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VOLUME 116 ISSUE 42
MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022
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UF student arrested for on-campus sexual assault, kidnapping The university did not alert the community By Mickenzie Hannon Alligator Staff Writer
University Police Department officers arrested a UF student in an alleged sexual assault and kidnapping of a woman next to an on-campus daycare center earlier this month. Zhishen Wang, a 27-yearold UF pharmaceutical sciences graduate student, was arrested Tuesday for assaulting an acquaintance July 8 at Corry Village Apartments — UF’s graduate and family housing behind the campus’ bat houses and next to a Baby Gator Child Development Center — according to
a UPD arrest report. UPD barred Wang from campus by issuing a trespass warning, but the university did not issue a warning about the incident. The Clery Act requires UF, at its discretion, to notify students and faculty of campus threats, such as sexual assault and gun violence, through “timely warning messages.” The university did not violate the act, UF spokesperson Cynthia Roldan wrote in an email to The Alligator after this article's initial publication, because there was no threat to public safety. Wang was swiftly arrested, she said, and there was not an ongoing threat because
his actions appeared targeted toward one individual. UF’s most recent warning, issued two days after Wang’s arrest, alerted the community to multiple oncampus catalytic converter thefts. According to the police report, Wang’s alleged victim came to retrieve her belongings at his apartment around 5:46 p.m July 8. Wang did not leave the items outside as she requested, she told police, so she had to enter his apartment, where Wang hugged her and refused to let her go. Wang confined the victim
SEE KIDNAPPING, PAGE 4
Police chief suspends K-9 involved in man’s mauling A JUDGE RELEASED TERRELL BRADLEY FROM JAIL 4 DAYS BEFORE A PEOPLE’S INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT
By Jackson Reyes & Omar Ateyah Alligator Staff Writers
Namari Lock // Alligator Staff
The playground found in the center of Corry Village seen empty on Sunday, July 24, 2022.
Three days after the man who was mauled by a Gainesville Police Department K-9 was released from jail, the new police chief suspended the dog involved
in the incident. A judge released Terrell Bradley, the 30-year-old Gainesville resident who lost an eye to the K-9 attack, from the Alachua County jail on bail Tuesday. Lonnie Scott, GPD’s acting police chief who is slated to officially assume the position Monday, extended the initial review process conducted by the department’s Internal Affairs Division and promised a thorough
SEE BRADLEY, PAGE 4
Student Senate passes resolution for 24Alachua County sees first monkeypox case hour morning-after pill vending machines, The county becomes impacted by a global public health emergency blocks 24-hour Marston funding Alachua County may not be able worsens with lymph node swelling The Florida Department of to do much to prevent the spread and a rash on the face and body. Students spoke in support of both at Health reported Alachua County’s of monkeypox, Alachua County The illness usually lasts two to four first confirmed monkeypox case spokesperson Mark Sexton said. weeks. Tuesday night’s Senate meeting By Sandra McDonald Alligator Staff Writer
The UF Student Government Senate passed a resolution approving 24-hour on-campus access to morning-after pills and failed an amendment to restore Marston Science Library’s 24hour availability. The resolution announced the Senate’s unilateral support
for emergency contraceptive vending machines, but it does not require UF administration to implement them. Senator Joe Andreoli (Change - Graduate), the bill’s author, said he would continue to work closely with the Student Health Care Center pharmacy and UF administration to see action come out of his legislation.
SPORTS/SPECIAL/CUTOUT Football representatives speak at SEC Story description finish with comma, pg# Media Days Billy Napier, 3 players took to conferencewide Atlanta event. Read more on pg. 11
SEE PLAN B, PAGE 5
last week. The World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency Saturday after it was discovered in 74 countries, 68 of which had not historically reported monkeypox. Florida’s first presumptive case was identified May 22, and the state’s 264 probable cases cases rank it third in the U.S. as of Friday. Broward County had the highest count, with 129 cases.
Public health protocols typically operate under the state’s Department of Health. Paul Myers, an administrator for the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County, could not be reached for comment in time for publication after numerous attempts by phone Sunday. Infected people typically experience flu-like symptoms at first, like fever, chills, headache, tiredness and muscle aches — this usually
Stephen A. Smith to speak at UF Accent Speakers Bureau will host the sports personality Wednesday, pg. 3
Multiple nature trail harassments reported Police arrested a 33-year-old Gainesville man Friday, pg. 6
Though monkeypox is a rare disease caused by a virus most common in central and western Africa, infections have increasingly spread to other parts of the world starting in late June. It is transmitted from animals to humans, but an infected person can spread it to other people through prolonged face-to-face contact or contact with an active rash, according to the Florida Department of Health website.
SEE MONKEYPOX, PAGE 4
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