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Finding parking remains an issue for students, but university officials disagree

Full parking garages and lots accross campus leave students looking for a space. CHAVELLI GUZMAN

By Jesse Stokes N E W S

Source: Aaron Nichols, assistant director of administrative services

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It is a Wednesday morning, and a student is searching for a parking space, with 30 minutes to spare before her class starts. After searching for a spot in the Beard and subsequently Collins garages, she had no such luck in being able to park. Having no other option, she resorted to using one of the few pay-by-spaces available in the garage to avoid adding even more of a risk to being late to her first class of the day.

This example of Savannah Carter, a junior majoring in cell and molecular biology, is one of the great debates among university officials and

students. It is over the ability of students to find a parking spot in a punctual manner remotely near their destination.

“It has been really bugging me, because I am tired of paying $180 for a parking permit and then having to wind up paying for pay-byspace parking anyway,” Carter said.

Aaron Nichols, the assistant director of administrative services, said based on a 2016 utilization count study, peak days and times have at most only 84 percent of parking spaces filled.

Carter said this has been the worst year so far for not being able to find a parking space since she became a student.

“My freshman year was far better, most likely because freshmen were required to live on campus at the time, so there may have been less cars on the roads,” Carter said.

Carter also said the sign indicating whether the garage is full or not was not present when she entered the fully occupied structures.

In regard to how the signage is monitored and maintained, Nichols said, “depending upon what happens during a given shift, parking levels are checked one or more times per hour.”

Nithin Varghese, a senior majoring in engineering, said if another parking garage were

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to be built, it would alleviate a large amount of stress from his daily routine before attending class.

Lauren George, a senior majoring in public health echoed Varghese’s point and said, “I have never experienced issues parking like I have the last two weeks.”

There is a balance between the cost of building new garages and the cost of parking permits.

“In order to build such structures, since they are selffunded, the cost of permits would have to increase in order to support the construction,” Nichols said.

As of Aug. 29, 2017 there are currently 1,320 Gold Zone permits available for utilization and 1,114 passes have been sold to faculty and staff members. This means there are currently 206 gold zone spaces in excess.

“If preferred parking, like gold zone spots, was not an option, then students would have more opportunities to park where they need to in order to get to class on time,” said Samantha Hall, a sophomore majoring in mass communications.

Varghese also said he does not believe gold zones should even be an option for parking on campus because they use too many spaces that could otherwise be occupied by students with S permits.

Nichols said the gold zone parking has elevated costs, which in turn helps to keep the student parking permit rates lower.

“We could do away with the gold zone and have more student spaces, but then everyone’s parking permit rates are going to go up, so again there is that balance that we are trying to maintain to keep things affordable and also provide ample parking for everyone,” Nichols said.

Though Student Body President, Moneer Kheireddine could not be reached for a comment concerning the parking situation students face dayto-day, he said at Tuesday’s Student Government Senate meeting, that SG does recognize parking is still a problem.

For many students, it is not that there isn’t parking at all, but that parking is full in the highly populated areas where they need to get to.

“There is always spots on the outer edges of campus like the Sun Dome or Park and Ride lots,” Valerie Rodriquez, a senior majoring in mass communications, said.

There are currently 2,597 spaces available for students in S-only lots, although there are other non-resident student parking spaces available in additional lot locations across campus. Nonetheless, this number is in contrast to the 18,240 active S permits sold to date.

“If I need to go to facilities there by the Marshal Center, I can drive around for 30 minutes looking for a parking spot, or I can walk an extra five minutes (from a different lot) and find a parking space faster,” Nichols said.

Check The Oracle out on Facebook or YouTube (at Oracle News Online) for videos that include additional student comments on parking and how long it takes an Oracle staffer to find parking.

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Remembering Tobe Hooper: The horror genius who gave us “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”

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What you said Multimedia editor Chaveli Guzman asked students why they thought USF would play Stoney Brook for its first game.

“It’s some fundraising game isn’t it?”

— Murad Aliyeve (left) is a junior majoring in biomedical sciences “They are our rivals?”

– Kevin Samnarine (right) is a junior majoring in biomedical sciences

Tobe Hooper, director of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” passed away on Saturday, but his creative impact on the horror genre will never fade away. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE

By Allaa Tayeb S T A F F

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Tobe Hooper, director of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’, died of natural causes Saturday in his California home, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner.

Hooper leaves behind a mournful community of movie lovers who will forever remember his invaluable contributions to the horror genre.

It is hard to argue that the 1974 groundbreaking film, ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’, isn’t one of the most gut-wrenching and terrifying horror films ever made.

Its use of vividly juxtaposed colors and expert cinematography make it a top candidate for one of the most aesthetically pleasing horror films.

The film is centered around a group of teens who fall into the unlikely grasp of a terrifying killer, Leatherface, and his cannibalistic family.

More than just a horror movie, however, “The Texas Chainsaw

Massacre” is a philosophical exploration of the powerful social structures that exist within our society. The film also serves as a powerful critique of the Vietnam War–the mass brutality and large-scale provocation of fear at the center of the film’s plot highlight the senseless depravity of America’s desecration of Vietnam.

Additionally, it wasn’t too gory or graphic – the movie flourishes in its ability to merely insinuate violence instead of explicitly depicting it. Yet, it still pushed audiences to the edges of their seats with fear.

“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” redefined the horror genre and left a legacy that will likely live on forever. It is because of this that saying goodbye to one of horror’s most impressive directors is that much more difficult.

Hooper’s legacy outlives his death.

Since the film’s release in the early ’70s, horror directors everywhere have used the tormenting mystery of a masked serial killer—a trope masterfully

pioneered by Hooper—to embellish the slasher-film craze.

Slasher films inspired by Hooper’s work include the monumental Hollywood blockbusters “Scream” (1996), “Halloween” (1978), and “Friday the 13th” (1980).

Also under Hooper’s belt are the iconic horror pictures “Poltergeist” (1982)–a collaboration between himself and media giant Steven Spielberg– “The Funhous” (1981), and the classic vampire-slayer television show “Salem’s Lot”, which was adapted from a Stephen King novel of the same name.

Clive Barker, writer of “Hellraiser” (1987), memorialized Hooper by saying, “The Chainsaw is now quiet, but it will forever be heard,” and he is right. Its soft echo will continue to reverberate throughout the horror genre for as long as it exists

Allaa is a sophomore majoring in English and film studies.

“I don’t know.” ­— Yusef Fattah is a freshman majoring in business analytics and information systems

“Because they aren’t very good? It’ll be an easy win. That’s what I have heard at least.”

— Sergio Velasquez is a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering

“We probably want to win our first home game. I’m confident that we can win though.”

— Isabella Ramirez is a freshman majoring in nursing

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Trip to South Korea teaches student about nursing

By Jennifer Rughoonundan C O R R E S P O N D E N T

From holding a live octopus in an open-air food market to participating in a mud festival in South Chungcheong, Seoul, senior Abby Kingery experienced firsthand how following a dream can lead to adventure. As a Cadet in the USF Army ROTC Nursing program, she had the chance to engage with diverse aspects of South Korean culture during a month-long stay at the Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital.

Army ROTC nursing students may participate in a national summer training program with placement worldwide, from Hawaii to Germany.

Clinical field training is gained by shadowing a preceptor, an Army Officer Nurse, at an Army base hospital. Kingery maintained communication with her preceptor prior to the transition overseas for information on preparation.

“The first day I got there, I arrived Friday night and Saturday morning we took subways,” Kingery said. “We were going with one of the captains to museums and then shopping in one of the cities called Yeongdeung (District).

And I was like there’s no way I’m ever going to be able to navigate these subways, like I won’t be able to figure it out and then by the end of it you’re like an expert.”

The hospital environment in South Korea exposed Kingery to medical situations she would not have encountered

Senior Abby Kingery visited South Korea as part of an ROTC program to study nursing at a local hospital.

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in the U.S. While treating military personnel, soldiers and their families, she came across instances of malaria and Seoul Fever — a disease contracted from inhaling rat droppings. According to Kingery, the experience significantly helped develop her skills and confidence as a medical professional.

“I could actually take on that role as nurse,” Kingery said. “I had a six week old patient. I had never dealt with infants or babies before so that was definitely a learning experience. You’re able to do it yourself. There’s a lot more independence.

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here you get stuck in that student role it’s hard to work your way out of. The Army gave me a lot more free reign.”

Kingery spent most of her time at the training hospital located at the military outpost in Yongsan, Seoul, working 12-hour shifts. On her days off she explored the neighborhoods and various cities of Seoul with her preceptor and peers and encountered different aspects of South Korean culture.

“It was very modest, very humble,” said Kingery. “There wasn’t a lot of skin showing.

Over here Americans wear a lot of leggings, but nothing

like that over there. It depends on where you are, if you’re in a younger city than it’s a little more acceptable. But if you’re hiking a mountain in a more rural village, you’re definitely going to get some looks if you’re wearing spandex.”

She also learned about the perception of Americans and Europeans by South Korean civilians.

“Americans and Europeans are very popular,” Kingery said. “A lot of people want to take pictures with you everywhere you went. You feel like a celebrity. You’d be walking down the street and

someone in front of you would throw up a selfie and say, ‘Can I take a photo with you?’ That was really different.”

While visiting the Demarcation Military Zone, which divides North Korea and South Korea, Kingery learned more on the war from a tourist’s perspective.

She learned about the tunnels North Korea had been digging in an attempt to reach Seoul.

In speaking with civilians and personnel, Kingery gained a more personal perspective of the current turmoil between the Koreas.

“From the tourist ads that they were playing,” Kingery said. “They emphasize the goal was unification and that kind of surprised me ‘cause most most people would be like, ‘Oh, they just want to be at peace, not unify.’ But a lot of Koreans that were split during the war have that desire for the unification between North and South Korea, from just a couple personal opinions I received.”

According to Kingery, she came away from her stay in South Korea more globally aware and eager to begin her nursing program upon graduation.

“I didn’t want to leave,” Kingery said. “I knew it was going to be a learning experience so I kind of opened to whatever I could experience over there. I liked getting a taste of what I was working for. You get a taste of that and you’re just like I just want to stay.”

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Satellite Counseling Centers hope to provide better access to services By jesse Stokes n e w s

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With the student demand for counseling services growing 7 percent each year, a pilot program of new Satellite Counselors Centers is in the works for students. The two-year, $500,000 program will give students quicker and easier access to counseling and coaching services.

“We are rolling out the satellite services at the student health services this semester, so that will be up and running in a couple of weeks, but then other locations are being planned in future semesters,” Scott Strader, the director of the counseling center, said.

Strader said the first of these centers should be opening in a couple weeks with two additional centers scheduled to open next semester.

After being denied an initial request for additional counseling center funding from the state, the university was forced to look for other ways to help offer more services to students.

The reasons for the increase in demand, according to Strader, can be pinpointed.

“When you think of the demands of college students these days, which has changed over the years,” Strader said.

“More students are going to school part-time, that have to have full- or part-time jobs in order to finance school,

even more non-traditional students (those that are married, or have children and are returning to school).”

Strader said one of the main reasons the satellite counseling centers were created was to better serve students. With these centers, counseling services will be available beyond the normal hours of a workday. The extended hours of operation will include not just counselors, but also psychiatrists.

“It is really a matter of additional availability for counseling services, but also an expansion of hours,” Strader said.

Counseling services are not the only thing the satellite centers will offer. Angelica

Harris, the assistant vice president of wellness, said students will also have access to professional life coaches from the three full-time coaches currently employed.

Though there are plans in place to hire more professional coaches in the future, Harris said there are currently an additional 14 university staff members who went through the coaching training last fall and are ready to fill in and help.

“Coaching and counseling differ in three major areas: The focus, the relationship that students would have with that professional and the role that the professional plays in the student’s life,” Harris said. “Coaching is essentially

a one-on-one relationship in which a student can work toward whatever goals they have identified. If they want some additional goal setting strategies and additional accountability, they can work with a coach to make sure that it happens.”

With counseling services widening across campus, in both programs available and location, one purpose remains in place.

“We do not refer to students that are seeking counseling or coaching services as, ‘patients’. We may sometimes refer to them as ‘clients’, but mostly just as students, because that is who they are first and foremost,” Harris said.

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The Rundown Getting into the game Saturday Starting with Saturday’s home opener against Stony Brook, student tickets for USF football games can now be claimed through USFStudentTix.com.

The website is a new 100-percent mobile platform USF students can use to claim tickets that will be scanned on their phone at Raymond James entrance gates.

To register for tickets, students must log onto USFStudentTix. com with their smartphone, enter their student e-mail address and present the barcode screen at entrance gates on game day. Guest tickets will also be available for purchase in 2017 through the same website.

USF Weekend Sports Schedule

Men’s Soccer USF (1-0-0) @ Butler (1-1-0) When: Friday, 5 p.m.

Where: Bloomington, Indiana

Women’s Soccer USF (2-1-0) @ Ohio State (2-0-1) When: Sunday, 6 p.m.

Where: Columbus, Ohio

Volleyball USF (1-2) vs. Stephen F. Austin (2-1) When: Friday, 11 a.m.

Where: Starkville, Mississippi

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Bulls ready for home opener Saturday

Men’s Soccer

USF to face first ranked opponents over weekend

USF soccer will face three consecutive ranked oponents in it’s next three games.

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By Josh Fiallo S P O R T S

Wide receiver Marques Valdez-Scantling led USF receivers against San Jose State last Saturday with six catches for 91 yards. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/JACKIE BENITEZ

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

USF’s start to the 2017 season was bleak out of the gate as the Bulls fell behind 16-0 in the first quarter of last Saturday’s game at San Jose State.

Missing on all cylinders, USF struggled to move the ball on offense, execute on special teams and keep the Spartans off the scoreboard in the game’s opening 15 minutes.

However, the second quarter brought new life to the Bulls as they rallied and won 42-22. With the shaky start behind them, Strong and the Bulls’ are turning their attention to Saturday’s home opener against Stony Brook.

“There were so many breakdowns in all three

phases of the game,” coach Charlie Strong said concerning the San Jose State game.

“The players didn’t feel like they played well either, but everything can be corrected (before Stony Brook).

“You always look for big improvement from Game 1 to Game 2, which we should have (on Saturday).”

Stony Brook plays in college football’s second tier (Division I-AA) and finished last season 5-6, tied for 7th place in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference. Saturday’s game against No. 19 USF will be the Sea Wolves’ first game of the season and first game in program history against a ranked opponent.

Lead by 2016 third-team All CAA running back Stacey Bedell (698 rushing yards, 10

touchdowns (TD) in 2016), the Sea Wolves will look to exploit the Bulls’ rushing defense and keep the Bulls’ fast paced offense off the field as much as possible.

“It’s going to be a big-time challenge for our front seven,” defensive coordinator Brian Jean-Mary said. “We don’t look at classification, as far as level of football, where they’re from or any accolades. All we know is when we turn on the film, they try to maul people.

“They have some big guys and they want to play some smash-mouth football.”

On the defensive side of the ball, the Sea Wolves are returning nine starters including senior defensive back Tyrice Beverette (98 tackles, 4.5 sacks in 2016)

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After starting the 2017 season off with a 3-0 win over Lipscomb Monday night, USF will travel to face tougher competition in the Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in Bloomington, Indiana and Omaha, Nebraska over the weekend.

The Bulls, who are led by firstyear coach Bob Butehorn, will face No. 17 Butler (1-1-0) on Friday night and No. 7 Indiana (2-0-0) on Sunday.

These two back-to-back matchups against ranked opponents are the first of four USF will play in 2017. The other two matchups are Sept. 8 against No. 23 Creighton in Omaha, Nebraska and on Sept. 26 when No. 11 Louisville comes to Corbett Stadium.

“Going into these next few games against Butler, Indiana and Creighton, it’s going to be a really big challenge,” senior defender Gabriel Menescal said after Monday’s win. “But I think if we stick together and fight for one another, I don’t see why we can’t

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and defensive lineman John Haggart (four sacks, four forced fumbles in 2016).

As a whole, the Sea Wolves’ defense allowed the third least total yards per game (274.4) in Division I-AA and had the 9th best-run defense that gave up 101.1 yards per game in 2016. The Bulls ran for 348 yards in their victory Saturday and accumulated 548 yards in total in that bout.

“They’re sound in what they do defensively,” offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert said on Stony Brook after Wednesday’s practice. “They create havoc, they’re physical and we need to go out and play well. They’ve been a top (group) in the FCS.” Possibly needing to rely more on the passing game this Saturday, quarterback Quinton Flowers will try to replicate his week-one

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connections with wide receivers Marquez ValdesScantling (6 catches, 91 yards), Temi Alaka (41 yards, TD) and Darnell Salomon (43 yards, TD) again in week two.

Still missing a piece of the offense however, the Bulls will be without wide receiver Ryesheen Bronson (shoulder) for the second straight game on Saturday. Offensive guard Michael Wiggs, line backer Danny Thomas and wide receiver Deangelo Antoine, who did not dress out last Saturday, are on track to play in the home opener Saturday, according to Strong.

After starting the season on the road for the first time since 2011, the Bulls are excited to be home for Saturday’s match up.

“There’s nothing like playing at home,” ValdesScantling said at a press conference Tuesday. “There’s nothing better than that.”

Saturday will be the second time Stony Brook has traveled

to Tampa, as the Bulls’ defeated the Sea Wolves 59-10 in 2010’s season opener.

Despite their status as a Division I-AA school who’s coming of a losing season, the Bulls are not treating Saturday’s game against the Sea Wolves any different than usual.

“You’re never really playing an opponent,” Strong said. “You’re playing against yourself. We have to have the focus and we have to be mentally focused and we have to go into the game and get better. “(We) have to know how to handle success, how to handle the expectations and know that it doesn’t matter what people say.”

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come out with results.”

Through four total games including the preseason, the Bulls have dominated in possession, but may struggle to keep that trend of play going into this weekend’s games.

“That’s going to be a tough one,” coach Bob Butehorn said about holding a majority of possession against Butler and Indiana. “Gaining position in those road matches can be tough.

But it’s nice when we can kind of stretch a game out when we’re a little bit tired and fatigued.

“I think there has to be a purpose to it, so hopefully when we get on the road we find a purpose to that position and make something count.”

While Indiana was eliminated in the tournament’s third round

by Virginia Tech in 2016, Butler’s season ended similarly to the Bulls’.

After earning a first round bye, the Bulldogs were eliminated

from the NCAA tournament on a penalty kick loss at home in the tournament’s second round.

USF was eliminated after losing in penalty kicks to Florida Gulf Coast at Corbett Stadium in the first round.

The returning Bulls will have their shot at redemption against Florida Gulf Coast, who also beat USF during the regular season in 2016, on Tuesday Oct. 24.

USF, who has 15 new players this season, will rely heavily on senior Ricardo Gomez to control the midfield and serve as a mentor leading up to the Bull’s first road trip of 2017.

“I think Ricky knows that his importance is bigger than being on the field all the time,” Butehorn said on Monday. “His importance is going to be what his legacy is for these younger guys. There’s a lot of talent in that midfield and there’s a lot of times where there’s gonna be guys that are playing and they need to understand their role if they aren’t playing.”

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