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October 7, 2013 | Volume 48 | Issue 07
Davis Lounge gets a facelift pg. 3
The Bulls (finally) win USF beats Bearcats ending season-long streak. pg. 8 crowsneststpete.com
ROTC builds sharp minds, strong bodies The academic and training regimens of ROTC cadets are grueling, but the hard work comes with significant benefits. By Amanda Starling Staff Reporter Two years of voluntary physical training, inspections and early morning drills led USF St. Petersburg junior Kristofer Brown to rotating leadership roles in the
Reserved Officer’s Training Corps program at USFSP. Three mornings a week, at 6:30 a.m., ROTC members sprint up and down the parking garage ramps and drop for push-ups. Sometimes, a nine-minute mile is thrown into the mix. Each day is a different
training regiment. “We do everything you can imagine without workout equipment,” Brown said. USFSP ROTC training mirrors the ROTC program in Tampa. On Fridays and Saturdays, the USFSP program joins Tampa for training.
Saturday training lasts from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Brown began ROTC at Braden River High School. He spent much of his time with the JROTC, a junior version of the college program. He wanted to continue and was pleased that USFSP offered it.
The USFSP ROTC program allows freshmen and sophomores to try it out without making a commitment. By their junior year, students are locked into the program, studying for various jobs and goals in the army.
See ROTC, pg. 3
Pool requires $1.5 million renovation; funds inaccessible By Jennifer Nesslar Staff Reporter Nearly five years after a leak was detected in the USF St. Petersburg pool, a solution remains unmet. According to Zac Oppenheim, assistant director of Campus Recreation, the surface of the pool water runs into gutters, which direct it into the pool’s filter. Though there is no specific point of leakage, some of the water is spilling into the ground and not making it into the filter. The problem resides in the plumbing, not the pool’s foundation. Initially, the Waterfront staff sought to correct the problem. Oppenheim said three pool contractors came to assess the facility. The first two contractors said they would fix the pool for about $500,000. This fix would have no warranty, and the companies did not want to hear from USFSP after they completed the work, even if it did not solve the problem. The third contractor told Oppenheim they weren’t interested in repairing the pool. Oppenheim said the Waterfront did not want to throw away $500,000 on a repair that might be unsuccessful. USFSP administration raised the question of how much would it cost to replace the pool.
See POOL, pg. 2
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Mangrove seedlings fight to take root on USF St. Petersburg’s Bayboro Harbor shoreline. Dan McGarigal, director of the Student Government Department of Sustainable Initiatives, placed the seed pods in the sand during a beach cleanup this weekend hosted by the Marine Adventure Club. Another sprout, placed closer to the seawall, near the waterfront’s shaded sitting area, has already taken root and begun sprouting leaves. “Mangroves would increase the ecological diversity of our beach,” McGarigal said. “The only species we see are a random heron or egret. Mangroves allow for fish breeding, and many other birds to make nests and lay eggs.” As seedlings, the mangroves are highly susceptible to being washed away by high tide or other elements. The approaching Hurricane Karen might also be a threat if it hits the area, McGarigal said.
Parking appeals in hands of SG By Sarah Norcini Crow’s Nest Correspondent The process for getting out of parking tickets received on-campus will soon be a little easier. Starting later in the semester, students will
be able to appeal parking tickets to the Student Government Supreme Court rather than going through the Parking Services Department. All on-campus parking spots, including those in the garage and other lots, can be appealed. City
run two-hour and metered parking spots do not qualify, as the school does not maintain them. Alex Johnson, chief justice of the SG Supreme Court, and Andrew DeFraties, director of community and government relations, are
heading the appeal process change. The idea of appealing parking tickets through SG is not unheard of.
See PARKING, pg. 2
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A ‘surreal’ learning experience News Briefs Tuesday, Oct. 8 Leaders from bay area businesses gather for the fourth annual Executive Forum hosted by the USFSP College of Business. The event will bring together executives from Valpak, Ceridian, Bayfront Hospital, All Children’s Hospital, Southeastern Guide Dogs and Team Red, White & Blue to discuss business ideas. The inaugural Industry Showcase will be a part of the event, enabling students to meet local employers. The sessions will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the USC ballroom. If you’ve ever dreamed of studying abroad in Vietnam, now is your chance to hear firsthand stories from students who have. Students will share reflections from their time in Vietnam this past summer. As a bonus, you will hear from Fred McCoy, a senior citizen auditor and Vietnam War veteran, who attended the trip. The event will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Oct. 7 - 9 Do you have any gently used clothing or perishable food items you don’t use? Bring them to Harborwalk between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through Wednesday. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, in connection with other campus organizations, is hosting a food and clothing drive. Items donated will go to CASA, a St. Petersburg nonprofit that advocates for victims of domestic violence, and the St. Vincent de Paul society , an organization that works toward ending poverty. Saturday, Oct. 12 RHO residents, join your RAs for a day of service at … we don’t know. That’s right. Even your RAs don’t know. If you like solving mysteries and participating in community service, this event is for you. What we do know: All participants should meet in the USC lobby at 7:15 a.m. for free breakfast. Participants will be working outside, so wear comfortable clothing, closed toed shoes, hats and sunscreen. A bus will provide transportation. The event is somewhere nearby, and participants will be back on campus by 12:30 p.m. So you love Zumba, but you also take night classes during the time it is offered at the Fitness Center. Bummer, right? Not anymore. An additional class will be offered on Sundays at 6:30 p.m. starting Oct. 13. ¡Bailamos, mis amigos!
By Jennifer Nesslar Staff Reporter The Dalí Museum is partnering with the USF St. Petersburg College of Education to create the Dalí Mobile, a traveling museum experience for seventh-grade math and science students. “Not everyone can come to the museum, but the museum should come to everybody,” Peter Tush, curator of education at Dalí, said. Spearheading USFSP’s involvement is Benjamin Smet, the College of Education graduate program recruiter. Smet, with other USFSP education faculty, is writing the curriculum for the Dalí Mobile. This project comes from the “Blue Sky Initiative,” the Dalí Museum’s partnership with USFSP and other local organizations in order to combine resources. USFSP influenced decisions made regarding the mobile. Originally, Dalí Museum staff wanted to target seventh-grade art students. Smet convinced them to target math and science students. The choice to reach math and science classes reflects the STEAM initiative. A current trend in education celebrates STEM: science, technology, engineering and math.
The added “A” in STEAM is the art component. Art isn’t disconnected from science and math, Tush said, explaining Salvador Dalí incorporated ideas of science and technology in his artwork. Reaching out to math and science students presents a natural way to build on some of the ideas at the museum, he added. Currently, Florida mandates a maximum of 22 students in math and science classes. Because of the small size, the Dalí Mobile can work with math and science classes easier than art classes. According to Smet, up to 11 students at a time will go aboard the mobile. Remaining students will stay outside the mobile to do an interactive project regarding sonar and senses. Tush noted that by working with math and science students, the number of students reached would be greater, but in the process, art students would also be involved. Smet and his team are working to ensure the mobile meets Common Core Standards that seventh-grade students should be mastering. They want the program to enhance the teacher’s curriculum and not be a distraction. Smet is preparing pre- and post-curriculum to accompany the Dalí Mobile
visit, and teachers will have a choice whether they want to teach a weeklong or three-day lesson based on the Dalí Mobile trip. In order to ensure the curriculum is meeting the teacher’s needs and is not a distraction, USFSP and the Dalí will partner with teachers at Largo Middle School. The school recently enacted a STEAM program, with influence from its assistant principal, Susan Hedburg, who attended USFSP. The design of the mobile is still being modified, but according to Tush, the inside is intended to look like a “Dalinean landscape,” melting interior and all. The front of the vehicle has a TV with a sensor -driven eye that will watch students as they enter. Several iPads in the interior also have eyes. The current design enables students to photograph themselves with the iPad and pixelate the image, Smet said. This is reminiscent of Dalí’s piece “Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea which at Twenty Meters Becomes the Portrait of Abraham Lincoln.” The vehicle is being designed by Creative Arts Unlimited, a company that designs children’s libraries, hospitals and similar vehicles,
including projects for Disney and All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. According to Tush, this project was inspired by the Art Mobile, a portable building that traveled to Pinellas County elementary schools from 2007 to 2011. Because this vehicle required an expensive electric hookup to operate, it could only travel to schools in Pinellas County. Museum Director Hank Hine wanted a more mobile vehicle that could go to more schools. While talking to Elliot Wiser, Bay News 9 creator and president at the time, Hine discovered Bay News 9 was in the process of buying a new vehicle. Wizer donated the old vehicle to the Dalí Museum. Tush said the museum originally wanted to start the program this fall, but expenses have pushed the project back. The Dalí Museum board and education committee are meeting to discuss ideas regarding the cost of the vehicle. A vehicle was donated by Bay News 9, but renovation costs may end up too high. Tush hopes the vehicle will be ready to visit schools by fall 2014, but he realizes the cost of the project could push the start date back further.
Parking appeals will occupy SG court Continued from front page The process is already in place at USF Tampa and a few other state colleges, such as the University of North Florida. One reason Johnson and DeFraties wanted to bring this practice to USFSP was to give more work to the Supreme Court, establishing something constant for it to do. It will also give the court a way to unite with other SG branches, serving students in conjunction.
Johnson said the change will give students a way to appeal to other students rather than university officials. Students feel more comfortable talking in front of their peers than a committee, he said. It will also give a new challenge to SG. However, Johnson wants to stress the point that even though students will appeal in front of other students, the guidelines will remain the same. The court went through
two training sessions, prompting them to take appeal cases seriously and not go easy. Although they will be able to use more discretion than the previous appeals committee, simple ignorance of a rule will still not be excuse. Defenses such as, “You’re a student, so you know what I’m going through,” or other defenses related to being “fellow students” will not work either, Johnson said.
The new process is still being worked on and should be in effect later in the semester. SG will give a presentation to the student body explaining the process before it starts, so students will know how it works.
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Pool’s outlook, ‘not good’ Oppenheim discovered it would cost about $750,000 to replace the pool, matching its current standards. The Waterfront’s pool was not originally built as a university swimming pool. Between the years of 1939 and 1950, the USFSP campus was a U.S. Maritime Service Training Station. The swimming pool was built to serve those training on campus. “We don’t want to build a pool for what we were,” Oppenheim said. “We want to build a pool for what we are.”
Building a pool to fit USFSP means building a “state of the art leisure pool,” Oppenheim said. A pool built to these standards could cost $1.5 million. Last year, the Waterfront planned to build a new pool using the Capital Improvement Trust Fund, which is used for construction related projects. Though students pay CITF fees, they are separate from activity and service fees. A university legislative vote made in May capped CTIF spending at no more than 30 percent of the total at a time. This means the
Waterfront would only have access $1.1 million for the pool, which Oppenheim said, “wouldn’t get us a pool to take us into the future.” Since there isn’t enough money in the CITF, there are no definite dates to replace the pool. For now, the Waterfront staff must wait. Oppenheim doesn’t know how much water is leaking into the ground, but he knows water loss is happening at an increasing rate. Two sources now fill the pool with water. The filter constantly recycles water through, and a hose t
extends from the Waterfront office when weather conditions don’t provide enough replacement water. Balancing the chemicals in the pool has also become increasingly difficult, as chemicals leak into the ground with the water. “It’s not good,” Oppenheim said.
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ROTC grads receive high ranks, careers Continued from front page
“The best benefits are intangible. It places students in leadership positions, starting from freshman year,” J. Eric Schulze, assistant professor of military science, said. Students plan and execute their own curriculum programming while instructors supervise.
Student lounge becomes success center
Junior year is the busiest for ROTC cadets. Each month, juniors rotate positions to get a feel of various leadership roles. Brown’s latest exercise as a platoon sergeant involved drafting the personal training schedule and maintaining information flow
By Jacob Coonfare Crow’s Nest Correspondent
“There’s not many programs where you have a guaranteed job once you graduate.” Brown spends his days studying political science, completing paperwork and training for the ROTC program. He bonds with other ROTC grunts, watching seniors for guidance, and sometimes receiving a little “tough love.” Brown aims to sleep eight hours each night, but when he works the night shift at Pier 1 Imports followed by a 5 a.m. rucksack inspection, a full night’s sleep becomes impossible. “I have to set alarms two or three times to wake-up,” Brown said. He’ll continue to sleep if he doesn’t. Aspiring cadets spend three to five days a week in physical training and specialized coursework to enhance their knowledge for the Army. Navigation is the most difficult subject for Brown, which he studies for two to five hours a week within his coursework. “He’s got a quick mind and good work ethic. He’s very hungry for knowledge and experience,” Schulze said.
between ROTC program leaders. After advancing in their junior year, cadets lock into a system that prepares them for an evaluation in Washington. Cadets are evaluated for all the essential skills and ranked accordingly. ROTC graduates leave college with a commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. “We are to commission confident, agile and adaptive thinkers and leaders and officers in the U.S. Army,” Schulze said. “There’s not many programs where you have a guaranteed job once you graduate.”
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ROTC junior Kristofer Brown in full cadet garb, preparing to serve the country
Clubs fundraise for ‘green’ conference By Amanda Starling Staff Reporter USF St. Petersburg’s environmentally focused campus organizations are seeking funds for a trip to Pittsburgh to attend the Power Shift conference, a project of the Energy Action Coalition. Every two years, the conference invites students from universities across the country to discuss “the movement to fight fracking, divest from fossil fuels, build a clean energy future and stop the climate crisis.” Power Shift began in 2007 as a national youth climate summit that has hosted political leaders including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson. More than 10,000 people attended the last conference in
2009. The 2013 conference, held Oct. 18 to 21, is expected to match it. If funding is achieved for the conference, USFSP students in attendance would interact with keynote speakers and discuss green options for various campuses. “This is really an opportunity for a lot of the students to get their feet wet and see what the movement is all about so that when they come back, they’re empowered to go and make and rebuild connections,” said Lauren Reilly, who is planning the trip. Twenty-seven USFSP students attended the last Power Shift conference, thanks to a $4,000 donation from the Sierra Club. Students involved with the Student Green Energy Fund, the Gardening Club and the Science Club each requested and received funding from student government
for 20 students to attend the trip. Cost per student for entry to the conference is $80. Each club secured enough money to finance lodging and travel, as well as $36 of spending money per day for each student. “Clubs show how much interest there is and what need there is,” Alyssa Winston, assistant director of SGEF, said. “We even have a lot of people who aren’t environmental science majors going.” For food, public transportation and other various expenses, the organizations agreed to fundraise. Planned fundraisers included an Oct. 3 Tavern event with $1 beer purchase proceeds, raffles and buy-in games. The event raised $182.50 with more than 30 attendees. “It’s always a good idea to have extra funding and I don’t want to ask for extra funding that we don’t
really need if we didn’t have a fundraiser,” Reilly said. “We wanted to meet student government halfway.” The next fundraiser is a sidewalk sale at the St. Pete Indie Market on Oct. 12. Combined talents from different students in the clubs, from jewelry crafters to planters, have made it easier to fundraise. “The key to having a successful fundraiser is assessing the kind of talents you have in your group,” Reilly said. Students anticipate bringing “green” ideas back to implement in their various organizations at USFSP.
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Davis Lounge was closed this summer to undergo a transformation into a new study and tutoring spot. The Academic Success Center situated in Terrace 301 will be making the move to Davis Hall, re-opening as the Student Success Center. It will continue to provide the same services, which include walk-in tutoring and workshops, along with some new offerings. Vivian Fueyo, interim regional vice chancellor for academic affairs, is overseeing the project of making the space into the new SSC. It is one of her first initiatives in the position, which she assumed this summer. “There will be cubicles for students to take exams that they may have missed in class as well as areas to have small group presentations and tutoring. We are also hoping to get a Smartboard for the study sessions down the road,” Fueyo said. “[It] will be a focused center for academic support.” The SSC will be open to everyone who needs tutoring support. Hours of operation are to be determined, but according to Fueyo, it will be open after 5 p.m. to accommodate students who have night classes or who work during the day. The SSC is an effort to ensure students have a place to go when they are struggling in a certain subject. “I wish I could have had help in math when I was in college,” Fueyo said. “We really want the SSC to be an environment that is inviting, that students want to go to.” The SSC will also provide opportunities for those students wishing to tutor others. The Academic Success Center provides a Tutor Training Program that gives students hands-on training on how to effectively tutor. The SSC will continue the process of students teaching students. Involvement in the program may even lead to employment for those seeking part-time work. “Every USFSP faculty member is committed to student success. That is what makes this so exciting,” Fueyo said. Construction is near completion. The SSC is anticipated to open by the end of October and will take walk-ins at any time for any subject. news@crowsneststpete.com
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Songs about Animals a playlist By Erin Murphy Staff Reporter
Animals are everywhere — in the air, in the trees, in the bushes … and digging through your garbage cans for scraps. But before you call animal control, stop and ponder all the inspiration and beauty that animals have provided humankind throughout the ages. Here is a collection of songs to help he process along. As you listen, know that Old McDonald commends you. By Erin Murphy Staff Reporter When it comes to obeying the law, most of us tend to comply, so as to not secure a spot in prison next to some guy with a tattoo of his mother’s face. But there are laws here in America that many of us may have no knowledge of. In fact, you could be breaking the law right now! Rule breakers beware. These strange but true laws will make your jaywalking look tame. Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. Florida Guess you’re going to have to save that ball gown for another time, dudes. It is illegal to get a fish drunk. - Ohio We’ve all been there: Sitting in the pub, sipping some bubbly, when suddenly our eyes alight on Flounder, swimming in his little fish bowl behind the bar. But don’t even think about buying the little fella a drink. It’s against the law, son. It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun. - New York As long as you’re not enjoying it, however, it’s perfectly fine. You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit. - Wyoming Hmm, something about this one just seems a hare out of place. Some bunny should repeal it. It is a misdemeanor to shoot any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale. - California Rest in peace, Willy. Rest in peace. The harassing of Bigfoot, Sasquatch or other undiscovered subspecies is a felony. Washington If this doesn’t prove the existence of Bigfoot, I don’t know what will. It is illegal to park in front of Dunkin Donuts. - South Berwick, Maine Disobey and reap the wrath of an angry pastry employee!! Serving alcohol at a bingo game is not allowed. - North Carolina And the elderly bingo playing population of North Carolina revolts! It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church. - Alabama “Excuse me sir, but I find your false facial hair extremely distracting!” It is illegal to wear sagging pants. - Collinsville, Illinois The people of Collinsville: 1. Swag: 0. Mooses (meese?) may not be viewed from an airplane. - Alaska They like their privacy.
“The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)” By Ylvis Two brothers from Norway realized that the fox doesn’t have a signature sound like a cat, dog or a cow — and thus was born one of the most ridiculous song concepts ever imagined. At first glance, this music video may just look like a bunch of yuppies prancing around the forest in suits and fox masks. However, it’s actually a clever parody of all of the very horrible pop music we are exposed to on a daily basis. 92 million views, and counting.
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“The Unicorn” By Shel Silverstein If you’ve ever been to an Irish pub, odds are you have heard this song (made popular by the Irish Rovers). It gets better the more you drink — and if you drink enough, the unicorn might actually show up to split a pint with
“Piggies” By the Beatles As it turns out, human beings are selfish, and most songs about animals are actually just some kind of metaphor for a person doing something stupid. However, no song seems more appropriate during the government shutdown
“Hungry Like the Wolf” Duran Duran Just when you thought the ‘80s were over, people started listening to poppy, over-synthesized music and dressing like fops again. Oh well. At least these guys used to do it with some style. “Rooster” By Alice in Chains Giant angry roosters that can’t be killed, oh my. Time to send in Colonel Sanders.
than this George Harrison tune that compares those in power to nicely-dressed pigs squabbling in the mud. If you’re feeling less political and more whimsical, try “Blackbird,” “Rocky Raccoon” or “Octopus’s Garden.” “Little Yellow Spider” By Devendra Banhart Next time you see a spider, don’t smash it! It might just be part of a mystical animal parade like the one in this song by former psychedelic folk artist Devendra Banhart (that name says it all). His more recent endeavors have taken him into DIY electronic pop — if that sounds more like your cup of tea, give “Your Fine Petting Duck” a listen.
“The Mariner’s Revenge Song” By The Decemberists At eight minutes and 45 seconds, this epic song recounts the
tale of a young lad whose mother is wronged by a gambling, drunkard scallywag. On her deathbed, she makes her son promise to hunt the man down and take revenge. The boy’s search eventually takes him out to sea, where his ship is destroyed by a giant whale. He finds the one he seeks in its belly, of all places. With plenty of accordion and tambourine, this spooky sea shanty is perfect for an October swig of rum. “Whale” By Yellow Ostrich And even more whales! In this song, the three-piece indie rock band invites a whale to go swimming with them. No cannonballs, please. “Flight of the Bumblebee” By Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Music collective promotes local scene A new club seeks concert junkies and music enthusiasts who want to do more than just attend shows. By Vivian O’Grady Crow’s Nest Correspondent The Live Music Collective aims to be an on-campus hub for students to share their love of music. Kristin Stigaard, founder and president, started the club at the beginning of the semester out of a desire to combine her love of music with campus involvement. “I am a huge music lover and have been working in the concert scene since 2006, so I have a lot of experience with live music,” Stigaard said, also noting that she wanted to bring something new to USF St. Petersburg. The Live Music Collective will plan two to three live music-oriented events on campus each year. According to Stigaard, their goal is to create a collaborative effort with the community to sponsor events and educational programs, and to facilitate the growth of the music industry in St. Petersburg. They will also maintain a blog that plans to feature concert and album reviews, music news, a live music calendar, concert information and a music business referral
network. More than 40 people have requested to join the Live Music Collective group on Facebook. Samantha Allen, a freshman at USFSP, said that she is not interested in being involved with most clubs on campus, but the Live Music Collective sounds like one she would like to join. “Music has been part of my life since I was a kid, and it’s helped me through some pretty rough patches as a teenager,” Allen said. Stigaard said she is optimistic that the club will continue to spark student interest. “We aim to get involved in putting on concerts on and off campus, promoting other events, having guest speakers who are music industry professionals and come together for the love and experience that is live music,” she said. The Live Music Collective meets every Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Ocean Room of the University Student Center. The blog can be found at livemusiccollective. tumblr.com.
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Kristin Stigaard volunteered in the ticket booth at Don’t Stop St. Pete on Saturday, Oct. 5, with other live music collective members.
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Community driven writer’s club provides creative outlet By Erin Murphy Staff Reporter
Writers of all kinds will now have an official way to meet and collaborate thanks to the new USF St. Petersburg Writer’s Club. “I’ve harbored a passion for writing since shortly after I began to read,” said club founder John Funke, who was drawn to the medium as a means of escaping his childhood “in the mundane Midwest.” “Throughout my youth, writing was a vehicle of escape. I could, at will, delve into a realm that allowed me, a farm boy, to enhance and even expand my world that was for the most part bound by cornfields and cow pastures.” The club aims to give creative types like Funke a place to share their imaginative endeavors, with an emphasis on sharing and critiquing one another’s work. “There are scores of students on campus who may not have access to a collaborating group specifically interested in writing,” Funke said. “I imagined that in a club, a social setting, this would be an effective environment for those fledgling writers to grow.”
Writer’s Club Vice President Jonah King agrees. “The club essentially just wants to be a community of writers,” King said. “There’s so much you can learn when you get another perspective or input. Ideas spread and start flowing, and that’s how great writers develop.” It’s the notion of community that drives Writer’s Club meetings. Members are encouraged to share a part of their most recent work, and then a group discussion follows. “We open up the floor to everyone to present their pieces, and we give our constructive criticisms, thoughts, opinions and discussions,” King said of a typical meeting. This sound board of other artists helps to reinforce creativity and confidence in young writers. “I believe every writer wants to be read,” Funke said. “Our desire is to give and receive input from others, not to measure our growth and accomplishment, but to broaden our perspective and build our skills. Often, an invitation to grow is all that is needed to boost a student’s confidence and increase their skills.”
The idea of writers helping other writers hone their craft means that students don’t necessarily have to be accomplished authors to join. The club will be open to all USFSP students. “The talent [great writers] bring to the club can be an inspiration to the members struggling to improve,” Funke said. “I vigorously encourage them to join the Writer’s Club. My hope is that it will successfully facilitate and encourage the development of our young writers to become excellent writers.” The Writer’s Club holds meetings twice a week, for scheduling convenience, at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and 5 p.m. on Thursdays in the Coral Room of the University Student Center.
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Ezra Huleatt of New York City’s grit-pop band Black Taxi plays before St. Petersburg’s 600 block at Don’t Stop St. Pete. See a full review of the music festival online at crowsneststpete.com.
A Month in Movies “Prisoners” (Released Sept. 20)
By Matthew Thomas
“Riddick” (Released Sept. 6)
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Picking up shortly after the original ended, “Insidious Chapter 2” continues the tale of this haunted family while going back into their past. The scares are not as fresh, but it does benefit from the filmmakers’ willingness to go into even weirder territory. - Rent It
playboy James Hunt, played by Chris Hemsworth, and Niki Lauda, played by Daniel Brühl. The movie treats you to some exhilarating races, as well as some graphic imagery, when the races don’t go well. - See It
“Gravity” (Released Oct. 4)
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star as two astronauts who end up stranded in space after an accident. Definitely see “Gravity” in This movie is an honest take IMAX 3D if you can. Its only on relationships that divulges “Cloudy with a Chance flaw is that the human drama into the details about sex that cannot match up to the specpeople don’t like to talk about. of Meatballs 2” tacle provided by the out-of(Released Sept. 27) “Don Jon” is “500 Days of this-world special effects. Summer” if it were written by -See It An inventor, a meteoroloSeth Rogen and directed by Danny Boyle, except better. gist, a cop, a former child actor, “Runner, Runner” It manages to be a great date a cameraman, a sardine salesmovie, but at the same time, man and a talking monkey (Released Oct. 4) it would be a horrible idea to visit an island. This animated Despite an interesting adventure is the punch line “Thanks For Sharing” take a date to see this. to that joke. Picking up just premise that brings you into - See It (Released Sept. 20) seconds after where the first the world of online poker, movie ended, this sequel “Runner, Runner,” starring “Thanks For Sharing” moves just as fast but without Justin Timberlake and Ben “Rush” focuses on the hardships of the fun and originality that Affleck, wastes it potential (Released Sept. 27) sex addiction from the perthe first provided. The vil- by borrowing clichés already spective of three interconIf watching “Fast & lain spends most of his time seen in better movies. One nected New Yorkers all in different stages of their lives. Furious” makes you want to undermining the relationship could walk out of the movie The movie features fine acting get into a street race after- between Flint Lockwood and halfway through, knowing from the cast that includes ward, “Rush” will make you his friends, the very relation- exactly how it’ll end. Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth want to drive around as care- ship that made the first movie -Rent It Paltrow and Tim Robbins. fully as possible. With dangers work so well. At least the The downside is that the that come with Formula One movie still has food puns, and story is disjointed as it hops racing looming around every kids should like it. - Rent It from character to character, turn, “Rush” tells the story and it suffers from a less than of the 1976 rivalry between life@crowsneststpete.com
“Prisoners” is about two families that have to deal with Vin Diesel plays the titu- their daughters getting kidlar character stranded on a napped on Thanksgiving Day. planet trying to survive the Two storylines run parallel elements along with two as a detective, played by Jake groups of bounty hunters. The Gyllenhaal, investigates the back to basics setup works for kidnappings while the fathers the third movie of this series. of each family, Hugh Jackman The movie is violent fun, but and Terrence Howard, decide the writing and storytelling to take matters into their own hands. leave much to be desired. - See It - Rent It “Insidious Chapter (Released Sept. 13)
satisfying climax. - Rent It “Don Jon” (Released Sept. 27)
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October 7, 2013 | Volume 48 | Issue 07
Editorial
The government shutdown and you The effects of the government shutdown may not be apparent to all, but whether its lack of research funding or inaccessibility to government archives, college students are seeing the consequences.
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A week has passed since the U.S. government shutdown began, and Republicans and Democrats continue to debate the fate of the new national health care law with no definite solution in sight. According to the Washington Post, some 710,000 to 770,000 federal employees have been sent home across the country, while another 1.3 million have had their paychecks delayed. Though the daily lives of most college students have seen few noticeable affects, a continuation of the shutdown may come with serious implications that should be noted. Public universities, such as USF, will be impacted most heavily, as many federally funded programs have been halted or delayed. Distribution of government funding for research has been stalled in many cases. Research funding is just one of the expenses the government apparently deems “nonessential.” According to an article by the Huffington Post, time-dependent research in medicine and science
may face the toughest brunt, as missing even a few days can have serious consequences. Some projects may be canceled entirely, with little opportunity to start over in the future. Pell grants, which provide financial aid based on need to undergraduate students, are still being processed and distributed. However, with fewer employees around to process them, payment will likely be slowed. Paychecks for students with federal work-study jobs may see a similar fate. The government has also deemed rape investigations nonessential. Investigations of sexual assaults on college campuses have also been put on hold. According to the Huffington Post, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has been forced to shut down investigations of universities that have allegedly violated the federal gender equity law regarding the handling of sexual violence. The restrictions are affecting at least eight universities. The Office for Civil Rights is also prohibited
from conducting follow-up reviews until the shutdown ends. The nation’s five federal military service academies are facing the heat as well, leaving the collegiate regimens we expect to be most orderly, completely out of whack. When the shutdown began, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy was forced to cease normal operations all together, according to a report by Politico. Other academies have had to cancel classes and sacrifice resources, like library books, while the shutdown continues. Students using federal veteran assistance will find that all U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs hotlines have been turned off, including the mainline cited on the department’s “Contact Us” page. A more widespread, but less pressing, consequence – many scholarly resources are not being updated during the shutdown. Students seeking information from federally run websites like the U.S. Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics or NASA.gov will be redirected to a page reading, “Due to the lapse in federal government
Toxic Waste
By Kati Lacker
Throwback Oct. 9, 1967 -- Che Guevara, revolutionary and guerilla leader, was executed by the Bolivian army. After the U.S. backed army got off Guevara’s hands as proof of death, he was buried in an unmarked grave. His remains were later found and sent back to Cuba in 1997 to be buried during a special ceremony. Guevara played an important role in Fidel Castro’s seizure of power during the Cuban Revolution in 1959 and strongly opposed
U.S. control in Latin America. Guevara is seen as a hero and a symbol of anti-imperialism and revolution for some, but others see him as being responsible for the hundreds of deaths in the prisons during the Cuban Revolution.
funding, this website is not available,” or a similar message. Other federally funded websites, such as the U.S. Copyright Office, remain accessible but will not be updated until the shutdown ends. This means inquiries and submissions to these sites are unprocessed for the time being. All requests under the federal Freedom of Information Act are also being put on hold, effectively revoking our freedom to federal information. College students may also face indirect repercussions when it comes to health. The Huffington Post reported officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now unable to support a seasonal influenza program. At the Food and Drug Administration, the majority of food safety, nutrition and cosmetic activities are no longer being supported, and the National Institutes of Health will no longer accept new patients applying for clinical treatments.
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October 7, 2013 | Volume 48 | Issue 07
A new meaning to crappy art Yale students continue to make national headlines, Making a case last time with sex, this time — with their own poop. for Kanye By Tyler Killette Staff Columnist Do they reflect the primal instincts of human beings, relating us to cousin ape? Are they representative of one’s infantile helplessness brought on by the economy? Or, were the feces-stained T-shirts hung on a clothesline at one of Yale’s residential campuses simply a foul smelling prank? According to the Yale Daily News, students received an email at 3:35 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, from the.yale.poopetrator@gmail.com, with the subject “Airing some dirty laundry…” The body of the email said simply, “Last time, promise,” with a smiley face emoticon. The act came in response to a previous fecal matter (heh), where someone was placing human stool, urine or and/or food in running dryers at another of Yale’s residential colleges (which seems to be the Ivy League term for dorm), leaving students’ clothes with an
unpleasant baked-on odor (Chanel No. 2, anyone?). Whether the ‘poopetrator’ is an artistic genius or a freshman with too much spare time, he or she seems to be gaining the attention they were seeking. Chances are, the suspect piggybacked off the original dryer-soiling student to steal the spotlight. But who knows? Maybe the ‘poopetrator’ has been one person all along, with one very loaded plan. Using bodily fluids — and in this case, solids — to make art is no new phenomenon. In 1961, Italian conceptual artist Piero Manzoni pooed into 90 tin cans, valuing each at their weight in gold to fluctuate according to market. In 1987, Andres Serano photographed a plastic crucifix submerged in his own urine, dubbing it “Piss Christ.” A few years ago, while Ingrid Berthon-Moine was still in high school, she photographed a series of
women wearing varying shades of red lipstick. The lipstick was their own menstrual blood. (Side note: Instead of CoverGirl’s easy, breezy beautiful, she could have used the slogan moody, bloated, irritable. I should pitch that to her.) Taking bodily product usage to a completely new level, Polpette Al Grasso Di Marco had some of his own body fat sucked out and combined it with ground beef to make meatballs. He even fed them to unsuspecting dinner guests. Forced cannibalism … not sure what the rules on that are in the United States, but it is apparently not illegal in Chile. In my opinion, as an experienced babysitter and hence changer of doo ridden diapers, the ‘poopetrator’s’ T-shirt stains look more like mud or melted chocolate. However, I don’t blame anyone for failing to test the legitimacy of the ordure. If the dung is in fact phony, it sort of detracts from the act’s
overall statement (which I’m still trying to determine). We may never know why this student chose to display his or her droppings high above Yale’s cobblestone roads. Maybe Yale art students have outgrown traditional art supplies, such as oil paints and canvas, and needed something new. To some, this may be the work of an excrement visionary. Disclaimer: This is not a challenge to USF St. Petersburg art students. Please do not use bodily fluids to make art, at least not on campus. Also, did you notice I used nine synonyms for the word poop? Nine!
Tyler Killette is a senior majoring in mass communications and editor-in-chief. She can be reached at tkillette@mail.usf.edu
Shutdown hits harder in D.C. By Joey Vars Guest Columnist With St. Petersburg’s pristine beaches, endless downtown waterfront and world-class museums, it’s sometimes easy to forget that there’s a life beyond the Bay. All this talk of government shutdown makes it seem like there’s no longer a functioning government, that there’ll be panic in the streets and civilization as we know it will crumble. However, none of that is true, or at least, not in the Tampa Bay area. The last two months, I’ve been working at NASA in Washington, D.C., just a half-mile from both houses of Congress, and a short metro ride away from the “man” himself. In a town where the government is the town, the threat of shutdown provided a very real threat to our daily lives. Unlike Tampa Bay, the majority of the surrounding 60-mile region of Washington, D.C., is directly involved in the government, whether as civil servants or as contractors. Of the roughly 2,500,000 working citizens of the metropolitan area, about a quarter of them work for the federal government. A large concentration of those people is employed within a 10-mile
radius of downtown Washington, D.C. Of these, roughly a third or so are furloughed, or given a temporary unpaid leave of absence due to the special needs of a company. While this doesn’t directly affect every individual in the region, there’s still a sizable economic impact. Some government employees are unable to pay their bills, pump money into the local economy and do their jobs effectively. This latter is the most widespread issue, domestically and internationally, and is largely the only effect the Bay area will feel from this shutdown. Any federally-employed, nonessential personnel in Tampa Bay are furloughed like everyone else. However, the federal government consists of such a small part of the regional economy that the results are essentially negligible. More felt is the inability to access government websites or social media accounts. Any individuals who applied for passports will have to wait even longer for their documents to be processed. Federal loans will also be on a standstill, which affects financial aid for students if it lasts long enough. Nationwide, more than 800,000 federal employees have been furloughed, which has the potential
to soon effect state governments. Tourists to national parks and monuments have been turned away since Tuesday morning, including those here in the District of Columbia. I happen to work for the government agency most affected by the government shutdown – NASA. Of our 18,250 employees, 97 percent, or about 17,700, are currently not working or receiving pay. More than a quarter of the remaining 3 percent are based at the Johnson Space Center solely because they need to monitor the systems on the International Space Station. Two of those 550 people are the reason the rest need to show up to work, regardless of pay. The lives of Michael Hopkins and Karen Nyberg depend on them, as they live 250 miles above the surface of the Earth, traveling at 17,500 mph on the International Space Station. The other four crew members are not employees of NASA. The social media accounts I manage for the agency are inoperative, not moderated and abandoned until we receive the budget to use them again. All of our websites, digital archives and television programming are offline as well. The shutdown of the government
has brought about a slew of finger pointing, from political analysts and lay people alike. I’ve seen numerous times — on all forms of social media, both on my personal accounts and on the NASA accounts — that the space agency is to blame for the lack of government funds. However, our entire budget makes up less than one-half of 1 percent of the entire federal budget. It has been predicted that the shutdown will last until around the time of the government’s debt ceiling deadline of Oct. 17. For now, all that us federal employees can do is sit back and try to enjoy our time off. It’d be a great time to take in some of the local attractions, like the Smithsonian’s, except they’re closed. I suppose I could run the National Mall again, except it too is closed. But no one’s really able to monitor that. This leaves me with racking up dozens of miles on my road bike, going from one end of the district to the other. That is, of course, until the bike trail is shut down due to lack of funds. Joey Vars is a junior at USFSP currently on a six-month internship at NASA HQ in Washington, D.C. He can be reached at vars1@mail. usf.edu.
By Jonah King Guest Columnist This will never be the popular opinion as long as Kanye West exists. Just like how I never got along with the girls in high school who obsessed over One Direction and Miley Cyrus. I watched about 15 minutes of “Miley: The Movement,” an MTV documentary about Cyrus’ latest album and re-emergence into celebrity tabloid prominence. I decided to switch the station because I respect valuable entertainment. Why don’t we consider West as valuable entertainment? I’m one of his few addicted fans, and if you haven’t seen the hourlong special with Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1, I recommend finding it on YouTube. West doesn’t do many interviews, which makes the piece so valuable when trying to understand him. Whether you hate or love the guy, there’s no denying his artistic intelligence. I was inspired by his words, meaning and intention. The selfish, egotistical maniac the public personifies him as stems from their attempts to understand his music. West doesn’t like anything the way it is because he believes he has to improve upon “the product,” as he calls it. Artists will tirelessly slave to develop and brand themselves, and West is one of those artists. In the interview, there is much about West’s struggles to transition into the fashion world. He references “Wreck-It Ralph” because he is viewed as Sarah Silverman’s character Vannelope. She is a glitch in the code of a video game. West’s code is to design clothes, but in the game of fashion, he is seen as an outsider because he’s an entertainment celebrity. West also goes into many explanations about his music, which mostly surround his recent “Yeezus” release. He seems to rant for most of the interview, and Lowe lets him speak his mind. West can come off as philosophic but also overzealous. However, recognizing the context in which he speaks, his points are extremely valid. I advise readers to go into West and Lowe’s interview with an open mind, and to listen to West’s intentions, as an artist and as a human being. Jonah King is a freshman who enjoys writing and recording rap music. He can be reached at jonahking@mail.usf.edu
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November 13, 2012 | Volume 47 | Issue 12
This week in USF football... South Florida 26 Cincinnati 20 1 2 3 4 F Cin. 21 14 14 0 - 49 USF 7 0 0 14 - 21
Team Comparison
Cin. USF 1st downs 21 12 3rd down eff. 7-14 5-15 4th down eff 0-1 0-0 Total yards 350 241 Passing 240 129 Comp-att 24-36 11-18 Yards per pass 6.7 7.2 Rushing 110 112 Rusing Attempts 33 37 Yards per rush 3.3 3.0 Penalties 5-39 5-45 Turnovers 4 1 Fumbles lost 2 1 Interceptions 2 0 Time of possession 29:26 30:34
Top perfomers Passing
att comp. yds td int B. Kay - CIN 36 24 6.7 3 2
Rushing
car yds avg TD lg M. Pierre - USF 16 61 3.8 0 21
Receiving
rec yds avg TD lg A. McClung - CIN 8 90 11.3 0 17
American Conf. Standings conf. overall
w-l pf pa w-l pf pa strk
Louisville 1-0 30 7 5-0 222 34 W5 Houston 1-0 22 13 4-0 174 80 W4 Rutgers 1-0 55 52 4-1 200 138 W4 UCF 1-0 24 17 4-1 159 83 W1 USF 1-0 26 20 1-4 84 171 W1 UConn 0-0 0 0 0-4 72 130 L4 Cincinnati 0-1 20 26 3-2 159 87 L1 Memphis 0-1 17 24 1-3 77 76 L1 SMU 0-1 52 55 1-4 136 216 L3 Temple 0-2 20 52 0-5 79 136 L5
SAISA Women’s Fall Champs Charleston, S.C. TOT 1. Eckerd 37 2. Charleston 39 3. USF 42 4. Miami 47 5. Jacksonville 76 6. N.C. State 95
SAISA South Points-4
Hosted by Florida TOT 1. Eckerd 12 2. Jacksonville 24 3. USF 28 4. New College 34 5. Rollins 37 6. Florida State 46 7. Florida 53 8. FGCU 54
Date: Saturday, Oct. 12 Time: Noon Location: Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Conn. TV/Radio: ESPN 3, 98.7 The Fan
2011 L 16-10 2010 L 19-16 2009 L 29-27 2008 W 17-13
Bulls rally behind Giddins By Mike Hopey Staff Reporter When USF defensive lineman Ryne Giddins made the defensive play of the game on fourth and inches late against Cincinnati, it was with a heavy heart. Just 24 hours before the Bulls 26-20 victory over the Bearcats, the Seffner native buried his mother Sabrina. The elder Giddins had battled uterine cancer. “For him to go through what he’s been going through and the energy he had in practice, you couldn’t even tell he was going through that,” said head coach Willie Taggart. “I was so impressed with him.” When Giddins entered the media room at Raymond James Stadium for his post-game press conference, he was holding the game ball. His inspirational performance of two tackles, including the fourth-and-inches play, was a rallying call for defense. “When things get tough we haven’t responded well,” Taggart said. “Our guys finally realized they got to continue playing football no matter what the situation is.” At the start of the fourth quarter, the Bearcats had only six first downs. In the last quarter, they picked up another 15. Cincinnati scored 14 points and if Giddins
and the defense hadn’t forced the turnover with 6:48 remaining, USF could be 0-5. USF was a problem for the Bearcats all night. Cincinnati’s first drive ended in a blocked field goal returned 75 yards by Nate Goodwin. Their second drive ended with the first of two interceptions by Mark Joyce. Add in the fumble returned 10 yards for a touchdown by DeDe Lattimore and the Bulls defense helped generate 13 points. Usually it’s the USF offense that helps defenses generate points, but in Saturday’s win the offense didn’t give up a score for the first time all season. “It goes back to what I’ve been telling our guys all year is making those winning plays, believing you can make those plays,” Taggart said. The Bulls held the Bearcats to 162 of their 350 total yards through the first three quarters. Cincinnati only started to get to the defense after the Bulls’ offense cooled off. The last four offensive possessions for USF all ended in punts, and the Bulls failed to convert a single first down. “We all talked about being 1 percent better and our football team did that today,” Taggart said. “We got to keep that mentality and stay in our cocoon and not let anything
else distract us from what we’re trying to do.” South Florida will have a chance to get better when they travel to play UConn on Oct. 12. The Huskies are a team in disarray. Not only are they 0-4 giving up more than 32 points a game but they have also fired their head coach, Paul Pasqualoni after a 41-12 road loss to the University of Buffalo. Taggart and the coaching staff will be looking for bigger contributions from guys like Joyce whose two interceptions where the most by a Bull since Nate Allen in 2009. Freshman Nigel Harris who has stepped in and started for the Bulls finished Saturday’s game four tackles. One and a half tackles were for loss. “I’m looking for guys who want the ball when things get tough,” Taggart said. “I’ve been getting that from a lot of our guys, ‘Coach run this, coach run that,’ and guys have stepped up to the plate.” Taggart said the Bulls would celebrate the victory over Cincinnati for 24 hours and then get right back to work to build of what they’ve done. “This victory gives us nothing but one win,” Taggart said.
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Rutgers wins wild one By Mike Hopey Staff Reporter
USF Sailing Results
five vs. UConn Connecticut Huskies Last 2012 W 13-6
Rutgers outlasted Southern Methodist in three overtimes to win 55-52 in Dallas. The SMU Mustangs scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to force overtime. After the teams traded touchdowns in the first two overtimes, the Mustangs had to settle for a field goal on the first possession of the third overtime. Rutgers walked off with the win when Justin Goodwin ran for a score from 17 yards out. SMU’s quarterback Garrett Gilbert accounted for all seven of the Mustangs touchdowns. The senior threw for 484 yards and five touchdowns. Gilbert also added two rushing touchdowns on 14 yards rushing. *** Central Florida had to make a comeback in the most bizarre way
imaginable to avoid the upset on the road against Memphis. The Tigers led UCF 17-10 with just over two minutes remaining. The Golden Knights had the ball on the Memphis one-yard line. On first and goal Strom Johnson fumbled the ball. Offensive tackle Chris Martin fell on the ball in the endzone for UCF’s tying score. On the ensuing kickoff the Tigers fumbled the ball and UCF’s Drico Johnson picked it up and returned it for the game winning score. Memphis had an opportunity to tie the game under a minute remaining but on third and goal the Tigers’ Paxton Lynch threw a game-ending interception. A week after he threw for 348 yards against South Carolina, UCF’s Blake Bortles came back to Earth with only 160 yards and no touchdowns.
*** Teddy Bridgewater threw for 348 yards and two touchdowns, as Louisville had no problem with Temple. The Cardinals rushed for 177 yards as a team in the 30-7 win. Temple who fell to 0-5, 0-2 in the American Conference, was all but shutout in the loss. Jalen Fitzpatrick found P.J. Walker for a nine-yard touchdown pass with 38 seconds remaining in the game. *** This week the AAC will be in prime on ESPN twice. On Thursday night, Rutgers will visit No.8 Louisville. On Friday, the Bearcats will visit Philadelphia to play the winless Temple Owls. The games are part of the conference’s television contract with ESPN, which puts most conference games on the networks stations. mhopey@mail.usf.edu
Quotes and Notes ... “The Bay Area likes to win. Everybody been down and out here. The bus had the hazard lights on. Now the bus is moving a little bit.” – Willie Taggart “It’s been a long, long time coming but I know a change is gonna come.” – Willie Taggart sang that Sam Cooke song to members of the press following his first victory as USF head coach. “Come on, put that phone up. First victory. Let me handle this.” – Willie Taggart jokingly yelling at a member of the press whose phone rang during the press conference. “Tonight Uncle Mo was on our side.” – Willie Taggart saying that momentum was finally with the Bulls. “Feels like we won the Super Bowl.” – Linebacker DeDe Lattimore on the victory. “When they scored to make it 26-20 I still knew we were going to win. It’s on our back to win this game still.” – Defensive back Mark Joyce. “You put in all this hard work and it doesn’t really pay off when you lose but when you get that W it feels so good.” – Quarterback Bobby Eveld who replaced starter Steven Bench in the first quarter after Bench injured his knee. “They always tell you you’re one snap away. I’m always going to prepare like I’m the starter.” – Bobby Eveld on his mindset coming into the game for the injured Bench. “When he first got hurt I started crying because that’s my brother. We are real real cool. It’s big shoes to fill. But whatever coach need me to do.” – Running back Michael Pierre on having to replace Marcus Shaw. Nick Temple led the Bearcats with eight total tackles. Temple and Adam Dempsey both managed to get to the Bulls’ Bobby Eveld for sacks. The Bearcats only turnover in the loss was a fumble recovery by Jeff Luc. Fidel Montgomery was the Bulls’ leading tackler with nine total tackles. The entire USF defense managed to tackled Cincinnati nine times for a loss totaling 30 yards.