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First town hall focuses on plans to maintain Parking trackers still stability during consolidation in the works

By Alyssa Stewart A S S I S T A N T

USF System President Judy Genshaft began the town hall with a short statement that stressed her belief that no USF campus would lapse in accreditation throughout the consolidation process. ORACLE PHOTO/JESSE STOKES W R I T E R

The USF Consolidation Task Force held a town hall Wednesday to address concerns over the anticipated consolidation of all three USF campuses — Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota. Major conversations revolved around changes in curriculum, the lack of faculty members involved, and the overall concern for student success.

While a crowd of roughly 115 staff, students, faculty and community members assembled in

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Our highest priority remains the success of our students.

seats or stood along the walls of the room, USF System President Judy

faculties’ thoughts heard, keeping them up-to-date on future plans.

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After mentioning and celebrating USF’s recent preeminence status, Genshaft also made several things clear before ending her speech.

“Our highest priority remains the success of our students,” Genshaft said. “And in no time will any USF campus lapse in accreditation. None.”

Jonathan Ellen, the chair of the

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Genshaft began with a statement on the purpose of the meeting in terms of having students’ and

SPORTS

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Despite Student Body President Moneer Kheireddine’s vow to have parking trackers finalized by the fall semester, school officials say no arrangements for completion have been finalized.

Installing the trackers, which will track how many cars are in each garage at a time, is not null and void, Assistant Director of Administrative Services Aaron Nichols, said.

There are no parking trackers in any of the garages, because there was never a concrete completion date to begin with, Nichols said.

The automated parking guidance system — which is also known as smart parking or parking trackers — is scheduled to be implemented in the Crescent Hill Garage, which is closest to the Marshall Student Center. Also, the lots south of the library, 29A and 29B, are subject to undergo construction, according to Aaron Nichols, the assistant director of administrative services.

During the spring 2018 semester, Kheireddine said the trackers would be built this past

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The room was nearly full during the first town hall hosted by the Consolidation Task Force, requiring many attendees to stand.

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Task Force, later began to outline why it was created and the purpose it’s meant to serve.

“It was passed and it was signed

by Governor (Rick) Scott that we would consolidate and accreditdate the three campuses with the hope that it will benefit faculty, students, staff and community,” Ellen said.

“They requested that we’d put together a Task Force that will look at particular issues, so that we can be the most effective on achieving our goals.”

When it came time to let the public voice their thoughts, Ellen began to call out names from small paper slips that speakers needed to fill out beforehand. Each person who stood at the podium had three minutes to speak.

Several of the first speakers that

voiced their concerns had more or less the same words to say regarding the possible effects of the consolidation.

Robert Frisina, interim chair and professor of the department of Medical Engineering, said he hopes that wise funding decisions

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stopped.

With all three campuses joining together as one, other main topics that were stressed throughout the meeting was the loss of autonomy, the fear of changing standards and the desire for new materials for their students.

I will implore you on every state when it comes to making decisions that affect the lives of on the ground faculty, that you consult

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Richard Manning, Philosophy Professor are made with the expected consolidation.

“Let’s not forget how we got here,” Frisina said. “My recommendation today is that we must maintain our focus on our strategic plan.”

Robert Bishop, the dean of the College of Engineering, also added to this by saying that the College of Engineering is a “growing powerhouse” that shouldn’t be

“‘Can we augment the strategic plan?,” Bishop said. “Yes, but we must understand that this is going to require significant resources.”

Panel members listened attentively as department faculty voiced the desire for the Task Force to lean on the experience of those who have for years worked in their academic areas.

Richard Manning, a philosophy

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professor, focused on the idea of having faculty members involved in decision-making. Manning also discussed his disappointment when he didn’t see any educators seated on the Task Force.

“Where are all the administrators, and the people involved in direct education? Where all the faculty members?,” Manning asked. “I will implore you on every state when it comes to making decisions that affect the lives of on the ground faculty, that you consult them because they will have insights that you people do not.”

Although some seemed to murmur in agreement, the overall audience was caught off-guard by Manning’s ending note.

Following the public comments of those who participated, Task Force members addressed the main concerns presented and said they would work toward including the expertise of administration in their

planning.

As the meeting came to end, Task Force members began to speak about the effects of the designated preeminence on the overall admission process.

Michael Griffin, another member of the Task Force, said the committee will do its best to not lose the best and the brightest students who choose USF as a school of their choice.

“The challenge that we’ve recognized from the beginning is that the preeminence designation requires certain graduation rates and that concept also raises the bar for admitting GPA’s and SAT’s,” Griffin said. “These kind of requirements affect the inclusivity of the organization, but I think the university has demonstrated that they can rise to it.”

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From India to the top of her class

Nandini Agarwal immigrated to the U.S. from India in 2015 in pursuit of better educational opportunities and is now among the highest academic performers in the MUMA School of Business.

Nandini Agarwal received the Golden Bull Award, USF’s highest honor for students as a result of her academic and personal success. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/NANDINI AGARWAL

By Olivia Weber C O R R E S P O N D E N T

Nandini Agarwal’s journey to the top of her class in the MUMA School of Business wasn’t a usual one.

It began in India, where she lived until 2015. Then, her family moved to America so she could follow her dreams.

They settled in Tampa because there was another international school she could transfer to.

“There were moments when I knew something big was happening,” Agarwal said about her move to the states. “I just didn’t know what was going to happen.”

Now, a junior at USF, she sits

atop of her class.

Before her ascent within MUMA, Agarwal said beginning life in the U.S. was more difficult than she or anyone in her family anticipated.

Her school, an international school similar to one she went to in India, was far from her expectations.

So she transferred.

Next was the struggle of finding a house to buy, another roadblock in Agarwal’s path.

“We didn’t know that America runs on credit,” Agarwal said.

“Even if you have a great credit score in other nations, it doesn’t count here.”

Struggling to establish themselves financially, Agarwal said she and her family were not sure where to turn.

“When we set out to rent a house, we were denied due to lack of credit history and were on the verge of homelessness,” Agarwal said. “We had a hard time buying a car, too. For six months, we didn’t know a single soul in town. Since we didn’t have a car we spent hours traveling in hot buses to buy groceries.”

Agarwal said things finally began to look up, however, when she began her academic journey at USF. She came to USF to stay close her family and said she chose to major in accounting because it was the family business.

While studying at USF, Agarwal has earned awards such as the Golden Bull Award, the school’s highest honor which is given to students that encompass USF’s spirit and values. She remains the first freshman to ever be awarded such an accomplishment.

She is also receiving numerous other scholarships from USF, for her academics and past struggles.

This also led to Agarwal being asked to speak at the MUMA college of business scholarship luncheon in November.

This past summer, Agarwal said she traveled back to India to intern at a women’s rights organization, The Centre for Social Research, located in Delhi. The Centre for Social Research is focused on supporting women in social and research advocacy. They also focus on social and research advocacy. She said she got to work closely with the women and fully understand the battle toward equal rights for women, including tackling issues such as domestic violence and abuse.

In the spare time she has, Agarwal said she is currently writing a thesis on the impediments to Indian women.

She wants to go in depth in her thesis about the preservation of women’s financial literacy.

She cited her recent trip to India as an outlet that helped her collect information for her thesis. During her internship, she gathered statistics and interviews for her thesis.

Once Agarwal graduates, she said she wants to become a certified public accountant. and foreign services officer.

She said she also has ambitions to work with the American Embassy to represent American values and beliefs to different parts of the world.

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Even though parking trackers were expected to be completed in the Crescent Hill Garage by the end of the summer, there was actually no concrete completion date and it is unclear when they will be installed.

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summer because the traffic was less heavy, but Nichols said the trackers were never scheduled to be completed.

“It was never a possibility,” Nichols said. “There must have been some confusion there.”

Kheireddine said his role in completing this initiative came after the initiative had been handed off to Parking and Transportation Services.

“From the student government side, we secured the funding and things that make the project happen, so we have done our piece,” Kheireddine said. “It’s in Parking and Transportation (hands) to execute it the best that they can.”

Kheireddine said the last communication he had with Parking and Transportation about the topic was a month or two ago, he said Monday. He said the conversation discussed the security of the vendor and paperwork.

The initiative originated in the 2016-17 school year from previous Student Body President Chris Griffin and Vice President Alec Waid.

Griffin secured nearly

$1,000,000 from Capital Improvement Trust Fund (CITF) to get the smart parking funding secured. The CITF is funding that every university receives to make improvements on campus.

The end goal for Kheireddine is to secure enough funding to have smart parking in every garage on campus, he said.

Last year, in order to start the project, Kheireddine said that he and the team working on the

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updating the timeline for when the smart parking will actually happen, according to Kheireddine.

Nichols said a construction manager has been contracted and is currently seeking proposals from four contractors for the parking systems. He said proposals are due Aug. 29 from the contractors. The proposals consists of size specific and appropriate technology that will review the surface lots’ conditions in the garages in order

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initiative were able to review various products and pick out the trackers the previous student body president had requested.

The decision of the vendor was based of the decisions Griffin and Waid had made during their term, according to Kheireddine.

After the certainty of the vendor, he said the project was handed over to Parking and Transportation with the appropriate resources and access to CITF funds.

This past summer, Parking and Transportation Services was working on securing a vendor and

to support the trackers.

Until the proposals are finished, according to Nichols, there is no beginning date for construction or a prospective completion date.

Even though there is not a date for completion, Nichols said the project is running on schedule.

“Parking (and Transportation) has been working closely with SG, but from a facilities perspective, we’re just interested in finding a contractor and executing the project based on our timetables,” Nichols said. “So we are moving ahead just as planned.”

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I remain a strong Catholic after the news of sexual abuse

By Chaveli Guzman M U L T I M E D I A

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As a Catholic, reading the news of the sex abuse report released last week inflicted an instant surge of emotions: confusion, sadness, distrust and anger. However, despite the heinous crimes of the priests who sexually abused men, women and children within the church, which then allowed such crimes to occur and reoccur, I continue to stand by my Catholic faith.

The report issued by a grand jury in Pennsylvania last Tuesday revealed that for more than 70 years, the Catholic Church concealed at least 1,000 different victims of sexual abuse by at least 300 bishops and other prominent leaders in the Catholic Church.

While the report lists 1,000 different victims, the document suggests there are far more. Those not included in the count were said to have been silenced or too fearful to report the crime, the sex abuse report said.

The sexual abuse cases are a horror alone, however, the most appalling aspect of the report was the extensive effort by the Catholic Church to conceal the fact that such events were occurring.

And it wasn’t the first time.

Sixteen years ago, the Spotlight team, a group of investigative journalists with the Boston Globe, exposed sex abuse in Boston’s Catholic Churches involving 100 priests.

After learning the details of the Pennsylvania report, the best word to describe my insurmountable emotions was betrayal – something Catholics

across the world felt, too.

For days, numerous questions clouded my mind: How could the church hide this?

How could even a single clergyman or priest commit such a disgusting crime?

Why were the victims’ voices silenced for so long?

After an unsuccessful effort to find the answers to these questions, I pushed away any thoughts of the report to solely think about my faith – the Catholic faith that has guided me Sexual abuse allegations do not throughout my life.

I thought about times of struggle define the Catholic faith. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE when praying the rosary would give me the strength to carry on, committed such crimes, no matter doing the sign of the cross every their title or status, should always time I pull out of my driveway, be held accountable for the crimes handing out the Eucharist, the they commit. All must remember bread that symbolizes the body of that the sex abuse report reveals Christ, as a Eucharistic minister only a percentage, not the whole.

– a few things that only scratch So, before blindly placing the surface of what it means to be false stereotypes over priests, Catholic. the church or the millions of Through reflecting on my faith, Catholics worldwide, remember I realized that the core beliefs of that the Catholic faith, alone, does Catholicism do not support the not stand nor cater to atrocious acts of the priests who sexually crimes like sexual abuse. abused others and the people Perpetuating a crime like this responsible for allowing it to is not only inexcusable — it is continue. unbecoming of what it means to The Catholic faith has served be a Catholic. as a central part of millions of lives Considering that this is the worldwide for more than 2,000 latest major allegation toward years. Despite the institutional the church, it will be difficult for downfalls throughout the years, the Catholic Church to regain its the objective of the Catholic faith trust. However, I suppose that is has always been to better the lives when we need faith the most. of others, not bring them harm.

While the actions of the priests Chaveli Guzman is a senior are inexcusable, the actions of one majoring in mass communications. person, nor 300, do not define the actions of all. Those who have

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Netflix dropped the ball by streaming new fat-shaming series

By Paige Wisniewski C O L U M N I S T

When a TV show’s trailer generates as much public scrutiny as Netflix’s Insatiable, it would most likely be in the streaming platform’s best interest to cancel it before its premiere. However, Netflix still decided to stream a show that promotes fat shaming and a negative stigma toward overweight bodies.

The show’s premise involves an overweight high-school student, Patty Bladell (often referred to as “Fatty Patty”), who loses 70 pounds in three months after being assaulted, causing her mouth to be wired shut.

Patty then becomes thin and starts seeking revenge on all her peers who previously bullied and mocked her.

It is unsurprising that a show where a character’s self worth being related to her dress size would not be well received by a larger audience.

Before Insatiable’s release date on Aug. 10, a Change.org petition already acquired over 200,000 signatures calling for the show’s cancellation.

Patty is played by actress and former Disney-Channel star Debby Ryan, who appears in a fat suit in the beginning of the first episode.

Dressing a thin actor in a fat suit has been a “comedic” device used in many popular shows to make a large body a punchline. Such instances include, Terry Jeffords in Brooklyn Nine Nine or Monica Geller in Friends, so the Patty character is no exception to this trope.

The use of this method — especially in the context of Insatiable — contributes to a narrative that one’s value is determined by their weight. It promotes the idea that when a body is fat, it can be the subject of ridicule and discrimination, but when the

same body becomes a size deemed culturally acceptable, only then is personal and social success possible.

The show’s creator, Lauren Gussis, and one of the show’s stars, Alyssa Milano, took to Twitter to defend the show after the initial backlash received from the trailer release on July 19.

Gussis wrote, “This show is a cautionary tale about how damaging it can be to believe the outsides are more important — to judge without going deeper.”

Milano wrote in a Tweet, “We are addressing (through comedy) the damage that occurs from fat shaming.”

Even if their claims that Insatiable is a purely satirical comedy are sincere, it seems that satirizing a fat person’s experiences as based on relentless abuse until they lose weight is tasteless and lazy writing.

Patty’s fatness was reduced as a “sickness” and blamed on an out-ofcontrol appetite.

Real people have diverse bodies.

Assuming a large body is an unhealthy body only perpetuates fat stigma.

Insatiable is not a groundbreaking comedy that gives light to body image issues, regardless of its creator’s intentions. Netflix should not be promoting a sitcom that alienates a significant part of its intended audience. A better narrative would showcase a fat character, played by a fat actor, who remains the same size throughout the show, and knows their worth and successes have nothing to do with a number on a scale.

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same type of soccer, despite the opponent. She said Baylor is similar to UNC in the way they approach matches — trusting their team’s style instead of making tactical changes for each team.

Despite a limited experience of Baylor’s playstyle, SchilteBrown said she has a good idea what to expect on Friday.

“I’ve only ever played them once in the history of my career,” she said. “I really have no other game to go on, but because the first game I played against them and the game I just watched are almost mirrors of each other, I feel confident in my assessment that that’s what I’m going to face.”

Schilte-Brown and the Bulls will face an undefeated Baylor team that features some talented players. Baylor midfielder Maddie Algya was recently named the Big-12 Freshman of the week after scoring two goals and collecting two assists in the Bear’s first games.

For the Bulls, junior Andrea Hauksdottir has had a hand — or a foot — in each of the three goals USF scored this season.

Two of her corner kicks have led to goals for the Bulls.

Schilte-Brown recognized that result of her preparation routine will ultimately come down to her players and the way they apply her coaching.

“I believe that it’s their decision, it’s in their hands,” Schilte-Brown said. “I think that this is a good group of girls and I feel like we’ve put together some incredible bits of soccer...I don’t think we’ve seen an opponent like Baylor...This is going to be different.”

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end of practice earlier this week.

Last season, Wilcox recorded 17 catches for 158 yards and two touchdowns.

“Wilcox is ready to go,” Strong said. “He could have played today.”

Strong also thinks Wilcox could play an important role for the offense this year, regardless of who is playing quarterback.

“He can be a mismatch whether it be a linebacker or a safety,” Strong said. “He can catch the football and he can run well enough to she can get open. He can body-up guys. He’s going to be a big threat for us.”

Strong also noted the depth the team has at wide receiver.

“If you look at our receivers, you can go (Tyre) McCants, you can go (Darnell) Salomon, you can go Ryeshene (Bronson) or Stanley (Clerveaux),” he said. “We have enough bodies at wide receiver.

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The team also features three players in TopDrawer’s top 100 list: Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Jimmy Hague (12), and a tandem of forwards in Ryan Sierakowski (36) and DeJuan Jones (74).

“I don’t really look at the top100 lists,” Butehorn said. “That’s just other coaches voting. What we really do is we watch enough of their video and we’ll identify who we think could be effective against us and some players who we need to watch and I think they’ll do the same for us.”

Butehorn did go on to say there might be two or three players the Bulls had to worry about, but brought up Michigan State’s home record — the Spartans have lost just two games at home since 2015.

A potential-hidden bonus for Butehorn’s team is the travel itself.

“Our guys are really looking

7 always look for YAC (yards-aftercatch) yardage and that’s what they can do.”

Another position Strong mentioned was the running backs.

Last season, D’Ernest Johnson and Darius Tice took turns rushing.

With the depth at running back again this season, the Bulls could feature a multiple-back system again.

“With the running backs we have, you have a bunch of guys that are sitting there who are really good players,” Strong said. “We can just rotate them in there...you have a lot of options there.”

In the last week of preseason practice, Strong is looking to hone in on other key areas.

“Whatever happens in practice will carry over to the game so we have to get better,” he said. “I have still not made a decision on the quarterback, but there’s still some positions up for grabs and we still have enough time where we can get it fixed before the first game.” forward to going to Michigan where it’s a little cooler, a little less humid,” Butehorn said. “It’s also a chance to really connect and for these guys to get together away from school and I think that’s a really good opportunity for them.”

The weather forecast for Tampa on Friday night is about 80 degrees and 82 percent humidity, according to the Weather Channel — in East Lansing, it’s about 70 degrees with 70 percent humidity with a slight breeze.

Despite traveling to play a top-10 team with a nearly-perfect home record, Butehorn believes his team is mentally prepared for the challenge.

“I think (our team) isn’t aware of how good they are and I don’t think they look too hard at where teams are ranked preseason,” Butehorn said. “It’s a great challenge for them early in the season.”

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Schilte-Brown and Bulls to face-off against No. 20 Baylor

Whenever the Bulls travel for away matches, coach Denise Schilte-Brown goes for a run around the opponent’s campus. She’ll always pick up student newspapers hoping to find information that could give her team a competitive edge in the forthcoming game.

It’s part of her routine.

Instead of traveling, though, USF (1-1) hosts No. 20 Baylor (2-0) on Friday at Corbett Stadium at 7 p.m. SchilteBrown may not be running around campus the morning before that game, but she has another routine to prepare for USF’s top-25 opponent.

“We do a SWOT analysis,” Schilte-Brown said. “Strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. We do our analysis based off that to make sure we’re prepared.”

Schilte-Brown discussed Baylor’s strengths in depth, citing the team’s athleticism.

“I don’t think they’re short of any athletic ability in any of their positions,” SchilteBrown said. “So you want to be really prepared for that highintensity demeanor. The game will kind of be 100-miles-per hour and I think that’s from their athletic prowess to be able to maintain that intensity throughout the game.”

Schilte-Brown didn’t give away any of the Bull’s specific

Sabrina Wagner and the Bulls host No. 20 Baylor at Corbett Stadium on Friday night.. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/STEVEN MUNCIE tactics on how to beat the Bears, but said the team would

Football

Final scrimmage before gameday for USF

By Sam Newlon S P O R T S

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This time next week coach Charlie Strong and the Bulls will be in the final stages of preparing for their season opener against Elon at Raymond James Stadium.

Today, the team played its final scrimmage of fall camp.

One of the biggest questions entering the Bulls’ season — who will play quarterback — was left unanswered, but Strong offered

some insight about key factors on offense after the scrimmage.

Strong opened his media availability with a joke, saying he felt the team was at about 20 percent right now, which he later cleared up.

“We’re further along than that,” Strong said. “It’s hard to put a number on that because some days we come out here and practice very well and then some days we come out and you would

think we’ve never taught any fundamentals in technique.”

Strong didn’t call out any players who were underperforming, but did clarify the status of Tight End Mitchell Wilcox, who has been suffering from an undisclosed upper-body injury.

Wilcox has spent the last few practices without pads, but recently was seen wearing pads in a non-contact jersey toward the

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need to be focused from the first to last whistle.

“I think that the minute you take a deep breath, you’ll have someone running over you to get after the ball,” she said.

“Some games feel like a sprint because you can get off on the right foot and get ahead to take the wind out of their sails. I feel like this is going to be a marathon of focus...I don’t think they’re going to give up the entire game regardless of if we score multiple goals.”

Last season, Schilte-Brown and the Bulls played against another top-ranked team early — losing 4-2 against No. 4 North Carolina at home.

Schilte-Brown noted that North Carolina is a team that will almost always play the

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Men’s Soccer

USF travels to No.7 Michigan State

By Sam Newlon S P O R T S

E D I T O R

After completing the preseason with wins against lower-division opponents, USF coach Bob Butehorn and the Bulls will travel to East Lansing, Michigan on Friday to officially start their season against No. 9 Michigan State.

The Spartan’s preseason ranking doesn’t mean much to Butehorn, though.

“We don’t change our identity, we just change some of the ideas or the different areas of the field that we can exploit,” he said.

“You try to implement different tactics for different teams and our approach is going to be the approach that works best for beating Michigan State.”

The Spartans were just one penalty kick away from a spot in the NCAA Tournament final.

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