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FLORIDA 63

IDAHO 10

With Idaho dispatched, Gators turn attention to FSU By Morgan McMullen Sports Writer

You don’t need to be an expert to know the Gators had a better football team than Idaho. The 63-10 final score was like the tickets at Krishna lunch: more a formality than a necessity. But there were glimmers of what UF students and fans can expect this coming Saturday as Florida attempts to break several streaks. There’s the five-game skid against FSU, the 36 consecutive bowl game appearances and 41 straight winning seasons. The Seminoles have everything to lose. The Gators, meanwhile, have everything to gain. They can all but secure a New Year’s Six bowl with a win. They can send their seniors and a select few juniors off with their first win against FSU. Florida can accomplish all of this based on what they showed against the Vandals. Most coaches would be content with running a base offense and defense against a significantly weaker opponent. Dan Mullen is anything but ordinary. He’s the Posh Spice of the coaching world, forgoing conventional wisdom and splitting off from the majority to pursue his own shenanigans. That’s why he showed FSU coach Willie Taggart exactly what he intends to do this Saturday. There were three specific moments Mullen showed his hand against Idaho this past weekend. Mullen is self-aware The play is a staple in this offense. The Gators ran a bubble screen — or a variation of it — during the first drive

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SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 14 UF safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson recorded a pick-six on the ﬁrst drive of Floirda’s 63-10 win over Idaho.

Florida’s midterm elections have finally ended TWO RECOUNTS, INCLUDING THE FIRST STATEWIDE MANUAL RECOUNT, TOOK PLACE. By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

The seemingly endless saga of Florida’s midterm elections has reached its ﬁnal chapter. On Sunday afternoon, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson conceded to Republican Gov. Rick Scott in a video posted on his campaign’s Facebook page, after historic election recounts throughout the state. Last weekend’s manual recount sealed the deal for the U.S. Senate and Florida Commissioner of Agriculture elections. Nelson inched closer to Scott after the

Florida volleyball sweeps Georgia on the road

The Gators dominated the Bulldogs in Athens on Sunday. Find out who played well in the match, pg. 14

manual recount, but not enough to win reelection with Scott in the lead by 10,033 votes out of more than 8 million ballots cast in Florida, according to the Miami Herald. Although he was defeated, Nelson said he remained proud of the work of his supporters throughout his campaign. He’ll continue to ﬁght to preserve the rights of voters, including health care and LGBTQ+ rights, he said. “I by no measure feel defeated, and that’s because I’ve had the privilege of serving the people of Florida and our country for most of my life,” Nelson said. The manual recount in Alachua County took six hours and 36 poll workers to ﬁnish, TJ Pyche, the spokesperson for

SEE RECOUNT, PAGE 4

Police union criticizes GPD in letter after rap concert shooting The letter said there were hundreds of noise complaints. By Alyssa Ramos Alligator Staff Writer

The local police union accused the Gainesville Police Department of negligence after a man was shot at a rap concert last week. The Gainesville Fraternal Order of Police sent a letter to the city manager and the police department disapproving of how the department handled a concert at the Heart of the City Hookah Lounge, at 1221 E. University Ave. Jonathan Smith, a 46-year-old event co-

From the rap stage to the clothing rack

The pop-up shop was open for 17 days. See our video online at alligator.org, pg. 8

Post Amendment 13

Alachua County prepares for 8,000 displaced greyhounds, pg. 9

ordinator also known as Jock Smooth, was accused of shooting another event coordinator in the chest Nov. 4. Smith ran away before ofﬁcers could arrest him, according to a press release. Michael Maresca, the union president, said the department ignored safety concerns leading up to and during the rap concert, according to the letter. “This was a colossal failure,” Maresca said. “Failure to prepare, plan and keep the citizens and your ofﬁcers safe.” The letter said Gainesville Police Chief

SEE GPD, PAGE 4

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Jazz Series The Hippodrome Theatre, at 25 SE Second Place, has partnered with UF’s School of Music to bring the Hippodrome Jazz Series. The Greg Snider Group will be performing. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the music is at 7:30-9:30 p.m. To get $2 off your first drink at the bar, mark yourself as “going” and check in on Facebook. Trans Week keynote The Pride Student Union will have a keynote speaker from 6-8 p.m. at the Rion Ballroom in Reitz Union to educate and empower our members to understand current trans issues and what PSU and the community can do to further transgender rights and liberation. The keynote speaker this year was featured on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. This event will have free dinner catered by Classic Fare and will be free and open to the public.

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Melody Wang, a 26-year-old engineer at Afﬁliated Engineers, approaches the ﬁnish line Sunday at the Cupcake Race of Gainesville in Depot Park. More than 700 people registered to race, and all proceeds will be donated to the Emory ALS Center.

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Five-year-old Helious Ptschelinzew smiles as a volunteer for the Cupcake Race of Gainesville gives him a medal Sunday for finishing the 5K. The race was broken into a 5K, 10K and a half-marathon.

Jeffrey Hiter, 33, ﬁnishes ﬁrst at the Cupcake Race of Gainesville Sunday in Depot Park with the help of a volunteer. He didn’t let Angelman Syndrome, a genetic disorder, stop him. “He loves to get out and do things,” his mother Cindy Hiter said.

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GPD disagreed with letter GPD, from pg. 1 Tony Jones approved the permit for the event even though the venue owner, event promoter Smith and artist were involved in a concert during which ﬁve people were shot in 2006. Matt Goeckel, the union spokesperson, said the union doesn’t like to butt heads with the city or department but will send letters if necessary.

and that the department does not agree with the union’s position. “We did plan for it,” Campos said. “We did do our due diligence to have stafﬁng to address the issue.” The chief originally denied the event permit because he thought it was submitted late, Campos said. Jones approved the event when he learned the permit met all the requirements. Campos said there is no city ordinance that prevents someone from hosting an event if

the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections wrote in an email. The county’s official election results were certified and sent to the state Saturday night. These results include 15 votes for Scott and 36 for Nelson in the manual recount. Democrat Nikki Fried will become Florida’s next agricultural commissioner after beating her Republican opponent Matt Caldwell by 6,753 votes, according to the Miami Herald. Pyche said 10 votes went to Fried and 21 went to Caldwell after the county’s manual recount. A canvassing board composed of the Supervisor of Elections, a county court judge and the chair of the county’s board of commissioners or a commissioner in Alachua, determines a voter’s intent by hand in a public manual recount, the Tampa Bay Times reported. A majority of the ballots in a manual recount comes from overvotes and undervotes, Pyche said. An overvote is when a voter marks two candidates rather than one for a position in a specified race, and an undervote is when a voter leaves a race blank on the ballot, according to the Miami Herald.

A machine recount in Alachua County shifted .01 percent of the county’s votes in the races for Florida governor, U.S. senator and agriculture commissioner Monday. Although the machine recount was estimated to take two days, it took less than 20 hours. Scott will be sworn into the U.S. Senate in January and Ron DeSantis will be taking Scott’s former seat as Florida’s next governor. @danacassidy_ dcassidy@alligator.org

Machine recount results for Alachua County United States Senator Undervotes: 779 Overvotes: 19 Commissioner of Agriculture Undervotes: 3,754 Overvotes: 9

First ‘Hey Neighbor!’ carnival raises awareness of diabetes

““This was a colossal failure. Failure to prepare, plan and keep the citizens and your oicers safe.” Michael Maresca President of the Gainesville Fraternal Order of Police Chris Houston / Alligator Staff

“We’re writing it because our members were in danger and that’s the union’s purpose — to help protect our officers,” he said. The concert was understaffed because of the FloridaMissouri football game. Only five police officers covered the concert, Goeckel said. The event was scheduled to end at 1 a.m. but continued for another 30 minutes, Goeckel said. Hundreds of residents filed noise complaints. The venue didn’t have a permit to sell alcohol and officers didn’t know security hired for the event had been armed, Goeckel said. Gainesville Police spokesperson Lt. Jorge Campos said the letter was inflammatory

past events resulted in gun violence. “It would not have been different if any other citizen called us,” Campos said. The department didn’t have reason to believe gun violence would occur during the concert, Campos said. Jones and Maresca are scheduled to meet next week to discuss the issue, Goeckel said. “The chief said the event was a success,” Goeckel said. “No matter how smoothly the rest of the event goes, if someone gets hurt on our watch, to us, it’s a failure.” @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

Volunteer Drew McCullough, 18, laughs as she watches a child ﬁsh for prizes during Sunday’s “Hey, Neighbor!” carnival held at Magnolia Parke Square. McCullough, a UF sociology freshman, was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and received support from the UF Diabetes Institute, which helped host the carnival.

MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CARNIVAL. By Lina Ruiz Alligator Contributing writer

Spencer Torres giggled as a carnival worker tied a teal blindfold over his eyes Sunday afternoon. The 5-year-old wasn’t playing pin the tail on the donkey, he was playing pin the pump on the person. He gripped a velcro insulin pump and waddled toward an outline of a person during the ﬁrst annual “Hey Neighbor!” carnival at Magnolia Parke. Torres and his family joined about 1,000 people at the carnival, which was hosted by the UF Diabetes Institute and the UF chapter of the College Diabetes Network, to celebrate Na-

tional Diabetes Awareness Month. The free event included bounce houses, live music and food trucks. Despite Torres’ perfect aim, the game wasn’t his favorite part of the day. “My favorite part was to get this blue balloon,” Torres said. The institute raised more than $1,000 throughout November to host the carnival, said Gina Aulisio, the institute’s operations and engagement coordinator. The carnival was sponsored by Novo Nordisk, Suwannee American Cement, Taste Pho & Noodle House and One Love Cafe. Aulisio said her mother was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes a decade ago. She said her mother’s experience inﬂuenced her work with diabetes research. “I wouldn’t be doing this if it

weren’t for my mom,” she said. Sam Huber, a 20-year-old UF international studies sophomore, hosted a game for kids to guess the number of carbs in foods like a Chick-ﬁl-A sandwich. Huber was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 3 and said the disease is always in the back of his mind. “It’s the ﬁrst thing you think about in the morning,” he said. “Roll out of bed — check your blood sugar.” Huber was excited to see kids asking questions. The carnival helped curb misinformation about Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, he said. “For events like this, even if it teaches like one person more about what this disease is really like, I think it’s amazing,” Huber said.

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Gainesville man accused of murdering wife and daughter HIS BOND IS STILL NOT SET. By Alyssa Ramos Alligator Staff Writer

A man accused of killing his wife and teenage daughter was arrested Friday morning, deputies said. Paul Graves Williams, 61, of Gainesville, was arrested about seven hours after deputies found the bodies of his wife and daughter inside their Garrison Way home on Southwest 75th Street, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office press release. Williams’ wife and daughter, 57-year-old Leslie Williams and 15-year-old Paige Williams, appeared to have died from stab wounds, said Lt. Brandon Kutner during a press conference. The medical examiners’ office and forensics

team are investigating the exact cause of death and weapon. The time of death is unknown. Paige Williams was a student at Buchholz High School, Kutner said. The investigation is ongoing. Paul Williams Leslie Williams worked at Stephen Foster Elementary School. Staff became concerned when she didn’t come to work and tried calling her in the morning, said Alachua County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lt. Brett Rhodenizer during the press conference. School employees eventually spoke with Paul Williams on the phone who told them to check on his wife. Paul Williams was not home when deputies arrived, Rhodenizer said.

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After law enforcement released his name and photograph to the public, Paul Williams drove back to the home at about 2:40 p.m., Rhodenizer said. Deputies arrested him and began interviewing him. Deputies were never called to the home for a domestic incident, Rhodenizer said. However, public records show the the family had a history of financial issues. A mortgage company claimed the family

owed $301,531 in a 2009 lawsuit until the case was dismissed, according to public records. In 2014, the Village Property Owners’ Association in St. Lucie County sued the couple for more than $12,000 in unpaid assessments and other costs for a $330,000 four-bedroom home in Fort Pierce, according to court records. Paul Williams was booked into the Alachua County Jail Sunday and will be charged with two counts of homicide, Rhodenizer told The Alligator. His bail has not been posted. This is the second homicide in Gainesville in two weeks. Deputies are also investigating the murder of 62-year-old Joseph Green, who died from a gunshot wound Nov. 10. @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

What makes a monster? New UF class opening exhibit in January The class is taught by UF honors students. By Adrianna Santiago Alligator Contributing Writer

Frankenstein, smallpox and Kevin Spacey have something in common. UF honors students are preparing an exhibit about monsters, and all three are on display. The UF Honors Program offered What Makes A Monster, a class taught by undergraduate students, for the first time this Fall semester, said Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig, a senior associate for the UF Health Science Center Libraries. The students’ work will be featured in an exhibit called “Monsters and the Monstrous” at the Harn Museum of Art

in late January. The exhibit will feature about 12 works that showcase how monstrosity defines morality, Stoyan-Rosenzweig said. “If you don’t conform to moral standards then you’re considered a monster,” she said. Mary Johnson, a 21-year-old UF English and history senior, is one of the course’s four student lecturers. Johnson said society’s idea of a monster changes over time. The exhibit includes photographs ranging from Dracula to Kevin Spacey, who is now considered a “monster” after he was accused of sexual assault. The course explores why humans

are interested in monsters, Johnson said. “We are trying to broaden the definition of a monster away from just a monster like the minotaur or the monster in the Labyrinth,” she said. UF introduced the course in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, StoyanRosenzweig said. The one-credit course is only available to undergraduate honors students, Stoyan-Rosenzweig said. She designed the course to give students the opportunity to teach and have their work displayed to a larger audience.

“One thing that bothers me is when students put a lot of effort into a paper or a project and no one really sees it,” she said. Students took a tour of the Harn to choose which art pieces and photographs they would analyze for the exhibit, Johnson said. The tour allowed the students to discuss their ideas and get comfortable working with museum curators, she said. “It was the first point that we really got to see our exhibit come together with their personal touches, which is exactly what we wanted,” Johnson said. Olivia Trumble, a 20-year-old UF anthropology and biology junior, taught the class with Johnson. Al-

though writing the syllabus ended up being harder than she thought, she said she enjoyed being able to connect with students and help them think of monsters from different perspectives. “It’s an incredible feeling being able to help them with their projects and see them make it their own,” Trumble said. The “monsters” that will be on display include: -Dracula -Smallpox -Kevin Spacey -Sexist female stereotypes -Nazi generals

-A flesh-eating demon -A photograph of Maoist China -Frankenstein

Alachua County pet rescues prepare for aftermath of dog racing ban AN ESTIMATED 8,000 DISPLACED GREYHOUNDS WILL NEED HOMES IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. By Chrissy Voltoline Alligator Contributing Writer

Rescue shelters and organizations in Alachua County are preparing to accommodate about 8,000 displaced greyhounds over the next two years. Amendment 13, which bans dog racing, passed by slightly more than 69 percent in the November midterm election. Florida is home to 11 dog tracks out of only 17 in the U.S., according to WBUR, a National Public Radio station in Boston. The Alachua County Humane Society will open its doors for future displaced grey-

hounds, said Danielle Cummings, the development coordinator at the Alachua County Humane Society. The humane society has had no immediate impact from the passing of Amendment 13, Cummings said. She is confident that relinquished greyhounds will find support from more than just Florida organizations and shelters. “I think this is going to be a nationwide effort,” she said. “I think rescues outside of Florida are ready to take in these dogs. It’s not going to come as a surprise.” Shelters and organizations will have time to prepare because dog tracks will begin closing by the end of 2020, she said. Rita Phillips, the president of the Gainesville Greyhound Pets of America, said animal rights groups spent a lot of money spreading incorrect information about grey-

hound racing before the election to get Floridians to ban it. The media used fabricated stories about the practice, like paw-pad cutting and forcing greyhounds to ingest kerosene to make them run faster, Phillips said. “The issue was you had a lot of people in Florida and 99 percent of people had no knowledge of greyhounds and racing,” she said. “So they voted on feelings and the message they heard the most, which were the animal rights groups.” Passing the amendment now forces her organization to be responsible for finding homes for the greyhounds, she said. Phillips said she is hopeful to receive help from around the country to help the displaced dogs, but if the government doesn’t help, her organization will pay a high cost for transportation, care and food.

The same groups who spent money to get the amendment passed have now left Florida and have offered no money to help with finding new homes for the dogs, she said. “It is my personal opinion that this was not a good amendment to pass,” she said. “Eight thousand greyhounds will be displaced; 3,000 Floridians will lose their jobs.”

Greyhounds by the numbers: - Florida has 11 of 17 dog tracks in the U.S. - About 8,000 greyhounds will need homes in the next two years. - Greyhounds can reach a maximum speed of 45 mph, according to Psychology Today. - The approval of Amendment 13 could end 3,000 jobs.

UF creates new institute to promote environmental research in Florida THE PROJECT IS FUNDED BY A $10 MILLION DONATION. By McKenna Beery Alligator Staff Writer

Researchers working on UF’s $10 million project want to know if you think the future of Florida is important. The UF Thompson Institute for

Earth Systems will promote research aimed to improve the quality of air, water and land, particularly in Florida, said Bruce MacFadden, the institute’s director. The program was announced in October. “I think that all Floridians should understand it is important for us to do what we can to preserve and understand the future of our state and its environments and natural beauty,” he said. More than 50 UF departments

and units on campus are collaborating on the research, MacFadden said. The program aims to inform Florida teachers, schoolchildren and UF non-science majors about the university’s research on earth systems. “They will better understand how they can make Florida better in the future in terms of its environment and natural beauty,” he said. The initiative is funded by a $10 million gift from UF alumni Jon and

Beverly Thompson, MacFadden said. Three faculty fellows from different UF colleges were selected to offer advice and participate in activities and outreach events, MacFadden said. The three fellows are Pasha Antonenko from the College of Education, Andrea Lucky from the department of entomology and nematology and Andrea Dutton, an assistant professor in the department of geological sciences.

Dutton said she hopes the institute will teach people about how the natural world works, especially considering how red tide and rising sea levels affect Floridians. “While I love my research, I truly believe that my job is not complete unless I am able to convey my knowledge — not just to my scientific peers, but also to the general public,” she said. @mckennabeery mbeery@alligator.org

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Editorial

Be thankful: No one can do it on their own

hanksgiving is more than just a time to engorge ourselves alongside our families, whether nuclear or extended. We like to think that going around the table to share our reasons for thankfulness is an important part of the holiday too. Recognizing that we could not possibly all enjoy the privileged, cushy lives that we live without help from something or someone is important. Whether it’s our cell phone coverage, health care, tuition, housing, education or jobs, most students get substantial help and advice from parents, families, donors, good bosses or professors. While we live comfortably for the most part, we should highlight the places where giving is still needed — where on Thanksgiving, some will be worried about tuition, food or even shelter when they could be enjoying the company of loved ones. We applaud those who go out of their way to help the needy during this holiday season of generosity and thanks. We don’t expect our wonderful professors to work for free, so we thank not only them but the people who make teaching and learning possible. Many students would not be able to attend UF if not for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship, which was extended this year to provide full tuition for students receiving the top level of aid. We can all agree that more money toward our education, and occasionally in our pocket, is something to be added to the list of things we are thankful for, if not only to remind us that Florida Gov. Rick Scott did manage to do some good while in ofﬁce. Given the left-leaning way the 18-29 year-old demographic voted in the last election, it’s something worth remembering. We are thankful, too, for the scholarships that our university and the UF community offer us. One recent example was the parents of UF Student Body President Ian Green, who donated $100,000 to fund scholarships for students. Without the contributions of private donors like Green’s parents, and the rest of the contributions to the UF Foundation, we could not have UF as we know it because only a measly 18 percent of UF’s funding comes from the state alone. Private donors help attract and retain the aforementioned professors who we love so dearly. We are thankful for the Field and Fork pantry. On this holiday of plenty with students returning home to feasts of turkey, it’s also worth remembering that nearly half of U.S. college students experience food insecurity. About 60 percent of those experiencing food insecurity also experience housing insecurity, according to the American Association of Colleges and Universities. We are grateful to Field and Fork Pantry for helping feed our fellow students in need, who may even be more worried about keeping a roof over their head. In that same vein, we are thankful for the Long Foundation, which helped feed the Gainesville community by donating more than 188,000 pounds of food Thursday. Whether big or small, the act of donating or lending a hand is always appreciated. One small way you can lend a hand to those most in need is to donate your new or gently used jackets, blankets or warm clothing to a coat drive at the Grace Marketplace, at 3055 NE 28th Drive, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The drive ends Dec. 12. As we remember who we are thankful for, from professors to donors or friends and family, we are called on to give thanks by paying that kindness forward, whether by teaching, sharing food or donating a warm blanket. Thanksgiving is not just about sitting around the table saying thanks, even less so than it is about turkey or yams. We can all do the holiday justice not just by saying thanks but by going out and truly giving it. Meryl Kornfield EDITOR

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Stephan Chamberlin OPINIONS EDITOR

Column

Election recounts are painstaking but necessary

stems from the presidential election of 2000, when t’s been about a week and a half since Election due to a confusing ballot design, recounts went on Day, but that’s not I expected you to rememfor 36 days until the Supreme Court ordered a halt ber. Multiple recounts in Florida and around to the recounts and declared Florida, and the electhe nation have dragged out the elections. In tion, for Republican George W. Bush. And even the Florida governor’s race, Democratic canas far back as 1876, Florida was one of the states didate Andrew Gillum initially conceded the race with electoral votes in dispute (along with Louisito Republican Ron DeSantis but took back his ana and South Carolina) in that year’s presidential concession after late-counted ballots narrowed the gap between the two candidates to 33,000 votes. Jason Zappulla election. This begs the question: Why? Why does Gillum re-conceded Saturday, after a machine re- opinions@alligator.org Florida so often have close and recount-worthy elections? One theory, put forward by Democratic count (machine recounts are required under Florida law if the vote margin is below 0.5 percent) decided the strategist Steve Schale, is that Florida lacks an identity of its election for DeSantis, with the final margin being above the own: People move here from all over the country, bringing 0.25 percent threshold for a manual recount. However, the their political affiliations with them, leading to close elecraces for Senator (between Democrat Bill Nelson and Repub- tions. University of South Florida political science professor lican Rick Scott) and Florida Agriculture Commissioner (be- Susan McManus emphasized the role of interstate highways tween Democrat Nikki Fried and Republican Matt Caldwell) in shaping Florida’s political divides, with people from the did fall under the 0.25 percent margin, triggering the first northeast U.S. coming to Florida on Interstate 95 and setstatewide manual recount in Florida history. Nelson has re- tling in southeast Florida, while people from Pennsylvania portedly conceded after the recount gave Scott a 10,000 vote and the Midwest come via Interstate 75 and settle on the lead, while Fried seems all but certain to win with a 6,000 west coast of Florida. Meanwhile, Republican consultant Ron vote lead. This is despite the recount in Broward County go- Pierce suggests the contrast between young people coming to ing less than smoothly, with more than 2,000 missing ballots Florida for work and older people coming to Florida to retire amid President Donald Trump’s claims that Democrats are drives the state’s political division. So, based on history and demographics, plus the increastrying to steal the election in Broward. These recounts are necessary. First, as mentioned before, ing polarization that is occurring nationwide, it looks like recounts are mandated under the law in extremely close Florida is destined for close elections for the foreseeable races. But beyond the legal aspect, recounts are needed to future. Despite having a Republican state legislature and a ensure accurate and fair elections. The idea is that when elec- Republican governor, these close election results show Flortions are this close, a recount is needed to ensure all votes ida remains a purple state that is hotly contested on both a were counted correctly, as even small numbers of incorrectly statewide and nationwide basis. Through all this, the best we counted votes can make a big difference. Recounts give peo- can do is hold our public officials accountable to ensure the ple comfort and assurance that, even though the election was process is conducted fairly, while also ensuring our fears are close, all votes were counted fairly and the final margin is the rational and not grounded in conspiracy theories and misinmost accurate one. And those who fear recounts can be used formation. In that way, we may continue having close electo swing election results can rest easy: Historically, recounts tions and recounts, but at least we can rest easy knowing the results at the end of the process are accurate. rarely change the election outcome. Still, it seems Florida is more frequently involved in such Jason Zappulla is a UF history junior. His column apelection controversies and is more often the butt of votingrelated jokes. Florida’s reputation for election troubles largely pears on Mondays.

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Listen closely: appreciate ﬁlm scores

hile there are niche mian Rhapsody,” for example. audiences who apThe “Black Panther” soundtrack preciate a good musiis essentially an entire Kendrick cal, I wouldn’t conLamar album. Done wrong, the sider musicals the choice of such popular music most popular genre of our time. could have been jarring to the Frankly, movies with a heavy viewer. It could’ve completely emphasis on music at all are ofshattered the altered reality that Katherine ten questioned and even looked director Ryan Coogler crafted. It Campione opinions@alligator.org down upon. Sure, I understand didn’t, though. It enhanced each that characters spontaneously scene and made each more imbreaking out into song and dance may not pactful, and that’s entirely due to how it be everyone’s cup of tea. It’s hard to sus- was situated in the film and how it played pend disbelief sometimes. But I think we off of other elements of the story. are forgetting that music has a place in all Similarly, “Bohemian Rhapsody” is filled films, and it’s a difficult task to find the with some of the most well-known songs in right sounds to fit the bill. history. Of course, the film is about Queen, When we watch a film, our primary fo- so this music is necessary. The music supercus usually isn’t on the music. We tend to visor still must place each song in the film give our full attention to the dialogue and in a way that is historically accurate and the action because we think those are the that also enhances the story in some way. tenets of the film that are the most impor- You can’t make a movie about Queen withtant. It’s true, if we aren’t attentive to the out hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Andialogue, we probably won’t understand other One Bites the Dust” or “We Will Rock much of the film at all. However, the more You.” You can, however, make a movie subtle aspects of film — the music, the set about Queen that doesn’t properly use these design, the costume design, et cetera — of- songs to tell Freddie Mercury’s story. ten paint a far more complex picture than Not all films have such obvious and strikwe think. ing music in them. Like I said, all films have The music in any film gives emotion to some sort of music, even if it’s just a score. each scene. Music supervisors and compos- Still, it’s integral to the film. Every film that ers work tirelessly to make sure each note is in theaters or coming soon, from “Halmakes sense. When there’s tension, the loween” to “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes music indicates that. When the characters of Grindelwald” to “Creed II,” needs some are feeling joyous or guilty or afraid, the element of music in order to succeed. It’s music tells us that. Whether there are lyrics hard to realize when you see a film for the or not, whether it’s popular music or music first time because you’re focused on getting created specifically for the film, all music is the story straight. Go back and watch one of important. Think about it: Films are rarely your favorite films through, and it’s much ever silent. And when they are, that means easier to focus on smaller elements like the something too. music and understand how they play with It’s not easy to find and/or create music your emotions and help the movie pack the that suits the tone of a film. When you’re punch that it does. watching a film, the music should draw you in rather than distance you from the story. Katherine Campione is a UF journalism seTake a film like “Black Panther” or “Bohe- nior. Her column normally appears on Fridays.

Stop being mean to Feleipe Franks

is rude enough, but your own he second chorus of “We team? Come on! It’s supposed to Are the Boys from Old be great to be a Florida Gator. Florida,” the song sang At times the football team at the end of every third seems distant, almost as if the quarter, contains the line team is a separate entity from the that everybody knows and loves: university. The players seem like “In all kinds of weather, we’ll all Hannah celebrities, or at least they did stick together.” This line is a stawhen I was little and would come ple in UF households, so it’s easy Whitaker to take for granted, I suppose. Re- opinions@alligator.org all the way to The Swamp from Tampa. I now realize that they’re cently, The Swamp has become a hostile environment, and I don’t mean just people, just classmates. In fact, I’ve had toward other teams. Actual Florida fans multiple classes with gymnasts, and basehave begun to boo our quarterback, Feleipe ball and football players. Imagine coming Franks. While some plays may not transpire to class Monday knowing that some of your the way we envisioned, we do not, as stu- classmates were booing you Saturday. Athdents, fans, classmates and decent human letes are not emotionless robots who ignore beings, have the right to belittle someone as harassment, they’re just fellow classmates who are far better at sports than the rest of a person. It’s easy being an armchair quarterback. us. Coming to class every morning knowing Judging the way certain plays were handled is acceptable, but it’s important to keep in that fellow students root against you would mind that being on the ﬁeld with thousands cause a feeling of displacement. UF is supof eyes on you is stressful, and mistakes can posed to feel like a home to everyone — not be made under pressure. It’s OK to make just the Tim Tebows of the world. One cancritiques or acknowledge mistakes. Even I not only cheer on the team members whom make critiques, and I’m not a major foot- they prefer — school spirit encompasses evball fan. But critiques are not jokes. Rooting eryone, hence the term school spirit. As I said before, it’s easy to take for against a member of the team whose school you attend certainly is not a joke. It’s mean. granted that in all kinds of weather we’ll Swampy UF Memes for Top Ten Public all stick together. We’ll ALL stick together. Teens, the UF meme page on Facebook, has Not just some of us, and we deﬁnitely won’t been laden with anti-Franks jokes as of late. band against each other. Maybe next time I even saw someone post recently “Not My we sing “We Are the Boys from Old FlorQuarterback.” As bystanders, this may seem ida” at the end of the third quarter, right to be a lighthearted quip. However, being before we pay homage to Gainesville’s own Tom Petty, we should pay more attention to the butt of relentless jokes cannot be fun. I saw some pushback on Facebook the lyrics. Speaking of Petty, some schools with people claiming they did not appreci- have decided that their band has the right ate Franks hushing the crowd. Maybe, in- to play over the third quarter Petty tribute, stead of thinking about how getting hushed as the stadium sings along to “I Won’t Back makes you feel, consider thinking about Down.” The utter disrespect! Now, that’s a how booing the quarterback of your own topic for next week. team makes him feel. Personally, I believe Hannah Whitaker is a UF English Franks has every right to hush hecklers from his own school. Booing the opposing team sophomore. Her column appears on Mondays.

Four things to do with your time after Juul restricts popular ﬂavors

n Tuesday, e-cigarette company Juul Labs announced that it will stop all store orders for their mango, cucumber, fruit and creme Juul pods. These fruity flavors are popular among the younger crowd, and we all probably know someone who teared up when they found out their favorite flavor won’t be sold in stores anymore. If you are one of the teary-eyed just mentioned, here is a list of four things you can do now that you’ve quit Juuling because Juul stopped selling your flavor of choice: 1. Eat an actual mango, cucumber or fruit medley. Now that you won’t be getting your daily recommended serving of fruit from an e-cigarette that looks like a flash drive, it may be time to indulge in some of nature’s sweetest gifts. This may come as a shock, but real fruit does not taste the same as the Juul flavoring. If you’ve been Juuling so long you forgot what a real mango tastes like, this flavor discontinuation is your saving grace. Without nicotine’s side effect of suppressed hunger, you might actually want to eat now. Also with all the money saved from not buying pods, you can finally afford the glamorous, pre-cut fruit from the grocery store.

on the body. Now that you don’t 2. Save money. With the local price for a pack Juul, you can finally stop shaking. of Juul pods being about $15, JuulThe days of jitteriness and irritaing is an expensive habit. Dependbility are behind you, and many ing on your vape god status, you more days of nicotine withdrawal are ahead. Without the nicotine to might find yourself with some extra cash. Who knows what can be mess up your blood pressure and done with all that money saved. Jackie DeFreitas heart rate, you may also start to opinions@alligator.org Put a down payment on a house, feel your toes again. Poor circulago on a cruise, buy a ticket to tion is not uncommon when most Coachella, but, please dear God, do not cave in of what you inhale is vapor. and buy that tobacco flavor pack of Juul pods. 4. Get work done at the library. 3. Stop shaking. Studying at the library just got a lot more That nicotine rush can be quite effective productive. No longer will you have to get up

to “use the bathroom” when you are actually just using the restroom stall as your personal smoke lounge. If you are one of the brave souls who openly blows clouds in the middle of a study area, no longer will you feel the judgmental (possibly even jealous) eyes of those around you. Without the mango, cucumber or fruit ﬂavors to distract you, your grades may even skyrocket. But it’s safe to say, your stress levels will plummet from not having to worry if you are going to be kicked out of the library for taking a drag from the so-called “iPhone of vapes”. Jackie DeFreitas is a UF journalism junior. Her column normally appears on Fridays.

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‘The end of a chapter:’ UF art professor of 40 years to retire

She’ll be focusing fully on her studio art career. By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

Cracked windows and a broken air conditioner couldn’t ruin Nan Smith’s first day on the job. Inside an old army barrack, Smith taught her first ceramic sculptures class in August 1979. It was far from the 26-yearold’s ideal place to teach but

didn’t dampen her spirit. After all, she did turn down nine other teaching jobs just to be at UF. Forty years after stepping into her first classroom at UF across from University Avenue, Smith, now 66, is marking the end of her tenure on Dec. 31 as a professor at the College of the Arts. Smith said she’ll be focusing on her home studio art.

“I’ve told my students to watch out for me because I’ve got a lot up my sleeve,” Smith said. Within four Smith years of her arrival on campus, Smith became a part of creating the curriculum

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UF art professor Nan Smith’s favorite creation is ‘Mercury’, which symbolizes how toxic chemicals can impact people’s food sources by traveling up the food chain within seafood.

for the UF ceramics program. She moved from a barrack to the ground level of Fine Arts Building C and revamped the facility’s amenities. “I took the job because it allowed me the opportunity to build something,” Smith said. “I had this notion that a visually gifted artist or creative person could build a new curriculum for the university.” Through the course of Smith’s career, she’s taught ceramic sculpture, graduate seminars and wheel and hand throwing. She said she lent a hand in building the only ranked program in the UF College of the Arts. The ceramic curriculum she said she helped build ranked in at both No. 14 and 15 by U.S. News & World Reports in the early 2000s. She said she was also published 35 times and has won multiple teaching awards. This includes the doctoral dissertation advisor and mentorship award in 2016. Smith went on to be one of six to win the UF-wide award that year. “Once I built the program and facility, I saw it grow into something really, really wonderful,” she said. “I wanted my students to get ahead, so I felt like I was training the next generation of students in the field of ceramics.” Her love for art started when she took watercolor and oil painting classes with her neighbor as a child. As an undergraduate stu-

dent at Temple University, Smith said she came in wanting to use her hands to paint, but when she took a wheel throwing and ceramics class, her focus shifted. Inspired by her class, Smith went on to teach ceramics after she graduated with her bachelor’s degree in fine arts in 1974 and her master’s degree — also in fine arts — from Ohio State University in 1977. Before she was hired by UF, Smith worked as a visiting instructor at the University of Illinois for two years. As a UF graduate student in 2011, Rob Kolhouse said he took a ceramics course with Smith. She’s an honest teacher and she cares a lot about her students, he said. It was Smith who inspired Kolhouse to become an adjunct art professor; he has since taught at universities from Virginia to Arizona. Kolhouse has no doubts Smith will be successful in her studio work when she retires. He said she still has incredible amounts of energy to keep pursuing her passion even after 40 years as an educator. “I’m hopeful that some point in my life I can be as impactful as Nan was to so many artists’ lives,” Kolhouse said. This is not the end of an era for Smith. It’s only beginning of the second chapter of her career. @danacassidy_ dcassidy@alligator.org

‘We stay true’: Always True attracts a following wherever they go By Angela DiMichele Alligator Staff Writer

Kevin Masaro lifted his hand to glide a black Sharpie marker across a pair of jean shorts. He saves the spray paint for when he feels wild, he said. Drew Howard, 23, said he and Masaro, 24, have dreamt about doing what they’re doing now for the last three years. The friends founded the clothing and art brand Always True in 2015 with simple screenprinted T-shirts. Always True began as a way for Howard to remember his brother, Brandon Howard, who died six years ago and went by the stage name Always True. “His passion and his mindset and his philosophy on what he really loved to do inspired me to just do what I wanted to do with my life,” Howard said. Now, the pair is focused on expanding a pop-up shop tour around the country. The 17-day long Gainesville pop-up shop Howard and Masaro hosted at Blank Slate art gallery ended Sunday, but they have plans to continue appearing at local art shows and music events. Always True will be at the Gainesville Downtown Festival & Art Show Dec. 1 and at a pop-up shop at Visionary Crossfit on Dec. 7, Masaro said. The brand typically repurposes used

clothing but will be releasing a larger collection of hand-painted artwork on new pieces of clothing, Howard said. The collection will be available online after Blank Slate’s pop-up ends. Howard said his favorite part has been the unpredictability of their everyday lives. Although the pair still works on half of a ping pong table in their basement, the brand has grown into a community, Masaro said. Instead of working in their home workshop, Howard and Masaro traveled to a basement space in the Lower East Side of Manhattan for two weeks in July. Local musicians and artists came and went as they pleased. Masaro said Always True turned the once empty space into a favorite hangout spot. Rappers and hip-hop artists spontaneously hosted three to four nighttime shows at the basement pop-up. Masaro said the honest, original way they’ve attracted a following in the cities they travel to is exemplary of their brand. They plan to bring that same sense of community here in Gainesville with their pop-up events. “We stay true, as cliche as that may sound, but we just stay true to ourselves and make our own moves. The right people come our way and the right things always go down,” Masaro said. @angdimi adimichele@alligator.org

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Drew Howard, 23, holds a jacket from his brand Always True, which is named after his late brother’s rap name. He runs the company with 24-year-old Kevin Masaro.

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UF students, Florida influencers discuss gun violence, control Influencers planned solutions to the gun problem to submit to future lawmakers. By Christina Morales Alligator Staff Writer

Gun violence has continued to touch Florida backyards with recent shootings in Tallahassee and Jacksonville. In Miami on Tuesday, a search

for solutions by a panel of Florida influencers echoed the concerns raised by UF students interviewed more than 300 miles away. At the Florida Priorities Summit — a panel hosted by the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald that had more than

25 influential Floridians discuss statewide issues — influencers brainstormed ways to slow the cycle of gun violence. They discussed mental health, background checks and domestic violence. Here’s how two UF students and two influencers view the issue.

INFLUENCERS:

STUDENTS: Julia Tiplea UF marine sciences junior Age: 20 From: Las Vegas, moved to Parkland It was already a jarring week for Julia Tiplea after she saw the results from Tuesday’s midterm elections. Her week grew worse when she woke up to the news of the Thousand Oaks shooting in California that killed 13 people. Any gun violence deeply affects her life. She lost her friend Quinton Robbins in the Las Vegas shoot-

Julia Tiplea

Victor Santos UF advertising junior Age: 22 From: Brazil, moved to West Palm Beach Guns were only for cops and thieves in Brazil where Victor Santos grew up. When Santos moved to the U.S. with his mom at age 12, he learned guns were a means to protect himself and his family. Every individual should have the right to bear arms, including military grade weapons to be able to defend from the government, said Santos, the vice president

Victor Santos

ing, and then five months later, her brother hid from an active shooter in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. “There’s no good way of talking about this without being emotional,” Tiplea, a member of the March for Our Lives Gainesville, said. “Gun violence is not a partisan issue, it’s a human issue.” Tiplea said it’s a common misconception to think she wants to infringe on the Second Amendment or take away guns. She said she wants to push for common sense gun reform. The most effective piece of legislation would be thorough background checks. “It’s not an issue of trying to take away guns,” she said. “It’s just an issue of trying to prevent bad people from getting guns.” of the conservative UF organization Young Americans for Freedom. Restricting law-abiding citizens by age wouldn’t be fair. Examining the mental health of people with guns, having deeper background checks and addressing mental health at an early age are some long-term solutions to the problem, Santos said. The March for Our Lives movement has woken up many in America, but his problem with the movement is that it only drives short-term solutions. “Emotions are valid,” he said. “But you need to remove yourself from the emotional situation to be analytical to come up with a solution for both the shortterm and long-term.”

Mary Anne Franks

Mary Anne Franks University of Miami law professor Age: 41 From: Arkansas, moved to Miami

Mary Anne Franks thinks people are looking in the wrong place to find a solution to gun violence. Franks said it starts with dismantling the culture that makes male shooters deadly. The root of the problem comes from men who feel out of place or don’t get what they want and feel a

Leigh-Ann Buchanan

Leigh-Ann Buchanan Venture Cafe Miami Age: 32 From: Canada, moved to Miami

Leigh-Ann Buchanan said there are opportunities for policy changes in gun safety and public safety. Buchanan said she wants to review the “stand your ground” statutes, which she was in-

Fixing education is going to take more money EDUCATION WAS THE NO. 1 PRIORITY AT A FLORIDA INFLUENCERS SUMMIT IN MIAMI. By Christina Morales Alligator Staff Writer

Florida public schools are feeling the squeeze and asking taxpayers to fork out more cash to improve education. The most important resource to improve education is more money, said Florida influencer Cindy Arenberg Seltzer at the Florida Priorities Summit in Miami on Wednesday. Arenberg Seltzer and a group of other influencers came up with suggestions on how to solve problems in Florida’s education system during a workshop session Tuesday. Fixing the public education system starts by making sure the state government funds it adequately and adds money from the lottery and other local sources as extra income, Arenberg Seltzer said. In Alachua County Public Schools, officials want to find more money to increase pay for teachers, fix outdated facilities, provide

additional school security and enhance mental health resources. The county’s school system took the problem of its outdated facilities into its own hands and passed a half-cent sales tax initiative in the 2018 midterm elections. Revenue from the tax could bring in an extra $264 million over 12 years to invest in upgrades to school facilities, which are gearing up to start soon, said Alachua County Public Schools spokesperson Jackie Johnson. These include new classrooms and science labs, installing new furniture, lighting and flooring and overhauling school security. Lawmakers in Tallahassee cut facilities funding to local schools by more than $168 million in the last 10 years. More than 30 other counties in Florida have resorted to passing a sales tax to upgrade facilities, Johnson said. But facilities are just a start. Johnson said the state isn’t providing enough funding for things lawmakers implemented like recent school safety laws. “I think people need to elect people who are willing to invest in public education because we

don’t have that right now,” Johnson said. Alachua County schools also face the problem of a wide achievement gap between black and white students divided between the east and west — with mostly black eastside elementary school students failing statewide exams and mostly white students passing exams in westside schools. Alachua County Public Schools has the largest achievement gap of the 67 counties in Florida. The district revealed a plan in August to close the gap by tackling student achievement, advanced coursework, graduation rates, student discipline and diversity of the workforce. With three boys going to public schools in East Gainesville, Nicole Stewart, 47, said she feels the pinch in the equity gap. At Abraham Lincoln Middle School, where her son used to attend, the school offers different hallways, newer computers and textbooks to its Lyceum magnet program, Stewart said. The same resources are not given to students not in the program, said Stewart, a retired 15-year Miami-Dade County Public Schools

teacher. “There’s a very glaring difference, and people pretend not to see it,” she said. “How could they educate kids in one hallway different than another? There should be equality in the way we educate students.” Madeline Pumariega, a Florida Priorities Summit speaker and chancellor of the Florida College System, said more can be done to close the gap, especially with a top eight public university and a local college in the neighborhood of Alachua students. Institutions could expand funding of dual enrollment courses to help future students save money and finish college faster to enter the workforce, Pumariega said. University officials can also have talks with superintendents to work together to offer programs and services and educate students on college scholarships and Pell Grants. “I think there’s a focus in making sure that all students succeed and that every student achieves,” she said. @Christina_M18 cmorales@alligator.org

need to control and resort to violence and rage. She said men own more guns than women and the vast majority of male shooters have a history of domestic violence. “If we don’t confront that issue, we’re never going to get our hands on the gun violence issue,” Franks said. Confronting the issue starts with raising children to feel comfortable with disappointments in life, she said. Working on this and background checks could help solve the problem. “We could start tomorrow by making sure boys can accept rejection,” she said.

volved with as the chairwoman of the American Bar Association’s National Task Force on Stand Your Ground laws. Clearer statutes would eliminate confusion for law enforcement in “stand your ground” investigations. “I have a passion for safe communities and policy that focuses on valuing life and the ability for people to thrive,” she said. @Christina_M18 cmorales@alligator.org

Closing a wide achievement gap in Alachua County • 29,500 students and more than 2,000 employees in the district • 23 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 8 high schools • More than 66 percent of the county’s students qualify for free or reduced lunch

Demographics • 44 percent of students are white • 34 percent are African American • 10 percent are Hispanic • 5 percent are Asian

2018 Florida Standard Assessment (FSA) results: English Language Arts • White students: No. 6 in Florida • African American students: No. 46 in Florida

Math • White students: No. 8 in Florida • African American students: No. 55 in Florida

The district wants to narrow or close the gap in 10 years. Goals for the first year of the county’s equity plan: • Gains in student achievement • Participation in advanced courses • Graduation rates and minority hiring • Reductions in disproportionate discipline for students of color

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Graduate students demand reduced fees from UF

About 188K pounds of food donated in Thanksgiving baskets

Aaron Ritter / Alligator Staff

Shaking a bottle of peanuts, Paula Fernandez, a 31-year-old UF teaching assistant, protests having to pay fees to UF even though she is employed by the university. Walking from the Plaza of Americas to Tigert Hall, Fernandez was one of more than 40 graduate assistants to protest Friday. “It’s not fair,” Fernandez said. “Our work is the base of the university.”

MORE THAN 40 GRADUATE STUDENTS PROTESTED HEFTY STUDENT FEES. By Gillian Sweeney Alligator Staff Writer

Graduate students want the UF administration to pay up. Lugging a giant check up to the steps of Tigert Hall, more than 40 graduate assistants protested being required to pay fees despite being employees of the university. The students from Graduate Assistants United rallied on Plaza of the Americas before marching to Tigert Friday afternoon. The union advocates for the rights of graduate students, said Roberto Munoz, a 36-yearold paid assistant for the UF union. Though tuition is waived for graduate assistants, they’re still liable to pay about $700 in fees each semester, said Munoz, a UF anthropology doctoral student. “It’s not fair for graduate students to pay fees to work here,” Munoz said. When Mandy Moore moved to Gainesville in August to attend graduate school, she spent

her first month sleeping on an air mattress and grading English papers on a green yoga mat. Today, she has a bed, but she’s still doing work on the mat. The 24-year-old UF English doctoral student said she finds it difficult to scrape together enough money to buy furniture for her apartment and pay for her rent, food and car insurance. Moore was charged about $750 in fees from UF this semester despite being an employee. “It just really cuts out of my ability to save and to be financially stable,” Moore said. University officials could provide graduate students an additional fee waiver to help remedy the cost, said Mary Roca, co-president of Graduate Assistants United. Starting in January, graduate assistants received a $100 waiver for the year that covers fees, but it wasn’t enough, she said. “We’re here to show solidarity across our campus because this is an issue that unites graduate assistants and to point out the injustice of having to pay to work,” Roca, a 28-year-old UF English doctoral student, said. @gilliangsweeney gsweeney@alligator.org

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More than 1,000 baskets wait to be distributed to Gainesville families during the Long Foundation’s annual Thanksgiving basket and food drive Thursday morning.

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A line of turkeys and hams weighed down several folding tables at the Alachua County Fairgrounds on Thursday. After months of preparation, a group of 14 volunteers with The Long Foundation, a local nonprofit that focuses on homelessness and hunger, finished preparing more than 1,000 baskets of food to be given out at noon to families in need. Baskets were bursting at the seams with instant mashed potatoes, boxed stuffing and long grain rice. Two men debated whether a hefty turkey was 20 pounds or 25 pounds. One said lifting it was his exercise for the day. The Long Foundation has been organizing the weeklong food drive and Thanksgiving basket giveaway for 10 years, said CEO and president Rodney Long. Food donations came from individual donors and organizations like churches, sororities and fraternities. Thanksgiving had come a week early for 1,200 people, Long said. “For many of them, they’ll eat it before Thanksgiving,” he said. “For many of them, this is all they will have.”

About 600 people pre-registered for basket vouchers before the event, but those who hadn’t registered were able to get a basket. This year, more than 200 volunteers participated and 188,000 pounds of food were donated, Long said. The food drive for local food pantries began 10 years ago to bring attention to community hunger, Long said. In 2011, he started the basket drive to give food directly to families. C. Ann Scott has been volunteering for the event for four years. She got involved through her board membership on the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Florida, she said. This year, she made sure none of the canned goods were expired. “Some people clean out their closet and just throw everything in there,” Scott said. In the past 10 years that Long has been overseeing the event, he said there hasn’t been one type of person who takes a basket. The fundraiser aims to give back to anyone in the community from all walks of life. “Hunger doesn’t know a color,” Long said. @hannahbeatty_ hbeatty@alligator.org

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Gators play Florida State on Saturday at noon in Tallahassee FOOTBALL, from pg. 1 in six of UF’s 10 games leading up to the Idaho matchup. Then Mullen subverted expectations. UF’s second offensive play was set up like the dozens of other bubble screens it’d run. Receiver Tyrie Cleveland faked a route, came back toward the line of scrimmage and stuck his hands out. Right tackle Jawaan Taylor even took a few steps over to the sideline to sell it. When quarterback Feleipe Franks pumpfaked it to Cleveland, however, the Vandals’ defense was caught flat-footed. Tight end C’yontai Lewis snuck behind the defenders and caught a fade route for a 27-yard gain. It was a new wrinkle to show off to Taggart and the FSU defensive staff. It’s something extra they’ll have to prepare for. Mullen may or may not roll that look out on Saturday, but it’ll force the opposition to think a little bit more before biting hard on the litany of bubble screens UF throws.

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The first option opportunity came directly after Lewis’ big gain, and it couldn’t have gone any better for the Gators. Franks saw both the defensive end and outside linebacker crashing down on running back Jordan Scarlett and couldn’t resist the open field in front of him. He pulled the ball back for a walk-in 17-yard touchdown. Combined with Mullen’s increased calls for deep balls, it seems he’s at least entertaining the idea of fully trusting Franks. There will be trickery It’s almost a weekly theme. The flea flicker on the opening play against Georgia; the Lucas Krull throwback against LSU; the fake punt against Vanderbilt. Saturday in the Swamp was not different. Receiver Josh Hammond took a reverse from Scarlett for an easy 21-yard score. Seeing as how this wasn’t against FSU, it’s safe to assume Mullen had this play in his back pocket throughout the year. It’s also safe to assume that because we saw it this weekend, there’s a good chance of something weirder happening after Thanksgiving. Don’t put it past the Posh Spice of coaches to pull out nearly all the tricks in his first FSU game of his head coaching career. @MorganMcMuffin mmcmullen@alligator.org

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The Bulldogs were down big again in the second set, staring at the set point against them and looking for anything to bring them back. Georgia’s outside hitter Katie Houser hit a ball to Florida’s side during the rally but was stuffed so hard at the net that the shot ricocheted back over everyone on the Georgia team. Players stretched out their arms and threw themselves after the descending ball. No one could reach it as the ball fell to an empty area on Georgia’s side again, giving Florida the set and deflating the scattered crowd at the Ramsey Center Volleyball Arena. Imposing defense at the net and strong performances from behind the line were big reasons why the No. 13 Florida volleyball team swept its conference rival Georgia on Sunday 2513, 25-11, 25-20 in Athens, Georgia. The Gators (23-5, 14-2 SEC) re-

fused to repeat their sloppy offensive performance from Friday against LSU where they amassed 18 attack errors and eight service errors. Instead, they came out hitting efficiently in both areas and the Bulldogs (13-14, 4-12 SEC) could not keep up. Florida hit for a .571 hitting percentage in the first set led by middle blocker Rachael Kramer, who had five kills on just six swings in the opening set. Kramer continued to hit her mark throughout the contest, finishing with 11 kills on just 15 swings for a seasonbest clip of .667 in the three-set win. It was her 12th match with doubledigit kills. Florida used lockdown defense and precise serves from behind the line to dominate in the second set. Outside hitter Paige Hammons smacked backto-back aces, and the defense created three attack errors in a 9-2 run to close out the second set.

Nelson Maldonado and the Florida baseball team finished fall ball on Sunday in an exhibition game against the USA U-18 team. Find out who played well, pg. 16

SEE VOLLEYBALL, PAGE 16

That top-12 spot is surely attainThe holiday season leaves us able as long as Florida doesn’t lose with plenty of time for reflection. to 5-6 Florida State in its season fiReflection on the ups and downs nale, which it isn’t expected to do. the year has brought and reflection As for other reasons to be thankabout what we’re thankful for. ful, the Gators’ 63-10 rout of Idaho For the 2018 Florida Gators, in their last home game of the seathere’s plenty. To start, first-year coach Dan Alanis Thames son proved that the program has a @alanisthames lot of bright spots for the future. Mullen turned a 4-7 dumpster fire The young guys who’ll replace of a program into a formidable comthe departing veterans showed real promise petitor and top-20 team in just one year. No one saw the Gators coming this season. against the Vandals. And according to some of the Gators’ seAnd you have to wonder if even they saw niors, there’s no better staff to get those them coming. The Gators sit at 8-3 (5-3 SEC) on the year younger guys ready. “Man, they lucked out with this coaching and have made a convincing case to make a staff,” tight end R.J. Raymond said. “I wish New Year’s Six bowl game. And I see little reason as to why they won’t I would have had them my entire five years here. They’re great, they’re gonna get this proplay in one. One check in their favor is that they play in gram rolling in the right direction.” At the helm of the freshman display on one of — if not the — toughest conferences in Saturday was quarterback Emory Jones, who the nation. Their SEC schedule this season included came in at the end of the second quarter and matchups with ranked opponents in Georgia, played the most second half. He did make some mistakes, and his inexMississippi State and LSU. They beat the latperience showed when he was under pressure. ter two. But he made plays inside and outside the As the college football playoff rankings go, the top 12 ranked teams are guaranteed a major bowl game. SEE COLUMN, PAGE 16

Gators rise in latest rankings The Florida football team rose in the most recent AP poll released on Sunday, coming in at No. 13. They rose two spots from last week’s rankings. In the CFP poll from last week, UF was ranked No. 13

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Gators falter against Northwestern, remain winless By Sam Campisano Sports Writer

Christopher King / Alligator Staff

Florida guard Funda Nakkasoglu led the Gators with 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting in UF’s 83-74 loss against Northwestern on Sunday.

The Florida women’s basketball team seemed like it was going to pick up its first win of the season with three minutes left in regulation. The Gators (0-4) were up 70-59 at home over Northwestern (4-0). They had led for the majority of the afternoon and were in control. It all fell apart. UF forwards Zada Williams and Paige Robinson fouled out within seconds of each other. There were turnovers. Missed shots. Mistakes. The Wildcats capped off their comeback when Jordan Hamilton hit an off-balance layup with less than a second left to tie the game at 72. It was all Northwestern in overtime, and the Wildcats came away with an 83-74 victory. “You gotta close out a game. You have to play 40 minutes,” UF coach Cam Newbauer said. “We did not complete the game. They deserved to win.” Northwestern scored 11 unanswered points to tie the game at 70 with under a minute left. Florida freshman Kristina Moore converted on the biggest layup of her life to put UF back ahead with 15 seconds left. The Gators had a chance to win it after Hamilton leveled the score for Northwestern, but Delicia Washington’s game winning layup didn’t leave her hands before time expired. Once again, Florida’s dynamic guard duo of Washington and Funda Nakkasoglu did the bulk

of the scoring for the Gators, combining for over half of UF’s points for the fourth time this season. Nakkasoglu led the way on Sunday, going 3-5 from three-point range en route to a 26-point performance. It was Nakkasoglu’s 27th straight game with a three-pointer, the second-longest streak in program history. Washington added 14 points and nine rebounds of her own, but she wasn’t as successful when it came to shooting. She hit five of 20 shots, and went just 1-12 from beyond the arc. The Gators struggled from three-point range as a team, going 5-for-31 on the afternoon. “A lot of these shots we’re missing we make every day in practice,” Newbauer said. “We’re gonna keep shooting these shots and we’re gonna stay the course.” Williams had a solid game despite fouling out. In 21 minutes, she scored 14 points on 7-9 shooting. Guard Kiara Smith also had a good performance, snagging nine rebounds to go along with four points. In the end, it wasn’t enough to overcome the Wildcats. Four Northwestern players put up double-digit points, including 22 from guard Lindsey Pulliam. Forwards Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah and Abi Scheid each scored 18. “When you get punched, you can’t wobble. And we wobbled a little too much,” Newbauer said. “We’ll all learn from this.” @samcampisano scampisano@alligator.org

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Florida overwhelms competition to win Georgia Tech Invitational By Evan Lepak Sports Writer

Both UF swimming and diving teams came away with convincing first-place finishes, competing in the final day of the Georgia Tech Invitational on Saturday. A dominant performance allowed both teams to finish all three days atop the leaderboard. Pearl posts fastest 200-breast time in school history The 10th-ranked women’s swimming and diving team finished with a total of 1,266 points after Day 3, winning handily over second-place Auburn (886.5) and third-place Alabama (626.5). Freshman Vanessa Pearl put herself at the top of the Florida record books on Saturday, winning the 200 breast A final with the fastest time in school history. Her time

of 2:08.04 broke the old record held by Hilda Luthersdottir (2:08.37), which dated back to 2013. Freshman Leah Braswell continued her solid weekend in Atlanta with a secondplace finish in the 1,650 freestyle, thanks to a personal-best time of 15:59.47. Sophomore Taylor Ault followed close behind with a fourth-place finish (16:14.26). Freshman Mabel Zavaros had a great day in the pool, winning the 200 back A final with a 1:53.10 swim. She also did well in the 200 fly A final, bringing home fifth place after her fastest time in the event so far this season (1:58.43). Florida’s relay team (juniors Bella Garofalo, Sherridon Dressel, Kelsey Dambacher and Tori Bindi) finished the 400-free relay in fourth place behind a group time of 3:18.10. “I can’t be any more proud of the spirit,

passion, and competitiveness that the team displayed throughout the three-day competition,” women’s coach Jeff Poppell said in a release. No. 4 Florida men run away from rival FSU and Georgia Tech The Florida men outlasted a couple of ACC opponents on Saturday to leave the McAuley Aquatic Center at the top of the leaderboard. The Gators racked up 1,224.5 points, outdoing second-place Florida State (876) and third-place Georgia Tech (764.5). Freshman Robert Finke touched the wall first in the 1,650-free final, completing the event with a time of 14:55.39. Fellow freshman Trey Freeman finished in third place with a personal-best swim of 15:10.95. Sophomore Clark Beach took third in the 200-back final. He finished with a time of 1:41.97. Junior Grant Sanders finished in

sixth place in the same event (1:44.80). The 100-free A final saw junior Maxime Rooney finish in second place behind a 42.50 swim. Junior Khader Baqlah won the 100 free B final with his season-best time of 43.08. The relay team of Rooney, Baqlah, freshman Kieran Smith and senior Christoph Margotti completed the 400-free relay in third place after a combined finish of 2:50.70, the 10th-fastest time in program history. “This was a tremendous team win for our men in Atlanta,” men’s coach Anthony Nesty said in a release. “Our fall invitational is always a good test for us. I am pleased with the team’s effort and attitude during all six sessions.” @evanmplepak elepak@alligator.org

CROSS COUNTRY

Women’s team finishes top 20 at NCAA Championships By Evan Lepak Sports Writer

The 21st-ranked UF women’s cross country team finished its season on Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin, racing to a 16th-place finish out of 31 teams in the NCAA Championships. The team, which finished 22nd in the region last season, qualified for its first trip to the NCAA Championships since 2012 last weekend

after placing second in the region this time around. UF assistant coach Chris Solinsky spoke about the team’s improvement this season after the race. “Today, the University of Florida women’s distance program took a big step forward,” Solinsky said in a release. “We just went from 22nd in the region to 16th in the country. We are just scratching the surface of what this group is ca-

pable of.” Junior Jessica Pascoe paced UF with a 32nd-place finish behind a time of 20:31.7 in the 6k. Pascoe has been Florida’s frontrunner all season, earning All-American status in the process. The Australian becomes the first UF women’s cross country runner since 2013 to earn the honor. “(Jessica) really took another step forward in her career, earning her first All-American honor,” So-

linsky said. “Obviously proud with what she has been able to do in a year.” Redshirt senior Morgan Hull made a statement in her final cross country race as a Gator, finishing in 70th place with a time of 20:52.1. The next three Gators stayed inside the top 200, starting with redshirt junior Elisabeth Bergh. The Norwegian was the third Florida runner to cross the finish line, coming in at 123rd after a

time of 21:16.3. Senior Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell finished in 154th place (21:28.4), while freshman Imogen Barrett placed 183rd (21:44.3). The future looks bright as Florida’s women bring back plenty of talent heading into next year’s cross country season. @evanmplepak elepak@alligator.org

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Florida secures second straight sweep over Georgia VOLLEYBALL, from pg. 14 Florida’s sturdy play at the net was vital as UGA was held to a -.115 hitting percentage in the second set and .023 in the match. Kramer also led the way in that area, totaling six of the team’s 10 total blocks on the match. Georgia kept it closer in the third set, but UF’s defense prevailed again when a big block from Kramer started a 6-0 run that helped the Gators pull away and complete the sweep. Libero Allie Gregory also held it down in the back row as she tallied a team-high 18 digs. Gregory and the rest of the Florida team will look to take its strong performance into the ﬁnal two matches of the regular season. “The offense was efﬁcient today, but most impressive was the backcourt play anchored by Allie Gregory,” coach Mary Wise said in a release. “She had one of her best performances in a three-set match today.” @dyrudolph drudolph@alligator.org

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Florida middle blocker Rachael Kramer (5) was a part of six of the team’s 10 blocks in Sunday’s threeset sweep over Georgia in Athens.

COLUMN, from pg. 14 pocket and showed some arm strength and accuracy that will only get better as he continues to develop. “According to me, my dawg balled,” freshman tailback Dameon Pierce said of Jones. But besides the obvious on-the-ﬁeld aspects, the Gators can be thankful they’ve gotten through this season relatively drama-free compared to the soap opera antics of years past. No credit card scandals or rumors of death threats dominated the narratives this season. Mullen created a new culture and instilled a mentality that many guys said had been missing. “(Mullen) turned the whole program around,” tight end C’yontai Lewis said. “I think they’ll win the championship next season.” Alanis Thames is a staff writer at the Alligator. Contact her at athames@alligator.org.

BASEBALL

Gators defeat USA 18-U team in ﬁnal exhibition game of fall ball By Jake Dreilinger Sports Writer

It doesn’t matter who the opponent is. If the opportunity presents itself, Gators baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan will run his special play. It can be broken down into three simple steps when there are runners on the corners. The ﬁrst is easy enough. Have whoever is on ﬁrst base start to run as if he is stealing a base. The second is almost comical.

Have that runner “trip” and fall as if his shoes were tied together. The last step will work just about every time. Have the runner on third steal home while the pitcher is distracted. This is exactly what happened during UF’s 8-1 exhibition win over the USA U-18 team at the Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, Florida. Freshman right fielder Kendrick Calilao slipped at first, allowing left fielder Austin Langworthy to take home and extend the

score to 3-0. It was the same play used to help the Gators win Game 3 of the Super Regionals against Auburn last season. Tommy Mace got the starting nod for Florida on Sunday, pitching three near-perfect innings with no hits, three strikeouts and a walk. Jack Leftwich relieved him, going two innings with three strikeouts and a hit. Hunter McMullen, Jordan Butler, Christian Scott and Hunter Ruth each pitched an inning af-

ter, combining for three strikeouts, nine hits and allowing just one run. Florida only had six hits. Designated hitter Nelson Maldonado led the way with two hits, including a dinger in the top of the first inning. UF’s next scoring opportunity came in the fourth when Langworthy stole home. The Gators tacked on three more in the fifth. Maldonado’s single to left field brought in two runs, and Calilao’s fly-out allowed outfielder Wil Dalton to

score. First baseman Kris Armstrong’s single to left ﬁeld in the sixth and a wild pitch rounded out Florida’s scoring. The win marks the end of fall baseball for the Gators. The season begins on Feb. 15 when UF takes the ﬁeld against Long Beach State. @DreilingerJake jdreilinger@alligator.org