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Student Organizations $1,170,928 Student Programs and Services $11,976,359
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Former Student Body Vice President Alec Waid said he hopes the allocations of the Activity and Services Recommendation Committee (ASRC) budget will improve the student experience for the next year. This year, ASRC allocated $17,889,421 according to the budget, compared to $16,871,946 in 2016. As a result of this increase, Waid said there will be less in Student Government’s (SG) reserves next year. However, he said with these increases, students can look forward to new initiatives and improvements across campus in the following year, from increased recreation facilities to parking trackers beginning to pop up around campus. “Some of the changes might be small, but in the overall student experience I think you’ll see a lot more excitement and I think we’ll reach a lot more students, more students than our events and services have reached in the past,” Waid said. The biggest increase in funding went to Campus Recreation, which received a total increase from last year of $612,402, giving them a total budget for next year of $3,555,007. Waid said this money will be used for new equipment related
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to the two additional facilities in The Well at USF Health and The Fit in the new housing village. “So, it’s a huge budget increase, but it’s something that we had been watching and working with Campus Rec on for the past couple of years,” Waid said. Eric Hunter, director of Campus Recreation, said the requested and received money is for materials, equipment, and supplies, as well as to secure the salaries for two new full-time positions: facility coordinator and maintenance technician. The Well Fitness Center opened during this past spring semester, and The Fit is scheduled to open in October. Both of these buildings are about 12,000 square feet with equipment such as free weights, machine weights, and cardiovascular machines. The Fit will also have an outdoor pool with locker rooms and offices for the Center for Student WellBeing. “Primarily, we’ll be focused on fitness,” Hunter said. The Campus Recreation part will be funded entirely through A&S fees and staffed by roughly six students, Hunter said. While SG did not go into making the new ASRC budget with an idea to swell funds for student organizations, according to Waid, student organizations overall received $143,742 more
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Construction of black fencing, enshrined with the USF logo, is currently ongoing. The fencing is connected by large brick columns, which are also in the process of being developed. The fence will act as a definitive boarder for the main campus. Now with the new border fence in the process of construction, this is just one step in the multi-phase plan for what is being called the “Edge Enhancement Project,” according to USF Public Affairs Manager, Adam Freeman. The first phase of construction on this project broke ground in November of 2015, and there still remains a number of months until the project’s completion, which is expected to be in January of 2018. According to Freeman, the exact number of phases included, and the overall cost of the project, is something
that is not known for certain before the time of publication. “The project provides multiple benefits, including improvements to public safety and the overall appearance of the USF campus,” Freeman said. The idea behind the decision to implement this project is to provide a true sense of arrival to individuals that enter the campus, according to Freeman, with the incorporation of the USF logo into the fencing itself, will also let it be known that somebody is at the University of South Florida. “We hope the project will lead to individuals who cross busy streets, such as Bruce B. Downs or Fletcher Avenue, using the crosswalks at traffic signals more frequently, since they will no longer be able to get on campus in as many locations,” Freeman said. It seems that not everyone may be as sold on the idea of the Edge Enhancement Project as Freeman is. Student athlete, Jasmine McIver, is not short on opinions regarding the
beautification venture. McIver said she considers the campus to already be scenic, and that she does not believe the addition of the fence to-be will do anything for the physical appeal of the campus. “There are so many other things that the money can go towards. Not to mention, the part that is being fenced in is literally just land,” McIver said. McIver points to the edge of campus at the corner of Fowler Avenue and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard where construction is taking place at the moment and is presently the home to an empty plot of undeveloped land. Thinking monetarily, the project, which is being funded by state appropriated funds, is not happening without expense. The current phase of the fence construction will cost the university approximately $700,000. “It does not make any sense to build a fence because it physically does nothing security wise. If someone
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wanted to get in, there would still be another way,” student Joshua Glow said. Glow said that the funds being used to build the fence could have been put to better use if they were applied to something more practical, such as an additional parking garage. “The project was a management decision and did not require approval from an entity such as the Board of Governors or Board of Trustees,” Freeman said. “The leadership in Administrative Services — this includes Facilities Management — oversees this project and many others across campus related to construction, maintenance, enhancement and safety.” Sarah Baynard, who serves as the Assistant Director of Facilities Planning for USF, which according to Freeman, was involved in the decision to implement the Edge Enhancement Project, could not be reached for a comment.
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this year than last year. Waid said this increase came with a change in the way student organizations are funded. Previously, student organizations were given $2 a head from SG for events to spend on food, and then had to apply for more funds to purchase other supplies needed such as tablecloths or decorations. Now, SG will give organizations $4 a head for food and event related materials, which simplifies the process for student organizations that might have trouble with the process of requesting more money from SG and using SG language to obtain what they want out of their budgets. “We knew that would increase funding for student organizations a little bit,” Waid said. “We didn’t anticipate it increasing as much as it did, but the more money that our students have to use, the better in my mind.” Another large boost went to the Marshall Student Center (MSC) with an increase of $171,888 through a newly established fund to help with replacing furniture. Waid said the idea is to give the MSC a similar equipment replacement fund as they have for Campus Recreation. These funds build up over time, and are continually funded every year with the purpose of saving up for the major purchases needed. This includes new equipment for Campus Recreation and furniture for the MSC. “The MSC is 8 years old, so a lot of the furniture is getting to its shelf life,” he said. “… That was the big source of increase funding for the MSC, something that with the age of the building we have to do.” The committee worked this year to streamline the process of building the ASRC budget, according to Waid. He said he hopes the process continues to improve over the coming years. “I think at first, student organizations, similar to the departments and our changes there, were a little confused and worried, but I think at the end of the day they were happy with the changes and … it got the organizations a lot more money.”
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Science-based art has been a staple on campus for decades with the newest installation being Caelum Dust by Tomas Saraceno. ORACLE PHOTO/MIKI SHINE By Miki Shine E d i t o r
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The fields of art and science aren’t commonly viewed as interconnected. However, multiple sculptures on campus attempt to bring these two fields together. The latest addition to scientifically inspired art on campus was installed in the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building. These three multi-sided spheres of iridescent colors hang above the atrium of the building while suspended by black strands. The piece, Caelum Dust, is said to represent a bridge between disciplines while resembling nucleuses, neuron networks, or spider webs. “This artist and this work
was chosen to reflect the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building,” said Sarah Howard, Curator of Public Art and Social Practice. Caelum Dust is by artist Tomas Saraceno who was born in Argentina and now lives in Berlin. Saraceno was selected to create a piece for USF by a committee of visual arts experts, the building’s architect, the university’s facilities project manager, and members of the Interdisciplinary Science faculty, according to Howard. The project was funded by Florida’s Art in State Buildings program, which requires one half of one percent of a construction budget go towards producing public art for the building or the surrounding area.
This isn’t the first piece on campus to reflect a merge between science and art. Unspecified Gravity, a piece housed near the chemistry building, depicts water molecules in the middle of a fountain. The Mickey Mouse head shaped figures illustrate the hydrogen and two oxygen atoms bound together to create a water molecule. “That’s another interdisciplinary project that can be interpreted in many ways,” Howard said. The piece by Doug Hollis was installed in 1997 and uses stainless steel along with chromed copper to reflect light off of the pool below. Also in the surrounding greenery is a series of functional seats with depictions of different elements from the periodic table on them.
Another piece students might recognize is the Solar Rotary near Cooper Hall. This tall aluminum sun-shaped piece is designed to mark the summer solstice along with important dates in Florida and Tampa history. According to Howard, the art works as a time piece with the sun’s shadow casting on different markers around the courtyard that highlight different historical events over the course of a year. In 1995, the artist Nancy Holt employed the help of USF faculty across different fields in order to make this piece achieve its intended goal. The historical events include March 27, 1513 when Florida was first sighted, Aug. 14, 1772 when the first map of the Florida
coast was completed and Sept. 5, 1958 when the groundbreaking ceremony for USF took place. “It incorporates history, solar phenomenon, astronomy,” she said. “It really taps into different faculty on campus who contributed to the research necessary to figure out the engineering of that.” Saraceno’s work in the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building only adds to the collection of multifaceted pieces around campus. “This is a very important piece to add to our collection by a very prominent artist working internationally and we’re very fortunate to have it on our campus,” Howard said.
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Trump’s budget brings disastrous cuts to higher education By Tea Piro C O L U M N I S T
Body modifications such as tattoos can impact what jobs somebody will get hired for. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE By Allaa Tayeb C O L U M N I S T
The words, “please cover all visible tattoos and piercings,” echoes on millions of interview guidelines across the U.S. Unfortunately, the repercussions of extreme body modification can affect your ability to gain favor with potential employers, even if you hold all the necessary qualifications, which is wrongful discrimination based on something as arbitrary as appearance. If this is the case, why are tattoos, piercings, and body modification so prevalent today? The answer is simple: younger generations often associate self-expression and control with the ability to obtain tattoos, piercings, scarring, and body modification, making the demand for them higher than ever before. The need to express oneself has become a central theme to millennial fashion. These trends include practices that stray far from the ideals of the professional culture that older generations followed. One scroll through Instagram and you will see unique individuality expressed through rainbow colored
hair, full-sleeve tattoos on both men and women, body scarring, piercings on just about every part of the body, tongue splitting, skin implants, and body stretching. As college students, our number one goal should be to learn the components of our desired careers so hopefully one day we can make our dreams a reality. This means adopting the professional aspects of whatever industry we intend to pursue. Obviously, the standards of professional workplace attire often contradict or prohibit the above mentioned millennial fashion trends. This regrettable detail leads millennials to compromise their self-expression for jobs. It is clear that the most pressing concern is not whether we can perform a job correctly, but instead, the response that people will have towards our appearance. Basically, the closer we are to the public, or more importantly, the consumer, the more essential having a professional appearance becomes. The root of all this concern exists because of shame placed on having tattoos, piercings, and other body modifications. It is often assumed that tattoos are for criminals or people of lesser intel-
ligence despite the fact that there is no scientific proof to back up this widely-held belief. Most people also assume that someone whose body has multiple tattoos, piercings, or modifications may have ties to the ‘punk’ or ‘metal’ cultures that are often misconstrued as devilish or ungodly, which as you may have guessed is a big social no-no. Unfortunately, there is no known cure for stigmas, you just have wait for them to die out on their own. Still, there is no reason to be fearful, for are we not the future leaders of America? Are we not to be responsible for molding the minds of the generations after us? Yes, we are. Just as we taught ourselves to grow away from the stigmas and judgments of the past, we can shape the future to be more openminded towards self-expression. Hopefully through this, generations after us will be judged on their character and work ethic instead of the art on their skin or number of holes in their body.
Allaa Tayeb is a sophomore majoring in english.
On Tuesday, Congress was presented with President Donald Trump’s first full budget for the 2018 fiscal year. The budget ironically titled, “A New Foundation For American Greatness,” showcases increased spending on military, which already receives a majority of the budget, and a 13.5 percent cut to our already minimally funded Department of Education. Looking specifically at the changes affecting our higher education, the budget would result in cuts for funding of Federal Work Study awards, foreign language fostering programs, and internationaleducation programs, such as the Fulbright Scholar Program. The Federal Work Study and Fulbright Scholar programs are facing a significant loss of roughly half their current funding. Lowering funding for the Federal Work Study program would undoubtedly negatively affect lowincome college students as these programs are awarded based on financial need. Given the current rise in student loan repayment methods that are sure to continue under the proposed budget, limiting opportunities for students to earn money while in college would only expand the necessity for student loans and could even result in more students not being able to afford college at all. Another program facing a reduction in funding is the Fulbright Scholar Program. According to the program’s website, Fulbright is an international scholarship that aims to increase and support friendly and peaceful relationships between the United States and other countries. This program extends to over 155 countries, is the largest
exchange program within the U.S., and is currently funded by the U.S. Department of State. The budget also incorporates Trump’s plan to restructure five diverse income-driven student loan repayment plans into a single universal option. Under the proposed student loan repayment plan, undergraduate students would see a 2.5 percent rise in their monthly payment for 15 years, after which their remaining debt would be forgiven. Graduate students would pay back the same 12.5 percent monthly payment, dependent on their income, but wouldn’t qualify for loan forgiveness until 30 years after graduation, which would be when most graduates are in their late 50’s. While the repayment proposal shortens the waiting period of loan forgiveness for undergraduate students, the five-year extension seen for graduate students severely contradicts Trump’s promise to aid college students who are “downing in debt.” The federal budget does however continue the funding of Pell Grants while also making them available year-round, which could be seen as one of the only highlights of the budget in terms of education. It is highly unlikely that the proposed budget will be entirely approved by Congress without considerable changes, but given the Republican majority representation and therefore control within both the House and Senate, it will most likely be substantially easier for Trump to push his adjustments than it was for former president Barack Obama.
Tea Piro is a senior majoring in mass communications.
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2016, when he was eliminated in the second round. To go along with five NCAA tournament appearances in four years, Gozun also won the AAC tournament four times in a row with USF, and was named the tournament’s most outstanding player in 2017. “Sasha was one of the guys that has turned this program around. When he came here four years ago, USF men’s tennis wasn’t on the map,” coach Ashley Fisher said after being eliminated from the NCAA Tournament on May 13. Fisher said that Gozun has the talent to make some noise in the NCAA Tournament, as well as in his future endeavors. “I really think he’s going to be one of the guys to beat in the NCAA Tournament,” Fisher said. “He’s going to have a big future moving forward.” Men’s golf season comes to
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close USF appeared in the NCAA postseason for the fifth consecutive time and tied for 10th place at the Baton Rouge Regional on May 17, but did not qualify to advance to the NCAA Championships. Finishing 10th in a field of 14 teams, the Bulls dug themselves in a hole in the tournament’s first two rounds, and could never make up the lost ground. USF entered the final round of the tournament in last place, and jumped ahead four spots to No. 10 after shooting 7-over as a team, finishing seven strokes better than its performance as a team on Day 1. “I certainly would have hoped they would have finished on a little better golf note,” coach Steve Bradley said after the loss. “But at the end of the day, they’re still young men and they’ve got a bright future ahead of them. I’m really looking forward to
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next year already.” The Bulls are returning all but one golfer next season. USF women’s basketball adds assistant to staff Head coach Jose Fernandez announced the addition of Jesyka Burks-Wiley as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Bulls on Thursday. Burks-Wiley spent time playing professionally in Europe after graduating from Boston College in 2009, and has served as an assistant coach at four schools previous to USF. Having played overseas in three different countries, Burks-Wiley will join a Bulls roster that consists of six international players, all from Europe. “Not many programs can say they’ve made 13 postseason appearances in the last 14 years,” Burks-Wiley said. “I’m honored that a staff of this caliber asked me to join their staff, it’s hard to turn down.”
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Tampa Bay to host 2021 Super Bowl NFL owners voted unanimously in a one-day meeting in Chicago on Tuesday to shift Super Bowl LV, which will be played in February 2021, from Los Angeles to Tampa. The decision came five days after the Los Angeles Super Bowl Rams and Char55 will be gers announced Tampa’s that heavy rainfall first since in southern Cali2009 fornia had delayed construction and pushed the opening of the stadium they will share in Inglewood, Calif., back one year until 2020. Los Angeles, however, will still host the super bowl a year later, in 2021.
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Bulls start out AAC tournament with a win
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Tennis NCAA individual tournament When: Thursday, All Day Where: Athens, GA
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USF baseball’s regular season was filled with late-inning comebacks, and Tuesday night showed that those comebacks didn’t stop with the end of the regular season. Rallying from a three-run deficit twice, USF countered each Tulane surge with one of its own, topping the Green Wave 7-6 in the first round of the AAC tournament at Spectrum Field. “It was two really good teams that were able to take advantage of the conditions,” coach Mark Kingston said. “The wind was blowing out hard today, so you saw a lot of homers from both teams. I just thought at the end, we got one more big hit.” That big hit for the Bulls came in the bottom of the 8th inning via Duke Stunkel. With the Bulls dugout bursting in emotion following an infield single that didn’t even make it past the
pitcher from Kevin Merrell, Stunkel shot a double down the left field line that scored Merrell to tie the game at six. Two batters later, Tulane third baseman Hunter Hope misplayed a sharp grounder from Joe Genord, scoring Stunkel, and earning the Bulls a 7-6 lead. With the wind blowing hard to straight center, Tulane hammered a two-run home run in the 4th inning and a three-run shot in the 5th that pushed its lead to three both times, but had minimal offense against the Bulls bullpen in the game’s final innings. “We came out here a little slow here in the beginning,” Stunkel said. “But the leaders came out later and we stayed together as a team like we have all year. We got the ‘W,’ and that’s all that matters.” The win, however, would not come without a last inning push from the Green Wave. With runners on first and second and two out, Tulane had its No. 1
batter and AAC co-player of the year, Hunter Williams, up to bat. Williams swung on the first pitch from reliever Joe Cavallaro, and then watched in anguish as the ball drifted to left field, falling into Stunkel’s glove, giving the Bulls their first conference tournament win over Tulane in school history, fittingly, in comeback style. “It was one of those games that you just know would come down all the way to the end,” Kingston said. “Luckily, Joe got the big out to close it out with one of the best hitters in the country at the plate.” “We’ve been doing it all year,” Stunkel said with a grin. With No. 5 Tulane (27-30, 13-11) out of the way, the Bulls will play the No. 8 seed Eastern Carolina (29-27, 8-17) on Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Spectrum Field. USF swept the series against Eastern Carolina in the regular season 3-0, and has not yet announced a starting pitcher for Thursday night’s game yet.
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Gozun to represent Bulls in NCAA Tourney
Sasha Gozun has won the AAC title every year since becoming a Bull in 2012. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE
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For the second consecutive year, USF men’s tennis senior Sasha Gozun was selected atlarge to compete in the NCAA Singles Championship. After the Bulls’ season ended May 13 in Athens, Georgia, Gozun was the only Bull chosen to return to those same courts for the individual competition that begins today. Playing as the Bulls No. 1 player in 2017, Gozun finished with a record of 13-7 in singles play that included five wins over ranked opponents. In the NCAA singles tournament, Gozun will compete in a field of 63 other players across the country in single-elimination format. In his four-year career as a Bull, Gozun made the NCAA tournament as a team every year, and as an individual in
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