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Texting while driving becomes primary offense

Chenoweth takes the throne during Sunday night show

The law will go into e fect July 1

By Ashley Lazarski Staff Writer

Starting this summer, texting while driving could cost you money and points on your license.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Friday that makes texting while driving a primary offense rather than a secondary offense. If police officers see a driver texting, the driver can be stopped even if they have not committed another violation, said Keyna Cory, a coordinator for the Florida Don’t Text and Drive Coalition.

Cory said she and her col-

leagues have discussed the bill since 2012. House Bill 107 was originally proposed by Florida representatives Jackie Toledo and Emily Slosberg.

Cory created the Florida Don’t Text and Drive Coalition in 2014 to better advocate for this bill. Under her guidance, it has been addressed to some extent at almost every single legislative session since, she said.

Cory recalled a similar struggle in the 1980s when seatbelt violations were considered only a secondary offense.

“Even back then, opponents tried to argue that by making it a primary offense, it infringed

SEE TEXT/DRIVE, PAGE 3

Employees respond to UF employer ranking UF WAS RANKED SIXTH OUT OF ALL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

By Tori Whidden Staff Writer

While UF ranked among the top 10 employers for public universities, some UF employees believe the title is not deserved.

On April 17, Forbes Magazine released a list ranking large employers. It ranked UF sixth among public universities and 19th among all universities. However, some employees have disagreed.

Bobby Mermer is co-president of UF Graduate Assistants United (GAU), a union repre-

senting teaching assistants, research assistants and graduate student instructors at UF. Mermer said he was confused with the criteria Forbes Magazine used to rank UF. He argued it could be inaccurate if it was only higher administration who contributed to the Forbes feedback.

“Other staff including graduate assistants, [Other Personnel Services] workers and temporary workers would not rank UF as a top employer,” Mermer said.

Mermer said the university does not take every staff member into consideration when making decisions — big or small.

Florida wins NCAA Regional

The Florida softball team outscored its opponents 16-0 over the weekend as it advanced to the NCAA Super Regional, pg. 10

SEE FORBES, PAGE 5

The Broadway star gave an intimate performance at the Phillips Center

By Brittany Wallace Avenue Staff Writer

Sam Thomas / Alligator Staff

Kristin Chenoweth, the 50-yearold Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer, performs a Gator Chomp Sunday evening while wearing a Florida Gators T-shirt during the beginning of her show at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Around 1,300 people watched as the Broadway star performed, sharing quirky personal anecdotes between songs.

Two hours prior to the conclusion of the most highly-anticipated series finale on television, a Broadway star was introduced on stage at UF as a “slayer of high notes, breaker of music chains and house of Chenoweth.” She opened her set with an operatic version of the “Game of Thrones” theme song, which elicited chuckles from the audience.

After being introduced by Brian Jose on Sunday around 7:30 p.m., Kristin Chenoweth took the stage at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, which was four months after she was originally scheduled to perform.

Around 1,300 guests of all ages attended the show.

Brian Jose, director of UF Performing Arts, came out to greet the audience

at showtime and thanked sponsors like Blue Water Bay for making the performance with Tony Award-winning singer Kristin Chenoweth possible.

Chenoweth is a veteran in the entertainment scene. She debuted on Broadway as Precious McGuire in the 1997 musical “Steel Pier,” and has since earned three Tony Award nominations — one of them ending in a win for Best Featured Actress in a Musical — and an Emmy.

Virginia Martinez, UF School of Theater and Dance acting instructor, had always known about Chenoweth but had never followed her career closely. Even though Martinez was not a personal fan, it did not dissuade her from coming to see the Broadway star.

“It would be a foolish waste of [an]

Fossil of ancient bird discovered in Montbrook

The fossil is of an ancient heron and is estimated to be 5 to 5.5 million years old, pg 3

opportunity,” Martinez said.

Martinez was later brought to tears

by Chenoweth’s rendition of “The Sweetheart Tree” by Henry Mancini, originally performed in the 1965 movie “The Great Race.”

Chenoweth gave a loving shout-out to Malcolm Gets, a UF acting professor, who was in the audience. Gets has been nominated for a Tony Award and has performed on Broadway multiple times. Both Gets and Chenoweth were in the musical “The Apple Tree.”

“He was a teacher to me in a very important time,” Chenoweth said.

There were many touching moments throughout the show, such as when Chenoweth honored military veterans with the song “Bring Him

SEE CHENOWETH, PAGE 3

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UF CLAS graduates received wrong graduation photos MANY STUDENTS RECEIVED WRONG PHOTOS FROM INACCURACIES IN FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE

By Tori Whidden Staff Writer

Jonelle Joseph was damp from the rain when she took her graduation photos.

The gloomy weather matched her disappointment when she found out she had to take photos in front of a green screen.

“The pictures looked hilariously photoshopped,” she said.

First, the 21-year-old UF sociology graduate didn’t get to walk across the stage at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences comence ent cere ony in Ben ill riffin tadium, which was canceled for nearby lightning.

Two weeks later, Joseph received her graduation photo proofs. However, not all the photos were of her, she said. Through social media, she discovered at least three other graduates were emailed her photos.

The bad weather was to blame for the photo mix-ups, wrote Jamie Parker, owner of University Photography, in an email to the graduates that was obtained by The Alligator.

The incorrect photo proofs were sent to the graduates who were not recognized on the stage, because the company had to rely on facial recognition software, Parker wrote in the email. Between 200 to 300 graduates

were not recognized on stage.

The photography company split the graduates’ photos into three categories in response to the confusion that followed the CLAS ceremony, Parker wrote. The categories were those who had walked across the stage, those who had taken a photo in front of the green screen preceding the stage and those who had a picture with CLAS dean David Richardson.

University Photography had no way of identifying those students without resorting to facial recognition technology because the graduates’ names were not announced.

University Photography attended the makeup ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday in the O’Connell Center.

Parker apologized for this issue in the email sent to all of the graduates. The email made it accessible to view all of the proofs.

University Photography has been taking UF graduation photos for over 30 years and makes their income solely on photo sales from students, UF spokesperson Steve Orlando wrote in an email.

The photographers are reaching out to the students who did not cross the stage in order to ensure that each student receives the right proofs, Orlando said.

Annie Deaderick, a 21-year-old UF entomology and nematology graduate, also received incorrect photos.

She received more than 20 different faces when she was emailed her proofs. Thirteen out of the 52 photos she was sent were actually of her, she said.

“I don’t think they are great pictures, but

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Emefa Amoah (pictured on the left) received Jonelle Joseph’s (right) proofs after the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony on May 5. The photographs were sent to both of the graduates due to an inaccuracy in the facial recognition software that University Photography used.

I’m not sure there’s a great way to do (green screen pictures) anyway,” Deaderick said.

For Joseph, these photos are just a reminder of a bad day. She has decided to not order any of the photos, she said.

“I decided against ordering any, because

I didn’t want a memory of the most disappointing day of my undergrad career,” Joseph said. @tori_whidden twhidden@alligator.org

Volunteers uncover bones of ancient heron at Montbrook fossil site THE SITE IS ESTIMATED TO BE 5 TO 5.5 MILLION YEARS OLD

By Rosmery Izaguirre Staff Writer

A hobby turned into history when two Florida Museum of Natural History volunteers found the bones of a new species of extinct heron at the Montbrook fossil dig site.

The species has been named

CHENOWETH, from pg. 1 Home” from the musical “Les Miserables.”

Chenoweth engaged the crowd when she sang her iconic solo “Popular” from Broadway musical “Wicked.” She invited audience members to bring out their phones and record her. Videos of the audience were posted to Chenoweth’s Instagram Live toward the end of the song.

Austin Halvosa, an 18-yearold senior in the performing arts program at the P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School, said his favorite performance of the night was “Popular.”

“I thought the show was incredible. Just seeing her that close to me was just astonishing,” Halvosa said.

Taphophoyx hodgei in honor of Eddie Hodge, owner of the private property outside of Williston where the dig site is located.

Florida Museum curator of ornithology David Steadman and research assistant Oona Takano identified t e species after its discovery and p lis ed t eir findings.

Takano said the fossil is the first of its a e to e fo nd in ort Florida. It is estimated to be 5 to 5.5 million years old. e fossils we are findin

Near the evening’s end, Chenoweth brought out students from the UF School of Theatre and Dance to help her sing her last two songs. She surprised the students with the addition of an unplanned song, the Leonard Cohen tune “Hallelujah.”

Chenoweth asked the audience to sin alon d rin t e final chorus to create one harmonious choir in the theater before taking a bow and leaving the stage.

That was not to be the conclusion, however.

To the delight of the audience, Chenoweth quickly returned to the stage for an encore performance of the ballad “Smile” by Nat King Cole. Chenoweth expressed how much she loved sic and started er final son of the evening without a microphone. As she performed

from the site include many complete bones, a high diversity of terrestrial vertebrates and many new species,” Takano said. ey identified t e eron fossil using the bones of the bird’s shoulder girdle, which showed shape differences from those of previously known herons, Takano said. e new species is st t e first of possibly many species to be found from the site, Takano said.

Other birds from the site have primarily been aquatic species.

“Smile,” her voice bounced off t e walls and filled p t e roo At the end of the song Chenoweth encouraged the audience to sing the last word in unison: smile. She then took a bow and everyone in the theater rose to give her a standing ovation.

After the show, Martinez said she was deeply moved by Chenoweth’s performance and that she had surpassed her expectations.

“You can see her roots and a lot of her personality coming through the music and the way she expresses the music,” Martinez said. “She really is a storyteller.” @BtNwallace Bwallace1@alligator.org

Jonathan Bloch, Florida Museum curator of vertebrate paleontology and a coordinator of the fossil dig, said fossils are not identified at t e site, and it is li ely the volunteers did not know what they found.

“Very often, we don’t know how exciting it is until much later after we’ve gone back to the lab and had a chance to study them,” Bloch said.

More than 700 volunteers have worked at the fossil site. The dig takes place during a period of

three to four weeks in the fall and the spring.

Bloch said the site, which has been used since mid-November 2015, is one of the most important fossil sites found in Florida in decades.

“It really gives us a window into what North Florida was like here 5 to 6 million years ago in a river-type of environment,” Bloch said.

TEXT/DRIVE, from pg. 1

fect July 1, it will begin with a “grace period” to allow drivers to wean themselves off of their phones. The law will be more heavily enforced in school and construction zones on Oct. 1 and in all other areas on Jan. 1. Each violation will cost about $30 and point deductions from their licenses, Cory said.

Ethan Long, 38, works at Gator Cycle on 13th Street and has seen his fair share of dangerous situations as a result of sharing the road with distracted drivers.

As a biker in Gainesville, Long says he often has close calls where he thinks a driver sees him, only to find o t t ey don t t ll definitely elp drivers see bikes a little more as well now that there’s one less thing to look at while driving,” Long said.

on their personal freedoms,” Cory said. “Although I believe that personal freedoms are important too, safety violations like not wearing a seatbelt or texting while driving start to infringe on the freedoms of everyone else around you.”

In more recent years, Cory remembered hearing about the death of UF graduate Patrick Wanninkhof in 2015. As he was riding his bike across the country for charity, Wanninkhof was killed by someone who was texting while driving.

“That hurts my heart when families come in and say that they have lost children as a result of texting and driving,” Cory said. “It tugs at your heart that their child was taken away from them for no reason.”

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UF student allegedly threatened GPD: Man charged with grand theft of Kawasaki motorcycle roommate with butcher knife THE ARGUMENT STARTED OVER ACCUSED FOOD THEFT

By Rachael Schirmer Staff Writer

UF student Jinming Chen, 20, was arrested by the Gainesville Police Department on Saturday after threatening his roommate with a butcher knife, according to a GPD arrest report.

Chen was cutting vegetables in his apartment kitchen, located at 1000 SW 62nd Blvd., when he became increasingly angry with his roommate and accused him of stealing food from the shared refrigerator, according to the arrest report.

Chen damaged the kitchen countertop and doors to the laundry room with the butcher knife. Chen confronted his roommate about

the food theft with the butcher knife in hand. The roommate became fearful for his life and left the apartment, according to the report.

Chen admitted to holding the butcher knife while Chen arguing with his roommate while being questioned. He said he had no intention of causing any harm. A witness to the incident said Chen was not holding the knife in a threatening manner.

Chen was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.

Chen was released on his own recognizance on Sunday. The Alligator was able to reach Chen, who declined to comment until “after the incident has been solved.” @rschirmerr rschirmer@alligator.org

HIS BOND IS $70,000

By Tien Le Staff Writer

Joshua Hyden, 34, allegedly stole a 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle on May 4 at 1320 NW 3rd Ave., according to a sworn complaint from the Gainesville Police Department.

Williston Police Department located the motorcycle with the ignition “punched out” in Hyden’s Ford SUV. There was an ignition cylinder and tools associated with removing ignition switches in the SUV as well, according to the sworn complaint.

Hyden claimed he purchased the motorcycle for $1,000 but had no proof of purchase, according to the sworn complaint.

Detectives met with a witness on May 7 who said Hyden called her and asked her to pick him up somewhere between Archer and Williston on County Road 241. She said

she helped Hyden load the motorcycle into the SUV but did not know it was stolen, according to the sworn complaint.

On May 10, Hyden requested to speak to a detective about the incident Hyden from Levy County Jail.

Hyden was read his Miranda rights and was reminded the detective co ld not spea to i nless e specifically asked because he now had a lawyer, according to the sworn complaint.

After detectives turned off the recording device during their interview, Hyden admitted to grand theft. Hyden is charged with unarmed burglary and grand theft in lieu of a $70,000 bond.

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UF Senate president petitions senator-appointed summer replacements MORE THAN 30 SENATORS’ APPOINTMENTS MAY BE NULLIFIED

By Charlie Daffron Staff Writer

olin olo on was set to fill t e vacant seat of t dent overn ent istrict enator ac intos oac i for t e s er p ntil last wee w en is position was petitioned ollowin proced re, oac i c ose t e -year-old cri inolo y sop o ore to fill in for i on enate w ile e wo ld e away for t e s er olo on, an independent party e er, was approved y t e enate on pril ree wee s later, on ay , enate resident i y aw sent an e ail to t e

senators statin t eir replace ents wo ld e n llified aw cited rticle , ection of t e t dent Body constit tion, w ic says all enate replace ents st e approved on ay ince t ey were approved efore ay , olo on and ore t an ot er replaceent senators are in dan er of losin t eir positions ese actions ave co e fro a place of ass ed power w ere it s not stated t ey ave s c power, olo on said e ri t of enator oac i to appoint e as een ta en fro i aw ar es t at since t ese replaceents were not ade followin t e constit tion s r les, t ey won t e reco ni ed y t e enate, aw wrote in an e ail e only way st dent senators ave any in ence over t eir s er replace ents,

accordin to rticle , ection of t e constit tion, is y appointin and confir in t eir replace ents on ay , aw said aw said t e new replace ents wo ld e c osen d rin a eetin wit t e enate xec tive o ittee and t e eplaceent and enda o ittee, w ic will e rsday at p ny previo sly c osen replace ents were enco ra ed to reapply for t eir position, s e said pplications for vacant enate seats are on s we site s ley ra ows i, a -year-old political co nication aster s st dent and enate inority eader, as een vocal a o t er disa ree ent wit aw s actions ra ows i as een eetin wit enate replace ents w ose positions are in estion, s e said e as also et a es y er, t e advisor, to decide w at t e

UF evaluating new SAT “adversity score” THE NEW SYSTEM WILL NOT ALTER SCORES

By Meleah Lyden Staff Writer

ad issions is navi atin t e c an es to li e risin i sc ool seniors e , often considered in colle e adissions, is addin an nviron ental ontext as oard to t e exa owever, is still fi rin o t ow it will apply t e new syste , w ic eas res a st dent s access to reso rces e das oard, also called an adversity score, loo s at i sc ool environ ent indicators li e t e avera e n er of classes ta en and t e percenta e of st dents eli i le for free or red ced l nc , olle e Board spo esperson aslee arayol wrote in an e ail t e

arayol said it also factors in nei orood data li e fa ilial inco e and cri e e das oard excl des t e consideration of race and does not alter t e score r foc s is findin erit and reso rcef lness of st dents, arayol said olle e Board piloted t is new scorin syste at ore t an colle es and niversities, incl din lorida tate niversity was not part of t e pilot, and as yet to loo at ow it will i pact ad issions or ow it will se t e new das oard or now, t e niversity s infor ation on t e score s i pact is fairly li ited, spo esperson teve rlando wrote in an e ail e are c rrently eval atin its se for f t re years, rlando said @MeleahLyden mlyden@alligator.org

est co rse of action is e constit tion does say t at t ey s o ld e confir ed on ay , ra owsi said owever, t e enate resident doesn t ave t e ri t to nilaterally ndo so et in t at s done y a a ority of t e t dent enate ra ows i said s e worries t is co ld set a dan ero s precedent t at wo ld allow t e enate president to ndo any decisions t at ave een ade s for oac i s replace ent olo on, e plans to reapply, t e is s eptical a o t ow fair t e w ole process will e wis ad f ll fait and confidence t at t e t dent Body overn ent, sittin e as an independent, not pact or nspire, wo ld appoint e a ain to t at position, e said @charlie_daffron cdaffron@alligator.org

Many OPS workers let go FORBES, from pg. 1 e said arely re ards rad ate assistants as e ployees since t ey are also st dents, leadin to t eir ins fficient pay and t eir ina ility to voice an opinion and e eard e dedicate o r lives, and ost of o r wor leads to t e niversity, so we s o ld et a say in t e priorities, er er said s ley yen, coordinator for lac a o nty a or oalition , said t e list is acc rate if yo re a person of power yen as wor ed wit for al ost t ree years, elpin a e a etter place for contracted wor ers, w ic stands for t er ersonnel ervices wor ers positions are te porary wor , s e said

yen said wor ers do not ave a de ocratic c oice in ow t eir wor places are r n ince t e new policy was released, ovin so e wor ers to f ll-ti e t lettin o any ot ers, t e as een pset yen said t e niversity doesn t ive t e sa e opport nity to wor ers to spea o t a o t t eir rievances and co plaints wor ers do not ave a voice, s e said ey are not paid fairly, and a lot of t e are not a le to s pport t eir own liveli oods eca se of t e pay t ey recieve e lli ator reac ed o t to for co ent, t it did not ave a state ent at t is ti e @tori_whidden twhidden@alligator.org

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Call The Fire Department It’ll know what to do!

Casey Brooks, a 23-year-old firefighter emergency medical technician, examines bunker gear placed outside the station for inventory. Brooks and other Gainesville Fire Rescue staff members were responsible for the preparation of e uipment sets to be used by newly hired firefighters.

Photo story by Chris Day Alligator Staff

Evan Davis, a 26-year-old firefighter with GFR, looks out the window of a fire engine Friday, March 28 while responding to a call. The fire turned out to be a false alarm and the engine returned to Station 1. The Alachua County Commission declared May 19 through May 25 to be Emergency Medical Services Week in Alachua County, Florida, on May 14 to recognize the value and accomplishments of those in the emergency medical field.

Andrew Picklo, a 24-year-old firefighter EMT, trains with the engine ladder outside of GFR Station 1, 525 S. Main St. The firefighters took part in a time trial to see how uickly they could inspect the engine and maneuver the ladder as close to the top of the street light as possible.

Gunnar Piner, a 28-year-old firefighter EMT and driver, helps start the ow of uids into a patient s arm who is being transported to the hospital in an ambulance. The woman s heartbeat was uctuating. During the transit she asked another paramedic, Andrew Picklo, I ain t gonna die, am I? Picklo then reassured her while working to steady her condition, No ma am, you re not going to die.

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DARTS & LAURELS

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n Friday, Taiwan’s parliament legalized same-sex marriage. We are giving a laurel to Taiwan for being t e first place in sia to do so n , t e state s constitutional court ruled the Taiwanese constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marriage and gave lawmakers two years to bring laws up to its new standard. According to BBC News, the most progressive of three bills to legalize same-sex unions was the one signed into law wit a -to- vote e law oes into effect ay Ohio State University released a report Friday that deceased at letic doctor ic ard tra ss sex ally a sed at least ale st dents over t e co rse of years e are ivin a dart to OSU because an independent investigation found the university new a o t t e a se as early as , accordin to t wasn’t until January 1996 that the university started to investigate complaints against Strauss. That summer he was removed as an OSU physician but was still kept as a tenured faculty member. it ore t an pa es, t e report ro t to li t t e a se students and athletic members experienced because of Strauss.

The recent James Charles and Tati Westbrook beauty community drama has us giving a dart to cancel culture. “Canceling” someone is the act of no longer supporting someone (usually a cele rity or online personality y eit er financial or di ital means because they have been regarded as problematic by the masses. In the case of Charles and Westbrook, popular beauty Youtuber Westbrook posted a video titled “Bye Sister” and essentially started the cancelation of Charles, a Youtuber with 13 million subscribers. We are giving a dart to cancel culture because it allows for toxic public shaming without due process. All the drama may be fun to watch unfold, but there are serious implications for assuming guilt.

We are giving a laurel to Game of Thrones. After eight years, the HBO series ended Sunday night. Regardless of criticism of this recent season’s writing and character development (or the squashing thereof), the show seemed to unite millions in fan theory, de ate and ilario s e es e -episode s ow won ri eti e y wards and aintained over illion viewers based on audience measure by Nielsen Media Research. But now that the beloved fantasy show is over, there’s no need to spiral into a GOT-deprived abyss. According to CNBC, there are at least three spin-off series planned.

Lastly, we are giving a laurel to internet sensation Grumpy at e died ay at t e a e of ro ly years in an years”) from complications from a urinary tract infection. Although she always sported a frown, the comedy associated with her grimace always put a smile on our faces. Grumpy Cat, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, became famous via Reddit six years ago when her owner, Tabatha Bundesen, posted the cat’s picture introducing her to the Internet world. We hope kitty heaven is everything worth smiling about for Grumpy Cat. Mark Stine EDITOR

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Letter to the Editor

IFAS benefits from prison contracts

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F’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony was briefly interrupted by three of our student organizers during the college’s second go at a proper commencement.

Despite the relevance, we were not making a statement on how UF can’t seem to provide a graduation that prioritizes student individuality and expression over convenience.

Instead, these students forfeited their hard-earned moment on stage to create a platform for those who have had their voice stolen by society.

Their action is coordinated in message with the three students from commencement ceremonies earlier this month.

Incarcerated individuals are unjustly regarded as a class that should be disenfranchised from all of their civil liberties and subsequently cannot easily advocate against the living and working conditions they face on the inside. Organizations like

the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC) have helped bridge their voices to those who are much more privileged, like college students. It is because of prisoner testimonies and letters, tied in with our recognition of labor, that Divest UF campaigns to terminate UF’s involvement in modern slavery.

IFAS, ranked as the nation’s fourth best agricultural program according to U.S. News, has only assumed its si e and profit ar in eca se it steals labor from incarcerated workers. Instead of valuing labor and paying Florida residents a living wage for the work, UF IFAS contracts local prisons to send out about 100 prisoners a day to do what the prisoners have described as “grunt work” on several agricultural sites around Florida. The labor performed is not just short in actual trade skill, but also provides ero financial co pensation to the inmates. A state solu-

tion to criminality should be rooted in reparation and reconciliation; it shouldn’t serve as a cost-saving tool for government agencies, universities or private companies.

By contracting prison labor from the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC), UF is choosing to explicitly join the list of corporations t at profit off of ass incarceration We must also be cognizant of the fact that black and brown people remain disproportionately targeted by our carceral system.

Ending these contracts is a primary step in removing moral authority from an inherently corrupt and abusive agency of the state. The Senior Vice President of IFAS, Jack Payne, admitted its capacity to terminate these contracts in a meeting this spring. Help hold UF accountable by telling them to #CutTheContracts.

Help us create living wages for those across Florida while creating a tangible end to slavery.

Juan Zapata is a 23-year-old UF electrical engineering graduate.

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Adversity scores expose the problem with the SAT

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he dreaded SAT. If you went to high ily raise or lower anyone based on their backschool in the United States, you probground, but it would provide context. ably took this important test at some The entire idea of the SAT and how it’s point. viewed goes against the concept of an adversity In addition to the usual math, reading score. The original pitch for the SAT was simand writing scores, there will soon be one more ple: a handful of scores on key subjects (math, score in the mix: the adversity score. reading, and writing) that would give colleges Last week, College Board (the organization Jason Zapulla an idea of how well each student is prepared for that runs the SATs) announced it would cre- opinions@alligator.org college-level material. The value of the SAT, and ate what is being referred to as an “adversity perhaps its reason for existing, is that it takes score,” which scores each student from 1 to 100 based on a range of information and condenses it into one overall 15 different factors, such as local crime rate, poverty rate score and three sub-scores. Including an adversity score, and estimated education level of their parents. Numbers w ile ore re ective of t e real-world, also see s to o above 50 will be more disadvantaged and numbers below against the very core of the SAT. In short, adding other 50 will be less disadvantaged. Students will not be able to variables makes the simple and straightforward scores not see their adversity scores. It will instead be viewed only by so simple and straightforward. college admissions departments.

In the end, the College Board is in a tough situation.

There’s been an outpouring of both positive and nega- College Board now has to acknowledge that a small set tive reactions. Proponents say it would give context to stu- of scores devoid of context cannot acc rately re ect a dents’ results and provide a better understanding than the whole person. The idea of the all-important SAT scores is raw test scores. Opponents expressed concerns it would so ingrained in people’s minds and in the purpose of the negate students’ hard work and reduce them to a product test that trying to add context and complexity is bound to of their surroundings. cause backlash.

So what is to be done? My answer, and this is someOn one hand, this move toward adversity scoring does make sense. There has been evidence of disparities in SAT thing that College Board won’t like, would be to de-emscores based on race and socioeconomic status (those two phasize SAT and ACT scores. Make it optional. Do not factors are often linked). Even without that evidence, it’s consider it a crucial part of all applications. A handful common sense that someone who can afford SAT prep of scores can never co pletely re ect w o a person is and how they’ll do in college. Instead of relying on those classes and has parents and educators to help prepare scores, we should rely on other methods, such as grades, them for the big test would do better than someone who portfolios and other measures which tracks a student’s does not have access to those things. While this could ap- whole school career rather than one test. This may not be ply to all tests and exams, this is truer for the SAT and a simple or straightforward measurement, but it may be a ACT due to both being roughly consistent year-to-year lot more accurate than any “adversity score.” in terms of the types of questions. High scores are often based more on studying and preparation for the test rather Jason Zappulla is a UF history senior. His column appears than intelligence. The adversity score wouldn’t necessaron Tuesdays.

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1. Houston’s George Springer set a record in 2017 for most extra-base hits in the World Series. How many was it?

2. When was the last time a league leader in ERA for a season had a number higher than 3.00?

3. Jimmy Garoppolo, in 2017, became the second 49ers quarterback to win his first three NFL starts. Who was the first to do it?

4. In 2018, Villanova’s Jalen Brunson became the seventh male Naismith Award winner (top college basketball player) to win the NCAA Tournament the same year. Who was the last to do it before him?

5. When was the last time the Buffalo Sabres reached the NHL playoffs?

6. In 2018, Atlanta’s Josef Martinez set a Major League Soccer regular-season record for goals scored (31). Name two of the three others who shared the mark of 27.

7. Which of the following heavyweight boxers did Ken Norton not fight during his pro career: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier or Larry Holmes?

Answers 1. Eight hits (three doubles, five home runs).

2. John Lackey, with a 3.01 ERA for the Angels in 2007.

3. Y.A. Tittle (1951-52).

4. Anthony Davis of Kentucky, in 2012.

5. It was 2011.

6. Roy Lassiter (1996), Chris Wondolowski (2012) and Bradley Wright-Phillips (2014).

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There was no match for the Gators softball team.

Boston University, Stanford and Boise State eac failed to ster p anyt in s fficient enough to challenge an elite Florida pitching staff this past weekend at the Gainesville NCAA Regional.

The No. 8 Gators (47-15) cruised to their 12th NCAA Super Regional in program history, and Gainesville will again serve as host this weekend to a three-game series against No. 11 Tennessee (42-15), the winner of the Knoxville Regional.

Three games into NCAA play, Florida looks prepared to make a strong Women’s College World Series run. The Gators blazed their way through all three NCAA Regional matchups, outscoring their opponents 16-0. Here’s how they did it: Continued dominance in the circle To say Florida’s pitching excelled would be an understatement. The Gators didn’t allow a single run in three games at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, which included a combined no-hitter in Saturday’s game against Boise State.

Senior ace Kelly Barnhill (32-11) displayed her typical prowess in the circle, winning two of her three starts and fanning 14 batters in the process. She’s now only 34 strikeouts short of Stacey Nelson’s UF single-season strikeout record (363).

Sophomore Natalie Lugo (8-3) entered in re-

lief for Barnhill in Saturday’s Boise State game and threw three perfect innings of her own, earnin a win w ile ettin er first postseason experience.

UF once again proved that it has one of the nation’s best pitching staffs, capable of carrying it deep into the postseason.

Bats trending upwards While often an inconsistent aspect of the team, the Gators were effective offensively, scoring 16 runs on 20 hits in the three regional games. e top of t e order, consistin of first aseman Amanda Lorenz, designated player Kendyl Lindaman and second basemen Hannah Adams, continued to spark the offense — the trio combined for half the team’s hits.

The other players in the lineup also showed si ns of life t is past wee end i t fielder aiie oover o ered in t e re ional final, and left fielder ade araway noc ed in t ree B s in the game prior.

The pitching UF faced this week was less challenging than what it faced in the SEC Tournament a few weeks ago, and it was likely inferior to the pitching it will face throughout the rest of the postseason. The offensive production, however, was still encouraging. @jack_braverman jbraverman@alligator.org

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Second baseman Hannah Adams was a key contributor for Florida at the NCAA Gainesville Regional, going 4 for 8 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

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Arians’ treatment of Gerald McCoy sets a dangerous precedent River Wells

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The Associated Press

Gerald McCoy, who was released by the Bucs on Monday, has earned three First-Team All-Pros and has made six Pro Bowls in his NFL career.

UF captain Nelson Maldonado was named the First Team All-SEC designated hitter on Monday. First baseman Kendrick Calilao was named to the Freshman All-SEC Team.

“He’s not as disruptive as he was four years ago, but he’s still a good player.”

That was what Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians had to say about defensive tackle Gerald McCoy this offseason. He told ESPN that he needed to “evaluate” him, and that McCoy was at the age where “production and (pay) don’t match.”

On Monday, McCoy was released from the team, and he’ll end his career with the Buccaneers with zero playoff appearances and only two seasons with

ierra roo s nis es secon a

a winning record.

Four-time All-Pro. Six-time Pro Bowler. Zero team success.

There’s an inherent problem in the way Arians spoke of McCoy to the media. To some, Arians’ words could be interpreted as merely speaking the truth. McCoy certainly hasn’t been as productive as he once was -- ever since his 9.5-sack season in 2013, that number has declined -- and his 13 million dollar price ta doesn t re ect well on those numbers.

To the people that matter, though — the players in the locker room and the coaches — it could be a precedent for the future.

To question McCoy’s work ethic and on-field presence does little to ive justice to the career of the third-overall pick, and there were those in Tampa who expressed their anger at the decision to release him.

“You tweeting me talking (about)

ampions ips

Florida golfer Sierra Brooks was the runner-up for the NCAA individual title after shooting an even round on Monday. Arkansas' Maria Fassi shot 5 under on the day and won the title by five strokes, pg. 11.

how good this situation is very very [sic] irrelevant,” Tampa middle linebacker Lavonte David tweeted, after tweeting out an angry emoji a few minutes earlier. “I’m literally the last person you should try to convince!”

McCoy was notorious for being vocal about his detractors, even going as far as to rant on an Instagram story and to assure his critics that he is “an Allro on and off t e field It's likely that what Arians said didn’t sit well with McCoy. His release did not sit well with David, either, and with the new regime coming in for the 2019 season, there is good reason for players to wonder if Arians could call them out next. McCoy has been a staple at Raymond James Stadium since is first season in a pa in , and y callin o t s c a i profile player and locker room leader, Arians risks something that any new regime can’t risk: losing the support of its players.

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BASEBALL

Florida chasing NCAA berth as SEC Tournament begins

By Evan Lepak Sports Writer

The Florida baseball team has made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament every year since coach Kevin O’Sullivan took over in 2008.

But UF, coming off of fourstraight College World Series appearances, hasn’t performed up to expectations this season.

Currently sitting at 33-23 overall and 13-17 in conference play, t e ators are fir ly on t e at-large bubble as the SEC Tournament gets underway in Hoover, Alabama, on Tuesday.

Though the team’s loss count is high and it’s under .500 in SEC play, a 25th-ranked RPI and the fourth-strongest strength of schedule, according to D1baseball.com, has Florida kept alive. e play a diffic lt sc ed le every year and I think you should be rewarded for that,” O’Sullivan said in a release after Saturday’s victory over Missouri. “It’s a very diffic lt lea e very ody feels

like they should be in, but I do believe the way we’re playing ri t now, if we can find o r way into a Regional, we’d be tough to handle.”

The Gators were on the outside looking in prior to their series against Mizzou. They desperately needed a sweep to help bolster their resume and remain alive for an at-large bid. earned its first road series sweep of the season, and now needs to win a game or two in the SEC Tourney to feel secure heading into Selection Monday next week. t ll e an early first-pitc for Florida on Tuesday, as it matches up with the Texas A&M Aggies (36-19-1, 16-13-1 SEC) in Game 1 of the tournament at 10:30 a.m.

Florida earned the 11th seed and will play third-seeded Georgia on Wednesday if it gets past the Aggies.

UF and A&M didn’t meet during the 2019 regular season, but the two teams did play in 2018,

SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 12

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Tommy Mace earned his eighth win of the season over the weekend against Missouri, pitching 6.2 innings and allowing just two earned runs. The sophomore decreased his ERA to 5.18 with the effort.

GOLF

Brooks misses out on individual title, UF eliminated

By Bryan Matamoros Sports Writer

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Sierra Brooks finished the second round of the NCAA Championships tied for first on the individual leaderboard, but settled for second place after Arkansas' Maria Fassi pulled away in the final round.

Sierra Brooks waited anxiously in t e cl o se after finis in t e stroke play portion of the NCAA a pions ips in a tie for first wit Arkansas’ Maria Fassi.

Brooks ended with an overall score of 4 under, but Fassi still had 13 holes remaining to clinch the individual title.

Fassi claimed sole possession of the lead with a birdie on the par-4 sixth and never gave it back, carding an overall score of 8 under to beat out Brooks for the NCAA individual title on Monday in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The Gators were eliminated from the NCAA Championships despite Brooks’ showing at the event. They finis ed in t wit an overall score of 42 over. lorida entered t e final ro nd in 13th (+31) and needed a spark to alify for t e atc play arterfinals, as only the top eight teams advance.

B t fo r o t of s five olfers recorded a score above par on the last day, which ultimately put an end to its season.

Brooks started off well, extending her lead to three strokes after birdieing three of the last four holes on the front nine.

But the junior’s performance on the back nine hurt her chances of taking home the NCAA individual championship.

She registered a bogey on hole 10 and two double-bogeys on the 12th and t to finis t e ro nd at even par.

Fassi, however, was consistent t ro o t t e final ro nd of stro e play.

She had the luxury of playing on her home course, the Blessings Golf Club, and took advantage of it by recordin five irdies and ero o eys on her way to the NCAA individual crown.

Marta Perez, who carded a score of 11 over for Florida in the second round, performed better on Monday.

She registered seven birdies — after postin only one on nday to finish the last round at 2 over.

Addison Baggarly got off to a bad start in t e final ro nd, s ootin a do le- o ey on er first ole e closed out the front nine with two birdies on holes six and eight, but recorded none on the front nine, ending the last day with a score of 4 over.

Elin Esborn remained steady after a -over finis in t e openin ro nd of the event, posting a score of 5 over in each of the last two rounds.

Clara Manzalini recorded two triple-bogeys on Monday, with one coming on hole seven and the other on hole 14. The freshman closed out the tournament with a 6-over score on t e final day @bmatamoros_ bmatamoros@alligator.org

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SPORTS MEME OF THE WEEK

Florida has made the NCAA Tournament every year since 2008 BASEBALL, from pg. 10 when the Gators went to College Station and took two out of three.

Florida is expected to have right-hander Tommy Mace (8-4, 5.18 ERA) start against A&M on four days rest, while the Aggies

projected starter is southpaw Asa Lacy (7-4, 2.13 ERA).

Lacy leads the team in strikeouts with 115 and has given up just two earned runs in his last 11.1 innings pitched.

In the batter’s box, Mace will be taxed with trying to stop an

Aggies lineup highlighted by infielder Braden ew a e , six o e r ns, B s , catc er i ey oe ner , two o e r ns, B s and infielder Bryce Bla , seven o e r ns, Bs Texas A&M has won four of its

last six games, taking two out of t ree fro fift -ran ed r ansas in its final series of t e re lar season. faces a diffic lt tas in Hoover, but an upset on Tuesday will go a long way in strengthening the team’s resume and help-

ing it increase its NCAA tournament streak to 12 years.

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