Single copies free The student newspaper at USF St. Petersburg
Apr 25 - May 5, 2016 | Volume 50 | Issue 30
So you got a degree, now what?
R.I.P Prince 1957 - 2016
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‘Bayboro Blonde’ guide dog illness leads to early retirement By Caitlin Ashworth Staff Reporter Alberta, the yellow Labrador, has become widely known on campus. She is the face of the Bayboro Blonde Ale, a beer 3 Daughters Brewing renamed for the 50th anniversary celebration of USF St. Petersburg. And her blond fur matches the hair of her human partner – USFSP journalism and media studies chairwoman, Dr. Deni Elliott. Elliott is slowly losing her sight, and today her vision is less than 10 percent. Alberta works as her eyes and navigates Elliott around campus. “She keeps me from running into things,” Elliott said. She calls Alberta her “furry GPS.” Dr. Tony Silvia said when the pair approaches the courtyard entrance to the Peter Rudy Wallace building, Alberta rises up on her hind legs and hits the “handicapped” button to automatically open the door. “She always seemed so proud of herself,” said Silvia. “Deni would say she (Alberta) was ‘showing off.’” Courtesy of USF St. Petersburg
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Dr. Deni Elliott, chairwoman of USFSP’s journalism and media studies department, sits with her guide dog, Alberta. They were matched through Guiding Eyes for the Blind three years ago. However, Alberta has been diagnosed with iris melanoma and faces early retirement.
First female four-star general gives a lesson in leadership By Laura Mulrooney Crow’s Nest Contributor The journey that led her to become America’s first female fourstar general was more about leadership than gender. That was the message from retired Army Gen. Ann Dunwoody, who addressed more than 50 people
on April 19 in the Universit y Student Center ballroom. Her appearance was part of USFSP Celebrates 50, in conjunction with USF’s Women in Leadership & Philanthropy and the Kate Tiedemann College of Business. When she retired, Dunwoody said, she was asked when she would write her story. People wanted to
hear how she scratched her way to the top, but she believed that the real story was the journey that formed her into a leader rather than her struggle up through the ranks. “I don’t believe there’s any magic recipe for good leadership,” she said. “If there was, everyone would buy the recipe and we would all be great leaders and that would be it. “G o o d le a d er s ne ver s top
learning… Good leaders are not invincible… In reality, we’re all just human beings.” According to Militar y OneSource, in 2014 men comprised nearly 85 percent of active duty military, down 5 percent since the 1980s – the time frame Dunwoody started making notable achievements in her career. It’s easy to assume that a woman
who spent 37 years in a male-dominated environment would revel at leaving male egos in her wake while accomplishing amazing feats in the face of adversity, Dunwoody said. Instead of lowering her standards, she said, she tried to remain true to herself, stayed on the moral high ground and turned challenges into opportunity. The Army has a standard for
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