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University of South Florida Scholar Commons Crow's Nest University History: Campus Publications 4-20-2015 Crow's Nest : 2015 : 04 : 20 University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/crows_nest Recommended Citation University of South Florida St. Petersburg., "Crow's Nest : 2015 : 04 : 20" (2015). Crow's Nest. 505. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/crows_nest/505 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]. Single copies free The student newspaper at USF St. Petersburg Apr 20-26, 2015 | Volume 49 | Issue 29 WHEN WILL THE STRESSED. POOL REOPEN? p. 4 We’ve got answers. p.2 University plans to add parenting room on campus By Samantha Pritzlaff Crow’s Nest Contributor funding will come from. But over- all, he’s very optimistic. How would you feel if you had “There’s definitely a need, so to eat your lunch in the restroom we’ll definitely push to make it stall? What if someone told you to happen,” he said. go to the restroom to prepare your The idea was brought to atten- dinner? tion by senior anthropology major Currently, this is how nurs- Indira Goins. She has an 8-month- ing babies who come to USF St. old baby named Omni, whom she Petersburg eat their meals. often brings to campus. Goins But plans are in the works to set noticed the absence of a private aside a specific room on campus place on campus where she can where mothers can breastfeed their breastfeed her baby. babies. Goins resorts to going to the The room is planned to be in Wellness Center, but it has its lim- Student Life Center 2012. itations. She says she can only get Dwayne Isaacs, assistant direc- a room to breastfeed by appoint- tor of the University Student ment, and the Wellness Center Center, said he’s working on the closes at 5 p.m. After 5, it’s off to room with the Wellness Center. the restrooms. The space modification request During student government was submitted, and now it’s a bit of elections, Goins reached out to Nia a waiting game. If the project goes Joseph and Chardonnay Tyson’s as planned, it will be ready for the ticket online, which advertised new school year once the renova- commuter recognition. Tyson said tions in the SLC finish in August. she met with Goins in person, and Many of the details still need Goins voiced her concerns about to be worked out. Isaacs said they the need for a parenting room on still need to figure out where the campus. Courtesy of Samantha Pritzlaff Continued on p. 3 Student Indira Goins wants a parenting room to nurse her 8-month-old son Omni in a comfortable setting on campus. TRiO Support Services seeks to remain on campus By Mary Ann Putulin funded by the U.S. Department of community to me,” Perez said. reapplication process but discov- at least a year’s worth of funding Crow’s Nest Contributor Education, which offers students “High school was difficult for ered that the data needed in order for the 2015–2016 school year from The future of TRiO Support academic and personal support. me, not necessarily academically, to renew funding for 2015-2020 did the university, and the possibility of Services, a USF St. Petersburg orga- Students who are in low-income but there was a lot going on that not support the university’s demo- bringing in more future students. nization that offers academic and families or are the first to attend was rough to deal with.”The fed- graphics,” Wilson said. “I’ve proposed that we would personal support to first genera- college in their immediate family eral grants TRiO receives run on The data needed to show a sig- accept students who struggled with tion and low-income students, is may apply to the program. They are a five-year cycle and must reapply nificant gap in academic perfor- having a low high school perfor- uncertain. then selected based on their needs. for another five years of funding mance between the university’s mance, but do not necessarily have The program is undergoing “Coming (to USFSP) was like a in order to continue, according to population and the first generation to meet TRiO’s current require- administrative processes to deter- whole different culture and TRiO’s Terrye Wilson, the director of the and low-income students to receive ments,” Wilson said. mine whether it will continue to been there every step of the way and program. the grant. The program, currently open to stay on campus as is or as a reno- that means a lot to me,” said fresh- Aug. 31 marks the end of TRiO’s Wilson went to Han Reichgelt, 200 students, would welcome an vated program available to more man Brooke Perez, a current TRiO fifth year after applying in 2010. former regional vice chancellor of additional 50. students. member. Just before the winter break academic affairs, after this discov- Things changed when Reichgelt The TRiO SSS program is “TRiO is like family and last year, the program “began the ery and put in a proposal to receive Continued on p. 2 Continued from p.PB Apr 20-26, 2015 | Volume 49 | Issue 29 crowsneststpete.com USFSP student develops Android application Professor studies flesh-rotting By Nick Emmert installed on your phone, all you News Briefs Crow’s Nest Contributor have to do is hold your finger down disease in West Africa It all started when Ryan on the app that you would like to Monday, April 20 Callihan’s uncle gave him an change, and it will give you the By Caitlin Ashworth For more info on the research account for Photoshop. option to select an icon pack. Staff Reporter consortium visit www.stop- Join the Student Alumni Ever since, Callihan has taught Callihan is working toward Once a year, USF St. Petersburg buruli.org Association for their first himself how to code apps that rede- a degree in mass communica- anthropology professor Micah annual Lip Sync Battle at 5:30 sign icons on Android phones. tion. He hopes to write about new Boyer ventures out to Benin West p.m. in the Reef. Sign up via Since February, Callihan, a soph- technology. These interests devel- Africa to research the disease Benin, researching why someone in OrgSync today! The first 16 omore at the USF St. Petersburg, oped when he was in the Center of Buruli ulcer. Benin would delay treatment and people who sign up can partic- has used Photoshop to design the Advanced Technologies (CAT) pro- Boyer works for Optimus how to help people get the treat- ipate in the battle. icons. gram at Lakewood High School. Foundation Stop Buruli research ment they need. The apps that he creates have a Learning Photoshop in the consortium on a social science Social pressure, religion and cost flat, 2D look. He takes the images of eighth grade allowed Callihan to team with Dr. Mark Nichter, who come into question. Tuesday, April 21 popular icons and turns them into design icons. He played around was Boyer’s Ph.D. adviser at the Social pressure is an important his own stylized images. He has with the designs of icons on his University of Arizona. factor when treating an illness. Join the USF St. Petersburg created over 2,400 icons since he phone. He draws the icons on Buruli ulcer is the third most The stigma is associated with lep- Graphic design class of 2016 started. 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