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Nick Hall, a 67-year-old professor with the USF College of Nursing, is used to exercise, but this summer he was sweating a little more than usual. Marking the 50th anniversary of his first cross-country biking expedition from the Pacific to the Atlantic, Hall recently returned from the town of Oceanside near San Diego to St. Augustine. His trip lasted from July 14 to Aug. 15. Though he had done the trip before, this time he said he wanted to achieve two things: raise money to end polio, and show people that age is not a limitation to new goals
and adventures. Even though his journey involved sleeping in tents and abandoned buildings and spending large amounts of time alone, Hall said he was not afraid to set out. As a member of Rotary International, he said everything came together at the right time so he could travel. “I was talking to the district governor Rotarian, and he asked if I would do this to promote the End Polio (Now) Campaign,” Hall said. Polio is still a real threat, he said, despite the tendency for many to shelve the disease as a danger from another era. “A single case anywhere means it is only one plane ticket away,” he said. “It’s a nasty disease in the same category as smallpox.” The polio vaccine, originally created by Jonas Salk in the 1950s, is still cheap, costing only 60 cents per vaccine. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation also agreed to match every dollar donated to the End Polio Now Campaign 2 to 1, meaning that each $1 donation
would be able to fund five vaccinations, Hall said. While Hall was on his journey, Nigeria was declared free of polio. The disease is still a very real danger in other countries, such as Afghanistan, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Furthermore, polio has no cure, only prevention through vaccination. Although Hall strongly believes in the importance of the polio vaccine, he also said a strong immune system is an invaluable defense against disease. Hall said exercise and good nutrition are key to a strong, healthy immune system. Hall teaches anatomy, physiology and nutrition courses at USF, and he has done research to link the brain and the immune system. “People just sitting around watching me online are probably at a greater risk than I am (while biking),” he said. Even though Hall said he greatly enjoyed the trip, it was not without its challenges. In Las Cruces, New Mexico, Hall said he came in on a
huge dust storm that caused him to stop biking earlier than planned. Later on, Hall had what he said was his worst moment when he ran over a bolt in the road, which caused him to fly over the bike and injure himself on Interstate 10. He waited for parts to ship in overnight and continued the journey the next day. He also said he kept comparing the journey to the one he took in 1965, 50 years ago. He said he remembered people asking him, when he was 17, how his mother would let him do this. Now that he is 67, people ask him how his wife lets him do this. “People imprison themselves, because of the feeling that they need somebody else’s approval,” Hall said. Hall said he encourages people to free themselves from their own expectations, especially if they believe their age is a barrier to better life experiences. “Age is not a limitation to the things you can do,” Hall said.
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Students and faculty gathered outside the Marshall Student Center on Wednesday for the Marshall Mayhem pep rally, which featured the Herd of Thunder, Rocky and the USF football team. The event is held annually in advance of the first football game of the season. ORACLE PHOTO/ASH JANNASCH
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After USF and Bayfront Health St. Petersburg signed an agreement Tuesday, some USF Health physicians may find themselves working across the bay in the near future. The agreement allowed USF Health and Bayfront to enter an academic partnership. It also allowed the St. Pete hospital to contract USF physicians for surgical and medical services. Anne DeLotto Baier, USF Health’s director of public affairs, said the first physicians contracted by Bayfront will specialize in general and interventional cardiology, as well as colorectal surgery. Baier said Bayfront may be able to contract physicians in additional disciplines such as breast cancer, urogynecology and reproductive endocrinology are being explored
as the partnership continues. According to John Robinson, USF Health’s chief communications officer, this new partnership is one of many between the medical school and hospitals, clinics and treatment centers throughout the area. On USF’s side of the partnership, Robinson said it just makes sense for USF Health to continue to expand its areas of medical training and patient care. “Bayfront is one of the last really large companies in the area that did not have a close relationship with USF Health where we could send our doctors to not only train but provide cutting-edge care,” he said. Robinson said because USF Health does not have its own exclusive teaching hospital, it gives the medical school the freedom to partner with other medical centers throughout the region. Additionally, he said being associated with USF Health is a mark of prestige for a medical center.
“From the standpoint of Bayfront, it just makes sense because it allows them to be associated with the premier medical institution in Florida right now,” he said. “There’s a great deal of research and education that’s taking place in the areas where they’re providing care. It was a win-win to have this relationship.” The last academic partnership USF entered before Bayfront was with Florida Advanced Cardiothoracic (FACT) Surgery in June, which made FACT Surgery doctors affiliate USF faculty members and allowing them to provide USF Health with previously unavailable training opportunities in heart and lung medical subspecialties. Other USF Health medical center affiliates include Tampa General Hospital, USF College of Medicine’s primary teaching hospital, as well as the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, All Children’s Hospital and the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital.
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Bosnia, convinced him to stick it out. “My mom, she actually was the one who said, ‘Hey, just go out and be apart of the first team,’“ Djulbegovic said. “I was like, ‘Ugh. I don’t know.’ But, I did it and hated it.” Djulbegovic swore off football after the winless season. He was convinced it was no place for him. But the next school year, while wandering the halls of the small private school, Djulbegovic bumped into assistant coach Dino Leto, who had taken notice of his height. “He saw me and he was like, ‘Hey, why aren’t you out there?’” Djulbegovic recalled. “I said, ‘I don’t know,’ and he said, ‘Well, you’re coming out and you’re playing football again.’” Djulbegovic agreed to give it another try. Under the guidance of coach Lane McLaughlin, Djulbegovic grew into a star. He helped lead the Patriots to the six-man state title later that year in 2007, then played a trio of positions — offensive tackle, defensive end and tight end
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— as CDS fielded an 11-man squad the next year. His senior season, Djulbegovic accumulated 51 total tackles and nine sacks. He even carried the ball four times and ran for a touchdown in his final game. When he wasn’t playing football, the Louisville, Kentucky native was busy starring on the hardwood or running the 800 meters as a multi-sport athlete for CDS. “He was faster than some of our running backs,” McLaughlin said. “He was a fast kid — a hardworking kid.” *** Although Djulbegovic had built a success story at CDS, the major college offers never came. Toward the end of his senior year, it seemed like the days of football would have to settle in his past. Though he acquired interest from a couple Division I-AA and Division II programs, including offers from The Citadel and Fordham, Djulbegovic had been accepted as a student at the University of Florida. He even went as far as filling out his housing application before his mother chimed in with another interesting idea. “My mom told me, ‘You know,
just apply to USF as a backup,” he said. “I (told her), ‘I’ll never go to USF. I’ll never go to USF.’” Ultimately, he agreed. That spring at the NCAA national convention in Dallas, McLaughlin approached former USF defensive coordinator Mark Snyder and told him to check Djulbegovic out. Snyder passed the word along to USF’s then-offensive coordinator Todd Fitch. He was impressed and asked Djulbegovic if he wanted to walk on.
“He was faster than some of our running backs. He was a fast kid — a hard-working kid.” Lane McLaughlin Carrollwood Day football coach
It was an opportunity Djulbegovic couldn’t pass up. *** In fall camp, Djulbegovic was back on the field. But in a way, he was out of place. “Five years ago, he came in to fall camp and I thought he was a tight end,” senior left guard Thor
Jozwiak said. It was true. Though Djulbegovic was essentially a man among boys on CDS’s roster, at USF he was tall and lanky, Jozwiak described. “Two-hundred forty pounds soaking wet,” Jozwiak joked. Over time, however, Djulbegovic worked to bulk up. After redshirting, he added more muscle to his frame and saw his first real game action in USF’s opener against Chattanooga in 2012. When Willie Taggart took over the program following Skip Holtz’s firing, it didn’t take long for coaches to notice his progress in the spring. That season, Djulbegovic made his first start at right tackle in a loss to Memphis. “I forget sometimes because I’m around him, but you look at him and you’re like, ‘Wow, Mak D’s a big guy,’” Jozwiak said. “I mean, the strides he’s made on the field — his technique and being consistent — the guy has really worked hard and is one of the hardest workers on the team by far.” *** After contributing mostly on special teams for USF last season, Djulbegovic found himself excelling in the spring and taking most of the first-team reps during fall
camp. “When spring ended, he was probably playing the best out of all of our offensive line,” offensive line coach Danny Hope said. Soon, he was elevated to starting right tackle on the depth chart. And with three scholarships up for grabs prior to the season opener, Djulbegovic knew he might find his way into the conversation for one. Still, he was careful not to assume anything. But during a team meeting at the conclusion of preseason camp Aug. 22, Djulbegovic’s time finally came. First, Taggart announced junior long-snapper Alex Salvato’s name. Then, after a few tense moments, Djulbegovic’s. The room erupted in cheers. For Mak D, who cursed football as a teenager eight years ago, it was the honor of a lifetime. “It’s four years of hard work, but I’m a firm believer that success is not an individual effort,” Djulbegovic said. “We have an unbelievable athletic training staff, strength coaches, football coaches, academic help — without all their help, I mean, it wouldn’t be possible. “It finally came true. ... But now it’s time to keep working.”
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Last week, Owen Labrie, a St. Paul’s school graduate, was tried for the rape of a 15-yearold classmate. His trial brought into question the many discrepancies of the justice system when it comes to sexual assault. In most states, one has to be able to prove force was used on the victim for the crime to be considered rape. Labrie’s case was unusual for many reasons, the strangest of which was the verdict hinged entirely on the concept of consent. The outdated belief that force is the only means of sexual assault has recently begun to shift into a new, less tolerant view. Phrases like “no means no” and “got consent” are rapidly becoming part of our ideology. Implied consent is no longer enough to justify sex, and open communication is beginning to flourish between partners. According to The New York Times, Labrie admitted the male seniors at his school participated in a challenge called Senior Salute where they competed to see how many girls they could sleep with before they graduated. Labrie sent an email inviting the 15-year-old girl to join him on the roof of a building on campus before leading her to a machine room to which he had a key. Once there, Labrie began to make advances on the girl. The same article stated the girl claimed she and Labrie did have sex, though she “said ‘no’ three times.” Labrie completely
denied the accusations, saying while he did originally plan for that to happen, he changed his mind at the last minute. As the trial progressed, the victim did admit to allowing Labrie to remove some of her clothes but explained, “I wanted to not cause a conflict … I felt like I was frozen,” as stated in The New York Times. Labrie’s other classmates stated he did in fact tell them he had sex with the girl, but Labrie claimed he was lying in an attempt to show off to his friends. The jury found Labrie not guilty of three counts of felony sexual assault, but did find him guilty of three counts of misdemeanor sex assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and using a computer to entice a minor, which may result in up to seven years in prison with an additional year for each misdemeanor conviction, according to MSNBC. This trial has brought the question “what is consent” to the forefront of many legal discussions. There is an ongoing attempt, led by Northwestern University law professor Deborah Tuerkheimer, to reform state rape laws and the Model Penal Code, which incorporate the force requirement in their definitions of rape. Labrie’s case has many questioning the qualifications of rape. The victim said ‘no’ multiple times but, because she did not fight him off, the jury was unable to fully convict him. It is time for the outdated definition of rape to merge with the growing consentfocused society. Changing the definition of rape will lead to a justice system that can no longer ignore the sexual assault problem prevalent in our country. Only yes means yes; anything else should be considered assault. Breanne Williams junior majoring in communications.
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“I think it’s nuclear terrorism. Because of all the advancements in technology, it seems like the biggest threat.” - Charlene Terry, a sophomore majoring in biomedical sciences “Domestic terrorism. It’s scary that people can make threats online, a lot like this recent Yik Yak thing that happened here at USF. The fact is that in public places there is always a very real threat.” - Jacob Feldstein, a freshman majoring in business administration
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When he takes his place along USF’s offensive line sometime during the first quarter Saturday night, one might understand if Mak Djulbegovic takes a brief moment to glance around and let the atmosphere sink in before planting his right fist into the turf below. If this were Hollywood, the fifthyear senior would surely be the focal point of a blockbuster film — starring in the unlikely story of a young man who rose from the depths of a diminutive, upstart football program in high school, to the front lines of Division I college football. There was a time when the man who teammates and coaches refer to as “Mak D” or
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Today marks four years since the USF football team upset No. 16 Notre Dame 23-20 in 2011. USF linebacker Kayvon Webster made arguably the biggest play of the game, returning a fumble 96 yards for a touchdown four minutes into the first quarter. Since that victory, however, the Bulls are winless — 0-8 — against Power Five opponents.
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“Big Mak” didn’t think he wanted this. Djulbegovic couldn’t envision himself buried in the trenches in front of thousands of spectators, clawing back defenders with his 6-foot-6, 290-pound frame. But along his journey, he learned to love it and put in his time. In turn, the game rewarded him. *** The first time Djulbegovic (pronounced juh-BAY-go-vitch) stepped foot on a gridiron, there was no instant spark — not even one iota of excitement. As an eighth-grader on Carrollwood Day School’s (CDS) start-up six-man football team, he couldn’t stand the sport. In practice and games, Djulbegovic would rather have been anywhere else, like the basketball court, where he excelled. But his mother, a native of
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USF relying on defense for important road trip By Jacob Hoag A S S T .
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Coming off a weekend that saw two shutout wins, the USF women’s soccer team heads back on the road where coach Denise Schilte-Brown said the team’s maturity will be their key to success. “They’re going to look at the positives of getting on the road and being together and getting the chance to have a good RPI with good road wins and that’s going to help,” Schilte-Brown said. USF (3-0) travels to
Birmingham to take part in the South Alabama Tournament, where it is scheduled to face South Alabama on Friday at 8 p.m. and Troy on Saturday at 1 p.m. The teams have gotten off to fast starts with both sitting at four wins apiece. South Alabama has been a versatile team in the young season netting 12 goals and only allowing two. The Bulls have followed suit with 10 goals in their first three games, but their veteran defense is what kept them dominant.
“It’s a really mature, older group,” Schilte-Brown said. “I know that (goalkeeper) Kat (Elliott) is only a sophomore, but the back line is littered with experience — World Cup experience. My expectations are pretty high for that group. I expect them to come out with clean sheets.” USF boasts six senior defenders on the roster whose dominance has resulted in only one goal allowed, but the Bulls’ entire defensive prowess hasn’t come from their leaders. Elliott has become one of the top goalkeepers in the confer-
ence with one goal allowed and seven saves on the young season. “I have to anticipate,” Elliott said. “I can’t gamble, I have to be patient and as soon as she goes, you just go after it.” The USF defenders have locked down their side of the pitch, but have also contributed to goals across the midfield line. “There’s something special in the back,” Schilte-Brown said. “There are a lot of back lines that can defend and keep clean sheets, but (ours) is contributing to the offense.”