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Potential changes ahead for Student Affairs post consolidation University administrators are optimistic about the state of the student experience on each campus, despite the challenges.
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Consolidation of USF’s three campuses — Tampa, St. Pete, and Sarasota-Manatee — will become a reality by 2020. Departments are already beginning to prepare, including those within Student Affairs. Student Affairs essentially facilitates the college experience across campus. Some of the departments operating under it on the Tampa campus include the Center for Student Involvement, Campus Recreation, the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement and the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Although each campus has similar departments in their Student Affairs division, they are all personal to the specific
campus. How will USF attempt to consolidate such campusspecific departments then? That is a question that has yet to be answered, but the conversations have started. It is unclear at this time if such departments will be consolidated as well, or on which campus they will be housed. On Oct. 25, the Student Success Subcommittee of the Consolidation Implementation Committee, which has representation from each USF Student Affairs includes the departments generally responsible for the student experience, which may campus, met to begin talks of face changes after consolidation. ORACLE FILE PHOTO consolidation. No conclusions were reached, according to Vice President of optimism. recommendations on how to next month. Tampa’s Student Affairs and “There’s a lot of good work make this work,” Dosal said. The subcommittee first talked Student Success Dr. Paul Dosal. that can and should be done These recommendations must to USF’s Huron Consulting Group, However, what came out of this right now while we’re all focused be presented to the Consolidation n See CHANGES on PAGE 3 meeting was an initial spirit of on trying to develop a set of Implementation Committee by
Parking citation course expected to be in place by the end of the year By Alyssa Stewart A S S I S T A N T
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Student Government’s (SG) Judicial Branch and Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) created a cost-free class to teach students about the rules and regulations of parking on campus. Students can take this onehour class in lieu of paying a first-time parking ticket received on campus. Individuals are eligible to participate in the class for parking citations including
improper permit display, out of an assigned area, facing traffic, parking over the line or having no permit displayed on the vehicle, according to Peter Tiberini, the assistant director of PATS. However, they can only take this class once. They will be given the opportunity to take the course when appealing for the citation by selecting the class module option that will be given. The class will be held in a conference room located
in PATS, which can hold about 15 to 20 students during each session, according to Chief Justice Safa Shah Shah said SG and PATS are in the final stages of the project, but there is still a pending completion date for when the class will be available. The target completion date, according to Shah, is Nov. 4 or Nov. 5, but it may be prolonged due to finalizations within the Information Technology (IT) team — which is developing a system to track students who
have completed the course. Students who have completed the course will be recorded through the parking citation system, according to Aaron Nichols, the assistant director of Administrative Services. Contradictory to what Shah said, Nichols is expecting a later release day. “We are anticipating by the end of November, so students will be able to take the classes from then to early December,” Nichols said.
Although the dates are not set in stone, Shah said the class will either be held on a weekly or biweekly basis and will include multiple session times to accommodate student’s schedules. The parking citation class would consist of a presentation given by SG. According to Tiberini, the powerpoint has about 20 to 30 slides, which will take roughly an hour to complete.
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Students will have the opportunity to take a class in lieu of paying a parking citation. ORACLE PHOTO/CHAVELI GUZMAN
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who is guiding USF through the process of consolidation — a process other schools have done as well. Huron has previously worked with the University of Wisconsin system on consolidation efforts, according to Dosal. The group talked with the subcommittee about problems that were encountered and the lessons that were learned while working with Wisconsin. Dosal said one of the biggest pieces of advice they got was to begin working on cross-campus collaborations to focus on student success. “Consolidation efforts seem to work best when the campuses involved have a shared philosophy, mission and vision … by articulating that perhaps more formally, we might be able
to facilitate our work,” Dosal said. Coming from Dosal’s experience, he said this vision will involve a change in culture which is supportive of student success. “Part of that philosophy is that we believe, here in Tampa, when we admit a student, that student will succeed,” Dosal said. However, one of the toughest parts of consolidation, according to Dosal, is balancing the need for personalized service that identifies the needs of each campus while also allowing them to be unified. Describing this meeting as possibly pivotal, Dosal said consolidation may present an opportunity to serve students better. “We have to aim for the same things,” Dosal said. “We have to deliver the same high-quality practices across three campuses, and we have to do so as one.”
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“We won’t be teaching the class,” Tiberini said. “An SG officer would perform the duties and handle the presentation, while we would take charge of the quizzes by scoring them.” The on-paper ten question quiz will be based on information from the powerpoint to make sure everyone is fully attentive when listening to the class, according to Tiberini. Students are able to pass with answering nine out of the 10 questions correctly. A failing grade would result in having
to take retake the class in a new session. The idea for the project began when former Chief Justice Milton Llinas was in office. The initiative was then forwarded to last year’s Chief Justice Cameron Valdez and will now be completed by Shah. Shah said SG hosting the class will be important because of the misinformation students may have about parking. “This gives people a chance to learn about parking and not have to pay for a ticket for information they may or may not even know about,” Shah said.
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Hate has no home in the U.S. The hate-filled synagogue shooting represent The package bombs show the U N I V E RS I T Y O F S OU T H F L O R I DA
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worst side of American politics
By Zoe Zbar
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Acts of hate, be it physical or verbal, are repugnant and have no room in our society any longer. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE
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Eleven. That is the number of people killed in a senseless, hate-motivated shooting Saturday morning at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. Robert D. Bowers, 46, is the man authorities say was behind the heinous act. As he fired shot after shot, his words pierced as well, allegedly shouting, “All Jews must die.” However, it was not the first time Bowers used hate speech. On his Gab account, a social media site similar to Facebook, his antiSemitic nature was clear. “...jews are the children of Satan,” his bio on the site said, according to The Washington Post. It is 2018, not 1945. Hate against Jews, or an ethnic group of any kind for that matter, was not OK then, and it is certainly not OK now.
Unfortunately, this is not the only act of hate in recent memory. Just last week, Cesar Sayoc, a man from South Florida and passionate supporter of President Donald Trump, allegedly mailed packages containing explosive devices to a number of Trump’s political adversaries all over the country. Before Sayoc was Parkland, before Parkland was Las Vegas and before Las Vegas was Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. All senseless. All despicable. All hateful. The conversations between the American public that follow these acts can often be divisive in their nature as well. Divisiveness is not the way to solve an issue, it heightens it. No matter your stance on issues such as gun control, the victims of senseless events like the one in Pittsburgh should not be catalysts for more hate to be spread between
two opposing sides. Instead, tragedy should unite us. It is time for the people of our nation to realize that there is more that unites us than divides us. Political affiliation, race, gender and religion are not what makes us different, it is what makes us unique. Terrorism, be it domestic or international, has no place in our society. The blatant attempt to incite fear into the hearts and minds of others for personal or political gain is not just wrong, it is also regressive. In a time where the fight for civil and equal rights are at the forefront of the conversation in nations all over the world, the U.S. should not be defined by the acts of terror and hate carried out time and time again. Jesse Stokes is a junior majoring in political science.
The feeling of getting a surprise package in the mail is usually one of joy and excitement. Wondering who it’s from, what’s inside and why it was sent are questions of positive suspense and curiosity. That wasn’t the case for some of the biggest figures in politics earlier this week. Liberal donor George Soros, former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and more received a concerning package last week. Inside the packages were small explosive devices. There’s an obvious answer to why Cesar Sayoc, a man from South Florida, felt confident in his decision to commit an act of terror against leaders on the left: President Donald Trump. Violence has been a constant sentiment in Trump’s speeches ever since he began campaigning. From racism to sexism, he has offended almost everyone. Now, America is following suit. Citizens of both sides are more negative now than ever, and there is blame on the far left and right for escalating tensions. Far left groups like ANTIFA are entirely irresponsible in their response to Trump’s hate. But simple facts point to a single event as the impetus — according to TheConversation.com, the amount of hate crimes since the 2016 election have gone up more than 12 percent. People hear how Trump talks about his citizens and let his tweets fuel their violent actions. It is as simple as the difference between right and wrong. Americans spewing hate on the street aren’t getting reprimanded as they should. How can we hold
people to a higher standard than our president? He incites cruelty with his words and his patrons follow their leader. Violent offenders find it acceptable to let everyone know how inferior they are because of where they came from or who they support. Sayoc allegedly sending 14 packages with bombs inside to political leaders screams political hate crime. When people think brutality is tolerable, they push the limits until these limits are nonexistent. This could have been a warning. Or, it could have been the largest act of terrorism in the U.S. since ISIS hit and killed eight pedestrians in New York last year or the Parkland shooting that killed 17 people. Trump released a tweet Thursday morning partially blaming “fake news” for the bombs sent through the mail. He says that, “Mainstream media must clean up its act, FAST.” To this I say: Trump needs to log out of twitter and log into the country. He must act on these terroristic doings or they will continue to worsen. The condoning of violence shown from Trump is reflected through the activities of the people. Whether we like him or not, we’re all aware of what he does and when he does it. It’s the reality of our society that people pay more attention to negative news than positive. We need to start implementing real consequences for those in power. The peace of our country is at stake. Zoe Zbar is a junior majoring in marketing.
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Even after loss, USF can still contend for conference title
By Brian Hattab S T A F F
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HOUSTON — USF football fell to No. 17 Houston 57-36 at TDECU Stadium in Houston on Saturday. The Bulls’ loss ends their quest for an undefeated season, but does not end their quest for USF’s first conference championship in program history. If USF (7-1, 3-1) wins out, it would win the AAC East, as no one team in the division would be undefeated and the Bulls would hold the headto-head tiebreaker against any team that they may finish the season tied with. Coach Charlie Strong knows that his team’s goals are still there for the taking. “You’ve just got to go play well against Tulane, you’ve got to go on the road against Cincinnati, then you’ve got to go on the road to
Temple, then you’ve got to come back home to Central Florida,” Strong said. “The games are there for us. Now it’s just a matter of us going out to compete hard enough.” Quarterback Blake Barnett echoed Strong’s sentiments, but added that he isn’t the only USF player who sees the bigger picture. “I think pretty much the whole team in general knows … we still have our goals in front of us,” Barnett said. “We can’t let this setback push us even further back for the rest of the year. We have to come, we have to learn from it.” After a slew of injuries at his position, freshman running back Johnny Ford has helped his team step up from the difficulties it has faced. After the Houston loss, Ford was confident the Bulls can rebound from this setback. “My team is strong,” Ford said.
“We all stand by one. We’ll go into practice and we’re going to come back hard and we’ll just show you next week and from here on out.” For some on the USF roster, this isn’t the first time they’ve suffered a disappointing loss to Houston. The Bulls’ first loss of the 2017 season came from the Cougars on a lastminute touchdown. Linebacker Greg Reaves was a member of that team and knows that, like last year, everything is still in place for the Bulls to make a run for a title. “Definitely didn’t want to lose,” Reaves said. “It definitely hurt us a lot. But we know that everything is still ahead of us — all our goals.” Everything that is still ahead for the Bulls starts with a home game against Tulane (3-5, 2-2) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
USF wide receiver Darnell Salomon participates in pregame warmups before the Bulls’ 57-36 loss against Houston on Oct. 27. ORACLE PHOTO/BRIAN HATTAB
Women’s Soccer
Notebook: USF to host AAC Tournament, still undefeated at home
By Sam Newlon S P O R T S
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No. 14 USF women’s soccer secured its spot as the AAC regular season champion after a 1-0 win over UCF on Friday. With the victory came the spoils — home-field advantage and a first-round bye in the AAC Tournament. While any team would be pleased to have these conditions for a postseason championship run, the Bulls (13-2-0, 8-1-0) are in especially good shape with 14 straight
wins a Corbett Stadium including a perfect 9-0 home record this season. Their last loss at home was Aug. 27, 2017 against UNC. AAC powerhouse The Bulls’ lone conference loss this season was to Temple in double overtime. USF outshot Temple 12-6, but still came up short when Temple’s Gabriela Johnson crossed a ball that ricocheted off of USF defender Chyanne Dennis’ foot and slowly trickled into
the goal. USF took its only conference loss in stride, outscoring their next seven opponents 19-5 in consecutive matches. The Bulls are on a seven-game win streak, which has been exclusively against AAC opponents. The Bulls tied UCF in last season’s finale that decided the location of the postseason tournament, but went on to win against the Knights in penalty kicks to clinch the AAC championship. The Opponents
USF will look to defend its title next weekend. The AAC playoff seeding isn’t completely determined yet, however — SMU and ECU are competing for the No. 4 and No. 5 spot in the tournament, which features six teams. Regardless of where those two teams end up, they will play against each other Wednesday at 7 p.m. The winner will go on to face USF on Friday night. The Bulls have beaten both ECU 4-0 and SMU 5-1 earlier this season.
Viens still on fire Junior Evelyne Viens is ranked the No. 6 player in Division I women’s soccer, according to TopDrawer Soccer, and still leads the nation in goals with 18 this season. Her score in the 82nd minute put the Bulls ahead of UCF to seal its spot as the top team in the AAC. Viens and the Bulls need just two more wins at home to top their season off with a conference championship.
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