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With hopes of transforming the downtown area around Amalie Arena, Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik has offered an acre for USF to build a medical facility.

Dr. Charles Lockwood, the senior vice president of USF Health, revealed the proposal to the USF Board of Trustees (BOT) in a workshop meeting on Wednesday.

“This, potentially, would have tremendous economic benefits to Tampa in developing this really premier waterfront,” he said.

“It would make Tampa a destination site for a whole variety of reasons.”

If approved, the corner of Channelside Drive and Meridian Avenue would be the new home of the USF Morsani College of Medicine and the USF Health Heart Institute — a mile away from Tampa General

Hospital (TGH).

“Students would have ready access by car – even by foot – to our primary teaching hospital and affiliate, Tampa General,” Lockwood said.

The majority of TGH physicians are from USF, and the physical proximity aligns with a rekindled relationship between the institutions.

Lockwood recently exchanged leadership roles with the CEO of TGH to increase collaboration between the university and the hospital.

Lockwood also said an attractive facility may encourage recruitment of skilled researchers and talented medical students who would benefit the area.

“There will be many positive externalities for the area,” he said. “It also has to do with the city’s quality of life, property values, tourism, tax revenues and industrial development.”

However, some BOT members If the medical school is relocated to Channelside, the streets around it will n See VIEW on PAGE 9 be reconstructed to allow access on Ball Street. Special to the Oracle

When John Pilz, a senior majoring in environmental science and policy, bought an electric car, he didn’t realize there were only two on-campus charging stations for 25 registered electric n See PAGE 3 vehicles at USF.

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes will bring male students into the discussion surrounding violence against women at the annual walk today.

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Walk sheds light on violence against women

By Roberto Roldan M A N A G I N G

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The annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event, in which male students march in front of the Marshall Student Center (MSC) wearing women’s high heels, will be held in the MSC Amphitheater today at 11:30.

The event brings together men and women from the community to show support for ending violence against women, such as domestic violence and sexual assault.

The event, sponsored by the student organization N.I.T.E., as well as the USF Center for Victim Advocacy and Violence Prevention, will feature guest speakers Melissa Dohme and Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi.

Dohme is a local survivor of domestic violence and will

speak to students about her story of overcoming circumstances and finding forgiveness for her abuser.

“We like to think she’s the ‘bring it home piece,’” said Eileen Dabrowski, the coordinator of the march. “People like to think domestic violence is something that happens faraway. She’s going to talk about her story, but more how the event positively changed her life.”

Ordorizzi will lead the men who attend the event in taking the Relationship, Equality, Antiviolence League (REAL) Men’s Promise, a commitment to stand up against violence against women and the culture that supports it.

The event is in it’s seventh year, and Dabrowski said she is excited Walk a Mile in Her Shoes has become a yearly tradition at the university.

Dabrowski also said she wants participants and observers to take away the message that their fellow students really do care about the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault.

“I think it’s easy for people who have been victimized to think that all men are bad or all people are bad after something traumatic has happened,” Dabrowski said. “This event is really about flipping that and showing people that there really are a lot of great people here at USF that do care about this issue and that want to work together to end it.”

A limited number of shoes will be loaned out to men who wish to participate in the walk, but men and women are encouraged to bring shoes for the event.

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Student, SG propose more vehicle charging stations

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When USF senior John Pilz invested his own money into purchasing an electric vehicle, he expected to be able to charge his car on campus, whenever he needed to.

It was only after purchasing the car that he discovered there were more electric vehicles on USF’s campus than charging stations.

Currently, USF only has two stations, near the Marshall Student Center, which were opened for use in December 2011 and free to students and staff with a valid parking permit.

For the two charging stations, USF has 25 electric vehicles registered with Parking and Transportation Services.

As a result of the lack of charging stations on campus, Pilz decided to take action and proposed to the Student Green Energy Fund that the university install more on-campus charging stations. The proposal is currently being reviewed.

“Obviously, with 27 users and only two stations, there’s a problem with availability.

They have different classes and, quite frankly, people just don’t use the stations and it kind of defeats the purpose of having their car,” Pilz said.

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The final goal came off a free kick, as Lucas Baldin dribbled down the middle of the field and was eventually fouled by Denver midfielder Jordan Schweitzer roughly a yard away from the box.

With a free kick near the middle of the field, Baldin curved the ball towards the upper right corner of the goal to score his fifth goal of the season.

USF goalkeepers Spasoje Stefanovic and Dallas Jaye had excellent performances, each making three vital saves, while Massey made only one.

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According to data from the two charging points, from the spring 2014 term, the existing charging stations were at average peak occupancy of 100 percent every day.

Sophomore Jimmy Abbiati says he gets to campus two hours before his classes start in the morning just to make sure he’s able to charge his car.

“I commute there every day, and every time, it’s always a battle to find a parking spot and to find a charging station, because a lot of times you get cars that have to be there for four hours to fully charge and sometimes you can’t even find a spot the whole day,” Abbiati said.

This month, the World Resources Institute reported a 228.88 percent increase in sales of electric vehicles in 2013, compared to the previous year. As electric car sales are growing, the need for public charging stations is increasing as well.

In September of this year, ChargePoint, the company that manufactured the two existing charging stations on campus, reported a 35 percent increase in university stations on their network, compared to 2013.

“I think that USF has really turned a blind eye on this mainly because they’re not paying enough attention to how fast this is expanding and

play against No. 21 SMU in Dallas on Saturday. It will be a matchup of the top two teams in the AAC, SMU (7-3-1, 3-0-1) being undefeated in conference games.

“You look at the standings and you see SMU above us and I know my group doesn’t like to see that,” coach George Kiefer said. “They’re a ranked team and we’ve watched them play; that’s going to be a really fun one in Dallas.”

they haven’t realized that only two charging stations is really nothing,” Abbiati said.

After identifying a clear need for more charging stations, Pilz went to Parking and Transportation Services Director Raymond Mensah, who made a commitment to do something about increasing the number of charging stations.

After speaking with Mensah, Pilz was encouraged to submit his proposal to the Student Green Energy Fund and include information on any and all resources he would need to execute his proposal.

Once per semester, any USF student is eligible to submit a proposal to use funds to sponsor a project pertaining to environmental sustainability on the USF Tampa campus.

The Student Green Energy Fund receives their funding from the Student Green Energy fee. Currently, 0.58 percent of undergraduate tuition per credit hour is placed in the fund and used towards proposed projects.

Tuesday night, USF Student Government made a resolution to see the proposal through, following a petition that received 1,000 signatures in support.

“In my eyes, this resolution means that we are taking the first step as a student body and the university in the right

direction in saying that, at the very least, we recognize the issue and that we can potentially take action on it,” Pilz said, “But to me, this does not mean that we have done anything, we just simply put it down on paper that it’s an issue.”

In 1995, USF became the first university in the nation to install a 20,000 watt electrical charging station in the solar carport near the engineering building, under the supervision of USF engineering professor Elias Stefanakos.

Following the installment of the infrastructure, General Motors (GM) installed electric vehicle charging stations in the solar carport. After a recall of the vehicles, the charging stations were subsequently removed as GM’s property.

However, the infrastructure supporting the previously removed charging stations still exists, which Pilz proposed to use to install more charging stations and return the struc-

ture to its intended use.

“Each charging station costs $7,000 and it will charge 2 cars per station,” Pilz said.

“That’s four extra cars: double the capacity of the current station.”

Charging stations can cost as little as $500 to $600, but Pilz said he feels the moreexpensive model is necessary.

“These stations have a monitoring system so the school will be able to tell how much electricity is going out, who is using the station, and whenever it’s being used, so they’ll be able to know everything that goes on with the station,” Pilz said. “We’re paying for the science.”

The Student Green Energy Fund will make its decision on whether or not to provide funds for the purchase order in three weeks.

Should the purchase order be approved, installation could occur as soon as December.

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Health is more than just eating low-calorie foods

Chelsea Mulligan COLU M N I ST

In the Juniper-Poplar Hall vending machines, peanuts and trail mix are “choice plus” healthy options – but so are Rice Krispies treats, Pop-Tarts, Chex Mix and actual candy bars.

Many of these healthy choices are only listed as such because they are low in calories, fat, sugar or other buzzwords. This alone does not make a healthy nutritional choice. It also shows a fundamental misunderstanding of basic nutrition - low calorie is not necessarily healthful, and just because a food is low in sugar doesn’t mean it is high in nutrients.

For example, though they contain a reasonable amount of sugar and are low in fat, Rice Krispies are naturally almost devoid of nutrition, which is why

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vitamins are added to the recipe.

Chex Mix, on the other hand, contains partially hydrogenated oils, which are a source of Trans Fats, a substance that the FDA may pull from its “Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)” label. And, essentially, while it is true that Rice Krispies and Chex Mix are not the worst snack options available, to put them in the same health realm as peanuts and other whole foods is laughable.

A walk down the cereal aisle is enough to see the extent of confused nutrition. Kellogg’s, the makers of Frosted Mini-Wheats, is one of the best distributors of misinformation. The Kellogg’s website proudly proclaims the benefits of cereal and milk alongside charming pictures of family, fresh food, and athletic activity.

However, they fail to mention that many of their cereals contain artificial food colors, high levels of sugar, and that the consumer will almost certainly feel hungry about two hours after downing their morning bowl.

Kellogg’s claims to focus on nutrition and health as key, but in reality, their products – from Frosted Mini-Wheats to chocolate chip cookie dough Pop-Tarts – are, in the words of humor columnist Dave Barry, “adjacent

to this complete breakfast.”

The problem is that these companies are trying to satisfy two desires at once. They know that U.S. consumers have been, to an extent, successfully nagged into having some fleeting thought on health before mealtime. However, they also know that no matter how much we may think about eating the premium salad at McDonald’s, what we actually buy is a big sloppy burger with two slices of cheese, a side of fries and a soda.

The food industry is by no means innocent in this regard, but as a consumer base, Americans are giving these corporations a rather mixed message: “I want to at least be able to pretend I’m making a healthy choice, but you’ve got me hooked, so keep making the bacon sundaes for my cheat day.”

If Americans want to see legitimately healthy choices, we have to start really wanting it, and with some consistency. If we keep lying to ourselves, the food industry will keep serving it right back.

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What you said Correspondents Katelyn Montagna and Sebastian Contento asked students how they feel about USF using the Student Green Energy fee to purchase more charging stations for electric cars.

“No, because I don’t feel like a lot of people have electrical cars, so it’s not in high demand.”

— Kristin Demayo, a sophomore majoring in biomedical sciences “Yes. They should put in more charging stations because that means there will be less pollution, and people with electrical cars will have access to them.” ­— Kylie Socarras, a freshman majoring in integrative animal biology “It’s a good idea, but they need to be smart in where they position the chargers and they should be spread around campus.”

Chelsea Mulligan is a freshman majoring in international affairs.

— Kareika Wharton, a junior majoring in advertising

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Rising director: “Dear White People”

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

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Samantha “Sam” White hosts a radio show at the prestigious Winchester University.

She begins each and every broadcast with, “Dear white people, the minimum number of black friends required to not seem racist has just been raised to two – ” or something to that effect.

While a d d re s s e d specifically to the majority of Winchester’s student body, the message is received by all and causes quite a stir.

Sam is an anarchist, and she is just one of the four main characters at the heart of Justin Simien’s awardwinning film “Dear White People.”

The film will open in select theaters Friday and nationwide Oct. 24.

“It was a combination of having lots of conversations with my friends – particularly while I was in college – just about the experience we were having, being black at a mostlywhite school,” said Simien, the writer and director of “Dear White People.” “That, combined with my love for the sort of films that came out of the black art-house, particularly in the late 80s, early 90s, and wanting to do something that was cocky, had ideas on its mind and was quirky and specific. It really was just a combination of all those desires.”

Simien wrote the first draft of “Dear White

People” while studying film at Chapman University in Orange County, California.

He said that the film was originally going to be called “2%.”

“At this point I’d say that a lot of the autobiographical stuff is probably well hidden in the plot of the film,” Simien said. “The first draft was certainly closer to my life experience, but as I worked on the screenplay, it evolved and things needed to happen to serve the narrative and serve the arcs of the characters better. I drew a lot from research and a lot from headlines and things that were going on in the nation and folded that into the story.”

Prior to making the film, Simien started a Twitter account called “Dear White People” to see how people would react. He said that when the jokes got people across the board talking, the name just stuck.

“The title came from the voice of Sam White; it was sort of like a running joke,” Simien said. “I remember saying something about the ‘Single Ladies’ dance, which at that point had been appropriated by everybody.

[Sam] had a radio show but the radio show didn’t have any focus and it just occurred to me … what if that was her thing, just these open letters to white people that were sort of funny and tongue in cheek and meant to provoke, meant to cause conversations, meant to stir people up.”

The film is raw and satirical and serves as a letter

“Dear White People” opens nationwide Oct. 24. Special to the Oracle to the media, and society as a whole. While a lot of the jokes are presented in a flippant, offhand manner, at their center there is an unavoidable truth.

“The movie’s about identity and the horror of seeing yourself represented by a group that has nothing to do with you,” Simien said.

The film tackles the uncomfortable subject of racism in modern America in a way that doesn’t alienate audience members, but invites them to join the conversation and initiate change.

“I wanted the film to take place in a hyper reality and for the film to admit that it’s a film, right from the very beginning, and for you to feel like, ‘OK, I’m in a fictional world,’” Simien said. “I think that makes it easier to talk about things that may be a little more hot button.”

He said that while the film has received overwhelming support from audiences so

far, it has also garnered a few critics and seems to invoke a knee-jerk reaction, mainly from those who have yet to watch it.

“We certainly have a troll community that follows us, and every time we post something or do something, they come to try to destroy it, which is the point of the movie in my opinion,” Simien said. “The idea that a person can try to assert the experience of a marginalized community and is met with that level of viciousness from people who haven’t seen the film is proof of what the minority experience is like in this country.”

“Dear White People” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent.

“It was exhilarating to premiere at a festival where, frankly, people were very unsure about how it would play,” Simien said.

“For it to be received so

beautifully there and to be awarded there was a very exhilarating and vindicating experience.”

Simien said that the success of this movie depends on people actually going out and paying to see it and not just liking it on Facebook, blogging or tweeting about it.

“These movies come and go,” he said. “I know that there’s a lot of buzz for the project, but I think that if people are enthusiastic about what the film represents, in terms of representation of different points of views in movies – in representation in different types of stories, in different kinds of faces making their way into the cinema mainstream – then they need to support the film opening week. That actually could have a profound impact on the movies we see and will see next year.”

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Researchers help STEM students reach for the stars

By Sara Henderson C O R R E S P O N D E N T

Many young people are captivated by science fiction films like Transformers, that dramatize technology and outer space. Some Tampa Bay students are learning how to bring their space fantasies to life at Stewart Middle Magnet School with the help of USF researchers.

Frank Muller-Karger, professor of biological oceanography, received approximately $12,000 in September from the NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium and Space Florida for his educational program STEM to the Stars at Tampa’s Stewart Middle Magnet School.

The funding will be used to create unique learning experiences for students and allow them to learn from and meet professionals in the science community.

Muller-Karger said the pro-

gram has three main objectives: teaching about the scientific method, understanding the universe and the earth through space technology, and emphasizing the importance of science to all students, especially minorities, who are underrepresented in science and mathematics.

“There a lot of minority students in these classrooms, and we want show them that it doesn’t matter who you are, you can be successful using science, math, and physics” Muller-Karger said. “You don’t have to be a scientist, but it’s important to understand science as a way to solve problems.”

In 2003, Stewart Middle became one of the first 50 NASA Explorer schools in the nation. Its curriculum is focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM for short.

Not long after the school opened, Muller-Karger was

invited to visit and share his studies on changes in the ocean using data collected by satellites. He presented eagerminded students with images taken from space that illustrated ocean currents, patterns, temperature, biological productivity and other variables. These photos were collected over 30 years.

Realizing the concept was challenging for young students, he began working with the school’s teachers to develop lesson plans that made the concepts more tangible.

“It kept evolving,” he said.

“We got into teaching about how the world changes – things like climate change and whether it’s true or not.”

Two classes, Energy and Environment, as well as Flight and Space, are the focus of STEM to the Stars. Students get hands on experience in both classes by testing concepts through classroom projects and assignments.

In Energy and Environment, students observe sea-level change with Juan Millan, a USF marine science graduate student.

Millan said he enjoyed helping students test their ideas on what causes sea level to change.

“Students that weren’t usually very involved became interested,” he said. “They began to think waves effect sea level.

What makes waves?”

In addition to these unique learning experiences, students get to interact with notable professionals in STEM fields. Pam McFarland, instructor of Energy and Environment, loves that her students have the opportunity to see their studies as meaningful careers due to the collaboration with special guests.

For example, on Oct. 8, students attended a Space Art Exhibit created by students, which included a special presentation by Astrophysicist

Frank Summers from the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.

“It’s so cool for the kids to meet somebody like Dr. Summers and know a career like his is not out of their reach.” McFarland said.

Despite the success of the program, Muller-Karger expressed the peril of the public’s decrease in support of science and innovation. Since the mid-60’s, NASA has received less and less of the federal money each year, according to the Office of Management and Budget.

“The more the government shrinks investment of science education and programs that apply science, I think that the country loses, and eventually loses big time,” he said.

Muller-Karger believes that creating stronger associations between academia, industry, and government could be the answer to declining support for science as a whole.

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thought the plan sounded too good to be true, such as Scott Hopes.

“It’s a lot of anecdotal information,” he said. “We’ve made a lot of decisions before based on a vision or based on assumptions that were not tested.”

Hopes said the BOT must empirically decide whether it is cost-beneficial to make the move to downtown, rather than to build on the USF Tampa campus.

“If, in fact, there is a cost difference between being downtown and being on the campus, that needs to be made up from somewhere other than from the taxpayers,” he said.

Though Lockwood said building downtown would likely cost more than staying put, he said relocating would allow better use of space in the main campus.

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bursting at the seams,” he said.

“The state has a 50,000 nurse shortage. We are limited and having to rent classroom space.”

Lockwood said it would also allow expansion of oncology and neuroscience.

“The net impact, I think, in 5 years would be growth in the north campus,” he said, “rather than any dilution in student activity, research or teaching.”

Hopes said the BOT must study South Tampa to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the area, such as whether researchers would want to live there and whether the resources in the area would be utilized.

“These aren’t questions any different than what the legislature will put forward,” he said.

USF is asking the Board of Governors for $62 million over the next three years, starting with $17 million to build a new USF Morsani College of Medicine.

The university has already received $5 million from the state’s budget to start plan-

ning construction, regardless of where it is built, in addition to the $51 million the university is seeking for a new Heart Health Institute.

A stipulation of Vinik’s, in gifting the land, is that USF must decide to build both the USF Morsani College of Medicine and the USF Health Heart Institute there.

However, the decision cannot be made until all the details are finalized and approved by the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors has told the university they must make a final decision on where to build the new medical school, or the $17 million could be delayed.

Lockwood said he will have comparative costs and other details ready in the next few weeks, in time for the next BOT workshop on Oct. 30.

The BOT will vote on Dec. 4 and present to the Board of Governors in January.

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in the fourth quarter against Temple on Saturday, but the Golden Hurricane gave up 14-straight points, ultimately losing 35-24.

The Bulls have shown they can hang with the top programs, but have yet to put together a complete game against any of them.

“We just need to score points in the second half, offensively,” senior center Austin Reiter said. “We could’ve come out on top in a lot of these games if we would’ve just scored some points in the second half. That’s the key.”

USF has scored 41 firstquarter points this season compared to only 16 in the final quarter.

Tulsa is a team that hangs in games and makes a late push.

Unlike USF, Tulsa has scored 35 more points in the fourth

quarter than in the first, forcing two overtime games.

“There is a very thin margin between winning and losing,” Blankenship said in the AAC’s weekly teleconference. “We’re at a point where we’re competing, but we’re not making those two or three plays that win games.”

Despite the struggles of these two teams, they both sit at 1-1 in the conference, which ties them for third best.

A turnaround is there for the taking, but it will start with this game. At 2-1, the winner of Saturday’s game will be in good position to make a run at the conference, which has yet to establish a clear favorite behind ECU.

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Bulls’ new season needs to be a winning one

Coach Willie Taggart has led the Bulls to a 2-4 start and must finish with at least a 4-2 record over the last six games to make a bowl game. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU

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USF still has the opportunity to salvage what has been an unremarkable season. The Bulls have played closer games than last year, but the margin of defeat begins to matter less and less as the losses start to pile up.

“Five out of our six ball games, we’re up or tied at the half,” coach Willie Taggart said. “To me, that’s a sign of improvement with our football team to put themselves in positions to win the game.”

The Bulls have reached the mid-way point of the second season under Taggart and despite clear signs of progress,

their record is nearly identical to last season.

The 2014 Bulls are 2-4 with a 1-1 record in AAC play, while the 2013 Bulls were 2-4 with a 2-0 record in AAC play halfway through the season.

At his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Taggart said that he was “taking the second half like a new season.” For Taggart, this “season” needs to be his first winning one.

“Everything that happened before this is pretty much irrelevant right now,” Taggart said.

“These next six weeks are really going to define who we are as a football team in 2014.”

Through the first half of the season, USF has passed its most difficult stretch. The Bulls have played four teams with winning records, two of which were nationally ranked at the time. The rest of the season isn’t as daunting for USF, which will have to face only one opponent that currently has a winning record (UCF, 3-2).

By going 4-2 in the second half, USF would not only have a winning conference record at 5-3, but also make a bowl game for the first time in four years.

But no matter which teams the Bulls play, they still have to learn how to close out games with confidence, rather than making sloppy mistakes such as penalties and dropped passes. Taggart attributed the Bulls’ second half collapses to mental fatigue.

“When I say mental fatigue, I mean when things go bad, don’t start looking for other things to go bad,” Taggart said.

Taggart said the players’ propensity to look for things to go wrong is a product of the losing culture of the program.

“I understand why our guys do it, because it’s been consistent for a period of time around here now and that’s something we have to learn to get out of,” Taggart said.

Taggart brings referees out

to practice to show the players when they make mistakes. The Bulls’ discipline paid off in the first half against East Carolina as they limited their penalties to four for 29 yards compared to five penalties for 71 yards for the Pirates.

But in the second half, ECU began to make a comeback and the Bulls’ sloppy play came back to haunt them. They had three penalties on third down, none of which were converted for a first down.

“First half, we were sharp with our motions and our shifts,” Taggart said. “Then when things went bad, the shifts weren’t as fast or smooth as they were in the first half and they started to think and worry.”

Taggart has stressed that getting rid of mental fatigue begins with gaining confidence and learning how to win. But the Bulls can’t gain confidence if they continue to give away games in the second half.

With three games against teams with losing records left on their schedule, the Bulls have a prime opportunity to break out of their losing culture and learn how to become a winning football team.

“I’m excited because even though we stubbed our toe there, we still have everything in front of us,” Taggart said. “Everything right now is between the ears for our guys.”

But while the Bulls will be facing the easiest stretch of their schedule, four of their remaining six games will be on the road. The Bulls will have to find out how to gain confidence and win conference games outside of their comfort zone.

If Taggart can’t find a solution to his players’ mental fatigue, USF will be looking at another missed bowl game and losing season: two things that certainly don’t help players learn how to win.

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THE RUNDOWN OUTSIDE USF Florida State star quarterback Jameis Winston is under investigation, yet again. This week, the redshirt sophomore is under scrutiny due to 950 autographs that Winston may have received compensation for.

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The USF men’s soccer team fell from No. 16 in the nation to No. 24 after its 4-3 loss to Tulsa, but the Bulls have won two consecutive games since.

The USF men’s golf team received a $75,000 donation on behalf of USF from Copperheads Charity on Wednesday.

Junior outside hitter Erin Fairs became the 12th member of USF’s 1,000kill club in a 3-1 loss against ECU on Friday.

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USF has been tied or in the lead at halfitme in five of its six games, but has won only two. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU

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Tulsa has fielded a football team for 115 seasons compared to USF’s 17. While their backgrounds may differ, the two programs are in a similar place this season.

With a noon kickoff Saturday, the two teams square off at H.A. Chapman Stadium in their first-ever meeting, looking to turn their seasons around.

With a 1-5 record, Tulsa only has one less win than USF, but remains in the same position in the conference, at 1-1. Tulsa’s lone win came in its opening game, beating Tulane 38-31 in double overtime.

Since then, Tulsa has been virtually irrelevant in the conference, losing its last five games by an average of 22.6 points per game.

Though Tulsa hasn’t proven to be much of a threat this season, USF is in no posi-

tion to look past the Golden Hurricane.

Coach Willie Taggart has led the Bulls to a 2-4 record, but has failed to close games against top-caliber teams when given the chance.

“We have to change our attitudes when we’re up in games,” Taggart said. “We need to go out and finish, rather than hoping we hang on to win it.”

USF held Wisconsin’s highpowered offense to three firsthalf points in Week 5 before being outscored 24-7 in the second half.

“We had two drives on offense — one was a six-play and one was an 11-play — that we drove down the field, but when we got on the fringe of the red zone, we had some penalties that hurt us and we ended up not scoring,” Taggart said. “Those are missed opportunities.”

Tulsa coach Bill Blankenship has had a similar problem. He secured a 24-21 lead, early

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Men’s Soccer Temple (4-1, 2-0) will look to continue its undefeated AAC play when it matches up against Houston (3-3, 1-1) on Friday.

The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. Cincinnati (2-3, 0-1), the Bulls’ next opponent after Tulsa, matches up against SMU (0-5, 0-1) at 3:30 on Saturday. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.

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No. 24 USF defeated the Denver Pioneers (7-5-1) on Wednesday, utilizing quick counterattacks and a highpressure defense to score three goals and secure its fifth shutout of the season.

Freshman midfielder Gabriel Pfeffer scored two goals, and senior midfielder Lucas Baldin earned an assist and scored the final goal.

On the first goal, Baldin sent in a corner kick to the middle of the box as Pfeffer made a run past the defenders and headed the ball into the lower right side of the net to earn his first goal of the season.

“We worked on it a lot in practice,” Pfeffer said. “Lucas gave a good serve and I was just in the spot I had to be, and I just headed it in.”

Pfeffer’s second goal came unassisted, as he dribbled down the left wing past three defenders and made a sliding shot as the ball was going out of bounds.

Denver goalkeeper Ryan Massey was caught off guard, thinking the ball was out of play, as it rolled past him to his far post and into the net.

“I was just getting the ball,” Pfeffer said. “I tried to go back and I didn’t have any good passes, so I just ran forward and looked for the goal.”

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Gabriel Pfeffer scored his first two career goals in USF’s 3-0 win over Denver. ORACLE PHOTO/GABRIEL HERNANDEZ