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Monday, September 28, 2009

Breaking SilenceBy Marisa [email protected]

Kitesurfing a popular

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Photo by Zach Hall / CN


“If we don't stand up, what

is going to happen to us?”

"Stand out, speak up." "It takes one to encourage

the others." These are some of the mes-

sages in paintings by 100 middle school students that participated in a summer project at the Wildwood Rec-reation Center. The artwork is a result of the seven-week program named in memory of Paris Whitehead-Hamilton, a victim of a drive-by shooting in April 2009.

"Break The Silence - The Paris Project" is at the Florida Holocaust Museum through September 30.

"The Paris Project, based on the tragic loss of a young life, taught the middle school children ... to be ‘upstand-ers,’ to do the right thing and to break the silence," Ex-ecutive Director of Florida Holocaust Museum Carolyn Bass said.

After Paris' death no one would talk to police and detectives struggled to find witnesses. There was more

silence two weeks later af-ter another shooting left a 16-year-old critically in-jured. When this case hap-pened, it showed that the code of "no snitching" had to be broken.

"People are told that they are not supposed to snitch," said Tracey Lock, volunteer of the Holocaust museum and orga-nizer of the Paris Project.

The “no snitching” code was discussed at the Southern Chris-tian Leadership Conference, which involved educators, po-lice officers, ministers, residents and local youth. The Holocaust Museum team started "planning how best to respond to this com-munity crisis," Lock said.

Lock said the Holocaust Museum deals with issues of intolerance and silence everyday and reaches more than 70 thousand students each year.

"We felt that we had to bring those messages to the teens living near where Par-is’s shooting took place. Our

goal was to help teens un-derstand that the intolerance, fear and silence were the root causes of the Holocaust and they are the root causes of problems and conflicts we face everyday in our schools and community,” Lock said.

The project consisted of

seven two-hour-long classes. Students had the opportunity to listen to guest speakers who came to share their own experiences. They listened to a Holocaust survivor and two teenage refugees who fled from violence in Cen-

tral America, saying how they wished someone would have spoken for them so they could have remained in their countries.

Lisa Brown, whose 21-year-old son Cabretti Wheeler was murdered in September 2008, spoke on the last day of the project. After her son was murdered, someone left a rap song about his death on her car. No one has been ar-rested for Wheeler’s murder, but Brown believes who-ever wrote the song probably knows about what happened.

Some of the kids listening to Brown knew of her son, but did not know he had been killed.

"I've been speaking to dif-ferent kids every month to prevent this from happen-ing again," Brown said,"but these kids... It really feels I reached them. I’ve received about one-hundred letters at the exhibit."

Bass said they noticed at the museum that many stu-

dents became engaged in the lessons taught and that they will "hopefully take this learned be-havior to their homes, schools and communities."

The children chose the project artwork, which was placed on exhibition at the Holocaust Museum starting Sunday, September 13.

"It's hard to explain the chil-dren's faces when their artwork was chosen," said John Collins, development consultant of the museum. "One of them said when her artwork was chosen: 'if we don't stand up, what is go-ing to happen to us?'"

"We appreciate what the community is doing," said Paris' great-aunt, Rose Couch."We don't want people to forget."

The Florida Holocaust Mu-seum is located at 55 Fifth St. S., in downtown St. Peters-burg. The phone number is (727) 820- 0100, and its hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is free to USF stu-dents with a valid student ID.

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Campus & BeyondBy Paola [email protected]

Illegal Immigrants wait for

By Amy [email protected]

Differences in tuition costs baffle students

USF St. Petersburg students pay different tuitions based on the semester and year they were accepted.

Students admitted prior to fall 2007 pay $117.69 and students who started in fall of 2007 and later pay $123.43 per credit hour.

Lindsey Tutschek, a fall 2007 junior business major, says that it is not fair for stu-

dents to pay different prices in tuition.

“I obviously didn’t like it. It’s really hard in this econ-omy and it just puts on a lot of pressure. It just makes me really stressed out in general,” she said.

When Leshaun Clayton, a fall 2008 sophomore envi-ronmental science and policy major was asked what she thought about the different prices of tuition she said, “I think it’s ridiculous.”

“Tuition is going up when the amount of financial aid we are getting is going down... Where are they expecting us to get this money from?” she said.

Senior marketing major An-gela Willie, who transferred from University of Houston in the fall of 2007, said that compared to the price of tu-ition in Texas, the cost here is not bad.

“When you think about the state of the economy and the

While the economic reces-sion and healthcare reform remain as top priorities, a new immigration reform lurks in the shadows of this year’s political agenda. If not discussed, thousands of high school graduates may be de-nied the opportunity to fur-ther their education.

The controversial proposal was originally expected to be addressed by the end of 2009, but was postponed to the fol-lowing year, which caused outbursts of protest all over the nation.

The DREAM Act, also known as the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, was first proposed in 2001 and again in March 2009, hoping to get support from President Obama, who claimed it to be one of his main priorities during his presidential cam-paign.

The DREAM Act helps stu-dents who illegally entered this country under the age of 16 and who have lived in the United States for five years pursue higher education.

The student must have a clean criminal record and have a high school diploma or GED awarded in the Unit-ed States. The act will allow students to get a six year temporary residence, which will be evaluated for exten-sion if the student has gradu-ated with a two year degree or has completed at least two years of a four-year degree. Extension is also possible if the student has served in the U.S. military for two years.

During the evaluation pe-riod, students would be able to work, study and drive, but would have limitations when traveling abroad.

“It is important for this leg-islation to be passed because it is one of the more immedi-ate steps we can take towards comprehensive immigration reform,” Young Democrats president Gregory Almeida said. “I am encouraging all students at USF St. Peters-burg to call, write, and/or e-mail their senators and U.S. representatives to vote in fa-vor of the DREAM Act when it comes to their respective

floors in future.” “I honestly believe that

children who had no choice and were brought here by their parents still deserve a future,” student Sandra Kis-soondyal said.

Students like the USF Dreamer, who asked to remain annoymous, would be directly affected by the DREAM Act. After graduating in 2007, he hit the education barrier the act aims to break.

“I earned a full scholarship to USF,” he said. “At the end, none of my efforts mattered.”

The DREAM Act will also repeal section 505 of the Il-legal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibil-ity Act of 1996. Section 505 penalizes states that give undocumented students in-state tuition. The ten states that currently give in-state tuition to undocumented stu-dents, regardless of penalties, are California, Utah, Kansas, Washington, Nebraska, Okla-homa, Illinois, Texas, New Mexico and New York.

“People come to this country because they want a better fu-

ture,” student Daniela Aristiza-bal said. “I know a lot of peo-ple that are in that situation.

During the annual Hispanic Ball held Sept. 15, celebrat-ing Hispanic heritage month, Obama once again affirmed his support of the Hispanic community with three simple opening words.

“Todos somos America-nos,” which is translated to “we are all American.”

With the rise of the DREAM Act, eligible stu-dents who face deportation have organized nation-wide protests, including the Na-tional DREAM Graduation Day on June 23, which re-sulted in a protest of 500 students in Washington, DC. The Back to School DREAM Act Day of Action on Sept. 23, coordinated 108 events in 26 states, nine of which were held in Florida.

The controversy of the DREAM Act being another attempt of amnesty will con-tinue throughout this year. As for now, there is no sched-uled date on which the Act will receive a vote.

ability of financial aid, or the lack thereof, it’s been really tough,” Willie said. “I really think they should be doing something about that, because it seems like it is going up, but we are not making any more money.”

These students unanimously believe that tuition differenc-es based on admision dates are unfair.

“Honestly I think it’s not fair because I’m having to pay the higher price,” Clayton

said.“I think that if you are go-

ing to have a set price for tuition, it needs to be set for all students,” Willie said. “It shouldn’t matter what year you come in. I just came in when tuition was going up and it’s about to go up again.”

“We are all getting an edu-cation. Why do certain peo-ple pay less than us? That’s not fair. It’s the same educa-tion,” Clayton said.

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Campus & BeyondBy Paola [email protected]

Journalism department to host17 African journalists

By Paola [email protected]

Chocolate lovers increase mental health awareness

Other universities selected to host the visiting journalists include the University of Las Vegas-Reno, the University of Georgia’s Grady School of Communication, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Tennessee, Oklahoma University, Syracuse University, the University of Maryland, the University of Minnesota, Marquette University and the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication.

October 2 1- 2:30 p.m. The Risks of Responsible Reporting Moderated by Dr. Deni Elliott, JMS Poynter- Jamison Chair of Ethics and Press Policy.

2:30-4 p.m. Social Media Mash-UpModerated by Dr. Monica Ancu Postelnicu and Dr. Paul Wang, JMS visual communica-tion assistant professors.

October 5

9 a.m. Journalism Education: From Africa to America Moderated by Lily Reisman and put on by JMS Graduate Students

10:30 a.m. Reporting in Africa

Chocolate will mean so much more than just dessert during the second week of October.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness, a volunteer mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with serious mental illnesses, will host the second Chocolate Extravaganza Week to

promote awareness of mental health. This will be a countywide fundraising event, where different businesses will offer special deals, treatments, seminars and auctions.

Why chocolate? "Chocolate is the preferred

medication for any other illness," said Association Administrator Sean Schaad. Established in 1986, NAMI is a charitable national organization that helps

families and individuals with mental illnesses by providing awareness and free education programs. The Crisis Intervention Team trains law enforcement officers about mental illnesses. Peer-to-Peer is a one-week course designed to teach those suffering from psychiatric disorders about their diagnosis. Breaking the Silence is an educational program designed to teach students about serious mental health illnesses.

During this event, chocolate will be used for tasting and more.

Tranquility Wellness Spa will offer Chocolate Spa treatments, such as chocolate pedicures, manicures, and a chocolate facial.

On Oct. 8, the seminar "Cooking with Chocolate" will be about cooking entrees, appetizers and desserts with chocolate at the Appliance Gallery in Largo. On Oct. 11, The Wellness Fair and

Sunset Stroll will start at 4 p.m. at North Shore Park on 12th Avenue N.E. and North Shore Drive in downtown St. Petersburg. The stroll around the park and candle light vigil will begin at 7 p.m.

For a complete list of businesses and events

involved with the Chocolate Extravaganza, visit www.celebratingchocolate.org.

USF St. Petersburg will welcome 17 visiting African journalists as part of the Ed-ward R. Murrow Program for Journalists on Oct. 2.

The Department of Jour-nalism and Media Studies was picked among 11 other university programs scat-tered around the country to become part of the Ed-ward R. Murrow Program for Journalists’ fourth an-nual International Visitor Leadership Program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which is sponsored by the U.S. De-partment of State.

The Department of Jour-nalism and Media Studies has been hosting inter-national journalists since 1998, although in much smaller numbers. This year, it will host its biggest event for foreign journal-ists and will be added to the list of leading journal-ism programs.

The 17 visiting journalists come from Angola, Cam-eroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Liberia, Mozambique, Ni-geria, Sierra Leone, South

Africa, Swaziland, Uganda and Zambabwe. They in-clude reporters, editors and directors of radio, televi-sion and print media and one university lecturer.

A community reception, sponsored by The Neigh-borhood News Bureau (NNB), will be held on Oct. 2, at 4:30 p.m. at the Sanderlin Center at 2335 22nd Ave. S. The recep-tion, which is open to all students, will include a discussion with NNB coor-dinator Loretha Cleveland, NNB student journalists, members of the commu-nity and the visiting jour-nalists. A secondary recep-tion, strictly reserved for students who are part of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, will follow. This reception will be held at USF St. Peters-burg’s Nelson Poynter Me-morial Library on Monday, Oct. 5, at 5:30 p.m.

The week-long event will include four sessions all open to USF students. The sessions will be held in Da-vis 130 on Oct. 2 and Oct. 5.

Since 2006 the Edward R. Murrow Program has brought 450 outstanding

journalists from all over the world with the purpose of sharing their experiences and to “gain an understand-ing of media coverage of state politics and govern-ment and to observe Ameri-can civic life and grassroots involvement in political affairs in smaller towns,” according to the program’s Web site. This visit will not only be an experience for the foreign journalists, but will allow students to learn about journalism outside of the United States.

“We take our free press for granted,” said Dr. Rob-ert Dardenne, department chair and associate profes-sor of journalism. “Our de-partment is very lucky to get these visitors.”

The program, which was named after the renowned journalist Edward R. Mur-row, emphasizes many of the democratic principles that Murrow practiced: in-tegrity, ethics, courage and social responsibility.

Approximately 150 visit-ing journalists from around 100 different countries will be visiting the United States through the Edward R. Mur-row program this fall.

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Campus & Beyond

All events are FREE to students, and are funded

through A&S fees. Programming provided by

Harborside Activities board.

By Amy [email protected]

Clubs and organizations must budget to make funds stretch

Clubs are initially allocated a $180 budget but can receive additional funds if approved by Student Government.

Campus clubs and organi-zations must go through a process of paperwork to get a budget for the school year.

According to John Osborne, Student Government Treasur-er, creating an organization on campus is very easy.

“To start an organization a student uses BlackBoard,” Osborne said. “By clicking on the organizations tab, one can upload the new organiza-tions constitution and fill in the required information. The next step will be to meet with an employee of student life to discuss the organization.”

Osborne also said that at this time the organization may or may not be granted provision-al status to start the club.

When a club or organiza-tion is able to start, they must have at least five members to be considered an active group.

“The main requirements to start an organization are: the

club must have a faculty or staff advisor, a written con-stitution and five active mem-bers,” Osborne said. Osborne said after being approved, the new organization will be eli-gible to receive funding from Student Government.

Deciding a club or organiza-tion’s budget needs depends on things such as covering the cost of supplies and food pur-chases for meetings, events and speakers.

“This year the initial alloca-tion is now at $180,” said Os-borne. “Any organization can receive additional funding after the initial allocation, however the organization will need to prove to the budget committee their organization is benefiting the campus and the funds are being put to good use.”

For clubs that have only been around for a semester, such as the College Republicans, they have a small budget that cov-ers the costs of supplies for their meetings and speakers.

Laura Tomlinson, leader of the College Republicans

Club said they were told that even though their initial bud-get is very small, if we come up with an event idea with very detailed description of the cost involved, we would most likely be given that ex-tra money. “They, Student Government, were smart in dividing the money on a case by case basis, in my opinion,” Tomlinson said.

Certain clubs and organiza-tions, such as the Debate Team, have to pay out of pocket on top of what they are given be-cause their club is so active.

“We spend our money on two things: registration fees for tournaments and ho-tel rooms to sleep in while competing in tournaments around the country,” said David Trigaux, founder of the Debate Team. “We spend a substantial amount of mon-ey out of our own pockets on supplies and gas to travel.”

The Debate Team re-quested a $7,000 budget this year and was approved for a $2,421 budget. Even though

the Debate Team is the or-ganization with the highest budget, they were not as for-tunate to have a budget as large as last year.

“We had a budget of $6,700 last year, $2,500 of which was not from SGA [Student Gov-ernment Association],” Trigaux said. “As a team, we were pre-vented from traveling several times by student life, which we will not have happen again.”

Clubs and organizations

that experience tremendous growth make important de-cisions on exactly what they will do, so that they will not have to pay a lot of out-of-pocket costs.

“Just listing $500 for an event which they want to hold with-out giving details is no longer sufficient,” Osborne said. “To receive funding for an event the budget committee now requires the date, time, loca-tion and itemized costs.”


EntertainmentBy Andrew [email protected]

My first time onHere I am, awash in

a middle-aged sea of thinned hair, tucked in shirts, varicose veins and, most likely, a few fanny packs. Bruce Springs-teen is in town and his blue-collar allure has reeled, well, everyone you would expect him to reel, into a large am-phitheatre named after trucks in the middle of a state fairground. I guess they call themselves baby boomers, the middle man-ager, the librarian, the auto-mechanic, the guy in accounts payable that everyone secretly hates. They are all here, and it is weird, for me at least.

They are filing into their seats meticulously step-ping down the stairs, heel, toes, lift, heel, toes, lift, clutching their ten dollar beers like newborns, their wives all secretly long-ing for the same attention and care their spouses are now giving these newfan-gled brewskis.

This is far from my norm. Where is the mar-ginally affordable beer? Where is the big, shirtless hairy guy? Where is that smoke smell that burrows deep down in your clothes and doesn’t come out un-til they are washed at least 3 times? And these seats. Seats! You can’t rock out in seats. You don’t rock out in seats. It’s like cry-ing in baseball.

Nonetheless, I am here and it is quite comfort-able, actually. The sun has just set, that just-rained smell hangs thick in the air and people are abuzz with anticipation. The house lights dim and an instant swell of handclaps, whistles and BRRRRUUUCCEEs em-anate from the seats.

Bruce walks on stage from the right. His 11-member E Street Band is following close behind. He is sporting those old-looking, but not really old jeans, a worn black shirt and black vest. His beat up yellow telecaster hangs casually off his back. Bruce looks out to the crowd, waves and they go full-on nuts. It isn’t fair. This guy’s eligible for membership in the AARP and his coolness exceeds mine exponen-tially.

The band calmly situ-ates, and Bruce looks back to them then screams out a punchy, “One-two-three-four!” They erupt into “Badlands,” the leadoff track from 1978’s Darkness on the Edge of Town. It is loud, forceful and passionate. You can

actually hear everything. The signature piano line playfully dances atop the rip-roaring musical force of the rest of the band. Max Weinberg’s drums pound ferociously and precise.

It is all too often big concerts like these fall victim, by no fault of their own, to terrible sound quality. Whether it is the venue’s terrible acous-tics or just a bad mix in the instrumentation, the sound of a live band can easily congeal into a muddled, bass-heavy soup of audible annoy-ance, but Bruce and his band…wow! They have struck a balance. It is big and forceful yet com-plex and nuanced. The E Street Band is older than I am and still play with the hunger and ferocity of an up-and-comer.

There is no elaborate laser light show, no artsy stage set-up, no rotating drum set, and no stupid Blackberry sponsorship that all these older bands seems to rely on so heav-ily today. Even at 60, Bruce’s honest passion for what he does shines through and vividly at that. Swinging around the

mic stand, taking song request signs from the crowd, playing atop the grand piano. He is a man. He sings about man stuff. His band is mostly men, but I’ll be damned if he doesn’t have the liveliness of a sugar-buzzed eight year-old on stage.

The same can be said for the crowd. As Bruce and the band tear through a catalog of the old and new, the rare and well known, these people just eat it up. Grown men strum air-guitars, wom-en sing along, gyrating with open palms to the sky. “Tampa, do you feel ALIVE tonight?” Bruce asks with the intensity of a wild preacher. Gaug-ing the crowd response, you’d almost think he was.

The set list grows, each song leaving its own mark on the collective mood of the night. They tear through old classics like “Born to Run,” “The Promised Land,” and “Spirit In The Night,” and show off newer fa-vorites like “The Ris-ing” and “Waiting On A Sunny Day.” After three hours and a six-song quasi-encore the crowd

still screams for more. As they’re all walk-ing off stage, Bruce, in a completely unscripted moment, grabs a song re-quest sign from the crowd and motions for the band to hold on a second. It is a request for “Thunder Road,” a nostalgic and heartfelt classic from his 1975 magnum opus Born to Run. Bruce and the E Street Band have rarely played this live and make it a memorable parting gift for all fans in atten-dance.

The superficial feelings of being a stranger in a strange land blended with Springsteen’s spectacle of raw, unabashed musical passion makes this a night worth remembering. Too often musical acts get tangled in a web of mar-keting ploys, tasteless gimmicks and the best new methods in milk-ing the cash cow. The 100+ shows they’ve played in the last year show Bruce and his comrades simply love doing what they do. If anyone asks where all the good heart n’ soul American bands went, just point them down E street.

E Street


The Outlook

By Peter [email protected]

New Yogi on the blockBy Nikeya [email protected]

I thought that Yoga was one big stretching class that only involved stretches with your legs and arms. I thought Yoga was so easy that anyone with a little bit of muscle mass, like myself, could do it. You see, whenever I saw commercials or announcements about Yoga, I would quickly think “Yoga isn’t hard, it’s too easy.” So, I decided to test my presumptions to find out if they were right.

I attended the Vinyasa Yoga class offered at the fitness center from 1:30 p.m.-2:30p.m. The class is designed to focus on alignment with a deep physical experience, while providing an invigorating, strengthening and re-storative practice. After I read the class description, I figured that I wanted to take it so I would have a story to tell the people who think the way that I do about Yoga. Here’s what happened.

When I walked into the dimly lit exercise room in the fitness center, I felt that I was going to get an ultimate stretch session for the year. “Stretch your left arm to your right leg,” said the instructor. I had a sense of confidence and pride because I knew that it would

Chicks dig the longball. This much I know is true because Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine told us so in that ev-er-famous Nike commercial that was the product of both a clever marketing strategy and a classic piece of adver-tising. At the time, Maddux was com-ing off his eighth Gold Glove Award and his sixth All-Star selection, while Glavine, on the other hand, had just won his second Cy Young Award and led the National League in wins. Their word seemed as good as their perfor-mance on the pitching mound, so natu-rally, we believed them.

As it turns out, they were right. In the National League, the pitchers do have the opportunity to bat due to the absence of the designated hit-ter. And while most at-bats by pitch-ers are highly unsuccessful, Maddux and Glavine saw the sales pitch and its catchy tag line as a fastball down the middle of the plate and knocked it right out of the park.

Thank you Greg Maddux and Tom

Glavine, thank you very much. I’d like to think I express mutual sentiments on behalf of all males out there, ages 18-35, when expressing my gratitude for bringing such a bold, yet refresh-ing revelation to the forefront of our inner minds. Chicks dig the longball. And guys dig chicks that dig baseball.

Allow me to put this in perspective. Guys, the next time you want to go out on a date with your special lady friend, take her not to see the next Matthew McCo-naughey chick flick that’s both romantic and comedic, and oh yeah, unoriginal, but take her instead to a baseball game.

The dating scene has played out going to the movies more so than the awkward-ness that usually accompanies such silent nights at the theater. Besides, from what I

be simple stretches. “I can do that, this is too easy.” I eagerly stretched my left arm on my right leg; I thought that every stretch would be easy and com-fortable. “Now, lets move our bodies to the plank position” I couldn’t wait for this stretch, I imagine that it would completely relax the tension in my shoulders. “Gently lift your body off the floor, and breathe” I thought that I could lift my body off the floor with no problems, but then I started to shake, struggle and smirk at the fact that I was actually having problems with lifting myself off the floor. The instructor walked over and gently looked at me and said “Why don’t you use your knees for balance.” With my confidence shot down I told myself, “I can do this” as my skinny little arms were struggling, shaking and burning to hold my body weight. I told myself that I had to make Yoga look easy, but it wasn’t easy. Everyone in the dimly lit exercise room was struggling and shaking to hold their body weight too. The girl next to me seemed as though she had given up on the stretch all together “I don’t know how to do this” she smirked. After she said that, I felt that I didn’t have to try so hard to form my

body into the stretch. All I had to do was relax, breathe, stretch and focus. If my body couldn’t stretch into the form then I didn’t have to worry about it; after all, it was only Yoga.

I learned a valuable lesson about Yoga; it is not this stretch session for your arms and legs; it’s an intense, muscle building, invigorating work-out. Each stretch prepares your body for the next movement. In one of the stretches I almost landed face first on the floor. It was the plank posi-tion, which resembles a push-up,

but without the actual push-up part. I was shaking so much during this stretch that the instructor motioned for me to put my legs down for more balance; it was rather embar-rassing, but not too embarrassing, since everyone else seemed to be struggling through the planks. The stretches weren’t too hard. There were a few stretches that helped re-duced the tension in my body, and that felt so amazing. My overall ex-perience with Yoga was great, and I would definitely do it again.

hear, girls don’t like things that are predict-able. Keep it fresh, keep it fun and keep it simple.

Essentially, the said scenario is not that far off from that of a tie game, winning run on third, bottom of the ninth, two outs, full count and the skipper has just signaled the squeeze play from the top step of the dugout. The intensity is high, the tension is excruciating and at this point, due to the absence of multiple thousands on their feet in the seats, your mom fills the role of your biggest fan.

The 3-2 payoff pitch acts as the ver-bal suggestion of asking her on a date to witness America’s favorite pastime. You’re either going to lay down the bunt and score the winning run, or

you’re going to strike out swinging to end the game. The game is tied in the last frame, so needless to say, this is your one and only chance and there’s a lot riding on it.

Assuming all goes well, for the moment at least, you’ve just transformed your-self from Joe Somebody to Manny Ramirez. You’re a hero. A superstar. A World Series (of dating) champion.

As if there should be any resistance to this bold, new dating discovery, just think about how baseball has em-braced the concept of relationships in the sport. Seriously, what better way to show off your new rookie prospect to 30,000 of your closest friends than on the voyeuristic, yet welcoming Kiss Cam? Have your picture taken together in those wacky photo booths, catch a foul ball and give it to her as a souvenir, dance the night away at one of those summer concert series shows. After a few more dates at the old ball-park, you can even propose to the lucky lady via the giant video board in centerfield. After all of which, she’ll dig much more than just the longball.

Photo by Sara Palmer / CNNikeya Williams, Assistant Editor, performs some routine stretches during her yoga session.


VarietyARIES (March 21 to April 19) A

changing situation calls for a changein plans. Although you might preferthe schedule you had already workedup, you could do better by agreeing tomake the needed adjustments.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Thatonce seemingly rock-solid propositionyou favored might be hiding someserious flaws. Take time to check itmore carefully and question anythingthat seems out of kilter.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Finishup those lingering tasks so that youcan then arrange to spend some time inquiet reflection. This will go a longway in restoring both your physicaland spiritual energies.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Afamily situation could heat up and boilover unless you deal with it as soon aspossible. Try to persuade other familymembers to work with you to helpcool things down.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Cheerup, Kitty Cat! That low feeling willbegin to ebb by midweek, and youshould be back in the social swirl intime for the weekend. A long-post-poned deal could be starting up again.

VIRGO (August 23 to September22) Going too fast and too far on toolittle knowledge could be risky. Best toslow down and check for any gaps inyour information. It’s what you don’tknow that could hurt you.

LIBRA (September 23 to October22) Trying to make peace among quar-reling family members, friends or col-leagues can be tough. Expect someresistance, maybe even some expres-sions of resentment. But stay with it.

SCORPIO (October 23 to Novem-ber 21) Changing your mind doesn’thave to be a problem once you realizethat you might have good and suffi-cient cause to do so. Make your expla-nations clear and complete. Goodluck.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 toDecember 21) An unkept promise canbe irksome and easily raise theArcher’s ire. But instead of gettinginto a confrontation, take time tocheck why someone you relied oncame up short.

CAPRICORN (December 22 toJanuary 19) A new workplace distrac-tion creates an unnecessary delay. Thesooner you deal with it, the better forall concerned. A personal matter alsoshould be attended to as soon as possible.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to Febru-ary 18) Once again, the Aquarian’s giftfor applying both practical and cre-ative methods to resolve a situationmakes all the difference. Personal rela-tionships thrive during the weekend.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20)A relationship appears to be losing itsonce-strong appeal for reasons thatmight be different from what youthink. An open and honest talk couldlead to some surprising revelations.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your life isbound by your belief that charactercounts more than anything else.

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• On Oct. 13, 1792, the cornerstoneis laid for a presidential residence inthe newly designated capital city ofWashington. The executive mansionsoon became known as the “WhiteHouse” because its white-gray Vir-ginia freestone contrasted strikinglywith the red brick of nearby buildings.

• On Oct. 12, 1915, British nurseEdith Cavell is executed by a Germanfiring squad for helping Allied soldiersescape from German-occupied Bel-gium during World War I. WhenCavell and others were arrested, shemade a full confession and was sen-tenced to death.

• On Oct. 18, 1922, “Robin Hood,”starring Douglas Fairbanks, opens inHollywood. As a publicity stunt, Fair-banks had posed atop a New Yorkhotel in costume, with bow and arrow.He and several others shot arrows fromthe building, and accidentally injureda man when an arrow flew through anopen window.

• On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air ForceCaptain Chuck Yeager becomes thefirst person to fly faster than the speedof sound. His X-1 aircraft was lifted toan altitude of 25,000 feet by a B-29and then released through the bombbay, rocketing to 40,000 feet andexceeding 662 mph.

• On Oct. 15, 1964, while trying toset a new 1 mile land-speed record,Craig Breedlove inadvertently setanother kind of record after he lostcontrol of the Spirit of America jet-powered car on the Bonneville SaltFlats in Utah. The vehicle began toskid, taking nearly 6 miles to deceler-ate from more than 400 mph — thelongest skid marks on record.

• On Oct. 16, 1973, Henry Kissingerand North Vietnamese diplomat LeDuc Tho are awarded the Nobel PeacePrize for negotiating the Paris PeaceAccords. Kissinger accepted, but Thodeclined the award until such time as“peace is truly established.”

• On Oct. 17, 1994, taxicab driverJeremy Levine returned to London,from a round-trip journey to CapeTown, South Africa. Passengers MarkAylett and Carlos Aresse paid 40,000pounds, or approximately $65,000, forthe 21,691-mile trip, setting a worldrecord for the longest known taxicabride.


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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Achanging situation calls for a changein plans. Although you might preferthe schedule you had already workedup, you could do better by agreeing tomake the needed adjustments.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Thatonce seemingly rock-solid propositionyou favored might be hiding someserious flaws. Take time to check itmore carefully and question anythingthat seems out of kilter.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Finishup those lingering tasks so that youcan then arrange to spend some time inquiet reflection. This will go a longway in restoring both your physicaland spiritual energies.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Afamily situation could heat up and boilover unless you deal with it as soon aspossible. Try to persuade other familymembers to work with you to helpcool things down.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Cheerup, Kitty Cat! That low feeling willbegin to ebb by midweek, and youshould be back in the social swirl intime for the weekend. A long-post-poned deal could be starting up again.

VIRGO (August 23 to September22) Going too fast and too far on toolittle knowledge could be risky. Best toslow down and check for any gaps inyour information. It’s what you don’tknow that could hurt you.

LIBRA (September 23 to October22) Trying to make peace among quar-reling family members, friends or col-leagues can be tough. Expect someresistance, maybe even some expres-sions of resentment. But stay with it.

SCORPIO (October 23 to Novem-ber 21) Changing your mind doesn’thave to be a problem once you realizethat you might have good and suffi-cient cause to do so. Make your expla-nations clear and complete. Goodluck.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 toDecember 21) An unkept promise canbe irksome and easily raise theArcher’s ire. But instead of gettinginto a confrontation, take time tocheck why someone you relied oncame up short.

CAPRICORN (December 22 toJanuary 19) A new workplace distrac-tion creates an unnecessary delay. Thesooner you deal with it, the better forall concerned. A personal matter alsoshould be attended to as soon as possible.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to Febru-ary 18) Once again, the Aquarian’s giftfor applying both practical and cre-ative methods to resolve a situationmakes all the difference. Personal rela-tionships thrive during the weekend.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20)A relationship appears to be losing itsonce-strong appeal for reasons thatmight be different from what youthink. An open and honest talk couldlead to some surprising revelations.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your life isbound by your belief that charactercounts more than anything else.


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• On Oct. 13, 1792, the cornerstoneis laid for a presidential residence inthe newly designated capital city ofWashington. The executive mansionsoon became known as the “WhiteHouse” because its white-gray Vir-ginia freestone contrasted strikinglywith the red brick of nearby buildings.

• On Oct. 12, 1915, British nurseEdith Cavell is executed by a Germanfiring squad for helping Allied soldiersescape from German-occupied Bel-gium during World War I. WhenCavell and others were arrested, shemade a full confession and was sen-tenced to death.

• On Oct. 18, 1922, “Robin Hood,”starring Douglas Fairbanks, opens inHollywood. As a publicity stunt, Fair-banks had posed atop a New Yorkhotel in costume, with bow and arrow.He and several others shot arrows fromthe building, and accidentally injureda man when an arrow flew through anopen window.

• On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air ForceCaptain Chuck Yeager becomes thefirst person to fly faster than the speedof sound. His X-1 aircraft was lifted toan altitude of 25,000 feet by a B-29and then released through the bombbay, rocketing to 40,000 feet andexceeding 662 mph.

• On Oct. 15, 1964, while trying toset a new 1 mile land-speed record,Craig Breedlove inadvertently setanother kind of record after he lostcontrol of the Spirit of America jet-powered car on the Bonneville SaltFlats in Utah. The vehicle began toskid, taking nearly 6 miles to deceler-ate from more than 400 mph — thelongest skid marks on record.

• On Oct. 16, 1973, Henry Kissingerand North Vietnamese diplomat LeDuc Tho are awarded the Nobel PeacePrize for negotiating the Paris PeaceAccords. Kissinger accepted, but Thodeclined the award until such time as“peace is truly established.”

• On Oct. 17, 1994, taxicab driverJeremy Levine returned to London,from a round-trip journey to CapeTown, South Africa. Passengers MarkAylett and Carlos Aresse paid 40,000pounds, or approximately $65,000, forthe 21,691-mile trip, setting a worldrecord for the longest known taxicabride.


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SportsKitesurfing craze surges on campus

Kitesurfing, a sport combining wakeboarding and sailing, has taken flight in the bay area. USF has a kitesurfing club and can be found on facebook by searching for “USF kitesurfing.”


Situated right on the water, USF St. Petersburg is in a perfect place to en-joy water sports. The campus has a na-tionally recognized sailing team that recently won a national championship. But if you are looking for something a little less competitive, there is a fast-growing alternative – kitesurfing.

Chase Kosterlitz, the president of the Kitesurfing Club on campus, de-scribed the sport in simple terms.

“Basically you’re using the wind to power a kite that’s like a sail on a sail-boat,” he said. “It propels you through the water and air on a board.”

The controllable kites used for kite-surfing are about 12 square meters in size. They are attached to a harness made of neoprene- wetsuit material- that is usually worn on a kitesurfer’s back; most of the kite’s power goes into the harness. Kitesurfers hold onto a bar and can also wear foot straps to help them stay balanced on their surf-boards. Once the kite is in the air, it will carry the kitesurfer through the water, although some navigation is re-quired to ride the waves.

Kosterlitz, a 23-year-old anthropol-ogy major, talked about how much fun the sport can be.

“It’s like having a magic carpet on the water,” he said. “The adrenaline rush is amazing.”

Kosterlitz created the club at USF St. Petersburg two years ago. He said it has about 30 active members with a mixture of men and women. He also teaches a class at the Waterfront called Introduction to Kitesurfing. The class will be held every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting in October.

Wind is the key to successful kite-

surfing, Kosterlitz said. “If there’s wind then I’m there.”

Typical kitesurfers look for wind speeds of at least 15 or 20 mph. They can travel upwards of 25 mph on their boards. The kites usually fly up to 30

meters above the surfer. Web sites like windfinder.com provide specific in-formation on wind conditions in loca-tions around the world, including St. Petersburg.

Club members usually go kitesurf-

ing at Fort Desoto Park and surf in the water off the coast. It is an open area with plenty of room so surfers will not intrude on others in the water.

Mitch Hall, the captain of the cam-pus sailing team, is also a member of the club. Hall, 21, started kitesurfing four years ago when his brother taught him how to do it.

“There’s a huge adrenaline rush with kitesurfing that you can’t get from other sports,” he said. “The whole as-pect of being free and relying on the wind…it’s a really cool feeling, espe-cially when you’re gliding across the water into a sunset.”

Competitive kitesurfing involves a group of people racing against one another. The surfer who finishes first in a predetermined course length is the winner. Freestyle competitions involve being judged on how well the surfer performs on the water. Between five and 10 kitesurfers usually partici-pate in these competitions at one time.

Hall said there are several kitesurf-ing organizations that hold competi-tions. He joined the one on campus about two years ago.

Hall, an environmental science and policy major, talked about the differ-ences he sees between kitesurfing and traditional sailing.

“It’s a nice change from a typical day of sailing,” he said. “But sailing is much more developed in terms of an organization.”

Both Kosterlitz and Hall said they hope to continue kitesurfing and wish they could do it for a living if there was more money in it.

To get involved in the Kitesurfing Club on campus, search for “USF Kitesurfing” on Facebook to find the club page and more information.

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