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2, ALLIGATOR § TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013News TodayWHAT’S HAPPENING?Quran 101Islam on Campus invitespeople to a discussion regarding the Holy Quran,the sacred text revered byMuslims, at the Reitz UnionRion Ballroom from 6:30 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 6p.m. Bring questions, andthey will be answered by UFprofessor Sarra Tlili, an expert on the Quran and its exegesis. A free dinner will beprovided. Quran 101 is partof Islam on Campus’ annualIslam Awareness Month atUF. For more information onit and future events, nth.Lecture series about “TheGospelAccordingtoMoses”Adventist Campus Ministryinvites people to the seriespresented by Roy Gane, aprofessor of Hebrew Bibleand Ancient Near EasternLanguages at the r The NIV ApplicationCommentary on Leviticusand Numbers, he has authored many articles andseveral books. The event willbe at Pugh Hall from 7 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/acmuf.Authors@UF: Paul OrtizPaul Ortiz, UF associate professor of history and directorof the Samuel Proctor OralHistory Program, will present “Race Relations in Floridafrom Reconstruction to theBloody Election of 1920” at1 p.m. in Smathers LibraryEast, Room 1A. Ortiz, authorof “Emancipation Betrayed:The Hidden History ofBlack Organizing and WhiteViolence in Florida fromReconstruction to the BloodyElection of 1920,” will discusshis examination of AfricanAmerican politics and culture.Book seminar TuesdayA free seminar on the book“How Rich People 79/55PARTLYCLOUDY77/56which was featured onthe “Today Show,” “GoodMorning America,” CNN,NBC, ABC and FOX, willbe at 7 p.m. at 3951 NW48th Terrace, Suite 201.The seminar contrasts thecontroversial differences inthinking between the richand the middle class.HSF Scholar Chapter meetingThe HSF Scholar Chapterwill meet at 6 p.m.WednesdayinRinkerHall, Room 215, for a presentation by the PrincetonReview. They will be learning about different graduate exams. People can showup for a chance to win afree MCAT or GRE book.As always, there will befree refreshments, a scholarship presented and manymore opportunities.Volunteer Organization FairDiscover ways to engageand serve the community by attending the 2013VolunteerOrganizationFair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Thursday on the ReitzUnion Colonnade. Studentswill meet people in health,education, arts and culture,and veterans service organizations.Seán Curran: reflections of achoreographerOn Thursday, Seán Curranwill discuss his accomplishments, goals and lifeas a choreographer in theFriends of Music Room. Hehas specifically asked tomeet with the LGBT community at UF in the hopeshe can shed some light onhow this community hashelped shape his career,choreography and personallife. The event will begin at11 a.m., and refreshmentswill be provided.German film “Barbara” opensand Oscar shorts return toHipp CinemaThe Hippodrome Cinemais showing another foreignfilm, “Barbara,” a Cold Warthriller in which a womanplans to make a dangerousescape from east to westGermany. The Hipp is alsocontinuing the tradition ofshowing this year’s Oscarnominated short films, beginning with the animatedshorts until Thursday. Thelive-action shorts will showfrom Friday to Feb. 14. Visitwww.thehipp.org/cinemaor call 352-375-447 for moreinformation.Mile for a Child 5K run/ walkPut on by UF’s Friends forLife of America, this eventwill benefit the Make-AWish Foundation and CampBoggy Creek. Join in Sundayat 8 a.m. on the CommuterLot. Register at www.sites.google.com/site/mileforachild5k/. Early registration is 15. 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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013 ALLIGATOR, 3campusWienermobile visits campus to recruitDANIELLA DE LA CAMPAAlligator Contributing WriterThe Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will be on UF’s campus todaylooking for the 26th class of Hotdoggers.Hotdoggers are the Wienermobile drivers, who also handlemedia pitching, media negotiations and vehicle maintenance,said current Hotdogger HollyNelson.Nelson, who also goes by themoniker Hot Diggity Holly, isa 2012 University of MinnesotaDuluth graduate. The 23-yearold will be spreading informationabout the open positions withLisa Rosenblum, also known asLots of Ketchup Lisa. Rosenblum,23, is a Hotdogger who graduatedfrom the University of WisconsinMadison in May 2012.The Wienermobile doesn’thave plans for when and whereit will be on campus the next fewdays. But the Hotdoggers will bevisiting classes and clubs on thosedays.Oscar Mayer is looking for recent college graduates who areinterested in the fields of marketing and communication to fill thespots of those leaving the program in June.The Hotdogger position is aone-year contract, Nelson said.“If you have a love for traveling, that is definitely a plus,”Rosenblum said.Oscar Mayer usually looks forcandidates who graduated between one and two years ago.“Recent doesn’t necessarily mean right after graduation,”Rosenblum said.Twelve Hotdoggers will be selected out of about 1,500 who apply to travel across the country toone of the six assigned regions ina two-member Hotdogger team.An information session forthose interested in the positionwill be held on Feb. 12 at 5:30p.m. in the Career Resource Center conference room.Alligator File Photo / Sarah DavisThe Wienermobile is returning to campus Tuesday to recruit drivers. Hotdoggers roam the countryin the 27-foot long hot dog with wheels promoting the Oscar Mayer employment opportunity.Solar Gators needmoney to keep shining ITS GOAL IS 60,000.ALEX HARRISAlligator Contributing WriterThe future is bright for the UFSolar Gators — if it can pay itspower bill.The Solar Gators started inFall 2011 with the goal of designing and building a solar-poweredcar to race this summer. Now,with the start of the Spring semester, the team faces a problem:The time to fundraise is runningout.The team aims to compete inthe 2013 Formula Sun Grand Prixin Texas, one of the most prestigious solar car competitions inthe nation.The team’s fundraising goal is 60,000, which includes buildingand designing the car and travelexpenses.“Funding-wise, we’re about aquarter of the way there,” said Jason Rosen, a 20-year-old UF materials science and engineeringjunior and team captain. “At thesame time, we’re getting ready toorder parts.”The competition will featureteams from different universitiesfrom across the country.The winners of the race don’treceive prize money, but something even more valuable: bragging rights and more sponsors,said Joseph Herrera, a 24-yearold UF fifth-year mechanicalengineering student and head ofthe team’s mechanical engineering department.The Solar Gators are in theprocess of deciding how to orderparts in a timely manner withthe funding it already has. Someparts must be specially madeand can take up to four monthsto be built.Kanaga Ragav, a 24-year-oldUF second-year electrical engineering master’s student andhead of the team’s electrical engineering department, said his section takes up most of the team’sbudget, and picking parts for thecar requires delicate planning.“We have to choose parts wecan test individually throughoutthe whole system,” he said. “Sowe have to select those components and then accordingly lookat the budget elsewher.”Rosen said the team currentlyhas three sponsors to help fundthe project. One of the sponsorsincludes Solar Impact, a local solar energy installation company.Barry Jacobson, president ofSolar Impact, said he was enthusiastic to support the SolarGators.“My wife and I were both undergrad and grad students at UF,and these type of projects reallywere what made our time there,”he said. “This was the perfectopportunity to contribute to thecommunity.”So far, the team has compileda list of 200 potential local companies.“At this point, out of sheerdesperation, we’re going to becold calling,” he said. “We’re going to get 99 nos for every yes —but every yes counts.”

4, ALLIGATOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013Bureau looking for students’ input on campus bank operations IT ASKS FOR PEOPLE TOSUBMIT COMMENTS ONLINE.ALEXA VOLLANDAlligator WriterTo see if students are gettinggood deals, the Consumer FinancialProtection Bureau is reviewing theimpact of products marketed to students through their university.These financial products includestudent identification cards thatdouble as credit cards, cards usedto access scholarships and studentloans, and school-affiliated bank accounts.“With student debt topping 1trillion, student loans are no longerthe exception, they are the norm,”said Rohit Chopra, student loanmediator at the bureau. “If studentsare hit with unexpected fees fromproducts that they thought were going to be free, that will make it eventougher to pay back large studentloan debt.”The Credit CARD Act of 2009made agreements between collegesand credit card issuers subject topublic disclosure, but less is knownabout arrangements concerning other products marketed to students.To get a better idea if these otherfinancial products are in the best in-terest of students, the bureau is asking students, families and on-campus financial institutions to submitcomments about their experiences.“With student debttopping 1 trillion, studentloans are no longer theexception, they are thenorm.”Rohit Choprastudent loan mediator“We want to get an understanding of how schools go about makingthese agreements,” Chopra said.The bureau is looking for inputon what information schools sharewith financial institutions, how campus financial products are marketedto students, what fees students arebeing charged when using theseproducts and how schools set upmarketing agreements. Commentscan be submitted until March 18.Chopra said it was too soon totell what would happen if the bureau found students are not gettinggood deals from college-endorsedbanking products.It’s important for students toknow they have other options,Chopra said.Ian Hoek Spaans, an 18-year-oldUF mechanical engineering freshman, said when he came to UF, hisSwamp Party collects ideas for platformCOLLEEN WRIGHTAlligator WriterStudents walking on Turlington Plazaand to the Reitz Union can express theirideas for changes on campus to help moldthe Swamp Party’s platform.Swamp Party representatives donningthe party’s T-shirts invited students towrite on whiteboards Monday. They willalso be out today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tocollect ideas for the party’s platform.Adam Harrington / AlligatorGavin O’Leary, a 20-year-old UF nuclear engineering student, writes, “Campus needs more buses,” on a Swamp Party board.Among the suggestions scribbled inSharpie markers were calls for more parking, more blue emergency lights and aneffort to bring back UF’s mobile app.Sen. Jamie Lowstetter said her favoritesuggestion was for gender-neutral housing and bathrooms.“It’s not like we’re going to people trying to campaign,” she said. “We’re justgetting ideas.”Swamp Party spokesman Elliot Grassosaid the party will announce its officialplatform a week before the election.Exploratory social and behavorialfreshman Savannah Prose, 19, wrote shewould like to see more outlets in the residence halls. She said she only has one outlet on her side of her room, and she has toplug in multiple extension cords, whichcan be a fire hazard.“It helps them understand what theStudent Body needs and wants to seechanged,” Prose said.Students Party spokesman MichaelChrist said his party has been meetingwith groups across campus to gatherideas for their platform. He said memberswill set up tables on Turlington Plaza andthe Reitz Union Colonnade this week totalk to students. The Students Party plansto unveil its platform next week.Contact Colleen Wright at cwright@alligator.org.Crash kills Newberry man, closes intersectionKATHRYN VARNAlligator WriterA crash at Northeast Waldo Road and East University Avenue on Monday morning left a Newberry man dead and trafficbacked up for more than four hours.Tyler Clayton Gaultney, 31, collided with a semi-truck afterhe drove through a red light in his Ford Taurus at about 5:30a.m., said GPD spokesman Officer Ben Tobias. Gaultney wastraveling west on East University Avenue in the outside lanewhile Larry Windle, 68, drove north on Northeast Waldo Roadin a semi-truck with an empty log trailer, Tobias said.At the intersection, Gaultney ran the red light. Windlecouldn’t stop his truck in time and crashed into the side of Gaultney’s car, Tobias said.Although Gaultney’s airbags went off, he didn’t wear a seatbelt, Tobias said, and was thrown out of the car. Officers pronounced Gaultney dead at the scene. Meanwhile, an ambulancetook Windle to Shands at UF to treat him for potential injuries.For the next four hours, police closed the intersection to investigate the crash, Tobias said.At about 9:30 a.m., police reopened the intersection and traffic returned to normal.Contact Kathryn Varn at kvarn@alligator.org.Florida ranks third for human traffickingtrafficking, from page 1The pictures will be uploaded to theJustice Week 2013 Facebook page, whereparticipants can tag themselves and sharetheir photos with friends, John said.Christopher Barton, a 21-year-oldUF political science and criminology senior and president of Gators for Free theSlaves, said human trafficking is a bigproblem today.“The fact is that slaves are more available, more numerous, and cheaper thanthey’ve ever been, despite the fact that it’sillegal everywhere,” he said. “It violatesthe dignity of every human being.”Many people, Barton added, don’t realize human trafficking is a serious issuein the United States.Florida ranks third in the country forhuman trafficking, behind California andTexas, according the National HumanTrafficking Resource Center.“It’s an important issue because it’s aninvisible issue,” he said.John said she thinks people nationwide don’t fully understand the horrorsvictims of human trafficking face.“Imagine if it was your sister, yourcousin, your friend,” she said. “Weshouldn’t be indifferent because they’restrangers.”Lauren Acton contributed to this report.parents felt like he had to switchbanks to Wells Fargo.Hoek Spaans said the Wells Fargo on campus has been convenient,but he isn’t thrilled about the addedfees like having to pay for checks.WellsFargospokeswomanRichele Messick said the companyhas had a campus card relationshipwith UF since 1995. Messick saidWells Fargo is interested in havingstudents as customers because theywant to build lifelong relationships.“It’s about the student choice anddecision on whether if they think it’sa worthwhile option,” she said.Contact Alexa Volland at avolland@alligator.org.Group offerscitizenship testclassesMAGGIE SCHWEITZERAlligator Contributing WriterA Gainesville nonprofit organization will begin offering free citizenship classes Thursday.Volunteers from the Latina Women’s Leaguewill help prepare participants for the U.S. citizenship test and hold mock interviews at the Millhopper Branch Library, located at 3145 NW 43rd St.The classes will run each Thursday from 6 p.m.to 7:30 p.m. until March 28.The classes, which are held twice a year, areavailable for people of all cultural backgrounds,said Victoria Condor-Williams, president of theLatina Women’s League.“It’s important to give this particular tool . forpeople who are applying,” she said.The classes will also provide attendees with achance to meet with a lawyer and learn lessonsgeared toward different portions of the citizenship test, said Greg Mullaley, an instructor for thecitizenship classes.In order to take the official citizenship test, applicants need to submit a N-400 to U.S. Citizenship Immigration and Services as well as two photographs, a copy of their permanent resident cardand a check to pay for the application and fingerprinting, according to the department’s website.Once the application processes, applicants willtake a citizenship and English test.There are a total of 100 questions that applicants need to know, Mullaley said. Out of thisgrouping, 10 questions will be asked, and only sixcorrect answers are needed to pass.Mullaley said six out of the eight classes willbe dedicated to the different sections of the test,which range from American history to integratedcivics.Jonathan Scholl, an instructor for this year’sclasses, said the instructors will help tutor students in specific sections of the test.“What we will be doing this year is tailoring[the classes] to the needs of people who come,”he said.During the years the league has held the classes, Condor-Williams said the students rangedfrom 25 to 75 years old and come from a widerange of cultural backgrounds. Last semester, theclass size was about 10 to 12 people, she said.Dzenan Elkaz, a Shands Jacksonville pediatriccardiology nurse, received his citizenship in 2001after he immigrated to the U.S. from Bosnia fiveyears earlier.“When you move to the U.S., it’s somethingthat you dream about,” he said. “It’s the nextstep.”

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013 ALLIGATOR, 5Rolfs Hall stair tower undergoing 140,000 in repairs THE STAIR TOWER WAS BUILT IN THE1970S.the Architecture and Engineering Department of the Physical Plant Division, said thetower had become a safety issue because ofthe area.“We didn’t want bricks falling on people,” Barrand said. “As far as we know, weBEATRICE DUPUYAlligator Contributing WriterAs UF continues to expand, the olderparts of campus have to keep up with thetimes.Rolfs Hall, completed in 1927, is part ofUF’s historic district. The hall’s stair tower,located behind Turlington Hall, is currentlybeing repaired.The stair tower, unlike the rest of thebuilding, was built in the late 1970s.Joe Garcia, project manager of the Architecture and Engineering Department of thePhysical Plant Division, said only the exterior bricks of the tower are being replaced.All the existing bricks will be removed andreplaced.“People can use the stair tower,” he said.“What we’re repairing has no effect on thestructural integrity of the stair tower.”Garcia said the repair job is expected tocost 140,000. The repairs could take up tosix weeks.Harold Barrand, associate director ofDestiny Johnson / AlligatorRolfs Hall, originally built in 1927, is undergoing a six-week renovation. All theexisting bricks on the outside of the stair tower will be removed and replaced.haven’t had any bricks fall off the historicbuilding.”Barrand added that this fiscal year theuniversity did not receive Public EducationCapital Outlay funds, which are used for repair and maintenance of campus buildings.Garcia said every building, no matter theage, needs some type of work.“Emergencies are emergencies,” he said.The potential danger from the possibilityof falling bricks caused the department touse an available maintenance fund.University historian Carl Van Ness saidthe building had previously housed thestate plant board and the Agricultural Extension Service.“It had county agents that were there toprovide advice to farmers,” he said. “Thestate plant board was in charge if there wasa problem with insect invasion.”The building, Van Ness said, was designed with a collegiate gothic style common to American universities. The horticulture building was designed by universityarchitect William Edwards.Van Ness said it is important to preservethe historic buildings on campus, eventhough it is expensive.CAMPUSUF law school applications down among national decreaseKELSEY WONDERLINAlligator Contributing WriterOf about 200 law schools nationwide, only a few have seenincreases in applications this year,and UF isn’t one of them.Preliminary numbers for Fall2013 law school applications aredown about 23 percent from Fall2012, according to the Law SchoolAdmission Council.The UF Levin College of Lawreceived 2,869 applications for Fall2012, down from 3,201 for Fall 2011,according to the admissions office.Robert Jerry, dean of UF Law,said the decrease in the job marketfor new law graduates may haveimpacted the decline in applications.Additionally, the rise in tuitionand student debt levels are impacting the number of applicants, according to the council.The current in-state tuition for30 credit hours at UF Law is about 21,000, up from ab

The seminar contrasts the controversial differences in thinking between the rich and the middle class. HSF Scholar Chapter meet-ing The HSF Scholar Chapter will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Rinker Hall, Room 215, for a pre-sentation by the Princeton Review. They will be learn-ing about different gradu-ate exams. People can show