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- ilL IJE..S .J Volume 44 • Issue 18 - :\londay, February 22,2010 StudenOiediaatrSFSP.com Aspiring journalist made the most-of life On Friday, February 19 Aaron Buffalo in 2009 with a degree to become a great journalist. Moe, Managing Editor of the in Communications. He began Dr. Antone Silvia, professor in Crow's Nest and a graduate graduate studies at USF St. Journalism and Media Studies student in the department of Petersburg in the fall of 2009 . said, "[Aaron] made us think, Journalism and Media Studies, Aaron always had a positive he made us care, but he also died from Pneumonia. attitude an9 a sweet spirit. On made us laugh.". Born on February 16, 1986 his Facebook page he wrote He is survived by his mother in Buffalo NY, Aaron played "God loves me, so it's only Karen Moe and two siblings, and colleagues. A memorial basketball and football in high right that I share some of that Ericka and Izaiah. He leaves service will be held on Monday, school and junior college. love with you!" He had a strong behind a host of loving February 22 at 6 p .m at the He graduated _from SUNY desire to be a great student and family, friends , professors Poynter Library Corner. Executive meeting a factor in Treasurer's resignation
By Sadie Hewitt somewhat hostile. must support the president's vision. The text of the former constitution, Staff Writer According to Ellington, "We were Osborne feels they were using the the one allegedly read to Osborne at [email protected] not unhappy about his disapproval, constitution to get him to agree with the · meeting, also includes the oath Before former treasurer John however; what myself and Reuben the $16,000 allocation. SG members must recite as they take Osborne resigned at a Senate meeting were unhappy with was the "That's not why I was elected. My office: on Wednesday, Jan. 13, a meeting unprofessional manner in which John job was to make sure funds were spent "I do solemnly affirm that I will took place the Mondar prior mvolving decided to voice his opinion." correctly," Osborne said. Neither faithfully execute the office of_ of President Jon Ellington and Vice An email from Ellington said, "At no Pressman nor Ellington commented the University of South Florida St. President Reuben Pressman. Osborne tim~ did the Wk become a screaming on the allegations. Petersburg, and will to the best of my said the meeting was a main factor in match." The email was sent from Upon research-of the former student ability, preserve, protect and defend his decision to resign. Ellington's email address and signed body constitution, there is no article or the Student Body Constitution of Osborne believes the meeting was with his name, however Pressman said subsection requiring SG members to the University of Soutli Florida St. an executive response to an· email he it was a joint response . ;serve the President's vision. Petersburg." . sent out expressing his disapproval The former student body constitution However, it was found in the The constitution does say all SG for the $16,000 Student Government stated the Office of the Treasury was old Constitution that "the Senate members should collaborate and try wanted to allocate towards new paid _a separate entity. It did not directly shall represent the interests of their to· work together and elected Senate positions, formerly known as Bill operate under the president and was respective colleges." members must maintain a 2.0 GPA at 10-002, removed from the Senate responsible for budget allocations on The former constitution is also clear· all times. It does not say members are to floor by Vice Chancellor Margaret behalf of the Budget Committee. when it detaifs "SG shall represent the support the president unquestioningly. Sullivan. According to Ellington, the Despite the treasurer's constitutional interests and concerns of students to Osborne says the Jan. 11 meeting was paid positions did not total more than autonomy, "Ellington and Pressman the larger university community ... " one of the main reasons he resigned as· $10,500. said they were going to do it anyway, SG members strive to fulfill this treasurer. "It isn't what they wanted "They just went through what they that they were going to spend the with their support of the debate team to do, it was how they were doing it. wanted to do and they told me," money," Osborne rebukes. tournament funding and the Student It got to the point where I just didn't Osborne said, "they demanded that I At the meeting, Osborne said Environmental Awareness Society's want to be involved with them." not express my dissent for the plan." according to the two top SG officials plan to renovate the Harborside beach Osborne describing the meeting as the constitution says SG members area.
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2 ·THE CROW'S NEST VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 18 THE OUTLOOK Controversial Super Bowl ad is a fumble . .
By Lenay Ruhl commercial is how much talk Section Editor l.Ruhl88@yahoo :com it .stimulated before it aired, making it the "perfect advocacy If you watch college football, ad", according to columnist you know who Tim Tebow is. He David Gibson. is the quarterback for the Gators It was the perfect ad; most and known for the bible verses on people already knew what it was his face during each game. His about before even seeing it. The name was mentioned a lot these commercial did not mention the past weeks as his family fought words abortion or pro-life once. to have their story publicized as If you did. not khow about the a commercial during this year's commercial ahead of time, you Super Bowl. would not have even known the Their story advocates the message it was putting across. pro-life side of the abortion The hype the commercial Photo courtesy of The Associated Press I Focus on the Family debate. The commercial had generated got the public talking. ' Advertisement featuring former Florida QB Tim Tebow and his mom drew lots of . people from all different sides Despite the constant debates on at_tention before Sunday's Super Bowl. of politics fighting. Although the the issue, the commercial did commercial served its purpose in not change minds on abortion. getting the public's attention, it In this sense the comm~rcial did not prove its point advocating did not serve its purpose in pro-life. promoting pro-life. People The commercial was sponsored argued for weeks because they by Focus on the Family, a expected a strong message Christian values group. It was offending those who are known the commercial would pro-choice. The commercial promote pro-life. After weeks of consisting of Pam Tebow arguing airing the controversial talking about her· concern for commercial aired on Super Bowl her son,-and then Tim playfully Sunday. The best part about this tackling her, did not reflect upon . the abortion issue at all. _After all the controversy it caused, most expected a lot more from the commercial, especially
Mini Storage at the high cost of Super Photo courtesy of postonpolitics.com Bowl corru.:nercials, which average about $3 million, Tim Tebow sporting his trademark painted Bible versus. Best Pri~e Downtown CBS reported. For .$3 million dollars took the time to actually go to the main focus was advertising {727) 209-2763 one would think that the the Focus on the Family Web site Focus on the Family, and not commercial would be afterwards and read up on the necessarily promoting pro-life. extravagant, not the solid 'Tim Tebow story, you would ~ot This commercial stimulated www.arlington-mini-storage.com white back ground and · be at all persuaded towards pro conversation, but in the end vague message that left life. In Focus on the Family's was a fumble on promoting viewers sitting in front of defense, they claim on their pro-life. It did not make it as far their televisions thinking, Web site that 30 seconds was as everyone thought it would. "That's what all this fuss not enough time allotted to· tell Maybe next time they should try was about?" Unless you the story in its entirety. Perhaps a different play. VOI..UME 44 • ISSUE 18 - THE CROW'S NEST· 3 c PUS &BEYOND Crow's Nest . There is no debating their success Directory By Aaron Moe by their faculty people or they fly all eight awards in their first four Managing Editor the time," Almeida said. Depending tournaments including novice Adviser aaronmoe@ mail.usf.edu Deb Wolfe on teammate availability and funding, debater of the year and coach of the dpwoljeusjsp@ gmail.com Fresh on the heels of victory, the USF Trigaux said they've never taken more year. "The accomplishments of the St. Petersburg debate team have done than seven members to an event. USF St. Petersburg debate team are it again. However, what the team lacks in outstanding. They have performed at Editor in Chief Sophomore political science major funding, they more than make up for an extraordinary level, often competing Erica Hampton · Greg Almeida and sophomore in their convictions. Almeida feels against very experienced teams," said ehampto2@ mail.usj.edu environmental studies and history the team's capacity for philosophical Margaret Sullivan, USF St. Petersburg major David Trigaux, president of the and critical thinking, rather than Chancellor. · Managing Editor debate team, were awarded first place memorizing evidence, plays a "I think we have a winning record Aaron Moe overall at the University of Miami considerable role in their success. against everyone in our district except [email protected] toum~ent, which took place Jan. "It's a corpi>etitive advantage we Georgia State," Trigaux said. "The only 29-31. have," Trigaux said, "we just have to team we have a losing record against Section Editors "My first tournament ever and the bt? smarter instead of fight them page is Liberty: They are the best school Nikeya Williams night before, David was teaching me per page in re'search." in the country." According to Trigaux nswilli6@ mail.usj.edu basic terminology and procedures and "The beauty of debate," Trigaux said, one of Liberty's debate coaches served we just go into it and we ·end[ed] up "is that besides the speech times, there as John McCain's presidential debate Greg Lindberg winning the whole thing," Almeida are no real rules ... only 'norms.' If you coach. glindber@ mail.usf.edu said. have a logical progressiort and can Up next for the team is the Georgia Trigaux established the team in 2008. explain it better than the other people, State University Regionals Feb. 26 LenayRuhl The former St. Petersburg High School you win." through 28. "The future is very bright," lruhl@ mail.usj.edu debater secured sponsorship from Last year, the team took home Almeida said. "We are growing." a USF St. Petersburg professor and parent of two former classmates. Design Editors The group not only shares enthusiasm Michelle Marin for debate, they also share living ~ mamarin@ mail.usj.edu space and the occasional meal or two. Almeida and Trigaux are roommates. ~. ~~~... Tara McCarty "We're all really good 'friends," • ~;y tmccarty@ mail.usj.edu Trigaux said. The 30-member team is .a diverse llar~eraitll l&livililaleartl rr111111 Miranda Quinene bunch with one thing in common: mquinene@ mail.usj.edu debate. "We like it, we want to debate. IJllliiiYIIIIIVI&I·IJlilll&r: We want to talk about these issues," Photo Editors Almeida said. Michael Rohloff The team is divided into two branches: . _; ·--·:. :. . '/ ~ :~:.·. =·: capt.ainrohlojj@ gmail.com members able to travel and compete m••. f . l nationally and members unable to Zachary Hall travel but function as coaches, judges zlhall@ mail.usf.edu or logistical support. "Everyone on our team .has won Staff Writers individual awards," Trigaux said. "And Sadie Hewitt I think it's safe to say, that in the state lalh• i111 shewitt@ mail.usj.edu of Florida, we are the best team." When asked what makes their team ~ Harborside ~awn Robbie Crowley stand out, Almeida and Trigaux agree that it is lack of funding. rcrowley@ mail.usf.edu Thursday, February 25 "Funding is incredibly difficult to &IQ.ifS find," Trigaux said. "As a dub, we llam-3pm Andrew Silverstein are somewhat dependent on Student asilvers@ mail.usf.edu Government and now that a new --FREE!_· 9;. treasurer has been appointed, they're Amy Blanton Grab a shirt and join the fun of making your own creation! actually willing to fund us, which is ablanto2@ mail.usj.edu kind of nice. But previously, we have been struggling to get more money for ~ Aimee Alexander All events are FREE to students, the tournaments." and are funded through A&S fees. aralexa2@ mail.usf,edu Progran\ming provided by Har~ Trigaux said they are the only team he borside Activities Board. ' knows of with out-of-pocket expenses. Other schools have budgets for their teams. "Most teams hitve a van driven • ·-
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4 ·THE CROW'S NEST . _ -VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 18 c PUS &BEYOND Art exhibit provide~ new experience By Amy Blanton Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, --- -Staff Writer Down Syndrome, and any otlier [email protected] developmental disabilities. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, Creative Clay "lt brings money into the opened Word Up! a new exhibit, community to provide services for which features works of art in people that were institutionalized, different art forms_. such as physical therapy, speech Creative Clay, started in 1995 therapy, and other things that were by Grace-Anne Alfiero and needed," Andrews sai.d. "It was also Danielle Rottenberg, is a non-profit so that people with developmental corporation in Pinellas County disabilities could live -back in the that provides a place for people to . community." experience all forms of art. Although Creative Clay's Medicaid · Wben Alfiero . and Rottenburg funding has started to shrink, they started the progra:fu, they offered are gathering funds from different transportation to individuals that venues. signed up to be in the Creative Clay "For people who come to us who . Photo by Michael Rohloff program. have no funding, we have been very A variety of original art is on display and for sale at the Creative Clay's. Central Avenue "The funding source started when fortunate to receive money from the Gallery. developmental centers were being State Legislature Budget, which has closed," said Andrews, an employee been cut -out at this point," Andrews member artists o1;1ce a week. Clay for three years. "The exhibition of Creative Clay. said. "We have also had places such "Our artwork is done by people has pieces of art that has the use Creative Clay received government as the City of St. Petersburg, Pinellas of all levels of disabilities and of words in it," Bikoff said. " The assistance to fund the program. "The County and the Arts Council provide aptitudes," said Andrews. "Some reason behind the exhibit was that money that went to institutio~al us with money so that we can h~ve of our member artists have had their the artists, at the time, were using care came into the community as a · scholarships available." artwork collected." words in their paintings." home and community based fu.nding Creative Clay has other programs When a piece of artwork sells, the The Word Up! exhibit will be on source, which is called [a) medicaid such as Transitions, which works artist gets 50 percent of the profit and display until March 31. Creative waiver," said Andrews. with high school students who do not the other half goes back to Creative Clay is located at 1124 Central Medicaid waivers are for people function well in social environments Clay tq purchase art supplies. Avenue in St. Petersburg. For who have developmental disabilities and Art Links, which bripgs in Jodi Bikoff, the gallery curator, _ exhibit hours you can visit their Web such as mental retardation, professional artists to work with the has been working with Creative site www.creativeclay.org. USF·St. ·Pete offers time·management ,advice
By Aimee Alexander You need help. And the quiet chaos managem~nt," Saghal said. "Even happen. That's life. Allow for some Staff Writer that has slowly crept into your life is a few small changes can make a big wiggle-room in your daily schedule so aralexa2@ gmail.com now a blaring distraction. impact." you can still stay on top of things. Every time you sit down to do your "Time management can help us be Sagbal has a few suggestions to Nobody:s perfect. Be kind to homework, there is always something more efficient and effective with our help students jump-start their time yourself and forgive yourself. It's better ·to do. Friends are calling. time," said Dr. Anita Saghal, Clinical management skills: okay if you can't do it all. American Idol is on. That high-scoring . Director of USF St. Petersburg's Tackle that list. Make a list of all Sagbal recommends students learn Gran Turismo record you broke last Center for Counseling, Health and the things that need to be done, then time management skills early on night is just waiting for a rematch. Wellness. prioritize and set realistic goals. because waiting makes.them harder to- You have mastered the art of Saghal believes the freedom many Schedule. Schedule. Schedule. implement. ' procrastination, right down to printing first-time college students experience Take a look at your week ahead and "You may not have a problem with that 1,500 word economics essay that _can sometimes over-whelm them. plan out how you want to spend your it now, but if it does become aqJroblem is due in about five minutes. "Students might have unrealistic time. Make room for work, school; in the future, you will have the skills to If only you had more time. How did - expectations," Saghal said. "They and leisure time, and leave some manage it," she said. life get so hectic that your laundry strive for perfection, don't ask for help, flexibility for last-minute tasks. A So, next time you spontaneously hamper has now declared its own and try to do everything themselves." calendar or daily planner can help decide to log onto Facebook, ask zip code? When will you ever get This urgency to get things done, she 'provide structure. yourself where it ratiks on your around to cleaning up that biohazard, explains, actually increases stress and Know your limits. Pace yourself. priority list. formerly known as last week's becomes counterproductive. Ask "how much can I do?'' It's okay caramel frappuccino, now breeding in "A lot of _students don't realize to say no sometimes. Even to yourself. your kitchen sink? there are tools to help with time Give in ~ometimes . Emergencies
~ - .. VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 18 THE CROW'S NEST· 5 E-NTERTAINMENT Getting overcff/Z ©fJJ. By Andrew Silverstein same time, the album attracted a whole new Now it slightly detracts, which is weird Staff Writer crop of listeners .they would have had a hard because this is some of Alkaline Trio's asilvers@ mail.usf.edu time reaching without the support of their most sincere and emotional material to major label, Epic Records. date. You would expect some of that Alkaline Trio has a musical histbry. every This Addiction really tries to make 'amends passion to shine through in the delivery, bright-eyed kid with a brand new guitar with their early fans .and punk purists. In the but in pivotal moments, Skibba's lyrical can only dream of. From days of dropping end, it just feels like a disingenuous, forced content and delivery feel detached from out of college to play loud, dirty punk for apology. one another. Consequently, songs like Piss the hometown kids in McHenry, lllinois; to The first track, This Addiction, blasts us and Vinegar and Draculina suffer. signing with a major record label and now with upbeat drums and fast power chords Dan Adriano, Alkaline Trio's bassist and touring the world. eerily reminiscent of their first full-length, ~occasional singer, takes the helm for three Alkaline Trio has managed to· transcend Godda#*t. For any early fan it is a near songs on the album and Off the Map might the division between the underground and heartwarming moment; like the part in a high even be the best track on the album. mainstream and remain virtually unscathed. school movie after the dor.k.y kid becomes While these songs are great, there are Their newest album, This Addiction, attempts popular, loses his way, and realizes how true just some befuddling moments on the to take the sonic time machine back and and wonderful his original, dorky friends album that can'not be ignored. The overly tap into the primal, punk rock roots of their were ~-'fhe chorus hits and eliminates all cheesy and unnecessary synthesizer on earliest years. traces of warm, nostalgic fuzziness. It feels Eating Me Alive seriously diminishes the Decisions like these are always risky like a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a spinach sincerity of the whole "going punk again" endeavors for bands with divisible success. salad: ridiculously out of place. thing for Alkaline Trio. Photo courtesy of Alkaline Trio/ Epic Records The Trio is used to them. Their last and Similar descriptions can be used for a The Trio's trumpet solo in the song Lead possibly most successful album to date, noticeable portion of singer Matt Skibba's Poisoning is not quite as painful but still feels on This Addiction but appear to have gotten a Agony & Irony., ventured heavily into vocal delivery on the album. In previous a little misplaced, especially when they are little lost in the process. Tinges ofthei.rearlier commercial radio, abandoning the punk-rock releases he would tackle high notes with attempting to recapture the sound of their years peer through, but are watered-down territory. an air of confidence and fervor. His vocal ear!ler records, where I am pretty sure, there by lackadaisical delivery and. questionable Early fans called them "sell-outs," pretty expression did not just compliment the mood was not a trumpet in sight. instrumental composition. much a scarlet letter in punk circles. At the of the songs, it made them. OveralJ,Alkaline Trio makes a noble effort
Febnlary 22: February 23: February 24: February 25: February 26£ February 27: February 28: Annual Poetry Slam Walk on the Wild Segregation and Public Art Finalists Big Ten/Big East Big Ten/Big East Big Ten/Big East Grand Finale Side: Evening Integration Presentations Baseball Challenge Baseball Challenge Baseball Challenge 7:45-10 p.m. Fitness Walk (1950 .,.. 2010) 2-Sp.m. 10 a.m. 10a.m. 10a.m. Campus Activities 6-7 p.m. Noon STG-114 180 2nd Ave SE 180 2nd Ave SE 180 2nd Ave SE Center Core Boyd Hill Nature Davis 130 Art in State Buildings: The More info at More Info at More info at www.floridasbeach.com A night of poetry and Preserve Moderator- Normal Jones session is open to the www.floridasbeach.com www.floridasbeach.com spoken word. Theme: II public. Please feel tree to Black History. Special attend as toea! artisits Join us for this open St. Petersburg Wine Nature Walk Music Fest on the Guest: Poetic College. Encore 2010 No. 2 share their artisitic vision forum that wi&l discuss the and Food Festival 10:30 a.m. Water Sponsored by Black 7:30p.m. advantages of segrega· and oompetitive p!ans Students Association with the USFSP M 7p.m. Boyd Hill Nature 1-4p.m . The Palladium tion and integration for blacks in America. selection Committee. Tanpa Bay's favorite N. Straub Park Preserve The Pier Buy a slice get a chamber music series Panelists: Paul Stewart Local restaurants will (segregation) and James slice at Joey turns 10 in 2010. Encore Black Trivia showcase the,ir finest Sounds of Saturday. Oliver (integration) cuisine along with select Brooklyn's Pizza Chamber Series, concert 7-9p.m. No. 2. vintages from Premier Save the Radio. with USF ID Residence Hall One Beverage Company. 1-4 p.m. Yoga at Boyd Hill 1st Floor 11 a.m. ..,. 4 p.m. Nature Preserve The Pier A night of fun and St. Pete Shuffle 1st Ave. N. and 2nd !Hi p.m. mocktailsl Test your St. N. . 7-11 p.m. Boyd Hill Nature knowledge on Black BIG BAND: A Tribute History facts with 559 Mirror Lake Preserve to Harry James and Jeopardy style questions! DriveN. the Andrews Sisters Sponsored by SaleK Free shuffleboard! featuring Charly Student Association Equipment provided. Raymond. Instruction available. 7p.m. Side Door Jazz - Coliseum Denise Moore and Jim Stafford in Then Some Concert Masterworks: 7:30p.m. Sp.m. Ravel's Bolero The Palladium The Pafladium The History of Jazz · Critically acclaimed as the 8 p.m.. From Dixieland To 'Victor Borge of the Progress Energy Smooth-From Armstrong guitar', Jim creates Center for the Arts, toSade hilarious antics from Mahaffey Theater everyday life I Enjoy a mix of magic and seduction with Oukas' The Free Salsa Lessons Sorcere~s Apprentice and Ravel's Bolero. 8:30p.m. Captain A/'s Restaurant, the Pier 6 ·THE CR:OW'S N.EST VOLUME. 44 • ISSUE 18 c PUS &BEYOND • An evening WI th Lisa Ling 1·- By Amy Blanton comes from witnessing the worst and Staff Writer dreaming of the best," Ling responded. [email protected] Lisa Ling was born in Sacramento, ·On Thursday, Feb. 11, Lisa Ling CA. She has been in the television spoke at the event "To Life Shining business for more than 20 years. Her Light On A Better World" held at the first job was as a reporter for a middle Mahaffey Theater, where sh~ shared and high school' journalism program her experiences as. a journalist. called Channel 1 News. Ling stated The eyent was organized by the that one of her colleagues at the station Florida Holocaust Museum. The was Anderson Cooper, who now Board Chair of the Florida Holocaust works with CNN. Museum, Marty Borell, stated that.the Ling's first job as an adult journalist museum's mission is to ''create a ·hate was as an U.S. cor_respondent in free Tampa Bay co.mmunity." Borell Jalalabad, Afghanistan, where she ·quoted Helen Keller saying, "All the covered their civil war. world is full of suffering. It is also full Ling said that one image that stays of overcoming." in her mind about this assignment . Gayle Sierens, Co-anchor for WFLA was seeing young boys who looked TV News Channel·8, introduced Lisa no . older than 10 years old carrying Ling as the keynote speaker of the bazookas. event. Sierens said that because of Since returning from Mghanistan, what Lisa has accomplished with her Ling was a co-host on the ABC career thus far, she is considered a Daytime talk show, The View. She journalist and a humans right activist. co.: anchored for three and a half years, Photo courtesy of Indiana University Sierens said that "every good however, after the Sep. 11 attacks, journalist follows the Code of Ethics Ling decided to go back into the field issues, so they took a risk by hiring She closed by telling those in by giving a voice to the voiceless, . as a journalist. me·," Ling said. attendance that it is their responsibility hold the powerful · accountable, be Her producer told her that she Ling traveled to China to report to go out and change the social fair, ethical, [and] show integrity. Lisa should try to get a job with National on the One Child Policy for National conditions that they see, because like Ling is clearly all of these; things." Geographic. "It is the preeminent Geographic. The Chinese governrrient Oprah Winfrey t0ld her, ·"Now that Sierens believes Ling's work reveals authoci.ty ori · the natural world and allowed Ling's · camera crew to you know, you c~n ' t pretend that you truths and injustices, and wonders cultural storms. They never really accompany an American couple to don't". what motivates het to do this. "It dug too deeply on current and social adopt a Chinese baby girl. F-itness· center makes room. fo ·r new editio.ns By Robbie Crowley and take advantage of this free service he said. "The cardio equipment is Staff Writer provided by the school. , also starting to break down, and rcrqwley@ mail.usf.edu Marty Dempsey, the intramural and parts ire becoming more and more USF St. Petersburg seems like a l)ew fitness coordinator at USF St. Petersburg, expensive to keep replacing." and . improved place with the recent commented more specifically on what Given that the campus consists of completion of the Harborw.alk project. the money will likely bring to the fitness about 4,000 students, expansions With master plans of campus-wide center. and improvements seem necessary improvements in development, students "First off, we are adding a new strength '. to accommodate students' needs. can expect to see more innovations on line featuring bench presses, racks and Dempsey is also aw~e of this need, campus in the near future. plate-loaded machines." Dempsey said. and he believes the forthcoming The next area of improvement on "Second, we are replacing many of the changes will benefit both the current campus will soon come to the fitness cardio pieces that we . currently have student body and future students. center. Student Government recently with newer, updated versions." He thinks that adding more cardio Photo by Michael Rohloff passed a ~ill approving $75,000 to Dempsey also stated that students' machines - as well as the addition spend on upgrades and renovations to concerns for necessary improvements of about 800 square feet for free Renovations are underway at the fitness center in the the exercise facility. helped prompt the bill and make student weights-should help accommodate CAC. The current equipment available is government aware of the issue. . our growing student population. adequate, but it could pe improved. . · "Students expressed the need to add With the bill passed for these equipment is approved, it will be ordered Updating existing machines to newer spac.e to the current fitness area. There improvements to our fitness center, we and installed.as soon as possible. ones, as well as adding more machines, are currently no free weight benches, hopefully will see the changes soon, These improvements can h~lp promote can make the environment more squat racks or plate-loaded machines that but a firm date to begin the renovations a· more active and healthy lifestyle on motivating for students to work out most fitness facilities generally feature." has not yet been set. Once . the new our campus. ----
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8 ·THE CROW'S NEST .VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 18 SPORTS How much Bulls support is there at USFSP?
By Greg Lindberg money towards other things. I would Nairiloli Complex located at 7901 "We want to have a unified student Section Editor love for them to bring it back." 30th Ave N, on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 1 section," she said, noting that students [email protected] Jon Ellington, the President, said that p.m. vs. Michigan. of all c~puses have expressed he is working on plans to find a cheaper While some events have been spread interest in wearing gameday t-shirts at Just over 34 miles separate the USF alternative for students to attend out to other areas, the university is home games to feel more connected as Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses. games. He said the bus previously trying to find ways to bring more supporters of the athletic teams. But despite the distance, we are all used cost $600 to rentfor each game. students to the sporting Accor<:Ung to Pratt, men's soccer and considered members of the Bulls He hopes to ..secure a smaller bus or events in Tampa. basketball events are the most popular community. van for games next fall. Courtney Pratt, the sports students attend besides football But how much support of school Ellington is also working student marketing games. She also said each campus athletics is there at USF St. Petersburg? with USF St. Petersburg Vice - coordinator for has its own designated football game According to an online survey Chancellor Kent Kelso to bring USF athletics, every season. For example, there is a conducted by Student Government last the Bulls baseball team to·nearqy hosted a forum USF St. Petersburg home game every semester, about 57 percent_of"the 673 Al Lang Field this season. USF on Feb. 10 to ·year to recognize the campus and its respondents indicated that they attend is already scheduled to play find out what students. USF home football games often each two games in St. Petersburg as draws students Ellington hopes students will come year. Only 26 percent, part of the Big Ten Big East from satellite out for the upcoming baseball games however, said that Challenge, but Ellington and campuses to and will continue to support the Bulls they attend at Kelso are hoping the local athletic events. on every field and court. · least one other ballpark will host even more She said several "I think it's a great way for students USF sporting action. The first game vs. ideas were to take a break, go show support for event each Ohio State will J:>e held djscussed and that our school and have a good time," he semester, such at Al Lang Field located attracting students said. as a basketball or at 180 2nd Ave. SE, on is "still a work in baseball game. Friday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m., progress." Brian Akins, while the other contest the residence hall will take place at the coordinator, said he sees "plenty of support" from Support USF Baseball s~dents who live on campus. Akins Team in local St. Pete: estimates that about half of the students in .the residence Friday, Fe~. 26 at 4 p.m. hall attend football games. USF vs. Ohio State · Akins said that in the fall of 2008, A·l Lang Field · the school had a bus to take students Progress ·Energy Park directly to the games 180 2nd Ave. SE at Raymond James Stadium. "For the first game, we had a full bus," he Sunday, -Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. said, adding that buses for one or two other USF vs. Michigan. games had between 15 and 25 students. But Naimoli Complex he said SG made the 7901 30th Ave N -decision to cancel the bus this past season. "They decided to go in a different direction," he said. "It's not cheap so they used that
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