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Long before the Republican frontrunner took the stage, his supporters were shouting and chanting in the stands. The crowd of over 11,000 students, professionals and bikers carried both manufactured and handmade signs.

Twenty minutes before Donald Trump took the stage, a chant of “Trump, Trump, Trump” began at the middle of the arena and quickly gained support in the peripheries of the crowd. Meanwhile, the supporters in the middle sections started a round of the wave that made its way around the crowd several times.

As Van Halen’s “Right Now” blared from the Sun Dome speakers, Trump made his way to the podium. His fans greeted him with a chant of “U-S-A” as he began to

speak.

The rally was the first of its kind

by Trump in Florida. It followed the New Hampshire primary, which he won by a significant margin, according to the Associated Press.

With 35.3 percent of the vote, Trump was nearly 20 percent ahead of his nearest competitor, Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

As in the past, there were several groups of protesters outside of Trump’s rally. However, the New York businessman was not fazed by their presence. Rather, he was encouraged by them.

“What an amazing event, every night. You know, last night, we were in Baton Rouge, we broke a record held for many years by Elton John,” Trump said. “We had 12,000 and 4,000 or 5,000 outside. Tonight, we have much more than that and thousands outside.”

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Republican frontrunner Donald Trump hosted a record-breaking crowd at the USF Sun Dome during his rally Friday night.

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Protesters make small impression on rally attendees

By Chuck Muller and Ryan Hackland C O R E S P O N D E N T S

Although protesters had a designated area outside of the Sun Dome to express their views on the Republican presidential frontrunner, that didn’t stop this demonstrator from sharing her opinion during Donald Trump’s speech at his rally on Friday.

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With hand-painted signs and synchronized chants, many of those in opposition to presidential hopeful Donald Trump came to his rally at the Sun Dome on Friday to get their message across, without any of the violence seen in recent political demonstrations.

“Our message here today is that we are protesting the presence of racist politicians on campus,” Taina Pantoja, a member of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), said.

With Trump supporters outnumbering the protesters, a group of about 50 students from SDS lined up along Alumni Drive before the event to greet cars and passengers entering the Sun Dome.

“We just want to talk,” one demonstrator said over her loudspeaker to those showing favor to the Republican hopeful.

Although they were boisterous in their chants and ideas, Pantoja, and her group had no thoughts to leave their spot, about 200 yards

away from the Sun Dome’s front doors, believing it was “for the best.”

Steph Alister, another protestor, also felt it was better to stay put than to set foot outside the designated area.

“I feel like some people might have been scared,” Alister said.

“We did receive threats earlier today. I’m an international student, and I am here because I stand with the international community.

Trumps points about immigration hit us close to home.”

The rally drew over 10,000 people, with many of those openly voicing their stance.

“We are here as Muslims in support of Donald Trump,” Mohhammed Yakoubi, mass communications major, said. “There are too many Muslims in America that are criticizing Donald Trump just because he is calling it as it is.”

Other protesters sympathized with the anti-xenophobic cause.

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USF, GAU work toward bargaining deal

By Miki Shine C O - N E W S

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The USF Graduate Assistants United (GAU) met with university negotiators Friday to continue bargaining for higher wages, tuition waivers and fee reimbursement for Graduate Assistants (GAs) across USF. This is not by any means a new battle for GAU and progress has been slow over months of work. However, Friday’s meeting took steps toward an end by agreeing that the university will deliver written notice of non-reappointment with the ability for GAs to request more details concerning why.

GAU Co-President Megan Flocken led the bargaining discussion by explaining changes the GAU made to its proposed collective bargaining agreement based on concerns voiced by the university at their meeting in December. These included changing dates, shortening or lengthening deadlines, removing unnecessary words and moving parts around.

The majority of the GAU’s requests focus around a more solid schedule for GAs, better communication between GAs and the university and to raise wage minimums to $12,000 for both masters and doctoral level GAs. This means specific dates by which a GA needs to be told if they’ll be rehired, notice of a missed paycheck, written letters of dismissal, 100 percent fee reimbursement and a minimum wage raise.

While GAs qualify for tuition reimbursement, this is not always guaranteed and does not extend to additional fees which, according to a survey done by GAU and presented at the meeting, add up to $838.95 on average a semester, or 12 to 15 percent of their gross income.

“Fewer mandatory fees would make a world of difference,” one anonymous GA said in the survey.

“To be able to save $800 each semester, or even a portion of that, would make it easier for me to buy groceries,

Graduate Assistants United (GAU) started the Broken Hearts Campaign as part of its efforts to bring attention to Graduate Assistant (GA) struggles. During the GAU meeting Friday, GAs sported shirts and signs with broken hearts to symbolize the campaign.

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clothing and other necessities after my rent, car payment and regular doctor appointments are paid for. I might even have a little left over for

tions, …” another anonymous submission said. “Thus, the (GA) will find alternate payment in the private sector, presumably in their chosen field

“We are already full time workers. We don’t have the time to sit around dreaming of what our contract could be.

We are responding to specific concerns.”

Megan Flocken Graduate Assistants United Co-President

outings with friends or for saving for the future, which would add to my quality of life and peace of mind immensely.”

Flocken also made the case that GAs often times don’t know if they’ll be returning the next semester, sometimes not until after they’ve already accepted another position to help pay for bills. They can also have periods during semester breaks without any income, adding to the financial worries.

“A (GA) has financial obliga-

of study, so that they can meet their financial obligations.

“And if the university then decides to offer the former Graduate Assistant a new contract after they have already accepted a position in their field, then the university is placing the student in the position of either declining a valuable position as a graduate assistant … or breaking a contract with a new employer in the student’s chosen field of study, which may potentially sully they’re burgeoning repu-

tation within that field.”

During discussion concerning wage increases, university chief negotiator John Dickinson of Constangy Brooks, Smith and Prophete, LLP focused on the health care provided to GAs through the university. This cost has gone up by about 30 percent in the last three years, which is a cost the GAs do not have to absorb.

Flocken responded that health care is one of the main things keeping GAs from moving to another school.

While the meeting did not bring any final verdict and there will be another meeting, which Flocken hopes will be within the next month, the university did bring forward a counter proposal to GAU’s request for a wage increase.

This includes a bonus of $500 to each GA within 60 days of settling on the contract. As well as a payment increase in the fall of 2016 to the GAs in the lower quartile with $400,000 to be evenly divided among those GAs. Finally, the university agreed

to pay the full current amount of health insurance, establishing a cap for how much the university will spend on it in the future — although this is open to change in future discussion. Dickinson said that this results in over a million dollars in cost to the university.

“We’ve been somewhat surprised about the aggressive nature we’ve seen at the bargaining table,” Dickinson said at the meeting. “We are very proud as a university of our (GA).”

Flocken holds that the GAU’s concerns brought to the bargaining table relate to issues faced by GAs at the university.

“Just as with all the additions we are proposing and changes we are proposing, they are motivated by actual GA working conditions,” Flocken said at the meeting.

“We are already full time workers. We don’t have the time to sit around dreaming of what our contract could be. We are responding to specific concerns.”

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plain ignorance,” Steven Russo, a junior majoring in civil and financial engineering, said. “I have a lot of Muslim friends, and I came out here with these guys because they have a strong presence on campus and they are fighting for their rights as they should.

“No one should have to fight for their rights in the United States.”

At a mid-October rally for Trump in Virginia, supporters of the Republican front-runner confronted, grabbed and spit on a protestor, even as authorities were escorting him out.

The only reported disturbance at Friday’s rally wasn’t nearly that extreme; one protestor inside was escorted out after waving a sign that read, “Racism is not public policy.”

Still other protesters simply

objected to the candidate’s current lack of clarity on key campaign platforms.

“I don’t agree with Trump’s policies, however I would prefer a candidate that does what he says and says what he means rather than a candidate that butters people up with lies,” Benjamin Thomas, a sophomore majoring in microbiology, said.

And while Trump’s personal appearances have been polarizing, some protesters felt they were able to see his point.

“I think Trump is racist but I think his point about keeping terror suspects out of the country is a valid one,” Peter Nguyen, computer engineering major, said. “It might not be politically correct but a lot of what he says makes sense.”

With Florida’s presidential primary due in March, it can be expected that candidates from both parties will be visiting the state.

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Over the last decade or so, Trump donated to the Democratic campaigns of former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, Anthony Weiner and Charles Schumer among others. On four separate occasions, Trump donated to the Senate and presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton, according to financial disclosure records. She was also a guest at his 2005 wedding to model Melania Knauss.

On abortion, Trump once claimed that he was “very prochoice.” Now, all of a sudden, he’s pro-life.

In 2012, Trump said former Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s plan to allow those in the U.S. illegally to voluntarily return home was too harsh. Less than three years later, he wants to build a wall along the Mexican border, make them foot the bill and institute serious deportation policies.

“They have to go. We either have a country, or we don’t have a country,” Trump said in an August interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

He initially wanted to leave the handling of ISIS up to the Russians. Now, he wants to bomb the you-know-what out of them.

He says he would abolish Obama’s Affordable Care Act, yet has praised municipalized healthcare in countries like Canada. He told talk-show host Larry King in 1999 that he believes in a universal, single-payer system.

That is not the makeup of a conservative candidate that believes in limited government.

If anything, it shows just how left Trump is.

Trump is a marketing genius.

He has said things and taken stances that no other candidate would dare to touch, with the end goal of getting face time in the major media outlets he claims to dislike. It’s why his campaign has been self-funded – he simply doesn’t need to take the hundreds of millions in PAC money for advertising.

He also takes advantage of people’s anger — igniting their fire inside with things they want to hear. Things that an Average Joe might discuss around the water cooler.

Sure, Trump has never held political office. But it’s all a political gambit.

If a true conservative candidate is what you seek, look at Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. He’s arguably the most right-of-center choice the GOP has fielded since Reagan won twice in a landslide during the 1980s.

Maybe Marco Rubio can earn your vote. After all, the freshfaced Florida senator was the darling of the tea party movement in 2010.

Bush? John Kasich? Ben Carson? All are more conservative than Trump. Heck, even recent dropout Jim Gilmore — who received just 12 votes in the Iowa Caucus — would have been a safer choice.

If it’s a chameleon you seek, however, choose Trump. Just don’t be astounded when “Make America Great Again” unravels into a mystery box full of surprises — and another “X” in the loss column for the GOP come November.

Jeff Odom is a senior majoring in mass communications.

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TV shows that were gone too soon

By Jasmin Faisal L I F E S T Y L E

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Throughout television history shows have come and gone.

However, to some viewers, there are a few that departed too soon. Cancellations have grown all too common in the world of television, leaving some viewers to question why.

Here are five television shows that were cancelled too soon.

“Pushing Daisies” This show followed the life of pie-maker Ned (Lee Pace), who had an unusual gift: the ability to bring the dead back to life with a single touch.

Ned’s gift, although fantastic, came with a price, if he brought back anything for more than one minute, then another life of equal value died in exchange.

Another condition of Ned’s power was that if he were to touch what he brought back to life again, then it would remain dead, with no chance of coming back.

When a private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) discovered Ned’s gift, he proposed that Ned use his powers to talk to deceased victims in order to solve crimes and split the reward money. But

things get complicated when Ned’s childhood sweetheart, Charlotte “Chuck” Charles (Anna Friel), is killed and he brings her back to life.

On November 5, 2007, the Writers Guild of America strike had begun protesting for increased wages for studio writers. It effected a variety of corporations and as a result, the programs they were airing. “Pushing Daisies” was one of the unfortunate shows caught in the crossfire, and was cancelled as a result.

“Firefly” Fans are still disgruntled over the departure of Capt.

Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and the crew of the Serenity.

“Firefly” was a space western, set in the year 2517 on a variety of planets, following the story of the Serenity and it’s crew, as they made their living on cargo runs and smuggling operations.

Fox canceled the show after 11 of the 14 episodes aired in 2002 due to low ratings.

In an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, former Fox Entertainment President Gail Berman said, “It was a numbers things. It was a wonderful show and I loved it and I loved working with him (Joss Whedon) on it

but that was a big show, a very expensive show and it wasn’t delivering the numbers.”

“Perception” “Perception” followed the brilliant Dr. Daniel Peirce (Eric McCormack), a renowned neuropsychologist and professor at Chicago Lake Michigan University, as he aids FBI agent Kate Moretti (Rachael Leigh Cook) as they solve cases normally involving neurologic disorders and mental illnesses.

The only problem is Peirce suffers from a mental illness himself, paranoid schizophrenia. This causes him to see and hear things that aren’t necessarily there. Normally his hallucinations aid him and Moretti in their cases, helping Peirce pick up on clues most would overlook.

The TNT drama only lasted for three seasons, ending in what can be described as an awkward point in the story, with Peirce realizing his feelings for Moretti and with her married to someone else, after being kidnapped on her wedding day.

“Perception” was canceled due to TNT hoping to expand their audience with new shows such as “The Librarians”, and although an effort was made

to wrap things up, fans were left disappointed about the treatment of the show.

“Lie To Me” This series followed deception expert Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) and associates of the Lightman Group as they read people’s micro-expressions and body language to determine if a person is lying.

They offer their services to third parties, and cover everything from background checks to aiding the FBI with their investigations.

No job is too big for the Lightman Group, whose sole purpose is to find the truth, no matter what. This mindset often leads Lightman and his co-workers into trouble, both with the people they are investigating and with the clients themselves. However, he is often kept grounded by his level headed associate Jillian Fosters (Kelli Williams), who shares history with Lightman.

“Lie to Me” was canceled

by Fox due to declining ratings after airing its third season, 48 episodes in total. The show ended on what could be determined as a high note, no cliffhangers and only a few open ended questions as to the relationship of Lightman and Foster.

“The Finder” A spin-off to the hit TV show “Bones”, “The Finder” focused on retired U.S. Army major Walter Sherman (Geoff Stults), who, after a roadside bomb explosion, suffered traumatic brain injury which resulted in him being able to identify random patterns that others would overlook.

He uses his skills to help find things ranging from a lost shoe to missing fathers.

Other characters included Leo Knox (Michael Clarke Duncan), a former attorney now bar owner who acts as Sherman’s manager, Isabel Zambada (Mercedes Masohn), a U.S. Marshal working with Sherman, and Willa Monday (Maddie Hasson), a computer talented Romani girl on who works at Knox’s bar as part of her probation from juvenile detention.

Fox canceled the show after 13 episodes for its dismal ratings.

Everyone has experienced disapointment and disbelif at the notice of their favorite show being cancelled. This just goes to show that any number of shows could be cut for any number of reasons, despite what some fans may want to believe.

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An estimated 11,000 people attended the rally, with an additional 5,000 outside, breaking the Sun Dome’s 1988 record at an Elton John concert.

Trump’s rallies are notoriously dangerous environments for protesters, many of whom are yelled at as they are escorted out. At Friday’s event, attendees were encouraged to chant “Trump, Trump, Trump” to identify a protestor in their section so the police could escort the individual out.

One young woman was identified 40 minutes into the rally, and several security guards were quickly in front of her. As the crowd booed, she took a bow and left the arena.

Trump then began to criticize the media for highlighting protesters and negative happenings at his rallies.

“It started on June 16,” he said.

“They said, ‘He’s not going to run.

He’ll never do it. Then I signed Form A’ that’s when you sign your life away. Then they said, ‘He’ll never turn in his financial information.’”

As Trump detailed his antago-

nistic relationship with the media, his supporters standing in front of the podium began to boo loudly. At intervals, Trump would encourage such booing throughout the night.

“I put in (my financial information), I said to the accountants, ‘You’ve got to do it on time and under budget,’ right? Like the state,” he said. “That’s the kind of thinking our country needs. We owe $19 trillion.

“Our country doesn’t win anymore. We don’t win with the military anymore — you know, ISIS. And our military is really being treated badly; you know who’s really being treated badly?

Veterans.”

Trump claimed he was told that 22 veterans reportedly commit suicide every day. However, according to the Washington Post, that number is an approximate average based on a report by the Veteran’s Administration, which compiled data on suicides identified with veterans from 21 states between 1999 and 2011.

“I said, ‘You mean, “a month,” “a year”?’ They said, ‘no, a day’,” Trump said. “They can’t get treated; they can’t get service; they wait four, five, six minutes in the waiting room.”

The crowd booed loudly and

Trump continued. After another round of accusations against the media for biased reporting to suggest his rallies have low attendance, he turned his attention to various reforms he hopes to make.

“We’re going to start winning with our health care, we’re going to start winning with our health care,” he said. “We’re going to terminate Obamacare; we’re going to replace it. We’re going to get rid of Common Core, which is a total disaster. We’re going to educate our children locally — with love — not out of Washington, with the bureaucrats.

“We’re going to protect our Second Amendment rights. Look at what happened in Paris, where they have the toughest gun laws. … The only people that have the guns are the bad guys. So, they go in different places and kill 130 people … and the bullets are all going in one direction.”

Trump pointed to members of the crowd.

“And if we had some guns strapped to the waist. Believe me, if we had a gun on the ankle and we had some bullets going in the opposite way, it would have been a whole different story,” he said.

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Amendment concluded, a sign flew up in the standing crowd.

Immediately, Trump began a chant that would emanate throughout the building.

“Build that wall. Build that wall.

Build that wall,” he and the crowd chanted.

The businessman spoke again on the subject of immigration, eliciting cheers from the crowd. In defense of his own declared stance on illegal immigration, Trump said he wants non-Americans to enter this country, “but they have to Supporters at the Trump rally showed their enthusiasm for the Republican frontrunner’s plan to build come into our country legally.” a wall on the U.S-Mexico boarder. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU “What do we really want? I “Jeb Bush is a total stiff, by the mean, whether you’re liberal his response to a reporter who like a bunch of dummies.” His or democrat, what do we really asked him about the wall Trump extremely patriotic nature is also way. The head of his finance comwant?” Trump said. “We want has proposed between the U.S. evident in his campaign slogan: mittee, Woody Johnson, he’s from Make America Great Again, which Johnson & Johnson,” Trump said. safety. We want health care. We and Mexico.

“I get a call from one of the has resonated with every level of “So then when you wonder, ‘Why want a good place to live. We want reporters yesterday and they said Americans. is it that the politicians don’t put to make a living. We want jobs.

Behind Trump’s podium, a out drugs to competitive bidding,’ “I mean, you’d think that you ‘The President of Mexico said they could talk to a couple of people will not, under any circumstances, group of leather-clad individuals … and you have other Woody like that for 10 minutes and they’d pay for the wall’,” he said. “They held a “Bikers for Trump” sign, Johnsons, meaning other people be on our side, but I don’t know. said to me, ‘What is your com- while women in business attire in other industries, taking care of and fraternity brothers stood side all these people (and saying) ‘You I don’t understand it; you’ll have ment?’

“The wall just got 10 feet high- by side in the crowd. can’t do that, these people took a room like this. We have 16,000 er.”

The candidate boasted of his good care. Johnson and Johnson people, and so little protest.”

Trump claimed the U.S. is political freedom based on his put up millions of dollars.’

The crowd broke into laughter Then, they’re going to say, and cheers when Trump recalled done with being “pushed around precedent of self-funding.

9 ‘Yeah, they were very nice to me, you’re right.’ When they come up to Trump, and they say ‘You can’t do that’,” I say ‘I sure as hell can.’”

He was not shy in calling out ISIS as a problem the U.S. is dealing with. President Barrack Obama, he said, won’t even use the term “radical Islamic terrorists,” so he can’t address the problem.

“You can’t solve the problem if you’re not going to even mention the names,” he said.

The rally concluded with a supportive chant of “You’re gonna win.” Trump smiled proudly and brought his speech to a close, claiming the U.S. is going to start winning again.

“We’re going to solve the problems; we’re going to make our country so strong,” he said. “We’re going to win again and again.”

The one thing he said his supporters need to do is vote.

“I leave you with this: I love you people. I’ve been all over,” he said. “And what I said to my friend is true: I love you people. Go out and vote. We’re going to make America great again … and we’re all going to be incredibly proud again to be citizens of this incredible country.”

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scholarship players by the final buzzer of its matchup with SMU last week. With junior forward Bo Zeigler (knee) being the latest to succumb to injury.

With a week’s rest, Zeigler, as well as freshman forward Luis Santos (health issue), were able to rejoin the team in Philadelphia. Although junior forward Chris Perry – currently suspended – did travel with the team, he didn’t play.

USF, which averages 41 percent shooting on the season, reached their second-highest shooting performance of the season. Four Bulls shot over 45 percent with Zeigler and sophomore center Ruben Geurerro combining for 17 points, making 8-of-9 shots and a free throw.

“We’ve challenged Ruben that he can produce like that for us,” Antigua said. “He needs to produce like that for us. We need a better effort, not just from him, but from everyone on the glass.

“We gave up 14 offensive rebounds and that’s an area that is supposed to be a strength for us because of our size.”

USF also began to heat up from long range sinking 6-of-13 shots compared to Temple’s 9-of-24. Freshman guard Jahmal McMurray shot 57 percent from beyond the arc en route to a game-high 24 points.

It was McMurray’s fifth time eclipsing the 20-point mark this season.

A 3-point shot by McMurray finished off a 15-9 run to pull USF within four, 54-49, with just under 14 minutes remaining in the game, but the USF defense collapsed, allowing the Owls to respond with an 11-0 run of their own.

Jaylen Bond led Temple with 18 points and 14 rebounds.

USF Junior guard Nehemias Morillo notched his secondhighest point total of the season with 16.

USF plays at East Carolina Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.

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Coach Ken Eriksen kicked off his 20th season at USF with a 1-4 start. USF went 0-4 against teams that were either ranked or receiving votes — their only win came in a 2-1 comeback over Illinois State. ORACLE PHOTO/JACOB HOAG es that were out of the zone.

“Our girls made a great Continued from PAGE 12 adjustment laying off the high top-five teams and two more stuff. That showed me some opponents sitting right outside glimpses of some really good stuff, you know, some matuthe top 25.

USF found itself in a hole rity.”

Prior to that run, Florida had early giving up six runs in the first three innings to the rowdy outscored its opponents 33-0, reptiles. A two-out RBI single including an 8-0 win over No. 2

by Janell Wheaton gave the Michigan – USF lost 11-2 to the Gators their initial lead in the Wolverines (4-1) on Saturday.

The Gators added insurance first inning before USF senior pitcher Erica Nunn plated two runs in the fourth and fifth more with a bases-loaded walk innings, putting USF away with little resistance. and a hit-by-pitch.

After three straight losses “They’re really good at taking advantage of teams that to start the season, USF’s only don’t get aggressive against win of the weekend came in them,” Eriksen said. “You have a 2-1 comeback over Illinois to be able to attack a team and State (1-4) on Saturday.

After falling behind 1-0 off not give them freebies.

“With a powerful lineup an RBI single by the Redbirds’ like that, you can’t give them Allison Spence, USF sophomore extras, you can’t extend the first baseman Lauren Evans sent a shot over the left-field inning.”

USF was able to break wall to score two and give USF Florida’s three-game opponent their first win of the season.

Weber provided most of scoreless streak in the third inning when junior outfielder USF’s offense, going 5-for-14 Juli Weber drove in freshman with three RBIs in five games.

Lindsey Devitt who reached on Nunn (0-2) started two games, a walk. That was USF’s lone hit striking out 11 and giving up 10 earned runs in 10 2/3 innings. and run in the game.

USF will make the short drive “The kid Barnhill has a wild streak, she always has,” to Clearwater next weekend for Eriksen said of Florida pitcher the Michele Smith Invitational.

Kelly Barnhill. “You have to The tournament kicks off with wait it out and lay off her junk. games against Fordham and She struck two or three of us No. 4 Auburn on Friday beginout in the first inning on pitch- ning at 3:45 p.m.

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The Rundown Outside USF

Manning incident cited in UT lawsuit

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‘We didn’t compete’ Bulls end long weekend with 11-1 loss to No. 1 Florida

By Jacob Hoag S P O R T S

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was among those cited in a lawsuit filed against the University of Tennessee by a group of women that say UT violated Title IX regulations Manning and created a “hostile sexual environment.” The lawsuit, first reported by The Tennessean, was filed Tuesday in Nashville. It claims that the school’s policies made students more vulnerable to sexual assault and had a “clearly unreasonable response.” The lawsuit alleges that Manning, a former UT quarterback, placed his naked genitals on the face of a female trainer while she was assessing an injury in 1996, according to ESPN. Manning denied the allegations, claiming that he was simply “mooning” a teammate.

Note-a-Bull The USF women’s basketball team gets another chance to prove it can hang with elite teams in the country when it travels to Louisville for a Big-Monday matchup. USF’s last upset on the road against a ranked team came in 2013 versus the Cardinals.

Louisville (19-6) was ranked 11th then and 12th now. USF (18-6) comes in at No. 22, but is 0-3 against ranked teams this season.

Scoreboard

Softball (Fri-Sun)

South Carolina 7, USF 1 Va. Tech 6, USF 3 Michigan 11, USF 2 USF 2, Illinois State 1 Florida 11, USF 1

Women’s Basketball (Friday) USF 78, Cincinnati 51

Men’s Basketball (Sunday) Temple 77, USF 65

USF freshman second baseman Lindsey Devitt, who scored USF’s lone run against Florida on Sunday, missed an errant throw that allowed runners to advance. The error indirectly led to a run later in the inning in an 11-1 loss. ORACLE PHOTO/JACOB HOAG

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It was hard to decipher which team had the crowd advantage in Sunday’s matchup between USF softball and the top-ranked Florida Gators in the USF-Wilson Demarini Tournament. Masses of fans – both green and blue – permeated every part of the USF Softball Complex, even lining up along the outfield fence hoping to catch a glimpse.

USF was stymied by the Gators 11-1 in five innings and fell to a 1-4 record in their opening weekend.

Dominant wins have become a way of life for the reigning national champion Gators (5-0), but after another lopsided defeat for USF, it’s back to work for the Bulls.

“We didn’t compete,” Eriksen said of his team’s effort. “We didn’t compete all weekend long, I’ll tell you that right now.”

The Bulls’ loss to the Gators put a stamp on a grueling weekend, which featured two

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Temple outlasts USF’s strong shooting

By Jacob Hoag S P O R T S

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It was an uncharacteristic night for USF men’s basketball on the road against Temple.

Shooting the ball an efficient 55 percent, USF had the second-best performance of any Temple opponent this season.

Although USF (5-21) didn’t edge out the win – falling to the Owls (16-8) 77-65 on Sunday night in front of a crowd of 7,560 – it did show

what a healthy offense could look like if given the chance.

“Every time we got close, Temple made a big play, a big shot, or we gave up a big offensive rebound,” Antigua said in a press release. “If we take care of the ball and rebound, with the way we shot the ball, you are supposed to win this type of game. We have to keep finishing off possessions.”

USF was reduced to just five

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USF junior guard Nehemias Morillo scored 16 points in USF’s 7765 loss to Temple on Sunday. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU