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BOG approves new on-campus housing The Andros Village project, which was approved by the Board of Governors on Thursday, will mean the demolition of the current Andros I and II complexes in order to build an entirely new neighborhood for USF students. n
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USF’s nest egg housing project has finally hatched and will soon come to fruition. After nearly two years, the public-private partnership between USF and Harrison Street Investor Corporate Member and Capstone Development Partners, LLC (HSRE-Capstone) went before the Board of Governors (BOG) on Thursday. The proposal was approved, and “construction (on the new Andros Village) will commence in May 2016 with completion scheduled for Fall 2017,” according to the project summary presented before the
BOG Facilities Committee on Wednesday. According to the terms of the partnership, USF will not be financially responsible for the construction, operation
“The university is not exposed to any financial aspect of this, and — at least as it’s currently constructed — we will assume responsibility for assignments and for
“We were very thoughtful in this process to make sure that we maintained affordability and access to our students.” Brian Lamb USF Board of Trustee member, President and CEO of Fifth Third Bank
and custodial maintenance of the project. Rather, HSRECapstone will shoulder the financial burden and collect revenue from rent paid by residents.
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marketing,” said Tom Miller, vice president of Student Affairs. “This new facility will be — from the student experience perspective — kind of seamless in our housing
stock.” In its original proposal, USF would enter into a “51year Ground Sub-Lease with HSRE-Capstone Tampa … to construct, finance, and maintain the Project.” But Miller said some members of the board were hesitant to agree to such a long-term agreement. However, USF was more than willing to cooperate. “If it has the effect of getting board approval, it’s not a hard change to make,” he said. Another major change that resulted from the board’s review and recommendations for the project is an end to the on-campus residence requirement for first-year
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USF junior midfielder Jordyn Listro watches in disbelief as Cincinnati celebrates its victory over the Bulls in penalty kicks Sunday to claim the American Athletic Conference title. Full story on Page 8. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/BEN SOLOMON
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Andros Village will include housing, retail, dining and athletic facilities upon its full completion for the 2019 school year. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE
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on campus do better, finish school sooner and are happier graduates.” She said while construction of the project takes place, students who would have lived on campus will be housed
on-campus living “comparable” to current housing. Continued from PAGE 1 “We were very thoughtful in this process to make sure that students. we maintained affordability Currently, USF requires and access to our students,” first-year students to live he said. “With that, when this on campus, unless they project is complete, intend to live nearby with will have very “It is absolutely a transfor- we a relative. comparable pricing to “The significance of mational opportunity for the existing housing that is (removing) the on-campus on campus.” living requirement is students. There is data across USF also maintained that there are people on similar rates when it the nation that says students opened Juniper-Poplar the board, and others in Tallahassee, that saw (who) live on campus and Hall (JPH) in 2009 — that as something that the rate for a double reside and have a life increased the cost of occupancy suite in JPH attendance, because same as a double experience on campus do isin the it made the room rent Kosove Hall. non-optional for that better, finish school sooner Indeed, students population,” Miller said. living in double In a conference call and are happier graduates.” occupancy rooms in Thursday, USF President the new Andros Village Judy Genshaft said the will pay approximately Judy Genshaft holistic nature of the $911.25, which also President, University of South Florida system Village — which will reflects a projected a 5include space for housing, in the university’s affiliated to 10-percent increase based dining, retail and athletic apartments. on inflations. For perspective, For the 2015-16 school year, the average rent in other facilities — will be incredibly beneficial to current and future the average on-campus rent is residence halls with a 10 $574.86, according to the USF percent increase is $632.35, students. “It is absolutely a housing website, while the and the off-campus housing transformational opportunity average rent at USF-affiliated rent average rises to $800.60 for the students,” she said. apartments is $727.82. with the same consideration. USF Board of Trustees “There is data across the The new apartments are Brian Lamb projected to be finished by nation that says students (who) member live on campus and reside emphasized the project will 2019, with the west side and have a life experience strive to keep the cost of completed first, in 2017.
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USF 22, East Carolina 17
Bulls on the brink
Senior tight end Sean Price celebrates his first touchdown reception since 2012 in the first quarter of Saturday’s win over East Carolina. PHOTO PROVIDED BY USF ATHLETICS
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wasn’t pretty, but they did just enough to pull within a victory of bowl eligibility.
There are times they make you scream at your television set. There are times they make you scratch your head and wonder what the heck they’re thinking by lining up in a shotgun formation on fourth-and-short or calling a run play on third-and-long. Your fingernails have probably been gnawed away from weeks of fourth-quarter anxiety attacks. Gameday necessities include chips, dip and a big ‘ol bottle of PeptoBismol to wash it down.
Get used to it. This USF football team is here to stay. It might not have seemed this way the last few years — or even in late September. But after Saturday’s 22-17 come-from-behind victory at a soggy East Carolina, the question is no longer, “Can the downward spiral be stopped?” It’s now, “How high can they climb?” “On the road, lead changes, they could have easily given up,” said coach Willie Taggart, whose team is now one win from secur-
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ing bowl eligibility for the first time in five years.
“But those guys stuck together and made the plays when the plays needed to be made.” Did they ever. This was a defining game for the young Bulls (5-4, 3-2). With victory within sight early, USF watched as the Pirates (4-6, 2-4) snatched it away time and time again, despite dominating them in nearly every facet of the game. But the Bulls never backed down. They took an early 9-0 lead on
a safety and a 16-yard touchdown pass from Quinton Flowers to tight end Sean Price — his first since 2012. But things began to break down from there in the second quarter. A 1-yard TD run by Flowers was negated by an illegal-formation penalty, forcing USF to settle for a 23-yard field goal attempt by careworn sophomore Emilio Nadelman. He shanked it. Then, after a personal foul by
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USF’s Tye Turner pinned USF back to a third-and-Fowler Avenue, D’Ernest Johnson coughed up the ball and the Pirates recovered at the 7-yard line. One play later, ECU quarterback James Summers was celebrating a touchdown. The Pirates took their first lead in the third quarter when Summers scored again after a 36-yard field goal by Nadelman to make it 14-12. Both teams traded field goals, and with less than 5 minutes to play, USF needed to pull one last rabbit out of its hat. Flowers did just that, finding receiver Rodney Adams amidst a broken coverage by the Pirates’ secondary for a 67-yard touchdown strike. Adams went untouched all the way into the end zone. Kevin Bronson and Zack Bullock sealed it with a sack of Summers as time expired. “If you want to win a championship, this is what champions do,” Taggart said. “They come through and they make the plays that needed to be made.” Now, the Bulls find themselves firmly entrenched in the championship hunt, standing all alone in second place of the AAC’s Eastern division. USF must win each of its final three games and have top-seed Temple lose two. The Bulls host the Owls in a primetime matchup Saturday at Raymond James Stadium. “We can talk about one win, or we can talk about three more wins for a really big goal and that’s the one we’re going after,” Taggart said. “We want to win the conference championship. That’s what our guys set out from the beginning. “We have a great opportunity. Two tough teams coming up at home and that’s the way we like it.” This team deserves your support. For all the gray hairs they’ve added to your mane and secondhalf collapses you’ve cursed, go be a part of something special. Sure, Saturday’s triumph wasn’t pretty at all. In all honesty, it was probably one of the ugliest victories the Bulls have had in quite some time. But if they’re hoisting that conference championship trophy at season’s end, will the attractiveness of the victories really matter? Nope. That’s USF football. Keep that bottle of Pepto handy.
USF forward Trudi Carter fights for possession of the ball with Cincinnati’s Julie Gavorski. The junior assisted on the Bulls’ lone goal by Olivia Chance in the 60th minute. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/BEN SOLOMON
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girls had trained for it, but you can never account for nerves in that moment. It’s not easy. There was a lot at stake and the girls wanted it very badly.” Things started well for the Bulls as senior midfielder Olivia Chance broke a scoreless tie in the 59th minute on a shot from 18 yards out that banked off the crossbar before falling past the line for a goal. USF sophomore goalkeeper Kat Elliott, a Bradenton native, then did her best to hold off a flurry of chances by the Bearcats (13-5-5) from there, including a shot that clanked off the post by Julie Gavorski in the 81st minute. Cincinnati finally broke through, however, when Jaycie Brown flipped a shot over Elliott seven minutes later for the equalizer. During the play, junior defender Carlotta Fennefoss slammed into the goal post trying to clear the ball and was taken off the field on a stretcher. Schilte-Brown said Fennefoss did not sustain any fractures or
ligament damage. Neither team had many chances in either overtime period, leading to penalty kicks. Leticia Skeete and Grace Adams both found the back of the net in the session, but junior forward Trudi Carter was stopped by Cincinnati keeper Kaleigh Piscioneri. AJ Blount, a former Wiregrass Ranch High standout, hit the post on USF’s final attempt. “There were times I felt we were managing the game well and we were on top of them, and there were times where it came loose,” Schilte-Brown said. Now, the Bulls look toward the NCAA Tournament, where the brackets will be unveiled today at 4:30. With a conference title now in the rear-view mirror, Schilte-Brown hopes her team can put the defeat behind it too. “Obviously, you can be sad because it was a big opportunity that we weren’t able to take advantage of,” she said. “But we don’t want them to be too caught up in the moment … because this is a really strong team with really great potential to make a great run.”
Bearcats defender Kelly Latimer shouts and pumps her fists after hitting the winning PK. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/BEN SOLOMON
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This is why we can’t have nice things
Breanne Williams COLU M N I ST
The Share-a-Bull bike program at USF is facing a harsh and disappointing reality: College students cannot be trusted with nice things. This semester, USF Outdoor Recreation introduced a new program to allow students and faculty to rent the bicycles and ride them across the university, free of charge. The bikes can be taken anywhere on campus, and they make the trek to class a breeze. When the bikes were first introduced, students seemed to be excited and grateful for the easy and efficient transportation to which they would now have access. That enthusiasm, however, failed to carry over to the upkeep and use of these bikes. Students have raced the bicycles, ridden them down stairwells, loaded them up with multiple riders, taken them off campus, refused to secure them to designated racks and attempted to steal them by breaking the internal computers. This utter lack of respect for USF and the free program has led to damage to the bikes that, this semester alone, has cost over $4,000 in parts. Currently, 30 of the 100 bikes are undergoing repairs. While those repairs are covered in the two-year operating budget originally approved as part of the Green Energy Fund grant for the program, they do not bode well for the future of the project. Francis Morgan, assistant director of Outdoor Recreation said they are already considering what to do when the repair funds run out. If users continue to abuse the bikes, they will have to pay to use them. We were gifted an amazing and completely free program that makes commuting on campus a cinch. How did we repay this kindness? By utterly ruining it in a matter
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of months. Students, we are not entitled to any of the amenities offered to us on campus. Grow up, and show some respect, or those services will be taken away from us. It is obvious the program is something students adore. There are about 3,400 active users on the Social Bicycle app used to access bikes, with approximately 40 new members joining every day. Each bike is ridden around 20 times during the week and the demand has led the university to consider increasing to 200 bikes by the end of spring semester. As of now, students and faculty can quickly and effortlessly rent a bike and travel across the entire Tampa campus, which spans 1,700 acres, for free. Thanks, however, to the foolishness of our peers, that will more than likely not be the case for much longer. To those who can’t seem to understand what appropriate behavior looks like, here are a few pointers: Open the app on your phone and rent a bike; Walk over to said bike and unlock it for your journey; Climb on and begin to make your way to class. But here is where it becomes tricky: As tempting as that stairwell may look, stick to the sidewalks; Once you get to class, lock it up and go get your education; If Suzy asks for a ride back to MSC, don’t put her on the back of the bike — Tell her to rent her own, it’s free. And most importantly, don’t try to steal the bike you are already allowed to use whenever you want. The fact that we have been able to utilize this program for free has been wonderful. But no one would criticize USF for removing this program after the insolent behavior demonstrated by students. Breanne Williams junior majoring in communications.
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Opinion Editor Breanne Williams asked students if they have ever seen students abusing the free bikes offered through the Share-a-Bull program.
“I’ve seen (students) — especially on the edge of campus — just leave them without chaining them up.” - Penny Pettit, a senior majoring in psychology
“I’ve seen them at the intersection (by) the library parked at the light with nothing on them.” - Taylor Rey, a junior majoring in biomedical sciences
“I haven’t — but I commute, so I’m not on campus that often.” -Katie Jansen, a doctoral student studying educational psychology
“I’ve seen them chained to posts, and one time I saw two people riding it at once.” - Jonathan Leigh, a sophomore majoring in sociology
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OUT OF REACH CINCINNATI 1, USF 1 • BEARCATS ADVANCE 4-2 ON PENALTY KICKS
Another heartbreaker denies the Bulls their first conference title.
Cincinnati forward Julie Gavorski begins to celebrate as her shot sails past USF goalkeeper Kat Elliott during the first round of penalty kicks in Sunday’s AAC championship match. The Bulls led 1-0 well into the second half, but couldn’t hold off a late rush by the Bearcats. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/BEN SOLOMON By Jeff Odom S P O R T S
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hree months ago, USF women’s soccer coach Denise Schilte-Brown stood behind a cherrywood podium and spoke of the pain her team had endured.
Time seemed to have faded a loss to Connecticut in penalty kicks during last November’s AAC championship tournament final into a distant memory for fans. But the sting of defeat still lingered around the team. Schilte-Brown hoped it wouldn’t happen again.
“I’ve spoken to them many times about how they felt,” Schilte-Brown said in August. “I mean, it does not feel good the way that we lost — our home field, PKs. It couldn’t have been a better set up for us to win.” On Sunday afternoon — in virtually the same situation as a
season ago — it did. Despite holding a onegoal lead over fourth-seeded Cincinnati with fewer than three minutes remaining, the No. 2-seed Bulls couldn’t hold on, drawing 1-1 in regulation before falling 4-2 after five rounds of penalty kicks in Dallas.
It was the fourth consecutive conference tournament in which USF (15-3-3) has been eliminated on penalties, dating back to its days in the Big East. “When you get to PKs, it’s somewhat of a coin toss,” Schilte-Brown said. “ … The
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