VOLUME 108 ISSUE 63 Company’s UF amends Greek pledge...
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Today We Inform. You Decide. Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida Hill suffers injury in win: Freshman point guard Kasey Hill will miss at least a month due to a high ankle sprain he suffered against Southern on Monday, pg 13. UF warns about sexual battery Police said a man made sexual advances on 10th Street, pg 5. Neighbors react to Saturday murder with shock, fear Many residents have young children, pg 8. Annie Speese looks to replace lost production for the Gators in the NCAA Tournament. Read the story on page 16. 71/57 FORECAST 2 OPINIONS 6 CLASSIFIEDS 10 CROSSWORD 11 SPORTS 13 VOLUME 108 ISSUE 63 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013 William A. England / Alligator Staff Tacked On Chemical engineering junior Jonathan Nunez, 21, welds a section of the 2013-2014 Society of Automotive Engineers chassis. The team competes each year in Michigan against opponents from across the globe. KATHRYN VARN Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] After receiving hazing allegations against several fraternities, UF admin- istrators are enacting changes in pledg- ing processes. Vice President for Student Affairs Dave Kratzer outlined the new rules in a letter sent Monday to all 61 Greek organizations. Chapters are now prohibited from con- ducting new member education programs for longer than eight weeks. They can’t host events where new members must stay in the house overnight, and they can’t enforce pledge driving — a prac- tice that requires new members to drive initiated members places at any time. An alumnus, alumna or chapter adviser approved by the organiza- tion’s headquarters must be present at initiation during the Spring as well, ac- cording to the letter. “I think if we’re going to change the culture, we need to send a strong mes- sage,” Kratzer said in an interview. “Anything that takes away from or di- minishes academic success is not OK.” The 10 fraternities currently facing UF amends Greek pledge policies � THE MOST RECENT PLAN APPLICATION INCLUDED 500 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, 142 HOTEL UNITS AND 1,131 PARKING SPACES. BROOKE AUSTILL Alligator Contributing Writer City officials moved to halt a company’s applica- tion to handle the makeover planned for the corner of University Avenue and 13th Street during a City Commission meeting Monday. The University Corners project is a proposed de- velopment that would cover three city blocks that currently sit vacant next to the Gator Wesley build- ing. University Development of Gainesville has placed a bid on the project and is requesting $48 million in reimbursement from the city over a 20-year period. In the meeting, Community Redevelopment Agency spokeswoman Lynn Janowski said the com- pany failed to submit all of the necessary informa- tion on its application to the agency, which handles bids on this project. The latest version of the plan application includes 500 residential units, 142 hotel units, 78,330 square feet of retail space and 1,131 parking spaces. The total project cost is estimated at $168 mil- lion. The redevelopment agency received University Development of Gainesville’s first application in February and a revision in April. “After that first application, we saw there was missing information,” Janowski said. “And that there were a number of reasons the application could’ve been declined.” Company’s University Corners proposal nixed CAMPUS COLLEEN WRIGHT Alligator Staff Writer [email protected] Vegetarians like 18-year-old Annika Goldman can rejoice: Subway will be included in the Spring 2014 meal plan. During October, residential, commuter and faculty and staff meal plans were accepted at Panda Express, Arredondo Cafe, Subway and Chick-fil-A during a one-week trial period, wrote Gator Dining Services marketing program manager Jill Rodri- guez in an email. Customers were able to vote electronically for their favorite location from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Out of a total of 1,716 ballots cast, Subway collected 46.5 per- cent of the vote — a majority. Rodriguez said all meal plan participants will be able to use their meal plans once a day after 4 p.m. at all three Subway locations on campus. Subway’s operational hours for Spring 2014 will be posted Dec. 1. Goldman, a UF behavioral and cognitive neuroscience freshman, said she was happy when she received an email stat- ing that Subway was added to the meal plan. “Subway has a lot of variation and vegetarian options,” she said. Subway joins a total of 11 locations that will accept meal plans in January, including Moe’s Southwest Grill, Pollo Tropi- cal, Burger King, Papa John’s, Croutons, Home Zone, Chomp It, Camellia Court Cafe at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gator Corner Dining Center and the Fresh Food Company. Gators can eat fresh in Spring: Subway to be included in meal plan SEE GREEK, PAGE 4 SEE CORNER, PAGE 4 “Subway has a lot of variation and vegetarian options.” Annika Goldman UF behavioral and cognitive neuroscience freshman Hazing claims spur decision Kratzer
Transcript of VOLUME 108 ISSUE 63 Company’s UF amends Greek pledge...
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We Inform. You Decide.Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida
Hill suffers injury in win:Freshman point guard Kasey Hill will miss at least a month due to a high ankle sprain he suffered against Southern on Monday, pg 13.
UF warns about sexual batteryPolice said a man made sexual advances on 10th Street, pg 5. Neighbors react to Saturday murder with shock, fearMany residents have young children, pg 8.
Annie Speese looks to replace lost
production for the Gators in the NCAA
Tournament. Read the story on page 16.
71/57FORECAST 2OPINIONS 6CLASSIFIEDS 10
CROSSWORD 11SPORTS 13
VOLUME 108 ISSUE 63 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013
William A. England / Alligator Staff
Tacked OnChemical engineering junior Jonathan Nunez, 21, welds a section of the 2013-2014 Society of Automotive Engineers chassis. The team competes each year in Michigan against opponents from across the globe.
KATHRYN VARNAlligator Staff Writer [email protected]
After receiving hazing allegations against several fraternities, UF admin-istrators are enacting changes in pledg-ing processes.
Vice President for Student Affairs Dave Kratzer outlined the new rules in a letter sent Monday to all 61 Greek organizations.
Chapters are now prohibited from con-ducting new member education programs for longer than eight weeks. They can’t host events where new members must stay in the house overnight, and they
can’t enforce pledge driving — a prac-
tice that requires new members to drive initiated members places at any time. An alumnus, alumna or chapter adviser approved by the organiza-tion’s headquarters must be present at initiation during the Spring as well, ac-cording to the letter.
“I think if we’re going to change the culture, we need to send a strong mes-sage,” Kratzer said in an interview. “Anything that takes away from or di-minishes academic success is not OK.”
The 10 fraternities currently facing
UF amends Greek pledge policies
� THE MOST RECENT PLAN APPLICATION INCLUDED 500 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, 142 HOTEL UNITS AND 1,131 PARKING SPACES.
BROOKE AUSTILLAlligator Contributing Writer
City offi cials moved to halt a company’s applica-tion to handle the makeover planned for the corner of University Avenue and 13th Street during a City Commission meeting Monday.
The University Corners project is a proposed de-velopment that would cover three city blocks that currently sit vacant next to the Gator Wesley build-ing.
University Development of Gainesville has placed a bid on the project and is requesting $48 million in reimbursement from the city over a 20-year period.
In the meeting, Community Redevelopment Agency spokeswoman Lynn Janowski said the com-pany failed to submit all of the necessary informa-tion on its application to the agency, which handles bids on this project.
The latest version of the plan application includes 500 residential units, 142 hotel units, 78,330 square feet of retail space and 1,131 parking spaces.
The total project cost is estimated at $168 mil-lion.
The redevelopment agency received University Development of Gainesville’s fi rst application in February and a revision in April.
“After that fi rst application, we saw there was missing information,” Janowski said. “And that there were a number of reasons the application could’ve been declined.”
Company’s University Corners proposal nixed
CAMPUS
COLLEEN WRIGHTAlligator Staff Writer [email protected]
Vegetarians like 18-year-old Annika Goldman can rejoice: Subway will be included in the Spring 2014 meal plan.
During October, residential, commuter and faculty and staff meal plans were accepted at Panda Express, Arredondo Cafe, Subway and Chick-fi l-A during a one-week trial period, wrote Gator Dining Services marketing program manager Jill Rodri-guez in an email. Customers were able to vote electronically for their favorite location from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3.
Out of a total of 1,716 ballots cast, Subway collected 46.5 per-cent of the vote — a majority.
Rodriguez said all meal plan participants will be able to use their meal plans once a day after 4 p.m. at all three Subway locations on campus. Subway’s operational hours for Spring
2014 will be posted Dec. 1.Goldman, a UF behavioral and cognitive neuroscience
freshman, said she was happy when she received an email stat-ing that Subway was added to the meal plan.
“Subway has a lot of variation and vegetarian options,” she said.
Subway joins a total of 11 locations that will accept meal plans in January, including Moe’s Southwest Grill, Pollo Tropi-cal, Burger King, Papa John’s, Croutons, Home Zone, Chomp It, Camellia Court Cafe at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gator Corner Dining Center and the Fresh Food Company.
Gators can eat fresh in Spring: Subway to be included in meal plan
SEE GREEK, PAGE 4
SEE CORNER, PAGE 4
“Subway has a lot of variation and vegetarian options.”
Annika GoldmanUF behavioral and cognitive neuroscience freshman
Hazing claims spur decision
Kratzer
