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The Final Countdown: Alachua finishes machine recount VOTES IN THREE KEY RACES SHIFTED BY .01 PERCENT.

By Alyssa Ramos Alligator Staff Writer

The results of three high-profile Florida races shifted by .01 percent in Alachua County after the Supervisor of Elections office finished its machine recount Monday morning.

Although the recount was estimated

to take about two days, the office finished counting in less than 20 hours.

The races for Florida governor, U.S. Senate and Commissioner of Agriculture were within the state’s margin for a machine recount, according to the Florida Divison of Elections.

Democratic candidates Andrew Gillum, Bill Nelson and Nikki Fried won in Alachua County but lost their perspective races on Election Day. After the county’s machine recount, Nelson led at 64.5 percent, Gillum

led at 63.04 percent and Fried led at 62.99 percent of the votes.

Unofficial results in Alachua County: Nelson led Scott by 33,813 votes Gillum led DeSantis by 31,381 votes Fried led Caldwell by 29,159 votes Recount results in Alachua County: Nelson leads Scott by 33,839 votes Gillum leads DeSantis by 31,393 votes Fried leads Caldwell by 29,185 votes Supervisor of Elections offices must send the machine recount results to Secretary of

State Ken Detzner by 3 p.m. Thursday.

The Broward Supervisor of Elections office began recounting its 700,000 ballots at about noon Tuesday, according to the Miami Herald. Miami-Dade County, which had about 800,000 ballots to recount, finished Tuesday night.

Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher said her staff could only meet the 3 p.m Thursday deadline for the Senate race, according to The Palm Beach

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UF, USF political science professors discuss midterm

By Taylor Roth Alligator Contributing Writer

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WAR DANCE AT THE REITZ Native American performer David Velez, 55, dances the “Fancy War Dance” for an audience at the Reitz Union on Tuesday to celebrate Native Heritage Month. Velez is an Air Force veteran who has been dancing since he was 11 years old.

A screen lit up with an image of waves crashing Tuesday night in Pugh Hall.

Daniel Smith, the UF department of political science chair, clicked the next slide which read, “Blue wave.” Some students laughed, others waited for an explanation.

“There was a lot of talk about a blue wave coming this election,” he said. “We saw more of a red tide.”

Smith and Susan MacManus, a University of South Florida political science professor, took turns discussing the results of the 2018 midterm election to a crowd of about 100 students and residents.

The event was hosted by the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, a nonpartisan civic engagement center, to help voters understand the midterm results, said spokesperson Shelby Taylor. Smith and MacManus

SEE ELECTION, PAGE 3

Mayor Lauren Poe announces campaign for re-election THE MAYORAL AND CITY COMMISSION DISTRICT 4 SEATS WILL BE ON THE BALLOT MARCH 2019.

By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

Mayor Lauren Poe announced his re-election campaign two months

early Wednesday morning.

The mayoral seat and City Commission District 4 seat, which is held

by Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos, will be on the ballot on March 19, 2019, according to the city of Gainesville website. Gainesville residents can vote early from March 9 to 16.

Although qualifying for the City Commission elections begins Jan. 28, Poe said he came to a realization

What can we learn from the Vandals?

The Gators take on Idaho on Saturday. Despite the likely blowout, Florida should be able to figure some things out on both sides of the ball, pg. 14

after the midterm election results.

Hayes-Santos has not yet announced if he will seek re-election.

Poe said he woke up feeling a bit heartbroken, especially after Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum’s loss. He said he couldn’t impact the statewide results, but he could affect change locally. He announced his decision on Facebook.

“I knew I had one thing under control and that was whether or not

I’d run for Gainesville mayor again,” Poe said.

Running the city has been a difficult but enjoyable experience, Poe said.

“I think I’ve worked really hard and hopefully earned their trust and respect,” Poe said. “And I’m there to represent every single civilian of Gainesville.”

Hayes-Santos is focusing on volunteering with the Democratic party

EXCELSIOR!

Comic book writer Stan Lee dies at 95, pg. 4

during the midterm election recount and will announce his decision after the recount is complete, he wrote via text.

“As Gainesville is headed in the right direction, there are still many issues that need to be addressed to make Gainesville a better place to live for everyone,” Hayes-Santos wrote. @danacassidy_ dcassidy@alligator.org

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Fulbright Luncheon with Swapna Kumar UF Fulbright Programs and the UF International Center will host the Fulbright Luncheon with Swapna Kumar, a 2016-2017 Fulbright Scholar and faculty member of the UF College of Education, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Reitz Union Room 2365. Students can learn about Kumar’s experiences working with diverse faculty and students on the design of blended learning and mentoring environments in Hungary, as well as her research on online and blended learning in higher education.

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Flowers with Frida Kahlo Guests can discover the significance of plants, fruits and flowers in the work of Frida Kahlo and create their own watercolor still-life inspired by local and native specimens at 6:30-8 p.m. at the Headquarters Library, at 401 E University Ave. This is a free class, and all materials will be provided. No experience is necessary. This class is geared toward adults but interested kids and teens who are accompanied by an adult are welcome.

Always True Unplugged Join some Gainesville musicians for a stripped-back night at the Always True Collective pop-up shop at The SL8 downtown, at 10 E. University Ave. The bands Baer and the Lady, The Hails and flipturn will all be performing acoustic sets from the store.

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Botanical Illustration for Beginners Guests can join Kristyn Bat Lopez of Wayfaring Painter for a beginner's botanical illustration workshop at 1-3 p.m. in Marston Science Library, at 444 Newell Drive. All supplies will be provided. The event is free and open to UF students, staff and faculty. Learn more about unpublished Cuban botanical illustrations of Nancy Kingsbury

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Ribbon Cutting for Palmetto Moon Grand Opening Palmetto Moon, a Southern lifestyle retail store, will open its newest location at Celebration Pointe, at 3528 SW 45th Street, Suite T600, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 6,500 square-foot store will carry on-trend and affordable clothing, footwear, accessories, décor and gifts from a wide selection of Southerninspired outdoor lifestyle brands.

Palmetto Moon officially opens its doors at 10 a.m., followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11:30 a.m. The first 250 customers who make a purchase of $25 or more will receive a free custom 20 oz.

YETI Rambler. The celebration will feature food, music, games and “spin to win” giveaways every 15 minutes from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6-10 p.m.

Explore the cosmos at ‘Starry Night’ Visitors may observe the night sky and explore the world beyond at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s free “Starry Night” program at 6-10 p.m. Activities include the opportunity to use high-performance telescopes and see a portable planetarium show.

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UF Opera Theatre & Symphony Orchestra present Hansel and Gretel The holiday tradition of Hansel and Gretel will come to the stage at 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, at 3201 Hull Road. Vocal performers from the graduate and undergraduate programs of the UF School of Music make up the cast and orchestra for this gala production. The UF Opera Theatre program, under the direction of Anthony Offerle, has a long history of bringing musical dramas to the stage in North Florida. UF alumnus Matt Wardell, the conductor of the Ocala Symphony Orchestra, will lead the full orchestra of UF students in Hansel and Gretel. Tickets can be purchased at tickets.performingarts. ufl.edu. A second showing will be held at the same time and lo-

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More Republicans voted. Counties’ recounts are due to the state Thursday.

RECOUNT, from pg. 1

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Susan MacManus, 71, speaks at the 2018 Election Wrap-Up event in Pugh Hall Tuesday night. MacManus is a professor emeritus at the University of South Florida, as well as a member of the Bob Graham Center Council of Advisors.

ELECTION, from pg. 1 were not paid to speak.

Many Floridians and political scientists believed the Black Lives Matter movement, Parkland shooting and teacher pay strikes would help Democrats win the gubernatorial and Senate races, Smith said. Instead, voters were left confused.

The results boiled down to Republicans voting at higher rates than Democrats, Smith said. In Sumter County, more than 80 percent of Republicans voted during the midterms.

“All I can say is that Republicans come out to vote on Election Day,” he said.

MacManus said she knew the Senate and gubernatorial races would be a toss-up.

Florida is known for its close elections because of the state’s diverse and unpredictable demographics.

“Florida’s elections are always nail-biters,” she said.

Mark Werwitzer, an 18-year-old UF political science freshman, voted for the first time this election and was surprised by the results. He came to the event to hear what professionals had to say.

Werwitzer said he expected a Democratic wave this year but will have to wait to see if his generation can swing Florida blue in upcoming elections.

“I want to see what the future of Florida will be like,” he said.

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Post. A judge extended the deadline for the Palm Beach recounts to Nov. 20.

In the meantime, Alachua County is preparing for Detzner to announce a manual recount of the senator and Commissioner of Agriculture races at 5 p.m. Thursday, said TJ Pyche, the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections spokesperson.

In the case of a manual recount, 40 volunteers would review the ballots by hand, Pyche said. If a ballot is unclear, it will be reviewed by the county canvassing board to judge the voter’s intent.

Alachua County recounted half of the 116,000 ballots by 10 p.m Sunday. Of these ballots, about 40,000 were early voting ballots, 40,000 were election-day ballots and 35,000 were vote-by-mail ballots, Pyche said.

The county finished ahead of schedule because of a lack of technical issues and the number of volunteers who worked the overnight shift, Pyche said. About 60 volunteers worked from 1:45 p.m. Sunday to about 6 a.m. Monday.

“We’re lucky to live in a county that is so engaged and has so many people from different parts of the political spectrum that come in and participate in the process,” he said.

The machines were tested for glitches before the recount started, said Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton.

The paid volunteers were stationed at a total of 32 machines, two of which were programmed to count vote-by-mail ballots.

The first set of volunteers worked a 6-hour shift. The following shifts were 12 hours long, Pyche said. Volunteers were paid a minimum wage of $8.25 an hour but could opt out of it.

The Alachua County Democratic National Party and Republican National Party sent designated observers to monitor irregularities. Cynthia Chestnut, the chair of the Alachua County Democratic Party, said more than 150 volunteers from the Democratic party covered Alachua, Levy, Dixie, Gilchrist, Union and Bradford counties to monitor the process.

Observers from each party were not required to be present, Chestnut said.

“We were overwhelmed by the

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Joanna Taft, a 4-year-old Gainesville resident, listens to Commissioner Harvey Ward encourage the crowd to help recount votes during the Count Every Vote rally Sunday afternoon. generosity of people’s time,” she said. “I think people really want to see democracy at work and this is it.”

The recount was open to the public from start to finish. Residents sat in red, white and blue chairs as the machines whirred and dinged.

Michael Howard, a 62-year-old disabled Vietnam War veteran, arrived at about 5 p.m. Sunday and said he would stay until they finish in the morning. He said he wanted to silently observe the process in honor of his fallen brothers on Veterans Day. “We’re a 242-year-old experiment

in democracy,” Howard said. “We’ve made it longer than any country and any other democracy for a reason.”

However, Howard was not satisfied with the recount system. He said it should be organized better.

Other spectators like 54-year-old Alachua County resident Jackie Bordeaux said she wants the recount to be organized, smooth and modernized.

“It just needs to be fair,” Bordeaux said. “At least, it’s not those punch cards, right?” @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

Timeline of the Florida recount Nov. 6 After polls close at 7 p.m. on Election Day, the tally appears to favor Democrats early in the night. However, during the night, Republican Ron DeSantis gains ground in the governor’s race and announces victory over Democrat Andrew Gillum. Republican Gov. Rick Scott tells supporters he won the U.S. Senate seat for Florida from incumbent Bill Nelson. Nelson releases a statement saying he’s waiting for results.

Nov. 7 Florida wakes up to the news that the races for governor, U.S. Senate and agriculture commissioner are even closer. The Republican lead dwindles. Nelson announces the race is too close to call.

Nov. 8 As the races become closer, Republicans protest in Broward and Palm Beach counties, which are still tallying votes. Scott announces he would sue those counties’ supervisor of elections and says “unethical liberals” are stealing the election. Democrat Nikki Fried moves ahead of Republican Matt Caldwell.

Nov. 10 All 67 counties, including Alachua County, send unofficial election results to the Secretary of State Ken Detzner, who orders a machine recount for the three contested races. Gillum retracts his concession he gave the election night. Fried announces she won, even though the recount is still happening.

Nov. 11 The recount begins. Broward’s is delayed by a technical glitch.

Nov. 12 President Donald Trump writes on Twitter that “many ballots are missing or forged,” and “an honest vote is no longer possible.” A judge tells lawyers representing both sides in the Florida recount that they need to “ramp down the rhetoric” after Republicans, including Trump, alleged illegal activity.

Nov. 13 Broward County begins recounting. All the counties are supposed to turn in their counts by Thursday. Palm Beach County got an extension.

Florida results a late-night toss-up, Wed. Nov. 8, 2000

By Jenny L. Allen

It was a neck-and-neck presidential race that, in part, hinged on chance.

“Like a coin toss – either of the candidates could take the race,” said UF sophomore Philip Eschbach on Tuesday night while watching the results being televised at a College Republicans gathering just blocks from the university.

The tight running between Democratic candidate Al Gore and Republican candidate George W. Bush in the closest presidential race in 40 years quickly heated up as Electoral College votes across the nation were announced.

The first results reported Gore as the

winner of Florida’s 25 electoral votes, an announcement that had Mark McCullough, president of the UF College Democrats and fellow members shrieking with happiness and caused them to pause to celebrate.

“This is about to become the happiest night of our lives,” said UF sophomore Jocelyn Smith, a College Democrat member who, after hugging nearby friends, called her parents.

But as McCullough and others soon found, it was a night that would take many turns.

Less than two hours later, news organizations recalled their original results, instead citing the race in Florida as “too close to call.”

While the news for McCullough was “like a wet blanket over my enthusiasm,” on the other side of town, Dan Soyka, president of the UF College Republicans, and his friends celebrated at his home.

“Frankly, it was quite a scare when the first results came in,” he said. “But we’re confident and feeling good. This is Bush country. When they called Florida early, it was disheartening. Now, it’s more like we expected it.”

Throughout the evening, both student leaders followed the “rather nerve-racking race,” knowing the outcome rested with the 25 electoral votes of Florida.

“I think it’s safe to say that whoever wins Florida wins the race,” McCullough said. “I

am on pins and needles right now. We’re all just biting our fingernails waiting.”

The candidates would not concede until the last vote was counted in Florida, the fiercest and latest of the battleground states to return its results. Both candidates bombarded the state during the final leg of the campaign with rallies and TV ads, while local supporters blitzed campus with chalk.

At press time, Bush was leading with 246 electoral votes to Gore’s 242, according to CNN. In Florida, results at 1:50 a.m. said Bush and Gore both had about 49 percent of the vote with 95 percent of the precincts reporting. Bush led the national electoral votes 246-242.

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County leaders talk waste

By Alyssa Ramos Alligator Staff Writer

Alachua County and the city of Gainesville want to clean up their act.

About 15 community leaders and residents attended the fourth Zero Waste Community Meeting at the Eastside Recreation Center Tuesday night to discuss the county’s plan to be waste-free by 2040.

“We all want to see this to happen, but there’s so many levels — education is the key,” City Commissioner Gigi Simmons said.

Jeffrey Klugh and Philip R. Mann, representatives from the county and the city’s public works departments, presented ideas to promote zero waste. Notes from the meeting will be submitted to the City Commission General Policy Committee by spring 2019.

City Commissioner Adrian HayesSantos said he plans to suggest a plastic

bag ban at a commission meeting Thursday. Residents also suggested increasing access to composting and charging businesses that use plastic bags.

Eighty percent of Gainesville’s waste comes from commercial businesses, Klugh said. The development of the Alachua County Resource Recovery Park, an area for waste-based businesses to repurpose waste, can help reduce trash.

“If you want to see a real loss, go to Midtown on a weekend night and see the glass bottles that don’t go into the recycling,” Mann said.

However, Simmons said enacting new policy can only go so far — the next step is mobilizing the community.

“You really need boots on the ground really advocating for this,” Simmons said.

“This is heavy lift and you need people in the community.” @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

UF students remember Stan Lee HE DIED MONDAY AT THE AGE OF 95.

By Gillian Sweeney Alligator Staff Writer

Alison Pager remembered being 15 years old again, laughing along to Stan Lee’s appearance in “The Amazing Spider-Man” after her phone buzzed with a Twitter notification.

It said the comic legend, who was listening to music Lee as Spider-Man burst through bookshelves in the background of the film, was dead at 95.

“He’s one of those people you don’t think about dying,” the 19-year-old UF biomedical engineering freshman said. “He’s dead out of nowhere.”

Lee was declared dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The cause of death is

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not yet known, according to CNN. Lee brought a new cast of superheroes into the world of American fiction. He revolutionized the industry by giving human frailties to superheroes like Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk.

Reilly Baker, a 19-year-old UF business administration sophomore, said his father took him to see “Iron Man” at age 9. It was the first Marvel film Baker saw and has been his favorite since.

Baker found a community around the shared excitement of Marvel movies Lee helped create.

He won’t forget seeing every fan in the theater jumping out of their seat to clap for Lee as he made an appearance in “Avengers: Infinity War.” “It almost felt like a sporting event,” Baker said.

Because of those make-believe universes and real-life connections Lee made during his lifetime, Baker said the comic creator will be remembered as the “Steve Jobs of Marvel.” @gilliangsweeney gsweeney@alligator.org

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Historic Cotton Club nightclub reopens as museum

By Taylor Roth Alligator Contributing Writer

The King of Blues, B.B. King, serenaded a Gainesville hotspot in the 1940s.

He and other jazz and blues artists often stopped at Gainesville’s Cotton Club, a Harlem-style nightclub. On Monday, his daughter, Patty King, clapped as the building reopened as Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center, a museum commemorating musicians like King and the songs they played.

Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe and museum board members cut a symbolic green ribbon tied to the porch and entered the large white building, at 837 SE Seventh Ave. About

250 people attended the museum’s opening.

“I thought there were going to be a lot of people here, but this is a whole city,” said Karen Cole-Smith, a member of the Cotton Club Museum’s board of directors.

Cole-Smith said she was proud to see so many people interested in learning more about African American culture and history.

“There’s always something powerful about history, culture and keeping young people in the loop about why preserving this is so important,” she said.

The nonprofit Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center, Inc. raised money to build the museum with grants from the Florida Department of State’s Historic Preservation

Bureau and the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency, as well as from independent donations and fundraisers like the annual Juneteenth Breakfast, said Vivian Filer, the chair of the museum’s board of directors.

Filer saw the historical significance of the building, which had deteriorated since it closed. In 1960, it became a furniture store for a decade and then shut its doors until Monday, she said.

The original tin roof had caved in and had to be replaced, Filer said. It took 13 years to complete the project.

Charles Kibert, a professor at UF’s Powell Center for Construction and Environment,

began to oversee the project in 2008 when he saw the building in poor condition, with a tree growing out of it, and wanted to help preserve the historical landmark, Filer said.

“People would call this place an ‘eyesore’ and wanted the city to take it down,” Filer said. “We saw potential.”

The museum will open after a private gala in January, when ticket prices will be posted on its website, Filer said.

She said it was an important time to learn from the past.

“We are preserving that which has become the past and we are creating new history,” Filer said.

Dancing for American heritage

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Native American Martin Olvera, 41, performs a Northern Traditional Dance on Tuesday at the Reitz Union to celebrate Native Heritage Month. Olvera is of the Comanche tribe, which originated in present-day Texas and Oklahoma.

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Martin Olvera, 41, of the Comanche tribe does the “Friendship Dance” with children from Heart Pine Waldorf School. Native American performers visited UF on Tuesday for Native Heritage Month as guests of the Asian Pacific Islander American Affairs At UF group.

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Editorial

Let the recount proceed smoothly. Don’t yell ‘fraud.’ Follow the law.

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ampant fraud.” That’s how Gov. Rick Scott and his lawyers characterized the recounts currently happening in Broward and Palm Beach counties for the U.S. Senate race. That’s what the lawsuit they filed in Palm Beach County to get voting machines impounded said. But why is the governor suing Florida counties that are doing their best to give Floridians a fair recount? One thing is for certain: Florida must not finish its elections on these rough and uncertain terms. In the words of Broward Circuit Chief Judge Jack Tuter, who refused to bow to Scott’s lawsuit, both parties need to “ramp down the rhetoric,” though we’ve seen most of the dramatization come from Republicans.

The post-election day recounts are narrowing the margins in several of the most important statewide races. It makes the fraud allegations all the more troubling.

On Election Day, Scott led U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson by about 57,000 votes. By the following day, Scott’s lead had shrunk to about 39,000. By the time of the first certified vote four days later on Saturday, Scott’s lead had decreased by about 80 percent.

Scott now leads Nelson by 0.1 percent from the 0.5 percent he led by on election night.

Ron DeSantis’ lead over Andrew Gillum was also substantial on Election Day — about 78,000 votes. But just like the Senate race, by Saturday Gillum was catching up. He was behind by just 34,000 votes. DeSantis’ lead was erased by half while Florida slowly recounted.

In the race for Commissioner of Agriculture, Republican Matt Caldwell led Democrat Nicole “Nikki” Fried by 40,000 votes. By Saturday, the race flipped. Fried leads by more than 5,000 votes.

In State House District 89, Democrat Jim Bonfiglio and Republican Mike Caruso are separated by just 37 votes — that amount of people can fit in a medium-sized classroom at UF. As the margins narrow, Scott still seems to be outraged at the results. “Bill Nelson is clearly a sore loser. He can’t stand the fact that he’s not going to be elected for, what, the first time in decades. He’s just here to steal the election,” Scott said Monday.

Scott is following President Donald Trump’s lead. With tentative victories for Republicans in jeopardy, Trump raced to discredit the recounts Monday via Twitter, saying, “large numbers of new ballots showed up out of nowhere, and many ballots are missing or forged. An honest vote count is no longer possibleballots massively infected. Must go with Election Night!”

We must not “go with election night.” Neither Trump nor Scott offer a single piece of evidence that there is misconduct surrounding the recount. Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner, who began the recount, is a Republican appointed by Scott himself. Contrary to what Trump and Scott would have Florida voters believe, the recount is a procedural matter mandated by law. It is not a cause for alarm. Scott and Trump should take a deep breath and settle down: Reversals of election results from recounts are even rarer than recounts themselves, according to NPR. We cannot continue to yell “fraud” when elections aren’t going our way. It’s a threat to the peaceful transfer of power. It erodes trust in elected office. Making sure every vote is counted is not fraud. The Democratic candidates have already said they would respect the results of the recount. They haven’t conceded yet because not every voice has been heard, and it would be premature to call the race. Meanwhile, Scott keeps repeatedly asserting that he’s already won.

Voters deserve a recount. As Scott keeps falsely claiming victory, he risks doing exactly what he’s been condemning — to “steal this election from the great people of Florida.”

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There’s nothing wrong with early holiday spirit

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s Halloween candy is slashed with clearshowing a little holiday spirit isn’t such a bad ance prices, Michael Bublé’s “Santa thing. It’s a reminder to be kinder because it’s a Baby” plays in the background of the time to be grateful for the people around you and local Target, a gentle reminder that it’s the things you have. time to start breaking out the holiday It starts our holidays sooner than normal, but socks — and your wallet. it gives us an excuse to be a bit cheerier and a People tend to have opinions on when to start bit more generous. The holiday season isn’t celMichaela celebrating the holiday season, often strong ones. ebrated by everyone, but it can be a way to get However, the argument shouldn’t be made with people in a better mood. In a world where news is Mulligan the general public, it should be made with a mar- opinions@alligator.org riddled with anger and tragedy, it’s refreshing to ketplace that demands an earlier setting of holiday think about decorations and holiday feasts. sales each year. It’s hard to understand why people get upset Businesses’ earlier incorporations of the holiday season at the idea of celebrating the holidays early when businesses are not done out of the goodness of their hearts but instead like Starbucks are rolling out its red cups in November. with the consumers’ wallets in mind. That doesn’t mean we Whether you started listening to Christmas music before have to boil it down to money and politics. We can take the Halloween or maybe you don’t celebrate a holiday at all, re- extra reminders of seasonal gingerbread soap and 24 days of specting how people want to spend their time is important. Christmas movies that there are sweeter days ahead.

There are thousands upon thousands of people who look Giving people something to look forward to and allowing forward to the holidays each year, and they will celebrate people to enjoy holiday moments is easy when we aren’t however they see fit. arguing over when is too early to be seeking out gifts for our You could argue that it’s the consumers who push the loved ones. holiday season each year, but I would say it’s an American Businesses also help to serve as examples of being remarket that survives on the sales of the season. For years, spectful of other people’s cultures at this time of year. AmeriBlack Friday was the first day of each year that a business ca is diverse, with different religions and practices across the would start to turn a profit. It served as a way for businesses country, companies have to be accommodating to everyone. to flourish. As the years have gone by, sales now start on Starbucks was under fire a few years ago for displaying an Thanksgiving — a day supposed to be spent with family. all red cup, with no holiday adornments. It was said to be This raises a moral dilemma for shoppers: Are the sales really “erasing” Christmas from its seasonal cups. that important?

Businesses understand that the holiday season evokes But in reality, does it really matter? If no one is being hurt different emotions for a diverse group of people, and they by someone buying an ugly Christmas sweater, why do we understand the need to be respectful. These businesses teach care if the holiday season is going to start in November? us to be respectful of each other, and they serve as the pushThe holiday season starts earlier every year in our minds ers that begin to get us in the holiday spirit, even if it is only because we’ve been watching commercials and walking into November. stores that have been enforcing the idea of the approaching Michaela Mulligan is a UF journalism sophomore. Her holidays. If companies are being respectful of other cultures, column appears on Wednesdays.

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Letters to the Editor

I was raped. Talking to GPD made me feel like I was the guilty party In 2016, I decided to try online dating apps for the first time. It was great until I was assaulted. Three times. Over the course of less than two years. The first time I was attacked came at the end of an evening I spent with a man I met on Tinder. We had dinner downtown and then went to hang out at his apartment complex’s pool.

I figured this was totally safe — neighborhood pools are public areas and there were other people there. I had to use the public bathroom before going back home for the evening, but it was being renovated, so my date invited me to use the bathroom in his apartment before heading home. I agreed.

Once I got inside, however, the nightmare every woman fears began. He grabbed my arms — leaving bruises — and attacked my face with his tongue. It was disgusting, but after a few seconds of struggling to get away, I realized that this man was not going to willingly let go of me. My brain went into survival mode: I kissed him back until he let go of my arms, at which point I ran toward the door. I jammed my foot in the doorway as he tried to slam it shut. I knew then that it was time to start screaming for help. He must have known, too, because as soon as I opened my mouth to start screaming, he lost his grip on the door enough that I was able to use my foot and a free hand to pry it open and run away.

I texted my friends on my way back home, unable to believe what had happened. They asked me why I was stupid enough to go into his apartment. It was surreal, and I felt deeply embarrassed and naïve. Until this point, I didn’t worry about going to a public pool with someone I’d spent several hours talking with. It also seemed normal to use this person’s bathroom before going home. Part of me still thinks that should be a normal thing, but now I rarely go into even my male friends’ homes. Men I’m dating must always come to mine — and only after we have had several dates.

I eventually reported the attack to the police. It was shortly after the Brock Turner sentencing, and I realized I was very angry that this man, a resident at UF Health Shands Hospital at the time, thought he could just do whatever he wanted. The male officer who took my report did not believe me at first and seemed to think I was an idiot for going into the man’s apartment to use the bathroom. The officer tested me, having me tell my story forward and backward about seven times. He also repeated the story back to me a few times, leaving out certain details in an attempt to catch me lying or trip me up. Each time I corrected him. Eventually, I think he started to believe me, but I can’t be sure. He didn’t seem to understand why I was even reporting this.

Although I knew the man would deny the attack occurred, I wanted the police to speak with him so he would know there are at least some consequences to his actions. I thought maybe this would deter him from trying to attack another woman in the future. The officer did finally agree to talk to him, but when I asked about my safety (I was a Shands patient and knew he may be able to look up my address that way), the officer shrugged. I never heard anything else about the case from the Gainesville Police Department, and it’s unclear if it ever contacted my attacker. The whole encounter was humiliating, so I decided to let it go and tried to forget about the whole thing.

Since that first attack, I have been raped by two different men I had known quite well. The first man actually admitted via text message to raping me while I was unconscious. I still have these messages, and I’m aware that if I showed the police, this man would be arrested. The problem, however, is that I’m a white woman and he is black. Although I believe in justice and want to protect other women from this man, I also don’t think it’s fair that he will

face a much greater prison sentence simply because of our racist judicial system.

Moreover, I don’t want to deal with the police again. I already felt bad enough about being raped while unconscious; I don’t need the police to make me feel worse like last time.

The second time, I was raped by a very wealthy man I’d been spending time with.

I got a rape kit done immediately after but decided not to report to the police because I know this man has far more resources than I will ever have, and I don’t trust the police to keep me safe from any retribution. It’s not worth it to risk my safety once more when I know the police don’t care and the officers who come out to take my report will likely humiliate me again. I’ve already been through enough.

Fast forward to the recent Ford-Kavanaugh hearings. Congressman Ted Yoho and others across the country keep asking why Christine Blasey Ford did not report her assault 35 years ago. Incensed, I called Yoho’s offices in Florida and Washington, D.C. to explain why women don’t report. Next, I decided to relay my thoughts to GPD in hopes that it may enact some much-needed institutional changes.

I spoke with a detective in the police department about my concerns and was not met with any warmth. He wanted to know if I wanted to file reports. I explained that I did not call to file any reports; instead, I stated that I wanted to communicate my concerns to the police administrators so they may consider better ways to respond to victims of assault. I explained that I thought that the officers would benefit from sensitivity training when dealing with sexual assault survivors, and that it may be beneficial to offer victims a choice between a male or female officer to take down their reports. The officer I was speaking with, however, seemed incapable of understanding that I was calling for an institutional review of police practices. He repeatedly

told me I sounded upset and asked if I had tried therapy.

We went back and forth like this several times: I would explain that I was calling not for myself, but on behalf of all women who are too afraid to report to the police.

I told him that if the police really wish to serve and protect all people, including assault survivors, he and his superiors should take my message seriously. He, in turn, responded by trying to reframe my concerns regarding institutional policy practices into my own personal problems. It eventually became clear to me that this officer was not just failing to understand my message — he did not want to hear my message.

I asked him if it might be more useful to speak with someone else or write a letter to the police department to make my concerns known. The officer responded that I could write a letter if it would be therapeutic for my mental health.

This is why women don’t report. Rape and sexual assault are traumatic experiences that often stir up feelings of shame and powerlessness for victims. GPD seems bent on reaffirming the shame and powerlessness I felt from my assaults. The initial officer I reported to didn’t believe me (at first at least) and implied I was reckless for going into my date’s apartment to use the bathroom. When I offered the detective I spoke with concrete suggestions and insights into how the police can better serve sexual assault survivors, he refused to acknowledge my concerns and instead suggested I needed emotional help. This is institutional abuse. And this is why 77 percent of victims, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, don’t report rape and sexual assault to the police.

This letter is being published on the condition of anonymity for the safety of the student.

Dear Merriam-Webster: Consider adding these words for your next edition

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very now and then, Merriam-Webster introduces new words to its official dictionary collection. Among the dictionary’s latest additions from September were “TL;DR,” “bougie,” “bingeable,” “zoodles” and “mocktail,” which are certainly reflective of tech, style, entertainment and food-related trends that are important and ofthe-moment in our culture.

But as I sift through the most recently added words from this year and find abbreviations like “marg” and “rando” — which truly feel more like texting lingo than formal words — I can’t help but think of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, "1984," where some of the characters tried writing a new dictionary for the government’s language, Newspeak.

Why did these words make the cut compared to others that are

common among my generation?

And if “marg” and “rando” have a place within the pages, what’s next? Where do we go from here?

Considering “avo” and “adorbs” are formal Merriam-Webster definitions, here are some terms I think might as well be next in line to make their dictionary debut.

Let’s talk about “adulting.”

We’ve all heard it, some of us are probably annoyed by it and many of us are likely culprits of using it as a gold star of achievement for completing just about any activity or task that’s not exactly enjoyable — including (but not limited to) buying cleaning supplies, using that monthly 20-percent-off coupon at Bed Bath & Beyond or *gasp* sending a physical letter in the mail.

I have no doubt the editors at Merriam-Webster have “adulting” on their radar, but perhaps

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they’re cringing at the vagueness of the definition, as what’s considered “adulting” for one may not be applicable for another.

Still, though, I think this is a word that’s telling of our culture and of the mindset many people of young generations have about life beyond adolescence.

Another idea is the widely used compound phrase “girl boss.”

In this age defined by empowerment, it’s hard to scroll through Twitter or Instagram without seeing “girl boss” in headlines

or graphics or used as a blanket statement to describe inspiring female figures. The phrase is pasted on holographic notebook covers in way-too-big text, it’s on Post-Its and desk accessories, and just when I think I’ve found the perfect plain workout leggings, I come face-to-face with — you guessed it — “girl boss” printed down the leg in all caps.

“Girl boss” would undoubtedly present some interesting challenges and conversations if added to the dictionary, because what would it mean for the alreadyexisting word “boss”? Would there have to be a separate definition for “guy boss”? Either way, I think stranger words have appeared in the dictionary (*cough cough* “zuke,” which is short for zucchini).

My other propositions include “brunching” (verb: a coun-

terpart to the already-existing word “brunch”), “double-texter” (noun: a person who exclusively sends multiple messages in a row), a new definition for the word “spin” (to include “spin class” or indoor cycling), and “refresher” (noun: a person who constantly refreshes his or her email or feeds, even when nothing new shows up).

Now that first and second graders who are learning how to use a dictionary (if that’s still even an elementary school activity) can cite “Instagrammable” and “bougie” as adjectives, only time will tell which words and phrases are next. If any editors from MerriamWebster are reading this, maybe you’ll consider my suggestions.

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

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MUSIC

A look back at Gainesville’s live music club: ‘All Of Us Are Now’ book release and performances

By Tranelle Maner Avenue Staff Writer

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Members of the now-retired band Subrosa are reuniting to perform at the release party for the photo book ‘All Of Us Are Now.’

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High Dive hosts the release party for ‘All Of Us Are Now,’ a Polaroid photo book created

by Bill Bryson.

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High Dive’s Pat Lavery was just an excited college student when he went to watch Gainesvill band, Subrosa, perform in South Florida.

“At the end of the show, their lead singer and guitarist Travis Tooke threw one of his guitars into the audience, and I just so happened to catch it and later have them sign it,” he said.

20 years later, the broken-up Subrosa is reuniting in Gainesville to commemorate their home.

Before there was the High Dive there was the Covered Dish, and a new photo book is being released to celebrate the club’s legacy.

On Friday, High Dive will be hosting a book release event to celebrate “All of Us Are Now,” a book comprised of photos from the past live music club. The release event will also feature performances from prized local Gainesville music acts including the reunion of Subrosa.

Bill Bryson moved to Gainesville in 1992 to open the Covered Dish, 26 years later he’s still here and created the Polaroid book as a means to resonate with the youthful exuberance in Gainesville.

“The concept came to me years ago when I was going through a storage facility a few years ago and came across six or seven boxes of polaroids,” he said. “They just had a smell with them that brought back memories.”

Bryson organized the performers for this event, including retired hometown band Subrosa.

Bryson said when the idea came to him, he reached out to the band and asked about them coming together.

The local alternative rock band, who began under the name For Squirrels before changing its name to Subrosa in 1996, frequented the Covered Dish before disbanding in 2001. Now, the remaining members will be getting back together for the first time in 20 years to commemorate the past.

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In an email, Pat Lavery, the High Dive facility and events manager, wrote that his love for what was once the Covered Dish as a flyer guy when he was in college.

“I am thrilled to see this part of the history of the Gainesville music scene to be celebrated, “he said. “I spent many many nights at the Covered Dish getting my education in underground music which was an invaluable foundation for me moving forward.”

Lavery mentioned that several years ago High Dive dedicated a wall to the Covered Dish with a bunch of old fliers.

“On top of that, one of my very favorite bands from the era, Subrosa are headlining this night,” Lavery said. “They are the first band I ever saw from Gainesville.”

Other performers for the night include Perfect Strangers, Jack Mason and Swayze.

High Dive posted on its Facebook page that there was a change in the lineup. Crustaceans was originally set to perform but were unable to make it so it was replaced by soloist and former member of Gainesville’s NDolphin and Space Masons, Jack Mason.

That night, attendees will be able to purchase copies of the book as well as other Covered Dish memorabilia. The book copies and other Covered Dish memorabilia can also be purchased online before and after the event Friday.

The show will start early, for Gainesville, with doors opening at 8 p.m. and the show starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available online at Ticketfly, the High Dive box office and Hear Again Records downtown.

The show isn’t just for local residents of a certain age. Bryson hopes the music will bring everyone together.

“I would hope it brings all kinds of people together, even those under 40,” Bryson said. “I think the music and energy will connect with young people and all people.”

Theater Review Read our review of Florida Players’ show, “Evolution” on page 10.

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MUSIC

Sister Ivy’s Rachel Waterhouse at Satchel’s Pizza

By Tranelle Maner Avenue Staff Writer

The voice of the vine will be flowing through the swamp come Friday night.

Rachel Waterhouse, a member of soul jazz band Sister Ivy, is touring Florida and her next stop is Satchel’s Friday.

Sister Ivy most often perform as

a quartet, fusing neo-soul, jazz and R&B with emotional poetry. The members include Brennan Dougan on bass, Kayla Zuskin on guitar; Edwin Mericle, Mattick Frick and Will Miller.

According to Jessica Terry with LP Artists, the current tour is a solo tour and the only trio show will be in St. Augustine with Sandi Grecco on drums and David Shenk on bass

at the Sarbez Lounge.

“The current tour is mostly for networking and spreading the word about Sister Ivy’s recently released EP and single off their upcoming first full album,” Terry said.

This group defines itself as “the voice of the vine that weaves in and out of roots and open air, mixes with the weeds, and climbs to lofty vistas on the limbs of grand

trees.”

The group posted in their Facebook group on Oct. 17 that it would be going on a tour this November with the dates and locations unknown.

On Oct. 23, the group announced the tour in locations across Florida and Georgia. The first show will be this Thursday in Savannah, GA, with more to come.

The other dates include: 11/16 - Satchel’s, Gainesville FL 11/20 - Casa Del Fuego, Fort Pierce FL 11/21 - Black Crow Coffee, St. Petersburg FL 11/23 - Sarbez, St. Augustine FL (as a trio with FL musicians) 11/24 - The Hostel in the Forest, Brunswick GA

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Three tasty recipes for Friendsgiving

By Vanessa Blankenship Avenue Staff Writer

Thanks to the iconic sitcom “Friends,” Friendsgiving has become a popular alternative to the traditional Thanksgiving experience.

Instead of being bombarded by extended family members with questions about your love life and college career – why not share a meal with your closest friends?

Spend the holiday weekend with your best friends and cook up these easy, yummy recipes.

Cranberry Sangria

Start off the meal with a special twist on this fruity wine infused cocktail.

Ingredients: 2 cups of frozen cranberries 1 cup of sugar 1 cup of water 1 bottle of red wine 1 half cup of brandy 1 cup of orange juice Freshly sliced fruit (preferably cranberries, lime and orange) Directions: 1. Mix the first three ingredients in a medium saucepan at a medium-high heat until the cranberries pop. Pour the mixture through a strainer to get rid of the remaining fruit pieces.

2. Put the mixture into a large pitcher and

stir in the brandy, wine and orange juice. Let the mixture chill for two hours and then place the fruit slices.

Mac and Cheese with Squash

Ingredients: 12 ounces elbow macaroni 2 ½ cups of milk 1 12 oz. of frozen cooked squash puree 2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper 8 ounces of shredded cheddar 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 3 tablespoons panko bread crumbs 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan Salt to taste Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Farenheit and place a rack in the top shelf.

2. Cook the pasta until al dente, it should take about 10 minutes. Afterward, drain and place the pasta back in the pot.

3. Place the milk and squash in a pan at a medium heat, stirring for about five minutes.

Then add mustard, half a tablespoon of salt, cayenne and cheddar until everything has melted into a sauce. Stir sauce with pasta and toss into a baking dish.

4. Mix butter, panko bread crumbs, and parmesan into a small bowl and sprinkle on top of the macaroni.

5. Bake for about 20 minutes or until the

edges are golden brown. Let the dish cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Hawaiian Sweet Roll Citrus Stuffing

Ingredients: 1 package of Hawaiian sweet dinner rolls, cubed 12 ounces day-old white bread, cubed 4 thick-cut bacon slices 1 cup of chopped yellow onion 1 cup of chopped carrots 3 garlic cloves, minced 3 cups of unsalted chicken stock ¾ cup of melted unsalted butter 6 large eggs 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage 1 tablespoon chopped chives 1 tablespoon orange zest 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon black pepper Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Farenheit.

2. Spread cubed bread and rolls on a baking sheet and place in the oven for about 20 minutes or until toasted.

3. Cook bacon in a skillet until crispy. Then add carrots, onions and garlic in the skillet for five minutes or until it’s softened.

4. Whisk eggs, butter, stock, sage, chives, zest, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the mixture, crumbled bacon and toasted bread

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Cranberry Sangria is a seasonal cocktail that is easy to make and perfect for your Friendsgiving.

cubes.

5. Spread the mixture into a medium-sized glass baking dish.

6. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until the sides are toasted.

THEATRE

Review: The Florida Players presents ‘Evolution’

By Emma McAvoy Avenue Staff Writer

From Nov. 9-11, Gainesville’s student-run theatre organization, Florida Players, presented an intoxicating, moving production of Jonathan Marc Sherman’s “Evolution” at the Squitieri Studio Theatre, located in the Phillips Performing Arts Center.

Imagine a Harvard dropout and a washed-up drug abuser walk into a TV producer’s office. Sounds like the beginning of a corny dad joke, right?

Well, this play was no joke.

Henry, the Harvard student, had no knowledge of pop culture due to his full investment in academia, which included writing essays without using the letter “e.” Ernie, the washed-up drug abuser, exposed the sheltered academic to a new-age world of possibility.

The two embarked on a journey to write a legendary TV show, but what they suffered from was a downward spiral in their relationship with others and with themselves.

Sherman’s absurdist, postmodern style of writing depicts the image of the Hollywood film and television industry and its impact on society today.

Directed by UF theatre sophomore Joshua Evangelista, this production demonstrated the way Hollywood can make and break an artist’s career and relationships through truthful, informative acting and innovative technical elements.

The play exposed how human beings have gone out of touch with reality due to their addiction to the

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Theatre performance sophomore, Ryan Siegel, and theatre performance freshman, Emma Friedman, portrayed Henry and Gina, respectively, in a scene together. bright screens of TV and cell phones.

UF theatre performance sophomore Ryan Siegel did an exceptional job in his portrayal of Henry. His moments were clear and realized, his character was rich and powerful and his presence was infectious.

Siegel deserves a round of applause for his commitment to his character’s downward spiral as Henry realizes that he could not make it as a big shot, without making sacrifices.

One of the most climactic moments of the play was when he erupted with madness and rage at

his opposite lover, Hope, portrayed intelligently by UF theatre sophomore Tara Schulman. He was driven mad by her lack of support and his own twisted guilt. This play was living proof that if one is not careful, they can get eaten alive in the big, bad Hollywood world.

UF theatre performance freshman Emma Friedman’s portrayal of the aspiring actress Gina was poignant, humorous and well-advanced for a performer so young.

Friedman’s specificity of movement and thought process enhanced her

performance as well as her vocal variety. Her energy radiated to the back of the house and her humor left audience members toppled over with laughter.

Joshua Evangelista expressed his desire to present something unlike anything anyone’s ever seen onstage. The cast worked well as a cohesive unit with the technical elements of the show to bring his vision to light.

The wacky nature of colorful TV’s hanging from the ceiling with a music video, movie or cartoon

playing on a projection screen in the background enhanced the plot of the story.

“Evolution is really built around this idea that theatre doesn’t have to be boring. …This all takes place during one man’s journey to find what he wants in life,” Evangelista said.

Evangelista stated that the rehearsal process, however, was especially difficult due to the specificity and coordinated timing this show required.

“The speed and intricacies of movement made the whole period seem like a dance,” Evangelista said.

“It is always challenging working on a piece of theatre as wacky as this one, but this cast was exceptionally talented, and were able to run with it an make every character their own.”

The 20-year-old director had also pointed out that “Evolution” relates so much to society today because of the show’s inclusion of cultural references and its coming-of-age tale that, according to Evangelista, both mystified and connected the audience to the show.

According to the assistant director, UF theatre sophomore Leah Vicencio, “Evolution” was all about what people were willing to do to find success and fulfillment.

“As students, we are constantly bombarded with questions about our futures, careers, and plans,” Vicencio said. “Sometimes, by focusing so much on how to achieve success, we overlook the present moments that bring joy and sanity into our lives … Evolution is a cautionary tale that reminds us how being present in the moment can be fulfilling enough.”

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1. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president’s Secret Service code name was “Rawhide”?

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3. HISTORY: What are the descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa called?

4. FOOD & DRINK: What is the name of a drink that mixes rye whisky, sweet vermouth, a dash of bitters and a maraschino cherry?

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Three ways Florida can benefit from matchup with Idaho

By Alanis Thames Sports Writer

It’s tune-up week in the Southeastern Conference.

The week where SEC programs reward themselves for an exhausting season by scheduling opponents from small conferences to beat up on for 60 minutes.

Among just three SEC matchups, Week 12’s riveting slate of SEC football games will include thrillers like Alabama-Citadel, Georgia-UMass and Florida-Idaho.

But there’s plenty of opportunity for Florida to capitalize on in its Saturday afternoon play date with the Vandals ahead of its regular-season finale against Florida State. Here are three:

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UF quarterback Feleipe Franks rushed for 36 yards on 16 attempts in the Gators' 35-31 win over South Carolina. "I just wanted to run somebody over," he said.

Eliminating the big play Allowing explosive plays has been an Achilles' heel of this Florida defense all season, and each game has illuminated that weakness.

Even the Charleston Southern Buccaneers managed a 70-yard play when UF trounced them 53-6 in Week 1.

South Carolina only got away with a few of those plays Saturday, but when the Gamecocks did get those huge chunk plays, it led to scores.

The Gamecocks’ first two touchdowns came because of busted coverages by the Gators. But two times South Carolina moved down the field and scored because the Florida defenders were unable to wrap up and gave up big plays

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators trying to find their stroke before Battle 4 Atlantis tourney

By Chris O’Brien Sports Writer

Florida needs to shoot the ball better to be successful. That much is clear.

The Gators currently shoot at a 41.8 percent clip and have a 26.9 percent three-point percentage.

Only four teams in the 14-team ACC, arguably the country’s best basketball conference, have shot worse than 47.5 percent from the field. No teams in the ACC have lost a game yet.

UF (1-1) utilized mismatches against Charleston Southern, a contest that looked more like Anakin Skywalker vs. the Tusken Raiders on Tatooine. The Gators’ lack of shooting was exposed, and it showed in a 81-60 loss against FSU. Even coach Mike White acknowledged the team needs to shoot better.

“It starts with me and the staff, just getting these guys going and putting them in a

better place,” White said.

He went on to talk about how the intensity level is different in practice than in the game.

Florida draws La Salle (0-2) from the Atlantic-10 Conference. La Salle is no pushover though — it played Temple hard and only lost by a point to Lafayette.

The Explorers are led by guard Pookie Powell, an Orlando native. Powell is averaging 20 points, 2.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds through the first two games of the season.

UF has its own weapons, though.

Although UF relies on its two senior guards - Jalen Hudson and KeVaughn Allen the team leads a balanced attack and can be led by any player.

After a performance at FSU (0 points on 0-for-4 shooting) that was worse than the freshman experience of taking the Good Life at UF. Allen responded with a 14-point show-

Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams will be in action on Thursday at the Georgia Tech Invitational. The meet will conclude on Saturday.

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because of it.

“I think it’s a combination of matching better and tackling, and we’ve got to do a better job of tackling in space, getting guys down,” he said. “You’ve just got to understand your match and your fit and things like that.”

The Gators did make necessary adjustments to clean up some of those mistakes in the second half of that game, but they have yet to go a game without giving up a play of at least 20 yards.

Idaho has tallied 18 rushing plays of 15 or more yards and eight passing plays of at least 30 yards this season, so this won’t be an off week for the Gators’ defense.

“To be a better defense we have to play fast, physical and aggressive,” linebacker James Houston said. “So we’re working on that this week.”

More fire from Feleipe Franks It was clear that Feleipe Franks was angry in Saturday’s win against the Gamecocks.

He ran with more purpose and physicality than he has all season.

Perhaps it was the outside noise and Twitter babble that got to him. But he wanted the ball, and he wanted it at the most critical points in the contest.

“I just wanted to run somebody over. I was just super pissed,” Franks told reporters on

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Morgan Meets the Eye / Column

Which games will Emory Jones play?

competition (Seriously, this Ladies and gentlemen, team gave up 62 points to Idaho boys and girls, Gators of State and 79 to Fresno State). all ages, step right up and The last thing you want as a play the hottest game in coach is to have your redshirt Gainesville! candidate to be absolutely deEverybody loves a good molished and demoralized quarterback controversy. In against stronger competition. lieu of the weeks of media scrutiny and fan theories that Morgan McMullen Why not get him some successful reps that he can build some would’ve come out of that, twitter: @MorganMcMuffin confidence off of? we’ve devised a new game The only trouble here is the benefit. for the public to play for the final few weeks Idaho isn’t exactly a grand stage. You want of Florida’s regular-season schedule. your potential 2019 starter to know how a Say it with me, folks: WILL! HE! PLAY! The goal is simple. The Gators (7-3, 5-3 big-game environment feels.

Overall though, this game seems like SEC) have three games left this season.

Freshman quarterback Emory Jones can a win-win for Mullen and the fans. At the play in two before he loses his redshirt ca- very least, our eyes won’t be glazed over by pabilities, which coach Dan Mullen said he Franks handing the ball off to Jordan Scarlett, Lamical Perine and Kadarius Toney. wants to keep intact.

Overall probability of a Jones sighting: Which contests will Jones see playing time in? How long will he stay in those 7/10. About as likely as seeing your ex at games? Spin the wheel of redshirt to find the grocery store. out!

Florida State (11/24) Don’t let the noon kickoff fool you. This Idaho (11/17) This is a tempting selection, right? Mul- is a huge game for Mullen and the Gators. len could opt to get his young quarterback SEE COLUMN, PAGE 16 time against a soft defense and undersized

Gators rise in latest CFP poll The Florida football team rose to No. 13 in the most recent College Football Playoff rankings. UF was slated at No. 15 in last week's rendition.

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NET MINDER: Marckese decided which net was right

By River Wells Sports Writer

The University of Florida will not forget Kaylan Marckese.

Kaylan prowled the six-yard box all four years of her collegiate career in Gainesville. She’d deflect, catch, punch and kick most balls that came her way, and opposing defenders were hard-pressed to find the back of the net so long as she was its sentinel.

She had 250 career saves and the school record for shutouts. She averaged less than a goal allowed per game for her entire career and will likely go down in UF history as one of the school’s greatest goalkeepers.

There’s another sport, however, that won’t forget her any time soon.

Once upon a time, Kaylan Marckese was a dual-sport athlete. Once upon a time, she faced a choice that defined her athletic career.

Once upon a time, Kaylan Marckese chose soccer, much to the delight of UF soccer fans and the chagrin of the rest of the Southeastern Conference.

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Kaylan’s love of sports started off simple enough.

She learned to throw everything from a frisbee to a baseball.

She swam competitively. She was invited to play travel softball.

She dabbled in flag football. She attended basketball camps in the summer. And she played soccer and volleyball. When she was younger, she’d even make up new sports with her neighbors when they’d exhausted all the other ones.

“I loved to be outside, to play and run around,” Marckese said. “Sports were the way to go, especially coming from a neighborhood environment.”

While Kaylan’s knack for sports was clear, there came a time when she had to narrow her focus in order to hone her craft.

“She had to make a choice,” Michael, her father, said. “To be good at anything, you have to put the time in.”

She ditched swimming first. It’s an individual sport and not the type of competition she was looking for. The rest were whittled down until she reached two: soccer and volleyball, the sports she went on to play in high school.

Kaylan excelled in both sports. She recorded 129 kills in her freshman year at St. Petersburg High School and 169 as a sophomore. She often played against older kids on her club volleyball team because she was more physical than the players in her own age group.

Eventually, Kaylan began to notice a shift. On the soccer pitch, she dealt with a broken thumb her sophomore year. It prevented her from starting in goal too often, but she saw limited action in other positions. She returned to her normal goalkeeping duties during her junior year for the Green Devils.

“I just realized that I loved going to soccer practice every day,” she said. “And I loved volleyball practice, but there were some days where I was like ‘Ugh, I really don’t want to go’. But that never happened for soccer.”

When it came to volleyball, there were concerns about her height. Kaylan is currently 5-foot-11 and hasn’t grown much since high school. She was never particularly tall for an outside hitter.

“She was either going to be a DII volleyball player or a DI soccer player,” Michael said. “She wanted to go to a big school.”

Her club volleyball coach, Courtney Draper, is now the head coach at USF. She asserted Kaylan’s height wouldn’t be a problem on the court. She attempted to lure Kaylan to play at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, where Draper was coaching at the time. She also offered Kaylan a full scholarship and to find a

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Florida goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese decided to play soccer in college rather than volleyball. way to have her play soccer simultaneously.

“There’d probably never be another athlete ever to have that opportunity,” Draper said. “We felt like, ‘Let’s work together and see if we could make it happen,’ because she would have made both of (Eckerd’s) programs so much better.”

Soccer eventually won out. Because the two ran at the same time, Kaylan gave precedence to soccer and attended soccer practices and games if they overlapped with any volleyball activities. Although she was excited for her upcoming opportunities on the pitch, it still wasn’t easy to leave the court behind.

“She got a different fun out of volleyball,” said Kaylan’s mother, Kristi. “Soccer can be very stressful.”

In her junior year, she began to take visits to various universities with an interest in soccer, and it wasn’t long until a certain soccer coach reached out with an intriguing offer.

• • •

Becky Burleigh was a frequent visitor to Kaylan’s club soccer matches. The University of Florida coach needed to replace a local legend in Taylor Burke, who allowed just .86 goals per game throughout her four years of starting.

“Her club coach was able to put the team into very large tournaments where soccer coaches like Becky Burleigh would attend and scout the players,” Michael said. “Becky was one, and Kaylan was very fortunate that she had quite a few opportunities to go to quite a number of DI schools.”

Kaylan still entertained other offers. On top of the in-state USF and FSU, she embarked on visits to West Virginia, Virginia Tech and Boston University and talked to other schools over the phone.

There were a few things she was looking for. She wanted to be a part of a program that felt personal. She wanted to go somewhere with academic prestige.

“Kaylan’s a really bright student, and obviously UF is such

an amazing academic school,” Burleigh said. “I think that was a huge draw for her.”

But there were two aspects of her search for a new home that impacted her the most. The first came from the top.

“I think she had such a strong, positive role model in a female coach that she was like, ‘That’s what I want,’” Kristi said.

Kaylan’s decision came down to UF and West Virginia, both of which had female head coaches. Burleigh asked Kaylan if she would come to Gainesville a year early and forgo her senior year. That declaration was a significant turning point in her recruitment.

“I really did like the fact that Becky offered me a spot a year early,” Kaylan said. “Once she kinda mentioned that, I had my sights set on that.”

Although the prospect of skipping out on her senior year would be daunting to some, both Kaylan and her parents had no doubts about the process.

“I was 100 percent (on board),” Michael said. “Kaylan’s always been a mature, thoughtful person, and she does extremely well in academics.”

Kaylan’s other selling point was familiarity. She wanted to go somewhere close to St. Petersburg but not too close. “(Gainesville is) far enough away that I can get home for a weekend if I want to, but it’s also far enough away that I don’t have to go home for dinner everyday,” Kaylan said.

UF seemed to be her Mecca. Her pilgrimages to and from the swamps of north central Florida fulfilled her need. She realized that when she went to the campus for the first time.

“When she came back from the Florida visit, I asked probably, ‘How was the visit?’” Michael said.

“I felt like I was home,” Kaylan responded.

• • • Despite returning to play volleyball for the St. Petersburg High Green Devils, Kaylan’s decision to focus on her soccer career was set in stone, and Draper made one more effort to get her former club volleyball player on the court at South Florida.

“If (Kaylan) wasn’t able to play professional soccer immediately after college, I would even take her at USF as a fifth year,” she said.

She’d have an offseason to train with the team. Draper, who still makes the offer to Kaylan nearly every year, asserted her confidence in Kaylan’s abilities.

“Just being a strong, fit Division I athlete in a different sport, I still feel like she could get it back with the snap of a finger,” Draper said.

While Draper may have been unsuccessful in bringing Kaylan to the court in Tampa, she still makes sure to support her every chance she gets. Whenever the Gators played USF during Kaylan’s tenure as their goalkeeper, Draper and her family were always in the stands to cheer her on.

“One of the times, I was able to bring my own children to see her play as well,” Draper said. “They wanted to sit behind the goal, and they were yelling for her the whole time… She was almost an extension of our family.”

Kaylan Marckese chose soccer. She wants to pursue it professionally. But despite leaving volleyball in her past, Kaylan never forgot it.

“Even coming to Florida, I love going to volleyball games,” she said. “I hang out with the volleyball team. I think it’s something that I’ll always be very interested in, something I’m passionate about even though I’m not playing.” @riverhwells rwells@alligator.org

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Gators look to right the ship against Mercer on Thursday

By Sam Campisano Sports Writer

Two games, two losses so far for the Florida women’s basketball team.

The Gators will look to get in the win column on Thursday when they travel 250 miles up I-75 to take on Mercer (1-1).

The two losses to start the season don’t tell the whole story, though. Florida lost both games by just nine combined points. They fell to Gardner-Webb 60-58 after Funda Nakkasoglu’s three-pointer at the buzzer came up short.

They lost to FSU 63-56 after blowing an early lead.

The results, especially the one against Flor-

ida State, can be seen as an improvement over last year, when UF went 11-19 and lost to FSU by 30 points.

“I think we’re confident. We’re confident in the growth we show every day in practice, and together as a group,” UF coach Cam Newbauer said. “We don’t focus on wins and losses. If we do that, that’s gonna shake your confidence.

Instead we gotta focus on the growth of each moment.”

Delicia Washington and Nakkasoglu have led the way so far. The two guards have been UF’s most productive players by far this season, averaging 21.5 and 13.5 points per game, respectively. The duo has scored over 60 percent of Florida’s points.

In addition, Nakkasoglu leads the team in three-pointers with nine (no other player has more than two), and Washington leads the team with 17 rebounds.

Zada Williams has been another key contributor so far. The redshirt junior forward averages 8.5 points per game while gathering 15 rebounds.

“Three players that have real experience on the court in Division 1 basketball games,” Newbauer said. “Just in terms of experience on the court, they’ve done a good job of stepping up and trying to lead the way.”

That being said, beating Mercer will be no easy task for the Gators. The Bears had a historic season last year, winning a school-record

27 straight games en route to a 30-3 finish and the school’s first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, along with a spot in the AP Top 25.

Mercer returns most of its starters from last year, including guard Keke Calloway. The senior is off to a brilliant start this season, averaging 26 points a game.

“I don’t think she’s a player you can completely shut down,” Newbauer said. “You have to slow her down a little bit, make her uncomfortable, try to get the ball out of her hands.”

“We’ve gotta have a defensive team rebounding and team offensive game if we wanna have any sort of success,” Newbauer said. @samcampisano scampisano@alligator.org

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Deaundrae Ballard is one of two players shooting at least 50 percent

COLUMN, from pg. 14 The last UF win against FSU was just after President Obama was elected to his second term. If Mullen wants to get Jones his first high-stakes playing time outside of the Georgia game, this is it.

This year couldn’t present better timing. The Seminoles’ defense can't stop a slug with salt, and the Gators should find themselves up by a bunch by halftime.

The only issue here is the rivalry factor. If FSU comes to play that afternoon, it could be a close matchup all the way through. Would Mullen want to risk burning Jones’ redshirt in a tightly contested rivalry game?

That depends on if Jones was used the previous week.

Seeing as how that’s a high possibility, I can’t see why Mullen would.

Overall probability of a Jones sighting: 3/10. Roughly the chances of seeing your mom at Rowdy Reptile.

M-BASKETBALL, from pg. 14 ing on 6-of-11 shooting against Charleston Southern.

Hudson has two double-digit shooting efforts but hasn’t shot very accurately at 29.4 percent.

One player that has stuck out so far is guard Deaundrae Ballard. He is one of only two members on the team that has shot at least 50 percent with a minimum of five attempts (forward Keyontae Johnson being the other at 4-of8).

Ballard currently sits at 10-for-18 and averages 12.5 points, the most on the team. Florida needs another good game from the Atlanta native to stay afloat offensively.

The Gators get La Salle tonight at 7 p.m. After La Salle, Florida heads down to the Bahamas to compete in the Battle 4 Atlantis, a tournament that features Butler, Virginia, Oklahoma, Stanford, Middle Tennessee State, Wisconsin and Dayton.

Mike White claims his team isn’t complacent heading into the game.

“Definitely not looking past them.”

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@THEChrisOB cobrien@alligator.org

Senior guard KeVaughn Allen went 6-of-11 from the field for 14 points on Friday against Charleston Southern. He went 0-for-4 in the season-opener against FSU.

Unknown Bowl Game (TBD) Whether it’s a New Year’s Six matchup or the Bad Boys Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, this is the one for sure.

A few weeks’ worth of extra practice on stuff Jones can run in-game is too much for Mullen to pass up. You also have the added tension and drama of a potentially close game against an out-of-conference opponent.

If Mullen has already used Jones in both the previous games, this is absolutely off the table. But Mullen’s a smart guy. He knows what he wants. And he wants Jones to play on this stage. So do we.

Overall probability of a Jones sighting: 11/10. Seeing the impending C's on your report card in your dreams and in real life.

Morgan McMullen is the sports editor at The Alligator.

Follow him on Twitter @MorganMcMuffin and contact him at mmcmullen@alligator.org

Coach Dan Mullen: 'This is an opportunity for guys to go play' FOOTBALL, from pg. 14 Monday. “I just wanted to lower my head.. I mean I have faith in myself and confidence in myself to go and...especially on fourth-and-1 you know. I wanted the ball and I wanted to score.”

The Gators need more of that from their redshirt-sophomore quarterback. And there’s no better way of building on that fiery persona he established than in a tune-up match.

More action for younger guys It’s unknown if and when freshman Emory Jones will see the field in the remaining games this season. But it could happen on Saturday.

Even if he doesn’t, there are plenty of other young players who need the experience and the boost in confidence from being thrown into some game action.

“I want to see them young guys,” right guard Fred Johnson said. “Rich (Gouraige),

Noah (Banks), all them. I wanna see all them, you know, go after it, get after it, you know, hype them up, you know like they do (for) us when we’re playing.”

The Gators have a lot of youth at the defensive back position and a lot of young guys will replace their veteran offensive linemen.

And the plan with more flexibility to play different guys in their remaining non-conference games is to gear them up for more reps for the rest of the season.

“This is an opportunity for guys to go

play, because you’re not limited on who can dress,” coach Dan Mullen said. “In SEC games, you’re very limited on the number of guys that can play in a game within all the rules … so there’s going to be more opportunities for those guys situationally to get into a game, whether it’s special teams or whatever the situation is.” @alanisthames athames@alligator.org

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