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Former Rocky the Bull gets life changing diagnosis By Jessenia Rivera C O R R E S P O N D E N T
Milton Llinas worked as the Rocky the Bull during his time at USF and has since been diagnosed with leukemia. Llinas poses in his mascot costume before he was diagnosed. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/MILTON LLINAS
For three and a half years, Milton Llinas embodied Rocky the Bull. Upon his graduation in December, USF’s former mascot hung up his Rocky costume and had his post-college life planned out as many graduates do. Llinas intended on applying and eventually attending law school at the University of Miami (UM). Instead, Llinas and his family had to embark on an entirely different journey. Between the last week of January and the first days of February, Llinas fell sick with what he thought were flu-like symptoms. His body was too weak to function on its own, so his mother drove him to the emergency room in hopes of remedying his perceived sickness. “It was a Thursday, Feb.1,” Llinas said. “I could have sworn it was the flu.” Instead of getting an ordinary prescription, Llinas was confronted with the reality of why he was so ill. “My white blood cell count was 161,000,” Llinas said, “The doctors said that it wasn’t a common pathogen and that it was something much worse.” As explained by Llinas, a normal white blood cell count should be under 12,000. When the count exceeds 50,000, it tends to point to pathogens or other issues present in the body. However, a count that is over 100,000 is something that is alarming because it means the body is fighting a serious infection. At the time, Llinas was clueless over what his white blood cell
count meant. “I said, ‘What do you mean?’” Llinas said, “He goes, ‘This could mean that you have leukemia or some kind of blood disease.’” Llinas was devastated and obviously in shock. Though his doctor was certain that it was indeed leukemia, Llinas was silently hoping there had been an error of some kind. This diagnosis was no mistake and before he knew it, he was on his way to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Tampa General Hospital. “It was in Tampa General where they told me that it’s pretty much leukemia,” Llinas said. “They just needed to test what kind.” During the process of accepting his diagnosis, Llinas recalls visiting his doctor in December and everything being normal. He couldn’t understand what had happened during the time between December and February. From what Llinas could tell, it looks like the cancer had developed during the same week he was feeling sick. “It can literally happen overnight,” Llinas said. “And it literally happened over night for me.” Between the shock of finding out about the leukemia and settling in at the ICU, Llinas decided it was time to let people know about what was going on. His mother had already been there when he got diagnosed, so his next step was to tell his father who wasn’t with him at the time. “Then I called my dad in Columbia,” Llinas said. “It hit him really hard.”
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Students to cast votes for student body president By Alyssa Stewart C O R R E S P O N D E N T
After a week of campaigning and debates, USF students will finally get to cast their votes this week for student body president and vice president. While students seem split on two of the tickets, the third seems to be the odd one out. Caroline Jackson, a senior majoring in women’s and gender studies, was drawn to Gabby Cruz and Scott Cavlin’s campaign because of their tenacity to engage in difficult conversations. “Gabby and Scott believe in a platform that puts sexual assault survivors as a priority from the beginning,” Caroline said. “As a survivor, that means a lot to me.” Caroline said she is grateful for humble qualities Cruz instills because she was one of the first people by her side when she became a survivor. According to Jackson, in previous SG politics, addressing sexual assault tends to be an afterthought. “We need to evolve the conversation from awareness to active policy change and that is something survivors cannot do alone,” Jackson said. Zinah Haj, a sophomore majoring in Public Relations, also places confidence in Cruz and Tavlin’s ability to advocate for sexual harassment. “I have nothing against Moneer and Kent, but I really liked Gabby and Scott’s zero tolerance policy
for men and women who have to be forced to see the person who assaulted them every day,” Haj said. Haj said she applauds Cruz and Tavlin’s dedication to campaigning prolonged hours outside The Hub and their amenable attitudes toward their volunteers which correlated to what she believes is a clean campaign. After the commotion surrounding last year’s election, Nyasha Madzingaidzi, a senior majoring in biomedical science, was attracted to Moneer Kheireddine and Shaquille Kent’s campaign because of the integrity she believes they have. Last year was the first time Madzingaidzi voted and it was because of Kheireddine and Kent’s platform on diversity. “I’m loyal to them, so even after the campaign, I’ll vote for them no matter what,” Madzingaidzi said. Gage Giunta, a senior majoring in management and marketing, said he presumed he wanted to vote for Kheireddine, but was noticeably wearing a pink Gabby Cruz and Scott Tavlin sticker. Giunta said he has been friends with Kheireddine for four years, but he will not vote based on friendship, as he said Kheireddine has to earn his vote. “From the future president, I’d like to see a visible change,” Giunta said. “The only thing I’ve seen from Moneer’s term is an increase in the paper you can print in the library.” Stephan Zawadzki, a sophomore majoring in biochemistry, favored
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Cruz and Tavlin’s campaign because of the big brother attitude the prospective vice president radiated. Zawadzki said he voted for Kheireddine and Kent last year, but after he compared both campaigns he preferred the family aspect he said he believes Cruz and Tavlin embody. “When I first started here, Scott gave me a helping hand,” Zawadzki said. “You can tell he wants to create family with all 60,000 of us.” Alexander Philipp Frei, a sophomore majoring in economics, said he supports the current vice president because of his ambition to acclimate international students to USF. “I am a student from Germany, and I’ve never been that much into politics,” Frei said. “After seeing Kent’s contribution and wanting to help us, it made me want to get involved.” Frei said getting rid of the minus in the grading system and making an effort to achieve a cheaper textbook price is why he supports Kheireddine’s platform. “I’ve seen Moneer do so much in one year, so I believe in him to do it again,” Frei said. Alexis Chevene, a freshman majoring in psychology, said she is voting for Kheireddine and Kent based on personal accommodations that will minimize her frustrations. “I’m living off campus next year and the partnership with Lyft will reduce the lack of parking issue,”
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Chevene said. After the first presidential debate, Chevene changed her vote, as she believed Cruz and Tavlin’s campaign seemed mechanical. Chevene said she has more respect for Kheireddine because of his previous SG experience. Kiran Mohan, a junior majoring in microbiology, originally was going to vote for Cruz and Tavlin because of their platform to not have tests during homecoming week. “Moneer’s goals are more realistic and helpful to the whole campus,” Mohan said. “He (Kheireddine) has experience, so he knows what he can or cannot obtain.” Mohan said he hopes Kheireddine can implement a portion of Cruz’ policies if he is elected because he believes she has standpoints that could benefit the USF student body. There was a noticeable disconnect from students when asked about Peter Corsa’s and Julius Jackson’s campaign as they either weren’t aware of their platform or disliked it. “I really have no opinion. I don’t know much about them (Corsa and Julius),” Taj said. Zawadzki said the campaign is based off self-interest, as he said Corsa wants to increase the prestige of the college for his degree. “From what I gathered from the presidential debate, he (Corsa) was thinking of himself,” Zawadzki said. “He just wants to get a better job afterwards, instead of trying to better the whole campus.”
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Despite the uncertainty of what’s to come, Llinas said he wants to see the positive in everything. Cancer is something that no one wants to deal with in any period of their life, but Llinas said he is glad the sickness happened to him and not to anyone else he cares for. “I rather it be me than my brothers,” Llinas said. “They have autism, they would not have been able to handle this like I am.” Another positive aspect Llinas chooses to look at is the timing of it all. “I’m glad I didn’t get into law school and start this battle then,” Llinas said, “I’m glad it happened at the right time every though (the situation) crappy.” One of Llinas’ fraternity brothers from Alpha Sigma Phi, Alex Hernandez, had dropped by to visit with food and support. When asked about Llinas’ diagnosis, Hernandez hesitated briefly before answering. “It’s so hard to believe when something happens to someone that’s so serious,” Hernandez said. “I was shocked that this could happen to someone I knew.” While Llinas is still in Tampa General Hospital as he receives chemotherapy treatment, the support he has gotten from family, friends and even President Judy Genshaft’s husband who dropped by to visit him, has been consistent. He has his good days and he has his bad days, but he stands firm on overcoming. “Quite frankly, I’m just going through a bumpy road,” Llinas said. “This is something that I will win. I’m going to come out on top; I’m going to go to law school. I’m going to have a full life.”
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The Florida Strawberry Festival tastes sweeter than ever By Andrea Martin C O P Y
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Remember being in fifth grade and hearing the final bell of the day ring? Running at top speed to the car line, despite teachers chasing after you telling you you’d trip over your untied shoelaces, just so you can be the first into your car because the fair was finally in town. Since 1930, every spring the Florida Strawberry Festival has been a staple childhood memory in the hearts of those living in Hillsborough County. Today, the celebration of the bountiful strawberry harvest is ranked as one of the Top 40 Fairs in North America. Plant
City natives have been basking in the warm glow of the carnival lights for years, and now they share it with the world. The Florida Strawberry Festival has been consistently pulling in 500,000 guests every year. This year, the festival take place from March 1-11. A loyal Florida Strawberry Festival attendee Deja Johnson, a junior majoring in social work, has been racing to the opening night of the fair every year since she was six years old. “I remember going to the festival with my grandpa and him letting me play the water gun games, even though I would lose every time,” Johnson said.
“I remember going and eating so much fair food that I would slip into a food coma on the way home.” With over 80 rides, games and attractions coming to the fair every year, Johnson was never short of ways to thoroughly use up all her excited energy. Still, for Johnson, the best part of the fair was seeing the community in her small town come together. “Everyone gets very excited,” Johnson said. “And we suit up in everything red and everything strawberry.” Along with the famous fair fried foods, and the impossibleto-win games, the Florida Strawberry Festival hosts
glorious parade floats and upbeat marching bands. Dazzled by the beauty floating past her Isamar Alvarez, a senior majoring in Spanish, remembers her favorite memories of the fair to be watching the parade floats. “The parade was so much fun to go to and see all the cool floats,” Alvarez said. “We would get beads and candy from the people on the floats. It was a family day, we would go to the parade and then go to the festival because all the kids would get in for free that day.” After a long day of satisfyingly greasy foods and floats galore, the Florida Strawberry Festival
showcases concerts with an array of artists. This year, some of those performers include, Earth, Wind & Fire, Reba McEntire, Trace Adkins, Vanilla Ice and Salt-N-Pepa. According to Alvarez, the ride home will consist of cleaning off sticky fingers from strawberry shortcake. “We could not leave without eating a strawberry shortcake,” Alvarez said. “They are just so yummy. If you never had a strawberry shortcake you’re missing out! The Strawberry Festival is the best place for you to try one. You won’t regret it.”
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Male voices are needed in #MeToo movement By Paige Wisniewski C O L U M N I S T
The “Me Too” movement, or #MeToo as publicized on social media, features a widespread social campaign for victims of sexual assault to relay their stories of experienced abuse in solidarity with other victims. This movement, which jumpstarted in October, has given rise to high-profile celebrities sharing their experiences of sexual abuse, such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lawrence and Uma Thurman. The majority of the voices behind these stories are women. Statistically, this makes sense – the Rape, Abuse & Incest Network reports that one out of six American women have been the victim of sexual violence. However, the most recent celebrity voice to speak up – Brendan Fraser – shows that sexual assault is not only a women’s issue. Representing men in the movement combats a culture of toxic masculinity. By framing the #MeToo movement as solely female, not only are stereotypes that men are “weaker” or less masculine if they are victims of sexual assault enabled, but violence against women becomes considered normal. In the most recent GQ profile on Feb. 22, 2018, Brendan Fraser — the 49-year-old actor widely known for his roles in films such as The Mummy trilogy or George of the Jungle — accounts his experience of sexual assault by former president of Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Philip Berk at the Golden Globes in 2003 (Fraser
said in the interview with GQ.) “’I felt ill. I felt like a little kid. I felt like there was a ball in my throat. I thought I was going to cry.” He rushed out of the room, outside, past a police officer he couldn’t quite bring himself to confess to and then home. After the encounter, Fraser feared going public with the allegation; he became depressed, blamed himself and began to retreat. This narrative is not unlike the countless stories from the women part of the #MeToo movement. The Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center lists depression, self-blame and withdrawal as common reactions to sexual assault. These feelings and experiences are not gender-specific, and should not be viewed as such. While women are statistically more likely to be victims of sexual assault, men do account for a significant number of victims as well. The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence reports that 14 percent of rape victims are men or boys. Men’s experiences with sexual assault should be given an equal platform in the #MeToo movement as well. The prevalence of violence against women should not be understated or co-opted, but shedding light on men’s stories could benefit the movement. Relaying men’s stories resists the stigmas men face by coming forward about sexual assault and exposing perpetrators, who are overwhelmingly male, as reported by the 2010 National Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence Survey. With 78 percent of sexual assaults
being perpetrated by men when the reports of male and female victims were combined, this could address how a toxic culture or masculinity prevails. In a piece for an online academic journal, The Conversation, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at McMaster University, Christine Wekerle suggests toxic masculinity must be disrupted by challenging who is considered a “socially acceptable” victim of sexual assault. Enabling such stereotypes undermines the movement and thwarts possible change while simultaneously silencing victims and creating cyclical toxic masculinity. Wekerle states “compassionate masculinity” is necessary to preventing sexual violence. Intervention becomes possible when men’s voices are heard in movements where they are expected to be silenced or nonexistent. Since women do account for a vast majority of sexual assault victims, the focus on and advocacy for women in this issue should not be constrained. Including men’s experiences of abuse would disrupt the very culture that supports the cycle of maltreatment against both men and women to continue. Fraser’s story demonstrates how sexual abuse is not gender-specific. But rather than accept abuse as a universal experience, compassion, healing and solidarity regardless of gender – should be a collective aim for victims in #MeToo.
Paige Wisniewksi is a junior majoring in interdisciplinary sciences.
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What you said Opinion Editor Samantha Moffett and Sports Editor Josh Fiallo asked students their thoughts on the importance of voting in the Student Government election.
“To have someone to represent your ideas and thoughts in areas where it counts.” — Kizito Iweha, a senior majoring in chemical engineering.
“I think it’s important because it prepares us for later to pick and choose who we want in the American Government.“ —Iveth Omares, a junior majoring in health sciences. “It’s especially important in this upcoming one because you want to have a say-so in what’s going on on campus. — Kyandre Holifield, a sophomore majoring in Spanish and international business. “First, being aware is most important. Get to know each candidate in order to vote for what you agree with.” — Carlos Chung, a sophomore majoring in civil engineering.
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Women’s Basketball
Bulls bounce Cincy 84-65 on senior night
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On senior night, USF (24-5, 13-2) seniors had a night to remember as USF romped Cincinnati (17-11, 9-6) 84-65 behind a 26 point, 16 rebound effort by senior forward Maria Jespersen. Jespersen’s double-double was her AAC-leading 17th of the season. “I think as soon as you start playing the game, you forget it’s your last,” Jespersen said, fighting back tears. “It didn’t really hit me until (coach Jose Fernandez) subbed me out. I even told him, ‘Don’t sub me out, don’t sub me out.’ And he did. And as soon as I went out there and the crowd stood up and clapping for me and Laia (Flores), I was just like – I couldn’t hold it back anymore. This place has meant so much to me, and it’s just – it’s really sad that it’s over.” Jespersen’s classmate Laia Flores recorded a season-high 12 assists in her final regular season game at the Sun Dome. “We talked to the team after the ceremony and after honoring us, and we said, ‘Well, like, that’s nice and stuff, but we’ve got a game to play,’” Flores said. “We just need to focus on the game, and that’s what we did.” Flores sits at second in career assists in program history with 480 and holds the single-season
assist record with 200 in the 2016-17 season. Flores’ 12 assists Saturday moves her 2017-18 effort into a tie for second place all time with Anedera Gilmore (2004-05) at 190 with one final regular season game to go. Jespersen is currently sixth in program history in career rebounds with 851 and can tie Jessica Lawson (2007-10) with 12 more rebounds. Jespersen’s 12 rebounds Saturday moved her 2017-18 season into ninth all-time in program history with 285 and is one shy of Courtney Williams (2015-16) in eighth place with 286. Jespersen’s 2016-17 campaign sits in seventh all-time with 297 rebounds. Jespersen and Flores are USF’s winningest senior class in program history, with 99 wins. The duo likely will become the first senior class to make four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. Neither senior ever imagined the success they would have when they arrived in Tampa in 2014. “I didn’t even know what the NCAA tournament was when I got here,” Jespersen said. “We were just lucky to come in on a really great team with really great players that taught us a lot,” Jespersen continued. “And when they stepped out of the program, then it was our turn to step up … I’ve said it before, but I wouldn’t have wished for any other outcome
of these four years. It’s been the perfect college experience for me. But now we have to finish it the right way.” Fernandez praised his outgoing senior class. “For those two seniors, it’s been an emotional week,” Fernandez said. “For what they meant to our program, not only as teammates, but as people and as studentathletes here at the University of South Florida. They’ve been really, really special to our program and to this university.” While the seniors were the spotlight of the night, three other Bulls in addition to Jespersen scored in double figures. Junior guard Kitija Laksa scored 22 points, sophomore center Alyssa Rader scored 13 points and junior guard Laura Ferreira scored 12 points. For USF, the win against Cincinnati secures the program’s second one-loss home record in a season. The only other time the Bulls were able to accomplish such a feat was in 2015-16. Up next for USF is a trip to Storrs, Connecticut, to take on UConn Monday at 7 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. The Bulls fell to the Huskies 100-49 on Jan. 6 at the Sun Dome.
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Collins continues streak, USF falls 79-68 By Brian Hattab C O R R E S P O N D E N T
USF (8-21, 1-15) was unable to get past Tulane (14-14, 5-11) Saturday, falling to the Green Wave 79-68 in front of 2,228 at the Sun Dome. Freshman guard David Collins scored a team-high 17 points in 35 minutes of play. “I think we had a slow start (in the) first half,” Collins said. “We didn’t rebound the ball well and that led to them getting out in transition and getting extra shots. That put us in a deficit and it was hard to come back.” The Bulls recorded only 14 rebounds in the first half. Adding to their first half woes, they only shot 39 percent from the field. “Not a energetic enough effort from our guys today,” coach Brian Gregory said. “We had some guys who did, again, some good things. But we need multiple guys doing a lot of good things. The thing I look at – they had 33 baskets and 20 assists. So, they were able to move the ball whenever they wanted and wherever they wanted.” Of Tulane’s 79 total points, 38 came in the paint. “[We] didn’t do a good enough job guarding the straight linedrives,” Gregory said. “The
other thing is – they post up all five positions. As a guard, you’re gonna be caught guarding the post, which is not natural. We did a great job in New Orleans in what we call bluing, or fronting, the post. Today, we did not do a good job of that.” On the positive side of things for USF, in addition to Collins’ 17 points, the Bulls had three other scorers in double figures. Graduate guard Stephan Jiggetts scored 14 points, senior forward Isaiah Manderson scored 12 points and graduate forward Payton Banks scored 10 points. Tulane was led offensively by four scorers in double figures as well. Those four were sophomore forward Samir Sehic who scored 17 points, junior guards Melvin Frazier and Jordan Cornish scored 16 and 11 points respectively and freshman guard Caleb Daniels scored 13 points. Up next for USF is their penultimate game of the regular season. The Bulls travel to Memphis on Thursday for a 9 p.m. tip off at FedEx Forum. Already solidified as the worst team in the AAC, a win over the Tigers would push USF’s AAC win total to two, one more win than they recorded last season.
Baseball
USF rebounds from one-hit game by winning final two against Fordham
By Brian Hattab
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Thanks to two five-run innings, USF (3-4) was able to take the rubber match of a three game weekend series against Fordham (3-3-1) 13-4 Sunday at USF Baseball Stadium. The Bulls were led offensively by junior JD Dutka, who went 2-for-4 with four RBIs. Three of Dutka’s four RBIs came on a
three-run home run in the third inning that gave the Bulls a lead they would never relinquish. Sunday’s win gave USF its first series win of the season after dropping three of its first four games against No. 6 North Carolina and No. 5 Florida State. After dropping the series opener against Fordham on Friday 2-0 after recording only one hit, USF’s bats were able to
bounce back Saturday with a 10-hit performance. The Bulls were able to plate three runs early thanks to a Tyler Dietrich three RBI double in the second inning. Senior Peter Strzelecki had a bounce back win Saturday after surrendering nine earned runs in four innings against North Carolina on Feb. 17. Strzelecki would only allow one run and
struck out nine in five innings of work against Fordham. “It was a good bounce back for him,” coach Billy Mohl said. “That’s what we needed. We needed him to settle back in to what we know he can do.” USF played this series without two of its leading bats. Senior Duke Stunkel Jr. and junior Joe Genord each missed the entire series against
Fordham. “They’re still battling a little bit of the injury bug,” Mohl said. “They’re kind of day-today right now.” Next up for USF is a midweek game at Bethune-Cookman Wednesday. It will be the Bulls’ first matchup against the Cougars since being eliminated by them in the Gainesville Regional last May.