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SG elections see increased ﬁrst day turnout 5,517 students cast a ballot By Gillian Sweeney Alligator Staff Writer

An increase of 200 students voted on the first day of Student Government elections compared to last Fall. A total of 5,517 students voted Tuesday, said Henry Fair, the SG supervisor of elections. Last Fall, 5,318 students voted on the first day. Students will elect 50 senators based on residence this Fall. Voting will continue today from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and results will be announced at night. Voting locations are scattered throughout campus in places like the Reitz Union printing lab, Southwest Recreation Center and Marston Science Library. Nish Patel, a 20-year-old UF finance junior, cast his first SG ballot. He voted for candidates from both parties in District D, he said.

“They were campaigning pretty hard, and they were sure of what they wanted to accomplish on campus,” Patel said. “I just wanted to support them all.” It was a privilege for Garrett Graham, a 19-year-old UF political science sophomore, to vote, he said. He voted for Impact Party because he is a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. “They support the fraternity and Greek-life system,” Graham said. After learning her classmate was running with Inspire Party, Lilith Maki, an 18-year-old UF engineering freshman, voted in her ﬁrst SG election. “I would like to see students have more of a voice in activities and things that directly affect them like football games, food and ﬁnancial aid,” Maki said. @gilliangsweeney gsweeney@alligator.org

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Students sit at voting stations at the Marston Science Library computer lab polling location and cast their votes for Student Government elections Tuesday afternoon. Marston is one of several locations students can vote at on Wednesday.

UF fails on marks of racial diversity UF ‘sparks’ initiative to

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY HAD A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF BLACK STUDENTS. By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

A noose left on campus. A white nationalist rallying. A man displaying a Swastika. All within a year. UF has been given an F ranking for racial representation by a University of Southern California Race and Equity Center study. The study was released Tuesday. It shows the university was one of eight in Florida that received the lowest grade in the racial representation category, which is measured by how black undergraduate student enrollment reﬂects the population of 18- to 24-year-old black Florida residents. A look into the center’s data shows that only 6.1 percent of UF’s Student Body is black. This is the fourth-lowest percentage out of the 13 public Florida universities. Mackintosh Joachim, a 19-year-old UF ﬁnance and women’s studies sophomore, and the treasurer of UF’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter, was not surprised that UF failed in

racial representation equity. “They claim they care about diversity, they claim they care about inclusion,” Joachim said. “However, none of it has happened.” Eight other Florida universities received F rankings. Only three schools were given a D rating, including Florida International University. Florida Atlantic University received the highest ranking in the state at a C, according to the report. UF was also given a C for gender equity, a B for completion equity and a B for black student-to-faculty ratio. Joachim said he feels out of touch as the only black student in some of his classes. It’s difﬁcult to go to class with a white female professor discussing the experiences of an African-American woman, he said. “If UF hired more black faculty members, then students would most likely feel welcome at this university,” Joachim said. UF practices a race-blind admissions process, which means race is not considered when selecting a student said Rick Bryant, the UF director of admissions operations. Reports like this don’t take into consideration students who don’t disclose their race

Mullen, Grantham prepare for homecoming

The Gators’ head coach and defensive coordinator are among a handful of ex-Mississippi State coaches returning to Starkville this Saturday, pg. 14

SEE EQUITY, PAGE 4

reduce county utility costs ALACHUA COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN SAVE AROUND $300 YEARLY. By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer

For some, Gainesville Regional Utilities bills may become cheaper. In August, UF partnered with the Community Weatherization Coalition, a yearlong program that gives people access to energy efficient home equipment and appliances to help residents reduce their utility bills, said the coalition’s program director, Alane Humrich. The UF Office of Sustainability will give $50,000 worth of free installations and adjustments to energy efficient light bulbs, water conserving shower heads and better insulation for pipes for 150 homes this year, Humrich said. The office typically averages assisting 100 homes a year. “That’s really impactful not just for the community, but for the environment as well,” Humrich said.

We stan a queen who comes to campus

Queen Quet, of the Gullah Geechee nation, spoke about hurricane relief and her history, pg. 4

Scoot scoot

City Commission to consider a scooter rental program, pg. 5

The coalition opened 10 years ago and has assisted over 900 houses, Humrich said. A majority of the houses have poor fixtures or old appliances due to a lack of finances, Humrich said. Each house can save around 6,000 gallons of water and $300 each year after the upgrades, she said. Anyone can apply for the program, including UF students, but Humrich said the program typically serves the low-income elderly in Gainesville. Around 40 percent of the households it accepts usually have children, she said. Volunteers from UF will attend 12hour training sessions to learn how to help people perform these upgrades, said Matthew Williams, the director of UF Office of Sustainability. “We’re able to take passion and knowledge and really show a significant difference in our community,” Williams said. @danacassidy_ dcassidy@alligator.org

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Local Events / News in Brief WHAT’S HAPPENING? Student Government Elections Vote for your Student Government senator from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. today. Polling locations include Broward Recreation Room, Hough Hall Room 120, Health Science Center C2-41C, Jennings Hall Library, Levin College of Law BGH Student Commons, the second floor of Marston Science Library in the computer lab, Murphree Conference Room, Norman Education Library, Reitz Union SG Print Lab, Springs Area Office Room C202 and Southwest Recreation Social Lounge. Questions? Visit sg.ufl.edu/ elections, or email Henry Fair, the SG supervisor of elections, at elections@sg.ufl.edu. Apply Now for 2019-20 Financial Aid To apply for financial aid, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid at fafsa.ed.gov. Students can file a 2019-20 FAFSA as early as Oct. 1. UF’s “On-Time” deadline to receive the 2019-20 FAFSA results from the federal processor is Dec. 15. Students are recommended to apply well before Dec. 15 to ensure that the federal processor has time to analyze and send the results of the FAFSA to the UF Office for Student Financial Affairs. Financial aid is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so apply as early as possible to be considered for the most aid. The 2019-20 FAFSA will also be available on a new phone app called myStudentAid. Gay Movie Night September’s Gay Movie Night is being held at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Pride Community Center, at 3131 NW 13th St. This month’s movie is “The Skinny,” which is a comedy about four young, black, gay men and their lesbian best friend. They arrange to meet up in New York City one year after their graduation from Brown University. Their plans for a weekend of fun start off well and relaxed in each other’s company, as only old friends can be, but old tensions

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quickly resurface. Drinking, drugs, hidden desire and the demands of promiscuity put friendship, trust and even lives at risk. Gay Movie Night is on the last Friday of each month and is a free service of the Pride Community Center. A $2 donation is requested to help cover the cost of snacks. GatorNights – Stage Reitz GatorNights is this Friday. Students can watch an improvised comedic musical, “Shamilton,” at 9:30 p.m. in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom or participate in the Hamilton hip-hop class at 8:30 p.m. in the Lower Level Dance Studio B. Students can also decorate a “Phantom of the Opera” mask and compete with friends at naming Broadway musicals based on tunes. “Ant Man and The Wasp” will be shown at 8 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. in the Reitz Auditorium. Popcorn and soda will be offered. There will also be free bowling and billiards in the Game Room and breakfast at Midnight Munchies to finish off the night. GatorNights is always Friday and always free for UF students with their Gator 1 Card from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Reitz Union. Attendees must be current students to participate and are allowed to bring a guest. Florida Museum to open new ‘Permian Monsters’ exhibit Saturday The Florida Museum of Natural History will open its newest featured exhibit, “Permian Monsters: Life before the Dinosaurs” with free activities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. As an early celebration of National Fossil Day, visitors may speak with members of Florida fossil clubs about what fossils can be found around the state and meet paleontologists and geologists who work to uncover the secrets of these ancient remains. Visitors can learn about the world’s greatest extinction event with life-size models, real fossils, interactive dig pits and computer games. While the exhibit has an entrance fee, museum members and UF students with a valid

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GUNS, VOTING RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENT: WHAT MATTERS TO THE COLLEGE VOTER? STUDENTS USED NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC PARTICIPATION. By Emily Thomas Alligator Contributing Writer Jenna Tingum

Students walking through Turlington Hall or the Plaza of the Americas have likely heard the same question: “Are you registered to vote in Alachua County?” On Tuesday, students had yet another opportunity to get registered thanks to Gators Vote Everywhere and the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections. At Pugh Hall, 46 people registered to vote or updated their registration and more than 100 people pledged to vote, said Jenna Tingum, the Gators Vote Everywhere team leader. The Alligator spoke to UF students at the event about why voting matters, and what they feel are the most critical issues facing the nation. Here are four of their responses: Jenna Tingum, 20, statistics junior As the team leader for Gators Vote Everywhere, Tingum devoted her day to helping students register to vote. As students ﬁltered

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through the doors, Tingum greeted them with a smile and a Polaroid camera to capture their civic activism. She hopes Tuesday’s festivities inspired students to exercise their right to vote. “We are among the biggest potential voting blocks, but we are among the fewest who turn out,” Tingum said. “If we band together and vote this election, we will have a massive effect on the democracy.” She hopes to reach potential student voters by engaging people who may not necessarily be interested in politics and relating their degrees to current political topics, she said. “I feel like each person has their niche, like what they’re really excited about and what motivates them to get out,” Tingum said. Harjot Sodhi, 20, economics sophomore Harjot Sodhi, who also volunteers with Gators Vote Everywhere, be-

Jamie Lee

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lieves voting is important for students because they are the ones who often feel they aren’t sufﬁciently represented in politics. Voting serves as a way to hold politicians accountable, he said. “I want to uphold our democracy, and I think that voting is one of the most important rights that we are given, and it is the ultimate way for us to be represented and have our voices heard,” Sodhi said. Like Tingum, Sodhi considers voting to be one of the most important issues facing Floridians, speciﬁcally the disenfranchised. “I think one of the most important (issues), which is actually quite a non-partisan issue, is the right to restore voting rights for convicted felons,” he said. Jamie Lee, 21, statistics and political science senior Jamie Lee pledged to vote Tuesday be-

cause she believes young people should be the ones making decisions for the future, she said. “For students specifically, it’s important because this is the age where you start to get involved in politics and the real world, so it’s important to start paying attention,” Lee said. Some of the issues most important to Lee include gun control and general equality, such as women’s rights, civil rights and the right to sexuality, she said. “We are all people,” Lee said. “I don’t think anyone should be discriminated against because of anything about how we are.” Dana Daley, 20, political science junior Dana Daley plans to show up at the polls in November because she wants to challenge the stigma that young people don’t have the power to make a change in government. College students and young people have been at the forefront of most social movements and hold more influence than they realize, she said. Daley doesn’t think the most notable political issue is any specific policy. Instead, she feels what the country desperately needs is for people to come together, despite party affiliation, to work toward change everyone can agree on, she said. “I think unification is what we need more than anything,” Daley said.

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Gullah Geechee nation Queen Quet speaks at UF Over 60 people attended By Angela DiMichele Alligator Staff Writer

UF students were in the presence of royalty Tuesday night. More than 60 people stood as Queen Quet, the chieftess and head of state of the Gullah Geechee nation, slowly entered the UF Chemistry Lab auditorium. The queen, whose legal name is Marquetta Goodwine, was dressed in a long, patterned royal blue gown and wore her thick, curly braids underneath a black headwrap. Golden bangles clacked on her wrist as she gently waved the Gullah Geechee flag, singing the deep, loud notes of a song in the Gullah language. The Gullah Geechee people are African slave descendents who live in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and the Sea Islands off of North Carolina. The queen’s speech covered topics ranging from environmental issues and the exploitation of the Gullah Geechee people to the flooding the community is facing after the devastation in the Carolinas from Hurricane Florence. “We’re losing the real treasures,” she said.

Ryan Thomson, a 29-year-old UF sociology and criminology & law doctoral student, said he wrote his dissertation on environmental justice and the South Carolina Gullah Geechee people over the summer. Thomson and Queen Quet are working to bring post-hurricane relief aid to northeastern South Carolina and the Gullah Geechee islands. The Gullah Geechee people are stereotyped as exotic, overly emotional natives in southern island regions of the United States, Queen Quet said. The culture is rooted in agriculture, oral history and religion, she said. Queen Quet hugged Aaron Dozier’s daughters, Aayanna, 12, and Anjel, 11, after her speech. Dozier, a 35-year-old Gainesville resident, said his father told him to listen to the Geechee music to improve his singing as a child in the church choir. He said it’s time for his daughters to learn about the history of African families who were brought to the Carolinas from a credible source like the queen. “We keep a piece of that history together,” he said.

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Students and community members lined up to donate money to the Gullah Geechee Sea Island Coalition to raise money for post-hurricane relief after Florence.

UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital seeks to recruit more therapy dogs THE HOSPITAL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE 50 THERAPY DOGS. By Jeana Fraser Alligator Contributing Writer

Beau always seemed to have a sixth sense. The 4-year-old goldendoodle can trot into any room and find the person most in need of a good lick or snuggle, said Terry Biehl, the dog’s owner. One day during a shopping trip at Lowe’s, Beau cuddled up to a woman in the middle of the store. Unbeknownst to him, the woman’s mother had just passed away, and Beau’s affection brought her to tears. “He just seems to know who to visit,” Biehl said. Now, Beau uses his knack for nurturing as a therapy dog, and UF Health is hoping to recruit more good boys. The Neuromedicine Interdisciplinary Clinical and Academic Program is hoping to recruit more volunteer therapy dogs at the UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital. Currently, the hospital has about 12 to 15 regular pet handlers that volunteer, said Sydney Fuller,

a 23-year old UF public health graduate student and NICAP intern. The hospital hopes to increase this number to 50, according to a UF Health blog post. The program has seen positive results so far from the use of therapy dogs, which is why it is hoping to expand the program. “They’re doing great things for our patients,” she said. The group will be hosting a therapy dog certification day Oct. 6 to grow the program, Fuller said. Anyone can become a volunteer if they have a dog and attend the training program, Fuller said. The training is to ensure the dog and handler are a good fit for the patients. Dogs also have to go through the certification necessary to be a therapy dog, Biehl said. Biehl said Beau’s old soul and affectionate nature made him a perfect fit. She’s seen the way he helps patients open up, she said. While Beau will continue to make the rounds at the hospital, Biehl is already making plans for his future occupation. “In his next life, if there’s such a thing, he’ll come back as a Walmart greeter,” she said.

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Beau, a 4-year-old goldendoodle, poses for a photo. He works as one of about 12 therapy dogs at the UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital.

UF also given C grade for gender equality EQUITY, from pg. 1 or those who are multiracial, he said. “We want the University of Florida to represent the best and the brightest who

are in the state of Florida,” Bryant said. UF has been working to improve its race equity by reaching out to students as young as eighth grade through recruitment and partnership programs, Bryant said.

He also said UF was one of the founding members of Coalition, a universal college application service that promotes diversity in race and income in college applicants. But for Joachim, to improve the race

representation equity rates, UF needs to listen to the black student body more. “This is a wake-up call to UF and President Fuchs to try to change things on campus,” Joachim said. @danacassidy_ dcassidy@alligator.org

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ACSO: 18-year-old man arrested for rape Over 2,600 students attend Career Showcase By Amanda Rosa Alligator Staff Writer

Students met non-technical companies Tuesday.

By Hannah Beatty Alligator Contributing Writer

Kevin Kimbrough strutted around the Stephen O’ Connell Center armed with a bagel and a giant fake resume on a poster Tuesday afternoon. Kimbrough, a 23-year-old UF computer science engineering senior, introduced himself to students and employers as “Harold Holder” holding his resume that listed accomplishments like being the Hare Krishna Scholarship Recipient. Kimbrough said he wanted to make Career Showcase less intense. “We don’t want to impede,” Kimbrough said. “But we want to make people smile.” More than 360 employers and 2,659 students came to the arena from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the ﬁrst day of the semi-annual career fair, Career Connections Center spokesperson Dana

McPherson wrote in an email. More than 6,000 students are expected to attend the two days of the showcase: a nontechnical day Tuesday and technical day Wednesday, said Ja’Net Glover, the senior director for career services. Ryan Kealy, a UF alumnus and recruiter for Alight Solutions, a human resources ﬁrm, connected students with the same company he met during the showcase two years ago. “It’s really cool to come back and see, as a former UF student, all the booths again and get the other side of it,” Kealy said. Gabriela Garcia, a 22-yearold international business graduate student, attended her third showcase to secure a job after she graduates in May. “The worst experiences led to my best ones because I know how to better prepare for them,” she said.

An 18-year-old man was arrested for raping his friend in June, deputies said. Brendon Mykal Eugene, of Gainesville, was arrested Monday afternoon after admitting to sexually battering an 18-year-old woman in their apartment, according to an arrest report. Eugene and the victim were close friends and shared an apartment but were not in a relationship, the report said.

The victim was intoxicated and sitting alone on the couch when Eugene came home from work. He sat next to the victim and began inching closer to her, the report said. He told her he loved her even though they were dating other people, the report said. She told him she only saw him as a friend. The victim began falling asleep on the couch, and Eugene told her to go to her bedroom. He followed her and told her to take off her pajama pants, the report said. Eugene began kissing her, but she told him to stop. He ignored her demands and raped her, the report said.

When the girl’s mother called Eugene with deputies, he said what he did was wrong, deputies said. Eugene admitted to the sexual battery when deputies interviewed him Monday, the report said. Eugene was suspected of a sex offense in 2014, but the victim didn’t press charges, the report said. He was charged with sexual battery and was released from Alachua County Jail without bond. Eugene couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. @AmandaNicRosa arosa@alligator.org

City proposes new scooter rental program By Jessica Curbelo Alligator Staff Writer

Gainesville residents may not have to worry about spending up to $1,000 on a scooter. The City Commission will discuss a proposal to bring scooter rentals to Gainesville at 1 p.m. Thursday, city spokesperson Chip Skinner said. The city currently has a two-year contract with Zagster, a bike-sharing company, which lets people rent bicycles online or at four docking stations downtown. The bikes have to be returned to the stations, Skinner said. The dockless system would rent scooters people can leave wherever they drive them, instead of returning them to a station. Someone else could then rent them through an app, Skinner said.

“It’s really about the convenience of users,” he said. Assistant City Manager Dan Hoffman said the city is looking to implement the program in late fall or spring. Gainesville’s bike-sharing contract with Zagster, which costs about $32,000 a year, makes the new program limited to scooters until the contract expires in May 2019. With the dockless system, the city would collect fees from companies instead of losing money, Hoffman said. Grace Tyler, an 18-year-old UF political science freshman, said the program is a great idea as long as the city can keep track of all the scooters. “If I could rent a scooter for a day, that would be great, and it could be cheaper than renting an Uber,” Tyler said. @jesscurbelo jcurbelo@alligator.org

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Editorial

#MeToo will outlive Kavanaugh hearings

#MeToo will outlive its hashtag. It will outlive Twitter. It will likely outlive social media. Long after we have graduated, past the prime of our college lives, the heydays of our careers and the golden years of our old age, the Me Too movement will persist. Women have always existed under a system that discourages them to speak up about sexual assault. Women bury assaults for fear of embarrassment or ridicule because coming forward with an old accusation is a surefire way to get it dismissed as an ancient wrongdoing. Even if sexual assault were eradicated tomorrow, the movement would march on. Two-thirds of sexual assaults go unreported. The number is greater among college-aged students, who only report sexual assault one-fifth of the time. Every day, the number of unreported assaults grows. Each accusation, no matter how old, is not yet treated with deference and respect. That day is still far ahead, down a road of social progress we have not traveled far along. Current hearings in the U.S. Senate show that to be the case. Judge Brett Kavanaugh, whom President Donald Trump nominated to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is saddled with sexual assault allegations from the 1980s that are complicating his confirmation hearings. Christine Blasey Ford, a former classmate of Kavanaugh’s, accused him of holding her down, putting his hand over her mouth to silence her and trying to remove her clothes at a party in 1982, according to USA Today. Her lawyer said Ford considers it to be an “attempted rape.” Those allegations first came forward Sept. 16. On Sunday, Deborah Ramirez, a former classmate of Kavanaugh at Yale University, came forward with another allegation. She said Kavanaugh exposed himself to her and shoved his penis in her face at a dormitory room party during their freshman year of college while playing a drinking game. Ford is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday to testify on the alleged assault. Ramirez is not yet scheduled to testify. As the hearings unfold, keep a watchful eye on how many times Ford is asked to provide vivid details from a traumatic event that allegedly happened 36 years ago. Keep close tabs on how many times she is doubted, told her story isn’t credible and asked why she didn’t report sooner. Lookout for senators who tell Ford she is making it up. That it’s a smear. Note the senators who act as if they know more about the assault than Ford does. It happened to Anita Hill, who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual misconduct at his confirmation hearings. Thomas is now Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. What happened to Anita will happen to Ford, testifying against Kavanaugh. When asked if Kavanaugh would be confirmed, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, “We’re going to be moving forward. I’m confident we’re going to win, confident that he’ll be confirmed in the very near future,” according to Reuters. So to answer the question on everyone’s mind: Yes, Kavanaugh will likely become Justice Kavanaugh. But in spite of his confirmation, women will not stop. They will bring their stories to the Senate floor. They will speak out against their assaulters. They will keep chipping away at the stigma of being a victim. Gradually, women today will lay the groundwork for women to follow, so those who come after can have a platform from which they can speak with authority. They will make sure #MeToo never dies — that it survives until the day sexual assault is a relic of a time long past. We hope that day comes soon. Meryl Kornfield EDITOR

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Column

Gainesville adopts chains, abandons individuals

A few nights ago, I had a conversation with has been so because of local figures like Jim and two men. One was a handyman for the apartment Andre, who were willing to work on my air concomplex where I reside. This was Jim. The other ditioning late into the night, not because anyone was his friend Andre, who does not work for the told them to (I assured them that it could wait), same grouping of apartments, but his extensive but because they are truly benevolent individuals. understanding of air conditioning units placed him Let’s not forget, gentrification doesn’t just afin my humble apartment after dark. fect employees in the housing industry. Trimark is Andre and Jim came to fix my thermostat and Joe Dickerson just one piece of a larger problem. It affects the loair conditioner. I was there to assist Jim in not opinions@alligator.org cal businesses that have thrived in Gainesville lonhelping Andre. We were occupied with small talk ger than myself, a well-known example being the at my kitchen table. Andre had finished the wiring, but we beloved Burrito Brothers, who were put out due to the hinsat together for another hour, give or take, discussing bills, drance that nearby construction put on customers trying to the hardships one endures in a car accident and above all access the restaurant by car. The big money being brought to else, the imperialist behavior of Trimark Properties. town causes boutiques like Wolfgang to be erased from exisLet me be candid with you: Jim and Andre were not the tence and restaurants like Kabab House to be pushed away names of my companions that night. However, everything from the foot traffic of West University Avenue. Gainesville’s about our conversation was true. We talked about the de- desire for corporate money is revoking our local individustruction Trimark imposes on the neighboring low-income als’ ability to make their impact on the city, to leave a mark communities, caused by the ever-increasing geographical doing what they love to do. It would break my heart if the mark it is making in the area. (When the hell did The Cas- Gyro Plus brothers were forced to relocate and make way for cades complexes get built there?) The more property it owns yet another fast food joint, only to lose the customers that near campus, the less options students have. The choice is kept them afloat due to an extreme change in location. It is between paying Trimark’s exuberant (really, comedic) rates the personality that these business owners and hard-working or living in another part of town. If we are being realistic, individuals bring to Gainesville that makes it the diverse city this does not affect most of Trimark’s current and future resi- that I love too much to leave. dents; as I would guess most of these tenants are funded by Is this capitalization of our city inevitable? Is it the natutheir families. However, as Trimark’s footprint increases, the ral order of capitalism to replace individuals with a series pushing away of students begins extending to non-students, of chain restaurants, department stores, and supercenters? who would prefer to remain in their community. The result Perhaps this is simply a sign of progress in our economy. If of Trimark’s behavior becomes a frenzy of gentrification. so, we must ask ourselves if the economic prosperity of corThat frenzy impacts regular people, Jim and Andre for porations is worth the sacrifice of individuality from Gainesexample, who now have to work harder and longer hours ville’s downtown area. That individuality has not yet been to allow smaller landlords in the area to compete with the eradicated, but someday there might be a The Standard at colossal Trimark. If your contributor can be candid again for Gainesville on every other corner. Perhaps Jim, Andre and I a moment: I am riddled with bias when I write this column. will reconvene to deliberate when that day comes. I am a naïve 21-year-old who has lived in Gainesville for a Joe Dickerson is a UF English senior. His column apmarvelous 21 years. This city has been kind to me, and it pears on Wednesdays.

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The rise of Instagrammar: How social media is taking a toll on our writing

t’s a common occurrence: I unlock my phone and my ﬁnger gravitates, as if magnetically, to Instagram — the photo app that has undoubtedly shaped the way my generation shares and documents memories and moments and crafts our public selves. With each scroll I make on my feed, I’m brought face-to-face with the friends and acquaintances I follow, along with their coffees, gameday outﬁts, rainbow sprinkle ice cream cones, golden retriever encounters, travel throwbacks and artistic renditions of last night’s Gainesville sunset — which is all great and expected as a part of the Instagram culture I subscribe to, along with millions of other users. But what I never signed up for are photo captions with rogue apostrophes in places where no apostrophe should ever live, and puns that are wrongly but proudly sporting the wrong “you’re” or “your.” If I see one more footballesque caption that says “Saturday’s are for the boys” (where the apostrophe in "Saturdays" is not needed because it completely changes the meaning of the sentence), I forfeit. Perhaps my most juicy grammar police con-

fession is that I sometimes opt out second-hand word misusage. of “liking” photos with captions that This makes me consider how have glaring mistakes. messages and images on Instagram Of course, typos and slip-ups are can linger in our minds, even if bound to happen, especially when they’re not favorable — and how typing lengthy descriptions with a social media, especially Instagram, cramped phone keyboard in a rathcan normalize poor writing habits. er small photo-editing app — but For example, I’ve even noticed Darcy Schild it’s the constant errors on simple opinions@alligator.org some companies and lifestyle brands words and phrases (and lack of I follow posting captions or quotes utilizing the “edit caption” feature) and graphics with similar mistakes that make me concerned about the rusty gram- as those described above, like wrong word mar skills of the many “Saturday’s are for the usage or misplaced apostrophes. Although I boys”-culprits in my life and in younger gen- notice the errors, it’s likely some followers of erations. those accounts don’t believe anything could be While the captions clad with misused con- wrong with the text because the post is from tractions or commas certainly bother me, that’s a reputable brand, which means they could not actually the most frustrating part of this repost the photo and caption for their friends, whole Instagrammar debacle. who may see it and think it’s great and that its I ﬁnd that the more time I spend on Insta- spelling and grammar are perfect. gram simply viewing and mentally correcting Some people may argue that Instagram is these mistakes that would make any grammar just for fun, and having a comma or apostropolice ofﬁcer cringe, the more I notice myself phe in the right place doesn’t really matter as making the same careless errors in my own long as the majority of people get the general writing. It’s as if scrolling past the wrong forms message or idea of a post. That’s certainly a of “they’re,” “there” and “their” is giving me lovely sentiment, but in my mind, it does mat-

ter that we treat our Instagram captions with the care and proofreading they deserve. If we become lackadaisical with the grammar on our social media posts, we’ll be more likely to make similar mistakes in our own writing, whether we’re penning an important email or a big project for work or school. Plus, in an era in which our social media proﬁles can act as extensions of our professional portfolios, we should be conscious of what we’re posting and writing under our name. While a caption with a comma splice isn’t exactly violent or offensive (depending on your career path, that is), I think incorporating best writing practices in our personal content would do us well. After all, using the proper word choice or double-checking whether or not to use a comma or a hyphen isn’t as nerdy as you think — and it won’t cramp your aesthetic or color theme. I promise. Darcy Schild is a UF journalism senior. Her column appears on Wednesdays.

Reconsider renaming Reitz Union to ﬁx a glaring history of UF's prejudice Six years ago, the Florida Dream Defenders put forth an action to change the name of the Reitz Union. Levi Cooper This was in opinions@alligator.org response to the not-sonew-found knowledge that ex-UF President Julius Wayne Reitz (19551967) was both incredibly homophobic and undeniably racist. This was met with antipathy by the white fraternity and sorority members of the Student Senate. The action was denied over claims it violated the Student Constitution. The Reitz fam-

ily still contributes money to UF, which was a major influence on the Student Government’s dismissal of the action. This also shows money is more important than a student’s feelings of security and what is considered appropriate. An explanation about Reitz: During his tenure as the president of UF, he allowed witch hunts for homosexuals and leftists, yet this building honors him. A low estimate touted by UF states 22 people on staff were fired and students were expelled for being homosexual. The staff was dismissed without tenure after being accused by a state senator. Yet this building honors him. He is quoted in 1988 as saying “As a matter of fact, I’ll be the first to admit that anyone

who was a homosexual was a complete aberration.” Among the 85 black students Reitz denied was Virgil Hawkins, whose name should have replaced that of Reitz. Hawkins sued the school, and a court order ultimately forced integration. UF credits Reitz with helping integrate the campus for obviously double-minded reasons. But we need to stop giving bad actors, such as Reitz, a pass. What’s always brought up is “they were a person of their time,” which could work if it’s a medieval doctor who didn’t anesthetize patients. But, on matters such as this, it’s important to remember there were always people who knew to treat other human beings with respect. These contro-

versies with Reitz occurred in the 1960s, but in 1924, Society for Human Rights was founded, and in the 1950s the Mattachine Society was formed. Both of these groups were dedicated to gay rights, and the information was out there. Reitz was just a bad person at his core. This isn’t the only reason the name change is necessary. In 2018, many students whom Reitz would not have wanted at this school still attend. The students within marginalized communities who he targeted are still targeted to this day — being pushed off the stage at graduation, for example. A task force of UF’s Black Affairs found last year that of 600 polled, nearly a third of the black students felt they didn’t belong at UF

and over half experienced microaggressions. Reitz’s name and actions were actually cited as an isolating factor. Having a bigot retain power in name only empowers bigots. It doesn’t stop there. Other buildings, such as the O’Connell Center, Buckman Hall and Smathers Library, are named after problematic ﬁgures. I understand that renaming the building won't erase Reitz’s actions, but it will help diminish their legacy. In 2015, SG passed a resolution encouraging the renaming of Reitz Lawn. It’s time to rename both the building and lawn. Pressure SG. Reitz continues to harm students.

Levi Cooper is a UF English senior. His column appears on Wednesdays.

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HOLLYWOOD meets GAINESVILLE

‘OITNB’ AND ‘Bosch’ stars come to campus By Tranelle Maner Avenue Staff Writer

Hollywood met The Swamp as two seasoned School of Theatre and Dance alumni came back to Gainesville on Friday. Television stars Beth Dover, of “Orange is the New Black,” and DaJuan Johnson, of “Bosch,” found their way back to Constans Theatre. There they spoke to current students and discussed their experiences in the working world. Interim Director of the School of Theatre and Dance, Dr. Ralf Remshardt, moderated the afternoon asking Dover and Johnson a slew of questions about their journey navigating the acting world. A question on the minds of many young aspiring actors was, “What is a typical work week like?” Dover quickly responded that there isn’t one. As the hour progressed, Dover and Johnson continued to give insight into their journeys as actors. Both mentioned frequently going to acting classes in their current lives to stay sharp and meet new people. Dover said she wanted to get back into interacting with people and decided to do a tour of cities, speaking with people. “I decided I missed seeing people one-onone. This is the ﬁrst stop of what may be like 40 cities,” Dover told the audience. Remshardt said many alumni from all schools within the College of Arts reach out to the university to reconnect with teachers and the school. The actors personally contacted School of Theatre and Dance professor Tim Altmeyer to come and speak with students

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Television stars DaJuan Johnson, left, and Beth Dover, right, visited UF to discuss their rise to fame and give advice to those entering the business. both in his course and in a general setting. “It’s not unusual for us to be contacted by alumni to offer services and check on what we’re doing,” he said. Dover graduated from the UF theatre school with her bachelor’s in theatre performance in 1999. She is known for her roles on shows such as “Orange is the New Black,” “Chasing Life” and “Another Period.” Johnson received his bachelor’s in theatre performance in 2000 and has credited roles in shows such as “Bosch,” “Agent Carter” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” The main objective of this event was for those pursuing a career in the arts and in other majors to see actors who have recently started their career and know how things work today.

After the general session, both actors spoke brieﬂy with The Alligator, and I asked them a few questions before “celebrating Gainesvillestyle.” Maner: Have you ever thought about Gainesville or UF since graduation? Beth Dover: Absolutely. UF was a formative experience in my life and my closest friends were my friends in college. Maner: What was it like stepping back in here for the ﬁrst time? BD: It has changed so much and become so huge, I mean there are so many more theatres and you guys have such a great facility here. It’s almost unrecognizable how much it has been built up since I’ve been here, like the Reitz Union. Everything looks so different

DaJuan Johnson: It was a little bit more emotional for me this time around because I was with her [Beth] and we just remembered ‘we did this here.’ BD: It was pretty special to be able to do this with DaJuan, I must say. Maner: Coming in to the interview did you feel pressure to provide information or did being back provide a comfortable environment? BD: It felt very intimate and familial. It feels really nice that you guys care about what we have to say, and I know it’s something that I would’ve wanted when I went here — to hear people’s different struggles in this industry and how people navigate the waters of being an actor. Maner: Is there anything you found out that you wish you would’ve known when you left school? BD: I didn’t understand the business side of this industry, and I really had to ﬁnd my way, but I think that’s part of the journey. DJ: I don’t think anyone comes out of school feeling fully prepared for any profession. There was so much we learned along the way. BD: We got to spend four years in the college of life. Maner: Do you have any ﬁnal piece of advice for students wanting to pursue an acting career? BD: Stay in class, create your own material, surround yourself with people that inspire you and are doing work you would like to do and try to create a balance in your life. DJ: Remember there is no ABC plan to achieving a dream. BD: Yeah, there is no one way to succeed in this business.

The Avenue’s favorite local vintage shops in Gainesville By Vanessa Blankenship Avenue Staff Writer

Finding reasonably priced yet stylish everyday looks for the average college student on a budget is easier than ever. Prove you don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars to stay on top of your fashion game by going on a shopping spree at these unique stores. La Chua Vintage A small, curated vintage shop rooted with an Old Florida mentality, La Chua Vintage gives guests the sense of traveling back in time to a more organic, traditional Florida lifestyle. Jars of seashells, old suitcases and antique maps of the state of Florida are placed around the store like a traveler’s studio. Shop owner Sabrina Kaar, 33, is constantly on the hunt for a treasure-trove of valuables that will add quality and aesthetically pleasing style to La Chua Vintage. We were blown away by the wide selection of vibrant dresses, ranging from casual maxis

to sundresses. Kaar will be moving to a new space, located at 2031 NW Sixth St. The new shop, Auk Market, will have its grand opening Nov. 1. Kaar encourages customers to “allow yourself to step outside your comfort zone and try something on and don’t worry about what other people think about it. If you love it and you feel good in it then that’s all that matters.” La Chua Vintage is currently located at 2029 NW Sixth St. Future Perfeckt Vintage Filled with iconic brands and known for best-seller denim like Calvin Klein, Guess, Levi’s, Tommy Hilﬁger and Gap, Future Perfeckt Vintage should be your next stop if you’re on the hunt for affordable, ‘90s inspired jeans that are customized speciﬁcally to give that distressed, grunge look. It’s basically a denim lover’s paradise that’s only a few minutes away from campus. Other great products include handmade beaded bracelets, moonstone rings, graphic tees and vintage bomber jackets. The store itself is pleasantly inviting with its

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pale pink walls, pop artwork and vast windows. Customers are immediately welcomed by a friendly smile and great customer service. Prices for denim range from $15 to $20. Future Perfeckt Vintage is located at 1001 NW Fifth Ave. Urban Thread If you’re searching for name-brand clothing like Urban Outﬁtters, Free People and Anthropologie, then Urban Thread is your next destination. Urban Thread offers popular brands and recycled vintage clothing at discounted prices. Vintage shopping can be stressful since some stores are so jam-packed with items that it makes the shopping experience overwhelming. Urban Thread stands out because the shop organizes all the racks by brand and size so customers can easily rummage through the sections with ease. Wooden shelves containing Supergas, Nike sneakers, colorful wedges and edgy booties decorate the light green concrete walls while a simple chandelier in the center adds atmospheric lighting. Clothing items

range from cocktail dresses to statement skirts and classic blouses. Urban Thread’s two locations in town are 1236 NW 21st Ave. and 802 W. University Ave. Flashbacks Recycled Fashions Inc. After graduating from UF with a ﬁnance degree, Steve Nichtberger opened Flashbacks Recycled Fashions Inc. in 1986 because he wanted to create a place where people could have fun while shopping and create lifelong connections with fellow customers. “I have always realized that what I’m doing is going to make a lot of people who don’t have a whole lot of money able to get by,” Nichtberger said. A hip store ﬁlled with style and character, Flashbacks is the place to go if you’re looking for retro and vintage furniture, artwork, clothing and antiques. Flashbacks’ employees are eager to help shoppers with any questions. Half the fun at Flashbacks is just spending time browsing through the stands. Flashbacks is located at 818 W. University Ave.

Who’s hungry?

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FOOD

Top ﬁve tasty vendors at the Union Street Farmers Market By Emma McAvoy Avenue Staff Writer

It’s a Wednesday afternoon. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, your stomach is growling. Luckily, the Union Street Farmers Market at Bo Diddley Community Plaza hosts a wide variety of vendors serving diverse, delectable treats to Gainesville locals from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Wednesday. Satisfy your cravings for everything from cold brew coffee to vegan pastries. Here are the top five vendors at the Union Street Farmers Market. 1. Suki’s Guide to Kimbap Korean Sushi Suki’s is by far the most unique vendor, cooking up delicious Korean sushi. This is not your ordinary sushi, though. It is full of ingredients that are unlikely to go together in a regular meal, but Suki turns them into complementary flavors that will make your mouth water at every bite. While each item on the menu is popular, some crowd favorites include the Ojingeo Roll and zucchini pancakes. The Ojingeo Roll is a roll with spicy dried squid, pineapple, bok choy, pickled daikon and scrambled egg with scallions. It’s an unlikely flavor combination but so delicious, especially if you enjoy spicy foods. The zucchini pancakes are everything you could want in an afternoon snack: fried dough with hearty flavors, including zucchini, butter and garlic, topped with a tangy cream sauce. On top of all that, Suki is a warm, welcoming hostess who cares about her customers’ appetites! 2. Vine Did somebody say bread? If you’re looking to satisfy those carb cravings at the Farmers Market, check out Vine’s bread and pastries. Vine serves up sweet and savory goods such as chocolate chip cookies, guava and cheese croissants, chocolate croissants, cinnamon buns and jalapeno loaves of bread. The guava cheese croissant is buttery

and stuffed with a sweet cream cheese and tangy guava jam that goes perfectly with a cup of coffee. Vine also sells fresh organic pasta and organic sourdough bread. Its bread has a nice, firm crust with moist dough that would make for a delectable choice for sandwiches, charcuterie boards or just a late night snack to nibble on! 3. Arepa Milko Feeling some Hispanic food? Arepa Milko carries decadent choices of arepas, empanadas, croquetas and flan. The arepas are warm, flavorful and filled with mozzarella cheese that melts in your mouth. People standing in line for this vendor salivate just glancing at all the different options! A personal favorite is the ham, chicken and cheese croqueta, which is pureed chicken and ham tossed with cheese that gets stuffed in fried corn dough. It may clog your arteries with every bite, but it is worth it. 4. Weaver’s Whimsy Farm More of a snack person? Weaver’s Whimsy Farm offers tiny samples and large trays of creative snacks, such as bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with blue cheese and chocolate chip avocado cookies. Yes, there really are avocado cookies, and they are wonderful. The cookies specifically have so much flavor, because the avocado creates a more chewy, rich texture for the cookie which many prefer over a crunchy cookie. Weaver’s Whimsy Farm grows all of its ingredients on an organic farm, so everything is natural and unprocessed. 5. Opus Coffee In need of that afternoon fix? Opus Coffee serves up a variety of roasts and blends for each undercaffeinated customer. One of its most popular types of coffee is the nitro cold brew, a coffee brewed with nitrogen gas. Its roasts are strong and robust, and it offers a variety of creams and almond milk to add a hint of sweetness to your brew of choice.

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Suki’s Guide to Kimbap Korean Sushi serves up dishes with off-the-wall ﬂavor combinations that keep its customers coming back every Wednesday.

MUSIC

The Wooly and Arrow’s Aim Records host bi-annual record fair By Emma McAvoy Avenue Staff Writer

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Music lovers of all ages gathered at The Wooly to sift through countless records for vinyl treasures.

Music brings generations of Gainesville locals and UF students together at Gainesville’s record fair, held twice a year at The Wooly, and hosted by Arrow’s Aim Records. On Sunday, patrons bonded over some of the greatest music artists as they fumbled through vinyls, deciding which of the rare and precious albums to snag before vinyl becomes completely obsolete. The irony? Vinyl is making a comeback in terms of quality and popularity, according to Jeff Smith, the owner of Arrow’s Aim Records, located next door to The Wooly. “Vendors come from all over the Southeast, and they buy, trade and sell records and memorabilia,” Smith said. Music vendors from all over the Southeast region and North Florida gathered to compete for the best bargain amongst the masses. Who were the masses?

Well, a variety of students, locals and even people just passing through Gainesville in search of some classic albums that have hardly been touched. The stage of The Wooly was ﬁlled with brand new record players with high-quality needles and gadgets, selling for some steep prices but ﬁlled with buried treasures. Vendors sold vinyls, cassette tapes and CDs featuring music from all generations. Imagine everything from Frank Sinatra to Jimi Hendrix to Dr. Dre all in one room! Music fanatics were practically drooling. Many customers were on the prowl for the perfect records to complete (or begin) their collection, whether it be Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” or Led Zeppelin’s “Houses of the Holy.” For these music lovers, this was not a casual perusal for some cool albums. This was a hunt, an archaeological search for artistic fossils. Many customers claimed it is one thing to know what you’re looking for and another

to dig for it … it can take hours to find that one album that separates you from eternal musical bliss. It requires patience, especially when that one album is hidden amongst at least a thousand others in a low-lit room full of people pleading for bargains with men rocking long, white beards. Smith said interacting with customers was the best part of working the event. “The social part of it is great.” Smith said. “I get to see people that I haven’t seen before. It’s twice a year, so it’s just enough.” The most exciting aspect of the event was seeing there are still people out there with good music taste. While “good” music taste is subjective to each individual, many at the event claimed it is important to have diversity in artists and genres, to listen to different types of music from all eras. You could find students flipping through stacks and stacks of Fleetwood Mac and ABBA, while adults checked out the latest Arctic Monkeys collections.

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SERIES REVIEW of the WEEK

Netflix’s ‘Sisters’: A fresh look at the meaning of family By Tranelle Maner Avenue Staff Writer

Imagine you’re in your 30s, going through your daily routine and out of nowhere your father tells you that you could potentially have multiple other half siblings. This shocking tale is a reality for Julia Bechly, the daughter of Julius Bechly, a pioneer in fertility treatment in Netﬂix’s new series, “Sisters.” The Netﬂix drama follows the lives of three women who have all hit a roadblock or plateau in their lives, then news breaks that famous fertility clinic doctor, Bechly, inseminated multiple clients with his own sperm. Now these women, and many other strangers throughout Australia, face the possibility of going from being the only child in their families to having multiple half siblings.

When the show begins, viewers are introduced to Bechly, an elderly, male, IVF pioneer, who is taken care of by his homely, albeit considerate, only child, Julia (Maria Angelico), who struggles with dating. During the ﬁrst episode, in fact, Julia meets an online date at a club and hooks up with him in the public restroom because of her longing for connection. We are then introduced to Edie Flanagan (Antonia Prebble), a straight-laced attorney who is in couples therapy with her husband, Tim. Interestingly enough, as we move through the season, we learn that Tim used to date Julia. On top of that, she and Edie were once childhood friends who have now grown apart. On the other side of the spectrum, there’s bubbly, effervescent Roxy (Lucy Durack). Roxy is the adopted daughter of two loving,

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SOUTHERN The Yearling Restaurant Since 1952 Gators have been coming to The Yearling Restaurant. If your parents, grandparents, or greatgrandparents went to UF they most likely ate here. We serve gator, frog legs, duck, quail + venison + a wide variety of seafood + steaks. Top it off with our famous sour orange pie. Now that is a meal any FL Gator can enjoy. So come on out to the creek + take a step back in time. Only here can you see the legendary bluesman Willie “The Real Deal” Green, playing nightly.

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Mullen’s return to Starkville not a concern for coaches, players By Jake Dreilinger Sports Writer

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Coach Dan Mullen built up the Mississippi State football team for nine years before accepting the Florida job. "The people of Starkville were great to me and my family," he said. "The fans, unbelievable."

It has been roughly 10 months since Florida head coach Dan Mullen made the jump from Starkville, Mississippi, to Gainesville. He left behind a team he helped build from the ground up to take over a new one, a team that also just happened to need rebuilding. He had spent nearly 10 years transforming Mississippi State into a solid SEC West contender. The Gators, Mullen’s new team, will face the Bulldogs, his old team, on Saturday at 6 p.m. It will also be the ﬁrst time the ﬁrst-year Florida coach heads back to his old stomping grounds. So naturally, he was asked about the sentimental value of this trip back to the so-called “Starkvegas” during Monday’s press conference. “The people of Starkville were great to me and my family. Both my kids were born there,” Mullen said. “The fans, unbe-

lievable.” He said the fan support made his job a lot easier, especially when it came to changing the culture of the program. “It was a place I went to and asked them on Day 1,” Mullen said, "told them we need you to show up and sell out the stadium, and if you do that we can build a program here. And you know what? The fans believed in that. The fans bought into that.” He said Mississippi State sold out Davis Wade Stadium during his ﬁrst season, even after the team went 2-5 at home. But those sentiments are easy for Mullen to put aside. Mullen said the emotions of going back to Starkville will be easy for him to get over because he is focused on his new team. “That’s not hard for me, you know what I mean?” Mullen said. “I guess that takes pressure off everyone else. Our guys can focus on the opponent, beating an excellent team.” Defensive coordinator Todd

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What we learned from UF Media Day It’s not unreasonable to think UF will become a basketball giant By Tyler Nettuno Sports Writer

The Gators men’s basketball team began last season ranked No. 8 in the preseason AP Top 25. It had a solid run, finishing 21-13, but after a second-round exit in the NCAA Tournament at the hands of Texas Tech, Florida may not grace the top 25 in this year’s preseason poll. Still, coach Mike White returns all but two players who recorded at least a minute last year. Year 4 of the White experiment begins in November, so let’s look at some takeaways from the team’s media day on Tuesday. Jalen Hudson is the face of the program When asked about leadership on the team, White didn’t hesitate to mention Jalen Hudson. The Virginia Tech transfer sat out his first season with the Gators two years ago, but last season emerged as the Gators’ most consistent scorer. He led the team in that category, averaging 15.5 points per game. Hudson declared for the 2018 NBA Draft in March but withdrew his name from consideration to retain his final year of college eligibility. He said unfinished business brought him Former UF linebacker Neiron Ball is in a medically induced coma after suffering a brain aneurysm on Sept. 16.

back to Gainesville. “I want to solidify my spot in the draft more, and really to want to have another year with this team and growing and being able to play again with these guys,” Hudson said. White said the redshirt senior has taken a step up in being a vocal leader since returning to the team. “I think he’s feeling good about himself and his physical and mental output stemming back from some of the feedback that he got from the NBA last spring,” White said. Florida will look no further than the 22-yearold Hudson to ﬁll the hole left by the departures of Chris Chiozza and Egor Koulechov. Keith Stone is still an enigma The 6-foot-8 junior’s offensive prowess puts him in line to retain the stretch-four spot this season, but consistency has been a problem for him. Despite playing starting minutes most of the year, his production didn’t match his potential. He posted three 20-point games last season but only averaged 8.8 points per game for the year. In the rebounding department, he was even less of a factor, bringing in only 4.3

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would be in the starting lineThis men's basketball up come November, as he’s team has the potential to be in a battle with incumbent the best Florida Gators basbackup Mike Okauru. But ketball team outside of the it would be a huge surprise 2006-07 back-to-back titleto me and just about every winning teams. Seriously. It other UF basketball pundit actually is realistic. Chris O'Brien out there if Nembhard isn’t Yes, the Gators lost two of @THEChrisOB on the floor for the first tip. their leading scorers in point Furthermore, he’s touted guard Chris Chiozza and foras the best passer in the ward Egor Koulechov. But they have more than enough talent to 2019 class. The next being Rajon Rondo, if you will. fill in for the two. There’s a bevy of talent replacing At basketball media day on Tuesday, head coach Mike White talked about Koulechov. The two freshmen filling the depth this team possesses — he said in for “3Gor” are shooting guard Noah he has never had a lineup with 13 ca- Locke and forward Keyontae Johnson. pable players in his rotation. Until now. Locke shot an absurd 47 percent from Point guard and true freshman An- three in high school, and Johnson is drew Nembhard will attempt to fill Chi- one of the most athletic players in the ozza’s spot. And he has the potential to class. White says all three freshmen will be even better than Chiozza ever was. White didn’t confirm if Nembhard

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Gators prepare for second year of Newbauer’s rebuild By Morgan McMullen Sports Writer

Year 2 of the Cam Newbauer experience promises more of the same as far as the style of play for UF: fast pace, an active defense and, of course, attempting three-pointers at a clip that would make Steph Curry jealous. The only thing coach Newbauer wants to be different is the results. He said that while he hadn’t discussed specifically how to do that, he kept busy keeping in contact with his players. “The offseason, a lot of times, we just talk about trying to get better every possession, every drill than what we just were,” Newbauer said. “But that will be something that we focus on when you go into game situations.” Fast starts One of the issues that plagued Newbauer and the Gators last season was a lack of offensive firepower in the first quarters of games. Florida was tied or trailed at the end of the first period in 10 of its 16 regular-season SEC games in 2017. It didn’t win a matchup under those circumstances. Closing out games was also an issue with the Gators in 2017. In the six games it held a lead after the first quarter, the team only won two. Newbauer chalked these issues up to an inability to impose

a physical presence among opponents. “You want to be the aggressor,” Newbauer said. “You don’t want to sit back on your heels and wait to see what someone else does.”

Leadership The Gators aren’t returning many players for the 2018-19 campaign. Guards Funda Nakkasoglu and Delicia Washington are the only two players coming back who played significant minutes last

season. Both Washington and Nakkasoglu expect to handle a good chunk of the leadership responsibilities. “I’m going to try to guide and help (the new players) as much as possible,” Nakkasoglu said. “We

need to be eager to learn and just take in as much as possible.” Washington, a 5-foot-10 junior, said she thinks Newbauer will have a newfound energy with the roster turnover. “He’s not treating anybody differently,” she said. “He shows everybody the same attention, no matter if you’re a freshman, a transfer or a returner.” World travelers Florida’s roster reflects a key aspect of Newbauer’s coaching tendencies. He wants shooters and lots of them. He scoured the globe for players to fit that system for the last two years and has come up with eight players outside of the southeastern U.S. Four of those women are from other countries, including Nakkasoglu (Australia). Paige Robinson, a 6-foot-4 JUCO transfer, spent time playing for her native England in the U18 and U20 European Championships as well as spending three years playing in Spain. “That prepared me a lot with the workload,” Robinson said. “We practiced every single day out there. Playing for Great Britain has helped me with my nerves and stuff because that was a big thing for me.”

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Guard Delicia Washington (00) is one of two returning Gators starters for the 2018-19 season.

MEN’S GOLF

Florida finishes fourth at Trinity Forest Invitational By Brendan Farrell Sports Writer

The Gators weren’t satisfied. They came into the final day of the Trinity Forest Invitational trailing five other squads. But Florida’s performance Tuesday perhaps gave the team something to build off of as it climbed up the leaderboard to finish fourth. UF’s surge up the standings on Tuesday was led by sophomore John Axelsen (-10) with senior Gordon Neale (-6) and freshman Aden Ye (-2) not too far behind. All five golfers officially competing for UF finished in the top 35. Florida’s final round was the team’s best of the tournament and the secondbest of any team on Day 3, only behind Baylor’s 270. The Gators finished a stroke behind third-place College of Charleston and 10 strokes behind first-place Baylor. Axelsen was threatening the top of the individual leaderboard from the beginning of the tournament, leading the field after the first day with a 64. He cooled off over the next two days, carding a 70 and a 69, respectively, but his efforts were still enough to place him in a tie for third place individually. The Gators were in eighth place after Day 1 despite Axelsen’s stellar round. They needed more contributions from the

rest of the lineup if they were to move up the leaderboard, a problem that also plagued them at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, which Axelsen missed due to international duty. The last two days of competition, however, were a remedy for that flaw. Neale was a combined 6-under over the last two rounds to move up 22 places and finished in a tie for 10th place. Ye’s last two rounds saw him improve from tied for 49th to a tie for 19th. The same goes for sophomore Chris Nido (+2) and freshman Eugene Hong (+2), who moved up 26 and 33 places, respectively, and both tied for 35th. Sophomore Manny Girona (-2) also finished the tournament in a tie for 19th place, though he was competing as an individual. The Trinity Forest Invitational was the second of four fall tournaments for the men’s golf team as it inches closer to the spring season. The Nike Collegiate Invitational, running from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, and the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational, which starts on Oct. 21st and ends on Oct. 23rd, round out the men’s golf team’s fall tournament slate. @Bfarrell727 bfarrell@alligator.org

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VOLLEYBALL

UF to play LSU in midweek match By Dylan Rudolph Sports Writer

The No. 11 Florida volleyball team travels to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to play LSU today at 8 p.m. The Gators (11-3, 2-0 SEC) are on a sevenmatch win streak after sweeping Ole Miss and Mississippi State over the weekend. “I think we’ll, at the end of the season, look back and go, ‘That was a weekend we should win’ because we’re home and it’s early in the season while young teams try and find their way,” coach Mary Wise said after the match on Sunday. “The challenge will be that we play both of these teams again a month from now.” Florida will look to start 3-0 in conference play for the 24th time under Wise with a win over the Tigers. UF’s aggressive serving was a big reason for the first conference wins last weekend. The team notched 20 service aces in the two matches, including a 13-ace performance against Ole Miss on Friday. Florida has made it clear that it will continue to serve aggressively no matter who the opponent is on the other side of the net. However, the team will need to keep the serving errors to a minimum. The Gators committed 11 service errors in the two matches. While it did not seem to have a significant effect, it may become a bigger issue as they get deeper into SEC play. LSU (5-8, 0-2 SEC) enters today’s midweek contest on a two-match losing streak after it dropped both matches in the opening weekend of conference play. The Tigers allowed big runs in crucial times

in both losses, forcing them to fight uphill constantly. This was evident in the fifth set against Georgia on Friday when they allowed a 4-1 run to lose the set and the match. The Gators’ offense hopes to expose this even further with good passing and constant attacks to create runs. Sophomore outside hitter Paige Hammons led all returning players in kills with nine when Florida swept LSU in 2017. She is now a central part of the offense and is expected to get even more swings in 2018. LSU will look to counter with its own offensive firepower, led by sophomore Taylor Bannister. The 6-foot-5 sophomore hits from both sides of the court and has a team-leading 219 kills on an impressive 4.56 kills per set. Bannister’s aggressive style, however, has resulted in lots of errors, hitting for an unremarkable .216 hitting percentage on the year. Florida’s front row, helped by senior middle blocker Taelor Kellum, is expected to be the key in creating errors against Bannister and the rest of the LSU offense. Kellum has tallied a team-high 10 solo blocks this season. She earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors after she recorded 22 blocks at the net in the final four preseason matches. She said even with the strong conference start, the SEC schedule still excites her. “We’ve been waiting for (SEC play) for so long,” Kellum said. “Now that it’s here, I think we’ve done a really good job of handling our business.” @dyrudolph drudolph@alligator.org

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Nembhard highest-ranked UF recruit BASKETBALL, from pg 14 a game. While White praised Stone’s offensive ability, he said he still has a ways to go in his development. “I want Keith to worry about Keith,” White said. “I want Keith to continue to evolve his versatility.” That simplified approach seems to have rubbed off on Stone. “The goal is to come out and compete and play defense,” he said. Can Stone take the next step and become a reliable forward for Florida, or will his defensive and rebounding weaknesses continue to plague him? White will hope for the former. Andrew Nembhard is going to play White said there’s no timeline right now for when the Gators will release their starting five. But one thing is certain: Whether he’s a starter or not, Nembhard will see the court. A lot. The true freshman guard from Aurora, Ontario, Canada, was rated a five-star prospect on

the 247Sports composite. As the No. 23 ranked player in the country, he’s the highest rated recruit White has signed at Florida. Renowned for his passing acumen, Nembhard was a hot topic at Media Day. White said his goal is to get Nembhard comfortable running the offense. “We won’t be relying on him to be a huge vocal leader,” White said. “But we will be relying on him to direct some trafﬁc and lead in that regard.” Replacing Chris Chiozza, the all-time school leader in assists, is not an easy task for the young player. Nembhard said the biggest challenge will be assuming the role of court general. Nembhard, along with sophomore Mike Okauru, will compete for the starting point guard spot. No matter his role, White believes that Nembhard can be an X factor. “He’ll be one of the best passers that we play all year,” White said. “He’ll have a chance to be in the conversation to be one of the best passers in college basketball.” @TylerNettuno tnettuno@alligator.org

Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham also makes homecoming FOOTBALL, from pg 14 Grantham, who coached at Mississippi State last season with Mullen, echoed that statement. “My time there was enjoyable, I enjoyed it,” Grantham said. “There’s a lot of guys I care about on that team. But come Saturday, we’re competing against each other to play and get a win.” While a lot of the coaching staff followed Mullen from MSU, Florida’s players didn’t. But they know the Bulldogs have had this game circled on their calendars.

None of that matters to them, though. When the Gators take the ﬁeld on Saturday, they will play for their coach. Not because of his history with MSU, but to show they buy into the program he is trying to build in Gainesville. “You know, coming into this game, it’s not about that,” Cleveland said. “He tells us to just play physical and be consistent and just come out there and work hard, play hard, play physical and give relentless effort.” @DreilingerJake jdreilinger@alligator.org

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Forward Keith Stone is entering his junior season for the Gators. "The goal is to come out and compete and play defense," he said.

COLUMN, from pg 14 get ample minutes. Moreover, the Gators have a ton of talent returning from injury. White conﬁrmed forward Chase Johnson is at full strength. Forward Isaiah Stokes has lost a ridiculous amount of weight and, although White said he needs to get more in shape, is a deadeye shooter. Center Gorjok Gak is still looking to get to full strength. And, above all, Florida has a bundle of returning talent. Jalen Hudson, Kevarrius Hayes, Keith Stone and KeVaughn Allen are all coming back this season. The team was a few clutch threes away from knocking off Texas Tech and conceivably making a run at the Final Four last season, and there’s no reason to think

it can’t make a run this year. The scariest part about this team though? White is on the verge of perhaps his best recruiting class ever. Plenty of time remains between now and signing day. But a few names to keep in mind are Scottie Lewis (ﬁve star), CJ Walker (four star), Tre Mann (committed ﬁve star) and Omar Payne (four star). As of now, those four players are all predicted to land at Florida. They are all near the top of the class. Don’t be surprised if you see this team in the Final Four for years to come. Chris O’Brien is a sports writer at the Alligator. Follow him on Twitter @THEChrisOB and contact him at cobrien@alligator.org.

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