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Republicans dominate state, local races VOTER TURNOUT ROSE BY 13 PERCENT COMPARED TO THE LAST MIDTERM ELECTION. Staff Report Keith Perry’s daughter Alexis quickly grabbed a piece of cake with her father’s face on it as he announced his win. The crowd cheered “USA! USA! USA!” as Perry, who was re-elected as for state senator for District 8, addressed the crowd at Ballyhoo Grill. He thanked his family for their support during his fifth campaign. In Alachua County, more than 114,000 voters cast their ballots for the midterm elections, which is over 63 percent of the county’s voters, according to the Supervisor of Elections office. This is a surge of more than 13 percent compared to the last midterm election in 2014 where a little less than 80,000 ballots were cast. Republican Perry won 50 percent of the vote for the Florida State Senate Tuesday night compared to his Democratic opponent Dr. Kayser Enneking with 48 percent of the vote. Perry said his first act after being re-elected will be to sleep in Wednesday morning. Even on Tuesday, Perry was at the polls doing last-minute campaigning after seven months. “It’s really just a weight off your shoulders,” Perry said. “It’s a time to relax and regroup.” Enneking conceded the race to Perry in a cordial phone call, Perry said. “She ran a heck of a campaign,” Perry said. “A lot of people voted for Dr. Enneking, I need to make sure I represent them, listen to them, get input from them and try to make sure I represent this district and everyone involved.” Enneking wrote two speeches in preparation for Tuesday night, but they were almost identical. Win or lose, Enneking said she felt the same: thankful.

A crowd of more than 100 voters listened eagerly, some with red, watery eyes, as she conceded at Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. almost three hours after the start of a watch party with all the other local Democratic candidates. Though the results weren’t what she hoped for, she said she will be a better citizen after running for a political office. She said she better understands the people and issues she represents. Enneking beamed while she reflected on the last hours leading up to the disappointing results. When she came around the corner at her last stop of the evening, she said a line of voters spilled out of the building and wrapped around the parking lot. “It was democracy in action. It’s the America I know,” she said. U.S Rep. Ted Yoho won for the fourth time in a row Tuesday night, but this is the last time he’ll run for re-election. Surrounded by his wife, three kids, and long-time supporters at his watch party at The Social at Midtown, Yoho said that he ran a strong campaign and was honored his supporters wanted him back in office. Yoho, a Republican, won more than 58 percent of the vote compared to his Democratic opponent Yvonne Hayes Hinson at 42 percent. Yoho said voters must feel relieved. “No more robocalls, no more phone calls asking who you’re going to support,” he said. “We can go back to some normalcy in this country.” Yvonne Hayes Hinson campaigned until the last minute, but the 70-year-old said no matter the result, she’s at peace. “It was very clean. It was a lot of work,” Hayes Hinson said. “I think I got into every nook and cranny of the 3rd Congressional District. I know the heartbeat of those areas.” Though Hayes Hinson lost to Yoho, the former Gainesville city commissioner said she’s proud of how she ran her campaign.

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U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho smiles while he waits for the ﬁnal results of Florida’s 3rd Congressional District election. “I want to see the ﬁnal results, but I feel good,” Yoho said. Hayes Hinson said her integrity and strict focus on the issues at hand are the reasons why she’s content with the election’s outcome. “We stuck to the issues and the issues that mattered to the people. We always centered ourselves on what was necessary for the people,” she said. More than 120 people cheered as Clemons’ victory was announced. He took to the microphone to thank God and his supporters. “We have a divided nation now and we

need to work towards civility. We need to work towards solving problems with our neighbors in a kind way, Clemons said. “When I return to Tallahassee, I intend to start a wave of civility,” he said. Over three dozen young people worked on Clemons’ campaign, he said. Several of them had never participated in a political campaign before. “With young leaders like this, our country is in good hands for the next few years,” Clemons said.

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Aly Raisman talks sexual assault, Olympic career She was paid $56,000 to talk at UF. By Emma Witmer Alligator Staff Writer

Aly Raisman almost didn’t testify against her abuser in the trial, but at the last minute, she was inspired to use her voice for good. Raisman, the team captain of the gold medal-winning USA Gymnas-

tics teams in 2012 and 2016, talked about her experience testifying against her former gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar and standing up for herself at an Accent Speakers Bureau event Tuesday night. Raisman was paid $56,000 to appear and spoke for more than an hour at the sold-out show. Her

Men’s basketball opens season with whimper Nembhard, Ballard and Hudson pace Gators in an unbalanced showing against FSU. Who stepped up, and what needs to change?, pg. 14

speech at the University Auditorium was moderated by Ann Christiano, the director of the UF Center for Public Interest Communications. Raisman said she and nearly 300 other athletes came forward and accused Nassar of sexual abuse. “When I spoke, I felt very empowered in the moment,” Raisman

said. “Then when I left, I felt exhausted and could barely hold my head up.” She said she was empowered by the other women who came forward and her experiences have made her want to speak out against sexual misconduct in athletics and beyond. “If everybody actually did something to help, this would be a very different world,” Raisman said. Courtney Smithgall, a 23-year-

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old UF physical therapy doctoral student, said she has been a fan of Raisman since she competed in the 2012 Olympics. “I loved hearing her speak about self-care and looking out for others around you,” Smithgall said. “There are things we often forget to do because of the craziness of college.”

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March for Our Lives team stops at UF before Election Day EMMA GONZÁLEZ AND DAVID HOGG WERE IN ATTENDANCE. By Hannah Beatty Alligator Staff Writer

Lauren Azurin was shocked when a young woman with a famous buzzcut handed him a black T-shirt. The 18-year-old UF history and anthropology freshman squealed to passing students on Turlington Plaza as he clutched a T-shirt to his chest that Emma González, a

March for Our Lives leader, gave to him. Besides receiving a free Tshirt, Azurin said he was thrilled to meet González, who is his inspiration. “Just to see her right there is living proof that you can do anything as a child,” he said. More than 150 people came to the Gainesville stop of the Vote for Our Lives Hangout for an hour Monday night, said Adler Garﬁeld, the president of March for Our Lives Gainesville. Students chatted with national team mem-

bers, including González, David Hogg and Delaney Tarr, while pledging to vote. On Feb. 14, 17 students and staff members were killed in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Students created “Never Again MSD” to advocate for gun control. “We know the issues speciﬁcally for Florida and as it’s our home, we want to make sure we’re in a good place to live,” González, 18, said. This was the thirteenth stop in a series of visits across the coun-

try to encourage student voting in the midterm elections. After traveling to Minneapolis, Dallas and Greensboro, Hogg said he hopes the midterms will affect change for gun control. “We’re going to win,” he said. “I guarantee it.” González got to hang out with her friends who also go to UF, she said. She’s doing well in her classes at New College of Florida in Sarasota, but the social transition has been difﬁcult. “You can’t bond at the base soul level when you ﬁrst meet

somebody at school like I did with these people,” González said. “I’m working on it. Nobody else is ready to share traumatic experiences with each other.” Hogg said he and his friends remain unfazed by the sudden rise to fame. “On Feb. 14 we didn’t all of a sudden gain all this power,” he said. “We became those people that we wanted to see. We became the change how we wanted to see.” @hannahbeatty_ hbeatty@alligator.org

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Julia Tiplea, a 20-year-old UF marine science junior and Marjory Stoneman Douglas alumna, adds her handprint to the March For Our Lives banner. The banner, which was set out on Turlington Plaza Monday night, was designed as an American ﬂag made out of handprints of students and activists to symbolize national unity.

Emma González, an 18-year-old Marjory Stoneman Douglas alumna, throws shirts to UF students Monday night on Turlington Plaza. González is a founding member of the national March For Our Lives team who coordinated the event with March For Our Lives Gainesville.

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Election Day from their perspective SOMEONE WHO CAN’T VOTE: AN IMMIGRANT FROM VENEZUELA

FELON RIGHTS ACTIVIST: JHODY POLK IS OUT TO EDUCATE VOTERS ABOUT AMENDMENT 4 Dos Santos

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POLK IS ONE OF 1.6 MILLION FELONS IN FLORIDA WHO CAN’T VOTE. By Hannah Beatty Alligator Staff Writer

Jhody Polk didn’t vote. Not because she didn’t want to but because she legally could not. Polk, a 34-year-old felons’ rights activist, is one of 1.6 million formerly incarcerated people in Florida who could not vote. Polk has advocated to restore felon voting rights with constitutional Amendment 4, which passed Tuesday. In 2007, Polk was sentenced to eight years in prison for home invasion and theft. But for the past few weeks, Polk has been working within her hometown of Gainesville to raise awareness for Amendment 4 through phone banking and educational conversations with her community. She calls herself the self-appointed “Watchdog of Alachua County.” “Among a lot of people of color, we’ve lost a lot of faith in voting,” she said. Although Polk is educating the community,

she said she doesn’t see her role as winning people over. “It’s not my place to convince. I’m tired of convincing,” she said. On Tuesday, Polk watched the election results with her two children and celebrated her daughter’s 12th birthday. When the amendment passed she celebrated with a dance to “That’s On Me” by Yella Beezy, she said. She received several phone calls from friends and family and made a few calls herself. “It feels absolutely amazing,” she said. “I’m excited to now be able to vote for myself.” She said she knew it was going to pass, but it was still empowering to see the community care about people having value and representation. For Polk, there is still work to be done within the Gainesville community. “I will continue to do what I’ve been doing,” she said. @hannahbeatty_ hbeatty@alligator.org

By Angela DiMichele Alligator Staff Writer

Kathy Dos Santos’ student visa and father’s food importing business were her tickets to freedom. The 21-year-old UF international studies junior was 12 years old when she left Venezuela for Homestead, Florida, in July 2010. All she remembers is a blur of airports, luggage and customs before arriving to her new home. Politics have been tied to Dos Santos’ identity since she came to the United States. But as a legal resident, not a citizen, she cannot vote. It’s killing her that she can’t, she said. “I’m not an expert, either, in American politics, but I would say that I know more than maybe the average citizen,” she said. Growing up in the tense political climate of Venezuela with

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Portuguese parents, Dos Santos said she and her parents regularly watch Brazilian, Portuguese and American news outlets to learn about pressing political issues. Although Dos Santos’ father only has a second grade education, he is the person in her family everyone goes to with their political questions, she said. Dos Santos’ roommates and friends ask her questions about how to vote and for whom to vote for. She is beginning her citizenship forms and hopes to vote in the next election. She spent the night at home watching the results roll in with her roommate while rooting for Andrew Gillum, she said. “Despite being unable to participate, I feel like I’m still a part of this election,” she said. @angdimi adimichele@alligator.org

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Kaylee Rosario studied all weekend before she waited in a line of 10 people Tuesday afternoon. Rosario’s fellow voters at the Gainesville Shrine Club voting precinct were just as focused as she was, she said. All she could hear was the sound of pens scribbling on ballots as she voted “yes” on all 12 amendments on the ballot. The 21-year-old UF plant science junior said she voted for Democratic candidates but cared more about the amendments. Rosario, who considers herself to be a leftleaning centrist, said there are just too many Republicans in ofﬁce. The amendments to the state constitution will affect Floridians just as much as the next governor, she said. “I think the amendments get pushed to the side because a lot of people I talked to didn’t have much knowledge on the amendments,” she said. Not every vote was an easy yes, Rosario said. She was hesitant on Amendment 6, which combines unrelated issues. The amendment, which passed, would strengthen the rights of crime victims but raises the retirement age of judges to 75. She felt voting “yes” was better for everyone in the long run because it gives more people a voice, Rosario said. “I’m thinking basically you have to pick the lesser of two evils,” she said.

Politics are different in Florida. Chase Meyer, a UF political science lecturer, can attest to that. The 32-year-old grew up in deep-red Texas and graduated from the University of Georgia. He said he still is not used to living in a swing state like Florida. Meyer hasn’t been so excited to participate in elections until he moved to Florida two years ago. “Being in a place like Georgia and Texas, I knew my vote didn’t count,” he said. “There was less excitement.” Meyer was thrilled to see a long line of people waiting to vote at the Reitz Union when he cast his ballot last Wednesday. “Any of those people could be the deciding vote,” he said. Meyer, who lectures on federal government and U.S. Southern politics, discussed the midterm elections with students during class. Although his students asked him for his personal opinions, Meyer said he prefers to leave his political leanings a mystery. Midterm elections tend to have a smaller voter turnout than general elections, and the sitting president’s party historically gets comfortable during midterms, he said. “Democrats are angry, they’re fearful for the future, and they don’t like the direction of the country,” Meyer said. “That’s what motivates Democrats to vote.” Meyer watched the results with political science colleagues in Pugh Hall Tuesday night. “People get excited about elections, as excited as we get watching a Florida-Georgia game,” he said. “But there are real consequences.”

Tiffany Berkley started knocking on doors in high school. She grew up in Crestview, Florida, a panhandle town surrounded by ﬁve military bases, the 20-yearold UF biomedical engineering junior said. She spent time canvasing through the neighborhoods in 2016 for Matt Gaetz when he ran and won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Berkley said she learned to be conﬁdent in conversation as she knocked on doors through beachfront communities of the Panhandle. She said her experience has driven her to knock for U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho as he ran for reelection in District 3. Over the past week, she said she spent about 18 hours knocking on more than 500 doors for Yoho’s campaign. Instead of slammed doors, Berkley said she was greeted with more smiles. “People are happy to see a young face — regardless of ideology — be active in the community,” Berkley said. Berkley said she approaches every door looking to share the values of her candidate with the residents behind them. She wants every individual to understand the conservative beliefs she and Yoho stand for. “There is a reward in knowing and learning the community, but also the people who shape the community,” Berkley said.

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UF’s vice president and CIO named to EDUCAUSE Board of Directors THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ANYONE AT UF HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE POSITION. By McKenna Beery Alligator Staff Writer

A top UF administrator will represent the university in a higher education technology association. Elias Eldayrie, UF’s vice president and chief information officer, became the first UF affiliate to join the board of directors of EDU-

CAUSE, the largest network of higher education information technology leaders, when he was appointed on Sept. 25, he wrote in an email. He is one of 13 board members. The university announced his appointment on Oct. 25. “It is an honor and a privilege to serve with some of the nation’s best information technology leaders on such a prestigious board,” he said. The importance of IT in higher education is a national hot topic, Eldayrie said. For the next four years, his responsibilities will include discussing the role of IT in colleges and

universities. He said his new position proves UF’s leadership in IT in higher education. Eldayrie’s additional responsibilities include helping the board monitor IT issues nationwide and providing EDUCAUSE members with data for their own IT policies, he said. “Representing the University of Florida in service of higher education nationally and globally is one of the highlights of my 30 years’ career,” he said. Eldayrie has worked with some of the best professionals at UF to build a world-

class IT environment, he said. Eldayrie said he was involved with connecting faculty to the HiPerGator, one of the top ﬁve supercomputers among higher education institutions in the U.S. The university is proud to have an administrator be appointed to the board, UF spokesperson Steve Orlando said. “Elias’ vast experience and knowledge of the IT world makes him the perfect person to represent UF,” Orlando said. @mckennabeery mbeery@alligator.org

UF Study Abroad Services sells bamboo straws THE STRAWS COST $1. By Kaylin Purvis Alligator Contributing Writer

Handmade bamboo straws have made their way from Thailand to the UF International Center. UF Study Abroad Services began selling bamboo straws for $1 each from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday in its ofﬁce in the Hub, said study abroad adviser Anuja Parikh. Payment is accepted by cash or Venmo. Parikh said the ofﬁce wants to promote on-campus sustainability and studying abroad in Asia without handing out plastic trinkets. “I was pushing for the straws because it’s not a useless giveaway,” Parikh said. “Students will take it and actually use it, hopefully.”

The straws are made by Boo Boo Bamboo Straw, a company founded by a Burmese refugee named Jing who fled to Chiang Mai, Thailand, 20 years ago, Parikh said. Jing named the company after her son, Boo Boo. While Parikh lived in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for two years, she discovered an American-founded restaurant called Free Bird Cafe, where Jing is a chef. The cafe raises money for Thai Freedom House, a nonprofit organization that helps Burmese refugees who are fleeing ethnic cleansing learn English, find jobs and get their GED, Parikh said. The organization’s most recent project helped refugees create environmentally friendly businesses, Parikh said. Boo Boo Bamboo was the first small business to be founded in January. Village elders make, polish and etch “UF Study Abroad” on the

straws by hand. “The elders of her village and family can do everything comfortably from their table, while being paid fair wages, instead of hard, manual farming work,” Parikh said. The money raised from selling the straws will go toward the Study Abroad Peer Advisor Scholarship for students with mentoring experience who study abroad during the summer, Parikh said. Faith Elyse, a 19-year-old UF visual art studies sophomore, said she practices sustainability by going vegan and ditching plastic as much as she can. She said she carries her water bottle with her everywhere to avoid using a plastic straw and wants to support the bamboo straws to reduce waste. “I practice sustainability because saving this planet starts with us,” Elyse said.

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Woman accused of stealing thousands from disabled woman By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

Deputies arrested a Gainesville woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a woman with disabilities. Eva Marie Montgomery, accused of stealing more than $2,000 from a woman with high-function-

ing Down syndrome, was arrested by Alachua County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce deputies Monday night, according to the Alachua County Jail. Montgomery was hired in 2016 to help the woman run errands, a Gainesville Police sworn complaint said. But in early July 2018, Montgomery began running her own errands with the woman, police said.

She went shopping for her family and manipulated the woman into paying for her, the complaint said. Montgomery was not given permission to spend the woman’s money on herself, police said. The woman’s bank account went from having $1,979.62 to a negative balance of $159.60 in about two months, police said. Between June and Aug. 15, $2,139.22

was spent. Montgomery usually bought food and clothing for her kids, police said. A receipt from Walmart shows that Montgomery bought $192.56 worth of school supplies, baby clothes and more in August. The woman told police Montgomery often curses at her and that she was scared to tell Montgomery no when asked to buy things, the

complaint said. Montgomery was charged with grand theft and abuse of a disabled adult. She was released from the Alachua County Jail Tuesday afternoon after paying a $15,000 bond. Montgomery could not immediately be reached for comment. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

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The election is over, the work is not

oday, the most passionate voters are either elated and beaming or distraught and anxious, perhaps even angry. The election has settled, but the dust certainly has not. The specter of competition still hangs in the air. We are sure there are some voters who woke up feeling a mix of disappointment and dread today. Whether the candidates you voted for won their race or not, you should feel proud that you cast a ballot. Most importantly, you should bear in mind that these results are not the end of the road for your cherished political causes. We urge our readers to stay vigilant, informed and engaged and to stay empathetic to their fellow Americans. This cannot be the winner’s moment to gloat and relish in victory. Our civic culture and common American bond depend on it. Do you remember how you felt the morning of Nov. 9, 2016? Here’s a refresher: That was the morning after President Donald Trump was elected. Many people saw the news and buried their heads in their hands. The stakes were high in that election. The White House was up for grabs. The fate of the next four years hung in the balance. To some, Trump was a disaster candidate — toxic to our political system and sense of decency.To others he was a welcome break from the monotony of the establishment. We remind you of that fateful day two years ago to put the results of today’s heavily divisive race into context. Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis were characterized as extremists by pundits and by each other. Gillum accused DeSantis of moderating a “xenophobic, racist Facebook page.” DeSantis called Gillum “what local corruption looks like.” The stakes for this election were even higher. The office of Florida governor will likely affect your everyday life to the same degree, if not more so, than the U.S. presidency. But despite this, we cannot come out of this election in the same polarized, ‘screw you, I got mine’ posture that we did after the 2016 election. Part of the work left is to repair broken bonds among neighbors and to neutralize caustic, acerbic political discourse. Even if you feel cheated and disillusioned by the election, we cannot use the results as an excuse to retreat further into partisan bickering. We cannot be pitted against one another, fighting from election to election in a destructive series of offensive charges. The result will be trench warfare — neither side will gain much ground when they dig in and fortify. Despite the competitive nature of politics, we know this tendency is unsustainable. If the trend continues, America will be a place where political affiliation will be binary and immutable. We have plenty of reason to worry about this problem, as political polarization is getting worse. The divide between urban and rural voters in the United States is growing deeper too. Each group feels like the other hates and looks down on them. We remind our readers that the results of the election are not the end of the battle. Aside from repairing bonds, there is still more work to be done. You can make your voice heard by writing to or calling the offices of your representatives and senators. You can still take your political issues up with the governor no matter what party he belongs to. Now that the election is over, you will have to. The only path to take after the air clears is one of working together. We must make sure our elected officials pull through on the most important campaign promises — the ones that will benefit all Floridians. Regardless of political affiliation, we will still fight when the current administration does not do enough to protect our students, safeguard the environment or bring in as much federal money as possible to improve infrastructure. These tangible areas have not disappeared under a temporary cloak of political victory. Once the dust settles, we must take the officeholder to task regardless of party. Let’s get to work. Meryl Kornfield EDITOR

Romy Ellenbogen MANAGING EDITOR

Paige Fry MANAGING EDITOR

Stephan Chamberlin OPINIONS EDITOR

Column

We must learn to use this two-letter word more often

reason to listen when someone told me no. When It’s a two-letter word that has the we were told no as kids, it was most likely doled power to anger, disappoint or maybe out as a way to keep us safe, even if it meant misseven defend. ing out on fun. There’s not just one meaning to “no.” Like Pavlov and his dogs, we were trained as It can hold a handful of meanings, but they all usukids to have negative feelings toward the word ally leave us feeling some form of heavy-hearted no. Now, as adults, we are uncomfortable, or at emotion. Disappointing someone has the power least I am, with telling people no. Those feelings of Michaela to leave a stain on your day and your conscience. disappointment are so ingrained in us as children Mulligan Recently, I had to say “no” to a weekend opinions@alligator.org that sometimes no can feel wrong. trip with a few of my high school friends, and I That’s not to say that we should start letting couldn’t shake the feeling that I was disappointing them. I kids run with scissors; it’s that we, as adults, now have to couldn’t figure out why, but I was crying on the phone to learn when to dole out our no’s. It’s our turn to know the difthem, even after they told me they wouldn’t be upset with ference between right and wrong and how to weigh the pros me. I could scratch it down as just being an overly emotional and cons of a situation. It’s still new territory as a growing person, or I could dive a little bit deeper into what it means adult having to say no and disappointing someone. to say “no” — and why it doesn’t always feel right. Part of becoming your own person is learning that you Since we were kids, “no” was that big green monster that cannot please everyone. There are times when you will have got in the way of all our plans to stay out playing past dark or to do what is best for yourself. No does not have to be an to stick our hands in the candy jar before dinner. It was the ugly word — it can just mean “not right now” or “next time.” adults in our lives who told us the difference between right Saying no to one opportunity could mean you are on your and wrong because we were kids and we didn’t know the way to finding a better opportunity. difference. “No” was one of the worst words you could hear We should take advantage of the offers that are given to as a kid because it meant that either you were doing some- us, if they are within our means and goals. As kids, we wantthing wrong or you couldn’t do what you wanted. ed to take every opportunity that was given to us because it “No” was a safeguard for us. It kept us out of trouble and meant we could find out more about the world around us. As prevented us from getting hurt. As kids, we think that we’re adults, there is still so much to learn, but with that comes the invincible, but that’s because we have not been around long responsibility of weighing different scenarios. Sometimes evenough to learn that’s not the case. erything works out and you can say yes to every opportunity There’s an age-old rule that you don’t jump on your bed. presented, and sometimes you have to disappoint people. It’s Remember that nursery rhyme with the monkeys jumping all a part of growing and learning. on the bed? It’s a pretty classic case of when you are just not You are your own boss. Yes and no are your words to supposed to do it, but you did, and boy, did you get hurt. In give out whenever you want. Use them with care. my case, I already had a broken wrist when I was jumping on my bed. When I fell, coincidentally enough, I broke my Michaela Mulligan is a UF journalism sophomore. Her other wrist. column appears on Wednesdays. I was a horribly klutzy kid, but that was even more of a

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Watch more than football: Support all of UF's underappreciated athletes

or those of you hiding under a rock (or in a library), UF is a sports school. Well, in the minds of many, a football school at least. And basketball too. The running joke is whenever the football team lost last year, we could remind our opponents that “at least we’re a top 10 public university!” We could begin reminding ourselves that we don’t have to be just a football school, though. Maybe we’re a baseball school or a gymnastics school. A lot of sports go unnoticed, unappreciated — sports that have been top-notch for a long time. These sports deserve attention too. This is not to say that the football team does not deserve recognition — the Gators are having a surprisingly successful season. Coach Dan Mullen has done a fantastic job, turning things around a year or two before we could have hoped. However, there are still a number of underappreciated sports. Take the baseball team. It won the National Championship in Omaha in 2017, and this spring the team made it to the College World Series semiﬁnals — not too shabby. With this run (see what I did there), one could argue that we are now a baseball school. I mean, are we still holding on to the football team’s 2009 National Championship? (Or 2007? Or 1996?) We can move on…

Lacrosse roared out of the gate Similarly, the softball team has under coach Amanda O’Leary, been stellar for years now, conhaving been in existence only nine stantly attending the NCAA Chamyears with eight conference champipionships, winning the SEC title onships. And this year’s team could and breaking NCAA records with be her best yet. (Confession: Despite win streaks. And winning back-toher best efforts in the year I lived back national titles a few years ago next door to coach, I still don’t get is pretty impressive as well. The Hannah the rules. A ball, some sticks and a amount of records set by this team Whitaker goal. I’ve got that much down.) should immediately warrant our beopinions@alligator.org The gymnastics team has been coming a softball school. Considering I went to Tim Walton’s three-day UF soft- wildly successful as long as I have known. Durball camp at the age of 7, I feel as though I have ing my glory days as a 9-year-old gymnast, my mom would drive me from Tampa to see meets a deep connection with this team. Very deep. Women’s basketball is another great ex- along with my fellow gymnast friends. (These ample. Did you even know we had a women’s were shortly after the glory days of 7-year-old basketball team? This program has been in the softball. So much sports glory, so little time.) shadow of its male counterpart but has made Now, those gymnastics meets are fun, let me strides lately. More importantly, the coaches tell you. Those girls put on an amazing show, and players are high quality and have been a paradox of impeccable beauty and unformimaking the rounds this semester in order to dable strength. The same is true for the volleyball team and inspire elementary school kids around town. Florida tennis has been successful, with the its two decades of wild success under Mary men’s tennis team making it to the NCAA Elite Wise. Of course, gymnastics and volleyball Eight for two of the last three years under the aren’t much of a hidden secret — thousands leadership of coach Bryan Shelton. Could UF pack the O'Connell Center for those events. Now let’s get crazy. become a tennis school? Quite possibly. (And The swimming and diving teams at UF have that’s not even mentioning the multiple national championships won by the women’s team.) produced 85 Olympians, resulting in 32 gold

medals, 18 silver and 14 bronze. In fact, the Florida Gators have been represented at every summer Olympics for swimming and diving since 1968. No summer Olympic swimming and diving team has had to go without at least one UF alum for the past 50 years. And track and ﬁeld… where to start? Maybe coach Mike Holloway? During his 17 years at UF, we have won 14 SEC titles and eight (count ‘em, eight) national titles. By my math, that’s really good. Gator athletes are smart too. In each of the last 16 years, more than 100 students have made honor roll. Now that’s fantastic! With all of these teams in mind, try going to an event for a sport you’ve never watched before. I’m going to. (As for the excellent golf teams, don’t blink: They each only have one home tournament.) So whether you're going to cheer on the women’s basketball team or watch a few tennis matches, see all of what UF has to offer. Of course, be sure to continue to cheer your heart out at The Swamp for every home game. Just don’t forget about the rest. We’re known as a sports school for a reason. Hannah Whitaker is a UF English sophomore. Her column normally appears on Mondays.

In a culture of ‘sorry, not sorry,’ Don’t let them make you afraid of ﬁne arts we still apologize — a lot

ficer, Sheryl Sandberg, n this era, it’s onapologizing is an easy trend to be fearlessly way out of sounding unapologetic, but for overly confident or bemany, including mying disliked in a group self, “I’m sorry” is still environment. the default response. Though Sandberg’s My recent apologybook has drawn critirelated reflections started Darcy Schild when I received a mes- opinions@alligator.org cism for some of its guidelines on how sage on the workspace women should or app Slack with “Sorry to bother,” and I immediately felt a shouldn’t behave in the workpang of guilt at the thought of com- place, she makes a strong case for ing across as being easily annoyed. how many women use apologies I think these kinds of apology- to downplay their achievements clad messages are common, and and avoid coming across as heavythe sender probably did not mean handed. I think this is a worthanything overt and was just be- while explanation that could apply ing courteous. However, I couldn’t to many college students and all help but overthink not only my people — not just women. On a personal level, I certainly demeanor (i.e. I try to be very approachable, but am I not friendly have a habit of overspending my enough? Do I need to smile more so-called apology allowance. I say or use more smiley emojis? Does sorry for messaging someone five it have to do with the bags under times in a row (even though most my eyes?) but also our societal use people I message are well-aware of of “sorry” as an autopilot response my chronic back-to-back texting that stems from a fear of being an habits). “I’m sorry” often rolls off my tongue as a quick fix — whethinconvenience. Of course there are times when er it’s a group project faux pas or a “sorry” is warranted, like when a friend-related miscommunication admitting a wrongdoing to some- — even though there’s likely a lot one we’ve upset or simply to be po- more to the conflict than a five-letlite — but the phrase can be easily ter word, which is basically a veroverused in social situations when bal Band-Aid that only temporarily we feel insecure about pleasing (or covers the issue. And that’s exactly it: Maybe bothering) others. For example, in class, it’s nearly “sorry” isn’t so much about the impossible to go five minutes with- word itself but rather about what out hearing my peers apologize be- we’re not saying when we revert to fore a hand-raise, question or idea- apology mode. I’m not suggesting related interruption, such as “sorry we cut out our sorries altogether, for asking,” or “sorry if this is off- but more times than not, it’s taktopic.” These kinds of apologies ing up valuable air time that would are so normative that many of us be much better used for our true probably don’t think twice before thoughts and ideas. saying them, but they could have a Darcy Schild is a UF journaldeeper meaning. As explained in “Lean In,” a ism senior. Her column appears on female-focused career advice book Wednesdays. by Facebook’s chief operating of-

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do something different, so if this avenue is for o I have to ask, what are you goyou, begin creating. ing to do once you graduate?” Art majors have the freedom to be creAs an arts major, variations of ative while building technical skills like comthis question will spring up like munication, the ability to work under presflowers all throughout your colsure, time management, self-motivation and lege career. The cons of being a fine art maadaptability, which can be translated into the jor can be obvious to some, but the pros will It’s safe to say that regardless of prove intriguing once explored. So, let’s get Yssaina Nelson workforce. your major, you will still gain qualities and exploring. opinions@alligator.org skills that make you a promising employee. It’s no mystery why fine arts majors are frowned upon. In such a competitive industry it’s hard Law schools and medical schools look for academically to find a steady income after graduation. While trying diverse students, meaning that although it looks great to navigate my way through these strict majors, I’ve if you have taken law classes and pre-med classes, the realized that certain majors only allow creativity when institutes want students who not only know about law it comes to projects. For example, when I was a busi- and the body but are also able to think outside the box ness major, I found myself learning about concepts that and be creative. These institutes want innovators who I was unable to physically test unless the professor cre- can possibly change the game. According to Duke Uniated a project or case study around the concept. There- versity, what you major in doesn’t matter as much as fore, I completely understand why students go with factors like GPA and (for law school) your LSAT score. So if this is your avenue, watch how shocked people their heart and major in art, dance, music or theatre. There are multiple avenues that can be taken as an are going to be after you answer that degrading quesart major, but I will discuss three: grinding through tion on what you’re going to do after graduation. While both working and pursuing your craft might your craft and trying to make it big as an artist; pursuing something different when you graduate, like medi- be tiring, you eliminate the worry that comes with only cal school or law school, or pursuing a job that will help pursuing your craft — instability. You also sacrifice crefund your artistic endeavors. Regardless, through per- ative time when working, but if you manage your time sonal branding, you will achieve some level of success. and energy wisely, you have nothing to worry about. Pursuing your craft can come with bumps, but noth- Most people find comfort in this avenue because they ing is unachievable. As an artist, you have to be pre- get the best of both worlds, but you might find yourself pared to struggle, to not be seen and to learn from mis- longing to live the artist life and end up hating your job. Arts majors get flack for something that doesn’t retakes. It’s similar to being in a regular job, but you have more control over how much you are paid. You will ally matter if you are smart with your time. As a student need the connections you made in your undergraduate you are forced and pressured to pick a major, and once years to hear about new opportunities, but overall you you do, you are judged. Anyone is capable of anything, will spend a ton of time with yourself. You will spend no matter declared major or prior interests. If you ever a lot of alone time thinking and creating new concepts find yourself judging an art major, think twice because and ways of executing art pieces. According to the 2015 that might be your doctor or lawyer one day. report by Payscale, arts majors make an average salYssaina Nelson is a UF exploratory freshman. ary of $52,000. This means there’s money ready to be made. Society is simply in need of determined artists to

8 ALLIGATOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018

OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS FEDERAL

LOCAL

U.S. Senator Rick Scott

Alachua County Commissioner District 2 Marihelen Haddock Wheeler

U.S. Representative District 3 Ted Yoho

STATE Governor and Lt. Governor Ron DeSantis and Jeanette Nuñez Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis Attorney General Ashley Moody Commissioner of Agriculture Matt Caldwell

School Board District 3 Gunnar Paulson Soil and Water Conservation District Group 3 Kaithleen Hernandez Children’s Trust of Alachua County Gives authority to levy onehalf mill ad valorem tax Yes

State Representative District 10 Chuck Brannan

Alachua County Half-Cent Sales Surtax to Improve School Facilities Funding through surtax would be spent on adding additional security as well as new classrooms and furniture Yes

State Representative District 21 Chuck Clemons

City of Gainesville Charter Amendment Scheduling City Commission

State Senator District 8 Keith Perry

elections to coincide with statewide elections beginning in 2022 Yes GRU Referendum Create an independent five-member board with candidates appointed by the City Commission, who would oversee GRU instead of the City Commission directly No

JUDICIAL Retain Justice Alan Lawson? Yes Retain Judge Harvey Jay? Yes Retain Judge Stephanie Ray? Yes Retain Judge Brad Thomas? Yes Retain Judge Kemmerly Thomas? Yes Retain Judge Allen Winsor? Yes Circuit Judge 8th Judicial Circuit Group 8 Gloria Walker County Judge Group 2 Meshon Rawls

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Amendment 1 Raises the homestead property tax exemption No Amendment 2 Places a permanent cap on the annual increase of non-homestead property tax assessments Yes Amendment 3 Requires voter approval for whether a new casino can open in the state Yes Amendment 4 Restores voting rights to non-violent felony offenders who served their sentence Yes Amendment 5 Would require a two-thirds vote in the Florida House and Senate to raise taxes — instead of a simple majority Yes Amendment 6 Expands the scope of

victims’ rights under the Florida Constitution and Marsy’s Law; increases the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75; requires courts and judges to interpret laws and rules for themselves rather than rely on interpretations by government agencies Yes

instead of March during even-numbered years; creates a counter-terrorism and security office within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement; requires that all 67 counties elect their sheriff, tax collector, elections supervisor and clerk of courts Yes

Amendment 7 Requires supermajority votes by university trustees and state university system boards of governors to raise or impose fees; waives some educational expenses to survivors of first responders and military members who died performing official duties Yes

Amendment 11 Deletes language in the Florida’s Constitution that prevents non-citizens from buying, selling, owning or inheriting property and forbids making changes to criminal sentencing laws retroactively Yes

Amendment 9 Prohibits offshore drilling; bans vaping at indoor workplaces Yes Amendment 10 Requires the Florida Legislature to start its annual session in January

Amendment 12 Bans the state’s officials and employees from lobbying the government for six years after working for the government Yes Amendment 13 Ends dog racing by 2020 Yes

DeSantis won governor over Gillum. WATCH PARTY, from pg. 1 Clemons, a Republican, won with 52 percent of the vote compared to his Democratic opponent Jason Lee Haeseler with 49 percent. Just minutes prior, Haeseler said he was still optimistic about the results but soon conceded defeat. “Tonight’s outcome is not what he hoped for, it’s not what we were working towards,” Haeseler said. “We really believed in this campaign and we just

came up a little bit short this time. Haeseler said he is proud of his campaign and will continue to be civically engaged in the future. “We kept it focused on the issues, we didn’t make it personal, we didn’t make it about mudslinging,” he said. “We stayed true to our principles and I’m very proud of that.” Gillian Sweeney, Hannah Beatty, Kyle Wood, Angela DiMichele, Alyssa Ramos, Jeana Fraser and Taylor Roth contributed to this report.

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Republican State Sen. Keith Perry gives a thank-you speech after his win in District 8. He thanked everyone who had helped him in his journey — his wife, his team and his UF interns.

State Senate candidate Dr. Kayser Enneking waves to her supporters after conceding a tight race against her opponent, Keith Perry. Enneking delivered her concession speech Tuesday night during an event held by the Alachua County Democratic Party at the Cypress & Grove Brewing Company. “Whether we won or we lost, tomorrow will be a great day,” Enneking said.

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Arts school hosts Bash By Emma McAvoy Avenue Staff Writer

UF’s School of Art + Art History will transform into a gallery Friday. The school’s open house, called Art Bash, allows all students in the school’s programs to showcase their classwork and portfolios. The event, which is from 6 to 9 p.m., will have art classes, woodﬁre pizza and a live DJ. “We turn classroom spaces into gallery spaces and invite anyone from college faculty, students and the Gainesville community,” said Alani Llori, the assistant director of the School of Art and Art History. The attendees can visit various pop-up shops featuring forms of art such as photography, painting, printmaking and live art. In addition to seeing some of the stu-

dents’ creations, attendees may try out various artistic activities such as drawing, painting, ceramics, photography and sculpting. The school has been hosting Art Bash for more than 20 years, said Jarred Elrod, a UF assistant professor of graphic design. Elrod said the environment is fun and festive. Students can take that well-deserved break from differential equations or Physics 2 and get a breath of fresh air while examining some inspiring artistry from their fellow colleagues, he said. “We always have strong turnout from the community,” Elrod said. “(We) are partnering with several local businesses such as Dragonﬂy Sushi and Afternoon Restaurant for our scavenger hunt prize rafﬂe.”

FILM

Library West shows international ﬁlms By Tranelle Maner Avenue Staff Writer

Library West is traveling the world through film. UF students can watch a foreign film a night at Library West as the library celebrates International Education Week from Nov. 13 through Nov. 16. One film will be shown each night at 5:30 p.m. and all with English subtitles. Smathers Library has been celebrating International Education Week for at least eight years, Euro-

pean Studies and Outreach Librarian Hélène Huet said. “It is not the first time the UF Libraries have shown movies for IEW,” Huet said. “But it is the first time we will be having a film festival with one movie a day.” The annual weeklong celebration is an initiative from the U.S Department of Education to implement and promote programs that teach and prepare Americans for the global environment, according to the International Education Week official website.

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SCHEDULE OF FILMS

Tuesday: “A Letter to Momo” Wednesday: “Ixcanul” Thursday: “Timbuktu” Friday: “Kedi”

Probing the paranormal in Gainesville By Vanessa Blankenship Avenue Staff Writer

Attendees gather around to observe student art during the 2015 Art Bash.

“International Education Week is an important reminder that we live in a global environment and that we can learn so much from our exchanges with people from all over the world,” Huet said.

Illuminating light. A sudden chill. An alarming shadow. Some instances are hard to explain when it comes to the supernatural. Halloween is over, but the ghost stories and paranormal activities continue surrounding Gainesville. Nick Estes, 38, founded Gainesville Paranormal back in 2009 and works alone or in a small team to investigate eerie circumstances regarding haunted properties in the area. With a night vision camera and digital recorder, Estes spends several hours on property to analyze the paranormal activity within an area. He sits down with the owners beforehand for a preliminary interview to make sure the situation is legitimate to pursue. “Believe it or not, I’ve had to turn down more people than we accepted over the years,” Estes said. He added that when he and his group are ready to go into a house, a certain time and date is set when the owners are not home to set up the equipment and go through the home. Estes credits the past 20 years of blockbuster ﬁlms, radio, television shows and books for popularizing supernatural conversation. He became passionate about the paranormal after investigating the Old County Jail in Green Cove Springs, Florida, which is rumored to be haunted by deceased

criminals. “For me, I got what I deemed to be proof that I just really couldn’t dispute, and that was a recording of something saying my name when there was nobody there and shouldn’t have been any reason for my name to pop up on that tape, but it did,” Estes said. Estes said one of the highest occurrences of paranormal activity in Gainesville was at the Purple Porpoise, a bar once located in Midtown, that was allegedly the home of a female ghost who resided in the upstairs bathroom. The bar was eventually torn down and replaced with new businesses, including The Social at Midtown. “With it being reported as haunted for so many years, it does make me wonder if ‘just because they tore the building down, doesn’t mean the haunting stopped,’” Estes said. “It might actually be just that area so who knows.” Estes considers audio and video “the holy grail of evidence” and has recorded a few unexplainable situations like mysterious voices and strange lighting, he said. He explained that a few Gainesville residents have called him in tears, wanting answers and help, but the best advice he can give is to remember to not let anything push you around. “I personally believe by standing your ground and claiming your space and not allowing anything to intimidate you or frighten you in your own home is very powerful and could potentially go a long way,” Estes said.

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Series review of the week: ‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ By Tranelle Maner Avenue Staff Writer

There’s a new witch in town, and Sabrina is flying onto everyone’s Netflix watchlist. “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” is now on Netflix, and the spooky comic book adaptation has fans waiting for the production company to conjure up another season. On Oct. 26, Netflix released a dark adaptation of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.” Fans of the original story will find “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” to be unlike the light-hearted TV series starring Melissa Joan Hart. In this reimagined version, Kiernan Shipka, who portrays Sabrina Spellman, is forced to choose between the life of a witch or a human, but Sabrina wants both.

The show is based on the original “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” comic book series, which debuted in 1962. The comics were set in the small town of Greendale, which is somewhere in the “Riverdale” universe. One major plot difference in Netflix’s adaptation is the story of Salem the cat. In earlier adaptations, the cat was a sarcastic warlock punished for abusing magic while trying to take over the world. However, in the new Netflix drama, Salem does not speak and comes to Sabrina after she asks the dark spirits for a “familiar,” an animal protector and confidant. Since its release, the series has received high praise from most of its viewers. Many have noted the similarities in the production and filming of this show to Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story: Coven,” and IndieWire called it “deliciously

macabre.” Others have credited the acting of Shipka and her ability to portray the determination and innocence of Sabrina so well throughout the series. While there is no word yet on the remaining plot of the series, many viewers have come to the conclusion that, based on the ending of the ﬁrst season, Salem will be able to talk in upcoming episodes. One of the biggest disappointments for fans was the lack of comedic commentary from Salem. Although a silent Salem was considered sad, the role of sarcastic warlock has been slightly ﬁlled by Sabrina’s cousin in the new series, Ambrose (Chance Perdomo), who is bound to the Spellman grounds as punishment for refusing to give up his co-conspirators after a failed attempt to blow up the Vatican.

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On Oct. 26, Netflix released ‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,’ an adaption of the comic book series. According to Cosmopolitan, when the series began filming in March 2018, they started filming

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Poor shooting night dooms Florida against Seminoles By Chris O’Brien Sports Writer

It’s been a while since the Florida Gators last beat the Florida State Seminoles in basketball. It was 1,803 days, to be exact, before the two teams faced off last night. Today, it was 1,804. Florida was embarrassed by the Noles 81-60 in the first game of the college basketball regular season in front of a raucous crowd in Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday night. Game Summary The Gators were plagued by first-half shooting woes. The basket looked about as small as UCF’s chances at making the College Football Playoff, as UF went 6-for25 in the frame. That’s 24 percent for all you non-math majors out there. But FSU kept the Gators in the game, as it went only 8-for-21 (38.1 percent) in the half, and the score was 31-20 at the break. Then the Noles opened the second half on an 8-2 run and the route was on. Before UF could even catch its breath, it was 50-26 with just under 14 minutes left. Then it was 72-39 with just under six to play. Finally, the bloodbath was over. Not only could the Gators not buy a bucket in the first half, but it was much of the same in the second. They ended the night shooting 20-for-54 (6-for-24 from

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Mullen, Gators stress competitiveness Season opening loss to FSU in bid to avoid third straight loss shows UF has a ways to go By Jake Dreilinger Sports Writer

The Florida football team changes mentalities more than David Bowie changed his style. Every week is a new message. Florida head coach Dan Mullen stressed increased physicality earlier in the season. He talked about mental fortitude a few weeks later. It’s now a new week, and it’s clear from speaking with some of the players that the team already has a new thought in their minds. “Compete,” center Nick Buchanan said. “Simple as that.” It seems to be a message that everyone is echoing -- Mullen said it on Monday and all but one player who was interviewed this week used a version of the word. Competitive is exactly what the Gators (63, 4-3 SEC) need to be on Saturday when they play South Carolina at noon at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium if they want to avoid three consecutive losses. It can also prevent this season, which started Guard Funda Nakkasoglu finished with 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting in Florida's 60-58 loss to Gardner Webb Tuesday morning.

out 6-1, from turning sour with only four games remaining. “I guess there was some stuff going around the locker room about guys not wanting to compete,” wide receiver Freddie Swain said. “But everybody just rose to the occasion. Coach talked about it one time, and that’s really all it took was one time.” The team’s response has shown. Mullen said everyone was about five minutes early to the team meeting Monday morning and there were no stragglers coming in late. Everyone was at their medical treatments on Sunday as well. But while he is pleased, he still wants to see more from his players. Tight end R.J. Raymond repeated Mullen’s statements that the team has been coming in earlier and said the team is taking more accountability during practice. “Everybody’s just been on top of their game because we let two games slip away from us,” Raymond said. “That just goes down to the de-

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nated. osing streaks are FSU’s athletic defense stytough. Especially when mied Florida’s offense comthey come against your pletely, forcing bad shot after biggest rival. bad shot. The Gators were Ask any Florida fan, no match for the ‘Noles. Not and they’ll tell you. They’ll physically. Not athletically. tell you the frustration that Not schematically. comes along with losing to Tyler Nettuno That’s a problem. Florida State in both football @TylerNettuno UF shot a paltry 37 perand basketball five-straight cent from the field. The Semtimes. They’ll tell you it nevinoles held KeVaughn Allen, one of the er used to be like this. But Tuesday night’s 81-60 loss to most prolific scorers in Gators history, to the Seminoles didn’t just ensure that zero points. Zilch. Nada. FSU basketball’s four-game win streak FSU’s basket may as well have against the Gators was extended to five. It provided a sort of confirmation bias been 10 feet wide, on the other hand. for the more negative sect of the fanbase The ‘Noles shot nearly 50 percent from that believes the malaise that has sur- downtown to UF’s 25 percent. Florida’s oft-mentioned veteran leadrounded the program since Billy Donovan’s departure in 2015 is indicative of a ership was MIA, as was any semblance of a coherent offensive philosophy. larger problem. Mike White said that he liked the And honestly, it’s hard to argue with challenge opening against a ranked them. The Gators didn’t just lose to the team would present. It’s understandSeminoles. They were thoroughly domiSEE COLUMN, PAGE 16

Gators drop in CFP Poll After falling a handful of spots in the AP and Coaches polls, the College Football Playoff committee also dropped Florida down to 15, four spots below its initial No. 11 spot.

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One for the team: Holly Carlton’s journey from the backyard to front row By Dylan Rudolph Sports Writer

A 9-year-old Holly Carlton followed her older sister, Kayla, to their quiet backyard in the Eastern Loudoun subdivision in Sterling, Virginia, with a volleyball in hand. The two went to a portion of their backyard that was fenced off for a makeshift volleyball court. “(Kayla’s) three years older than me and growing up, of course, I wanted to do everything that she did,” Carlton said. “My interest in volleyball really started with her.” Every day, the two hit the ball over a net that sagged too low in a too-small portion of the backyard. She remembers those days as the spark to her burgeoning volleyball career. Still, her competitiveness grew. Carlton, after a day of practice with the Gators, sat with a reflective smile as she pondered that first obstacle in her volleyball career. “She’d hit me in the face every day. I kid you not, every single day,” she laughed. “It was frustrating, but I was always out there the next day.” Kayla was relentless. She hit balls for hours at Holly to work on her own swing. Holly recalled many beatdowns -- the volleyballs to her face -- handed to her by Kayla. She’d always have to wait her turn. She’d always have to take one for the team, all to help her sister. But still, her enthusiasm flourished. That competitiveness and enthusiasm took Carlton from her hometown in Virginia to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, before she transferred over to the University of Florida, where she is now a focal point of a volleyball team looking to make another run to the NCAA Championship. But it all began in a backyard, helping her sister and dodging volleyballs.

• • • Holly Carlton did not begin her career a 6-foot-7 beast that could crush balls down on defenders like asteroids raining down against Earth. She was, instead, a 5-foot-8 back-row setter her freshman year at Potomac Falls High School in Virginia, trying to find a spot on the team. Carlton played sparingly in her first two years and averaged fewer than one kill per set. There was no huge growth spurt. There was only a slow, gradual transformation over time. By the beginning of her junior year, Carlton grew to 6-foot-5 and found her spot in the front row. “It was a big transformation in a lot of areas in my life, not just volleyball,” she said. “It had to take some getting used to how people looked at me.” Carlton developed new skills with her new frame and combined what she’d already learned while she was undersized. Carlton still had her great passing and digging abilities that she learned before and could now dominate on the attack with her size. When she finally put it all together, she became a versatile weapon. “I had to learn the skill set of a smaller player before and now had to bring that into a bigger body,” Carlton said. Carlton played in 207 sets in her final two years and tallied 714 kills and 144 assists. She led the Potomac Falls Panthers to a VHSL 5A state championship game appearance in November of 2015 and was named to MaxPreps’ 2015 2nd Team All-American Girls Volleyball Team her senior year. That same month, she signed her letter of intent to attend the University of North Carolina.

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Redshirt sophomore Holly Carlton (right) was convinced by freshman Thayer Hall (middle) to transfer to the University of Florida.

• • • North Carolina was Carlton’s last recruiting visit on a long list of schools she was interested in. She had all but made up her mind to attend a school on the west coast but would visit Chapel Hill anyway. Carlton was so sure she was headed west that she and her dad, Brian, drove down out of courtesy. That was all it took. She immediately got along with the players she met on her visit and liked the system the staff ran. Carlton recalled how beautiful the campus was and how nice the people were on her trip. Carlton also met assistant coach Eve Rackham, a former setter for UNC who accumulated 5,700 assists in her four years with the UNC from 1999 to 2002. Rackham still holds the assist-per-game record (12.58) for the Tarheels. Carlton knew Rackham could advance her passing and setting skills even more and help her earn a spot in the rotation. It all seemed to be a perfect fit. But not everything lived up to expectations once she got there. Carlton was immediately thrust into position battles at the setting and right-side hitting positions against three seniors. She eventually came up short and would be subsequently redshirted before her first season began. “At first, being young and in a new environment, it can kind of feel like a failure,” she said. “But I had good people putting it in perspective for me. It is hard being patient and waiting your turn. It was just time to humble myself again.” This was nothing new for her. Even in the backyard with her sister, she was willing to wait her turn. She was willing to take one for the betterment of the team. She waited then. She waited her turn in high school. She could do it again. The wait was worth it. In 2017, then a redshirt freshman, Carlton used her versatility to rotate between setter and right-side hitter to dominate from all over the court. She played all six rotations. Most All-American-caliber setters can maybe pull off being in three different lineups before returning to the bench. She led the UNC squad in assists (595)

and service aces (29). Her solid play eventually earned her a spot on the 2017 U.S. Junior National Team where she made some new friends: current University of Florida players Paige Hammons and Rachael Kramer. She also met an up-and-coming player who had just committed to UF and had won the Gatorade National Player of the Year award named Thayer Hall.

• • • Even with her impressive play at UNC, Carlton was unsettled. The things that sold her before seemed to push her away. Six other UNC players transferred or medically retired in the offseason. Carlton had also dealt with her own lingering ankle injury for most of the campaign. Rackham, who Carlton had hoped would help progress her game the most, accepted the head coaching job with Tennessee in January. With the uncertainty of her future on a shifting roster, she knew it was time for a change. The University of Florida’s coaching staff was ready. Two years prior, Florida was on the short list of schools she was interested in. The long history of success at the program enticed Carlton. However, the commitment of another setter, Cheyenne Huskey, occupied the spot Carlton pined for. It didn’t seem like the move to UF’s roster was an option. When head coach Mary Wise and the staff heard Carlton was planning on transferring in 2018, they made their move once again. Huskey had decided to transfer to Texas State in January, once again providing an open opportunity. “We felt that the fact that she had good relationships with our current players that we might get her to at least visit,” Wise said. “We were able to get on her list of potential visits that she was interested in.” Other schools on her list included championship contenders like Kentucky, USC and Penn State. Heavy competition. But Wise’s accomplishments caught Carlton’s eye. Wise became the third female coach to accrue 900 wins in her career during her 27th season in Gainesville and made an NCAA Championship appearance in 2017. “I was a little nervous to talk to Mary for the first time,” she said, “but she’s such a calming

and confident presence that it’s easy to talk to her. She knows what she’s doing, and it was very clear that she had a lot of confidence in her program here.” The coaching staff at UF convinced her. On April 24, 2018, Carlton decided to transfer to UF to play with Wise and a few of her USJNT teammates. “We felt good about her visit to UF, but you never know until you get the final word,” Wise said. “When she called and told me she was coming here, we were pretty excited, to say the least.” All smiles on the surface, of course, but Carlton knew she was taking a big risk. She would be giving up a full scholarship at UNC as well as the playing time she had earned there. She spoke to her parents and talked to her best friend from home, Grace, about the decision, looking for confirmation that this was the right move. But what really drove it home for her was a phone call with Hall where they talked about her big decision. “I remember that it wasn’t weird at all,” Carlton said. “The call made me so much more comfortable. The first thing Thayer said was, ‘How can I help you?’ I think that’s what represents this team.”

• • • Carlton was welcomed as soon as she arrived. Her chemistry with the team blossomed during summer training and a trip to St. Augustine with her teammates. That chemistry eventually translated to the court. She quickly earned a spot on the starting rotation for Florida as both a right-side hitter and a setter. She admits she has exceeded her own expectations. She is second on the team in total kills (237) over halfway through her first season with the team, which trails only Hall, the friend who comforted her on the phone and convinced her to come to Gainesville with her. Carlton posted a career-high 19 kills against Northern Arizona on Sept. 7 and has not slowed down. The left-handed hitter has swung for 2.44 kills per set and has logged 82 blocks as of today. Her success came because of the rapport with the team on the court and the guidance she has gotten off it. Carlton credited her parents and her teammates as people who helped her make the transition to Gainesville easier. She’s also close with her mentor Kevin Sides, a staff member with Athletes in Action at UF, a global sports organization that works with players and coaches live a balanced life with sports, education and Christianity, according to its website. “I just listened to her, honestly,” Sides said. “I let her talk and would help her where I could… She was nervous coming here at first, as most freshmen are, but she really became part of the team very quickly.” Brian and Robin watch all of her games on TV and, when they can make it from Virginia, watch her weekend matches. They’d like to come back around Thanksgiving. Every time they watch her, they can still see that fire and willingness to take one for the team that they saw in their backyard so many years ago. “She certainly got her poise from her sister,” Brian said. “She never gets too high or too low so it’s easy to miss but, believe me, her fire is there and always will be.” Follow Dylan Rudolph on Twitter @ dyrudolph and contact him at drudolph@ alligator.org

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UF has allowed 74 points and 900 total yards of ofense last two games FOOTBALL, from pg 14 tails and the preparation and I believe we’ve gotten back on top of things this week.” It’s not just the offense that wants to keep that competitive edge. Florida’s defense has been lacking over the past two games as well, allowing 74 points and 900 combined yards of offense. “Everybody on this team – if they’re not on this team with a competitive attitude or competitive effort they shouldn’t be here,” linebacker David Reese said. “So, just wanting to win each and every game that’s what we come here for. That’s why we come to Florida, to play in big games, to win big games, just having that aspect.”

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"If they're not on this team with a competitive attitude... they shouldn't be here." - David Reese

Gators shot 37 percent from the ield Tuesday night BASKETBALL, from pg 14 three), a horriﬁc 37 percent shooting percentage. FSU was absolutely unconscious from three in the second half, shooting an absurd 7-for-14 clip in the frame. Guard P.J. Savoy led the charge with 20 points on 5-for-7 shooting, and guard Trent Forrest chipped in 13, going 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. The Noles went 23-for-48 as a team, good enough for a 47.9 shooting percentage. Instant Analysis If you’re a Florida fan, it’s probably been tough dealing with your Florida State counterparts. The loss

yesterday marks five straight contests in which the Gators lost in basketball while also losing the last five in football. And this one wasn’t just ugly, it was downright embarrassing. Although Florida’s shot selection was atrocious, it didn’t help itself create shots. The team ended with nine assists totaled by just five players. Two of those came in garbage time with under a minute to go. UF was outperformed in just about every aspect of the game. It was outrebounded 33 to 30, its shot selection was poor (which led to its horrific shooting percentage), it was out-hustled, and it looked absolutely overwhelmed by a relentless Seminole attack. Above all, the team didn’t find a leader when it desperately needed

one. When the bleeding needed to be stopped, no member of the squad served as a bandage. It would be hard to pick out the best player from the night for the team. Perhaps forward Deaundrae Ballard, who closed with 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting, but didn’t notch a rebound or an assist. Guard Jalen Hudson dropped 11 points, but on just 3-for-10 (1-for-5 from three) shooting. Point guard Andrew Nembhard drew the start and tallied 12 points and a team-high 4 assists. Guard KeVaughn Allen, one of Florida’s leaders according to Mike White, failed to record a single bucket in the contest, going 0-for-4. @THEChrisOB cobrien@alligator.org

With just a few days of practice left before the Gators kick off against South Carolina, Mullen wants to see his team play hard every rep. Mullen said the team was attentive after the game, already taking a knee before he walked into the locker room. But Florida needs a lot more than just the right attitude to win on Saturday. “We’ve got to come out desperate to compete on every play,” Mullen said. “We ain’t going to be ready at noon unless we compete every single snap in practice during the week. You can’t just turn it on and off.”

COLUMN, from pg 14 able, as well. Much like the ﬁrst exam of the semester, this game gave the Gators the opportunity to see where the team was at. But based on its performance, Florida might want to consider dropping the class. The road doesn’t get any easier, either. UF’s non-conference schedule is extremely grueling, with guaranteed games against Michigan State, West Virginia and Butler. Potential early season tournament matchups also include Virginia, Stanford and Wisconsin. Translation: If Florida doesn’t get a lot better -- and fast -- things could get ugly. No, this loss doesn’t mean that Florida’s season is a wash. The opportunity to

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build the resume remains, and it’s unlikely a November road loss to a ranked team will hurt the Gators’ tournament chances come March. It also doesn’t mean White’s seat is anything other than a comfortable room temperature, and that likely won’t change this season. But when you lose by 21 (the Gators trailed by as much as 30 in the second half) to a rival to start the year, it should be gut check time for the whole team. How Florida responds will determine how high the ceiling is this year. It could also determine the future of White’s tenure in Gainesville. Tyler Nettuno is a basketball writer for The Alligator. Follow him on Twitter @TylerNettuno and contact him at tnettuno@alligator.org

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