October 26, 2018

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UF receiver Kadarius Toney is known as an exciting playmaker on gameday. Read how his legend grew from his time in high school until now.

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THE TONEY EXPRESS

Is he Batman? Is he Superman? Either way, Kadarius Toney plays like a superhero.

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The Toney Express

By Morgan McMullen Sports Writer

Superman is near-invincible. Batman is crafty. Superman is faster than a speeding bullet. Batman always has a plan. They’re two different superheroes with two distinct story arcs and two separate sets of strengths and weaknesses. Kadarius Toney doesn’t like to decide between them. He is the Dark Knight. He is the Man of Steel. The caped crusader and the man from Krypton are one in the same. As a student-athlete at Blount High School in Eight Mile, Alabama, Toney combined all facets of each hero into his game. He made spectacular plays as the Leopards’ starting quarterback in 2016 on the team’s way to compiling a 10-2 record and a spot in the Class 6A Alabama High School playoffs. Now, he’s the playmaking wideout for the University of Florida who has been responsible for more attention and reverence than Superman receives. His arsenal of moves puts Batman’s utility belt to shame. Where did all of this come from? How has one man sparked so much excitement on the field and controversy off it?

• • • Toney lined up in the shotgun on 2ndand-goal from the 2-yard line. The clock ticked down further and further. Ten minutes left. Nine and change left. Park Crossing High School, a team that had rolled into the game on the strength of its 12-0 record, lined up on its goal line, expecting the athletic quarterback to make a play. But just because you know something’s coming doesn’t mean you can stop it. Down 44-28, Toney needed this score. He had made a habit all year of taking what he wanted from opposing defenses. Entering the game, Toney had thrown for 2,401 yards and 26 touchdowns. But to throw near the goal line with Toney in your backfield is like asking Batman to sidestep a lava pit when he has a grappling hook. It doesn’t make sense, and it’s neglecting the resources at hand. On top of his gaudy numbers, he had also racked up 786 rushing yards. Those stats are

staggering for a quarterback who’s 5-foot-11 on his best days. To Toney’s right on this goal line play were all five skill position players, four wide receivers and a running back. He took the snap and looked to run the ball through the middle of the offensive line. Perhaps it was designed that way. Perhaps the Batman in him wanted to stick to the plan. He took one step with his left foot and dug it into the turf. He didn’t see a lane. There wasn’t one. There was only a brick wall of Blount white and Park Crossing blue. He dashed toward his receivers on the right. Three of them whiffed completely on their blocks. Three defenders darted toward Toney. This wasn’t the time for Batman. Superman emerged in his stead. He made a beeline for the far pylon. The defenders converged. They seemed to keep in mind an age-old lesson: You don’t tug on Superman’s cape unless you want to go for a ride. Instead, all three defenders went low. The first man faltered in his pursuit, unable to catch up to the speeding quarterback. Two remained. They ran for the corner of the field and dove for the legs. Superman took off. Toney leapt into the air, right arm outstretched with the ball, his left arm relaxed to his side. The ball crossed the plane of the goal line as the defenders slid helplessly on the earth Toney had once occupied. Touchdown. One commentator calling the game compared the move to Michael Jordan. The other said it reminded him of Frank Sinatra’s “Come Fly with Me.” Both were wrong. You already knew what it was. So did Toney. After his flight, he stood, began walking toward his sideline and made a move so quintessentially Superman that Clark Kent would’ve been confused. He raised both fists to his chest and peeled them off to his sides, revealing the heart of the Blount High School football team and a giant red S laid against a yellow background. Superman is real. His name is Kadarius Toney.

• • • Coach Lev Holly remembers Toney as one of the most exciting players he has had the privilege to preside over at Blount High School. “He’s very fun,” Holly said. “Very rewarding just to be around the kid every day, just to see how he works.” Holly also remembers several other distinct features about Toney. Specifically, his apparel. “He’s got like this Batman tie, his Batman socks,” Holly said. “It was never a dull moment with him.”

But the duality between Batman and Superman still permeates Toney’s outerwear today. Following Florida’s 13-6 win against Mississippi State this season, he made an appearance in the visitors’ press conference area for a postgame interview. He flashed his trademark smile, but it faltered in comparison to his jewelry. Hanging above a gold No. 4 was a sparkling Superman “S.” The necklace was more than appropriate following his performance against the Bulldogs. He rushed for 20 yards on a pair of carries and caught one pass for nine yards. But the objective play of the game came from neither of those stats. Quarterback Feleipe Franks took a shotgun snap and threw a lateral to Toney, who was lined up out wide to Franks’ left. Toney caught it and looked upfield. Florida had been running wide receiver screens all game. MSU’s defensive backs began to creep up farther and farther toward the line of scrimmage throughout. Coach Dan Mullen sensed this and made the play call, “Kodak,” as it’s called. Mississippi State’s defenders could’ve taken a lesson from Park Crossing: If you try to challenge Superman on the ground, he’ll beat you through the air. Toney heaved a pass to the back pylon and hit tight end Moral Stephens in stride for the eventual gamewinning touchdown. “It kinda was an easy one,” Toney said. “I played quarterback, so it like kinda came back in a rhythm.” It wasn’t exactly an easy throw. One Bull-

dogs defender noticed — albeit too late — the trickery going on and tried to drop back. Anything other than a perfect pass could’ve been picked off. But the thing about Superman is that even when you think you have him pinned down, he’ll find a way to make you pay. “I really just saw an opportunity,” he said. “Like, I knew I could probably fit it in there, so I just had to do it.” Superman is real. His name is Kadarius Toney.

• • • Eight Mile is appropriately named. It’s eight miles northwest of Mobile. The median income in Eight Mile is $8,000 lower than the state median. And for eight years, Eight Mile dealt with the stench of rotten eggs and natural gas after lightning struck a storage tank and spilled about 500 gallons of chemical odorant that leaked into ponds, groundwater and soil. The odorant, a toxic chemical known as mercaptan, can be fatal in large enough doses. Hundreds of families have filed lawsuits against the company responsible for the natural gas tanks. “I ain’t gonna say it’s rough,” Holly said. “Every neighborhood has its issues. But I think (Toney) was well-grounded in his faith. Parents raised him to be a man. And hey, coming from a place where a lot of people don’t have everything, but what they

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Student fees may slightly hike next year THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED FEES SINCE 2014. By Alyssa Ramos and Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writers

UF students may see an increase in fees in the 2019-2020 school year. The local fee committee approved a motion to recommend an increase in the overall health fee for the Disability Resource Center, the Dean of Students Office and the Activity and Service

Fee. The seven-member committee rejected a proposal to increase athletic fees. This is the first time the committee has agreed to increase fees since 2014, said Kim Pace, the assistant vice president for Student Affairs. The committee approved a 3 percent increase of about 57 cents per credit hour for the A&S Fee, which allocates money to the Reitz Union, Student Government and Student Activities and Involvement. After the increase, the fee will total to 19.63 cents per credit hour. The recommended fee increases will be sent to UF President Kent Fuchs who will then present the recommendations to the Board of

Trustees, which may meet in December for final approval. “All of those fees are a necessity that will impact the lives of students,” said Student Body Vice President David Enriquez. The 3 percent increase would maintain stable facilities for students, said Emily Dunson, the chair of the SG budget and appropriations committee. She said there is not any flexibility in the SG budget, and a fee increase would help them get money from an alternate source to keep up with UF’s development. “It’s a not a wish list — it’s a needs list,” Dunson said. The committee also approved a 9 cent fee

increase for the Disability Resource Center and 5 cent increase for the Dean of Students Office. The center said it can now hire a new position and allocate money for outreach and programming. The center’s aim was to fund assistive technology, such as live captioning and interpretive services, disability advocacy training and a UF Collegiate Summit, which aims to connect students across the state with disabilities, said Gerry Altamirano, the program director of the Disability Resource Center. The Dean of Students Office also received approval for a 5 cent increase that would go to-

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Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman to speak at UF SHE WILL SPEAK AT THE UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM AT 7:30 P.M. NOV. 6. By Gillian Sweeney Alligator Staff Writer

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DM at UF hosts Moralloween Three-year-old Ezra Sleeper jumps out and scares guests at a makeshift haunted house set up for Moralloween Wednesday night. The haunted houses at Moralloween, an event organized by Dance Marathon, gave kids the chance to scare adults. See page 8 for another photo of the event.

Don’t wait until the last minute to cast a ballot because U.S. Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman is coming to campus on Election Day. The gymnast and #MeToo activist will speak at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in the University Auditorium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Accent Speakers Bureau Chair Gregory Wolf said. Though they fall on the same day, the speaking engagement is not related to Election Day, Wolf said. Wolf declined to give the cost of Raisman’s speaker’s fee. Students can pick up tickets at the Student Government suite on the third floor of the Reitz Union between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Nov.

5 or between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Nov. 6, Wolf said. Students can pick up one ticket per Gator 1 Card they bring, and they can have two cards. Tickets not claimed will be available at the University Auditorium before the show, Wolf said. The event will include a moderated Q&A followed by a student Q&A, Wolf said. The moderator has not been announced. Megan Cantor, a 21-year-old UF sustainability studies senior, said she watched Raisman compete in two Olympic games and also watched as she testified about being molested. She said it is empowering that Raisman can open up about her experiences. “She’s not afraid to talk about it and get justice for it,” she said. “She’s a role model.” @gilliangsweeney gsweeney@alligator.org

Governor candidate Andrew Gillum to lead march on campus today By McKenna Beery Alligator Staff Writer

Amanda Rivera has been following Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s campaign since the primaries and will finally get to hear him speak today. Gillum is hosting a march from Turlington Plaza to the Reitz Union

Florida’s keys to victory

starting at 2:30 p.m. Rivera, a 21-year-old UF political science and psychology senior, said she already voted for Gillum at the Reitz Union Monday because of his gun-control platform but will still march to the polls. “I really want to go and see the kind of turnout Gillum is bringing,” Rivera said.

Football beat writer Alanis Thames breaks down what the Gators need to accomplish to pull off the upset against UGA in Jacksonville, pg. 14

Gillum will be speaking about his platform and the importance of voting, campaign spokesperson Kevin Harris wrote in an email. The event will encourage early voting in Florida, Harris said. The Reitz Union opened as an early voting location Monday. “We want to draw attention to how quick and easy early voting

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can be,” he said. The Alachua County chapter of Moms Demand Action, a bipartisan gun reform advocacy group, endorsed Gillum’s candidacy and is volunteering at the march, said spokesperson Margaret Hamer. The group is asking students to wear red to raise awareness for gun reform. Hamer said she is excited for

UF Student Body President and a Florida State Representative go head-to-head for a fundraising campaign, pg. 8

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UF lets donors name bats in the Bat Houses, pg.9

students to hear Gillum’s speech and show support. “It’s really a fantastic opportunity to come out and see a really electric and exciting speaker who has fantastic ideas for places like the University of Florida,” she said.

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Middle school students use robots at science fair THE EVENT FEATURED A PORTABLE PLANETARIUM AND STUDENT SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS. By Hannah Beatty Alligator Staff Writer

For Chloe Winant, science is more than what is in a textbook. That’s why she created the Family Science and Robotic Night four years ago. More than 500 people attended Howard Bishop Middle School’s science engagement fair Thursday night, said Winant, a 28-year-old Howard Bishop science teacher and organizer of the event. Strutting around with pink duct tape on her forearm and gray Crocs on her feet, Winant ran the event with student science experiments, a robotics competition, an indoor planetarium and 20 community presenters such as Hands On

Gainesville and the Florida Museum of Natural History. It cost about $1,000 to put on the event, which was funded by a grant Winant applied for. “She’s my hero,” said Amaya Hartel, the mother of 12-year-old Lander, a seventh-grade student. Howard Bishop Middle School, located in northeast Gainesville, has a majority of students on free or reduced lunch, Winant said. The neighborhood pulls in students whose parents are affiliated with the university or are bussed in through a magnet program. “Community likes being with community,” Winant said. “I think it’s really important for the community to engage in events like these because it sends a message to our students that people outside of the school are interested in them.” Hunter Hazeen, an 11-year-old sixth-grader, did not conduct his own science experiment but helped his peers collect data for their projects and came out to support them.

“It’s fun finding new things and logging them as your own, not just learning about them,” Hazeen said. Though he won’t turn 12 for another day, he already knows he wants to be a herpetologist, someone who studies reptiles, when he grows up. “They let us know what’s around us,” Hazeen said. “We wouldn’t know what an indigo snake is without herpetologists.” When running the mobile StarLab, a portable planetarium, John Della Costa, a 21-year-old UF astrophysics senior, said he enjoys the questions students ask him, especially about his research on black holes. “It’s kind of like a virus,” Della Costa said. “You’re going around teaching these kids about science so maybe one day they can be in your college shoes teaching other kids about science.” @hannahbeatty_ hbeatty@alligator.org

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Amaya Hartel and her son Lander, 12, work together on an experiment about infrared consumption on mobile devices at the fourth annual Family Science and Robotics Night.

UF provides financial relief to students post-Hurricane Michael SIX STUDENTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED A TOTAL OF $6,000. By Alyssa Ramos Alligator Staff Writer

While Florida Panhandle residents apply for FEMA aid, UF students can apply for Aid-a-Gator. UF students, faculty and staff can ap-

ply for up to $1,500 in emergency financial aid in light of the effects of Hurricane Michael through UF’s Aid-a-Gator program, Zack O’Neill, the UF assistant director of state programs, scholarships and student employment. “It’s most important that they’re aware the option exists,” O’Neill said. “It’s an important avenue to take that will not put them in a dangerous financial need.”

The Student Financial Affairs office has received 10 applications and awarded a total of $6,000 to six students, Margot Winick, a UF spokesperson, wrote in an email. The program began last year days after Hurricane Irma hit North Central Florida. Last Fall, 438 students applied and received a total of $209,739 from the program, Winick said. To apply, students must demon-

strate financial need, provide documentation and fill out an online application. There is no designated time frame and faculty and staff, including graduate students, can also apply, O’Neill said. Anthony Le, a 21-year-old UF nursing senior, was born and raised in Panama City, an area severely impacted by Hurricane Michael. Le said he has friends who lost their homes and their cars.

“It’s really good that they’re very mindful of the students,” he said. “I know some people might not have the financial means to support themselves without their parents.” @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

Police investigating murder after body found Tuesday The man was found in a vacant lot. By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

Gainesville Police are investigating the murder of a man found dead Tuesday night in East Gainesville. Michael Brooks, 27, of Durham, North Carolina, was found dead in a vacant lot on the 600 block of

Northeast 15th Terrace, according to a press release. Police believe he was murdered. It is unknown why Brooks was in Gainesville, the release said. Police have not released details about how or when Brooks died, said GPD spokesperson Jorge Campos at a press conference Wednes-

day afternoon. “Typically in an investigation, we look at the whereabouts of where the victim was prior to them being found in the state they’re found, so the detectives are scouring through as much information as possible,” Campos said. Residents walking through the lot to cut from one neighborhood to another called the police when

they found Brooks lying on the ground, Campos said. This is the ninth murder the GPD has worked on since Jan. 1, 2017, Campos said. The previous eight murders all ended in arrests. Brooks’ case is rare because there have not been any acquaintances or witnesses with information, Campos said. “There was usually information

Fuchs will review the possible fee increase. FEE, from pg. 1 ward hiring a new case manager that would help address the increased traffic for the office’s Care Team. The amount of U Matter, We Care cases have tripled over the past year, said Heather White, the associate vice president of the Dean of Students. Factors such as Hurricane Michael, political tension, controversial campus events and immigration policy changes have added to the increase of students needing to be seen. The case manager ra-

tio last year was 396 students to one advisor, but this year, the ratio nearly quadrupled at 1,452 student cases to one advisor. The Dean of Students Office also covers the Field and Fork Pantry, White said. More than 30 percent of students experience food insecurities, with an extra 4,000 visitors utilizing the Pantry in comparison to last year’s totals. Four out of the seven committee members failed a motion to increase athletic fees upon request of the University Athletic Association, which

asked for a $1 increase to its current fee of $1.90. The UAA said the request would go toward implementing mobile ticketing and WiFi access in the football stadium. The UAA has had the same fee since 1992. Student members sitting on the committee argued that students may not feel inclined to pay the extra dollar in fees. The committee agreed that in order to maintain UF’s ranking as a top eight public institution, it is imperative to expand accessibility and allow UF to compete with compa-

rable universities. During deliberations, Enriquez said these requests were modest and conservative. “When it comes to the issue of mental health and making sure students are being taking care of, there’s a tremendous risk when we don’t provide the resources to our students,” Enriquez said. @LysKRamos @danacassidy_ aramos@alligator.org dcassidy@alligator.org

that came about very quickly,” he said. “This one’s out of the norm.” Anyone with information can call the lead detective, Ken Davies, at 352-393-7656. To remain anonymous, people can call Alachua County Crime Stoppers at 352-372STOP. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

BREAKDOWN OF FEES: Disability and Resource Center Current Price: 4.5 cents per credit hour Requested: About a 3 percent increase to about 9 cents per credit hour After Increase: 14 cents per credit hour Dean of Students Office Current Price: 15 cents per credit hour Requested: About a 33 percent increase to about 5 cents per credit hour After Increase: 20 cents per credit hour Activity and Service Fee Current Cent per Credit Hour: 19.06 per credit hour Requested: About a 3 percent increase to about 57 cents per credit hour After Increase: 19.63 per credit hour

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Pit bulls involved in fatal dog attack classified as dangerous By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

More than a month after three pit bulls killed a woman’s emotional support dog, Alachua County declared them dangerous. After the declaration Tuesday, Nathaniel Thomas Pettiford, the 42-year-old pit bull owner, must buy a $500,000 insurance policy for each dog and put a sign on his fence to warn people about the dogs in order to get them back, according to a press release from

the Alachua County Communications Office. Pettiford’s dogs must be sterilized and microchipped at the animal services shelter, the release said. The three pit bulls esBella caped from Pettiford’s home on the 5800 block of Northwest 29th Terrace and attacked Linda Swinburn and her dog, Bella, on Sept. 22.

Bella died in Swinburn’s arms and Swinburn suffered injuries. Pettiford can still reclaim his dogs from Alachua County Animal Services, the release said. “This gives him another chance to get dogs,” Swinburn said. “There is no justice for Bella if he continues to get second chances.” In April, one of the pit bulls threatened a neighbor walking down the street, according to Gainesville Police. Two months later, an-

other neighbor was chased onto her porch. Pettiford was charged with inflicting injury and animal cruelty after the attack. He could not be reached for comment. Swinburn said the community is in danger as long as the dogs are alive. “I made a promise to Bella when I adopted her to protect her,” Swinburn said. “She was killed in my arms, and I will continue to fight and be her voice.” @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

Support groups talk to students about sexual consent and Halloween

About 100 students participated. By Jordyn Kalman Alligator Contributing Writer

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Alissa Adam, a 21-year-old UF women’s studies and African American studies senior, reads off some of the myths and facts of domestic violence during the “My Costume is Not Consent” tabling event Wednesday afternoon on the Plaza of the Americas. This event was hosted by the UPD Office of Victim Services. Volunteers like Adam represented 11 other organizations that deal with domestic violence and its effects in the Gainesville area.

For Alyssa Chavez, the scariest part of Halloween is the unwanted attention she might receive while dressed in her costume. Chavez, an 18-year-old UF computer science freshman, said people have grabbed her and taken photos of her without her consent while in costume at comic conventions. “All we’re trying to do is go out and have fun in our costumes without people harassing us,” she said. Chavez spoke with officers and support groups at “My Costume is Not Consent,” an event about consent and Halloween costumes hosted by the University Police’s Office of Victim Services Wednesday morning on the Plaza of the Americas. The UPD Office of Victim Services partnered with support groups including the Alachua County Rape Crisis Center, National Organization for Women, Women’s Student Association and Sexual Trauma In-

terpersonal Violence Education at Gatorwell. Chavez felt more comfortable after the event because she thinks students will look out for each other this Halloween, she said. “You never know what situation you’re going to find yourself in, so it’s nice to know there are a lot of resources I can look to for help and look for comfort in,” she said. The groups set up 12 tables to hand out T-shirts, condoms, pamphlets and pins to about 100 students who attended. Students played trivia about sexual assault statistics and about what is considered consent. This is the first time the Office of Victim Services has hosted an event about consent and Halloween costumes, said Andrea Palmer, an event organizer and victim advocate. Consent is a common issue among people of all ages, not just those in college, Palmer said. “Sometimes there is a notion that if I’m dressed half naked, that

you’re asking for people to touch you without your permission,” Palmer said. UPD officer Henri Belleville said he knows the importance of consent after seeing many sexual assault cases reported in his ten years as a police officer. Belleville gave students advice on how to stay safe, like going out in groups, looking out for friends and saying no if someone is making them feel uncomfortable, he said. “You can’t just assume because someone is dressed a certain way or in costume on Halloween they are willing to do certain things,” Belleville said. Meg Johnson, a health promotions specialist at STRIVE at Gatorwell, said the group wanted to connect students with resources to help them prevent sexual assault and violence. “We are trying to break the stigma of not being able to talk about it, because consent is something we should all be talking about and encouraging,” Johnson said.

UF College of the Arts brings in 19 new faculty positions POSITIONS INCLUDE TEACHING AREAS SUCH AS MUSIC BUSINESS AND PERFORMANCE SOMATICS. By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

The UF College of the Arts is moving toward a new age with 19 new faculty members next year. On Thursday, the college announced it would hire new faculty members for the 2019-20 academic year. Four of the positions will be replacements and the other 15 are new faculty positions, said Brandon McKinley, the college’s public relations and partnership specialist. Some of the new positions include assistant professors in music business, performance somatics and digital arts and science with a specialization in science and engineering, McKinley said. The UF College of the Arts currently has 120 faculty and 30 staff members. “As an alumnus of the college, it’s really exciting to see the entire faculty and

staff develop something that’s going to propel us into the future and allow students to tackle tomorrow’s problems,” McKinley said. The 19 positions are part of the UF Faculty 500 Initiative, a goal the university has to hire 500 new faculty to continue to move up on the list of top 10 public universities by improving the student-tofaculty ratio, McKinley said. Funds for the new positions come from the Office of the Provost. There isn’t an estimated cost of how much these positions will be paid. Each of the 19 positions will be assigned to various search committees. Three to five faculty members from the College of the Arts and one provocateur — someone who ensures the applicants are qualified and able to assist students in discovering how the arts can influence society — will sit on each committee, McKinley said. The committee and provocateur will adhere to a “meta-narrative,” an overarching theme to seek faculty who identify as change-makers to help students po-

sition themselves to become artists and researchers and make effective changes in the world, McKinley said. “We’re looking for who can educate students in a way that can approach the ever-changing context of our society using technical art skills and scholarly art analysis,” McKinley said. The curriculum for the positions will be developed and established next year, said Tiza Garland, the associate director of the UF School of Theatre and Dance and a search committee member. It is essential to recognize that shifts in the arts can lead to shifts in technology, the environment, politics and the media, Garland said. The nature of the subject is embedded in culture and is what unites people. “Art is a means of building bridges between various aspects of our community and bringing diverse groups together,” Garland said. @danacassidy_ dcassidy@alligator.org

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· CRIME ROUNDUP · Stories by Jessica Curbelo | Alligator Staff Writer

Man chased homeless man with knife, police say A man was accused of chasing after a homeless man with a knife Wednesday afternoon. Darrell Vernard Sirmans, 54, of Gainesville, was accused of pulling out a knife on a homeless man after Sirmans hurled racial slurs at him on a crosswalk on the 4000 block of Southwest Archer Road, according to a Gainesville Police arrest report.

Sirmans was walking in the opposite direction of the man at about 1 p.m., the report said. The man told police that Sirmans started calling him slurs and obscenities near McDonald’s. The man responded to Sirmans with similar obscenities, the report said. After arguing for a moment, Sirmans pulled out a knife from the small of his back with the blade exposed, the report

said. The man told police Sirmans started walking toward him with the knife. The man was afraid and ran away, but Sirmans chased after him, police said. The man ran into a gas station and called for help. Sirmans stopped chasing him and walked back across the street, the report said. Police found Sirmans nearby. He ad-

mitted to arguing with the man but denied having a knife, the report said. Police found a knife on the ground near the rest of Sirmans’ belongings. Sirmans is charged with aggravated assault. He is being held in the Alachua County Jail in lieu of a $5,000 bond. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

Men fight over gun at gas pump, deputies say

GPD: Man breaks into Winn-Dixie to steal alcohol

Taking too long at a gas pump could’ve ended in gunshots. Barry Patrick Heckard, 36, of Gainesville, was accused of fighting with another man over Heckard’s loaded gun Wednesday morning after Heckard said the man was taking his time pumping gas at the Shell gas station, at 7501 W Newberry Road, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. A deputy saw the two men fighting in Heckard’s car and walked over to talk to them. The deputy noticed a semi-automatic shotgun in Heckard’s lap, the report said. The man told deputies that Heckard got a shotgun from the backseat of his car and loaded it while sitting in the front seat. Heckard mumbled under his breath while loading the magazine into the gun, deputies said. The man ran to Heckard’s car to grab

Stealing $177 worth of vodka and Captain Morgan rum landed a man back in jail. Troy Rishaun Page, 42, was arrested Wednesday night after he was accused of breaking into a Winn-Dixie liquor store, at 300 SW 16th Ave., early Monday morning to steal alcohol, according to a Gainesville Police arrest report. Winn-Dixie’s managers discovered the adjoining liquor store was broken into Monday morning. Part of the front window was shattered, the report said.

the gun. He was afraid Heckard was going to shoot him, deputies said. Heckard denied loading the gun and told deputies the man saw it in his car and tried to take it, the report said. Surveillance video supported the man’s story, according to the report. Deputies found two grams of marijuana, a pipe, two other handguns and ammunition in Heckard’s possession, the report said. Heckard is charged with aggravated assault with a weapon and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He was released from the Alachua County Jail Thursday afternoon on a $7,000 bond. Heckard could not immediately be reached for comment. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

Surveillance footage shows a man wearing brown boots, white tube socks and a black hooded jacket with “Oracle” written down the center of the back, the report said. An officer saw Page near the McDonald’s on East University Avenue. Page was wearing the same clothes as in the video, police said. Page ran when he saw police, but the officer chased and arrested him. Page’s posture and face matched those seen in the video, police said. Page later told police he broke into the store

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and used a shopping cart to walk away with the liquor. He sold most of it, the report said. Page is charged with burglary, petty theft, resisting an officer without violence and dealing stolen property. He is being held in the Alachua County Jail in lieu of a $80,000 bond. Page has served nearly 20 years in prison for multiple thefts, burglary and other convictions, the report said. He was most recently released in December. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

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Editorial

Frustrated, frantic and desperate, you are about to end your search for a decent study space on campus. Library West is at capacity. Marston Science Library is so full that the fire marshall would faint at the sight of it. Students are packed in like sardines. The sleep-deprived, zombie-like crowd smells strongly of fatigue and caffeine. The line for Starbucks stretches far into the distance, over the horizon and into the sunset. Several students give up hope and pitch tents for the night, huddle around campfires and roast weenies under the Marston French Fries. You still have one last spot to check: Newell Hall. You jog down the steps and past the Hub. Racing toward the doors, you fling them open and enter. You scour the inside. The first floor is full and each floor upward is even fuller. But finally, you see it: a thin, gleaming sliver of silver. You politely ask, “Is this spot taken?” gesturing to the vacant six inches at the end of a metal bench. Your new seatmate looks at you, smiles warmly, scoots down and whispers

Darts and Laurels

Our country is in a state of disorder and confusion. Pipe bombs are being mailed to prominent Democrats and critics of President Donald Trump. Those targeted already include former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, former CIA director John O. Brennan, former president Barack Obama, former vice president Joe Biden, former attorney general Eric Holder and actor Robert De Niro. Ten packages holding pipe bombs have been discovered so far. The investigation has turned to South Florida, where law enforcement officials suspect the packages were mailed from, according to The New York Times. A pipe bomb intended for Brennan ended up at the offices of CNN. For The Alligator, this hits home in more ways than one. As journalists, we are particularly sensitive to explosives ending up in newsrooms. It baffles us that after the bombings, the president still places more blame on the media. When our 45th president was elected, we expected “covfefe.” We expected incoherent Twitter rants. We expected a dysfunctional White House. We did not expect pipe bombs to start showing up at CNN headquarters. We did not expect the president to take to Twitter to blame the media for the “anger we see today in our society.” In light of this earth-shaking news, words cannot capture how gravely our president is failing us. Thus, Trump gets a well-deserved dart. The person responsible for mailing pipe bombs to political figures gets a temporary dart to hold the place of a conviction for terrorism, which we hope is delivered to them swiftly. To those saying it was actually Democrats behind the bombing and this was all a political ploy: a dart for willful ignorance and blind partisanship. Now, to more reasonable, less polarized news. Just kidding. Coming up is more coverage of the unintelligible yelling match that was the second debate in the Florida governor’s race. Ron DeSantis accused Andrew Gillum of taking tickets to see “Hamilton” as a bribe while serving as mayor of Tallahassee. Gillum returned the favor and accused DeSantis of misusing taxpayer money to travel to New York to appear on “Fox and Friends.” To think our civil discourse and politics were going so smoothly and painlessly. The only silver lining is that no pipe bomb made an appearance at the debate. The candidates could have used this opportunity to address issues important to Florida voters, like public education or the environment. Instead, both candidates indulged in ad hominem attacks on each others’ character and integrity. Now instead of voting on salient topics, voters will be driven to the polls by how much they hate the opposing candidate. Well done, Florida. A dart to Gillum and DeSantis each for wasting our time with the debate. A laurel to Floridians who will wisely ignore Wednesday’s shouting match and vote with their brains. This country needs a large helping of friendliness and hospitality. Trump, Gillum and DeSantis should take a page out of the Newell Hall etiquette handbook, play nice and make room for others. Then afterward DeSantis can treat everyone to a trip to New York, and Gillum can take everyone to “Hamilton.” Meryl Kornfield EDITOR

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Finally: fee increases went to the right programs

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to myself why the committee denied the office’s o there I was in Tigert Hall, waiting, similar proposal last year. Why did it let things watching and livestreaming (of course). get so dire for the DSO? It was time for the annual local fee comSo yeah, then the University Athletic Associamittee meeting. The committee recomtion came in, asking for an entire dollar increase. mended fee increases to help support The athletic director talked about fully rolling out the Disability Resource Center, Dean of Students high-quality Wi-Fi in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and Office and Student Government. The University ticketing for football games. He said it has Athletic Association had its proposal voted down. Zachariah Chou mobile been about 20 years since the athletic fee was The Counseling & Wellness Center did not subopinions@alligator.org raised, and the fee supports discounted season mit a proposal, as it is still in the process of hiring football tickets and free entry for other events. new counselors. Finally it was Student Government’s turn. Surprise! It The room was filled with administrators and a handful of students. Students comprised the majority of the committee asked for a fee increase of 57 cents, which is funny because because students are the ones paying the fees. Each of the I distinctly remember many, many people being vehemently against fee increases for the past couple of years. I mean, entities then presented proposals for fee increases. First up is the Disability Resource Center. The director it preached the anti-fee increase spiel when it voted against gave his presentation, illustrating the growing amount of stu- the CWC’s proposal for more mental health counselors last dents who utilize the center. With a 9-cent increase, he said year. Well, well, well, how the turntables… The presentation he plans to hire an assistant director for access and inclu- was much doom and gloom about how we will be cutting sion, who will not only assist students but will also work positions and having shorter building hours because we apwith departments and professors to help design courses that parently predict a smaller incoming freshman class or someare more accessible. There are plans to increase outreach to thing. SG said there is no flexibility in the budget, but we spent international students and other groups that are underrepre$130,000 to get Pitbull to come speak and not even sing. sented in their utilization of the DRC. So the committee approved everyone’s proposals except I think back to last Spring when The Alligator published a feature article about how the DRC struggled with growing for the UAA’s because the students on the committee cannot demand. It noted that the DRC had submitted a proposal last say for sure whether students would be willing to pay an year to bring on another staff member but the students on extra dollar per credit hour. I wonder what’s different this year. How can a committhe local fee committee had voted it down. Oops. Second up was the Dean of Students Office. The dean tee go from denying every single fee increase proposal the and an assistant dean presented on the purpose and needs of previous year to approving almost every single one this year? the Care Team. There are concerning metrics, such as num- Is it because we would look really bad only approving SG’s bers showing that student usage has climbed rapidly while fee increase proposal? Is it because the students on the comthe amount of case managers has stagnated. There has been mittee saw the consequences of the actions from the year a 600 percent increase in email referrals over the last four before? Either way, at least we are moving in the right direcyears. It was mentioned that the workload has tripled for tion. Hopefully the Board of Trustees will vote accordingly. case managers. The DSO wanted just a 5 cent increase to hire a new case manager. With another one, it could improve the Zachariah Chou is a UF political science junior and student-manager ratio and decrease wait times. I wondered Murphree Area Senator. His column appears on Fridays.

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Letters to the Editor I am writing in regard to the article “City commissioners aim to power Gainesville on 100 percent renewable energy.” I applaud the Gainesville city commissioners for their unanimous vote to power our city with 100 percent clean renewable energy by 2045. This step, also taken by St. Petersburg, Orlando and Sarasota, makes sure we are doing more to protect our community’s health and mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. However, UF has missed a great opportunity to lead by example. All across the country, colleges and universities are making the pledge to go 100 percent renewable and to be leaders in protecting our climate. Because UF is one of the top research universities in the country with an outstanding environmental science and environmental engineering program, I am disappointed by the lack of action taken by my alma mater. There has yet to be a school in the state of Florida to make this pledge, and UF should be the first. We are first in the state in academics, research and athletics. Now it’s time to be first in green energy. I hope that President Kent Fuchs will make the pledge for our school. Jenna Stevens is a UF alumna.

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Voter suppression did not die with the Voting Rights Act

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he year is 1908. The location: Atlanta. A man shows up at his assigned polling place, government-issued ID in hand and proof of residency and voter registration in tow. He is of age, holds residency in the state and is a legal U.S. citizen with a squeaky-clean criminal record. When he approaches the poll workers to get his ballot, he is stopped and told he must first pass a literacy test to prove he is intelligent enough to vote. The man wonders why he, of all people, was stopped. He has a college degree and a respectable job, so surely it is clear he can read. Then he realizes: It was the color of his skin that caused the poll workers to single him out. The ambiguity of polling place literacy tests allowed for this type of blatant discrimination. This is what voter suppression looks like. It happens as a result of laws designed to disproportionately impact specific groups of people in order to stifle their voices. And, contrary to what we were taught in every history class we have taken, this discrimination did not end with the Vot-

ing periods, despite the ing Rights Act of 1965. fact that rates of early More than 50 years afand absentee votes ter this act was passed, have been increasing, many states are still especially among Afriadopting new laws that can American and Hisallow for voter supprespanic groups. sion. Other states limContemporary ef- Abigail Miller forts to suppress voters opinions@alligator.org ited voter registration drives. Based on data largely emerged after from the 2008 election the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama when cycle, African Americans and Hiswe saw a large uptick in minor- panics are nearly twice as likely ity voters. Most of the changes to to register to vote through these voting laws were not inherently drives than white Americans. Ten years after this poignant prejudicial, but their impacts election, efforts to suppress mispoke for themselves. In 2011, eight states passed nority voters have only increased. laws requiring voters to bring In Georgia, more than 53,000 a government-issued ID to the voter registration applications are polls. This law disproportionately still pending for the 2018 midterm impacts African Americans, 1 in elections as a result of the state’s 4 of whom do not have a govern- exact-match verification process. ment-issued ID. This is compared Close to 70 percent of these pendto the 1 in 10 Americans who do ing registrations are for black not. Voter ID laws further sup- Georgians. Elections and voter registrapress low-income voters because 15 percent of Americans who tion in Georgia are under the jumake less than $35,000 a year do risdiction of Georgia Secretary of not have a government-issued ID. State Brian Kemp. But here’s the Since the early 2000s, states kicker: Kemp is also a gubernalike Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Ten- torial candidate running against nessee and West Virginia have Stacey Abrams, who has the poshortened early and absentee vot- tential to become the first black

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Country music can be enjoyable

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verything obvious, but the reason but country.” people don’t like this That’s the kind of music is because usual response the musical topics do not when you ask resonate with them. That someone what kind of muis the main reason for my sic he or she likes. I place distaste, but I put myself myself in that category, Jackie DeFreitas in country-loving folks’ opinions@alligator.org but when I found myself boots and gave the music in Nashville, the country a chance for Nashville’s music capital of the world, sake. I put my dislike aside and tried to figIt took some time, but eventually I ure out why some love and why oth- came to appreciate the music that so ers hate this music so much. many people seem to dislike. Country Modern country, like any other music is certainly here to stay, and music genre, captures a distinct mo- there is something to be said for pushment or feeling that resonates with ing yourself out of your comfort zone listeners. It flows to the beat of a and taking part in music you thought twanging guitar paired with southern- you could not even bear. accented vocals. The feel-good vibe There’s no reason to wallow in reminds fans of happier times on the musical hatred. It does not benefit beach, at the bar or even in the mud. you or anyone else to bask in animosOn the other hand, haters insist the ity. This goes for all kinds of music, music is unbearable. not just country. Of course, most of First off, the lyrics are easy enough the time you choose what songs get to sing along to and do not require a played, but sometimes it’s out of your fast pace. I witnessed a lot of people control. When that does happen, take singing their hearts out to songs I had it as an opportunity that might change no idea even existed. As an outsider your mind or use it as a chance to unlooking in, I realized that a lot of mod- derstand the people who do like that ern country tunes are easy to keep up kind of music. with, making it an enjoyable singIf you’re in the thick of it, let go along experience for fans. The song and try to enjoy the moment, even if usually tells a story, which makes the the music makes you want to rip your lyrics easier to remember. ears off. When life gives you country But if you don’t know the lyrics, music, make like a cowboy and just you lose almost all of the fun. Also, ride with it. if you dislike trucks, dirt roads, beer or tequila, you probably hate country Jackie De Freitas is a UF music because that’s usually what journalism junior. Her column the songs are about. It may seem appears on Fridays.

female governor in U.S. history. This exact-match system is known as “disenfranchisement by typo.” Something as simple as a missing hyphen, absent apostrophe or introduction of a middle initial could bar someone from voting. The law is so clearly unfair that the federal government initially blocked the measure when Georgia introduced it in 2009. According to NPR, the government said it was “discriminatory against minority voters, who are more likely to be flagged by this system.” Nonetheless, Kemp began implementing this process when he was elected in 2010. The corruption of elections and blatant disenfranchisement of minority voters, not only in Georgia but in many other states around the country, is not something that should go unnoticed. It is something we need to call out and condemn. It is something we need to fight and something we need to end. Abigail Miller is a UF journalism and political science senior. Her column appears on Fridays.

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Popular films should win Oscars, too

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his past weekend, I saw “The fit the bill, but with its rise as a deHate U Give.” It’s a young fining cultural moment of 2017, the adult film based on a New academy had little choice. The same York Times bestselling novel could be said about “Black Panther,” about a black 16-year-old girl which is an action/superhero flick who sees a white police officer kill that smashed box-office records but her best friend during a traffic stop. deserved best picture, nonetheless. Katherine I loved the book, and I had high exThe thing is, the academy loves pectations for this film. It definitely drama. Comedies, action-adventure Campione opinions@alligator.org delivered. I walked out of that theater films, fantasies, etc. rarely do well in blown away by the entire film. I began the best picture category. We usually to think about what Oscar categories it should go into the Oscars season with a clear idea of be nominated for before realizing it likely won’t which films will be nominated, even before they garner any nominations to begin with. are set to release because of their genre and soThat’s not to say the movie isn’t Oscar-wor- cial critiques. thy. In my mind, it certainly is; however, barThat means movies like “Black Panther” and ing a few exceptions, mainstream films rarely get “The Hate U Give” face more obstacles when it the recognition they deserve when it comes to comes to catching the attention of the academy, the academy. That doesn’t necessarily mean that which has yet to ever nominate a superhero film the academy never gives nods to box-office hits. for best picture and rarely gives nods to young Blockbusters like “Lord of the Rings” and “Jaws” adult films. These types of films often are not ashave earned nominations for best picture in the sociated with the more serious themes seen in past, and those were definitely popular main- most Oscar-bait films. Whether or not that’s an stream films. However, it usually means that accurate assumption is another story. these films somehow struck a chord with audiThe point is just because films like “The Hate ences enough to become a cultural phenomenon, U Give” or “Black Panther” are targeted toward not just another flick to see with the family. a larger audience doesn’t mean that they don’t It’s not as if the academy doesn’t know that hold the same merit as a more niche drama. this is an issue. This year it tried to implement a In this case, the film definitely handles heavy new category: outstanding achievement in popu- topics that are often found in films that are nomilar film. The requirements were never released nated for best picture. The truth is that teenagers because the new category was quickly nixed due are currently and have always faced issues surto an intense amount of backlash from people rounding violence and racism in their everyday who thought that its addition would further lives. However, even films that don’t tackle these alienate worthy box-office hits from getting the topics deserve a nod, because that’s not what the best picture nod they deserve. nominations should be about. Oscars should go For example, if there had been a popular film to films that are crafted beautifully, regardless of category last year, would “Get Out” have com- the topics explored. peted for the top prize? It’s hard to say, but some speculate the answer is no. A comedy-horror Katherine Campione is a UF journalism sethat serves as a social satire doesn’t generally nior. Her column appears on Fridays.

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Dance Marathon at UF surpassed $600,000 goal STUDENTS BEAT THEIR GOAL BY $26,602.22. By Fotini Sisois Alligator Contributing Writer

Tears welled in Lauren Connell’s eyes while she sent fundraising emails in the Sigma Kappa sorority house Tuesday afternoon. The 19-year-old UF nursing sophomore and Dance Marathon Family Relations captain got a text from the mother of her “miracle child,” a child treated at UF Health Shands Hospital who is an ambassador of the Children’s Miracle Network. Connell’s miracle child, who was diagnosed with leukemia in August, was officially in remission, she said. The next day, Dance

Marathon at UF surpassed its goal of $600,000. “Every day I wake up and am fighting for these kids to have their strength back,” Connell said. From 8 a.m. Tuesday to 10:12 a.m. Wednesday, Dance Marathon raised $626,602.22 during its fifth annual Transform Today event, said Caroline Rollosson, the public relations overall director. Transform Today is an annual 26.2-hour-long fundraising effort that Dance Marathon hosts in the Fall. Students involved in the fundraiser work in the community and on campus toward a fundraising goal, Rollosson said. The goal increases every year. Last year’s Transform Today event surpassed its goal of $500,000 to raise

$540,424.93, Rollosson said. In 2016, students raised $422,557.77 to beat their goal of $262,000. Students who participate in Dance Marathon came up with creative methods to raise money, Rollosson said. Some published embarrassing posts on Facebook, offered rides to class, delivered coffee or got a pie in the face, she said. One student let people throw eggs at him for a $2 donation on the Plaza of the Americas Tuesday. “We knew that when campus comes together we are capable of breaking new boundaries and unleashing our potential, so we thought, ‘Why not believe in more this year?’” Rollosson said.

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Halloween comes early as Moralloween Fifteen-year-old Gainesville High School sophomore Sydney Seaver (left) and fellow space traveler, 8-year-old Austin Early (right), wear matching astronaut costumes at Moralloween Wednesday night. Dance Marathon at UF organized the event to cap off its Transform Today fundraiser, which hauled in $626,602.22 for UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital.

Santa Fe annual United Way fundraiser is underway THE LOSER WILL GET A PIE IN HIS FACE. By Angela DiMichele Alligator Staff Writer

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Trick or greeking Christian Bowers-Jackson, a 5-year-old Gainesville resident, trick or treats dressed as Robin during the annual Ghouls, Goblins, and Greeks Halloween celebration Thursday night on Sorority Row. The UF Junior Panhellenic Council put on the event for families to celebrate Halloween with the sororities.

The Santa Fe College Student Body President wants to pie a politician in the face. Alejandro Puga, a 20-year-old political science sophomore, has been competing against State Rep. Chuck Clemons in a battle dubbed Penny Wars. The battle started on Oct. 2. The annual fundraiser raises money for the United Way of North Central Florida, a charity that benefits causes like education, health and financial stability. The loser will end the competition with a pie in the face Nov. 15, Puga said. “Not a lot of people get to pie a politician,” he said. The last two years’ competitions raised a combined

total of about $1,200, he said. Donation jars with Puga and Clemons’ names sit at the student service building, the administration building lobby, the library reception desk and the Domino’s cash register inside the food court. There, they wait for students to drop change inside, Puga said. But the goal is not to have more money than the other person, Santa Fe spokesperson Jay Anderson wrote in an email. Whoever has the most change in their jars wins, while paper money lowers the person’s score, Puga said. Whoever has the highest score by Nov. 9 is the winner, according to the Santa Fe website. Clemons, who represents District 21 and serves as the Santa Fe vice president for advancement, said he is de-

termined to not get a pie in his face. “It’s a little squirrely,” Clemons said. “It’s like a reverse deal. It’s just a fun, friendly rivalry.” The fundraiser started two years ago and has been a Santa Fe tradition ever since, Puga said. He chose Clemons as his opponent because he is running for re-election in the Nov. 6 election. Vice President of Student Affairs Naima Brown and Associate Director of Student Life Doug Bagby competed against the student body presidents of the past two years. “It’ll be fun to pie an administrator and state representative,” Puga said. “That’s not something you do every day.” @angdimi adimichele@alligator.org

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More than 1,200 people want more counselors in the CWC THE PETITION ASKED FOR PERMANENT FUNDING THROUGH THE LOCAL FEE COMMITTEE. By Alyssa Ramos Alligator Staff Writer

Charlene Mitchell had to wait three weeks before she could see her therapist. When the 21-year-old UF microbiology and cell sciences senior finally saw her coun-

selor, it was only for 20 minutes. “I felt like I was struggling and stressed out,” Mitchell said. “I wouldn’t have gone if my friends hadn’t told me too.” More than 1,200 people, including Mitchell, signed a petition posted on Sunday, asking for permanent funding for the center through the local fee committee, which recommends the rate of student fees. Cristian Guerrero, a 19-year-old UF behavioral and cognitive neuroscience sophomore, said he started the petition after he sought help from the center but was placed on a

waiting list. Guerrero wanted to bring the petition to the committee meeting on Wednesday. Although Guerrero said he has stepped away from the petition to focus on his mental health, he believes it will still make an impact. “I feel like as long as someone is doing something every year to try to establish these resources or just joining the conversation, that’s a victory to me,” Guerrero said. The center saw about 5,100 students during the 2016-2017 school year, and 306 were put on a waiting list, said Ernesto Escoto, the

director of the center. The university established permanent funding for the center to hire 12 new counselors last year. Seven have been hired. Escoto said he did not make a proposal for the local fee committee because of the funding. “We hope that once we have all 12 new counselors, we can better address the needs of those on the waiting list,” Escoto said. @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

UF announces campaign for donors to name bats ABOUT 150 BATS WERE NAMED. By Jeana Fraser Alligator Contributing Writer

A bat named Batty White is fluttering over UF’s campus. About 150 bats have been named during a UF campaign encouraging people to donate money to symbolically name a bat that lives in the Bat Houses, said Megan Poole, the associate director of annual giving at UF Advancement. UF Advancement, the facility in charge of fundraising for the university, is accepting donations through the campaign’s website, Poole said. The campaign began Oct. 18 and will end Sunday. Donors can choose to send the donated money to UF Advancement or any UF college or facility, Poole said. She could not disclose the amount of money raised so far. “Any gift, no matter the size, is important and has an impact,” Poole said. Most donors have given the bats average names, except for Batty White, she said.

Although the bats won’t get a collar with their new name, the donor will be emailed a certificate commemorating their donation, she said. The percentage of UF alumni who donate influences the university’s rankings on lists like the U.S. News and World Report’s Top 10 Public Universities, she said. Parents can name a bat to commemorate their UF students, who are also “spreading their wings and flying the coop, so to speak,” Poole said. Larry Peoples, a 32-year-old house painter for Dreyer’s DKI and Gainesville native, donated to UF Advancement on Wednesday. He has always been a Gator fan, he said. Peoples named a bat Alexander Superbat after adventurer Chris McCandless, also known as “Alexander Supertramp.” McCandless is Peoples’ personal hero because they both love the outdoors, he said. Peoples said he has been going to the Bat Houses since he was a kid and now likes to go take photos there. “I’ve been more times than I can count on my hands and my toes,” he said.

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ENTERING THE GAYTES OF HELL The Orlando band Boston Marriage opens “Queer the Fest: Gaytes of Hell” music festival Thursday night at the Civic Media Center. Nine bands performed in total. Proceeds from the event went to Madres Sin Fronteras, Freedom Fund and Trans Lifeline, which help LGBTQ+ and other marginalized communities.

Five local candidates discuss immigration at forum NO REPUBLICANS SPOKE AT THE FORUM. By Gillian Sweeney Alligator Staff Writer

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Let’s get this (challah) bread Seven-year-old Shternie Goldman and 5-year-old Bracha Notik roll dough Wednesday during the fifth Annual Mega Challah Bake event at Chabad. About 200 people gathered to bake the traditional Jewish bread.

Maria Sosa wishes there was a voice in politics to represent her experience as an immigrant. Now an American citizen, Sosa said she immigrated to the U.S. when she was 5 years old. “Luckily, I did have the chance of becoming an American citizen, but I know that many of the people in my family didn’t have the chance and don’t have that privilege that I had,” said Sosa, a 20-year-old UF health science junior. Sosa was one of about 50 students in Pugh Hall Thursday night who listened to candidates share their views on immigration. The candidates each gave an open-

ing and closing statement and answered audience questions. The candidates included Democrats Yvonne Hayes Hinson, a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives District 3; Dr. Kayser Enneking, a candidate for the Florida State Senate District 8; Jason Haeseler, a candidate for the Florida House of Representatives District 21; and Marihelen Wheeler, a candidate for Alachua County Commission District 2. Charles Goston, a candidate for the Florida State Senate District 8 who does not affiliate with a party, also spoke. The forum hosted by Gators for Underrepresented Voters touched on immigration issues, including the future of individuals in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy and how immigration affects candidates’ constituents. “Just coming out here and hear-

ing what the candidates have to say about it is very important to me,” Sosa said. “Although right now maybe it’s not affecting me directly, it affects the people that I care about.” Hayes Hinson said she would support granting full citizenship to those who fall under the protection of DACA. “DACA was like every two years you were standing in front of someone not knowing your future,” Hayes Hinson said. Enneking said she believes the immigration system in the U.S. should be reformed to include a path to citizenship. “It keeps us vibrant, it keeps us diverse, it keeps us strong,” Enneking said. @gilliangsweeney gsweeney@alligator.org

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Governor’s debate watch party draws in over 50 people IT WAS THE LAST GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE BETWEEN REPUBLICAN RON DESANTIS AND DEMOCRAT ANDREW GILLUM. By Aaron Ritter Alligator Staff Writer

Tyler Groves said he already voted in the Florida governor’s race, but Andrew Gillum made him second-guess his choice. The 20-year-old UF political science and religion senior was impressed by how Gillum — a Democrat — performed in the final gubernatorial debate he saw at a Gators Vote Everywhere watch party Wednesday night in Pugh Hall Ocora. The watch party brought in about 55 people to watch the debate between Gillum and Republican Ron DeSantis. “I would change my vote to Gillum if I could,” Groves said. The debate touched on topics such as health care, environmental policy and clean water. The watch party was meant to educate and motivate voters before Election Day on Nov. 6, said Jenna Tingum, a 20-year-old UF statistics junior and the team leader and an event organizer of Gators Vote Everywhere. “It is not only important to vote but to

get educated and vote for someone you resonate with,” Tingum said. Although the two-hour debate did not provide enough time to deeply broach any of the subjects important to voters, it did allow viewers to get an understanding of the prospective governors as people, Groves said. “It is easy to read their mail, but seeing how they react in person is a much better representation of who they are as people,” Groves said. Gators Vote Everywhere, the non-partisan UF chapter of the Andrew Goodman Foundation, strives to educate voters before they hit the polls. Getting people to understand their options and finding a candidate who aligns with their beliefs is important, Tingum said. “Find what you’re passionate about and let that drive your vote and your role in your democracy,” Tingum said. Alfredo Patiño, a 22-year-old UF political science and sociology senior, said paying attention to the political process is not only important for the country, but it is important for voters as well. “People don’t truly understand how politics affects their daily lives,” Patiño said. A debate between the UF College Democrats and UF College Republicans was supposed to happen before the watch party but was canceled because of a scheduling

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Grace Banahan, an 18-year-old political science and journalism freshman, listens to Florida governor candidates Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum debate about corruption and racism Wednesday night at the governor’s debate watch party in Pugh Hall. conflict, said Katy Frey, a 19-year-old UF environmental management in agriculture and natural resources sophomore and intern for Gators Vote Everywhere. Still, the event was a success, she said.

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FOOTBALL

Three key points for the Gators this weekend By Alanis Thames Sports Writer

Rayshad Jackson called it a distraction. Josh Hammond referred to it as mental confusion. And Feleipe Franks could only vaguely recall the flurry of controversial events that led to last year’s Florida-Georgia matchup. But with far fewer distractions and much more preparation, the No. 9 Gators need to excel in three areas to ensure a win over No. 7 Georgia at TIAA Bank Stadium on Saturday. Stay sound on defense Nick Chubb and Sony Michel looked like track and field runners the way they sprinted over, past and between the Florida defenders a year ago. They easily ran up and down the field for a combined 214 yards when Georgia pounded the Gators 42-7 last season. And even with the departure of their powerful one-two punch, the Bulldogs have another elite pair of running backs in Elijah Holyfield and D’Andre Swift, who will exploit even the tiniest hole the Gators leave open on the line. Todd Grantham’s defense understands the challenge of containing a guy in Holyfield who can power through defenders for extra chunks of yardage and Swift, who’s just as explosive when he gets to the edge. And there’s one thing Florida has pinpointed in game planning for the pair of tailbacks. “Play assignment football,” defensive tackle Adam Shuler said. “We hold our gaps, they won’t be able to run up the middle, and we have more than enough pass rushers. So if we stop the run, then it’s over with.” Being stout on defense won’t stop at closing the perimeter, though. The Gators will need to be disciplined in their tackling to

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Former Georgia running backs Nick Chubb (pictured) and Sony Michel ran for a combined 214 yards in last season's Florida-Georgia game in Jacksonville. eliminate those big plays, and they’ll need to make Georgia throw the ball. Florida’s pass defense is ranked sixth in the nation and is headlined by defensive end Jachai Polite, who has a sack in each of his last five games and has combined with linebacker Vosean Joseph for 17 tackles for loss this season. They’ll have to prepare for quarterback Jake Fromm, who can hit a bevy of receivers for big plays, and freshman Justin Fields, who has been an efficient tool in Georgia’s run game. Win one-on-one matchups on offense

The Bulldogs gave up 275 yards on the ground (475 total) in their loss to LSU two weeks ago. But they won’t be so forgiving on Saturday. With a stout Georgia front seven aching for redemption, Florida’s receivers will need to get separation and win the one-on-one matchups down the field. That’s where the Gators should find success in receivers like Freddie Swain and Van Jefferson. Swain’s move into the slot has allowed him to be a deep threat, and Jefferson leads

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Former ESPN analyst Merril Hoge, who once said Kurt Warner sounded “extremely uneducated” when the Super Bowl XXXIV MVP said he wouldn’t allow his kids to play football over fear of concussions, was fired during the network’s mass layoff in 2017. Many of you may have thought, as did I, that he then returned to his underwater lair, where he would lay dormant for a thousand years until future humans required his god-awful takes once more.

Well, we were limited to, eight seasons as a professional wrong. running back, and his Hoge recently coauthored a book along NFL punditry ilk have with Dr. Peter Cumlong come to their premings, an assistant cious league’s defense professor of anatomy from self-inflicted injury like the concusand neurobiology at Tyler Nettuno Boston University, ension issue, so this sen@TylerNettuno titled “Brainwashed: timent is nothing new. The Bad Science BeBut with some of the hind CTE and the Plot to Destroy NFL media’s biggest names joinFootball”. ing Hoge’s tinfoil-hat society, it’s Seriously. That’s actually worth talking about how ridicuwhat it’s called. lous this book actually is. Hoge, whose qualifications Chris Mortensen called the in neuroscience include and are book “awesome” and “insight-

UF goalie Kaylan Marckese recorded her 28th career shutout Thursday night, setting a new school record. Read more on pg. 15

Ready to get drunk in Jacksonville? If you’re underage, you’d better not. Police are cracking down with a zero-tolerance policy for young socialites, and plainclothes officers will be patrolling the streets of downtown DUUUUVAL. We here at The Alligator do not condone your debaucherous behavior, kids. Don’t do it. With that PSA out of the way, the players themselves should mimic the drunken of-age swarm teeming outside TIAA Bank Stadium: scrappy, belligerent and ready to forget about the past. Before we meet our competitors, alligatorSports online editor Mark Stine and assistant editor Jake Dreilinger will break down the highly anticipated matchup between Coastal Carolina and Georgia State. Coastal Carolina (-3.5) will win because…

ful.” Trent Dilfer praised Hoge for exposing the “hidden agenda” behind the push for player safety. Trey Wingo called it “a very interesting read.” I call it “complete BS.” First of all, the entire premise of the book is false. For some reason, Hoge seems to believe that there is no scientific evidence showing the link between football and CTE, and he said as much in an interview with USA Today. This is, of course, patently un-

It finally found a quarterback! Senior Kilton Anderson was serviceable for the first four games of the season. But after consecutive blowout losses to Troy and Louisiana Monroe, it was obvious that something needed to change for the Chanticleers against UMass. True freshman Fred Payton came off the bench in the second half and went 5-for-7 passing after Anderson struggled to a 4-for-10 mark. Payton made big throws when he needed to, including a 61-yard bomb to Malcolm Williams and a 21-yarder to running back CJ Marable, both of which resulted in end-zone visits. However, the Chanticleers will only need to rely on Payton to keep the defense honest. Its reputable run game is led by Marcus Outlow and Marable,

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Merril Hoge’s new, controversial book is just the worst By Tyler Nettuno

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Florida defeats Arkansas, clinches berth in SEC Tournament By River Wells Sports Writer

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Forward Deanne Rose (21) scored her first goal of the season in Thursday night’s 3-0 win over Arkansas. She followed it with her second minutes later.

Arkansas goalkeeper Taylor Beitz fell to the ground in her own box while the rest of the Razorbacks’ garrison could only watch in horror. Forward Deanne Rose, already alone on a breakaway, waltzed towards the goal and knocked in the ball for her first goal for the Gators since returning to the team. UF defeated Arkansas 3-0 Thursday night at Donald R. Dizney Stadium in Gainesville, securing its spot in the upcoming SEC Tournament after a season marred by the Gators’ struggling play. The Gators (6-9-3, 4-4-2 SEC) certainly seemed inspired by the pre-match ceremonies to honor their seniors when they came out in the first half. It was just the 10th minute when midfielder Briana Solis hit a screamer from 20 yards out for her fourth career goal, putting UF up 1-0 early.

SWIMMING

Gators swimming to face Georgia in Athens today By Evan Lepak Sports Writer

The surging Florida swimming and diving teams will be in Athens, Georgia, today to swim against the Bulldogs at the Gabrielsen Natatorium. The biggest matchup between Florida and Georgia may be in Jacksonville on Saturday, but the rivalry in the pool shouldn’t go unnoticed. All four swimming teams come into the meet ranked in the top 11 nationally and have a combined record of 9-2. UF’s men’s team, which enters the week ranked third in the country, is 3-1 so far this season thanks to victories over Florida Atlantic, LSU and most recently No. 5 Texas.

The Gators will look to continue the fast start by adding another top-10 victory to their resume with a win over No. 9 Georgia on Friday. Last season, Florida upended the Bulldogs 179-121 in Gainesville, and it will look to do the same thing this time around in Athens. Freshman Kieran Smith and juniors Khader Baqlah and Grant Sanders helped pace the Gators in last weekend’s tri-meet, and they will need to have similar success on Friday against Georgia if UF hopes to win. Smith is among the top 5 in the country with the fourthbest time in the 200-yard free and the fifth best in the 400-yard individual medley. Baqlah is coming off a 500-

yard free individual title last weekend and has top-10 national times in four different events. Sanders, a Tampa native, led Florida with the fastest time in the NCAA with a 3:50.61 finish in the 400-yard individual medley in his last meet. In the 200-yard IM, Sanders has the second-fastest time in the country. The 10th-ranked women’s team will try to win its sixth meet of the season against No. 11 UGA (1-0), which in recent years has been a tough task for UF. Florida has been winless against the Bulldogs since the 2006-2007 campaign when the Gators picked up a home win in Gainesville. If the women

SEE SWIMMING, PAGE 20

Florida wasn’t keen on slowing down its attack. UF had a great chance in the 18th minute when senior Sarah Troccoli launched a shot that hit the crossbar and ricocheted right to forward Madison Alexander, who bounced it off her chest and against the post. The offense wasn’t the only positive in the Gators’ first half. Senior goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese saved three shots during the course of the first half, including a diving save and a punch-out in the 36th minute when faced with a swarm of Razorback players in her box. The Gators capitalized on their momentum from the first period, and it was all about sophomore Deanne Rose when the second half began. Rose had been away for quite some time playing for the Canadian National Team, but she made up for her absence in spades by scoring twice on the

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CROSS COUNTRY

UF will face uphill battle at SEC Championships in Auburn, Alabama By Evan Lepak Sports Writer

The Florida cross country team will try to embrace the underdog role today when it competes with the rest of the Southeastern Conference at the SEC Championships. Three SEC men’s teams and three SEC women’s teams are ranked among the country’s top 30 in the most recent coaches poll. The Arkansas women are ranked fifth, Georgia is 24th and Ole Miss is 26th. The Florida women have done enough this season to gain some national respect by receiving votes, sitting just outside the top 30. The Arkan-

sas and Ole Miss men are ranked No. 20 and 21, respectively, while Alabama comes in at 30th. UF’s men did not receive any votes. The SEC Preseason Poll tabbed Florida’s men to finish in a tie for sixth, and the women to finish in eighth. As the season has played out, however, it seems the women have a realistic chance to exceed expectations. Junior Jessica Pascoe has been a huge reason for the women’s success. She leads the team with two individual titles along with a runner-up finish at the Arturo Barrios Invitational just two weeks ago. Pascoe’s season hasn’t gone unnoticed by the conference.

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PICKS, from pg. 14 who’ve helped Coastal Carolina to the nation’s 11th-best rushing attack by averaging 251.71 yards per game. The two have combined for 13 touchdowns and should run all over a Georgia State defense that allows 248.29 yards on the ground per contest (125th nationally) and 6.76 yards per carry. Georgia State doesn’t provide nearly the same threat with its ground game despite facing an almost equally despicable run defense this week, so the edge in controlling the line of scrimmage has to go to the Chanticleers. — Mark S. Georgia State (+3.5) will win because… Coastal Carolina can only be good at baseball. It’s a proven fact. Programs like the Chanticleers that win a major NCAA title can only thrive in that individual sport -- look it up, they somehow won the College World Series in 2016. Therefore, by properties of math only UCF could think up, Coastal Carolina will lose to Georgia State due to the recent success of its baseball team. Sure, why not? Let’s look at more facts that may or may not matter. Quarterback Dan Ellington is an effective dual-threat option, who has thrown for 1,474 yards and eight touchdowns. He also leads the team with 322 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the ground.

COLUMN, from pg. 14 true. The link between CTE and football isn’t completely clear, that much is true. This is because to prove a causal relationship, you would have to study the brains of athletes over time. Current technology limits the ability to do this, so it may be a while until we have

The Panthers are 1-0 all-time against Coastal Carolina, with the lone matchup coming last season. Georgia State returned the opening kickoff 90 yards to the end zone, and a fourth-quarter touchdown secured the win. Another fact is that this matchup is also the Panthers’ homecoming game. GSU fans will be packing the Georgia State Stadium ready to watch their 2-5 Panthers pick up their third win. The Panthers have a clear edge in this game due to circumstances out of their control. Rarely does a small-school team like Coastal Carolina, who has a great baseball program, win in football games as well. — Jake Now onto the picks... In a tie for first — the first time in weeks she doesn't have sole possession of the lead — at 35-29 is Alanis “GIANTS TRADED ELI” Thames, who was ecstatic for a few seconds when it was announced that the New York Giants had traded Eli. If you heard a loud F-bomb seconds later around the Gainesville area, then that was Alanis when she found out it was Eli Apple, not Manning. Now neck-and-neck with Alanis is the Gainesville Sun’s Graham “Overexcited” Hall, who made sure everyone knew he went 7-1 with last weeks picks. Listen Graham, we get it. You’re excited, we all know we would be. You reminded each of us with individual texts that morning. But we don’t think Dan Mullen, Feleipe Franks and Josh Hammond give two cents over how well you can predict college football games.

definitive proof that football causes CTE. But to say there is no evidence is absolutely absurd. There is a strong correlation between concussions accrued while playing football and CTE, and autopsies of dead NFL players have shown that many of them have brain degradation abnormal for men their age. The damage to players’ brains has been fairly consistent with what is known about

FOOTBALL, from pg. 14 the team with 265 yards and four touchdown catches. The passing game has worked best for the Gators when their receivers have been able to exploit opposing cornerbacks down the field. Coach Dan Mullen told reporters that a focus of this week’s practice has been seeing if guys can make one-on-one plays. Franks will need to keep the Bulldogs guessing by spreading the ball around the way he has all season. Making those plays will be a particular focus for wideout Tyrie Cleveland on Saturday. “Catch them on surprise,” Cleveland said. “Just come out there and just give it my all every play, just blocking, catching the ball, making plays. Either it’s special teams or offense.” Match Georgia’s physicality Winning those one-on-one matchups will mean that Florida

Coming in at third with a 32-32 record is Nick “Uniform Scooper” de la Torre, who broke the news that UF will wear its white helmets this Saturday. Nick’s always one to get the important news to his readers, like punter Tommy Townsend’s career rushing stats or his bench press numbers. Keep up the love fest, Nick. Senpai will surely notice you soon. Also in third is Mark “Rogue Interviewer” Stine, who doesn’t play by your rules. No, he’ll walk into career day, guns a-blazin’, ready to take on the day without checking in with the folks running the event. God, what a maverick. What a take-charge guy. Sitting in fifth at 31-33 is Jake “Dead Wrong” Dreilinger, who claimed Gators mascots Albert and Alberta were siblings and couldn’t be convinced otherwise. Guess what Jake, they’re supposed to be best UF vs. UGA (-6.5) friends, but anyone with half USF @ UH (-7) WAZZU @ STAN (-3) a brain can see Albert’s got a TAMU @ MSST (-2) huge crush on Alberta. IOWA @ PSU (-6.5) In a tie for sixth at 30-34 is the AP’s Mark “Novice Food Photographer” Long. We went back to October 17 for this one, but everyone knows you get directly above the dish when you take a photo of it. Mark, you took a photo of a turkey but chose to direct the camera into the nether re-

CTE. To downplay the dangers of CTE like Hoge and Cummings have is, at best, extremely ignorant. At worst, it’s blatant propaganda on behalf of the NFL. But Hoge should know this better than anyone, as his own career was cut short due to brain damage from repeated concussions. He spent 48 hours in the ICU and had to be resuscitated when he stopped

establishes the toughness early in the game. An already-physical Georgia team will look to set the tone immediately after getting outtoughed by LSU two weeks ago. But the Gators will need to embrace each challenge Georgia presents to avoid being pushed around like they were by running back Benny Snell and the Kentucky Wildcats in their Week 2 loss. Many of these Florida-Georgia battles have yielded lopsided wins in favor of the team that takes the momentum. But if Florida matches the mental, physical and emotional toughness of the Bulldogs for the whole sixty minutes, it’ll be the program that rides that momentum to a victory. “This is why you want to come to Florida,” coach Dan Mullen said, “to be a part of this game and a part of these kind of rivalries and play on the biggest of stages.” @alanisthames athames@alligator.org

gions. I’m sure it tasted great, but it looked off-putting as hell. Also in sixth is the Orlando Sentinel’s Edgar “Old Curmudgeon” Thompson, who was perplexed by a specific phrase running back Lamical Perine used after practice Tuesday. After fawning over Perine, Thompson sidled up to receiver Tyrie Cleveland and told him, “Lamical likes to say ‘You feel me.’” Edgar, dude, it’s something the kids are saying. Spend a weekend away from the golf course and go on Urban Dictionary. It’ll help you connect. You feel me? And in last since Week 2, at 29-35 is Morgan “Desperate Attempts” McMullen, who has twice been caught trying to shave wins off the records of fellow pickers to get out of last place. Morgan, it's clear that you’re willing to go to extremes so you won’t lose to your assistant editors, Jake and Mark S.

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breathing after suffering his second concussion in several weeks. He was forced to re-learn to read and suffered from memory loss. If there is one word to describe someone who wouldn’t wish that upon their child, it’s “uneducated.” As if the layers of irony couldn’t get any thicker, Hoge actually (successfully!) sued the Chicago Bears’ team doctor after the end of his career.

So, with this change of heart, I expect a forthcoming return of every cent of Hoge’s $1.55 million legal winnings, along with a handwritten apology to the doctor explaining Hoge’s newfound understanding of how beneficial concussions actually are. Tyler Nettuno is a sports writer at The Alligator. Follow him on Twitter @TylerNettuno and contact him at tnettuno@alligator.org.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018 ALLIGATOR have, they cherish it.” Eight Mile — including its neighboring city of Prichard — saw about 18 violent crimes per 1,000 residents in 2017, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program. To put that in context, Alabama as a whole saw about five violent crimes per 1,000 residents last year. These violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. All that’s to say that those statistics could lead to a young man in fear of his life. Toney landed in hot water over this past offseason. On July 22, Toney and cornerback Brian

referred to UF’s Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution department for policy violations. Toney was suspended for the Gators’ season-opener against Charleston Southern. He made his way back onto the team the following week against Kentucky. Since the offseason, the public has hardly heard a peep from Toney. The only time he has spoken to the media was after the Mississippi State game. Beyond that, nothing. That may suit him just fine. Toney is naturally quiet. After his Superman leap and into the end zone and logo revelation against

Edwards were pulled over by Gainesville Police. The officers found a loaded AR-15 rifle in the back seat of the car. Charges weren’t filed by the State Attorney or by GPD. Him carrying the rifle didn’t violate opencarry laws since it wasn’t “easily accessible” to him in the back seat. Earlier, on May 28, Toney was involved in another off-field incident when he and several of his teammates were cited for carrying airsoft rifles in response to a dispute with a group of Gainesville residents. Toney — along with defensive tackle Kyree Campbell — were

along. Superman has Supergirl. Batman has Robin. Toney has this bop. “It’s just that pride. It ain’t really about rhythm. It’s just that pride,” he said. “You’re just in the moment. You’re feeling it. You know what’s behind the fight song. You know what all went into (it) like, Gators before you got here. So it’s like all that coming together.” Superman is real. Batman is real. Their names are Kadarius Toney.

Park Crossing, he walked to his sideline and sat behind his teammates, hardly saying a word. “At the end of the day, he’s just a kid who just wanted to play the game at a high level and just wanted to get out,” Holly said. “And he’s out. He’s making the best of his opportunities.”

• • • There is one instance when Toney isn’t quiet. When the Pride of the Sunshine strikes up “Orange and Blue” after Florida touchdowns, Toney can be seen dancing

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UF earns tourney bid SOCCER, from pg. 15 Razorbacks (11-4-3, 6-3-1 SEC) in the span of four minutes. Her first goal in the 53rd minute came easily from Beitz’s stumble, and she struck in the 57th minute from 10 yards away for goal No. 2 to put UF up 3-0. “As a striker, when you get the first goal, they just come,” Rose said after the match. “Being in front of the goal, the more you are, the more comfortable you get.” The Gators finished the match with an 11-7 (six on goal for UF to UA’s three) lead in shots. The shutout win also gave Marckese her 28th career shutout, which broke the record for the most solo shutouts in UF history. “[Breaking the record] on Senior Day is cool because I still don’t feel like a senior. I’m too young for that,” 20-yearold Marckese said. “But for me, it’s a team thing. I’m not gonna get a shutout without the other 10 people in front of me.” The Gators will advance to the SEC Tournament and play their first match on Sunday. Despite the team’s losing record and overall lack of offensive power, the team is anything but deterred heading into the postseason. “We know we have the potential to beat anybody in the country,” Solis said. “We’re going for it all.” @riverhwells rwells@alligator.org

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Goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese was honored along with nine other seniors before Thursday night’s game. Marckese capped the night off with her 28th career shutout, a new Gators record.

Today’s meet starts at 11 a.m. Runners start at 10 and 11 a.m. essa Pearl (6th) and fellow freshman Mabel Zavaros (10th) have continued to impress in the individual medley events and beyond. In the freestyle events, UF has two swimmers who have exceeded expectations so far this season. Sophomore Taylor Ault holds the ninth-best time in the country in both the 500-yard free and 1,000-yard free, while Ault’s teammate, freshman Leah Braswell, has the nation’s 12th and 11th best times in those same events. Friday’s meet gets underway early from Athens with an 11 a.m. start.

SWIMMING, from pg. 15 win on Friday, it’ll be their first victory in Athens in 25 years. It’s also a bit of a homecoming meet for women’s head coach Jeff Poppell, who competed at UGA as a swimmer and graduated from the university in 1993. What a homecoming it would be for Poppell if his team were to be victorious over the Bulldogs for the first time in over a decade. The Gators have three of the nation’s top-10 times in the 400-yard individual medley coming into Friday’s meet. The trio of junior Kelly Fertel (5th), freshman Van-

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Schaefer enters as Florida’s top runner, having crossed the finish-line in first for the Gators in two of the three meets he’s competed in this season. Behind him, junior Jack Guyton has finished in second place for the Gators in all three meets he’s competed in. The day gets started from Indian Pines Golf Course in Auburn, Alabama, with the women’s 6k at 10 a.m. and finishes with the men’s 8k at 11 a.m.

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$3 Tequila Shots $4 Jager & Fireball Shots $4 Swamphead Drafts

LIVE DJ 9 pm - Close

1728 West University Avenue

UNDAY S FUN DAY ALL DAY $3 $3 $4 $4 $4

Pork Rinds Lemon Drops Torts & Salsa Double Wells 1st Mag Drafts