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Single copies free The student newspaper at USF St. Petersburg Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2015 | Volume 50 | Issue 9 Comedy Delusion & meets deception at creepy The Dali p. 8 p. 4 Sex trafficking targets young, intellectually disabled girls Courtesy of The Polaris Project The map above depicts the data collected from calls made to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline from 2007-2012. Florida is the third highest state in sex trafficking reports. Professor and students use social media to warn teens of exploitation By Jessica Jagodzinski Staff Reporter compiled by the National Human Tampa and Miami and found that comprehend the extremity of abu- criminology students in her Trafficking Resource Center, which 30 percent of them were girls with sive treatment. research and work with victims, In a state that is already notori- offers information, aid and support intellectual disabilities. “Sometimes they don’t under- developing prevention materials ous as a haven for human traffick- to victims. Women and girls usually stand what’s happening or have a for girls at risk of being exploited ing, USFSP professor Joan Reid has The map shows human traf- become prostitutes “through force, way to communicate the assault by sex trafficking. documented a disturbing trend: ficking trends around the country, threat, use of coercion, abduction, to someone that they trust,” Reid “Together with community Many of the underage victims are with red marking the areas with the fraud, deception, abuse of power said. “They might not even real- partners we are revising and evalu- intellectually disabled and “might most cases. and vulnerability,” Reid said. ize that they’re being assaulted or ating an online sex trafficking cam- not even realize they are being “Florida is bright red,” Reid Intellectually disabled girls that what’s happening to them is paign,” Reid said. “The campaign assaulted.” said. are even more threatened, she illegal.” uses social media to educate young Reid, an assistant professor of In her research, Reid studied said, because of their inability to As part of her victimol- criminology, cites a national map case files of 100 underage victims in ogy class at USFSP, Reid involves Continued on p.2 new. He wanted to help, whether it USFSPBy Caitlin Ashworth student dies after motorcycle crash north on the interstate entrance his body and the motorcycle sympathy go out to Mason’s family was covering a shift at work or con- Staff Reporter ramp from 118th Avenue N during around 1:15 p.m. on Oct. 15. and friends, and we wish them tributing in some other way. He A 20-year-old student at USF the late hours of Oct. 14 or early In an email to students and fac- strength as they cope with this tre- often put others before himself; he St. Petersburg died last week in Oct. 15 when he lost control, ulty on Friday, Regional Chancellor mendous loss,” she said. was a true team player.” a motorcycle accident on an on- crashed into a concrete wall and Sophia Wisniewska said Apple was “He was a special guy,” Zac ramp to Interstate 275 in north St. fell onto the shoulder of the road- actively involved in the campus rec- Oppenheim, assistant director Information from the Tampa Petersburg. way below, according to the Florida reation department as part of the of Student Life, said in the email. Bay Times and Tampa Tribune was Mason Storm Apple of Tampa, Highway Patrol. boathouse staff and resident DJ. “Mason was honest and open, used in this report. a student since 2013, was going Bridge inspectors discovered “Our thoughts and deepest always willing to learn something Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2015 | Volume 50 | Issue 9 crowsneststpete.com Police: USF football players fired gunshots to celebrate Syracuse win News Briefs By Jeff Odom The Oracle released Monday on $32,500 bond, at each other or the result of some USF Tampa which was increased from $15,000 type of conflict,” Daniel said. “We CORRECTION after surveillance footage identified can’t get the suspects to give us In issue 8, the Crow’s Nest him as one of the shooters. any information with regard to the reported that Dr. Tiffany Two football players accused During the initial investiga- intent behind it. We have to assume Chenneville spent “over three of firing gunshots outside a campus tion, police found an empty box it’s just reckless discharge of a fire- weeks” in Kenya conducting dormitory early Sunday morning of ammunition and an open gun arm on the university campus.” research. However, Chenneville apparently did it in celebration of case inside Knox’s car, which was Robbins was not immediately contacted the editors of the the team’s Homecoming victory parked adjacent to Holly D, inside implicated, but became a person Crow’s Nest and said she was over Syracuse, USF Police said the Crescent Hill parking garage. of interest after witnesses placed only Kenya for two weeks. Friday. They later located Knox and the him in the area at the time of the Backup cornerback Lamar gun inside his dorm room. shooting. Daniel said they have Robbins was taken into custody Both players have been sus- reason to believe that he and Knox Thursday afternoon after police pended indefinitely from all team shared the same firearm -- a Glock identified him as a participant activities. Police do not believe .45 ACP handgun -- after a search in the shooting along with red- anyone else was involved. warrant served on Robbins’ vehicle TUESDAY OCT. 20 Courtesy of shirt freshman offensive lineman “USF Athletics is aware that and apartment turned up no other Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department Reception for campus Benjamin Knox. Both are alleged law enforcement’s investigation weapons. board chair Debbie Nye to have fired several shots from a of an incident that occured early On Tuesday, USF coach Willie Sembler .45-caliber handgun shortly before Sunday morning has led to the Taggart said he talked to the team West Veranda of USC // 10:45 - 11:45 4 a.m. Sunday that struck the exte- arrest of student-athlete Lamar after the game about making smart a.m. rior of the Holly D residence hall, Robbins,” the school said in a state- decisions and sent out a follow-up A reception will be held in celebra- where Knox lives. No one was ment Friday morning. “Robbins has text message to his players later that tion of Sembler’s 12 years of service injured in the incident, but two been immediately suspended from evening. The Bulls play Connecticut as a USF Board of Trustees member, and 10 years as chair of the USFSP sizeable holes were put into the side all team activities, as was the stu- on Saturday at noon. Campus Board. Students, faculty of the building. dent-athlete previously implicated “It’s life. It’s things we deal and former Bulls can attend. Robbins, 22, is charged with in this incident. They will remain with,” Taggart said. “You’ve got to Blue Revolution: A Water discharging a weapon on school so as we continue to gather more make good decisions. There’s con- Ethic for Florida & Amer- property and providing false infor- information through the property sequences to all of your actions that mation to a law-enforcement offi- authorities. you make and we’ve got a lot of guys ica USC // 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. cer after lying to authorities about “We cannot state strongly doing things right and we’re going Students and faculty are invited to his involvement during the inves- enough our commitment to the to focus on those guys and focus on tigation, a second-degree felony values of our institution and that UConn and getting better. Courtesy of join Cynthia Barnett, an award- Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department winning environmental journal- and misdemeanor, respectively. any behavior inconsistent with “We’re going to let authorities ist, in a lively discussion about The junior is currently being held those will not be tolerated.” take care of the matter and what her research on the water crisis on $15,500 bond in Hillsborough According to USF assistant they have to do, and we’ll go from Backup cornerback Lamar in America. Refreshments will be County Jail, according to a sheriff’s police chief Chris Daniel, neither there.” Robbins (top) and offensive provided. office report. Knox nor Robbins have provided Robbins, a Miami native, lineman Benjamin Knox Knox, 21, was previously authorities with a motive for the has four tackles this season and (bottom) were accused of firing gunshots outside a USF Tampa arrested on Sunday and faces felony shooting. But Daniel said evidence appeared in four of the Bulls’ five dormitory on Thursday. THURSDAY OCT. 22 charges possessing or discharging and witness statements point to the games. Knox, a former four-star Community Write-In a firearm on campus and shooting gunfire being “celebratory-based.” recruit out of DeLand, played in all The Chattaway Restaurant // 6:30 - 9 into an occupied dwelling.

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