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Last week, terror attacks in Brussels brought Belgian transportation and other parts of Europe to a halt.

In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, the USF World and the Education Abroad Office sent out notifications to students studying abroad in Europe at the time.

According to Roger Brindley, Vice Provost and USF System Associate Vice President for USF World, the two USF Sarasota-Manatee administrators in Brussels at the time of

the attacks, Regional Chancellor Sandra Stone and Director of Global Engagement Amela Malkic, were both contacted by 5 a.m. on the morning of March 21.

“Depending on your attitude, the world is equally safe or equally dangerous,” Brindley said. “There is risk to travel in the (U.S.) and there’s risk to travel outside the (U.S.). We don’t minimize that risk, but what we make sure we do is we take every reasonable opportunity to make sure that we create programs where our students will be safe.

“We will not send students abroad if we’re not satisfied

that we have made a very strong effort to make sure that it’s a well thought out of and secure program.”

Brindley said USF World advised the two faculty members to follow the directions of their Belgian hosts. The two returned to the U.S. on Friday, unharmed.

To him, the swiftness of USF’s response and the level of contact USF World had with the two show a kind of assurance he wants students to take to heart.

“We don’t take this lightly,” Brindley said.

What Brindley doesn’t want is for students to see the events

in Brussels and be scared to travel abroad. While he finds the attacks appalling, he emphasized that students must put the risk of themselves being the victim of such an event in perspective.

According to research from the Forum of Education Abroad, based on work from a statistical analysis firm, studying abroad is just as dangerous, though often less, than staying on campus.

According to data reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education, “students in the (U.S.) are an estimated 2.18 times as likely to die as their

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Zimmerman School director under investigation

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In light of recent information uncovered about current director of the Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications Samuel Bradley, the university has some serious questions to answer regarding hiring standards.

After a Tampa Tribune investigation uncovered a scandal featuring Bradley and several of his students from a previous institution, the university placed him on paid administrative leave and is accepting any pertinent information available through the use of the website Ethicspoint.

“Ethicspoint is a third party hosted hotline to enable the safe, secure, and anonymous reporting of activities which may involve work place misconduct, harassment, fraud, abuse, and other violations of USF policies,” an email sent to mass communications students said.

Bradley was placed on administrative leave after the school learned of his inappropriate relationships with

Samuel Bradley, director of the Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications, was placed on leave after the university learned of his inappropriate relationships with students while employed at Texas Tech University. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU students at his previous job ing for his dissertation. The at Texas Tech University in report also said that Bradley was sleeping with the student’s Lubbock.

In the meantime, the uni- ex-girlfriend at the time.

Shortly after being hired in versity is seriously considering future action with regard to 2006, Bradley initiated a relationship with a graduate stuBradley’s employment.

These relationships include dent. At least three individuals sexual and romantic relation- witnessed the two making out ships with at least two female at a bar. They were also disgraduate students, a female covered sharing a room at a undergraduate student and an conference in Chicago, where “extremely close personal rela- he openly discussed their sextionship” with a male gradu- ual relationship with other stuate student Bradley was advis- dents.

According to the investigation, he was also heard insulting her appearance and calling her a lesbian. One of his graduate students reported that he continued his relationship with her after she graduated.

“While a relationship with a former student does not violate any university policy, his relationship with [her] while he was [her professor] was clearly a conflict of interest and violates the Texas Tech University Operating Policies and Regents’ Rules,” the report said.

The investigation also found that in 2009 Bradley was having a sexual relationship with a graduate student in one of his classes. After being told by the Dean to end the relationship, he did.

However, it flared up again the next semester when the student, despite requests to not be in Bradley’s class, was once again his student, since she needed the class to graduate.

Toward the end of the semester, Bradley’s wife sent some of his text messages with

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classmates overseas.”

The data was collected from travel insurance claims for 147,000 students. This was compared to a 2013 study focused on mortality rates on 157 college campuses in the U.S. The mortality rate for those abroad was 13.5 per 100,000 students while the mortality rate for those staying on their respective campuses was 29.4 deaths per 100,000 students.

According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, there were 489 murders from January 2015 to June 2015 in the state of Florida alone.

Brindley did not want to downplay the Brussels tragedy but wanted students to understand that traveling abroad is not as dangerous as they may think. USF World and Education Abroad have a series of resources in place for abroad students, including a 24/7 emergency hotline.

“You might be abroad, but you’re still a USF student and

that’s our commitment,” he said.

Each program USF creates in Education Abroad is evaluated by Ben Chamberlain, International Risk and Security Officer for USF World, to ensure they are safe for students to go on.

In cases of serious disasters such as the 2011 tsunami that struck Japan, USF students

“Those individual, isolated events stick in our minds, but they’re not the norm.”

Roger Brindley Vice Provost and USF System Associate Vice President for USF World

studying abroad are brought back to the U.S. Brindley advised students to talk to the Office of Education Abroad if they are nervous about traveling abroad or are signed up for a program this summer and are now wary.

“It’s important that students don’t throw a whole continent

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out,” Brindley said.

No students were evacuated after the Brussels attacks.

The last major attack in Europe took place in Paris, France in November 2015.

Terrorist bombings have also happened in Turkey, Russia and Yemen since January.

“Those individual, isolated events stick in our minds, but they’re not the norm,” Brindley said.

He emphasized the ability for students to put risk, safety and security into context. He pointed out that USF ranks 16th in the nation for most graduates who have gone into the Peace Corps, tied with University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of California Los Angeles, University of Oregon and James Madison University.

He thinks students do understand the value of being active in a global world.

“Otherwise, we’d never leave our houses,” Brindley said.

“We’d stay at home, we’d put bubble wrap around us and we would have our groceries delivered. But that’s not how we want to live in our world.”

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Samuel Bradley, the director of USF’s Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Managing Editor Communications, was placed Adam Mathieu on paid administrative leave oraclemeditor@gmail.com Wednesday after a report surfaced detailing his inappropriate relationNews Editors ships with multiple students at his Miki Shine last job.

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Bradley was fired from his previous occupation or even doing a simple character study of its new employee, USF offered him a job out of desperation to fill the position.

It wasn’t until the Tampa Tribune launched its own investigation that USF was even aware of the issue.

Bradley’s sordid past wasn’t even remotely hidden. Not only were there complaints from several students at his prior university, his then-wife also brought the scandal to light after she busted the window from the car of one of the girls he was sleeping with and posted about the affair on Facebook.

This information wouldn’t have been easy to hide and could have been extracted with just a miniscule amount of searching. Instead, students were put at risk by having the program run by a man known for not only having multiple relationships, but also causing graduation delays for students with whom he has problems.

According to the Tampa Tribune, Bradley was not someone any university should hire. In their investigation, they found, “the report also said Bradley made comments to other faculty members that he could hire whoever he wanted and use his faculty senate purchasing card for office items unrelated to faculty senate business.”

“He made statements such as ‘the rules do not apply to me,’” the report said.

While it is important for USF to have someone filling the director’s position in order for things to run smoothly for students, it is crucial they take the time to find a competent person to do the job.

Do a thorough background check and make sure future employees will not continue to bring disgrace upon the university.

USF is a fantastic school and it is only right they make sure every hire will only further improve that reputation rather than drag our programs through the mud.

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First step to peace or matter of politics?

Samantha Nieto COLU M N I ST

It had been nearly 90 years since a U.S president had set foot on Cuban soil, but President Barack Obama made a historic visit on March 20, in anticipation of finally ending a Cold War-era estrangement between the U.S. and Cuba.

Obama spoke in Cuba about his call for Congress to lift the Cuban embargo, prompting generous applause.

As a result of his 35 minute oration in Havana, an urgent question arises: Will there now be normalcy in Cuba? The answer is a very unfortunate ‘no.’

Prior to the president’s very highly publicized arrival, in an attempt to flee the country, nine Cubans died, and 18 others were rescued after their boat capsized off the Florida coast.

In February alone, 269 Cuban migrants attempted to reach U.S. shores, and about 2,420 have tried since last October, according to ABC News.

Additionally, only a few hours before Obama’s arrival, a group of Cuban dissidents were peacefully protesting outside of Havana’s Santa Rita church.

They were then violently dragged out to waiting buses, thrown to the curb and handcuffed while the crowd shouted “this is Fidel’s street!”

According to Amnesty International, political detentions in Cuba are at the high-

est level in several years and “Cuban rights activists are at increased risk of detention or harassment from the authorities.”

The reality of the harsh living conditions in Cuba is a subject that has been covered up by the media in an attempt to create a more romanticized view of the island.

The truth is, people are being arrested, detained and stripped of civil rights, without uncensored Internet access.

Decent food requires a visit to the black market for anyone who can scavenge the American dollars to afford it.

Obama’s attempt to take “the first step to peace” in Cuba was a convincing spectacle, but it will do little to nothing to solve the real issue.

Lifting the embargo is just the first of many steps needed in order to finally establish normalcy and freedom in Cuba.

There is only one thing in the way of the possibility of — the Castro regime — and for the sake of the thousands of dissidents risking their lives for democracy and basic human rights, Obama needs to do more than sit down with Raul Castro and cheer on they Rays.

Samantha Nieto is a junior majoring in mass communications.

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Batman vs Superman: Yawn of Justice

By Cam Silver C O R R E S P O N D E N T

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” the sequel to 2013’s ho-hum “Man of Steel,” continues to prove that Zack Snyder does not understand what makes a superhero film work.

The film falls short with wooden dialogue delivered by stiff actors and an excessive use of special effects that attempts to distract from a generic, soulless storyline.

The plot plays out like a chicken with its head cut off. It begins during the final events of “Man of Steel,” when Clark Kent/Superman (Henry Cavill)

and General Zod (Michael Shannon) are locked in battle over Metropolis, tearing through buildings like butter and ignoring innocent casualties.

Due to the tragic deaths of his employees, billionaire Bruce Wayne/Batman (Ben Affleck) sees Superman as a threat to the world and vows to take him down.

Meanwhile, Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) plots his own war against Superman, secretly pitting Batman against the Man of Steel.

It sounds like an intriguing plot, but it doesn’t go any further in exploring these characters or their motives.

To detract audiences from too

much thinking, Snyder instead fills his movie with explosives and aimless action sequences.

The underdeveloped plot limits what could have been a truly great film. The tension between Batman and Superman ultimately boils over into a simple miscommunication, and the result is a short high school-style street fight.

Eisenberg’s skittish portrayal of Luthor doesn’t do the film any favors, either.

He’s not the smooth, complex genius depicted in the comics; rather, he comes off as an immature boy who hasn’t really thought his plan through very well.

To make things worse,

Snyder randomly sneaks in scenes that set up future DC films, interrupting the plot progression to plug the upcoming “Justice League” movie and its subsequent spinoffs.

These interruptions feel like tacky advertisements embedded in the film, pauses we have to endure before continuing the current plot.

There are some merits to the film, though. Affleck does a terrific job as Wayne/ Batman. At first, it seemed Affleck was too stiff, but he settled into the role and it was soon hard to picture anyone else as the billionaire Dark Knight.

Casting Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman was also pitch perfect.

She was enigmatic and seductive, mastering the power of Wonder Woman. Despite her minor role, she certainly stole the show.

In the end, “Batman v Superman” is a sloppy, yet extravagant introduction for the Justice League. When will filmmakers learn that special effects can’t sustain a film as well as strong characters?

The film is a feeble injustice to the iconic superheroes the film so dramatically tries to portray.

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Despite grossing over $400 million at the box office worldwide, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” fell short after years of high hopes and expectations.

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claim the student in question started the relationship.

Continued from PAGE 1 However, these are not the only reasons Bradley was fired from Texas Tech. He was also the student to the young wom- cited for engaging in unproan’s husband. The student was fessional behavior on several hospitalized because of a ner- occasions, including speaking vous breakdown. She reported poorly of other faculty memBradley’s behavior after she bers, participating in gossip graduated. and drinking with students and The third student with whom at conferences for work. the report says he had a relaWhen USF hired Bradley, the tionship was an undergraduate university had no knowledge student on the Dean’s Council. of these events at Texas Tech, She also worked on research even though it ran a criminal with him. They attended a con- background check, according ference together, during which to USF media and public affairs he reportedly boasted about manager Adam Freeman. being alone with her for four Bradley is now on paid days. administrative leave while Bradley moved out of the under investigation by the unihouse he was living in with versity. his wife and when she drove The email sent out to the over to his rental property, she mass communications stufound Bradley drinking with dents Friday was a result of the undergrada meeting uate student “All faculty and stu- held by the and witnessed faculty in the the two kiss- dents interviewed Z i m m e r m a n ing.

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After this, had concerns that A s s o c i a t e she filed for a the relationships D i r e c t o r divorce.

Wayne Garcia Finally, the were too close or said in an report cited to the familiar and were email Bradley’s Oracle that the “almost insepawas not professional.” meeting rable” relationheld to discuss ship with a student conInvestigative report male student, cerns.

Texas Tech University which started “The Dean while he was an undergraduate wants the review to move as and continued during his grad- quickly as possible,” the email uate studies. The report point- said. “However, everyone ed out the student’s father died involved in the process has when he was young and cited rights that must be respected several individuals as saying as the review is undertaken.

Bradley was like a father figure When the fact-finding is comto him. plete, the Dean will determine After the student broke up the course of action that is best with his girlfriend in 2010, for all stakeholders involved Bradley pursued a relationship and that is consistent with USF with her against advice from Regulations and Policies.” other faculty members.

Garcia also said the investi“During the entirety of his gation doesn’t change the priemployment with Texas Tech mary focus and mission of the University, Sam Bradley’s rela- Zimmerman school, which is tionships with his students the students. have remarked comment “We have an unwavering from and created concern for commitment to you and to other faculty and students,” continuing to make our classes the report said. “All faculty the best possible in advertisand students interviewed had ing, broadcast, news, magaconcerns that the relationships zine and public relations,” the were too close or familiar and email said. “We do not believe were not professional.” that this current investigation At several points during his will impact your education and seven years at Texas Tech, your ability to find a job in Bradley was confronted about your field. We will redouble these relations, each time our efforts to make sure that prompting him to either deny remains true.” any inappropriate behavior or

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Entering spring practices, junior quarterback Quinton Flowers (9) is the clear starter, but in the Taggart Era, backups — like redshirt sophomore Asiantii Woulard (4) — are one play away from hitting the field. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/GOUSFBULLS.COM

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humble myself and realize it’s not my time and just keep working.

After arriving at USF, Woulard was once again forced to sit out due to transfer rules. Sitting on the sidelines during USF’s improbable run, Woulard found other ways to contribute.

“I felt like I was still a big part of it,” Woulard said of the 2015 season. “You can’t do much if your defense doesn’t see a look, so if we don’t have our (scout team) offense to run them and kind of simulate the other offense, we can’t really do what we want to do and make as many plays.”

Woulard is now in position to pressure the breakout star of 2015, Quinton Flowers.

USF rode the stellar play of Flowers en route to its first bowl appearance since 2011, losing to Western Kentucky 45-35 on Dec. 26. But Woulard, who is arguably a stronger passer while maintaining the ability to run, is lurking.

“Watching Quinton play, his ability to breakdown defenses — initially with his arm or, if everything’s covered, make a defense really pay with his feet — it’s really interesting to see because not a lot of people have that talent,” sophomore quarterback Brett Kean said.

“Asiantii has an amazing arm and his ability to read the defenses is really awesome.”

Coach Willie Taggart insists that Woulard is battling for the No. 2 quarterback spot with teammate Brett Kean, but, although unproven, the former four-star recruit has the looks of a starter.

“Quinton (Flowers) is our starter, so obviously we’re here to push him and everyone’s competing for a spot,” Woulard said. “Us three are just out there raising the level of competition and just making each other better. We don’t really speak too much about who’s going to start.”

At the time of Woulard’s recent commitment to USF — he was a commit, prior to former USF coach Skip Holtz’ dismissal — former USF quarterback Mike White had just transferred and Flowers had yet to emerge.

The open spot on the depth chart, paired with the proximity to his hometown of Winter Park, made for an easy choice when looking at prospective landing spots to reignite his career.

“There were a few options,” Woulard said. “I spoke with a few coaches. I’d rather not mention them, but USF was the obvious choice for me, being that I was already comfortable with the staff, familiar with them coming out of (Winter Park) high school, close to home, so it was just the ideal situation. I got to be back around family.

“It’s not so much that it didn’t work (at UCLA), but I just hated being so far away from family. It was a great situation, but at the end of the day, family’s what’s important.”

With an extra year of eligibility over Flowers, Woulard will most likely get his chance. For now, he is just biding his time.

“You can’t rush anything,” Woulard said. “So I think when it’s time, it’s time, and it’ll come when it’s my time.”

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Cavallaro was in control from the first pitch, holding Dartmouth hitless through the first five innings. Aside from two errors in the field for USF, the sophomore pitcher only allowed two batters to reach base in seven innings of work, one by a single and one from a walk.

“His stuff is good,” Kingston said. “When he’s ahead of hitters and not giving them free offense, he does really well. His opponents’ batting average is very low, so the key for him is throwing strikes and he did that today.”

Eveld finished off the final two frames, striking out four while consistently throwing up to 92 mph.

Aside from Cavallaro’s performance Sunday, starters Phoenix Sanders and Brandon Lawson pitched gems of their own over the weekend.

Sanders was dominant in a complete-game shutout Friday night where he only needed 92 pitches to finish the game. Lawson followed suit on Saturday, limiting Dartmouth to one run on three hits over seven innings, but took

Sophomore pitcher Joe Cavallaro tossed five hitless innings to start USF’s 4-0 shutout over Dartmouth. He only allowed two batters to reach base in seven innings pitched. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/JACKIE BENITEZ the loss in the 1-0 defeat.

“I think any team in the country would be happy with giving up one run in 27 innings,” Kingston said. “Our pitching has taken a big step this year especially considering the setbacks we’ve had, so you’ve got to tip your cap to our pitching. They’ve done a really good job and now it’s time for our hitters to catch up.”

The Bulls’ win Sunday marks the sixth-consecutive series win to start the season, a new school record, but Kingston said the team

is still very much a work in progress.

“It says we’re decent,” Kingston said. “We’re not any better, we’re not any worse than that. We’re a decent team. A lot of days, we can pitch with just about anyone we play, but this team is not where we want it to be so we have to keep working hard to reach that level.”

USF will host Stetson on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the USF Baseball Stadium for the last game before conference play starts next weekend.

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Auriemma forced to deflect critics after 60-point victory Instead of fielding questions pertaining to UConn’s Elite Eight matchup with Texas (31-4), a team they beat by 51 in last year’s Sweet Sixteen, Huskies coach Geno Auriemma was forced to Geno Auriemma answer to questions of whether their dominant run is ruining women’s college basketball.

UConn (34-0) has strolled through the tournament to this point and are coming off a 9838 rout of Mississippi State (287). It’s a question Auriemma doesn’t deem accurate or fair.

“When Tiger (Woods) was winning every major, nobody said he was bad for golf,” Auriemma said. “Actually he did a lot for golf. He made everybody have to be a better golfer. And they did.” UConn has won 119 of its last 120 games and no team has finished within single digits in that span.

USF wins record 21st-straight at ECU With an 8-0 run-rule win over East Carolina on Sunday, the USF softball team notched its 21st consecutive win, furthering its program-best streak.

The Bulls broke the record of 19 consecutive wins held by the 2012 squad that reached the College Softball World Series with a 11-3 win over the Pirates on Saturday. The streak began on Mar. 4 with a 4-1 win over the College of Charleston.

Senior Levi Borders was shut down for the remainder of the season after the emergence of a bacterial infection. Borders, who batted .241 in 16 games this season, is eligible for an NCAA medical hardship waiver. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/JACOB HOAG

Moving on without Borders Bulls win, but lose senior Levi Borders for season

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Though USF was able to take the series against Dartmouth with a 4-0 win on Sunday, earlier in the weekend it suffered arguably its biggest loss of the season.

USF learned Friday that it would be without senior catcher Levi Borders for the remainder of the season due to a bacterial infection.

Borders, a unanimous firstteam All-AAC selection in 2015, was hitting .241 with three home runs and 10 RBIs prior to being shut down. “(Borders is) a very important part of our team,” coach Mark Kingston said after Friday’s 4-0

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shutout. “He’s a leader, he’s a power hitter at a premium position, so we’ll feel the loss. But it just seems like this is the kind of year where a lot is going against us. But our kids are playing hard and guys are stepping into new roles and, so far, they’re performing.”

Borders, who only played in 16 games this season, is eligible for a NCAA hardship waiver for this season while he undergoes treatment for the infection. He’s expected to return to the Bulls in the 2017 season.

Despite Borders’ absence, USF (14-11) was able to bounce back from Saturday’s 1-0 loss to the Big Green with its second 4-0 shutout

Borders’ batting average through 16 games this season before being shut down.

win of the weekend.

Led by Borders’ replacement, freshman catcher Tyler Dietrich (2-for-3 with two RBIs), as well as senior outfielder Luke Maglich (2-for-4, SB), the Bulls put together enough offense to back starter Joe Cavallaro, who combined with closer Tommy Eveld to pitch a one-hitter.

“We’re doing a very average job of getting guys in from third base with one out, so when that’s the case, we’ll look for other ways to try to manufacture runs,” Kingston said. “Steals and bunts were what presented themselves today and we took advantage of it.”

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Redshirt sophomore Asiantii Woulard, who redshirted his freshman year, aims to show USF his ability after missing another a year due to transfer rules.

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In three years at the collegiate level, redshirt sophomore Asiantii Woulard has never played a snap, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t ready to step into the spotlight, given the chance.

The two seasons he spent at UCLA before transferring to USF prior to the the 2015 season yielded no playing time for the 6-foot-3, 213-pound quarterback.

Sitting behind Heisman candidate Brett Hundley after redshirting his freshman year, there wasn’t much room for Woulard as a Bruin.

“Obviously you always want to play, but I mean, I’m a patient guy,” Woulard told reporters following Saturday’s practice. “I just

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