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UF reacts to death of telecommunication professor

He was diagnosed with cancer three years ago. By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

Stephen Panella was convinced his professor wasn’t coming on the first day of class. The then 21-year-old sat in a Weimer Hall classroom during his first week at the university, waiting for his introduction to media industries and professions class to start. He sat in the first row, surrounded by almost 100 college-aged students, except for a middle-

aged man wearing baggy clothes and a baseball cap sitting toward the front. “I didn’t think much when I saw him,” the now 24-year-old UF telecommunication senior said. “I just thought he was a cool older guy going back to college.” Ten minutes after class started there was no sign of the professor, Panella said. Students were confused until the man sitting in front rose and walked toward the front of the room and introduced himself as William

“Bill” Renkus, the instructor. “My friend and I thought it was the slickest entrance a professor could have ever done,” Panella said. “Will Renk,” as Panella referred to him because of his suave entrance, was the driving factor for Panella and other students to fall in love with telecommunication. Two weeks ago, Renkus, a UF telecommunication professor, died at 62 of cancer, said his older sister Tracy Irani. He was diagnosed

about three years ago. “I was very, very upset,” Irani, the UF family, youth and community sciences department chair, said. “But I was there at the end, and I was very happy I got to say goodbye.” Renkus was caring, intellectual and laidback, Irani said. He knew a lot about the history of ﬁlm and telecommunications and had an incredible passion for educating students about the subject matter. “I think Bill’s legacy is that he was a great believer in the positive power of communication,” Irani said. “His legacy will be the stu-

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City commission takes no action on aﬀordable housing proposal ABOUT 70 PEOPLE SPOKE AT THE MEETING. By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

Gainesville residents made it clear they don’t want the current affordable housing amendment on the table. Thursday night the Gainesville City Commission held a special meeting where commissioners voted unanimously to take no action on the gnvRISE proposal and scheduled another community workshop for next year. The amendment, which has been delayed for ﬁve months already, would have allowed for affordable housing units to be built into neighborhoods

across the city. It was presented to the City Commission to consider if the plan would be reviewed by the state. For more than six hours, about 70 Gainesville residents expressed either their support or concern for the proposal. A large majority of the speakers expressed strong opposition toward the amendment because of a lack of local outreach, disruptive construction in single-family neighborhoods and an inﬂux of property managers buying houses to rent to students. Florida law mandates that any adjustment made to a comprehensive plan must be sent to Tallahassee and given permission to make the changes, said City Commissioner

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Former radio station employee turned homeless seeks refuge from cold Gainesville temperatures Ron Hamer, 64, enjoys chicken noodle soup at St. Francis House in downtown Gainesville, which provides cold night services for the homeless. Hamer dropped out of high school in 11th grade and went to work for a local Birmingham radio station, WZZK. When his mother died in 1996, he lost her house and found himself living on the streets.

Mayor, commissioners to be suspended oﬀ building for fundraiser By Kelly Hayes Alligator Contributing Writer

The view rappelling down the side of Celebration Pointe’s tallest building won’t compare to Switzerland, but Mayor Lauren Poe is ready to make another jump years after his ﬁrst try. In support of affordable housing,

Poe and others will dangle off the side of the 5001 building in the new shopping plaza this Friday. Alachua Habitat for Humanity will host the event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to raise money for the organization’s affordable homeownership program, said Jocelyn Peskin, the group’s resource development director. The program partners with fami-

Kellum’s quest for spiritual enlightenment

The UF volleyball team is playing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament tonight. Middle blocker Taelor Kellum said she wouldn’t have gotten there had it not been for a handful of people, a high-school epiphany and her spirituality., pg. 15

lies to build them low-cost housing, she said. The organization partnered with Over the Edge, which has set up more than 700 similar events internationally. “I’ve been able to go to many homes that (Habitat for Humanity has) built, it’s a life-changing experience for those families,” Poe said.

People who raise $1,000, nicknamed “edgers,” can dangle off the building for ﬁve to 15 minutes, Peskin said. The organization’s fundraising goal is $30,000, but so far they only have half, she said. Poe will rappel at 1:30 p.m., and city commissioners Helen Warren and Harvey Ward will go at noon. A

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total of 36 people will rappel. First Magnitude Brewing will also be at the event with a beer tasting tent and KISS 105.3 with music and a live broadcast, Peskin said. “The need in Alachua County for affordable housing is so great,” Peskin said. “We work towards permanent solutions to affordable housing every day.”

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Local Events / News in Brief UPCOMING EVENTS TODAY UF’s School of Theatre and Dance presents “Agbedidi,” Friday – Sunday UF’s School of Theatre and Dance presents its annual production of “Agbedidi,” which offers a unique fusion of dance cultures to the university and Gainesville community. This concert will continue the exploration of the fusion between traditional West African dance and contemporary dance. This year’s “Agbedidi” features works by Augusto Soledade, Trent D. Williams, Jr. and Mohamed DaCosta. Tickets are $14 for UF students, $16 for UF faculty and staff, $16 for seniors and $20 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased either in person at the University Box Office at Gate 1 of the O’Connell Center or online at Ticketmaster. The 1975 Listening Party Celebrate the release of The 1975’s new album “A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships” at 4-6 p.m. at Hear Again Records, at 201 SE First St. Suite 105. It is one of 31 official UMusic Experience listening parties in the country. Attendees will receive a limited-edition poster and be able to enter to win a limited edition “A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships” manifesto package. Vinyl copies of “A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships” will be available for purchase at Hear Again Records. Note: The 1975 will not be in attendance. Florida Museum to host 20th annual ‘Trashformations’ event See how Alachua County middle school, high school and college students transform “waste” into creative works of art at 6-8 p.m. The Florida Museum of Natural History will display winning entries from the 20th annual Trashformations through Dec. 10. Gay Movie Night The Pride Community Center, at 3131 NW 13th St., is hosting Gay Movie Night at 7:30 p.m. This month the center will be showing “Call Me By Your Name.” The movie is set during the summer of 1983 in Italy, and Elio, played by Timothée Chalamet,

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a precocious 17-year-old, spends his days in his family’s villa transcribing and playing classical music, and reading and flirting with his friend Marzia. One day, Oliver, played by Armie Hammer, a charming American scholar, arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio’s father, an eminent professor. Gay Movie Night is on the last Friday of every month and is a free service of the Pride Community Center. A $2 donation is requested to help cover the cost of snacks. GatorNights - Snow Place Like The Reitz At GatorNights this week, students can sing along to merry tunes at the Falala Capella Winter Concert in the Grand Ballroom. They can also go to the Amphitheatre to catch the showing of “The Polar Express” or create a festive masterpiece at the final painting class of the semester. Create a sock snowman, holiday ornament, mini yarn hat craft and photo snow globe. Students can give thanks to veterans and active military members during this holiday season by writing thank you cards in the Global Coffeehouse. There will also be free bowling and billiards in the Game Room and pizza at Midnight Munchies. GatorNights is always Friday and always free for UF students with their Gator 1 Card at the Reitz Union from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Attendees must be current students to participate and are allowed to bring a guest.

SATURDAY Sixth Annual Little Run on the Prairie The Little Run on the Prairie 5K is a trail run from 7 a.m. to noon at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. It is a communityand family-orientated event. Alachua County 4-H with Florida Food Smart Family Grant is offering a run club in preparation for the event. The money raised through the event goes toward 4-H summer camp scholarships. Early entry is $30 for adults 19 and over. The youth entry fee is $20 for 18 and under. Day of the race entry fee is $35. Tickets can be found at LittleRunonthePraire.itsyourrace.com. Language Science at the Cade

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Free printing expanded to another campus location IT COS $520 TO EXPAND THE PRINTING NETWORK. By Gillian Sweeney Alligator Staff Writer

Student Government has expanded free printing to the other side of campus. Students can now print for free on the second ﬂoor of Fiﬁeld Hall above the build-

ing’s main entrance, Student Body President Ian Green wrote in an email. Each print made from the printer will count toward the 250-page allotment each student is granted at SG print locations each semester. SG footed the $520 bill to expand the network necessary for printing to the new location, Green said. The long-term cost of operating the printer is not yet known. There is no attendant at the printer like

there is at the printers in the basement of the Reitz Union, Green said. The IT staff in Fifield will restock paper and service the printer as needed. “We saw there was a gap in the map that we could fill,” Green said. “Many students have class and labs in Fifield and the surrounding buildings so we wanted to make it easier for them to access their 250 free prints per semester.”

The new printer in Fiﬁeld Hall will save Alisa Smovzhenko, a 20-year-old UF botany junior, a trip to the Reitz Union because she takes many of her classes in Fiﬁeld Hall. “I think it will be useful,” Smovzhenko said. “I haven’t heard of anybody using it yet, so it just needs a little more publicity.” @gilliangsweeney gsweeney@alligator.org

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Taking advantage of cold night shelter services provided by St. Francis House, Ron Hamer, 64, brings his belongings inside for the evening. Hamer has been living on the streets of Gainesville for the last three weeks and is trying to save money for an apartment. In the past, Hamer received medical assistance for management of pain due to spinal stenosis and found himself addicted to the opioids used in his treatment. Hamer has been clean for the past six years, he declared proudly.

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A sign aims to inspire those who pass through the doors at St. Francis House in downtown Gainesville. The shelter provided cold night services, including blankets and hot meals, on Wednesday when the temperatures dipped into the low 30s.

UPD restocked free helmets. Here’s where to get one. By Nicole Bowen Alligator Contributing writer

Anyone riding a bike through campus with their hair blowing in the wind can pick up a free helmet from University Police. Cyclists can stop by the UPD Community Services Division of-

ﬁce, at 1515 Museum Road, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to get a free helmet, said UPD Sgt. Tim Peck. Even though bicycle crashes are not common at UF, people can suffer serious head trauma when they do occur, Peck said. The department began the initiative a couple years ago and continuously

restocks helmets. The latest restock was Nov. 19. Peck said he remembers when a young man crashed while riding his bike and woke up in UF Health Shands Hospital with no recollection of what happened. He was not wearing a helmet. “We can ﬁx anything — six bro-

ken bones, no problem,” Peck said. “But we can’t ﬁx the brain.” The helmets are funded by a grant from the Florida Pedestrian and Bicycling Safety Resource Center, Peck said. Samantha Cassino, a 19-yearold UF sustainability studies sophomore, picked up a helmet Tues-

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Creator of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants,’ Stephen Hillenburg, dies at 57 By Fotini Sisois Alligator Contributing Writer

A yellow sponge in square pants helped Adamu Pastor learn English as a child in Cameroon. When the 21-year-old UF biochemistry junior scrolled through Instagram Wednesday night, he said he was shocked to learn that Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” died Monday.

“I was hurt because I grew up watching it,” Pastor said. Hillenburg died at the age of 57 from Lou Gehrig’s disease, Hillenburg or ALS, which is a neurological disease that damages nerve cells, according to the Associated Press. He announced his ALS diagnosis in March 2017.

In 1999, Hillenburg created, produced and directed the Nickelodeon show. What started as a children’s show grew to two movies and a broadway show, which earned 12 Tony Award nominations in 2017, according to the Associated Press. Almost 20 years after the show’s debut, memes created from screenshots of SpongeBob scenes fill Twitter timelines and Facebook newsfeeds.

Megan Thermes, a 21-year-old UF tourism, event and recreation management senior, said she counted down the minutes with her sisters until the “Best Day Ever” episode premiered in 2006. Years later, she said she and her sisters still remember the song today. “I think it’s cool that now you can bring up a SpongeBob quote to anybody, and everybody kind of knows what episode you’re talking

about,” she said. Ian Fennessy, an 18-year-old UF economics freshman, said he still fears DoodleBob, the villain from his favorite episode. Like Stan Lee, who died Nov. 12, Hillenburg influenced the childhoods of a generation, Fennessy said. “He shaped Nickelodeon to what it is today,” Fennessy said.

He was 62 years old. OBITUARY, from pg. 1 dents who have taken his classes and go on to take positions in communications and be successful.” Days before he died, Renkus was still lecturing and playing tennis, Irani said. “Even despite having cancer, he never let it get him down,” Irani said. Since Renkus was initially diagnosed, Irani said she and her brother had a goal to always be together on the tennis court. For the past three years, the siblings would play a match and sit on the side of the court to chat. Irani said that if Renkus were still here to talk to his students, he would tell them not to worry. “He would say they shouldn’t be sad,” Irani said. “They should be proud of the fact that they are in the communications profession and can go out there and be communicators.” For the rest of the semester, David Ostroff, the UF telecommunication department chair, will teach Renkus’ course. For the past 15 years, Ostroff has known Renkus as a post-doctoral student, teaching assistant, professor and friend. Ostroff said

the passion and interest Renkus brought to his courses were impressive, as large lectures aren’t always the most enjoyable to teach. The legacy Renkus left at UF for students is the impact of the knowledge and information he taught that will further the success of their careers down the road, Ostroff said. Ostroff was shocked when Renkus died. Although aware that Renkus was very sick, he didn’t expect him to pass away so suddenly. “I knew he had been ill,” Ostroff said. “But I was very, very surprised to find out he had passed away so quickly.” A week prior to Renkus’ death, Jackie Bragano, a 22-year-old UF marketing senior, received an email that said Renkus would no longer be teaching her introduction to media industries and professions course. The atmosphere in class won’t be the same without Renkus’ dry humor and intellectual commentary, Bragano said. “He really kind of inspired me because of how well he knew the material,” Bragano said. “You could tell he knew what he was teaching.”

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William “Bill” Renkus at about 40 years old. The UF telecommunication professor died of cancer two weeks ago.

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Andrew Persons, a Gainesville city planner, and Wendy Thomas, the city’s director of the Department of Doing, present information on gnvRISE affordable housing program at the beginning of a six-hour meeting Thursday night.

HOUSING, from pg. 1 David Arreola. Although the amendment received heavy backlash from residents during the meeting, Arreola stressed that those working on the plan care about the affordable housing issues at hand and wanted to start a conversation in the area. “I would like to see the Gainesville community come together to take seriously the issues that have been brought up,” Arreola said. “The city is growing and there’s no way around that.” Wendy Thomas, the director of the city of Gainesville’s Department of Doing, presented the gnvRISE proposal during the meeting. She said the city has held three meetings for ordinances, implementations and open houses to allow the community to express their feelings on the plan. “This, to me, is a step in moving forward in the healing process in this community,” Thomas said. Implementing gnvRISE would not result in an increase in large apartment buildings in single-family zoning or off-site building of affordable housing, said Andrew Persons, a city planner. The affordable housing debate dates back to the first zoning code set in Gainesville in 1942, said Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe. The community must consider the institutional decisions from the past as a means to

improve housing. “We did not get here by accident, and it will only be changed by deliberate action through our community,” Poe said during the meeting. There are better ways to address housing problems with other community members, said Jean Chalmers, a former Gainesville mayor in the 1980s and a realtor. It’s a plan that didn’t include the community and needs to be thrown out. “We were never asked,” Chalmers said. “We were never given the opportunity. We were never told.” Using money from wealthy developments to rehabilitate abandoned homes or planning more closely with the community and improving energy efficiency are ways to make housing more affordable down the road, Chalmers said. There’s more to the plan than just affordable housing, said Andrew Coffey, a real estate attorney and Gainesville resident. The proposal also creates the flexibility for better forms of development by adjusting its standards. “We don’t often get to see government use something really innovative,” Coffey said. “Regardless of the outcome, we should encourage city staff to continue doing innovating things like this.” @danacassidy_ dcassidy@alligator.org

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Man charged with stealing a car from UF Health lot, police said ITEMS COSTING OVER $6,000 WERE FOUND IN THE CAR A man was arrested Wednesday morning for driving away with a woman’s car last month, police said. Ronald Eugene Ramos, 56, of Gainesville, was accused of grand theft after a warrant was ﬁled for his arrest, according to a Uni-

versity Police sworn complaint afﬁdavit. Ramos is accused of stealing a woman’s car at the UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute on Hull Road, the complaint said. Ramos The woman called police when the valet couldn’t ﬁnd her car, ac-

cording to police. She was missing her hearing aids, key chain, cash, three gold chain bracelets, sunglasses and credit cards valued at more than $6,400, the report said. A week later, Florida Highway Patrol troopers found the car at 4331 SW 68th Terrace, which is less than a mile away from Ramos’ residence, according to the report. Witnesses later identiﬁed Ramos in a

Man accused of possessing dangerous drugs THE MAN IS A FELON.

A man tried to use his body to prevent police from entering his home, where police say several drugs and weapons were inside. Sean Michael Acree, 34, of Gainesville, was accused of possessing drugs and weapons in a residence on Acree the 3700 block of Northwest 45th Street Tuesday afternoon, according to a Gainesville Police arrest report. An Alachua County Drug Task Force agent responded to a search warrant, the report said. An Alachua County SWAT team also came. When SWAT deputies approached the house, they saw Acree standing at the entrance, the report said. A sergeant told Acree to lie face down on the ground, but he refused. Acree kneeled and used his body to prevent

SWAT members from entering, the report said. The sergeant moved Acree from the entrance and told him to crawl to a nearby lieutenant. “F--- you, I’m not crawling anywhere,” Acree said, according to the report. The lieutenant grabbed him by the arm, but Acree pulled away, the report said. Ofﬁcers found a spoon with residue, about one and a half grams of marijuana and ammunition in his bedroom, the report said. Needles indicating narcotic use were also found. A witness saw people inject heroin inside the residence, the report said. Acree was convicted of grand theft in November 2010, according to court records. He is charged with possessing drug paraphernalia and maintaining a drug dwelling. He is being held within the Alachua County Jail in lieu of a $36,000 bond. @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

photo lineup, police said. Ramos told a witness that the car belonged to his ex-wife. Ramos is charged with grand theft auto and grand theft valued at more than $5,000. He is held at the Alachua County Jail and his bail is not posted. @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

Man arrested for molesting two children HIS BOND IS POSTED AT $750,000. A man was arrested Wednesday night for molesting two children he babysat in October, police said. A l e x a n d e r Cain Abele, 19, of Gainesville, was acAbele cused of molestation after his neighbor caught him last month with one of her three children, according to a Gainesville Police arrest report. Abele came to visit the residence, at the 500 block of Northwest eighth Ave, to play video games, the report said. He took one of the children inside of a room and locked the door.

The mother asked one of her other children to knock on the door, but Abele yelled to go away, police said. The mother later saw Abele kissing the child. During an interview with the Child Advocacy Center, the child said Abele wanted a “long kiss,” the report said. The child said she did this multiple times in the past so Abele wouldn’t get mad at her. Another child said Abele touched her inappropriately, the report said. Abele later admitted to taking advantage of the children, the report said. Abele is charged with sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation, the report said. He is being held in the Alachua County Jail in lieu of a $750,000 bond.

UPD releases name of suspected Weimer Hall bandit HE HAS BEEN TRESPASSING ON CAMPUS FOR AT LEAST 8 YEARS. By Alyssa Ramos Alligator Staff Writer McCray

University Police are looking for a se-

rial thief after he struck again Monday. James William McCray, 38, is accused of taking a laptop at Weimer Hall, according to University Police. Police recognized McCray on security footage and ﬁled a warrant for his arrest, said UPD Lt. Jeff Moran. McCray has trespassed multiple times on campus within the last eight years and was arrested for

theft and burglary. McCray is known to target libraries and steal laptops, computer equipment and phones, Moran said. “He’s not really a stranger to us,” Moran said. Daron Dean, a UF photojournalism adjunct professor, called police after he noticed his $3,300 Macbook Pro was

missing from his classroom, said UPD spokesperson Major Brad Barber. Dean left his classroom unlocked for about 10 minutes Monday morning to get coffee. When he came back, the laptop was gone. @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

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Neon rainbow-colored hair. Face tattoos. Rapping. Bluster. Bravado. Massive amounts of brilliant bling that shone with the intensity of a mid-sized star. Rapper 6ix9ine, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, seemed to be making great strides in the rap game with 15 million followers on SoundCloud and Instagram. His success was almost guaranteed as a talented rapper with a digital presence. His debut single, “Gummo,” quickly went platinum, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He was arrested on federal racketeering charges. The gang police say he is involved with brought him into a world of trouble, including narcotics trafficking, shootings and robberies. He was also put on probation after pleading guilty to using a child in a sexual performance. A dart to Hernandez for some unwholesome rap behavior. Doesn’t he know you can make “gangsta rap” without being a real gangster? Laurels to all celebrity rappers who do not get arrested on racketeering charges, like Pitbull, Will Smith and MC Hammer. You can go ahead and give yourself a dart if you didn’t know MC Hammer was once part of a Christian rap group named Holy Ghost Boys, a name that brings a whole new meaning to “U Can’t Touch This.” In national news, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, made a plea deal and is now cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team. The investigation is starting to inch ever closer to the president, with his financial dealings in Russia in the rapidly closing storm’s eye. Trump claimed he had no business dealings with Russia during his candidacy, but Cohen’s account now starkly contradicts that. Cohen’s cooperation personally implicates the president. We award a laurel to Cohen for taking a plea deal instead of going down with a sinking ship. A dart to lawmakers in Washington who, again, blocked legislative efforts to protect the special counsel investigation. It’s producing results and getting indictments, and it needs to be protected now more than ever. In uplifting news, we have a brilliant lineup of laurels to cap off the semester. A laurel to Sustainable UF for handing out free coffee, pastries and fruit to students and faculty who participated in “Bike to Campus Day.” One struggles to find a downside to using bicycles to get around. Thighs and glutes of titanium coupled with a low carbon footprint sound like a good deal to us. A laurel to St. Francis House and Grace Marketplace, two shelters opening up their doors to those without a warm place to sleep as temperatures begin to plummet approaching December. A final laurel to Austin Decker and the Gainesville community, which banded together to raise money for Wyatt Fulghum, a 23-year-old UF international relations masters student, who was recently diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma brain cancer. Decker had the brilliant idea to use a bar crawl to raise the funds, using a good night out for a good cause. Meryl Kornfield EDITOR

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One senator’s rebuke to the Student Body president

created to provide us with “incredible program’ll just go ahead and say it. The Student Body ming.” president’s latest column Wednesday seemed First are the class councils, which ambitiously pretty impressive (albeit bland). aim to increase class cohesion and get more stuIf you missed it, like I did until I realized I dents to donate so our ranking goes up. The preshad to find something to write my column on, ident only attributes the #WearBlue campaign for it’s basically a recap of everything that has been the “Lousiana” State University game to the class done this year. councils when that was just SG riding off the coatSuperficially, it looks pretty good. I mean, I Zachariah tails of our head coach. The only thing I got out suppose anything looks pretty good after the preChou of that paragraph was that someone somewhere vious administration set standards lower than my opinions@alligator.org didn’t use spell check. Actual programming that GPA. I really suppose any subsequent Student corresponds to our classes has yet to be executed, Body president who didn’t get arrested would have been doing pretty well, relatively. (First year students, to the best of my knowledge. Next is Bridges Minority Outreach Program, meant to Google “Smith Meyers arrest” if you don’t know what I’m help provide high school students with mentors and aptalking about. Try not to laugh, then try not to cry.) OK but onto substance, or perhaps, lack of substance. parently “free visitation days.” All the president says is that There are a dozen things for me to write about for this col- we’re proud to partner with six high schools from across the state. Now I don’t mean to turn on my dad-level roast mode umn, but I guess I’ll just go until I run out of words. Free Student Government printing in Fifield Hall. Not ex- here, but does that mean we’re currently helping six high actly my first choice for an SG printing station, but I guess schools then? What do free visitation days even mean? Like, that’s an accomplishment. You know how much it cost? it’s pretty free for someone to just walk onto campus these $520. That’s some real impressive stuff. I mean, it’s great days. Does it mean we’re facilitating travel? Hotel? This is and all, but where’s the free printing in the libraries? In New- good stuff here, potentially, and I don’t know why we’re so ell? In the residence halls? It ain’t easy (clearly), but I know tight-lipped about it. Finally (since I’m getting close to that word limit), is we’ve tried in the past; SG should make it clear to students SG’s diversity programming committee, comprised of difwhy free printing in these locations isn’t a reality yet. Next up is the all-access pass to the Aly Raisman show. ferent cultural organizations’ presidents and some executive The column mentions students “chosen” to be able to meet branch officials. Basically, it’s for SG to hopefully get a better Raisman. How did that work? I certainly hope it wasn’t sense of who to bring in for shows. But yeah, that committee just the addition of the four VIP passes that Accent Speaker has been in existence for a while so I wouldn’t say SG should Bureau hid in two locations on campus the day before the be credited for just having meetings — rather that we should event. Not exactly brag-worthy but I’m sure other people value the tangible programming that comes about from these were “chosen” too, as usual. Typically, as the photos show, meetings, which we are given no details about. Pity. It’s easy to say “we’re doing this and that,” but I encourit’s just SG folks (more than the deserving Accent folks) in the meet and greets, plus some students from groups related age you to take a closer look at what’s been promised in the to the speaker’s field. I’m just not impressed. Maybe I would past compared to what’s going on right now and what you have been if we were a bit more transparent about the pro- aren’t being told about. cess. Next up are two agencies the Student Body president

Zachariah Chou is a UF political science junior and Murphree Area Senator. His column appears on Fridays.

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Free speech at UF should be protected but not without reasonable limits

wo unusual and explicit protests on Turlington Plaza have raised eyebrows this semester. First, the plaza was covered in gruesome and gory images of aborted fetuses and other such things as part of an anti-abortion protest. Not long after, anti-circumcision protesters swept through Turlington Plaza, carrying blunt signs like “Nobody wants less penis.” For many, these kinds of images and chants aren’t what they want to see and hear when they’re just trying to get to class on time. But not only are such protests legally protected, they are also necessary to encourage free speech and free expression on campus. Turlington Plaza is usually seen as the worst offender in regard to annoying speakers and other types of people seeking to give out a message and with good reason. Until earlier this year, Turlington Plaza and Plaza of the Americas were designated as UF’s “free speech zones,” which were designated speciﬁcally for displays of free speech like protests and promotions. However, in March 2018, Gov. Rick Scott signed into law

to express their opinion. Freedom the Campus Free Expression Act of speech also means freedom for as part of the Florida Excellence people to respond to your speech in Higher Education Act of 2018, with their own speech. which banned the so-called free Speech isn’t and shouldn’t be speech zones on college campuses unrestricted, however. In case and opened up other outdoor arthis wasn’t obvious, speech and eas to student protests and expression. While pamphlets can now be Jason Zappulla counter-speech should never depassed out and signs displayed on opinions@alligator.org volve into violence. Furthermore, speakers should never incite vioother parts of campus, Turlington lence, harass and insult individual students, Plaza remains the center for such activity. However, beyond the legal aspect, there or disrupt university activity (such as interis value in having these kinds of protests. rupting class or preventing students from As a university, and especially as a publicly getting to where they need to go). Thankfunded university, UF should be open to fully, most of that is covered by the Campus free expression and other uses of the First Free Expression Act, which recognized the Amendment. This school should always be limits of free speech while also expanding open to different viewpoints and allowing speech to other parts of campus. That said, each of those different viewpoints a chance one section of the law did raise concerns for to present their argument. And this goes me, and could become an issue should anboth ways too: When white nationalist Rich- other Richard Spencer-like event happen at ard Spencer came to speak at UF last year, UF. One section of the act states that “Stuhe had the right to do so and express his dents, faculty, or staff … may not materially opinion, just as the mass of protestors who disrupt previously scheduled or reserved shouted Spencer down and forced him to activities on campus occurring at the same end his speech 25 minutes early had a right time,” with those that do being subject to

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We should quit obsessing over virginity

highly influenced by outsiders’ perhe teaser trailer for the movie ceptions. “After” caught my eye but not Even the phrase “losing your virfor the right reasons. ginity” implies that once you do the According to the trailer, deed, you’ve lost something. This “after your first, life will never simply is not the case. The present be the same,” which would be true language around virginity brainif it was referring to your first dog, first child or some other life-altering Jackie DeFreitas washes people into the misconcepopinions@alligator.org tion that virginity signifies something event. But no, it’s talking about losexceedingly crucial about a person. ing your virginity. The trailer paints the picture of a young girl It is branded into a person’s identity, and once whose existence changes forever after falling in they lose it, they’ll never get that defining fealove with some stereotypical bad boy. Through ture back. Perhaps it might be more meaningful to teach many context clues in the short two-minute trailer, we can assume the main character is a the youth that whether or not they choose to virgin and nothing is the same for her after hav- keep their virginity doesn’t really matter. Why? ing sex. Because the movie isn’t out yet, I won’t Because virginity should have less to do with specifically call it out, but the theme behind this others’ insight and more to do with an individual’s choice. trailer is one we should not endorse. Of course, this lesson will be hard to teach The idea that virginity is a defining characteristic is harmful both to people who choose with the media’s constant depiction of virgins to have sex and those who choose to wait. This versus non-virgins. It would be helpful to see may be a shocker, but there is so much more to language in movies and television shows that a person than his or her virginity status. Cre- doesn’t treat virgins as if they are fragile, helpating such a monumental energy around losing less beings and also doesn’t portray non-virgins one’s virginity gives young minds the wrong im- as unbreakable heroes who look down on everyone else who hasn’t “got some.” pression. Addressing this virginity stigma may be one Under the current idea, if someone loses his or her virginity, they change into a different per- place to start and respecting someone’s decision son. If someone doesn’t want to lose it, they are to keep his or her virginity or not can help us seen as prudish and simple-minded. Virginity is move away from virginity glorification. a way for people to wrongly categorize others Jackie DeFreitas is a UF journalism junior. into two groups: virgin and non-virgin. And for such a personal choice, the decision seems to be Her column appears on Fridays.

a lawsuit and possible damages. While preventing university officials from blocking a person’s right to free speech is completely justified, preventing students and faculty from "disrupting" speech is not so justified. Again, free speech does not mean no one can respond to your speech, and I fear that if that law had been in place when Spencer came to UF, the students who shouted Spencer down could have led to Spencer and his group suing UF and winning damages for their speech being disrupted. That’s if those students would be allowed to shout at all. Kara Gross of the American Civil Liberties Union expressed fears that the bill would incentivize colleges and universities to shut down and block speech to avoid lawsuits if the protests are too loud. In the end, a balance needs to be achieved between free speech, university functions and the right to protest. Until then, we should use all the rights available to us to push for better legislation that would achieve that balance. Jason Zappulla is a UF history junior. His column normally appears on Mondays.

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Upset about border violence? Blame regulations, not presidents

fter weeks of warnministration. ing, the migrant The use of tear gas and caravan finally other methods of force in made it to the U.S.response to violence have Mexico border in been used at the border both Tijuana on Sunday. The soby liberal and conservative called caravan is comprised administrations. Granted, of thousands of migrants, Abigail Miller the current president does about half of whom are opinions@alligator.org have a history of blatant women and girls, traveling racism and a demonstrated from a number of Central distaste for immigrants. But, American countries with hope of re- for fairness’ sake, we can’t blame the ceiving asylum in the United States. incident that happened at the border Unfortunately, these asylum seekers on the president, his administration or were not welcomed by the land of the his empowerment of the far right. We free with open arms. Instead, as groups can only blame it on our own laws and attempted to pass over the border, U.S. regulations. Border Patrol agents fired tear gas and The guidelines offered to border rubber bullets at them. The gas spread patrol agents about using “less-lethal nearly 3,000 feet through a crowd of force,” such as tear gas, are loose and men, women and children, many of open to broad interpretation. Accordwhom were peacefully waiting for their ing to the handbook of protocols these chance to legally enter the country. agents receive, this type of force is alThis incident, like most events in lowed in “situations where empty-hand contemporary American history, has techniques are not sufficient to control the nation divided. Conservatives disorderly or violent subjects,” and if it continue to praise the force the patrol is used, it should be a “reasonable and agents used and to celebrate the event necessary response.” This means that as an example of strict border control. the method and degree of force used on On the other side, liberals are appalled the border can depend on the agent on by the lack of morality in this decision, duty, the time of day, the agent’s mood expressing outrage over using such or a myriad of other unrelated factors. forceful measures on innocent children How is this a fair process? and peaceful migrants. But should this I argue that if we wish to avoid anreally be a partisan issue? other atrocity such as the one that ocThe tear gas was reportedly fired curred Sunday, we need stricter reguas a response to one or more migrants lation of force on the border. We need throwing rocks at agents. Firing tear gas more rules that outline when and to as a response to violence at the border what extent methods like tear gas and has long been somewhat routine in the rubber bullets are allowed. We need U.S. It would be foolish to act as though regulations that would shield innocent tear gas has never been used at the bor- bystanders, especially the young womder before or that it hasn’t been used en and children who were peaceful acduring more liberal administrations. tors. In fact, since 2012, tear gas has been fired at or near the U.S.-Mexico border Abigail Miller is a UF political sciat least 126 times. This means that, yes, ence and journalism senior. Her column tear gas was used during the Obama ad- appears on Fridays.

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DeLong way down:

Electronic musician from Washington performs at High Dive Photo Story by Christopher King Alligator Staff Writer

Electronic musician Robert DeLong, 32, crowd-surfs while singing “Long Way Down” at the High Dive Wednesday night. The concert was part of DeLong’s 2018 tour to promote his new EP “See You In The Future.”

Christopher King / Alligator Staff

Robert DeLong, a 32-year-old electronic musician from Bothell, Washington, performs at the High Dive Wednesday night. Local bands Retrolux and King Complex opened for DeLong in front of a crowd of about 200 people.

Bracher Brown, the singer and guitarist of King Complex, rocks out at the High Dive Wednesday night. King Complex opened for electronic musician Robert DeLong as part of his latest tour.

Suicide memory garden to be renamed after mental health advocate JUDY BROWARD LOST HER SON TO SUICIDE. By Hannah Beatty Alligator Staff Writer

Courtesy to The Alligator

The Survivors of Suicide Memory Garden in the Cofrin Nature Park will be renamed after Judy Broward, who became a local mental health advocate after her son Brett Bousquet died by suicide.

This April will mark 16 years without Judy Broward’s son, Brett. Brett died by suicide, and since then Broward has spent the last 15 years trying to change the conversation on mental health locally. On Nov. 17, which is National Survivors of Suicide Day, Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe announced that the Survivors of Suicide Memory Garden in the Cofrin Nature Park would be renamed in Broward’s honor. “Judy Broward is a local community treasure who never asks for recognition for anything,” Poe said. The park, located at 4810 NW Eighth Ave., opened in 2013 and is a place for anyone who has been affected by suicide to pray,

reflect or visit the memory of lost loved ones, Poe said. About 70 people came out to the commemoration, which was held at night in honor of those who commit suicide and the people who knew them, Broward said. Broward has served as the president of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. She said she was overwhelmed by the honor of the park being renamed after her. She is proud of the impact the garden has made on the community. People have called her to say how much it means to them. “Here’s something that cannot be taken away,” Broward said. Alligator staff writer Dana Cassidy contributed to this report. @hannahbeatty_ hbeatty@alligator.org

GPD SWAT team deactivated after members resigned THE RESIGNATIONS FOLLOW THE POLICE UNION’S DISAPPROVAL OF HOW A SHOOTING WAS HANDLED. By Alyssa Ramos Alligator Staff Writer

The Gainesville Police Department SWAT team deactivated last week after four members resigned. The SWAT team members included a commander and two team leaders, said GPD spokesperson Capt. Jorge Campos. SWAT teams respond to critical incidents that require special training in weapons, Campos said. Any responses or calls for a SWAT team will be referred to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. “The level of the service for citizens will not change,” Campos said On Nov. 19, GPD Chief Tony Jones asked for the Sheriff’s Office’s SWAT team to handle calls for high-risk search warrants or critical incidents until Jan. 7, according to letters obtained by CBS4 Gainesville. The four officers are still part of the agency and will continue to perform their duties as officers, Campos said. The officers submitted resignation letters citing personal reasons, but they did not specify why they were leaving, Campos said. The agency hopes to reactivate the team by January. The resignations come after the local police union sent a letter to the city manager and the police department disapproving of how the department handled a Nov. 1 concert at Heart of the City Hookah Lounge where a person was shot. Police union spokesperson Matt Goeckel said the union supports the officers’ decisions to resign. He said some officers are afraid the administration may not support them during a critical situation. “If a group of people feel a certain way, it would be a mistake for the administration to overlook and minimize it,” Goeckel said. “If you wanted to get the pulse of the department, this is an indicator.” Campos, who has been with the agency for 26 years, said he’s not worried about the resignations. “We fully support our team, and we’re 100 percent committed to getting our team up and running and getting the resources that they need,” he said. @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

How a rap concert lead to

GPD SWAT dissolving Nov. 1: Jonathan Smith, a 46-year-old event coordinator also known as Jock Smooth, is accused of shooting someone in the chest at the Heart of the City Hookah Lounge, at 1221 E University Ave., during a Boosie Badazz concert, according to a Gainesville Police press release. Smith got away before police could arrest him. Officers, including Chief Tony Jones, were monitoring the concert at the time of the shooting. Concert attendees helped police make sure no one else was hurt, Jones said in the release. Nov. 5: The shooting victim was identified as Andy Maharaj, GPD spokesperson Capt. Jorge Campos wrote in an email. Maharaj survived his injuries. Nov. 8: The Gainesville Fraternal Order of Police, the local police union, sent a letter to the city manager and the police department disapproving of how the department handled the Boosie Badazz concert. Michael Maresca, the union president, said the department ignored safety concerns leading up to and during the rap concert, according to the letter. Matt Goeckel, the union spokesperson, said the event ended later than it should have and led to hundreds of noise complaints. Alcohol was served during the concert even though the venue didn’t have a permit to sell alcohol and the concert was understaffed, Goeckel said. Campos said the letter was inflammatory. Nov. 19: Jones sent a letter to Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell about having to dissolve the GPD SWAT team after “some recent departures of senior SWAT leadership.”

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St. Patrick Church to ring bells in honor of death row inmates THE EVENT WILL START AT 6:30 P.M. TODAY. By Hannah Beatty Alligator Staff Writer

Churches across 17 counties will ring their bells in unison today in honor of the 344 people on death row in Florida. St. Patrick Church, at 500 NE 16th Ave., will host the second annual Gainesville Cities for Life event at 6:30 p.m., said Deacon Lowell “Corky” Hecht, the director of the prison ministry for the Diocese of St. Augustine. The event will feature three speakers, a Q&A and ringing of the bells. Cities for Life is an international day that calls for the end of the death penalty in honor of when Italy ended its death penalty on Nov. 30, 1786, Hecht said. The speakers at the event include criminal appeals lawyer Sonya Rudenstine, anti-death penalty activist Christine Henderson and Herb Donaldson, whose uncle was executed and is believed to have been innocent, Hecht said. Hecht, who has served as a deacon for 27 years, has worked with the inmates at Florida State Prison, Union Correctional and smaller prisons around the Catholic district for the past two years. He prays with inmates, gives them communion and provides religious books for them to read. Outgoing Gov. Rick Scott has scheduled an execution for Jose Jimenez on Dec. 13, Hecht said. Florida cities participating in Cities for Life:

Gainesville Jacksonville Tallahassee Pensacola Daytona Beach Tampa Clearwater

Jimenez was convicted of killing a Miami woman in 1992, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Hecht has known men who have been executed and has spoken with men in solitary conﬁnement right outside their cell door, he said. Catholics should stand against the death penalty in order to preserve the preciousness of human life, he said. “It’s extremely hard to rationalize why, as a civilized society, we do this,” Hecht said. Abigail Moritz, a 20-year-old UF business administration sophomore, will volunteer at the demonstration by introducing speakers. Moritz said the death penalty is not talked about as much as it should be and more young people should get involved. “We cannot just rely on older generations to take care of things for us,” she said. Last year, 45 people attended the ﬁrst Gainesville Cities of Life event, Hecht said. He hopes more than 100 people attend this year. While there will be an opening and closing prayer, the event is not strictly for Catholics, Hecht said. The demonstration will close with a candlelighting ceremony. “When we light these candles, it’s like taking ownership for one soul, one person,” Hecht said. @hannahbeatty_ hbeatty@alligator.org

Statistics of Florida Death Row Inmates From the Florida Department of Corrections Total White Males: 205

Total White Females: 1

Total Black Males: 127

Total Black Females: 2

Total Males of Another Racial Identity: 9

Total Females of Another Racial Identity: 0 Total: 344

UF-led team of researchers wins Kellogg award for the ﬁrst time

The award totaled to $7,500. By Chris Day Alligator Contributing Writer

In assisting communities recovering from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, UF researchers have brought an award home. The UF-led team of researchers received a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award on Nov. 11, said Andrew Kane, one of the lead investigators of the project. The group helped coastal

residents after the 2010 oil spill that became the largest in U.S. history, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “It’s always nice to have some recognition, but the pride in accepting these opportunities and making a difference in these communities has been one of the most rewarding parts of my career,” said Kane, an associate professor in the UF department of environmental and global health.

The research project, called Healthy Gulf, Healthy Communities, was divided into three parts: the psychological impact of the spill on locals; the resilience of each community and why some bounced back faster than others; and the impact of ﬁshing and coastal sea life, said Kane, the lead investigator of the inshore seafood safety team. This is the ﬁrst time UF has been honored with the award, said Tom Nordlie, a 56-yearold special project writer at the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. The project ran from July 2011 to April 2017 and was funded by a $6.5 million grant

from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The team was notiﬁed in May that it was selected as one of four regional winners, Nordlie said. UF won the award for the southern region of the U.S. The award included $7,500 to cover travel expenses and entrance to another round of competition. Remaining funds will be used for academic activities, he said. “Getting together with a community and partnering with them from the very ﬁrst step is a key aspect to the Kellogg award program,” Nordlie said.

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Sustainable UF hosts day-long celebration for bicyclists THE EVENT COST ABOUT $300. By Lina Ruiz Alligator Contributing Writer

Every morning Dylan Ferris rides his red and silver bike to class not for the convenience but for the exercise. “It’s like leg day but every day,” said Ferris, an 18-year-old UF computer engineering freshman. On Wednesday morning, Ferris and about 30 other bicyclists came to “Bike to Campus Day” on the Plaza of the Americas, an event that happens each semester. Organizers offered free coffee, fruit, pastries and a bike rack for students, faculty and staff to park. The UF Ofﬁce of Sustainability supplied about $300 for the event to inform people of bike resources.

Ferris is part of the more than 9 percent of faculty, staff and students who use bikes as their main mode of transportation to campus. When riding a bike, people should pay attention and be free of distractions, said University Police Ofc. Dianna Ullery. Ullery helped people register their bikes in case they were stolen or lost. Organizers like Jacob Adams, the 36-year-old UF Ofﬁce of Sustainability ofﬁce manager, gave information to students about programs like Gator Go: Bikes. This new program helps students pick out a bike and accessories, Adams said. Adams said he commutes to UF on his white electric bike. “We may not get hundreds or thousands more people cycling with an event like this, but we hope that it provides encouragement to the people who do,” Adams said.

Lina Ruiz / Alligator Contributor

Seth Wood, 23, and Lian Plass, 24, the UF urban and regional planning graduate students, examine Plass’ bike Wednesday morning on the Plaza of the Americas at a “Bike to Campus Day” event that gave bicyclists free food.

New Gainesville nonproﬁt wants to provide bike safety gear THE ORGANIZATION IS GIVING AWAY 2,000 BICYCLE LIGHTS. By Kaley Whitehead Alligator Contributing Writer

A nonproﬁt is taking over the streets with an idea to bridge the gap between bicyclists and motor-

ists. After the death of Gainesville resident and cyclist Shawn P. Smith from injuries after a crash in May, according to the Gainesville Sun, Gainesville resident Alex Khokhlov said he was inspired to start the nonproﬁt, called Safe Gainesville, to improve the attitude of commuters on the road and give away free bicycle lights.

Safe Gainesville, which started in August, is in the process of giving away 2,000 free bike lights to people in need, Khokhlov said. Volunteers will also hand out educational safety equipment and pamphlets to commuters. The organization is currently halfway through handing out its ﬁrst batch of free bicycle lights. The funding comes from dona-

tions of about $6,000. Khokhlov said the lights are high-quality, USB-rechargeable and bright. “We want to avoid the perception of a bunch of angry cyclists that got together because they were pissed off at drivers,” Khokhlov said. “We really want to try to heal the community and create a long-term solution.” There are people who bike

miles to go to work and cannot afford a car, said Katelyn Edwards, the nonproﬁt’s project manager. “It’s really important to improve the relationship between drivers and cyclists because everyone should be able to feel safe while commuting from point A to point B,” Edwards said.

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VOLLEYBALL

Florida sweeps Florida State in Round 1 of NCAA Championship By Dylan Rudolph Sports Writer

Sophomore Paige Hammons stood on the black and gold logo that brandished regional host UCF’s letters, awaiting the serve from Florida State’s Madison Sullivan. The set from Marlie Monserez went right in Hammons' sweet spot, and she blasted a ball that appeared to go too far out of bounds. Every FSU player cheered before they realized Hammons had fired the shot through the attempted block of two Seminoles. Last touch Florida State. Florida’s point. Florida wins. Hammons’ offense helped the UF volleyball team sweep in-state rival Florida State 25-21, 25-20, 25-13 in Orlando to advance to the second round of the NCAA Volleyball Championships. It will face Florida Gulf Coast tonight at 7. “This was one of our most complete performances all season,” coach Mary Wise said in a release. “One of our goals has always been to be playing the best volleyball at the end. Tonight was the perfect indication of how this team has grown and evolved. They have fought through adversity and have taken on challenges.” The 6-foot-1 Hammons found holes in the defense all match, notching 16 kills on a team-high 33 swings while committing only one attack error. She also got help from middle blocker Rachael Kramer and outside hitter Thayer Hall. Hall, who played her second-straight match after miss-

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Three things Gators need to fix before Texas Tech By Sam Campisano Sports Writer

The Florida women’s basketball team is off to its worst start in program history, losing all six games so far. Here are three things to look out for as the Gators try to get their season on track, starting on Sunday when they take on Texas Tech: Will the threes fall? Coach Cam Newbauer has made no secret of his affinity for the three-ball since taking the job at Florida before the start of last season. In two of its last three games, Florida attempted over 30 three-pointers and is averaging over 27 attempts per game this season. The problem for Newbauer is his team made under 30 percent of them. Opponents have made 39 percent on just over 20 attempts per game. Those two stats will have to change for the Gators if they want to pick up some momentum.

Will anybody besides Nakkasoglu and Washington step up? Redshirt senior guard Funda Nakkasoglu has been the story of the season for Florida. She leads the SEC in points per game with 20 and is fresh off a 23-point performance against Northeastern. She is the first Gator in 16 years to score 20 or more points in five of the team’s first six games. Fellow guard Delicia Washington hasn’t been too far behind. She's fifth in the conference with 17.7 points per game. It has been an offensive black hole outside of those two players. Florida’s next leading scorers, guard Kiara Smith and forward Zada Williams, average just 7.7 points per game. That gap is clearly too large, and the Gators will need to get more production out of the rest of their lineup if they wish to compete once SEC play

Florida offensive lineman Fred Johnson was named to the 2018 SEC Football Community Service team on Wednesday. He has spent nearly 30 hours volunteering since February.

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The Lost City of Alanis / Column

Why did the Redskins sign Reuben Foster?

We’ve seen this before. in Indianapolis after reportedly getWhen Ray Rice was captured on ting into an altercation with a hospital video knocking his then-girlfriend unworker during his medical examinaconscious with one blow to her face, tion on March 3, 2017. He also failed the NFL turned a blind eye. his drug test. On April 27, the 49ers The image of her body lying limp in traded up to take him 31st overall in that elevator wasn’t enough until the the draft. Second chance No. 1. public saw it. On Jan. 13, 2018, Foster was arrestAlanis Thames And the league continues to show ed on charges of second-degree mari@alanisthames through its egregiously callous hanjuana possession and later released on dling of domestic violence cases that it a $2,500 bond. truly does not know what to do about men beating Foster was arrested again on Feb. 11 and the life out of women. And frankly, it doesn’t care charged with several counts of domestic violence to learn how to properly address the issue. for allegedly inflicting bodily harm on his thenThat’s why the recent news about former San girlfriend. Charges were also for possession of a Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster should deadly weapon, according to reports. infuriate every decent human being out there, but In April, his ex-girlfriend’s attorney told police it should surprise no one. that she had lied about being abused by Foster and For those of you who haven’t heard, Foster that she had sustained the injuries from a fight was released by the 49ers on Sunday after being with another woman. Those charges were disarrested. Again. This time on charges of domes- missed in May. tic violence. And on Wednesday, the Washington On July 3, the NFL announced that it would Redskins claimed Foster off waivers. suspend Foster for the first two games of the 2018 Now let’s be clear, part of the beauty of living season for violating its substance abuse and conin this country is the ability for (almost) everyone duct policy. He started for the 49ers on Sept. 23 who has made mistakes in the past to be given the against the Kansas City Chiefs. opportunity for a second chance. But let’s take a And most recently came the Nov. 24 arrest on quick look at the timeline of Foster’s off the field domestic violence charges toward the same womissues in the past two years: an, which caused his release from the 49ers orgaFoster was sent home from the NFL Combine SEE COLUMN, PAGE 16

Gators soccer player earns postseason accolades Florida midfielder Lais Araujo became a part of the 2018 United Soccer Coaches Association All-Southeast Region third team. She was also named to the 2018 All-SEC first team.

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VOLLEYBALL

Finding Faith: Kellum got a boost, both athletically and spiritually By Mari Faiello Sports Writer

Taelor Kellum walked into the Gale Lemerand practice facility at the University of Florida looking for answers. The then-junior middle blocker was on her way to have a one-on-one meeting with coach Mary Wise. Nothing unusual for the end of the spring season just before the summer break. Kellum had been struggling. And people noticed. She had gotten familiar with standing on the sidelines. She’d watched her team from the corner of the court for the past two years after a brief playing stint in the beginning of her freshman year. But now she was an upperclassman. It was now or never. She and Wise sat down for their chat, a candid conversation that got real as quick as one of her kills nails the hardwood. Wise expressed her concerns and how she wanted Kellum to do something different and outside of her comfort zone that summer. Kellum knew the importance of her leadership would be crucial for the team during the 2017 season and moving forward. Something had to change, which was why she was happy to tell her coach she was flying out to California for a week by herself. Wise’s interest was piqued. Kellum was on a mission to find her identity outside of volleyball and her relationship with her religion specifically. To know that she could find pleasure in things without letting them completely take over her life. To prove that she could be a leader for this younger squad despite the fact she hadn’t started in two years. She decided to travel to Los Angeles for the Ultimate Training Camp to find that identity. The camp is a program created by Athletes in Action, which spends about a week pushing people to physical extremes and toward understanding Christianity. Kellum felt nervous, but she knew it was exactly what she needed. Wise agreed. This was going to answer all of Kellum’s problems. This was going to show that she could not only earn a starting position for the Gators volleyball team, but she would own it too.

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Kellum remembers the first moment she touched a volleyball. As an athletic fifth grader, her physical education coach Terri Robinson encouraged her to go to a local volleyball meeting and expand her interests in sports. She didn’t even know what a volleyball was. When Robinson showed her one, she confused it with a tetherball. Kellum went to the meeting despite her lack of knowledge. It was the farthest thing from her expectations. She watched videos of drills at the gathering. Kellum immediately became thrilled at the prospect of playing. “It was exciting, but then I also knew that I was in a different world,” she said. “There was something completely different about what I was about to get myself into.” Kellum pushed herself to continue with this newfound sport. She tried out for a club volleyball team a few weeks later and was swallowed up among a sea of bright-colored socks, knee pads and decorative spandex shorts. “I came in wearing tennis shoes, basketball shorts and a T-shirt,” she said. “I didn’t know what I was getting into.” But it turned out Kellum was actually pretty good at volleyball. She picked it up naturally, and the coaches started to notice her untapped talent.

“I kind of loved it,” she said with a big smile. “I thought, ‘I want a volleyball, I want knee pads, I want the sparkly spandex, the crazy socks, I want all of it.’” But her love for volleyball conflicted with her first love: softball. She played outfield for a different club team. She often hustled from the field to the court during the week for practices. One evening after finishing up some training on the diamond, her softball coach told her she had to choose and couldn’t continue to give 50 percent to one sport and 50 percent the other. It wasn’t fair. The 13-year-old didn’t have to think too hard. “I love it, but I think volleyball is my future,” she told him.

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Kellum’s recruiting began around her sophomore year of high school. She had always been a big Auburn fan but expanded her interests to Butler, Purdue, Ole Miss, Florida State and Penn State. As for Florida? Well, it wasn’t really an option. “The thing is, that was OK because I was never looking at Florida,” she said. “I never thought once about Florida.” But the recruiting process started to get overwhelming. As a sophomore, all of the pressure was on her to reach out to coaches instead of coaches reaching out to her, per NCAA regulations. To help keep her grounded and organized, Taelor’s mother, Theresa Kellum, made a scrapbook with over 20 schools that she was interested in. “She takes pride in all of my accomplishments,” Taelor said. “She kept their cards and letters. My mom’s my number one fan, but my nana, oh she is my number one fan.” During the spring of her sophomore year, Taelor played for Choo Choo City Volleyball in a tournament called Big South. The Atlanta-based competition is billed as the largest indoor junior girls volleyball tournament held in a single weekend in North America. It was that weekend that former Gators volleyball assistant coach Sally Polhamus heard a loud thump echo in the convention center as she was walking around the courts. She immediately came over to Taelor’s match and started to watch. Florida was then on her radar. The watch party continued as coaches flocked to Taelor’s school, Signal Mountain High near Chattanooga, Tennessee. A high school match brought the Florida and Ole Miss programs together as both head coaches watched Taelor from the bleachers — on opposite sides of the gym. “That was a weird dynamic for me,” she said. “They see each other. They know each other.” After the match, both coaches told Taelor they noticed their rivals were also in attendance. Taelor didn’t know how to respond. She found her answer soon enough. Florida would be her new home. Taelor fell in love with the program. She ate dinner with the team at the Lemerand Athletic Center and saw firsthand how involved the coaches were in the program. She verbally committed to the University of Florida her junior year and came up for an official visit the summer before her senior year. “There was something about it,” she said. “I felt like I belonged. Everything felt so genuine.”

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Taelor grew up in a Christian household. She has always thought of herself as a believer. But she really wasn’t. “I was what you call a Checklist Chris-

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Senior Middle Blocker Taelor Kellum is second on the team in blocks with 130. tian,” she said with a shrug. “Went to church – got it. Went to service on Christmas – got it.” It wasn’t until she got to UF that she said she realized she didn’t know who God really was. Taelor started having doubts about her playing and her identity outside of volleyball. “I think it was something that hurt my play and hurt the way I saw the game,” she said. “At one point I started to ask myself why I was even here. I put my identity literally in volleyball.” It was about that time that Taelor started taking more notice of the people on her team, specifically Lindsey Rogers, who Taelor considers one of her closest friends to this day. She watched Rogers live a life devoted to Christianity. Taelor wanted to live like that. As a junior, Taelor had heard about opportunities to incorporate God into sports through Athletes in Action. Her youth leader, Kevin Sides, thought that the Ultimate Training Camp would be just the thing she needed. She remembered walking out of one Sunday service at Greenhouse Church completely distraught at the idea that she was not in covenant with her God. “In covenant means to be in agreement or bonded by a contract,” she said. “Giving my life over to Him and stop trying to live it the way I want.” That’s when it truly hit her. She immediately started talking to Rogers about her revelation in a text-message thread she still has today. Taelor decided right then and there to go to the camp. She texted Sides about her decision and while Taelor was the only person from UF interested in the camp at the time, it didn’t scare her away. The Ultimate Training Camp showed Taelor her true identity that summer. “Not to be dramatic, but it was sort of life changing,” she said. At the camp Taelor learned the organization’s five principles of incorporating God into sports and outside of sports. The concepts ask athletes to forgo fear and selfishness in favor of acceptance in God. The hardest part of the camp, however, was a 20-hour competition where leaders pushed the athletes emotionally, physically and mentally to show them that they can’t do it all alone. At some point they have to rely on God. It was the ultimate test of faith. Taelor was performing a drill normally ordered as a punishment during practice.

Athletes ran up and down the court or field to various lines over and over. That’s when she hit her breaking point. Taelor lives with the symptoms of asthma and needed her inhaler after the drill. The leaders called for all the captains to come together, which didn’t give Taelor time to grab a quick puff of air. They told the captains that part of their role was always doing something a little more, a little harder, a little longer. They ordered the captains to run two more drills. “I just broke down,” she said. She prayed. She needed something to fill her lungs and give her strength. She knew she couldn’t do this alone. “He provided,” Taelor said shaking her head. “I finished, and I don’t know how… at the end I just broke down because I felt like if I didn’t rely on Him, I wouldn’t have been able to do that.” She saw a difference when she realized that she needed to take her identity out of the sport, go back to just enjoying it and thank God for the abilities He gave her to do what she loves. Taelor started enjoying practice again. She started building stronger relationships with her teammates. Volleyball became less of a chore. It became the gift preteen Taelor had received. Last summer, Taelor went back to the camp as an intern. She led a small group for a week and a half teaching other students the values she learned the previous summer. The experiences gave Taelor the confidence to bring some of the principles from camp back to UF. “It helped me to see that I’ve come a long way,” she said. “It helped me to see that God has bigger plans for me.”

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Not everything has been smooth sailing since Taelor’s camp experience, but she said it’s all a part of the growing process. Stepping onto the court as a starter back in August didn’t give Taelor full security. Her starting spot could always be up for grabs. “I still knew there was possibility that things can change,” she said. Memories of her sophomore year came flying back as she recalled then-freshman Rachael Kramer taking the starting position with then-junior Rhamat Alhassan after Taelor’s poor initial performance. “I started, and then I did terrible,” Taelor said. “That’s showing that (Wise) telling me I can start could still go wrong.” She wasn’t resentful of the decision to start Taelor because it gave her time to process and figure out who she was. “They were right about that decision, and I thank them for that,” she said. But this has been a part of God’s plan all along, she said. Upon returning from the camp as an intern this summer, Taelor prayed to be surrounded by people that were just as devoted as she was. “He just kept opening doors for me,” she said. “I was praying for community and then He brought me Holly (Carlton).” Carlton came from AIA at North Carolina and was familiar with the program. Since her transfer, Taelor and Carlton, along with freshman Thayer Hall, have become a close group. “I was supposed to stay here because He was just lining everything up,” she said with a smile. “He’s answering me.” Read the rest of the story online at alligator.org/sports @faiello_mari mfaiello@alligator.org

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UF blew 11-point lead against Northwestern BASKETBALL, from pg 14 begins. Can the team put four strong quarters together? Florida led after the ﬁrst quarter in four of its opening six games. It has had second half leads in four of them as well. Outside of the loss at Indiana, the Gators have been in most of the games they’ve played. A big factor in their winless record has been a failure to play a solid 40 minutes and an inability to close out games. Florida blew an 11-point lead with three minutes left against Northwestern. It was outscored 19-8 to end the game after trailing by just two points in the fourth quarter against Northeastern. This is a team that needs to string together four solid quarters to compete with programs that have superior talent. @samcampisano scampisano@alligator.org

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The Gators have led after the ﬁrst quarter in four of their ﬁrst six games of the season.

COLUMN, from pg 14 nization, two days after which he was signed by the Redskins. He had plenty of time for second chances without real punishment. Time is up. And it’s not even the NFL’s handling of the situation that’s so bafﬂing. It’s the Redskins'. It’s owner Dan Snyder's. A man with a wife and three children whose decision to claim Foster basically said “Yeah, Foster could maybe, possibly, be a serial domestic abuser and is clearly problematic. Buuut the Cowboys are gaining on us, and he can help us win the NFC East.” I know “innocent until proven guilty” is a legal guise, but what about image? Wasn’t image the argument when teams didn’t want to sign that other player from the 49ers who committed no crimes but stood up for all minorities? No? Per a USAToday article, Redskins coach Jay Gruden told reporters that Foster is “a young player. He’s made a mistake or two. At the end of the day, we decided to take a chance and deal with it.” Interesting. It seems like these NFL teams only care about second chances when it beneﬁts them. Alanis Thames is a sports writer. Follow her on Twitter @alanisthames or contact her at athames@alligator.org.

Allie Gregory tied career high with 22 digs against Florida State VOLLEYBALL, from pg 14 ing the last seven due to an undisclosed injury, looked as good as new as she registered nine kills on 23 swings and had ﬁve digs. Kramer hit an efﬁcient nine kills on a .333 hitting percentage, but it was her defensive presence that pushed the team over the top in Round 1. The 6-foot-8 middle blocker stuffed the Seminole attack at the net for most of the match, tallying

nine total blocks and a dig. Her defense gave Florida consistent momentum and sprung offensive runs, including a sequence in the second set when she crushed a kill and made a solo block that started a 7-1 run to help the Gators pull away. Kramer’s stand at the net helped Florida hold the Seminoles to just a .168 hitting percentage and force 15 FSU attack errors in the threeset win. Libero Allie Gregory anchored the defense from the back row as

she tied her career high in digs with 22 and tacked on two of Florida’s seven service aces. The Louisville, Kentucky, native’s clutch serving came up big in the third set when she went on a 8-0 serving run, collected a service ace and assisted on a kill by Hammons that capped off a 10-1 run. But the Gators played far from perfect in the sweep. While they were all smiles after the win, they will also have things to work on before the quick turnaround against

Florida Gulf Coast today. The main problem came from FSU outside hitter Payton Caffrey, who gave UF ﬁts the whole match. Florida State fed the 2018 ACC Player of the Year, and she took advantage, totaling 14 kills on 40 swings. Caffrey seemed unstoppable early as she recorded 10 of those kills in the ﬁrst two sets and started runs on her own to keep her team in the match. At one point in the second set, Caffrey had three kills in a 7-3 run,

which put Florida State up in the set. She later single-handedly went on a 3-0 run with three kills, but it was not enough to win the set. Florida’s defense eventually keyed on her in the third set, forcing FSU to look elsewhere. Florida will need to make the adjustment earlier against FGCU, who is fresh off a ﬁrst-round upset over No. 13 seed UCF. @dyrudolph drudolph@alligator.org

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