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Jobs report promising Class raises Ebola awareness, donations for Florida graduates

By Nataly Capote A S S T .

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It may be difficult for college students to predict exactly where their degrees will land them, but new data released by the Florida Board of Governors (BOG) is telling students just that.

Last Wednesday, the BOG released a data report that will help Florida students see exactly how far their degree might take them.

Though they were only able to trace 86 percent of Florida’s 2012 graduating class of 56,161, the data showed that 67 percent of the graduates held full-time jobs, 9 percent pursued further education and 24 percent worked while enrolled in further education.

While this broadly encompasses all Florida institutions, Paul Dosal, USF vice provost for student success, believes that within this data, USF has been very successful at preparing students for their postgraduation plans. However, he still thinks the university can do better.

“I want to make sure we’re placing students in the job that’s in the career of their choice, at a good starting salary and that they’re satisfied with their experience at USF,” Dosal said. “We’re not satisfied with where we are; we want to do better in so many other (areas).”

Among the majors with the highest percentage of full-time employment for bachelor’s degree recipients were graduates in education, engineering technicians, and computer and information sciences.

The lowest percentage corresponded to biological sciences, language and linguistics, and physical sciences.

It was a self reported study and the BOG said the miss-

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The first case of Ebola in ing data does not suggest the the U.S. was reported in Texas 8,063 graduates unaccounted on Tuesday and awareness is for were unemployed or not spreading quickly now that the enrolled in further education. crisis is at our doorstep.

These students are assumed to But awareness started sooner be out of state and were not for USF Honors College profesable to be tracked. sor Samantha Gomes and her USF extends many oppor- Acquisition of Knowledge class. tunities for employability to “Now we all have to work students through job fairs, together to solve the problem Employ-A-Bull’s interview because we can’t hide behind the stream feature in which stu- idea that it’s not here anymore,” dents can participate in mock she said. “We’re all definitely in virtual interviews, and Career the same boat.”

Express, where students can In early September, Gomes have their resumes critiqued and her class of 75 students by peers in Career Services, started Bulls Against Ebola, a said Russ Coughenour, assis- crowd funding website to raise tant vice president for Career money for preventive measures Services at USF. in the countries affected before Coughenour said the large the virus can spread further. number of companies that par“Our real big goal was focusticipated in the job fair from ing on the idea while it is in the Sept. 23 to 25 (95 on the first smaller stage,” Gomes said. day alone) served as an indiThe outbreak began in West cator of USF’s visibility in the Africa in March. This incident workforce. rose to as many as 6,000 docu“It’s a competitive landscape mented cases, with a fatality rate and I think that it’s critically important for Florida’s economy to keep working toward job generation,” Coughenour said.

“Right now, I believe the jobs for entry-level candidates are

By Brandon Shaik very good.”

A S S T . N E W S E D I T O R Coughenour said some people are discouraged when they see the overall job market isn’t USF research is in the spotdoing well, even though the light following the death of a market for entry-level jobs, primate used for research after jobs offered to students right the animal had been deprived of out of college, might be very water, in violation of the Animal strong.

Welfare Act. While the report might proIn a complaint filed with the vide good news for some grad- U.S. Department of Agriculture uating seniors, the versatility dated Sept. 15, Stop Animal of the workforce makes it dif- Exploitation Now, an Ohio-based ficult to predict the results for animal rights group, demanded years to come. Coughenour an investigation into two sepasaid the elections in November rate incidents of animal abuse will heavily affect job out- resulting from a study titled comes for graduating students. “Obesity, Diabetes, Aging and “Right now it looks to me Their Complications” conducted like things are in very good at USF last year. shape,” he said. “I think that SAEN has asked the USDA (next year) we will meet or to fine USF up to $10,000 for exceed the numbers that were every infraction, such as failrecorded this past time.” ure to monitor the primates, a

The Ebola outbreak spread from Guinea to regions of West Africa earlier this year and reached the U.S. on Tuesday. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE of around 50 percent, according The campaign aims to provide to the World Health Organization. containment suits for the doc“People tend to look over and tors treating patients who could say that West Africa is so dif- spread the virus through direct ferent from us,” Gomes said. contact.

“That’s why it’s happening there The idea came about when and it’s not happening here.”

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University under fire for primate’s death failure to seek veterinary care and illegal withholding of water.

The total penalty could reach a maximum of $100,000, according to SAEN. USF will no longer conduct any primate research projects following the incident, according to a statement from USF Health.

“These kinds of things are not common; the number of times that I have seen research protocols permanently terminated is very few. And then on top of that, to actually relocate the animals to a different facility is virtually unheard of,” said Michael Budkie, co-founder of SAEN. On April 30, 2013, USF reported 27 primates used in the research study were deprived water for a 14-hour time period.

In January of this year, USF

reported that the diabetic monkeys had been deprived of water overnight on several occasions, were not being weighed at established intervals, and the research staff failed to contact veterinary staff once the primates reached the clinical endpoint.

USF researchers restricted fluids under the belief it would enhance urine volume and concentration which was being analyzed for measures of glucose. Though urine collection was permitted, food and water deprivation is a violation of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee protocol.

In addition to an investigation into the incidents, the incident in January eventually led to four primates going into ketosis,

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Gomes listened to the news one day on her way to work. She said as soon as she left her car, she didn’t hear anyone else openly mention the pandemic. So she brought it up to her class.

“About halfway through the class, one of my students said, ‘Why don’t we create the ice bucket challenge, but for Ebola?”” she said.

While this wasn’t the direction the campaign ultimately took, Gomes said she liked the idea of her class taking action, rather than “just talking” about it.

Gomes also said the idea fit well with her Acquisition of Knowledge class, which is based on philosophical discussion about the world and the spread of knowledge.

“It really does give a way to interact with the world that we speculate on so much,” said Anandpall Rehsi, one of Gomes’

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students and a freshman majoring in music studies.

In addition to starting the Bulls Against Ebola funding site and Facebook page, Gomes and her students are organizing events for USF students this fall.

“We like the concept of spreading awareness in an engaging way,” said Jackson Cardarelli, a freshman majoring in information technology. “If the very human element of our movement and our cause resonates with anybody, USF student or not, we want you on our team.”

Cardarelli and the other students aim to organize concerts, carnivals and academic panels to raise funds while engaging the student body.

Other students plan to create T-shirts for donations, and Cardarelli is involved in making a Facebook banner that he said he hopes will become viral.

The campaign is giving money to a charity called Direct Relief, which provides humanitarian and medical aid to those in need.

On the campaign’s website, the minimum donation is $10, which is enough to purchase a contamination suit to protect doctors from Ebola. To them, this makes the effort much more personal.

Gomes and her students aim to raise $7,500, though only $100 has been raised, as of Wednesday.

“That’s really our message: that the people being affected by (this) are no different than us, even though they may be that far away,” Gomes said.

Though too early to tell, Gomes and her students hope the campaign will have an “ALS effect” on campus.

“We want to spread awareness beyond just a core group of students,” Gomes said. “The minimum donation buys an isolation gown. Even (that) really makes a difference.”

More information about the service project can be found at crowdrise.com/bullsagainstebola.

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a condition in which the body metabolizes fat instead of glucose, making the blood more acidic and damaging the liver and kidneys. This resulted in one monkey being euthanized.

The university self reported the incident to federal authorities and, according to USF, federal authorities accepted the corrective measures and considered the case closed.

As a result of the incidents, the study was suspended and all animal-use privileges, including access to animal facilities, were suspended for all research staff involved in the study.

Additionally, all animals involved in the study were transferred to a facility in Immokalee owned

by Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International.

USF did not identify the primary researcher.

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In correspondence with the National Institutes of Health, Paul Sanberg, senior vice president of Research and Innovation at USF, stated no federal funds were used in the noncompliant activities related to this study and all costs were paid from a non-federal source.

According to USF Health’s statement, “as an institution, USF believes in the respectful and ethical treatment of animals in research projects. The university has a vigorous review and training process. USF will continue to abide by all state and federal laws and guidelines.”

USF currently does not have any active primate research projects. However, Budkie has sent a letter to President Judy Genshaft requesting the university never use primates in future experimentation. As of Wednesday afternoon, Genshaft has not responded to Budkie’s request.

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Busch Gardens brings the dead to life

By Courtney Combs L I F E S T Y L E

Howl-O-Scream will run on select nights through Nov. 1.

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Haunted houses used to be the stuff of legend: Victorian mansions falling into decay, where unhappy spirits lie in wait for unsuspecting victims to wander inside.

For 15 years, those legends have been toppling out of superstition and into Tampa at Busch Gardens’ annual nightmarish event, Howl-O-Scream.

Ben DeWitt is the entertainment project manager for Howl-O-Scream and has been helping bring the terror of the haunted house to life since 2008.

“We work very, very hard on the detail,” DeWitt said.

“When people go through these houses — we obviously have guests that return over and over again — and as they go through, we would love it if they could find something a little newer and little cooler every time. We try and add those layers of detail. It’s very similar to one of your favorite movies … the first time you watch it again and you’ll say, ‘Oh I didn’t notice that the first time.’”

“Dead Fall” is a term used to describe fallen trees and branches, but it is also the name of Howl-O-Scream’s new ghost-filled house.

The house’s exterior is that of a moldy and decrepit Victorian greenhouse. HowlO-Scream fans were given the chance to vote on some of the elements that will appear inside. DeWitt said the house itself is divided into scenes, which include a dusty tool shed, a macabre tea party, and a dark and winding hedge maze, among several others.

“We loved the idea of a greenhouse; that’s just inherently creepy,” DeWitt said.

“We grabbed a hold of the greenhouse idea and then we went, ‘How do we turn that into a story?’ We decided that a greenhouse haunted by the inhabitants of years past that are constantly trying to add more to their group is a great idea for a story to tell in a house like this.”

DeWitt said they’re constantly working on new houses and ideas for Howl-O-Scream and already have plans for 2015 in the works. The idea for Dead Fall was one he said they had been “workshopping” for a while, and installation and construction for the houses started back in April.

“It’s built like you’re building a regular house: there’s a lot of phases we have to go through; there’s a lot of safety checks we have to go through; there’s different layers of construction, from building the walls to running the electricity and doing all that,” he said.

“So it’s not as simple as painting some plywood. It’s an intricate process we have to get started with pretty early.”

Before even entering Dead Fall, guests are treated to terrors that have spilled out of the house.

“We do our best to keep the creepiness going,” DeWitt said. “We very intentionally lighted a pathway through here because, obviously we want everybody to be safe, but we also want them to get the chance to get a good look at all the elements we worked hard on putting out here.”

DeWitt said the average walkthrough time for each house really depends on how scared you are. Terror enthusiasts will linger for four to five minutes while others are only interested in getting out alive.

Dead Fall is home to about 30 ghastly figures. There are an additional 150-200 ghouls roaming the park to frighten guests. The audition process began back in July and lasted through September.

“We have a full month of rehearsals. All through September, we’re getting ready,” DeWitt said. “We actually go through. Our creative director and our executive producer will walk through the house and talk through each scare position with each actor — every single one of them — throughout the event.”

Dead Fall is just one of eight houses. Zombie Containment Unit 15 is another new addition to Howl-O-Scream.

“We’re always looking to bring the next level of interactivity and uniqueness to our guests and we thought: what better way to do that then actually putting them to work,” DeWitt said. “We’re using laser tag technology, we’re actually arming all of our guests with what we call a ‘Z.E.D.’” DeWitt said, of this year’s returning houses, The Experiment is his favorite.

Those willing to brave The Curse, this year’s theme, can find a full list of houses and more information on their website.

“Once you’re cursed, you have to come and survive a night at Busch Gardens,” DeWitt said. “The idea with that is we wanted to let our guests curse their friends (on social media) and make it a little bit easier for them to get their friends to come out and visit as well. It’s a level of interactivity we’re constantly striving for.”

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play with a lot of confidence; they play fast.”

ECU’s offense, which put up 70 points against North Carolina this season, will likely present a challenge for the Bulls.

Senior defensive lineman Elkino Watson said the defense is focusing on putting pressure on Carden and knocking him to the ground.

“He’s a pretty good quarterback, but I think what we’ve got to do defensively is get after him, see how much he can take hits, and see how much he can get hit, get back up and be able to keep playing,” Watson said.

Progression of the defense Lee said the way the Bulls played in the first half against Wisconsin is the model for how they want to play the rest of the season.

“We had a couple of penalties that held us back, but for the most part, the first half was our identity,” Lee said.

Lee said even though it was

the best defensive half the Bulls have played this season, they are still working on fixing technique.

“Everyone’s working on their fundamentals,” Lee said. “Also, effort, running to the ball. ECU is a spread team; they’re going to be a lot of screens and throwing the ball.”

Deadrin Senat played in the place of injured senior nose tackle Todd Chandler against Wisconsin and Lee said he was impressed with how Senat handled the situation.

“I felt like he held his own,” Lee said. “There were a couple times where he was like ‘Hey, what’s the play?’ but besides that, I feel like that game was good for him for experience – being thrown into the fire.”

Chandler is returning to action against ECU after his eye injury and Lee said having the senior back will help the depth of the defensive line.

“With Todd coming back, being able to rotate them in, that’ll be a force to reckon with,” Lee said.

USF will host East Carolina at Raymond James Stadium on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.

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Bulls focused on fixing drops in bye week

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USF has struggled to find consistency in its offense this season and coach Willie Taggart has continually cited dropped passes as the root of the problem.

As the Bulls prepare for East Carolina over the next week, they will continue to find different solutions to fix the passing game, including shooting tennis balls at the receivers in practice.

“I think some of those things are coachable. You can get them corrected,” Taggart said. “We’ve done some different things with a tennis ball machine where they have to catch tennis balls. A lot of different things to get them on track.”

Taggart didn’t deny that he would look to younger receivers to make plays, but he wasn’t confident they could get the job done just yet.

“We can’t have young guys coming in and dropping balls, too. We need guys to catch the football,” Taggart said.

The passing game will be aided by the return of senior wide receiver Andre Davis, who has been back at practice all week.

Davis wore a red no-contact jersey during practice, but has been catching passes and will likely be an important factor in the offense against ECU. “He’s back; he’s made some good catches around here,” Taggart said. “We’re not easing anyone in, we’re trying to find guys that are going to make plays so we can all ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh.’”

Preparing for No. 22 ECU Sophomore defensive lineman Eric Lee said the team has watched film on ECU, but he wasn’t impressed with Heisman-candidate quarterback Shane Carden.

Senior Tyler Blackwood scored his first goal as a Bull in the 55th minute against Georgia Southern. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU

USF has had problems with dropped passes recently, including two that have ended up as interceptions in the past two weeks. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU “Nothing special, just like any other quarterback,” Lee said. “He’s short, that’s my only assessment.”

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heartedly with his defensive lineman.

“I don’t think he was looking at the same East Carolina,” Taggart said. “They’re a very

talented football team; the quarterback’s a stud. You watch the kids play and they

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Men’s Soccer

USF shuts out Georgia Southern

By Vinnie Portell S P O R T S

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USF was tied 0-0 at halftime against Georgia Southern in Corbett Stadium on Wednesday night.

But despite not yet leading against an inferior team, coach George Kiefer was happy with his players when he walked into the locker room at halftime.

“When I went in the locker room, I was really pleased because they were not happy with their first half performance,” Kiefer said.

The Bulls would go on to score three goals in less than 20 minutes, beginning with a header by freshman midfielder Eduardo Maceira off a corner kick by senior midfielder Lucas Baldin in the 53rd minute, giving the Bulls a 3-0 victory.

Senior forward Tyler Blackwood scored his first goal as a Bull two minutes and 15 seconds after the opening goal

by Maceira. He said the Bulls’ second half dominance came from the team’s discussion in the locker room at halftime.

“Not really many changes, but it was our mentality,” Blackwood said. “We said that we know we are better than this team. We had to go out and put more work in, and as you can see, we were more explosive in the second half.”

Kiefer said the return of sophomore midfielder Duane Muckette, who tore his MCL earlier in the season, helped to open up the offense in the second half as well.

“What you did see was Duane Muckette come in and start the second half and really bring a lot of good ball movement,” Kiefer

said. “He started every game last year, so to finally get him back gives us more options.”

USF (5-3) finished the match with 21 shots, compared to four from Georgia Southern (4-4).

Kiefer was impressed by his team’s passing, which opened up those shots for the Bulls to take.

“Some of the goals came off of nine or 10 passes, and that’s some of the stuff you like to see,” Kiefer said.

With USF resuming conference play Saturday against Temple at Corbett Stadium, Blackwood said the Bulls are just starting to find their groove.

“From the start of the season, we had so much talent, but it was coming from all different places,” Blackwood said. “We just needed it to click. It took a couple of games, but we’re rolling and we’re just going to go on from here.”