THE ORACLE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 I VOL. 57 NO. 32 www.usforacle.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Meet the candidates The student body will vote at their respective polling locations across campuses, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. or online March 2-5. Peter Radulovic and Thomas Knudsen Trevor Martindale and Darnell Henderson

By Devin Perry knowledgeable about By Leda Alvim and consolidation. MANAGING EDITOR NEWS EDITOR internal university Under their “4 workings,” Radulovic said. Consolidation” initiative, Student body presidential “It’s not like you just go to As the only non- Martindale and Henderson candidate Peter Radulovic Student Government and Tampa ticket running in plan on implementing and vice presidential you can get things done, this year’s presidential a “trolley system” for candidate Thomas Knudsen it’s like we’ll have people election, candidates Trevor students to travel to all three are reaching out to students whose job is to personally Martindale and Darnell campuses — Tampa, St. to make sure their voices figure out how to solve your Peter Radulovic. Henderson from the St. Pete and Sarasota-Manatee Trevor Martindale. are the driving force behind problems.” ORACLE PHOTO Pete campus advocate for — free of charge. The SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE initiatives. Knudsen, who was added accessibility and uniformity initiative would be based Core to their campaign is to the ticket last Sunday, with their platform “4 All.” on a partnership with a implementing an “advocacy wants to focus on addressing With accessibility and bus company, consequently, council,” a group comprised the ongoing traffic issue on uniformity leading their leading to more campus of representatives chosen by campus. A bus initiative was campaign, their platform resources accessibility, Radulovic and Knudsen that added once Knudsen joined incorporates four initiatives according to Martindale. can act on behalf of students the ticket. focused on specific issues “So if we’re going to be and marginalized groups. “The absolute main thing across all three campuses, one USF, we need to have

“The council would that I care about is the bus Thomas Knudsen. including student success, resources available for the Darnell Henderson. ORACLE PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE consist of people health, the environment n See RADULOVIC on PAGE 3 n See MARTINDALE on PAGE 3 ORACLE Claire Mitchell and Gustavo Spangher Kuchari and Hyelampa Thlala Kolo

By Alyssa Stewart decided to create or keep By Jorgelina Manna-Rea goals on their platform. EDITOR IN CHIEF initiatives that they were CORRESPONDENT Some of these goals stand passionate about and would out from the rest of their Presidential campaigning benefit a consolidated For presidential and vice platform as well as the for Claire Mitchell could university. presidential candidates other candidates including be considered a déjà vu Their new initiatives Kuchari and Hyelampa subsidizing housing, moment. However, for are outlined in their “Go Thlala Kolo, sharing family expanding Bulls Media and Kuchari Thlala Kolo. running mate Gustavo for G.O.L.D.” platform and status as international building a center to house Claire Mitchell. SPECIAL TO THE SPECIAL TO THE Spangher it’s an entirely which stands for growth, students is what sets their Tedx talks for USF students. ORACLE new playing field. opportunity, loyalty and ORACLE campaign apart from the “The price of housing is After former presidential development. others. skyrocketing,” said Kuchari. candidate Yusuf Fattah This meant other “We’ve experienced “As student government, withdrew from the election initiatives had to go, like different types of places, we should be able to cut a last week, the new ticket advocating to remove the +/- so we have a different due or subsidize housing for started the second week of system on a student’s GPA. leadership mentality,” said students on all campuses.” campaigning by rebuilding “There were so many Hyelampa, referring to There is also talk by their Hyelampa Thlala Kolo. their website and initiatives. amazing initiatives that I growing up in Nigeria. campaign to create a “USF Gustavo Spangher. SPECIAL TO THE SPECIAL TO THE As a compromise, the two The campaign has six ORACLE n See MITCHELL on PAGE 3 ORACLE n See KOLO on PAGE 3 NEWS 3 OPINION 6 SPORTS 8 2 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 ● THE ORACLE The Oracle THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1966 Editor in Chief Alyssa Stewart @AlyssaKStewart

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NEWS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ● THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 ● THE ORACLE 3 KOLO MITCHELL Continued from PAGE 1 Continued from PAGE 1 Tedx Center.” was working on with Yusuf “We want students to that it was really hard to come together and show narrow it down to ones I how brilliant we are at felt strongly about, but we USF,” said Hyelampa. have a limited time in office They also want to so we don’t want to have expand Bulls Media so that anything on our platform it is accessible to all three of that we can’t follow USF’s campuses — Tampa, through on,” Mitchell said. Gustavo Spangher and Claire Mitchell. St. Pete and Sarasota- Hyelampa and Kuchari Thlala Kolo. However, an initiative SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE Manatee — and elevate it SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE that the ticket believes is as a medium for students addressing parking consolidation in mind. worth expanding is Bulls — located near Bruce B. “The first two days were to express themselves. issues, maintaining what They intend to be inclusive Country — a service that Downs and Fowler Avenue super stressful for me They want students to each campus’s Student of USF’s three campuses. provides discounts to — are only granted to because I needed to catch be comfortable calling Government (SG) has “I want to make sure stores in the local area Tampa students and not St. up,” Spangher said. “I was in to discuss concerns previously set forth and that the campuses with — so that it’s accessible Pete or Sarasota-Manatee watching consolidation and promote events they rewarding the leaders of the smaller population universitywide. students. and [Student Government] are involved in on their student organizations for [Sarasota-Manatee and St. For example, Spangher Even given the late from afar so after I became respective campuses. their work. Pete] aren’t being starved,” said Tampa-based campaign start, Spangher involved with this, I really The other goals of With all of these goals, said Kuchari. restaurant discounts, said this week has allowed had to dig deep and do my their campaign include the Kolo siblings have kept such as Grain and Berry him to catch up. research.” MARTINDALE RADULOVIC Continued from PAGE 1 Continued from PAGE 1 people who may be able system and how awful it to afford cars have a cheap is at the current moment,” ride to each campus,” Knudsen said. Martindale said. “If they’re He said his plan is to going to be paying all these introduce “smarter bus extra fees in the future, routes.” then they should be able “Have you looked at Thomas Knudsen and Peter Radulovic. to enjoy it regardless of the bus map? It doesn’t ORACLE PHOTO/LEDA ALVIM wherever they are.” Trevor Martindale and Darnell Henderson. make any sense. I’m sure system that goes around to the existing tech fee In regard to Student SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE someone tried to think each campus, one in the students pay per credit Government (SG) elections, senatorial would be $1,500 and accessibility to all through it, but it doesn’t morning and one in the hour, Knudsen, a third- Martindale and Henderson and $500, respectively. three campuses, especially work at all.” evening.” year engineering student, want to work on reshaping “We want people to not after consolidation going While buses on campus The initiative would run proposes block funding, the way campaigning be intimidated and think into effect on July 1. are a concern for the vice through partnerships with which is allocated funding works. it’s impossible to attain a “Coming from St. Pete, presidential candidate, USF to supply the buses for specific programs, to Martindale and position just because they we are a smaller campus the presidential candidate and operations. entice students’ creativity Henderson plan to don’t spend like thousands and Tampa is the majority, is looking at the public Another way they hope and innovation on campus. implement finance reform of dollars on their but I do believe that we transportation systemwide. to connect with students “[We’d] ask the students by imposing donation campaign,” Martindale should come together as “We came up with is by implementing an how they would like these caps for presidential said. a whole and be a united this intercampus “engineering commission,” issues solved, and if you and gubernatorial Although both front together, making sure transit exchange which is a program come up with a solution, elections. For presidential candidates are from St. that all campuses have the system,” Radulovic said. dedicated to funding ideas propose it,” said Knudsen. campaigns, the cap Pete, Henderson said they resources other campuses “Essentially, what we’ll students have to fixing “If we like it, they can get would be a max of $2,500 hope to create a united have,” Henderson said. have is something like a issues on campus. compensation and build while gubernatorial and front to bring uniformity twice-daily charter bus Funded by part of on their portfolios.” 4 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 ● THE ORACLE

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are measurable facts,” he said. “Many communities in Florida are already dealing with the consequences of these changes and will have to adapt to and mitigate against their impact for Nathaniel Sweet Jared Sellick decades to come.” Rather than seeing climate

OPINION EDITOR COLUMNIST solutions as a hindrance to the When substantive issues entered the equation, questions were vague economy, Rubio should continue On Feb. 24, students got their and repetitive. ORACLE PHOTO On Feb. 7, Sen. Marco Rubio to learn about the ways in which first and last formal chance (R-FL) announced he would join the Florida economy can expand to hear from the Student were offered few opportunities moderate the debate. the bipartisan Climate Solutions with green jobs. Government (SG) presidential to interact. This choice had obvious Caucus. The solar industry alone candidates. The first 30 minutes were symbolic value — all three SGs This move signifies a change in generated $17 billion in the US The SG presidential debate exclusively personal questions, coming together under one roof. approach to environmental issues economy in 2018. Florida would was the first in which candidates covering their regrets, weaknesses Unfortunately, it also opened the in some parts of the GOP. With be wise to ensure that some of from the entire USF system came and conflict-resolution styles. door for clear conflicts of interest. luck, real climate action can come those future jobs are created in head to head. It was also the only These are great things to ask With four of the candidates out of this caucus, created last the Sunshine State. debate for the entire election during a job interview, but with having served in SG, some October. If GOP senators are moving in cycle — in recent years, SG had limited time and bigger topics at could’ve had personal and The caucus consists of six a new direction when it comes held at least two. hand, they felt like a waste. professional relationships Republicans, five Democrats to dependence on fossil fuels, The diversity of the candidates When substantive issues with the moderators. Those and one Independent, including they’ll be facing an uphill battle. on stage was unprecedented. entered the equation, questions relationships create the known moderates like Sen. Susan An analysis from the Center Among the eight candidates were vague and repetitive. possibility for bias in the Q&A Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Chris for American Progress found for president or vice president, Candidates were asked multiple process. Coons (D-DE). that 60 percent of Republican four had never served in SG times how they would balance Those conflicts might have The caucus was founded congresspeople are skeptical before. Three were international the needs of different campuses, been even worse if Fattah hadn’t to create a bipartisan dialogue about climate change. students and two were from the without any specifics on where dropped out, considering his about climate change and aims They also have financial St. Pete campus. that balancing act might be position in the Executive Branch. to pass legislation that’ll tackle incentives to be skeptical. One ticket even saw a sudden needed. He serves as the Tampa campus’s the threatening issue of climate According to the Center for shake-up. Former presidential Meanwhile, distributing funds Chief Financial Officer, a direct change. Responsive Politics, a research candidate Yusuf Fattah dropped from the Activity and Service subordinate of Student Body This change from Rubio group that tracks money in U.S. out, Claire Mitchell took Fattah’s Fee — the key function of SG President Britney Deas. is curious considering his past politics, oil and gas industries place and Gustavo Spangher and a major question mark going It’s worth mentioning that comments on climate change. contributed an average of stepped up to run as Mitchell’s into consolidation — was only there wasn’t any apparent “There is a lot of debate about $61,200 to each Republican vice president. mentioned once, by Darnell favoritism during the event, but the causes and what percentage of congressperson in the 2018 The combination of Henderson from the St. Pete even introducing the possibility it is due to human activity versus election cycle alone. international versus domestic, campus. is ill-advised. something else,” he said during Rubio should work with Tampa versus St. Pete, and SG While it’s not clear exactly why Overall, this debate was a an August 2019 CBS interview and this new caucus to advocate for insiders versus outsiders could the questions were structured poor showing on SG’s part. Both has often been critical of “climate reform in the Republican Party to have led to a lively and productive this way, one possible reason is the candidates and the students alarmism.” support green energy initiatives. debate about critical issues facing the choice of moderators. Rather deserved better. However, after joining the USF students, especially with than a neutral outside actor, caucus he released a statement Jared Sellick is a senior consolidation around the corner. SG selected each of the student Nathaniel Sweet is a senior with a different tone. studying political science. Instead, candidates were body presidents from Tampa, St. studying political science. “Changes in our climate, fielded softball questions and Pete and Sarasota-Manatee to such as the rise of sea levels, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ● THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 ● THE ORACLE 7

INJURIES wing Luize Septe transferred for MBB Gregory said. “Against UConn, Continued from Continued from In Brief PAGE 8 similar reasons prior to the Dec. PAGE 8 probably the last seven minutes. Mihaela Lazic and Maria 30 game against Brown. today,” Gregory said. “There ... We got the same looks in This weekend Alvarez have gone down for As terrible an ordeal as was a couple of things today — overtime that we did previous, at home in USF the season, while sophomore last season was, it might have we make some hustle plays and in regulation, in overtime. ... point guard Elisa Pinzan, mitigated the damage this year. get some loose balls and falling We’ve just got to keep producing Athletics junior forward Bethy Mununga Despite a rough nonconference out of bounds or kick it out and good shots and just got to keep and freshman wing Kristyna stretch that saw USF win zero they get it. I was sitting there believing that they’re going to go Brabencova have all missed games away from Tampa until saying, ‘Can we catch a break in.” Women’s multiple games due to injury Jan. 16 at Temple, the Bulls are right now?’” USF also effectively shut down — Pinzan and Mununga going sitting at 17 wins with two games Perhaps the time USF (12-15, ECU’s leading scorer in the first Basketball down in the same game, even to play in the regular season, plus 5-10) needed one of those breaks half. Sophomore forward Jayden SMU (Dec. 6 vs. Alabama State). the conference tournament and a the most was midway through the Gardner, who finished with a Saturday 7 p.m. “You definitely look at those potential WNIT bid looming. first half. A 1-of-8 stretch from the game-high 19 points, only scored (Senior Night) first five games, and we’re “As bad as it was at the time, field turned what was a 14-11 USF four during the first 20 minutes. Yuengling Center definitely not the team that it still helped us for this year, lead into a 25-16 ECU lead. “The one thing that we were we were, but throughout the because a lot of guys got good Gregory called timeout, and able to do, we turned him into year, you just have to evolve,” minutes that we usually don’t after the ensuing break, the Bulls more of a perimeter player,” Fernandez said. “Definitely, it’s get,” junior center Shae Leverett went on a 14-4 run, cutting the Gregory said. “And because he not like what we went through said. “Having that time and deficit to one. was on the perimeter, he didn’t Softball last year. But it’s getting close actually working on what we “Basically, [Gregory said] we get any offensive rebounds. And to it.” need to work on and then being just had to pick up the intensity,” he’s good enough, he’s still going USF Tournament 1 It’s actually eerily close. Four able to bring the freshmen and junior guard Justin Brown said, to get 19 on you, but we forced Rutgers - Fri 2 p.m. Bulls were lost for the season last help them out, that really helped “play harder on the defensive end. him into 15 shots and we forced Texas A&M CC - Fri 4:30 Don’t let our shots on offense him into three turnovers. ... But p.m. show themselves on defense. If he’s going to get 20, we just had to Syracuse - Sat 11:30 a.m. we miss a shot on offense, we make him work.” TBD - Sat 4:30 p.m. can’t go back down and have a Most notably, the Bulls TBD - Sun 11:30 a.m. bad defensive possession. He just were 4-of-25 in regulation from USF Softball Stadium kept engraving that in our mind. 3-point range, but shot 3-of-5 “We know what we can do, during overtime, including what we know what we’re capable of. ultimately proved to be the game- We’ve had a lost season so far and winner from Brown with just over we just keep pushing. We don’t 2:30 remaining. Sophomore guard Men’s Soccer quit.” Xavier Castaneda and senior Tampa Bay Rowdies Prior to the timeout, USF was guard Laquincy Rideau also hit Friday 7:30 p.m. shooting 27 percent (6-of-22). The 3s, with Rideau’s icing the game Corbett Stadium Bulls finished the half 4-of-10 and with 18 seconds left. From left to right: Silvia Serrat, Maria Alvarez, Kristyna 23-of-61 (38 percent) for the game. Ultimately, despite the poor Brabencova and Mihaela Lazic. Alvarez and Lazic are out for the season, Ultimately, the teams traded shooting in the first half, four Serrat has medically retired, while Brabencova has missed playing time blows: There were 10 lead changes, Bulls finished in double figures: as well. ORACLE PHOTO/BRIAN HATTAB with neither team leading for Brown (18), sophomore forward year, with the final being senior us. more than 20 minutes. But ECU Michael Durr (15), Rideau (14), wing Laura Ferreira before the “So it was a positive and a started to pull away toward the and junior guard David Collins UCF game Jan. 8. Three players negative.” end of regulation, leading by as (11). Brown also had four of the are out for the year, with the The Bulls clearly managed to many as seven with under six Bulls’ seven 3-pointers. Baseball most recent, Alvarez, coming Jan. navigate through worse last year. minutes to play. Gregory is hopeful the shots Northwestern 5, three days shy of the one-year They’ve been able to do it this But the Bulls did what they that fell late in the game and in Friday 7 p.m. anniversary of the first game the year as well. weren’t able to do last week overtime can buy the Bulls some Saturday 6:30 p.m. Bulls played without Ferreira. “Same like it was last year. All against Wichita State and UConn momentum. Sunday 1 p.m. In another similarity, we have is all we need,” Leverett and kept up with the Pirates. USF “Hopefully it builds a little USF Baseball Stadium sophomore guard Vanessa said. “We’re going to just keep went on a 9-2 run, tying the game confidence,” Gregory said. “In the Blagmon requested her release pushing no matter what. If we’ve at 57. UConn game (on Sunday), our days before last season tipped only got eight people to dress “Out of the 80 minutes last offensive efficiency was off the off due to a lack of playing time, out, we’re going to give our best week, the only time I think we chart. ... So I didn’t expect to come or at least a concern of such and do our hardest we can with didn’t play good against Wichita in here at home and not shoot as in the preseason. Sophomore eight people no matter what.” State was the last five minutes,” well.” SPORTS 8 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ● THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 ● THE ORACLE In Brief Men’s Basketball Wilcox receives Bulls battle with ECU in OT win combine numbers Mitchell Wilcox has his measurements. The former USF tight end, who has been projected to be a mid-to-late round selection in Brian Hattab April’s NFL Draft, checked in at

6 foot 3 inches and weighed 247 SPORTS EDITOR

Coach Brian Gregory said Tuesday the Bulls didn’t play complete, 40-minute games in their two losses last week. It’s debatable if they did Wednesday night against East Carolina (11-18, 5-11) at the Yuengling Center, but it was more than enough to put up a 73-68 Mitchell Wilcox overtime win. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/ USF ATHLETICS “It’s funny. There were stretches Justin Brown finished with a team-high 18 points in USF’s overtime victory over ECU on where we played better in both Wednesday night. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/USF ATHLETICS pounds at the NFL Combine in those games than we did n See MBB on PAGE 7 Indianapolis. The Tarpon Springs native, Women’s Basketball who told the Tampa Bay Times on Tuesday that he believes his Powering through another injury-filled season decrease in targets didn’t help his draft potential, was rated Center for the minutes — which a medical redshirt for a fifth and stayed in them for several a 5.5 prospect by NFL.com. felt like hours — the preseason year, but coach Jose Fernandez weeks. In other words, Wilcox has a All-American candidate was put together arguably the best But it happened again. “chance to make [the] end of [a] lying near the baseline until she recruiting class in his two- Sophomore guard Sydni roster or practice squad.” eventually was helped off the decade tenure and had his team Harvey missed the first 10 games Wilcox’s listed strengths court. “reloaded,” as he tweeted over due to an undisclosed injury include blocking and catching Brian Hattab Laksa missed the rest of the the summer. and redshirt sophomore forward with “some toughness” and season, and her injury basically Big things were expected, too. Silvia Serrat went down with being “above-average as a ball SPORTS EDITOR spelled the end of the then-No. 21 The Bulls received votes in both another lower body injury after tracker,” while his weaknesses Bulls’ NCAA Tournament hopes. the AP and Coaches preseason missing all of 2017-18 and 2018-19 are having “very small hands It was late in the third quarter Not because of how significant polls and were picked to finish for similar reasons. for his size” and needing to get of what became an 88-39 blowout her loss was — though it was second in the AAC, behind usual All that happened before stronger for “in-line duties” in of Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 15, — but because it was the first favorite UConn. the season. Harvey eventually professional football. 2018. of many more that led to USF Things were going well, even. returned and has started 12 of Tight ends, along with Senior wing Kitija Laksa went suiting up as few as eight players The Bulls pulled off an upset of the 18 games she’s played in. quarterbacks and wide down awkwardly trying to reach most nights during conference No. 15 Texas in the second game Serrat medically retired earlier receivers, work out at the a transition pass — and stayed play. of the season and effectively took this month due to the constant NFL Combine on Thursday, down. But the Bulls still won 19 games No. 2 Baylor to the wire in the injuries. which will air at 4 p.m. on NFL You could hear a pin drop in and made it to the second round fifth. USF cracked the top 25 in Since then, freshmen guards Network. the newly renamed Yuengling of the WNIT. Laksa declined both polls after the Texas win n See INJURIES on PAGE 7