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Band honors one of the herd

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SP O RTS Bulls blown out in front of season’s smallest crowd.

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On Saturday, the USF Herd of Thunder commemorated Daniel Mariscal, a freshman trumpet player who died in a traffic accident Wednesday. ORACLE PHOTO / ADAM MATHIEU

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As the USF Herd of Thunder (HOT) band members somberly marched onto the field of Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, they wore a new addition to their green and

gold uniforms: a black armband, commemorating the loss of one of their newest members.

Daniel Mariscal, a freshman trumpet player at USF, died in a traffic accident on his way to a band rehearsal Wednesday afternoon. He was 18.

“Danny was so proud and dedicated to what he did, he inspired everyone around him,” said Casey McGowan, a senior drum major for HOT. “These past couple of days, everyone’s been really torn up because you don’t realize how

out of a need for branding on campus, as many students on campus were unaware of the Nielsen company.

“We wanted to open their minds to show how innovative companies are, and how students need to be innovative themselves,” she said.

Nielsen, a consumer ratings company, employs over 40,000 people worldwide and has hired more than 80 USF students within the last year, ranging from accounting to electrical engineering.

Hosting the event, Nielsen will offer a demo of different technologies the company uses for software in consumer research and also feature Senior Vice President Brian Fuhrer as keynote speaker and Tampa Bay Rays Senior Vice President Mark

Fernandez.

While Leonard said Nielsen will focus its recruitment on those pursuing engineering, representatives from Target will be there to get students involved in management and representatives from the Rays will speak on sports marketing and social media.

The event is sponsored by several departments across campus and registration for the event will begin at 9 a.m. and ends with an expo and networking session at noon. Students participating in the event will also have a chance to win a JamBOX, an Amazon Fire HD, a Livescribe and a Solar Backpack.

Students are encouraged to pre-register for the event at industryconnectionsusf.eventbrite. com.

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Nielsen event offers corporate contacts

By Alex Rosenthal E D I T O R

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Whether students hope to pursue a career in media, marketing or mechanical engineering, USF is hosting an event this week that provides an array of opportunities for connecting students to jobs.

As part of the third annual Industry Connections event, representatives from Nielsen, Target and the Tampa Bay Rays will come to campus Tuesday to provide students with insights and connections in the corporate world.

While USF has worked with Nielsen for many years to recruit students as potential employees for the company, Mary Leonard, a project manager at Nielsen, said the annual event started

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The economy is the most important issue to Florida voters and partisanship is the biggest obstacle in solving it, according to the 2014 Sunshine State Survey.

The annual survey, conducted over summer by the USF College of Arts and Sciences in partnership with Nielsen Holdings, aims to provide insight to public officials and business leaders on a range of economic, social and political issues critical to a diverse Floridian population.

The first results of the survey, released Thursday, focused on public perception of Florida leadership and issues politicians may face in the November elections.

On the major issues facing Florida today, 30 percent surveyed said economy and jobs were the most important issues, down from 44 percent in 2012.

Susan MacManus, survey developer and USF political science professor, said the 14 percent decline reflected slowly growing confidence in the economy.

Rising in importance was public school education, which ranked second at 12 percent.

To solve these problems, the survey also asked what leadership quality was most desirable. More than 60 per-

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Student group joins international solar movement

By Anhvinh Doanvo C O R R E S P O N D E N T

In recent years there have been a number of calls to action over climate change by everyone from Brad Pitt to Barack Obama.

While many like to talk about the issue, one awardwinning USF organization is playing a more tangible role to reduce greenhouse emissions.

Rachana Vidhi, who graduated this summer, founded USF’s chapter of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES-USF) last spring.

“Over the past six months, we have given over 100 students … the experiences necessary for them to contribute to solar energy,” she said. “(ISES) wants to inspire an era of solar energy innovation … and to advance education,

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important someone is until they’re gone.”

Though he was a senior while Mariscal was a freshman, McGowan attended Dunedin High School with Mariscal, saying he was able to watch him grow by working closely with HOT and the high school band program.

A skilled player of the bagpipes and proud member of Dunedin’s Scottish culture, Mariscal was “quite talented” according to Marching Band Director Matthew McCutchen.

In light of the loss of Mariscal, McCutchen canceled the weekly band rehearsal so that members can attend today’s funeral in Dunedin.

Saturday’s football game included a moment of silence and a national anthem directed by Mariscal high school band director.

McGowan, who will wear a plaid armband at the next

research and policy.”

The group’s students were selected for programs in Chicago and Colorado where they have been able to work on and learn about cuttingedge research in the field of solar energy. They have also completed internships at organizations such as Young ISES, ISES-USF’s parent organization.

When it was only two months old, the group won the Center for Student Involvement’s award for Best New Student Organization for its “extraordinary growth” and “exceptional collaboration” with other organizations such as Young ISES and the numerous companies it brought to do tours and lectures. After one lecture, Bright Solar Systems hired nine ISES-USF students to set up a solar energy conference.

football game with the other drum majors while the rest of the band continues to wear their black armbands, said Mariscal was a “funny guy” who wanted to make an impact on the USF community as well as Dunedin.

“He was a freshman but was already starting to impact us, trying to start a bagpipe club on campus and trying to leave a mark on campus,” he said.

McGowan said the band is currently working to set up a donation account on Gofundme.com for those interested in making donations to Mariscal’s family.

According to a Tampa Bay Times article, Mariscal was traveling east on Hillsborough Avenue when he collided with a truck while trying to pass the other driver in the center lane.

Mariscal was ejected from the car and died at the scene.

Three others were injured in the crash.

Past speakers have included engineering and business professors and CEOs discussing everything about solar power, from its aesthetics to finances and engineering.

Vidhi said many were interested in solar energy back in January when she first got the idea to start an ISES chapter, but students didn’t seem to have a platform to take action.

“We founded this organization to give students opportunities and roles where they can help solar energy grow,” Vidhi said.

To give even deeper views beyond the experts’ lectures on the industry, ISES-USF organized tours of various energy facilities.

Students were able to visit USF’s solar FLeX house on Alumni Drive, Vista Energy of Pinellas County, and Tampa Electric’s (TECO) coal power

plant to learn about all aspects of energy industries.

Taher Hussein, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, will be succeeding Vidhi as ISES-USF’s president this semester. Hussein said many have expressed interest in giving lectures this fall, including the current and a former president of ISES and Solar Energy International’s founder.

“We try to introduce speakers who are actually trying to make a change,” he said.

Later in the semester, ISES will unveil a project in which undergraduates will work with graduate students to develop their own solar energy systems and business models that they will present Nov. 21.

“We want to expand opportunities for students of all majors who are not necessarily associated with a research

group but want to work in this field,” Vidhi said.

ISES-USF will also participate in the Zero-Energy competition, where they will build solar cars and zero-energy homes. Their projects will be scored on affordability, practicality and efficiency by USFISES advisers as well as individuals from the national ISES group.

Vidhi said solar energy awareness is important because people from our generation will be the next leaders powerful enough to make a difference.

“We want to educate the generation to be more conscious about the field and support renewable energy, and when they get into a place of power, to work toward a more sustainable future,” Vidhi said.

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cent cited integrity or honesty, while 10 percent said consensus-building skills.

MacManus said the importance of honesty underscored the public’s distrust in leaders.

“It is critical, in a time that Florida faces so many challenges, to look at which leaders people have the most trust in,” she said. “Most say that business and government leaders can only be trusted some of the time. This is, I think, a red flag.”

The highest amount of trust is found in social service and non-profit business leaders, while the lowest amount of trust was in federal officials.

Only 2 percent of those surveyed said they almost always trusted the federal government, compared to 36 percent who said they trusted their local government.

MacManus said local government, which is more active in the community, is perceived as more in touch. Furthermore, scandals in federal and state government are also more highly publicized.

“There’s a broad brush that everyone paints with when they see the imagery of news reports day in and day out,” she said.

In the public’s opinion about what hindered solutions, 28 percent of Floridians said political differences divided Floridians more than race, religion, gender, age or sexual preference, whereas 17 percent said the gap between the goals of elected officials and the needs of average citizen was the dividing line.

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MacManus said both opinions represented an “us versus them” mentality.

The poll also broke down the diverse social views among different Floridian demographics.

African-Americans and younger citizens, for example, were twice as likely to state income inequality as a more decisive divide than racial, gender or partisanship differences.

Senior citizens tended to be most concerned about honesty and parents concerned about integrity in public leaders, while the well educated were most likely to stress consensus building.

Though the survey was conducted as more than just a tool for politicians, MacManus said the results could help public officials shape their platforms in the upcoming elections.

“One of the things that’s helpful to public policy makers when seeing this is that you see certain dimensions of leadership is more desired by different parts of our state’s population,” she said. “When people have time to drill down into this survey, and a public official sees there’s a concern about compassion, you can actually be more directive in your programs to better target the needs and concerns of Florida’s residents.”

In the next five weeks, USF will continue to release survey results weekly. Each release will focus on various subjects in depth, such as education and transportation. A full release of the 2014 results can be found at s u n s h i n e s t a t e s u r v e y. o r g / results.

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Books to make readers laugh, cry, think

By Katie Lamont C O M M E N T A R Y

“XL Love: How the Obesity Crisis is Complicating America’s Love Life” Sarah Varney Let’s talk about sex, baby.

Let’s talk about you and me.

Let’s talk about living in a country where obesity has become a new norm. The question, which is never brought up when advocating for obesity awareness, is not an easy one: What effect does it have on America’s relationships, specifically those dabbling in love?

Sarah Varney, author of “XL Love,” takes the reader on a trip across America, pinpointing various couples and children, tackling sexuality

in, excuse the pun, large numbers. However, there is a thin line between concern for someone’s health and fat shaming; “XL Love” riskily trapezes along it.

With vivid imagery portraying a harsh, but unfortunately true, glance into the American normative lifestyle, Varney tackles an agglomerate of topics from prom to porn. While her data adds up, something in the fluid writing style prevents it from sticking with readers.

One of the trickier concepts is how Varney seems to allow the words “overweight” to intertwine with “obese,” making it more a question of vanity than health.

All quirks aside, “XL Love” is an interesting view of America’s weight problem

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in the bedroom, but proceed with caution: not everything you read is true.

“Four: A Divergent Collection” Veronica Roth Veronica Roth is back with a new look at the box-office success “Divergent,” this time from the perspective of the brooding fan-favorite Tobias Eaton, also known as Four.

In the collection, the readers get to see Tobias in a few character-defining scenes, along with glimpses into his love for Tris Prior, the heroine of the franchise. Roth writes Tobias as fans would expect, because it is no time for her to be unpredictable.

Considering she shocked her readers with the conclusion

to the “Divergent” series in October, receiving hate mail galore over the plot-twist, “Four: A Divergent Collection” seems almost like an apology.

At least it’s a good one.

Well-written and as compelling as the first time around, the stories give readers a deeper look into the complicated mind of Tobias, while falling in love with the trilogy all over again.

“Uganda Be Kidding Me” Chelsea Handler If you’ve seen her talk show, you’ve read this book.

Chelsea Handler is known for her obscene, slightly alcoholic antics with jokes that make common folk blush. “Uganda Be Kidding Me” is Handler gone global, as she takes on

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an African safari, a couple of tropical destinations and proceeds to bash her circle of friends throughout.

Her jokes are enough to make readers laugh out loud, but this time something is missing. There’s a lot of selfdeprecation, wit and crude humor, which is right up Handler’s alley. But it’s not too different from her previous work.

“Uganda Be Kidding Me” is a coffee table book, because despite her efforts to keep the story intact, it’s a bit jumbled.

It’s one a reader can easily put down, forget about, find a year later and start right where he or she was, no problem.

Readers who like seeing jokes about genitalia in print should pick it up and have a laugh.

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N.C. State recovered.

The highlight of the game was the Wolfpack’s rushing attack. With a committee of backs each recording 10-plus carries, the Wolfpack was able to rack up 315 yards on the ground without recording negative yardage on a single attempt.

“We’re just shocked, you could say embarrassed, but we’re just shocked,” sophomore safety Nate Godwin said.

“We don’t expect that out of our defense at all. We hold ourselves to a higher standard than that.”

The Bulls’ defense, ranked fourth in the FBS in turnovers, only forced one turnover against N.C. State (3-0), which was an interception that was returned 46 yards for a touchdown by freshman Lamar Robbins.

The poor play of the defense only exacerbated the Bulls’ prospects of winning. With the offense mired in another slump, only recording 14 passing yards outside the 75-yard touchdown, USF was out of the game by halftime.

“We had guys open, but as soon as (White) was ready to throw, he was getting hit,” Taggart said. “We have to do a better job up front.”

The Bulls struggled to assemble any sort of offense throughout the game, converting only eight first downs compared with the Wolfpack’s 30.

Taggart decided to burn the red shirt of freshman quarterback Quinton Flowers by putting him in the game periodically to give him experience and try to spark the offense.

Taggart said the coaching staff had made special packages for Flowers and planned to use

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him the first two games, but it just didn’t work out until Saturday.

Flowers started the game only on running plays, but opened up the passing game late in the match up, completing one pass for seven yards and two interceptions in his college debut.

“He looked a little wideeyed, but I just told him have fun, it’s just like high school football except more people,” White said. “He got to having fun and you saw that smile, it was awesome.”

The Bulls have struggled all season to establish a consistent offense. Besides freshman running back Marlon Mack’s record-setting performance against Western Carolina, USF has been searching for an identity on offense, but inconsistency is all they have found.

The Bulls rank 116th in passing yards (151.3) and 89th in rushing yards (149.0) per game in the FBS. “We have to be able to run the football,” Taggart said. “If there’s anything I’m disappointed in is that we’re not running the football like I know we’re capable of.”

The poor play has shown in the stands, with crowds reaching staggering lows. After an almost full student section in Week 1, USF drew the smallest crowd of the season Saturday.

“I understand (the fans) frustration,” Taggart said. “Just hang in there with us…it’s up to us to earn that support back as a football team.”

After going 3-12 in his first 15 games, Taggart and the Bulls have a chance to turn things around and start conference play on the right foot Friday when UConn comes to Raymond James at 8 p.m. for USF’s first AAC matchup of the season.

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Letter to the Editor In response to the USF football team’s loss against North Carolina State on Saturday.

‘A word to USF football’ Saturday’s game at Raymond James Stadium was a legitimate and utter failure.

The loss against North Carolina State was past the point of disappointment.

Afterward, coach Willie Taggart said he knows the team is better than that.

Taggart should be pissed and show his players that this is not OK. Telling fans it will be better next weekend makes me wonder if he was at the same game as the fans were Saturday. Saying that is like telling us to pray to the football gods for a miracle. From what fans saw, there is a lot more than what four days of practice can fix. Actions speak louder than words and, that being said, this is

a mouthful of bulls--- with no actions to back it up.

What good is practice if players forget how to play on Saturday? The team is just wasting time. Players and coaches complain that no one is at the games, but students should speak up because it seems like USF football players do not even show up to the games. The accusing goes both ways.

The players should play their hearts out for the fans that do show up or student attendance will keep declining. Want to know why the students don’t show up to the games? On games like Saturday’s, it is hot as hell outside and no one wants to get burnt just to watch these players run around the field

looking dazed and confused.

Fans who pay to come see the game devote gas, parking and not to mention time and money. It is frankly depressing to come cheer on a team that usually comes to a point in the game when there is just no point of return. You cannot expect passion from fans if the players do not show passion.

Fans will still be at every game, cheering on the Bulls, defending and believing in them, but the players need to bring this Bulls hunting season to an end. What legacy are the Bulls leaving?

Victoria Miles is a senior majoring in accounting.

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Video applications should be the new norm for colleges Brandon Shaik COLU M N I ST

“I am more than just a number,” is a phrase uttered by students at Goucher College, a liberal arts school in Baltimore.

This year, Goucher is giving its applicants the opportunity to prove that they are more than their test scores and high school transcripts by doing away with them entirely, in favor of a two-minute video application.

Along with a short standard application and a graded writing assignment, the video is open to any format or content that the student feels best represents them. This innovative application model was enacted in response to a movement as many colleges are adopting test-optional policies or even rejecting any test scores they receive, a policy employed by Hampshire College of Amherst, Massachusetts.

This new application has the potential to transform the hectic college application process while neutralizing the skewed nature of the traditionally testreliant application. Goucher President Jose Antonio Bowen feels that underprivileged students do not have the resources available that more advantaged applicants have regarding test prep and application knowledge.

Tufts University grabbed the nation’s attention when they allowed students to supplement an application with a YouTube video. However, Goucher is the first to completely unseat the application process with a video.

Video format is also used to balance the inequality found in the application process as many students have access to video technology. However, taking a note from Elle Woods in “Legally Blonde” won’t get you very far. By encouraging students to use simple means such as cellphone video and webcams to submit their applications, Goucher emphasizes that technical quality is not a factor in admissions decisions.

While Hampshire College similarly justifies its test score policy, the school also feels test scores are an inadequate predictor of academic success. A study released by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling found that between students whose admissions decision was contingent on test scores and those who weren’t, there was only five-one hundredths of a point difference in GPA, and six-tenths of one percent in graduation rates.

USF follows a traditional application process including standardized test scores, transcripts and a recommended essay, but adjusting to the times could encourage more students to apply and increase diversity within the school.

Goucher College’s new admissions process may be seen as a bold move, but future students could be putting down the No. 2 pencil and pressing the record button.

Brandon Shaik is a senior majoring in psychology.

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USF pummeled by N.C. State in 32-point loss

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USF entered Saturday’s matchup against North Carolina State with positive momentum, coming off a win and a close loss against Maryland.

However, all momentum and progress that the team had gained seemingly vanished in a demoralizing 49-17 loss in front of a crowd of 17,198 at Raymond James Stadium.

“I credit their defensive line,” sophomore quarterback Mike White said. “They gave us problems here and there all day and we couldn’t really get in a groove…we couldn’t seem to click all at the same time.”

USF (1-2) started strong by answering N.C. State’s opening touchdown with a 75-yard pass from White to freshman Ryeshene Bronson for a touchdown — Bronson’s first career TD — to tie the game at seven.

White, who was questionable coming into the game with a compression fracture on his left arm, finished the

game 4-for-16 for 82 yards and one touchdown.

White wore a molded plastic cast that covered his wrist and forearm, but enabled him to open his hand up and handle the ball.

The Bulls looked like they were going to keep the momentum going when senior cornerback Chris Dunkley took a punt return all the way back for an 80-yard score, but the play was brought back due to a holding call, erasing the touchdown that would’ve given them a 14-7 lead. The Bulls would end up punting on that drive.

“Plays like that are huge momentum gains for your team when you can get them,” coach Willie Taggart said. “I thought it sparked us until you see the yellow flag out and that can change a ball game.”

The Bulls’ woes continued on the ensuing drive as an N.C. State defender broke through the line and blindsided White as he was throwing, causing him to fumble the ball, which

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Freshman quarterback Quinton Flowers threw two interceptions in four attempts in his collegiate debut with USF. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU

Men’s Golf

USF wins first tournament by 27 strokes

USF won its first tournament of the year by shooting 14 under par at The Invitational this weekend.

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The USF men’s golf team won The Invitational at The Ocean Course to start off the season Sunday afternoon.

USF shot 14 under par for the tournament, including four under par Sunday. The Bulls defeated 13 other teams over the weekend and shot 27 strokes less than second place Georgia State.

Junior Chase Koepka entered Sunday tied for first place. He was able to shoot 71 (-1) on the day to beat Bright

Julamool of Western Carolina.

USF also had two other players finish in the top 10 of the tournament. Sophomore Rigel Fernandes finished in a tie for sixth at -4 for the tournament.

Senior Trey Valentine rounded out the top ten, shooting +1 for the tournament. Valentine could have finished much higher if he hadn’t carded a +3 for the second round.

USF will play in its next tournament next Monday when the team travels to Toledo, Ohio to play in the Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational.