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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

Class: add cream and sugar Cases of

simple battery reported on campus

By Wesley Higgins N E W S

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By Wesley Higgins N E W S

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The coffee shop is the traditional scene for students cramming and professors grading, but it’s always remained an escape from the classroom.

But now, Felicitous Coffee and Tea is inviting professors to teach their class in the backyard of the coffee shop.

Rebecca Burns, a professor in the College of Education, said she brought her class to Felicitous as an alternative to a

cramped classroom.

“It was a beautiful day, the backyard was just the right climate and atmosphere to have an open and honest discussion,” she said. “Felicitous is my hidden gem.”

Less than a mile away from USF, Felicitous is a hut tucked right off Fowler Avenue that is known for its boutique style.

The shop won Best of the Bay for its assorted menu of coffees and teas, such as gun-

powder tea, honey bear latte and red-velvet hot chocolate.

Britani Farley, manager of Felicitous and a USF graduate, said the idea to invite classes came to her when classes were cancelled during hurricane season a few years ago.

“There was a hurricane coming towards us, but this teacher was not in the mood to cancel his first class,” she said. “He emailed his students

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Pulitzer-prize winner to speak on immigration

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Frontier Forum lecture series.

Following the Virginia Tech shooting, Vargas was a part of The Washington Post team that won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of the massacre.

Three years later, Vargas used his voice as an esteemed journalist to open dialogue about the immigration system in the U.S. He moved from the Philippines to the U.S. in 1993, at the age of 12. His uncle brought him into the country using a fake name and passport.

In 2011, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas disclosed his status as an undocumented immigrant in a written admission in the New York Times.

Tonight, Vargas will advocate for immigration reform, talking to students and the greater Tampa Bay community in the Marshall Student Center Oval Theater at 7 p.m.

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Two cases of simple battery were reported to University Police (UP) on campus Tuesday night.

In the reports, approximately 20 minutes apart, two separate female victims said the suspect followed them from behind while they walked on campus.

The suspect is described as a white male standing around 5 feet 7 inches tall wearing a baseball cap, jeans and a shirt.

The victims described the incidents to UP as unwanted touching, though neither incident resulted in injury.

Victims reported the suspect made no aggressive effort to kidnap or engage in sexually violent actions.

After inappropriately grabbing the two women, the suspect fled the scene before UP could arrive.

The first incident was reported in the parking lot near Castor Hall around 6:50 p.m., and the second incident was reported 20 minutes later on the south side of the John and Grace Allen Building.

As part of the ongoing investigation, UP is not ruling out the possibility of two, independent suspects.

UP Assistant Chief Chris Daniel said it’s still speculation whether or not the touching had sexual intent.

“We don’t know if it was a prank or a practical joke,” he said. “Either way, it was unwanted touching.”

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He lived with his grandparents, both U.S. citizens, and remained unaware that he was in the country illegally until the age of 16 when he tried to apply for a driver’s license and was turned away.

An advocate for immigrant children, Vargas hopes to fight for their right to citizenship.

He founded Define American, a non-profit organization that promotes awareness of the immigration measures used to determine American civilian status.

He is also a proponent of the DREAM Act that, if passed, would provide immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as minors, attended U.S. high schools and maintained residency for at least five years with conditional permanent residency.

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and asked if they wanted to meet here.”

Farley said the experiment was fruitful in creating an inspired learning environment.

“Circles are the best way to get free-for-all talking among students,” she said. “It makes it a lot easier to have a discussion when you can see every face.”

Despite classes being held outside, Farley said she isn’t concerned with students getting distracted.

“Very few students would think to pull out their laptops and be on Facebook when you’re professor is walking around,” she said. “It would be so much easier to focus on a teacher talking if you’re out in the middle of a lawn — it’s peaceful.”

Terrence Campbell, a senior majoring in economics and a regular customer, said Felicitous provides the sort of

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Inspired by the events surrounding his experience as an undocumented immigrant in the U.S., Vargas created the film “Documented” in 2013.

The film chronicles both his struggles and those of other undocumented immigrants in their pursuit of legal status.

Flying out of a Texas airport near the Mexican border in July of last year, immigration authorities arrested and questioned Vargas. At the time of the arrest, Vargas had lived in the U.S. for 21 years.

“Our daily lives are filled with fear in simple acts such as getting on an airplane to go home to our family,” he said in a statement following the events.

In his lecture, Vargas will talk about his film, analyze the definition of American and describe his work in the immigration reform movement.

UP encourages anyone with information to contact the USF Police Department at 813974-2628, or 911 in case of emergency.

Daniel said though the reports are not reason for panic, students should always remain alert of the available safety measures on campus, including USF Safe Team, Bluelight Phones and the Rave Guardian Campus Safety mobile app.

“Be aware of your surroundings and your personal safety,” Daniel said. “Try to walk in groups at night and try not to be buried in your phones, texting.”

For anyone who still feels unsafe, Daniel said UP offers self-defense classes for women, taught by certified police officers who teach tactics and techniques.

environment he looked for in liberal education.

“The general atmosphere of acceptance really does foster an interchanging of ideas,” he said. “A lot of discussions happen here between so many different people that we end up creating new ideas.”

A stranger once taught him to juggle, Campbell said.

In return, he taught his new friend to play chess.

“It’s a community,” said Abby Rupert, a junior majoring in international business.

“Everyone knows everyone — everyone is on the same page.”

The staff treats customers like friends, she said, instead of walking wallet sacrifices for corporate profit.

Farley said students and faculty make up the majority of the community, and that the draw of Felicitous makes sense.

“Caffeine is a staple for almost every college student’s life,” she said. “Students don’t always want to support corporations and like to support local business.”

After receiving positive feedback from her students, Burns said she would like to hold class there again.

“I get more done there than I do anywhere else,” she said.

“I think it’s the atmosphere that allows us to step back and really open up those creative juices.”

The offer to hold classes in the backyard has only spread through word of mouth and social media, Farley said. If the idea gets more popular, professors will have to make a request up to two weeks in advance.

“We just want to share this space we have with other people,” she said. “Though we can make it more organized if we hear more interest.”

Farley said the backyard of Felicitous is large enough for privacy and the adjacent wall could be used for projections.

“We love the idea of it,” she said. “I don’t think anyone can refute that studying outside is a good thing, especially when the weather is this lovely.”

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“LONELY PLANET” SPOTLIGHTS FRIENDSHIP

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

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It is a story about two friends in a map store on what doesn’t have to be a lonely planet.

The play “Lonely Planet” opens Friday in Theater Arts Rehearsal building Room 120, and is directed by Carlos Garcia, a senior majoring in theater performance.

The two-character play written by Steven Dietz in 1993 focuses on the AIDS epidemic and how it affects two friends, Jody, played

by Evan Causey, and Carl, played by PJ Gentry.

Jody, the owner of a map store, has begun to cut

himself off from the world because of the ongoing epidemic.

“He’s afraid that if he gets tested, what that could mean for his future,” Garcia said. “Obviously, if he gets a positive result that’s the slow succumbing to death, but there’s also the stigma of coming out in a way – going to the clinic – a plethora of things.”

In response to Jody’s intentional seclusion, Carl begins to leave mismatched chairs in Jody’s store.

“Each chair is representative of a friend that’s passed away,” Garcia said. “Every time a friend passes away, he takes a chair from their abode and brings

them in to remind Jody, as he’s secluding himself away from life, people are passing on.”

Although the play is set during the AIDS epidemic, Garcia said that “Lonely Planet” puts a spotlight on friendship more than anything else.

“It’s a play about friendship, and AIDS is kind of the catalyst for some of these events; but the relationship between Carl and Jody as friends is the front and center point,” Garcia said. “It’s more an examination of friendship and how people live on a day-to-day basis.”

“Look at it from it the perspective of friendship,

don’t look at it as your typical homosexual/AIDS drama. I think in media nowadays, there’s this trope that’s sort of the gay victim card, and that’s not what’s being played here at all.”

The play is a production of the Student Theatre Production Board and was created by a cast and crew of eight students.

“All the people in the cast and crew have this great relationship with one another and we bounce ideas off each other and that’s really rare,” Garcia said. “Sometimes you have this hierarchy of director and actor, and the director is always giving rules to the actors. But this is a much

more open-ended process, kind of like the sort of 1960s style of experimental theater and the living theater and open theater. It’s honestly been a bit heartwarming.”

The play is free and open to the public and will run Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m.

“People very seldom go to a movie or a restaurant with just themselves; they take a friend with them,” Garcia said. “I really want people to walk into the audience with their friend … and after the play ends just to look back at them and to really appreciate that they’re still there.”

Evan Causey and PJ Gentry star in “Lonely Planet,” opening Friday.

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EDITOR IN CHIEF Alex Rosenthal MANAGING EDITOR Roberto Roldan SPORTS EDITOR Vinnie Portell ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Jacob Hoag GRAPHIC ARTS MANAGER Chelsea Stulen GRAPHIC ARTS INTERNS Luke Blankenship Ashley Barzaga

The 2014 USF men’s basketball team was introduced at halftime of the USF vs ECU football game at Raymond James Stadium. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU

By Tiana Aument C O R R E S P O N D E N T

No one knows what to expect when USF takes the court Saturday for its first exhibition game, but first-year coach Orlando Antigua says the unexpected can be a huge advantage for his young team.

“People don’t know what they can bring to the table and what their strengths and weaknesses are,” Antigua said. “Our job is to try to maximize, push them to their limits and see what we can get out of them.”

Nine newcomers are eligible to play this season – six of them are freshman. And only three players on the roster played Division 1 basketball last season: Corey Allen Jr., Anthony Collins and Chris Perry.

“It’s been the veteran guys that have assumed that role of leadership,” Antigua said. “Corey is doing it by leading by example.

Anthony’s doing it by pulling guys aside and explaining what they need to do in certain situations – the kind of effort they need to have – those kinds of things.”

Antigua has been pushing the players since their first workouts in May. Freshman Troy Holston Jr. immediately knew it wasn’t going

to be easy.

“The first day I came here on my workout, I knew it was a very hard workout for me as a freshman,” Holston said. “We did ballhandling drills up and down the court – all fast-paced. Basically like conditioning basketball drills.

We’d get tired quickly, and that’s what really made it hard.”

Antigua emphasizes having a fast-tempo game with “a team that’s disciplined, that’s physical, that runs, that moves the ball (and) that’s unselfish.”

The team has had 20 official practices so far and Antigua said they’re still continuing fundamental basics.

“I think that’s something we’ll continue throughout the year,” Antigua said. “Our defensive principals: running, spacing, sharing the ball and helping them identify where they need to get the ball at certain times.”

Last season, the Bulls (12-20) needed shooters. They made just 25.8 percent of their three-pointers.

“They’re going to be using me to shoot outside the three-point line,” Holston said. “My IQ is pretty high, my shooting ability.”

The 6-foot-4, 200-pound shooting guard averaged 23 points as a senior at Oldsmar Christian High

School, where he helped the team to a 16-9 record.

“Troy’s got his body in great shape,” Antigua said. “(He’s) always been known as a shooter and a scorer, and with him being in better shape, it’s being demonstrated even more.”

The Bulls found another shooter in Nehemias Morillo, the 6-foot5, 180-pound shooting guard from the Dominican Republic. “(Morillo) is doing a great job in finding his niche in the offense,” Antigua said. “He’s really athletic, really aggressive. He’s shooting the ball extremely well – especially from the 15- to 17-foot range.”

The junior transfer averaged 12.2 points, 4 assists and 6.2 rebounds per game last season at Monroe College in New York.

“My strengths are to shoot the ball, to grab rebounds and run fast,” Morillo said.

Freshman Ruben Guerrero also moves quickly on the court.

Originally from Spain, Guerrero played on the 18-U Spanish National Team before moving to Kansas, where he averaged 9.3 points and 8.5 rebounds at Sunrise Christian Academy.

The 6-foot-11 center/forward arrived at USF weighing 199 pounds. He said he’s gained 25 – 30 pounds by “eating five to six

times a day, drinking body shakes, working out and lifting more.”

“One of the things we had to do with (Guerrero) was get him stronger, put some weight on him,” Antigua said in an interview with BullsCast. “Now that he’s gotten that weight on him, we have to get him used to playing with that weight.”

The other big-bodied center on the team, Jaleel Cousins, has also gotten in better shape. The 6-foot11, 261-pounder has lost about five pounds and is still working toward his 250-pound goal.

Cousins, a junior transfer from Alabama, averaged 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game last season at Navarro College in Texas.

Players have been developing individually, and Antigua is looking forward to how they develop as a team.

“I’m most excited about how we show growth,” Antigua said.

“I know it’s going to be an up and down because of our youth.

The process of development and growing is what I’m most excited about and seeing where that takes us.”

USF starts the season with an exhibition game against Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Sun Dome.

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2014 men’s basketball roster No. Name Pos. 4 Corey Allen Jr. G 13 Jake Bodway G 0 Dre Clayton F 11 Anthony Collins G 15 Jaleel Cousins C 14 Justin David G 33 Ruben Guerrero C/F 25 Troy Holston Jr. G 34 Dinero Mercurius G 5 Nehemias Morillo G 1 Chris Perry F/C 3 Roddy Peters G 35 Bo Zeigler G/F

Ht. 6-1 6-2 6-6 6-1 6-11 6-2 6-11 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-8 6-3 6-6

Wt. 152 185 245 175 265 180 225 200 188 180 242 192 202

Year Sr. RFr. RFr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. RFr.

Hometown St. Louis, Mo. Bloomington, Minn.

Orlando, Fla. Houston, Texas Mobile, Ala. Pittsburgh, Pa. Marbella, Spain Queens, N.Y. Bronx, N.Y. Santiago, D.R. Bartow, Fla. District Heights, Md. Detroit, Mich.

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Senior guard Corey Allen Jr. (left), redshirt junior guard Anthony Collins (middle) and sophomore forward Chris Perry are the only remaining starters from last year’s roster. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU ground as an assistant at one and it’s the way the game is

By Jacob Hoag of the top programs in the meant to be played, but you A S S T . S P O R T S E D I T O R country and the players have have to push through some comfort levels to get to that In five seasons as an assis- taken notice.

“It means a lot,” junior point,” Antigua said. tant coach with Kentucky, Once at USF in the sumcoach Orlando Antigua helped guard Anthony Collins said. run one of the most pro- “You see players on TV and mer, Antigua implemented his lific offenses in the country, see how (Antigua) coached play style, which included a leading them to two national them, I think it helps the summer full of running. morale of the team.” “(The first workouts) were championship berths.

Since coming to USF, very painful,” sophomore forFollowing last year’s tournament, Antigua shed his Antigua has gained experi- ward Chris Perry said. “They blue and white in favor of ence as a head coach not only pushed us harder than we’ve with his collegiate players, but ever been pushed before. We green and gold.

Now he is leading the Bulls with players from his home were just running, but the into the unknown, with ques- country as well. volume in which we did run “Fortunately for me, I have was just turned up to another tions abounding.

“A lot of questions are still some experience with the level.” out there: question marks Dominican national team and Antigua said the staff did about the players, ques- got to make some decisions individual workouts to help tion marks about the staff, in games and prepare teams the players break through perand question marks about to compete at a high level,” sonal barriers and bring them how we’re going to play,” Antigua said. “I’m confident to a level they had no idea in my own abilities and our they could reach.

Antigua said.

At Kentucky, Antigua staff.”

“We want to help them Antigua has brought over push through comfort levels, coached 24 NBA draft picks, and had the best recruiting Kentucky coach John Calipari’s make small breakthroughs class in the nation in each of play style and coaching strat- and get past certain points in his years there. He received egy: play hard and run fast. their lives where they thought “They do want to run they couldn’t give anymore,” the Top Assistant Coach because it’s fun and it’s an Antigua said. “When you do under-40 award in 2012.

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that incrementally every day, you hope to have a better outcome than anyone could anticipate.”

For Collins, who is coming off a season-ending knee injury, these early workouts took a toll.

“Early on, it was very hard for me because it was the most I had ever ran since coming back,” Collins said. “But after about four or five weeks, I started getting used to it.”

Antigua took more than just his play style from his days at Kentucky; he also had experience with having new players and having to adjust to a new crop of talent each year.

“I learned it from (Calipari),” Antigua said. “Every year we adjusted to our talent, skill set and our strengths and you have to evaluate that. You start with the foundation and the basis of being aggressive and being in great shape and then you start fine tuning and saying ‘where are our advantages?

Then, how do we adjust to take advantage of those opportunities?’”

With a practically new team

– Perry, Collins and senior guard Corey Allen Jr. are all that remain from last season’s starters – Antigua said he had to find out who could do what and how to utilize each player in the best way.

With a young team comes a lack of experience. For USF, that might be an understatement.

Of the 13 players on the roster, only three have played in a game at the Division I level. As such, Antigua has leant heavily on his veterans.

“I would have to say our strength right now would be our guard play,” Antigua said.

“We have two veteran guys in (Collins) and (Allen Jr.) who fortunately have had a lot of minutes, but no one else does.

But at least those guys can stabilize what we’re trying to do until everybody else gets caught up to speed.”

In the preseason basketball press conference, Perry referred to last season as “a joke.”

With his new coach and team, he has a new mindset.

“As freshmen, we didn’t know what to expect and were basically like little kids,” Perry said. “But this year, we have to

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take on the roles of grown men and be better, mentally.”

There are mild expectations for this team – no one knows exactly what they can do – but all Antigua needs are effort and fight.

“You see that they’re giving you effort and learning and if they do that, the rest will come and we will have an opportunity to be in games and compete,” Antigua said.

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2014 women’s basketball schedule DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Sat, Nov 15

Villanova

Chattanooga, Tenn. 4:00 PM

Sun, Jan 11 Temple*

Philadelphia, Pa.

12:00PM

Sun, Nov 16

UT Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tenn. 2:00 PM

Wed, Jan 14 SMU *

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

Wed, Nov 19

Maryland

College Park, Md.

7:00 PM

Sun, Jan 18 UConn *

Storrs, Conn.

1:00 PM

Sat, Nov 22

UNC Asheville

Tampa, Fla.

2:00 PM

Wed, Jan 21 Houston *

Houston, Texas

7:00 PM

Thu, Nov 27

Oklahoma

Virgin Islands

8:15 PM

Sun, Jan 25 Tulane *

Tampa, Fla.

4:00 PM

Fri, Nov 28

Illinois

Virgin Islands

8:15 PM

Sat, Jan 31 Memphis * Memphis, Tenn.

3:00 PM

Sat, Nov 29

Kentucky

Virgin Islands

8:15 PM

Tue, Feb 03 UCF *

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

Wed, Dec 03

Stetson

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

Sat, Feb 07 Cincinnati * Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

Sun, Dec 07

St. John’s (NY)

Tampa, Fla.

2:00 PM

Tue, Feb 10 SMU *

Dallas, Texas

8:00 PM

Sun, Dec 14

Charleston

Tampa, Fla.

2:00 PM

Sun, Feb 15 ECU *

Greenville, N.C.

2:00 PM

Wed, Dec 17

Northern Colorado Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

Wed, Feb 18 Tulsa *

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

Sun, Dec 21

Penn State

State College, Pa.

2:00 PM

Sun, Feb 22 Temple *

Tampa, Fla.

12:00PM

Sun, Dec 28

East Carolina *

Tampa, Fla.

12:00 PM

Tue, Feb 24 Cincinnati * Cincinnati, Ohio

7:00 PM

Wed, Dec 31

Memphis *

Tampa, Fla.

3:00 PM

Sat, Feb 28 UCF *

Orlando, Fla.

4:00 PM

Sun, Jan 04

Tulane*

New Orleans, La

5:30 PM

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Tampa, Fla.

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Perry primed for breakout season in 2014

By Vinnie Portell S P O R T S

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When coach Orlando Antigua came in to meet the few players that remained on the roster after former coach Stan Heath left, he knew he had found a special player in sophomore forward Chris Perry.

“Once we got here and had a chance to work with him, I was really impressed with his ability and skill set,” Antigua said.

In his freshman season, the 6-foot-8-inch forward played at 266 pounds and said he was too slow to keep up with some of the quicker players, but is now ready to compete after losing 24 pounds.

He said he lost the weight by watching the quantity of what he ate and changing how he ate. Perry said Antigua’s workouts also helped expedite the process.

“If I would go to the cafe or something, I would go three times,” Perry said. “Now when I go, I can eat enough once and I have better eating habits,

adding vegetables and fruit to my diet more.”

The slimmed-down sophomore said his new physique will change how he plays the game, especially by making him more effective on defense.

“I think it will allow me to play more and I definitely won’t foul as much,” Perry said. “Last year, I was a lot slower; I couldn’t get into the right position. I’m more mobile now.”

The motivation to lose weight came from Antigua, who told him that in order for Perry to be an effective player, he would have to be able to keep up with the rest of the team.

The decision for Perry to slim down was aided by the sophomore’s motivation to expand on his game and be able to be quick enough to move out of the post.

“Meeting with him and asking him what he wanted out of this experience, and him wanting to extend his game, we put the challenge to him about

changing his body,” Antigua said.

Senior guard Corey Allen Jr., one of the three remaining starters from last season, said Perry’s new build is exactly what the Bulls’ new up-tempo play style calls for.

“When we’re playing fast, we’re going to need a big that can run the floor with us to contest shots,” senior guard Corey Allen Jr. said. “So him slimming down is going to fit in real well with how we’re going to play this year.”

Part of being out of shape for his freshman season came from not knowing what to expect at the collegiate level.

Perry said while he was expecting to play against top-tier talent in college, he wasn’t physically ready for the game because of how easy it was for him to dominate in high school. “(Was it easy to dominate) in Polk County? Of course,” Perry said. “We didn’t have a

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Sophomore forward Chris Perry went from 266 pounds to 242 during the offseason. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU

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lot of competition, but I like the training we’re getting now because it’s preparing me for what’s coming this season.”

Last season, Perry hit a freshman slump in mid-February. The forward scored eight points or fewer for three weeks after scoring at least 10 points in 17 of 24 games.

“It was harder than what I expected, but at the same time, I knew going into college that I was going to have to go against A1 players every game,” Perry said. “So that freshman slump kind of hit me.

It all comes from learning the game and experience.”

Perry said the frustration of going through a slump has only given him more motivation to become a more versatile player. This new mobility and versatility is leading Perry to extend his game beyond the post.

“I’ve been focusing on dribbling and being able to work from the perimeter so now I won’t be limited in the post,” Perry said.

Allen said that from what he’s seen in practice, Perry’s added outside shot will be a reliable weapon that can open up the offense.

“The bigs will have to come out and guard him so it will give more space for the guards to drive,” Allen said.

But adding an outside shot didn’t come easy to the forward. Perry said he will come to the practice facilities at least two to three times per week around midnight to put up 500 shots.

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“It all comes down to confidence and putting in work after hours,” Perry said. “But I know I have to put in that work if I want (junior guard Anthony Collins) to pass me the ball.”

Perry’s transformation as a player has already garnered national attention. Sports Illustrated ranked the forward as a top-five candidate to breakout in his sophomore season.

“My whole mindset is just to get better as a team and the individual accolades always just seem to fall into place when your team does well,” Perry said.

But USF faces a difficult challenge in turning around a team that went 12-20 last season and lost all but three players who saw the court.

The Bulls were ranked eighth in the preseason coaches’ poll for the AAC and Perry said that’s only added motivation.

“I didn’t like that too much,” Perry said. “Seeing that people think of us as number eight, it gives us a drive because we have something to prove this year.”

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Women’s basketball team roster

No. Name 20 Laura Ferreira 22 Laia Flores 12 Bre Brooks 14 Paige Cashin 24 Alisia Jenkins 32 Maria Jespersen 2 Micah Kroll 13 Laura Marcos Canedo 5 Trimaine McCullough 15 Shavontae Naylor 4 Neena Pacholke 11 Ariadna Pujol 23 Shalethia Stringfield 3 Tamara Taylor 1 Ivana Vuletic 45 Katelyn Weber 10 Courtney Williams

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Ht. Year 5-11 Fr. 5-7 Fr. 5-5 Jr. 6-4 So. 6-1 Jr. 6-0 Fr. 5-8 Jr. 5-8 So. 5-8 So. 5-9 Jr. 5-7 So. 6-1 So. 5-6 Jr. 5-10 Sr. 6-3 Sr. 6-5 So. 5-8 Jr.

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Hometown Lisboa, Portugal Mataro, Spain Tyler, Texas Newark, Ohio Statesboro, Ga. Arhus, Denmark Tampa, Fla. Salamanca, Spain Orlando, Fla. Ocala, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Mataro, Spain Jacksonville, Fla. St. Petersburg, Fla. Norrkoping, Sweden Little Rock, Ark. Folkston, Ga.

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Experienced Bulls expect tournament

By Zach Lowie C o r r e s p o n d e n t

After losing to Rutgers in the WNIT Semifinal, USF women’s basketball coach Jose Fernandez made a promise to fans.

As what some AAC officials considered the up-and-coming team in the conference, the Bulls missed the NCAA Tournament by the slimmest of margins, noted as one of the “last four teams out,” according to ESPN. Grabbing a microphone, as the fans stayed to cheer their team on even after the final buzzer sounded, Fernandez made it clear that the team would be a part of the coveted “March Madness” this season.

“When I said that, I thought that last year’s team deserved to go,” Fernandez said in a

recent interview. “There’s no reason that this year’s team shouldn’t with who we have returning and with who we’ve added.”

For junior forward Alisia Jenkins, the journey has been long and hard fought. Early on in her USF career, Jenkins knew she would have to step up if she wanted to make an impact.

Getting minutes as an underclassman was already a trying task, so her presence quickly became known after she began to stand out with her high level of play and a mid-range shot that fooled some of the best defenses in the country.

She recalls that even in her freshman year, she had to think like a sophomore or junior to make others know how poignant her play would be.

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Coach Fernandez (left), junior forward Alicia Jenkins (Middle) and junior guard Courtney Williams (right) look to make a push for an NCAA bid. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU

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“Now that I am an upperclassman, I try to put myself in a leadership position for the team so we can keep getting better,” Jenkins said.

She has continued to improve, averaging 9.6 points per game and 10.3 rebounds this past season, and was also named to the AAC All-Conference Second Team.

Her career-making night came last season against Memphis, with 21 points and 18 rebounds. Hoping to have games with similar performance more frequently this season, Jenkins made an offseason mindset adjustment.

“I’ve got to have that same attack mentality that I had in the [Memphis] game,” Jenkins said.

Veteran junior guard Courtney Williams is also returning. With 16.3 points per game and 7.5 rebounds, Williams is considered one of the top guards in all of women’s basketball.

Ranking in the top 10 among returning guards across the nation in rebounds, blocks and field goal percentage, she has received an abundance of accolades, including All-American Honorable Mention and AAC All-Conference First Team.

Williams will also likely surpass 1,000 career points this season, coming in only 169 shy of the milestone. Even though these honors mean a lot to the young talent, she has much bigger aspirations.

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making it to the NCAA tournament, so if the accolades come along with that, then so be it,” Williams said.

Preseason AAC standings have USF finishing the season second in the conference, only behind Connecticut, who has won the national championship three of the last five years.

With 13 previous members returning and various newcomers ranked in ESPN’s list of Top 50 recruits, it’s hard to ignore the success of this program. Last season, the Bulls lost just five regular season conference games; all against the top three teams in the AAC. This year, the team hope to use last season’s as motivation to fuel the fire in its quest for an NCAA Tournament run.

The frustration that plagued an overall successful year ended on a sour note for the Bulls in 2013.

Experience could bring success if the team is able to channel its best play and remain focused on the ultimate goal of not only a trip to the postseason, but a deep run into the latter part of the “Big Dance.”

Fernandez has stressed that a crucial part in winning in the Sun Dome is the home crowd.

“I think this program has done really well here on campus and the fans can add so much to a home court advantage, especially with women’s basketball,” Fernandez said.

The Bulls play its first regular season home game Nov. 22 against UNC Asheville at 2 p.m.

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2014 men’s basketball schedule DATE

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LOCATION

TIME

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Sat, Nov 08

IU-Pennsylvania (Exh.)

Tampa, Fla.

4:00 PM

Sat, Jan 03 East Carolina *

Fri, Nov 14

Flagler College

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM Tue, Jan 06 UConn *

Sun, Nov 16

Jackson State

Thu, Nov 20

UAB

Sun, Nov 23

NC State

Tue, Nov 25

Hofstra

Tampa, Fla. Birmingham, Ala. Raleigh, N.C.

2:00 PM

Sun, Jan 11 Tulane *

7:00 PM Sat, Jan 17 Tulsa * 4:00 PM

Thu, Jan 22 Temple *

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

Sun, Jan 25 UConn *

Tampa, Fla.

2:00 PM

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

New Orleans, La.

3:00 PM

Tampa, Fla.

11:00 AM

Philadelphia, Pa.

6:30 PM

TBD

12:00 PM

Wed, Jan 28 SMU *

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Sat, Jan 31 Tulsa *

Tulsa, Okla.

1:00 PM

Detroit, Mich.

3:00 PM

Wed, Feb 04 Temple *

Tampa, Fla.

6:30 PM

Mon, Dec 15 Georgia Southern

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

Cincinnati, Ohio

8:00 PM

Thu, Dec 18

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

Wed, Feb 11 UCF *

Orlando, Fla.

7:00 PM

Sat, Nov 29 Jacksonville Tue, Dec 02 Alabama Sat, Dec 06 Detroit Seton Hall

Sat, Feb 07 Cincinnati *

Sat, Dec 20 Florida State

Sunrise, Fla.

2:00 PM

Sat, Feb 14 Memphis *

Tampa, Fla.

12:00 PM

Tue, Dec 23 Southeastern Louisiana

Tampa, Fla.

1:00 PM

Tue, Feb 17 Houston *

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

Sun, Dec 28 Bowling Green

Tampa, Fla.

3:00 PM Sat, Feb 21 East Carolina *

Greenville, N.C.

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The Claw adds FootGolf as alternative to golf

By Vinnie Portell S P O R T S

E D I T O R

The Claw has been USF’s golf course for 47 years and now offers a new sport to play.

FootGolf, which is essentially golf played with a soccer ball, picked up popularity in Europe before coming to the United States.

Spencer McIntosh, general manager of The Claw, said that offering FootGolf on the course is a way to attract people to the golf course who normally wouldn’t feel comfortable there.

“A key thing right now is trying to get people who might not be exposed to the game,, providing them an avenue that is more comfortable for them to get them to the golf course,” McIntosh said.

The sport is played on the golf course at the same time people are playing golf. The holes are set up in the rough, off to the side of the fairway.

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lems.

“We’ll go one on one ‘bo drill’ again, which is a version of ‘Oklahoma,’ but in three levels,” Bresnahan said.

“We’ve started every practice for the past couple weeks with open-field-tackling drills, which we’ve gotten better at it, but we aren’t where we need to be.”

Close, but not close enough USF’s defense has had a roller coaster season, along with the offense. The same defense that forced six turnovers in a game against Maryland let Cincinnati run for over 270 yards.

Frustration is accumulating throughout the team.

“I think it’s frustrating for everybody from coach Taggart all the way down to the trainers,” Bresnahan said. “To see them play very well at times and then all of the sudden you give up something and it creates an explosive play.”

To ensure that FootGolf players don’t hold up golfers, each normal hole has two FootGolf holes on it.

McIntosh said that adding this unique sport to the course was targeted at attracting people who enjoy alternative sports and therefore would likely never come to The Claw. “(We’re targeting) anyone who likes to do physical activities,” McIntosh said. “Ideally, we’d like to cater to people involved in Ultimate Frisbee, alternative sports like that.

Also, young kids that play soccer.”

McIntosh said that FootGolf offers a solution to common reasons that people choose not to golf “I think there’s a misconception in the golf industry that golf is too expensive and time consuming,” McIntosh said. “This is a way for them to come out to the golf course and get around really fast.

FootGolf takes about half the time as golf and you don’t have to buy clubs.”

Within the 3-4 scheme that USF runs, Sanchez said the defense has to play their gaps, which sometimes doesn’t happen.

“We put in the new stuff and I think, for most of the game, we were pretty good with it.

But there were those few times, since it was brand new, that we just had a mental lapse,” Sanchez said. “There was one play on the goal line where the D-line was on one side and I was on the other and there were two gaps wide open for them. We weren’t on the same page.”

USF has had problems stopping the run lately, giving up an average of 237.8 yards on the ground in its past five games.

“It’s frustrating is what it is … We are close, but we’re not close enough,” Bresnahan said. “We haven’t stopped the run in any of the last four games by any stretch of the imagination.”

The Bulls are on a bye week this week, but they head to Texas on Nov. 15 to take on winless SMU. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.

FootGolf can be played during The Claw’s normal hours of operation and the only thing needed to play is a soccer ball, which can be rented for $5. COURTESY OF BILLY CASPER GOLF

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Mental health issues should be treated, not ignored and active stance on mental health.

There are signs from Wellness USF in the USF Recreation Center and in the Student Health Services building with phrases like “Equal Rights for Brains.”

This is an edifying step in the right direction. USF also offers mental health services at Student Health Services and the Counseling Center, both of which are funded by student fees.

If only this universal acceptance of people with mental health issues extended to the rest of the state.

According to the Treatment Advocacy Center, Florida has a severe shortage of beds for psychiatric patients, with only 12 beds per 100,000 citizens.

With this contrast, it is easy to see how the idea of a mental health facility as a bad mark on the neighborhood means that society must still see mental health facilities as some kind of extension of a prison rather than of the health care system.

Mentally ill people are hardly natural criminals.

However, leaving this group untreated and invisible can easily develop into a serious problem for society – one that is, in the long run, more important than misplaced fears.

The Roanoke, Virginia County Planning Commission chose not to recommend the development of a mental health facility Wednesday, which would have served vulnerable youth with mental illness in the community.

Intercept Youth Services, the group that requested to run the facility, was told it could not occupy an unused building on industrialzoned land, although the area is significantly lacking in such facilities.

Many in the community expressed concerns about having a mental health facility so close to their homes and children.

However, the facility would have provided only 60 beds, according to Intercept Youth Services.

This is just one example of the poor state of mental health care in the U.S. Much of this problem stems from misconceptions of mental illnesses and those who suffer from them.

It would be incorrect to say mentally ill people are generally violent. In fact, according to a study by the World Health Organization, mentally ill people are more likely than the general population to be

subjected to violence.

At the same time, it is impossible to deny that violent behavior can develop within a group of people who go unnoticed and untreated.

Consider the story of Gus Deeds, as reported on CBS’ “60 Minutes” in January. Deeds, formerly an excellent student at the College of William & Mary and the son of a Virginia senator, began to experience the symptoms of Bipolar disorder after his father’s campaign.

Eventually, Deeds attacked his father and mother after being denied hospital care and skipping his medication. He then took his own life.

If he had a medical problem, such as lung disease or cancer, nearly everyone would agree that this was a case of outrageous neglect by the health care system.

Instead, according to “60 Minutes,” there are fewer than 100,000 beds for mentally ill patients in the entire U.S., in addition to an overall scarcity of psychiatrists across the nation.

Thankfully, Deeds’ father used his position of power and his traumatic experience to push for mental health legislation, resulting in a bill that passed the Virginia state Senate in February.

USF has, in a spirit similar to Senator Deeds’, taken a positive

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Outside USF There are two notable quarterback changes in the NFL this week. The Houston Texans are going to let Ryan Mallet take the reigns this week. The Bucs are leaning in favor of Week 1 starter, Josh McCown

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USF football has allowed a 100-yard rusher in five consecutive games.

USF women’s soccer hosts the semifinals for the AAC tournament on Friday.

Men’s basketball coach Orlando Antigua coached 24 NBA draftees in his six seasons as an assistant coach.

What to watch for Two teams at the top of the AAC will meet when Temple (5-3, 3-2) hosts Memphis (5-3, 3-1) at 7:30 p.m.

Friday.

The USF men’s soccer team is hosting Memphis in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament Saturday at 7 p.m.

FOOTBALL

USF (3-5, 2-2) at SMU (0-7, 0-3)

When: Nov. 15 8 p.m.

Where: Gerald J. Ford Stadium TV/Radio: CBS Sports Network,

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Men’s soccer looks to defend AAC title

By Chris Villar C O R R E S P O N D E N T

Quick Facts •

Men’s Soccer

Sophomore Nigel Harris (left) leads the nation in forced fumbles. Redshirt freshman Auggie Sanchez (right) is fifth on the team in tackles. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU “There was a little confusion and know what to expect,”

By Jacob Hoag out there towards the end of Sanchez said.

“Next year we’re A S S T . S P O R T S E D I T O R not going to have the excuse the game,” Sanchez said. “We USF has key veteran players that we’re young and don’t put in some new things and a that are continuing to make have that experience. We’re couple times, we were hitting plays for the Bulls, but each going to have to prove our- the wrong gaps as a defense and you can’t do that … In our week more underclassmen rise selves.” defense, you have to play gaps In his short tenure with the to the challenge and make their Bulls, coach Willie Taggart has and that one gap that’s left names known.

Seven of the top nine tack- put many freshmen and sopho- open, they’ll find it and they’ll lers for USF will be returning mores in starting roles, not let- gash you.”

With the bye week, the next season, which is a reassur- ting age affect his decision. coaches have emphasized “The Nate Godwins, the ing sign for defensive coordinagetting back to the fundamenJohnny Wards, Hassan Childs — tor Chuck Bresnahan. tals and figuring out the small Auggie Sanchez just moved to “All of those guys just details of the game. defense, Jamie Byrd just came bring youth and energy to the “It’s all about being detailed team to compliment our vet- over — we’ve got a lot of those and not just telling what to (young) guys,” Bresnahan said. erans. It’s exciting to know do, but explaining how and “People talk to Nigel Harris we have them for a while,” like he’s a vet, which he is why we’re doing it and then Bresnahan said.

One of these young tal- because of the number of plays they’ll understand better and be able to take it to the field,” ents, redshirt freshman Auggie he played last year for us.”

Bresnahan said.

Sanchez, embraces the role he He said Taggart has allowed Back to the basics has on the defense, but knows them 15 minutes prior to prache must raise his game as he The Bulls have been able tice to go over individual drills gains experience. to find success as a defense, to better dissect these prob“It’ll be nice to have guys that have been in the system forcing 17 turnovers, but have n See TALENT on PAGE 5 given up many big plays.

Though the Bulls’ men’s soccer team is on a three-game losing streak, it is hoping for a repeat of last year, attempting to win back-to-back AAC tournaments.

The quarterfinals of the tournament start Saturday with USF hosting Memphis.

The Bulls’ losing streak began with a 2-1 loss to Memphis on Oct. 25, and since then, they have not been able to find the back of the net.

In this three-game span, USF’s struggles haven’t been a lack of opportunity, as the team has 37 shots compared to its opponents’ 20 shots. The problem is getting the shots on target.

The opposing goalkeepers during this losing streak had to make seven saves and conceded just one goal. The bulls have only shot eight of 37 shots on target.

The Bulls’ corner sets have also been ineffective in this three-game span, even though they outgain their opponents in corners 21 to six.

The Bulls will be looking to defend the AAC title this year, this time starting off in the No. 4 seed. The Bulls will play the Memphis Tigers, who are entering the tournament in the No. 5 seed.

The winner of Saturday’s matchup will play the winner of the game between No. 1 seed UConn and No. 8 seed Temple.

USF will face off against Memphis this Saturday at 7 p.m. in Corbett Stadium.