THE ORACLE THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020 I VOL. 57 NO. 26 www.usforacle.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Dead body Driving away with the ultimate Perk found on campus By Leda Alvim Brian Hattab MULTIMEDIA EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR At 9:15 a.m. on Jan. 29, a Anyone who’s ever taken a dead body was found near the sick day has likely sat on their crosswalk at USF Bull Run Drive couch and watched “The Price and Fowler Avenue adjacent to is Right,” likely with jealousy as Pizzo Elementary, University contestants jump for joy over the Police (UP) said. prospect of winning a new car. The person died from Not a bad haul for playing a natural causes and has not few games of Plinko. USF will award a 2019 Ford EcoSport SE as the grand prize of its Herd Perks Student Rewards app. been identified yet, according to However, this summer, one ORACLE PHOTO/BRIAN HATTAB university spokesperson Audrey extremely lucky USF student will to USF Athletics events. EcoSport SE as the grand prize of games and other events — like Clarke. take home “A NEW CAR,” as you Eat your heart out, Drew its Herd Perks Student Rewards live coaches radio shows and “This means the death was might hear on the long-running Carey. app. Students receive points for other events. not at the hands of himself or CBS show, simply for showing up USF will award a 2019 Ford checking in on the app at USF n See CAR on PAGE 4 another,” Clarke said. Clarke said that someone, who was not identified, reported the event to the staff at Pizzo SHS preps students on coronavirus prevention Elementary. reported Jan. 21 in Washington outbreak as well as assisting nCoV is a betacoronavirus that The case has been sent to state, according to the Centers for health departments where there originated from bats. First it was the Hillsborough Medical Disease Control and Prevention have been confirmed cases. suspected that animal-to-person Examiner’s Office for forensics (CDC). Although most of the world contact was the cause because and analysis. UP is awaiting the There have been five positive is aware of the outbreak, what of large seafood and live animal results to certify the cause of cases, 68 negative and 92 that will exactly is it? markets, but most of the patients death. Alyssa Stewart be determined at a later date. Seetha Lakshmi, USF assistant did not have exposure to these The Oracle contacted the The confirmed cases in the U.S. professor and infectious disease areas. As of now, the spread of Medical Examiner’s Office EDITOR IN CHIEF are in Washington, California, specialist, said the coronavirus the virus is being associated with Wednesday afternoon, however, Arizona and Illinois. comes from a family of viruses. travel from Wuhan. they couldn’t reveal any With nearly 6,000 confirmed Concerns have grown so much “It’s a part of the same viruses Lakshmi said the newer information on the individual cases worldwide and a death that American Airlines, British that cause the common cold, so versions of the coronavirus can by the time of publication. toll of 132, the coronavirus is Airways, Delta, United Airlines it’s not something that’s totally cause severe human diseases Clarke said UP is actively increasing at an alarming rate — among other international flights unseen before,” Lakshmi said. such as sores, but for the most investigating to determine the and so is the concern. have announced that they would However, the novel (new) part patients are presenting with circumstances surrounding the Across the globe, the virus be limiting the number of flights coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is the upper respiratory symptoms incident. has spread throughout Asia, going to China or stopping cause of the outbreak in Wuhan, such as a cough, sore throat or Anyone with any information Australia, parts of Europe, operations there completely. 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In fact, face the risk is still low. masks are selling out at a rapid Kobe Bryant However, the university has a pace in cities such as Chicago, plan in place in case an infectious Seattle and Chinatown, NY. disease outbreak ever happens Newsweek reported that on campus or in the Tampa Bay people are even turning to area. pharmacies and taking the face Student Health Services masks that are put out for flu (SHS) Director Joseph Puccio season. said the department undergoes Even though it may feel like preparation programs for a protection from the outbreak, infectious disease outbreaks Lakshmi said that is not the case. as well as preparation protocol “If you don’t wash your hands, every year. the masks by themselves aren’t Students can access the going to be effective,” Lakshmi Student Health Pandemic said. “By the way the mask fits Response Plan on the USF your face, anything can still go website. into it.” “SHS would work very Lakshmi said there are still closely with counties or state uncertainties about the virus that health officials to make sure we are of concern, but will later be are following all of the same discovered with time. guidelines,” Puccio said. “We “It’s an ongoing situation so The vigil will include an opening prayer, performances, a candlelight service and a moment of silence in would focus on how to triage we have to see if it mutates,” the MLK Plaza. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE people and what the plans would Lakshmi said. “It uses the same be if people were testing positive receptors to bind that are similar or if we were suspicious,” Puccio to sores. That’s why the concern By Devin Perry nine people who lost their lives. are people that love them and care CORRESPONDENT said. is if it will become more severe “I think for us as a community, about them. It’s the biggest reason Even though the virus is as it adapts to its host. That’s why we need to unify and realize that life why NAACP is doing this.” low risk, Puccio recommends the CDC often checks to see if the In commemoration of the life is short,” Gibbs said. “With this vigil, The NAACP also hopes to bring students still practice good virus has changed after it’s been of famous basketball player Kobe we’re celebrating an amazing life… awareness to the revival of the hand hygiene. He said a lot of isolated.” Bryant and the lives of eight other and bringing our African American organization at USF, which hasn’t the preventatives for the virus Lakshmi said she recommends victims of a helicopter crash, the community together.” been active since early 2017. are similar to the flu or other that people who have visited USF chapter of the NAACP is Aliciya Smith, Denzel Lee and “The NAACP stands for action respiratory infections. China recently and are holding a candlelight vigil at 8 p.m. Lola Adeagbo from the organization and for change, and the way I take “Make sure you are washing experiencing respiratory this Thursday at the Martin Luther will be leading songs such as “Hard that is, like, it’s a call to action,” Gibbs your hands with soap and water symptoms contact their health King Jr. (MLK) Plaza. To Say Goodbye” by Boyz II Men. said. “When something happens, for at least 20 seconds,” Puccio care providers as soon as possible The retired Laker and four-time Candlelit ceremonies around the you go down, have a meeting, work said.