Volume 49, Issue 15

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Gourmet market opens downtown Public speaking

fears conquered by club

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The Locale Market, a gourmet food market founded by USF graduates and chefs Michael Mina and Don Pintabona, opened on Dec. 17 at the Sundial in Downtown St. Petersburg. See p. 4 for our story.

By Sean Estrada Crow’s Nest Contributor There is a fear even greater than death.

It’s the fear of public speaking, said Samantha Catterton, vice president of public relations for Bulls Out Loud, a club that seeks to lessen the fear of public speaking.

To help combat this fear, the club focuses on building confidence by helping students organize their thoughts, and increases time management skills and ability to prepare for deadlines, according to Dr. Nina Schmidt, faculty advisor for the club.

“No matter where you go, you are always going to speak in front of people. From the lowest guy on the totem pole to the most well-known president, everybody speaks,” said Catterton.

Bulls Out Loud was formed to operate similar to a chartered Toastmasters affiliate. The meetings feature multiple opportunities to speak to an audience while receiving feedback. Participants gain leadership and communication skills. After obtaining 20 members, the club is expected to become the first Toastmasters charter at USFSP.

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Interns find the science in the brew

By Hillary Terhune Crow’s Nest Contributor Beer and college are practically symbiotic -- you can’t have one without the other.

The long-standing relationship reached a new level in November 2013 when 3 Daughters Brewing, a new brewery at 222 22nd St. S in the Midtown area, partnered with USF St. Petersburg to give biology students college credit for brewing beer.

The internship gives students the opportunity to apply their knowledge of science in a real-life situation.

“Chemistry and microbiology are very important to the brewing process,” said Jessy Weber, 21, a senior biology major.

Weber, one of the program’s first three interns, helped develop the lab, which is in the heart of the brewery. She ordered equipment and started setting up the lab before the brewery even opened.

The lab is “something most breweries don’t have,” said Tim Dom i n ick, t he t a st i ng room manager.

Interns who work in the lab are responsible for one of the most

important parts of the brewing process.

“PH, alcohol by volume, international bitterness units, and standard reference method color are the main chemistry aspects of beer we test in the lab,” said Weber. The standard reference method is what brewers use to give beer a specific color.

All the factors have to be consistent to sell beer, according to Weber. Interns also test yeast in the beer samples.

Ye a s t i s t h e m o s t i mp ortant element of beer, according to Dominick. It is a single-celled

organism that turns sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide in the fermentation stage.

“We perform yeast cell counts on a regular basis to quantify the concentration of the yeast and how much we should be putting in the next batch of beer,” said Weber.

They a lso ma ke somet hing called an “agar plate,” a petri dish that contains a growth medium used to culture microorganisms.

They do this to test the amount of bacteria in the beer, Weber said. If there is too much, the beer can turn sour.

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Courtesy of Hillary Terhune

In the lab at 3 Daughters, interns have important roles in the brewing process.

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Students help as hospital volunteers

News Briefs Monday, Jan. 5

Is academic integrity important to you? If you don’t want to get kicked out the university, it better be. Join Student Government and fellow classmates in taking “Olin’s Oath,” a new tradition encouraging students to uphold their academic integrity. At 5 p.m., SG will gather by Olin, the bull statue on the lawn, to unify and pledge to academic integrity this semester and strive for excellence at home, in school, and throughout the community.

Hey you. Yeah, you. You reading The Crow’s Nest. We know you want to write for us.

So come out to our first meeting of the semester at 5 p.m. in SLC 2400. We don’t care if you’ve written for The New York Times or never even touched a newspaper. All levels of experience are welcome.

Tuesday, Jan. 6

If t he Orientation Tea m dazzled you at your orientation, consider becoming a part of the team. Applications are being accepted until this Wednesday, Jan. 7 at noon. If you are interested in becoming an Orientation Leader this summer, attend the info session this Tuesday at 5 p.m. in SLC 2101 and visit usfsp.edu/ orientation/apply.

Wednesday, Jan. 7

We all know you care about your organization. The best way to spread the word is to promote your organization on Harborwalk at Get on Board Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Wednesday, Jan. 14. But hurr y and sign up. Student organizations only have until Wednesday, Jan. 7 to RSVP. Spaces are limited and will operate on a first-request, first-serve basis. Participants will be provided one table and two chairs.

Electricit y is not available, although accommodations will be made if and where possible.

Hate that economics class?

Don’t worry. From now until Friday at 5 p.m., you can add and drop classes to your heart’s content without financial penalty.

But make sure you’ve dropped all the classes you’re not going to take by 5 p.m., or you’ll pay for it--literally.

Jack Moscone | The Crow’s Nest

Students in Dr. Frederic Leveziel’s French class gathered to perform a French Holiday Chorus. Singing in the language helps students learn, Leveziel said.

Students sing to speak new languages “I felt like my French students needed more oral practice to improve their punctuation,” —Dr. Leveziel

By Jack Moscone Staff Reporter The spread of holiday cheer came in the form of language lessons and performances by students for Tavern patrons.

On Dec. 4, French and Spanish professor Dr. Frederic Leveziel organized a French Holiday Chorus composed of 15 of his students. Dr. Leveziel constructed the chorus to fill the Tavern with holiday spirit and assist his students in mastering the French accent.

“I felt like my French students needed more ora l practice to improve their punctuation,” says Dr. Leveziel. “It is common for adult learners to struggle with pronunciation in a foreign language.”

Dr. Leveziel conjured the idea after reading a cognitive psychology article titled “Singing can facilitate foreign language learning.” In the study, 60 adults learning the Hungarian language were randomly assigned to one of three “listen-and-repeat” exercises: speaking, rhythmic speaking, and singing. Subjects assigned to singing showed a superior overall performance in Hungarian language tests

after a 15-minute learning period, as compared to the other groups.

Research by Institute for NeuroPhysiological Psychology suggests singing in another language grants more practice time in pronunciation and in learning and remembering new words. A “listen-and-sing” learning method has been found to facilitate verbatim memory for spoken foreign language phrases.

After multiple studies, findings have concluded that there is a connection between pitch awareness and phonological awareness.

“It is a really interesting concept to introduce singing to help students work on foreign accents,” said student Simone DeLoach. “It was a great performance.”

“The students and myself had a good time learning and singing old French songs,” said Leveziel. “I do believe the students’ pronunciation has greatly improved through the understanding of the rhythm of the [French] language.” news@crowsneststpete.com

By Bryana Saint Urbain Crow’s Nest Contributor For the last year and a half, USF St. Petersburg senior Courtney Thompson has been volunteering at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, working toward her career goal of becoming a pediatrician.

Working through the Pre-Med Pal program, created by the PreMed Club at USFSP, Thompson works with children suffering from cystic fibrosis, helping to make their time at the hospital more enjoyable by doing things like playing games with the children, taking walks around the hospital with them, or watching TV with them in their room.

“Volunteering at All Children’s has been the most beneficial experience I’ve had in college,” Thompson said. “Volunteering with kids who are very sick or suffering with terminal illnesses also humbles you a lot.”

Founded in 1926, All Children’s Hospital is a pediatric hospital, home to many innovative children’s health programs, and is known as a pioneer in the realm of pediatric research.

Like many hospitals and medical foundations, All Children’s has several volunteers who contribute from two to six hours of their time each week. Volunteers come from around the Tampa Bay area to spend time at All Children’s Hospital, including students who attend USF Tampa and USFSP. T here a re c u r rent ly more than 500 active volunteers at All Children’s Hospital, as well as at nine of their affiliate outpatient care centers located around Florida.

Many people believe that volunteering at All Children’s Hospital means that they will be interacting one-on-one with patients and their families. While that is the case for some, others can contribute their time and skills in another way.

“We tell volunteers it doesn’t matter if you’re directly or indirectly working with the patients.

You’re helping to meet the mission of the hospital either way,” Ranetta J. Sumner, one of the hospital’s volunteer resources coordinator, said.

Volunteer opportunities include working at the front desk, volunteering in guest services, assisting medical specialists and helping patients with academic work.

Sumner and Brittany Circharo are the volunteer resources coordinators at All Children’s Hospital.

They are in charge of interviewing and accepting volunteers for about 40 different departments within the hospital.

Courtesy of Courtney Thompson

Courtney Thompson, who volunteers at All Children’s Hospital, poses with a costumed bunny during a visit.

One of the first steps to becoming a volunteer is submitting an online application.

“Brittany and I will go through and review those applications and make some phone calls, do some screening, and if we feel like they’re a good fit, we’ll bring them in and interview them and take them through the process,” Sumner said.

The process includes background screenings for adults 18 and older, as well as health screenings looking for history of TB immunization and flu shots.

If the potential volunteer is accepted, they go through general orientation provided by the department where they are assigned. This educates volunteers on how to properly do their job in what, for many, is a new environment.

A l l Ch i ld ren’s encou r a ges USFSP students to volunteer, especially those who may be looking for a career in the medical field, office jobs, guest services and more.

“We’ve heard back from many people that their volunteering experience actually helped them in making a choice for their future career,” Sumner said.

USFSP students can gain positive learning experience through the volunteer opportunities at All Children’s Hospital. Since patient care is not always an option, various office jobs are offered to develop work skills and experience for college students who may benefit from it the future, while still helping the hospital.

“I think people like being a part of something bigger than themselves. They feel like they’re making a difference and they feel like they’re being accepted into a huge population of people and appreciated,” Circharo said.

To find out more about volunteer opportunities, visit www.givetoallkids.org. news@crowsneststpete.com

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Public speaking club hopes to grow Continued from p.1 Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs, according to Toastmasters.org.

A typical club meeting includes a series of prepared talks by some club members followed by impromptu speeches by several other members.

Then, the daily evaluators, fellow club members, provide feedback by highlighting what the speakers did well, in addition to addressing areas of improvement.

Club members reach milestones for delivering themed speeches and performing leadership functions.

“The ultimate goal is to become a distinguished toastmaster, which is earned after giving 50 speeches and accomplishing tasks such as running a meeting or being a facilitator,” said Thomas Skidmore, the club’s president.

Benefits of joining the club include superior communication skills, enhanced networking skills, and a strong resume booster while establishing lasting relationships in a supportive environment, according to Page Harris, vice president of education for the club.

“In my experience, we make the

If you go: Bulls Out Loud meets in Davis 130 at 4 p.m. every Monday, beginning on Jan. 26.

For more information, drop by the club’s booth during Get On Board day on Jan. 14., visit the club’s Facebook page at

https://www.facebook.com/ usfspeakabull, or contact President Thomas Skidmore at

tskidmore@mail.usf.edu . biggest strides in personal growth by stepping out of our comfort zone. While it might seem daunting at first to join something like Bulls Out Loud where you speak in front of people, it is a platform where you can really transform yourself and improve yourself in all areas of life,” said Harris.

The club is open to any student, faculty member or alumni of the university. news@crowsneststpete.com

Courtesy of Thomas Skidmore

Bulls Out Loud President Thomas Skidmore speaks at a local Toastmasters charter. He hopes that someday Bulls Out Loud will also join Toastmasters.

Librarian writes the history of Pinellas

By Tierney Tran Crow’s Nest Contributor Jim Schnur has been working at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library since his graduate studies.

He has also taught history courses at Eckerd College for the past 18 years. But his projects as an established author showcase his fascination with the history of Pinellas County.

Jim Schnur has been a librarian at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library since 2002. This past year he published Memories of St. Petersburg through Time, a history of St. Petersburg. His next book, a history on Seminole, will be coming out sometime in 2015.

Schnur is a native to Pinellas County and a USF alumnus. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history and a dual master’s degree in history and library sciences. This passion for memories inspired him to write. His first book, a photographic history of Largo, was published in 2011. He has also published a book on Pinellas County in 2012 and Madeira Beach in 2013.

He decided that royalties from all of his books should go to historical organizations. He has been involved with many historical organizations over the years, including serving several terms as president

of the Pinellas County Historical Society.

In addition to instructing and writing about history, he is also actively involved in public speaking about the history of the area. He often takes his discussions to the Internet with a popular YouTube channel focused on the creation of Pinellas County.

In his time at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, he has spent his time building the archives. In 2013, Schnur spoke with Dean Carol Hixson about writing Memories of St. Petersburg through Time.

He planned to write the book on his own time and use the royalties to fund the digital archive at the library. The digital archive was started there in 2011. He spent weeks going through old photos and digitizing them.

“I believe in the work that we do here in the library and wanted to provide a way to share our city’s history while also raising money to help something that is very important to me,” said Schnur.

Schnur has never made any money from his books. He uses the profits gained by his books to benefit these organizations whose work he believes in. The profits from his upcoming book will all go to the USF Foundation. news@crowsneststpete.com

Biology students intern at brewery Continued from p.1

Courtesy of Jim Schnur

Jim Schnur, a librarian for the university’s special collections at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, has conducted research and published work on cities throughout Pinellas county.

VIEW IT: Check out Jim Schur’s YouTube videos off this link:

http://dspace.nelson.usf.edu/xmlui/browse ?value=Pinellas+by+the+Decades+Series &type=subject

All of these tests are vital to brewing. Interns who assist in these processes learn that biology isn’t just for pre-med students anymore.

“I never considered the science behind beer,” said Weber.

“Biology majors are expected to go to med school or become marine biologists.”

Weber is now an employee. She occasionally helps out in the lab, but for the most part she works in the tasting room and gives tours of the lab and brew house.

The lab isn’t the only part in the brewing process. In fact, it’s a tedious task to brew the proper batch. It takes time and effort and cleaning – a lot of cleaning.

“Everybody thinks brewing beer is glamorous,” said Dominick, “but you spend more time doing paperwork and cleaning.”

It’s a long process, Dominick said. A batch of beer that takes three and a half hours to brew will end up taking eight hours because they’ll spend four and a half to five hours cleaning.

“It can’t be cleaned enough,” he said.

They pay close attention because even the smallest amount of dust can change the f lavor of a batch entirely.

The idea for the brewery came from Mike Harting, the owner, and Ty Weaver, the head brewer, Dominick said. Harting once managed Bella Brava, a thriving restaurant in downtown St. Petersburg where Weaver was head chef.

Weaver wanted to create his own brews to expand the menu, and when they put the beer on tap they found that the craft brew accounted for about 40 percent of all beer sales.

Weaver and Harting went back and forth on the idea before opening 3 Daughters last December.

The brewery celebrated its one-year anniversary with the release of a few new beers and a party on Dec. 12.

Want to know more? The brewery’s website is at 3dbrewing.com

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By Amanda Starling I resolve to resolve why we even make resolutions. That’s itI’m done with hearing all of the “new year, new you” and promises to start a new fitness regiment.

C’mon, did you really think you could work out daily when “Friends” just arrived on Netflix?

Didn’t think so. But if you’re really anxious to re-live the best show of the mid-90s, try tuning in while slaving over the elliptical. The One Where Joey… will quickly turn into a marathon stretch.

About 500 calories later… Hey, Fitness Center, I think I’m onto something here.

I kind of got off track there. But that’s exactly how New Years resolutions work, isn’t it? We make a promise in the days remaining of the previous year to do something different, often abandoning a notion of ourselves that wasn’t exactly pleasing in the past 11 months somehow.

Old habits die hard, folks. As many times as I say I’ll cut back on eating out, I’m still going to gorge myself on tacos from Casita Taqueria until my stomach can no longer process the delicious queso fresco.

Why won’t we uphold these resolutions and ultimately surrender? It comes down to what exactly we are resolving to do and how much we really care about this change in ourselves.

Yes, we all want to lose a couple of pounds, but do we love the tacos or the slim figure more? Most of us will answer this question differently from each other, but that’s the point I’m making. Our resolutions are often what is expected of us- our happiness is what differentiates us.

I d id n’t swea r to lose 15 pounds this year, starting Jan. 1.

I did promise myself a routine of binge-watching on rotation action Anime series and cheesy primetime dramas of the 90s and 2000s.

But that’s because I know that’s a promise I’ll keep. Better yet? It’s one I want to do.

Instead of making resolutions for the sake of a new year, resolve to find your happiness, or better yet, your identity, throughout the entire year. Start in March. Start in October. Don’t be generic- be you.

If you must resolve to something, resolve to love yourself and a bowl of nachos. Or the gorgeous jog along the St. Petersburg Waterfront. It’s a new year, which equates to new opportunities to explore yourself and your passions. If you’re me, that’s fantasizing about coffee from Luke’s and planning the next adventures that life offers.

Kalima Haneef | The Crow’s Nest

The Locale Market, a gourmet food market that opened at the Sundial, attracts people who are concerned about where their food comes from.

Foodies rejoice at gourmet market

By Emily Tinti Staff Reporter Locale Market is not just a place for locals to indulge in freshly prepared gourmet meals, or a destination filled with farm and boat-fresh ingredients. This is a gastronomic experience for all walks of life.

The highly anticipated Locale Market opened on Dec. 17 in the heart of St. Petersburg as a new addition the freshly renovated Sundial shopping plaza.

Locale is advertised as “a culinary experience created by chefs Michael Mina and Don Pintabona.”

Both Pintabona and Mina are nationally praised professional chefs and USF graduates who have shared 23 years of friendship, making their latest collaboration one to commemorate.

The market offers an unmatched variety of consumable greatness and features in comparable forms of shopping and dining. From the profusion of fresh and organic fruits and vegetables, to the abundance of meats and seafood, all the way to the wine and coffee bars, Locale seems to offer everything. And not hing says variety like two floors and 11 full kitchens focused on different areas of the food spectrum.

Food offered at Locale is an artisanal celebration of local and international foods alike. But produce is the main attraction. Dozens of farmers’ markets and health food stores are scattered around St. Pete, running with the demand for fresh fruits and vegetables. But the variety at Locale seems unbeatable.

Seafood and meat are offered in

If you go: Locale Market is located at 179 Second Ave. nestled next to the Sundial Muvico theatre. multiple forms: raw, pre-seasoned and ready to be cooked at home or prepared at Locale itself. There are liquid nitrogen ice cream balls, a favorite of Mina’s according to tampabay.com. There is alligator meat, for all of you adventurous or traditional Florida eaters. Keeping it classic? The market is a beautiful haven for pasta and sauce lovers.

Although Locale is the only one of its kind in the Bay Area offering a unique eating experience local foodies are obsessing over, it does seem like it belongs. The restaurant doesn’t seem to compete with other establishments in the surrounding community, but it adds to the celebrated culture of local and organic dining.

“People are so much more aware of the whole restaurant scene, the foodie scene, they’re interested in where their food comes from,” Pintabona told the St. Petersburg Tribune.

Locale will satisfy everybody, from the most passionate of foodies to residents looking for a conveniently prepared gourmet lunchvto pick up before work. After the revamping of Sundial’s concentrated complex, Locale Market was just the icing on the fresh, artisanal cake. life@crowsneststpete.com

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The stars of the Locale Market are the variety of organic and locally sourced produce.

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Meats and fish are available raw, seasoned for home preparation, or cooked for customers at the Locale Market.

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Review: The Hideaway is a hike, but home to many

By Phil Lavery Crow’s Nest Contributor If you’re searching for a local watering hole where ever yone knows your name, The Hideaway in Clearwater is the place for you.

With two pool tables, talkative bartenders, a relaxing atmosphere, and great prices on draft beers, this establishment is a one-of-a-kind in what otherwise is a generic, suburban wasteland.

From pool players to the happy hour crowd, the $1 beer Wednesday night crowd, and even the easy going regulars on a quiet Sunday night, one will find their niche. The Hideaway caters to everyone, young and old, with class and their favorite beer glass.

Bartender Adam Orlando, 34 can be seen juggling drinks and patrons’ orders on a Wednesday but his real specialty is the welcoming aura he extends to people and the pub itself, always being open to conversation and receiving customers.

“We like our customer base,” Orlando said. “We’re not looking to imitate a fast and crazy establishment for the sake of money. We want people to feel comfortable and safe, and they do.”

Smokers are welcome to an outdoor bar. The cigar shop next door makes puffing on a fine cigar with a glass of bourbon a common theme outside.

Samantha Spidel, 26, prefers the relaxing vibe of a quiet night.

“I like the comfortable atmosphere and the bartenders are great,” she said, “The Wednesday crowd is really young. When I come here I always end up meeting new people and finding myself engaged in good conversation.”

The Hideaway hires local bands to perform Thursday-Saturday.

Although it is loud and hard to hear your buddy next to you, the music

Want to know the daily specials?

Check out the list of cash-saving deals from the Hideaway: Sunday Hospitality Monday half-off martinis Tuesday $4 Bacardi and Absolute Vodkas Wednesday $1 beer night Happy Hour runs MondayFriday from 4-7 p.m. is fantastic and, as good music does, they electrify the crowd, bringing a unique vibe to this oasis in suburbia. Jeriko Turnpike, Railway Kings, and Dosage are just a few of the bands that play on a weekly basis.

Amine Rochdi, 30, of Clearwater is a regular at The Hideaway and a fan of the local music scene. Amine operates a food truck during the day and quenches his thirst for Stella Artois and an interesting conversation at night.

“The live music is great,” Amine said. “It’s a good way to check out quality up-and-coming bands or musicians.”

Fans of craft beer will be satisfied with The Hideaway’s stock.

They carry 24 craft beers on draft, including Woodchuck, Goose Island IPA, Jai Alai, Magic Hat and many more.

There is no food at The Hideaway e xc e pt on We d ne s d ay a f ternoons, when pizza and wings from Anthony’s Fire Oven is brought in during happy hour. The pizza and wings are free to all patrons doesn’t last long. life@crowsneststpete.com The Hideaway is open SundayThursday, 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. On Friday and Saturdays they don’t close until 3 a.m.

The pub is located at 2454 McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater.

Mark your calendar with these major events

By Caitlin Ashworth Staff Reporter So the holidays are over, and school is back in session, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end.

Check out these events happening around the Tampa Bay area this spring.

Picasso/ Dali, Dali/Picasso Now until Feb. 16

Check out two of the most influential artists, right here in your backyard. The Picasso/Dali, Dali/ Picasso exhibit at the Dali museum will be going on until Feb. 16. USF St. Petersburg students receive free admission with a student I.D. Thedali.org

WhigFest Music & Arts Festival Feb. 14

Celebrate freedom, independence, music and art at WhigFest Music and Arts Festival, held every year on President’s Day weekend with an array of independent music and art. WhigFest.com says, “The word “Whig” was a widely recognized label of choice for people who identified themselves as Patriots, Rebels a nd Revolut iona r ies.”

Twenty five artists will play at four stages in and around Jannus Live in downtown St. Petersburg. The visual arts portion of the festival will be on display at Mandarin Hide on Feb. 5 and for the duration of the festival. whigfest.com

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Rapp Brewing Co. does craft beer right

By Sean LeRoux Crow’s Nest Contributor It is no secret that the craft beer boom has hit Tampa Bay, and it has hard. Local breweries like Green Bench Brew ing, 3 Daughters, Cycle Brewing and Cigar City Brewing have gained massive popularity over the past several years.

However, many do not know of the smaller breweries and tasting rooms that sit outside of the more densely-populated urban areas of Tampa Bay. Rapp Brewing Company sits nestled in an industrial-looking area. After decades of successful wine, mead and sake making, owner and brewmaster Greg Rapp decided to try his hand at brewing beer.

Rapp Brewing Co. is a nanosized two barrel operation brewery, with 20 in-house brewed beers on tap at all times. The 650 square foot tasting room is spacious enough for the brewery’s smaller customer base, and offers ample seating. A large chalk board wall above the bar lists the 20 beers available at any given time, which are $5 each.

Although several beers appear to be fairly regular options, the board tends to change quite frequently.

For those interested in trying several different beers, flights of four, six or nine beers may be ordered as well.

“Their Gose is amazing in particular, but they have a great variety of beers, all of which are delicious,” said Zach Mills, a senior at USF St. Petersburg. “It’s a great place to socialize with friends and have a good time without dealing with the downtown bar atmosphere.”

Like most other breweries, Rapp

Phillies Spring Training March 1-April 2

The Philadelphia Phillies migrate south to Clearwater for spring training. Phillies Spring Training takes place at Bright House Field — home of the Clearwater Threshers.

Spring Training tickets go on sale Jan. 8. philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com

Gasparilla Music Festival March 7-8

Listen to local music as well as a mix of national headliners.

Gasparilla Music Festival is a community-funded festival located at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park and Kiley Gardens Park in Downtown Tampa. The event will feature New York Gy psy Punk band Gogol Bordello and New Jersey based rock band The Gaslight Anthem.

also sells growlers, which are essentially large refillable take-out bottles for those that enjoy their beer enough to take some home. They are one of the smallest breweries in the area, so chances are that a growler will be your only shot at taking any beer home, since you won’t be finding their beers at your local grocery or liquor store.

Overall, Rapp Brewing Co. is a small, quieter alternative to the crazy atmosphere of downtown St. Petersburg bars with a friendly staff and delicious beers. Only a 15 minute drive from campus, Rapp is a must-visit location for all that enjoy beer in the Bay Area.

Although Rapp specializes in artisanal ales and lagers, they have a quite impressive variety of beers on tap. Most notable would be the

If you go: Rapp Brewing Co. is located at 10930 Endeavour Way in Seminole.

Visit : www.rappbrewing.com

Or the brewery’s Facebook page for more details.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout, OMG Strong Ale, and the Gose.

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Beers to try: Rapp’s Chocolate Peanut Butter stout is a thick, rich beer with an alcohol content of about 10 percent. The strong chocolate and peanut butter undertones and overall sweetness make it a dessert-like beer best saved for the last round.

The OMG Strong Ale is quite tough to get your hands on. This is a limited semiannual offering from Rapp, with an alcohol content of at least 20 percent. It drinks more like a port wine than a beer, with strong hints of fig, molasses and fruit.

The Gose (pronounced “go-zuh”) is a traditional German sour brewed with salted water. It is much lighter and lower in alcohol content than their other beers, weighing in at a bit over 5 percent, with a slight salty bitterness, making it highly drinkable any time of day. Rapp’s Gose is ranked fourth worldwide by RateBeer and first in the state at the 2014 Best Beer Competition in Florida.

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Gasparilla International Film Festival March 24-29

Independent films will take on the silver screen this March.

The Gasparilla International Film Festival is currently trying to raise $20,000 to re-open Channelside Cinemas for the 2015 GIFF. Last year, GIFF screened films such as Boys of Abu Ghraib, from the producers of Blood Diamond. Vote on your favorite screenings with a ballot of text messaging codes given before and after each screening. http://gasparillafilmfestival.com/

Firestone Grand Prix March 27-29

Get ready for t he smel l of burning rubber. Downtown St. Petersburg streets will be blocked

off into a 1.8-mile temporary street course for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg featuring the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series. http://www.gpstpete.com/

Tampa Bay Blues Festival April 10-12

Enjoy “Blues by the Bay” at Vinoy Park. As one of the world’s most preeminent blues concerts and recipient of the Blues Foundation’s 2011 “Keepin’ the Blues Alive” award for Best U.S. Blues Festival, Tampa Bay Blues Festival provides the best of the blues every night until 10 pm. The show will feature Tower of Power, Boz Scaggs and Southern Hospitality. http://tampabaybluesfest.com life@crowsneststpete.com

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Editorial

Driving us batty

Noisy construction methods used around St. Petersburg inhibit residents’ quality of life, and must be addressed by developers and the city of St. Petersburg.

The student newspaper at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Editor-in-chief

Jennifer Nesslar

Managing editor

Amanda Starling

Creative Director

Josh Fuller

News editor

Emily Wehunt

News assistant

Jack Moscone

Arts & Life assistant

Emily Tinti

Sports editor

Andrew Caplan

Photo editor

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No, that incessant banging you hear isn’t your migraine—although it may give you one.

T hat i ncessa nt ba ng i ng is coming from the lot next to the downtown Publix, where DPR Construction is driving pilings for a new 19-story apartment complex and parking garage.

And it’s been going on since April 29, 2014, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Every weekday morning, the noise starts at 7 a.m. It’s audible from the residence halls at USF St. Petersburg. Residents at the Madison condominiums, located next to the construction site, have even greater problems to deal with.

Residents told the Tampa Bay Times that they’ve had pictures fall

off the wall and glass shatter. All due to the pounding.

The businesses around the pilings also must cope with the noise.

The construction site is composed of two “non-active” sinkholes, requiring DPR Construction to drill 200 feet down for more stable ground, the Tampa Bay Times reported in October.

The pile driving was originally supposed to end in October. But the nature of the ground forced DPR to persist in driving beyond that date.

The current estimated end date is now Jan. 19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As dow ntow n grow t h continues, it is in the best interest of both developers and the city of St. Petersburg to keep residents happy.

And driving pilings that disrupt the quality of life is not a way to keep people living in downtown St. Petersburg.

The Tampa Bay Times reported in October that the city is considering ways to restrict pile driving in the future. The city allows pile driving from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, but some city council members hope to tighten those hours and explore ways to muffle the noise.

Developers of Bliss, an upscale condo about to be built near Beach Drive, plan to use quieter methods of drilling holes. They will drill down, and then fill the holes with concrete, rather than using a hammer to pound the pilings.

Developers should consider

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methods like this, especially as more and more people move into St. Petersburg. If they don’t, the hammers they are using to drive pilings down will also drive people out of the city.

The noise from the growth of the city could also affect USFSP students. We already hear the pilings from the DPR Construction site.

But new condominiums are soon to be built at 2nd Street S and 5th Avenue S, just across the street from Residence Hall One. We can only hope developers will be mindful of our quality of life, and use methods that won’t drive us out.

Students in Residence Hall One move back in on Jan. 4. Both residence halls reopened at noon.

The Crow’s Nest wishes a happy semester for all new and returning students..

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The first legal divorce in the Colonies He’s a filthy cheater, Anne Clarke. The Puritans knew it, and that’s why in on Jan. 5, 1643, Clarke was granted the first known divorce in the American colonies. The Quarter Court in Boston, Mass. approved the split after Clarke complained that her husband, Denis, committed adultery and had two children out of wedlock.

Sounds a little TMZ, doesn’t it? After Denis Clarke refused to return to his wife and two children from the marriage, the court ruled in favor of Anne. According to the History Channel’s sources, the affidavit read: “Anne Clarke, beeing deserted by Denis Clarke hir husband, and hee refusing to accompany with hir, she is graunted to bee divorced.”

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Jan 5-11 , 2015 | Volume 49 | Issue 15

How much would you pay for the universe?

By Caitlin Ashworth Staff Reporter Space, the Final Frontier, has driven t he human mind to explore and spark creativity of hope, wonder and the future.

As long as human consciousness has existed there has been a fascination for discovery. The questions “who, what, where, why, and how?” developed our society and emergence.

There is a constant urge for knowledge with a lack of satisfaction. Even with the knowledge we have today, the questions remain the same.

America stopped dreaming with the 2011 NASA budget cut and retirement of the space shuttle program.

Many people are not aware of NASA’s low budget, less than half a penny on a tax dollar, 0.48 percent. “Penny4NASA” promotes a tax increase to one penny on a tax dollar for sufficient NASA funding.

I nve st ment i n NA SA w i l l i nspi re dreams and the idea of tomorrow as well as

A ‘1984’ existence

By Phil Lavery Contributing Columnist As a teenager, my friends and I used to talk about what life was going to be like in the 21st century. We’d talk about cameras on every street corner, an increased police presence, and an overall controlling state of all private affairs. A year or two went by and our stoned visions of 1999 came to pass as reality.

After the crippling blow to our economy in 2008 and a greater awareness of asking questions rather than blind obedience we as young Americans have grown smarter and more resistant to the folly of mass propaganda.

Post Edward Snowden and National Defense Authorization Act, even previously skeptical baby boomers are beginning to put electrical tape over their laptop cameras. The Obama Administration of “Change” has lost their former appeal. As Obama’s NDAA executive order of 2011 gives our government the power to kidnap people from their homes and lock them up never to be seen again. I don’t believe I’m being dramatic or paranoid when I state that there is something wrong with that. The only “change” people seek come in the form of nickels and dimes. Dare I say that young Americans have lost faith in their democratically elected government? It seems so…

With mostly low level service jobs, inflation of all goods, not much manufacturing, and baby boomers about to retire without pensions we have to fight for any job available to us. Colleges are 10 years behind the times, and grade schools are 20, so it’s becoming more and more unlikely that a college grad will find a legitimate career in their respected field of study. A college grad today can expect nothing but only hope for payoff.

What a run we had though. It was fun while it lasted. In ten years we look back at the 1970’s thru 2001 as the “good old days”.

developing new careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

According to Penny4NASA’s promotional video, We Stopped Dreaming, NASA was founded during the Cold War after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, made from an empty casing of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Although the name Sputnik meant “fellow traveler,” it was seen as a threat to our national security. America became the leader in space exploration off the will to compete and succeed while the economy thrived.

With the budget cut and retirement of the space shuttle program, NASA cannot afford to send our astronauts to space causing a reliance on the Russian Roscosmos to access the International Space Station. According to Penny4NASA.org, the Roscomos charge $70 million to seat each U.S. astronaut and carry them to ISS. Yesterday we feared them. Today we rely on them. What will tomorrow be?

We carry in our pockets, every day, technology that is far more advanced than the technology during the Apollo missions. Even

Now, slowly but steadily, the American dream of wealth, careers, normal family life, privacy, and freedom is fading with time, as do our short memories.

For those that were small kids when 9/11 happened must understand that facial recognition cameras on downtown street corners aren’t normal. Neither has it always been normal to carry a computer in your pocket that can and is used to track, listen, watch, and hold personal information about you as you go about your day. Yes, unfortunately it does matter if you’re “not doing anything wrong.”

As you’re reading this column there are people in offices coming out with the next gadget to vanquish any privacy you believe you still have. The government also has privatized prisons for profit. And guess what, they need to be 90 percent full to turn a profit so when you get pulled over by the police and your hearts racing remember that some of them are looking for a reason to take you in.

Distractions and daily comforts are keeping otherwise vocal citizens quiet for the most part. When 9-11 happened a major news network broadcasted Palestinian people seemingly happy about the terror attack, but it later came out that they were simply given free food and candy in between being shelled.

Us as the youth of a great nation we need to go beyond “liking” a Facebook post or re-tweeting a clever comment on Ferguson and other similar wrongs. We must rise up and vote. We should feel obligated to take to the streets, overturning the extension of the “Patriot Act” and the NDAA. We must prove ourselves worthy of this responsibility and burden. With any luck we can salvage our privacy and keep ourselves from being harassed by the police state America has become. If not we will be doomed to a “1984” existence.

Phil Lavery is majoring in mass communications. He can be reached at lavery@mail.usf. edu.

with today’s technology, no accomplishment has surpassed the man on the moon. Imagine what we could accomplish today.

According to Moon Machines: Software for the Apollo Mission, the computers that put man on the moon had the processing power of a basic pocket calculator.

Programs were written by hand and turned into punch cards a computer could read. Memory was a huge problem for NASA computers. They used core rope memory with a computer code that was physically distinct. The rope was made of rings and wires that were manually weaved into the rope.

Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, “NASA, as best as I can judge, is a force of nature like none other…A program, which if you advance frontiers, heroes are made.

There’s a force operator on the educational pipeline that will stimulate the formation of scientists, engineers, mathematicians and technologists.”

Tyson talks about spin-off technologies in an interview on NPR, one was safe and affordable Lasik surgery. The algorithm used for docking the space shuttle and space station is the same algorithm used for today’s Lasik surgery. Another NASA spin off is the grooves in the curved exit ramps that improves traction when the road is wet.

“It doesn’t have to be high-tech to be a

great idea. Why did it come from NASA? Because someone was more interested in the space shuttle landing and maintaining its course because it’s not - a spaceship shuttle is not powered when it’s landing. It’s a glider.

And you want that thing to sort of not skid off the runway coming in for a landing. So they came up with this grooved idea, which keeps the tires aligned. It channels out the water. And someone thought it up because they were inspired by NASA, not because they’re inspired by cars on exit ramps from freeways,” says Tyson.

The nation thrives off innovation, invention and exploration. The economy prospered with foundation of NASA. In the words of Tyson, “How much would you pay for the Universe?”

Caitlin Ashworth, a senior majoring in mass communications, is the assistant arts & life editor. She can be reached at cashworth1@ mail.usf.edu or on Twitter @kate_ashworth.

Who to hate and who is great

By Andrew Caplan Staff Columnist W ho doesn’t love t he NFL Playoffs? You’ve been trained all year to figure out who the best teams are and to figure out who has the best chance to win the Super Bowl, based strictly off of regular season performance and statistics.

And guess what? It doesn’t matter.

The only thing that matters is the playoffs and who performs best in the postseason. Because unlike the regular season, one bad day means you could be packing your bags and heading home after a year of preparation.

It’s the same reason why past teams, such as the Panthers and Falcons can drop off in their first matchup after having stellar seasons, after clinching a first-round bye week.

T he qua r terback s li ke Tom Brady (Patriots), Peyton Manning (Broncos) and Joe Flacco (Ravens) seem to always win come playoff time and have been the most consistent QBs in the NFL when it comes to crunch time. And its why they gain my respect as the NFL’s elite QBs in the AFC. The same qualifications are why I’ll never really respect QBs like Andy Dalton and Philip Rivers. They just don’t win when it matters.

If you can’t win when it matters most, then who cares what you did in the regular season? Who really cares if Andy Dalton and the Bengals won two straight AFC North championships? What matters is the Bengals are 0-4 with Dalton in the playoffs. And in those games he has just one touchdown, six interceptions and two fumbles.

Who cares if Philip Rivers passes for 30 touchdowns and 4,000 yards? Though he is slightly better than Dalton, Rivers posts a 4-5 record in the postseason play with 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions.

Brady has played i n seven A FC Championship games and five Super Bowls and is 18-8 all time in the playoffs with 43 touchdowns and 22 interceptions. He probably the best playoff QB ever with respect to Joe Montana.

Manning has four trips to the AFC title game, earning trips to the Super Bowl three times. He is 11-12 in postseason play with 37 touchdowns and 23 interceptions.

But the biggest surprise may be Flacco, who some still argue isn’t one of the league’s elite quarterbacks. Flacco has been to three AFC title games and 1-0 in Super Bowls in his seven year career. He is 10-4 in postseason play so far his short career, throwing 21 touchdowns and just eight interceptions.

And through just seven seasons, no quarterback has earned more postseason wins in NFL history than Flacco.

All three QBs are still in the hunt for a trip to another AFC championship appearance and maybe even a Super Bowl birth.

But these playoff records and statistics should leave no room for debate as to who the elite QBs in the AFC are, despite what your personal belief is.

Andrew Caplan, a senior majoring in mass communications, is the sports editor. He can be reached at andrewcaplan@mail.usf.edu or on Twitter @CappyMIA.

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Jan 5-11 , 2015 | Volume 49 | Issue 15

Men’s Basketball American Athletic Conference Standings TEAM

CONF OVERALL

Tulane 2-0 11-3 Cincinnati 1-0 10-3 Temple 1-0 10-4 Tulsa 1-0 8-5 SMU 1-1 10-4 Memphis 1-1 8-5 South Florida 1-1 7-8 Connecticut 0-1 7-5 Houston 0-1 7-5 UCF 0-1 7-5 East Carolina 0-2 7-8

Women’s Basketball American Athletic Conference Standings TEAM

CONF OVERALL

Temple 3-0 7-8 Connecticut 2-0 11-1 Tulane 2-0 11-2 South Florida 2-0 11-3 UCF 2-0 6-7 Tulsa 1-1 6-7 Houston 1-2 6-8 East Carolina 0-2 9-4 Memphis 0-2 6-7 SMU 0-3 4-10 Cincinnati 0-3 3-11

USFSP Baseball Club Spring Schedule Home Games Only

Date Opponent Time Field Jan. 25 PHCC Feb. 7 FSU Feb. 8 FSU Feb. 14 USF Feb. 15 USF Feb. 28 UCF Mar. 8 NC State Mar. 14 Clemson Mar. 15 Clemson Mar. 21 Stetson Mar. 22 Stetson Mar. 28 Miami Mar. 29 Miami Mar. 31 SEU Apr. 21 IMG

12 p.m. Huggins 4 p.m. Campbell * 1 p.m. Huggins 12 p.m. Huggins * 7 p.m. Campbell 12 p.m. Huggins * 4 p.m. Campbell * 4 p.m. Campbell * 1 p.m. Huggins 4 p.m. Campbell * 1 p.m. Huggins 4 p.m. Campbell * 1 p.m. Huggins 7 p.m. Campbell 7 p.m. Campbell * =double header

USF Basketball

East-West Shrine Game

The men’s team is 6-8 on the year so far and are at the bottom of the AAC standings. The women’s team is 11-3 and are third in the conference, behind Tulane and defending champion UCONN.

USF’s Andre Davis and Marvin Kloss were selected to compete in the 90th East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 17 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. The football game is after all other college bowl games and features players from all over the country

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Freshman shines in Bulls victory

By Andrew Caplan Staff Reporter With a 58-50 victory over the East Carolina Pirates (7-8), the USF men’s basketball team earned their first conference victory with the help of Freshman Ruben Guerrero.

Matching his career high, the 6-foot-11 center from Spain had a team-high 13 points and seven rebounds for the Bulls.

Guerrero has steadily improved his game since asserting himself into Coach Orlando Antigua’s starting lineup, after recovering from a groin injury.

“I knew I had to change my game,” Guerrero said, at the postgame conference. “We’ve been working all together in practice these past couple days pretty hard, just getting stronger and more physical and I think that is what helped me today in the game.”

The Bulls (7-8) had 32 points in the paint, compared to the Pirates 18. Antigua’s team has outscored their opponents 478-391 in the paint area so far this season.

“We did a good job of getting on the glass, using our length to capitalize on some offensive rebounding opportunities,” Antigua said.

“We certainly had a lot of them, so I’m glad we were able to get a few.”

Helping Guerrero as of late, has been forward Bo Zeigler, who was a key contributor down the stretch of Saturday’s game. The redshirt freshman from Detroit recorded nine points and eight rebounds.

Zeigler has 68 rebounds through 15 games this season, ranking third on the team.

“My redshirt year helped me out

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Freshman Ruben Guerrero shined in the Bulls victory over the East Carolina Pirates. Guerrero has steadily improved since recovering from a groin injury earlier this season.

a lot with getting stronger and with experience, just watching how the game goes,” Zeigler said. “I just try to bring in energy and I think that helps me a lot, just crashing the offensive glass, getting on transition and running. I think that puts a lot of pressure on the defense, so I think that’s gonna help me a lot down the stretch.”

His five defensive rebounds took away the Pirates’ second-chance point opportunities, which proved to be key in a close game.

Senior guard Corey Allen Jr. had 12 points against the Pirates,

bringing his season total to 229, leading the team.

Also, Anthony Collins had seven assists against the Pirates, making him fourth all-time on the career assist list in school history with 492.

Now 1-1 in the conference, the Bulls are set to take on the Connecticut Huskies (7-5), the reigning NCAA champion, on Jan 6 at home.

Kevin Ollie’s Huskie team is making .457 percent of their shots this season, shooting almost as well as Antigua’s Bulls at .462 percent.

The Bulls are scoring an average of

Bucs rough season results in first pick

By Andrew Caplan Staff Reporter In a season full of disappointment, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers secured the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NFL draft after a 23-20 loss to the New Orlean Saints on Dec. 28.

After finishing 2-14 in 2014, the Bucs now have until April 30 to decide which direction they will go with the team in the draft.

Although the Bucs signed quarterback Josh McCown last off season to lead the team, his progression as a first year starter wasn’t as promising as hoped for after finishing with 11 touchdowns, 14 interceptions and 2,206 passing yards.

Oregon’s Marcus Mariota is currently projected as the first overall pick, according to CBS.com and ESPN.com. The Heisman Trophy winner could replace McCown at QB if the projections prove true, given that Mariota foregoes his senior year and declares for the draft.

“I know they’re going to make a great decision to help this team moving forward and regardless of what that is, I want to help that guy help our team win football games,” McCown said.

The Bucs have held the No. 1 pick four previous times, drafting defensive end Lee Roy Selmon (1976), running back Ricky Bell

(1977), RB Bo Jackson (1986) and QB Vinny Testaverde (1977).

Coach Smith said he wasn’t concerned with obtaining the first pick of next year’s draft, but more focused on seeing certain players getting more playing time for reasons such as evaluations and draft needs.

If the Bucs won, they would have still had a top five pick.

“Going into the football game, we were going to have a good opportunity to pick a pretty good football player,” Smith said. “When you’re down there, that’s one consolation, I guess, from the season we’ve had.”

With his first season under his belt as head coach of the team,

67.5 points per game, compared to the Huskies’ 67.6.

“We know it’s going to be a tough game, but another great opportunity to come out and compete,” Antigua said. “And, you know, hopefully our students will be back on campus. We’ll get them back to come out, support, and watch a heck of a game. And if we come out with the same energy, same effort, same fight, we’ll see where the chips lie.”

sports@crowsneststpete.com Smith said he is hopeful for the future of the organization.

“We were anxious to play this last game,” Smith said. “We want to get 2014 in our past to get to this next year, where I know good things will happen.”

Smith went on to say that in order to get the team where he thinks they should be, it will take more than just the first draftee of 2015.

“We need more than just the one,” Smith said. “We’re going to get some good picks from the draft by our position, yes. And through free agency too. Our free agent class didn’t work as well as we would like it to this year, but you don’t stop because of that. You keep going.” sports@crowsneststpete.com