The student newspaper at USF St. Petersburg
October 14, 2013 | Volume 48 | Issue 08
Ralph’s Mob harassed by rowdy Cosmos fans in NYC p. 8
‘Hell no, Monsanto!’ p. 3
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Smooth sailing with the Waterfront Students can sail away on a threenight voyage on USFSP’s Wanderer. By Jennifer Nesslar Staff Reporter
For $85, USF St. Petersburg students can experience three days of sunsets, sea breeze and maritime adventure while aboard a 37-foot sailboat. The opportunity, a part of the USFSP Waterfront’s adventure trip program, only requires students to bring clothes, sleeping bags and their sea legs. No sailing experience is needed. Andrew Porter, the Waterfront coordinator, leads the trips, which have been held for about seven years under the direction of Zac Oppenheim, assistant director of student life and engagement. Two trips are scheduled for this semester on Oct. 25 to 27 and Nov. 8 to 10. On each trip, students will leave Friday afternoon and return Sunday early evening. Porter said
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convert into beds. “It’s not primitive by any means,” Porter said. “It’s kind of like an efficiency apartment away from home.”
Porter thinks these trips encourage student bonding. For three days, those aboard share close quarters.
Each trip travels to a different location, depending on the group’s preference. The October trip will probably go to Indian Key by Eckerd College on the first day Emerson Point Preserve, where the Manatee River meets Tampa Bay, the second day, and return to USFSP on the third the day.
the actual departure times will vary depending on the location sailed to and the group participating. According to Porter, the Waterfront owns three keelboats,
in the 30 to 37-foot range. Previous trips only gathered enough interest to fill one boat, the 37-foot Wanderer, which sleeps six comfortably. Seats below the deck
See SAILING, p. 2
Club presidents work toward unity, traditions Student Government hosts a monthly panel for leaders of campus clubs and organizations to collaborate and achieve goals By Amanda Starling Staff Reporter Increased communications between Student Government and campus clubs are what SG Vice President Christa Hegedus hopes to achieve through the Council of
Club Presidents. “I plan on strengthening clubs and leaderships throughout the clubs because last year the clubs were pretty weak,” Hegedus said. “Annual traditions were struggling to even occur.” Each month, presidents of clubs and organizations meet to discuss events, goals, recruiting and traditions. Collaborations, such as one between the Longboarding Club and Harborside Activities Board, along with marketing strategies, are common topics at meetings. The Council of Club Presidents has been active for more than three years. The monthly meeting began in 2010 when James Scott was student body president. According to Hegedus, the purpose was to create
a “unified, whole idea of the campus from the student perspective.” Activity from previous vice presidents was light, keeping the council sparsely active. When current president Mark Lombardi-Nelson served as a vice president in the 2010-2011 school year, the council only met twice a semester with representatives from seven clubs. The council did not meet when Jimmy Richards was vice president last year. The lack of meetings caused inconsistencies in forming traditions and conflicts in event planning, Hegedus said. New goals for the council include supporting individual events and creating an event calendar on PeteSync, an
online tool for campus clubs and organizations. Hegedus has made it a priority to meet with the council monthly to address PPCOs: potentials, problems, concerns and outcomes. An issue many clubs and organizations faced was knowledge of their own histories. With little guidance from predecessors, clubs may lose records of formation and goals. Lauren Reilly, a veteran of SG and campus organizations, has filled some gaps in club histories and kept an open ear for criticism and ideas at the council’s meetings this semester. “I’d really like to see [the council] as a working group,” Reilly said. “It’s going to be a really empowering
process for everybody.” Suggestions to prevent loss of goals and histories include creating club handbooks and guides to train newly elected presidents in their roles before each school year. Hegedus said many clubs remained active during summer 2013, which may have contributed to the increased turnout for 2013 council meetings. “It was nice to meet some of the other clubs and get ideas on obtaining and retaining more members,” said John Veneziano, president of the Fishing Conservationists Club.
See COUNCIL, p. 3
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October 7, 2013| Volume 48 | Issue 07
Big consequences for drug use News Briefs Monday, Oct. 7 Come hear the story of the kids who created the modern skateboard culture and maybe win a free longboard! The Longboarding Club will show the movie “Lords of Dogtown,” based on the story of the legendary Z-Boys. There will be free food and prizes, including a longboard. The showing begins at 8 p.m. in the USC Ballroom. Wednesday, Oct. 16 The second research colloquium of the semester features students who studied in Moldova during spring break 2013 as a part of Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan’s class. USFSP graduate student Marissa Wyant will present on “Moldova’s Path to Accession to the European Union.” The event takes place from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Thursday, Oct. 17 The deans of all three USFSP colleges will gather together at the Salvador Dali Museum for “The Genius Next Door.” This series, held the third Thursday of the every month, features USFSP faculty and staff in a “fireside chat.” The event is always free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. The event begins at 6 p.m. in the museum’s theater. The Dali Museum is located at 1 Dali Blvd. Remember the good old days when your favorite teacher took your class on a field trip to the movies? Time to relive those memories! The Harborside Activities Board is taking a field trip to North Straub Park for a showing of “The Blues Brothers.” This story of two brothers and their zany, musical adventures received an 86 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. To attend, meet outside the USC at 5:30 p.m. Music in the park starts at 6 p.m., and the movie starts at dark. Thursday, Oct. 17-Saturday, Oct. 19 USFSP hosts the Third Annual St. Petersburg Science Festival, an event that celebrates the STEM movement (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Volunteers are needed during the festival on Friday and Saturday. These volunteers will work about two-hour shifts and will receive a T-shirt and snacks. If interested, contact Barry McDowell at mcdowell@usfsp. edu.
By Matt Thomas Staff Reporter Students caught using or selling drugs on campus are at risk of losing their financial aid. An email sent on Sept. 13 reminded students of the regulation, which states that students convicted for such violations under federal or state law while enrolled at USF and receiving financial aid will lose eligibility. The nationally upheld regulation comes from the Aid Elimination Penalty under the Higher Education Act. Types of federal aid include Stafford loans, PLUS loans, Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, ACG grants and federal work-study.
Universities must provide a written letter of notice to each student who becomes ineligible for federal student aid due to a drug conviction, informing them of their eligibility loss and the methods available to regain it. If a student continues to accept financial aid after being convicted, they are responsible for paying it all back. The Federal Student Aid Handbook states a student may regain eligibility the day after the period of ineligibility ends, but only after successfully completing a qualified drug rehabilitation program, or passing two unannounced drug tests given by such a program. The drug rehabilitation program must be recognized by federal, state or local government. Per the Higher Education Act,
a student will not be denied eligibility for a previous offense if it occurred during a period of enrollment for which the student was not receiving federal aid. None of these rules related to drug use are new; the email was sent to reinforce existing rules. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports tallies the number of violations committed on campus that have been reported to USF St. Petersburg Police Services and have been filed with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Violations for drug use have risen at USFSP since 2010. However, there were less arrests made last year than in 2011. There were three drug-related arrests made in 2010, followed by 11 in 2011 and eight in 2012. Some students received the lesser
punishment of a disciplinary referral. Four referrals were given out in 2010, 17 in 2011 and 10 in 2012. Any member of the USF system can submit a disciplinary referral to the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities in Tampa for an alleged violation of the Student Code of Conduct. Once a referral is submitted, it is either accepted or rejected by the office, and the student will receive a letter of disposition. If the referral has been accepted, the letter will include the imposed formal charges, recommended consequence and/or the availability of a formal hearing.
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For more information on the Aid Elimination Penalty and a history of the law, see the editorial on Page 6.
Fifth-graders go to college
By Tyler Killette Staff Reporter
Eleven-year-old Journee wants to be a lawyer when she grows up. Ten-year-old Leshawn wants to be a doctor. Kannani, also 10, wants to be a judge. The fifth-graders from Fairmount Park Elementary, a public school on the corner of 41st Street South and Fifth Avenue South, know they’ll have to go to college to reach their goals. And after visiting USF St. Petersburg on Friday, Oct. 10, for a field trip organized by the Everyone’s Education Club, the jewel by the bay is at the top of their lists. “I wish it was high school so I could come here twice,” Journee said, in between bites of penne pasta with marinara sauce from the Reef. Though a student named Kianna
winced after a “bad bite,” the fifthgraders all agreed the Reef food was better than their school’s. The soda was a special treat. Before lunch, Fairmount’s fifthgrade classes rotated through four 30-minute activities around campus. In the Fitness Center, they hulahooped, jumped rope, stair stepped, stretched bungee cords and occasionally broke out into hip-hop dance moves. In the Harbor Hall auditorium, the Broadway Bulls, a recently established improvisation group on campus, read and acted out “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein. After the performance, some of the fifth-graders got a chance to test their improv skills, miming actions in sync with the story. Providing the science lesson of the day, Deby Cassill, a USFSP biology professor, invited the children into her lab to study her acclaimed
ant farm. Students studied ants magnified on computer screens while Cassill gave a quick lesson. She explained that male ants die after mating but “with a big grin on their faces,” which roused a few chuckles from the kids. Outside on the basketball court, volunteers coordinated dodgeball games with soft foam balls, facing the children against their classmates, their teachers and counselors. Later, everyone participated in a drum circle on Harborwalk and visited Bess the Book Bus, which gave a book to each Fairmount student. They received another book in their goodie bags that also contained treats from Harborside Activities Board and a bookmark from the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Angela Wilson, president of the Everyone’s Education Club and a College of Education senior,
organized the field trip. Planning required recruiting volunteers, making arrangements with other campus organizations, securing funding from the county to bus nearly 100 students in from Fairmount and getting the Reef food paid for by the College of Education. Since the funding was not being used for USFSP students, she couldn’t go Student Government to obtain it. “It was our first event ever and I went all out,” Wilson said. Many of the Fairmount students were familiar with the USFSP campus. Last summer, the “Bridge to Success” program hosted a day camp for Fairmount students, as part of an effort to unite USFSP with the community.
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Sailing trips cater to student interest SAILING continued from front page If conflict arises, the students cannot simply leave the room, Porter said. They have to face their problems together. Each trip travels to a different location, depending on the group’s preference. Porter said the October trip would probably go to Indian Key by Eckerd College on the first night, and Emerson Point Preserve, where the Manatee River meets Tampa Bay, on the second. On the last day, they would travel back to campus.
Porter said the price of the trip is “exceptionally reasonable.” The cost covers food, maintenance of the boat, fuel and pay for the instructor who goes on the trip. The Waterfront does not seek to profit from the trips. “We are here to serve the students, and that’s why we keep the prices where they are,” Porter said. He noted most students come back and say the trip was well worth the price. The trips revolve around what
the students want. Porter is able to sail the Wanderer on his own, but he likes it when students help him sail. The meals Porter prepares also change based on the needs of the group. “Sailing food can be as simple or as complicated as you want to make it,” he said. The small stove on board helps with that. Sign-up deadlines for the threeday sails are flexible. While the Waterfront wants students to sign up as soon as they can, the deadline
usually is about two days prior to each trip.
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October 7, 2013 | Volume 48 | Issue 07
View from the Nest
Marching against Monsanto By Taylor Austin Staff Reporter
Chanting “Hell no, GMO,” a fleet of health concerned consumers gathered outside St. Petersburg City Hall around noon on Saturday, Oct. 12. They carried signs slathered with words of social distrust, like “DEMONSANTO” and “Save the Earth from Seeds of Satan.” The Monsanto Company, Inc. is an American-based multinational chemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation, founded in 1901. It’s also what motivated these residents to march. The genesis of genetically modified organisms did not sprout from Monsanto -- that began with the landmark 1979 case Diamond vs. Chakrabarty, which resulted in a law stating, “Natural laws, physical phenomenon, abstract ideas or newly discovered materials are not patentable, only a live, artificiallyengineered organism is.” Monsanto has since taken this law and ran, patenting more than 11,000 genetically modified “plants” and making it clear it wants to be the only cooks in the business, having absorbed dozens of company buyouts. The proposed problem with Monsanto is not entirely within its
plethora of products that go tested inadequately and end up on our market shelves. Many Americans view it as an “untrustworthy” company. Part of this distrust comes from “Monsanto’s Revolving Door,” a euphemism for the extreme overlap between people that hold positions in agencies such as the FDA, EPA, USDA, American Cancer Association, U. S. Supreme Court, who also hold positions at Monsanto, either previously or concurrently. The knowledge that the same people who are approving the consumerism of Monsanto products can also be found on Monsanto’s payroll unnerved many of the people at the march. “I am concerned that there will be a complete takeover of genetics,” Sam, an Eckerd College student and marcher, said. Monsanto’s history involves the invention and manufacturing of the herbicidal war chemical Agent Orange, used in Vietnam. It is also responsible for the direct poisoning and pollution of an entire town in Alabama. From 1921 until 1971, polychlorinated biphenyls were produced and dumped into the ground and waterways of Anniston, Ala. The result: widespread exposure to this
poison by the townsfolk, leading to a community-wide development of extreme health issues. By the thousands, the people of Anniston began to develop various types of cancer, diabetes, hepatitis, failing respiratory and immune systems, and countless other health problems. Since consuming these chemicals for roughly 60 years, the general health of this community is in shambles. Monsanto and the state of Alabama attempted to cover up the entire ordeal, and after various class action lawsuits and an eventual $700 million settlement with the people of Anniston, the citizens are still left to deal with contaminated soil and crippling medical expenses. The immense passion held by those involved with the March Against Monsanto could be felt easily. This group is trying to educate their fellow citizens about a corporate giant that has a stronger foothold in everyday life than many people realize. Monsanto is a threat to American society because its inadequately tested products go onto our shelves. It also has a crippling amount of power over our government due to the people it employs, and the economic leverage it has over many politicians.
View from the Nest columns report on local newsworthy issues from a staff member or contributor’s point of view.
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A father held his daughter as she waved a sign reading, “Hold stores accountable for poisoning our families,” in front of City Hall on Oct. 12.
Students from Eckerd College stated as a group, “Our generation is the first to be completely exposed to genetically modified products, and we are concerned about the development of humans that will surely come out of that.” The questions began with, “Wait, what’s in our food?” and now seem to be ending with, “Wait, what else are they not telling us?” Social awareness is growing within our generation, and exposing corporate giants and their deceits may be the starting point to true progression in America. I’ll leave you with the knowledge
that genetically modified foods are restricted from the cafeterias at Monsanto headquarters.
Taylor Austin is a junior majoring in history and the photo editor. She can be reached at tayloraustin@ mail.usf.edu.
Bus to USF game hits temporary roadblock By Jennifer Nesslar Staff Reporter Last basketball season, a USF St. Petersburg bus to the game was vacant, except for a Student Government representative manning the bus and a Crow’s Nest photographer. On Saturday, Oct. 5, more than 20 students showed up to ride the bus to the football game. This time, a representative from SG failed to show. Sophia Constantine, chair of the SG legislative affairs, was on campus before the bus left. Because her family was visiting her, she had not planned on going to the game. When she learned no one was there to man the buses, she felt she needed
to step up and take responsibility. “SG is supposed to be a team,” Constantine said. The SG representative is responsible for assigning students to buses, informing students when to return to the buses and making sure students return to USFSP safely. When Constantine arrived at the game, she ran around trying to find an ATM to tip the bus driver. Because she was not scheduled to coordinate the bus, she was unprepared. “It put me in an uncomfortable position,” she said. Prior to the situation, Constantine was concerned about how the process of assigning an SG representative to man the bus
worked. She was advised to send an email to the entire SG governing body addressing her concerns. Then everyone in SG would be able to see the answer. Before she could send the email, Constantine was involved in a serious car crash and decided to ask the question in SG’s general assembly meeting on Wednesday. When she raised the question, she was told to ask about it that night at the SG Cornhole Tournament, which was being held in lieu of the weekly meeting. Because Constantine was required to attend another SG meeting during that time, she never received her answer. According to Mark
Lombardi-Nelson, student body president, members of the executive board typically serve as representatives on the bus. He said he has been the representative for most games. “In recent games, myself and others have came into personal situations that led to miscommunication about who was available to be the rep on the buses,” he said, noting that this does not happen frequently. Lombardi-Nelson said that one day prior to the events, SG will begin making a list of SG representatives able to coordinate the buses. “At the end of the day, it’s all about getting to the game and having a good time,” Constantine said.
Constantine wants to make sure it is successful. She called the last game a “close call.” If she had not been there, the students might not have been able to go to the game. She said the homecoming football game is “one of those important memories” in college and wants to make sure the processes are certain for the game. The next bus leaves for the homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 26.
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Council of presidents more active this year COUNCIL continued from front page Veneziano emphasized a need for better advertising for PeteSync, since it is a valuable tool for organizations. More than 20 organizations’
members were represented in the council’s September meeting. “It was very reassuring in my perspective because they are looking for resources,” Hegedus said. Prior to the event, Hegedus
sends out two optional dates for the council to meet. Presidents of every club select the most agreeable date and must send an alternate leader if they cannot attend. “Another purpose is to give
credibility to the presidents of clubs,” Hegedus said. “This gives them the opportunity to feel like true leaders in a club, and important, because they are.” The next meeting for the
Council of Club Presidents is scheduled for early November.
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October 14, 2013| Volume 48 | Issue 08
Coffee Shop A playlist
By Erin Murphy Staff Reporter
There is something undeniably cozy about a coffeehouse in fall. Even if the only café you visit this semester is the Campus Grind, this playlist is chock-full of songs to create a coffee shop vibe anywhere you go. Costume
“Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop” - Landon Pigg
Market Watch predicts that Americans will spend $2.6 billion on Halloween costumes this year. Whether you’re hosting a party or going to one, passing out candy or going trick-or-treating (at this age? Grimace), it’s time to start thinking about what you will wear — unless you want to be the one with the old “Hello, My Name Is” disgrace of a costume. Creativity is good, but whatever you do, here are some others to avoid at all costs.
The heartfelt lyrics and acoustic strings of this adorable coffee shop composition provide the perfect background sound for falling in love over a latte.
Not-so-goodHalloween Ideas
Miley Cyrus- Warning: People will expect you to do the dance that accompanies the costume. But really, nobody wants to see that again. Duck Dynasty- “Is that Merlin in camo?” – One possible reaction to dressing up as Phil Robertson from the popular show about duck hunters. Why not turn the tables on these mass murders and dress up as a duck that hunts people? Now that’s anthropomorphism (phew) and irony in action! Walter White- Google search results show that this is going to be a wildly popular one this year. If you insist on being a bald guy, try the less trendy and much less creepy Charlie Brown — a staple holiday character. Also, parents won’t suspect you of putting drugs into their children’s candy bags. Michael JacksonAgain, another costume that could alarm parents if you’re passing out candy. This one has been overdone in the years since his passing — and unless you can moonwalk, you have no business here anyway. Costumes labeled ‘sexy’ anything- Let’s keep misogyny out of Halloween, and give some other adjectives a chance. Masks- Unless you’re going somewhere you don’t want to talk to anyone, masks are inconvenient. Plus, they can turn a pumpkin beer backfire into a real nasty experience.
“Coffee & Cigarettes” - Augustana Despite its heavy topic matter, the velvet smooth vocals of lead singer Dan Layus somehow manage to make this track tranquil. Sounds best whilst drinking a warm cup of your favorite brew.
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“ABC Café / Red & Black” - Les Miserables Soundtrack
It’s the perfect background music for studying in a cozy corner of the library, or at Starbucks. Florida based singer-songwriter Shane Anderson shows off his poetic prowess with poignant, genuine lyrics. This song from his acoustic album is instantly relaxing and intricately woven.
If you’ve ever wanted to hear French revolutionaries burst into song in the context of a coffee shop, here’s your chance. “Red & Black” is arguably one of the most moving tracks from the Les Miserables soundtrack. Check out the second song sung in the ABC Café, “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables,” for more listening.
“The Coffee Song” - Frank Sinatra If singer-songwriters aren’t your cup of Joe, try this ritzy track dedicated entirely to the brew-tiful beverage that is coffee. Just don’t take the song’s suggestion of creating coffee ketchup literally -- that could cause a latte problems.
“Second Chances” - Gregory Alan Isakov Besides possessing one of the best monikers in the universe, Gregory Alan offers an upbeat look at life with a casual, folky feel. “Second Chances” sounds like how a pumpkin spice latte tastes.
“Coffee” - Copeland This song’s slow pace mimics the lazy stroll of someone striding into his or her favorite coffee shop after a long day. Just don’t listen to it too late at night or you will be slowly lulled into a decaffeinated slumber by its simplistic, café vibes. “Thought I Heard You Screaming” - Benjamin Booker This song’s depressing themes dissolve in its twangy banjo and smokey vocals like raw sugar in a steaming hot brew. The occasionally local Booker can be found playing gritty rock’n’blues numbers with drummer Max Norton in venues all over town.
Eating animals: lifestyle choice or murder? An online cultural studies and pop arts class through USF Tampa participated in a webinar with internationally acclaimed author Jonathan Safran Foer. By Meaghan Habuda Staff Reporter According to Jonathan Safran Foer, humans would make water undrinkable, eliminate fish from the ocean, destroy topsoil and fashion useless antibiotics, unless, somewhere along the way, they stop craving the Chicken McNugget. In his first of eight webinar sessions with Farm Forward, a nonprofit that advocates against factory farming to change the way people cultivate and consume food, Foer, author of “Everything is Illuminated” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” led a discussion on what eating animals, the topic and title of his 2009 book, is really about. Students from USF, Broward College on the East Coast, Philadelphia’s Central High School and beyond — even a university in Germany — greeted one another. Though all enrolled in different courses, they entered the chat around 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, for a similar purpose. Conversations about food,
according to Foer, tend to create divisions that isolate people, deterring them from engaging in thoughtful dialogue. However, since food involves culture, shapes our identities, frames the way we perceive the world and more, our journeys with food are arguably endless. And Foer agrees the journey isn’t finished. The question of whether meat is murder wasn’t what he sought to answer through his book. In fact, Foer used more than 300 pages to argue against the notion. No matter how much this concern vexes people, he said he doesn’t consider it to be the imperative question because “we live in the world of factory farming.” Instead, having shifted to and fro between vegetarian, vegan and meat-eating lifestyles while growing up, he asked, and continues to ask: Do we want to support an industry that’s more disastrous to the Earth than many other contributors to environmental problems? He said most people view themselves as some sort of environmentalist, that they believe our elected
officials should restructure plans in order to preserve natural resources. In “Eating Animals,” Foer furthered this idea, noting that 96 percent of Americans think animals deserve legal protection, and 76 percent care about animal welfare over low meat prices. So what’s stopping these people from seizing a diet that’s vegan or vegetarian? “It’s a set persona,” he said. The terms leave no room for intermediacy, and he explained that neither would become approachable when structured this way. When the webinar’s Q-and-A portion opened, Central High School student Christine MacArthur asked, “Would there be vegans or vegetarians if factory farming didn’t exist?” Foer said people embrace vegetarianism for a number of reasons, and there will always be those who feel using animals for human benefit is wrong. But since everyone has a different perspective, it’s not fair to simplify beliefs. “Everyone draws a line somewhere,” he said. “Starting to
recognize where they are, and drawing them yourself, is a great thing.” Allison Finn, a student from Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Md., asked, “Can the transition to traditional farms compensate for the rapidly growing population?” Yes and no was Foer’s response. Factory farming has motivated people to eat more meat, and we won’t be able to get enough regardless of if they’re around or not. This was also where he made the McNugget comment. For Foer, the choices surrounding what we consume are available, so a decision needs to be made. He said meals are an opportunity to bring people closer to who they want to be and how they want the world to be.
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Local studio to fund Gen Y’s creative dreams By Ryan Ballogg Staff Reporter
The answer is always yes. It’s that simple. That is the phrase that has come to represent what playwright, actor and theater director Bob Devin Jones has done for St. Petersburg in the last 17 years. Jones has lived and traveled across the United States, accomplished many artistic feats and received an assortment of accolades. For all that, he prefers to stay focused on the place and challenges at hand. Most mornings, he frequents the original Kahwa coffee shop on Second Street North, his overflowing planner spread on the table before him. A majority of the papers concern events at the Studio@620 – a community arts space and nonprofit organization he founded with his neighbor, Dave Ellis, in 2004. Ellis retired in 2010, leaving Jones with a lot to do. Under Jones’ direction, the philosophy of the studio has been to never turn down an artist’s idea. If it is humanly possible for the studio to provide what a group or artist needs, the answer is to their proposal is “yes.” As Jones looks anxiously over his notes at Kahwa, a gray-haired patron entering the shop smiles when he sees him. They exchange a few words in French, and the man waves goodbye. Jones swears he only dabbles in foreign language. Before he leaves the shop, another four people recognize him and stop to talk. “It’s a typical outing,” he said, laughing. On the way back to the studio in a black stick-shift Jeep, he flips the dial between country and classical music. “I enjoy classical music the most when I’m writing,” Jones said. His writings include more than 10 plays on a range of topics, though most of them deal with social justice and civil rights in one form or another. The one he talks about the most is “Uncle Bends: A Home-Cooked Negro Narrative.” The one-person play, based on the history of several of his ancestors, has been performed in Ireland, New York and St. Petersburg. In it, Jones portrays several characters who lived through slavery and segregation, cooking for the audience as he talks. The name is both a reference to “Uncle Ben’s Cabin” and the resiliency of African slaves and their descendants. “They would bend and bend under adversity, but they would not break,” Jones said. Back at the studio, he walks up the creaky stairs to his office on the second floor. The room is full to the brim with memories. A black and
white photograph of his parents in elegant clothing hangs directly over his desk. Posters for past productions of his plays line the walls, and a bookshelf is full of his literary inspirations. Prominent among the works are several books by James Baldwin, a black writer who motivated Jones in his life’s work. “He said something like ‘the best thing a man can do for the movement is to do what he does best,’” Jones said. “I wasn’t a great marcher or organizer, but I did care a great deal about social issues. So I wrote.” Jones was the first in his family to go to college, though he didn’t find school all that fulfilling. He attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. During his second year there, he participated in a study abroad program that enabled him to enhance his craft on the stages of London. The day of his graduation he flew to Chicago for a Shakespeare festival. “School was never for me,” Jones said. “It wasn’t particularly challenging and it didn’t capture my attention.” In St. Petersburg, he has had the chance to learn by doing, and help build a new piece of community in the process. “Bob is the best at what he does,” said Alizza Punzalan-Randle, president of the executive committee at the Studio@620. “Bob has seen and done a lot, and he’s really a cornerstone of the community,” said Ray Arsenault, civil rights historian and John Hope Franklin Professor of Southern History at USF St. Petersburg. Arsenault’s release party for his Pullitzer Prize-nominated book, “Freedom Riders,” was held at the studio. Over the last few years, the studio has expanded its programming a great deal, including more events linked with USFSP. Among recent programs were an honors thesis presentation by USFSP student Karleigh Chase in the form of a play, and the “Big Kids Art Show,” in which students of the graphic design department morphed elementary school drawings into advanced works of art. Former USFSP student Hunter Payne helped paint the new mural adorning the side of the studio. Jones is particularly excited about an $80,000 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation grant the studio was awarded over the summer. The studio was one of 10 organizations selected out of 249 that applied nationwide, thanks to Sharon Scott, an actor, writer and singer who works closely with 620. With the grant, they have created an arts program called Project GenYes! targeted at generation Y — including students at USFSP. The program will be half virtual and half in-person. It is intended for
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Bob Devin Jones’ many passions include performing Shakespeare, writing plays and cooking. He even has his own cookie-baking company called “Bob’s Cookies.
theater, dance and jazz artists, but Jones says they will consider applications from artists of any medium. For example, a writer could write a play, or a filmmaker could make a documentary, Jones said. “We want to take native talent to a professional level,” Jones said. “But the exploration is as important as what we find out at the end.” The applicants will be narrowed to a group of 12 for further interviewing, and then to a final six, who
will participate in the program. Those chosen will receive $1,000 and three performances of their finished project at The Studio@620. They will work one-on-one with experts in their craft, among them Scott and Jones. The eligible age range is 18 to 32. “It’s for the younger than Jesus, older than Justin Bieber crowd,” Jones said. The performances will be in the fall of next year, after months of
work and collaboration. The hard deadline for applications was Oct. 15, but the studio is extending it to Nov. 1. Until then, Jones is trying to get one person to register every day. Jones said he wants to be even more proactive in reaching out to the community through the studio than he’s been so far — and keep spreading the “yes.” The application for Project GenYes! is online at studio620.org. arts@crowsneststpete.com
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October 14, 2013 | Volume 48 | Issue 08
Editorial
Drug penalties pose war on higher ed
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It’s question 23 on the FAFSA application. “Have you been convicted for the possession or sale of illegal drugs for an offense that occurred while you were receiving federal student aid?” Unless you drive a Rolls Royce to campus, or have access to a wellendowed trust fund, the answer better be no. Last month, USF students received an email reminder that a conviction for the possession or sale of illegal drugs would lead to the loss of their financial aid (addressed on Page 3). The nationally enforced regulation comes from the Higher Education Act under the Aid Elimination Penalty clause, which essentially says, “It’s OK to do drugs, as long as you’re rich.” The intention of the clause may be to reduce drug use among college students, but the approach does not support a war on drugs — this is a war on access to higher education. The Higher Education Act has seen a few changes over the years in regard to punishment for drug crime violations. So, first, a little history:
The act was originally authorized by President Lyndon Johnson, in 1965, “to strengthen the educational resources of our colleges and universities and to provide financial assistance for students in postsecondary and higher education.” This is the reason we have access to scholarships and low-interest loans (an issue for another time) from the federal government today. In 1965, the act said nothing about drugs. However, in 1998, a republican congressman named Mark Souder proposed an amendment to the Higher Education Act that has now barred more than 200,000 students from receiving federal financial aid. The Aid Elimination Penalty prevented students convicted of drug crimes, at any point in their lives, from receiving federal financial aid. According to Students for Sensible Drug Policy, a grassroots campaign against the Aid Elimination Penalty, Souder’s provision was “slipped into the 257page HEA reauthorization bill without debate or a recorded vote” and “many members of Congress and financial aid administrators were unaware of [the] change.” The SSDP was successful in
getting Congress to scale back the law in 2006, amending it so people who acquired drug charges before attending college, and receiving aid, would be still be eligible. Only those who were convicted while attending college and receiving federal aid would be penalized. In 2008, Congress became more lenient in allowing students with drug convictions to regain access to aid. Previously, students had to complete a government-approved treatment program, which were often more expensive than tuition. With the amendment, students have to pass two unannounced drug tests administered by a government-approved treatment program but do not actually have to complete the program. The law has not been amended since 2008, but the entire Higher Education Act is up for review and reauthorization at the end of this year. As it stands today, the Aid Elimination Penalty revokes aid only if one is convicted of the sale or possession of drugs while already receiving aid. Congress has made monumental strides in terms of leniency when it comes to this law. But it still lacks common sense.
Turtle Angst
By Kati Lacker
Throwback Oct. 17, 1931 — One of the most infamous gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s, Al Capone, is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion. After being expelled from school at age 14, Capone got his nickname “Scarface” after being slashed across the face in a fight. Capone made it to the top of the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list by 1930 yet managed to weasel his way out of arrests and jail time by bribing city officials. Capone was released from prison early in 1939 for good behavior after spending his last year suffering from syphilis in the prison hospital. He died at the age of 48 at his home in Palm Island, Fla.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 99 percent of new USF students were receiving federal financial aid from 2010 to 2011, turning the Aid Elimination Penalty into yet another plight of the lower and middle class majority. The middle class kid who gets caught smoking weed in his dorm, with a small stash in pocket, is at risk of losing out on higher education. However, the student selling ecstasy at a party to compliment his unlimited credit card access from Mother and Father, is not. Students who are not dependent on financial aid for school do not face the same degree of punishment for drug convictions as those who are dependent on aid. For the former, it’s a mark on their record; a speedbump. But for those in need of a little help, it could be dead end. It is understandable that the country would not want to fund the education of a convicted drug felon. However, the current system for punishment is completely biased. The consequences for using and selling drugs should affect everyone equally. The solution must be universal.
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October 14, 2013 | Volume 48 | Issue 08
The SLC echo ... echo ... echo ...
By Matt Thomas Staff Columnist
I have a cool job. I interact with students who I like everyday. I like most of my co-workers. I hear about campus happenings that I would otherwise miss. I have Fridays off. Having an on-campus job comes with the perks of working within my class schedule. It only takes me two to five minutes to walk from class to work, and vice versa. My friends like to stop by every now and then. It’s nice of them, even if they can’t take the hint to leave after two minutes. I like my job. There’s just one slight problem: I hate working in the Student Life Center. Let’s take it back about three years. The SLC was known as the Campus Activities Center, which had a gymnasium and offices
tucked away in the back, and to my knowledge, that was about it. The CAC has since been remodeled into the SLC, which made it more visually appealing and definitely more useful to students. But here’s the thing, voices carry like in a gym. That’s a trait the SLC didn’t lose in the remodel. So now I’m in a building filled with many different voices that carry all around the first floor. I feel like I’m the only person that notices. Imagine you’re taking a test in a Davis Hall classroom. The classroom itself is silent, but the classroom next door isn’t. Not to mention, you can hear other students in the hallway walking by. So of course you’re sitting next to a wall right by the door. It’s mildly annoying at first, but your frustration just builds. Now imagine that
frustration building for at least a dozen hours every week since January. I would compare working in the SLC to that. It’s what I like to call the SLC echo. A familiar occurrence: two students are walking in different directions, they make eye contact, they recognize each other and stop to talk. This happens right outside the office I work in, right in my line of sight. It can be a 30-second catch up, it can be a conversation lasting two minutes, but it can also be a 30-minute conversation that makes me wonder why these two individuals just hadn’t gotten a room. The building’s furniture layout also screams “sit anywhere and socialize!” From where I sit, that is the worst thing anyone could do. I’ve witnessed therapy and venting sessions. I’ve learned to distinguish
echo
between the two. I listened to someone explain what the term “jailbait” means. I’ve heard guys unsuccessfully hit on girls. I’ve heard poor attempts at hitting on girls miraculously work. I even saw a person jump in the air and clap their feet together cheering out of excitement three times in a row. Who does that? It was like watching “Looney Toons.” Then there’s the piano in the student lounge, that stupid piano that students love to play the exact same songs on everyday. Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” the main theme song of “The Office” and Ceelo Green’s “Forget You.” I’ve heard it all. I’ll acknowledge that my complaint is a selfish one. I’m not going to act like it isn’t. People deal with worse things on an hourly basis. It’s
the very definition of a first world problem. There’s no reason anyone can’t walk and talk around the SLC building. I just wish people were more considerate of their surroundings.
Matt is a senior majoring in mass communications and the entertainment critic. He can be reached at matthew17@mail.usf. edu
Reflections on bringing recycling to USFSP By Sophia Constantine Guest Columnist Raised in Dallas with more than 10 million people, finding a recycle bin on the street was practically impossible. I was the last person I ever suspected to propose a sustainable initiative to the Student Green Energy Fund SGEF. I came to USF St. Petersburg a year ago and dived right into various clubs and organizations, many of which I could hardly relate to or knew little about. But I’ve found that to be the beauty of college; an environment that’s all about the opportunity to try new things and explore your interests, and SGEF helped me do just that. Soon after I started school at
USFSP, I met a student, Lauren Reilly, who would inspire me and serve as my guide as I ventured to take on campus sustainability and implement an outdoor recycling program. Then, Lauren was the Student Government Director of Sustainability and took me under her wing to serve as my mentor while I worked on this SGEF proposal. When she first challenged me with the task, I agreed with no doubt in my mind. “Piece of cake,” I thought. Although it is one of my proudest accomplishments on our campus, it wasn’t always a cake walk. When I started at square one, and looked at the amount of research and time that was required for a SGEF project, it was absolutely overwhelming. It made me wonder if I was the right person; I
had absolutely no knowledge about recycling. Lauren and so many others who shared a passion for sustainability made sure I knew I was never alone, and help was always available. Though I was scared, I saw it as an opportunity to learn, an opportunity to push myself and grow and most importantly, an opportunity to help people and make a difference. As scary as the project seemed at first, I learned it’s not about the stress, the pressure to be successful. Or even the sleepless nights and allnighters it took to meet the deadline. It’s about the tears that trickled down my face when the bins arrived. It’s about the students that use them every single day. It’s about the lives we can change. It’s about the sustainability of USFSP and our
beautiful Earth. I believed in the positive impact recycling would bring to our campus, and because I’ve found so many others who believe the same thing, we stand as one; a united front. We are individuals, but more importantly, it is who we are when those individuals come together, we are a team. In the words of Aaron Wasserman, a fellow student who shares a passion for sustainability, “These bins make me proud to be a Bull.” Although I’m a city girl, I share the same beliefs as many farmers. We should put into the Earth what we take out of it, so the generations after us may also enjoy its beauty. The bins were a small memento of this effort to strive for the betterment of our future. So I ask everyone who reads this to remember
that we do not inherit the world from our ancestors, we are simply borrowing it from our children. SGEF is now taking fall 2013 proposals, and the deadline is Oct. 28th. Proposal forms can be found at usfsp.edu/sgef. Email mrleggett@ mail.usf.edu for more inofrmation.
Sophia is a sophomore majoring in mass communications. She can be reached at sconstantine@mail. usf.edu
What they expect out of you By Amanda Starling Staff Columnist
Get internships. Publish your writing. Start a blog. Use your Twitter handle. Keep your Facebook profile clean. Start a LinkedIn to make connections. College is no longer about getting A’s and impressing a couple professors. It isn’t enough to ace Calculus or perfect your organization skills. You have to work and perfect your image. Image doesn’t mean your physical appearance but what you can offer an employer at a quick glance. When the hiring manager at a
company looks at your résumé, it’s not going to help much if you were a member of a chess club in high school or know how to weave baskets underwater. Instead, you have to supplement with extra experiences outside the classroom. Each night, the most studious of us can cram up to six hours after a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. job and night classes. We fit field trips, internships and extra curriculars between. We know we signed up for this busy, clustered ride, but there’s this sense of weight that carries with every newer generation of college students. You need enough experience, whether you’re paid or unpaid, to
get even a glance at your résumé. Finance internships, laboratory experience with professors and other internships to get basic skills under your belt are critical for hiring. It’s also managing social media to create a professional persona that appeals to hiring managers. You can’t be half-naked holding a Corona on your Facebook and expect to be hired by a top company. Tweeting about how much you despise people and your job doesn’t work either. Companies hire outside hackers to sift past your crummy passwords and public viewing blockers to find your Web presence. Grow up or get off the
Internet. The clock ticks, and we must have these completed by the time we graduate. It’s competitive to earn a career position, or even an entry-level position for your planned career, right out of college. According to the Economic Policy Institute, 9.4 percent of college graduates were unemployed, and 19.1 percent were underemployed, or working part time instead of full time, in 2012. But employment achievement is not impossible. Each day, before I start my day, I ask myself one question: How am I improving my chances of doing what I want to after college? If I can
successfully answer that, I’ve kept a clean Internet presence, wrote all the words my mind could produce and kept kind relationships with people who count, then the workload isn’t so bad.
Amanda is a junior majoring in mass communications and the news editor. She can be reached at astarling@mail.usf.edu
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October 14, 2013 | Volume 48 | Issue 8
Rowdies beat rival 2-1 Luke Mulholland scored on a penalty kick to secure the Rowdies’ fourt consecutive Costal Cup victory over rival Fort Lauderdale
South Florida 13, Connecticut 10 1 2 3 4 F USF 7 3 0 3 - 13 UCONN 3 7 0 0 - 10
Scoring Summary First Quarter
UCONN - 8:43 FG Chad Christen 32 yd USF - 1:33 TD Aaron Lynch 44 yd. fumble return (Marvin Kloss kick)
Second Quarter
UCONN - 14:48 TD Lyle McCombs 52 yd. run (Chad Christen kick) USF - 11:50 FG Marvin Kloss 47 field goal
Fourth Quarter
USF - 4:03 FG Marvin Kloss 44 yd.
Team Comparison
USF UCONN 1st downs 13 21 3rd down eff. 5-17 6-18 4th down eff 0-0 1-1 Total yards 228 356 Passing 106 149 Comp-att 8-28 15-43 Yards per pass 3.8 3.5 Rushing 122 207 Rusing Attempts 34 37 Yards per rush 3.6 5.6 Penalties 7-58 4-40 Turnovers 1 1 Fumbles lost 0 1 Interceptions 1 0 Time of possession 28:52 31:08
Top perfomers South Florida Passing
att comp. yds td int B. Eveld 28 8 106 0 1
Rushing
car yds avg TD lg D. Tice 11 69 6.3 0 27
Receiving
rec yds avg TD lg M. Pierre 2 28 14.0 0 16
Connecticut Passing
att comp. yds td int T. Boyle 43 15 149 0 0
Rushing
car yds avg TD lg L. McCombs 20 164 8.2 1 52
Receiving
rec yds avg TD lg G. Davis 6 80 13.3 0 24
American Conf. Standings conf. overall
w-l pf pa w-l pf pa strk Louisville 2-0 54 17 6-0 246 44 W6 Houston 2-0 22 13 5-0 199 95 W5 USF 2-0 39 30 2-4 97 181 W2 UCF 1-0 24 17 4-1 159 83 W1 Cincinnati 1-1 58 46 4-2 197 107 W1 Rutgers 1-1 65 76 4-2 210 162 L1 SMU 0-1 52 55 1-4 136 216 L3 UConn 0-1 10 13 0-5 82 143 L5 Memphis 0-2 17 24 1-4 92 101 L2 Temple 0-3 40 90 0-6 99 174 L6
Hockey homestand
Need to know stat
The Tampa Bay Lightning continue their seven-game home stand this week with games against the Los Angeles King, Minnesota Wild and Boston Bruins.
That’s the number of goals Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has allowed in each of his four starts this season. His 1.00 GAA is tied for league lead.
“Go watch another league” By Mike Hopey Staff Reporter On a recent road trip to see the Tampa Bay Rowdies play, Ralph’s Mob members were harassed by New York Cosmos fans. When the members of the Rowdies’ independent supporter group voiced their concerns to the league office, the response from commissioner Bill Peterson was, “Go watch another league.” According to Charlie Cole, a member of Ralph’s Mob, on the group’s trip to see the Rowdies play the Cosmos on Sept. 29, several fans of the Cosmos entered their section, attempted to steal banners and personal belongings and tried to start fights. Cole added that a minor scuffle happened between a Rowdies supporter and a Cosmos supporter in another section. “Despite knowing a large number of away fans would be at the game, and knowing that there
has been trouble with theft and hooliganism in the past when there has been large numbers of away fans, the New York Cosmos failed to provide any security whatsoever for the visiting fan section,” Cole wrote in a message to the Crow’s Nest. No arrests were made after the incident. It was only after repeated attempts to contact the league and get an answer that Ralph’s Mob sent a message to the commissioner on Twitter through a private account. And that’s when Peterson’s response came. The tweet, which was later deleted, was sent on Oct. 3 from the Peterson’s official account. The league had no comment on the matter. “This is an internal matter that the league will not be discussing with media, as is the league policy for such incidents,” Michael Preston, the director of public
relations for the North American Soccer League, wrote in an email. The Borough Boys, the supporter group for the Cosmos, claim the fans involved in the incident were not members of their group. The Borough Boys had no comment on the incident. A phone call to the Cosmos’ front office was not returned. “It’s a very good example of why some security for away supporter sections is an absolute necessity,” Cole said. Earlier in the season, Ralph’s Mob was involved in a similar incident on a trip to see the Rowdies play the Atlanta Silverbacks. Like the incident in New York, no arrests were made. Last weekend when Ralph’s Mob made the trip to Fort Lauderdale for the Rowdies-Strikers match, the group hung banners mocking the commissioner and his declaration. The supporter groups of the Strikers also joined in on the protest.
Peterson was named the new commissioner of the NASL on Nov. 27, 2012. He replaced the league’s original commissioner David Downs. Prior to working for the NASL, Peterson was the senior vice president AEG Sports and the managing director of the Home Depot Center, now known as the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. With AEG Sports, he oversaw the management of Major League Soccer clubs and the development of soccer-specific stadiums. Hooliganism has historically been a problem in soccer with its height in the 1970s in Great Britain. Through efforts by FIFA, the international governing body for soccer, and domestic organizations, soccer matches are safer.
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Service academies playing for now By Mike Hopey Staff Reporter Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced on Thursday the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy and the United States Military Academy would play their football games for the remainder of October, regardless of what happens with the government shutdown. The three schools are able to continue playing football because their football programs are not paid for with federal money. The Air Force, Navy and Army programs are all supported with outside funding. Hagel indicated the situation concerning athletics at service academies would be re-evaluated later in the month if the shutdown continues. At that point there will also be a discussion on whether or not the annual Army-Navy football game will be played in December. The last times the rivalry game was not played were in 1928 and 1929 when the schools could not agree on eligibility requirements for players. This past weekend all three schools were in action. Air Force lost to San Diego St. 27-20 on Thursday night, Navy lost to Duke 35-7 in Cameron, N.C, and Army doubled-up Eastern Michigan at
home, beating the Eagles 50-25. *** No. 8 Louisville stayed perfect and became bowl eligible with a 24-10 victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Thursday night. Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater threw for 310 yards in the win. He also added two passing touchdowns and one interception. Bridgewater also had one of the Cardinals two fumbles when he fumbled the ball inside the Rutgers’ 10-yard line. For Rutgers, quarterback Gary Nova threw four interceptions as the Rutgers offense was held to only 240 yards. The meeting was the last between the two schools before they both leave the American Athletic Conference next season. *** Cincinnati bounced back from its upsetting loss to USF last week with a 38-20 over the winless Temple Owls on Friday night. Bearcats quarterback Brendon Kay threw for 270 yards and connected with wide receiver Anthony McClung on two touchdown passes. Kay also added a rushing touchdown. As a team, the Bearcats rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns. Tion Green was the team’s leading rusher with 91 yards and
two touchdowns. The loss drops the Owls to 0-6. Temple would need to win its remaining six games to become eligible for a postseason bowl game. *** The Houston Cougars stayed undefeated by beating the Memphis Tigers 25-15 despite being
USF Sailing Results Navy Fall Women’s*
Hosted by Navy Regatta featured three divsions TOT 1. Yale 289 2. Charleston 376 3. Navy 396 4. Stanford 440 5. Hobart 441 6. Brown 450 7. St. Mary’s 460 8. Old Dominion 461 9. USF 464 10. Georgetown 490 11. MIT 509 12. Fordham 520 13. Eckerd 578 14. Cornell 606 15. Northeastern 615 16. Wisconsin 691 17. George Washington 709 18. Miami 742
outgained 349-247. The Cougars got two rushing touchdowns from Kenneth Farrow in the win. Memphis failed to score a touchdown relying on five field goals from kicker Jack Elliott. His long was 50 yards. The Tigers also fumbled four times, losing all four fumbles.
SAISA South Points-5
Hosted by Miami Regatta featured two divsions TOT 1. Eckerd 22 2. USF 32 3. FGCU 44 4. Jacksonville 50 5. Miami* 54 6. New College* 54 7. Florida 75 * - Tiebreaker was number of high-place finishes
Upcoming schedule
Oct. 19-20 South Points 6 at Eckerd Oct. 19-20 Captain Hurst at Dartmouth Oct. 19-20 Navy Fall Intercectional Oct. 26-27 SAISA Match Race Oct. 26-27 Hoyt at Brown Oct. 26-27 Stu Nelson Womens Nov. 2-3 SAISA Fall Championships Nov. 2-3 Freshmen Championships