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E,ST \'olumc :.U • Issue 2-t :\londay.April 12.2010 Studcnti\lcdiaatUSFSP.com Army ROTC Tee up for wounded soldiers and families By Amy BJanton Participants who purchased a super Staff Writer ticket got to compete in the contest. [email protected] The putt closest to the hole won the On Friday, April 2, the USF St. prize pack, which included a golf Petersburg Army ROTC hosted the polo, a sleeve of golf balls, a water Sixth Annual Association of the bottle, and a golf for two at any golf United States Army golf scramble tampabay.com course. at MacDill Air Force Base to ,. Also included was a certificate for raise money for the Fisher House two rounds at any of the 72 courses Foundation. they work with on the west coast of According to Major Scott Macksam Florida. assistant professor of military science Participants who registered for and leadership, "We chose the Fisher the event received a gift bag filled House because it directly goes to with bottled water, certificates, a · wounded warriors and their families. Golf Now koozie, granola bars and It is important because it leaves out other giveaways. After registration, any type of middle man." participants could look at the items A scramble golf tournament consists on the silent auction table and place of two teams at each hole. Because bids. every team starts at a different hole, Some of these items included two the scramble. ends when each team round-trip tickets with American has played at every hole. Airlines , a $900 value, to any The event took about three destination in ~e US, Mexico, the months to set up and according to Caribbean, Bermuda or Canada, .a Camoufl age was not required duri ng the USF ROTC There was a good turnout of active duty service sponsored golf tournament held at MacDill Air Force members, ROTC cadets and veterans of all branches Macksam "was very, yery intense." two night stay at the Sheraton Sand Base. of service for the USF ROTC golf tournament. He aavertised the tournament throug Key Resort in CJearwater Beach h radio, newspaper, fliers, word of valued at $600 and an Adams Arms Lightning's Defenseman David Hale, last was given a women's golf bag. mouth and other golf courses in the Piston System for an AR-15 valued and two suite level tickets to the The Army ROTC campuses that area. "It was not just one thing, but at $400. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Carolina volunteered at the event were USF multiple things to get the word out." Then.~ was also a raffle at the Hurricanes game. St. Petersburg, St. Leo University, The tournament, sponsored by event. Some of the items were a The trophy ceremony for first, USF Tampa, Clearwater Christian, Golf Now, the Golf Channel's Web $45 gift certificate to Bonefish Grill, second and third pl~ce was set for 6 . Eckerd College and St. Petersburg site, began with a putting contest. a autographed hat from Tampa Bay p.m. As a joke, the team that placed College. Senate debates proposed executive budget By Sadie Hewitt have requested funding. Waterfront, and then the Senate and Appropriations Each organization will experience Staff Writer the Co-ed Sailing Team, Campus committee chair Alex Moser spoke a funding increase from their 2009- shew itt@ mail.usf.edu Recreation, Harborside Activities about his committee's review of the 2010 budgets except for Campus Board (HAB), Multicultural Affairs, "\ Each year top Student Government budget. Recreation and The Crow's Nest. The Crow's Nest, Student Life, (SG) executives are required to "We did see an increase in how much This year's campus recreation budget Leadership, SG and the Debate Team propose an Official Executive Budget we can give out this year," said Bakali. totaled $63 ,380 but was ~iven $60,425 are all student Activity and Service Proposal for the upcoming year to be "As the executive committee working for the upcoming academic year. reviewed by the Senate Committee on (A&S) fee fti~:tded organizations. with appropriations we did our best to The Crow's Nest received the largest During the first reading of Bill 10- Appropriations. come up with numbers that would be budget decrease overall, totaling 016, Chief Financial Officer Nadir The budgetforthefollowing academic best to help out our campus and the 49.5 percent in cuts from last year's Bakali explajned the budget briefly year details the 10 organizations that organizations." budget. 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Bullying should not be tolerated By Lenay Ruhl with different felonies such as statutory and verbally a:bused day after day by · responsibility as witnesses to take a ·Section Editor rape, violation of civil rights with her classmates? stand and stop it once it has started, lruhl@ mail.usj.edu bodily injury, harassment, stalking Bullying seems like such a juvenile especially if we are in a I_>Osition of Think of your most embarrassing and disturbing school assembly. So term but in reality it is a much bigger authority like the school administration moment. Think back to the humiliation far nothirrg has happened to the school issue than some assume. There are at South Hadley High. that you felt, the way your heart was administration. Although we feel that long term emotional effects as a result Under no circumstances should pounding in your chest. Now imagine these kids definitely dese~e being of bullying arid there should be no bullying b~ tolerated. 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In this same sense, shouldn't of bullying are also more likely to turn life ahead of her, Phoebe Prince was 14. the school administration be held to drugs and alcohol to find an escape. too sad and defeated to fight back, so As a result of this young girl's tragic responsible for neglecting tlie fact that In reality bullying will never she took her own life. death, nine students are being charged this. young girl was being physically completely go away. It is our How can you help save the earth? By Aimee Alexander Commute Without Polluting: ·In aq500 .htrnl to determine the ~est . Staff Writer .. c~~uq~C:cu.~ ... 2006 St. Petersburg was awarded the time for outside activities. If air -Qt.. ... ..,. ~~~~ ~,.JO aralexa2@ mail.usj.edu ~u!!n•.... '-.C. ...:rr.. .. C. ..... 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