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really close to where I’m living doing all kind of shady stuff,” Lauippa said. “We had a call around 11 University Police (UP) (p.m.) from a female from received a call from a female Magnolia C,” UP Assistant student, Frances Lauippa near Chief Chris Daniel said. “She the Magnolia C left the room Residence hall “They could be (copy to call UP, late Sunday and officers night. She cats). There’s nothing r e s p o n d e d reported that tying these three to- qa lut ihcokul gyh, a white male about 35 with gether. They’re very dif- they were dark thinning not able to hair and rect- ferent descriptions and find anyangular glassbody in the es exposed areas of campuses.” area matchhimself to her ing that Chris Daniel outside the description.” University police assistant chief window to her This is the room. third report in the past week, “My first thought when I although they do not seem found out was what was I to be related. The first was doing at the time was I actu- on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, ally in the building or not where a white male in his 20s when the guy was actually driving a light grey vehicle A S S T .
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approached a female student on her way to work. He was masturbating and motioned for her to get into the vehicle. The second was a black male in his 20s near the CWY building by a red vehicle. He stood outside the vehicle and exposed himself to the student. N o n e of the incidents have resulted in violence, and UP does not suspect these incidences to be related. However, none of the three men have been taken into custody by UP or other police agencies who
have been notified. Daniels said that these kinds of incidences are not uncommon in the overall area, however, none before these have happened on campus in quite some time. “They could be (copy c a t s ) , ” Daniels s a i d . “There’s n o t h ing tying these three t o g e t h er. They’re very different descriptions and areas of campuses.” He went on to say that there’s no evidence that one incident isn’t inspiring the others, but UP will continue to focus on each case separately.
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Relay for Life at USF had its kickoff last night at 7 p.m. where it was announced that this year’s theme would be “games.” Relay for Life is a non-profit event that raises money for the fight against cancer during an overnight community walk. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU
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took place minutes later in the Crescent Hill parking garage just next to the road. According to a Tampa Bay Times article and search warrants filed in Hillsborough County Circuit Court, Robbins fired the gun before Knox shot at least twice in the parking garage. UP also discovered a bullet stuck in one of the
University Police (UP) originally believed celebratory gunshots fired on campus by USF football players Benjamin Knox, 21, and Lamar Robbins, 22, after USF’s Homecoming win against Syracuse were part of one incident. However, UP Assistant Chief Chris Daniel said further investigation revealed the shots were actually two separate shootings that took place just minutes apart. “When we first made the arrest, we were still in the process of … identifying people in the area,” Daniel said. “As we did so, we found witnesses that were able to identify both individuals discharging a weapon.” Daniel said UP believes the first discharge of the Glock .45-caliber handgun that was used in both shootings took place on USF Myrtle Drive just before 4 a.m. on Oct. 11. The second set of gunshots Benjamin Knox
walls of the nearby Holly D apartments, where multiple shots left visible damage. “(The shootings were separated by) just a matter of feet and the action of moving a vehicle into the parking garage,” Daniel said. UP found a box of ammunition and an open gun
“When we first made the arrest, we were still in the process of … identifying people in the area. As we did so, we found witnesses that were able to identify both individuals discharging a weapon.” Chris Daniel University police assistant chief
case inside Knox’s car in the parking garage, and officers later located Knox and the gun inside his Holly D dorm room. Knox and Robbins were both arrested after the incident, and Knox was released from jail Oct. 12 on $32,500 bond, while Robbins was released Oct. 19 on $15,500 bail. A freshman this year,
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Knox faces felony charges of discharging or possessing a firearm on university property and shooting into an occupied dwelling. Robbins, a junior, is charged with a second-degree felony, discharging a firearm on campus, and providing false information to a law enforcement officer after lying about his involvement in the shootings, which is a misdemeanor. Both are indefinitely suspended from the USF football program, and Knox is no longer a student at USF, while Robbins is still enrolled. As part of the ongoing investigation into the shootings, Daniel said UP has issued trespassing notices against Knox and Robbins until the university decides what other actions should be taken. He said if either show up on campus, they would be subject to arrest after a warning.
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Continued from PAGE 8 unfamiliar with long distance running, she also didn’t realize its intense practice schedule. “Mondays and Wednesdays, they’re like workouts, so they’re like mile repeats or 800 repeats,” USF coach Dena Reif said. “Tuesdays are hills or pools right now, and Thursdays are just a recovery run, and we race a lot on Fridays and Saturdays.” With six days of practice, Reif estimated the team practices around 16 hours per week — not including the mandatory meetings and community service hours. “You add nutrition in there, you add weight session in there, you add two-a-day runs and people that are better than you,” Reif said. “For some people, it either breaks them or it makes them better. For (Munson), she just buckled down and ran with the best.” Munson and Evans earned scholarships their sophomore season.
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Although Munson initially wanted to run cross country for fun, once she earned a scholarship, Evans said she felt her friend’s dedication deepen. “I think (earning a scholarship) just kind of took her above and beyond,” Evans said. “She takes that extra step, does that extra work, goes and does second runs, does the elliptical, does what she needs to do to get better. I think she just overall became way more dedicated.” Munson wants to finish her marathon strong at USF before graduating in the spring. The health sciences major is working toward getting into a dietitian masters program by applying to the University of Florida and Florida International, among others. Although Munson doesn’t see herself continuing to run competitively after her time at USF, she still wants to continue to run for fun. “I want to do a marathon one day,” she said. “Maybe the Disney one.”
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Continued from PAGE 8 “I think as each day goes by, they’ll continue to get better, but (they’re) a lot better than they were on Saturday.” Also, sophomore tailback Marlon Mack, who was sidelined against the Mustangs as a precaution due to a strained hamstring, returned to practice and should play against the Midshipmen. “He looked like the old Marlon,” Taggart joked. “That was good to see him go out and run around and did some things with our guys without having any issues with his hamstring.” Praise for O’Leary With George O’Leary stepping down as UCF’s coach after 12 years, Taggart put aside the rivalry between the programs to praise the 69-year-old. “He’s been great for the game of football,” Taggart said. “You look what he’s done over his career and the lives he’s affected over the years — he affected a lot of young men that are out doing things well in the world now. … He’ll go away
with a great legacy.” Tight ends coach Michael Barrett was named UCF’s interim coach for the rest of the season. The Knights (0-8) host USF on Thanksgiving. Staying disciplined Taggart has experience against Navy, though he would probably like to forget that game. While at Western Kentucky in 2011, Taggart’s Hilltoppers fell 40-14 to the Midshipmen at home. When asked if he would use that same game plan on Saturday, Taggart quipped: “I wouldn’t say that, because when I was at Western, we didn’t win. So, I don’t know if we’re going to go with that game plan.” While defending Navy’s tripleoption offensive attack will be at the forefront of USF’s preparations this week, Taggart said his team must remain disciplined. “We’ve just got to go and play disciplined with great effort and trust the plan,” Taggart said. “I think our coaches will come up with a great game plan and it’s important that we go out and execute it as a team.”
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Donald Trump spoke at a Town Hall hosted by NBC’s the Today show on Monday. The Republican frontrunner sought to reassure hesitant voters he is the best candidate running for president. However, like he has done in every other interview, he failed. This is the second Town Hall hosted this year by Today. The first was with democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, who gave a detailed plan for how she plans to spend her time as president. It would only be expected that Trump would follow the same plan, outlining his proposals so voters know exactly what changes he intends to make. Instead, Trump did what he does best by avoiding topics he didn’t have answers to and distracting viewers with a rant about making the U.S. great again. This was best exemplified in Trump’s disastrous reply to an inquiry on how he plans to handle immigration. As soon as the question left the voter’s mouth, Trump immediately began spewing praise for his glorious wall, which will magically put a halt on immigration. This mystical wall will, according to Trump, be completely funded by Mexico. But how? Well, that was a question that predictably went unanswered. Instead of details, or even a basic plan of action, we watched Trump bop his head along to whatever deranged soundtrack endlessly plays in his mind and declare, “I get along great with Mexico, I love the Mexican people.” He plans to demonstrate this love by rounding up and deporting the 11 million illegal immigrants currently living within our borders. When host Matt Lauer questioned this mass movement, Trump laughed and
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Donald Trump appeared at a Town Hall hosted by the claimed it wouldn’t be an issue. Today Show on Monday. Opinion Editor asked students what The obviously toupee’d busitheir thoughts are on immigration and Trump’s plan to stop it. nessman transfers this naive outlook to the Syrian Refugee Crisis. He heavily criticized “I think immigration is a Obama’s decision to grant rudimentary part of this them sanctuary within our bornation and demonizing it ders. As president, Trump proproves no purpose in the fessed that he would not allow a single refugee to take shelter political spectrum.” on American soil, calling the entire situation the “greatest - Charles O’Rourke, Trojan horse of all time.” a sophomore majoring in This nation was founded on immigrants — on the backs political science of those who sought safety and the promise of a brighter tomorrow. Lauer asked Trump if the quintessentially American “I think it’s an issue, but I slogan “Give me your tired, don’t think Trump’s your poor, your huddled massapproach is best. There es yearning to breathe free” did not apply to those Syrians should be some sort of seeking our aide. Trump simply regulation ... you can’t just replied, “They’re going back.” kick people out.” He then went on to belittle the U.S. for being “the caretakers of the world.” According to - Elizabeth Ninan, a junior Trump, it is too expensive and majoring in biomedical not our responsibility to care sciences for the needs of those across the globe. If Trump ever had a shot at becoming president, he lost it “In concept, the ideas are with that outlook. No, those people are not American citisensible, but the execution zens, but they are humans. It Trump has planned is a is the responsibility of everymockery of the solution to one on this planet to ensure immigration reform.” that people in every country, of every race and religion are safe and have access to basic - Joey Shannon, human rights. a sophomore majoring in The U.S. has always prided itself on being a leading presinternational studies ence in this society. As such, we should live up to our name and lead by example. Lending a helping hand to those less fortunate is not the weakness “Building a wall will just Trump deems it. Compassion is waste tax-payers’ money. They not equivalent to stupidity, and should be more lax on Trump’s ignorant belief that isolation will gain us respect immigration laws.” will bar him forever from the White House. Breanne Williams junior majoring in communications.
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USF alum named interim coach at UM Former USF football player and assistant coach Larry Scott was named the interim head coach at University of Miami on Sunday after the program fired Al Golden. Scott, who had been UM’s tight Scott ends coach under Golden since 2013, was a member of USF’s inaugural recruiting class in February 1996 out of Sebring High and played offensive tackle before graduating with a degree in communications in 2000. Scott returned to USF in 2005 as the program’s high school coordinator before eventually moving up to coach tight ends in 2007 and then running backs in 2012.
USF women picked second in AAC In this season’s American Athletic Conference coaches poll released at Monday’s media day in Orlando, the USF women’s basketball team has been selected to finish second behind unanimous No. 1 and three-time defending national champion, Connecticut. Courtney Williams and Alisia Jenkins were both first-team selections on the preseason AllConference team.
Kickoff announced USF’s game at East Carolina on Nov. 7 is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
Quote of the day “If worms had machine guns, birds would be afraid of them,” — Michigan coach Jim
Harbaugh discussing linebacker Joe Bolden’s targeting ejection on Monday from last Saturday’s loss to Michigan State.
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Flowers, Johnson Munson began as a walk-on, but now sees the finish line held out of practice By Tiana Aument S T A F F
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College is a marathon — not a sprint. But no one knows that better than long-distance runner Leandra Munson. The senior began her marathon at USF as a freshman walk-on. After years of relentless work, Munson recently led the Bulls for the first time in the women’s 6K course at the USF Invitational on Oct. 16. She finished second of 93 Division I runners with a time of 21 minutes, 51.5 seconds. “I remember her crossing the finish line, just picking it up and passing everyone,” fellow senior distance runner Bethany Evans said. “Everyone started jumping up and cheering because she passed our other number one runner and just booked it. “She got a great time for a home meet.” Evans and Munson became friends their freshmen year. Not knowing anyone else, they latched onto each other during the intimidating walk-on process. “It was very nerve-racking as a freshman because you go on and everyone else is really fast, and they’re all on scholarships,” Evans said. “Trying to be in the top 10 is very competitive.” The competition just intensified once they walked on and made the traveling squad. Adjusting from high school to college was difficult for Munson, though she ran track as a sophomore and senior at Ida S. Baker High. “I wasn’t really into the long distance stuff in high school,” Munson said. “I liked track, and now it’s kind of funny because I do all the long stuff.” But Munson wasn’t only
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USF coach Willie Taggart said Quinton Flowers and D’Ernest Johnson were “really, really sore” on Sunday. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU
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Leandra Munson finished second out of 93 Division-I runners at the USF Invitational on Oct. 16. PHOTO PROVIDED BY USF ATHLETICS
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USF quarterback Quinton Flowers and running back D’Ernest Johnson were held out of Sunday’s practice as they continue to nurse injuries sustained late in Saturday’s 38-14 victory over SMU, coach Willie Taggart said Monday. Flowers suffered a thigh contusion when he dove toward the end zone for his third touchdown run in the fourth quarter and did not return. Johnson injured his knee on the next possession. On the weekly American Athletic Conference coaches teleconference, Taggart said their statuses should improve, as the team gets closer to Saturday’s game at Navy in Annapolis, Maryland. “They are getting better by the day,” he said. “Sunday, they both were really, really sore. I saw both of the guys (Monday) and they’re walking a lot better, feeling a lot better.
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