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University of South Florida Scholar Commons Crow's Nest University History: Campus Publications 10-7-2013 Crow's Nest : 2013 : 10 : 07 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 : 2013 : 10 : 07" (2013). Crow's Nest. 711. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/crows_nest/711 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]. The student newspaper at USF St. Petersburg October 7, 2013 | Volume 48 | Issue 07 The Bulls (finally) Davis Lounge win gets a facelift USF beats Bearcats ending season-long streak. pg. 3 pg. 8 crowsneststpete.com ROTC builds sharp minds, strong bodies The academic and training regimens of ROTC cadets are grueling, but the hard work comes with significant benefits. By Amanda Starling Reserved Officer’s Training Corps training regiment. Saturday training lasts from 6 a.m. The USFSP ROTC program Staff Reporter program at USFSP. “We do everything you can to 1 p.m. allows freshmen and sophomores Three mornings a week, at 6:30 imagine without workout equip- Brown began ROTC at Braden to try it out without making a com- Two years of voluntary physi- a.m., ROTC members sprint up and ment,” Brown said. River High School. He spent much mitment. By their junior year, stu- cal training, inspections and down the parking garage ramps USFSP ROTC training mirrors of his time with the JROTC, a junior dents are locked into the program, early morning drills led USF St. and drop for push-ups. Sometimes, the ROTC program in Tampa. On version of the college program. He studying for various jobs and goals Petersburg junior Kristofer Brown a nine-minute mile is thrown into Fridays and Saturdays, the USFSP wanted to continue and was pleased in the army. to rotating leadership roles in the the mix. Each day is a different program joins Tampa for training. that USFSP offered it. See ROTC, pg. 3 Pool requires $1.5 million renovation; funds inaccessible By Jennifer Nesslar Staff Reporter Nearly five years after a leak was detected in the USF St. Petersburg pool, a solution remains unmet. According to Zac Oppenheim, assistant director of Campus Recreation, the surface of the pool water runs into gutters, which direct it into the pool’s filter. Though there is no specific point of leakage, some of the water is spilling into the ground and not making it into the filter. The prob- lem resides in the plumbing, not the pool’s foundation. Initially, the Waterfront staff sought to correct the problem. Oppenheim said three pool con- tractors came to assess the facil- Tyler Killette/The Crow’s Nest ity. The first two contractors said Mangrove seedlings fight to take root on USF St. Petersburg’s Bayboro Harbor shoreline. Dan McGarigal, director of the Student Government Department of they would fix the pool for about Sustainable Initiatives, placed the seed pods in the sand during a beach cleanup this weekend hosted by the Marine Adventure Club. Another sprout, placed $500,000. This fix would have no closer to the seawall, near the waterfront’s shaded sitting area, has already taken root and begun sprouting leaves. warranty, and the companies did “Mangroves would increase the ecological diversity of our beach,” McGarigal said. “The only species we see are a random heron or egret. Mangroves allow not want to hear from USFSP after for fish breeding, and many other birds to make nests and lay eggs.” they completed the work, even if it As seedlings, the mangroves are highly susceptible to being washed away by high tide or other elements. The approaching Hurricane Karen might also be did not solve the problem. The third a threat if it hits the area, McGarigal said. contractor told Oppenheim they weren’t interested in repairing the pool. Oppenheim said the Waterfront Parking appeals in hands of SG did not want to throw away $500,000 on a repair that might By Sarah Norcini be unsuccessful. USFSP adminis- Crow’s Nest Correspondent be able to appeal parking tickets to run two-hour and metered parking heading the appeal process change. tration raised the question of how the Student Government Supreme spots do not qualify, as the school The idea of appealing parking much would it cost to replace the Court rather than going through does not maintain them. tickets through SG is not unheard pool. The process for getting out of the Parking Services Department. Alex Johnson, chief justice of the of. parking tickets received on-campus All on-campus parking spots, SG Supreme Court, and Andrew will soon be a little easier. Starting including those in the garage and DeFraties, director of commu- See POOL, pg. 2 later in the semester, students will other lots, can be appealed. City nity and government relations, are See PARKING, pg. 2 October 7, 2013| Volume 48 | Issue 07 crowsneststpete.com A ‘surreal’ learning experience By Jennifer Nesslar Staff Reporter The added “A” in STEAM is the visit, and teachers will have a choice including projects for Disney News Briefs art component. whether they want to teach a week- and All Children’s Hospital in St. Art isn’t disconnected from sci- long or three-day lesson based on Petersburg. The Dalí Museum is partnering ence and math, Tush said, explain- the Dalí Mobile trip. According to Tush, this project Tuesday, Oct. 8 with the USF St. Petersburg College ing Salvador Dalí incorporated In order to ensure the curricu- was inspired by the Art Mobile, a Leaders from bay area busi- of Education to create the Dalí ideas of science and technology in lum is meeting the teacher’s needs portable building that traveled to nesses gather for the fourth annual Mobile, a traveling museum expe- his artwork. Reaching out to math and is not a distraction, USFSP and Pinellas County elementary schools Executive Forum hosted by the rience for seventh-grade math and and science students presents a nat- the Dalí will partner with teach- from 2007 to 2011. Because this USFSP College of Business. The science students. ural way to build on some of the ers at Largo Middle School. The vehicle required an expensive elec- event will bring together executives “Not everyone can come to the ideas at the museum, he added. school recently enacted a STEAM tric hookup to operate, it could only from Valpak, Ceridian, Bayfront museum, but the museum should Currently, Florida mandates a program, with influence from its travel to schools in Pinellas County. Hospital, All Children’s Hospital, come to everybody,” Peter Tush, maximum of 22 students in math assistant principal, Susan Hedburg, Museum Director Hank Hine Southeastern Guide Dogs and curator of education at Dalí, said. and science classes. Because of the who attended USFSP. wanted a more mobile vehicle that Team Red, White & Blue to discuss Spearheading USFSP’s involve- small size, the Dalí Mobile can The design of the mobile is still could go to more schools. While business ideas. ment is Benjamin Smet, the College work with math and science classes being modified, but according to talking to Elliot Wiser, Bay News The inaugural Industryof Education graduate program easier than art classes. According Tush, the inside is intended to look 9 creator and president at the time, Showcase will be a part of the event, recruiter. Smet, with other USFSP to Smet, up to 11 students at a like a “Dalinean landscape,” melt- Hine discovered Bay News 9 was in enabling students to meet local education faculty, is writing the time will go aboard the mobile. ing interior and all. The front of the process of buying a new vehicle. employers. The sessions will be held curriculum for the Dalí Mobile. Remaining students will stay out- the vehicle has a TV with a sensor Wizer donated the old vehicle to from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the USC This project comes from the side the mobile to do an interactive -driven eye that will watch students the Dalí Museum. ballroom. “Blue Sky Initiative,” the Dalí project regarding sonar and senses. as they enter. Several iPads in the Tush said the museum origi- Museum’s partnership with USFSP Tush noted that by working with interior also have eyes. nally wanted to start the program If you’ve ever dreamed of study- and other local organizations in math and science students, the The current design enables this fall, but expenses have pushed ing abroad in Vietnam, now is your order to combine resources. number of students reached would students to photograph them- the project back. The Dalí Museum chance to hear firsthand stories USFSP influenced decisions be greater, but in the process, art selves with the iPad and pix- board and education committee are from students who have. Students made regarding the mobile. students would also be involved. elate the image, Smet said. This is meeting to discuss ideas regarding will share reflections from their Originally, Dalí Museum staff Smet and his team are work- reminiscent of Dalí’s piece “Gala the cost of the vehicle. A vehicle was time in Vietnam this past summer. wanted to target seventh-grade art ing to ensure the mobile meets Contemplating the Mediterranean donated by Bay News 9, but renova- As a bonus, you will hear from students. Smet convinced them to Common Core Standards that Sea which at Twenty Meters tion costs may end up too high.

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