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OPINION

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Political science professor doubles as activist

BY NATHAN GARDNER PAGE 3

Student’s near death prompts debate about who is responsible in choking incidents

BY KIANA HUGHES PAGE 4-5

Kale: A lifestyle not a fad

BY MADHURA NADARAJAH PAGE 15

Florida Senate passes medical pot pan; it’s time to adjust

BY ANDREW FOERCH PAGE 16

The Michael Flynn investigation: Immunity in exchange for answers

BY INDIRA MOOSAI PAGE 18-19

A+E Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind; thirty plays in sixty minutes

BY GENOA GIBSON PAGE 7

SPORTS Baseball team powers to a series win

BY DEVON CONWAY PAGE 19

A brew-tiful day in Tampa Bay

Ball don’t lie: Lonzo expects big things

BY MEGAN MYERS PAGE 8-9

BY ELENA DE ALFREDO PAGE 20

Telos and Other Psychographs: Moss and the modern literary movement

Road to redemptiom complete. Tar Heels get back on top

BY KATIE STOCKDALE PAGE 10

BY SIMON BRADY PAGE 22

Gamecocks earn first title in school history

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BY ELENA DE ALFREDO & MAURICIO RICH PAGE 23

University Limo: A limo service for students

BY NATHAN GARDNER PAGE 12-13

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Political science professor doubles as activist

Nathan Gardner Contributing Writer nathan.gardner@spartans.ut.edu

Michael Broache, assistant professor of political science, started a chapter of Indivisible in Tampa in January, an national organization aiming to make the views of its members visible to elected officials, and to hold those elected officials accountable for the decisions they make.

The organization was modeled off the Indivisible Guide–a document written by a group of former congressional staffers after the presidential election. It outlines ways for citizens to resist President Donald Trump’s policies.

The Tampa chapter, although only loosely organized with no real memberships or meetings, has nearly 1,500 followers on Facebook. The chapter regularly gathers dozens of people at its weekly “Resist Trump Tuesdays” protests held on the corner of Kennedy and Dale Mabry.

This is a new location for the group. They used to protest outside Senator Marco Rubio’s headquarters on Kennedy Boulevard near Westshore Plaza until Rubio was kicked out of that office because of the disruption the protests caused.

Despite national headlines and news coverage of the ejection, getting Rubio evicted was never the group’s goal.

“There was never any intention of getting Senator Rubio kicked out of his office, and it’s deeply unfortunate that they have not found an office yet,” Broache said. “The Washington Post headline was just clickbait.”

The way Broache describes the goals of the organization, Rubio’s ejection was counterproductive. The point of the protests, Broache said, is to visibly demonstrate the group’s views. With Rubio’s lack of central location, that became much more difficult.

“We hope that the senator is able to find new office space soon,” Broache said.

The Indivisible movement is often reported in mainstream media as being the left’s equivalent to the far right tea party, which sprung up after Barack Obama’s election in 2008. Like the article by Politico published Feb. 10, talks about conservative’s accusations that “liberal megadonors [are] bankrolling” the movement.

Casey Bauer, a junior majoring in government and world affairs and interim vice president of the College Democrats, thinks these accusations are unwarranted.

“The group’s goal is to keep congress in check,” Bauer said. “It’s being called the extreme left, but they’re not demanding anything. They’re keeping congress accountable.

Further evidence against Indivisible’s Tampa chapter being on the extreme left lies in its founder. Broache was registered as a Republican in his native Baltimore, Maryland, and would consider voting for a Republican again if he believed their views were “moderate and pragmatic.”

“In fact,” Broache said, “I always like to tell people that the first political donation I ever made was to Marco Rubio.”

The Indivisible movement is somewhat counterfactual, Broache said. Though it’s impossible to know what would

Photo by Rich Taddonio/ The Minaret PROTEST POLITICS: Protestors gather in front of Marco Rubio’s office in February. The protest was organized by Tampa’s chapter of Indivisible, who conducted these protests every Tuesday. Michael Broache, assistant professor of political science, started the chapter.

happen if Donald Trump had not won the election, it’s very possible the Indivisible Guide would never have been published and the movement wouldn’t have been created.

This, Broache said, is in large part because people were so shocked by Trump’s win, even though he doesn’t think they should have been.

“If you were a critical consumer of the polls, you would not have been as confident as was portrayed [in the media],” Broache said. “It showed Clinton with a 70 percent chance of winning,” That means that 3 out of every 10 simulations run for the polls, Trump won, Broache says.

“That’s the equivalent of a .300 hitter. They’re going to come up to the plate and get a hit 3 out of 10 times… and so I don’t think it should have been as unexpected as it was,” Broache said.

Whatever the odds, Trump did win the presidency and was sworn in on Jan. 20 as the United States’ 45th president, albeit not without a hefty dose of controversy.

With ongoing investigations into Russia’s involvement in the election, including possible collusion from members of Trump’s team, and Hillary Clinton receiving a plurality of votes, many people are arguing that Trump’s win is illegitimate.

According to a March 2017 survey, the number of people holding this view is greatest among young adults, with 57 percent of that group saying they viewed Trump’s presidency as illegitimate.

Not all young democrats agree, though.

“I’ll say this right now, and I’ll say it over and over,” Casey Bauer said. “Trump is my president. He won the election.

He isn’t illegitimate.”

The bigger issue, he says, is that it’s difficult to work with Trump because he’s so unpredictable.

“He works with people, and then he attacks them,” Bauer said. “We really have no incentive to work with him. One minute he likes you, and the next he hates you. Why would you put yourself at risk?”

Although the ultra-conservative Tea Party is often seen as provoking further political polarization, having a liberal counterpart may do more to bring the country back to the middle.

This is according to Bill Myers, assistant professor of political science.

Myers said that if there are two people with polar opposite opinions on an issue, and they have to come to a decision. If the person on the left is willing to compromise, but the person on the right isn’t, the issue will undoubtedly be settled somewhere more to the right. Then, if the issue comes up again and nothing else has changed, the decision will continue to be pushed further and further right.

“I think there’s been an effort by people on the left to come to these compromise positions, and it hasn’t really gotten them anywhere,” Myers said. “They’re starting to realize that compromise doesn’t work.”

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Student’s near death prompts debate about who is responsible in choking incidents

Photo by Kate Beeken/The Minaret DIG IN: Freshman Alexis Novales is on the university’s meal plan. Many students like her find themselves eating on campus for often, but few consider what may happen if a choking incident occurred.

Kiana Hughes Contributing Writer kiana.hughes@spartans.ut.edu After a choking incident occurred in the Vaughn Ultimate Dining Hall in January, some members of the university community are asking an important question: Who is responsible for saving someone in the event of a choking or other medical emergency?

Freshman political science and pre-law major Julia Lienhard was saved by her former roommate, freshman chemistry major Damez Elberg, who performed the Heimlich Maneuver on her after a large chunk of steak became lodged in her throat at Ultimate Dining.

“It was one of the scariest experiences of my life,” Lienhard said. “I did not know what was happening to me.”

Elberg said that she had completed a CPR and first aid training course last year as a babysitting prerequisite, and that’s how she learned to perform the Heimlich Maneuver.

Elberg said that even though she was not completely confident in her skills, she wasn’t sure if many others would have responded as quickly or as forcefully as she did.

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“I was grateful to have been able to save my friend,” Elberg said. “I don’t know if she would have died without me or anything, but God definitely knew what he was doing when he had me and her going to dinner together that night.”

Lienhard said that many of the students who did see the incident were staring and appeared just as scared and confused as she was. But no other bystanders attempted to help. According to Lienhard, many students debated whether to call an ambulance, but nobody ever did.

“If my roommate would not have been there I probably would have died,” Lienhard said.

According to Gordon Moskowitz, psychology professor at Lehigh University, the behavior of students standing around and staring during a serious emergency rather than intervening is explained by the bystander effect.

“Often, to help people disambiguate the uncertain situation, they look to others in their environment for a social cue about how to label the event,” Moskowitz said.

“The problem is, that if there is uncertainty, most people in the situation will be looking around for the same cues, and the result is a bunch of confused people staring at one another for a signal about what is happening and hence

what is appropriate to do in response.”

Due to concerns of interfering inappropriately, most people will not intervene during an emergency unless they are confident that they are needed, according to Moskowitz.

According to Florida Statute 509.213 section one, “Every public food service establishment shall post a sign which illustrates and describes the Heimlich Maneuver procedure. [and] shall be responsible for familiarizing its employees with the method of rendering such first aid…[However,] This section shall not be construed to impose upon a public food service establishment or employee thereof a legal duty to render such emergency assistance, and any such establishment or employee shall not be held liable for any civil damages.”

“A public food establishment is a building… where food is prepared, served, or sold for consumption at or near the establishment or as take out...” according to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s website.

UT’s Campus Executive Chef, Michael DeBose, said that “The public is welcome to come and pay at any of the dining locations, including The Ultimate Dining.

All food areas follow the state laws for food

NEWS establishments and are inspected by the health inspector on a regular basis.

The public is welcome to come and pay at any of the dining locations, including The Ultimate Dining.

After 52 students were interviewed by The Minaret in Vaughn’s lobby, 39 of them said they believed that the dining staff should be responsible for saving their lives in case of an emergency. Freshman sports management major Aayan Ghimire said, “If I was choking in a dining hall on campus, I would expect anyone to save me but mainly staff because they are more trained, so they should be able to help.” The fact that Florida state law says employees have no “legal duty” to intervene in such situations and must only be “familiarized” with training shows a conflict between state law and student expectations.

Choking is the fourth-leading cause of accidental death in the United States, according to the National Safety Council.

After Lienhard’s experience, she was desperate to know how her situation could have ended differently if Elberg was not there.

Kamil Honein, food service manager at the UT, said that there are always at least two dining managers and two supervisors on duty who have received proper emergency training.

“All staff is provided with easy access to a first aid kit located in the kitchen to treat any immediate injuries,” Honein said.

Honein also said there is a monthly mandatory meeting for employees to discuss safety topics such as first aid and the protective personal equipment required in case of an emergency.

Of the 52 students who were interviewed by The Minaret for this article, 31 of them who regularly eat at the dining hall said they would not be able to confidently provide emergency aid such as the Heimlich maneuver and 36 of the students agreed that they would feel more confident in providing emergency aid if there were graphics displayed throughout the dining halls, accessible to students, demonstrating how to provide emergency aid. Ghimire said, “Even though I have learned a little bit of CPR and first aid training, I have never experienced an emergency, so I do not think I would be able to confidently provide CPR and/ or first aid, but I would definitely try.” Ghimire also said that a “CPR training activity should be mandatory in freshman seminar classes so they know what to do in case of an emergency.”

Honein said that there are always at least four staff members on duty who are safety trained. According to DeBose, there are about 400 seats for students and/ or customers in the Ultimate Dining Hall.

Clinical death is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as the cessation of blood circulation and breathing. Brain activity

completely stops within 20 to 30 seconds at the onset of clinical death, according to a study on The University of South Hampton’s website.

After four to six minutes of oxygen depletion, the brain begins to die, which can cause severe brain damage or death, according to the MedLinePlus website. However, the life of the victim can potentially be saved if proper emergency aid is provided within 10 minutes.

After as little as 10 minutes of oxygen depletion, irreversible brain death occurs; the doctor will formally declare that the victim is dead, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information website.

“Posters demonstrating the proper techniques to complete [safety] maneuvers are displayed throughout the unit and accessible to all staff,” Honein said. “The posters are present and displayed in the back of the house.”

Students or staff may unknowingly become the de facto medical staff in an emergency with few or no seconds to

spare. However, there are no posters displayed in the front of the Vaughn dining hall demonstrating how to provide emergency aid.

Lienhard said that after her traumatizing experience, she would feel more comfortable and that safety for all students and staff members could potentially increase if three things happened: students had access to the informational emergency posters, more staff members in the dining hall were provided with emergency training, and if awareness was spread regarding the facts of who is responsible for saving lives and who is not.

Honein remains confident in the Dining Services staff ’s ability to react appropriately in a choking emergency.

“I am confident that our staff, who are required to attend our monthly mandatory safety meetings, will know how to react in an urgent manner to deal with an emergency on premises,” Honein said.

Photo by Liz MacLean/The Minaret PUT THE SERVICE TO THE TEST: Students chow down in Vaughn Ultimate Dining. Four dining staff employees that have proper emergency training are in the dining area at all times.

CAMPUS CRIMES SEE YOU NEXT FALL

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JUMP ON IT

FIRED UP

On Mar. 27 at 2:30 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a trip and fall incident in the cafeteria.

On Mar. 29 at 12:30 pm., a student reported a verbal threat made to him at an off-campus location in Southwest Florida.

On Mar. 30 at 10:21 p.m., students entered the ICB elevator #2 and proceed to jump, causing it to malfunction and stranding the other occupants.

On Mar. 31 at 3:31 a.m., an intoxicated student was arrested by the Tampa Police department for discharging a firearm on campus.

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Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind; thirty plays in sixty minutes

Photo by Genoa Gibson/The Minaret ENGAGED: With thirty different mini plays that are performed in an hour, the cast of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind still made time for plenty of audience engagement. Several people from the crowd were asked to join the cast on stage or got to yell out which play they wanted to see.

Genoa Gibson Contributing Writer genoa.gibson@spartans,ut.edu On March 31 and April 1,the National Theatre Honor Society, Alpha Psi Omega (APO), put on a show titled Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind.

Directed by Dayja Legg and Olivia Solomon, this unique play is a combination of 30 mini plays placed together that must be done in under an hour. Starting in 1988, and originating in Chicago, it is one of the longest running off-Broadway shows to date.

The founder, Greg Allen, said that he came up with the name from a young autistic child he knew who would smash light bulbs and then say Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind. With tons of audience engagement, the stage was lined with each play on a note card, with the numbers facing outward so the audience could yell out which play they wanted to see. Several people from the audience were asked to go on stage and interact with the cast members and the look of surprise and confusion on their faces were priceless.

With 30 plays to memorize perfectly with no

mishaps, one cannot possibly imagine what it must have been like throughout rehearsals. Sarah Finkelstein, sophomore musical theatre major and a member of APO, talked about her experiences preparing for and performing in the show.

Minaret: How long have you been in APO? Sarah Finkelstein: This is my first semester in APO. I’m actually still what we call an ‘understudy member’ since I haven’t been fully inducted yet.

M: How often were rehearsals and what were they like?

SF: So at first we had two rehearsals a week, one with Dayja and once with Olivia, where we would just run the plays over and over. Once it got closer to showtime we were rehearsing 2-3 hours a night, running the show all the way through.

SF: At first, when we had just started rehearsing, I was a little afraid that I would mix up what lines went with what show. But the more we rehearsed, the more things just sort of clicked into place. By opening night I wasn’t afraid about mixing things up anymore!

M: What was your favorite play out of all 30 plays?

SF: I think my favorite was Revolution, with Spencer Hubbard and Noah Oakley as the actors and myself calling the numbers. I didn’t really do much for it, but my two cast mates were outrageously funny every time we ran it. It was so hard to stay in character and not just bust out laughing.

M: Since this was your first time performing something like this, were you afraid that you would mess up and forget which play was which?

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A brew-tiful day in Tampa Bay

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A+E Megan Myers Contributing writer Mgan.myers@spartans.ut.edu When the alarm clock goes off and you are wishing you could have an extra hour of sleep, there is one thing that comes to the rescue: coffee. Whether it’s a morning boost, an afternoon pick-me-up, or a please-get-methrough-this-school-day necessity, caffeine usually does the trick. If you are looking for an atmosphere different than your usual Starbucks or Dunkin, these local coffee shops are the perfect place to hit the books or grab a cup to go.

joint has you covered. Roasted turkey and smoked gouda sandwiches, spicy Italian wraps and rustic cobb salads are a few items on the menu.

“I’ve gone there to study a few times because I really enjoy the atmosphere of the shop,” said entrepreneurship major Cat Miller. “Sometimes I need a break from always going to the exact same study spot and trying out new food and coffee adds fun to studying.”

Don’t feel like getting in your car and driving today? No problem. The Lab Coffee is available to order on Uber Eats and delivers right to your doorstep.

Foundation Coffee 1607 N Franklin St. This Tampa Heights location offers flavored coffees including pumpkin spice, mocha, vanilla and caramel

delights. Regular milk can be replaced with soy or almond milk for only 50 cents.

To add an exciting twist to your cup, baristas top off your hot lattes with a design to add a little spice to your life. In addition to Foundation Coffee offering tasty coffee beverages, the shop also sells kombucha, chai lattes, and green, black and herbal teas.

“Our most popular is our nitro brew or our iced coffees now that the weather is warming up. We brew the coffee for 10 hours and after it’s done we put it into a keg and infuse it with nitrogen it gives it a really really creamy taste and effect, it cascades like a Guinness would,” said Tampa Heights Superviser Amanda Daniels.

The shop is a perfect place to meet up with an old friend or hit the books by your lonesome and enjoy the fresh air because of the outside seating area. The outside section is filled with comfortable chairs, lounge benches and tables.

Kahwa Coffee 3928 Henderson Blvd., 808 N Franklin St. Kahwa Coffee has three different shops open in Tampa. Their coffee choices include cappuccinos, café mochas, macchiatos, americanos and much more. Almond milk and soymilk are available as added options for an extra 25 cents. If you want to add extra excitement to your cup, a splash of flavor can be added for 50 cents.

When October rolls around, warm pumpkin spiced lattes are usually an instant add to the coffee menu.

Kahwa gets into the spirit during holiday months and expresses their joy for the holiday through their special drinks they offer during these times.

“We have one that’s still going on right now that is called mint mocha madness, it’s an espresso mocha with a mint syrup it’s kind of like a hot chocolate coffee mocha with a little bit of mint,” said Kahwa Barista Corey Cruz.

Buddy Brew 2020 W Kennedy Blvd.; Hyde Park Village, 1605 W Snow Ave. Come get your brew on at one of Tampa’s Buddy Brew Coffee shops. A new Buddy Brew location just recently opened in downtown Tampa located in Hyde Park Village.

The Kennedy location still remains open a few blocks away from UT . Buddy Brew offers espressos, macchiatos and cappuccinos. The best part about Buddy Brew coffee is that your cup of Joe is guaranteed to be fresh.

“Our coffee is the most popular, we roast our coffee and beans in house so our roastery is actually located in our coffee shop,” said Buddy Brew worker Kayla Egan.

If you want a caffeine kick but don’t dig the taste of coffee beans, Buddy Brew has fresh iced and hot teas as well as food if you are visiting the shop located on Kennedy Boulevard. The popular choice among guests is poached eggs on toast with an option of adding salmon, avocado, muenster cheese, or bacon on top. Sandwiches and freshly made biscuits are also included on the menu.

The Lab Coffee 1703 W State St. This urban coffee shop and eatery has plenty of options.

Espressos, cappuccinos, lattes and hot chocolate are popular picks. If you’re looking to dive into a tasty meal, this coffee

Photos by Tess Sheets/The Minaret POUR IT UP: Senior international business and management major, Sultan Al Khulaifi, enjoys a cup of coffee from Kahwa.

Msny students, like Khulafi, have been able to relax at any of the four cafes, emjoying personal drinks such such as mint mocha madness.

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Telos and Other Psychographs: Moss and the modern literary movement Katie Stockdale Contributing writer kaitlyn.stockdale@theminaretonline.com Telos and Other Psychographs is not a classic reading-for-entertainment book. An anthology of author Euphrates Moss’s works, it has an overarching theme, but is not a continuous story. This is a book that requires its readers to actively think on a higher level than an average novel. This book is not for everyone, as in college, stories, novels and series are preferred material for reading for fun. Telos and Other Psychographs offers an interesting take on the modern literary movement. However, the book is for those who enjoy getting to know authors through their smaller pieces (poems, essays and short stories) and who appreciate the anthology format.

The collection starts with an introductory essay, in which, for the first time, the issue of pretension is obliquely raised. Moss’s style is to use larger academic sounding words and several of his poems follow earlier styles imitating Victorian poets and even trying to recapture the language of epics. In short, Moss is aware that he sounds pretentious and admits it in his introduction.

Views on pretension vary, but there is a sort of respect that goes with the admittance and acceptance of a tone that can be found critically negative. The introductory essay is indeed pretentious, but I find most modern essays have a similar tone. Pretension seems to be a necessity as their goal is to convince the reader of something and the author therefore adopts an academic tone. This essay focused on explaining the author’s self-created concept of “inconsistentism”.

Some of the poems also have pretension as an overwhelming tone. As some readers enthusiastically enjoy pretension and others enthusiastically detest it, individual preference decides if it is too much. For myself, it was not a detriment to continue reading.

The short fiction pieces were my favorite. Some featured returning characters that were easier to connect to than the poems. Being longer than the poems, it was also easier to identify some of their shared themes. These themes include the question of love vs. obsession, self-identity and the creation of it, and that odd time between adolescence and adulthood that we had named college. What made the short stories so interesting is Moss’s handling of unlikable characters. As critics of YA novels can attest, the search for identity can often produce a whiny tone in a character that can still be difficult to read.

Not so for Moss. The whiny aspect of the character is balanced by other aspects of Moss’s writing, descriptions, the situations the character gets himself into and his counterpoint, who is also unlikable, manipulative and, honestly, mean. However, Moss’s

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writing invites you to recognize the characters as someone you know, or perhaps someone you’ve been, and that makes the experience much more personal than his poems.

There are some odd pieces. A rap is attempted that becomes out of place with the style of the other poems, and in general, reading rap is an awkward endeavor.

The style is meant to be spoken, more perhaps, than any other. The poems vary in content and so the first inclusion of more adult topics is jarring, but simply needs continued reading to get accustomed to. The piece, “‘The Treachery of Poems”’ is long, winding and in the middle of it, includes more disturbing adult

themes, that could be too much for some.

I would not recommend reading this book all at once. It is, in essence, an exploration, and to properly explore literature, breaks are necessary. Pieces should be thought over, themes examined within the reader and their own lives. This is not a book to read for distraction or in-between classes. It is an undertaking that demands more of its readers. It might be better suited for the classroom than a dorm room, but then college is the place to explore academia in all aspects of life. If you wish to explore, Telos and Other Psychographs is available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback formats.

Photo courtesy of Katie Stockdale SHORT FICTION: Katie Stockdale reads Telos and Other Psychpaths. The book explores all different kinds of themes including self-identity, love vs. obsession, and the odd time between adolescence and adulthood that all can relate to.

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A limo service for students Nathan Gardner Contributing Writer nathan.gardner@spartans.ut.edu John Snee, a senior economics major, is currently developing his business, University Limo, in the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center. When launched, the service will provide limos to UT students who request them through a ridesharing app.

Snee, originally from northern New Jersey, made the move to Tampa after he spent his first spring break with a friend who happened to go to UT. “When I came down, it looked like a resort to me and I knew I wanted to transfer,” Snee said. “The weather is great.

I hate the cold.”

Not long after he made the move, Snee went out for a night in Ybor with friends when he came to the conclusion there should be a better way for them to get around as a group.

“We all use Uber, but if you have a big group you all have to try to cram in or get two Ubers,” Snee said. “Why take an Uber when you can’t all fit in it?”

The app will work like this: one person in a group of up to nine friends will go to the University Limo app and create a new ride with a unique name. The other members of that party will look up the ride by that unique name and add themselves to the group. The ride will have a $20 minimum with a $5 charge per person after the fourth passenger. The cost will be split evenly among everyone in the group, and they can be brought to a wide range of locations stretching from SoHo to Ybor.

In addition to the ride being “more stylish” than an Uber, Snee said, riders will have access to non-alcoholic drinks and snacks and will be able to play their own music to get their night started.

Snee currently has 15 popular locations that will be preset into the app, though riders will also be able to type in a specific address if they choose. There will be at least one preset ride package that will take students on a small happyhour bar crawl, starting at MacDinton’s at 6 p.m. and ending at Station Grill.

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COVER Though many aspects of the business are still being figured out, Snee is optimistic about his ambitions.

“I want to be the new Uber,” Snee laughed. “I probably shouldn’t say anything too bad about Uber, they’re pretty big and have a lot of resources. But, this will be a more fun and enjoyable way.”

When launched, tentatively during the Fall 2017 semester, the service will cater specifically to UT students, though Snee plans to expand rapidly. Initially, he plans to move into other cities in Florida, including Miami and Gainesville, though he hopes to move into college towns across the country.

And “move into” isn’t just a figurative statement. Snee wants to move to each city and set that branch up himself, despite being in a serious relationship.

In fact, Snee’s girlfriend, Haley Chapman, a sophomore writing major, is excited about the prospect.

“It’s something that I’d like to accompany him on,” Chapman said. “I’m 100 percent on board. I’m really excited; I think it’s a promising idea, and I like seeing how far he’s come and how he’s moving forward with it.”

Although there’s no way to know for sure how the business will do when it’s launched in the fall, if students’ reactions around campus are any indication, it should do well.

“I think it’s a great idea,” said Michael Dec, a freshman finance major. “Whenever we go out, there are at least five [of us]. It would definitely be a money saver instead of times we have take two or three Ubers.”

If filled to capacity, a University Limo would cost students $45. That’s considerably more than the approximately $25

two XL Ubers (without surge pricing) would cost to Ybor.

Armed with this information, many students still thought the limo would be a good investment.

“I think $5 is a good cost,” said Larenz Harris, a

sophomore majoring in theater arts. “That’s two or three dollars more a person, but it’s for a limo. I think it would be worth it.”

Photos by Hannah Hughes/The Minaret LIFE OF LUXURY: Senior John Snee’s vision behind University Limo could offer students a ride in style to the places they frequent. Whether traveling to Soho or any other nearby hotspot, college students may soon have a high-end alternative to taxis or Ubers, with rates at about $5 per person.

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OPINION

Kale: A Lifestyle, Not a Fad

Photo Courtesy of Madhura Nadarajah/The Minaret

50 SHADES OF KALE: Senior Madhura Nadarajah poses with a few ribbons of kale in her kitchen at home. Kale is a nutrient-rich superfood that provides numerous health benefits.

Madhura Nadarajah Contributing Writer madhura.nadarajah@spartans.ut.edu The “superfood” movement began with mason jars full of chia seeds and blended beets, or perhaps a plate of stir-fried quinoa for some bearded consumers dressed in Lululemon jumpers. Now, the only remaining buzzword from this movement is kale.

The movement’s prominence in society is still evident, but has dwindled since its beginning. Superfoods were headed toward the path of the forgotten fads that streamed our Instagram feeds. In almost a blink of an eye, superfoods were being replaced with the revival of brunch. Despite the brevity of the superfood fad, one particular vegetable has remained at the top of the proverbial food chain— kale.

The versatility of kale’s production and its substantial health benefits are the reasons why consuming kale has become a lifestyle and not a temporary fad. In fact, kale is a superfood that everyone should incorporate into their diet because it helps with an individual’s overall well-being.

Usually the saying goes the darker the green, the mightier the food. Kale takes the title as the mightiest among the superfood vegetables because of its dark green hues. According to fellow kale enthusiast Dr. Drew Ramsey, author of the cookbook 50 Shades of Kale, the

superfood contains more than 900 percent of vitamin K, 695 percent of vitamin A, and 14 percent of calcium.

This is substantially higher than other vegetables such as beets and carrots. The high vitamin levels help with the digestion of food. Additionally, vitamin K has been known for fighting off cancer-causing agents and helping people who have Alzheimer’s. The calcium level in kale helps with bone durability. This is especially great for people who suffer from a lactose allergy and cannot drink calcium-filled milk. Perhaps the most surprising quality of kale, especially to meat lovers, is that it has more iron than beef. This is important because iron helps the flow of blood in the body.

If the nutritional value does not urge you to go to the store and buy kale, perhaps its versatile use will. As explained in 50 Shades of Kale, the superfood comes in four different types: curly, lacinato, redbor and Siberian. Curly kale and lacinato kale are the most popular types; curly kale can be found in most markets and lacinato kale is known for its dinosaur-like bumps. Redbor kale and Siberian kale are slightly red in appearance. The former is used more for garnishing and the latter is harder to find, but has a sweeter taste. In fact, the redder the kale, the sweeter it is - Redbor is typically preferred by kale newbies. Do not worry, the red kale still carries the equivalent number of nutrients as the green kale.

Unfortunately, many people feel like they are sacrificing taste for health when they eat kale. “For gaining significant

amounts of additional nutrients, the consumer is giving up a lot of taste compared to other green such as spinach,” said senior education major Kyle Mt. Pleasant.

In response to kale critics, people should know that kale can go into the body in a variety ways. 50 Shades of Kale provides 50 kale recipes. Additionally, each way provides the beneficial nutrients and is aesthetically pleasing enough to be featured on Instagram. For starters, kale can be eaten raw. This way is usually served as an accompaniment for entrees like grilled tilapia or as the green base for salads.

Another way to cook kale is to sauté it. Kale’s natural salty taste lends it to be super savory when sautéed. This is great for omelets, especially with those recipes calling for few ingredients because of the thickness of sautéed kale. Another popular dish is kale chips which are made by baking in the oven on low heat for about half an hour.

Perhaps the most famous way kale is consumed is in its liquid form. Kale juice or smoothies are a quick way to get the nutrients into the body. Moreover, blending the kale juice with other fruits is great for a kale newbie. This is because it introduces people to kale in a gradual way.

No matter what way kale is put in the body, everyone should incorporate kale into their lifestyle. It is a powerful vegetable that has a multitude of benefits that everyone can profit from. While other food fads come and go, the kale bandwagon will never run out of gas.

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Florida Senate passes medical pot plan; it’s time to adjust

Andrew Foerch Opinion Editor andrew.foerch@theminaretonline.com

Florida state senate took a big step Monday toward implementing a productive plan for medical marijuana, passing a bill refining regulations around the legal use of the substance.

The legislation is named SB-406 and is sponsored by Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island.

Among the most notable adjustments are the allowance

of non-Florida-residents to apply for medical marijuana if they receive it in their home state, and an increased cap on the number of licensed marijuana dispensaries. As of now, there are just seven dispensaries legally allowed to sell medical pot - the new bill expands that license cap by five businesses once the state hits 250,000 patients, 350,000 patients, 400,000 patients, and for every 100,000 patients thereafter.

Additional SB-406’s new amendments are: 1) the creation of a coalition for medical marijuana research through Tampa’s H. Lee Moffitt Cancer and Research Institute, and 2) that an independent laboratory must test all marijuana

Photo Courtesy of Dank Depot/Flickr PASS IT ON: The Florida Senate passed a medical marijuana plan on Monday, April 3 that expands grower licenses. The slow legalization of marijuana makes us question if recreational posession should continue to be punished as severly as it is-especially on UT’s campus.

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for potency before it is made available to patients. These are welcome additions to the existing state legislation considering the federal government’s current trouble producing medical-quality marijuana. News Herald reports Johns Hopkins University actually pulled out of a study investigating marijuana as a treatment for PTSD due to moldy, poor-quality government-grown samples.

This is an encouraging start to the handling of medicinal marijuana in what has been a historically anti-pot state.

The more scientific research, independent testing and medical application that Florida can do, the better. We know marijuana is trending toward legalization in more and more places, so to make it as safe and medically viable as possible, we need to embrace the research. That way, we know it’ll be safe and government-approved, and we can stop putting kids in jail (and, in the case of the University, kicking them off campus) for minor drug offenses - it’s what the public wants.

Florida voters approved Amendment 2 to legalize medical marijuana in November 2016 with over 70 percent support–Sunshine State News reports that Bradley referred to the plan as, “the will of the voters.” It’s refreshing to see a state legislator put their party platform aside to further the collective decisions of the taxpayers instead of stifling democratic action with bureaucratic handcuffs.

For a state as conservative as Florida to carve its own path in the medical marijuana industry instead of waiting for the federal government to amend national law shows that the nation is ready for prohibition to die. It’ll be a slow, politically-charged death, but we saw it begin in 2012 with Colorado Amendment 64 and Washington Initiative 502, and again in 2015 with Alaska’s Ballot Measure 2 and Oregon’s Measure 91. Federal change begins at the state level.

Florida’s legislative amendments this week are an indication that it might be time for UT to rethink their zero-tolerance policy against marijuana. UT is notoriously strict against weed and does not hesitate to kick students off campus, especially during the first weeks of the semester.

Why are students allowed three strikes for having open liquor on campus but kicked swiftly out of housing for having a joint in your desk? State law allows people ages 18 and above access to medical marijuana for non-debilitating medical issues like glaucoma, seizures, Chron’s disease, HIV/AIDS and PTSD - if a student is prescribed marijuana by a licensed marijuana doctor, they shouldn’t be forced to forego their treatment or seek more expensive or dangerous options because the university has a no-exceptions zerotolerance policy against the substance.

Obviously, UT isn’t going to turn 180 degrees and comprehensively authorize marijuana use or possession on campus - and we aren’t saying they should - but let’s stop kicking out-of-state teenagers off campus for their first paltry pot offense. Perhaps a strike system such as the one in place for alcohol would be more effective. At the minimum, the school needs to adjust their policy to provide exemption from the rule for medically prescribed users.

OPINION

The Michael Flynn investigation: Immunity in exchange for answers Indira Moosai Contributing Writer indira.moosai@spartans.ut.edu

Michael T. Flynn is the former national security advisor to President Donald J. Trump. As of March 30, Flynn offered to be interviewed by the House and Senate on the Trump Administration’s ties to Russia, according to The Wall Street Journal. In exchange, he wants to be granted immunity from prosecution, leading one to believe that the information he holds must be potentially illegal. As stated in The New York Times, a congressional official said investigators are unwilling to take Flynn up on his offer yet, because they want to further inquire and understand what information Flynn could bring to the table.

This situation is being investigated by the FBI to see if Trump’s advisors conspired with the Russian government to influence or disrupt the 2016 election. It’s highly likely, based on this fact, that something fishy is going on, and it would be worth granting immunity to Flynn to get the information he has to offer.

Flynn has not had the best track record when it comes to political matters within the past year. According to The Washington Post, Flynn resigned from his position as Trump’s national security advisor because of the “cumulative effect” of damaging news coverage on his conversations with the Russian envoy. In his resignation letter, he stated that he had “inadvertently briefed the Vice President-Elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian ambassador. I have sincerely apologized to the president and vice president.” As stated in CNN, by the phone calls, Flynn means the topic of whether or not he discussed U.S. sanctions with Moscow’s ambassador before the inauguration. In addition, he only stayed in this position for 24 days.

Clearly, Flynn’s relationship with Russia is complicated; with the strange phone calls and “damaging news coverage” leading to his resignation, he seems to have some connection to Russia. According to CNN, in January 2017, the Justice Department warned the Trump Administration that Flynn misled administration officials regarding communication with the Russian ambassador and, in doing so, left the U.S. vulnerable to blackmail by the Russians.

From Flynn’s actions of misleading, to resigning, it seems he has a lot of information that could be valuable to the FBI’s investigation. The fact that Flynn “misled” administrative officials is disturbing, leading one to believe the information he holds could open up a can of worms.

The resurfaced politician makes for an interesting turn in seemingly solidifying the sketchy business between the U.S. and Russia and his possibly illegal involvement. Flynn even stated in an interview this past September with MSNBC, “When you are given immunity, that means you probably committed a crime.”

However, it could be possible that Flynn is just asking for what is common practice in investigations. According to The New York Times, it is common for witnesses to demand immunity in exchange for testimony, so that they cannot be

Photo Courtesy of Jim Mattis/Flickr UNDER PRESSURE: Michael Flynn has been under investigation by the FBI for alleged contact with Russia during the 2016 presidential election. After resigning as NSA, Flynn has requested immunity in exchange for a testimony on the Trump Administration’s ties to Russia.

prosecuted because of their words; also, Congress is allowed to grant witnesses immunity, but lawmakers usually do this after consulting with prosecutors.

Immunity should be granted to Flynn, as the information he reveals could be vital to the U.S.; blackmail is a threat that should be taken seriously, and disruption of the presidential

election could have major effects on both international and domestic laws. Given his history with Russia and his shady political track record, Flynn may have the answers we’ve been searching for - answers are more beneficial than Flynn’s prosecution.

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Spartans power to a series win Devon Conway Contributing Writer devon.conway@spartans.ut.edu

The Spartans took on the Florida Tech Panthers in a three game match-up in Melbourne, Fl. on March 31 and April 1. In game one, the Spartans fell 14-8 to the Panthers, but

bounced back in the doubleheader, winning both games 6-2 and 8-2.

In game one, the Spartans came out strong in the first inning scoring two runs. Senior third baseman and outfielder J.D. Osborne hit a sacrifice fly to allow senior out fielder Danny Lee to score. Senior second baseman Laz Rivera added to the scoring by driving in senior short-stop

Kevin Santa to make the game 2-0. Senior out fielder Vin Cosenzo grounded out to second base, allowed Rivera to score, giving UT a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

In the bottom of the first, the Panthers picked up one run making the game 3-1. The Panthers came out strong in the bottom of the second, scoring seven runs to take the lead 8-3.

The Panthers continued to advance their lead in the bottom of the third, making the game 10-3. The Spartans fired back in the top of the fifth, junior utility player Daren Miller scoring two runs to take the score to 10-5 in favor of Florida Tech. At the bottom of the fifth, the Panthers continued to increase their lead 12-5. In the top of the sixth, Lee drove in senior catcher Chris Gaffney. Santa added another run by driving in Rivera, making the game 12-8. At the bottom of the sixth, the Panthers scored another run, making the game 13-8. The Panthers went on to win the game 14-8.

After the loss against the Panthers in the first game, the Spartans needed to bounce back. “We did not play our usual game and were a bit off in game one,” Santa said. “We knew we had to come out strong and show they what UT baseball stands for.”

In the first game of the doubleheader, the Panthers were the first team to strike, scoring two runs in the bottom of the third. Santa started the bottom of the fourth on a hit by a pitch, getting on base. Miller tied the game 2-2 with a massive homerun to left field. Junior out fielder Andrew DiLacqua added to the scoring, bringing in Laz Rivera.

“Miller has been a big part of our team this year. After hitting the homer, he sealed the deal in my book.” said senior pitcher Nick Nolan.

In the top of the seventh, the Spartans brought in two runs, increasing their lead to 5-2. Laz Rivera added to the lead, bringing in Cosenzo in the top of the eighth. UT ended the game beating the Panthers 6-2.

In the final game of the doubleheader, Osborne brought in Santa for the first run of the game for the Spartans.

Cosenzo added to the scoring, driving in Osborne, giving UT a 2-0 lead. The Panthers came back, scoring one run in the bottom of the first. Laz Rivera singled up the middle, allowing Miller to score, making the score 3-1.

At the top of the sixth, the Spartans came out big, scoring three runs making the lead 6-1. At the top of the seventh, the Spartans added another run as Lee singled to left field, scoring junior out fielder Kyle Cotilletta. At the top of the ninth, Cotilletta walked right before Gaffney came up to bat who doubled deep to right center field, scoring Cotilletta giving UT a 8-1 lead. The Spartans went on to win the game 8-2.

In the next three game series, the Spartans are set to take on the Pioneers of Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee. This season, under head coach Joe Urso, the Spartans are on a conquest to win their eighth National Championship. “We are taking the games day by day, every game is important to win if we want another National Championship,” Urso said.

Photo Courtesy of Tom Kolbe MILLER TIME: Junior utility man Darren Miller celebrates with his teammates after hitting a home run. Miller was key in this past weekened’s series against Florida Tech as he went 5-10 at the plate with six runs batted in.

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Ball don’t lie: Lonzo expects big things

Photo Courtesy of Sara Smith/Flickr BALL IS LIFE: UCLA freshman point guard Lonzo Ball drives to the basket during a regular season home game. Ball is projected to be a lottery pick in the NBA Draft, and his stock could continue to rise due to all of the media hype.

Elena De Alfredo Contributing Writer elenadealfredo@spartans.ut.edu For the last six months, there have been two names passed on by word of mouth: Lonzo Ball and LaVar Ball.

Even though the only name that should be ringing in people’s ears is Lonzo, his father, LaVar, has become the center of his son’s basketball career.

LaVar is a 48-year-old retired American football player who also played college basketball. He is also the owner of a clothing brand named Big Baller Brand (BBB), inspired on his three sons.

Lonzo, freshman point guard at UCLA, is projected as a top-five NBA pick and he is also expected to play professionally this coming year. As a freshman, he led his team in minutes with 35.1 minutes per game, while also averaging 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and nation-leading 7.6 assists per game.

With just one year of experience in college, Lonzo

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also received multiple accolades rewarding his basketball performance. Ball earned a consensus first-team AllAmerica honor, first-team All-Pac-12 selection, Pac-12 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, among others.

What seems to be start of a brilliant career for a 19-yearold kid, who should be shining on his own, has seemingly made a 180.. This has become LaVar’s marketing campaign to promote the abhorrence towards his child among sports fans, current and ex-NBA players and sports experts.

However, what people consider as insane, also turns out to be a great handout for parents to learn what not to do with their children. Here are the four not-to-follow steps by LaVar Ball: HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND PUTTING UNNECESSARY PRESSURE ON YOUR KIDS: On Saturday, Feb. 18, LaVar was interviewed during a Pac-12 game between UCLA and University of South Carolina (USC). UCLA beat USC 102-70 and Lonzo finished the game with 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

However, all eyes were focused on his father because

earlier in the week he affirmed his kid would be better than Steph Curry. So, the interviewer alluded to that comment, and of course, he did it again.

“I’m going to tell you right now, he is better than Steph Curry to me,” LaVar said. “Put Steph Curry on UCLA’s team right now, and put my boy on Golden State and watch what happens.”

Comparing the greatest shooter in NBA History, a twotime NBA MVP of 2015 and 2016 and all-time NBA record holder for three-pointers in a season (484 threes in 2016), to a freshman who is just starting his basketball career, is called insanity.

TALKING TOO MUCH, TOO OFTEN AND MAKING NO SENSE: That same month, LaVar was getting upset because he didn’t make enough ridiculous statements about his son, so, in another interview, he was brave enough to say what follows.

“To me, Zo [Lonzo]is the best player in the world— Yes, even better than all-stars LeBron James and Russell Westbrook,” Ball said. “I don’t know if he can beat them

SPORTS one-on-one, but I know he can beat them 5 on 5.”

Photo Courtesy of Pre Pal/Flickr BIG BALLER BRAND: LaVar Ball poses with his son Lonzo after a UCLA home game. LaVar has recently been a guest on many sports talk shows, where he has compared his son to NBA MVP Stephen Curry and Hall of Famer Michael Jordan.

How is it possible to be the best player in the whole world and not being able to beat them one-on-one? The one-on-one capability is the basics of basketball because you are trying to defeat your defender to obtain any kind of advantage.

So, does this statement mean that five Lonzo’s would beat a team with “LeBrons” and “Westbrooks?” Again, comparisons are odious, and all LaVar is accomplishing with it is putting extra expectations on his kid, and a target on his head.

TRYING TO BE THE CENTER OF YOUR SON’S CAREER ATTENTION AT ALL COSTS: As if that was not enough, on March 14, LaVar showed off his arrogance once again in an interview with Josh Peter for USA TODAY. He claimed that he could have beat Michael Jordan.

“Back in my heyday, I would kill Michael Jordan one-onone,” Ball said. “I would just back him off the ground and call a foul every time he fouls me when I do a jump hook to the right or the left—He cannot stop me one-on-one.”

LaVar played as a forward for Washington State University, Division I school before he transferred to Division II. Ball averaged 2.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game during the 1987-88 season for the Cougars.

At the same time, Michael Jordan was playing for the Chicago Bulls and winning the NBA title in 1998. Jordan was also named MVP as he averaged 35 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.

Even with the proof in front of his face, there are none so blind as those that cannot see. LaVar kept feeding his own ego and went off with more declarations about one of the best players in the history of the NBA and himself. “[Jordan] better make every shot because he can’t go around me—He] is not fast enough,” Ball said. “He can only make so many shots outside before I make every bucket under the rim—Now in a game of five-on-five, [Jordan] might do some damage, but I am going to do some damage too.”

Parents are extremely important for a child’s life, but there are some limits a father can’t trespass and LaVar is constantly and consciously doing it.

ACTING ARROGANT: On that same interview for USA TODAY, LaVar was still greedy as ever. He even said that his plans for his three sons are to close a deal with either Nike, Adidas or Under Armour for $1 billion dollars.

“A billion dollars, it has to be there,” Ball said. “That’s our number, a billion, straight out of the gate–And you don’t even have to give it more all up front, give us $100 mil over 10 years.”

Like the case of Marv Marinovich, retired American football player and first strength and conditioning coach in NFL history. Marinovic was obsessed with fitness and health. So, he would try his methods with his child, like stretching him and giving him only fruit and vegetables when he was only a baby.

There is no doubt that Lonzo is a great basketball player and that if things keep going well, he could do important things in his career. Although, he is going to carry a heavy burden on his image because of what LaVar is doing.

What for LaVar seems to be a promoting strategy for his kid, has turned out to be the “LaVar Ball reality show.”

Everybody is anxious to see what is the next thing that is going to come out of his mouth. However, Ball is not

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Road to redemption complete, Tar Heels get back on top Simon Brady Contributing writer simon.brady@spartans.ut.edu

The North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team came into the 2017 campaign with one simple mantra: Redemption. At this time about a year ago, North Carolina suffered one of the more heartbreaking losses of the decade after losing to the Villanova Wildcats 77-74 in the 2016 National Championship.

A hungry Tar Heels squad was forced to carry that awful taste in their mouth all offseason long, but with 10 returning players to the roster, there was promise of getting back and finishing the job this time around. North Carolina did just that on Monday night April 3rd, defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs 71-65 from University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

The Tar Heels triumphed despite shooting just 35.6 percent from the field, including an abysmal 4-27 from beyond the arc. Given the poor shooting performance,

North Carolina would rely on its length and size on defense to shut down the potent Gonzaga offense, holding them to just 30 points on 27.6 percent in the second half.

Unfortunately in the second half, foul trouble on both sides played a major role in the game. Each team totaled 22 team fouls, making for a very choppy second half. This made it very difficult for either team to get into a rhythm, and key players were forced to play less minutes than they normally would. Gonzaga freshman star forward Zach Collins fouled out in just 14 minutes of play.

With foul trouble and poor shooting relatively even for both teams, the game would come down to the wire, as many anticipated. Given that North Carolina was almost in this exact spot last year while Gonzaga was playing in its first national title in program history, the Tar Heels had a decisive experience advantage, and used it to outscore Gonzaga 8-0 in the final 1:40 of play.

With the Tar Heels up on Gonzaga 68-65 with 22 seconds left, all it would take is one more stop on defense to secure the redemption they’ve been seeking all season long.

North Carolina got just that as senior forward Kennedy

Photo Courtesy of Go Upstate/Flickr CHAMPIONS ONCE AGAIN: Junior point guard Joel Berry II drives to the basket during an NCAA tournament game. Berry was named the most outstanding player of the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona, and lead his team to a National Championship.

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Meeks blocked junior Gonzaga guard Nigel Williams-Goss’ shot in the paint. Junior guard Joel Berry II gathered the loose ball and found his teammate, junior forward Justin Jackson, who dunked it home to put the Heels up five with just 12 ticks left.

A steal by Meeks on the ensuing inbound pass from Gonzaga would be the icing on the cake, as North Carolina secured the National Title, as tears of despair and disappointment just a year ago became tears of joy and jubilation this time around.

The aforementioned Berry was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four following the Tar Heel victory. Berry finished with a game high 22 points on 7-19 shooting. He also dished out six assists while committing just one turnover. Berry now joins UCLA legend Bill Walton as the only players to score at least 20 points in back to back National Championship games.

Berry’s performance is far more impressive considering he was battling injuries in both ankles throughout the whole tournament. He was limited in practice for nearly the entire tournament. After shooting a poor 2-14 from the field in Saturday’s national semifinal victory against Oregon, many believed his ongoing injuries would hamper his play against a good defensive team in Gonzaga.

Berry wasn’t the only veteran who came up clutch for the Heels. Senior forward Isaiah Hicks had the critical bucket to put North Carolina up by three with 20 seconds left.

Hicks played a complete game after struggling mightily in the national semifinal, shooting 1-12. Monday night Hicks totaled 13 points on 5-9 shooting, he also grabbed nine rebounds and had two blocks.

Despite shooting poorly from three, junior forward and rising star Justin Jackson put in 16 points on 6-19 shooting, including the aforementioned critical go ahead layup with two minutes left and dunk that put the Tar Heels up five with 12 seconds left.

Lastly, senior forward Kennedy Meeks snagged 10 rebounds. He controlled the glass when it mattered most late in the tournament, totaling 41 rebounds over the Tar Heels last three tournament games. Meeks also had the critical block on Williams-Goss on Gonzaga’s last possession as well as the steal with seven seconds left that officially secured the win.

On the flip, junior guard and All-American Nigel Williams-Goss led the way for Gonzaga, scoring 15 points on 5-17 shooting, grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out six assists. Gonzaga’s other star however, the 7-foot-1inch, 300 pound Polish center, senior Przemek Karnowski struggled all night long. He shot 1-8 from the field, missing open looks that he consistently has hit over his extensive career. Kanowski also committed a game high four turnovers, matching the total number of turnovers North Carolina had as a team.

Monday night’s National Championship for North Carolina marks their sixth in program history. In his 100th NCAA tournament game, Roy Williams earned his third championship as the Tar Heels’ head coach. Williams has now surpassed his mentor, the late hall of fame coach Dean Smith, who won two titles at North Carolina.

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Gamecocks earn first title in school history Elena De Alfredo & Mauricio Rich Contributing Writers elenadealfredo@spartans.ut.edu mauricio.rich@spartans.ut.edu No. 1 seed South Carolina (32-4) earned the 2017 NCAA women’s basketball Division I National Championship title after beating No. 1 seed Mississippi State (34-4) 67 to 55 on April 2 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Junior forward A’ja Wilson led South Carolina to their first title in the school’s history, with a double-double, 23 points and 10 rebounds, while superstar junior guard Allisha Gray also recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

This was the third time that Southeastern Conference (SEC) teams have played in the title game, the first time being in 1996. This is the fifth consecutive year that a No. 1 seed team has won the national title.

The Gamecocks out-rebounded the Bulldogs 40 to 27 and limited the Cardinals in their charge category to zero. Prior to this game, Mississippi State recorded a total of 83 charges in their season. The Bulldogs also went two from 12 from beyond the arc and 19 from 55 from the field.

Mississippi State had also faced different obstacles before classifying to the final game, such as beating three No. 1 seeded team in each round, along with defeating Washington, home of the Division I all-time leading scorer, senior guard Kelsey Plum.

On the other hand, South Carolina had advanced to the Elite Eight and Final Four rounds for four years in a row. In this year’s tournament, the Gamecocks did not encounter any first-seeded team throughout the tournament.

On March 15, South Carolina beat Mississippi State in the 2017 SEC Tournament game with a 59-49 final score.

The Bulldogs recorded their season-worst 49 points, season second-worst seven assists, season-worst 36 percent from the field and season second-worst zero out of 15 from beyond the arc.

En route to the finals, Mississippi State faced the prior national championship title holder, UConn, in the semifinal game on March 31. Up until this game, UConn held a perfect 36-0 record with a 33.1 point-average margin over their opponents.

The Huskies also were in a 111-game winning streak, the second longest in NCAA history in any sport and the most in women’s college basketball history.

Mississippi State lost to UConn last year in the Eight Elite, but despite these facts, Mississippi State ended the Huskies’ historical winning streak, clinching their fourth consecutive NCAA title and finishing with a game-winning jumper by junior guard Morgan William.

William not only ended Uconn’s season, but also scored a career-high 41 points against No.1 seed Baylor in the Elite Eight game. William scored a total of 14 threes throughout the regular season, but ended six out of eight from beyond the arc against the Bears.

South Carolina was defeated in the Eight Elite last year, but, this year they reached the championship game for the first time in the school’s history.

The Cardinals made their first appearance in a Final Four in school history averaging 92.8 points per game (ppg) in the NCAA tournament, where in the previous eight games the Bears averaged 66.0 ppg.

On the other side, first-seeded South Carolina outlasted No.2 Stanford with a final score of 62-53 on March 31.

Wilson led Gamecocks with a double-double, 13 points and

game-high 19 rebounds, while Gray added 18 points and eight rebounds.

The Gamecocks came into halftime with a nine-point deficit, but completely changed the rhythm of the game by holding Stanford to eight points and four field goals in the third period.

This would be South Carolina’s first victory against Stanford, as the Gamecocks came into the game with a 5-0 losing record against the Cardinals. Entering the contest, Stanford averaged 72.2 points per game, but South Carolina held them to 53 points, their lowest score output in the NCAA tournament.

Wilson was named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four, following South Carolina’s third win in a head-to-head contest against the Bulldogs.

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1st at Webber Invitational WOMEN’S GOLF

10th at Rollins Invitational MEN’S BASEBALL

23-8 WOMEN’S SOFTBALL

23-6 MEN’S LAX

9-3 WOMEN’S LAX

Photo Courtesy of Gamecock Central/Flickr VICTORIOUS: South Carolina junior forward A’ja Wilson goes up for a shot in an NCAA Tournament game. Wilson was named the most outstanding player of the Final Four, which included a 23-point performance in the championship game.

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