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crowsneststpete.com Police investigations launched in student assault case Duuunn Duun...Duunn Dun By Tyler Killette Staff Reporter

Nearly a month after saying she was attacked outside a downtown restaurant, sophomore Sandra Pierre has gotten the attention of the mayor’s office and the St. Petersburg Police Department. Pierre, 19, was working at Burrito Boarder on a Sunday night when she was allegedly attacked by a customer. According to her, the St. Petersburg police officer who was flagged over to investigate the scene let the customer go without taking his statement. Pierre, who is black, thinks the officer inten- tionally mishandled the situation because of her race. After Pierre called the St. Petersburg Police Department to file a complaint against the offi- cer, whose last name is Maric, the department launched an adminis- trative investigation on the officer’s handling of the incident. Last week, one of Pierre’s co- Chelsea Tatham/The Crow’s Nest workers spotted the alleged attacker Alex Gattereau, a freshman, rides a mechanical shark at Rec-Fest on Sunday. The event, held by Campus Recreation, allowed students and their families to and called the police. According to participate in a variety of water and land-based activities. Jet ski rides were raffled off, and students took paddle boards, kayaks and sailboats out for a spin. Pierre, officers took down his infor- Bungee trampolines and tricycles catered to students who preferred to stay out of the water. The night ended with a showing of the film “All is Lost.” mation, but once again, allowed him to walk away. They did, however, launch a criminal investigation on him, gathering video footage and collecting witness statements from the night of the incident, she said. On Friday, April 4, the police Local pool open to students department informed Pierre that both investigations were closed. According to her, they concluded With USFSP’s pool still out of commission, Campus Rec is paying for entry to North Shore that Officer Maric was wrong in her handling the situation and have By Jennifer Nesslar noted it in her file. She said she was Staff Reporter Students are welcome to partic- Recreation will re-evaluate the use funding on the table,” Oppenheim told the criminal investigation was ipate in any of the aquatic classes of North Shore Pool. The re-evalua- said. turned over to the State Attorney’s While the pool at USF St. offered by North Shore Aquatic tion process depends on continued While the wait for the pool is office, but she has not received any Petersburg remains in poor con- Complex, Oppenheim said, but funding from Student Government long coming, Campus Recreation further information. dition, and no further progress Campus Recreation only covers the for this project, Oppenheim said. has been preparing extra water- Frank Wells, who sits on USFSP’s has been made toward securing $5 pool entry fee. Unlike USFSP’s The USF Board of Trustees voted front activities for students to par- Entrepreneurship Board and served funding for a new pool, Campus Fitness Center, North Shore charges last May to release 30 percent of the ticipate in. on Mayor Rick Kriseman’s transi- Recreation is working to fill the for classes separate from admission. USFSP trust fund at a time for proj- The towboat and fishing boat tion team last year, became aware of void. Through June 30, Campus ects. This means only $1.1 million were purchased as a result of a Pierre’s situation when she posted Any fee-paying USFSP student Recreation students will be able to could be released for the pool proj- SG’s “Waterfront Expansion” bill about it on the USFSP Know-It-All’s with their USF ID can get free show their student ID to get into ect. A leisure pool, which Campus proposed in the fall, which allo- Guide on Facebook the night of the entry into North Shore Pool, about North Shore Pool. Oppenheim said Recreation wants over a lap pool, cated $80,000 for the purchase of incident. Wells shared Pierre’s post two miles from campus, during Campus Recreation estimated and would cost $1.5 million, so ideal the boats, boat lift and boat equip- with Kriseman and his staff, asking its regular swim hours. The water- budgeted for approximately 150 funding is not accessible. ment. Since the boats were pur- them to act on it. front has also purchased a towboat student visits per month to North A new pool is still a priority for chased used, Oppenheim said Though Pierre was told she may and a fishing boat for students to Shore Pool. Oppenheim. He said the university Campus Recreation devoted time have the opportunity to discuss her use during the 2014-2015 school The budget for North Shore wants to provide a pool for students and money into repairing the boats situation with the mayor and the year, according to Zac Oppenheim, visits comes out of activity and in the future, but nothing has hap- so they could be as “safe and user city’s police chief, she was only able assistant director of Campus service fees allotted to Campus pened to make it closer to a reality. friendly as possible.” See ASSAULT, p.2 Recreation. Recreation. By June 30, Campus “No plan on the table, no See WATERFRONT, p.2 April 7 - 13, 2014 | Volume 48 | Issue 27 crowsneststpete.com Waterfront to offer more activities News Briefs WATERFRONT continued from front page The towboat, a 24-foot Monday, April 7 Mastercraft X45, is being used for The Fifth Annual Drag snorkeling, wakeboarding, water- Show, hosted by the Gay Straight skiing and possibly tubing. The Alliance, goes from 7 to 9 p.m. boat will be used for scheduled les- in the University Student Center sons, available for a small charge, Ballrooms. There will be free and free scheduled recreation time Chipotle, professional drag queens starting next school year. and prizes. “Best Catwalk” will The fishing boat, a 17-foot be awarded to a student with the Proline, is being used for “Start sassiest strut, while “Best Dressed” Powerboating Right” classes, a will go to the student who shows program students can take to earn up with the glitziest heels, hair and their Florida boater’s certificate. makeup. Other prizes will be raf- Campus Recreation will also offer fled off. fishing trips to students beginning in the fall. Wednesday, April 9 The boats were introduced to Undergraduate students will students during Rec-Fest, an event present their work, whether on Sunday, April 6, that let USFSP research, graphic design artwork students participate in a variety of Chelsea Tatham/The Crow’s Nest or musical compositions, in an water and land based events. Campus Rec purchased this 24-foot Mastercraft X45 for snorkeling, wakeboarding, waterskiing and possibly tubing. interactive symposium. The sym- During winter break, con- posium runs from 11 a.m. to 1 struction on Campus Recreation’s p.m. in the USC Ballroom. boathouse fixed the leakingWi-Fi in the building reaches review by the Board of Trustees for Aquatic Complex swim hours, visit roof, repainted the building and the SGEF picnic tables along the several years and was budgeted North Shore’s website at stpete- Peter Feigl arrived at Le added ventilation. It also incorpo- Waterfront. independently. parksrec.org/north-shore-aquatic- Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, in rated outdoor music and a public Construction cost less than “It needed to be done,” said complex.html. North Shore Pool 1943 when he was 14 years old. The announcement system, all while $185,000, Oppenheim said, and Greg Haverlock, the Fitness Center is located at 901 North Shore Drive town was guided by Pastor Andre making the deck area a place where had no bearing on finances for the coordinator. NE. and Magda Trocme, who sheltered students can spend time. The new pool. The project had been under To view weekly North Shore [email protected] Jews and other refugees within the city limits. Feigel kept a diary for his parents every day but later found out his parents had been killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Local writer gives scoop on Ben & Jerry’s Feigl speaks from 6:30 to 8:30 By Candice Reshef p.m. in one of the USC Ballrooms. Crow’s Nest Contributor have fun at the same time. They pregnant woman to an extra scoop them to the second biggest food His lecture, “I Am Still Without spent $5 each on a class to learn and even allowing the family dog company in the world: Unilever.” News From You: A Story of Rescue how to make ice cream and then to enjoy one. Free Cone Day is now This tripled profits. However, and Loss During the Holocaust,” The lecture offered free ice founded their business around a an international event with Ben & Cohen and Greenfield’s mission is a partnership between the cream, but Brad Edmondson pro- three-part mission statement: Jerry’s Homemade, now operating was not to make money, but to Florida Holocaust Museum and vided a sweet story, too, during his 1. Make the best ice cream with in more than 20 countries. make a positive social impact and USFSP Honors Program. lecture on April 1. the best ingredients. Profit is not part of the Ben & good ice cream at the same time. Edmondson visited USF St. 2. Pay people fairly. Jerry’s mission, but with this simple “Ice Cream Social: The Struggle You’ll have to make a deci- Petersburg to discuss his new book 3. Make a positive impact on the marketing strategy, the business for the Soul of Ben & Jerry’s” details sion Wednesday evening, because “Ice Cream Social: the Struggle environment and community. did profit. Cohen and Greenfield, this journey of hard-working Marvel creative director Bill for the Soul of Ben & Jerry’s.” The Before they decided to sell their from small-business backgrounds, people doing radical things, and Rosemann will also be speak- Cornell graduate and Sarasota delicious ice cream, Cohen and did such good business that the doing them right. ing in the USC at 7 p.m. Marvel native is a personal friend of Ben Greenfield gave it away. Giving free company grew too fast for them While this story has a happy is a comics publisher known for Cohen and Jerry Greenfield with samples is an excellent marketing to keep up with. It quickly went ending, it isn’t over yet, according the legendary characters Captain 30 years of professional writing strategy for ice cream because ice public, the founders lost control of to Edmondson. America, The Hulk and Ironman, experience. He spent more than a cream is, in Edmondson’s words, their stock and the Ben & Jerry’s “The struggle is not over, the to name a few. Partnering with the year working on the book, which “a product that lizard brain craves.” Homemade brand began to slide struggle to balance profit and social Office of Leadership Development describes the history of the Ben & Concentrated sugar and fat send a down a rocky road. change,” he said. and Programming, Rosemann Jerry’s brand as “a tragic comedy in message to the brain, the brain likes To keep their brand from melt- The Sarasota Ben & Jerry’s at will be speaking on how to five acts.” this message and craves to hear it ing, Cohen and Greenfield brought 372 St. Armands Circle provided “Unleash Your Inner Superhero.” The story begins in 1978, in an again. in a CEO with a mainstream cor- ice cream samples for the lecture. old gas station in Burlington, Vt. Free Cone Day made its debut porate background. To this end, USF Tampa also has a scoop shop Thursday, April 10 Two long-haired men with bushy in 1979. The company gave out according to Edmondson, Ben & at 4204 E. Fowler Ave. beards wanted to earn a living and free cones to customers, treating Jerry’s was “sold out from under Are you talented? Does anyone [email protected] other than your mom think so? Either way, show up to USFSP’s Got Talent at 7 p.m. in the USC Ballroom, where you can show off your skills or simply take in the talent of others. If you want Pierre still wants to see an arrest made to perform, you must audition ASSAULT continued from front page and be accepted. The last chance to audition is Monday, April 7, to Officer Maric. Wells told The Crow’s Nest he given the officers false information from noon to 2 p.m. in the USC to speak with one of the district On March 28, Pierre took to the hopes the experience will encour- or disappeared. Ballroom. You can sign up for the officers, she said. Know-It-All’s Guide again with an age St. Petersburg police to be more “I guess I just have to wait again audition session at tinyurl.com/ According to Pierre, the offi- update and to thank everyone who responsive and serve as a lesson and hope for the best,” she said. USFSPtalent. On the night of the cer said the department would not supported her in seeking justice. “for handling future situations like performance, the top three acts have had a detailed account of the “I would like to thank every- this.” receive prizes. incident had it not been for The one, whether it was a comment, or a Pierre said she’s happy some- Crow’s Nest’s original coverage on prayer or words of encouragement, thing is being done but will not be March 17, even though she and a thank you, because I felt for once satisfied until her alleged attacker is co-worker gave detailed statements my voice is being heard,” she wrote. charged. She worries he may have [email protected] crowsneststpete.com April 7 - 13, 2014 | Volume 48 | Issue 27 Facebook forum is helpful but dramatic By Amanda Starling Staff Reporter the role of page administrator. opportunity to help out,” he said. You think you know it all? Here’s some tips for using the Know “I chose to give the guide to Juan “I know that the advisers can get It All’s Guide without seeming annoying, ignorant or like a because I believe he embodies the booked, and I was in a position to Dozens of threads appear on true spirit of USFSP,” Lombardi- give what I knew, and if I didn’t complete jerk. the Facebook group the USFSP Nelson said. know something, to find it.” Know-It-All’s Guide to Knowing Senior Solange Gorleku uses Controversial topics are moni- DO It All advertising campus events, the Know-It-All’s Guide to market tored on the page, but SG empha- -- Post about your club’s organization or event. People like to know what’s imploring reviews of professors and campus events for the Harborside sizes the necessity for freedom of happening. If there’s free food, they’re in. searching for summer roommates, Activities Board and USFSP speech. In the case of threats, page all within minutes of each other. Connect. She shares online arti- administrators, like Salazar, would -- Share pictures from events. Everyone loves to see and tag themselves in Page Administrator Juan cles and Facebook events on the reach out to the attacker prior to pictures, so share away. Salazar, a freshman Student forum because of its large reader reporting to police. Excessive pro- Government senator, keeps a base. Gorleku would like to balance fanity and illegal activities are -- Solicit your campus blog or class project. If you’re working on something watchful eye over a nearly four-year new forms of marketing with the the common online posts to be school-related, most users are likely to help you out. USF St. Petersburg online tradition. online presence to reach students removed by page administrators. The Know-It-All’s Guide began who aren’t on Facebook but still “I felt like I could handle it,” -- Offer to help fellow students. If you’re a solid tutor or have information in 2011, prior to the SG presiden- sees the importance of sharing on Salazar said. “I thought I was going that can help out your fellow students, reach out. tial campaign for Courtney Parrish the guide. to get a lot of reports and bad stuff, and Mark Lombardi-Nelson. The “It helps us plant our flyers and but there really hasn’t been any. The DON’T pair envisioned an online forum RSVP [to] events so students are only thing I have to check up on is -- Spam your club event or organization on the page. Ask Juan Salazar to to increase campus-wide transpar- reminded of when and where an when people ask to join.” include it in his weekly “pinned” post that remains at the top of the page all ency and communication. on-campus event will be taking Salazar monitors the online week. “It was originally meant to be place,” she said. “However, I want to forum throughout his day. He a general share board,” Lombardi- try and wean off of it and stop being approves, after checking profiles, -- Solicit illegal stuff. No pot sales, no drag racing, no underage parties … Nelson said. “We were addressing 100 percent dependent on it.” for members to join so long as they All of the fun stuff, just don’t do it. the issues of communication: lack Students seeking help with are students or members of faculty. of knowledge, miscommunication, advising often tag junior Steven He rarely spots “reported com- -- Insult your fellow Bulls. C’mon, Keep it cool, keep it clean and keep it reactive interaction.” Bird, who works in the Advising ments” to check for inappropriate cordial. The Facebook group began with office on campus. He often answers content. Often by the time he finds approximately 400 people. It has questions about registration and a questionable post or comment, -- Let the trolls get ya down. Half of the rude comments on the guide come grown to almost 2,200. SG is still meeting with advisers. In a recent the user has already deleted it. from people who have nothing better to do than complain and make obnox- responsible for monitoring the post, Bird offered links to online “Mark told me just to let people ious, exaggerated accusations. Ignore them, or they’ll keep coming back. online forum, but now instead of tutorials for how to book appoint- talk,” Salazar said. “I should watch having many page administrators, ments with advising. out for direct attacks, that’s it. -- Ask the same question Stewie asked in the post right below yours. there’s just one. Lombardi-Nelson “A lot of people were confused, I just look out for it.” Sometimes, it helps to use that handy “search” option to see if your colleagues recently appointed Salazar to fill or having issues, and I saw it as an [email protected] have asked the same question before you. NOW HIRING FOR THE 2014 -2015 SCHOOL YEAR MANAGING EDITOR* PHOTO EDITOR* GRAPHIC DESIGNER* MARKETING MANAGER* • Directs staff, content and coverage • Collaborates with staff to produce pho- • Collaborates with the creative director • Develops strategies to increase • Proofs design, photography and tographs for stories each week • Produces graphics and illustration for readership content • Edits and proofs photographs for stories • Advertises and promotes the newspaper • Must be available weekends, especially placement • Creates advertising content when • Collaborates with staff on projects to Sundays • Works with writers to develop photo required increase readership • Writes content and assists staff and captions and subject names correspondents *Position includes a small stipend DISTRIBUTION MANAGER* SECTION EDITORS COPY EDITOR • Fills news stands with new issues • Proofs all content and writes headlines • Takes delivery from the printer E-mail resumes and/or clips to: AND ASSISTANTS* (3 • Works with managing editor and • Tracks readership editor in chief in proofing of content and • Must be available Monday afternoons [email protected] positions) design and evenings • Weekend availability and knowledge News writers, photographers, cartoon- • News, Arts and Life, Opinions or of AP Style is recommended ists and opinion writers are always welcome Sports at our weekly meetings. 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By Crow’s Nest Staff

If the last few weeks of class are bringing you down like the ’90s brought down the Bee Gees’ music career, don’t put away the disco pants yet (as you can see, we run Where are they now? out of relevant references around this time of the year). Here are a few By Erin Murphy things to do that will recharge your Staff Reporter brain computer and keep you stress- free. The end is near, friends! Ah, the ‘90s. The era that brought Little Manatee River State Park us Cory Matthews, Amanda Bynes – Take a hop and a skip over the and Danny Tanner also brought Skyway Bridge (about 25 minutes), us the lesser known, and perhaps out of the city and into the coun- underappreciated, Stuart Minkus try. You’ll be amazed how fast side- and Kimmy Gibbler. Below, we walks and strip malls give way to investigate the now-faded stars of a cows and crop fields. At the park, bright, shining decade. enjoy hiking trails, kayaking, some nice views and the chance to see Lee Norris: He wore high- some creatures, including gopher Ryan Ballogg/The Crow’s Nest waisted khakis before it was cool. tortoises, armadillos and, of course, This awesome guy is waiting for you at Little Manatee. The actor formerly known for his manatees. $5 per vehicle, $2 for role as nerdy, squeaky-voiced Stuart bikers and peds. will get you one free beer, and 10 See a movie – The Harborside experiences. Minkus (who also made a name Open Mic Comedy Night at the will get you two (limited to two free Activities Board hosts showings Take up a (legal) hobby – for himself on TV drama “One campus library – No guarantees beers). All cans collected will be of “Wolf of Wall Street” and “The Longboarding, sailing and park- Tree Hill”) will reprise his role in on this one, but it might be funny, donated to the St. Petersburg Free Lego Movie” this month (see their ing-garage-pinball are all achiev- the “Boy Meets World” follow-up and there’s free food! Acts only Clinic. Facebook page, or one of the billion able on campus. Or pick a Bee Gees sitcom, “Girl Meets World.” get five minutes tops, so you won’t Go watch a Rowdies match – posters around campus for details). song, go to the second floor of the suffer long. There are two chances to see the Muvico has a couple gems playing library and sing your heart out. See Freddie Prinze Jr.: We know When: Wednesday, April 16, at Rowdies play at Al Lang Stadium right now as well. We recommend how long it takes you to get kicked what he did last summer, but what 7 p.m. this month: Saturday, April 12, vs. “Captain America: The Winter out, or kicked in the face. is he doing now? Prinze, who Got canned goods? – Stop by FC Edmonton and Saturday, April Soldier” (see the review) and “The starred in 1999’s “She’s All That,” Green Bench Brewing Co. any time 26, vs. the Atlanta Silverbacks. Both Grand Budapest Hotel” for the [email protected] also appeared on episodes of TV during the month of April. Six cans games start at 7:30 p.m. most distracting, out-of-this world shows such as “Friends” and “24.” He married his “Scooby Doo” co- star Sarah Michelle Gellar and has two children. Captain America: The Winter Soldier Lori Beth Denberg: Denberg, everyone’s favorite wise-cracking Review By Matt Thomas interesting interplay during the relayer of “vital information” on Staff Reporter film’s quieter moments that also Nickelodeon’s sketch comedy show Whereas “Iron Man 3” and carries over to when it’s time to “All That,” is slated to act in an “Thor: The Dark World” served as dodge bullets and explosions. upcoming 2014 for-television movie solid action movies with characters The gun violence in the movie, called “Goody Goody.” Oh, goody! cracking jokes between and during given recent mass shootings, is set pieces, “Captain America: The uncomfortable to watch at times, Kel Mitchell: While Kenan Winter Soldier” comes in as the but you get the sense the filmmak- Thompson of “Kenan & Kel” went straight-laced older brother of ers are aware of it. Each bullet fired on to work as a cast member for those two movies. He can tell a joke has meaning and isn’t done just “Saturday Night Live,” his orange or two, but he wants to tell a more because guns are cool. When civil- soda-loving partner in crime grounded story (by comic book ian lives are at risk during some seemed to be missing in action. standards) with character depth of these sequences, our heroes are However, on March 29, Mitchell and political awareness, while still aware of the danger and do what appeared at the Kids Choice being action-packed like his little they can to get people to safety. Awards to honor show creator Dan brothers. This is the Marvel movie Once Captain America goes one Schneider. we desearve. -on-one with someone, it’s appro- After the events of “The priate to get giddy about the action. Andrea Barber: Barber, best Avengers,” Steve Rogers (Chris “The Winter Soldier” has one of the known for pestering the living day- Evans) is keeping a list of things he’s better hand-to-hand fight scenes lights out of the Tanner family as missed during the 70 years he was ever seen in a movie amid a decent Kimmy Gibbler on “Full House,” frozen. He works as a S.H.I.E.L.D. amount of shield bouncing action. retreated into relative obscurity agent, but is uneasy with how the The movie is shakiest when the after her acting days but has stated agency operates. He’s called into main villain’s plot and methods are she’d like to return to the career. action when the enemy turns out to revealed. It seemed too far-fetched. Stay away, Gibbler. Stay normal. be much closer than expected. It’s And much like Thor’s “The Dark a story of espionage and deception World,” the subtitle “The Winter Jonathan Taylor Thomas: that reflects on the real world issues Soldier” doesn’t play as big a part in Thomas, the other JT that made of today. the main story. the ladies swoon, is known for his At his side are S.H.I.E.L.D. spy Overall, the strengths of role as Randy Taylor on “Home Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) “Captain America: The Winter Improvement,” and also for won- and retired army “pilot” Sam Soldier” lie in its characters, action derful ‘90s classics like “The Lion Wilson (Anthony Mackie). Nick and political intrigue, with an King” and “I’ll Be Home for Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) makes ending that leaves you excited for Christmas.” Most recently, he acted a stronger impression this time what’s next to come. Don’t forget to on Tim Allen’s sitcom “Last Man around as S.H.I.E.L.D.’s direc- stay for the two exciting post-credit Standing.” tor. All of the characters have an scenes. crowsneststpete.com April 7 - 13, 2014 | Volume 48 | Issue 27 Local jams (and jellies) A Playlist Radio music making you want to throw up? Tired of all the artists on your iPod? The cure might be just down the street, in the nearest bar -- or even next to you in the grocery store checkout line. This playlist contains all-natural, minimally packaged bands and musicians from St. Petersburg, the Bay area or, at the very least, from Florida. For the hole in your soul that “big music” can’t fill. By Crow’s Nest Staff “Dog Radio” by Polyenso give “Way Down” by Naples band hear look up his noise record label Long past their days in the the Wholetones a try. See Gators Lava Church. “The Rainbow Sound” by For more local goodness, check hardcore scene as Oceana, this play Green Bench Brewing Co. on Gentleman Please out the Live Music Collective’s group of St. Pete locals has evolved April 11. “Goodness in Us” by Jun Alastair St. Hill’s grainy Coexist Music and Arts Festival into a soulful, smoother blend of St. Petersburg multi-instrumen- falsetto carries this local pop-rock (previewed below) on Thursday, indie rock. Impressive percussion talist Jun Bustamante is in tune band through frenzied rhythms April 10. arrangements by Denny Agosto “Long Gone” by Archaic with the cosmos on this song that and bouncy guitar riffs. Their lush, and mellow trumpet lines by Alec Interest features an exotic rhythm and a distorted tunes are hard to come by, Prorock set them apart from other This song plays like a psyche- message of good will. She has a however, as they rarely play a live “Beggar’s Guild” by Roadkill bands. delic surfboard ride with Jimmy vocal style that you just have to hear show. Please play more live shows, Ghost Choir Morrison. Enjoy the journey, man. for yourself. See her play Hideaway Gentleman Please. Hailing from Deland, Roadkill For more St. Pete garage surfing, Cafe with Ophelia on May 9. could be described as Manchester “9th Step” by Gators in the jamming and tripping, check out Orchestra meets Fleet Foxes, with Sawgrass Jensen Surf Company and Selectric. “Sound Travels” by Halcyon a little more twang. They know You can find this bluegrass band See Archaic Interest play Local 662 “Supersoul” by Happiness Skipper’s Smokehouse has been like just when to tone down the distor- from Gulfport playing somewhere on April 19. Machine a second home to veteran Tampa tion and bring in some folk-y guitar (with plenty of beer taps) in St. This St. Pete five-piece, led by folk-rock duo Halcyon, who host picking. True to their name, you’ll Petersburg just about every week- two adorable brunette sisters, popular shows there on a regular find lots of eerie harmonies on end. Their newest addition is USF “Swan Song” by Lovebrrd lives up to their name with poppy, basis. Doing original material since their debut EP “Quiet Light.” The St. Petersburg student Gordon Burt If you’d like to leave the confines bubbly music that will make you 1989 has earned them a huge fol- Choir is currently touring the coun- on mandolin. The line “All we know of traditional musical structure experience an array of feelings -- lowing. Harmonizing at its best. try but come home to play WMNF’s is crazy,” from this number just behind all together, the noise-based but mostly happy. See them play Next up they will be playing in Tropical Heatwave on May 9. about describes their live perfor- creations of Patrick McBratney, Green Bench Brewing Co. with the Orlando at Horsepower on May 4th mance. If that still doesn’t fill your under the moniker “Lovebrrd,” will Grecian Urns on May 31. at 4p. desire for songs picked and plucked, take you there. If you like what you Arts event to benefit LGBT Welcome Center By Raven Martinez Metro still offers free HIV testing vivid, while others are more fast- beats. effects of marketing on femininity. Crow’s Nest Contributor and services for those fighting HIV paced dance numbers with looping The lineup of artists showing Prisilla 3000, with a mixture of or AIDS. vocals. off their work is Mia Culbertson, personal work and the reblogged The Studio@620 will host The LGBT Welcome Center will Young Egypt produces dark, Emily Miller and Prisilla 3000. work of others on her blog page, is “QUEERY: A Music and Arts be established in a historical house waning house tracks. Distorted Culbertson, a graphic design a digital artist with a penchant for Benefit,” a show featuring local art- in the Grand Central District. vocal samples echo in layers over student at USF St. Petersburg, is an pixel work with strange, distorted ists and musicians to benefit the According to the welcome center’s the long, saccharine tones and illustrator and printmaker with a forms. Metro LGBT Welcome Center on Facebook page, the space will pro- dragging beats. long resume of exhibitions and vol- Though benefits held specifi- Friday, April 11. vide a place to meet, educational Finishing up the night will be unteer work in St. Petersburg. Her cally for the LGBT community Proceeds from the show, includ- and health resources and even a Laser Coffins + Lars Warn. Laser prints frequently feature themes are infrequent, even in downtown ing the $5 entry fee, will be donated coffeehouse. Coffins’ sugary, bubblegum dance- from nature, and her bold lines are St. Petersburg, the importance of to fund the up-and-coming LGBT The Studio@620 event is hosted pop has some industrial, electronic consistent throughout her pieces. establishing a welcome center for Welcome Center and Metro by Queery, an initiative through the undertones. In keeping with the Miller, a painter, has women as the community is not understated. Wellness and Community Centers. Metro Community and Wellness other musicians, Laser Coffins central figures in most of her work. Bullying and alienation are famil- Metro Wellness and Community Centers that describes itself as a sample vocals, but their squeaky- Her single-plane scenes echo her iar themes within the LGBT com- Centers began as a series of char- “queer youth program.” cute, helium-floating voices con- statement about how girls of the munity, and the idea of creating a ity events hosted by members of Three local bands and three trast with the dark mutterings of ‘90s were brought up to flatten their safe space for everyone to come the King of Peace Metropolitan local solo musicians will perform at Young Egypt. identity to fit into the digital outlet together is another step toward Community Church. Evolving into the studio, located at 620 First Ave. Lars Warn certainly makes a of social media. eradicating these themes. one of Pinellas County’s first AIDS S. in St. Petersburg. point to retain humor in his work. In a statement on her website, it support groups, Metro eventu- Mark Castle, a one-man act will Performing his swaying trance says her art addresses the repercus- ally sprouted from the church into exhibit his electro-pop style. Some music alongside Laser Coffins will sions of growing up as a girl during a stand-alone entity. To this day, of his tracks are trance-like and complement the metered, racing the late ‘90s and focuses on the [email protected] Preview: Coexist Music and Arts Festival By Tyler Killette artsy vendors post up in booths along poppy progressive rock sextet have Selectric -- A St. Petersburg Staff Reporter the sidewalk. But if not to get your shared a stage with Florida-turned- threesome producing warm and Ella Jet Music -- A folk-pop groove on or shop for trendy things, national pop-punk acts like We fuzzy psychedelic rock tunes with solo act from St. Petersburg who Peace, love and rock ‘n’ roll … go for the raffle prizes. You could win The Kings and Go Radio. They an infusion of gritty blues. jams with just her sweet vocals and and hip-hop, blues, pop and folk. a cruise, a paintball outing, some play catchy yet powerful melodies acoustic guitar. Fingers crossed Well, really, every band playing snazzy headphones or tickets to the driven by vocalist Brandon Cullen’s Lonely Drones -- A local indie- she’ll play her cover of Dolly the Coexist Music and Arts Festival Big Guava Music Festival and other piercing falsetto. folk band, spinning simplistic, Parton’s “Jolene.” is of a different genre. But that’s concerts. Proceeds go to Operation earthy melodies. what the event, put on by USF St. Coexist, a nonprofit organization to The Real Clash -- This 10-piece Petersburg’s Live Music Collective, improve life through music. hip-hop collective, born out of St. The Green Benchers -- St. Pete is all about -- celebrating diversity! Petersburg College, attempts to dudes who make lush, groovy From 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Here’s the lineup of musical they redefine the hip-hop genre garage rock, emphasizing their old- Aug. 10, on Harborwalk, six local acts: through a “clash” of rock and rap. school vibe with quirky vintage bands will jam on the lawn, while Makari -- The Tampa-based garb. [email protected] April 7 - 13, 2014 | Volume 48 | Issue 27 crowsneststpete.com Editorial A night out could cost more than you think Upon walking into a bar, there’s reveal whether one has a medical Depot employees used customers’ what’s stopping the good ol’ US of a good chance you’ll get ID’d at condition. personal information to steal their A from following suit? What’s stop- the door. Some bouncers may even And, as Slate’s Albert Wong identities. ping us from saving millions of dol- swipe your driver’s license through points out, none of these details He adds that misuse of driv- lars on investigating identity theft a nifty little card reader to verify it’s are necessary to prove one’s age. er’s license information has led cases every year? not fake. Without serving a necessary func- to instances of not only theft but Perhaps the fear is that it would It doesn’t seem like a big deal. tion, using a state-issued ID as abuse, stalking and murder. Maybe be easier to make a fake “proof Flashing your ID to prove that proof of age makes one more sus- the doorman knows you’re hooking of age” card than a fake driver’s you’re of legal age to consume alco- ceptible to criminals, Wong says. up with his ex-girlfriend. Maybe license. But, wouldn’t we rather hol is routine. Whipping out photo- It’s not likely a doorman or bar- he has anger issues. Well, now he have people simply faking their The student newspaper at the University graphic proof that you are, indeed, tender will be able to memorize all knows where you live. ages than faking their entire identi- of South Florida St. Petersburg. 21 and old enough to be in a bar may of this information with just a quick Though the solution to this ties? Kids have an easy enough time even be seen as a rite of passage. glance. But someone who holds overly revealing method of age ver- getting a fake ID now, anyway, so Editor-in-Chief: But there’s lot more information onto it for a while, perhaps to “get ification is simple, as Wong reports, that argument doesn’t have much Tyler Killette on your driver’s license than just a better look,” could be taking note it’s not especially widespread. merit. Managing Editor: Chelsea Tatham your birthday. of your information. And, if your “Proof of age” cards, which dis- This is an issue most people Creative Director: Your full name. Your address. ID is swiped through a machine play only what is necessary to verify probably don’t think about when Suzanne Sidler Your sex. Your height. Your driv- that converts your info into plain one’s age, such as full name, birth going out for drinks on a Saturday News Editor: er’s license number. Whether or text, to be stored in a database for date, photo and signature, are com- night. But for those who have Amanda Starling not you want to donate your organs who knows how long, anyone with monplace in Western Australia. woken up to maxed out credit cards Assistant News Editor: when you die. And that’s only on access to it could have access to According to Wong, similar strat- and calls from the IRS, trusting Jennifer Nesslar a Florida license. In some states, a your identity. egies are used in Ireland, the Isle a stranger with such a wealth of Arts & Life Editor Ryan Ballogg driver’s license also reveals your Identity theft is not uncommon of Man, New Zealand, the United personal information may not be Assistant Arts & Life Editor: eye color, natural hair color, weight, in the United States. The website Kingdom, the Australian jurisdic- worth the $3 gin and tonic from the Erin Murphy fingerprint and, outrageously, your identitytheft.info claims 15 mil- tions of Queensland and Northern dive bar downtown. Sports Editor social security number, accord- lion U.S. citizens suffer from iden- Territory and the Canadian prov- Mike Hopey ing to an article by Slate. Some tity theft each year. Wong cites inci- ince of Ontario. Entertainment Critic forms of identification may even dents where Best Buy and Office So, with such a simple solution, [email protected] Matt Thomas Photo Editor Taylor Austin Copy Editor Meaghan Habuda Marketing Manager Lazar Anderson Ask the Health Educator: Advertising Manager Jess aldrich Do you have a question and I’m reaching more and more are not alcoholics or alcohol depen- project of Join Together, a project Community Relations about sex, alcohol, for alcohol to help me through. I’m dent. Binge drinking, the most of the Boston University School of Samantha Ouimette not getting wasted every day, but common form of excessive alco- Public Health.) 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By Matt Thomas Staff Columnist attempted rape during their college to fall on each college to properly If she, or he (let’s not forget about were shared, slogans were made and career, according to Campus Safety handle the aftermath. male rape), says no, or is clearly not people were able to connect. This is Magazine. Regardless of your opinion on the of sound mind, then don’t do it. how we make changes. On Jan. 22 of this year, President That statistic has stayed with me Jameis Winston debacle at Florida In the end, it’s up to us as indi- One might look at crime statistics Obama set up the “White House everywhere I go on campus, with State University, we can all agree, it viduals to prevent this. The White for USF St. Petersburg and think, Task Force to Protect Students from each class I walk into, with each was handled poorly. There are plenty House Task Force isn’t going to well, we only had three reported forc- Sexual Assault.” Vice President Crow’s Nest meeting I attend, and of holes to be filled in both accounts, supervise us at every bar or party. ible sex offenses in 2011. However, Biden, serving as chair of this task anytime I enter my job on campus. and it was a shoddy investigation. People who wish to harm others are 60 percent of sexual assaults go force, was given 90 days to come I didn’t realize until this semes- Comments like “She shouldn’t have getting cleverer and more dangerous unreported, according to the Rape, up with different solutions to pre- ter that I’m always surrounded by been drinking anyway since she was as time goes on. Even if you’re just an Abuse & Incest National Network. vent and raise awareness of sexual women. Each one with their own underaged,” aren’t helping. observer, if something doesn’t seem So who is to say we’re as clean as assaults on all college campuses story, some choose to share, others That brings us to what we call right to you, as a decent human we look? along with helping schools address keep it a secret. It’s an uncomfort- rape culture -- the thing that pre- being, it is your responsibility to each offense properly. able thought. But just because you vents us from taking this issue as intervene. No matter how much of a I thought to myself, is it really don’t think about it, doesn’t make it seriously as we should. We all make hassle it may be. Matt is a senior majoring in mass that bad? I couldn’t help but look at go away. bad decisions from time to time, but Last week, USF Tampa hosted communications and entertainment a few statistics, and I came across I hope the task force is success- it doesn’t matter what she was wear- Take Back the Night, an event critic. He can be reached at mat- some disturbing details. The most ful in its efforts to raise awareness of ing. It doesn’t matter if you thought encouraging survivors of rape and [email protected] or on Twitter @ jarring: 20 to 25 percent of women this issue, but unfortunately, it will she wanted it. It doesn’t matter if she sexual assault, as well as allies, to get mttthms. will experience a completed and/or continue to happen, and it’s going was looking at you the whole night. together and raise awareness. Stories Jazz, not for your average elevator Trade produced the beginnings of the advent of the “big jazz band.” change. transformation over the past 238 By Taylor Austin jazz in America. We have Duke Ellington, the Dorsey Psychedelic jazz, jazz rock and years, filled with the sounds of saxo- Staff Columnist Throughout the 1800s, jazz Brothers, Artie Shaw and many jazz funk were infusions created by phones, clarinets, vibraphones, gui- picked up momentum with the help others to thank for this. the youth. Exploration and rebellion tars and trumpets. Jazz’s influence of the African-American church Transforming and sustain- perpetuated the creation of these is transparent yet highly potent, setting, and the introduction to ing itself throughout the 1940s genres and shaped artists such as and serves as an audible history of April is National Jazz salon and minstrel music. By 1890, and 1950s, jazz took on many new Frank Zappa and Miles Davis. America, constantly concurrent Appreciation Month, allowing 30 Afro-Cuban influence was added forms, giving birth to bebop, which By the 1980s, resurgence in tra- with the flow of American culture days for the expression of grati- to the repertoire, turning cities like greats like Charlie Parker and Dizzy ditionalist, “straight-ahead” jazz and society. tude of what Dr. John Edward New Orleans and Havana into desti- Gillespie boldly brought into the became popular, out of which My favorite jazz album is Hasse, curator of the Smithsonian’s nations for live music exchange. popular music scene. smooth jazz was born. Chaka Khan, “Trouble Man” by Marvin Gaye. National Museum of American With the dawn of the 1900s, the Remaining a constant parallel to Sade and Al Jarraeu combined Give it a listen. History, regards as a true American intertwining of ragtime and blues American culture and movement, downtempo instrumentals with dis- art form. was in full swing, and many jazz jazz became iconic in the 1960s and tinctive vocals. Mostly associated with 1920s artists began playing in Vaudeville 1970s, attached to many African- The jazz of the 1990s and beyond and 1930s America, jazz can truly shows that traveled to the West and American Arts and Nationalism is a pluralism in which no specific Taylor is a junior majoring in be found at the genesis of our coun- North. movements. The interest in African- style dominates, allowing for the history and photo editor. She can be try’s cultural awakening and iden- By the 1920s, jazz had acquired related song titles and lyrics popularity of a wide variety of styles. reached at [email protected]. tification. As early as the 1800s, the dozens of sub-genres including exploded, and songs like “Uhuru In many ways, jazz has carried edu or on Twitter @mapplemix. blending of African and European Afro-Caribbean jazz, gypsy jazz and Africa” and “Niger Mambo” became America through the ages, provid- influences along the Atlantic Slave swing jazz. The 1920s also brought anthems associated with unity and ing a instrumental backdrop of our Losing my faith in humanity By Chelsea The world failed this week when it came to sexual rights and education. There was slut-shaming with Peppermint Patties in Mississippi Tatham and a ban on an abortion for a raped 10-year-old in Senegal, Africa. This is the last time I complain about not having anything contro- Staff Columnist versial to rant about.

Slut-shaming and double stan- Mississippi has one of the highest school system and the lawmakers to If that’s not awful enough, the proper contraceptives. dards in Mississippi teen pregnancy rates in the country, ensure students are given the right girl is also forced to continue her Though human rights activists The passing of a law in Mississippi with a third of all babies born in the tools to prepare themselves. pregnancy because of Senegal’s in Africa continue to strive for legal requiring schools to teach sex educa- state born to teenage mothers. What angers me the most is strict abortion law, one of the harsh- abortions for victims of rape and tion, rather than just abstinence, was But many of the laws cater to there’s still a double standard when est in Africa. incest, the law still stands that the supposed to be a celebrated thing. conservatives in this traditionally it comes to the sex lives of men and Abortions are only permissible if only legal way to have an abortion is But according to a Los Angeles Times religious state. Because of its reli- women. Female students are taught it is a life or death situation. Women to save the life of the mother. article from April 2, the sex educa- gious and conservative roots, some that having sex makes them less must also get three physicians to cer- Many countries in Africa are still tion lessons weren’t exactly what drug stores in rural areas have been valuable and used by using dirty tify that her pregnancy is life threat- considered “third world” and are parents and lobbyists were hoping known to refuse the sale of contra- chocolate as a symbol. ening for the abortion to be legal. not caught up with the normal stan- for. ceptives to minors. Students even Why not pass around an Women who are found to have dards created by the Western world. According to the article, a school have to get a signed permission slip unwrapped Butterfinger and see had illegal abortions face up to 10 But it’s still heartbreaking knowing district in Oxford has curricula to take a sex education class. how fast it loses its chocolatey coat- years in jail. According to the arti- that not only is a girl raped, but she where students are asked to pass Who’s really losing in this situa- ing and falls apart? cle, 40 women were arrested for ille- will also have to become a mother around an unwrapped Peppermint tion? The students. gal abortions in the first six months to twins at an age when she is still a Pattie, or another piece of chocolate, The students are the ones who Napoleonic law limits women’s of last year. And hundreds of women child. and see how dirty it got. aren’t learning proper ways to have health in Senegal die every year from abor- This dirty, probably half-melted safe sex lives, and some aren’t even On the other side of the world, a tions done illegally and without a confection is used as a representa- learning another option aside from 10-year-old girl in Senegal, Africa, proper doctor. Chelsea is a senior majoring in tion of a girl who has had sex – used, abstinence. was raped by a neighbor and is now Like the students in Mississippi, mass communications and man- dirty and less valuable. If a teenager wants to have sex, pregnant with twins, according to many women who live in rural areas aging editor. She can be reached In the midst of this slut-shaming he or she is going to do it. It’s the an article by The Guardian in the of Senegal have little access to one at [email protected] and on and inappropriate sex education, responsibility of the parents, the U.K. doctor, let alone three doctors or Twitter @chelsea91t. April 7 - 13, 2014 | Volume 48 | Issue 27 crowsneststpete.com USF Sailing results Ryan Davidson, Nick John- Stocke, Connor Brady, Paul Alejandro Monllor, Jason stone. Crews: Alicia Blumen- Perry, Fernando Monllor. SAISA Team Race Championship D’Agostino, Walker Banks, thal, Emily Stuart, Rebekah Crews: Ali Yarbough, Colleen Robert Savoie. Crews: Sarah at Charleston, S.C. April 5-6 Schiff, Septima McAdams. Hartman, Rebecca Campbell. Hanson, William McKenzie, 1. College of Charleston 5-1 2. South Florida 4-2 3. Eckerd College 0-6 Jessica Resnick. Skippers: Jake Reynolds, Skippers: Christopher Skippers: Tony Collins,

Chelsea Tatham/The Crow’s Nest By Mike Hopey then athletic director, Paul Griffin, has been active, the club coed team teams are competing to qualify for Races and scoring Staff Reporter had the idea of adding a sailing team has been right along. The success of their national championships. to the athletic program. That team both programs has been a result of Being a sailor requires not only Sailing can be a difficult sport to The USF Women’s Sailing Team was placed in St. Petersburg where coaches Allison Jolly and Timothy physical ability and talent, but also follow. Unless spectators are on a officially got their start in 1997. the school already had an experi- King treating both programs the a work ethic to balance school and boat following the action, it is hard When the school wanted to add a enced sailing club. same, and holding every sailor to sailing. Students have to work a bit to watch. Combined with the fact football program, officials tried to In the years since the addition of the highest standard. King, who was harder to complete their work and that sailing is never talked about see what other women’s teams could sailing to USF athletics, the team has hired as the coed coach in 2012, has compete in the almost weekly sailing on ESPN, and it’s easy to see why so take on more players to balance the gone on to compete at the highest helped make the team No. 17 in the events that USF participates in. many people don’t know what hap- numbers of student athletes. levels in college sailing. The program country. The sailing program has become pens out there on the water. To alle- Title IX requires that college ath- is consistently ranked in the coun- As the school year is winding a part of the USFSP commu- viate this problem, here’s a quick letic programs be equal between the try’s top 20. As of the most recent down for students, the sailing team nity through the hard work of the guide to the different types of races sexes. With rosters in softball, basket- poll, the women’s team is No. 20. is gearing up for their qualifying coaches, dedicated alumni and espe- and how they are scored. ball and soccer already maxed out, The entire time the women’s team season. Both the women’s and coed cially the sailors. Fleet Racing The goal of team racing is to go as fast as possible and have the best finish. The scoring for fleet Sailor bio: Megan Hostetter racing is called low-point scoring and works the same as golf. The lower a school’s score, the higher By Mike Hopey wetsuit in the cooler fall and spring Apr 5-6 they finish. The first place team Staff Reporter months is a nice bonus. •SAISA Team Race Championships at Charleston has the fewest points, and the last Through two years, Hostetter •Emily Wick Women’s at Coast Guard Academy place team has the most. Finishing Sophomore Megan Hostetter used two of her eight semesters first in a race gives you one point, came a long way to be a member of eligibility. She has been study- Apr 12-13 second gives you two points and so of the USF sailing team. Originally ing biology but plans to transfer •Thompson Trophy at Coast Guard on. Teams typically only have one from Hyannis, Mass., a small town to Tampa for engineering. After •Four Winds Invitational at New College entrant per race, but in some regat- on Cape Cod, Hostetter came to her transfer, she will still be able tas the same school can enter many USF for the chance to sail. A chance to compete for the women’s sailing Apr 19-20 times. The only strategy for fleet she is trying to make the most out team but knows it will make things •SAISA Women’s Championship at University of North racing is to go fast and beat every- of in a difficult balancing act. harder. Carolina one else. Hostetter has been sailing since But she has the support of •Wilmington George Morris at Boston University (invite) Team Racing her maternal grandfather put her her coaches, she says. They have •Admiral’s Cup at King’s Point, NY (alternate) Unlike fleet racing, team racing in a sailing class at the Clearwater encouraged her both on the water requires a lot of strategy. Team Yacht Club during her summer and academically. Where some ath- Apr 26-27 racing has an equal number of trips to visit them. letic coaches might kick a student •SAISA Coed Championships at Jacksonville boats from two schools. The boats In high school she competed for off the team when they struggle, race in a multi-turned course with her high school team on Cape Cod. coaches Allison Jolly and Timothy May 27-30 the goal of getting the most teams She knew she wanted to keep sail- King told her to work on her aca- •ICSA Women’s semifinals and National Championships in the highest finishing places. Like ing in college and ultimately picked demics and the sailing team would at Navy in fleet racing, team racing scores USF based on its reputation and the always be there when she was ready work the same way, first place gets chance to sail all year. to come back. May 31-Jun 2 one point, etcetera. If a team scores The advantage, she says, to sail- Hostetter has the concerns of •ICSA Team racing national championships at St. Mary’s less than 10 points they will usually ing in St. Petersburg as opposed any student. She has to worry about win. Strategy in team racing comes to her native Cape Cod is that she what her major will be and when Jun 3-6 into play a lot more. Teams have to can’t get rusty from having to stop she will graduate. But added to that, •ICSA Coed semifinals and National Championships at communicate to make sure that the sailing during the cold winters. She she has to worry about how to make St. Mary’s other school doesn’t finish in the also adds that not having to wear a her starts better too. top three.