the interactions at FEST with the Gainesville Police are foreign attendees who, after a few too many beers, forget that in America, they’re not allowed to walk the streets with an open container.

After FEST 10, the city surveyed local businesses asking what their thoughts were on FEST, and all but one, which Weinbender called a “foo foo restaurant that’s already closed,” endorsed the event. Even though they look like a bunch of “punks,” the FEST crowd is much more tame than those brought in by gamedays in The Swamp, Weinbender said.

Since FEST 10, Weinbender’s

been able to live off FEST’s revenue along with a couple odd jobs.

The two months after the event are dedicated to what Weinbender calls “clean up,” which is mostly accounting and making sure everyone is happy. In December, he throws a Christmas party for his approximately 50-person staff. There, he asks them to pitch charities where he’ll donate leftover profits. Then he starts planning for the next year.

When you ask Weinbender to name his favorite FEST performers, he throws up his arms and asks how he’s supposed to choose.

Some of the bands are close friends, like the Menzingers who are performing at FEST for the 11th time this year. Some are “scores” he’s been badgering to come forever, like The Get Up Kids who are playing at FEST for the first time this year. He had booked The Get Up Kids a tiny band 20 years ago at MAC Rock.

Some are just new bands whose music he loves.

It seems suspicious, like he’s trying to be political and avoid hurting anyone’s feelings but watching Weinbender talk about each band and his FEST family, it’s difficult not to feel his excitement and genuine love.

“It’s the same reason I worked for a radio station,” Weinbender said. “(It is the) same reason we made mixtapes for our friends as kids. If you care about music you want to share it.”

Inside look at a FEST performer!

Q&A with FEST Wrestling champ:

Flip over to Page 9 to learn more about Mom Jeans, one of the many bands performing at FEST 17.

Check out Page 9 to get to know EFFY, Fest Wrestling’s dynamic reining champ.

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Mom Jeans talks music, FEST and touring

By Lindsey Breneman Avenue Staff Writer

Mom Jeans is a newer band in the California punk scene that’s making its second FEST appearance this year while on its “Puppy Love” tour.

“A lot of our friends have been playing FEST for the last few years,” lead singer Eric Butler said. “Everybody was constantly telling us about how we had to play, and we had to go.

The only other festival experience we had was South by Southwest, and its generally agreed that FEST is a million times better. It was a really great time get to hang out with friends for three days straight.

For me, FEST is one of the only places I get to see all the people I normally have to go on tour to see in one place.”

Butler, 23, met Austin Carango, 23, when they lived on the same dorm floor their freshman year at UC Berkeley. Butler said they became fast friends when he found that Carango listened to Joyce Manor and Modern Baseball, unlike many of his other friends at the time.

Their first EP in 2014 was what Butler describes as just messing around.

Gabriel Paganin, 24, also went to Berkeley with the two.

The three became Mom Jeans in

early 2015 with Butler singing and playing guitar, Carango on drums, and Paganin on bass. In 2016, the band released its first album “Best Buds” and Bart Thompson, 23, joined the crew shortly after.

The band is named Mom Jeans as a joke. Butler said it’s a sort of play on some memes that were floating around at the time poking fun at emo kids who listened to punk and probably wore mom jeans. He thinks it’s kind of disarming and lets their audience know not to take the band too seriously.

Mom Jeans gained popularity in the punk scene fast. The four are making their way across the U.S. now, promoting their latest release “Puppy Love,” with FEST as one of their stops.

Butler said they have been around the country a lot over the past couple of years, but this year is the first time they will also be touring Mexico and the U.K., which he said is an honor.

“Playing a basement show with a beer-soaked floor for like 50 kids was the dream,” Butler said. “So being on tour is kinda surreal.”

Despite his band’s fast rise in popularity, Butler is utterly down-to-earth. He can’t believe so many people listen and connect to its music. But for anyone who listens to the raw honesty

in his lyrics it’s not surprising.

Butler said he has always used music as an outlet. It’s a way for him to be able to put his feelings into words when he normally finds that difficult or embarrassing.

“Music has always been a vehicle for me to do that without feeling weird or self-indulgent or selfish,” Butler said. “As a person, I have my own difficulties with, you know, mental health and my identity like my gender identity and sexual orientation, things like that, and all any of us want is to feel loved and accepted and like we can be ourselves and have that be OK.” Butler said. “This band is very open venue for us to do that.”

His advice to those new to the scene is to make music that feels good to you and that you want to listen to.

“There’s going to be other people out there that connect to it,” Butler said.

Butler said he looks to the newest bands who are just starting for inspiration, because that’s when he thinks music is in its purest form.

“All I want to do is make people feel like they matter.

Their opinions, their bodies, their space, they matter and they have a voice,” Butler said “That’s not unique to us but I hope that’s why people like us.”

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Mom Jeans will rock the stage at Gainesville’s annual punk rock festival, FEST this weekend..

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Q&A With Fest Wrestling Champion: EFFY

By Vanessa Blankenship Avenue Staff Writer

Courtesy to The Alligator

EFFY shows off his championship moves.

FEST Wrestling is all about promoting independent wrestlers while encouraging intergender wrestling and equality.

Reigning and defending FEST wrestling champion, EFFY, won the title in February after defeating wrestler Su Yung. 5:30 p.m., Sunday, he will be competing for his title during a fatal four-way match with Saieve Al Sabah, Serpentico and Jason Cade.

Q: What are your signature moves in the ring? Is there anything that you add to your act that makes you stand out among other wrestlers?

A: See here’s the thing, I don’t even care about moves. I change my moves all the time – what wrestling is, is storytelling. You’re watching miniature episodes of live-action, stunt coordinated, crazy entertainment that can tell you any sort of story in the world. We’ve got sort of this stage where everybody is watching from all sides, and you can use all these different things that you have at your disposal whether it be weapons, or whether it be the way the ring is built, or whether it be a referee getting involved. It’s all done in a form of telling this

story between the people and these matches.

Taking in every single match and enjoying the story that you get to tell and enjoying the performers you get to work with. Wrestling is so insane because you could be working with someone who you’ve been in a ring with for, you know, a hundred times, and you could be getting in the ring with someone you met 20 minutes ago.

Q: How would you describe your character when you are in the ring?

A: My character is a very outspoken, loud, doesn’t hold his tongue.

(They’re a) queer, glam rock consumer icon.

Q: Is there a persona that you have in the ring that’s different from who you are with your family and friends?

A: Yeah, I mean, you crank it up some, but I think once people met me they kind of realized - and it happens with a lot of wrestlers we’re all pretty wild,” EFFY said.

“So, we’re turning it up a little bit in the ring, but you know, the way we are approaching things, just because of the way you can be creative with wrestling and tell these stories and create these worlds, we’re very out there and I am loud.

I’m occasionally embracive, and I’m very opinionated about things.

It’s definitely me, it’s just an excitable version of me.

Q: What is the best advice you’ve ever received about wrestling?

A: Don’t trust somebody just cause they’re famous.

Q: Is it ever awkward when you have to wrestle a really good friend at FEST? A: What you’ll find with wrestlers, is the more you know that wrestler, the more forgiving the whole situation is. Sometimes we’re intentionally a little more rough with each other or intentionally we will try things in a weird way.

Maybe I’ve wrestled you a hundred times, and I’m holding you in a headlock, and I’m whispering something silly in your ear just to try to make you laugh while we’re in the middle of this match. I think that’s a total advantage.

Q: Is there anything else you would like to add about FEST Wrestling?

A: I would say, wrestling fan or not wrestling fan, I think you would find FEST Wrestling enjoyable. It’s a very, very diverse crowd, and I think people on Sunday will look around them and be surprised to see who they are in the room with.

It’s going to be a lot you wouldn’t probably always expect - so come hang out. Be diverse. Enjoy it.

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FEST Playlist

The best of FEST: Playlist Lindsey Breneman Avenue Staff Writer

FEST is taking over Gainesville this weekend for the 17th time. With punk-rock fanatics from across the globe roaming the streets, it seems like a good time to curate some of our favorite tunes to blare when we want to headbang out our emotions.

The best part? You can see every band featured on the playlist this weekend.

Both The Menzingers and Flatliners will be celebrating their 11th anniversaries dominating FEST stages this weekend. Fans of these rock veterans can catch both on the Bo Diddley Plaza stage on Friday and Saturday night, respectively.

After The Menzingers, attendees should be sure to stick around to see Cursive join the long list of punk alumni. Then, on Sunday, The Get Up Kids will also finally make its FEST debut on the same stage. The band was an important proponent of punk’s rise in the 90s and toured with famous names like Green Day and Weezer.

For a change of scene, we recommend visiting The Wooly on Saturday night where Mom Jeans, a newer addition to the punk scene, will take the stage.

The band accurately describes ts music as self-aware but not self-indulgent. It’s a brand of pop-punk that’s not quite as hard metal as some of the other bands but has lyrics so raw and

“Obituaries” by Menzingers

honest that it’s easy to imagine you’re friends with these four dudes from California. You can catch them right before the popular Gainesville native rockers, Dikembe.

Wondering where you can catch the rest of these songs live? Comeback Kid will be at :08 Friday. We Bless this Mess will rock the Civic Media Center the same night. You can see Adult Mom at Rockey’s in the early hours of Saturday morning. Crusades is playing their farewell show at High Dive Saturday night, and Wet Nurse will jam at Durty Nelly’s Sunday. Check out thefestfl.com for the entire lineup.

In the meantime, turn your volume all the way up and prepare for FEST 17 with this playlist.

“Death Cup” by Mom Jeans “It’s Just a Matter of Practice” by We Bless This Mess “Holiday” by The Get Up Kids “Be Your Own 3AM” by Adult Mom “The Signs of The Times” by Crusades “Over It” by Wet Nurse “Pick Up the Pieces” by Cursive “Apology Not F*****g Accepted” by Dikembe “Human Party Trick” by Flatliners “Hell of a Scene” by Comeback Kid

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St. Francis House is a homeless shelter located in downtown Gainesville.

Our mission is to empower families with children to transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency by providing case management, housing, food, training and educational resources in a secure environment.

If interested in volunteering please contact the volunteer coordinator at 352-378- 9079 ext 317 or sfhcoor@stfrancis.cfcoxmail.com St Francis House depends on monetary support from individual donors and community businesses in order to provide meals to the homeless and the hungry.

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10. MEASUREMENTS: How many sheets of paper are in a quire?

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FOOTBALL

Feelings of last year now a distant memory for Gators

By Jake Dreilinger Sports Writer

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Running back Jordan Scarlett watched last year's UF-UGA game from home. "We just felt like we could make a difference," he said. Scarlett and receiver Antonio Callaway were suspended indefinitely last season.

SOCCER

UF still has everything to play for ahead of Senior Day

By Sam Campisano Sports Writer

It has been a long time since the Florida soccer team faced a Senior Day like this.

With just one regular season game remaining, the Gators (5-9-3, 3-4-2 SEC) are in real danger of missing the SEC tournament for the first time in program history. UF currently sits in eighth place in the conference standings, with only the top 10 teams advancing.

The top seven teams have all clinched, and five teams are mathematically fighting for the final three spots. Crucially, UF will enter play on Thursday with a three-point advantage over Mississippi State and Alabama, the two teams on the outside looking in.

The situation is not a familiar one for Florida’s senior class. The Gators won the regular season SEC championship in 2015, followed by a fourth-place finish in 2016 and

a third-place finish last year.

Of course, if Florida does end up missing the SEC tournament, it is almost guaranteed to miss the NCAA tournament for just the third time in history.

The desperate situation the team finds itself in ahead of what is usually a celebratory occasion underscores how far the Gators have fallen this year. They have been shut out 11 times and barely average a goal per game, the fourth-worst mark in the conference. They are also allowing the fifth-most goals in the SEC. Things won’t get any easier on Thursday when Arkansas comes to Gainesville. The Razorbacks (11-3-3, 6-2-1 SEC) are currently tied for second in the SEC and received the most votes of any team not ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll. UA is also 3-0 against teams that are currently ranked.

If it’s any consolation, Florida does lead

Sophomore Ida Jarlskog walked away from the 2018 ITA Regional Championship a winner as she claimed the top spot in the singles tournament.

SEE SOCCER, PAGE 16

Running back Jordan Scarlett remembers the frustration of watching Florida-Georgia last year washing over him like a wave surrounding a rock.

He felt helpless, just like that rock before it sinks back into the sea, because he was suspended indefinitely at the time and couldn’t contribute to the team. Scarlett watched the game with former UF receiver Antonio Callaway from the unenviable position of his home.

“We just felt like we could make a difference,” Scarlett said. “Just watching the offense struggle last year was just a problem for me and him.”

A lot has changed since nearly a year ago. Scarlett is back with the team and thriving in his starting role, leading the team with 381 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

Florida’s troubles of a 4-7 season are far behind, as it sits as the No. 9 team in the country.

And a new coach ushers in a new era in Gators football, one without the lull of supposedly madeup death threats and mediocrity as the norm.

Scarlett isn’t the only Gator that was affected by the memories of last season’s Florida-Georgia beatdown.

Quarterback Feleipe Franks doesn’t remember much of the pregame drama. Former coach Jim McElwain was on his way out of the program, and he even told his players he expected that game to

SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 16

Nothing but Nettuno / Column

Three bold predictions for the 2018-19 Gators season

Another season of college the Gators since 2013. FSU hoops is upon us, so you know returns three starters, includwhat that means: complaining ing its two leading scorers about December non-conferfrom last season in Terance ence losses on Twitter, BrackMann and Phil Cofer. The etology updates ad nauseum ‘Noles have an experienced from Joe Lunardi and the cloud team and will pose a toughof a federal fraud trial that imer season-opening challenge Tyler Nettuno @TylerNettuno plicates most major programs than the Gators are used to. in the country in some way.

It will also be the first test Basketball’s back, baby. for true freshman point guard Andrew Florida’s squad starts the year un- Nembhard, the presumptive replacement ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 but for Chris Chiozza. Not to mention the returns all but one starter from a year ago. fact that FSU is coming off an Elite Eight The Gators will take the court for the first run a season ago. All of these are good time on Tuesday in an exhibition against reasons to pick the Seminoles to win on Florida Southern, so here are three bold Nov. 6. That’s why there’s going to be a predictions for UF’s season. lot of buzz when the Gators catch them Florida will upset Florida State to napping and end the winning streak at open the season four.

OK, so maybe this one isn’t that bold.

SEE COLUMN, PAGE 16 But the No. 17 Seminoles haven’t lost to

Ingildsen, Berdusco win doubles championship The duo of junior Johannes Ingildsen and sophomore Brian Berdusco won the title during the ITA Regional Championships in Athens, Georgia.

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NFL

Gators in the NFL: Burton shines, Tabor nets career day

By Kyle Wood Sports Writer

Week 7 of the NFL season did not stray from the status quo. The Los Angeles Rams remained undefeated after another three-touchdown outing from presumptive MVP Todd Gurley. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots found a way to win. The Cleveland Browns found a way to lose again in overtime. And the Florida Gators were well represented on rosters around the league.

During a bye week for the UF football team, several Gators stood out at the next level.

Chicago Bears tight end Trey Burton caught nine passes for a career-high 126 yards and a touchdown in the loss to New England. This was the third consecutive game in which Bur-

ton has scored, as he has clearly asserted himself as a reliable target for Mitchell Trubisky.

Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed hauled in two passes for 43 yards in a win over the Dallas Cowboys. Reed has yet to click with new quarterback Alex Smith, failing to score a touchdown since Week 1, nor has he topped 70 yards in any game this season.

Detroit Lions linebacker Jarrad Davis totaled seven tackles and one sack in a road win over the Miami Dolphins. The 2017 first-round pick is steadily making a name for himself in the Lions’ defensive unit, having recorded three sacks and a forced fumble so far this season. Davis’ teammate and cornerback Teez Tabor also had seven tackles in the win against Miami.

The Kansas City Chiefs lit up

the Cincinnati Bengals defense on Sunday Night Football. Bengals defensive end Carlos Dunlap sacked Patrick Mahomes and recorded one other tackle, but as a unit, Cincinnati was picked apart by Mahomes.

Dante Fowler Jr. and the Jacksonville Jaguars fell to the Houston Texans on Sunday, but the defensive end recorded his first sack of the season against Deshaun Watson. Atlanta Falcons cornerback Brian Poole totaled four tackles in a win Monday night over the New York Giants. Poole has had to step up in the secondary with fellow former Gator and teammate Keanu Neal sidelined for the season with a torn ACL.

MEN’S GOLF

Gators take ninth at Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

By Brendan Farrell Sports Writer

Everything seemed locked into place ahead of the final round at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday. The Gators were slotted into 10th place out of 15 teams; it looked like they would need their very best to overcome a six-stroke deficit over Illinois, and it would take another bad round for UCF to make up eight strokes to pass UF. But movement was the name of the game on Tuesday. Fourteen of the 15 teams in the tournament moved up or down in the standings by the end of the final round. Vanderbilt was the only team that did not move, as it ran away with the competition, winning by 20 strokes at 31 strokes under par.

The Gators moved up one spot and finished in ninth place after a oneover round as a team, a round that was a 10-stroke improvement over Monday’s performance. They were the beneficiary of a 10-over collapse

by Illinois, which finished tied for 10th with UCF. “We have obviously not had our best stuff, but we have been extremely resilient,” coach JC Deacon said in a release. “Once we figure it out, we are going to be a top team.”

UF had a problem at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational that it has faced throughout its fall slate: a lack of highend individual performances. The Gators have only had two players with top-10 finishes — which happened at the Trinity Forest Invitational on Sept.

25 — and five top-20 finishes.

Freshman Aden Ye (E) was the only UF golfer to finish in the top 20 with his 17th-place result, his best finish of

the fall season. Ye’s score throughout the weekend was like a college student’s bank account, always hovering around zero as he posted three consecutive even scores.

Senior Gordon Neale (+6) looked like his struggles would continue after a bogey and a double bogey to begin his round. He reeled off four straight birdies after that, however, and had four more on the back nine, but two bogeys to close out his round brought him back down to earth.

Neale finished in a tie for 38th, but his 23-place rise in the standings was the biggest of any UF golfer on Monday and played a role in Florida’s onespot climb in the standings.

Sophomore Chris Nido (+4) had a solid start with an opening round that placed him in a tie for third. He could not replicate his success over the last two days, though, and he fell to a tie for 17th after Day 2 and then to a tie for 29th by the end of the tournament.

Sophomore John Axelsen (+6) and freshman Eugene Hong (+7) had disappointing tournaments, tying for 38th place and 46th place, respectively.

The Tavistock Collegiate Invitational saw the end of a fall season where the Gators’ best finish was fourth place. Deacon wasn’t satisfied with their performance during this fall season, but he did have some Tebowesque confidence about his team.

“Thankfully, they don’t hand out any rings in the fall,” he said. “We’ve got some time to get it right and I promise there won’t be a team that works harder than we are going to work over the next three months.” @Bfarrell727 bfarrell@alligator.org

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Chicago Bears tight end Trey Burton caught nine passes for a career-high 126 yards Sunday in a 38-31 loss to New England on Sunday.

FOOTBALL

Q&A with Red and Black assistant sports editor Michael Hebert Staff Report We sat down with the assistant sports editor of Georgia’s independent student newspaper, Michael Hebert, to ask him some questions about this weekend’s UF-UGA game.

Here’s what he had to say.

What was the general reaction around Athens after the loss to LSU? I think Kirby Smart and the team realized they were simply outplayed. LSU exposed a lot of Georgia’s weaknesses on defense and some of the struggles offensively. I personally picked LSU to win the game, but I didn’t expect them to blow out Georgia. It seems very similar to last year’s loss at Auburn, but it will be interesting to see how the team responds, because the makeup and leadership of this year’s team is different, and it will be tested throughout the rest of this season.

What has the team been working on leading up to UGA-UF? We don’t get a lot of insight into what the team has been working on ahead of games, mainly because we are only allowed a small amount of time to view practices. From what I understand, the main points are stopping the run and protecting the quarterback. To me, those are the two big issues that Georgia has dealt with throughout the season, and both will be crucial against the Gators.

How will the absence of Ben Cleveland and David Marshall impact UGA’s running attack and D-line?

I think it’s interesting so

many people have been asking about Cleveland. He has been out since the Missouri game with a broken leg, which was the fourth game of the season.

He is a great talent on the offensive line, but freshman Cade Mays has slid in and has actually performed pretty well, albeit with some freshman mistakes.

So really, I don’t know how much his absence will make much of a difference than it has in previous weeks. On the other side, although we don’t really know the status of Marshall and when he will return, his absence is definitely noted due to Georgia’s struggles in stopping the run, and it showed against LSU. Jake Fromm threw a career-high 34 times against LSU. Do you see him throwing with the same frequency against UF? The fact he threw 34 times against LSU is because Georgia got down early and offensive coordinator Jim Chaney elected to throw the ball much more in an attempt to make a comeback. I don’t see the game with Florida playing out the same way. Georgia has shown that it can run the ball effectively, and it will need to if it wants to beat the Gators. So to answer your question, no, I believe Georgia will utilize the run and there might be some more playing time for Justin Fields.

What matchups are you looking forward to the most?

The matchup I’m interested in the most is Georgia’s offensive line vs. Florida’s front seven. One thing I’ve noticed about Florida is that its defense has a

ton of speed. Georgia struggled against an LSU defense that could be considered on the same level as the Gators. It will be interesting to see how Georgia’s offensive line manages that, and also how it creates running room for running backs Elijah Holyfield and D’Andre Swift. It will also be interesting to see how Georgia uses Fields against Florida’s defense, because often times it seems like Georgia runs the ball more effectively with Fields in the game.

UGA spanked UF last year.

What’s the confidence level of the team heading into this season’s matchup?

I think the team understands that this game will be much different than it was last season.

Like I said before, Georgia is a much different team than it was in 2017, but it is still a good team. I think Dan Mullen has done an incredible job turning Florida around and it should be a classic battle between two rivals. I’m expecting to see a physical football game that will be decided late in the fourth quarter, and from what Smart and the players say, it seems like they are too.

Predictions?

It will be really close, but I see Georgia taking this one. After the loss to LSU and the bye week, Georgia should be motivated to bounce back, but more importantly, it will be a rested team. The thing is, Florida will be rested, as well. I think Georgia has too much talent on offense that will allow it to prevail in the end. Players will have to make big plays and I think they will. Georgia wins, 20-17.

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Franks: "I always knew we've had really good players."

FOOTBALL, from pg 14 be his last.

“To be honest I can vaguely remember it,” Franks said. “My mind hasn’t been too focused on that, haven’t thought about that.

Just focused on this weekend and playing Georgia and stuff.”

Like with Scarlett, the Franks from last year was much different than the one from this season.

The redshirt sophomore quarterback only threw for nine touchdowns and eight interceptions in 2017. He has 15 touchdowns and five picks through seven games this season.

“I always knew we’ve had really good players,” Franks said.

“At the same time, we’ve always had good players, it’s just been when can we put it all together, when can we make it all happen?”

Some of Florida’s players wanted to reflect on the past. Receiver Josh Hammond wants to leave it behind him.

Christopher King / Alligator Staff

Wide receiver Josh Hammond didn't record a catch in last year's 42-7 loss to Georgia. "The past is the past," he said. "We have to let go of it."

UF will honor 10 seniors Thursday against Arkansas SOCCER, from pg 14 the all-time series between the two sides 21-1. The two teams have not met since the 2016 SEC Tournament final, which Florida won.

Florida’s 10 seniors, including this year’s leading goal scorer Lais Araujo and captain Sarah Troccoli, will be honored before

the 6:30 p.m. kickoff. Forward Melanie Monteagudo, midfielders Brittney Bennett, Briana Solis and Mayra Pelayo, defenders Courtney Douglas, Rachelle Smith and Sara Wilson, and goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese will all be honored before the game as well. @samcampisano scampisano@alligator.org

COLUMN, from pg 14 The Gators will win the SEC Tournament Sure, the Gators were picked to finish fifth in the league at SEC Media Day in Birmingham last week. I don’t buy it, though. Tennessee and Auburn topped the conference a year ago, and Kentucky is probably going to do Kentucky things, but Florida has the talent to compete with these teams. UF is deeper than it was last season, especially in the frontcourt. Isaiah Stokes and Chase Johnson appear to finally be healthy, and newcomer Keyontae Johnson should see meaningful minutes. The Gators will start conference play slow, but once they solidify their rotation, they’ll surge to finish second in the SEC in the regular season. After splitting the regular season series, Florida will take

Of course, he remembers the feeling of having to go through McElwain’s departure and sitting through the uncertainty of the future. He believes, though, that everyone has moved on.

“The past is in the past,” Hammond said. “We have let go of it.

We are just worried about this year and worried about going out to practice and execute and get ready to compete and try to get better.”

Hammond said the team is just focused on making Florida-Georgia, No. 9 vs No. 7, live up to the hype.

The Gators spent the bye week resting and rejuvenating. They hardly thought about Georgia.

But this week, Florida is all-in on the Bulldogs.

“It’s a great feeling. I think knowing it’s a big game, it gets guys ready to play,” Hammond said. “It gets them amped up. I think we will be ready to play.

We got to prepare all week for it.” @DreilingerJake jdreilinger@alligator.org

down the Wildcats in the SEC Championship Game in Nashville.

UF will make it to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament They may not reach their full potential, but the Gators are a team that’s built to win in the tournament.

Three returning seniors. A returning junior starter. A potential freshman phenom. Experienced depth. This is the formula that led Florida to deep tournament runs in 2014 and 2017, and UF will enter the tournament playing its best basketball of the season. The Gators will ride their veteran leadership to their fifth Elite Eight appearance in eight years.

Tyler Nettuno is a basketball writer for The Alligator. Follow him on Twitter @TylerNettuno and contact him at tnettuno@alligator.org.

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