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A look behind the scenes of the technology fee

By Abby Rinaldi C O R R E S P O N D E N T

Since 2009, USF has charged students a technology fee: A fund that has accumulated millions of dollars over the years for systemwide or campus technology projects.

The fee was established in 2009 by the USF board of trustees in accordance with the Florida Legislature, according to the USF Information Technology (IT) website. Florida statute 1009.24.13 allows each board of trustees to charge up to 5 percent of tuition per credit hour as the tech fee.

“The revenue from this fee shall be used to enhance instructional technology resources for students and faculty,” the statute says.

When USF established its tech fee, it chose the maximum: 5 percent.

The 2017-18 undergraduate tuition rate at USF Tampa is $105.07 per credit hour, according to the USF controller’s office. This meant the student tech fee was $5.25 per credit hour. A student taking 15 credit hours would pay $78.75.

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Jenny Paulsen, assistant vice president of USF IT, said the fee has been used for a wide variety of projects both systemwide and at the individual USF campuses.

These range from putting Wi-Fi on campus to e-books in the library.

“I think all of (the projects) have been quite impactful in one way or another,” Paulsen said.

All of the projects the student tech fee has been used for in the past are posted on the USF IT website. Some of the projects listed include printer replacement in the library, BullSync, student access to Lynda.com and apps.usf.edu. This latter project is one Paulsen said is particularly noteworthy.

“Rather than you as a student having to go and buy these very expensive software packages yourself, the tech fee sponsored the ability for us to provide those software packages to all students through the apps.usf.edu portal,” she said.

The funding for these projects is allocated by USF IT in a series of committees. Of the money students pay for the fee, 25 percent goes

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to funding systemwide projects, while the remaining 75 percent goes to funding projects on that student’s campus. The divisions for campuses include the three campuses — Tampa, SarasotaManatee and St. Petersburg — and also USF Health.

Paulsen said there is a committee established for each entity with student, faculty and staff representation. These representatives are assigned the task of getting requests from their constituents.

“We leave it up to each of them on how they want to do that,” she said. “Some of the committees are standing committees that have other roles as well, so they meet on a regular basis anyway and we hijack some of their meetings for the tech fee.”

The committees are dedicated to the tech fee or can piggyback on other committees. The Tampa committee was purposely formed just for the purpose of the tech fee. The system committee is also the IT Management Committee. The USF Health committee leverages the Health Technology Governance Group for its meetings.

Each entity operates on its own cycle, which lasts for 12 months. These cycles all operate throughout the year and can overlap.

They don’t meet in excess, Paulsen said, usually meeting once near the beginning of the cycle and then once to make decisions on projects. The goal in selecting projects, she said, is to put students first and to align with the mission of the university.

“One of the things that we do encourage is investing in emerging technologies,” Paulsen said. “The tech fee is a source of funding that’s encouraged to be used for trying out new technologies to see whether they do add value or not and if they do we can go on and … make use of that technology in the future.”

Students on campus need varying degrees of technology for the work they do. While some

students simply use the printers in the library, students like the members of the Whitehatters computer security club require a little more.

“Some students have more money and a more degree of resources, better computers … but we do have students that can’t afford those resources or it’s not as easy to get and so in those cases we try to provide computing power to those that need it and that requires money,” Brad Daniels, president of the Whitehatters technology club, said.

Right now, most of the computer infrastructure we have was just free donations from individuals who are just friends of the club, but there’s always things that we need. There’s always things that we need more of and so we’re kind of always on the lookout for different sources of funding or resources.”

His club gets its funding from the engineering council within Student Government, which funds the club through activity and services fee. There are many resources the club uses on campus, Daniels said, such as the 3-D printing lab and computer labs for computer science students. However, there are some changes he would like to see.

“What I would really like to see is a computing environment for students where they could create their own virtual machines because that’s really the main thing that I find students are lacking,” he said.

He said the club has considered applying for student tech fee grant, a process he needs to coordinate with faculty advisors who are more familiar with the process. As of right now, the club has never applied for tech fee money.

There are still some resources, however, those like Daniels and the Whitehatters members would like to see. No matter how much or how advanced the technology students at USF are using is, Daniels said he thinks it’s a good idea to have the fee fund technology projects on campus.

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James Durbin will be visiting campus and sharing his story of performing while living with Tourette’s Syndrom and Asperger’s Syndrome. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE

By Jessenia Rivera C O R R E S P O N D E N T

American Idol star and lead singer for Quite Riot, James Durbin, will be giving a Very Special Arts (VSA) performance Oct. 24 at the USF School of Music Concert Hall at 7 p.m.

Durbin is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Santa Cruz, California who has reached his dreams of being an artist despite having Tourette’s Syndrome and Asperger’s Syndrome.

Durbin gained fame through American Idol in 2011 before he joined the 80’s heavy metal rock band Quite Riot in March, and he has also performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Asperger’s Syndrome is a form of autism and Tourette’s Syndrome is a condition that is characterized by a combination of involuntary noises or unwanted sounds called tics.

The tics associated with Tourette’s Syndrome usually disappear or diminish as the person starts singing.

VSA is a private nonprofit organization that is centered on providing art education programs and cultural experiences for and by people with disabilities.

Not only does VSA promote the success of those with disabilities by bringing their talent to campus, but they also help disabled students have a broader access to the arts through their professional development workshops.

According to Wendy Finklea, Director of Programs for VSA, there are four principles VSA stands for.

“Every student who has a disability should have a solid arts education, every teacher that teaches the arts should know how to teach students with disabilities, students with disability should have access to the arts without it being a big deal and if someone aspires a

career in the arts VSA is there to support them,” Finklea said.

Every year VSA has a program called From Backstage to Center Stage, which provides an opportunity for upcoming or well-known artists who have a disability to serve as an inspiration to the disabled community and the USF community altogether.

Durbin will be performing and he will also be speaking with students about his struggles and how he overcomes them. To have a more personal discussion with the singer, students can also attend the USF Lunch and Learn in the school of music at 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in MUS 211.

Once you join the concert, students will have the opportunity to enter a drawing to win a Gibson Les Paul Guitar signed by Durbin.

To get the free tickets required for admission students must first visit www.vsafl.org.

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Did you know Fast facts about the #MeToo and the MeToo campaign • When the New York Times posted an article outing Harvey Weinstein for sexual assault against multiple actresses. These allegations led to him being fired from his own company, as several other highprofile actresses like Gwyneth Paltrow, and Angeline Jolie came out with their own experiences and interactions they had with Weinstein.

• Milano’s original tweet has garnered 68 thousand responses. The campaign has exploded all over social media, 4.7 million people on Facebook shared, commented and reacted to the MeToo campaign, according to statistics from CNN.

Alyssa Milano started the #MeToo movement with a single tweet. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE

By Samantha Moffett S T A F F

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Two words put the severity of the sexual assault problem into perspective: Me Too. #MeToo tweets and status updates revealed thousands of victims of sexual assault and continue to flood social media.

The campaign was created over a decade ago by Tarana Burke, but was relaunched Oct. 15 by actress Alyssa Milano.

The tweet that started it all, “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.” This tweet came after sexual assault accusations surfaced against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

The movement sought to bring sexual assault victims together. Many victims posted a simple #MeToo while others went on to tell their stories, but all of the posts showed just how widespread the issue of sexual assault is.

Scrolling through my Twitter, Facebook and Instagram feeds,

which were filled with #MeToo posts, left me feeling infuriated and heartbroken, but all the while inspired.

The movement creates a sense of solace for those who choose to make their experiences public, and in a time of recently surfaced details of sexual assault cases, it shows unity among the masses.

The #MeToo campaign does the job of addressing the elephant in the room.

Every 98 seconds someone is assaulted, as reported by the Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). In only 48 hours, the hashtag was tweeted nearly one million times, according to the Associated Press. The #MeToo campaign brought a long overdue discussion to the table, but it was not be the first time.

The “Yes All Women” campaign that highlighted those who struggle with mental and physical abuse was popular on Twitter in 2014.

While the campaigns are a positive way to bring together

victims of assault, it should not take social movements and uproars to spark the discussion.

If there is one thing to be taken away from the movement, it should be that you can know someone for years and still not know their struggles. The movement should spark a discussion on the scope of the problem and possible solutions.

The #MeToo posts are just scratching the surface, as many victims choose not to come forward. As reported by RAINN, only 344 of every 1,000 sexual assaults are reported to the police, meaning about two of every three go unreported.

The sexual assault problem is a global epidemic for both men and women. Hopefully, the #MeToo campaign signals a shift in how the scope of sexual assault is viewed.

Samantha Moffett is a sophomore majoring in mass communications.

• The MeToo campaign actually spans back to JustBE inc, a youth organization that focuses on empowering young women.

The founder Tarana Burke, created the MeToo movement in 2006, after a child at a camp she worked at, confided in her about sexual abuse she faced at home. This inspired Burke to champion for women’s rights, and become an outspoken advocate for women who have been abused.

• This campaign is shedding light on an important issue that especially affects college campuses. According to National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 16 men are sexually assaulted in college. Many victims are afraid to step forward and 90 percent of sexual assault cases on college campuses go unreported.

• The MeToo campaign, aims to not only bring awareness to sexual assault on women in Hollywood, but to everyone no matter their sex, race or background.

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USF students bring the Halloween spirit to life

By Andrea Martin S T A F F

When bats go flying and monsters are seen, the moon laughs and the wind whispers, “‘Tis near to Halloween.” The temperature has dropped to the most appropriate of degrees for Florida’s autumn.

Students around campus have switched from bingewatching their favorite television shows to bringing all of the Halloweentown Movies. Halloween is quickly approaching USF, and the chills are felt all-around.

Among all the marvelously eerie decorations and the store-bought or homemade costumes, the best part of Oct. 31 has to be the free pass to consume as much candy as humanly possible. Sarah Allen, a sophomore majoring in nursing, is helping to make sure families surrounding the USFSP sophomore Adriana Barnes takes a selfie for her 31-day Halloween challenge. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE campus have a creepy, yet safe evening. best sweets while their parents at the USF Saint Petersburg no bigger than an inch, were “It’s the 7th Annual Trick-or- sit back and smile.

Adriana Barnes, a sophomore bubbled in black and the inside Treat with the Greeks here at “This is my first time planning majoring in English, has given of the ‘O’s showcased two the USF Greek Village,” Allen, and participating in the event herself an interesting 31-day happy ghosts. a sister of Gamma Phi Beta, for my sorority and I think it’s a Halloween challenge.

A creative idea to keep said. “It provides a safe trick- great opportunity for parents to “In the beginning of October, up the chilling excitement of or-treating environment for bring their kids to a place they I sketched out some spooky Halloween all through October, the children in the surrounding know their kids will be safe and ideas and some people sent the “Spooky Looks” challenge, USF area. Each fraternity and welcomed,” Allen said. in requests. Then after a little as Barnes has titled it, has been sorority, if they choose to Don’t think Allen will be while, I had 31 spooky cartoons a favorite among her peers on participate, has decorated a missing out on any of the fun. prepared for the whole month. campus. table to hand out candy and With her Halloween costume I have a paper with the dates “It’s really exciting seeing has prepared an activity of their remaining a surprise until the and drawings in my make-up how it turns out and really choice.” big day, Allen will be smiling drawer, and every morning flattering when people tell me it With a Despicable Me themed along with every little witch and when I wake up I’m excited looks like a sticker or a tattoo,” table, the sisters of Gamma Disney princess that stops at to try something new and Barnes said.

Phi will be doing temporary her and her sister’s table. different. I even try to match Every morning of her tattoos of minions on the trick“I love being able to dress up my outfit with whatever is on challenge, Barnes unveils her or-treaters. as something else for the day my cheek.” Barnes said. look of the day on her Snapchat The little ghouls and without being judged and just She sported ‘BOO!’ on her story. Her friends and fans who superheroes will be sure to fill having fun,” Allen said. right cheek on the 20th day helped her compose the list of their pillowcases with all the Meanwhile, across the bridge of her challenge. The letters, doodles give her their reviews

bright and early.

“This is the first year I have done my ‘Spooky Looks.’ From the reaction it’s getting, I’m probably going to be doing them every October if I can,” Barnes said. “I came up with the spooky looks because last year I did ‘spooky make-up,’ where I challenged myself to learn how to do full face makeup.

“So that October, I wore dark lipstick all month, and I learned how to do eyeshadow and other things so I could be spooky. I thought this year I could challenge myself again and draw little characters on my face using liquid eyeliner.”

So far, Barnes has crafted a bat, a ghost, a tombstone, and other hauntingly beloved symbols of Halloween.

“My favorites so far have been a spider hanging from my eyeliner, a witch on a broom, and a cat on a moon because those were the most challenging and fun to do,” Barnes said.

On the finale of Spooky Looks, she will unexpectedly exhibit two cow spots, as this year Barnes is going to be a cow for Halloween. She’ll spend the day in costume.

It seems every USF Bull has heard the ghastly notes of the graveyard bands and spotted hitchhiking ghosts waddling around campus. Taking the celebrations into their own hands, students are set to create their own Halloween memories and do their own version of the Monster Mash.

As Lock, Shock, and Barrel from the Nightmare Before Christmas put it so eloquently: “Life’s no fun without a good scare.”

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Time of possession potentially Five takeaways from USF’s win over Tulane wore down USF’s defense

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By John Black C O R R E S P O N D E N T

The Big Easy was anything but easy for USF on Saturday. While the Bulls started quickly — scoring on its first possession in under three minutes — its defense struggled to stay consistent in the second half.

USF allowed 21 unanswered points in one and a half quarters.

For a defense that had previously not allowed a touchdown in six quarters, it seemed as if they were trying to catch its breath in the second half — potentially due to being on the field so much in the first half.

Operating in offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert’s fast paced offense, USF possessed the ball for only eight minutes and three seconds in the first half, leaving the defense on the field for nearly 16 minutes.

Flowers throws uncharacteristic interception: Quinton Flowers doesn’t catch a lot of slack for his errant passing, but despite the senior quarterback’s inconsistencies, he has only thrown two interceptions this year. The second of which happened on a pressured pass to tight end Mitchell Wilcox that was swatted and kicked into the hands of a Tulane defender. Flowers doesn’t have the best reputation as a passing quarterback, but he has a 132.1 passer rating in 2017.

Historic Weekend for USF: The Bulls rumbled into New Orleans with program and NCAA history on the line. USF was looking to go 7-0 for the first time in program history and to take sole

ownership of the NCAA record for most consecutive 30-point games.

Although USF accomplished the latter with seven minutes remaining in the third quarter, Tulane was able to rally themselves back into the game. But after Tyre McCants recovered Tulane’s lasthope onside kick, Flowers and the offense sealed the deal and brought home a program-best 7-0 start. The Bulls’ win also extended their win streak to 12, Division I-A’s highest active streak.

Scoreless streak ends: The Bulls came into the game having not allowed a touchdown in five consecutive quarters — they extended it to six quarters before letting up 28 to Tulane’s offense in the final three.

Running back Darius Tice (#6) rushed for 141 yards and had a touchdown on 13 carries Saturday night.

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Season high rushing for Flowers: Flowers had his best rushing performance of the year with 138 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. His previous high was 106 yards against Illinois. In 2016, Flowers had eight games with 100plus yards in the 2016 season.

Individual defensive records in sight: Senior safety Devin Abraham snagged his fourth interception Saturday and brought the Bulls to a nation leading 18-total interceptions on the year. With at least six games to play, Abraham is now only four interceptions away from passing J.R. Reed (2003) and Trae Williams (2006) for the most interceptions in a single season.

Linebacker Auggie Sanchez recorded nine tackles against the Green Wave, bringing him within 16 of the USF career record.

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1. Darius Tice is the USF offense lifeline: Throughout the season, running back Darius Tice has been arguably the most consistent player on the USF offense — averaging 6.2 yards per carry and 90 yards rushing per game. He proved it again Saturday night when the Bulls were struggling to move the ball midway through the second quarter, where he was handed the ball and broke off a 45-yard touchdown run. After Tulane clawed their way back into the game late, Tice bounced another run for 30 yards on 3rd and 3 to seal USF its 12th win in a row.

2. Flashbacks to the 2016 defense: Entering the game, USF was in the top 10 in total defense. Against the Green Wave in the second half,

however, the Bulls allowed 21 unanswered points, which almost cost USF the game.

3. An up-tempo offense is the best option for USF: The Bulls scored three of their five touchdowns against Tulane in under two minutes. USF offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert has been touted for his relentlessly fast paced offense when he joined the USF staff, but it wasn’t until Saturday’s game against Tulane that it was in full effect. While Quinton Flowers is quarterback, USF’s offense operates more smoothly with as little time in between plays as possible.

4. Flowers is still a Heisman candidate: Entering the 2017 season, Flowers was nationally heralded as a bonafide Heisman trophy candidate.

Six games into the season, however, it seemed as though he had disappeared from that

conversation, despite putting up solid numbers — 1,118 yards passing, 475 rushing and 16 total touchdowns — but none of a Heisman caliber Against Tulane, Flowers reminded everyone how dynamic of a player he can be when not restricted, with 127 yards passing, 138 yards rushing, a rushing touchdown and two passing touchdowns All against USF’s toughest opponent of 2017 yet.

5. Return of the block?

Early in the 2017 campaign USF struggled on the specia teams side of the ball. It had a blocked kick or punt in each of the first three games, but as the season moved along, the Bulls did too. Or so we thought In Saturday night’s game USF allowed for a blocked point after touchdown (PAT) and field goal attempt, resurfacing one of the team’s weaknesses

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The Bulls will play for the regular season conference title Friday against No. 7 UCF. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/GOUSFBULLS

USF (11-3) got its sixth straight win on senior day with a 2-1 win over UConn (6-8-3).

Senior midfielder Jessica Hamrick scored the gamewinning header in the 49th minute.

“I’m proud of Hamrick.,” coach Denise Schilte-Brown said. “She’s been knocking on the door all season to score off a corner and I think it’s probably the 10th ball she’s gotten off the end of and one finally went in. I think all of the seniors did great today.”

The other USF goal came from forward Evelyne Viens.

The goal was her teamleading 10th on the season.

Next up, USF will host UCF in the regular season finale Friday, with the winner winning the regular season conference title.

“Senior day is kind of an emotional day, but we said there was no better way to honor us than with a win,” Hamrick said. “We came back with a strong awesome for me. I’ll never forget it.”

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The Bulls made it to 7-0 for the first time in program history when they beat Tulane on Saturday, but the win was far from comfortable for the No. 17 Bulls.

After dominating in the first three quarters, USF gave up three unanswered touchdowns to Tulane (3-4) to close out the game — but still held on for a 34-28 win in front of an announced crowd of 17,256 at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans.

The six-point win was the Bulls’ slimmest margin of victory since they defeated East Carolina 22-17 on Nov. 7, 2015.

“It’s great to win the game, but we’ve just got to finish,”coach Charlie Strong said. “We gave up 14 points on defense there in the fourth quarter, but you’re on the road and you knew we’d get their best.”

The Bulls’ offense got up on the Green Wave early with two rushing touchdowns by running back Darius Tice and quarterback

Quinton Flowers. After a blocked point after touchdown (PAT), the Bulls led the Green Wave 13-0 in the second quarter.

On the ensuing drive, however, Tulane quarterback Jonathan Banks connected with wide receiver Terren Enclade for a 73-yard touchdown.

Despite the Green Wave score, the Bulls maintained control of the game, scoring twice more in the second quarter, which included a 38-yard touchdown pass from Flowers to wide receiver Darnell Salomon right before halftime.

On their first drive of the second half, the Bulls scored again.

On their next drive, running back D’Ernest Johnson punched in a 2-yard touchdown run to extend the Bulls’ lead to 34-7.

The Bulls wouldn’t score again the rest of the game, but the Green Wave found little issue in doing so.

“When you get up like that, it’s all about your finish,” Strong said.

“We didn’t finish the game. Guys gotta go make plays and guys gotta continue to play and you

play until the whistle blows.”

The Green Wave scored once in the third quarter and twice in the last 10 minutes of the game.

After both scores, Tulane opted to try for an onside kick. Both times, however, wide receiver Tyre McCants recovered the ball for the Bulls — potentially saving USF from suffering its first loss of the season.

Averaging 10.8 yards over 13 carries, Tice shouldered a large part of the USF offense, using his powerful North and South running style throughout the night.

Possibly his biggest run, however, was his last.

With less than two minutes to play, Tice ran for 30 yards on a 3rd down that prevented Tulane from possessing the ball again — sealing the win for the Bulls.

“Tice, he had to run like that the whole game,” Strong said.

“You look at his first touchdown, he goes right down the middle of their defense. It was fun to watch him run the ball and just watch him close it out.”

Flowers rushed for 138 yards

and a touchdown on the night, while throwing for 127 yards and two touchdowns.

“I’ve never played against a player like him,” Tulane cornerback Donnie Lewis told the Tampa Bay Times. “I’m at a loss for words. He can do a lot with his feet. He’s the leader of that team and he just plays with confidence.”

By scoring 34 points in the win, the Bulls now hold the record for consecutive games scoring 30-plus points outright (24).

Though it came down to the wire at the end, Strong recognized that any win is a good one.

“You just have to find a way to win the game and that’s what we did,” Strong said. “We found a way to win the football game.”

Tice agreed.

“We probably got a little comfortable,” Tice said. “We should’ve kept playing hard, but at the end of the day it’s hard to win a game of college football. We’re happy with the victory, we’ll work on the rest later.”

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