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Surviving: An MSD victim works toward recovery at UF 48 Class of 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas graduates now go to UF

By Christina Morales Alligator Staff Writer

Elizabeth Stout will pick a seat away from the door when she walks into her ﬁrst UF class. Unlike her yellow thermos that still sits on the desk second from the door in her Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School AP Psychology class. Stout left the cup in Room 1213 of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s freshman building on Valentine’s Day. It has now found its place in the background of the ongoing investigation — along with forgotten chocolates and roses — since that classroom door window shattered and one of Stout’s classmates became one of 17 who died. She left other things behind. Her mental health, her friends and her hobbies — no more cheerleading, no more yearbook. And she almost left her dream of UF behind, a school she’s wanted to attend since she was 5, because she feared leaving her family. “I think about the shooting every day.” But she realized she needed an escape from the town still grieving. Stout, 18, is one of 48 nowUF students who graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in June, UF Dean of Students Heather White wrote in an email. She still has four months to choose a seat as she eases back into the routine with online classes for her ﬁrst semester in Innovation Academy. Two weeks after the shooting,

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Elizabeth Stout, a Parkland survivor and UF political science freshman, shows the cap she made for her graduation from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Stout says she wants it to honor the four seniors who were unable to graduate due to the tragedy: Carmen Schentrup, Nicholas Dworet, Meadow Pollack and Joaquin Oliver. she went back to Stoneman Douglas for about a month until she decided to ﬁnish her classes online. In her bedroom, she doesn’t have to worry about the door, but she knows she can’t stay conﬁned to her comfort zone for her whole

college life. “I can’t anticipate it. I don’t know. I just know I’m not going to be near the classroom door.” Though the idea of returning to school scares her, she still has a piece of home down the street in

Gainesville. Her sister Catherine Stout, a UF sustainability studies junior, lives nearby and said the two have only gotten closer since the shooting. Catherine Stout said she will never forget what it felt like to

hug her sister after the shooting, both in tears. “I couldn’t stop telling my friends how excited I was to hug her and feel her like so many other families couldn’t,” Catherine Stout, 20, said. Though Elizabeth Stout knows things could have been worse for her, she’s suffered endlessly as a survivor. She left high school April 2, shortly before being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. “I couldn’t go back,” Stout said. “The school just became nothing at all to me. It was not my home.” For a month after the shooting, her mother Debby would squeeze into her full-sized bed to try and calm her. Still, she’d toss and turn. Knowing the survivors would likely be struggling, the Counseling & Wellness Center, Housing and Residence Education and the Dean of Students Ofﬁce discussed how to support the survivors, White said. Stout plans to see a counselor at the center and will get help from the Disability Resource Center for her anxiety. Before she started at UF, Stout sought treatment that induced ﬂashbacks. They felt like she was back in that orange classroom, hearing the gunshots and seeing her friends bleeding. She yelled for people to help her friends, like Carmen Schentrup, one of the 14 students killed. Stout’s boyfriend Garrett pleaded with her to look into his eyes and touch his curtains to

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Career Resource Center changes name, renovates space MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE REOPENING. By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

The Reitz Union was ﬂooded with 233 students practicing ﬁrm handshakes and

mock interviews Thursday morning. What might have seemed like a rave between the upbeat music and free food was actually the grand reopening of the Career Connections Center, formerly known as the Career Resource Center. The newly named center threw a “block party” to celebrate its $9.6 million facility

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Several developments in the past few months — on and off the field — have defined the Gators. Our alligatorSports staff report fills you in on what you may have missed over summer., pg 13

and 65th anniversary, said Ja’net Glover, the senior director for career services at the Career Connections Center. “We want to make the university community proud,” she said, “and so we were just really excited to be here and celebrate today.” The new space is two stories and double

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the size of the last location, Glover said. It has seven multipurpose rooms for employment and career opportunities, six different collaboration spaces for students to interact with their peers and classroom technology, such as computers and projectors, for students and faculty to use.

W.W.K.F.D? (What would Kent Fuchs do?)

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UF Education Library reopens with a $3 million upgrade By Jessica Giles Alligator Staff Writer

Alejandra Nunez thinks of herself as a library connoisseur. The UF psychology sophomore spends her free time hunting for overlooked libraries with plentiful outlets, window seats and an inviting ambiance, she said. Until recently, the UF Education Library ranked nearly dead last on her list. “It was just really outdated,” the 19-year-old said. “It really felt like you were stepping back in time.” Now, after a $3 million renovation, Nunez said she may reconsider. After eight months of construction, the Education Library in Norman Hall reopened Monday. It hadn’t been renovated since it opened in January 1980 and was beginning to show signs of wear and tear, Rachael Elrod, head of the library, wrote in an email. The new space boasts additional study rooms, a computer lab, more outlets, new furniture, a lactation room and other additions. Elrod said more students will be able to beneﬁt from the space, thanks to the updates. “I really like that we are able to

provide more access to students with disabilities with the ADA restrooms and ADA service desk,” she wrote. Along with updated carpet, lighting, furniture and a production lab, Makerspace, was also added. Educators can make die cuts — shapes cut out of thin material, like paper or cloth — and use other resources the library hopes to bring. Most of the project’s budget was funded by the state. About $60,000 came from the UF Americans with Disabilities Act compliance ofﬁce, and about $80,000 came from the George A. Smathers Libraries operating expense budget, Frank Javaheri, a project manager for UF Planning, Design and Construction Division, wrote in an email. Nunez barely recognized the library when she saw photos of the updates on Facebook. She’s looking forward to enjoying the new booths and other long-overdue improvements, she said. “It really needed that upgrade, especially because Norman is always left behind,” she said. @jessica_giles_ jgiles@alligator.org

Housing Boom: Pi Kappa Phi and Gamma Phi Beta unveil new homes THE TWO HOUSES COMBINED COST MORE THAN $16 MILLION. By Gillian Sweeney Alligator Staff Writer

Members of Pi Kappa Phi said they’re happy to be shooting hoops in their own backyard again. House residents are back in the newly rebuilt $6 million home on Fraternity Row after the previous building was demolished in August 2017, President Matt Farah said. The new house has room for 46 of 130 active members, Farah said. The space is Americans with Disabilities Act compliant and has a basketball court in the backyard. “Just the feeling of being back in house and eating meals together is, I think, the best thing so far,” Farah said. Alumni of the fraternity contributed $1.5 million to the project, which was combined with $4.5 million secured from the fraternity’s national headquarters, Farah said. The front path leading up to the house is made of bricks engraved with the names of people who donated money to the fraternity, said Ryan Emery, a UF ﬁnance senior and Pi Kappa Phi brother. The pathway is reminiscent of the “Gator Walk” at Ben Hill Grifﬁn Stadium, he said. Emery is thankful for the alumni who made the house possible, saying the new house has brought the members closer. “When you live at a fraternity house with 45 guys there’s always something to do,” he said. Pi Kappa Phi isn’t the only Greek organization

with a new home. Gamma Phi Beta also has a new $10.5 million building opening this Fall, wrote Maureen Walker, managing director of marketing and communications for Gamma Phi Beta International Sorority, in an email. The 24,000-square-foot house has been in the works for the past year and a half. The house will hold 71 of the chapter’s 176 women, along with a study space, 24-hour student kitchen and a covered patio, Walker wrote. “Our members are excited to move into their new facility and have new opportunities to bond with sisters,” she wrote. @gilliangsweeney gsweeney@alligator.org

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— Fall 2016: Forest land near Hume Residence Hall was cleared for Greek housing. Three acres of land were set to be cleared to accommodate the addition of three Greek chapter houses. The plot has not been purchased or leased yet. Greek Aﬀairs is having conversations with Greek organizations about the space. — August 2017: Pi Kappa Phi house was demolished. — Fall 2017: Gamma Phi Beta house began its construction on its ﬁrst house. The building features several study lounges, TV rooms and a three-room suite for the facility director. Members also have scooter and bike parking available, and the building will be accessible to people with disabilities. — Fall 2018: The new Pi Kappa Phi house opened. The Gamma Phi Beta house is expected to open in the 2018-19 school year.

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Prez Book challenge captures attention of the Gator Nation By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

Michael Bailey started competing in the Prez Book challenge because of a rivalry with his roommate. The industrial engineering freshman and Chris Heydolph are competing to see who can get the most free shirts, and they are tied with five shirts each. When Bailey saw the Prez Book challenge on social media, he thought it might give him an edge. “I thought this would be a special shirt that he wouldn’t get,” Bailey said. “He started it, but I don’t think he’s up for the challenge.” UF President Kent Fuchs launched the Prez Book challenge on his Twitter and Instagram on Monday. A different photo challenge would be revealed each day until today, a UF social media specialist, Ryan Morejon, said. The first 500 UF students to complete all five challenges and email them to prezbook@ufl.edu will get a free shirt. “It’s kind of an homage to the F Book,” Morejon said, referring to a book full of traditions students should do before graduating.

On Monday, participants took a photo of themselves at that moment. The challenge the next day was to do a small act of kindness and post a picture or video to social media. For the following two days, Fuchs invited students to take a photo with a professor and take a video of themselves dancing somewhere on campus. The last challenge has not been revealed yet. “It’s been a great way to go out and meet people. I don’t think I would’ve met my calculus teacher otherwise,” Bailey said. Morejon said Fuchs created all of the challenges. The goal is to engage more with students beyond the “welcome back” video the UF social media team and Fuchs issue at the beginning of every semester. The response from students has been good, Morejon said. Some students have even switched their private social media accounts to public to participate in the challenge using #PrezBook. “It’s really awesome people are participating,” Morejon said. “It’s an opportunity to get more connected to the campus and president.” @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

Richard Spencer supporter pleads guilty in shooting By Amanda Rosa Alligator Staff Writer

One of three white nationalist supporters involved in a shooting after Richard Spencer’s speech in Gainesville reached a plea deal with state prosecutors Monday. Colton Fears, 29, of Pasadena, Texas, pleaded guilty to three counts of accessory to attempted ﬁrst-degree murder during a pre-trial hearing, according to court records. He waived his right to a trial. He faces a maximum 15-year sentence and ﬁne of up to $10,000, the records said. Fears’ attorney, Lucas Taylor, could not be immediately reached for comment. His arrest came after Fears traveled from Texas to Gainesville on Oct. 19 with his brother William Fears, 31, and Tyler Tenbrink, 29, to attend Spencer’s speech. Colton Fears wore a Nazi-era pin, according to Alligator archives. About an hour after the event ended, the brothers and Tenbrink drove to the corner of Southwest

34th Street and Southwest Archer Road where they argued with protesters at a bus stop, according to the arrest report. They shouted chants at the protesters like “Heil Hitler,” witnesses told police. Tenbrink is accused of exiting the car and shooting at the group after one of the protesters hit the car with a baton. No one was injured. Tenbrink later told officers he fired the gun, police said. He was charged with attempted first-degree murder and possession of a weapon as a felon. Colton Fears agreed to work with state prosecutors to testify against the accused trigger man Tenbrink, according to court records. He is in Alachua County Jail where he is awaiting sentencing on Nov. 21. Tenbrink is in jail awaiting trial. William Fears’ charge of aiding in an act that could cause death was dropped in April. @amandanicrosa arosa@alligator.org

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Michael Bailey (left) and Chris Heydolph (right) posing for social media posts as part of the Prez Book challenge. The challenge will end today.

Florida Supreme Court to hear case on struck education amendment By Amanda Rosa Alligator Staff Writer

The Florida Supreme Court will decide if a proposed constitutional amendment about who controls charter schools will make it onto the November ballot. A Leon County judge ordered Amendment 8, which would let the state of Florida oversee charter schools, to be cut from the ballot Monday because of misleading wording. The League of Women Voters, a voting rights advocacy group, sued the state in July and won. But the state appealed, and the Florida Supreme Court picked up the case Wednesday, according to court records. Charter schools, which are publicly funded schools run by private organizations, answer to local school districts. Amendment 8 would allow school boards to only control public schools created by the district. However, the proposed amendment does not mention the word “charter” and combines three unrelated education issues about civics classes and school board member term limits, the advocacy group argues. In his summary, Circuit Judge John Cooper said the amendment’s ballot title and summary “are entirely unclear as to which schools will be affected by the revision” and might confuse voters. Erika Donalds, the Constitution Revision Committee member who proposed the amendment, said “charter” was excluded because the way people refer to charter schools might change in the future. Alachua County School Board member April Grif-

fin said the judge’s decision was a win for public schools. “We didn’t think three things should be bundled together that don’t have anything to do with each other,” she said. Although the Alachua County School Board has not taken an official stand on Amendment 8, school board members have expressed concern about staterun charter schools, said school district spokesperson Jackie Johnson. “As a district, we do have concerns about the state further removing local control from the local school board,” Johnson said. Kay Abbitt, the director of Boulware Springs Charter Schools, said Amendment 8 would be good for charter schools but agrees the amendment’s wording is misleading. “I think that when you’re writing an amendment that people are going to vote on, it should be very transparent,” she said. Abbitt, who founded Boulware Springs five years ago, said she doesn’t feel the local school board has her charter’s best interest at heart, especially since it filed a lawsuit against an education bill that provided more funding for charter schools in 2017. Abbitt said she wouldn’t have to jump through hoops when working with the state. “If I were dealing with the state, I wouldn’t have to figure out what questions to ask to get answers,” she said. @amandanicrosa arosa@alligator.org

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Walking toward the journalism and communications school in Weimer Hall, you feel the nagging buzz of news notiﬁcations in your pocket. You like to stay informed with apps like CNN and The New York Times, so you don’t mind the distraction. It’s probably yet another earth-shattering political story. The presidency is throwing out scandals and tweets faster than you can keep up with them. You cross into Weimer’s shade, into its leafy green atrium and notice the television tuned to CNN. Wolf Blitzer’s snowy beard, brilliant ivory hair and wise visage ﬂoat above a headline reading:

Darts and Laurels

et’s save the political news for last. We don’t need to upset half the audience right off the bat. We can begin with something more unifying, like our brave servicemen and servicewomen overseas. This past Wednesday, Air Force Sgt. John Chapman posthumously received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his outstanding bravery in Afghanistan, where he and a team of Navy SEALs raced back to rescue a comrade who had fallen from a helicopter. Chapman sacrificed himself, standing out in the open to distract an al-Qaeda machine gun team, to save others on an incoming U.S. military helicopter. A solemn and thankful laurel to Sgt. Chapman and the family he leaves behind. We are deeply indebted to them in a way that can never be repaid. A dart to al-Qaeda for obvious reasons. In other news, archeologists believe that a recent bone fragment found in a Siberian cave belongs to an ancient woman who was half Neanderthal and half Denisovan, two different branches of ancient humanity. A laurel to the scientists braving the Russian wilderness to dig up old bones. Though this discovery will have no bearing on our daily lives, it’s neat to think about different subspecies of human living on the earth simultaneously. A dart to less glamorous scientists. Get out of the lab, nerds. In the spirit of the first week of school, we’d like to disperse laurels to all the professors and lecturers who took their first class session easy. Many of us were unprepared to do anything else on the first day except stand to introduce ourselves. To the professors who thought it would be a good idea to assign homework on the first day: The semester does not move that fast. What’s the rush? Why force your students, still reeling from the traumatic move-in process, to suffer the mental anguish of reading? You are accordingly awarded a dart for denying us a sweet, sweet syllabus week. To the courageous freshmen braving the food at the dining halls, a well-deserved laurel. Though the food may not be world-class, take solace: The benefits of limitless pizza and Cinnamon Toast Crunch far outweigh any cost in quality. What else tastes better than all you can eat? Soon you will also learn the holy script, “Stop requested, for your safety…” and be educated on proper bus etiquette. Bus drivers are to be thanked. If you are crossing the street, look both ways and use crosswalks, if available. And never, under any circumstances, try to board the bus before others have gotten off, lest you feel the mighty wrath of a dart. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, and Paul Manafort, one of Trump’s campaign managers, were both charged with a succession of crimes Tuesday, including financial fraud and violation of campaign finance laws. This, to say the least, does not bode well for Trump’s chances of making it through his first term unimpeached. A laurel to all of us everyday people living through a political scandal more brazen and lurid than Watergate and apparently more lawabiding than most of Trump’s top advisors. One final dart goes to Dennis, the ex-Turlington Dancer banned from campus for threatening a student, who still forces us to see his skin-tight shorts, only now on West University Avenue. It would not have been a true first week at UF had he not been screaming nonsense at students. Meryl Kornfield EDITOR

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Netﬂix series peddles chronic illness myths

illnesses are still not fully accepted by the medihave multiple chronic illnesses. Chronic cal community and society at large. By sharing a illness is a world of the unknown. It can documentary so widely on Netflix, a service with be isolating. You feel like a problem. Daily more than 125 million subscribers, society will activities can be obstacles. There’s a difurther fall into the trapped mindset that will prechotomy between your goals and abilities. vent people like me from getting the help I need. You never know when symptoms will change Even the people who agreed to be filmed feel or stage a strike against the regimen you have like they were misled by the documentary. In Sophie Feinberg “The Truth Behind Netflix’s ‘Afflicted’”, an arbuilt to combat them. opinions@alligator.org Getting a diagnosis can take weeks, months ticle published on Medium, they share that imor years. Often with chronic or invisible illnesses, portant details were left out, leaving them open symptoms avoid logic and play coy with medical testing. to “ridicule and disbelief.” This creates a false or uniformed Sometimes, doctors don’t take your complaints seriously. narrative, which is a step backward for those with misunderWhy would they? Especially when you otherwise look like a stood illnesses. Subjects were hurt by the way their stories fairly healthy, young adult. were framed and manipulated. Important scientific evidence This is why I take issue with “Afflicted,” a docuseries pro- was left unseen by Netflix audiences while only authoritative duced by Dan Partland that chronicles the lives of people liv- sources with doubts on those in the show were given a voice. ing with chronic illness. I couldn’t finish the first episode. It The show is intentionally edited to foster judgment. Input was too unnerving; too sensationalized; too misleading; too from doctors with expertise in the areas of chronic illness ableist; too wrong. Most notably, too painful, especially for a went unheard. Concrete evidence that would have shown community already dealing with pain and misunderstanding. treatment trials and errors and revealed diagnoses and tests First, the series title. The word afflicted inherently means was not presented. That is not in journalistic due diligence. a burden. Something those with chronic illness already feel Netflix’s “Afflicted” has senselessly and negligently left too strongly. people already fighting for recognition with a harder battle to People who are sick are tended to. I have to cancel plans face. In their words, “The damage to each of us personally or feel more like I am being taken care of than a peer. “Af- and to our communities collectively is difficult to overstate flicted” preys on this relationship of the served and serving, and is ongoing, even as we write this post.” The harsh words giving a hero’s portrayal to the partner or caretaker who for- weigh heavily on the chronic illness community, who are left feits their lifestyle for the afflicted. to use often limited energy fighting for treatment and underSome argue this sheds light on the issue, especially as the standing. number cases of chronic illness rises. People with chronic For those watching “Afflicted” on Netflix, it is easy to see illness might feel less alone and resonate with the stories of why harmful viewpoints were formed or reaffirmed. Howthose chronicled. ever, the show is doing real harm with lasting consequences. A change.org petition with more than 5,000 signatures If you are a person who hasn’t watched the show yet or one calls for the show to be pulled down. The petition says the who has, it’s in the pursuit of truth and understanding that I show sheds a bad light on chronic illness by suggesting the would advise you to read the stories on Medium instead, or diseases are all in patients’ heads. round out the knowledge on which you form your opinion. I’ve faced the same problem. It’s dangerous and wrong to suggest that these people’s symptoms are psychosomatic, Sophie Feinberg is a UF journalism junior. Her column which they are clearly not. This documentary shows invisible appears on Monday and Friday.

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How to voice your vote in Alachua County Kavanaugh threatens reproductive rights one way or the other. Our goal elcome to Alachua is to get you to participate — eiCounty, Gators! ther here or in your home county. The amount of time Many students choose to go home each of you will spend or vote by mail for one reason or here will vary. Many another. Others choose to register will stay for four years, graduate in Alachua County, making one and then head somewhere else. of the first of many future steps in Others will stay less than four TJ Pyche years, choosing to take their tal- opinions@alligator.org establishing independence from where they grew up. ents elsewhere. A large portion Regardless, registering to vote will go to graduate school here and then leave. And more — if you’re like or updating your registration is easy. If me — will graduate, find a job and stay here. you’ve never registered before, you can go Whatever your path might be, and re- to registertovoteflorida.gov and do it online. Just need to update your registration? gardless of how much time you will spend here, you’re here now, and we’re happy to Call the Supervisor of Elections in the county where you intend to be registered. For examhave you. I want you to recognize and appreciate ple, if you’ve just moved to Alachua County that your time here will be more fulfilling if and would like to update your voter regisyou engage with the surrounding commu- tration address to reflect the change, all you nity. Get to know Gainesville and Alachua need to do is call our office at 352-374-5252 County. Don’t be afraid to venture off cam- — between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday pus. Go to the springs, watch a play at the through Friday — and someone will be able Hippodrome State Theatre or volunteer with to help you update your registration. Our office, along with the Bob Graham a community organization that supports a Center for Public Service, will be on campus cause close to your heart. And remember that a fundamental piece for National Voter Registration Day, which is of being a member of a community is vot- Sept. 25. We’ll be at Library West, Marston ing and participating in elections. When Science Library, the Reitz Union, Murphree you participate, you are more inclined to re- Area, Graham Area, Broward Area and Pugh search and care about issues related to the Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. that day. community, to use your vote as your voice Come get information on the November in determining how you think those issues election and ask any questions you want. If you have questions, I encourage you to would be best handled. With respect to voting as a student, you reach out to me at tjpyche@alachuacounty. are in an interesting position. You can reg- us, or call our office at 352-374-5252. ister to vote here or in your home county, TJ Pyche is the Elections Outreach whichever you consider to be your legal residence. The Alachua County Supervisor Director at the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office is not trying to sway you of Elections.

on reproductive rights makes it clear n late June, Supreme Court Asthat if confirmed, he will aid Trump sociate Justice Anthony Kenin his assault on women’s health and nedy announced his plans to women’s rights and see to it that Roe retire from the bench. This set v. Wade is reversed. a fight in motion over the fuLast year, Kavanaugh sided with ture of the court and gave President a decision in Garza v. Hargan that Donald Trump the opportunity to appoint a second justice. Abigail Miller would have allowed the Trump adNews of Kennedy’s retirement opinions@alligator.org ministration to further delay a young immigrant woman from having an was met with panic, upset and genabortion she wanted. According to the eral distress within the women’s health activist and reproductive rights commu- National Women’s Law Center, Kavanaugh acnity. According to Time, Kennedy co-authored cused the majority of creating a new right to the 1992 opinion in Planned Parenthood v. “immediate abortion on demand.” This is a Casey which upheld core tenets of Roe v. Wade phrase that has long been a rallying cry for antiand cast a swing vote in 2017 on Whole Wom- abortion extremists. In the 2016 case, Priests for Life v. Departan’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which overturned ment of Health and Human Services, KavanaTexas restrictions on abortion providers. Kennedy was not left-leaning but cast a ugh sided with religion over a woman’s right to number of important votes which were vital to access contraceptive services when he dissentreproductive rights. Without his moderate posi- ed from the decision to uphold the contraception on the bench, the previous balance — four tive mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), liberal justices, four conservative justices and supporting employers who didn’t want to proone moderate justice — will shift, and the Su- vide birth control for religious reasons. Kavanaugh’s potential appointment isn’t preme Court will have a conservative majority. During his campaign, Trump made a prom- just a threat to women’s health and reproducise that he would only appoint a justice who tive rights — it’s a threat to many marginalwould overturn Roe v. Wade, which recognized ized groups in America. Not only is Kavanaugh the constitutional right to privacy “is broad likely to undermine affordable health care, but enough to encompass a woman’s decision he is also likely to put the rights of women, imwhether or not to terminate her pregnancy.” By migrants and the LGBTQ+ community at risk. We cannot allow someone as close-minded nominating Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Trump is and prejudiced as Kavanaugh to have a lasting fulfilling that commitment. Prior to nominating Kavanaugh, Trump impression on our country. Call your senators stated he would not ask potential candidates now at 202-224-3121 and tell them how you about their opinions on Roe v. Wade, but that feel to keep this man off the bench. doesn’t mean he wouldn’t read between the Abigail Miller is a UF journalism and lines to ensure his pick would follow suit with his goals. According to the National Women’s political science senior. Her column comes Health Network, Kavanaugh’s track record out Fridays.

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Stout was diagnosed with PTSD PARKLAND, from pg. 1 bring her back into reality. Still, she felt like she was in the room. It was fourth period, the last period of the day. Stout was sitting in her desk in the last row next to the door. She began to write notes on the unit for the day, personality, while eating her leftover peanut-butter and marshmallow-ﬂuff sandwich. The yellow thermos sat on the desk, never to be used again. 2:21 p.m. She remembers the time exactly. Hundreds of rounds rang through the hallway as the walls vibrated. She had spent enough time at the shooting range with her dad, an FBI agent, to know it

was gunfire. Stout and 30 of her classmates clamored over each other to make it behind their teacher’s desk. She tucked herself into the hollow space below the desk, where a chair would be. They waited. At about 2:35 p.m., the police came. “Three down. Three injured. Is anybody injured?” the officer said. A collective cry: Yes. The next day, Stout watched CNN and saw Schentrup’s photo pop up alongside the other victims. It was the first time she let herself cry. Now, Schentrup and other victims smile in photos on a corkboard in her Gainesville apartment.

Stout, a UF political science freshman, wants to be an FBI agent like her father Richard, who responded to the school immediately after the shooting. She said she wants to better the FBI after learning how the agency blundered tips about the alleged shooter. “When the shooting was going on, I was acting just like my dad would,” Stout said. Ten days after the shooting, she got a tattoo on her ribs of the number 17 with a heart, to remember the victims. “It’s just something that’s a part of me now, surviving something that was so horrible,” she said. @Christina_M18 cmorales@alligator.org

Elizabeth Stout / Alligator Mackenzie Behm / Alligator Staff

Photos on Parkland survivor Elizabeth Stout’s calendar are hung to remember the lost lives in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy. Stout, 18, is now a UF political science freshman.

After surviving the Parkland shooting this past February, Elizabeth Stout, now an 18-year-old UF political science freshman, attends March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C. Carmen Schentrup, one of the victims of the tragedy, passed away in Stout’s classroom.

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The center cost $9.6 million to renovate

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Students in the Career Connections Center talk in one of the open meeting spaces during the Connections Block Party on Thursday afternoon. The center, formerly named the Career Resource Center, underwent a 14-month renovation and expansion.

William Clewis / Alligator Staff

CCC, from pg. 1 The doors that separated the Career Connections Center from the rest of the Reitz Union have been removed in order to make the space easily accessible, Glover said. After listening to student focus groups, the idea of having an open concept for the facility came into focus. “We wanted to be intentional in that, making sure that space allows students to see that they are welcome and they are open to be here,” she said, “but there are more things than just finding a job that are available.” The project was funded through Capital Improvement Trust Fund, which is student fee money provided for non-academic buildings. The project was five years in the making, Glover said. The last two years focused on the bulk of the construction, leaving the former Career Resource Center temporarily housed for a year and a half in four different locations. Block party attendees had the option to tour the building and participate in various workshops like, “What is a Career Action Plan?,” “Experience Changes Everything” and “Connecting with your Embedded Liaison.” Assistant Director for Career and Industry Engagement Jaysen Williams said his favorite part about the event was being able to connect with students. “I really enjoy sharing information on the resources that we offer,” he said. “We’re open, and we’re here to help.” Rachael Dean, a UF zoology and biology freshman, said she attended the event in order to learn more about her career options with the majors she’s pursuing. “I feel like they definitely know what they’re doing and they can point us in the right direction of things we might need to do and where to like be more successful in finding careers,” Dean said. Glover has high hopes for the new center. Ten years from now, she’d like to see the entire campus community engaged in the career center. “It’s our job to be able to coalesce and to bring others together around the conversation about career and where students go,” she said.

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FOOTBALL

Everything you missed about UF football over the summer

tween Franks and Trask. Both have struggled, as Florida coach Dan Mullen pointed out after the ﬁrst scrimmage of the fall. But both have also done exceptionally well, with Mullen labeling them as “champions” in his own grading system. It’s still up in the air as to who will start Week 1 against Charleston Southern, but Mullen made it clear that whoever gets the nod will be the guy he goes with moving forward. And at Thursday’s press conference, Mullen insisted that it won’t be a last-minute choice. “We’ll go in to the game week knowing who our starter is going to be for the ﬁrst game,” he said. “That’s not going to be a game-time decision deal.”

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Redshirt sophomore Feleipe Franks is engaged in a competition to retain his role as Florida's starting quarterback.

Staff Report A new coaching staff, a frying pan and an AR-15. They all showed up in one way or another during the rollercoaster that was the Florida football team’s offseason. In case

you were living under a rock and missed out on all that happened this summer, we at alligatorSports decided to compile a list of what went on over the last few months. Florida’s in yet another quarterback battle The Gators’ ongoing saga of quarter-

VOLLEYBALL

Gators to open season in Nebraska tournament By Dylan Rudolph Sports Writer

Florida’s volleyball team begins its 2018 regular season against No. 2 Nebraska tonight at 7 and No. 3 Texas on Saturday in the Vert Challenge taking place in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 2017, the Cornhuskers beat the Gators to end Florida’s season one win short of its ﬁrst NCAA championship trophy in school history. For the 2018 season, Nebraska returns with much of its offensive ﬁrepower and

is expected to test the Florida defense. Senior outside hitter Mikaela Foecke is primed to lead the way for the Cornhuskers just as she did in 2017. With 441 kills on 3.53 kills per set, Foecke helped lead an offense that was strong and accurate. The team ended the 2017 season with an NCAA Championship on the strength of its 13th-ranked hitting percentage (.282). Nebraska also brought in ﬁve freshmen over the summer, including setter Nicklin Hames and outside hitter Capri Davis. Hames is predicted to be in the starting

The Gators soccer team takes on Ohio State tonight. Find out how UF stacks up against the Buckeyes, pg. 16

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back uncertainties continued well into this summer as three players are vying for the starting role. The incumbent, redshirt sophomore Feleipe Franks, is looking to keep his starting job over redshirt sophomore Kyle Trask and freshman Emory Jones. And so far, it’s a near-even race be-

Van Jefferson and Trevon Grimes ruled eligible to play In early August, the NCAA ruled that transfers Trevon Grimes, a former Ohio State wide receiver, and Van Jefferson, a former Ole Miss receiver, were eligible to play without sitting out a year. For Grimes, that meant he was cleared to play right away. For Jefferson, however, there was one more obstacle to overcome. The SEC recently lifted a ban on intraconference transfers in the spring, but it still needed to approve Jefferson’s transfer. Usually transfers to other Division I schools have to sit out a year, but because Ole Miss was hit with multiple NCAA sanctions last year, Jefferson and a few players sought immediate eligibility from the SEC and the NCAA.

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Jake’s on a Plane/Opinion

The Meyer thing isn't about Meyer It wasn’t Meyer’s insincere If you are anything like me, attitude while up on the stage you were sitting in front of a TV that bothered me. It was how screen Wednesday night watching the narrative of the story comOhio State and Urban Meyer hold pletely changed since former a press conference to announce ESPN journalist Brett McMurhow Meyer’s fate would play out. phy first reported on former He was either getting fired (which OSU assistant coach Zach was extremely improbable), getJake Smith being involved in an alting suspended or getting off the Dreilinger leged domestic violence case. hook. twitter: @DreilingerJake In case you missed it all or It was ultimately decided, after somehow didn’t know, Mc11 hours of meetings, that Meyer would be suspended for the first three games Murphy released a story on his Facebook of the college football season. I could go on outlining accusations made by Courtney and on about my thoughts on that decision Smith, Zach’s ex-wife, detailing how the as(a joke and a travesty rolled into one), but sistant coach had abused her. that’s not what stuck out to me.

Seven UF football players named to All-SEC teams Safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, left tackle Martez Ivey and defensive lineman CeCe Jefferson were named ﬁrst-team All-SEC on Thursday. Corners CJ Henderson and Marco Wilson, along with running back Jordan Scarlett and linebacker David Reese were named second-team All-SEC.

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lineup for her debut match while Davis will battle for the outside hitting spot opposite of Foecke. Florida hopes to counter this highly anticipated offense with impenetrable defense and skilled players at every spot on the court. “The defense on this team is out of this world,” Florida middle blocker Rachael Kramer said. “It’s better than last year.” Hard to believe her words after the Gators finished the 2017 season third in the nation in opponent hitting percentage (.144) and saw the graduation of Rhamat Alhassan, who led the nation in blocks per set with 1.70. Even with the holes left by the graduating class, Florida is optimistic that the new additions on its team will step up and fill in. Freshman Thayer Hall, who had 361 digs and 36 blocks during her senior season in high school, is projected to crack the starting lineup and be an anchor defensively in the back row. Coach Mary Wise also spoke adamantly about freshmen Paula Cerame’s and Riley Fischer’s defensive abilities and how they will be utilized this season.

Mullen: No plans to restrict Malik Davis' playing time FOOTBALL, from pg. 13 On Aug. 13, it was announced that Jefferson will be allowed to play this season. Jefferson and Grimes join a wide receiver unit that includes junior Tyrie Cleveland and sophomore Kadarius Toney. Kadarius Toney has a gun, and Dan Mullen seems to be okay with it On July 22, Toney was driving down Southwest First Street in his white Chevrolet Monte Carlo with defensive back Brian Ed-

wards when he was pulled over by Gainesville police for a seatbelt violation. Officers ended up finding a loaded AR-15 casually sitting in the backseat, which Toney claimed he owned for “protection because of locals.” A player owning a gun, especially for self-defense reasons, should be alarming to any coach, collegiate or professional. But Mullen, who left a Mississippi State program where players owned crossbows and hunting weapons, seemed accepting of the situation when asked about his gun policy and Toney’s ac-

COLUMN, from pg. 13 At Big Ten Media Days, Meyer denied knowing anything about an incident occurring in 2015 while Zach was still with the team. Days later, he reversed course through a letter in which he said he knew about the incident and had reported it to his superiors. He essentially lied at media days, then released a statement to cover his tracks. And that’s how attention shifted to Meyer.

tions. Accepting in the most confusing way possible. “I have a no-weapons policy, but it’s not like you’re not allowed to own a gun,” he said. He proceeded to give a rundown of why he thinks players who own weapons need to be properly educated on how to handle them, but the most important takeaway is that he didn’t say he thought Toney owning an AR-15 is wrong. Malik Davis and Jordan Scarlett are back The return of running backs Malik Davis and Jordan Scarlett during the offseason gave the

Now nearly every sports fan in the nation became invested in this story. Not because of what happened to Courtney, but because a collegiate football icon was involved in the story. People were treating him as if he was the one who abused Courtney or his own wife. I’ll admit that if he had known about the abuse and did nothing to stop it, he’s just as guilty as Zach is. But Meyer should not be the focus of this issue. It should be Courtney. It needs to be

Gators’ offense a huge lift in the depth category. Scarlett spent the 2017 season away from the team as one of nine people suspended in a credit card fraud case, and he was reinstated this spring. In 2016, Scarlett led the Gators in carries (179), yards (889) and rushing TDs (6). The 5-11, 206-pounder hasn’t seemed to miss a beat and showed up in the spring in tremendous shape. Davis was leading the Gators in rushing last season with 526 yards before suffering a seasonending knee injury against Geor-

Courtney. Hell, Meyer even had the chance to acknowledge Courtney at the press conference on Wednesday. A reporter asked him if he had anything to say to her. His response? “I have a message for everyone in this, I’m sorry we are in this situation.” Earlier in the press conference, he also apologized to Buckeyes fans and said that he had “followed my heart, not my head.” He had two chances to apologize to Courtney, and both times he basically chose to ig-

“[Cerame and Fischer] were their teams’ best defensive players in high school,” Wise said. “We know they have it in them.” Cerame led her team with 259 digs and earned a PrepVolleyball.com High School All-America Special Mention while Fischer was named to the 2017 PrepVolleyball. com Defensive Dandies after she totaled 412 digs and 325 serves received. Wise also noted that the team’s defense should be spurred by the foot speed and grit in the front row. 6-foot-6 freshman Lauren Dooley and 6-foot-7 North Carolina sophomore transfer Holly Carlton are two significant additions that are expected to be next to Kramer for what Wise hopes to be a suffocating defense at the net. Wise believes that both the Nebraska and Texas matchups will help show where the team is against some of the best competition in the country. “It’s why you schedule these matches…to know what we have and what we need to work on,” Wise said, “and we’re going to know from the first set on Friday night.” @dyrudolph drudolph@alligator.org

gia on Oct. 28. In June, a message was sent out from Davis’ Twitter account indicating that he was cleared to play for the upcoming season. “All the work in the darkness gone come to light #allcleared U N C A G E D,” the tweet said. Now, 10 months after having reconstructive surgery on the knee, Davis appears fully healthy and is expected to be available on Sept. 1. Mullen said he doesn’t plan on restricting Davis at all on game day. “I think the big test is when we had the scrimmage we let him go to see his confidence level ... the confidence in getting tackled, of making a live cut and a live play,” Mullen said.

nore her instead. By failing to acknowledge her, he pretty much took Zach’s side in this. At the end of the day, by the nation turning its attention to Meyer and the Ohio State program, it took away any little power the victim in this domestic violence case had. It’s despicable. Jake Dreilinger is the assistant sports editor at The Alligator. Follow him on Twitter @DreilingerJake and contact him at jdreilinger@alligator.org

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SOCCER

Florida soccer set for “upgrade” in competition this weekend By Sam Campisano Sports Writer

UF coach Becky Burleigh isn’t fooled by Ohio State’s record. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 23 in the nation and opened the season with road trips of herculean proportions at No. 11 Duke and No. 4 North Carolina. The Buckeyes have been blanked in both games 2-0. The nightmare opening for OSU comes to an end when it plays No. 5 Florida in Gainesville tonight at 7. The 0-2 start for the defending Big Ten champs isn’t the focus for Burleigh heading into the matchup. Rather, it’s the Buckeyes’ quality. “There’s definitely an upgrade in competition for us,” she said. “I think it will be really good for us to test ourselves.” The Buckeyes were predicted to finish second in the Big Ten preseason coaches poll behind Penn State. Their impact players include midfielders Arden Holden (2nd on team in assists with 7 in 2017) and Sarah Roberts (5 goals in 2017), as well as defender Izzy Rodriguez. All three were included on the preseason Big Ten Players to Watch list. Florida, meanwhile, is riding high after opening-weekend victories over Washington and FAU. Forward Cassidy Lindley had a whale of a debut, scoring her first collegiate goal and netting three assists. Her five points leads the Gators. She was named SEC Freshman of the Week for

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Midﬁelder Sammie Betters has scored on her only two shots this season.

her efforts. Other players looking to carry momentum into this weekend include midfielder Sammie Betters and forward Madison Alexander. Both have scored in each of Florida’s games so far. In addition, goalkeeper Susi Espinoza set a career high in saves against FAU (7). She will most likely split goalie duties with senior Kaylan Marckese this weekend. Florida has a quick turnaround following its contest with Ohio State. The Gators will travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to take on Oklahoma State for their first road game of the season on Sunday. Burleigh said she isn’t too worried about having to play two games in two different parts of the country over three days. “Story of our lives,” she said. “Just the way soccer season is.” The upcoming weekend is just the beginning of what is arguably the toughest stretch in Florida’s schedule. Starting with Ohio State, the Gators will play seven consecutive games against teams that made the NCAA Tournament last year. Four of the seven are currently ranked, including No. 2 UCLA, No. 6 FSU and No. 8 Southern California. “We definitely have tough opponents coming up,” senior defender Sara Wilson said. “But I think that’s what makes us Florida soccer. Dealing with those tough situations definitely makes us who we are.” @samcampisano scampisano@alligator.org

Ohio State suspends Meyer 3 games, says he protected protege The Associated Press Ohio State suspended coach Urban Meyer for three games on Wednesday night for mishandling repeated professional and behavioral problems of an assistant coach, with investigators ﬁnding Meyer protected his protege for

years through domestic violence allegations, a drug problem and poor job performance. The superstar coach’s treatment of his now-ﬁred assistant was also clouded by his abiding devotion to the legacy of former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce, the grandfather of former wide receivers coach Zach Smith and an

early coaching mentor for Meyer. “I gave Zach Smith the beneﬁt of the doubt,” Meyer said. The investigation turned up “a pattern of troubling behavior by Zach Smith: promiscuous and embarrassing sexual behavior, drug abuse, truancy, dishonesty, ﬁnancial irresponsibility, a possible NCAA violation, and a lengthy

police investigation into allegations of criminal domestic violence and cybercrimes,” according to Meyer summary investigative ﬁndings released by the university on Wednesday night.

Meyer knew about at least some of the issues. The report and punishment culminated a two-week investigation of how Meyer reacted to allegations that Smith abused his ex-wife, Courtney Smith. Zach Smith was ﬁred last month after she asked a judge for a protective order.

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