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EDITION VOLUME 113 ISSUE 31

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018 Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida

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THEN...

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FACES

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You’ve seen their photos. Learn where they ended up.

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Also in this issue: The best of Swampy Memes The history of Albert and Alberta A guide to Homecoming weekend

THEN... Gators look to bounce back in Homecoming game

The last time Missouri traveled to Gainesville, it turned into a nightmare. Now, Florida is dreaming of a New Year’s Six bowl, pg. 14

...NOW Gotta get that caﬀeine

Why is there a Starbucks cart cruising around campus?, pg. 4

Love and weddings in The Swamp

Living with disabilities at UF

More than 3,000 students are registered with UF’s Disability Resource Center, pg. 8

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Local Events / News in Brief WHAT’S HAPPENING? Arts and Crafts Bazaar at Ocala Palms An arts and crafts bazaar will be held at Ocala Palms Golf & Country Club, on U.S. Highway 27, one mile west of Interstate 75, Exit 354, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Guests can shop from a variety of crafters and artists. A hot dog lunch and bake sale with desserts will be available for purchase. Florida Museum hosting ‘The Lost Bird Project’ The Florida Museum of Natural History is now displaying “The Lost Bird Project,” an exhibit that includes five castbronze sculptures of the extinct Carolina Parakeet, Great Auk, Heath Hen, Labrador Duck and Passenger Pigeon. Artist Todd McGrain created the statues as a tribute to endangered and extinct species. Ranging from 4 to 6 feet in height, the sculptures were permanently placed where each bird was last seen in the wild, ranging from Fogo Island, Newfoundland, to Okeechobee, Florida, with traveling exhibits of the same figures touring nationally. For more information visit floridamuseum.ufl.edu/ event/lost-bird or call 352-8462000. Eating Disorders Anonymous Eating Disorders Anonymous

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NEWS AROUND THE WORLD Mexican agents nibble at edges of migrant caravans JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — Thousands of Central American migrants resumed their slow trek through southern Mexico on Thursday, as immigration agents and police nibbled at the edges of the two caravans currently in the country. Mexican authorities haven't directly targeted the main caravan of about 4,000 migrants, and activists aiding that group said they were shifting their route toward the Gulf coast, a path closer to the Texas border.

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UF RecSports takes the lead for a healthier campus The University of Florida will be bringing the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) Healthier Campus Initiative to the UF community. The Department of Recreational Sports team, under the Division of Student Affairs, has taken a chief role in implementing university-wide strategies to enhance healthy practices on campus. “Our goal through PHA is to provide robust nutrition, cutting-edge physical activity opportunities, and to empower the UF community to live and work in wellness,” according to Darcie Burde, Associate Director of RecSports and GatorWell Health Promotion Services. The Steering Committee for the campaign is comprised of Burde, Dr. Anne Matthews, associate professor for Food Science and Human Nutrition and Megan Engel, Ph.D. student in nutritional sciences at the University of Florida. The campaign outlines 23 goals that are based on PHA’s three guidelines: Food and Nutrition, Physical Activity and Programming. Engel said, this partnership “represents UF’s commitment to creating an environment that promotes health and wellness of students, faculty and staff.”

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The collaborative effort is made up of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, GatorWell, Business Affairs, and the College of Journalism and Communications. According to Burde, the campus partner connections are imperative for the collaboration efforts for which the campaign calls. The research team, co-chaired by Dr. Matthews and Engel, will evaluate the overall effectiveness of the campaign. “Everyone in the UF community will see the impacts of the campaign, with an emphasis on those who eat at the dining halls,” Burde said. The nutrition initiatives include providing healthier food alternatives for customers on campus. The campaign also intends to increase the amount of sustainable and local food options offered at UF. RecSports will be a part of initiatives geared toward the physical activity guidelines, such as hosting immersive orientations of the facilities. UF will have 3 years to complete the campaign’s goals starting from the date that the memorandum of understating was signed, which was on Oct. 12, 2018.

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What to do around town Who are the people on the walls? during Homecoming By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

Events are being hosted across the city. By Emma Witmer Alligator Staff Writer

UF Homecoming brings together the city and the university. Here’s how you could celebrate: Midtown Felipe’s Taqueria is offering twofor-one margaritas from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and a chance to win a $20 gift card if customers post a Snapchat picture in their Gator gear. The Social GNV will have live music from Ethan Thompson Saturday from 7-10 p.m. Downtown The Gator Homecoming After Jam will take place on Bo Diddley Plaza featuring live music and vendors from noon to 7 p.m. today. Delta Epsilon Psi is having its Homecoming party Saturday at Bank Bar & Lounge from 10:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Cover is $10. The Backyard at Boca Fiesta and

Palomino is celebrating Saturday night with live DJs. Cover is $5. Gold Room Nightclub is offering drink specials and reduced cover from 9 p.m. today to 2 a.m. Saturday for its Homecoming Weekend Finale. Campus Gator Growl begins at 5 p.m. today on Flavet Field with performances from Walk the Moon and Ty Dolla $ign. Tickets are between $25 and $50 with a student discount code. From 10 a.m. to noon today, the Plaza of the Americas will be filled with activities and attractions for the UF Homecoming Festival. The UF Homecoming Parade starts at noon today and will move down University Avenue. The Student Animal Alliance will host a vegan tailgate at Murphree Hall Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. @EmWitmer ewitmer@alligator.org

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Ashlee Henriquez never left UF despite graduating in 2014. Her face plastered on the wall of Heavener Hall memorializes her for passing business students. Henriquez is one of the dozens of students photographed and displayed across campus. Here’s what some of them are up to today. Ashlee Henriquez Then: In 2013, Henriquez was serving customers at Outback Steakhouse in between accounting classes. A 22-year-old UF accounting senior, Henriquez wanted to graduate debt-free. Henriquez was the vice president of programming for the Warrington Diplomats, an organization within the College of Business. She suspects that’s why the designers of Heavener Hall used her photo. When Heavener Hall opened at the end of 2014, Henriquez only spent a couple weeks in the building before graduating. One of the last Warrington Diplomats meetings she attended was held in Heavener. For her, it was one of the last opportunities she had to spend time with her fellow diplomats before saying goodbye. Now: Henriquez, 27, moved to Miami after graduating. She’s a senior associate for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, where she has worked in the audit department for three years, she said. Henriquez comes to UF once or twice a year to recruit for the company. In her spare time, she’s developing a blog about Disney she hopes to release in the next year. Every now and then, people ask her about the photo in Heavener. “I’m very humble about it,” Henriquez said. “I’m honestly kind of embarrassed when people say, ‘Aren’t you the girl in Heavener?’” Stephanie Chastain Then: In 2014, Chastain was a 22-year-old UF economics and information systems senior. She had just finished a summer internship with KPMG, an accounting firm, when someone asked her to participate in a photoshoot for the new business hall. By the time the photo was taken, Chastain had accepted a job offer to work at KPMG after graduating. Without the worry of looking for a job, she en-

joyed her senior year as the president of the Florida Business Leadership Society, she said. Now: Four years later, the 26-year-old lives in Tampa, but her job lets her travel all over the country. As a chief information officer senior associate, Chastain has traveled to Washington, D.C. and Atlanta. As of homecoming week, she’s in New York City working on a project, Chastain said. She doesn’t often think about her photograph hanging in Heavener Hall, but said she looks back on it fondly. “It’s a combination of feeling proud to be able to represent my school and humbled,” she said. Bryan Rivera Then: Less than a year ago, Rivera was doing web development for the university while working in the marketing department of UF Student Affairs. The then-20-year-old UF computer science junior’s boss and the Dean of Students invited him to a photoshoot in Spring 2018. Rivera didn’t think much of it and had no idea where his photo would go. During the summer, friends messaged Rivera and sent him pictures of himself enlarged next to the hotel entrance in the Reitz Union. He hadn’t seen it. Now: Not much other than Rivera’s age has changed since a giant version of him was posted in the Reitz, he said. After the photo was taken in Spring, Rivera was offered a job with Coursera, a tech education startup. He will move to San Francisco after he graduates in May, he said. “People will say, ‘Now you have a job; the (Career Connections Center) will be ecstatic,’” he said. “Now they know the person they put on the wall has a job and is being successful.” Four strangers have approached Rivera to ask if he’s the person on the wall. It’s a weird feeling, but Rivera is happy he’ll have a piece of himself left at UF after he graduates, he said. Rivera hopes he will be an example for incoming Latino students. “When new students come on campus, they’ll see someone that looks like them and have the confidence that they’ll graduate and get a full-time job at UF,” Rivera said. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

Here are 5 things to know about the Starbucks cart on campus THE BIKE WAS DEBUTED BY GATOR DINING ON OCT. 15. By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

Irfan Kovankaya was running to class and in desperate need of coffee when a green umbrella attached to a bike caught his eye. Gator Dining debuted the #StarbucksBIKE, a wooden nitro cold brew coffee cart attached to a tricycle, on Oct. 15, Jill Rodriguez, a Gator Dining representative, wrote in an email. Days after his first purchase, the 21-year-old UF political science junior was in a rush again as he stopped by the cart at Anderson Hall to get another cup. “It’s a lot easier to get coffee outside instead of going into Marston,” he said. “This will probably be integrated into my daily routine.” 1. The #StarbucksBIKE is coming to homecoming. The coffee cart will be at the UF Homecoming Festival today, Ro-

driguez said. People can buy coffee from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Plaza of the Americas. 2. The #StarbucksBIKE is a permanent UF addition. The Starbucks cart is a permanent addition to Gator Dining and will continue to travel around campus, Rodriguez said. 3. The cart is the only vendor on campus that sells Starbucks’ nitro cold brew coffee. The cart is the only location on campus where people can buy Starbucks’ nitro cold brew coffee, said Fitroya Nugent, a Starbucks cart employee. The coffee is steeped for 20 hours like any other cold brew before it is infused with nitrogen, the 23-yearold UF alumna said. “It’s more caffeinated,” Nugent said. “The nitrogen makes the coffee creamier and smoother without milk or sugar.” The coffee is only available in the grande size. People can buy a 16-ounce nitro cold brew, but for an extra 50 cents, they can add some vanilla sweet cream. 4. The bicycle cart is on cam-

pus four days a week. During a regular week, the cart circulates around campus, stopping at one location, Rodriguez said. “The #StarbucksBIKE was developed to offer additional occasions to serve our customers where they work or congregate,” she said. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the #StarbucksBIKE is open from 9 a.m. to noon on Turlington Plaza, on the North Lawn and in the business school area, respectively. On Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the bike is inside the Gator Corner Dining Center and the Fresh Food Company. The bike isn’t open on Thursday. Students can track down the bicycle cart on Gator Dining’s Instagram, Rodriguez said. 5. The bike only accepts card payments. The bike baristas can only accept credit or debit cards for now, Nugent said. However, employees hope to eventually accept Gator 1 Cards. Jessica Curbelo / Alligator Staff

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Irfan Kovankaya, a 21-year-old UF political science junior, stops by the #StarbucksBIKE to buy a cup of nitro cold brew coffee before class.

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Behind the Meme: Creators discuss their Swampiest Memes

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Jordan Ashleigh Brown, a 20-year-old UF sustainability and the built environment junior, used a still from the movie “Wolf of Wall Street” for the above Swampy meme to address the controversy of UF Student Government funding rails for the Reitz Union over other campus projects. Hannah Beatty / Alligator Staff

Zakaria Bennouna, a 19-year-old UF mechanical engineering sophomore, holds the lyrics to his viral song “When a Gator Loves his President.” Lyrics include: “Kent Kent Fuchs, you’re the one, daddy Fuchs.”

THE FACEBOOK PAGE HAS MORE THAN 38,000 MEMBERS. By Hannah Beatty Alligator Staff Writer

Aloft in the heavens, UF President Kent Fuchs is anointed by the angels with the holiest crown of all: a UF baseball cap. Behind him, alligators open their mouths in chomping delight. No, this isn’t a dream; it’s Swampy Memes. Rebecca Ragan, a 20-year-old UF music and statistics junior, founded “UF memes for middle class teens,” a Facebook page, on March 21, 2017. The page was renamed to “Swampy UF memes for top public teens” a month later. Eleven admins and one moderator oversee the more than 37,000 page members, many of whom interact with videos, photos and events. On average, about five to 20 memes are submitted every day, Ragan said. However, the submissions can reach more than 30 depending on the day’s meme-worthiness. Submissions spiked when University Police was looking for an accused burglar wearing a Spider-Man costume on Halloween. “I think it’s a way for people to get time-sensitive news,” Ragan said. The Alligator spoke to three of the creators behind some of the most popular Swampy memes: Ashley Kummer Financial aid dancing lizard video: 1,000+ reactions Kummer was on hold with Student Financial Affairs for almost an hour and decided to scroll through Twitter to entertain herself. She saw a video of an animated dancing liz-

ard and decided to make a meme. While waiting, the 21-year-old UF public relations senior recorded the office’s on-hold music and made the video in about 30 minutes. She said the most difficult part of the creation was finding a dancing lizard video that matched the beat of the music. The video was Kummer’s first meme on the page. “If I wanted to make one, I wanted to go all out,” Kummer said. Zakaria Bennouna “When a Gator Loves His President”: 250 reactions on Facebook; 2,000+ views on Twitter An assignment for Bennouna’s class led to him going viral on Facebook and Twitter. The 19-year-old UF mechanical engineering sophomore had to make a 30-to-60-second video that could potentially go viral. While his classmates filmed more serious videos, Bennouna planned eight ideas ranging from interviewing dogs to a kid teaching a class. His final idea was a love song for Fuchs. “I suck at music,” Bennouna said “I didn’t know what a chorus, a bridge, anything was.” He borrowed a friend’s ukulele and started writing the song based on “Riptide” by Vance Joy. Bennouna said when he filmed the last scene in front of the president’s office, he met Steve Orlando, a university spokesperson. Orlando gave Bennouna his business card because and said that he might be able to get Fuchs to retweet it. Bennouna redownloaded Twitter on his phone for the opportunity. Fuchs retweeted the video on Oct. 24. Jordan Ashleigh Brown Preview staff welcoming all of the

incoming freshman: 1,900+ reactions Jordan Ashleigh Brown started making memes for her friends in the sixth grade on the iFunny app. Now, the 26 memes she created for Swampy Memes have received thousands of reactions on Facebook. The 20-year-old UF sustainability and the built environment junior said she created the “Preview Staff” meme last summer in her room at 3

a.m. She threw an already-viral video of sorority sisters chanting into Adobe Premiere and added the phrase “UF Preview” on their shirts. It continues to get reactions during sorority recruitment and Preview. “It’s cool to be a part of Swampy Memes history, I guess,” Brown said. But it’s not for the fame or recognition. Brown said she enjoys the community of students above all.

Brown believes the page has influenced campus beyond making people laugh. Students use humor to discuss issues like Student Government spending and on-campus mental health resources. “It engages people more in a way that’s comical and most of the time very lighthearted,” she said. @hannahbeatty_ hbeatty@alligator.org

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Civic engagement is sweet Jocelyn Gordon, a 21-year-old UF international studies senior, receives a free scoop of ice cream during the Yes on 4 Early Voting Ice Cream Social on Turlington Plaza. Ben and Jerry’s partnered with Second Chances Florida to educate attendees about Amendment 4 and encourage them to vote yes. More than 1,000 students attended the event Thursday afternoon and had the choice among Cherry Garcia, Caramel Almond Brittle and Chocolate Fudge Brownie.

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Editorial You started Homecoming weekend by partying Friday night. You partied into Saturday morning, but the afternoon has already come calling. The sounds of tailgating are beating down your door and begging to be let it in. These festivities wait for no Gator — they could not care less about your sleeping habits. You grumble to yourself and bunker your head under your pillow, but the ﬂuffy shield doesn’t do much to dampen the subwoofers, excited yelling and the scent of hot dogs and hamburgers wafting through the window. You descend the stairs to investigate. Outside, you’re greeted with face paint, grilled meat, an ageappropriate beverage and an overwhelming amount of school spirit. You could get used to this. Dressed in blue among a sea of other Gators, you feel like you belong — as if you are a single shield in the armored phalanx that is the Gator Nation. You see a lone target in a yellow shirt with the nerve to have “Missouri Tigers” written on their back. As you walk to the stadium, determined, only two things are on your mind: victory and…

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Homecoming is the big-ticket item on the agenda this weekend, but we’d like to submit a few other newsworthy topics for your consideration. Google employees left their fancy office chairs and took to the streets with signs in hand and voices raised Thursday. Employees staged a walkout after learning of the luxurious financial retirement package the company awarded to a high-level executive who left amid allegations of sexual misconduct in 2014. The executive, Andy Rubin, received a $90 million parachute as he stepped out, or rather, was forced into retirement. Sundar Pichai, Google’s current chief executive, tried to explain the problem away, saying that 48 employees had been fired for sexual harassment over the last two years. None of them received an exit package, according to The New York Times. “We are committed to ensuring that Google is a workplace … where there are serious consequences for anyone who behaves inappropriately,” Pichai said. Really? Is that so? Rubin’s exit package sounds more like an award than a consequence. Even worse, Google wasn’t legally obligated to pay Rubin a dime. For failing to handle the situation tactfully, the tech giant receives a dart. They could have sent Rubin packing with a loud, abrupt, unpleasant bump. Instead, they let him slip away quietly with $90 million in his back pocket. We award a laurel to each and every one of the women and men who marched. If it takes a strike to end workplace sexual harassment, so be it. In news not quite at but closer to home, Miami Beach will appear before the Florida Supreme Court in a continuing court battle to raise its minimum wage to $13.31 an hour from the previous minimum, $8.25. Ask yourself: If a city government tried to look out for its laborers and institute a fairer minimum rate for their blood, sweat and toil, what would happen? A) Everything would go smoothly, B) the workers would revolt or C) the attorney general would side with business interest groups and sue the city, crying foul over a $5 increase. Maybe the more puzzling question is, who can still survive on $8.25 an hour? A dart to Pam Bondi, Florida’s attorney general, for taking up the cause of businesses against workers. Maybe she does not realize that 30 other states already have a higher minimum than we do, and the federal minimum has done a poor job of keeping up with inflation. We award a final, warm, welcoming laurel to all UF alumni, students and faculty around the world this Homecoming weekend. We wish you could be in Gainesville with us, but we’ll get a few kicks into Missouri on your behalf. Meryl Kornfield EDITOR

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Week in review: a whole slew of SG screwups

Another small quip that rustled my jimmies On Tuesday, much of the legislature and exwas the talk of academic supplies being made ecutive branch came together in the University available for checkout from Marston Science LiAuditorium for the State of the Campus. Essenbrary and Library West. Though the social media tially, the address is an annual disappointment post announcing the “achievement” only credits when we all come together and scratch our heads things such as lab goggles, Expo markers and calat how little we’ve been able to accomplish in culators, the Student Body president apparently the past six months and then console ourselves with the “free” T-shirts and food used to bribe Zachariah Chou thought it’d be real nice to mention things that had already been available at the libraries prior to attendees to come. opinions@alligator.org SG making its small $550 donation. The address was pretty diddly-darn short, He mentioned phone chargers, which I’m pretty sure the coming in at about 15 minutes. Still, in that brief time there libraries have had for a while, and he also mentioned laptop were some moments that made me raise my eyebrows. At one point in the lobbying portion of the presentation, chargers, which I deﬁnitely know were circulating prior to Student Body President Ian Green said, “We were able to SG’s involvement because I authored the proposal to get lapsuccessfully lobby for the rerouting of the Regional Transit top chargers at Marston during the summer (and that wasn’t System bus(es) (on Election Day) thanks to Chairman of through SG.) It is sad how often the current administration Chomp the Vote Dylan Santalo and make sure that students gets sloppy with the facts to try to make something not that could be more civically engaged this election season and impressive seem more so. After the speech, SG continued to disappoint. On the have their voices heard.” I mean, when I listened to it, it sure sounded like they Facebook post promoting the livestream, there was the were successful in making the bus route alterations happen. promise that “a written transcript of the event will be availWhen you successfully lobby for something, that usually in- able within 24 hours.” Did it happen? No, and it didn’t until volves getting something successfully, right? But yeah, that I commented on the post asking where it was. I’ve already made me raise my eyebrow since I hadn’t heard of it actually made my feelings about the competency of SG social media happening aside from the rosy, public relations social me- public in past columns, so I’ll leave it at that. Thursday was yet another screw up, again involving dia post Student Government put out in the summer when Chomp the Vote attended the City Commission meeting to Chomp the Vote. Some of you may remember the fateful Summer when the former Student Body president vetoed make the initial ask. So I did the usual Zach Chou thing: I dialed up RTS and a couple of bills, including one that I was involved in auemailed the City Commission. To no one’s surprise, it’s not thoring, requiring closed captioning and transcripts for SG happening. That’s funny since the Student Body president videos. Eventually, a sloppy, watered-down version of the also mentioned the project in his August Alligator column bill was resurrected (without including any of the original saying that a “Regional Transit System bus route will be authors) and passed through the Senate. Happy ending, right? Nope. Chomp the Vote put out a changed to give students more access to early voting.” I don’t mean to turn into PolitiFact here, but I’m pretty sure that’s video about voting that notably had neither captions nor a transcript available until I pointed it out. false and probably shouldn’t be categorized as a success. Is it really that hard to do the right thing? As a Student I mean, perhaps they categorized it as a success since they actually made it to the meeting and made the pitch without Government senator, I’m not sure I’ll ever ﬁnd out. choking on air, but I really don’t think lobbying is the type of Zachariah Chou is a UF political science junior and Murthing that gives out participation awards.

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The November election could cost us our No. 8 public university spot

he upcoming midterm election is critical for the future of Florida. On the ballot are not only candidates and initiatives but the very character of our state. Each and every one of us has a stake in this election and in our democracy. Here are three things that make this election critical that you may not have considered before: Almost every state- and county-level ofﬁcial we elect this year will have some say in determining education funding at either the K-12 or university level. Each year, the state legislature divvies up funding not only for K-12 education, but also for the state’s colleges and universities. According to a report by the State Higher Education Executive Ofﬁcers Association, Florida spent less money last year on higher education per full-time student than any other state. We have the option this year of voting for candidates who want to stay this course or voting for nominees seeking change. What’s more, there is both a state consti-

nor will directly determine whether tutional amendment and county we keep running our state universireferendum that directly impact ties as if they are businesses or if education funding. The first is we will return to running them like Amendment 5, which prevents the schools. state from raising taxes or closing Put another way, do we want corporate tax loopholes to fund UF to provide the best college education without a supermajority education in the state, or do we vote in both chambers of the state Phillips want it to turn into the University legislature. Supermajorities are Stephen opinions@alligator.org of Phoenix? A lot has been said nearly impossible to achieve in one chamber, let alone two, and this amendment recently about us reaching the number eight thus preserves corporate tax loopholes at the spot among public universities, as well as our expense of our elementary, middle and high new quest to reach a top five position. Well, schools, colleges, and yes, UF. The second is a when you compare the trustees at our nearest county referendum, which would increase the top five counterpart, the University of North sales tax in Alachua County by a half-cent on Carolina at Chapel Hill, to our trustees, somethe dollar to pay for infrastructure repairs at thing stands out. Not counting the student and faculty seats on the board, which are mandatour local schools. Lastly, the next governor will decide who ed by law, UF has only one trustee with any sits on the Florida Board of Governors and the classroom or research experience. UNC Chapel Board of Trustees for every state university. Hill, on the other hand, has three. Both have With this appointment power, the next gover- 13 trustees in total.

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Supporting problematic artists is an ethical issue

role. The fact that they cast ’m sure you’ve proba man who has a history of ably heard the phrase domestic violence, and didn’t “problematic fave” once budge on the decision when or twice. It’s a popular faced with pushback is disapphrase usually used to pointing and, frankly, ruins categorize an actor, musithe franchise for me. I want cian, etc. who has acted Katherine to be excited about the second negatively, yet fans choose Campione film, “Fantastic Beasts: The to support their content anyopinions@alligator.org Crimes of Grindelwald.” I reway. A common argument is that it’s okay to have a problematic fave ally want to. But every time I think about as long as you’re willing to admit that seeing this film, I get uncomfortable at they are problematic. But this argument the thought of supporting Depp, even for a franchise that I love. has never sat well with me. Depp isn’t the only artist with a probI once wrote a story about celebrity lematic background who continues to worship syndrome, the idea that people work in the industry. Up until his death, will idolize certain celebrities no matter their conduct. I spoke with Greg Webster, rapper XXXTentacion faced allegations of a UF associate professor of psychology, domestic abuse against his ex-girlfriend. and he explained to me that often if a Ben Affleck has been accused of sexual celebrity is producing content that holds misconduct on multiple occasions, as well some sort of value (good music, quality as turning a blind eye to the behavior of films, etc.), fans tend to ignore the less Harvey Weinstein. Lena Dunham, despite favorable behavior. Essentially, the good her surface-level feminism, is constantly outweighs the bad. Now, in an age when making offensive remarks, including acsocial media makes artists much more ac- cusing sexual assault victims of lying and cessible to fans, we can almost start to feel saying she wishes she had the opportulike they’re our friends. And if we forgive nity to get an abortion. That doesn’t even our friends for making a mistake, why not scratch the surface of problematic artists in Hollywood, and yet, most of their caforgive our favorite artists as well? I think it extends beyond just holding reers are never hurt by it. It’s a troubling concept, and many an attachment to artists. The way I see problematic artists are profiting off of it. it, we also develop attachments to books, It may seem like it’s enough to denounce film franchises, TV shows, music, etc. If a new song by your favorite artist features their behavior, but until they truly feel a another problematic artist, would you still negative impact based on their actions, listen to it? What if one of your favorite they will never change. Trust me, it’s film franchises hires an actor with a prob- tough to abandon something that you lematic history — would you still contin- love even when your moral compass is ue to watch the new films? I’ve definitely telling you to. Whether you formed the attachment when you were younger or the faced these questions before. I grew up with Harry Potter. I was too problematic behavior has just surfaced, young to read the books as they were re- it sucks. However, for every artist who leased, but the moment I could read at doesn’t deserve fame, there are a ton who that level, those were the books I picked do. Support those who are talented and up. I’ve seen every movie more times than good people. They are not as hard to find I can count, and I loved “Fantastic Beasts as you might think. and Where to Find Them”...that is until I got to the end and realized they made the decision to cast Johnny Depp in a main

Katherine Campione is a UF journalism senior. Her column appears on Fridays.

These are just a few of the broad stakes in this year’s election. Needless to say, these stakes are personal for every member of the UF community and it’s imperative that every Gator participates in this election. Voting is the most important, but not the only, way you can participate in the political process. It allows you to hold candidates and ofﬁceholders responsible and to determine the character of our county, state and local communities. We encourage all to exercise their right to participate in the political process. Election Day is Nov. 6, and voting will be open across Alachua County from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Make your voice heard. Stephen Phillips is a UF political science doctoral student and communications chair of Graduate Assistants United, which is the ofﬁcial labor union of teaching, research, and graduate assistants at UF.

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Vegetarians: Stop with the meat shaming

eaters feel bad so they will change ust because you’re a vegetartheir ways, but that usually doesn’t ian doesn’t make you better work. It’s probably the worst conthan anyone else. I would version method. know because I’m one of Even if people just stopped eatthem. We’re not that great. ing meat a few days a week, it A lot of time we make people feel would make a difference. When bad for eating meat or preach on a pretentiously PETA level. Although Jackie DeFreitas trying to persuade those to come opinions@alligator.org over to the dark — err, I mean, vegit is all in the name of meaningful etarian — side, complete removal change, we can get pretty annoying. Those who refrain from eating meat usu- of meat is hard for people to jump on board ally do it in a bid of eco-consciousness or as with. Encouraging the deduction of one type a stance against animal cruelty. Both of those of meat or designating one day to be meat-free reasons are great, but there is no need to shame is a better way to go about it. Helping people others who are trying their best to lessen their realize the small changes they can make will help them realize the power they have to make meat consumption. Bragging about one’s willpower in the faces small changes every day. Eating one less burger a week would be the of those who are at least trying to make a difference has no beneﬁt for anyone. It more likely same as taking your car off the road for 320 than not turns people off to the idea of even try- miles, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculing to stop eating meat in the ﬁrst place. Why ture Organization. If the entire U.S. population would anyone attempt to become vegetarian if didn’t eat meat for one day a week, it would the group ridicules those who are attempting to be the same as taking 7.6 million cars off the road. Here we see just how much power is in make the switch but make mistakes? There should be room for error. Humans are each bite. Meat shaming is not the way to enact not perfect, and humans trying to cut out an entire food group are even less so. Almost ev- change. Nobody is going to listen to us preachy eryone was raised eating meat. Old habits die vegetarians if we always make people feel bad hard, and sometimes your friend who says he’s about their eating habits. We also need to retrying to go vegetarian is going to crack. That member how privileged we are to even have is okay. Ridicule will just push him to give up. the option to eat meat or not. Many communiThis notion that people either have to nev- ties across the globe do not have the resources er eat meat or be a carnivore keeps individu- to make that choice. So next time you see a steak and you’re als from even trying to limit their meat consumption. The harsh polarity between the two about to open your mouth to either comment groups instills apprehension for the sides to about it or eat it, take a moment and maybe don’t. meet in the middle. Meat shaming creates a divide between Jackie De Freitas is a UF journalism junior. those who should be working together. The shame approach is an attempt at making meat Her column appears on Fridays.

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Students beat the sun, wait in line for Beat T-shirts MEMBERS WHO COME EARLY CAN GET ONE OF 1,500 LIMITED EDITION SHIRTS. By Marlowe Starling Alligator Staff Writer

For the sleep-starved UF students sitting outside Emerson Hall, waiting for T-shirts means making memories. For others, it means proving their own insanity. Hunter Hurley, a 19-year-old UF political science freshman, made sure his Snapchat followers saw that he got up around 5 a.m. with a group of friends. “I sent out my streaks at 5:30, and I’m like, ‘Let’s get this bread,’” Hurley said. “And then walk over here. That’s how the day starts.” The UF Alumni Association passes out 1,500 shirts to student members at Emerson Alumni Hall for popular games, said Jill Pettibone, the associate director of Student & Young Alumni Affairs. Announcements via email, Instagram and the “Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow” Facebook page notify more than 6,500 members of distribution days and T-shirt designs. Shirts are free with the membership and covered by dues, Pettibone said. It costs $20 for an annual membership Marlowe Starling / Alligator Staff and $400 to become a lifetime memUF Alumni Association student members wait in line ber. The better the Gators football team behind Emerson Alumni Hall to pick up their “Beat performs, the longer the line for Beat Missouri” long-sleeved shirts Thursday morning. shirts, she said.

Nate Miller, a 20-year-old UF economics junior and Florida Cicerone, oversees beat T-shirt distribution. The organization can only hand out shirts to the first 1,500 students who show up, he said. He thinks part of the fun for students is having a competition among themselves to see who can get one first. “It’s a good way to bring a lot of students together for something that’s related to school spirit when you can get away from school work and stress for a while,” Miller said. Last football season, the “Beat Vanderbilt” and “Beat Tennessee” shirts ran out while students were still waiting in line. The Florida Cicerones began to hand out shirts at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Students were encouraged to take complementary donuts, juice and a picture with the GEICO mascot on their way out. Although the line is supposed to start at 7 a.m., eager students line up before sunrise to snag a shirt. Brandon Bowyer, his girlfriend and her friend were first in line Thursday. They beat the clock and their peers when they arrived at 4 a.m. The girls bundled up in blankets and sleeping bags to protect themselves from the 60-degree temperature. While they were fast asleep, Bowyer sat alert. The 21-year-old UF mechanical engineering senior did not come to pick up a T-shirt.

“I came to keep her company,” Bowyer said about his girlfriend. “Nothing else better to do.” The alumni association sometimes offers a new shirt style, like a tank top, for certain games, Pettibone said. The white “Beat Missouri” T-shirt is the first long-sleeved shirt the association has ever released. Hurley, Caela Vasquez, Griffin Conaty and Avery Smith waited in line together Thursday morning for the fourth time this year as part of their own new tradition. When they found out about the new long-sleeved design from the Facebook page, one of them gasped in the middle of their What is the Good Life? class. Vasquez, an 18-year-old UF biology freshman, enjoys seeing other students wearing the shirt because it gives them something in common to bond over. “I think it means inclusivity because not many people are that insane to wait outside,” she said. Smith, a 19-year-old UF business freshman, said a girl came up to him during class because he was wearing the “Beat LSU” shirt. She jokingly said he was insane, he said. He agreed. “I think every week someone in the group says, ‘We’re never doing this again,’ and then what do we all do?” Hurley said. They come back and do it again. @StarlingMarlowe mstarling@alligator.org

‘It’s always been a part of me’: UF students with disabilities TWO JUNIORS SHARE THEIR UF EXPERIENCE. By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

It was 4:59 p.m. Only one minute until Delainia Parrish could click on her future. Parrish knew she worked hard through four years of vigorous studying for classes and standardized tests, but she was still nervous. As her family huddled around her, she refreshed two laptops when she clicked on an email at 5 p.m. with her acceptance to UF. However, the future could have been different. Parrish was born with a physical disability from cerebral palsy — a neurological condition that affects movement, muscle tone and motor skills — but she said there was a 50 percent chance she could have been born with an intellectual disability, too. Parrish, a 20-year-old UF marketing junior, said she understands that her world is different but it has never stopped her from achieving. “I must identify and take ownership of my own strengths and needs,” Parrish said. “I must advocate for myself every step of the way.” Parrish is one of more than 3,000 students registered with the UF Disability Resource Center, which helps accommodate students with both physical and mental disabilities. Last year, the center proctored

11,000 exams for students who needed aids such as extra time or a separate space. Places like Cypress Hall accommodate students with all kinds of disabilities, Parrish said. Parrish resides in one of the dorm’s 15 “smart rooms” where lights and doors are automated with the touch of a finger. The rooms also come with a lift system and varying accommodations for accessibility based on each residing student’s needs. Although most of UF has complied for the American with Disabilities Act, there are still improvements to be made, said Gerry Altamirano, the assistant dean and director of the UF Disability Resource Center. Buildings such as Murphree, Fletcher and Sledd Hall still need to be renovated to better fit the needs of students with physical disabilities. Many of UF’s buildings such as Buckman and Walker Hall were built prior to ADA compliance standards in the 1990s and have not had major renovations since the 1980s. Buildings were constructed with the assumption that everyone shares similar characteristics in height, mobility and physicality, Altamirano said. “Our challenge is to think inclusively as to how we can create a new way of thinking or producing something that is inclusive for all people,” Altamirano said. During his first Fall semester at UF, Bradley Minotti was on his way to a psychology club meeting in Little Hall when he realized the elevator was broken. Minotti, a 21-year-old UF psychology junior with cerebral palsy since birth, relies

on his wheelchair for mobility and couldn’t make it to the meeting on the second floor. He said UF students are generally inclusive, physical or architectural issues can make students feel left out or limited by their disabilities. “People will fix it if you tell them to, but people don’t always think about it,” Minotti said. Despite his condition, Minotti said he’s lived his life to the fullest by going to football games, hanging out with his friends and exploring new places on campus and in downtown Gainesville. He feels as if he has been able to have the same UF experience as other students. “A lot of people think that it’s something that’s very difficult, and they see me differently for it, and they feel bad for me,” Minotti said. “But it’s always been a part of me, and it’s not something that makes me upset.” Instead of focusing on someone having a disability, Parrish said people’s unique differences are just unique abilities. “Each of us has a role to play in life,” Parrish said. “And marginalizing those who are different takes color out of the tapestry.” After she graduates, Parrish said she wants to work as a consultant for major fashion programs but with a focus on inclusivity for customers with all body types. She started her own brand called “Fearless Independence.” She said she chose the name because everyone can relate to those words no matter the situation. Most people with unique

Examples of buildings that need to be remodeled for ADA accessibility: Murphree Hall — Built in 1939 Fletcher Hall — Built in 1939 Sledd Hall — Built in 1929 Buckman Hall — Opened Fall 1906 Walker Hall — Built in 1927 needs she knows are unafraid to venture into the world, and they fearlessly live their lives while seeking independence, which is a highly cherished trait for Parrish. “People with disabilities, especially women, want to be independent as much as possible in dressing every day,” Parrish said. “Needless to say, I put fearless and independence together, then sparks flew after that.” Empowering a person through fashion allows them to view themselves in a positive light and improve their self-confidence, Parrish said. The fashion industry bases itself on marketing to a single type of woman rather than create clothing that promotes the inclusion of unique shapes and sizes, she said. “Living to the best of our abilities without fear of failure can take us to our dream destinations,” Parrish said. “I’m not sure where all this will lead me, but I do believe you and I can make a difference in the world if we try.” @danacassidy_ dcassidy@alligator.org

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Football and wedding bells: Couples start married lives in The Swamp ABOUT 13 WEDDINGS HAVE BEEN HOSTED IN THE SWAMP.

their pink-and-navy-themed wedding ceremony on Sept. 2, 2017, at the Holloway Touchdown Terrace. “It was a day ﬁlled with love and fun celebrated in a place that has a ton of childhood memories,” Eryka LaFrance said. Eryka LaFrance grew up in Gainesville and went to UF football games every Saturday since she was 2 years old, she said. Costs to rent out rooms in the stadium vary based on the number of guests and the room’s features. The LaFrances’ wedding cost about $4,000, Eryka LaFrance said. A jumbotron lit up with the words “Congratulations Eryka & Jacques.” The couple said they wanted to get a view of the whole

By McKenna Beery Alligator Staff Writer

The smell of sweat, beer and hot dogs is in the air at Ben Hill Grifﬁn Stadium. So is love. The University Athletic Association has hosted about 13 weddings in The Swamp since 2013, said Daniel Apple, the UAA assistant communications director. “For those diehard fans, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” he said. Eryka LaFrance, 30, and Jacques LaFrance, 31, met at church in 2012. They were friends for four months until she moved to Chicago for a WNBA internship, she said. But their friendship changed when Jacques LaFrance told Eryka’s cousin he had feelings for her the day before she got on the plane. Five years later, the couple held

ﬁeld on their wedding day. “I loved how beautiful the reception was and how much love there was amongst our family and friends,” Eryka LaFrance said. UF was the matchmaker for Andrew Fleming, 31, and Kelly Fleming, 31. They met while working for the UAA Sports Health Department at UF in 2011.

Andrew Fleming laid eyes on his future wife for the ﬁrst time when she walked in late for a staff meeting, he said. He knew he had to introduce himself to her. In 2014, Kelly Fleming signed them up for a marathon in Minnesota. Andrew Fleming ran the marathon holding her engagement ring and pretended to start cramping. Then, he got down on one knee. Two years later on July 1, 2016, the couple held their wedding reception at the Evans Champions Club above the football ﬁeld. All of the nearly 200 guests gathered to take a picture in the stands posed with their hands up and cheered, Andrew Fleming said. Surrounded by their guests, the Flemings signed off their night with a smooch. But the party in the stadium wasn’t his favorite part, he said. “A key part of my day was seeing her walk down the aisle,” Andrew Fleming said. @mckennabeery mbeery@alligator.org

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Eryka and Jacques LaFrance held their wedding ceremony in Ben Hill Grifﬁn Stadium on Sept. 2, 2017. Eryka LaFrance grew up in Gainesville and wanted to get married in a place close to her heart and childhood, she said.

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Getting to know the legacy of UF mascots Albert and Alberta THE DUO MAKES MORE THAN 400 APPEARANCES A YEAR. By Alyssa Ramos Alligator Staff Writer

The stuffy and sweaty Garrett Spitzer looked down to see a small crowd forming below the 20-foot telephone pole he sat on. Wearing a bright green velour bodysuit, he remembered his Chi Phi Fraternity brothers using a rope to lift the famous 30-pound Gator head up to him so he could wear the suit for the next two hours on the pole. Spitzer, 58, had a reputation for doing almost anything and said he wore the suit for a charity event for his fraternity in Fall 1979. It’s been almost 40 years, but Spitzer said he will never forget the time he became Albert. “I don’t remember seeing a single teacher, but I remember Albert,” Spitzer, a UF alumnus, said. Gator fans know Albert and Alberta as the university’s beloved mascots, but the pair has a long history of building the Gator brand. Casey Reed, UF’s mascot coordinator, said they are more than just costumes; they are part of UF’s legacy. “It’s important that everyone

knows it’s about them, and it’s what Albert and Alberta can bring to the school,” she said. Albert and Alberta’s daily schedules revolve around appearances at sporting and charity events, Reed said. Every year they make more than 400 appearances. “At the end of the day, when I’m no longer here, Albert and Alberta will still be here,” Reed said. “That’s why it’s so important for me that they are the ones that are receiving the recognition.” Albert is suave, charismatic and ambitious. Alberta is confident, sassy and chic. Reed said her team tries their best to stay true to the mascots’ personality traits even when their appearances change. Before Albert entered the scene, the university had live alligators in pens outside of Century Tower in the 1950s, said UF historian Carl Van Ness. It wasn’t until 1970 that the university introduced the first costumed Albert, most likely based off a comic strip character of the same name. Early iterations of Albert made him seem fiercer than his friendly demeanor today, Van Ness said. In 1979, Disney helped produce an animatronic suit with flashing eyes. Now, Albert and Alberta are rounder, softer and more breathable. By 1986, Alberta was intro-

duced as Albert’s sidekick. Reed said the mascots are just best friends and they have each other in their hearts. “Albert will always be Alberta’s No. 1, and Alberta will always be Albert’s No. 1,” Reed said. They have a closet of six outﬁts for various occasions, such as their pink uniforms for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and their blue gameday attire for Tennessee games. Reed, who oversees their scheduling, said the people behind the mascots have to go through training and need to be humble because the world won’t know who they are. It’s a tradition for members of the mascot program to not reveal their identities as Albert and Alberta. “When you choose to be a part of something like this, you know the tradition and where it’s coming from,” Reed said. “In the sense that it’s bigger than you as an individual.” As the mascots evolve, Reed said she’s trying to expand Alberta’s presence on campus by including her in men’s sporting events. Reed began this expansion in 2013. Before, Alberta was limited to only women’s sporting events. “It’s important that Albert goes to women’s volleyball just

ALBERT AND ALBERTA THROUGH THE YEARS 1911: UF adopted the name “The Florida Gators.” 1947: UF debuted a wooden gator, but it was not the actual mascot. 1953: UF received its first live alligator donated by Ross Allen’s Alligator Pet Farm. It lived in a pen behind Sigma Phi Epsilon. 1954: The alligator was found beaten to death in its pen. There was a funeral. 1957: Allen donated another alligator named Albert, and it was placed in a pen in front of Century Tower. 1961: Albert was removed from campus due to health problems. 1964: Albert went missing in mid-March. Soon after, another alligator similar to Albert’s description was found tied to a flagpole on FSU’s campus. 1970: The first vinyl-costumed Albert was introduced. 1979: Walt Disney provided a $5,000 costume with animatronic features such as flashing eyes. 1984: A rounder, softer Albert mascot was debuted. 1986: Alberta was introduced as Albert’s sidekick. 2003: Albert and Alberta got their own bronze statue outside of Emerson Alumni Hall. 2011: Albert and Alberta got their own Twitter accounts. as much as Alberta goes to men’s basketball,” Reed said. Now, Reed said Alberta does more appearances than Albert. The duo has gained more national recognition from companies like ESPN and Nissan. Social media is the biggest factor in sharing Albert and Alberta’s brand with a young-

er generation, she said. “It really speaks to what you’re doing,” Reed said. “When you see Albert and Alberta, you know it’s the Florida Gators.” @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

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Homecoming is where we began our journey. 38 years later, that journey has made my life better than I could have ever imagined. Married 33 years. Amazing daughter (Little Blue Eyes) who is a UF grad and making her way....and always making us proud. Although our celebration does not take us to UF this Homecoming, nothing diminishes our thoughts of where we started. As our journey continues, my love for you and Little Blue Eyes will continue to grow. ILY, Liarface

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UF seeks to erase 2014 Homecoming memory By Morgan McMullen Sports Writer

Even the touchdowns were pitiful. On Oct. 18, 2014, quarterback Treon Harris faked a handoff and rolled right toward a half-empty, half-apathetic student section in the Swamp. He was met by a blitzing Missouri corner. He heaved a desperation ball just past the goal line and into a mosh pit of blue and white. Tight end Tevin Westbrook eventually emerged from the pile with the ball, initiating a dull rumbling of sarcastic cheers and the eruption of overstated fireworks that had been gathering dust all night. That touchdown, and the one Harris ran in with 26 seconds remaining, were all the UF offense could scrap together that chilly night in Gainesville four years ago. The numbers are enough to make you contemplate the fabric of reality. The box score from that night the Tigers played at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is a barren wasteland of turnovers and radioactive offense. It’s a dilapidated shrine to everything the Gators have sought to destroy this season. So far in 2018, the exorcism of those offensive demons is ahead of schedule. Florida has the No. 42-ranked offense in points per game (32.3) and averages an even five yards per carry. Compared to 2014’s No. 56 scoring offense (30.3 points per game) and the 4.4 yards per carry, the current squad looks like world-beaters. The Gators don’t necessarily have to be that tomorrow to beat the current Tigers, but it couldn’t hurt. Missouri (4-4, 0-4 SEC) has lost two of its conference games to No. 6 Georgia and No. 1 Alabama by a combined 43 points, but its other pair of SEC defeats were much closer: a two-point loss against South Carolina and a one-pointer to Kentucky. The Tigers are still itching to get their first SEC win, and coming off a last-second

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Coach Dan Mullen stressed that even with no conference wins, Missouri remains a tough opponent. "They probably have the best quarterback in the league," he said. loss to the Wildcats could be all the fuel they need to pull it off. They’re also led by Drew Lock, a quarterback some analysts saw as a dark-horse Heisman candidate before the season. He’s No. 2 in the conference in completions (169) and passing yards (2,144). Outside of his gaudy numbers there, however, he and UF quarterback Feleipe Franks are fairly similar. Just 0.3 yards separates Franks (7.4) and Lock (7.7) in yards per attempt, and they each have 16 touchdown passes and six interceptions apiece. That means the game could be won or lost with the ground game, where both

teams have struggled relative to the rest of the conference. But Mullen doesn’t expect the Tigers to stray away from Lock. “They can put up points with anybody in the country,” he said. “They probably have the best quarterback in the league. (He) can make every throw you want to make. He’s got experience. He’s got poise.” Missouri presents the greatest challenge to the Gators for the rest of the season. UF has a 69.9 percent chance to win tomorrow, according to ESPN projections. The odds increase to 74.7 percent against South Carolina next week and 77.1 percent against FSU.

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violent slam dunk with his right hand. He dropped 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in just 20 minutes while also collecting eight boards and an assist. The reason he’ll be such a mismatch is that he could potentially play every position on the court outside of center. But if head coach Mike White decides to employ a smaller lineup (and he will, mark my words), it wouldn’t be outlandish to see

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Keyontae Johnson will be Florida's best player by end of 2019 pounds, and it shows. Instead, Johnson Take one look at him, will be Florida’s main and you’ll find he’s threat to other teams. built like Dwayne And that’s not to say “The Rock” Johnson. Nembhard or any But he’s nimble. other UF player will There was one play be bad. Johnson will Chris O'Brien during the exhibition just be better. twitter: @THEChrisOB where Florida had its Why is that? A few things stuck out to me pace slowed in the offensive during UF’s exhibition against halfcourt. Johnson, seeing this, Florida Southern Tuesday night. received the ball at the top of The first was the incredible the key, sliced through two demismatch that Johnson pos- fenders like a chainsaw against es. He’s listed at 6-foot-5, 225 weeds and proceeded to flush a

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Everyone sober yet? No? All right then. The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party saw plenty of highs and lows for each side, with more lows coming in the parking lots before and after the game. You could practically taste the bourbon in the cool Jacksonville air. That’s kinda the mood for the rest of the country coming into Week 10. Iowa got drunk off safeties and barfed the game away against Penn State. USF got dealt a severe hangover with its first loss. Missouri passed out in its rocking chair after holding an intoxicating lead over Kentucky. But you don’t read our weekly picks column for the slightly buzzed games. No, you’re here for black-out sh** shows. That’s what FAU-FIU is probably gonna be. Before we meet our competitors, sports editor Morgan McMullen and assistant sports editor Jake Dreilinger debate this debauchery of a game. FIU (-3) will win because… James. Effing. Morgan. Remember that name. Out of all the quarterbacks in the state of Florida, he has the highest passer rating, and it’s not even close. He has torched CUSA defenses all season, and he’ll do it again Saturday. The only other QB in the state who comes close to glancing at Morgan’s greatness is UCF’s McKenzie Milton, but even that’s a stretch. Milton has 119 completions on 200 pass attempts. That’s not bad. Morgan has 131 on one more attempt. That’s while splitting time with his backup throughout the first half of the season. Oh, and he’s thrown for 19 scores and just four picks. Coach Butch Jones has this program ahead of schedule in the rebuilding process. He’ll add another brick to that job with the decimation of the Owls.

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It won’t be Jalen Hudson. It won’t be KeVaughn Allen. And it won’t be Andrew Nembhard. Small forward Keyontae Johnson will be the best basketball player for the Florida Gators this year. Johnson wasn’t forgotten per se, but Nembhard was supposed to be the star on top of the Christmas tree of last year’s recruiting class. Johnson was supposed to be just another ornament.

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The All-American Dane: Johannes Ingildsen tackles change By Kyle Wood Sports Writer

Johannes Ingildsen shows up to practice with sunscreen on his face not rubbed all the way in and his freshly bleached blonde hair poking through his Gators hat. He jokes with his teammates that he needs a good picture taken because the team keeps using bad ones, but it could just be an excuse to show off his golden locks. Ingildsen likes to have fun with his friends before practice. When the ball is up, however, his jovial demeanor vanishes. At a practice a few weeks before the fall season begins, he works up a quick sweat while practicing singles and doubles. He stands out on the court for how quiet he is, quite literally – Ingildsen is 6-foot-4 – but his effort sets him apart as well. Occasionally he lets out a grunt, as most players do, when he punishes the yellow-green ball with an aggressive backhand, but otherwise, he’s relatively quiet. He doesn’t celebrate when he beats out his teammates for a point. He silently berates himself when he makes a rare mistake — a complete 180 from his attitude before practice began. His conservative demeanor doesn’t tell the whole story — or even half of it. Change is nothing new for Ingildsen. He made the switch from soccer to tennis before he could sit in the front seat of his parent’s car. He up and left his country to pursue the sport he loves. That story of change begins in Copenhagen, Denmark, far away from the muggy swamp of Gainesville, Florida, where Ingildsen has already written himself into the record books with a plethora of wins and AllAmerican and All-SEC selections.

• • • He was supposed to kick balls, not hit them. At two years old, Ingildsen began playing soccer under the watchful eye of his father, Alex. A budding talent from a young age, Ingildsen fell in love with the game. It was his ﬁrst love and is, to this day, one of his favorite sports. He follows his home club, FC Copenhagen, as well as FC Barcelona, and he still kicks the ball around when he

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Denmark native Johannes Ingildsen was the fourth UF freshman to achieve All-American status in school history and the ﬁrst since 2005. has free time. Admittedly, he’s not the player he once was. His love demanded more and more of his time as he grew older, however. His mother, Mette, decided to put him in tennis when he was seven years old to give him a break from the pitch. Ingildsen played tennis leisurely once a week, never entering competitions. Bo Thaysen, a renowned tennis coach in Denmark, saw potential in 10-year-old Ingildsen that compensated for his apparent lack of talent: the ability to learn. Thaysen wanted to train the young Ingildsen and take him past the recreational level. Ingildsen, however, wasn’t ready to give up soccer just yet. He was still attempting to play his favorite pastime while rising through the ranks in the tennis world. “I was playing too much,” Ingildsen said. “Every day I was playing both soccer and tennis, so that was too much for me.” Mette said that Thaysen, and later Mikkel Nørby, wanted to work seriously with Ingildsen. He was asked to fully commit to tennis. Tennis won out in the end. Johannes became as addicted to the craft as a teenager is to his/her phone.

His mother eventually had to ask him to tone down his newfound passion. “He would spend hours playing the tennis ball against a wall in our living room,” Mette said. “We sometimes had to ask him to take a break so we could hear the news on TV.” It took some time for Ingildsen’s father to get on board with tennis becoming his son’s life – Johannes’ talent on the pitch was already there, and it was unclear what he could do on the court. Alex had viewed tennis in the past as a hobby, not something his son would end up playing full time. Nevertheless, the family took Thaysen’s word that Johannes had the potential to become a great tennis player and ran with it. “From that point, it went fast,” Mette said.

• • • Eight years later, a not-so-young Ingildsen was preparing for the next step in his tennis career. “We knew that playing tennis in college in the U.S. was an option,” Mette said. “We did not have a clue about which schools or coaches were good.”

Messages on Facebook opened that door. The social media platform was the primary method of communication Division I tennis coaches used to contact Ingildsen as he began to appear on their radar with a top-100 international ranking. “You have to have something special to get our attention and to invest that much in traveling and risking a little bit,” Gators head coach Bryan Shelton said. “Joe certainly stood out, and we recognized that he was a guy that could come in here and make a big difference on this program.” Former Gators assistant coach Mark Merclain traveled to Copenhagen to see Johannes play in person and joined the Ingildsen family for a dinner that sold them on UF. “He told us about the school and the tennis team without overselling it,” Mette said. “Some of the other coaches were more pushy in their approach, according to Joe.” Oklahoma, San Diego and Kentucky all made recruiting pitches as well. But a big factor for Ingildsen was the weather, which helped him narrow his destination to schools in either Florida or California. “I’m from Denmark where it’s super, super cold like eight months a year, and I wanted some sun in my life,” Ingildsen said. Florida’s risky investment paid off. Ingildsen returned the favor with an ofﬁcial visit to the school in 2015. It was the ﬁrst and only time he came to the United States before committing to Florida. “I really liked the coaches here, the players here were super nice and everything was just really, really cool,” Ingildsen said. “So it was not in doubt that I should be here at all.” Another change in the books.

• • • Just like the switch from soccer to tennis, Ingildsen’s transition from Denmark to the United States was not seamless. “In the beginning the culture was kind of shocking,” Ingildsen said. “Just the way people are. Then I had to make new friends in the beginning, everything was new, I had to learn everything in English, which I was not used to.” He learned English at his high

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school in Copenhagen, but adjusting to writing and thinking in English proved challenging. Those difficulties resulted in academic shortcomings his freshman year. Ingildsen originally planned to study business. But his classes proved too demanding with his status as a student-athlete. He practiced close to 20 hours every week, so he switched his major to sports management with a minor in business administration. Another change in the books. “I’ve always been kind of a lazy guy,” Ingildsen said. “My first priority was always tennis when I was younger, so I was not very good in school because I didn’t take the time.” He eventually conquered those academic issues after what Shelton called “a kick in the butt” from the coaching staff and a push from his father back home. The rest was on Ingildsen. “I’ve managed my time better since I came here,” Ingildsen said. “Coaches really teach us how to manage our time and right now I’m just in a good rhythm.” Ingildsen traveled back to Denmark for winter break in his first year to be with his parents and his three younger sisters: Selma, Lucca and Dicte. His return in the spring was a turning point. “After maybe my first semester I felt like this was my home here in Florida, and I belonged here,” Ingildsen said. It sure looked that way on the court. He won 29 singles matches as a freshman, including a team-high eight SEC matches, and 14 doubles matches. His resume earned him a spot on the All-SEC Freshman team as well as All-American Doubles honors. That would seem like a successful season to most. But not to Ingildsen. “I did not think that I played that well my freshman year,” he said. “Even though I didn’t feel I was playing that well, I still won a lot of matches my freshman year.” Read the rest of this feature online at alligator.org/sports

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COLUMN, from pg. 14

But for a coach and a team preaching a one-game-at-a-time mentality, Missouri seems to be all that’s on the Gators' minds, especially after their loss to Georgia last week. “Win or lose, it’s how you respond as you continue to go during the season,” Mullen said. “We want to see how we have to handle this adversity moving forward.”

Johnson at the ﬁve. Johnson can push the ball up the court as the point and shoot well enough to be the two, his natural position. His cutting ability makes small forward a good ﬁt for him, and he’s big enough to get minutes at power forward. He’s also got speed, which makes his size nearly impossible to defend. In the aforementioned play in which the Norfolk, Virginia, product split two defenders, he blew by both of them off the

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UF's Feleipe Franks is tied for second in the SEC in touchdown passes.

PICKS, from pg. 14 FAU (+3) will win because… Lane Kifﬁn is a master at the art of trolling. Everyone remembers when he threw shade at Tennessee about it’s trouble ﬁnding a head coach before the season began. Or when he poked fun at Nick Saban, someone who mentored him at Alabama. But in all seriousness, the man can coach. Well, most of the time. FAU is 3-5 this year. It was close in some games and not so much in others, but the Owls did take a commanding win over Old Dominion, a team that shocked the world with a win over No. 10 Virginia Tech. Quarterback Chris Robison has thrown for 1,645 yards and eight touchdowns, and running back Devin Singletary has run for 837 yards and 15 touchdowns. When both of the Owls’ stars are playing well, FAU poses a huge challenge for any team it faces. Both Robison and Singletary will show up on Saturday.

Now onto the picks… In a tie for first at 38-34 is Alanis “What is this bulls***” Thames, who erupted in a fiery, hunger-fueled rage when she saw what food was being catered for the media at the Florida-Georgia game. I’ll give you a hint, it wasn’t anything close to the potroast Tennessee had or the brisket Mississippi State served. Nope. Some good old-fashioned deli sandwiches. Guess you can’t escape some things in life, Alanis. Also in first is the Gainesville Sun’s Graham “I’m a basketball reporter now” Hall, who instead of going to Tuesday media, attended UF's exhibition game against Florida Southern. Make up your mind, Graham. We really missed you at Tuesday’s media because you’re always the butt of the joke. Then again, Mark Long wasn’t there either, so the entertainment factor was less than it is normally. In a tie for third at an even 36-36 is Gator Country’s Nick “Wedding Halftime Q&A” de la Torre, who was at a friend’s wed-

ding this weekend and missed the Florida-Georgia game. But don’t worry Gators fans, Nick was still around to do his halftime Q&A! Too bad every question had something to do with the game. You know, the game you didn't attend. Rounding out third is Jake “I need notes in a hurry” Dreilinger, who asked for class notes two hours before Tuesday’s exam. Jake, you had an entire week to study, yet you wait 120 minutes before test time to ask your classmates for chunks of missing material. Your fearless nature to wait until the last minute is truly amazing. Coming in at fifth with a 3537 record is Morgan “What’s the budget?” McMullen, who budgeted three features to fill less than three pages for this sports section. We get it Morgan, you wanted to impress the returning alumni. Maybe use some size nine font to fit it all in. In a tie for sixth at 34-38 is Mark “Alberta wants me” Stine, who is convinced Florida Gators mascot Alberta is sending him mixed signals. “Alberta’s

sending mad signals with that cheerleader uniform,” Stine said. He has since claimed it’s just the lipstick, but still, kinda creepy. Mark, we don’t mean to be the bearers of bad news, but it’s time for you to move on. Also tied for sixth is the Orlando Sentinel’s Edgar “You can’t leave postgame media” Thompson, who, in addition to refusing to allow CeCe Jefferson to leave his postgame interview in Jacksonville, decided to dip early before Feleipe Franks could speak.

bounce. Johnson might not be the best player on the team at the moment. But he will be, you can count on that. And don’t just stop it there. He’ll eventually wind up hearing his name called in the NBA Draft somewhere along the road. But ﬁrst thing’s ﬁrst. Johnson will work his way into the starting lineup before long, and the Gators will be better off for it. Chris O’Brien is a sports writer for the Alligator. Follow him on Twitter @THEChrisOB and contact him at cobrien@alligator.org.

Hey Edgar, we get that Franks is a terrible quote after a loss, but c’mon man. Let CeCe run free. His performance against the Bulldogs was already bad enough, he doesn’t need you telling him about it 40 times. In dead last at 32-40 is the AP’s Mark “Same roast as Edgar” Long. Just look at Edgar’s roast if you want to know why we are poking fun at Mark’s expense. They did the exact same thing. Aren’t two-for-one roasts fun?

MIZ @ UF (-6) WVU @ TEX (-2) BAMA @ LSU (+14.5) ND @ NW (+9.5) UGA @ UK (+9) DUKE @ UM (-9.5) PSU @ MICH (-10.5) FAU @ FIU (-3)

Alanis (38-34) UF TEX LSU ND UGA DUKE PSU FAU

Graham (38-34) UF TEX LSU ND UGA UM PSU FAU

Nick (36-36) UF WVU BAMA ND UK UM MICH FAU

Jake (36-36) UF WVU LSU NW UK DUKE PSU FAU

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Mark S (34-38) UF WVU LSU ND UGA DUKE PSU FIU

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