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MoKent re-elected as president and VP, share plans for next term
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The votes have been counted and the results are in. Moneer Kheireddine and Shaquille Kent have been re-elected to serve as student body president and vice president. They plan to hit the ground running this time around. Kheireddine and Kent received 53 percent of the vote, while fellow candidates Gabby Cruz and Scott Tavlin received 35 percent and Peter Corsa and Julius Jackson received 7 percent. This election is the first time in over a decade in which a president has been elected to serve two terms. The last time being Michael Griffin who served as student body president from 2001-03. “It’s been very, very rewarding to go through the campaign period twice because this time we got to see a lot of the critical feedback and constructive
Kheireddine and Kent’s re-election marks the first time in over a decade a student body president will serve two terms. ORACLE PHOTO/MIKI SHINE
criticism from individuals and we want to improve moving forward,” Kheireddine said. “Some of those things include our branding effort — not
in any negative sense toward anyone on our marketing team.” According to Kheireddine, he and Kent plan to get started right away as they did not have
the opportunity to do so last year. “There’s a couple of things we can get started on right out of the gate,” Kheireddine said.
“The first is hiring to make sure that our team is ready to start up next year because last year we had a little bit of a
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Tinder-styled study app developed by two students set to launch today
By Alyssa Stewart S T A F F
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With the help of USF’s Student Innovation Incubator (SII), two students were able to create an app that aids fellow students in finding study partners. Their creation, Stuby, is set to launch today. William Rondon, a sophomore majoring in industrial engineering, created Stuby to increase the productivity of study groups. “You are able to pick the people so there is no
awkwardness, which makes for a great study connection,” Rondon said. Stuby is an app that allows USF students to connect with each other for studying purposes through a system that resembles Tinder’s swiping selection process. “It (Stuby) matches people who have the same major as you and your strengths and weaknesses,” Rondon said. The creation of the app was brainstormed because of the extensive hours alone Rondon
spent in the library. He said he’d rather work in a group as it helps him stay focused. “I’m always in the library at the most random hours from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.,” Rondon said. “At those times, I wish I had a study partner, but my friends are either sleeping or not in the same courses or major.” Chad Townsend, a sophomore majoring in computer science, mapped out ideas alongside Rondon to complete the technical aspects of the app. “We’ve known each other
since we pledged together in Kappa Sigma last year,” Townsend said. “He asked me because he needed someone to make it (Stuby) — and I was able to.” Rondon said he included the Tinder swiping aspect to make it more interactive and customizable. “It creates the ability to pick your study partner and not meet up with a random person,” Rondon said. Rondon said Stuby will include a point system that can
be gained the more a student interacts with the app and creates study groups. Student gear, gift cards and other prizes could be won with the cumulative points earned. According to Rondon, he said people would enjoy the feature because of apps such as HQ and Pocket Points. “Another studying app was recently released as well, but they don’t have the point system so that is something that differentiates us from the rest,”
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Rondon said. Rondon and Townsend were able to create the app through the SII which, allowed them to have a mentor, an office space and business classes to properly learn how to start a company. According to USF’s website, the SII is a “student driven, university supported business incubator that turn students’ business ideas into reality through access to professional mentors, collaborative office spaces, and community corporate partners.” “I was able to go to CEO workshops and meet with local entrepreneurs in Tampa that run companies,” Rondon said. SII allowed Rondon and Townsend to bring on interns, grow a team and figure out the missing links such as the marketing
“We were even able to bring on some computer science majors from grad school for data analysis,” Rondon said. Rondon and Townsend presented their app to One Million Cubs, The Tampa Bay, Innovation Showcase and USF’s Engineering Expo. Townsend said the process was never ending, but he enjoyed it nevertheless. “If you asked us six month ago, we wouldn’t have imagined we would be where we are now,” Townsend said. “We push to make it as perfect as possible.” Rondon and Townsend plan to develop Stuby at USF and in the fall, they hope it will be in six universities. “As long as people want to study, this app will always be useful,” Townsend said. “Classes are only getting harder.”
delay with all the struggles that happened in the election so it took us a while to actually get started with hiring. This year, we’re probably going to start giving out job descriptions and opening positions within the next week or two.” Since Kheireddine and Kent have already been in office for a year, they have a couple initiatives they plan to continue pushing for. “There’s already a couple projects that we have underway,” Kheireddine said. “Some of these include the rock wall which a survey was sent out a couple weeks ago and we’ll more than likely be sending an unallocated cash request to Senate to actually fund that rock wall. Some other things include the discount ticket center which we’ve almost completed as well.” According to Kent, he and Kheireddine want to make sure that their opponents’ platform is taken into account. “I want to make sure that Gabby and Scott’s platform is well represented as well,” Kent said. “I’ve already started conversations with the alumni center on how we can engage students more to be interacting with alumni and I know this is something they ran on. Additionally, I want there to be also a stronger focus on mental health and zero tolerance for sexual assault on this campus.” Kheireddine said that while he wants to enact changes, there are some aspects of his
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administration that he and Kent are satisfied with. “In regards to the current structure, we think it worked really well,” Kheireddine said. “I think we’re going to be editing a little bit on our marketing team to see if we can make some changes to job duties and job descriptions.” Kent said he agreed with Kheireddine in that they will put more focus into improving their administration. “Moving forward this year I would like to evaluate what went well and what didn’t go so well and see how we can improve it,” Kent said. “There is no perfect formula but having the experience from last year is key and we are going to use that to be more efficient this year when it comes to accomplishing our goals. “A major focus this upcoming year as well is to refocus the spotlight onto the persons behind the scenes that work tirelessly to ensure that initiatives and programs to improve the overall experience gets accomplished. Moneer and myself are only two out of a hardworking team of individuals that deserves the recognition for the great work that they do and we want to ensure that happens.” It’s no secret that Student Government (SG) has had some issues with its culture and its perception from students. Kheireddine said the way to improve this is through seamless communication. “In regards to culture, I think we’ve made a lot of strides in improving our relationships
3 not only with the Legislative Branch, but with the judicial branch so that they are able to be accommodated for whatever it is that they need,” Kheireddine said. “Also, making sure that everyone is working together as a team, being invited to SG events and ensuring as a whole support each other in the efforts we have. Moving forward, there just has to be continued communication between the branches and making sure we’re taking active steps in making sure we’re listening to their concerns.” One thing Kheireddine said he is pleased with is the respectful way in which he, Kent and the other tickets conducted themselves during campaigning. “We had a very clean campaign on both ends and we were very supportive,” Kheireddine said. “I was very proud of the way both tickets acted.” Kent said that being re-elected into his position gives him a chance to give back to USF. “The mentality remains the same from last year where it is all about giving back to a university that has giving so much to me in just being here and having access to a world class education,” Kent said. “For this, I give back all my time and energy to ensuring that students are represented and are proud of the school that they have chosen to be a part of.”
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Gasparilla Music Festival builds community through music and more By Matthew Cutillo S T A F F
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The Gasparilla Music Festival is an annual Downtown Tampa event which centers around music in a wide variety of genres. This year the music festival will take place from March 10-11. Since 2011, the Gasparilla Music Festival has made an effort to not only provide live performances to the city of Tampa, but also highlight local restaurants and vendors for the event’s patrons to enjoy. The organization takes pride in benefiting the Tampa Bay area supporting local musicians and businesses in the surrounding region. A first year attendee Joshua
Lowenburg, a sophomore majoring in engineering, is looking forward to his first year at the festival. “I haven’t attended the festival before, but I’m excited to go this year,” Lowenburg said. “I’ve been meaning to go for awhile, but it wasn’t until this year I’ve been able to.” The festival features over 40 performing artists from all around the country. One of the most rewarding parts of attending the festival for Lowenburg is that his favorite artists being right in his hometown. “I’m most excited to see Father John Misty. I’m a huge fan of his new album, and it was such a nice surprise to find out he was going to be performing in Tampa,”
Lowenburg said. “I’ve heard good things about Hard Working Americans too, they’re someone I hope I have time to check out.” Besides music, the event also provides attendees with local cuisine and vendor services. Patrons of the festival will have options spanning all the way from donuts to lettuce wraps. An annual attendee of the event, Guy Fisher, a freshman majoring in film and new media studies, always looks forward to the festival’s vendors. “The vendors always give a lot to do in between performances and trying all of the different food is always fun,” Fisher said. “There’s always lots of activities to do for the younger kids and anyone could
just have fun walking around the festival grounds itself and seeing all the different things it has to offer.” The festival prides itself on fostering a sense of community. Fisher always brings his friends along when he attends the event. “I always try to get a group of friends together when I go to the festival,” Fisher said. “Going with a group of people that enjoy the same music as me really helps me appreciate the festival more. We bring out the excitement in each other.” The Gasparilla Music Festival is also a large supporter of minimizing the normally large amounts of environmental issues that festivals may cause. Attendees are encouraged to utilize services such
as Rent-A-Bike operations and travel buses to reduce air pollution and save parking spaces. Streetcar services are also available, allowing festival attendees to park in Ybor City and ride the vehicle toward the event, sparing the hassle of having to park near the crowded event space. Water taxis and street taxis are also available, allowing for riders to travel across the Hillsborough River or drive right up to the festival grounds. The Gasparilla Music Festival takes the best of local music and cuisine and elevates it to a larger scale, allowing for a new and larger audience to take deeper appreciation of what has been hidden in their own community.
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guard Laia Flores, who finished with a game-high nine assists. “Laia sets the table for us,” Fernandez said of the Spaniard. “I think she doesn’t get the recognition in this country on the job that she does. A lot of people look at how many points, how many rebounds, but she just finds people. When our wings run and our posts rim run, she does a great job of getting the ball where the ball needs to get to. I thought in transition, that third quarter was fun to watch.” Next up for USF is a semifinal matchup against UCF, the tournament’s No. 3 seed, at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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that it’s not over and (Gregory) has been doing a good job telling us he’s going to coach us until the last day. And I feel like each player has stepped it up in practice in terms of focusing and it showed today in the game.” Sunday’s game was Senior Day for the Bulls, marking the end for several key players’ USF careers, including Samuel and Jiggetts. Gregory offered praise about his outgoing class for laying the foundation as he attempts to rebuild a program that has been tainted by not having a winning season since the 2011-12 season, star-players
Outside of a one-run loss Saturday to Columbia (1-7), the Bulls dominated the Lions over the weekend, outscoring them 37-to-11 and winning three out of the four-game series. Before facing USF, Columbia had lost its first four games of the season and would still be winless if not for a threerun, final inning comeback against the Bulls on Saturday afternoon, which gave them a 4-3 victory. The Bulls (7-5) immediately responded to the loss later Saturday night, shutting out the Lions in the second-half of a doubleheader for an 8-0 win behind Alec Wisely’s six scoreless innings pitched and 11 hits as a team. Four Bulls had multiple hits in the second game. “We played well in all three phases of the game,” coach Billy transferring and an NCAA investigation into academic fraud during the tenure of former head coach Orlando Antigua. “One of the things I’m most proud of is each and every one of them has had their best statistical year of their career this year,” Gregory said. “Even more important than that is the foundation they’re laying for this program in terms of their character, in terms of their selfdevelopment, their maturity. You can’t build this thing on sand. It’s got to be on a rock and those guys have been a rock for us.” SMU was led offensively by two scorers in double figures. Freshman forward Ethan Chargois scored 15 points and
Mohl said Saturday. “Pitching was good, the offense stayed patient and was able to do some damage to pitches up in the zone.” On Sunday and Friday, the Bulls’ bats produced thirteen runs in each game, with the Bulls winning easily 13-1 Friday and 13-6 Sunday. Though they dominated from wire-to-wire against the Lions on Friday, the Bulls trailed in the fifth inning on Saturday, 6-5. The Bulls would then tie the game up in the bottom of the fifth when a Tyler Dietrich single scored JD Dutka from second. The Bulls went on to score three more runs in the bottom half of the seventh and eighth innings, winning the game and series. The Bulls are now 24-1-1 in non-conference home series since 2012. Next up for USF is an away sophomore guard Jimmy Whitt scored 14 points in defeat for the Mustangs. Junior guard Jahmal McMurray, who transferred from USF in December 2016, was held to only seven points in his return to the Sun Dome. Up next for the Bulls is the American Athletic Conference tournament at Amway Center in Orlando. USF enters the tournament as the No. 12 seed and will take on No. 5 Memphis in the opening round Thursday afternoon at 2. It will mark the second meeting between the Bulls and Tigers in a week, as the two teams met in Memphis on Thursday, with USF winning its second conference game of the season, 75-51.
game against Jacksonville (7-4) on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Softball sweeps Under Armour Invitational Entering the Under Armour Invitational at USF Softball Stadium, USF had lost eight of its last 10 games, with both of its two wins coming against Fordham (4-11). Over the weekend, however, USF (11-12) won all four of its Under Armour Invitational games, beating Wisconsin 3-1, Western Michigan 6-5, Central Michigan 4-3 and Penn 8-0. In the Invitational, the bat of sophomore third baseman Brooke Hartman led the way for USF as she knocked a hit in seven of her 10 at-bats, finishing the weekend with five runs and five RBI. “The ball must look like a balloon to her now,” coach
Ken Eriksen said Saturday. “We were down 3-0 today and Brooke sparked us, and we were down 2-0 yesterday and Brooke sparked us. She is a big part of what is happening right now.” Two of Hartman’s seven hits were home runs, her firsts of the season. “I feel a lot calmer,” Hartman said. “I just see the ball better, and I know my team is right behind me and all the pressure isn’t on me because the whole team is hitting well.” Also hitting well on the weekend was USF’s Lindsey Devitt, who had a .583 average in 12 at-bats with seven hits and a team-high six RBI. Six Bulls had four or more hits over the weekend. USF will take on Seton Hall for a midweek game Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The game will be aired live on Facebook.com/ USFSoftball.
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For women the fight is far from over By Samantha Moffett O P I N I O N
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Every year, when Women’s History Month rolls around, I am reminded of the iconic women who have inspired generations. The legacies of influential women like Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Frida Kahlo and Susan B. Anthony (just to name a few) have changed the world. Beginning in 1982, Women’s History Month provides us with an opportunity every March to commemorate the women who have made history and those who continue to do so. While March is one of my favorite months of the year for this exact reason, it can also highlight the fact that, even in 2018,
women from all walks of life still experience discrimination simply because they are female. Since the election of 1920, when women were first allowed to exercise their right to vote, we have made great strides in the area of gender equality. However, we have much left to do. According to the U.N. Foundation, 62 million girls around the world are denied an education. MAKERS reports that women with full-time jobs earn only about 77 percent as much as their male coworkers. Global Citizen states that every minute, on average there are 28 girls who are married off to an older man, while their brothers are sent off to get an education. When election season is in full swing, our
male politicians still speak out with strong opinions about women’s health regulations on the behalf of millions of females across the nation who are not given such a big platform. These facts should remind us that the fight for equality is far from over. But in a month that celebrates the women who have contributed so much to the conversation, we must remember that we cannot and will not be silenced. We do have a voice and the ability to make a change. In the very first Presidential remark about Women’s History Month, President Ronald Reagan applauded women for their exceptional roles as wives and mothers and congratulated them for holding down the household.
“All Americans can be truly grateful for the role of women as the heart of the family and for their every accomplishment today and throughout our history,” Reagan said. However, he failed to commemorate any notable woman by name. This month and all year long, we should challenge ourselves to call out our female peers by name if we feel inspired by them. Call out the female authors who wrote something that spoke to you. Call out the female politicians who proudly represent us in politics. Call out the young girl who dreams of one day being the first female president. By lifting each other up, we can continue the theme of celebrating powerful women all year long.
The women who rallied for our right to vote over 100 years ago and the women who marched in the historic women’s marches of 2016 can both be attributed with the qualities of strength, determination and perseverance. This Women’s History Month, women everywhere must remember that we are the women that our children will read about in their history books. While we are celebrating the 36th annual Women’s History Month, we must remember to celebrate the women who inspire us all year long, not just in March. Samantha Moffett is a sophomore majoring in advertising.
When it comes to the future youth voices matter the most By Zoe Zbar C O L U M N I S T
Alexander Hamilton was already on George Washington’s cabinet by the age of 20. Mark Zuckerberg was 20 years old when he launched Facebook. Nathan Hale graduated from Yale at the age of 18, and by 21, he was put on a secret mission ordered by George Washington. If someone told these people “no” on account of their age, our history would look very different than it does. Emma Gonzalez, a survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) shooting, is 18 years old and leading the fight for gun reform alongside Alex Wind, a 17-year-old MSD junior and many other high school students. These students are being belittled because of their age. Gonzalez argues for a ban on assault weapons, and her opponents argue back that she’s 18 years old. The people that are
saying we’re too young simply don’t like what we have to say and use age as a distraction from our argument. To this, I quote Gonzalez and call BS. In the beginning of her speech that she gave only a few days after the shooting, she announced that she brought her notes from her AP Government class in order to stay accurate. These “kids” are not only voicing their thoughts and opinions on the issue, but they are backing up what they say with strict facts. I could understand why it might take a minute for the older generations to gain trust in the younger ones, but when we’re the ones speaking up about it, they don’t have much of a choice. We are not “too young.” Since voicing my thoughts and opinions, I have gotten too many comments saying I don’t know what I’m talking about because of my age. I call BS. I am a 20-year-old college student. I do extensive research before I state
Despite being labeled as “too young,” students rally on in the fight for their rights. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE my opinions. What I “lack” in life experience, I make up in passion and determination to implement change. There is no age restriction on research and education. If someone is willing to put in the work to do something that they believe in, they shouldn’t be taken any less seriously because of their age. They shouldn’t be taken any less seriously because of any factor they have no power to change. In the past, when shootings have occurred, people would get mad and
mourn. That’s where the fight would end. These students are stepping up for everyone else in America to make sure that something like Feb. 14 never happens again. We should not be looked at any different because of our age. We are educated, determined and powerful. We will be the change. When addressing the older generations, I am not talking in absolutes. There are many people from these generations who have stepped up to support and help us
win this fight. To these people, I say thank you. Thank you for believing in us and our fight. Thank you for not being the one to turn the other cheek after hearing our age. Thank you for taking us seriously. Thank you for helping us be the change. Our future is in our hands. We can no longer sit back and wait for things to happen. We can no longer just be “kids.” The fight has been started, and it’s up to the our generation to keep it going until we see the change we - and an overwhelming majority of Americans - want. In a poll done by NPR regarding gun reform, threequarters of those questioned said gun laws should be stricter than they are today. We can’t do it alone. With the support of our elders the change can happen faster. Together, our fight to prevent another shooting from happening will go down in history. Zoe Zbar is a sophomore majoring in marketing.
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Bulls down SMU 65-54 for second straight win
Graduate transfer point guard Stephan Jiggetts scored 14 points and played a team-high 38 minutes in his final home game as a Bull. ORACLE PHOTO/JOSH FIALLO By Brian Hattab C O R R E S P O N D E N T
Despite a slow start to the game that saw the Bulls go one for their first 12 from the field, USF (10-21, 3-15) was able to knock off SMU (16-15, 6-12) 65-54 in front of a crowd of 2,593 Sunday at the Sun Dome. A 14-4 run coming out of halftime gave the Bulls a lead they would never relinquish. Freshman guard David Collins led all scorers with 21 points. Joining Collins in double figures were two other Bulls — junior forward Malik Martin with 15 points and graduate
guard Stephan Jiggetts with 14 points. “A total team victory,” coach Brian Gregory said. “A lot of guys played well. A lot of guys did some things that we need them to do.” The Bulls were able to outrebound SMU 40-34, which included 24-14 advantage on the glass in the first half. However, 14 of SMU’s rebounds came offensively, leading to 17 second chance points for the Mustangs. “We didn’t rebound the ball today as well as we did the other night at Memphis,” Gregory said. “We’re going to have to rebound the ball better. We
weren’t as physical as we need to be on the glass today.” The win was the Bulls’ third conference win of the season, tripling their total from the 2016-17 season. It’s the first time USF has had a two-game conference win-streak since February 2016. The victory also gave USF its 10th overall win of the season, the first time the Bulls have achieved doubledigit wins since the 2013-14 season. “We’ve just been staying positive,” graduate guard Terrence Samuel said. “We’ve been coming with the mindset
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USF routs ECU 80-44 in first round of AAC Tournament
Forward Maria Jespersen lead the way for USF with a gamehigh 23 points and shot 8-for-16 from the field. ORACLE PHOTO/CHAVELI GUZMAN
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For the fifth straight season, second-seeded USF is headed to the AAC Tournament’s semifinals after routing seventhseeded ECU 80-44 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. The Bulls limited the Pirates to 31 percent shooting from the field, while shooting 53 percent from the field themselves leading to their most lopsided AAC Tournament victory in program history. Forward Maria Jespersen
lead the way for USF with a game-high 23 points and shooting 8-for-16 from the field, while guard Kitja Laksa finished the game with five of USF’s nine three-pointers and 21 points. “Defensively, they only had 22 at the half and then that third quarter, we really got out and ran,” coach Jose Fernandez said. “Our wings sprinted and we got some really good rim runs.” Helping dish the ball to Jespersen and Laksa was point
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