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The aftermath of Hurricane Michael

By Dana Cassidy, Angela DiMichele Alligator Staff Writers

For two nights, UF sophomore Peter Nguyen slept in his bed in a small, fourbedroom apartment while seven other people slept on any available surface.

His place now consisted of him, his

three roommates and three unplanned guests. Nguyen maneuvered quietly around the couches and beds people slept on in the mornings so as not to disturb his parents. He did not fear for their lives during the storm, as hurricanes had come and gone over the years. It was the aftermath he dreaded.

“It was a little hectic, but it was great,”

Nguyen said. “It felt like a large get-together.”

His parents, younger sister and friend from Florida State University drove five hours from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, to Gainesville to seek shelter from Hurricane Michael.

Nguyen felt comforted to know his guests would be safe during the Category 4

storm in his college apartment — a safety precaution not all Floridians were lucky to have.

At least six people have died in Panama City and four have died in Gadsden County west of Tallahassee, according to The New York Times.

Four hospitals and 11 nursing facili-

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Tomi Lahren talked voting and Trump at conservative barbecue THE EVENT DREW A CROWD OF 550.

By Alyssa Ramos Alligator Staff Writer

Tomi Lahren said there’s a red wave coming.

Lahren, a political commentator and former TV host, hit all the hot button topics – illegal immigration, second amendment rights and feminism – at the 16th annual Ronald Reagan Black Tie and Blue Jeans Barbecue Thursday evening. She received a standing ovation after speaking to an audience of about 550 people.

“I’m not sick of winning,” she said. “We need to fight for our ideals.”

Lahren came to Alachua to encourage conservatives to head to the polls Nov. 6, she told the audience. She had three main takeaways in her speech: America is the greatest nation on earth, Donald Trump is the

president and Hillary Clinton is not.

“We’re here to get energized,” Lahren said in her speech. “Don’t vote straight R, vote for those who stand for your ideals.”

Tammy Prince, the Alachua County Republican Party chair, aimed to bring like-minded conservatives together and target a younger audience. The event exceeded expectations, she said.

This is the first year the barbecue, which is the group’s main fundraiser, was held at the Legacy Park Multipurpose Center in Alachua, Prince said.

“We want to engage millennials — not only millenials but the younger generations — and she’s definitely the right person to do that,” she said.

Debi McElroy, the executive assistant to the Santa Fe Provost, has been going to the barbecue ever since she helped initiate the event 16 years ago. This is

SEE TOMI, PAGE 8

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Tomi Lahren, a contributor for Fox News, hugs Ellen Ault, a member of the Alachua County Republican Party, Thursday night at the 16th Annual Ronald Reagan Black Tie and Blue Jeans Barbecue. Lahren was the keynote speaker at the sold-out event put on by the Alachua County Republican Party in Legacy Park.

More than 4,300 registered to vote in county for general election MORE THAN 2,600 COLLEGE-AGED VOTERS REGISTERED.

By McKenna Beery Alligator Staff Writer

The students in Turlington Plaza with clipboards of voter registration forms accomplished their mission.

Registered voters in Alachua County in-

creased by more than 4,300 in less than three months.

The number of registered voters jumped from 174,697 before the primary election to 179,085 by the registration deadline Tuesday, according to the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office.

The data also shows the number of college-aged students, from 18 to 25, increasing each election year. College-aged voters increased by 7,722 from the 2014 general elec-

Vanderbilt is an easy win for the Gators...right?

The Commodores have a veteran-heavy presence on offense, proving a tough test for the upstart Florida defense, pg. 14

tion to the 2016 general election.

The number of college-aged students who registered to vote increased by 2,698 people from the 2018 primary election, according to district demographic data.

The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office predicts high voter turnout Nov. 6, its spokesperson TJ Pyche said.

“More people are interested in participating in the election by voting,” Pyche said.

Sebastian Georgiev, a 19-year-old UF film and media studies sophomore, was not old

Springing for a trip to parks

A study found visitors of North Florida springs spend on average $20 to $43 per trip, pg. 4

Buzz buzz

Nearly 400 beekeepers are swarming campus today, pg. 3

enough to vote during the 2016 election and has sulked about it ever since.

He said he registered to vote because he feels like the country has suffered ever since the election two years ago.

“I just feel I have an obligation to do my part in saving the country,” he said. “To not vote, especially now, is the same as not caring, and to me that’s just a shame.”

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Do you have Type 1 diabetes? There is a UF course you can take THE CLASS IS OPEN TO STUDENTS FROM ANY MAJOR WHO HAVE A PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH DIABETES.

By Alyssa Ramos Alligator Staff Writer

Unlike most students, Randi Alt must carry a remote control at all times.

When she attends a football game, security has to stop her. Once she explains that it operates her Omnipod, a small device that controls insulin levels, they give her a medical tag and wave her inside.

Situations like this are common for students like Alt who have Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that occurs when the pancreas cannot produce insulin to control blood-sugar levels. When diagnosed in the eighth grade, Alt, a 19-year-old UF applied physiology and kinesiology sophomore, had to adjust her lifestyle.

“I was forced to understand how my body worked,” she said. “Now I appreciate it.”

Alt met other students who also understood how to navigate the daily struggles of the disease through a two-credit UF course on Type 1 diabetes research.

The seminar-style course, which has been taught for three years, is only offered in Spring. So far, 17 students have signed

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Mark Atkinson, the director of the UF Diabetes Institute, and his wife, Carol Atkinson, the director of the nonprofit Insulin for Life USA, talked to the diabetes class during the Spring semester. up for next semester’s class, said Ashby Walker, the director for Health Equity Initiatives at UF Diabetes Institute.

The institute hopes to expand the class to other universities, including Stanford.

The course is open to students from all majors with a personal connection to diabetes, Walker said. The class teaches basic research methods, provides access to key research and introduces them to profes-

sionals in the field.

“I want to inspire the next generation of researchers, so they can love and value the process of research,” Walker said. “Research can change the world.”

Alt said because of the class, she and her classmates were able to bond over things like sneaking juice boxes into Walt Disney World. Months after she finished the course, Alt and her classmates still have their class group chat where they send tips and resources to each other.

“I was really surprised at the lack of access to insulin,” Alt said.

The course was designed to provide a supportive community for students to bond over their similar experiences with diabetes, Walker said.

“I want students at UF to know that they’re surrounded by a caring faculty dedicated to improving the lives of its people,” Walker said.

During one of the classes, Desmond Schatz, a UF pediatrics professor, spoke about his real-life experiences getting into research about diabetes.

“It’s inspiring to see people who are so passionate and want to know more about diabetes,” Schatz said. @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

UF bee research lab kicking off Bee College Conference today THE CONFERENCE IS EXPECTING 375 BEEKEEPERS.

By Fotini Sisois Alligator Contributing Writer

Hundreds of beekeepers will buzz on campus to network and make food with honey starting today.

UF’s Honeybee Research and Extension Lab, which opened in August, will host its first Bee College Conference today, Saturday, Mon-

day and Tuesday, said Mary Bammer, the event organizer.

Bee College is an annual beekeeping conference hosted by UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Past conferences were hosted in St. Augustine at UF’s Whitney Marine Lab, Bammer said.

The event was extended after the waitlist became too long. Now, 375 beekeepers are expected to attend, Bammer said.

“We felt like extending it would be a good opportunity for us to reach even more beekeepers from

around the state,” she said.

Registration for the first event opened in late July but filled up by September, Bammer said. The event costs $100 for one day or $150 for both days.

Bammer’s team is still deciding if UF’s campus will be the permanent home for Bee College, she said.

Bee College will offer a tour of the honeybee lab, beekeeping courses, the Honey Show’s art exhibit and Junior Bee College, a honeybee education course for children between 6 and 12 years old, Bam-

mer said.

The extended session will not have the Honey Show and Junior Bee College.

Zack Blizzard, 49, owns Zack’s Honey Farm in Jacksonville and has been a beekeeper for about six years. Although he cannot come to Bee College this year, he said the conference helped develop a sense of community.

“It proved that I’m actually part of something bigger,” he said.

FAST FACTS ABOUT BEE COLLEGE

• Registration opened in July and filled up by September.

• The $4.5 million honeybee lab opened in August.

• Courses include Honeybee Nutrition and The Importance and Uses of Pollen • The Honey Show: Attendees can tour the honeybee lab, view an art exhibit and learn how to make beeswax candles and cook with honey.

• Junior Bee College: A honeybee education course for children ages 6 to 12

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Restoration of Florida springs found to be economically viable

By Jeana Fraser Alligator Contributing Writer

Stefan Schmid recalls some of his best memories floating around in the water with his co-workers at a company retreat to Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park.

Schmid, a 28-year-old UF alumnus, is one of more than about 1,000 people who visited the North Central Florida springs over the past year.

“For a few dollars, you can hang

out all day, grill some food, take a swim, play sports on land or in the water,” Schmid said.

A study, which was funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, investigated how much visitors are willing to pay per person to restore the North Central Florida parks, said Xian Bi, a 40-year-old UF assistant professor of environmental and resource economics, consumer economics and marketing.

Florida has over 1,000 springs,

and an average visitor spends $20 to $43 per trip, excluding travel expenses, Bi said.

The study proved the springs were used frequently enough to be economically viable.

Ninety-four percent of the study’s respondents were Florida residents. The remaining 6 percent of visitors reside in Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Residents enjoy visiting the Florida springs and are willing to

drive an average of 80 miles to get there, Bi said.

The number of visitors to the springs has stayed the same in recent years, Bi said.

Schmid argues that the springs bring a one-of-a-kind quality to Florida. People visit the springs to go diving, swimming or snorkeling.

“People who are new to Florida are attracted to the springs because they’re very unique,” Bi said. “You don’t see them in other parts of the country.”

SPRINGS IN THE STUDY Ichetucknee Springs Fanning Springs Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park Madison Blue Springs State Park

UF Navy ROTC unveils new mural in Van Fleet Hall

By Jordyn Kalman Alligator Contributing writer

PAINTING THE MURAL TOOK SEVEN WEEKS. A 6-foot-tall scene of naval fleets sailing and aircrafts flying across a bright blue sky will now greet UF Navy ROTC members as they walk into their building.

About 40 students, faculty members, active duty members and veterans attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new mural dedicated to the alumni of the UF program Thursday morning at Van Fleet Hall.

“We are reminded here today how much our military does to protect us,” UF President Kent Fuchs said during his speech.

Jennifer Fillebrown, a 20-yearold UF aerospace engineering junior, and Lynn Arthur, a 20-year-old UF mathematics junior, began brainstorming mural

ideas when the executive officer of Navy ROTC wanted the wall to be painted.

The two Navy ROTC members worked on the mural for more than seven weeks over the summer, Fillebrown said.

The students wanted to represent the Navy and Marine Corps to appeal to future recruits, Fillebrown said. Her main inspiration for the design of the mural was Navy ROTC’s new recruitment slogan: “Forged by the Sea.” “Here we are not forged by the sea,” Fillebrown said. “We’re forged by the swamp and this program we all go through.”

Andrew Kraemer, a 19-yearold UF business administration freshman, said he came to the event to show his respect and appreciation for those who served.

“It is very humbling knowing this university has produced so many heroes,” Kraemer said.

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Navy ROTC members Lynn Arthur, left, and Jennifer Fillebrown, right, stand by their mural in Van Fleet Hall at a ribbon-cutting event Thursday.

Genetic risk factors might be putting Felon, University of Chicago professor talk voting rights children at higher risk for obesity CHILDREN WITH THE TWO GENETIC VARIATIONS STUDIED ATE 20 PERCENT MORE CALORIES AND SUGAR.

By Kelly Hayes Alligator Contributing Writer

UF researchers have found that childhood obesity could be associated with genetics.

The researchers discovered an association between two variations in DNA and a higher rate of childhood obesity, said Michelle Cardel, an assistant professor in the UF Department of Health. These genetic risk factors are more common in African-Americans and Hispanics, Cardel said.

Results came from analyzing a four-year study titled “Admixture Mapping of Ethnic and Racial Insulin Complex Outcomes.” The study, sponsored by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, examined 286 children of varied races, Cardel said.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of different factors on the body’s response to sugar, Cardel said. UF researchers

analyzed the study to understand the genetics behind the high obesity rates among non-Hispanic black and Hispanic children relative to those of non-Hispanic white children.

“This will help us with precision health and to understanding how our genetics play a role in health,” Cardel said.

The study measured the health of participants, aged 7 to 12, by recording their dietary habits, fat distribution and physical activity, and considered socioeconomic status, said Alex Lee, a 25-year-old UF medical sciences doctoral candidate who worked on the research.

UF researchers found that children with the two genetic risk factors ate 20 percent more calories and sugar, Lee said. Only 3.6 percent of non-Hispanic white children have these genetic risk factors, compared to 17.4 percent of non-Hispanic blacks and 21.1 percent of Hispanics. The non-Hispanic descriptor is necessary because it accounts for ethnicity, while white and black only describe race, Lee said.

“This research is telling us that obesity is a multifactorial disease,” Lee said. “It’s painting a picture that it’s more than just your diet, it’s a lot of things together.”

More than 75 people attended.

By Nicole Bowen Alligator Contributing Writer

When Jhody Polk was incarcerated, she said she was set free.

Polk was recently released from an eight-year prison sentence and is now an advocate for ex-prisoners with the nonprofit National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls.

“Although I expected to find thugs and criminals, what I found were incredible, strong women,” Polk told an audience at Ustler Hall on Thursday.

“They held up the mirror for me to see who I really was, and for the first time, I was free to be me.”

Polk, alongside Reuben Miller, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago, spoke to about 75 people on improving the re-entry of felons into society.

Polk and Miller spoke as part of UF Intersections, which was funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, said Katheryn RussellBrown, a member of UF Intersections.

She said she did not immediately know how much the event cost.

Russell-Brown said voter disenfranchisement is important with the upcoming election.

“This is an important moment in Florida history,” Russell-Brown said.

“Certainly a time of critical inquiry.”

Miller, the author of “Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration,” said felons are still imprisoned by the law, which contradicts the democracy the country was founded on.

“The point of the work I am doing is to help us push past this scarlet letter that someone carries with them for life when they receive that sentence,”

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· CRIME ROUNDUP ·

In one day, four guns stolen from eight unlocked cars

By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

Four guns were stolen after eight cars were broken into within 24 hours, Gainesville Police said.

The cars were burglarized from Tuesday morning to Wednesday morning, GPD spokesperson Ofc. Ben Tobias said. All of the cars were unlocked.

From three of the cars, the unknown burglar or burglars stole weapons including four Glock handguns of different models and several knives, he said. The cars broken into were around the same area along Northwest 34th Street between University Avenue and Eighth Avenue, Tobias said.

Car burglaries are not uncommon in Gainesville, but weapons are not usually stolen out of cars more than twice a month, he said.

Although police are not sure when the cars were broken into, most of the incidents seemed to have happened overnight. Officers looked for witnesses, fingerprints and other possible victims in each burglary, Tobias said.

Police say the suspect or group of people most likely pulled on car handles to check which were unlocked in one area.

“To see so many happen over the course of 24 hours is scary,” Tobias said. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

ACSO: Woman steals $100 from car with owner nearby

By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

A man was inside his home Wednesday night when he heard a neighbor yell, “Get out of Jimmy’s truck!”

When he went outside, he found the backseat ransacked, $100 missing and a woman walking away from his truck, deputies said.

Geneva Bennett Prevatt, 47, of Waldo, was accused of breaking into the unlocked truck, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. The truck was parked outside of the man’s house, at the 14000 block of Weeks Street in Waldo.

A neighbor noticed Prevatt hiding be-

Prevatt

hind the truck door frame when he yelled at her, the report said.

The man told deputies $100 was missing.

Prevatt told police that she may have gotten a ride to a store in the truck, but the truck is under repairs, the re-

port said.

Prevatt was charged with burglary of an unoccupied car and petty theft, according to jail records. She is being held in the Alachua County Jail in lieu of a $8,000 bond. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

ACSO: Man caught buying pizza with roommate’s card

By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

Bostick

An 18-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for shopping with his roommate’s credit card, deputies said.

Delvin Miguel Que’stio Bostick, of Gainesville, was accused of making over $310 worth of purchases with his roommate’s Amazon Prime credit

card more than a month ago, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

The roommate’s credit card was mailed to their Crossing at Santa Fe apartment, at 3205 NW 83rd St., while he was out of town for 10 days in August, the report said. When he got his credit card statement around Oct. 1, the roommate found fraudulent charg-

es he did not make.

He told deputies Bostick used his credit card and cited the pizza as the proof. The credit card statement had multiple charges from Five Star Pizza, and another roommate saw Bostick receive several deliveries, the report said.

Bostick denied the accusations at first but later admitted to using the

card after deputies investigated the pizza charges, the report said.

Bostick was charged with credit card fraud and grand theft. He was released from the Alachua County Jail Thursday afternoon without bond.

Bostick declined to comment. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

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Editorial

You are the envy of the entire lecture hall. Among hundreds of frantic faces bubbling silently with No. 2 pencil, you are the first to make a loud and disruptive rustling of paper as you flip to page 2 of the midterm exam. You breeze through it now, but a few hours ago you were practically shaking with fear. You had not been to class all semester. Three nights before, you sat yourself down in the library with a cup of coffee and started to read.

You flipped through a phone book-sized chunk of your textbook, highlighting, making concept charts and doing the practice problems. You ignored Snapchat. You shunned text messages. You slipped emails, dodged phone calls and ducked under Canvas notifications for the next two days. It seems you snatched victory from the jaws of unpreparedness and laziness. Who needs lectures anyway?

It is starting to feel like you will make a perfect score. But as you flip to the last page, dread sets in. Spread before you is a minefield — each question on the last page begins with the words, “As discussed in class…” You close your eyes and sigh.

You look at the answer choices and settle for making educated guesses. The question reads: “Which of the following is the arbiter of pop culture and politics?” You pick A) …

Darts and Laurels

More than a million homes and businesses are without electricity after Hurricane Michael tore through the Southeast on Wednesday. The Florida Panhandle was the first to be hit. Many communities there, directly in the storm’s path, are some of the poorest in the state and did not have the means to evacuate. They stayed and faced destruction.

The storm upturned houses and flung them apart like sandcastles. Those residing in mobile homes were largely unprotected. The death toll stands at six and is expected to rise with the continuing work of search and rescue teams. One such death was that of 11-year-old Sarah Radney, who was killed in Seminole County, Georgia, after a carport was flung into the modular home she was in. She was sitting next to her grandmother at the time.

We can only award laurels to those who are doing their best to help residents of the affected areas; medical teams are scrambling to bring aid to communities that were bludgeoned by wind and flooding. Four hospitals and 11 nursing homes were closed in Florida.

You can earn yourself a laurel by texting MICHAEL to 90999 to make a $10 donation to the American Red Cross. Every bit helps. It just as easily could have been Gainesville that took the brunt of the storm. As Florida residents, we all know how destructive a Category 4 hurricane can be when it is aimed at your neighborhood, home, loved ones and life. You should donate because it is the right thing to do, but also know there is a laurel in it for your good citizenship.

In other news, a mission to the International Space Station ended abruptly Thursday when the Soyuz rocket carrying a twoman crew malfunctioned. The rocket triggered an automatic abort command that sent U.S. astronaut Tyler N. “Nick” Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin parachuting to the ground in their capsule after they were already 31 miles above Earth.

And so, in the face of destruction from natural disaster and the narrow escape of the Soyuz crew from man-made disaster, we award laurels to the engineers who contributed to Hague and Ovchinin’s safe return. Darts to whoever or whatever is at fault for the automatic abort command. It scares us that a rocket independently decided that it no longer wanted to leave Earth and started going the other way on its own.

A dart to the Soyuz for being so badly behaved. Technology is supposed to work perfectly, free from human error — it is not supposed to do things like abort mid-mission or miss an entire semester’s worth of lectures and fail a midterm.

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Student Government’s antisocial social media

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passed over in picking him. t all started with a painfully true quip from It happens pretty often: Someone comes and the senior class president: “I didn’t even swipes up a leadership position no one would exknow we had a Student Government Twitter pect of them, whereas the deserving candidate, account.” The offhand remark drew chuckwho worked long and hard, does not get as far les from the Student Senate, because we all and usually drops out afterward. knew of the sad state of our social media.

I have not seen the kid show up for reports Later that meeting, the newly appointed chairat Senate meetings or even partying at Midtown, woman of the Information and Communications Zachariah which is usually a pretty reliable place to bump committee had us all whip out our phones and Chou into members of the executive branch… letting follow the Senate Instagram account. I acted acopinions@alligator.org off some steam. Hope he is OK. cordingly only to realize that I was already folSo yeah, about that Twitter. Looking at the aclowing the account, which had not posted since December 2017. To give you a sense of how active the ac- count, the first thing I see is a pinned tweet from June 1, which is immediately concerning. There are six tweets since count is, there are only six pictures for all of 2017.

SG has had a very contentious relationship with social September and radio silence between then and June (#yikes).

The Senate Twitter, on the other hand, is even more dismedia. One does not have to look back far to see The Alligator’s criticism of the majority party for its lack of elec- mal. There are actually two accounts. The first account’s last tions advertising on social media. During the endorsement post was in 2009: “Senate Assassins has officially begun!” interviews for the past election, the Editorial Board asked the Clearly whoever had the password to the first Twitter acmajority party’s representatives why the Facebook page had count was assassinated since there were no posts after that.

The second account’s first tweet reads, “We are the your not promoted elections, and they did not have an answer.

A couple days later, a graphic promoting SG elections ap- UF SG Senators, and we have created this account to propeared on the SG Facebook page. I suppose it was a bit better mote transparency and availability to the student body. Go than last year when SG decided to start promoting elections #Gators!” The second tweet reads, “The second UF SG Senon the second day of elections. Perhaps our SG is actually ate meeting of the Summer semesters is now underway! representative of all of us, solely in terms of procrastination. #Gators.” That’s it: two tweets in 2011. Looks like the asSG’s social media (though not the Senate’s) is run by an sassins really have a grudge against social media folks. RIP agency called Action SG. Back in Spring, the minority party transparency and “availability.”

The cabinet Facebook page has posted reliably since Sepobjected to the Student Body President’s appointment to run the agency due to the candidate lacking relevant qualifica- tember, but the last post prior was in December of 2017 (just tions. The only things the guy really had going for him (in like our Senate Instagram). Only the good Lord knows what the eyes of the majority party) were being the president of a happened that month. Was it the return of the assassins?

Looking over SG’s social media, I suppose it is like a sinkfraternity, his Asian heritage (gotta put some effort into faking diversity) and being part of Blue Key — none of which ing ship, but that would be offensive to sinking ships. At least we, more or less, seem to be doing a halfway decent job has much to do with good social media, so here we are.

Looking over his resume, I saw no direct experience or now, bobbing in the water in our life jackets as the sharks (or qualifications and, looking over the minutes of the meeting assassins in scuba gear) swim below. where we objected to him, I mentioned that someone from Zachariah Chou is a UF political science junior and within Action SG (aka having direct prior experience) was Murphree area senator. His column appears on Fridays.

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Letter to the Editor

Over two dozen university professors authored a letter to the editor Wednesday, slamming Israel for denying entrance to UF alumna Lara Alqasem, who was accepted into graduate school at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Although you would expect the highest degree of intellectual honesty from university professors, the piece is neither fair nor honest.

The authors suggest Israel denied entry to Alqasem simply because of her Palestinian heritage — a practice the authors assert is common in Israel. The authors deliberately leave out the most essential fact of the story: In her time at UF, Alqasem was president of Students for Justice in Palestine, an organization which often supports, encourages and enables the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. I would find explaining the hypocrisy of seeking an education from the very country one sought to damage to be insulting to the reader’s intelligence, but that irony was apparently lost on all 26 professors who attached their name to that intellectually dishonest piece. The authors surely knew of Alqasem’s proximity to the BDS movement — and of a 2017 Israeli law banning the entrance of any BDS supporters — yet chose to withhold that from the piece.

Such a guilty conscience implies the professors not only knew Israel was within its rights, but they knowingly attempted to deceive the public despite their roles as educators.

This letter does not intend to stifle any criticisms of Israel, nor of its conduct in this specific situation. Authors of any critical piece — particularly those confident in their position — should shine a light on all the facts and not cast shadows on the most important ones.

Ethan Katz is a UF journalism and political science junior.

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sumption, it is critical that America has a U.N. ambasarlier this week, United Nations Ambassador Niksador who will act as more than a yes man to the presiki Haley announced that she plans to resign from dent. her position at the end of the year. For President Although imperfect, Haley was willing to contradict Donald Trump, her future departure means the the president on important matters and admit that while loss of one of the highest-ranking women in his she respects Trump, she does not agree with him on evadministration. This is an unfavorable blow to an adery issue. It is unlikely Trump would appoint a replaceministration already ridiculed for appointing a Supreme Court Justice accused of sexual assault.

Abigail Miller ment willing to make leaps and bounds in terms of U.S. Haley’s decision came as a shock to most Americans. opinions@alligator.org foreign collaboration, but the most we can hope for is a levelheaded appointee.

The lack of explanation has the general public and poliMost issues considered by the U.N. are not partisan in other ticians alike theorizing about the possible motivation behind her countries around the world. For example, the U.S. is one of the resignation.

Some hypothesized that she stepped down to focus on a presi- only countries that has turned climate change into a party-line isdential campaign for 2020, but Haley shut down this theory, stat- sue. Other industrialized nations have come together across party ing she has no plans for 2020 besides supporting Trump in his lines with the idea that lessening the impacts of climate change is reelection campaign. Others believe the previous South Carolina essential to a productive future. The same goes for other sustaingovernor was “edged out” by Trump administration officials like able development goals like the development of sustainable cities National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike and promotion of clean energy.

What we need now is a U.N. ambassador who can approach Pompeo, who advocate for stricter foreign policy than Haley has the U.N. with a global perspective, not with a Republican or Dempreviously supported.

The outgoing ambassador continues to leave Americans in the ocratic agenda. Of course, it is crucial that this new ambassador dark, only offering the explanation that her eight years in govern- protect the values of the U.S., but it is even more critical that he or ment and two years as the U.N. ambassador have been exhausting she does so without being entirely self-serving.

One of Haley’s biggest flaws during her time as U.N. ambasand she believes in the concept of term limits.

Regardless of her true motivation, the hunt for a new U.N. sador has been her unwavering devotion to an “America First” ambassador has begun and, unfortunately, the one leading that ideology. We need a leader who is willing to negotiate and coexpedition is none other than climate change denier and global operate with other countries and come to solutions that work for everyone — not just America. We need an ambassador who is laughing stock, Trump.

Right now is a pivotal time for international relations and global capable of protecting the sanctity of the U.S. while remaining open cooperation. Time is quickly running out to mitigate the impacts of to the needs of other countries and considering the best solutions global warming and to achieve the sustainable development goals on a global scale.

Is this the type of replacement we can expect? Knowing Trump, laid out by the U.N. If we continue to view global cooperation as optional and overlook the influence of the U.N., we will put not it is not likely, but we can hope. only ourselves but also the rest of the world in danger.

Abigail Miller is a UF journalism and political science senior.

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At least nine state colleges and universities closed this week.

HURRICANE, from pg. 1 ties were closed in Florida due to the hurricane, according to The Times. Homes were nearly torn to the ground, roads were left in ruins and hundreds of thousands of people had no access to electricity in Panama City, Florida.

“Hearing about it after the matter, it’s hard to look at all the photos since it hit in the beach,” Nguyen said. “It’s very sobering to see that.”

Outside of Alachua County, the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences facilities in Cedar Key and the Panhandle experienced flooding and power outages, said UF spokesperson Steve Orlando. As a whole, UF facilities did not experience major damages.

The effects of Hurricane Michael in the Tallahassee area are devastating, said Chip Skinner, the Gainesville city spokesperson.

To help, seven fully equipped Gainesville Fire Rescue firefighters will be performing search and rescues in Tallahassee over the next week where the hurricane hit the hardest, Skinner said.

Equipment will be funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and federal funds, Skinner said. All-terrain vehicles, water rescue equipment, medical supplies and communication equipment will be used.

The Gainesville Regional Airport will accept first-aid supplies beginning today. Medical and baby supply donations will travel by plane to the affected areas in the Panhandle.

Flights loaded with supplies will leave the Gainesville airport Saturday, said Carolyn Rhinebarger, the Operation Airdrop media director and volunteer. Pilots, Transportation Security Administration professionals and veterans with independently-owned small planes are flying in from across the country to help deliver supplies.

People can bring non-perishable, ready-to-eat foods, such as protein bars, granola bars, peanut butter and dry pet foods. Diapers, hygiene supplies, diabetic and medical supplies are also needed, Rhinebarger said.

“People are at the point now where they’re just trying to survive,” Rhinebarger said.

Volunteers are needed to help load planes in three-hour-long shifts. Tasks such as putting together personal hygiene kits in gallon-sized ziploc bags will help those in need, Rhinebarger said.

Operation Airdrop is still collecting the number of planes that will be participating. Rhinebarger said after Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina in August, 200 to 300 pilots gathered at the RaleighDurham International Airport to deliver supplies for Operation Airdrop.

“The reason why people are so enthusiastic about this is that they can see their donation go right out on an airplane and be delivered into the hands of someone in need,” Rhinebarger said.

“This is a way for you to have direct impact on victims.”

Having the hurricane hit the city was not a concern for Gainesville Walmart sales associate Della Ross.

Ross said her niece came from Tallahassee Tuesday to stay with her parents in Gainesville. The 59-year-old and her niece made light of the situation to brighten the mood.

“We laughed about it because I had a friend named Michael and he died two years ago,” Ross said.

“I told her ‘well you know my friend was a ‘bad ass’ Michael, so with Michael the storm coming — you can imagine what it’s going to be like.’”

After evaluating Hurricane Michael’s forecast, all elementary, middle and high schools remained open this week, said Jackie Johnson, the Alachua County Public Schools spokesperson.

At least nine state colleges and universities closed for Hurricane Michael, including Florida A&M University, Florida State University and the University of West Florida.

Mackintosh Joachim, a 19-year-old UF finance and women’s studies sophomore, said many students hoped classes would be canceled to avoid taking midterms rather than for safety reasons.

The arrival of Michael reminded Joachim about the time when Hurricane Irma closed the university for four days last Fall, hourly paid workers were not paid.

“You should be studying for your midterms rather than post-

Courtesy to The Alligator

A construction crew cleans up a fallen tree on a road in Niceville, Florida after Hurricane Michael blew through the Florida Panhandle town. ing about how much you want classes to be canceled,” Joachim said. “You also have to think about other people who are not so privileged.”

Amanda Wolfrom did not initially fear the hurricane last weekend. It was not until Monday evening when the UF political science senior realized her hometown of Niceville, Florida was in potential danger.

“I wasn’t too worried about it,” Wolfram said. “Then I started reading more and realized how intense and how strong it was.”

Both of the 20-year-old’s parents and her younger brother reside in the town located around 50 miles away from Panama City, Wolfrom said. Since her dad works as an electrician in first responder scenarios, she began to worry for him, as she understands the impact hurricanes can have on his work.

For now, law enforcement and emergency management are taking the lead in cleaning up and assessing the damages, Wolfrom said.

“At the moment I feel like the general public is at a standstill,” Wolfrom said. “Right now the government and first responders are doing what they need to do.”

The local schools in Niceville will open up again on Friday and rescue and recovery efforts are being organized, she said.

Luckily, Niceville did not experience anything too concerning besides flooding, Wolfrom said.

Despite this, Wolfrom is concerned for those residing nearby her town in Panama City. ”It’s hard to be happy about how fortunate my hometown is

because there’s so much destruction so close to where I am,” Wolfrom said. “Right now it’s hard to take in that this is literally only an hour from where I live.” @danacassidy_ dcassidy@alligator.org @angdimi adimichele@alligator.org

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She came to Alachua to encourage conservatives millennials.

TOMI, from pg. 1 the first year the event hosted a young speaker, and McElroy noticed an increased number of younger attendees, she said.

Last year’s keynote speaker was Fox News host Jeanine Pirro,

she said.

Heather Fitts, a political assistant, liked Lahren’s lack of filter and passion.

“We need more people like her,” Fitts said.

Roz Miller, a mixed-media artist, came to the barbecue decked out in a bold American flag shirt

and a button that read “fair tax” pinned to her lapel.

“It’s not the facility that you come for,” Miller said. “You come because of the cause, the speaker, the message and (to) keep this nation a constitutional republic.”

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dates State Sen. Chuck Clemmons and U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho also spoke at the event.

Everyone on stage stressed the importance of voting and keeping Florida as a red state. Clemmons said this is not a campaign; it’s a crusade.

Lahren said elections are close

in Texas and Florida, and it’s important to remember about the people who are often forgotten.

“Conservatives need to come together,” Lahren said. @LysKRamos aramos@alligator.org

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Students celebrate National Coming Out Day STUDENTS MADE HEART-SHAPED NOTES AND BATH BOMBS.

By Hannah Beatty Alligator Contributing Writer

Hannah Beatty / Alligator Contributor

Kamya Bates, a 19-year-old UF marine sciences freshman, places a sticky note on a door in front of the Reitz Union during a National Coming Out Day celebration.

Kamya Bates gently placed the heart-shaped sticky note on a white door in front of the Reitz Union Thursday morning.

“Loving girls and boys is okay,” it read.

The 19-year-old UF marine sciences freshman patted the heart to make sure it stuck.

“I needed to hear that when I was going through the process of figuring out if I liked girls or guys,” Bates said.

Over 170 people visited the Reitz Programming Board’s second annual National Coming Out Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Reitz Union breezeway. Students made bath bombs, stuck notes on a door and ate rainbow sugar cookies, said Tori Chin, a co-director of the RPB Special Events Committee.

The door is a play on the phrase “coming out of the closet,” Chin said. The event cost $381 and was funded by the Activity and Service Fee. “Just knowing that it could affect at least one or two people and knowing that it could make their day or make them feel more included — that’s good enough for

us,” she said.

Billy Huff, the director of LGBTQ Affairs at UF, said National Coming Out Day can be vexing for gay and transgender people.

“We have to come out all the time,” Huff said.

Mel Soto, a 19-year-old UF chemistry freshman and transgender man who identifies as pansexual, and Tori Brundage, a 19-yearold UF anthropology freshman, made sweet orange and lavender bath bombs.

Brundage, who identifies as non-binary and queer, said they plan to celebrate by being proud of who they are.

“If you’re really living life as who you are, you will find people that care about you and see you,” Soto said.

UPCOMING UF LGBTQ+ AFFAIRS EVENTS: Gaytor Drag Race Oct. 18, 7 p.m. at the Reitz Union, Rion Ballroom Guest Lecture: Brazilian Performer Malayka SN, “Monstrosity, Drag and Human Liberation” Oct. 19, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Reitz Union, Room G310

GPD: Teenager had 140 grams of marijuana and a gun

By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

Lewis

A traffic stop turned into an arrest after a teenager was caught with 140 grams of marijuana and a gun early Thursday morning, Gainesville Police said.

Xavier Maurice Lewis, 18, of Gainesville, was pulled over at the 3300 block of Northwest 34th Street for speeding down Northwest 39th Avenue, ac-

cording to an arrest report.

Lewis suddenly switched lanes in front of an officer’s patrol car without using his turn signal, police said. The officer slammed on his brakes to avoid hitting the car.

When the officer pulled Lewis over, he noticed him rummaging through a backpack in the passenger seat. Police told Lewis to put his hands on the steering wheel, the report said.

The officer smelled marijuana com-

ing from inside of the car while he spoke with Lewis and called for backup. Lewis denied having anything illegal until police were putting him in the backseat of a patrol car, police said.

Lewis told police that he had over 100 grams of marijuana and a gun in the car. The gun was in the same backpack Lewis was digging through, police said.

Officers found two sandwich bags with about 120 grams of marijuana under the driver’s seat. Inside of the back-

pack, they found a loaded handgun, digital scale, more sandwich bags, blunts and another 20 grams of marijuana, the report said.

Lewis is charged with possessing marijuana, possessing drug equipment and carrying an unlicensed firearm. He is being held in the Alachua County Jail in lieu of a $10,000 bond. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

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The UF Students for Justice in Palestine executive board served vegetarian food before human rights activist Benjamin Ladraa, 25, addressed guests Wednesday evening. The event, “Walking to Palestine,” had more than 50 people gather at the Civic Media Center to hear Ladraa’s story of walking 3,000 miles from Sweden to Palestine to shed light on human rights violations against Palestinians.

Ladraa showed the map of his trek on foot from his home country of Sweden to Palestine. After reading about the injustices experienced by the Palestinian people, Ladraa decided to make the 11-month journey. “I know that most people don’t know the story of Palestine,” Ladraa said, “I just want the violence to stop and human rights to be respected.”

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Florida tries to avoid "trap game" against Vanderbilt

By Mark Stine Sports Writer

The term “trap game” has been tossed around a lot this week leading up to No. 14 Florida’s road game with Vanderbilt.

It would be easy for the Gators to look past Vandy (3-3, 0-2 SEC) with a bye week on the horizon and victory over then-No. 5 LSU in the recent past. But Dan Mullen said at Monday’s press conference that he’s not a big believer in trap games in the traditional sense.

Linebacker David Reese straight-up denied their existence.

“I don’t believe in them,” he said. “This is a team that we can’t take lightly, and I feel like we understand that.”

The Commodores are more than just sneaky good. They’re a solid, experienced team and there’s plenty of ways to prove it.

They have a veteran leader who’s got a lot of help Quarterback Kyle Shurmur is very comfortable and confident in the pocket.

The four-year starter has climbed through the Vanderbilt record books, inching his way toward the marks of the program’s all-time greatest passer, Jay Cutler.

Shurmur ranks third in career pass-

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alligatorSports Picks: Week 7 Staff Report Good news for those of you who haven’t gotten over your intoxication of Florida’s win against LSU: Our weekly picks column is both sobering and unmistakably dry today.

Texas is back, Penn State let Ohio State off the h ook, and Miami nearly lost to FSU. Yes, we’re in the worst timeline.

Before we meet our competitors, football beat writer Alanis Thames and sports editor Morgan McMullen will debate the equally disappointing matchup between Texas A&M and South Carolina.

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Linebacker David Reese (33) and the Gators defense will have their hands full dealing with Vanderbilt running backs Khari Blasingame (23) and Ke'Shawn Vaughn this Saturday.

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Looking back at some “bold” predictions My friend and colleague, online sports editor Mark Stine, wrote a column at the beginning of the football season with two bold predictions about the Gators football team.

Well, bold because Florida was coming off a 4-7 season and seemed destined to repeat that record, but nevertheless, they were, indeed, bold.

It’s Week 7 of the college football season, the midway point for most teams, and the Gators are sitting at 5-1. Already a major improvement from last year.

One of those bold predictions is no longer looking as far fetched.

I thought it would be fun to look back at Stine’s column and see if his projections are taking effect.

Probably not going to happen: UF finishes top 3 in rushing in SEC

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This will almost five yards a carry. And certainly not happen freshman Dameon unless Florida decides Pierce, who has only to do nothing but run 25 attempts on the the ball for the rest of season, is one of the the season. team leaders in rushAnd even then, ing with 255 yards. they probably won’t Like I said beJake crack the top 3. fore, Florida probably Dreilinger The Gators, as they won’t finish in the twitter: @DreilingerJake stand now, are ninth top 3 in rushing in the in the SEC with 181.5 SEC. In fact, it might rushing yards per game. Kentucky, end up finishing worse than it is which is third, has 223.5 yards per now. game.

Could Happen: Jachai Polite Of course, it didn’t help that finishes with All-SEC honors sophomore Malik Davis broke his Stine called that Polite would foot and has missed most of the have a breakout season in 2018, season. A UF running back also and midway through the year, it’s hasn’t rushed for over 100 yards safe to say he is. once this season.

Polite could definitely earn AllEven the return of Jordan ScarSEC honors if he continues the way lett hasn’t done much to boost Florhe has been playing as of late. ida’s rushing effort. He is averaging He has recorded at least a sack

Defensive end Jachai Polite was added to the 2018 Bednarik Award Watch List Wednesday. He and linebacker David Reese are the only Gators on the list.

in each of Florida’s last four games and has had a tackle for loss in all but one game.

It also seems like Polite plays better against ranked opponents.

He sacked Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald and LSU quarterback Joe Burrow twice each and recorded a pass breakup in both games. Against LSU, Polite recorded a season-high six tackles.

He leads the NCAA in forced fumbles with four. He is also tied for the most sacks in the NCAA with six.

If he keeps playing the way he has been, I could definitely see AllSEC honors in Polite’s future.

Jake Dreilinger is the assistant sports editor of The Alligator. Follow him on Twitter @DreilingerJake and contact him at jdreilinger@ alligator.org.

Cross country teams set for second meet The Gators' men's and women's teams head to Tampa for 8k and 5k races, respectively. The meet was moved to Tampa from Tallahassee in anticipation of Hurricane Michael.

Texas A&M (-2) will win because…

The Aggies have not lost to South Carolina. Ever.

There have only been four meetings between the two teams, but two of those games were decided by a touchdown, proving that South Carolina had the chance to win but couldn’t capitalize.

That’ll be the narrative again Saturday.

The Gamecocks are next to last in the SEC in total rushing yards, and they won’t have an answer for the potent Texas A&M ground attack.

The Aggies are led by running back Trayveon Williams, who sits atop the conference in rushing yards (720). And he scored the winning touchdown in overtime last week to give the Aggies the 20-14 win over Kentucky.

But not only do the Gamecocks have to gameplan for Williams, they’ll face quarterback Kellen Mond, who’s an obvious dual threat.

Mond is second in the SEC in passing yards (1,447), and he’ll complicate things even more for South Carolina with his ability to pick apart opposing pass defenses and get it done on the ground.

It’ll all be too much for the Gamecocks’ underwhelming defense to handle.

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By Dylan Rudolph Sports Writer

The No. 11 Florida volleyball team puts its undefeated SEC record on the line tonight in Columbia, South Carolina, when it takes on the Gamecocks at 7.

The Gators (15-3, 6-0 SEC) pushed their win streak to eleven matches after two heartstopping five-set winners last weekend against Texas A&M and Georgia.

“This weekend, we really got challenged a lot,” setter Allie Monserez said to the media on Tuesday. “We were able to see some of our weaknesses and learn from a lot of things.”

One of those weaknesses, Monserez specified, was digging balls on the defensive side.

This issue was especially evident against the Aggies on Friday when the defense allowed Aggies’ outside hitter Hollann Hans to hit 32 kills on .260 hitting percentage and was outdug 72-64 in the match.

The team won, but the back-row defense appeared to be a huge liability.

“You can learn more about yourself from a loss than a win,” coach Mary Wise said. “We were very fortunate to get the best of both, meaning that we played two opponents that played very well and exposed some weaknesses but were still able to win.”

Both Monserez and Wise expressed that the back-row defense will be a focus in practice leading up to the match against South Carolina.

In the front row, however, it couldn’t have been better.

Senior middle blocker Taelor Kellum was named SEC Player of the Week on Tuesday after she tallied 17 blocks during the weekend, including a career-best 12-block performance on Sunday against Georgia that helped keep the Gators’ undefeated conference record intact.

Kellum, however, feels that others on the team were more deserving of the award.

“If you look at the stats, it was just block assists,” Kellum said laughing. “I had one block solo. The rest were the help of Holly (Carlton), the help of Paige (Hammons) and the other

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Senior middle blocker Taelor Kellum was named SEC Player of the Week on Tuesday. She recorded 17 blocks over last weekend’s two-game stretch, including 12 against Georgia. players around me that made me look that good.”

The team defense in the front row continues to be the strength of this UF team. The Gators rank No. 24 in the country in blocks per set (2.63) and is a major reason why Florida’s opponent hitting percentage (.155) is ranked No. 16 nationally.

Wise said that she found it surprising that Kellum is earning accolades for her defense when it has been her offense that has benefited the team the most.

The senior’s efficient attacking has been clutch in recent performances. Of her last four matches, Kellum has hit for .400 or better in three of them.

She and the rest of the front row will need to continue the strong play, both offensively and defensively, against a tough South Caro-

lina team.

The Gamecocks are led by their senior libero Aubrey Ezell, who leads the defense in digs with 212.

Ezell’s quick feet and small, 5-foot-8 frame gives her a wide range in the back row and is a primary reason why her team sports an impressive .183 opponent hitting percentage.

South Carolina is also dangerous from behind the line. The Gamecocks come into tonight’s match ranked seventh in the nation in aces per set (1.82). Ezell heads her team in that area as well with her 46 service aces.

Florida’s struggling back row will have a difficult test against the accurate and robust serving of Ezell and the rest of the South Carolina team. @dyrudolph drudolph@alligator.org

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Florida to open SEC play today against LSU

By Evan Lepak Sports Writer

The UF swimming and diving teams will be in Baton Rouge, Louisiana this evening, competing against the LSU Tigers, starting at 5 p.m. The dual meet, which will take place at the LSU Natatorium, was originally scheduled for yesterday but was moved due to Hurricane Michael. This will be Florida’s first dual meet since both teams defeated FAU on Sept. 27.

The Gators and Tigers will meet for the first time since the 2014-2015 season when UF swept LSU. The men won 162.5-122.5, while the women managed a 166134 victory.

The Florida men’s team hasn’t competed since the FAU meet yet still find themselves ranked eighth in the nation. That’s in large part due to the performances from ju-

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nior Maxime Rooney and freshman Trey Freeman so far this season.

Rooney, the returning AllAmerican, has taken home two individual titles this year, one in the 50-yard freestyle, and the other in the 100-yard butterfly. The Livermore, California, native will look to continue his dominant start against a more formidable opponent in LSU. Freeman, the talented freshman from Salt Lake City has an individual victory in the 500-yard freestyle under his belt already this season. The performance was good enough to earn him SEC Freshman of the Week. His 500free time (4:28.77) is currently eighth-best in the country.

The Gators should be greeted with a stiff challenge from undefeated LSU. Karl Luht, a junior from Estonia, has already collected

three individual titles through two meets this season, while on the diving side, junior Juan CelayaHernandez was named SEC Diver of the Week thanks to his performances during the first two meets.

The No. 19 UF women’s swimming and diving team has yet to be seriously challenged this season, racing out to a quick 3-0 start.

The team has been led primarily by freshman Mabel Zavaros, who was recently named the SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Week.

Zavaros leads the team with seven individual titles through the first three meets. She currently ranks second in the nation with a 4:16.37 time in the 400-yard individual medley.

After Zavaros, freshman Vanessa Pearl has impressed during the early part of her collegiate career as well. She’s racked up four individual wins so far this year. Pearl

also holds the fourth-fastest times in the country in both the 200-yard breaststroke (2:14.06) and the 200yard individual medley (1:59.82).

Like the men’s team, LSU’s women are also undefeated going into today’s meet. Sophomore Leyre Casarin contributed to all three of the team’s relay victories for the Tigers through two meets.

Casarin also added an individual victory with a win in the 100-yard freestyle.

In the diving well, senior Lizzie Cui was named the SEC Women’s Diver of the Week after a clean sweep of both diving events against Navy. Cui should be a good matchup for Florida’s best diver, junior Brooke Madden, who has three first-place finishes this season. @evanmplepak elepak@alligator.org

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Vanderbilt is tied for the SEC lead as the least penalized team FOOTBALL, from pg 14 ing yards (7,135) and completions (581), and he ranks second in passing touchdowns (49).

The senior gets a lot of help putting up those numbers, too. His starting offensive line is loaded with experience (three seniors or redshirt seniors), while the underclassmen, left guard Cole Clemens and right tackle Devin Cochran, are big and physical themselves, measuring at 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-7, respectively. The front five has only given up six sacks all season, ranking them in a tie for 20th in the nation.

Shurmur also has useful skill-position players. Junior receiver Kalija Lipscomb is one of the SEC’s premier pass catchers. He’s first in the conference in receptions per game

PICKS, from pg 14 South Carolina (+2) will win because…

The Gamecocks have a new savior in town: Michael Scarnecchia, the legend of the downpour in Columbia. The senior quarterback went 20-for-35 for 249 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start Saturday.

He won’t stop there. Texas A&M’s pass defense is atrocious. Just how bad is it? Well, there are six schools with ‘Texas’ in their name. A&M isn’t first on that list. It isn’t second or third, either. It is fifth out of the six, just behind North Texas, giving up 244.8 yards per game through the air. You know who’s better at passing defense than the Aggies? The University of Texas… at San Antonio. Freaking Troy gives up fewer passing yards.

Coach Will Muschamp has been mum on a starting quarterback ahead of Saturday, but with Scarnecchia’s gutsy performance last week, he’d be run out of town if he

(7.5) and fifth in yards per game (82.7). Lipscomb is also second in the SEC with six receiving touchdowns, behind only Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy (8).

And the weapons don’t stop there. Sixfoot-4 tight end Jared Pinkney averages 17.0 yards per reception, while running backs Ke’Shawn Vaughn and Khari Blasingame each average over nine yards per catch out of the backfield.

The Commodores are not only experienced but have athletes surrounding their field general that provide Shurmur with plenty of attacking options.

They’re disciplined One of Vanderbilt’s best attributes is staying disciplined and allowing other teams to make mistakes.

chose junior Jake Bentley. Besides, he was born for this job. Michael’s last name literally has “SCAR” right there. Can’t argue that. ‘Cocks win by a handful.

- Morgan Now onto the picks…

Still in first at 28-20 is Alanis “Invincible” Thames, who’s impossible to roast. You went 3-5 in the picks column last week and still managed to increase your lead on the field. The only place you’re losing is in the weekly alligatorSports power rankings in which you inexplicably dropped a handful of spots.

The BCS computers have nothing on that incompetence.

In a four-way tie for second at 2523 is the Gainesville Sun’s Graham “Punching Bag” Hall, who continues to be the butt of every joke ever uttered. We appreciate the appearance on the Gator Bites podcast, but that’s not going to stop you from being called Graham “Hack” by Mark Long on a weekly basis.

Also in this group is Jake “Rocket League” Dreilinger, who suggested we take his Xbox to play this

Coach Derek Mason’s team has only attracted 33 flags and averages only 43 penalty yards per game. That’s good for a tie for first in the SEC (Tennessee). And it should definitely adhere to that standard at home.

The Commodores cause opponents to rack up 63.8 penalty yards per contest on the flip side. Florida is one of the SEC’s most penalized teams, commiting the second most total fouls (49) and racking up 72.3 yards per game as a result.

They’re good at home It’s unusual for a lot of SEC teams to play at 11 a.m. local time, but not for Vanderbilt.

The Commodores consistently play their best at Vanderbilt Stadium, repping a 16-13 record under Mason.

Vandy was just terrible during the first

game instead of going to the actual sporting event. We know it’s Vandy, but come on. Nashville is exciting enough not to need this dumb crutch. Nashville doesn’t just have the worst stadium in the country, it’s an actual city with a nightlife. Go outside, maybe you won’t be as pale.

Deadlocked with those two is GatorCountry’s Nick “Tommy Time” de la Torre, whose favorite Gators player is punter Tommy Townsend.

He even has a special GIF he uses every time the younger brother of Johnny comes onto the field. There are plenty of entertaining players to choose from as your favorite, but de la Torre is a natural contrarian. Do you, sir. Do you.

Mired with those three in second is the AP’s Mark “Who Can I Blame?” Long, who reeeeeally wants to know who’s writing all this weekly garbage. You were right though, it’s Jake. Or it could have been Morgan or Alanis. Definitely not Mark Stine though. Apparently, he has a “really good first name.”

Tied for sixth with a 23-25 record is the Orlando Sentinel’s Edgar

two seasons of Mason’s five-year reign, going 3-9 and 4-8 in 2014 and 2015, respectively, despite earning three home wins in each campaign.

However, in the last two-and-a-half seasons, Vanderbilt is 10-6 within its friendly confines, sporting a 3-1 home record in 2018.

Yes, the Commodores are 0-2 in the SEC this year, but they’ve knocked off two ranked teams at home in 2016 and 2017.

A little less than two years ago, they took down Josh Dobbs and No. 24 Tennessee. Last season, No. 18 Kansas State went to Nashville and was stonewalled in a 14-7 defeat. That very same Wildcat team went on to beat No. 14 Oklahoma State 45-40 and only lost to Baker Mayfield’s Boomer Sooner squad by a touchdown.

Sometimes turf monsters claim quality, ranked victims. @mstinejr mstine@alligator.org

“High Expectations” Thompson, who asked Dan Mullen on Monday why UF’s offense isn’t humming like the 2008 attack headed by Tim Tebow. We’re glad you admitted that was a bad comparison, Edgar, but we bet it was the look of shock on Dan Mullen’s face that made you realize just how awful it was.

Also at 23-25 after an abysmal 0-8 week is Mark “Smoking on my Mind” Stine, who, completely unprompted, brought up the amount of meat he was going to smoke after the LSU game. We’ve roasted him

for this before, but this instance warrants another. Mark is gonna smoke meat this week. Which day?

Every day.

Finally, snuggly in last place at 22-26 is Morgan “Do I even cover the Gators” McMullen, who refuses to show his face at Mullen’s weekly press conferences. We understand, Morgan, it’s a little cold up on the air-conditioned third floor of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, but the fact that you wear a jacket in 85-degree weather means that shouldn’t affect you.

UF @ VANDY (+7) WIS @ MICH (-7.5) MSU @ PSU (-13.5) DUKE @ GT (-3) TENN @ AU (-14.5) UGA @ LSU (+7.5) UM @ VA (+6) TAMU @ SCAR (+2)

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Graham (25-23) UF WIS PSU DUKE AU UGA UM TAMU

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Edgar (23-25) UF WIS PSU DUKE AU LSU VA SCAR

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