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For the third time in two weeks, a USF football player has landed behind bars. Freshman receiver Deangelo Antoine was taken into custody early Sunday morning on felony charges of possessing of a controlled substance, University Police (UP) said. The 19-year-old Antoine, who has not appeared in a game for the Bulls this season, was released hours later from Hillsborough County Jail on a $2,000 bond. According to UP Assistant Chief Chris Daniel, Antoine and an unidentified female passenger were pulled over around midnight Sunday near the intersection of Fletcher Avenue and North Palm Drive. As the officer approached the vehicle, he detected the odor of marijuana, which gave him probable cause to search the occupants, Daniel said. While patting down Antoine, he found “a couple” tablets of Xanax for which Antoine did not have a prescription. No other drugs were found in the vehicle. Daniel said the
USF football player Deangelo Antoine was charged with possession of a controlled substance early Sunday morning, making him the third player to be arrested this month. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE
passenger was not affiliated with the university or the football program. In a statement, USF Athletics said Antoine has been indefinitely suspended from all team activities. “USF Athletics is aware
of the arrest of studentathlete Deangelo Antoine,” the statement said. “Antoine has been suspended from all team activities as we continue to gather more information and work with the proper authorities.”
Antoine is the third player to be arrested this month. Previously, reserve offensive lineman Benjamin Knox and cornerback Lamar Robbins were arrested following USF’s Homecoming win over Syracuse and charged with discharging a firearm on campus. Antoine, an Orlando native, was rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN out of Oak Ridge High, where he was named 12th on the Orlando Sentinel’s list of top-60 players in Central Florida and 58th in the state. His former coach at Oak Ridge, Elijah Williams, told the Sentinel he was disappointed in Antoine’s actions. “I’m very disappointed, but at the same time, like a parent, once you instill the rules and the ways and values they should go by, once they leave, they have to make their way through the world,” Williams said. “Everybody makes mistakes and you have to learn from it and hopefully he won’t repeat it. Hopefully, he’ll use this as a learning experience.”
Jessica Williams brings laughter and silence By Abby Rinaldi A S S T .
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One could have heard a pin drop in the long silences between some of the passionate anecdotes Jessica Williams gave as she opened up to the audience about her experiences with discrimination and inequality during her life. The senior correspondent for “The Daily Show” spoke Thursday night in the Marshall Student Center (MSC) Oval Theater about the obstacles she has overcome as a woman of color. She said she struggles
with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety. Williams also said a main motivator for speaking with a therapist is her frustration with society, especially after she has personal encounters with how unfair the world can be. Williams recalled going out with her white boyfriend and trying to call a taxi to get home at the end of the night. They decided to stand apart on the sidewalk so they could cover more ground. Williams was trying to wave down a cab which then slowed down, came by her and drove right past to go instead to her boyfriend.
She said when she got into the cab with her boyfriend, she yelled “Surprise!” at the driver, who was visibly unhappy to have her in the cab. She kept trying to get him to admit he had driven past her and the man — an elderly white gentleman — would not budge. The 26-year-old comedian eventually stopped and asked to roll down the window. The man refused and would not explain why. Williams recalled him saying this is why he didn’t want to pick her up in the first place. She protested and the driver called the cops. The cops told them not to
worry about it, that the cab driver was racist and they weren’t in trouble. Williams told the driver he had hurt her, but the driver simply asked her to get out of his cab. Williams cried on the way home, feeling helpless. “I felt so heavy for something I could not change,” Williams said. Williams said her desire to work in TV and comedy came from her relationship with her grandmother, a woman Williams described as her best friend in her childhood. As her grandmother’s health declined,
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Jessica Williams, senior correspondent for “The Daily Show,” tackled issues of gender and race discrimination during her lecture last Thursday night. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE
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she became immobile and would watch TV all the time. Williams would watch things like SNL with her and decided if TV was the thing keeping her grandmother company, she wanted to do just that. Her journey to “The Daily Show” started with an audition for a Will Ferrell movie, where she was redirected to auditions for “The Daily Show.” After the initial audition, Jon Stewart asked her to run lines with him. Williams received saying they wanted her to be a fulltime correspondent and move to New York City as soon as she possibly could.
She said the beginning of her time at “The Daily Show” was very hard. She saw constant hate on Twitter. People need to tap into their emotions because that’s what makes good comedy, Williams said at the conclusion of her lecture. “The old stories are boring,” Williams said. “I want to know how you feel and I hope that you know that you are valid.” In a Q&A session after the lecture, Williams fielded questions ranging from advice for women going into male-dominated fields, representation of minorities and beauty standards on TV and in journalism, how to respond to people who invalidate someone’s anger and how to
make sure an individual’s voice is heard. She said people can’t try to change other people, because some people are just stuck in their ways and aren’t worth the effort. She emphasized the importance of having friends who share your values and care about how you feel. She also said she thinks the media and the television industry are changing for the better. As far as worrying about whether or not people will be heard, Williams was confident it wouldn’t be a problem. “You will always be heard,” Williams said. The next ULS speaker will be Michael Uslan, who will speak in the MSC Oval Theater on Nov. 17.
USF St. Petersburg celebrates 50 years By Miki Shine A S S T .
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In celebration of its semi centennial, the USF St. Petersburg (USFSP) campus is holding events throughout the academic year, ending in early May. Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska said now is the time to look back at where the campus started along with what it hopes to become. “In 1965, St. Petersburg, like so many cities in Florida, was just coming into its own,” Wisniewska said in an official statement. “The local arts community was growing as was political activism. The first Baby Boomers were
now of college age and (USFSP) was established to help meet a rising demand by students who sought to make their mark in the world. “During the 1980s and ’90s, our reputation grew and distinctive, new programs attracted students from across the country. In 2006, (USFSP) became a separately accredited university within the USF System.” As for the future, Wisniewska said she hopes the campus will grow from 6,000 students to 10,000 in the next 10 years. Construction began last spring for a new 68,000 square-foot building for the Kate Tiedemann
College of Business and the campus offers 24 undergraduate degrees along with 13 graduate programs. “We’re building a real college campus where people love to be a part of it,” Jozef Gherman, USFSP student body president, said in an interview with WUSF. “So it’s not just about the buildings being added to the campus but it’s also the culture of the campus that’s changing to be a real college atmosphere.” Information about the events is available at usfsp.edu/50years, along with a timeline of how the campus developed and stories of alumni.
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Quinton Flowers leaps into the arms of senior center Brynjar Gudmundsson to celebrate his second touchdown in the fourth quarter. The sophomore’s three rushing scores tied a program record. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU
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USF (4-3, 2-1) at Navy (5-1, 3-0) USF sophomore defensive back Devin Abraham wraps up SMU running back Xavier Jones for one of his four tackles. The Bulls’ defense forced four turnovers in the win. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU
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• He easily shattered Matt Grothe’s record of 146 yards set against Connecticut in 2007 and set the AAC mark for most rushing yards by a quarterback. • His three rushing scores tied quarterbacks Marquel Blackwell, B.J. Daniels and Grothe for the most in a single game. • His 67-yard scramble to open the second quarter tied the program record for the second-longest, non-scoring run just behind Aston Samuels’ 75-yarder at Syracuse in 2007. Perhaps more important than what was printed on the stat sheet, however, was that USF improved to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the AAC — its first time being over .500 in October since 2011. With five games remaining, the Bulls are two victories from bowl eligibility. “When you have coaches that believe in you and you’ve got guys that believe in you, and you just do what they say, everything just plays out,” Flowers said. Everything did on Saturday. Though the Bulls were slow out of the gate — trailing 7-3 after a first quarter in which they mustered just 20 yards against the nation’s 125th-ranked defense — Flowers quickly picked up the pace. His 67-yard rush allowed Tice to get into the end zone two plays later to give USF a lead it did not relinquish. Two possessions later, Flowers drove the offense downfield in five plays and capped the 55-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown. The Bulls poured it on from there. Flowers added two more scores in the fourth quarter, including one from 18 yards out with six minutes remaining in which he leaped toward the pylon and was spun in the air after being walloped in the leg by an SMU defender. Flowers limped off the field with what was later diagnosed as a thigh contusion. “Sometimes you’d like to have him slide and not take hits,” Taggart said, “but that’s Quinton Flowers.” In the locker room afterward, Taggart presented Flowers with the game ball for his effort. “He’s just a phenomenal athlete,” Taggart said. “We have been saying that from Day 1, he’s just getting better every week and he’s growing up. … “Thank God we have Quinton Flowers on our side.”
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Bulls rally for draw By Michael Mezich C O R R E S P O N D E N T
Missing its top scorer, Nazeem Bartman, for unspecified reasons, the USF men’s soccer team survived a wild, overtime match Saturday night. In front of a crowd of 801 at Corbett Stadium, the 13th-ranked Bulls rallied from a late, two-goal deficit to force a 2-2 draw against No. 12 Southern Methodist and stay undefeated at home USF (10-3-2, 5-0-2) struggled early as SMU retained possession of the ball. On a corner kick in the 18th minute, SMU’s Mauro Cichero sent a header into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead. In the second half, USF looked more energetic. But SMU wasn’t done. In the 72nd minute, SMU defender Kevin Meinecke sent a ball into the box where forward Idi Camara headed in the Mustangs’ second goal of the night. Still, the Bulls refused to give up. As USF ramped up its pressure
on SMU, forward Melvin Becket sent a pass to Lindo Mfeka, who put it in the back of the net to make it 2-1. But things soon got chippy. USF was hoping to speed up the restart of the game after the goal, but SMU was trying to slow it down. This disagreement led to yellow cards for multiple players. The intensity continued after play resumed as SMU coach Tim McClements stepped onto the field to voice his displeasure to an official and was ejected. With fewer than four minutes remaining, Marcus Epps passed the ball into the SMU box where Mfeka sent a shot to the far post into the back of the net for the tying goal – his second of the night. In overtime, both teams pushed hard, but neither could find the winning goal. USF goalkeeper Spasoje Stefanovic made one final stop as time wound down to stop SMU’s final chance. “It feels great, but we’ve still got more games to come,” Mfeka said. “We just have to keep it going.”
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Keep guns out of the classroom As college shootings continue to increase, the debate over how best to protect students has once again been brought to the table. Unfortunately, politicians are about to make a drastic mistake. This past week, two naive gun bills passed the first round of committees and are on their way to a Florida Senate vote. If the Florida Senate continues down this path and approves the right to carry concealed weapons on college campuses and the right to openly carry anywhere concealed carry is allowed, a door will be opened that will be incredibly difficult to close. Supporters of the bills argue that they will make students and staff safer because they will be capable of defending themselves in threatening situations. They are wrong. Unfortunately, it is not difficult to obtain a gun in this country. Anyone over 18 can purchase a firearm, and someone 21 years of age can buy a handgun and receive a concealed weapons permit. Yes, there are basic background checks and a safety class for the permit. But they are incredibly easy to pass, and most facilities that offer such classes don’t do extensive research into who is seeking to obtain the weapon. The fact is, when you realize that someone has a gun, your first reaction is not one of peace or comfort. It wouldn’t matter if it was Tom Hanks (who was voted the most trusted man in America, according to a Reader’s Digest poll) with a glock strapped to his side, your immediate reaction would be one of intense and blinding fear. Imagine a campus full of people
carrying this so-called “protection” with them from class to class. Who in this situation would feel safe? At that point, the only thing keeping USF from being the site of the next shooting would be each carrier’s mood. Each morning, students would wake up silently pleading, “Dear God, I hope no one gets mad today.” The argument that passing the law will increase safety is absurd. People are rash, and an increase in weapons will only lead to an increase in shootings. If Florida is so concerned with the safety of their students, they should strive to increase security in a logical way. Instead of shoving weapons into the hands of students, perhaps look into hiring trained professionals to protect them. Yes, if a shooter seeks to inflict harm on campus, students will not have the methods of protection needed to defend themselves. Yes, this could potentially lead to the deaths of those innocent students. However, that is what the University Police are for. No one is naive enough to believe that added security will completely eradicate these pointless attacks. Yet, there is comfort in knowing the only people who should have guns on campus are the ones who have sworn to protect you. Our politicians should consider the desires of the generation they are claiming to want to protect. No one could feel safe knowing they are surrounded by hotheaded students who are packing. A campus filled with guns is a campus filled with fear.
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With Knights at 0-8, O’Leary steps down With his UCF Knights mired in a downward spiral and 0-8 record on the season, coach George O’Leary resigned Sunday effective immediately, the school announced. QuarO’Leary terbacks coach Danny Barrett will serve as the team’s interim coach for the rest of the season. O’Leary, 69, was 81-68 in 12 years at UCF and helped lead the program to a 12-1 season in 2013, which included a win over Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl.
Women’s soccer falls at UCF The USF women’s soccer team fell 3-1 at UCF in its regularseason finale Friday night, but clinched the No. 2 seed for the conference tournament, which starts Nov. 3 in Dallas. Diana Saenz had the lone goal for the Bulls, who finished 13-3-2, 6-21in the AAC.
Note-a-Bull With Florida State’s defeat at Georgia Tech on Saturday, USF now owns the longest active winning streak among Florida’s seven Division I-A schools at three games. Weekend scoreboard
VOLLEYBALL USF 3, East Carolina 0 NFL Washington 31, Tampa Bay 30 Jacksonville 34, Buffalo 31 Miami 44, Houston 26 NHL Chicago 1, Tampa Bay 0
USF sophomore quarterback Quinton Flowers dives toward the end zone for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s win over SMU. Flowers suffered a thigh contusion on the play, but said afterward he is going to be fine. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU
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They had seen his high school highlight tapes, especially the ones where he flexed his biceps after making big plays. Although the athleticism and ability that made Quinton Flowers one of the most sought-after recruits was still there, the sophomore had left his teammates craving more in his short stint as USF’s starting quarterback.
Two weeks ago, coach Willie Taggart invited running backs Marlon Mack, Darius Tice and D’Ernest Johnson to dinner at his home. During conversation later that evening, the topic eventually turned to Flowers. They told Taggart how they longed for him to finally take the reins. They needed Flowers to be the player who starred as one of the nation’s best dual-threats at Miami Jackson High. “Those guys said, ‘We want to
see that guy, coach. Tell him to be that guy, again,’” Taggart recalled. “The kid’s been different ever since then. His attitude, his approach to practices, his approach to meetings, and the way he is — he’s been different. “And I thought that was a defining moment for him.” On a crisp Saturday afternoon, before a crowd of 15,175 at Raymond James Stadium, Flowers’ transformation was finally complete.
With Mack sidelined with a strained hamstring, Flowers stepped up and turned in the best rushing performance by any USF signal-caller in program history (201 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries) to lead the Bulls in a 38-14 rout of Southern Methodist — their largest margin of victory in a conference game since defeating Syracuse by 32 points in 2008. How remarkable was Flowers’ feat?
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