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November 12 - 18, 2013 | Volume 48 | Issue 12
Murrow Program returns pg. 3
It’s time for a comeback: How the Bulls could pull it off p. 8 crowsneststpete.com
What keeps the lights on at USFSP? Though USF St. Petersburg is a green-leaning university, its power supplier hinders clean energy usage By Ryan Ballogg to take non-renewable energy out of the Staff Reporter equation in Florida, and they are startRoughly 82 percent of the energy ing with coal. This week, Sierra Club will launch a USF St. Petersburg purchases comes from non-renewable resources, accord- local “Beyond Coal” campaign, as part ing to a 2013 fuel mix report from Duke of a national endeavor to retire a third or Energy. The other 18 percent is attrib- more of the nation’s coal plants by 2020. uted to “purchase power,” or energy that So far, Sierra Club has been involved in Duke purchases from other providers. retiring 152 plants, which means they Renewable energy and biomass fuel are have either shut down or set a definite included in this category, though the closing date. In Florida, the group will target Duke numbers are not specific. Florida is a regulated energy state, Energy first, and attempt to persuade which means it is divided into desig- Duke officials to shut down the four coal nated service areas. Within those service plants at Crystal River. The program also advocates installareas, customers must purchase energy from the designated provider — which ing clean energy sources once the coal is for Pinellas County and USFSP is Duke gone. Sierra Club attributes coal as a factor Energy. Duke’s fuel mix of non-renew- in climate disruption, pollution, natural resource ables for the area includes “They just don’t want to do the right destruction serious natural gas, thing and move away from coal, and health hazoil and coal power. Coal, because it’s so cheap ... but they’re ards including which has not paying for the health costs, asthma. “It’s bad the highest Carbon they’re not paying for the pollution.” for everything -- Julia Hathaway, Sierra Club that breathes,” Dioxide said Julia emissions Hathaway, of the nonrenewable energy sources, accounts for the coordinator of the “Beyond Coal” movement for Suncoast Sierra Club. 25 percent of the fuel mix. USF St. Petersburg purchased an Hathaway said the mercury pollution average of 1,884,601 kilowatt hours of produced as a byproduct of coal burning energy per month for July, August and also contaminates the ocean and leads September. This equates to an average of to toxic mercury levels in fish. “That’s why pregnant women are told 471,150 kilowatt hours per month from coal-based energy for USFSP this fiscal they can only eat a card-deck sized piece of fish. It causes neurological damage in year. The Sunshine State Clean Energy the fetus,” Hathaway said. Coalition and the Suncoast branch of the Sierra Club, which has an office on Se SOLAR, p. 3 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, want Chelsea Tatham/The Crow’s Nest
Alumnus fatally shot near campus College of Business grad Eddy D. Vasquez was killed by a friend, police say
By Tyler Killette Staff Reporter Eddy D. Vasquez, 27, was shot in the torso near the Publix on Third Street S. around 4 a.m. on Saturday,
Nov. 9. He died from his injuries about two hours later at Bayfront Medical Center. Vasquez lived in Gainesville but graduated from USF St. Petersburg in 2010 with a degree in business
administration. According to the Tampa Bay Times, he was back in town for a wedding and went bar hopping with friends afterward. One of these friends was Andres Rodriguez Torres (other
news sources have referred to him as Andres J. Torres), 26, who had attended USFSP with Vasquez. According to police, he was also Vasquez’s killer. Details of the event are unclear
but investigators believe the shooting occurred after a fight broke out between the two men.
See VASQUEZ, p. 2
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Planning a greener tomorrow News Briefs Tuesday, Nov. 12 Wednesday, Nov. 13 It’s the week you’ve been waiting for. Have a say in who represents you as senator in Student Government. Elections take place from 10 a.m. on Tuesday to 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Vote online on PeteSync or in the University Student Center’s Regatta Room from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on either day. Friday, Nov. 15 The Texas Hold ‘Em Finale begins at 8 p.m. in the USC ballroom. The contestants are winners from previous competitions this semester. Come out to support your favorite poker player and see who wins. To all you Ping-Pong lovers who have been deprived of practicing your beloved sport, weep no more. The Student Life Center’s student lounge now has a Ping-Pong table. Just watch out for those players with wicked topspin. And try not to get hit by a pool stick. Are multiple canned food drives giving you a headache? The Crow’s Nest is here to alleviate confusion. To reserve a seat at Muvico on Thursday, Nov. 21, for the premiere of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” at 8:15 p.m., students must bring a canned food item to an event approved by the Harborside Activities Board. Students who bring five or more cans are placed in a raffle for the best seating. Students who do not contribute a can or want to bring a guest unaffiliated with USF may still receive admission into the event, but only after all USF students who donated have been seated, or if there are open seats 15 minutes prior to the show. The cans will be given to the St. Petersburg Free Clinic. Remaining events students may donate at include: 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 -- Texas Hold ‘Em in the USC ballrooms 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18 -- Table can collection on the first floor of the USC 12 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 -The Multicultural Affairs’ Real Talk in the USC ballrooms
Canned food will be collected from Nov. 4 to 22 in a barrel by the USC information desk. The food drive is sponsored by the Residence Hall Association and USC. Cans donated here will not count toward the “Catching Fire” premiere.
The Student Green Energy Fund received a record number of project proposals this year By Amanda Starling Staff Reporter
Matthew Morrow, president of the Residence Hall One Council, noticed the popularity of the new water bottle filling stations on campus. He noted the growing sustainability movement on campus and unsatisfactory water fountains in RHO. The council decided to propose a fountain in the main hall for the Student Green Energy Fund’s Oct. 28 deadline. “It’s a commonly traveled area. On the way to class, on the way to the gym, it’ll be easily accessed to
use,” said Kimberly Hardin, Hall Director for RHO. Sustainability and visibility are the most critical factors for a proposal to pass in the Student Green Energy Fund. Seven proposals for green projects on campus were received for the Oct. 28 deadline. “This is the first time we’ve really had to pick and choose and decline based on budget, which is really cool,” said Daniel McGarigal, committee member for SGEF. “We’ve reached a point where enough people and enough groups know about us.” The Student Green
Energy Fund, known as SGEF, collects a dollar per credit hour of student tuition to make USF St. Petersburg “more environmentally sustainable.” Projects passed so far include water bottle filling stations, LED parking garage lighting, outdoor charging stations for electronic devices, a hybrid truck for the waterfront and recycling options on campus. Each semester, the committee accepts proposals collected through PeteSync and the SGEF website from faculty, students and staff. A committee and chair of
the campus organization help determine if a project is feasible for USFSP. Most projects pass after approval from administration. Other proposed projects include a thrift shop on campus, a carbon stock, a rainwater harvesting unit and more LED lighting in the parking garage. With funds collected from fall 2013, SGEF will be able to sponsor up to three projects, which may be implemented by the end of spring 2014. Those not funded this year may be saved for next year. “We give as much helpful criticism as we can to
ensure the students iron out all of the details we need to be successful,” McGarigal said. “We’re going to fund what we’re capable of and what we feel is going to give the students the biggest ‘Oh that’s really cool!’ feeling.” Proposals will be presented on Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Davis 130. Voting on the proposals will take place two weeks later.
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Vasquez shooter arrested, charged Continued from front page Police arrested Torres at his apartment, 324 Fourth St. S., around 8:45 a.m. Saturday and charged him with second degree murder. The Times article says Torres was also charged with armed kidnapping for holding a witness hostage at his apartment. As of Monday afternoon, specifics of the kidnapping have not been released. According to other reports, Torres was uncooperative with authorities and police recovered a gun from his
home. Vasquez was born in Chicago but raised in Ecuador. His family moved to St. Petersburg when he about 14. He attended Lakewood High School’s Center for Advanced Technologies off 54th Avenue S. He most recently served as the Director of International Sales for Grooveshark, a free music streaming website based in Gainesville, where he’d worked for about twoand-a-half years.
While attending USFSP, he appeared in an advertisement for transfer students. Testimonials from across the Web revere Vasquez as smart, outgoing, hardworking and an all-round good person. Funeral services for Eddy D. Vasquez will be at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at AndersonMcQueen funeral home, 2201 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N. news@crowsneststpete.com
Eddy Vasquez
Free printing, not a free-for-all Printers in the Student Life Center may soon be managed by a swipe card to help keep printing costs and long waiting times down and usability up By Matt Thomas Staff Reporter
Last school year, when students asked for free printing services, USF St. Petersburg Student Government delivered with a free printing room in the Student Life Center. However, the high volume of printing is at risk of becoming financially unsustainable for SG, which uses student fees to fund the service. According to SG Vice President Christa Hegedus, SG is researching swipe systems other universities use for free printing, which place a limit on the amount of pages one is
allowed to print. This change would stop students from “literally printing books,” according to Lauren Reilly, SG chief financial officer. Another system being considered will automatically log students off the printing room computers after a period of inactivity. Students have complained that others have been using the computers to write papers and complete assignments, which creates a line for those needing to simply print. To address concerns, SG has attempted to gather student input. Members of SG sat at a table on Oct. 22 to ask students for suggestions on what changes should be made to the service. Feedback also
came from the USFSP Know It All’s Guide To Knowing It All! Facebook group. SG noted numerous grievances. Theses include professors using the printer despite it being intended for students only; students printing documents unrelated to classes and campus activities; student browsing the Web and Facebook; and students using the room as a lounge, leaving it disorganized. Another major complaint has been that the printer breaks often. Hegedus explained that the printer provides instructions on how to fix it, but she understands students may not want to touch the printer in fear of making the issue
worse. According to Reilly, the most common issues are that the machine runs out of paper. Technical issues with a sensor on the printer required a company to repair it. Reilly said these issues occur when students rip papers out before they are fully printed. Free printing has been offered in SLC 1800 for students since the 2013 spring semester. SG intended to make it easier for students to print campus-related documents.
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Sierra Club: ‘Solar power would be easy’ Continued from front page
Sterling Ivey, the spokesperson for the Tampa/St. Petersburg branch of Duke Energy said that the company “works very closely with the state department of environmental protection to ensure compliance with all environmental regulations.” “There has not been any notice to us from the state department that our emissions or groundwater in and around our complex in Crystal River is unsafe,” Ivey said. According to Department of Energy’s most recent survey, Florida uses more energy sourced from coal than the national average. The zone comprised by the 33701 area code where USFSP is located uses slightly less, but coal usage has increased by 1.3 percent since 2009. Duke currently has four coalpowered plants, all of them on Crystal River. Two of the plants are set to retire between 2016 and 2018 because they will not comply with a federal mercury law, the Mercury Air and Toxics Standards, which will come into effect at that time. “The reason there’s a two year time frame there is because we’re running tests at both of those plants now and burning an alternate type coal that has lower emissions. And if we can successfully burn a lower sulfuric coal we will ask for our licenses to be extended through 2018,” Ivey said. The two newer coal units, built in the mid-1990s, will not close. Instead, Duke spent more than a billion dollars to make the plants MATS compliant, installing “scrubbers” — units which remove harmful particles from the emissions. Ivey said the units will remain in service for several more years. Hathaway said these measures are just diversions from cleaning up Florida’s energy. Sierra Club is calling for Duke to shut down all four coal plants as soon as possible, and replace them with renewable
battery storage projects in Texas, a storage issue, and solar hot water energy sources. “Basically they have four years to and Ivey said, “we are constantly on every home would make a huge comply with MATS. They’re shut- looking at what the alternatives are difference as well. Incentivizing the ting down two plants because they for making that renewable energy average income American to install don’t want to spend the money to available when our customers need these energy saving devices to their homes … tying directly into the make them legal,” Hathaway said. it.” Hathaway said claims that stor- grid, is the key to solving the dirty They just don’t want to do the right thing and move away from coal, age technology is not good enough energy source and loss of power through distribution issue.” because it’s so cheap. They could yet are simply not true. Right now, there is no option “Storage is an issue, but Duke keep this plant going for a quite a long period of time, and you still has one percent of its energy port- for customers to feed directly into folio in solar. They’re doing better, the grid, but they can produce their have all of the mal-effects.” “You not only have all the mer- much better, in other states. The own solar energy and sell back any cury, but they’re not paying for the only bad thing about solar is that excess to Duke. In North Carolina, health costs, they’re not paying for solar voltaic arrays do take some Duke customers can opt to take the pollution. If they put that into acreage, but if they put an array part in a voluntary renewable their business model and showed up at Crystal River, they could do energy program called NC Green all the externalities, coal would it. They could easily do it, they just Power, but Ivey said the logistics for a program like that are different in not be cheap, it would be very, very don’t want to.” Hathaway cited information Florida. costly.” “They have a renewable As of now, Duke plans portfolio standard in North on replacing the two closing Carolina, whereas we do not coal units with a combined cycle natural gas plant in “We’re one small part of that here in Florida. We’re looking 2018. Sierra Club and the change process. There’s state law, at a lot of plans and options regarding solar, but I don’t Clean Energy Coalition are calling this another step in public service commission rules know if we’ll be in a position the wrong direction. and regulations…we’re looking at to allow the solar panels to go directly into the grid. In terms According to Hathaway, expediency is the key in all of those options and working of just going out into a parkmoving towards cleaner with our elected representatives ing lot and just setting up a energy, and natural gas isn’t to determine what kind of change solar panel and connecting it to the grid I don’t see that as an a good enough answer. Ivey said that while is necessary.” -- Sterling Ivey, option.” Jennifer Winter, USFSP’s Duke is actively exploring Duke Energy sustainability coordinator, renewable energy options, said that since the university is the technology isn’t there locked into an energy supplier, yet for an efficient solarfrom one of Sierra Club’s partners the most important thing to focus powered system. “Over the next few years as the in the solar industry (who she could on is conserving energy wherever cost of some renewable energy like not name for legal purposes), which possible. She is currently worksolar continues to come down, we’ll says solar electricity could immedi- ing to win a $500,000 grant for the be looking to see how we can take ately replace approximately 25 per- school through Duke’s Sun Sense advantage of it in the sunshine cent of energy capacity, and that program. “It would be a half a million battery technology is getting better state,” Ivey said. “We’re certainly familiar with all the time. The group of solar com- dollar grant to basically retrofit the the technology. There are just some panies involved in the movement parking garage and build a carport gaps right now in being able to store also endorses a hybrid approach on top and fill it competently with energy. One of the areas we’re really to renewable energy, or allowing solar panels,” Winter said. “That looking at right now is how can you energy consumers to install solar would help with making the parkstore that solar energy that’s avail- panels that would feed directly into ing garage a net zero energy buildable at noon and redistribute to our the grid. She further cited the part- ing. Also we’re retrofitting the customers who need it at 6 at night.” ner, which claims “distributed gen- lights there and putting LEDs in.” Other projects proposed by Duke is currently investing in eration (on homes) would not have
students include installing more solar-powered electric car charging stations and making buildings more energy efficient. Winter is also planning a three week energy challenge in the spring as a part of Campus Conservation Nationals. CCN is an energy and water challenge where participants monitor the energy and water usage of buildings on campus and compete to try and save the most. She is also looking into getting an energy dashboard for USFSP -an online system that would allow anyone on campus to access the energy use and water consumption for any building. “We’re looking to sub-meter each building individually,” Winter said. “We want to have it in time for the challenge because you can compare buildings to buildings, like ‘what is RHO doing compared to the USC?’ You can look at the daily, weekly or monthly numbers, and not just in terms of energy usage, but carbon emission or money saved. It’s a very interactive database.” Winter said that the only option right now is to “keep trying to create more of our own renewable energy,” and keep conserving. Ivey said the public should keep in mind that Duke Energy isn’t the only piece of the puzzle in moving towards cleaner energy. “We’re one small part of that change process. There’s state law, public service commission rules and regulations…we’re looking at all of those options and working with our elected representatives to determine what kind of change is necessary,” Ivey said. The Sierra Club will launch its campaign with a rally across the street from Duke’s offices at 299 First Ave. N. in the southwest corner of Williams Park at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Learn more about the Beyond Coal campaign at sierraclub.org/coal.
African journalists pay visit to USFSP USF St. Petersburg welcomed 12 African journalists for a series of sessions on journalism practice from Oct. 31 through Nov. 6. The working journalists came from many African countries, including Kenya, South Africa and Sudan, to trade stories and ideas with USFSP’s students and professors.
Photos by Krystal Blais
Professor Tony Silvia spoke to the group on journalism ethics in the digital age. Photo and video journalism professor Deb Wolfe demonstrated tech tools on the go — various cheap and homemade remedies to problems frequently encountered by journalists in the field.
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On The Road Again A Playlist
Winter is upon us (kinda) By Ryan Ballogg Staff Reporter On Wednesday of this week, a massive plunge of cold from the Arctic will bring the temperature here in St. Petersburg down by a chilling 20 degrees! (That’s degrees Fahrenheit, so don’t get too excited, Celsius nuts). Sadly, the low of 53 will only last for a day before we soar back into the world of eternal, swampy yuckiness. So enjoy it while it’s here! Here’s what to do with your one day of cold: • Make cold dirt angels. DISCLAIMER: You will get dirty, but the crust will keep you warm. • Order a hot beverage — no, make that extra hot — and enjoy every non-sweat inducing sip. • Listen to all of your favorite Christmas music while it actually feels appropriate out. Jingle bells, Florida smells… • Wear your favorite warmthretaining clothing. Make sure you check the pockets first for the host of closet creatures that have taken up residence there over the summer. • Start a nice cheery blaze in your fire pit or fireplace. Don’t have one of those? Find an ugly city bench and set a spark to it. Arson is fun for everyone! • Go to the beach and enjoy the sea breeze while it’s free of tanhappy idiots. • Take a daring dip in the swimming pool — nothing makes one feel alive quite like hypothermia and shrinkage (queue Seinfeld bass riff). You’re now a member of the polar bear club! • Wear your prettiest mittens. • If you are one of those beings who moved to Florida specifically to avoid the cold, run! You still have 24 hours to reach Miami. Hasta luego!
Picture this: You’re trapped in the back of your parents’ car, sandwiched between your sister and a stack of suitcases. Where are you headed? Probably towards a headache. Road trips can be fun, even downright exciting, but often too much “ family time” can make one a little loopy. Put on this playlist of epic road trip songs next time you take a drive. Here’s to hoping it drowns out the sound of your dad’s bad puns. By Erin Murphy Staff Reporter “Drive All Night” -- Needtobreathe This song embodies the “get in the car and drive” spirit flawlessly. Turn this one up full volume. “On the Road Again” -- Willie Nelson This classic will ring in your ears after one too many pit-stops. But sometimes the journey can be just as much, if not more fun, than the destination. “10,000 Weight in Gold” -The Head & the Heart This track off of the Seattlebased band’s newest release is a
catchy little tune about a lover’s life out on the road. It’s both bittersweet, and a fun listen. If you fancy folk, this song is for you. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” -- The Beatles It doesn’t matter where you are -- driving through the mountains, across winding hills, or through a small beach town at night. This song will always hold up as epic background music for your adventures. “Chasing Cars” -- Snow Patrol Every playlist needs a sleepy-sounding Scottish song.
This one’s ours.
Monday.
“Highway 61” -- Bob Dylan If scratchy vocals and snappy harmonicas are your thing, then you are in for a treat. The old-school grit of “Highway 61” weaves Biblical imagery and sass into one tune, all held together by Dylan’s signature prose.
“Train Song” -- Benjamin Gibbard and Feist Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and singer-songwriter Feist team up for this delightfully depressing duet about traveling to catch up with a long-lost lover. Even if the purpose of your trip is not to rekindle the flame with the potential love of your life, this song will keep you company.
“Passenger” -Daniel Ellsworth & the Great Lakes This chill song about the open road leading wherever a couple wants it to will put a free spirited feel to your drive, even if you have to be back in time for classes on
Review
A month (or three) in movies The Crow’s Nest’s entertainment critic, Matt Thomas, watched a lot of movies this weekend. From Chris Hemsworth’s bulging biceps to uncomfortable torture scenes, here’s his take on Hollywood’s most recent offerings.
By Matt Thomas Staff Reporter Thor: The Dark World Released Nov. 8 “Thor: The Dark World” is the second movie in Marvel’s Phase Two. This time around Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is more mature, putting the needs of Asgardians above his own while the woman he loves on earth Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) waits for him. While following some odd findings in London Jane is accidentally transported to another world and accidentally absorbs aether a substance desired by the movie’s villains, the Dark Elves. The Dark Elves, a race of beings defeated by the Asgardians long ago, become aware of the aether’s existence and will do anything to get it back. So it is up to Thor to protect the woman he loves, his world, earth, and the other nine realms. The plot is honestly a mess, but it makes enough sense.“Thor: The Dark World” is a summer movie released in November. Audiences
want to see Thor drop the hammer so the plot will matter very little. Thor beats up a lot of different beings plenty in a number of exhilarating action scenes, one scene in particular that is very reminiscent of “Star Wars”. The characters are likable and easy to root for. The comedy element of the movie is likely to divide audiences, particularly Kat Dennings’ character Jane Foster’s intern. Another letdown is the movie’s villain. The Dark Elves are intimidating, but have no personality whatsoever. The movie has to fall back on Loki (Tom Hiddleston), who isn’t even playing a villainous role, for some mischief. Overall, “Thor: The Dark World” is another solid movie from Marvel that should entertain most audiences. We say: See it
Wadjda Released Sept. 13 One wouldn’t expect a movie about a little girl living in Saudi Arabia to be as lighthearted as this, but this movie transcends that stereotype in its telling of the story of a crafty little girl named Wadjda who simply wants to save up money for a bike. While it might sound simple in childlike in the background are themes of what its truly like to be a woman in Saudi Arabia and what’s waiting for Wadjda in adulthood. We say: See it 12 Years a Slave Released Oct.18 Director Steve McQueen reminds audiences of the brutality of American slavery better than any other movie ever has. The whipping scenes are brutal, but the movie also focuses on it from a psychological level, which makes it as refreshing as it is uncomfortable to watch. We say: See it
Ender’s Game Released Nov. 1 The movie is definitely pretty and fast-paced, but Ender’s Game plays out like the sparknotes version of the book. Side characters feel like walk-on extras while major plot elements are brought up and often finished quickly which makes the whole movie feel rushed. We say: Rent it
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Rebuilding Rosewood An archaeologist discussed the violent destruction of a black community after 90 years By Erin Murphy Staff Reporter
The decimated ghost town of Rosewood, Fla. is now only a click away. Dr. Edward Gonzalez-Tennant, a historical archaeologist who leads tours with the Virtual Rosewood Museum, discussed the Rosewood race riot and the role of modern day media in a talk Thursday, Nov. 7. Historic Rosewood, located about five miles from Cedar Key, was rocked by mob violence on Jan. 1, 1923. The tragedy began when Fannie Taylor, a white woman who lived in Sumner, claimed she was assaulted by an African-American man. “This is possibly, probably, a fabricated [tale] to hide an extramarital affair,” Gonzalez-Tennant said. What followed was a tragic race riot, headed by a mob systematically killing and destroying the neighboring town of Rosewood. “They burned the entire town of Rosewood to the ground,” Gonzalez-Tennant said, calling the brutal premeditated murder spree that killed six people “a carnival of
horrors.” Why would a mob attack and burn an entire community when it’s likely Fannie Taylor’s story was a fabrication? The answer, it seems, isn’t that simple. Gonzalez-Tennant said our society is one that emphasizes dichotomies, the juxtaposition between good and evil, but something is rarely all good, or all bad. “Humans exist in the gray area,” he said. His job is to find ways to explain the human interactions inside that gray area. When researching the events leading up to the destruction of Rosewood, Gonzalez-Tennant categorized racial hatred violence into three types: structural, symbolic and intersubjective. These three types of violence manifested themselves in many forms, including white-only “Sundown Towns,” the Ku Klux Klan and eugenics. The latter, Gonzalez-Tennant said, isolated minority communities, ignoring them at best. “This is the violence that gets inside of your head, lives in your
mind. It can be just as violent.” The three types of violence, he said, “don’t exist on their own, they’re always intertwined.” For this reason, the brutal murders at Rosewood can hardly be traced to a single explanation. “I think it’s this mix. AfricanAmericans [were] not obeying their role in an increasingly [racist] society,” Gonzalez-Tennant said. The people of Rosewood had cultivated their community for generations, and had access to benefits. The minority peoples there refused to conform. “A classic [reason why this happened] is economics. Sometimes that’s the case, sometimes it’s not. I find that less than satisfying. There’s an intentionality,” he said. Behind the history of this tragedy are actual people, who lived actual lives. Gonzalez-Tennant recalls the story of Robie Martin who, though now deceased, was a survivor of the Rosewood tragedy. As a young child, Martin fled Rosewood for safety, separated from her father, who stayed behind. They were supposed to meet up later, but never did. She assumed he
Petesync 101
A guide to USFSP’s online student life community By Tyler Killette Staff Reporter Getting involved on campus is easy, but staying involved can be tough. Keeping track of weekly meeting times and special events can be tricky, especially for those who are active in student clubs and organizations -- or at least trying to be. Most student organizations are on Facebook but not all pages are up to date, and bulletin boards are cluttered beyond legibility. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could find everything you needed to know about student clubs and organizations all in one place? This is why Student Government brought Petesync to campus last year. Below is everything one needs to know for easy navigation and efficient use of the website. What is Petesync? Petesync is USF St. Petersburg’s community on Orgsync.com, an online student life management system for colleges. It is essentially a streamlined, customizable source for student involvement in campus clubs, organizations and departments. Think Facebook for student organizations. Why should I use it? To connect with student clubs that interest you and stay up to date on
everything organizations like Student Government, Harborside Activities Board and the Office of Multicultural Affairs are doing and planning. Ever wonder what’s being said behind SG’s big glass window? Go to their page and look up the typed minutes from every assembly and committee meeting. Need to connect with the president of the Gardening Club? You’ll find her information on the Gardening Club’s page. How do you I use it? Go to Orgsync.com, click the login button on the upper right hand menu bar, select your university (University of South Florida St. Petersburg), and login with your USF NetID and password (You’ll be redirected to the USF login page). Who is Pete? We’re still not sure, but you should use Petesync anyway. *Though the Crow’s Nest believes Petesync is a super cool way to get and stay connected, we still use Facebook and email as our main methods of communication. We encourage potential contributors to join us on Petesync, but suggest emailing usfcrowsnest@gmail.com to receive a timely response. life@crowsneststpete.com
Courtesy of Virtual Rosewood.com
was dead. She was shocked when decades later, she discovered him sitting on the front pew of her church. She had no idea he was still alive and had made it out of Rosewood safely. “The emotional connection is how to engage people,” said Gonzalez-Tennant. “That’s why I like dark tourism. [It] lets people explore what was lost.” What was lost was an entire community. Working with deeds and census records, GonzalezTennant was able to reconstruct Rosewood’s racial landscape over a 50 year period. He discovers “little fragments of evidence, tantalizing clues. We find evidence that there is, indeed, a structure here. We can create a map showing who owned what.”
Now, with the help of the Internet, Rosewood can be rediscovered. “You can see how it actually [looked] in the 1920’s,” GonzalezTennant said. “You can go in your own web browser and explore this vanished community.” To explore historic Rosewood, visit Gonzalez-Tennant’s site, virtualrosewood.com.
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Editorial
‘An orgy of interclass kissing’ The student newspaper at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Editor-in-Chief:
Tyler Killette
Managing Editor:
Chelsea Tatham
Creative Director:
Suzanne Sidler
News Editor:
Amanda Starling
Assistant News Editor:
Jennifer Nesslar
Arts & Life Editor
Ryan Ballogg
Assistant Arts & Life Editor:
Erin Murphy
Sports Editor
Mike Hopey
Entertainment Critic
Matt Thomas
Photo Editor
Taylor Austin
Copy Editor
Meaghan Habuda
Marketing Manager
Lazar Anderson
Advertising Manager
Jess aldrich
Community Relations
Samantha Ouimette
Staff Adviser
Rob Hooker robhooker47@gmail.com.
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Much of this year’s Student Government administration has been focused on developing student traditions. While some traditions are already in practice, such as posing for pics on top of the bronze bull, putting soap in the fountain (cause that’s original … ) and playing poker to win condoms (wait, what?), might seem cheesy, at least USF St. Petersburg isn’t taking direction from Stanford University. On the first full moon of the academic year, just after midnight, Stanford male seniors scour the campus quad for a willing female freshman companion to plant with a big wet kiss. Officially called “Full Moon on the Quad,” a New York Times piece more accurately referred to the exchange as “an orgy of interclass kissing.” As the Stanford band plays in the background, women (girls?) fresh out of high school are welcomed to the university with a tradition that dates back to the late 1800s. But, of course, the young ladies of Stanford’s past were a bit more conservative, accepting only roses from their gentlemen suitors, not smooches. In 1988, a few hundred students dug up the historical
tradition and made it formal. Now, thousands of students show up, and instead of receiving flowers, some women are deflowered. What’s perhaps most shocking is that Stanford officially sanctions the event. Administrators tried to outlaw it in 2002, but deemed it futile, figuring it would just be moved off campus, where it couldn’t be regulated. So, the solution was to impose an order. Now, according to the Times, the quad is barricaded, campus police check student IDs and paramedics stand by (in case someone’s tongue gets bitten?). The band plays so nonkissers — those who must have gotten into Stanford on academic scholarships, not sports or their parents’ money — have something to do. Since Stanford officials have decided there’s just no saying “no” to a campus-wide makeout sesh, they’ve decided offering instruction on safe kissing is a good way to make this whole thing less weird. Outbreaks of the flu and meningococcal meningitis, commonly known as mono, reportedly rise after the event, though the student health center has never compiled data to support the correlation.
Regardless, peer health educators who live in each dorm promote prevention. They meet with students beforehand and tell them not to participate if they feel any symptoms of illness. They tell students not to floss or brush their teeth beforehand because doing so may cause microabrasions that allow germs in one’s gums. (While this may be true, we do not recommend taking this advice before a first date or something of the like.) They also offer mints and cups of mouthwash at tables during the event. Condoms and other sexual health supplies, including dental dams, also dot these tables for those wishing to carry on the tradition more intimately. Within the greater tradition of drunken — but allegedly consensual — kissing have spawned new contingents of participants. Some choose to wear nothing but wet body paint. Others have formed a same-sex kissing area (though the intentional separation sounds like reverse LGBT progress to this editor). Some even wear kissing bingo cards, which list the 25 types of people they seek to kiss. Yes, 25 kisses in one night. So basically,
Cookie Tree By Kati Lacker
Throwback Nov. 12, 1954 – Ellis Island closes its doors after processing more than 12 million people since its opening in 1892. In 1890, President Benjamin Harrison designated Ellis Island as the first federal immigration center, and the first person to pass through the island was a 15-year-old Irish girl in January of 1892. First and second class immigrants only had to go through a brief inspection before entering the country through piers in New York and New Jersey. Third class passengers, however, were the ones who had to go through legal and medical inspections on Ellis Island. Only 2 percent of immigrants were denied access into the U.S. An estimated 40 percent of Americans can trace their ancestry back to the immigrants who came through Ellis Island.
they’re asking for infection. In the middle of everyone’s bingo card is the Tree, Stanford’s marching band’s mascot. Last year’s Tree kissed 566 people. A swig of Listerine every three kisses apparently kept him mono free but probably eroded his enamel and/or got him drunk. We share this tradition with USF St. Petersburg mostly for entertainment purposes, in hopes that readers will laugh and say, “Hah, Stanford kids are weirdos. I’m glad I don’t go there.” We’re all excited for the traditions Student Government plans to instill upon us this year, but when thinking up ideas, let’s keep this one guideline in mind: If it facilitates the spread of infection, cross it off the list. Please.
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Movies: better than real life By Matt Thomas Staff Columnist Maybe I just find my real life boring. There aren’t any explosions, my jokes fall flat and I don’t get the girl. I like my life well enough, but there isn’t much to write home about. That’s why I enjoy movies as much as I do. I feel at home sitting in that dark theater, ready for Hollywood’s latest offerings. I’ll even venture into the art house section of the theater to see what independent and foreign filmmakers are making with their smaller budgets. Regardless of budget, genre or the number of people in the theater, once the movie starts, it’s like I’m being transported to a different world. I had a blast in Asgard
watching Thor try to save his family and friends this past weekend in “Thor: The Dark World.” However, spending time in the South during the 1800s while watching “12 Years a Slave” was less fun. I realize that might make me sound crazy, but we’re all a little weird in our own way. This is a judgment free column. For those two hours, my own problems ceased to exist. An average day for me entails waking up sometime before 7 a.m. to get ready for class. I drive to school hoping to find an open parking spot by the soccer field. I spend approximately five minutes trying to fit into that parking spot because no one ever taught me how to parallel park properly. I make my way to class, which I enjoy. I might not enjoy everyone in that class, but I
like the class itself. Then it’s off to my job that is conveniently located on campus, and I like my job, but I could do without the awkward eye contact from people I don’t even know walking in and out of the SLC. Finally, it is 6 p.m. I go home telling myself that I’m going to do homework, but I always end up playing video games the rest of the night. I might send out a text message to a girl that goes unanswered, I cry and then I fall asleep. I wouldn’t call that a bad day, but sometimes during these days I come across a trailer for a movie that blows me away. You’re telling me that there’s a movie about a guy who gets to pilot a giant robot, then he uses that giant robot to fight against giant monsters? Of course I’m going to want to see that. When
am I ever going to do something that interesting? Am I ever going to pilot a giant robot? No! Am I going to fight a giant robot? No, but seeing “Pacific Rim” in IMAX 3D is the closest I’ll ever get to doing so, and that’s exactly what I did opening day. And I did it again two weeks later. It’s not always about giant robots and monsters. Maybe I want to enjoy a quiet drama. Maybe I want to learn something about another country. Maybe I need something to scare me into never wanting to go into space. My favorite movie “The Social Network,” a fabricated account of Facebook’s creation, is about those who are the smartest people in the room and always have a comeback for everything. That’s about it.
Wish fulfillment aside, I find movies to be a great medium for entertainment. They can be fun, they can be exciting, they can be intense, they can be depressing and a whole lot of other things. One thing is for sure, they go by much faster than books.
Matt is a senior majoring in mass communications and the entertainment critic. He can be reached at matthew17@mail.usf.edu and on Twitter @handsomestmatt
You know you’re in a small town when... By Erin Murphy Staff Columnist As I sit in my mother’s worn wicker rocker, resting on the front porch of our tiny country house, I hear trotting. Trotting? What the hey?! I look up to see, I kid you not, four Shetland ponies, each pulling a person in a cart behind them. They head down the trail parallel to the porch as if this is perfectly normal behavior. And yet, it just might be. After spending numerous weekends in my parents’ tiny, 600-squarefoot canary yellow cabin, I’m convinced that there are some experiences unique to small town life, that
are just not as common in the city. Shetland pony not included. You know you’re in a small town when: Everyone prays over their food. Or, at least a lot of them do. Small Southern towns are notorious for their religious roots. Bonus tidbit: A small newspaper up in a northern county even includes a religious section in their paper. In that same vein, small town communities are often outspoken about what they believe. Take for instance the barbecue joint I ate at a few weeks ago, owned by a Marine. His establishment was plastered with posters admonishing Obama and Florida State. But he still made one heck of a banana pudding!
It’s not entirely uncommon to have very up-close-and-personal encounters with wildlife in smaller towns. The less mega malls, the more trees and froggies. You just might almost trip over a tiny turtle on your morning run. Not that it’s happened to me. Everyone’s friendly. People you don’t know will wave, say hello, or strike up a conversation with you. Be forewarned: a lot of them are “touchers”. Case in point: This weekend, I was standing in line at a café, waiting to be seated, when the hostess grabbed me by the shoulders and positioned me around in a semicircle. Also, if you can’t handle close talkers, small town communities may not be for you.
Someone’s always having a garage sale. Or a barn sale. No, sir, I do not want to purchase your overpriced wagon wheel! It gets dark. Really dark. If you’re not used to being out in the country, the stars and the depth of the darkness will be initially very startling. 6:15 can seem like midnight. If you’re a dude and don’t own any plaid, camouflage, or lack the propensity to grow some gnarly facial hair, you’re going to stick out like a sore thumb. Veteran’s Day is celebrated allout, complete with a mini-parade of jalopies tooting their horns and waving red, white and blue flags. The morning begins not only with a chorus of crickets, but with
the screeching of wild turkeys. The highlight of the day is drinking peppermint hot chocolate in a sweater on the front porch. Decadence at its finest. Karaoke is a common Friday night pastime. Small town communities take their singing seriously. If you can’t hash out the hits with the rest of them, you really should stay seated. AND IIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOOOOU
Erin is a sophomore majoring in mass communications and assistant arts and life editor. She can be reached at erinmurphy@mail.usf. edu or on Twitter @sassyerbear.
Gay rights, racial prejudice and lady things By Tyler Killette Staff Columnist Three topics in the news right now are making want me to quit. Quit working, quit trying, quit being a human being. This week has reminded me how far this country still has to go in terms of equality. The battles to end discrimination on race, sexual orientation and gender are all still being fought, locally and nationally. The senate voting in favor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which makes it illegal for employers to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, is being revered as a victory for the LGBT community. However, that the House of Representatives might not even bother to vote on the matter is
disgusting. To me, the fact that we even have to think about whether it’s OK to discriminate against gay people in the workplace is absolutely abhorrent. How can discrimination of any kind still exist at this point in societal development? It is already illegal for employers to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, nationality, religion, age or disability. But they can choose to not hire or fire someone because they’re gay? How does that make any sense at all? Many companies have adopted non-discrimination policies that include sexual orientation on their own, including about 88 percent of Fortune 500 companies, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Still 29 states are without laws protecting LGBT individuals in the workplace. It’s been said that the struggle
for LGBT rights is sort of the final frontier for social and political equality. But, despite how it may appear, the fight is ongoing for African-Americans and other ethnic minorities. An article in the Nov. 11 tbt* tells a story of a nurse named Syrenthia Dysart, who was not allowed to attend to an elderly woman at Palms of Pasadena Hospital because of her race. The woman had been mugged by a black man, so her family didn’t want any black hospital staff to associate with her, feeling it may make her “uneasy.” While hospitals are not required to comply with such requests, many do to minimize controversy. One excuse cited in the tbt* article is that hospitals do not exist to teach social justice and that caring for the patient is top priority. I agree that hospitals should not
be burdened with the task of teaching right from wrong, but in 2013, racial discrimination no longer has anything to do with social justice -it’s a matter of human decency. As far as I’m concerned, if you’re lying in a hospital bed with a potentially fatal condition, you take the help you’re given, no matter who it’s coming from, and you damn well better say thank you when you’re still alive the next day. If the black nurse makes you uneasy, you don’t deserve her help in the first place. Now that sexual orientation and race issues are covered, I’ll move on to women’s rights. Under the Affordable Care Act (Note, I didn’t call it Obamacare because that’s NOT WHAT IT’S CALLED), maternity care is written into coverage costs for both women and men. Republican conservatives think this is funny because, LOL,
men don’t have babies! That’s a lady thing! I’m not even going to waste the space on explaining how wrong that is. But I will say, that although these stories make me feel like quitting life and continuing my days in a remote cabin full of cats who don’t care about such issues, they’ll really just inspire me to try harder to make a change.
Tyler Killette is a senior majoring in mass communications and is the editor-in-chief. She can be reached tkillette@mail.usf.edu or on Twitter @tylerkillette.
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November 12 - 18, 2013 | Volume 48 | Issue 12
Hristov wins Golden Ball
Lady Bulls lose to UCF Follow us on Twitter
Tampa Bay Rowdies forward Georgi Hristov was voted by the media as the Most Valuable Player in 2013 NASL season. In his first season with the Rowdies, Hristov led the team with 12 goals and was tied for first in the league with eight assists. Hristov was also named to the NASL Best XI.
The USF women’s soccer season game to an end on Nov. 8 in the American Athletic Conference semifinals. The Bulls tied rival UCF 0-0. But the Golden Knights advanced winning 5-3 on penalty kicks.
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AAC Men’s Soccer Football Quarterfinals
USF 1, Temple 0 UCF 2, Memphis 1 UConn 5, SMU 0 Rutgers 1, Louisville 0
Semifinals Friday
USF vs. Rutgers, 6 UConn vs. UCF, 8:30 Semifinal games broadcastesd on TheAmerican.org
Sunday
AAC Men’s Champ., 2 Championship game broadcasted on ESPN3.
Men’s Basketball Saturday
USF 72, Tenn.-Tech 62
Wednesday
Jacksonville at USF, 7
Friday
USF at Bowling Green, 8:30
Women’s Basketball Friday
Maryland 78, USF 70
Tuesday
Bethune-Cookman at USF, 7
Sunday
USF at Bradley, 4
Football leaders Through week 11
Passing
att comp. yds td int B. Eveld 96 38 455 2 2
Rushing
car yds avg TD lg M. Shaw 104 586 5.6 2 80
Receiving
rec yds avg TD lg A. Davis 29 411 14.2 1 36
AAC Standings conf. overall
w l w l str yUCF 4 0 7 1 W4 yLouisville 4 1 8 1 W2 yCincinnati 4 1 7 2 W4 yHouston 4 1 7 2 L1 Rutgers 2 2 5 3 W1 SMU 2 2 3 5 L1 USF 2 2 2 6 L2 Memphis 0 4 2 6 W1 UConn 0 4 0 8 L8 Temple 0 5 1 8 L2 y-eligible for a postseason bowl game
Roundup
A win against Memphis could Good turn things around for the Bulls Bulls’ By Mike Hopey Staff Reporter
Having already played Louisville and Houston, and with Central Florida still to come, the Bulls can get a sense of relief when a team like Memphis appears on the schedule. The Bulls aren’t markedly better than the Tigers. Statistically, Memphis outranks USF in passing yards a game, rushing yards a game, points for and points against. The Tigers 24.1 points allowed a game is in the top 50 in the nation at 47. Where these two teams differ is in the place it matters the most: wins. The Bulls have won two games in the American Athletic Conference; two more than the Tigers who are 0-4 in conference play and are in eighth place.
Memphis’ two non-conference wins in 2013 have come against Arkansas St. and Tennessee Martin. The Tigers beat UT Martin last week 21-6. Under center for the Tigers is Paxton Lynch. Lynch has thrown for 1333 yards with five touchdowns and six interceptions. His numbers aren’t the best in the country, but Lynch has proven to be a more stable quarterback than what USF has had this season. The Bulls’ well-documented quarterback troubles seem to have been replaced by cautious optimism. In the Halloween matchup against Houston, true-freshman Mike White nearly became the team’s leading passer in just one game. Forgoing his redshirt, which
gives him an extra year of eligibility if he sits out the entire season, White threw for 316 yards. He also threw two touchdowns ending a three game stretch where the Bulls’ offense scored zero touchdowns. Despite a late push led by White, the Bulls could not upset the Cougars losing 35-23. A win against Memphis would get USF off to a good start on its desperate attempt to reach a 6-6 record and qualify for a bowl game. A loss for the Tigers would mean their seventh straight losing season. Memphis’ last winning season came in 2007 when the Tigers finished the season with a 7-6 record.
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Media Scrum
The big ‘E’ in ESPN By Mike Hopey Staff Columnist There are two ESPNs. The first is the obnoxious and intellectually insulting ESPN that emphasizes the entertainment in “Entertainment and Sports Programming Network” more than the sports. The other ESPN is the one that helps produce and broadcast the unbelievable “30 for 30” films. “30 for 30” is a documentary series broadcasted on ESPN. The documentaries are less about who won and what it was like for them but more about the role sports play in our lives. The “30 for 30” documentaries show that there is more going on in sports than just what happens on the field. The series was started three years ago as a way to celebrate the network’s 30th anniversary. The idea for “30 for 30” comes from, ironically, Bill Simmons. It’s ironic because Simmons has made a career at ESPN by writing 4,000 words a week about pop culture and the fluff of the sports world. These films have tackled subjects like integration in 1960s Mississippi, the cutthroat sports agent business and the expectations athletes have to live up to. Drug addiction and failure are
not the usual subject matter on ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports. “SportsCenter” and “First Take” focus on the trivial, like who won and why. ESPN would rather pretend that Ray Allen returning to play against the Boston Celtics was the most important thing happening in sports. It’s hard to blame ESPN for what they have become; this indifferent machine that seems so out of touch with the reality of the world they cover. Billions of dollars in profits change a company’s priorities. Gone are the days when anchors like Dan Patrick would chase down stories like Pete Rose’s impending banishment from baseball. But I suppose that is the price of doing business. It’s the viewers that really dictate what ESPN does with their programming. But seeing the “30 for 30” films make their all-in mentality with that other side so frustrating. ESPN is willing to tackle difficult issues. The worldwide leader will broadcast a documentary about Allen Iverson’s 1993 trial in Virginia. A story that, still to this day, causes a deep racial divide in the Hampton area of Virginia. But when former Penn St. coach Jerry Sandusky is convicted and
sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for his horrible crimes, ESPN dedicates just enough time so as to not be criticized. ESPN broadcasted a documentary called “Big Shot” about John Spano, the conman who convinced the NHL to let him buy the New York Islanders. But when the NFL asked them to, ESPN withdrew from a documentary about brain injuries in the NFL. ESPN’s lack of any journalistic integrity is a favorite subject of mine. ESPN is an easy target for my holier-than-thou attitude. The genesis of my problem with ESPN has been their unwillingness to cover the NHL, citing a lack of interest from its viewers. But that ignores ESPN’s role in creating that interest. And that is the root of what is frustrating about ESPN. They have the power to cover important sports issues and make their viewers better and smarter fans in the process. But that won’t happen as long as a series like “30 for 30” is a token gesture to show they still care about the important stuff. hopey@mail.usf.edu
football
By Mike Hopey Staff Reporter South Florida’s football team had the week off, but the men’s soccer team was busy with its American Athletic Conference quarterfinal match against Temple. USF’s Stiven Salinas scored a goal with seconds remaining in the first half in Philadelphia. The Bulls held on in the second half, keeping the Owls to zero shots on target in the second half. Goalkeeper Brentton Muhammad stopped all three shots he faced to earn his third straight shutout. The Bulls’ win moved them onto Friday’s semifinal match against Rutgers in Dallas. *** Central Florida stayed perfect in conference play with a 19-14 win over Houston. The Knights handed the Cougars their first conference loss. Shawn Moffitt, UCF’s placekicker, kicked two field goals from more than 40 yards out to start the scoring. Houston made a push in the second half, scoring their two touchdowns, but both teams ended up trading scores. UCF’s Blake Bortles struggled throwing for only 210 yards and an interception. The Knights offense was carried by running back Wayne Stanback who rushed for two scores. Houston quarterback John O’Korn threw a touchdown but also threw two costly interceptions. *** Southern Methodist scored 15 unanswered points in the second half but could not complete the comeback, losing to Cincinnati 28-25. Garrett Gilbert threw two touchdowns and rushed for another in the loss. Both of Gilbert’s touchdowns went to Darius Joseph, one of three Mustang players with more than 100 yards receiving. Bearcats quarterback Brendon Kay had two passing touchdowns and two interceptions. *** Memphis earned their second win of the season by defeating Tennessee Martin 21-6. The Tigers scored 21 points after falling behind 6-0 in the first quarter.