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This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University History: Campus Publications at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Crow's Nest by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. .> :sc a UNIVERSIT Y OF SOUTH FLORIDA ST." PETERSBURG --2004--ElECTiON N E s T SPECIAL ELECTION ISSUE V~l. 35;; N~.4 Unive'rsity, ~fsouth Ftciriga §i:' ~etersburg Nov. s, 2004 Third party 'Nervous but excited' supporters By Heath Hooper Staff W.riter go it alone·
A mood of muted tension By David Donald was in the air in the Radisson Contributing Writer Hotel and Conference Center St. Petersburg as the While crowds of Pinellas Republican PartY of Pinellas County Democrats and County celebrated election Republicans met on election night Nov. 2. night to support their candi A crowd of 400 republican dates, a large gathering of third supporters stared at giant tele party candidate supporters was vision screens in the Milan hard to find. ballroom, cheering as Fox Members of the News' Shepard Smith and Libertarian, Reform, Green MSNBC's Chris Matthews and Veterans parties in announced favorable results. Pinellas County did not have USF Tampa students Katy organized gatherings on elec Stolzman and Tracy Harper tion night. The Pinellas County were out in support of the man Florida Veterans Party had an they have worked to keep in organized gathering but it was office. online, said party chairman Both Stolzman and Harper Philip Neskin. were volunteers for the Bush "Libertarians are hard to qunpaign, standing for hours Photo by Jacqueline Fawcett get together," said Zack Kidd, by the road with pro Bush USF Tampa students Katy Stolzman (left) and Tracy Harper (right) anticipate the results of the who sipped coffee at Starbucks signs at big events such as the presidential election with the Republican Party of Pinellas County. "I stand by Bush and his poli in downtown St. Petersburg on recent rally in Progress Energy cies," said Stolzman. Harper, who said she feels that being a Republican in college makes ·you election night. "It's like herd Park. stronger becaus.e people challenge you more. ing cats." "We can't donate money, Rat:p.er than meet on elec but we can donate our time," "I have a brother in the the participation of students on the ·outcome. tion night, many third party Harper said. Each felt that Navy and a brother in the Air because politicians know who Stolzman said that no ·mat members gather after the elec their work provided them with Force, and I still support the votes." - ter what the final result turned tion to discuss candidates for valuable experience, which war," Harper said. He also said an active out to be, it will be "interesting the next race, said Michael they hoped would benefit them "A lot of people have mis youth was necessary to alert in class tomorrow. I think Gilson, chairman of the after graduation. interpretations of Bush's pqsi the politicians of their pres there's going to be a ton 6f dis Libertarian Party of Pinellas While Stolzman and tions,'' Stolzman said.Paul ence. cussion." · County. The party is more Harper differ with the party Bedinghaus, · the Republican While Harper waited for Ultimately, the students focused on local, not national line on issues such as abortion, chairman in Pinellas County, swing states of Florida and said they were refreshed by the elections, he said. they said hey feel that Bush's said that student participation Ohio to be fully reported, she contentious political process. Many sa.y those who vote stance on heaith care, social was "absolutely fantastic, and characterized her feelings ~s "You stand by what you believe security and the war in Iraq necessary." "nervous, but excited." in. That's what makes this a were ultimately more in line Bedinghaus, a USF alum Harper said the election's beautiful country," said See Third Party on page 8 with their ideals. nus, said, "We need to increase effects on students depended Stolzman. High hopes for Kerry faithful
By Brittany Fenske Fans were covered in stick attended the event and Staff Writer ers and pins praising the interned with the Kerry cam Democratic Party. Walls were paign. "If Bush wins, I am "Go Kerry!" "Go Kerry!" plastered with Kerry posters, scared." That was the chant heard along with red, white and blue "If the last four years is any at the Kerry-Edwards presi streamers. indication of what the next four are going to be, then it is dential watch party at the -With more than 200 Kerry Holiday Inn Select in supporters present, Kate going to be a disaster," said Bob _Spraitz, a Clearwater resi Clearwater on Nov. 2. Carptner, events and visibility They cheered and clapped coordinator for the Kerry cam dent and an alumni of USF as Kerry claimed victories in paign, said it was a terrific Tampa. states such as New York and turnout. P,eter Wahlberg, a senior Illinois. "If Kerry wins he is going at St.Petersburg High School Supporters bit their finger to have a lot of hard work get and president of the Young nails as they huddled around ting the deficit down," said Democrac~s , has worked on Linda Bock, 59, and Barbara Arnold 63, prepare a George Bush big screen TVs placed inside Kyle Feeley, a USF St. Voodoo Doll for attack. "We wanna give him some whacks for all and outside the hotel. Petersburg student who See Democrat on page 8 the bad things he's done to our country," Arnold said. .
HEATH HOOPER CHRIS GIRANDOLA The student-sponsored COLUMNIST GUEST COLUMNIST newspaper of USF St. Petersburg Jon Stewart is my hero Jon Stewart ·misses the boat In "Bad News," Robert their strategies. You are par Jon Stewart has a major Celebrity ·status has fueled EDITOR IN CHIEF Shogan outlines the myriad tisan - what do you call it - problem with broadcast jour the ever-changing face of 1V Kristie A. Martinez ways that journalists fail in hacks." nalism. While disguised as a and has itself been a byproduct their coverage during presi Carlson attempted to critique of television news of the competition that exists in ASSISTANT EDITOR dential elections. In his look rally against Stewart's shows, his crusade to inform the industry. With the plethora Vanessa Espinar · back· over thirty years of points, trying to franie the public of the laziness that of cable and .satellite program political coverage, Shogan Stewart as a hypocrite and exists in the media is an obvi ming, the mission of catching PRODUCTION MANAGER _ declares that "The new reali saying that "The Daily ous self-promotion for his and holding viewers' attention Donna L. Rhodes ty of the campaign trail boils Show" missed ample oppor newly-released book, "America is ever so important. down to this: The media all tunities to take candidates to (The Book): A Citizen's Guide So, noble as Stewart's call CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER too often have been reduced task when they appeared on to Democracy Inaction." is, he misses the boat. If any of to filling the role of enablers. the-show. To this Stewart The real issue Stewart pur the major news talk shows ven Gina Elliott Proulx Without fully realizing it or responded, "You're on CNN. ports, though, lies in the ture into deep analysis, then intending it, they allow and The show that leads into me demise of television journalists they will be relegated to the rat- SENIOR STAFF WRITERS sometimes is puppets across the ing status of Irena Milasinovic abet the m_aking crank board. CSP AN and the Genessa Poth abuse of the phone calls. On a ',. Instead of expect like. Proverbial ' ' Stewart took the What is heads will then· political recent tour of ing news shows to process by . opportunity to shred the .wrong with the talk show roll as money is STAFF WRITERS present a deeper ver Brittany Fenske the candi program's legitimacy by you?" circuit, lost in the wind: I'm not sion of their programs, Finally, Heath Hooper dates and calling out hosts Tucker Stewart sure what to Stewart should take his Stewart, in his Jason Merritt their han Carlson and Paul called out dlers." make of all hosts of hero status to a higher own contention Wendy Owen How Begala: '' this. Is it major cable realm and run with it. '' that he doesn't CONTRIBUTORS . sadly true that CNN shows, such matter iiJ. the David Donald this is. Modern media cov has lowered its standards of as CNN's "Crossfire," MSNBC's world of journalism, mistakes journalism so much that it the fact he holds any responsi Jacqueline Fawcett erage often breaks do~ to a "Hardball" and.Fox News' "The war of talking heads, . now considers itself on equal O'Reilly Factor." Stewart con bility as a journalist. His fake Chris Girandqla attempting to shout one footing with _Comedy tends that anchors have simply news show, "The Daily Show" Jim Grinaker another down while focusing Central, or that "The Daily become helmsmen of partisan on Comedy Central, has ADVISER on irrelevant minutiae of the Sho~" really is some form of hackery and do nothing more attracted about 1 million view campaign trail, completely "new news" worth consider on their shows thari shout at ers this season, surpassing the Lorene Roberson missing the forest for the ing seriously? Perhaps it's a each otlier or berate their total number of viewers trees. 'bit ·of both. That the ques guests. Stewart pleaded with (including the key 18 to 49 age tion can even be asked says group) tuning in to see real CROW'S NEST OFFICE: And finally, someone these television pundits to stop has noticed and decided to an enormous amount about hurting America with their cable networks like CNN, Fox Campus Activities Center do something about it. On the current state of journal- . simplistic approach to journal News and MSNBC. In addition, (727) 553-4113 Oct. 15, Jon Stewart, host of ism. ism. Furthermore, when Stewart's "America (The Book): [email protected] Comedy Central's "The Daily Of course, Stewart isn't broached by different hosts A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Show," went on CNN's the first to notice the prob such as Tucker Carlson of Inaction," a mock history text "Crossfire," ostensibly to lem. Rolling Stone's "Crossfire" and Bill O'Reilly book that he and his "Daily promote his new book. Timothy Crouse was com about his place in the journalis Show" cohorts wrote, sits on Instead of the traditional fun plaining about it in the '70s, tic realm, Stewart contended top of the New York Times repartee, Stewart took the David Broder of the that his show is fake journal bestseller list. opportunity to shred the Washington Post is a mod isl_ll, and thus need not hold Stewart holds the attention program's legitimacy by call ·ern watchdog and a host of any accountability. of a large and important audi ing out hosts Tucker Carlson others have commented on Stewart paints his pictures ence that is the future of and. Paul Begala, (who, in. a it. None, however, was as by numbers. He wants news America, and whether he real remarkably overlooked con effective as Stewart, and talk shows to engage in public izes it or not, he becomes its flict of interest, doubles as bravo to him for taking both discourse that examines the leading voice. In this evolution an adviser for Democratic the risk and the message to issues deeply, but he fails to of instantaneous communica presidential hopeful John the heart of the problem, recognize that competition tion, he and others like him Kerry,) and begging them to and for delivering it with fuels . the animated approach actually adhere to the true go beyond the "partisan such eloquence. "You have a many shows take. essence of journalism in the hackery" and "stop, stop, responsibility to the public In the book "Journalism: form of info-tainment. Instead stop, stop hurting America." discourse, and you fail mis Truth ·or Dare," Cardiff of expecting news shows to In what could be the erably," Stewart said of his University professor Ian present a deeper yet boring ver best 30 minutes of television hosts. Hargreaves contends that jour sion of their programs, Stewart of this political season, Stewart, on the other nalism has always served.a dual should take his hero status to a Stewart outlined a litany of liand, is a · resounding suc purpose of entertainment and higher realm and run with-it. complaints, pointing out cess. information. Today, however, - Chris Girandola is a that "Right now, ["Crossfire" - Heath Hooper is a Hargreaves says the instinct to graduate student in . is] helping the politicians graduate student in amuse is driving out the will Journalism and Media and the corporations. And Journalism and Media and depleting the resource to Studies. He can be reached at we're left out there to mow Studies. He can be reached . report and analyze in any [email protected]. our lawns. You're part of at [email protected]. depth.
- 2 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG November 5, 2004 r • c. , v ,. _ ,.$ZZ _ _ .. _ ~- ______--~~ __._ ...... ~~~
Dean limits political expression
By Brittany Fenske . matters of university governance and to De by Cassill, a USF St. Petersburg biol Staff Writer speak, write, or act as a public citizen with ogy professor, said students and professors out institutional discipline or restraint." should be informed about both sides of Mark Durand, dean of USF ~t. Durand said he sent the e-mail know political issues and then make their own Bringing you Petersburg's College of Arts and Sciences, ing that the issue might become more rele decisions about the issues. · science for e-mailed all arts and sciences professors vant as election time came. "Respect for my students comes first. I everyday life Oct. 20 saying he had received complaints "We can ask that faculty limit their can offer facts and my interpretation of the By David Donald from students about teachers interjecting instruction to topics relevant to the course. facts as I know them, but I make sure that their political views in class. We have numerous courses, for example, they understand this is my opinion and not Patchwork heart In the e-mail, Durand said unless the on political and religious topics that elicit some overriding universal truth," Cassill content in the teachers' curriculum covers extremely se:nsitive issues regarding per said. he damage caused by a political material, "it would be wise . for sonal beliefs and we embrace thoughtful, "My interpretation of Dean Durand:s heart attack can weaken [them] to monitor [their] statements, even free discussion," Durand said. email was that he was not limiting academ T a heart so much that it if they seem flippant and inconsequential." Daanish Mustafa, a USF St. Petersburg ic freedom as much as he was reminding us fails. The situation is not extreme, he said. geography professor who received the e to use our freedom wisely, rather than in Biologists and engineers Durand received two complaints from stu mail, said sometimes certain opinions in an aggressive, bullying way that belittles working in tissue engineering dents, but.said he''wanted people to know class upset some students. the opinion ~f a student or another profes are trying to aid ~e healthy what the limits are and remind them to "Although I understand . that, what sor," she said. comeback of damaged, failing make sure students have an opportUnity to upsets me is the fact that people coming to USF St. Petersburg journalism profes hearts. discuss their opi¢ons and encourage free school to leain cannot digest opinions con sor Mark Walters said he would argue that In the November 2004 expression." trary to their own, be it allegiance to Israel, personal opinions in the classroom can be issue of Sdentific American, Durand said his e-mail did not contra Palestine, the Democratic Party or the toxic to critical thinking, especially when two tissue engineers describe a dict academic freedom, which guarantees Republican Party," he said. "If people are coming from teachers. patch they developed for heart faculty the freedom to discuss relevant so sensitive that they cannot bear to have "I like to think of the classroom as an attack patients. matters in the classroom, he said. "If you're their biases and opinions examined and intellectual sanctuary apart from the rag Smadar Cohen, professor teaching chemistry, and your lecture is challenged, then they should probably not ing personal opinions that seem to shape of biotechnology engineering about the [presidential] debate, that's not come to college and instead should stick to our everyday lives," Walters said. at Ben Gurian University of academic freedom," he said. vocationaltraining institutes." Some students seem to enjoy the polit the Negev in Israel, and USF defines academic freedom as the Mustafa said Durand's email did not ical commentary of their professors. Jonathan Leor, a cardiologist following: "The freedom to discuss all rele forbid anyone from saying anything in par Jenna Mitcheson, a USF St. Petersburg at Sheba Medical Center, com vant matters 41 the classroom, to explore ticular; it just asked teachers not to create bined their expertise to create all avenues of scholarship, research and a classroom environment where certain See Expression on page 6 a patch that repairs dead heart creative expression, to speak freely on all opinions are not welcome. ~ muscle tissue caused by a heart attack. A heart attack occurs when Miss Florida overcomes obstacles of disabilities a blood vessel is blocked, depriving heart tissue of oxy By Irena Milasinovic could speak only in a whisper, and mostly gen. The lack of oxygen creates Senior Staff Writer ' ' · My challenge today is not relied on hand signs. Today, her voice is a dead zone in the heart. to take life for granted but to stronger, but "nothing like before the acci This dead zone can double .hauna Pender's dream was to live to the fullest, to think dent," she said. in size in a few months, become Miss Florida. · positively. '' She also couldn't feed herself. She deforming and weakening the S For three years, she had been first couldn't bathe or dress by hersel( heart, making it inefficient at runner-up. She graciously smiled and - Shauna Pender, Miss Florida 2003 "Those are the things we take for pumping blood throughout the hugged another girl who got to live the granted," she said. body. This can lead to heart dream she wanted. . Pender got into pageants when she failure. But when Erica Dunlap, Miss Florida Disability Awareness Week celebration at was in college. In 1998, during her fresh But Cohen and Leor have 2003, was crowned USF St. Petersburg. Lalania Seeders, stu man year at Florida State University, she successfully grafted patches in Miss America, Pender's dent assistant for the school's disability won Miss Tallahassee. the hearts of rats and pigs. dream came true. She office and coordinator of Disability She went on to win four more titles: The patch is a porous, was Miss Florida 2003. Awareness Week, said that challenges Miss Azalea Florida 2000, Miss West sponge-like scaffold made "Those were the Pender faced would raise awareness about CoasfFlorida 2001, Miss Panama City from alginate, which is related greatest two weeks of disabilities. 200~ and Miss St. Petersburg. to algae. my life," Pender said. "Her disability happened instantly," The alginate scaffold But her dream was Seeders said. "It could happen to you." Before the Miss Florida 2003 pageant, chemically resembles the natu short-lived. Pen9,er's days are nothing like before Pender lived in New York and was taking ral characteristics of heart tis- · "Imagine, if you the accident. acting classes and auditioning for soap sue, making it less prone to can, almost losing your Pender · In the weeks leading up to the Miss operas. rejection. life," she said to a Florida 2003 pageant, she spent her days Pender said it hurts to watch pageants When the patch was graft crowd of about 35 people Oct. 19 at USF shopping for a swimsuit, a strapless bra to and see perfect, unscarred bodies. ed to the dead area of the rats' St. Petersburg. "I did for four minutes. My wear under her interview dress and acces "My challenge today is not to take life hearts, surrounding blood ves moments of joy turned into moments of sories for the outfit she would wear on the for granted," she said, "but to live to the sels from the living tissue of pain." pageant's last night. She got her nails fullest, to think positively." the heart consumed the scaf On Nov. 7, 2003, during Friday rush . done, practiced her interview answers and Pender said her career goals are still fold. The scaffold was replaced hour in Miami, a chain of accidents led an prepared to sing "Before Your Love." the same. She still wants to get back to her with living tissue, stopping the 18-wheel semitrailer truck to roll over the first love - acting. dead zone from growing. Lincoln Town Car Pender was riding in. Now her typical day is filled with doc "My dreams haven't changed, but my Cohen and Leor believe Her injuries included a severed arm tor's appointments, visits to the gym, road did," .she said. they can test the patch in and crushed chest and vocal chords. After speech exercises and occupational thera She said she had to go through the humans in t:hree years. being rescued from the car by the jaws of py. Because of the accident, her short pain so she could be an able and produc Last year in the United life, Pender was airlifted to Ryder Trauina term memory is hazy. tive individual. She wants to do· motiva States, more than a half-mil- Center in Miami, where she underwent Pender, an actress and singer, said tional speaking so people can become -lion people diagnosed with multiple surgeries. she wanted to die when she found out she more aware of the challenges those with heart failure, but only about She now wears a long scar just couldn't speak after the surgeries follow disabilities face. 2,000 received heart trans beneath her throat. Pender calls it her bat ing the accident. "My platform was to encourage socie plants. The heart patch might tle wound in her fight for life. It was a bat "My voice was my livelihood," she ty to help people with special needs," she provide an alternative for tle she won, said. said, "and now I speak from life experi those waiting for a transplant. Pender's lecture headlined the first Months after the accident, Pender ence."
Crow's Nest, Vol. 35 No. 4 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG 3 FEATURES Seniors prepare to enter the workforce Sound • The transition from 119 of Bayboro Hall, students college to the workforce can make one-on-one appoint- . ments with career counselors OFF! is a process students who help with finding intern should be ready to make. ships, networking with profes sionals, preparing for inter What are you doing to By Brittany Fenske views and researching employ prepare for the "real Staff Writer ers and companies. world" of job hunting Students should prepare after graduation? . t seems like just yesterday themselves for their job search "I came _ you entered college as a by finding out what kinds of hereto the I freshman with little or no jobs they are searching for, Career worries of what the future said Jinah Rordam, coordina Expo would bring. After spending tor of career development at· today, and I'm also three or more years to reach USF St. Petersburg. looking senior status, you find yourself "Once a student has done into asking, "Now what?" this, he or she is able to refine intern To get a job immediately their research to a specific ships." Megan Harvey, 20 after graduation, early prepa industry, career role or com ration is essential. pany they would like to tar Photo by Gina Elliott Proulx According to get," Rordam sajd. State Farm agent Larry Chandler explains career opportunities at QuintCareers.com, a website In May, Ada Capellan his company to Selina Lakhani, 19, at the USF St. Petersburg offering career advice, you'll graduated from USF St. Career Networking Fair Oct. 20 . have more job-search success Petersburg with a bachelor's one-hour phone interview. Experience is great, but if "I plan on if you start early. degree in political science and "In a face-to-face inter a person has a good attitude going to "I could not agree more," has not yet found what she view, eye contact is most and shows that he or she can graduate school [for said Heather Grates, a gradu wants to do. CapeJlan heard important," Thompson said, be a team member, then train psycholo ate student from USF Tampa. about the Career Networking "and the worst thing to do is to ing is available for applicants gy]. I'm "As a senio;-, I thought it would Fair 'that took place at USF St. have bad body language and with little experience, studying for the 20, McCrudden said. be easy going into the crimi Petersburg on Oct. and look uncomfortable." GRE's, nology field right away." decided to check it out in · Kevin McCrudden, adver Katherine Zack, executive research· In reality, this was not the hopes of finding a job. tising training manager for the team leader for Target, agreed ing schools, and securing letters case. Thirty-six companies St. Petersburg Times, said he that the best thing a person of recommendation." Instead of being offered a · attended the career fair. was looking for someone with could do in an interview was to . Michael Rogers, 22 position dealing with domestic Representatives from each a positive attitude. have a positive attitude and be violence issues, "the State company had different ideas McCrudden said the worst knowledgeable about the com Attorney's Office offered me a about the kinds of people they things a person could do in an pany. She also recommended "I'm try clerk position in check fraud . wanted to hire. interview were to show up late dressing appropriately and ing to get where I basically just shuffled Jillian Thompson, who · or come with little knowledge limiting talk about personal as much · papers,"·Grates said. "If I could works at the Don Cesar Beach about the company or the posi problems during interviews. education go back, I would not take the Resort, said the hotel manage tion being offered. "The question most people as I possi blycan. job-seeking process so lightly." ment was seeking people with "The most important ques are surprised by is when I ask So when I Now is the time to meet a lot of availability and some tion I ask in an interview is, · them what their _greatest go out with the career service profes experience. But to get a job 'Why do you want to work for acco~plishment is," Zack said. there I'm sionals on campus. At USF St. ·with this company, applicants the Times and how can you "The best advice I could give wanted by as many companies as possi Petersburg's Counseling and must go through a multi-inter contribute to the company?"' ble." · Career Center located in Room view process, which includes a he said. See Workforce on page 6 Ashley Hendrickson, 22
ence professor ing Hillsborough County's Student Donny Smoak. Lithia Springs for radium iso "I'm a Robbins likes his tope activity. After that, substitute gains field job because he can Robbins did independent teacher at do what he loves research with Smoak; who Pinellas and get the experi later offered Robbins a field County experience Schools. ence potential work job. I'm the By Genessa Poth employers are Some of Robbins' daily president of the Senior Staff Writer looking for. tasks include collecting lake "This job is a sediment core, a cylinder of Student Education Association and I great opportunity lakebed which tells a lot about network and develop contacts weat rolls down Todd for me to work in a lake's history; building -anywhere I possibly can." .s · Robbins' face as he the environmental equipment, like the pump, for Kim Noorbakash, 20 inserts a rubber hose field, learn neces experiments; and processing Special to the Crow's Nest sary skills and samples in the lab. into Saddleback Lake's murky Environmental science research assistant make great con Both Robbins and Smoak "I'm water. The hose pumps water Todd Robbins says his job helps him get through a manganese fiber act tacts," said are concerned about high radi already experience and make great contacts in . substitute Robbins, a senior um levels in Florida lakes. ing as a filter that removes the field. teaching radium, a naturally occurring maj9ring in envi They tested freshwater mussels at area radioactive carcinogen. Made shore. The fiber will then be ronmental science. from local lakes and found schools." of a green garden hose, the tested for radium isotope activ Environmental science stu "hazardous" levels of radium in pump is Robbins' own design. ity. dents are required to do an their flesh. Although people After pumping 40 to 6o Robbins, 33, is a research internship or a senior project rarely eat mussels, radium liters of water through the assistant for USF St. before graduating. Robbins did Erin Dipple, 20 fiber,Robbinsreturnsto Petersburg environmental sci- a yearlong senior project test- See Student on page 6
4 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH fLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG November 5, 2004
... + Time runs out for summer internships
By Wendy Owen Staff Writer before they graduate. There are such as Northwestern Mutual, out of the country. at the business where students no summer internships avail Sterling Research and In USF St. Petersburg's want to intern. This helps stu • For some college able, but deadlines for fall Raymond James, said Kyle marine science program, some dents introduce themselves students, summer plans 2005 internships are as early Bebout, .internship coordinator professors hire students as and get as much information are already in the works. as Jan. 15. for the College of Business. paid interns, said Hope about the internship as possi USF St. Petersburg's edu "Our goal is that eventually Botterbusch, coordinator for ble. Not for a trip to the cation program has a strong we want kids to have real-life research programs. She said if Students· should be wary of Bahamas or spending relationship with Pinellas work experience;" he said. students can't find work, they ·online datapases that charge time withfamily, butfor County schools, and it works While there is no deadline for could seek a company offering for finding internships for stu- summer internships. with students for internship business internships, Bebout placement. Students may also said accounting firms look for '' Our goal is that eventually we want kids to Deadlines for internships intern at private schools, said interns up to a year before hir have real-life work experience. '' are approaching, but some stu Barbara Frye, an education ing them. Students searching dents aren't aware of these professor at USF St. for an accounting internship Kyle Bebout, internship coordinator for the College of Business opportunities tliat could add Petersburg. may have to start earlier than valuable experience to their Time is. also running out other students, he said. unpaid internships. This could dents, since other websites resumes. for journalism students look Some students don't know lead to a job at that business or 9ffer free internship searches. Not every major at USF St. ing for summer internships. where to look for internships. somewhere else, Botterbusch Students can find internships Petersburg requires intern Local newspapers like the St. Senior Justin Whitney, 24, said. on their own by contacting ships, but they can help stu Petersburg Times and the an English major, said he has Finding an internship is businesses that they are inter dents gain job experience Tampa Tribune set their dead n't had an internship and the first step to obtaining one. ested in. early, making them more Jines at Dec. 1 for summer "doesn't have a clue" about Students need to research their For some, an internship attractive to prospective ·2005 internship applications. how to·find one. prospective internship and find may just be an afterthought - employers. Students can earn up to three Many companies, both out what they need and what something to put off until the The education program is college credits from intern local and worldwide, include contacts they should make. last minute. But to a graduat the only one that requires stu ships. internship information on Applications are usually ing student the hartds-on expe dents to complete int~rnships USF St. Petersburg busi their websites. Internships are required along with work sam rience can be valuable, even if in order to graduate. ness students can also earn not limited to local businesses ples, letters of recommenda it means working for free. Education majors must college credit for internships. students can expand their tion and an updated resume. observe and teach in a class · Since last August, 27 students horizons and look for a place It's a good idea to call intern room setting for a semester have been placed at companies to intern out of state, or even ship coordinators at school and USF St. Petersburg Open House attracts prospective freslnnen • USF St. Petersburg's recruiters organize Open House to attract students for Fall2005.
By Irena Milasinovic pus, financial aid, scholarship Senior Staff Writer opportunities and application deadlines. lyssa _Rigolo wants to Vassel said representatives be ready when she from each college are at Open A starts a new chapter in House to answer questions, her life - college. educate and inform prospec Rigolo, 15, already took the tive students and therr parents Preliminary Scholastic about student opportunities at Aptitude Test, and she is get USF St. Petersburg. ting ready to take the SAT in Vassel has 300 freshman Photo by Jacqueline Fawcett her junior year. She has seats to fill for Fall 2005 at From left to right, Ashley Rigolo, 19, Camielle Swenson, 15, Alyssa Rigolo, 15, Tim King, 18, and received a Doorways USF St. Petersburg's 5,000- John King talk with Todd Williams, USF St. Petersburg's senior admission registrar's officer, about Scholarship, which will pay for student campus. a possible future with the campus. Williams discussed important issues such as costs and campus her four-year college tuition. Campus recruiters have life. She knows where she will live <;lone much more advertising - off campus with friends·. Her than before. Rigolo to the campus the most. applicarits in Jacksonville, Tim King, who is expected major will be engineering. They put advertisements in Small class size is one of Orlando and Miami. to graduate in May from H.B. Rigolo was among 75 the St: Petersburg Times, the main selling points for USF Until then, many students Plant High School in Tampa, is prospective students who posters in high school guid St. Petersburg campus at Open House were left to leaning toward the U.S.. - attended Open House at USF ance counselors' offices, and recruiters. wonder about off-campus liv Merchant Marine Academy in St. Petersburg on Oct. 23. for the first time, ads in school "When we get housing, it ing, nightlife and weekend Kings Point, New York, but "College is one of the most newspapers. They doubled will change how we recruit," activities. said nothing is certain yet. important choices students their visits to all Pinellas, Vassel said. "It will make a big Tim King, 18, and his "The majority of students make," said John Vassel, direc South Hillsborough, Sarasota, impa_ct on attendance and father, John King; asked about who attended are seriously tor of Prospective Student Manatee and South Pasco high enrollment." He said open off-campus housing and possi considering USF St. Outreach at USF St. schools. · houses would become a major ble roommates. John King was Petersburg, which is good since Petersburg. "I encourage any Alyssa Rigolo's 19-year-old recruiting tool in the future. In "very impressed with the cam we had a relatively small one to come." sister, Ashley Rigolo, can't wait 2006, when a residence hall pus." He said class size and the turnout," Vassel said. "It's He had hoped that close to to graduate in May 2005 from for 300 students is expected to interaction between students always better to have sincere 300 students would attend Osceola High School. The open at US~ St. Petersburg, and professors are two impor students instead of students Open House, where they could small class settings at USF St. recruiters will use the dorms as tant elements to consider when who are just window shop get informed about the cam- Petersburg attracted Ashley a selling point to potential deciding on a college. ping."
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for someone going into an interview is to let them know that silence is okay. Take time to gather your thoughts after a question has been asked." · Rordam of USF St. Petersburg's career center advised that stUdents fine tune and update their resumes and cover letters, and brush up on c their interviewing skills prior to graduation. "I have put a lot of work into· preparing my resume," said J.P Fatseas, a senior majoring in management at USF St. Petersburg. Michelle Watson, a senior majoring in psychology, is getting ready for graduate school. "I have done internships, volunteering and tutoring to gain some experience," said Watson, a USF St. Petersburg student. Ashley Hendrickson is a senior majoring in political science at USF St. Petersburg. Hendrickson said she wishes she had concentrated more on her grades wh~n she first entered college. Now she is determined to get as much education as possible by earning her master's degree so she "has a h~nds up on people and more skills." "I am so excited to start my life on a ·professional level," she said.
S_tudent.Jrom oaaeA could cause cancer in animals that eat the mussels. Handling life can be tough enough. In the future, Robbins andSmoak hope to continue working togeth er, studying bays and lakes from the Everglades to the Galapagos Islands. How do you handle death? Robbins said internships are not the only way students can get valuable, on-the-job experience. · "I would suggest to any student that they find a professor in their field of study and get in with them to do _some research," Robbins said. There's never an acceptable way for was a hemophiliac who found out during his "Everybody's looking for experience, not just a piece of paper." someone to lose their life. It's always tragic. sophomore year that he had contracted HIV Everyone is ac~:~tely aware of the potential of and hepatitis from unscreened blood that life and the value of the years that were transfusions. Yet he lived his last few years lived. How does one deal with the grief, the with great hope and fulfillment. seeming pointlessness of it all? How? Find out in his own words. His story Expression. from page 4 A college student named Steve Sawyer will possibly give you a new perspective on once had to deal not with another"s death, but life. See the feature article "Living with mass communications student, said she gets the impression that many of with the imminent end of his own life. Steve .Hope" on the Web at www.EveryStudent.com. her professors are Democrats. However, she said none of her teachers has ever forced political views on stUdents. "They just stress the importance of EveryStudent.com the election and of our vote," she said. 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The story lacks the One clothing brand in the film In one. home, Karen finds twists and turns needed to was called Gup, an obvious herself caught up in a super- keep the audience's attention. ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS • BY JASON MERRITT parody of Gap. Maybe the best natural_curse left from a mur- . ' The characters' failure to fight parody was that of the reporter der that happened in the house back almost makes the film's Shark Tale: A tale the scene of Frankie's death, in the film named "Katie a few years earlier. Anyone tone seem hopeless, as if of two fishes leading several bystanders to Current," who incidentally was who enters the house becomes everyone just gave up. Most assume that he has just killed a played by Katie Couric. attached to this grudge and viewers like to see horror film ·his animated feature shark. The only downfall was that isn't safe anywhere. characters at least try to fight tells the tale of a. mafia Oscar soon finds himself in the plot was fairly standard The film .is good not so back. T. style shark family and a · the spotlight. Deemed the and predictable. much for the plot, which fol- While many will be happy fish named Oscar (Will Smith), "Shark Slayer," he becomes an · In the realm ofcomputer lows every cliche found in hor- with this pre-Halloween fright, whose dreams are as big as the instant celebrity. But wh{m he animated films, "Shark Tale" ror films of yesteryear, but for others may find the lack of a ocean he lives in. Oscar ha,s agrees to help another shark, lives up to its predecessors. It the combination of chilling dynamic plot unfulfilling. - hopes of becoming a celebrity Lenny (Jack Black), disappear is a fun, entertaining·film. music, great computer-gener- on the reef, but for now, he from the mafia, he invites a ' ated effects and a.rtistic camera Rating: PG-131 Runtime: 96 minutes works as a tongue scrubber at gang of problems into his new Rating: PG 1 Runtime: 90 minutes work. Grade: a whale wash. found fame. Grade: · _ ~ f'r V~ Director Shimizu builds YYv>· Oscar's .fortune appears to "Shark Tale" is filled with . the tension well and capitalizes change when an anchor falls to great colors, action and charm. The Grudge: Thrilling on the unease that his cine- the ocean floor and crushes a The animators and actors yet unfulfilling . matography creates. The Grade Scale: &hark named Frankie (Michael seamlessly join both the char jump-out- of-your-seat portions Imperioli). Frankie just hap acters' visual appearance and This remake of director of the film are timed perfectly pens to be the son of Don Lino the attitude and reactions of Takashi Shimizu's Japanese and last long enough to give ~ (Robert De Niro), the head of the voices. The characters film proves to be downright the audience a good scare Flop the shark mafia. even take on physical traits chilling. wi~out giving them heart pal Coincidentally, Oscar is at closely resembling the actors Karen Davis (Sarah pitations. tr'V Even though the average "Straight Outta the Bearable age of the band members is 17, Sweatshop," their first track, these guys have their act "4th Street," speaks volumes ..··.~ .,Jill)..·.. · together. An extensive Web apout life on one of the busiest V uu. site, merchandise and many streets in St. Pete. The chorus Enjoyable live performances show that "Can't sell your body for the they could become a major crack on 4th.street!" says it all: ·· -~. '·-~~·~ -~~v · zr-- ~· -·· _.. ·. · force in the St. Pete music Not only is this song a com ... ' . ·• ' scene. While Can't Do It does ~entary on·the prostitution Entertaining n't have a big following now, and drug infestation of Fourth they hope that the more shows Street, but is also a catchy little . ' t'···' '.··· . ,-., · .~ . ',-·· .. '· tr'<-,' ; .· ·.'· t;,'' ··.,,·_..:· ', they play, the bigger their fan ditty. "Brian Austin Green" ~ '1 . . ' base will be. ·and "Saginaw Sucks" are also Must-see Their approach is to have fun songs with hidden mes fun and be their simple, nerdy sages about their lives. State Theater on 687 Central selves. To exhibit the band's Although hesitant to com Ave. in St. Petersburg on Nov. carefree attitude, lead singer pare themselves to any "main 13 with Rude Squad, Fang Josh Sullivan, 23, has been stream" bands, Can't Do It Shooey and The Supervillains. Special to the Crow's Nest known to dress up on stage as cites Slapstick, Telegraph and They will also be performing· at Matt Sim(Tls, bottom right, ls a·Psycho logy major at USF St. Batman or a Ninja Turtle. Streetlight Manifesto as being The Bank Nightclub at 1919 Petersburg by day, and a trumpet player by night for the St. When it comes to their big influences on their music. Central Ave. in St. Petersburg Petersburg--based band, Can't Do it. lyrics, they are about more Their personal tastes and on Nov. 24. than just having fun. Their musical heroes range from Ca.n't Do It songs are not only funny, but classic to contemporary. They are working on the also are service announce Saxophone player Kat production of merchandise BAND REVIEW e BY WENDY OWEN ments with a dash oflocal fla Denomme, 16, cites jazz sax such as t-shirts that they hope vor. legend John Coltrane as an. to have after the State Theater USF St. Petersburg psy idol, and drummer Andrew show. For pictures, music and omewhere lurking in love cartoons, comics, movies chology student and trumpet Mort, 17, looks up to pianist concert information, visit their The Globe cafe in and music. But they .don't just player Ma,tt Simms, 18, said Ray Charles. Bob Marley, Les Web site at www.cantdoit.net. S downtoWn St. love music; they also play it. their music is based on "stupid Claypool and Kurt Cobain also Petersburg, a group of goofy, They are Can't Do.lt, a ska stuff in the city [St. top the band's list of influential Grade: fun-loving kids hang out. Like punk band from the streets of Petersburg]." · artists to the band.· most people their age, they St. Pete. On their demo album, Can't Do It will play at the trtrtrtr- To have your announcements listed HAPPENINGS Saturday, Nov. 6 Tuesday, Nov. 9 Nov. 16-18 in Hapenings, send event date, Adult CPR and First Aid Laser Tag Lunch . Student Government Elections Saturday, Nov. 6 price, location and contact number When: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. When:-11 a.m.- 2 p.m. When: 11:30 a.m. - 1 :30 p.m. Fall Fest to [email protected]. Where:· Campus Activities Center, • Where: Harborside Lawn Where: Davis Lobby When: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Information must be sent no later Room 133 Info: Lunch on the lawn and laser tag Info: All USF St. Petersburg stu Where: Harborside Lawn Info: American Red Cross session than six days prior to publication for students, faculty and staff. Free for dents are encouraged to vote for Info: This family fun day includes proyides hands-on first aid training to date. For a publication schedule, USF students; $2 for faculty and staff. Student Government officers. moonbounces, pony rides, a petting recognize emergencies that call for e-mail [email protected]. zoo, spin art and kiddie games. CPR and to perform CPR with basic Announcements are chosen at the Open to USF students, faculty, staff disease transmission prevention. Cost editors' discretion. and their children. is $42. CROW'S NEST, VOL. 33 No. 2 UNIVERSIIY OF SOUTH flORIDA ST. PEIERSBURG 7 r -. ------~ . . ~. · --.•- Signs -of support in Tampa Bay "-----'"'=' 1: Photo by Jim Grinaker USF students had the opponunity to hear the three major presidential candidates speak when they visited the Tampa Bay area last month. · Sen. John Kerry spoke at the USF Tampa Sun Dome Oct. 1 and addressed about 8,ooo supporters. - President George W. Bush greeted supporters at Progress Energy Park in St. Petersburg Oct. 19. Reform Party candidate Ralph Nader spoke at USF St. Petersburg Oct. 21. About 150 people attended. "This country is full of people who want more voices and choices on their ballot line at local, state and national levels," Nader said. Photo by Jacqueline Fawcett Photo by Gina Elliott Proulx Third Party, from page ·1 for third party candidates throw away their votes. In the 2000 election, Green Party candidate Ralph Nader was called a spoiler who cost Al Gore the presidency. Nader received more than 97,000 votes in Florida in 2000, and the margin of victo ry between George W. Bush and Gore was 537 votes. "Voting for one of the two , Photo b¥ Gina Elliott Proulx major parties is throwing away David Witt addresses Pinellas County democratic voters and your vote, especially if you're a voluRteers on election night at Holiday Inn in Clearwater. "It's Libertarian," said Jeff going to be a long night," Witt said. Walenta, who spent election night at Cafe Bohemia in St. Democrat. fro in page _1 Petersburg. ''You need to vote for what you believe in." "Instead of voting for the the Kerry campaign since Austin said if Bush won there lesser of two evils, I voted for 2002. Last ~eek, he said he might be "crazy riot,ing." somebody who most embodied skipped school to work for the Brandon Keith, president my views," Zack said. Kerry campaign. of the Young Democrats at USF "I am here to support St. Petersburg, said he was at The Libertarian Party is 30 Kerry and celebrate with the the watch party to celebrate. "I years old, and is the third .. rest of the Democrats," he said. - have a positive, good feeling largest party in the country . Elizabeth Austin, a USF St. about it," he said. with more than 6oo elected Petersburg student, has "This is what we (the officials nationwide. workeq on Kerry's campaign Democratic Party) have been According· to. votepinel since the presidential primary working so hard for." las.-com, there are 28 regis- _- in New Hampshire. Keith didn't mince words · tered third parties in Florida. "I am here to celebrate and when considering a second In Pinellas County, 135,793 Photo by Jim Grinaker hear the good news," she said. term for Bush. "I'll wonder how voters have no party affiliation Jeff Walenta spent election night at Cafe Bohemia in St. ''I'll feel relieved and I think they were able to steal this one, or are members of third par Petersburg. 'Voting for one of the two major parties is throwing people's fears will calm." too," he said. ties. away your vote, especially if you're a Libertarian," he said: 8 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG Nov ember 5, 2004 ',