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Students voice initial support for on-campus stadium

By Josh Fiallo S P O R T S

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Student Body President Moneer Kheireddine said Wednesday that a semesterly fee between $30 and $80 could be used to fund an on-campus football stadium. The idea is still hypothetical, but students have begun to express their support for paying an additional fee.

With construction of the stadium being at least five years away, current USF students would not be able to access the proposed $200 million stadium as students, but as alumni.

Many, however, still support the fee, saying the stadium would bring prestige to the university and to their degree.

“With tuition already so

expensive, I wouldn’t even notice an extra fee really,” Mariane Eibar, a sophomore majoring in cellular and molecular biology, said. “A stadium on campus would be beneficial to the school as a whole. The school would make the money back and USF would receive more recognition.”

Eibar said she attended three football games in 2017. Had the stadium been on campus, she would’ve attended every home game, “without a doubt.”

According to Doug Chung, a Harvard University business professor, success in football brings national exposure to universities at a level traditional advertising cannot.

After UCF went 13-0 and won the Peach Bowl last season, the school announced on March 16

USF athletics announced in August a plan to start exploring options for a $200,000 on-campus football stadium. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/FEASIBILITY STUDY that it gained over $200 million in equivalent advertising exposure. The report took into account national television game broadcasts, television

news coverage, print media, news on websites and social media.

In a 2013 article published in the journal Marketing

Science, Chung wrote that Boise State, a non-power-fiveconference team like USF,

campus. This push is part of why, Daniel said, the conversations about space is coming up.

According to Daniel, the current location wouldn’t be able to hold the number of officers needed to reach the BOG’s goal.

USF Tampa has about 43,500 students, according to the 2017 Factbook. In order to reach the BOG’s desired ratio, UP would need to employ around 73 officers in total. Currently, the force is comprised of 52 sworn officers with funding for 57, according to a report Daniel gave to the Board of Trustees (BOT) in February.

In the 2016-17 school year, 37 out of 176 applicants were qualified.

In the end, three were hired and

one stayed, according to Daniel’s report.

Another factor, Daniel said, is that the current building isn’t able to support UP’s technological needs and has other struggles.

He reported to the BOT that the building has a leaking roof, mold and sewage backup.

“This building was never designed to be a police building,” Daniel said. “It was the architect’s house for the university. It was one of the first buildings out here.

It’s been added onto so many times and the technology running through our attic, you can’t get any more cable in there. So, we’ve really just saturated the building as far as its useful life.”

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UP looks to move locations to better accommodate staff

Conversations of moving locations started because of UP’s growing staff numbers and an increasing technology demand. ORACLE PHOTO/CHAVELI GUZMAN

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The University Police (UP) office is currently located across the street from Greek Village, near Fletcher Avenue. However, conversations have started between UP and administration

about changing that.

According to UP Chief Chris Daniel, the conversations started because of UP’s growing staff numbers and an increasing technology demand.

“We’re exploring right now,” Daniel said. “We’re exploring,

with the support of the university administration, alternatives that would allow us to grow.”

Over the last several years, there has been a statewide push by the Board of Governors (BOG) for the police forces at universities to have one officer per 600 students on

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Veteran Moffitt lung cancer specialist killed in car crash

Charles Canaan Williams Jr. worked at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center as a lung specialist for over 30 years.

According to the Moffitt Cancer Center website, Williams, a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, was “a senior member of the Thoracic Oncology Program here at Moffitt Cancer Center,” where he served since the center’s inception.

Williams was involved in a car crash early Wednesday morning on Fowler Avenue and Gillette Avenue, according to a press release issued by the Temple Terrace Police Department.

The crash that claimed Williams’ life also involved two other vehicles. Another driver was taken to a local medical facility to be treated for non-life threatening injuries while both the driver and passenger of the third car remained unharmed.

“The Moffitt family is devastated by the loss of Dr. Charles Williams,” Alan List, president and CEO of Moffitt Cancer Center said in a statement released Thursday. “He has been part of our family since the cancer center opened its doors back in 1986 and through the years has fought courageously alongside countless numbers of patients going through their cancer journey. Our thoughts are with Dr. Williams’ family at this very difficult time.”

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By Jessenia Rivera S T A F F

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The American Cancer Society’s (ACS) “Relay For Life” is an event that has been taking place around the world since 1985 and on the USF campus for over a decade.

With the purpose of funding ACS and bringing awareness to the widespread disease that is cancer, the USF Relay For Life of 2018 will be taking place on April 7-8 at the USF track stadium.

Over 1,000 people are expected to participate.

The event will consist of ceremonies, activities, food and speakers who have been affected by cancer in some way. Kiley Mills, Vice President of Development, said the fight against cancer unites people because most people know someone who has dealt with the disease.

“It doesn’t matter their background or where they’re from,” Mills said. “Everyone has been touched by cancer in some way in some point in their life.”

The 12 hour walk and fundraising experience is meant to be a visual representation of a cancer patient’s journey through treatment.

Nithin Varghese, the logistics director for the Relay Council, said the the designated time allows participants to symbolize the experience that a cancer patient endures.

“We go through the night, which is (survivors) going through the rough part of it,” Varghese said. “Then we emerge in the morning and it’s them (patients) finally getting past the rough part.”

The goal for this year’s Relay For Life is to raise $100,000 for the American Cancer Society.

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As students stay awake throughout the event, Relay For Life will have four ceremonial activities with speakers geared toward keeping students, cancer survivors and community members engaged throughout the night.

While the Luminaria Ceremony will be the part that allows participants to remember the lives lost to cancer, the Fight Back Ceremony will be starting at midnight for the purpose of motivating participants who may get tired to continue fundraising.

Lauren George, the president of the organization, said the Fight Back Ceremony is supposed to help participants power through the event.

“The Fight Back Ceremony is meant to really give you that

push and motivation,” George said. “The survivor that usually (speaks) is someone who has overcome this battle or someone who is still in the process of fighting.”

Along with the other ceremonies and the Closing Ceremony at 5:30 a.m., USF Relay For Life will also be providing food for cancer survivors and for participants who choose to come out.

Mills said the set goal for this year’s Relay For Life is $100,000 and that she’s hopeful the event will be able to reach the goal, but if not, the fundraising is ongoing until August.

“So, we’re hoping to get to 100K by our event, but that may not happen,” Mills said. “Usually, we get to about $60,000 but we

can continue to fundraise until August.”

The Relay fundraiser has already passed the $30,000 mark, which equates to about 12 weeks in cancer research. For students who wish to participate, there is a $5 registration fee with the ‘Relay18’ code.

Students are still given the chance to raise funds even if they can’t attend the 12 hour long event. Whether it’s through donations on the USF Relay webpage or registering, students who cannot go still can help.

“Relay For Life is all about raising awareness and funds for cancer,” Varghese said. “I think it’s really important that all students come out to learn more about cancer research as well as hear the speakers.”

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Festa Italiana celebrates Italian culture in Tampa Bay

A performer at the Festa Italiana entertains the crowd in full costume.

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Festa Italiana is an annual multi-day event in the Tampa Bay area centered around a love of Italian culture and heritage.

This year, the festival will take place from April 5-8.

Since 1997, Festa Italiana has aimed to educate Tampa Bay on Italian ways of life with food, performance and activities.

Hosted by The Italian Club of Tampa, the organization believes in representing the local Italian community with the utmost dignity. Preserving the honor and culture of Italians remains a key priority of the

organization.

Okie Tilo, a longtime representative of Festa Italiana, said in a message to The Oracle that he is excited about the new changes to the event.

“This year, Festa Italiana is expanding to two full days of entertainment, Italian food and activities,” Tilo said. “For the last 20 years, we were a oneday event that took place on a Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m..

This year, we will also be open on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m..”

An extra day is not the only change, however.

“Also with previous years,

we sold food & drink tickets to guests to redeem at our events vendors,” Tilo said.“This year, we will be doing away the food & drink ticket, and guests can purchase food and drinks directly from each vendor.”

Stephanie Petrucelli, an organizer of Festa Italiana, is excited about the new visual format changes to the festival and an updated aethstetic.

“We changed it up to be a little more like northern street festival,” Petrucelli said. “It’s a new format we’re excited to try out, emulating visually a northern street festival. Festa Italiana is a family event, we

have three to four generations of family that attend.”

The new format of a northern street festival lends itself well to the origins of Italian American culture, with many roots leading back to northern states such as New York and New Jersey.

Second year attendee Austin McCarthy, a freshman majoring in nursing, is looking forward to all the resources the festival has to offer.

“I’m excited to surround myself in the Italian culture again,” McCarthy said. “It’s one of the rare opportunities where you are able to (embrace the culture).”

The festival features a wide range of activities such as live Italian musical performances and authentic dining demonstrations. One of the most exciting aspects for McCarthy is embracing his own culture during the event.

“It’s nice to see my mom’s cultural side represented,” McCarthy said. “Living in Florida, there isn’t as big of an Italian community as up north.

Seeing everyone come together like this is really special.”

Patrons will be able to enjoy a wide variety of Italian-inspired activities such as a wine tasting with over 80 different kinds of drinks from Italy and California.

The Wines of Italy portion of the festival features wines from several Italian regions ranging from Abruzzi to Verona. After sampling the various wines, attendees will be allowed to purchase and bring them home.

Besides drinks, attendees will also be able to partake in Italian

cuisine provided by Carrabba’s, Crush, District Tavern, Haute Dog, Salt Block Hospitality & Catering and more. Cuisines range all the way from antipasta to deserts.

“Eating all of the different Italian food made authentically by the vendors is really enjoyable, that’s not always easy to come by in Florida,” McCarthy said.

“It’s nice relaxing and seeing all of the different performers that the festival brings while you’re eating your food. ” According to Tilo, live entertainment remains important to Festa Italiana as the festival features culturallyrelevant Italian singers such as Vanessa Racci and Franco Corso.

Festa Italiana is partnered with the Ybor’s Got Talent Youth Performing Arts competition to encourage local artists to display their talents.

When the competition is won, the victor will become able to perform at Festa Italiana itself, while working with a team of professionals on recording original music.

McCarthy said he has fond memories of Italian music playing within his home.

“I remember hearing a lot of Italian music from my mother growing up, and being able to hear it live is a very cool experience,” McCarthy said. “The singers are just as authentic as the food and the drinks, and hearing and seeing it all come together on the day of the festival is a very rich and fulfilling thing to witness.”

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saw an increase of 18 percent in applications following its 2006-07 football season where it finished 13-0.

The belief of Eibar and other Bulls’ fans is that if USF had an on-campus stadium, it would be able to attract better recruits, which would in turn correlate to sustained winning. Continuous success on the field would then lead to USF as an institution gaining more exposure, thus making it a more nationally recognized university.

“Honestly, I’d pay a $100 (fee),” Mallory Owens, a freshman majoring in prenursing, said. “My parents would probably contribute as well.”

Caroline Barton, also a freshman pre-nursing major, agreed with Owens. Like

Owens, she’s a New Jersey native, but could see herself returning to USF for games in the future if USF built a stadium on campus.

“It’s a part of the (college) experience,” she said.

For current students, however, the stadium would not be a part of their college experience. Instead, they’d pay every semester for future Bulls to have an on-campus stadium, while they would have to drive or bus 30 minutes to Raymond James to see USF play as a student.

“I do think a stadium is extremely necessary,” Eibar said. “It is a hassle to have to get on a bus and go 20-30 minutes downtown to get to the stadium.”

Because she cares about future USF students’ college experience and the value of her degree rising with time,

Eibar doesn’t mind a fee. Not all students, however, share her sentiment.

Amar Mahbubbani, a sophomore majoring in anthropology, supported the idea of paying approximately $50 a semester for an on-campus stadium. When he found out the stadium wouldn’t be constructed for at least five years, however, his mind changed.

“I think with that information, I’d be against building a stadium (with that fee),” Mahbubbani, who attended three USF games last year, said. “If they could find a way to reduce those costs, then maybe I’d change my mind.”

If USF charged its total enrollment of 50,577 students a $50 fee, USF would make $2,528,850 every semester. At that rate, in order to fully fund the proposed $200 million

stadium, it would take USF 79 semesters, at the least, to fully fund the stadium, or pay back state bonds, through a student fee.

Colorado State, which debuted a new $220 million on-campus stadium for the 2017 season, charged a yearly student fee of $25 to its enrollment of 33,314. Baylor, which opened up a new $266 million stadium in 2014, charged no student fees to build.

For Luke Ewart, a foreign exchange student from Australia, the stadium would reap no benefits for him. It’d only make his semesterly fees higher.

“I’m only here temporarily,” Ewart said. “I can see everybody talks about the advantages of having a stadium on campus.

I think it’d be good in the long term, but I know the students who’re currently here wouldn’t

be able to experience it.”

Like Ewart, Trenton Davidson, a sophomore majoring in marketing, wouldn’t mind an extra student fee on top of tuition. However, he’d like to see it used to fund something other than a football stadium.

“I’m more of an arts guy,” Davidson said. “Everyone has their niche. I think it should be an option for students to pay for it or not. If it was mandatory, it would kind of suck. I know a lot of people here don’t care about football.”

For some USF students, however, an on-campus stadium would be just what they needed to get into the sport.

“I think a stadium would be great,” Ratik Mittal, a graduate medical student, said. “If it was here already, I’d actually go to a game. I’m for it.”

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What you said Multimedia Editor Chaveli Guzman asked students if they think there is something more important to be built on campus than a stadium.

“Off the top of my head I can’t really think of anything better. ” —Victor Sierra, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering

Amazon owner, Jeff Bezos, has reached the title of richest man in the world while his employees report improper working conditions and being extremely underpaid. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE

By Paige Wisniewski S T A F F

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Jeff Bezos, founder and owner of Amazon, has become the richest man in the world. As of 2018, he is ranked number one on Forbes’ list of World Billionaires as the first person to exceed $100 billion dollars.

In comparison to the lives and earnings of his Amazon employees, he appears as a profit-hungry capitalist who would rather increase his personal fortune than ensure his employees having livable wages or proper working conditions.

A single person should not have the ability to exploit the labor of thousands of workers for profit.

Many Amazon employees are forced to endure adverse working conditions while earning low wages.

For example, an undercover correspondent from the Daily Mirror, Alan Selby, spent five weeks as an Amazon employee in Essex, England in 2017. Selby reported that drivers were made to deliver 200 parcels a day without food or bathroom breaks. Many resorted to urinating in empty bottles while trying to meet targets.

Selby also reported that warehouse workers became so exhausted while working long

hours that they often fell asleep standing up.

According to Business Insider, ambulances were stationed outside a Pennsylvania warehouse for employees who fainted while working in extreme heat in 2010.

Amazon employees deserve to be safe while they are at work. They should not have to experience such extreme conditions to earn a living.

Meanwhile, Bezos continues to profit.

MSN Money reports that Bezos makes roughly $231,000 per minute. In one minute, Bezos makes about four times what an average American household earns in one year.

The median household income was estimated at around $59,000 in 2017. The amount of labor provided

by Amazon workers should be met with matching wages, or, at the very least, a reasonable enough wage for these workers to live, even at the expense of Bezos’ personal fortune.

A study conducted by Policy Matters Ohio found that 10 percent of all Amazon employees in Ohio are currently enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, making Amazon a leading employer with workers on food stamps. A company whose owner exceeds four times of average

American household earnings should not have to rely on taxpayer subsidies to ensure their workers are able to afford food.

Amazon continues to expand, meaning Bezos’ fortune will follow suit while his employees’ earnings remain stagnant. Wealth needs to be reasonably redistributed to ensure these workers have adequate working and living conditions.

Bezos not only profits from exploiting his employees’ labor, but also from taxpayer dollars.

Amazon’s annual financial report even showed that the company did not pay any federal income tax in 2017 after earning 5.6 billion dollars.

With 10 percent of Ohio’s Amazon employees enrolled in government assistance, Bezos relies on taxpayers to supplement his employees’ income.

Wages need to be raised and working conditions need to be improved for Amazon employees.

A person who earns $231,000 per minute can handle redistributing his wealth to ensure that the very people who make his prosperity possible are safe, comfortable and able to eat and live.

Paige Wisniewski is a junior majoring in interdisciplinary social sciences.

“A lot of the resources we have are dated ... we need more resources for graduate students to do research, more resources for undergraduate students to do research.“ ­— Jonathan Ware, a sociology graduate student.

“More parking garages are more important than the stadium.”

— Stephanie Stein, a senior majoring in sociology and women and gender studies.

“Parking garages.”

— Kayla Roberts, a senior majoring in animal biology and psychology. in microbiology

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Coach Mohl leads Bulls to series win over alma mater

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USF took the series against Tulane (12-16, 3-3) on Saturday, with a 10-8 victory at the USF Baseball Stadium and a commanding 14-3 win Friday night.

For first-year head coach Billy Mohl, it marked his first games as a manager against his alma mater.

“That’s where I spent seven years of my life, I have a lot of respect for those guys in the dugout,” Mohl said. “But it feels good. It’s just another team. Our guys came out, played well and we got a series win, which is what we try to do every weekend.”

Mohl, who was a pitcher at Tulane, is ranked fifth in win percentage and is tied for starting the fourth most games in Green Wave baseball history. He was a standout since his freshman year when he earned Conference USA All-Freshman team honors. He

went undefeated his senior season going 9-0.

After graduating, Mohl became a student assistant for Tulane in 2007. He claimed an assistant coaching position the following year. He coached for the Green Wave for three seasons, then five seasons at Illinois State before he came to USF as a pitching coach in 2015.

“It’s (Tulane), one of the better programs in the country,” Mohl said. “You look at the history of their school in the early to mid2000s they’re going to Omaha, Super Regionals everything else and they’re still doing a good job.”

On Saturday, Tulane scored three runs in the seventh inning and were threatening to score more. With the score tied at seven, Mohl called upon Andrew Perez, the Bulls’ closer, in relief two innings early.

Perez allowed one run to score in

the inning, but shutout the Green Wave for the rest of the game.

“It was huge,” Mohl said. “He was fresh, we hadn’t thrown him all week and having a closer that is able to go two, three, four innings — that’s always big for a club.”

The run Perez allowed wasn’t charged to him.

“Andrew is our dude out of the pen,” senior Duke Stunkel Jr. said.

“He always has been, always will be. You know what you’re going to get out of him: He’s going to battle the whole game.”

Stunkel did his share of contribution to the Bulls’ win as well, as he knocked a single to leftcenter to score Tyler Dietrich and give the Bulls a 9-8 lead.

“Duke is Duke,” Mohl said.

“Duke is clutch. He’s been around for a long time, he’s a senior and he’s done that time and time again.

He knows the situation, it’s never too big for him and he usually

produces.”

Stunkel, who had no hits on Thursday night and two on Friday, is batting .344 for the year with just 32 hits, but gave the Bulls one when they needed it the most.

“I was just trying to find a pitch to drive,” Stunkel said. “I fell behind in the count, but I stuck with my approach thinking the other way left-center and I got a pitch to hit.”

While USF was able to have a clutch performance on Saturday, it fell short in the series opener on Thursday.

USF had two opportunities to win in the bottom of the ninth inning in the first game of the series. Trailing 3-2 with Chris Chatfield in scoring position and one out, the Bulls stranded him.

The Bulls recorded seven hits in the first game of the series, but turned their offense around the next night.

The Bulls dropped their

first game 3-2 against the Green Wave. Starting pitcher Shane McClanahan pitched 6 innings and recorded 12 strikeouts, bringing his total to 73 for the season.

USF was able to jump-start their offense the next night. In their 14-3 victory Friday, USF recorded a season-high 18 hits.

“Guys are taking better at-bats, they’re getting better pitches to hit,” Mohl said. “You’ve just got to keep moving forward. It’s all about who’s on the mound for the opponent.”

The Bulls led Tulane 9-0 after the second inning. Back-to-back home runs and a Stunkel single prompted the Green Wave to tap into their bullpen early in the game. It was all downhill from there as USF tacked onto its score.

USF shares a conference record with East Carolina (20-6, 4-2) and Houston (17-11, 4-2). The Bulls travel to Houston for a 3-game series starting Friday.

Sexual battery charge against former football player dropped

By Josh Fiallo S P O R T S

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Former USF wide receiver Kevaughn Dingle announced via Twitter on Tuesday that all criminal charges against him have been dropped. He will continue his academic and football career at Iowa Central Community College.

Dingle, who was an 18-year-old freshman at the time, was arrested on Nov. 17 by University Police (UP) on a felony sexual-battery charge after an incident at USF’s Holly C residence hall. Based on information gathered by officers at the scene, UP “developed sufficient cause” to charge Dingle with sexual battery, according a UP release.

Dingle was suspended, then released from USF football. USF athletics released no statement in regard to the incident.

“False accusations hurt the real victims of sex crimes,” Dingle wrote on Twitter. “The accused deserves to have an unbiased investigation and a real chance to defend himself. The State Attorney’s Office gave me both of those things, but USF did not.”

Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout, Dingle was rated as the 14th best receiver recruit in Florida by Scout in 2016.

In his senior season of high school, he won the Florida Class 6A State Championship at Carol City High School.

At USF, he never played a snap.

In his statement on Twitter, Dingle both gave thanks to those who supported him during his legal fight, as well as apologized to those who were impacted by the situation.

“I want to apologize to my parents for causing a financial hardship, but I commend the both of you for being strong and believing in me during this difficult process,” Dingle said.

“I fault myself because I feel as if I let many people down by allowing myself to be put in a situation in which someone could accuse me of something that I didn’t do.

“I am humbled by all of your support and promise that I will not let you down. I respect women and have no respect for anyone who abuses them.”

Former wide receiver Kevaughn Dingle was charged with felony sexual-battery, but the charges were dropped on Tuesday.

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