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REVIEW, page 5

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The Florida Holocaust Museum opened a new exhibit that features a photographer’s work documenting the misuse of Jewish headstones.

Anna Bryson reviews the Suwannee Hulaween Festival. Read about her experience during days of freedom and a wide variety of music.

An arcade bar opened off of Central Avenue in September. Right Around the Corner serves up a comfortable atmosphere and great local beer.

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Volume 47, Issue 12 - November 8, 2016

Veterans’ Month Offers Tribute, Support

By Ryan Callihan ryancallihan@mail.usf.edu

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n 2006, Albert Moreno, an infantryman, left the military on a medical discharge after suffering serious injuries that required facial reconstruction and knee surgery.

That year his entire squad was killed in Iraq and he alone survived.

Moreno has tattoos over his chest and arms that he uses to cover the scars he’s incurred throughout his lifetime.

A single father, Moreno works to balance his family responsibilities and his role as a student. On top of that, he is an active student senator and a part of the Student Veterans Organization (SVO).

On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Moreno and his fellow campus veterans read aloud the names of fallen service members in honor of Veterans Awareness Month. The SVO will be putting on a number of events for Veterans Awareness Month throughout November.

This first event, Roll Call, sought to bring awareness of the soldiers who perished in the line of duty.

Moreno read the names of some of his roommates and friends.

“It was a little shaking to read my best friend’s names again. Those aren’t names you see on a daily basis,” said Moreno. “So, when

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Veteran Volleyball: Veteran Albert Moreno competes in the Student Veterans Organization’s Volleyball for Veterans fundraising event on Friday, Nov. 4. SVO recently kicked off its Veterans Awareness Month to make veteran students aware of the different services offered at USFSP.

you see their names and the significance of why their names are there, it’s difficult. You see their faces, hear their laugh. You remember all you’ve ever done with them. It’s a relationship that’s one of a kind.”

Moreno said that the feelings of guilt and memories of his service led him down a path of destruction.

In 2009, Moreno plead guilty to a felony charge of child abuse and a misdemeanor of violating injunction

against sexual battery.

He said that he was helping an underage friend get out of a bad situation and that his naivety got the best of him.

“I went to jail because I didn’t want to let go of the survivor’s guilt.

Because I didn’t want the help,” Moreno said. “Prison saved my life.

I didn’t die overseas, I didn’t die in prison. I realized I had to do something for myself.”

Moreno’s student activity has been incredibly beneficial to him.

He said that at first he was afraid to go to school and be around students nearly half his age. But now, fighting for those students in SG gives him a special sense of reward.

To raise money for Wounded Warriors, the SVO held a volleyball tournament where students, faculty and the community could compete See VETERANS, P3

Congressman Lewis Reinforces Importance of Voting

By Devin Rodriguez drodriguez7@mail.usf.edu

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Go Vote: “I almost died on that bridge in Selma for the right to vote,” Congressman John Lewis told the audience in the USC Ballroom, Nov. 2. “It’s easy. So you just have to do it.”

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he iconic civil rights hero, Congressman John Lewis, spoke on campus Wednesday to urge students to get out and vote.

Lewis, 72, a Democrat who represents Georgia’s 5th congressional district, told students that their right to vote was special.

“The right to vote is precious and to vote is almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have in our democratic society,” Lewis said to a crowd of nearly 200 people.

In the 1960s, Lewis led a number of nonviolent efforts to give black citizens the right to vote.

These efforts once culminated in bloodshed when he marched with nearly 600 people from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery.

The protesters were stopped outside of Selma by state troopers, who attacked them. 67 were left injured.

Lewis suffered a fractured skull.

“I almost died on that bridge in Selma for the right to vote,” Lewis said.

“It’s easy. So you just have to do it.”

On the stage beside Lewis stood former Gov. Charlie Crist, who is currently in a heated campaign against Republican David Jolly for

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the 13th congressional district of Florida. Crist also warned students of the dangers of not voting this year.

“There’s a saying in politics: ‘If you’re not at the table, then you’re probably going to be on the menu,’” Crist said.

Black voters are not turning out for the Hillary Clinton campaign as much as they did for Barack Obama in the last two presidential elections.

These voters make up around 13.4 percent of Florida’s electorate and are a core Democratic demographic.

But Lewis said that there is still time.

“We still have a few days to go.

I think many will be voting in the next few days and many more will vote on the eighth,” Lewis said.

“I’ve been spending time in this state, in Georgia and many other parts of America and I think people are going to be at the polls. We will catch up!”

He also expressed concern about the rhetoric of divisiveness coming from Donald Trump. Recently, Trump has warned his voter base of an impending loss due to a rigged system, a statement that has been heavily contested by many news sources including the Tampa Bay Times.

Lewis countered with a message See LEWIS, P4

n late October, Student Government launched USFSP Bull Board, a closed Facebook group that will allow students, faculty, staff and alumni to ask questions and to post about upcoming events.

Hector Santiago, acting student body vice president, said the idea for Bull Board came to Student Government during its fall retreat earlier this semester.

“We noticed there was a problem with external communication and wanted to do something about it,” said Santiago.

External communication is a way for students and other campus affiliates to communicate about various topics that are unrelated online.

Prior to the creation of the Bull Board, the only form of external communication was the USFSP Know It All’s Guide to Knowing It All, an unofficial Facebook group for the school. It currently has more than 3,700 members compared to Bull Board’s 336.

The Know It All’s Guide launched in December of 2010 to serve a similar purpose to the new Bull Board. However, over the past few years the dynamic of the guide has shifted.

“Students get attacked by trolls for posting simple questions on the Know It All’s Guide,” said Santiago “Some student leaders have even been blocked for posting something that one of the administrators or moderators of the page didn’t agree with.”

Unlike the Know It All’s Guide, students won’t get blocked from the Bull Board for posting something that the moderators don’t like.

According to the Facebook group description, posts are eligible for removal if they are hurtful to others or have malicious intent. In that case, the admins or student moderators will remove the content.

The page will be run primarily by student moderators from five different organizations. The Office of Leadership and Student Organizations, Student Government, Harborside Activities Board, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and USFSP Connect will each select one of its member to become a designated moderator.

Bull Board will also be heavily monitored by various administrators in Student Life & Engagement.

Students interested in joining the Bull Board can request to join the group or have a friend who is already a member add them.

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Photographer Lukasz Baksik Captures Abuse of Jewish Gravestones

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magine the history of your people being erased one headstone at a time.

At the Florida Holocaust Museum’s latest exhibit, you don’t have to imagine too hard. It is right there on full display.

From 2008 to 2012, photographer Lukasz Baksik traveled all across his home country of Poland in order to ensure that certain memories are never forgotten.

He set out to document a disturbing, but surprisingly common phenomenon: the use and misuse of Jewish gravestones in everyday ways.

The culmination of this work can be seen in the new exhibit, Matzevot For Everyday Use. The exhibit, which opened on Oct. 15 and will run until Jan. 29, is a series of black-and-white photographs that showcase the multitude of ways in which matzevot, the Hebrew word for gravestone, have been abused over the years.

Recycled into Catholic gravestones, used to patch roadways, courtyards and walls - any role that could be filled by an ordinary rock has, in many cases, been filled by matzevot.

“It’s one of those little told things that happened,” said Erin Blankenship, the curator of the exhibit.

Blankenship, Baksik and the Florida Holocaust Museum seek to change that.

“We’re trying to shine a light on this and show that it’s not right,” Blankenship explained.

She said that the practice started with Nazi Germany in an attempt to further attack Jewish culture,

but has since continued after the war. While malicious intent surely plays some role, it is a problem that was likely compounded in the post-war economy and a need for building material.

“These are stone. They’re made to last. Unfortunately that is the same material they build with.

What they saw as material was there, and people used it. But these stones, in some ways, are the only evidence that these people existed,” Blankenship said.

That being said, Blankenship pointed out a horrible disparity.

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These stones, in some ways, are the only evidence that these people existed.

“It happened to Jewish gravestones, not to Polish gravestones.

Because there was nobody left to care for the cemeteries and speak for them. Nobody there to leave flowers on their loved ones’ graves. In a way, it’s the erasing of a culture,” she said.

Over the years this fact has somehow gotten lost. To this day it remains a little known consequence of World War II. For many people who now own property that contains matzevot, the potential for an ethical dilemma is instead dominated by the ins and outs of daily life.

“So many people that have them in their house or their yard don’t even think about it,” Blankenship said.

There’s no easy fix. Many of these people are not well-off and are in no financial position to rebuild a roadway for any other reason than functionality.

But a graveyard is not a quarry.

These are people’s ancestors.

Now they are basketball courts and sandboxes on a children’s playground. Now they serve as grindstones for sharpening tools; a stone that, in performing its sole function, defaces itself. In this case, desecration.

In an interview with Urszula Szczepinska, the curator of education and director of research at the museum, Baksik revealed the question he asked each individual when searching for the matzevot. “‘Do you think it’s okay to walk on someone’s gravestone?’

Usually they said they had never thought of that. I don’t think I heard a single different answer,” Baksik said.

He also had a follow-up question.

“So then I would ask if they would like it if someone walked on the gravestone of their grandmother or grandfather. The answer was always the same -- that they wouldn’t want it. For these people it was a dramatic question because they would realize they were walking on someone’s gravestone,” he said.

Initially Baksik set out on his quest in order to ensure the return of all matzevot to their proper locations, but after his journey, it became clear that the answer wasn’t so simple.

“To my surprise, those interactions were mostly positive. I think it’s because I changed my attitude at a certain point and stopped

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Grave Misuse: Florida Holocaust Museum’s latest exhibit is the Matzevot For Everyday Use, which features photos by Lucasz Baksik that showcase how gravestones have been misused for everything from fences, wall patches (as pictured above) and pavement.

judging these people. What helped me was the realization that I was not dealing with those that stole the matzevot themselves,” he said in his interview with Szczepinska.

This is the first time this exhibit has been brought to the States. Before, it had been shown in Poland and Belarus.

While there are currently no concrete plans for after the exhibit runs, Blankenship pointed out that

the prints are theirs to keep, and explained that the museum hopes to take the gallery on the road and have it travel to other museums and photo galleries in order to further highlight the issue.

The Florida Holocaust Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday and is located at 55 5th St S, St. Petersburg, Fl 33701. Active U.S. military, FHM members and USF students (with ID) all get in for free.

Holocaust Survivors Reflect on WWII in Documentary

By Grace Cunningham gcunningham2@mail.usf.edu

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hips carrying 1,948 liberated concentration camp prisoners arrived in Malmö, Sweden in April 1945.

Years later, Malmö native and filmmaker Magnus Gertten came across archived footage and photographs taken at the harbor where passengers were brought ashore and welcomed by Red Cross teams.

The footage shows men, women, children and infants entering a completely new world. Upon discovering the archive, Gertten had one question: Who were they?

Gertten’s 2015 documentary, “Every Face Has a Name,” uses the clips, passenger lists from the ships and firsthand accounts to give faces to the names of some of the survivors.

It highlights the reactions of Holocaust survivors seeing footage of themselves and people they knew in their first steps of newly found freedom.

While the film surrounds the events and consequences of the Holocaust, director Gertten assured that “Every Face Has a Name” is not a typical World War II feature.

“It’s not a Holocaust film.

It’s a film about the moment of freedom,” said Gertten, who produced and directed the film, during a Q&A session following a screening of the film in a packed ballroom at the USF St. Petersburg on Nov. 1.

The film screening, presented

by the Florida Holocaust Museum and Sarasota-based nonprofit Better Futures, was received well by students and other community members in attendance.

Nazis captured Elsie Ragusin in 1939 and sent her to Auschwitz concentration camp under suspicion of her being a spy. Her story is featured in Gertten’s film.

Even though Ragusin has viewed the film multiple times, she said she still experiences the same emotions and recalls all the connections she made.

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Here, you get to know the people.

You really get close to them.”

As the film has been screened across the world, Ragusin said that she is especially honored to be able to share her story with younger generations.

“I’m so anxious for the children to realize what it could be, that they should just be careful and do whatever they feel in their hearts,” said Ragusin, who now lives in Orlando. “Not to let anybody be superior to them or try to tell them what to do, like I was always fighting.”

The film has been a huge suc-

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Auschwitz Survivor: Elsie Ragusin, 95, was in 1939 while visiting family members in Italy. Nazis sent her to Auschwitz concentration camp under suspicion of being a spy. Her story is reflected in Magnus Gertten’s 2015 documentary, “Every Face Has a Name.”

cess with these younger audiences.

Gertten credits this to the fact that the film is a unique approach to covering the events of the Holocaust.

“You need to tell the story in a good way, because otherwise people won’t want to watch it,” Gertten said. “People are fed up with these brutal war stories.”

Survivors in the film are shown recalling memories and the faces of people they knew – people who made it through the horrors of concentration camps with them – as they view the Swedish archival footage for the first time.

The survivors spoke of their

emotions and the thoughts that went through their minds as they got into the harbor. This approach makes the film’s themes universal for viewers, according to Gertten.

“It’s a film about the complications of being a human being that comes from a war, and I think everyone can identify with that because we all read about it and hear about it in different ways,” Gertten said. “Here, you get to know the people. You really get close to them.”

A Q&A session took place following the film in which both Gertten and Ragusin discussed the filmmaking process and their own

reactions to the finished product.

USFSP freshman Chris Packett said that he could relate to the emotions expressed in the film, and that he thought a lot about his own life while watching the survivors recall their experiences.

“I think the best way to teach the Holocaust is through stories,” Packett said.

“You definitely have to learn about all the propaganda and the power of Hitler and all that, but when you really get down to the feelings and the heartfelt stories from these survivors, it just brings a totally different feel and tone to the whole thing.”

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VETERANS Continued from P1

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Serving Soldier: Moreno was medically discharged from the military in 2006 after suffering a serious injury that required facial reconstruction and knee surgery. Now, he participates in the Student Veterans Organizations and serves as a Student Government Senator.

for prizes and help bring awareness to an important cause.

“Being a veteran, I think the majority of us get a good feeling when we get to help someone else. That’s what we like to do,” Moreno said. “An event like [Veterans for Volleyball] is strictly entertainment, but we’re getting the community together to have a good time.”

Moreno and his brother started a team, but were defeated in the semifinals.

Eight teams total competed in the tournament and students participating were invited to donate to the organization. Community members were required to donate.

Kaitlyn Mollo served with the

Coast Guard as a fireman along the Texas-Mexico border, helped co-found SVO and is the Student Government Secretary of Veteran Affairs. She said that she was impressed with the popularity of the event.

“We had a really good turnout.

Every team that signed up showed up. That’s really rare,” she said.

“I’ve seen a lot of new faces tonight and hopefully they’ll be willing to participate in our future events.”

By the end of November, Mollo hopes that student veterans will learn about what support systems and benefits the campus has to offer, but stresses that SVO accepts all students with open arms.

“Anyone can join SVO. It’s a normal student organization.

We’re literally for anyone who supports the military,” said Mollo.

Elisa Duka, a junior in global business, helped Mollo plan the event. She is not a veteran but instead wanted to support them, especially considering that her father and other family members had served. She said that bringing younger students and student veterans is important.

“A veteran is not just going into a brand new environment, they are also sitting next to students half their age,” Duka said. “There is a lot both can learn from that interaction. Veterans add a lot to the college experience.”

MAC Hosts Native Spirit Exhibition

Nov. 10th, 1000 - 1400: Veterans Day Expo at Harborwalk in the main part of campus. The Expo is where we bring in different resources for Veterans to our campus. This year we will have the Mobile Vet Center from the St. Pete Vet Center. There will be a 50/50 fundraiser and a raffle for a $25 gift card to Burger Monger, where all proceeds from both will be donated. We will also be grilling hamburgers and hotdogs. (This a student friendly, family friendly, and community friendly event.)

Nov. 10th, 1130 - 1215: Birthday Celebration for the Vet Center and a Vietnam Pinning Ceremony at the Terrace Patio right outside of the center.

We will be having a cake cutting ceremony for the 1 year anniversary of the MVSC, as well as having a ceremony where Congressman Jolly will be presenting Vietnam Veterans with the Vietnam Commemorative Lapel Pin. (This is open to all but I would rather it not be advertised as so because space is limited and I believe it'll be full with the Congressman's entourage and the Chancellor)

Nov. 14th, 1700 - 1900:

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Catchin’ Dreams: Students craft dreamcatchers on Harborwalk during Multicultural Activities Council’s kickoff for Native American Heritage Month. Dreamcatchers are said to give its owners good dreams. They usually contain string, yarn, feathers, mesh and beads.

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n Harborwalk students made dreamcatchers to the sound of traditional Native American music.

To kick off Native American Heritage Month, the Multicultural Activities Council (MAC) showcased a Native Spirit Exhibition.

During this event, students experienced a museum-like atmosphere and moved from booth to booth, reading and learning about Native Americans’ way of life.

Religion, attire, healing methods and oral stories taught students about the four Native Americans tribes: the Chippewa, Seminole, Cherokee and the Mojave.

“We are trying to make the whole school aware about different types of tribes,” said Pauline Tendoh,a member of MAC’s education committee.

Various aspects of the daily life of the indigenous people

were displayed, including details about their medicines and other survival techniques.

Savanna Carnell, Marketing Chair for MAC, said that even in light of the Standing Rock situation in South Dakota, Native Americans are still underrepresented and many tribes are unrecognized by the general public.

An interactive game about Native American attire was one of the highlights of the Native Spirit Exhibition. First, students read about the four tribes of Native Americans and how they dress.

After reading, students were prompted to the next booth where they matched each traditional outfit to the tribe they belong to.

Heidi Colon, MAC’s Education Chair, talked about what it took to make an event like this happen.

“In previous years we’ve had performers, but due to budgeting and issues that came up, we decided to do a little bit of a twist and have a museum and exhibition feel

and get more information out of it in a different way,” Colon said.

Although entertainers weren’t accessible this year, Colon hopes that next year they will be able to perform for the students.

MAC decided to incorporate physical activities because students tend to retain more of the information when working with something that’s tangible.

“There’s obviously a lot more to the culture but there is only so much we can touch on so people don’t get too over stimulated, which is why we chose these activities,” Colon said.

MAC is a student organization that strives to promote diversity and inclusion through events that help students on campus become culturally aware.

To end their celebration of Native American Heritage Month MAC will be hosting another event on Nov. 8 from 5-7 p.m.

There will be a showing of The New World with food and music.

Screening of Telling: Tampa Bay in DAV 130. We will be showing the film of the Telling: Tampa Bay performance done in Largo. There will be free food from the Tavern. 200 PetePoints will be awarded to attendees. From the Telling website: "The Telling Project is a national performing arts non-profit that employs theater to deepen our understanding of the military and veterans’ experience. Greater understanding fosters receptivity, easing veterans’ transitions back to civil society, and allowing communities to benefit from the skills and experience they bring with them. Through this understanding, a community deepens its connection to its veterans, itself, and its place in the nation and the world."

Nov. 16th, 1100 - 2200: Eat-Raise at Burger Monger on 4th St N. During Burger Monger's open hours, all orders purchased will be used for Burger Monger to donate a portion of their proceeds. There will be 200 PetePoints to all students that provide proof of purchase.

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Bookmark Your Calendars for the Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading

By Dinorah Prevost dprevost1@mail.usf.edu

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ver 51 authors and poets will flood into USF St. Petersburg for the 24th Annual Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading.

Saturday begins the festivities, which won’t feature a big name author, like Judy Blume who spoke last year. But the line will include two New York Times bestselling authors, a professor on campus and Julia Child’s great nephew.

In addition to his 11 mystery thrillers, Brad Meltzer is one of the few authors to have books on the bestseller list for nonfiction (“Decoded”), advice (“Heroes for My Son,” “Heroes for My Daughter”), children’s books (“I Am Amelia Earhart,” “I Am Abraham Lincoln”) and comic books (“Justice League of America”).

His newest thriller, “The House of Secrets,” with author Tod Greenberg, focuses on Hazel Nash, the daughter of a conspiracy TV show host, after she is stricken by amnesia.

The book follows Nash as she tries to uncover the truth about her father’s connection to the government and to a corpse stuffed with a leather book that belonged to Benedict Arnold.

Alex Prud’homme’s new book, “The French Chef in America: Julia Child’s Second Act,” is “the sequel in spirit” to “My Life in France,” the autobiography that Prud’homme co-authored with Child herself. The book explores Child’s newfound fame, its ups and downs, difficult colleagues and what happened after the publication of her magnum opus, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” which introduced Americans to the world of

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Musically Inclined: Roy Peter Clark during the 2015 Festival of Reading. During his lecture, Clark discussed the similarities between songwriting and sentence structure.

French cooking.

St. Petersburg resident and an avid creator of glass art, author Cheryl Hollon’s third book in the Webb Glass Shop Mystery series (set in St. Petersburg), “Cracked to Death,” sees Webb Glass Shop proprietor Savannah Webb embark on a new adventure.

This time she investigates the death of a snorkeler, Martin Lane, who supplied her with two interesting glass bottles for her popular bottle crafting class.

“Oh Florida!: How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country” is Tampa Bay Times reporter and native Floridian Craig Pittman’s newest book. Based on his 2013 blog of the same name, the best selling author captures the unique nature of the residents in the sunshine state.

With his second collection of poems, “Olympic Butter Gold,” poet Jonathan Moody delivers narratives inspired by and responses to songs from hip hop’s Golden Age of the ‘80s and ‘90s, such as “Cell Therapy” by Atlanta group Goodie Mob and

“Ice Cream” by Wu Tang Clan members Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna and Method Man. Returning authors from last year’s festival include the prolific Tim Dorsey (“Coconut Cowboy,” the 19th book in the Serge Storms series), Roy Peter Clark (“Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer”), Ace Atkins (“The Innocents”) and Michael Koryta (New York Times bestseller “Rise the Dark”).

The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and admission is free.

The presentations will take place in different venues around the campus and the Poynter Institute across the street.

Book signings begin right after the presentations and book sales will be at the book market, which will be set up in the faculty parking lot across from the USC, and at smaller venues around campus.

For schedules, information on the other authors and more details, visit the Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading website.

LEWIS Continued from P1 of unity.

“We’re one people,” he said.

“We all live in the same house, the American house.”

He then told the story of how a former Ku Klux Klan member came to him 40 years after the violent incident in Selma. The man said that he was one of the people who beat and bloodied the congressman and asked for forgiveness. Lewis accepted the apology and forgave him.

“We need to humanize our politics, humanize our institutions,” Lewis said. “We need to be prepared to forgive.”

There is still racism and voter suppression in the United States, and since the Supreme Court struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, there is less protection for minority groups. Long lines and voter purges have only served to weaken the work of Lewis over the years.

But the congressman said he still holds hope.

“We’ve come such a distance, we’ve made unbelievable progress. I am hopeful. I am optimistic,” Lewis said.

“You cannot get down, you have to know that you’re going to get

there, and I believe we will get there as a nation and as a people.

Maybe not in my lifetime but each of us must do what we can to at least make a down payment on where we want to go. I believe when we get there, we will serve as a model for the rest of the world.”

Lewis was brought to campus in part because of the Suncoast Sierra Club. Victor St. Arnauld, an environmental science and policy student, is an intern for the club.

After seeing a majority of his class express their disinterest in voting, he spoke up.

“A lot of students believe that their vote doesn’t matter,” Arnauld said. “How are you going to make a difference if you don’t use your vote?”

Arnauld said that one of his biggest concerns was Amendment 1, which will limit private solar energy consumption. The ballot initiative was funded by utility companies like Duke Energy and Florida Power & Light.

Arnauld said that even if students weren’t interested in the presidential election, they should care about the other issues on the ballot.

Tuesday, November 11th at 7 p.m. -11 p.m.

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Read & Write: This year will be the 24th annual Festival of Reading hosted by the Tampa Bay Times. Each year authors and poets come to the USF St. Petersburg to discuss their craft with students, faculty and the community.

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Review: Diagnosis On Doctor Strange Surviving 1

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By Jonah Hinebaugh jonahh@mail.usf.edu

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ecently released, “Doctor Strange” is the 14th addition in Marvel’s expanding list of comic book film adaptations, features beautiful cinematography and jaw-dropping CGI to boost its otherwise run-of-the-mill Marvel Comic Universe (MCU) plot line.

In the opening sequence we see Kaecilius (Mads Mikkelsen) and his goons stealing a spell book in what seems to be an ancient Shaolin temple before quickly reappearing in the busy streets of Manhattan.

The scene quickly devolves into chaos as the Ancient One (Tilda Swinson) chases after them, turning skyscrapers into grinding gears while bending the laws of gravity, similar to the 2010 movie “Inception.” During this prologue the audience is met with a taste of the great CGI and special effects.

After this scene we are introduced to Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), the arrogant neurologist who, although talented, is more interested in his motives than patients. Cumberbatch does a fine job showing his character’s transition through the typical hero’s journey, or monomyth.

The monomyth was a concept introduced by Joseph Campbell and is a common template for tales that include a hero going on an adventure, winning in a decisive battle and returning transformed.

Another small detail is Cumberbatch’s shaky American accent, which seems rather unpolished and almost to the point where the character could be mistaken for a Brit. Not to mention that his scruffy look gives him the appearance of Doctor House who accidentally fell upon some magic.

Throughout the film, it’s apparent director Scott Derrickson put the movie’s $165 million budget to good use, enlisting a decent cast and, of course, a strong team of visual artists to help with the CGI along with other visual elements.

The cinematographer Ben Davis stays on par with the likes of Alejandro Iñárritu, keeping visual elements in match with the tone and moods of scenes, from the psychedelic and disorienting visuals to slow motion lightning strikes during a stormy night.

While the script holds its own for the most part, the writers still couldn’t help but throw in lame jokes about Wi-Fi or dumb little moments where the cape of levitation and Strange have a little moment of disagreement about what weapon to go for in the midst of a battle with Kaecilius.

Throwing in these little things may have been with good intentions, but seem unnatural in the context and serve no actual purpose in the rest of the movie.

One of the final scenes, where Strange goes to the villainous Dormammu to bargain Earth’s existence, becomes a repetitive scene of Strange being killed multiple times before reversing time and asking to bargain again. The scene

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The Doctor Is In: Doctor Strange featured strong VFX from Ben Davis, but an otherwise mediocre script made it awkward. It garnered up $85 million its opening weekend.

which is meant to annoy Dormammu into conceding, can become an annoyance to us all as it continues.

The film stays true to a lot of its comic book roots, such as when Strange pops up on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. Also, the whole concept of Strange’s astral body fighting another astral body while Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams) tries to resuscitate him was based on the “Doctor Strange: The Oath” comic.

What isn’t the same is the race of the Ancient One, who in the comics is an old Asian man, but in the film is instead a white woman.

This caused a stir in the Asian acting community, but Marvel stuck to its casting, citing that having a woman was progressive enough.

With whitewashing becoming a topic more increasingly talked about, it would’ve been nice to see the character cast true to their race. Not to say that Swinson doesn’t carry the part well, but

there has to be some Asian-American actor on par with her.

Overall, the film plays it safe and stays true to Stan Lee’s original tellings. The cinematography and VFX are top notch, so much so that the movie is worth seeing for this alone.

Cumberbatch and company do a fantastic job of developing their characters during the 115-minute runtime. It would’ve been nice if they strayed from the deadpan jokes and lame little moments of humor, but everyone needs a cheap laugh sometimes.

This installment proves itself, and will no doubt be atop the box office charts as it continues into its second week. For enhanced experienced, 3-D is recommended so the visuals come to life even more and Ben Davis’ genius can really shine.

The Crow’s Nest rates movies between one and five stars, with five stars being the highest score possible.

Freedom In The Forest: Hulaween Festival Review

By Anna Bryson annabryson@mail.usf.edu

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n a forest along the Suwannee River, there are a precious few days when freedom, peace and equality all come together under the power of music.

It’s an environment where inhibitions do not exist, where nobody is a stranger.

Communities like this didn’t disappear with the flower generation some fifty years ago. Instead, they live on, surviving for a few music-filled fleeting days at the Suwannee Hulaween Music and Arts Festival. The festival took place in Live Oak, Florida from Oct. 28-30.

The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park lies among a forest of cypress and oak hammock and contains 800 acres of primitive camping on the banks of the river.

The park’s lack of light pollution made for a clear, beautiful night sky, abundant with stars to camp under.

The Hulaween lineup featured an eclectic mix of electronic, jam, grass, deep house, reggae, funk and more.

The theme of this year’s Hulaween was “Stringier Things,” a play on the popular Netflix original series, “Stranger Things.”

The String Cheese Incident, or “Cheese” to its fans, is a bluegrass, country and neo-psychedelia-infused jam band that has headlined the festival for the past three years, performing multiple sets each night.

My Morning Jacket, a psychedelic, alternative rock jam band, stood out as a notable headliner

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Wicked Wood: From Oct. 28-30, the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park hosted the annual Hulaween Music and Arts Festival. The event featured music from popular bands such as The String Cheese Incident, Gramatik, Big Gigantic and My Morning Jacket.

on Friday. They closed out their incredible performance with “One Big Holiday.”

Earlier in the night Gramatik, a hip-hop and electronic producer, played to a pumped crowd. Using filthy drops and bass that pumped directly through the bloodstream, Gramatik’s style felt dirtier than normal, in the best sense of the word.

Saturday night headliners included STS9, a livetronica band also known as Tribe, and Disclosure, an electronic duo that got too trappy towards the end of their set, which felt like a turnoff for this specific crowd.

Sunday’s headliners, besides

the two Cheese sets, were Rebelution, a well-known reggae band, whose set time strategically began at 4:20. Big Gigantic, a funky electronic duo from Colorado, followed by Twiddle, a jam band, were the final two sets of the festival.

For many, it seemed like a bummer that two big names played their sets at the same time, but both of the separate crowds watched the performances in awe.

Despite having to make a tough decision, Hulaween couldn’t have possibly ended in a less stellar fashion.

Hulaween was a very psychedelic experience. From the

location, to the light shows, to the interactive art installations, the event is specifically designed to make the experience as enjoyably trippy as possible.

Every artist, both visual and musical, committed themselves to spreading a message of love, equality and enlightenment. The open-mindedness of Hulaween’s environment makes it possible to enjoy dancing during a set, or even topless swimming in the river, without so much as a second thought.

This free-spirited music movement is more than just a good time, it’s a move toward something more authentic.

ollege is one of the most challenging, stressful endeavors we have to endure.

From early classes, to cramming for exams and trying to maintain a social life, it can be rough.

Here are some tips on how to reduce stress and enjoy your experience.

Organization is a major key.

Write down important events and dates in a planner. Whether it’s a physical one or a Google Calendar, having events laid out will ease your mind and it’s better than trying to remember everything.

Practice healthy habits. The gym can be a zone to let out stress. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America said that exercise helps to reduce fatigue, improve alertness and concentration and it enhances overall cognitive function.

30 minutes of cardio a day is suggested. Activities such as walking, jogging, biking, hitting the elliptical or playing a sport work well. Find an activity you’re passionate about and thoroughly enjoy. It’ll be a stress reliever and get you in shape.

Diet is a crucial part of a healthy lifestyle. Avoid on-the-go snacks and fast food and opt for options like fruit, vegetables and protein bars. Meal prep if you have the time. By making your meals beforehand, you’re able to keep track of what you’re putting into your body and saving money. Junk foods give us sugar highs and temporary energy, but think of how badly it messes up your alertness and memory upon crashing. Nutritious foods with vitamins and nutrients are less likely to do this.

Our bodies are heavily comprised of H2O. Sure, you might feel good after grabbing Starbucks, but the crash will not be fun. Don’t rely on caffeine, but it’s a double-edged sword. This can make you ill, kill energy and make you unable to do things. Instead, get a refillable water bottle and drink up. Your body, skin and mind will thank you.

Catch those zzz’s. So many of us don’t get enough sleep. Doctors and studies tell us we need eight hours a night for a reason. This is the time for the body to recover. Your assignments can wait and all-nighters should be a rarity. Give yourself time to finish what’s necessary so you can hit the sheets.

Talk it out. Keeping everything bundled inside is awful and you’ll eventually burst. Talk to a friend, faculty member, counselor - whatever works for you. Getting your feelings out can take stress off your shoulders.

Treat yo’self! Maybe don’t go as hard as Donna and Tom did on “Parks and Recreation,” but you get the idea. Take time to take care of yourself. Give yourself a facial using a Pinterest recipe, buy a new pair of shoes, go out and do something you’ll enjoy. After the anxiety-inducing factors of college, you deserve it. We work hard in these years that we need something to lift our spirits.

Remember, everything you’re doing is part of a bridge. You’re building this bridge to get to your goals and opportunities. You’re not going to be stuck in this cycle of stress and anxiety forever.

So keep working, keep your heads up, and the rewards will pay off in due time.

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Cubs Comeback Could Be Greatest of All Time

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By Michael Fergusson Junior Journalism and Media Studies Major

mfergusson@mail.usf.edu In 1908, the Chicago Cubs won their second World Series championship.

During this time, William Howard Taft became the 27th President of the United States, ABC and NBC didn’t exist, and the National Football League was nowhere in sight.

108 years later, the Cubs won their third World Series and the city of Chicago now swims in champagne. This victory is what Cubs fans have been dreaming about for more than a century.

What is also so special about this triumph is the fact that the Cubs were down 3-1 against the Cleveland Indians before coming back to win it all in the 10th inning by one run.

The last time a team came back to win the World Series after being down 3-1 was in 1985, when the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat

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Series. Like the Cubs, the Indians haven’t won a World Series in a long time meaning this final game was crucial for both teams.

Before the game, Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon discussed how both teams were having droughts, in regards to the two teams winning the World Series, and stated “it’s just correct and apt that we’d go seven games.”

Before the top of the first extra inning, the infamous tarp was placed over the diamond due to rain.

After the rain subsided, Ben Zobrist, who was the World Series

MVP and is the Cubs’ left fielder, stepped up to the plate with runners on 1st and 2nd base with one out.

With a 2-2 count he hit a grounder to left field, causing pinch-runner Albert Almora to score and Zobrist to receive an RBI double. This single play ultimately led to the Cubs’ victory and many people in Chicago to scream “I ain’t afraid of no goats.”

Even original Ghostbusters’ star Bill Murray wasn’t afraid to show his courage to the billy goat, as the Cubs now add another World Series trophy to their case.

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the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Chicago Cubs aren’t the only team in MLB history to be down 3-1 and win the World Series. Other honorable mentions include the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates who came back to beat the Washington Senators 9-7, the 1968 Detroit Tigers comeback over the St. Louis Cardinals and the 1958 New York Yankees who won the last two games of the series on the road to beat the Milwaukee Braves.

Probably the most familiar and more recent 3-1 comeback was by the Cleveland Cavaliers in mid-June against the Golden State Warriors. This NBA championship ended the city of Cleveland’s sports drought, which lasted 52 years. After their victory, the Cavaliers (and many others) heckled the Warriors for their inability to capitalize on their 3-1 lead.

However, because the Indians also blew a 3-1 lead to the Cubs, fans of Golden State can now wreak havoc with joke after joke.

Chicago came off a crushing victory over Cleveland in Game 6 going up 7-0 at the top of the third and eventually tripling the Indians points at the end of the game with a score of 9-3. This caused them to gain momentum for Game 7 and not let the “Curse of the Billy Goat” get them.

The curse was supposedly placed on the Cubs by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis after being asked to leave Wrigley Field during game 4 of the 1945 World

By Savannah Gibbs Senior Graphic Design Major

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he Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is threatening to change the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s way of life.

The new installment would transport 470,000 barrels of crude oil 1,168 miles every day from hydraulic fracturing sites in northwestern North Dakota down to Illinois.

The current route of the pipeline is less than half a mile from the Sioux’s reservation border and comes close to areas of religious and cultural significance.

The issues escalated in August, when the pipeline construction was allowed because of a loophole known as Nationwide Permit 12, which doesn’t require environmental review, tribal consultation or public input. By Sept. 3, construction had begun.

The DAPL came into national spotlight after protests started getting violent. An estimated 140 people were arrested Halloween weekend, while more than 400 people have been arrested since the protests began.

Protesters say security personnel unleashed attack dogs and pepper spray against nonviolent protesters, and law-enforcement person-

nel failed to protect the protesters.

In April 2015, a Standing Sioux elder started a camp that saw the population of water protectors grow into the thousands.

The numbers hold strong today, where not only Standing Rock Sioux people actively protest the pipeline, but many other indigenous people, climate activists and landowners.

The fight against the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline has since garnered the support of 300 Native American tribes. Activists who call themselves “Water Protectors” have raised over one million dollars to support the North Dakota protesters through online fundraising sites, CBS News reported.

This pipeline will cost $3.7 billion to build, and will only make

North Dakota $156 million in sales and income taxes, about 40 permanent jobs, and roughly 8,000 to 12,000 temporary jobs. The Energy Transfer Partners, the company that owns the land where the pipeline is being built, is going to make a lot of money off of this, and it has hardly any benefits for anyone else.

The cons of the DAPL are outrageous. Not only will the DAPL destroy sacred lands of indigenous people, (haven’t they had enough?) it also has the very likely potential of contaminating the Missouri River, a river that spans the entire longitude of this country.

If this river is contaminated, it’ll affect millions of people. And pipeline oil spills are incredibly common. In January 2015, 10 millions gallons of brine leaked in

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Tense Situation: The finished pipeline will carry up to 450,000 barrels a day of Bakken crude to a terminal near Patoka, Illinois. Native American tribes are rightfully upset.

North Dakota. A New York Times report found that more than 18.4 million gallons of oils and chemicals spilled, leaked or misted into the state’s air, land and waterways between 2006 and 2014.

And it’s not like we don’t have any other energy options. The money put into this crude oil pipeline could be put into building wind or solar farms that wouldn’t destroy the environment, continue the cycle of reliance on crude oil, or put lives at risk.

Why is money more important to the Dakota Access Company than the planet or the people living there? When will the time come for the capitalist bull to fade away and for us to truly put our focus on bettering our lands and the people who first lived on them?

Currently, President Obama has put a stop to the pipeline but hasn’t rejected it like he has the Keystone XL pipeline of the past. He is looking at ways it can be rerouted and is monitoring the situation as of this week.

With this, I ask for your help.

There are many things you, the average citizen, can do: sign the petition to tell President Obama to permanently stop construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Call the White House at (202) 456-1111 to tell President Obama to Stand with Standing Rock and “deny the easement to the Dakota Access Pipeline.”

You can also donate to Standing Rock Sioux to sustain the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline.

Protest in your local community, in your online spaces and in any way you can. Inform friends, family, classmates and strangers about why the DAPL sucks, and what we need to do to fix it! Your voice matters and your voice can add to the collective that can change this.

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Beer, Billiards and Super Mario Bros. — What’s Not To Love?

By Devin Rodriguez drodriguez7@mail.usf.edu As a kid, nothing was worse than when my little brother angrily pulled the controller cord out of our clear green N64 as I pulled into first place on Star Road.

Mario Kart is a contentious and divisive game.

Now, over a decade later, there is rarely a time my brother and I can get together to challenge one another to a head-to-head matchup.

Instead, when we can, we frequent Green Bench or 3 Daughters Brewery for a beer. We talk about

N64 controllers for the aforementioned Mario Kart, guaranteed to make or break relationships.

Tom Rockhill (pictured above) is the co-owner and bartender. He said he’ll be serving the beer most days. Rockhill’s passion is brewing beer at home. He helps run the St. Pete Home Brew Club and takes pride in participating in the local beer scene here in St. Pete.

Rockhill’s knowledge of craft brews is impressive and he said that nothing makes him happier than finding people the right beer.

With seven taps of unique local brews and a fridge filled with bottles and cans from all over Florida,

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Mario Kart is a contentious and divisive game. relationship problems, our jobs and make fun of one another about the dumb things we did in high school.

But sometimes I want to be that kid who used to dominate his younger sibling on the sticks again. A new St. Petersburg arcade bar gives me that chance.

Right Around the Corner opened Sept. 16 on Central Avenue and offers an enticing mix of games and brews. Now we can mock each other with both beers and controllers in hand.

On the first floor behind a dark, hardwood bar is a big screen TV for movie nights, sports games and more. Facing a window overlooking Central, another television runs Super Mario Bros. 3 on a Super Nintendo.

The first floor also has three arcade boxes, a pinball machine and a shuffleboard table. Upstairs there is a 7-foot billiards table, a professional dart board and four

he said he was certain people would get something to satisfy.

For those that just want something simple, there’s the low budget staple: Pabst Blue Ribbon.

To keep things fun, behind the bar are a number of activities people can do to earn a 99 cent beer.

To unlock the special, one can prove that they support the local scene by showing a receipt from a St. Pete business, get home responsibly with a Lyft or Uber ride or show some Right Around the Corner pride by checking in on Facebook or Instagram.

Events will be happening throughout the next few weeks, from tap takeovers (when local breweries fill up the bar with their own beer and merchandise), to open mic nights, which will be held on the second story patio.

Right Around the Corner has a lot of room to grow, and Rockhill said that he would like to serve a

few of their own brews after they have established themselves.

St. Petersburg and the greater Tampa Bay area is a centrifuge for craft beer in the state. Over the past five years it’s grown into a thriving community.

Rockhill said that the interaction he’s had with other bar owners has been nothing but positive - the Ale and the Witch, a long-time craft beer bar, even donated glasses to the bar right before opening because they were low on glassware.

Right Around the Corner is a welcome addition to Central Avenue. The sheer amount of activities and distinguishable location makes it an interesting and enjoyable experience.

My brother lives over the Howard Franklin in Tampa, and we’ll be planning a Mario Kart rematch over beer very soon.

Co-Owner: Tom Rockhill Business: Right Around the Corner Address: 2244 Central Avenue @StPeteCornerBar @StPeteCornerBar

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Unhealthy Competition: Mario Kart is just one of the many games offered inside the bar.

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Out of Lives: Right Around The Corner offers 99 cent Pabst Blue Ribbons to customers who tag themselves at the bar or shop local.