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Election Day comes early Campus straw poll seeks to capture student opinion on upcoming election.

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Michelle Obama: Underestimated political giant

HOT band to play in Italy

Fleet of foot Flowers leads Bulls to sixth win

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Straw poll to assess millennial opinion on upcoming election

In the Oct. 13 issue of The Oracle, it was incorrectly stated that the late Robert Staehle served as police chief of the University Police (UP). Staehle retired from UP as a major, not as a police chief, according to UP Public Information Officer Renna Reddick. Reddick said Staehle served from Dec. 28, 1979 to Dec. 31, 2009.

He died in a car accident on U.S. 301 on Wednesday morning.

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By Miki Shine M A N A G I N G

Florida voter registration extended to Tuesday In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled to extend voter registration in Florida, according to the Washington Post. It is now open until this upcoming Tuesday, which is a sevenday extension from when its original scheduled closing date last Tuesday.

Originally, Gov. Rick Scott refused to move the deadline, which lead Walker to issue an emergency order to extend registration by one day so his court would have time to hold a hearing on the matter. The court ruled to extend the deadline an addition six days.

Students can register to vote by mail or in person at the DMV or a tax collector’s office that issues driver’s licenses. In either case, the form must be turned in or postmarked by Tuesday.

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Campaign signs sit outside of a polling station on Fowler Avenue on Aug. 30, during the primary elections.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/JACKIE BENITEZ

By Abby Rinaldi N E W S

E D I T O R

Election Day is coming early to campus as ballot boxes will be set up across campus today for this year’s USF straw poll.

The mock election is being put on by Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society, the Honors College and Student Government (SG). Five polling stations will be set up at the Marshall Student Center, Cooper Hall, the Muma College of Business, the Library and Campus Recreation from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will also be online polling via a form created by SG on BullSync. The online polls

will be open from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

“The hours are a little different from what we’ll be polling on campus but that’s only because we need to look through all the forms and take the information down quicker than we would with scantrons, which is what we’ll be using (on campus),” Marianne Mendoza, director of government affairs for SG, said.

Polls are open to everyone and ballots are anonymously done via scantron. The ballot is one page and will include the presidential and senatorial races, as well as all the amendments that will be on the actual ballot in November, including the amendment on

solar power and on medicinal marijuana.

The presidential race will include Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, as well as Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson.

“We are the only university in Florida that has done this every election cycle, both presidential and gubernatorial, for a long time,” Susan MacManus, national political analyst and USF political science professor, said of the poll that has been taking place annually for 20 years at USF. The goals are to create excitement about the election,

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E D I T O R

Over the past two weeks, students have taken to the Facebook “USF Class of …” groups using the hashtag #FreshIsSketch to air their frustration with the Fresh Food Company dining hall.

Complaints range from small portions and a lack of food to having a hard time finding clean silverware and discovering inedible objects in their food.

Furthermore, students have reservations about the quality of their experience at Fresh Foods proportionate to the cost of a meal plan, which ranges from $749 – $1,780 per semester.

“Since arriving on campus, I’ve learned to dread walking into Fresh Foods,” Emily Hickman, a freshman majoring in civil engineering, said.

“The food is often the same and undercooked. There’s always a struggle to not only find silverware but to find clean silverware.

Normally, you’ll find a fork with some dried food on it.”

She recalled one specific incident where the only silverware she could find was covered in “rotten eggs” and “what appeared to be puke.” She proceeded to inform one of the managers.

Aramark, a food service company, provides the food for USF Dining.

After multiple attempts to reach Aramark, Simone Martin, Aramark’s marketing manager, said in a statement that health and safety are the company’s first priority.

“Nothing is more important to USF Dining than food safety and the customer experience we

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Michelle Obama: A political giant

Michelle Obama’s presence campaining for Hillary Clinton has many wondering if she plans to pursue a political office. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE

By Breanne Williams C O L U M N I S T

First lady of the united states (FLOTUS) Michelle Obama is one of the best-educated first ladies our nation has ever seen.

And her eloquence and commitment to social justice have made her beloved across the country.

With the tense and outright ugly nature of the current campaign, many voters are searching for a candidate that appears to embody values similar to those they themselves hold dear. Over the past eight years, Obama has proven she has a moral foundation, and her recent involvement in the election may foreshadow a future career in politics.

Though she has often stayed out of the political limelight, Obama has recently hit the campaign trial advocating for Hillary Clinton. And Democrats across the board quickly realized her authenticity would be key in landing their candidate in the White House.

Clinton may have over 30 years of experience and a plethora of support from across the political spectrum, but voters remain hesitant to throw their support behind her.

A USA Today and Suffolk University poll found that 59 percent of those polled do not believe Clinton is trustworthy or honest, including nearly onefourth of her own supporters.

Third-party voters will undoubtedly sway this election and it is crucial Clinton capture every undecided vote she can in order to maintain her four-point lead over Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Obama has proven to be the key in providing a moral compass to the Clinton campaign.

At the Democratic National Convention (DNC), Obama gave a speech highlighting the morality she and Barack have attempted to share with their children, stating, “When they go low, we go high.”

The Clinton campaign has adopted this motto, and it is met with thunderous applause at each of her rallies, causing many to stop and take stock of Obama’s influence.

Her speeches at the DNC and multiple subsequent Clinton rallies left the country speculating on her possible future political career.

Would she follow in the footsteps of her predecessor, Laura Bush, and attend small gatherings fighting for breast cancer awareness and writing a memoir, or would she mimic the current nominee and throw herself into the world of politics?

Despite the many denials from the Obamas — more than nine since 2012 — of Michelle’s future political career, many are speculating that a congressional seat and perhaps even the presidency may be on her

horizon.

Her camaraderie with former President George W. Bush and recent remarks denouncing Trump’s comments toward women have won her support from Republicans across the board. Even Glenn Beck, a highly conservative talk show host, has applauded her statements.

If she were to decide to run for office, she would obtain it with no major difficulties. She is a strong advocate for women’s rights, minority rights, education, health and equality across the board.

Her experience as a lawyer and the eight years spent in the White House make her an ideal candidate, and many are falling behind her.

According to a Gallop poll and Pew Research Center surveys, two-thirds of the public has a favorable view of Obama.

Despite her husband’s fluctuating popularity, our FLOTUS has stayed steady at the mid-tohigh 60s.

As of now, Obama has promised she has no intent to run for any office in her future.

However, after this polarizing election, one can only hope she changes her mind.

Breanne Williams is a senior majoring in mass communications.

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Student complaints reveal unsettling dining conditions Recent complaints from students toward the Fresh Food Company dining hall on campus have uncovered some unsettling possibilities at USF. According to multiple students, the dining hall has been serving small portions, failing to properly clean cutlery and inedible objects have been found in the food.

While the complaints have not been investigated to our knowledge, several students have photos evidencing many of what must be health code violations.

If the allegations prove true, it will call into question the priority USF places on its students’ wellbeing. One student said she found a moth in her salad, another a contact lens attached to a grape.

Forks covered in what one student described as a vomit-like substance along with other cutlery encrusted with bits of dried food have made the dining experience unpleasant for many students on campus.

“Another unsettling experience I’ve had at Fresh was when they were serving some sort of prison-like mystery meat,” Emily Hickman, a freshman majoring in civil engineering, said. “I asked the man serving it ‘What is in this meat sauce?’ I was told ‘beef, turkey and pork.’

“The next man (in line after me) asked ‘Is there pork in this? I cannot eat pork

because of my religion’ and was told that there was no pork in it, seconds after (the worker told) me otherwise.”

Lack of accountability for the contents of food is unacceptable. If USF is allowing companies to feed students mystery meat, one can only imagine what other mysteries the university is withholding from students.

Any accusations regarding health violations are not ones that can be ignored. Aramark, the company providing the food for USF Dining, told the Oracle in an email that student health and safety are the company’s top priority.

However, despite requests

by The Oracle’s staff, the company refused to be interviewed.

Interestingly, the dining hall underwent a routine inspection by the Florida Department of Health in the beginning of September and no violations were found.

One has to wonder where the disconnect is between investigators’ inspection checklists and students’ plates. Any other restaurant fielding complaints of insectridden food would be shut down.

Hopefully, further investigation will find there are no threats to students’ health.

However, if the complaints from students continue, USF may find itself in hot water.

Someone needs to draw the line.

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know at this point what turnout will be for the straw poll, but Continued from PAGE 3 there has been a high interest level in the past. She encouraged students to come out and vote call attention to the amendments in the straw poll and in the main and show the public that election. millennials care about politics, “Well, they can do it easily,” MacManus said.

MacManus said. “There’ll be lots “Obviously, the future of our of places. All they have to do is country’s democracy depends take a clipboard and a pencil, on the involvement of young and it’ll take them people in politics,” less than a couple she said. “That’s the minutes to go long term goal, but in through it and just the short term, it’s to They may not talk about politics … weigh in on their show people outside opinion. the university that but it’s their chance to voice how “They may millennials do care they feel about it and believe me, not talk about about politics and politics … but are informed about candidates do look at the millennial it’s their chance elections. And then vote this year very carefully. to voice how for on campus, it’s they feel about it designed to create a and believe me, lot of enthusiasm and Susan MacManus, national political analyst candidates do look discussion among and USF political science professor at the millennial students about the vote this year very election.” carefully.”

Mendoza said she because of the ability the group Mendoza said she would urge is curious to see how millennials has to swing the election. students to come out for the vote in the straw poll.

“Millennials do have the election in November as well, “I think, just as millennials, power to swing the election,” stressing that every vote counts. we’re kind of an unprecedented she said. “They now make “Just one vote (from each generation, so it’s really (up) 26 percent of Florida’s person) adds up to a million,” interesting to see how our registered voters.”

Mendoza said. “Every vote upbringing has affected the way MacManus said she doesn’t really does count.” that we vote,” she said. “The

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whole initiative in general is just meant to see how students throughout the years … vote and really figure out why that is.”

In past elections, the USF straw poll has been a good predictor of the actual election, according to MacManus. The role of millennials in this November’s election is different, however,

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HOT band to play in Vatican City, Rome

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By Nicole Cate L I F E S T Y L E

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For the second time in five years, the Herd of Thunder marching band (HOT band) will be spending New Year’s Day playing in Europe.

The last time the HOT band played abroad was in 2013 when they marched in the New Year’s Day parade in London. This time, they will march in a parade through the heart of Rome. They are also slated to play St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City on the eve of the holiday.

According to Matthew McCutchen, the marching band director, the band has received invitations to perform again in Europe ever since the London parade. The invitations come from the organizers of the original London trip as they help in the planning of various parades around Europe.

However, the band needed some time off to recuperate from such a big trip.

“We’ve had the invitation up in the air for the past four years, and then last year around this time, they made a formal invitation,” McCutchen said.

The HOT band decided to accept the invitation this time.

Justin Mouriz, a junior drum major in the band, recalled McCutchen sitting down with the entire band in September 2015 and telling them the news.

“Of course, we all freaked out,” Mouriz said.

Only 130 out of 370 band members will be attending.

They were notified a year in advance so that they would have time to save funds for the trip.

According to McCutchen, while the university has voiced their support for the band and this opportunity, they could not finance the trip because they have other issues that need to be funded.

This was when McCutchen

USF’s HOT band were invited to play at St. Peter’s Square and during the Rome New Year’s Parade in 2017. THE ORACLE/JACKIE BENITEZ was introduced to USF ful about it,” Scott Schiff, a Year’s Eve. McCutchen is excit- it’s as great an opportunity for HerdFunder by Bill Faucett, senior majoring in marketing ed for this performance, as the entire university as it is for who fundraises for the College and a drum major, said. “Really, he only knows of one other the HOT band. of the Arts where he is the everyone needs money. We’re American marching band who “We’re really excited to repdirector of development. not the only organization out has played this venue before. resent the university. The band Faucett knew they could use there that could use help fund“We don’t actually think works awfully hard to repsome capital for the trip so ing. Everyone has expenses, the Pope will come watch us, resent us in the community he recommended crowdfund- so the fact that we’re seen but we can hope he’s sitting and at athletic events. We’re ing and helped to put together as important enough by the behind a window somewhere,” pretty visible around here,” the ‘Herd of Thunder Marching community and by the school, McCutchen said.

McCutchen said. “We’re proud Band Goes to Italy’ HerdFunder the fact that what we do is They will then march in of our affiliation with USF and account. recognized as something the the New Year’s Day parade a lot of people over there who McCutchen said all he had university values, really means through the heart of Rome. have never heard of our unito do was provide information a lot to us.”

The trip won’t be all work, versity will see us and I hope for the page to be built.

The HerdFunder has a goal as the band has some sight- they come out of it with a Meanwhile, Noga Afik, a stu- of $50,000, and with four days seeing planned, including a good impression of what the dent majoring in mass com- left, it has raised just over trip to Pompeii on the day school is.” munications who does mar- $2,200. McCutchen said that before their return.

For some students, this trip keting for the band, has been this goes towards helping to “I’m excited for them to means a little more because of helping on the social media knock money from each indi- see this because, around here, its timing. side of things. vidual’s trip and that even if something’s 50 years old, “Personally, it’s just (going Members of the band are if they don’t make the goal, it’s considered old, but we’re to) be like a really amazing “thankful and incredibly hon- they’re going anyway. (going to) go see 2,000-year- way to cap off four years of ored” that the USF Foundation “We just gladly accept what- old artifacts,” McCutchen said. doing band and being here,” has given the band this oppor- ever we can possibly get,” According to Mouriz, some Schiff said. “Eleven years total tunity to raise money, Mouriz McCutchen said. band members aren’t just I’ve been in band, and this is said. They are also thrilled that The HOT band is sched- excited for the trip because probably the last thing I’ll ever individuals such as students, uled to leave on Dec. 28 and they get to play, but are also do in a marching band so it’s alumni, family and friends are land the following day. They excited that they get to repre- just kind of a really awesome donating to their cause. will play in St. Peter’s Square sent the school on an interna- way to end it all.”

“We couldn’t be more thank- outside the Vatican on New tional level. He believes that

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Emily Peterson, a freshman majoring in civil engineering, posted in the USF Class of 2020 Facebook group that she found a moth in her salad from The Fresh Food Company on Oct. 6. She did not alert management at the time. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/EMILY PETERSON

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deliver,” she said.

But students, including Hickman, have still expressed concerns about what goes into the food.

“Another unsettling experience I’ve had at Fresh was when they were serving some sort of prisonlike mystery meat,” Hickman said.

“I asked the man serving it ‘What is in this meat sauce?’ I was told ‘beef, turkey, and pork.’

“The next man (in line after me) asked ‘Is there pork in this?

I cannot eat pork because of my religion’ and was told that there was no pork in it, seconds after (the worker) telling me otherwise.”

Emily Peterson, a junior majoring in public health, expressed similar concerns and many others, including mislabeled food, shortage of food, an overall lack of cleanliness and the presence a moth in her salad.

On another occasion, she said a friend of hers found a contact lens on a grape.

In addition to too-small portion sizes, students including Skylar Vandebogart, a freshman majoring in studio art, have said there are not enough options for students trying to eat healthy.

“All of this stuff is made just a little bit worse due to the fact that when there is food, it’s honestly pretty unappetizing,” Peterson said.

However, Martin said the complaints made by students are not falling on deaf ears at Aramark.

“USF Dining responded to two customer concerns posted on social media last weekend; they were not brought to a manager or staff member so we cannot validate them, but we took them very seriously,” she said. “We reached out to the students directly and met with them to address their concerns.”

Like other restaurants, dining halls have to go through regular inspections by the Florida Department of Health. Fresh Foods was inspected the beginning of September and the department didn’t find any health violations.

In fact, according to inspection reports, the last violation the dining hall received in March 2015 had to do with the temperature of some of the food being served.

“We take all customers concerns about food quality very seriously, and investigate every concern that is brought to our attention,” Martin said. “We encourage anyone with a concern about their dining experience to contact any of our managers on duty in the dining location, or one of our associates, so that we can provide immediate attention to any concerns, comments or suggestions on the spot.”

Despite Martin’s assurance, however, some students remain apprehensive about the cost of the services rendered by Fresh Food.

“I am paying thousands of dollars to eat here and it’s not safe,” Hickman said. “None of the food is appetizing and I feel like everything coming out of there is a risk to students’ health and safety.”

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Notebook

Men’s soccer moves into three-way tie atop AAC

By Vinnie Portell S P O R T S

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Coming off three losses in its past four games, the USF men’s soccer team rebounded with a 1-0 upset over No. 24/13 UConn on Saturday night in Storrs, Connecticut.

Following the victory, USF (6-6-2, 3-1) is now tied for first in the AAC with UConn and Cincinnati with three conference games remaining in the regular season.

Senior forward Melvin Becket gave the Bulls an early lead when he scored his fourth goal of the season in the 24th minute off a free-kick pass from Ricardo Gomez.

Despite being out-shot eight to three, USF made its limited opportunities count as it relied on strong defensive play and a clean game in the net from goalkeeper Spasoje Stefanovic.

Each goalkeeper recorded one save in the tightly contested defensive match that saw only 11 total shots from both teams.

The Bulls return home to Corbett Soccer Stadium on Saturday to host Memphis at 7 p.m.

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Along with Flowers, junior running back Marlon Mack added 107 yards and a score on 16 carries, passing B.J. Daniels for the most rushing touchdowns in program history (26).

“We started slow, but I went and talked to our guys,” Flowers said. “At first, we weren’t playing USF football. We missed a lot of open routes, we missed a lot of open catches and I made a few bad throws.

“At the end of the day, our guys did not give up. They kept fighting and we kept playing as a team and as an offense, and we came out with the victory.”

Aside from the offense’s scoring barrage in the second half, the Bulls defense held UConn in check, stopping several drives

goals in the first half against UConn on Sunday in Storrs, Connecticut, USF couldn’t muster up enough offense in the second half, eventually losing the contest lost 3-1.

Behind 3-0 after a UConn goal in the 60th minute, USF amped up its offensive pressure, out-shooting the Huskies 11-2 in the second half.

But despite the Bulls’ efforts, UConn goalkeeper Emily Armstrong allowed only one goal and made four saves to keep USF at bay.

The loss drops USF into a tie for fifth in the AAC after beginning the season 10-1-2.

Bulls hold off Huskies for third-straight win USF volleyball staved off a UConn comeback after going up two sets to none before eventually coming back to win in the fifth and final set of the match.

Trailing 13-12 in the final set, USF (14-6, 5-3) got backto-back kills from senior outside hitter Dakota Hampton in its final push for the win, taking the set 15-13.

Since beginning conference play by dropping three of their first five conference matches, the Bulls have won threestraight AAC matches to move up to fifth in the conference.

Senior forward Melvin Becket’s fourth goal of the season was all USF needed in its 1-0 victory over UConn on Saturday night in Storrs, Connecticut. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/JACKIE BENITEZ

short with nine tackles for loss on the night, including a season-high five sacks of UConn quarterback Bryant Shirreffs.

After holding the Huskies to only 75 yards on the ground and just three first-half points, junior linebacker Auggie Sanchez said the defense was motivated by its critics over the past few weeks. “(I had) a little bit of motivation between me and Coach T,” Sanchez said. “He told me some things about stuff people have said about me. I always have a little extra motivation; you have to play with a chip on your shoulder. You can’t get too complacent with what you do. There were some words said between me and Coach T. “I’m tired of hearing that USF can’t play defense, (and that) USF is an offensively dominant team. It ticks us off as a defense.

Just because we played one bad game, we’re viewed as not having a good enough defense. It makes us mad and gives us a little bit of extra motivation each week.”

The junior captain of the defense finished with three of the Bulls’ five sacks, a career high.

As USF continues on its path toward a potential conference championship appearance, the Bulls will travel to play at Temple (4-3, 2-1) on Friday.

“It’s good that our guys responded,” Taggart said. “They had the momentum. It’s tough for a team to get momentum, but it’s good for our guys to not flinch and regain the momentum.

That’s the second time this year we’ve done that. That’s not the way we want to be every week but it’s great to see that our football team can do that when we need to.”

Quinton Flowers scored three of his five touchdowns in the second half as USF erupted for 28 points in the final two quarters.

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Flowers blossoms as Bulls become bowl eligible

USF News

Quote of the Day “As a coach that is always fighting for support and attendance, those kids and our football program deserve more. They are doing their part. This community expects us to be big-time, then people need to step up and support these student-athletes.” — USF

women’s basketball coach Jose Fernandez told the Tampa Bay Times that USF football should have more support after its 6-1 start. Following a program-low attendance for a homecoming game with 16,585 against East Carolina on Oct. 8, 19,524 showed up to watch USF defeat UConn 42-27 on Saturday night at Raymond James Stadium.

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USF quarterback Quinton Flowers rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries in the Bulls’ 15-point victory over UConn on Saturday. ORACLE PHOTO/JACKIE BENITEZ E D I T O R

From the first time Quinton Flowers took off with the ball Saturday in USF’s 42-27 win over UConn at Raymond James Stadium, he reminded those in attendance just how special an athlete he is.

He danced around the backfield for what seemed like an eternity, skillfully evading each and every Huskies defender in reach before finding a hole and bursting through for a 54-yard touchdown run.

“He was like a cheat code out there on that play,” USF coach Willie Taggart said. “It’s fun to watch. You sit back there, ‘Oh, get down. Oh wait, good job

Quinton.’ But that’s him, I think the kid has eyes in the back of his head with some of the things he does.”

The score was Flowers’ first of five total touchdowns, three of which came on the ground.

In front of 19,524 fans, according to the Tampa Sports Authority, Flowers tied his career high for touchdowns in a game while helping USF (6-1, 3-0) become bowl eligible for the second-earliest time in program history.

When the Bulls won their sixth game last season on Nov. 14, fans stormed the field while the players celebrated the achievement.

This year, Taggart and the Bulls have their sights set much higher.

“It’s never been our goal just to become bowl eligible,” Taggart

But that’s him, I think the kid has eyes in the back of his head with some of the things he does.

USF coach Willie Taggart on quarterback Quinton Flowers said. “It’s great to be bowl eligible now because you need to win some ballgames this time of year. But we’re out for something much bigger than this. It’s great to be 6-1.”

Even after surrendering the lead by allowing two quick touchdowns to UConn running back Arkeel Newsome in the opening minutes of the second half, the

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Bulls answered with a 28-3 run to secure the win.

Despite turning the ball over four times, including some inefficient passing from Flowers at times, the Bulls extended all of its nation-leading streaks of 200 yard rushing games (12), 440 yards of total offense (11) and 35 points scored (11).

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USF honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Saturday’s football game against UConn.

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M O N DAY, O C TO B E R 1 7 , 2 0 1 6

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