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STREAK OVER: Florida falls to Kentucky 27-16 By Alanis Thames Sports Writer

Terry Wilson had Florida defenders diving helplessly at his feet. The Kentucky quarterback consistently found himself in open space with no one within reach of him until he had moved 10, 15, 20 yards up the ﬁeld. No one except running back Benny Snell, who ran just as easily over Florida’s defensive front. The Gators never found a way to contain the duo as they fell to Kentucky 21-16 at home on Saturday night. And Florida’s fate ultimately trended down to a lack of physicality. Neither side of the ball established the toughness needed to compete with the Wildcats. The Gators’ offensive line was dominated by Kentucky’s defensive front in every way possible. Left tackle Martez Ivey never seemed to settle into the game as Kentucky middle linebacker Kash Daniel and defensive end Josh Allen had their way all night. It was a wakeup call for Ivey and the offensive line. And he

knows they have to find a way to establish toughness as a unit. “We’re gonna know what we gotta correct and get right and do what we gotta do and get better. Just practice harder and let this loss not sink in,” Ivey said. “It’s a light to show us we got to go much harder than what we think we’ve been giving.” The story was much of the same on the other side. Cornerback Marco Wilson went down early in the first quarter of the game with a torn ACL, and Florida’s defense never established any sort of dominance. There was a forced fumble by James Houston and an interception by defensive back C.J. Henderson at the end of the first half, but that faded into the background behind all of the missed tackles and inability to set the edge. It’s not that the opportunities weren’t there. There were several instances in which Wilson or Snell should have been tackled for a loss but instead ended up gaining huge

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SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 14

Florida coach Dan Mullen said the winning streak had nothing to do with Saturday’s game against Kentucky. “I mean it ended,” he said. “It happens, it’s sports. It’s a tough loss for us.”

UF rises to No. 8 in top 10 public university rankings Gillian Sweeney Alligator Staff Writer

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Rabbi Berl Goldman celebrates with about 700 attendees during the Lubavitch Chabad Jewish Center’s Rosh Hashanah service on Sunday night. The service commemorates the Jewish new year and is delivered in Hebrew.

THE STREAK IS DEAD

The Kentukcy Wildcats beat Florida 27-16 Saturday night, ending 31 years of futility against their divisional foe, pg. 14.

UF continued to climb the ranks one year after making a list of top 10 public universities. UF tied for eighth place with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2019 list of top public universities, according to the report. UF placed ninth last year. No other Florida public university ranked higher than UF, according to the report. Florida State University ranked at 26th, the University of South Florida at 58th place, the University of Central Florida at 87th place and Florida International University at 100th. “We’re not surprised we went up a step, but it’s always gratifying to be recognized,” UF Provost Joseph Glover said. UF rose from 42nd to 35th place on the Best National Universities rankings list. The UF Board of Trustees and UF Presi-

A community comes together after hate

Newberry residents respond after a transgender woman had a slur spray painted on her door, pg. 4

Catholic Gators building demolished

The building will was torn down after 60 years of use, pg. 5

dent Kent Fuchs want to move the university further up the list, Glover said. The ranking helps to attract more students and faculty members. The university is rated on different factors, including average class size and graduation rates, Glover said. Students, university applicants and faculty understand that UF is a high-achieving university when they see a high ranking, he said. It also gives alumni a reason to donate. Samantha Miller, a 22-year-old UF mechanical and aerospace engineering senior, said UF’s reputation has given her opportunities like an internship with General Electric. “I never really thought about rankings coming here,” Miller said. “I guess it was just what the school’s known for and the opportunities I would have.” @gilliangsweeney gsweeney@alligator.org

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Newberry rallies behind transgender woman targeted with a slur Amanda Rosa Alligator Staff Writer

Alecia Abel ripped a Post-It note from her door Thursday night. It said, “Move or die.” She tore it up and threw it away. Abel, a 38-year-old engineer and Newberry resident, came out as a transgender woman three months ago. The note was the most recent incident after a month of harassment from strangers, until early Friday morning, Abel said. She found the same threat spraypainted on her garage door in big black letters, but with a slur added at the end. Deputies were patrolling the Newberry Oaks neighborhood about 2:15 a.m. Friday when they noticed the vandalism on the garage door, said Alachua County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt. Brett Rhodenizer. Abel was enjoying her new fire pit in the backyard while her wife, Lizzy, was asleep. The couple’s dogs began barking uncontrollably when a deputy knocked on their door.

When Alecia Abel walked into the house, she saw the living room bathed in red and blue lights from the patrol car. Lizzy Abel didn’t know about the slur sprawled across her garage door. The letters were taller than she is, she said. Alecia and Lizzy Abel think the house was vandalized between 12:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. Lizzy Abel was shocked this would happen in Newberry Oaks. “That’s not politics,” she said. “That’s somebody’s hatred.” Alecia Abel said in the past month random people on the street have wolfwhistled and rolled their eyes at her when she’s “all girled up” in her wig and makeup. She is hoping facial feminization surgery will soften her features. “They wouldn’t know I’m a trans woman,” she said. “They’ll just see me as a woman.” Within a day, the garage door looked new. By Sunday, the GoFundMe Lizzy Abel made Friday hit $1,105. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office

is investigating the vandalism as a hate crime and reviewing security camera footage, Rhodenizer said. Newberry Mayor Jordan Marlowe and Naim Erched, 35, an insurance company analyst, went to the couple’s home Sunday to help set up a security camera. Alecia Abel said she bought it months ago but never got around to installing it. Erched said he was shocked to see the graffiti on Facebook. He didn’t know the couple well, but offered to help, he said. “This is not our Newberry,” Erched said. Alecia Abel said she feels validated by the support from neighbors and people she has never met. Within a day after the vandalism appeared, neighbors approached the Abels offering to paint over the graffiti, cook them dinner and pitch in money to help Alecia Abel’s transition. “At this point, I have absolutely no fear,” she said. Lexie Miller / Alligator Staff

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UF changes graduation procedures McKenna Beery Alligator Staff Writer

After working to earn her master’s degree in occupational therapy since Fall 2016, Stephanie Robertson won’t walk across the stage of the O’Connell Center this December like she planned. It’s not because she missed an assignment or failed an exam. In fact, it’s a situation all graduating students will find themselves in after UF announced that it’s changing the way commencement is run. Starting in December, students from every college will now attend one university-wide commencement ceremony together in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, said Stephanie McBride, director of commencement. This ceremony will have a choir, an orchestra, speakers and UF will confer the degrees, but students will not be individually recognized. Each individual college will also have the option to hold their own separate ceremony where students can be recognized. The change doesn’t apply to doctoral students.

“(Colleges) can celebrate how they choose to,” McBride said. “They will have more freedom to make those ceremonies look how they want them to look.” UF came under fire for their commencement procedures after a graduation marshal aggressively rushed students across the stage during this year’s Spring commencement. McBride said that wasn’t the only reason the structure was changed. The previous commencement structure was trying to accomplish too many things at once and isn’t sustainable for UF’s growing population, McBride said. “There needed to be a way of addressing the fact that we were going to bust at the seams,” she said. This December, 14 of the 16 colleges will be holding their own ceremonies in various buildings including the Reitz Union and the O’Connell Center, except the Levin College of Law and College of Dentistry because they don’t have Fall graduates, McBride said. McBride has already received

some emails expressing concerns about the change. She believes holding the large ceremony outdoors and creating two separate ceremonies are the primary causes of people’s frustrations. UF created a task force to review the graduation ceremonies, said David Parrott, the vice president for Student Affairs. They are aiming to balance efficiency, tradition and celebration. “The goal is to have ceremonies that celebrate and are meaningful for all graduates,” he said. Robertson has decided to forego the big ceremony in the stadium. She’ll attend her college’s individual ceremony instead. “Without that individual recognition, I really don’t see a point in going,” the 31-year-old said. “I think that’s a big part of the UF experience, is getting to walk on that big stage in front of a large crowd in front of all of your family and friends.” @mckennabeery mbeery@alligator.org

Alecia Abel, a 38-year-old Newberry resident, came out as a transgender woman three months ago. A vandal painted a slur on her garage door early Friday morning.

East side elementary schools to get special focus, services Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

A Gainesville grassroots organization is launching a new initiative to improve student performance in East Gainesville. James Lawrence, the director of Gainesville4All, presented the initiative, called the “empowerment zone,” at Eastside High School on Thursday. The zone is meant to provide services to improve student performance at Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and W.A. Metcalfe Elementary Schools, which both send many of its students on to attend Howard W. Bishop Middle School. Services will include tutoring, mentoring, mental health counseling for students and job counseling for parents. The group plans to launch the initiative Oct. 13. United Way of North Central Florida, a local branch of the nationwide nonprofit, has agreed to provide its services, Lawrence said. He hopes more individuals and businesses in the community will contribute because the empowerment zone de-

Walk the Moon to headline at Gator Growl Jessica Curbelo and Meryl Kornfield Alligator Staff Writers

UF will “shut up and dance” to Walk the Moon at Gator Growl, event organizers announced. The alt-rock-pop band will headline the UF Homecoming pep rally Nov. 2 on Flavet Field, according to a press release. Andrew Kelly, the

Student Government Productions chairman, declined to comment on how much the group is being paid to perform. Other performers have not been announced yet. Tickets are currently being sold on Ticketmaster and on Turlington Plaza, said Marie Nanney, an event organizer. Students can buy general admission tickets for $15 with a discount code sent to their UF emails and can buy pit passes for

$30. Non-UF students can pay $25 for general admission tickets and $50 for pit passes, Nanney said. Walk the Moon won two Billboard Music Awards in 2016, according to Billboard. Some of the band’s top songs include “Shut Up and Dance,” “Anna Sun” and “One Foot.” Liliam Clavijo, a 19-year-old UF political science sophomore, was thrilled to hear that Walk the Moon

is playing at Gator Growl. A year ago, she and two friends saw the group perform live at a concert. “They’re nostalgic for me,” Clavijo said. “I wouldn’t say I’m a huge fan, but I do enjoy their music. They’re so upbeat and fun.” Artemis Magliveras, a 21-yearold UF chemistry senior, disagrees. Magliveras said she was disappointed when she heard the news

pends on volunteers and doesn’t have funding. “We are not to be viewed as saviors,” Lawrence said. “We are partners.” The group will hold a stakeholders meeting Sept. 17 involving community leaders like pastors and social agency providers. Lawrence hopes the zone will improve the coordination of community services. “We want to get these people to the table, so they can talk and hopefully make a bigger impact,” he said. Tamelia Malcolm, the parentteacher-student-association president of Howard Bishop Middle School, said she hopes the initiative will create a partnership between Howard Bishop and the elementary schools. “Any support into a community that has disparities would be beneficial,” Malcolm, 36, said. “It depends on how they involve families. Parents need to be at the table.” @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

because she was expecting a bigger artist. She said some of the artists Gator Growl has chosen aren’t artists people want to listen to in a concert setting. “If they were to interview people to see where their interests are each year, they would be able to pick a better artist,” Magliveras said. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org @merylkornfield mkornfield@alligator.org

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Catholic Gators house torn down, expanding to new lot Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

Father David Ruchinski isn’t sad to see the Catholic Gators home of 60 years torn down. Instead, Ruchinski knows the new facilities will be even better for their attendance of thousands. The “Hurley House,” which was named after Archbishop Joseph Hurley, was used for college members in Catholic Gators at St. Augustine Church to congregate for 60 years. Last week, it was torn down. The lot of the old building, along West University Avenue, will be used for reconstruction along with another new facility and parking lot across the street, said Casey Krahmer, a Catholic Gators member and 19-year-old UF health science sophomore. Standing at six stories tall and about 10,000 square feet, the new house will be almost 50 percent larger, said Father David Ruchinski, the pastor and director of St. Augustine Church and Catholic Gators. The new land is located directly behind St. Augustine, at 1738 W. University Ave. New features of the home will include a parking garage, a meeting space, an outdoor

picnic area and a chapel accessible to all students 24/7, Ruchinski said. The construction has already started. The church’s land has been near campus since the 1920s. This is the second time the land will be redeveloped in almost 100 years, according to the Catholic Gators website. In 1959, the complex was reconstructed into what was the recently demolished house. Surrounding land was bought last year to accommodate the larger house, Krahmer said. Plans for construction have been in the works for about 10 years. Members are hosting events in a temporary house at 2222 W. University Ave. Krahmer said she was excited for the amenities in the new house. “It seems promising,” Krahmer said. The home is being developed by Roger Development Group, Ruchinski said. The new facility will help accommodate the growing population of Catholic Gators’ members on campus, Ruchinski said. “It’s a positive sign for the future direction of this campus ministry program,” Ruchinski said. @danacassidy_ dcassidy@alligator.org

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Catholic Gators’ building behind Midtown on Northwest First Avenue was demolished last week. The organization plans to build a new house in a different location.

Local Jewish New Year celebration to draw 2,000 people Fotini Sisois Alligator Contributing Writer

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Prayer books are laid out at the Lubavitch Chabad Jewish Center for Rosh Hashanah.

With the sounds of Hebrew prayers reverberating through the air and the taste of a traditional meal on their tongues, UF students celebrated Rosh Hashanah. The Lubavitch Chabad Jewish Center hosted a service and dinner for about 700 people to start Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish celebration of the New Year, Rabbi Berl Goldman said. The center expects about 2,000 people to attend over the holiday’s three days. “What better way to bring in the New Year than

to pray as a community all together,” Goldman said. Chabad had prepared for about 500 people, but halfway through the service had to add more than 100 chairs, which still wasn’t enough, Rabbi Aaron Notik said. Those who arrived early enough got a seat at one of the many tables that lined the ﬂoor, and the rest stood around the perimeter of the room. “This is a holiday that is typically celebrated with family, so for students who can’t go home, this is their family,” Notik said. The room was divided

by a large screen, with men on one side and women on the other during the service. But as soon as the rabbi said the closing blessing, the screens were pushed aside and everyone ate together. Attendees ate Challah bread and apples with honey, which symbolize a sweet year, said Nell Sharabani, a 23-year-old UF marketing senior. “The amount of people here is overwhelming, but I feel so connected even to like people I don’t know here, just because the whole Jewish community here is so welcoming,” Sharabani said.

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The student debt crisis is at a critical point

icture this: You did college right. You graduated, got a job, bought a car. You hold a steady job and pay your taxes. You are what society considers a full-fledged adult, but you have a deathly fear of your own inbox. Student loan collection emails have been rolling in steadily since you graduated, and you can’t bear the sight of each new one. In financing your education, you took out somewhere between $10,000 and $25,000 in loans. Twenty years after you started college, you still owe about $10,000. Your situation, statistically, would be similar to most other student-loan debtors, according to education researcher Erin Dunlop Velez, who analyzed a trove of student debt repayment data released by the Department of Education last year. Through analysis of that data, we are growing more aware that urgent action is needed. Defaults of academic loan debt are on the rise, the cost of going to college is skyrocketing, and median household income has not risen to meet it. Soon, the collective debt may prove too heavy of a burden to bear, and the U.S. government may forgive all $1.5 trillion of it. UF boasts about its low cost of education. Indeed, we are one of the least expensive, most valuable education institution in the country. Our school is listed at No. 20 on America’s Best Value Colleges for 2018, according to Forbes. But public universities like ours still seem to be part of the student loan debt problem. For all the low-cost vocabulary being thrown around by public colleges, administrative salaries and staffing budgets at public educational institutions have risen dramatically, adding to the cost of getting a degree. Public educations are still good investments, at least for now. But students are being priced out of their first choice schools across the board — those seeking private educations are choosing public ones, and many who seek full degrees are settling for certificates. This is especially true for students from low- and mid-income families, who opt to enroll in associate degree and certificate programs because of the financial barrier that bachelor’s degrees pose. If you or your friends went to a local community college before transferring into UF to keep costs down, you embody that experience. This trend shows that students aren’t pursuing their full educational potential simply because of college affordability issues. So what should be done about the looming crisis? One major problem that the debt crisis poses is a reduction in consumer demand. Recent graduates who took out loans are much more hesitant to buy cars, homes, plane tickets and candy bars in order to save money to pay down their debt, 90 percent of which is held by the government. So how could the government benefit from having that debt go away? It is estimated that if the government canceled all the debt it is owed and bought the debt held by private creditors, it would increase gross domestic product by between $86 billion and $108 billion every year for the next 10 years. That may be the smartest move, as students who took loans out in the 1990s are still struggling to pay back what they owe, not to mention students who recently graduated or those still in school. It is a growing idea that all public colleges should be tuition-free. Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation last year to turn that idea into a reality. For those of us lucky enough to receive Bright Futures scholarships, the state of Florida already covers the bulk of our tuition costs. But given the current presidential administration’s actions, like proposing a budget that would cut $5 billion in funding for higher education, tuition-free college seems like a long way away. What we hope for instead is student loan forgiveness. While Florida gives us a great example of the economic benefits that come with publicly funded education, we need to take immediate action on the debt crisis before it grows to unsolvable proportions. Meryl Kornfield EDITOR

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Why politics tend to lean toward debate

be a threat to the nation’s well-being. So polarized he day after Donald Trump became presiare the two parties that they do not even want to dent, I was walking near Turlington Plaza live in the same areas. and heard a commotion. There was a large One could dedicate a life to studying the facgroup of people, somewhere between 100 tors that have contributed to this; I will select the and 150, circled around a few individuals one that I think is important: Moral feeling. As wielding megaphones near the Turlington Potato. a culture, we believe that ethics are personal, One megaphoned man wore a “Make America Great Again” cap, and the other three or four who Scott Stinson meaning that moral values are not to be imposed, stood on the opposite side of the circle were evi- opinions@alligator.org but selected from within. We are a subjective culture. We believe that you should have the right to dently anti-Trumpers. Some people in the crowd determine for yourself what is right and wrong. held posters with witty political jabs or slogans. This belief poses a problem: On what basis should one The rest were recording the spectacle for Snapchat or Insdelineate between right and wrong? Our culture’s answer tagram. It was a strange thing to stumble upon, but I quickly real- tends to be feeling. Follow your heart — this is our culture’s ized it was supposed to be a debate of sorts, to settle whether foundational belief. To follow your heart is to follow your Trump would harm or benefit our country. The few with feelings; to follow feelings is to follow what seems intuitively megaphones were supposed to represent and speak for their right and true. Another problem arises: Why, if the standard of right and political bases. And the crowd was to be the judge of who wrong is subjective feeling, should I be persuaded to take on was more persuasive. There was a gulf, though, between the intent of the event your right and wrong for myself? Your ethics are yours, mine and the outcome. The exchange between the megaphoned are mine, and we simply have different feelings about these pro- and anti-Trumpers was certainly not a civil conversa- things. What then? This is the problem we encounter today, and the probtion, let alone a thoughtful debate. Rather, it was a shouting contest, a game of loud assertion. They categorically denied lem I witnessed firsthand on Turlington. Because we choose the other’s arguments — then asserted their own. The mega- our beliefs based on personal feeling, it is difficult to civilly phones could barely project over the crowd members, who discuss these beliefs with someone who feels completely difeither found it all to be funny or interjected with their own ferent; following our hearts tempts us into thinking that the world is self-evidently the way we perceive it to be. arguments, creating an orchestra of partisan noise. It is no surprise, then, that few committed Republicans As it turns out, the phenomenon I witnessed at Turlington is more of the norm than it should be. People are not congre- will freely interact with equally as committed Democrats, gating in their towns and shouting at each other, but I would and vice versa. It is also no surprise that shouting down the submit that normal political dialogue, specifically between other side is a popular conversational tactic. For we are not Democrats and Republicans, is not that distantly related — simply discussing politics anymore. Our hearts are in this now; our validity as people is at stake. This is personal. perhaps because that dialogue barely exists. I’m worried that our hearts are leading us into a more The Pew Research Center found that nearly half of selfidentified Republicans and Democrats have a highly unfavor- fractured union. Perhaps there is something better to follow able view of the opposing party, up by more than 2 percent in life. since 1994. In 2014, the center discovered that close to a Scott Stinson is a UF english senior. His column appears third of both parties considered the other party’s policies to on Mondays.

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Non-violent felons deserve the right to vote: Why you should support Amendment 4

governor of Florida “unfettered discretion” n Nov. 6, 2018, Florida voters will to deny clemency in voting rights. decide the fate of eight possible However, the failure of the old system amendments to the state constiisn’t the only reason why Amendment 4 tution. One of these is Amendshould pass. Low-level felons who have ment 4, entitled “Voting Restoraserved their time should not have their puntion Amendment.” According to the Miami ishment extended by being denied the right Herald, Amendment 4 would restore voting rights to felons who had served their Jason Zappulla to vote. As it is, felons face huge obstacles time (except for more serious crimes like opinions@alligator.org once they are released back into society. According to WBHM radio station of Birmurder or sexual offenses). Previously, according to The Palm Beach Post, felons convicted of mingham, Alabama, prisoners often struggle to find a nonviolent crimes would have to wait at least five job after their release, and sometimes those who canyears before petitioning to have their voting rights re- not find a job end up returning to crime to make ends stored, with their case being argued before the board meet. One reason for this is that many employment of Office of Executive Clemency, headed by Gov. Rick applications ask potential employees to check a box if they’ve ever been convicted of a felony, leading to a Scott. Amendment 4 will be a big change to felon voting nationwide “ban the box” campaign to remove such rights, but it is a necessary change. For one thing, the question from employment applications. In addition system it would be replacing is deeply flawed and to being unable to find a job, seven states (includhas received much criticism. For example, according ing Florida) ban former drug felons from collecting to The Palm Beach Post, the system imposes a heavy food stamps and, even more, restrict former prisonburden on petitioners, such as requiring them to trav- ers’ access to TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy el to Tallahassee to face the board. The system is also Families). Finding a home and obtaining official ID cumbersome to navigate and severely backlogged, are also big challenges for former felons. And yet despite all the issues they face, former with 10,000 applications still awaiting review by the Commission on Offender Review as of January 2018. felons do not have the political power to change any The system was also harshly criticized in a March of this. We deny countless opportunities to prisoners court order by U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, who who have already served their time, and we expect called the system “fatally flawed” and open to abuse them overcome all these obstacles while giving them due to the fact that Scott and other members of the no voice to remove these obstacles. Not only is this board are elected officials who have to run for reelec- blatantly unfair, but it goes against America’s repution. Walker ordered the state to come up with a new tation as a "land of opportunity." These issues are voting rights restoration system by April 26, but this nationwide, but incremental progress can be made on ruling was later stayed by a U.S. Appeals Court, allow- a state-by-state basis. Now, it’s Florida turn. To reing the current system to remain in place. However, store a just society that gives everyone, even former the issues Walker raised came up during Scott’s 2018 prisoners, a chance to succeed, voters must approve senatorial run: An ABC News article from August ac- Amendment 4 in November. cused Scott of being able to “(pick) his own voters” due to him having the final say in who can have their Jason Zappulla is a UF journalism sophomore. His voting rights restored — the current system gives the column appears on Mondays.

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A friendly open letter from your waitstaff Dear disgruntled customer, by the kitchen, it’s cramped, it’s not where I know that last night was rough for you. I you sat last time, there’s children nearby. In put you on a wait-list even though you could short, for one reason or another, it isn’t what see the empty table over my shoulder. Both you want. But in many restaurants, servers you and your stomach growled in protest but are given designated sections to increase efturned away before I could explain. Thirty ficiency. Should the customer ask to move, a minutes later, I had the audacity to lead you few things happen. It ruins the rotation of the to the cramped table next to the bathroom. Scarlett Payne servers, effectively swamping the others with It wasn’t even a booth, and it was the last opinions@alligator.org too many tables at once and preventing the straw. one skipped from making money. The backTo begin with, I know you were upset that I’d dare lash reaches yours truly. It’s my job, after all, to monito put you on a wait-list with that empty table practi- tor the flow of the restaurant. So, when I lead you to cally glowing behind me. If I were competent at my one of these tables, know that every host and server is job, people would already be sitting there, and we watching to see if the landing is successful. When you would be further down the list, right? Not quite. You turn around in protest, as you did, we expect it. But see, typically I’ve already called someone for that table if you accept it, listen closely. You’ll hear the relieved and am waiting for them to arrive. If not, then I have sighs in unison from around the room. yet to call the next in line because I was busy taking Please do not take offense, though. If you have your name down first. It could even be that I had to never worked in a restaurant then it’s impossible to take a moment to do one of my other jobs: helping understand exactly how these things work, and I have bussers clean, rolling silverware, grabbing a to-go or- barely brushed the surface of frustrating behaviors. I der, stocking items, running food for servers or even do hope that by arming with this new information, I dealing with another angry customer. Either way, I have saved you and your future waitstaff from frusapologize you had to see that and that the night only tration. However, if you still find yourself angry that got worse from there. there is an empty table, I will still smile at you. That The best part of our interaction is supposed to be is my job. when I take you to your table. Your eyes gleam, your Forever yours to step on, heart races. It’s time. Except in cases like our encounter The Hostess last night: It’s the part I dread most. I know where I’m Scarlett Payne is a UF advertising junior. Her column taking you, and I know you might ask to switch tables. It’s not a booth, it’s too loud, it’s by the bathroom, it’s appears on Mondays.

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Tech company censorship threatens open discourse

Yiannopoulos, Tommy few days ago, Robinson and Gavin Twitter put the McInnes, and also temfinal nail in the porarily banned Sheriff coffin for conDavid Clarke, Candace spiracy theorist Owens and Benghazi Alex Jones’ social mehero Kris Paronto. Presdia life by permanently banning him from the Eduardo Neret ident Donald Trump’s platform. The ban co- opinions@alligator.org account was also briefly suspended once in incidentally came a what Twitter called a day after Jones publicly challenged Twitter CEO Jack “human error by a Twitter emDorsey and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio ployee.” For the record, how often in Washington, D.C. The move have Twitter accounts on the powas the last in a line of social litical left also been suspended via media bans, as other tech giants human error? You don’t have to agree with like Apple, Facebook and Google all banned Jones and his site In- Jones, Stone, Yiannopoulos or foWars.com from their platforms even Trump himself to protest their Twitter suspensions. If you last month. To some, it might be tempt- believe in a principle, in this ing to cheer Jones’ removal from case free speech, then it should Twitter — especially if one reads be applied to everyone, not just Twitter’s abusive behavior policy, individuals you like. Bill Maher which states, “You may not en- of HBO recently made this argugage in the targeted harassment of ment when Jones was temporarily someone, or incite other people to banned from Twitter last month do so.” According to Twitter, abu- saying, “That’s free speech for sive behavior includes attempts the speech you hate. That’s what to “harass, intimidate, or silence free speech means...I don’t like Alex Jones, but Alex Jones gets to someone else’s voice.” Curious isn’t it? All of a sud- speak. Everybody gets to speak.” The case against this is that soden, Jones doesn’t look like the only person on Twitter who has cial media companies are private tried to harass, intimidate or si- entities, and thus are not bound lence voices. Parkland shooting by the First Amendment. While survivor and activist David Hogg this is true to a degree, a federal attempted to silence Laura In- judge recently ruled that Twitter graham through several boycott is a public forum. Similarly in tescampaigns on Twitter. Noted timony on Capitol Hill earlier this racist and anti-Semite Louis Far- year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckrakhan still has an active Twitter erberg struggled to answer when account despite violating Twitter’s asked if Facebook was a “neutral hateful conduct policy with his public forum.” He instead stated bigoted tweets. Sarah Jeong, The that Facebook is a “platform for New York Times’ newest editorial all ideas.” Additionally, it’s not as simple board member, clearly violated Twitter’s hateful conduct policy as “finding another platform” as (which specifically mentions ha- the free-capitalists have argued. rassment or threats on the basis Try finding an alternative for of race as a violation) when she Google when they have a motweeted about “canceling white nopoly on engine searches and a people” and celebrating that white duopoly with Facebook on digital people will “all go extinct soon.” ad revenue. Competition isn’t as Her account? Still active. Even the abundant in Silicon Valley as they Muslim Brotherhood, which some might think. Nonetheless, while the debate countries including Saudi Arabia and Jordan have classified as an on the First Amendment’s appliterrorist organization, is allowed cations to social media continues, consider this: Do you really want on Twitter. Does anyone still believe Twit- the political views of a few tech ter’s reasoning for banning Alex executives and their employees Jones? Just a month ago, Dorsey to determine what is and isn’t alsaid in response to a question lowed on the internet? Because about Jones,“the most important in all honesty, if you can’t share thing for us is that we are consis- something on Facebook, Twitter, tent in applying our enforcement.” Google or Apple, then you can’t To put it kindly, if that wasn’t share it anywhere. What if these true before, it certainly has been companies started banning someproven true with Jones’ banning. one you follow or know? Would you cheer it then? Dorsey has lost all credibility. For companies that claim to Even if Jones violated Twitter’s abusive behavior policy, which be in favor of a free and open inis vague and subjective at best, ternet, the Big Tech companies Twitter has essentially confirmed have obtained massive amounts it has a political bias. The platform of power in controlling what inforhas shown it is quick to respond mation is available on the internet. to public pressure calls to ban in- Americans of all political stripes dividuals who fall outside of the should start paying attention, bepolitical monolith that is the main- fore it’s too late. stream media, Hollywood and Silicon Valley. Over the last few Eduardo Neret is a UF finance years alone, Twitter has perma- senior. His column appears on nently banned Roger Stone, Milo Mondays.

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Young the Giant headlines UF Rock the Vote event Angela DiMichele Alligator Staff Writer

For the last two years, Young the Giant’s “Amerika” has woken Joelle Dorset up every morning. She’s had the song as her alarm clock ringtone since its release in 2016, she said. As Dorset, a 20-year-old UF psychology junior, walked to Flavet Field with her friends, she hoped they’d play it. On Friday night, Dorset’s wish was granted with the first song of the set. Alternative rocks bands Young the Giant and Joywave performed

a concert free to the public to kickoff UF’s civic engagement week. Young the Giant was paid $78,000, and Joywave was paid $20,000 from student activity fees, Student Government Productions Chair Andrew Kelly wrote in an email. Civic Engagement Week is a voter registration competition among all universities in the state of Florida that begins Monday and ends Friday, said Dylan Santalo, a co-chair of Chomp the Vote. Santalo said the number of UF students who registered to vote at the event and during civic en-

gagement week will be counted Friday. Shannon Pinzon, a Chomp the Vote co-chair, said this was the third year UF Chomp the Vote and SGP partnered for a concert. “We just want to shift the mindset that students have about what it means to be civically engaged,” Pinzon said. “We really want to promote the fact that voting is your basic right as U.S. citizen, and we really want to engage them in a way that’s more fun.” Young the Giant lead vocalist, Sameer Gadhia, led the band in a 12-song set. Attendees jumped,

screamed, clapped, blew bubbles and hit beach balls into the air during the songs. When Gadhia clapped, the crowd of thousands mimicked. When he waved his arms in the air, the audience of more than a thousand turned into a sea of waving arms. The band also gave their first live performance of their new song “Superposition.” Gadhia thanked everyone for being a source of inspiration for him and the band for the last 10 years and encouraged attendees to keep “voting whichever way you’d like,” he said.

Stephen Michel’s eyes scanned the crowd around him as the next song of the set, “Simplify,” began. He tapped his foot and bobbed his head while he watched the orange stage lights reveal thousands of faces, and a smile flickered across his face. “With concerts like these, all of these people are never going to be in the same place again,” the 20-year-old UF biomedical engineering junior said. “So it’s a very unique moment.” @angdimi adimichele@alligator.org

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Two attendees sing along during indie rock band Joywave’s performance at the free Rock the Vote concert on Flavet Field Friday night. The band played several hits in front of a crowd of more than 1,000 attendees.

Young the Giant lead vocalist Sameer Gadhia rocks out to featured songs including “Simplify” and “My Body” on stage at the free Rock the Vote concert presented by UF Student Government Productions Friday night at Flavet Field.

Tinder launches new service with college email addresses Emily Thomas Alligator Contributing Writer

UF students can swipe right exclusively with each other through the Tinder app. Tinder’s newest feature, which launched Aug. 21, attempts to make matchmaking easier and safer for college students, Lauren Probyn, Tinder’s director of global marketing and events, wrote in an email. “Tinder U” lets students from four-year, accredited schools register with a valid .edu email address and matches them with students from their campus or other schools within a 100mile radius, she said. Probyn hopes that Tinder U’s verification process will provide an advantage over other online dating apps by helping students get to know one another beyond their everyday meetings and classes. “Students will be able to see other stu-

dents in their area first while they’re swiping, thus opening their social circle and becoming more ingrained in student life,” Probyn said. Tinder’s popularity on campus didn’t shock 18-year-old UF nursing freshman Haley Jacobowitz. Now that she’s single, she said she would consider using the app. “I would probably sign up in the future because I’d have a better idea of who the people were,” she said. Tinder U’s email verification process makes Tinder U feel like a safer environment to connect with others, Jacobowitz said. One of Tinder’s competitors is the dating app Bumble, but for 20-year-old UF biology junior Andromarc Permis, the competition isn’t even close. “I feel like Tinder U could help with showing you who specifically is at your institution and is available as opposed to playing the guessing game,” Permis said.

Tomato fungus to hurt Florida farmers no more Fotini Sisois

Alligator Contributing Writer

A tomato-killing fungus might be eradicated thanks to the work of four UF researchers. The fungus, Fusarium Wilt, grows on tomatoes and has caused damage to the crop all over the world, said Jessica Chitwood, a UF horticultural sciences doctoral student and one of the project’s researchers. In order to find a solution, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture gave researchers at UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences a grant of $490,000 in August for the next four years. This fungus has drastically affected the tomato crop in Florida, causing the yield to decrease and the industry to struggle, said Samuel Hutton, another re-

searcher on the project. Floridian farmers and customers will start seeing less diseased plants within the next three years, Hutton said. “I am confident that after this research, tomato producers will see a huge difference in their crops,” he said. Three races of the fungus have existed in Florida since the early 1900s, when tomato farming first became common, she said. The team is studying whether the issues lie within the tomato’s genes or attached chromosomes, Chitwood said. Even as scientists tried to treat earlier strains of the fungus, it became resistant and continued to spread, she said. The latest fungus emerged in the 1980s. “This grant could not have come at a better time,” Hutton said. “The tomato industry is struggling.”

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City Commission votes against police union’s wage proposal Amanda Rosa Alligator Staff Writer

The Gainesville police union felt like it received a slap in the face after trying to negotiate with the city Friday night, a union spokesperson said. After a 10-hour public hearing, the City Commission voted 4-3 to change officer work schedules and reject the Gainesville police union’s proposal to increase officer’s wages every year. The police chief can designate the hours officers to work anywhere between eight to 12 hours, according to the new contract. The meeting was supposed to settle a two-year-long contract battle between city management and the Gainesville Fraternal Order of Police, the police union spokesperson, Matt Goeckel, said. “Overall, we’re severely disappointed in the city commission tonight,” Goeckel said. “We feel like they didn’t listen to the public at all.” About 50 people implored the commission to side with the union’s “step up” plan during public comment. However after public comment ended, Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos motioned to side with city management’s proposal of a one-time payment of $800 in addition to a flat-rate wage increase, and the commission agreed. GPD officers will receive the highest starting pay and higher average wages compared to University Police and Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies, HayesSantos said. But the flat-rate wage increases

Amanda Rosa / Alligator Staff

Gainesville police union attorney Jim Brantley presents the union’s contract proposal to City Commission during a public hearing Friday afternoon. don’t help the officers’ pay compression issue, which makes it possible for newer officers to make the same amount of money or more as veteran officers, Goeckel said. Commissioners Gail Johnson, Harvey Ward and Gigi Simmons voted against the motion. Commissioners Hayes-Santos, Helen Warren, David Arreola and Mayor Lauren Poe voted for the motion. The commission decided against the union’s “step up” plan that would increase officer wages

by about 2 percent every year. GPD Chief Tony Jones was the first to speak during public comment and backed the union’s position. “We gotta reach a decision tonight,” he said. “I got to pull the police department back together.” The commission changed the contract wording to guarantee the schedules would stay the same for six months at a time and officers will be given a four-week notice prior to their schedule changing,

Hayes-Santos said. Revisions that took from the union’s proposal included keeping overtime as is and paying officers for three years worth of clothing and dry cleaning allowance, which they didn’t receive during the ongoing contract negotiations. City management and the local police union renegotiate their contract every three years, but when the most recent contract expired in 2016, the two parties couldn’t agree, Goeckel said. GPD sworn

officers have operated without a contract for two years. The union announced an impasse in May 2017. Although a special magistrate, or independent mediator, sided with the union’s wage proposal in May 2018, city management rejected his opinion. Police union supporters filled City Hall to the brim to listen to Gainesville residents and former law enforcement officers speak during public comment at 6:45 p.m. By the time public comment was in full swing, more than 100 union supporters crowded into City Hall. Those who couldn’t fit in the auditorium watched the livestream from the lobby, break room, conference room and training room. Trina Pate, 57, said she came to the meeting to learn why police officers are leaving Gainesville, but she left more confused than before. She said she noticed fewer officers were patrolling the streets and heard about the wage dispute from neighbors. “Why has this gone on for so long, especially when the magistrate said the money is there?” she said. Pate and her husband Walter moved to Gainesville from Peoria, Illinois, three years ago after they retired. Since the couple is new to the community, Pate said they’re concerned about how the city treats its officers. Now she doesn’t know if she wants to live in Gainesville. “For my husband and I to stay here, things will have to change,” she said. @AmandaNicRosa arosa@alligator.org

Painting picture-perfect gardens

(Shelbie Eakins / Alligator Staff) (Shelbie Eakins / Alligator Staff)

Michele Karahalios, 65, looks to the palm trees for inspiration as she paints them on the canvas in front of her. Karahalios participated in the Worldwide Artist Paint Out at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Friday afternoon. Karahalios has painted in this event for several years now. “I’m fortunate to be invited each year,” she said.

Scott Lamp, 61, adds detail to the clouds he’s painted at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens during the 16th-annual Worldwide Artist Paint Out event Friday afternoon. “I do paint outs, but I have another job so this is when I get to paint,” he said. “I take time off and come out and paint with everybody.”

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GPD: Man steals bikes from Walmart, gives bikes to homeless Amanda Rosa Alligator Staff Writer

It wasn’t the stolen bikes that took him in. It was the Coca-Cola. Brian C. Wasilenko, 36, of Gainesville, is accused of stealing two bicycles from Walmart last Thursday and Aug. 23, according to a Gainesville Police arrest report. On Saturday, Wasilenko was arrested after he

drank a bottle of Coca-Cola without paying, police said. A Walmart security guard told police he saw Wasilenko drink the Coke and leave the store, the report said. Police approached Wasilenko less than a mile away from the store and asked him to reWasilenko

turn to Walmart with them. While at the store, the guard told police Wasilenko stole a Mongoose bike Aug. 23 and a black mountain bike last Thursday, said GPD Lt. Marc Plourde. The guard showed police photographs of Wasilenko stealing a Mongoose bicycle worth $129 and a black mountain bicycle worth $149, police said. After he was read his Miranda rights,

Wasilenko admitted to stealing the bikes from Walmart, police said. He told police he gave the bikes to homeless people or threw them in the woods. Wasilenko was charged with one count of retail theft and one count of swindling property. He was released from Alachua County Jail Sunday morning without bond. @AmandaNicRosa arosa@alligator.org

Florence becomes a hurricane, threatens US southeast coast Jessica Giles Alligator Staff Writer

After Tropical Storm Florence strengthened to a hurricane Sunday morning, the National Weather Service is urging Floridians not to let their guard down yet. The storm, which is currently brewing in the southwest Atlantic, is projected to make landfall late Thursday somewhere between Savannah, Georgia, and the outer banks of North Carolina, said intern meteorologist Kip Bricker, of the National Weather Service

in Jacksonville. Although Florida likely won’t receive a direct hit, residents should still expect large swells and riptides at northeast Florida beaches. Hurricane Florence is expected to become a Category 3 or higher hurricane by 2 p.m. today, according to the National Hurricane Center. Floridians should continue to monitor the storm as there is still a lot of uncertainty, said meteorologist Scott Cordero, of the NWS. “Our preliminary thinking is basically, we’re not out of the

woods yet for Florida,” he said. As of Sunday night, Hurricane Florence has maximum sustained winds of 85 mph and is moving west at 7 mph, Bricker said. The storm is expected to pass between the Bahamas and Bermuda late Tuesday and early Wednesday, Cordero said. It should become a major hurricane as it approaches U.S. southeast coast.

OTHER STORMS TO WATCH Hurricane Helene: • Currently a Category 1 hurricane • Maximum sustained winds of 75 mph • Moving west at 13 mph • Projected to turn north into the Atlantic Ocean

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Tropical Storm Isaac: • Projected to become a hurricane this morning • Maximum sustained winds of 70 mph • Moving west as 12 mph • Currently projected to pass between Puerto Rico and Venezuela

Students respond to rapper Mac Miller’s death Gillian Sweeney and Meryl Kornfield Alligator Staff Writers

Hannah Fox’s music taste changed after seeing Mac Miller perform when she was in ninth grade. It’s how the 18-year-old UF elementary education junior will remember the late rapper. He was part of her and her friends’ “era of music.” Mac Miller, a 26-year-old rapper, known for songs such as “Self Care” and “Donald Trump” died Friday of a suspected drug overdose, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Pittsburgh-born singer and producer, whose real name was Malcolm James McCormick, released a new album, “Swimming,” last month. “He was a bright light in this world for his family, friends and fans,” his family said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “Thank you for your prayers. Please respect our privacy. There are

no further details as to the cause of his death at this time.” The rapper split with singer Ariana Grande in May, and shortly after, he wrecked his Mercedes G-Wagon, Los Angeles Times wrote. Following the crash, he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. Jacklyn Griffis, an 18-year-old UF environmental engineering freshmen, said she saw social media posts from Miller’s friends expressing the difficulties he faced with drug use. Getting help for problems that involve mental and physical well-being can be difficult to talk about, Griffis said. “There are places on campus that I could go,” Griffis said. “I don’t know necessarily that he had people he could go to.” @gilliangsweeney gsweeney@alligator.org @merylkornfield mkornfield@alligator.org

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Taking steps around the world Members from 14 chapters represented by the UF Multicultural Greek Council perform step dances at the MGC Showcase Friday night in the Reitz Union. The theme of this year’s showcase was “Around The World with MGC.”

A new app urges Alachua County residents to save a life THE APP TEACHES USERS HOW TO PERFORM CHEST COMPRESSIONS. Hannah Beatty Alligator Contributing Writer

A new app coming to Alachua County could be the difference between life and death for people suffering from cardiac arrest.

The app, PulsePoint, alerts users if there is someone within a quarter mile radius suffering from cardiac arrest in a public place, said Harold Theus, the Alachua County Fire Rescue Deputy Chief. PulsePoint directs citizens to their location and shows them how to perform chest compressions until emergency responders arrive. It also directs users to the near-

est automated external defibrillator, he said. Theus believes that the app will be an asset to the community. “This PulsePoint impetus pushes us forward to train more and more people to get CPR,” Theus said. The county has been looking into using PulsePoint for several years but cost prevented it from happening, Theus said.

The app was finally made available through a $10,000 donation by the Jerome H. Modell, M.D., Professorship of Anesthesiology, said Jeff Taylor, the assistant chief of Alachua County Emergency Medical Services. EMS has been working with UF Health to find areas where they don’t see CPR happening before arrival. They will target those areas to

teach life-saving measures at community functions, Taylor said. Grace Kellaher, a 21-year-old UF applied physiology and kinesiology senior, said she plans to download PulsePoint and use her CPR training to help the community. “I think all students could benefit from downloading this app,” she said. “It’s not just for health students.”

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Florida falls to Kentucky for irst time in over three decades FOOTBALL, from pg. 1

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Starting cornerback Marco Wilson (not pictured) tore his ACL Saturday night during Florida’s loss to Kentucky. Cornerback C.J. Henderson (5) was reluctant to talk about it after the game.

chunks of yardage. “They had good players, but when you miss tackles and allow them to continually move the chains, that’s hard,” Mullen said. “We had opportunities several times to get them behind the chains and get off the field, and we weren’t able to do that because of some missed tackles. I’m going to watch the film to really see the physicality of where we are making plays on the defensive front.” Florida knew coming in that Snell would be a big factor in the outcome of the game. Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham even said during the week that setting the edge and minimizing those big runs would be a primary focus. But Snell and Wilson combined for 280 of the Wildcat’s 303 rushing yards thanks in large part to those same big runs that Florida needed to prevent. So how do the Gators find that physicality that was missing in Saturday’s game? Mullen says it starts in the preparation. “We’ve got to learn how to prac-

tice every single day. I think guys are kind of used to – like practices are a lot more like a walkthrough, and they’re not. That shows you,” he said. “You don’t end up being a really good physical team when you do that.” But physicality isn’t so easy to teach, especially in those practice situations. “They just have to learn how to practice the right way,” Mullen added. “I watched some of the stuff – when you’ve got scout periods, you’ve go to the other team’s looks, they kind of treated that as walkthroughs, and it’s not. You’ve got to thud. You’ve got to wrap up. You’ve got to drive back.” Kentucky outplayed Florida in every facet of Saturday’s game. The Gators know it. And the Wildcats know it. “We practiced. We prepared for this. We prepared for a situation like this,” Allen said after his team’s victory, “and the better team won.” @alanisthames athames@alligator.org

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A six-hour turnaround wasn’t ideal for No. 8 Florida volleyball to retake the court in Flagstaff, Arizona, to finish out its three-game stint in the Lumberjack Invitational. The Gators managed to finish out the weekend 2-1 despite the tough schedule, with the team’s sole loss coming from Friday night’s matchup against Northern Arizona. The Lumberjacks had never beaten a top-25 team before. Looking back at the Gators’ (5-3) weekend, here are three things that can be taken away from their matches: Rachael Kramer stepping up is a huge asset to a young Gators’ team Maybe it was the work done in the gym during practice last week. Maybe it was the excitement of playing in front of her home state crowd, but whatever it was, Rachael Kramer Sophomore cornerback Marco Wilson tore his ACL on Florida’s first defensive series of the game against Kentucky. He will miss the rest of the season.

stepped up her game this weekend. The 6-foot-8 middle blocker had failed to break 10 kills in a single match since the 2018 season began before Friday’s matchup against Northern Arizona. However, against the Lumberjacks, the Phoenix, Arizona, native logged 17 kills on 25 attacks, just three kills below her careerhigh against Nebraska in the Vert Challenge last year. The Gators will need Kramer to stay on top of her game once again to help secure a win over Florida State heading into the midweek matchup. Thayer Hall continues to impress It’s not a normal match for the Gators if freshman outside hitter Thayer Hall isn’t on the leaderboard in at least one area. The Spartanburg, South Carolina, native continued her impressive performance

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By Mark Stine

“verbal abuse,” which led to a reprimand of an entire game. Yes, Ramos held the powNaomi Osaka tried to make er to hand down such a steep it a happy moment. penalty. And yes, he abused The 20-year-old stood on his power in a way that the podium as the ﬁrst Japadoomed Serena’s chances of nese tennis player -- man Mark Stine victory. But penalties or not, or woman -- to win a major opinions@alligator.org Serena was never going to championship. Yet, she covwin. ered her face with her hand, I agree with you Serena. You were preventing millions of viewers worldwide from seeing tears of sadness stream shown injustice after being frustrated to no end. But we have to think about both down. Osaka’s impressive straight-set vic- parties involved. The young woman on tory over her hero, Serena Williams, the other side of the court controlled was overshadowed by an unjust penalty only what she could control. Yet her perfrom chair umpire Carlos Ramos late in formance was hijacked by the umpire. The Japanese phenom cruised to a the second frame. The 23-time major champion called him a “thief” after he 6-2 ﬁrst-set win and was already up a penalized her a point for shattering her break when she was awarded a game racket out of frustration. The result of because of Serena’s argument with Rathat angry comment in Ramos’ mind:

Soccer match postponed Lightning delays forced UF’s soccer match with UCF to end prematurely Sunday night. The teams will play again today at 1 p.m.

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Men’s, women’s Gators’ poor tackling, lack of teams begin seasons physicality bad look for new defense By Brendan Farrell Sports Writer

The women’s team was ranked 12th in the nation, and junior Sierra Brooks was named a Golfweek Preseason SecondTeam All-American heading into the first tournament of the fall season. Both have proven themselves to be worthy of their preseason praise following their first day in their opening competition. The Gators are in the lead at the Cougar Classic after one round and Brooks is atop the individual leaderboard. Brooks (7-under) started her fall season the right way, scoring four birdies and only one bogey on her first nine holes. She stayed hot through the back nine, and an eagle on the 18th hole capped off an incredible round. Clara Manzalini (3-under), the freshman from Milan, Italy, posted the second-best score of the day for the Gators. She had an even front nine, but an eagle on the 15th hole highlighted a solid 3-under par back nine. Manzalini ended the day tied for third individually. Sophomore Addie Baggarly and junior Marta Perez posted even rounds. They’re two of four Gators inside the top 30 along with Brooks and Manzalini rounded out a successful first day of competition for the women’s team. Rain in the area postponed the end of the first round for 12 of 19 teams in the tournament, though UF managed to finish its round. Teams will finish the first round tomorrow morning and continue on into the second. Men’s golf finishes miserable weekend in 13th The No. 8 men’s team came into the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Dalton, Georgia, looking to start its season on the right foot in a tournament that featured seven other ranked teams. That didn’t happen. The Gators were in a tie for 11th place out of 15 teams after Day 1, fell to 13th after two rounds and finished the tournament in that spot, six strokes behind 12th-place Kennesaw State and 49 strokes behind winner Tennessee. The team improved its score from Day 2 by one stroke, but the damage had already been done by that point. Sophomore Chris Nido (3-over) had the best weekend on the team, finishing in a tie for 27th. Nido’s 71 on Sunday was UF’s lowest score in the tournament. Freshman Aden Ye (16-over) was solid through two rounds, sitting at three strokes over par, but he fell apart on Sunday. Ye bogeyed the first hole of the round and never recovered, scoring an 85 (13-over) for the day. Senior Gordon Neale (10-over), sophomore Manny Girona (11-over) and freshman Eugene Hong (11-over) rounded out the rest of the team. Senior Ryan Celano (22-over) finished his weekend competing as an individual with a 78. The men’s golf team is back in action on Sept. 23 in Dallas at Trinity Forest, hosted by SMU. Axelsen wins international title with Team Denmark The best performance by a golfer on the men’s team was one not on the course in Dalton, Georgia. John Axelsen spent the weekend representing his home country of Denmark at the World Amateur Championship. Team Denmark, led by Axelsen and Danish twins Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard, won the tournament on Saturday. Axelsen became the first UF golfer to play in the World Amateur Championship since J.C. Deacon took over in 2014. Axelsen shot a 69 to close out his tournament, though it didn’t count because his two teammates posted higher scores as Team Denmark held off a surging American squad. “I remember being at the opening ceremony and we stood there and talked, and I turned around to Nicolai and said ‘Yo Nicolai, I have a very good feeling about this World Am,’” Axelsen said in an interview with AmateurGolf.com. “These guys just play so well, and I played well the first two days and they just played really well the last two days. It’s a team event and that really showed.” @Bfarrell727 bfarrell@alligator.org

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Florida’s defense gave up 141 rushing yards in the second half in the team’s 27-16 loss on Saturday. The team gave up 454 total yards throughout the game, including 303 on the ground and another 151 through the air.

By Mark Stine Sports Writer

The walls were caving in on Feleipe Franks. Stepping up in the pocket on a play that was essentially second and goal from his own 25, Franks couldn’t see Kentucky defensive end Josh Allen coming on his blind side. A block was missed by senior left tackle Martez Ivey, as Allen corrupted Franks’ wind-up for a heave that would’ve taken a decade of the rosary to go for a touchdown. The ball squirted loose. After much confusion, safety Davonte Robinson scooped up the ball and fought his way into the endzone, tacking a touchdown on his statline. But the walls had been closing on Franks all game. The redshirt sophomore quarterback was forced to scramble and get rid of the ball all night. He was hurried four times, sacked twice and completed 17-of-38 passes. “It starts even just how we practice with the guys,” UF coach Dan Mullen said. “When you’ve got scout periods, you go to the other team’s looks, they kind of treated that as walkthroughs, and it’s not.” There were outrageous plays and an incomprehensible field goal call, but the Gators ultimately withered in

the trenches under the lights at Ben Hill Griffin. They survived the first half but faded along with their hightempo offense in the first loss to UK since the stadium ‘formerly known as Florida Field’ was named Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in 1989. Mullen said during fall camp he wanted to keep the run-pass ratio 50:50 this season, and the play count was 14-12 in the first 30 minutes. Franks went 7-for-12 with a touchdown as Florida took a 10-7 lead into the locker room. The defense benefitted from two turnovers in its own territory despite giving up 161 yards on the ground. The Gators played more up-tempo in the second half, handing it off or deploying Franks 15 times, but throwing the ball 26 times. The quarterback was feeling much more pressure and mustered 10 completions, including an interception in UF territory and a four-yard touchdown to junior Freddie Swain. Kentucky stuck with its gameplan of pounding the rock with quarterback Terry Wilson and running back Benny Snell, who slipped away from lunging Florida linemen and backers. He runshed 19 times on first down at a rate of 8.9 yards per carry. Kentucky netted 141 yards on the ground in the second half. “When you miss tackles and al-

low them to continually move the chains, that’s hard,” Mullen said. “We had opportunities several times to get them behind the chains and get off the field.” The Wildcats worked their way into third-and-manageable situations. Their average distance on third down: 4.2 yards. Florida’s was 8.2. One of the few times the Gators held Wilson in an obvious passing down was one third-and-11 from the UK 46. The Gators rushed four and Wilson lofted a 54-yard gut-buster over the top of the Florida defense. 21-10. “We got no rush and we had a breakdown in the secondary,” Mullen said about the touchdown. “We had a safety there and he just got himself out of position… I don’t think we did a great job rushing the passer.” Kentucky ran the ball 13 of 15 plays after the bomb. The other two plays were screen passes. “I don’t know if the loss will hurt or help moving forward,” Mullen said. “If we find a way to get one more stop and we get the ball and score one more time, I’m walking in here and we still have the same physicality problem.” @mstinejr mstine@alligator.org

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Hall notched 36 kills on 107 swings at the Lumberjack Invitational VOLLEYBALL, from pg. 14 throughout the tournament logging a career-high of three service aces against the California State Northridge Matadors and 36 kills on 107 swings through the weekend’s three games. That brings her up to 123 kills for the season in which the Gators have only played eight matches (33 sets). The second-highest on the roster for kills is right-side attacker and setter Holly Carlton (87). If Hall’s performance is this impressive now, it’s hard to imagine how much better she’ll become as her career progresses. Anything can happen this early in the season It’s hard to argue that the most unexpected part of the weekend came late Friday night when Florida dropped its third match of the season in ﬁve sets against unranked Northern Arizona, giving the Lumberjacks their ﬁrst win

over a ranked opponent in program history. It’s a hard loss for the Gators to handle. It also shows that anything can happen in the world of NCAA volleyball. No. 10 Southern California — who beat UF on Aug. 31 — dropped its own match in ﬁve sets to No. 25 Marquette on Friday in Milwaukee. No. 15 Baylor defeated No. 2 Wisconsin on Friday night in Waco, Texas, in four sets for the Bears’ highest-ranked win in program history. The Gators’ loss against an unranked opponent isn’t the end of the world. Upsets happen and streaks end. But a team’s response to that loss, in its own way, prepares it for the NCAA tournament in December. The Gators will travel to Tallahassee, Florida, for a midweek matchup against the Seminoles at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. @faiello_mari mfaiello@alligator.org

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Freshman Thayer Hall leads Florida with 123 kills on the season through eight matches. The Gators went 2-1 this weekend at the Lumberjack Invitational in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Osaka won U.S. Open in straight sets over Williams 6-2, 6-4 COLUMN, from pg. 14 mos. Osaka played the entire match like a seasoned pro. She deservingly won the match, which Williams admitted during the trophy presentation. I’m not saying all hope was lost for Serena when she was penalized.

She’s the greatest tennis player of all time, and if anyone could fashion a comeback in the U.S. Open ﬁnal, it’s her. But the thrill of winning a major, which Williams has experienced 23 times as previously stated, is now something that Osaka will have to continue to wait to truly experience.

What should’ve been elation for Osaka was pain and misunderstanding. It’s impossible to feel good after a win when the entire stadium “boos” as soon as you step onto the podium. Luckily, her hero was alongside with her to provide some encouragement.

Ramos, please come out and apologize. Apologize to Serena for penalizing her in a way that allowed you to determine the ﬁnal outcome. But especially apologize to Osaka for taking away her fantasy of meeting, then beating, her hero in a Grand Slam ﬁnal, and then stomp-

ing on it because you can’t control your temper when her opponent voices frustration. Mark Stine is the online sports editor at The Alligator. You can follow him on Twitter @mstinejr or contact him at mstine@alligator.org.

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