Anamaria Gomez-Arrigo

2 weeks ago | usforacle.com | Maria Cortes |Anamaria Gomez-Arrigo

For Carolina Gutfreund, next year’s cuts to student organization funding won’t just shrink the Botanical Gardens Club’s budget — they’ve led her to step down as its president. “The idea of it being bad was just making me so sad because we put a lot of effort into our events,” said Gutfreund, a junior English and interdisciplinary social sciences major. Gutfreund has been part of the Botanical Gardens Club for three years.

2 weeks ago | usforacle.com | Maria Cortes |Anamaria Gomez-Arrigo |Joana Riva

When confetti and champagne popped near the MSC Amphitheater during an Acts of Kindness event on April 24, Ashley Messer froze – afraid she was hearing gunshots. “All I could think for the rest of the event was that I just stood there like a deer in headlights,” said the junior English major. “I didn’t run, I didn’t hide. I just stood there frozen.

3 weeks ago | usforacle.com | Joana Riva |Anamaria Gomez-Arrigo |Isabella Oefelein |Lily Belcher

Peter Alspaugh, Abdul-Malik Zekri, Benjamin Barrera-Altuna and Taylor Rand received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship this year. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDAAbdul-Malik Zekri said he was “freaking out” during the application process for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, which supports students pursuing a career in research. Zekri, 19, was one of 441 students nationwide chosen to receive the scholarship this year.

3 weeks ago | usforacle.com | Isabella Oefelein |Anamaria Gomez-Arrigo |Maria Cortes

Just four days after University Police found an empty gun case and ammunition magazines in the Fine Arts Building, officers located an empty 9 mm gun cartridge in a parking lot next to the building. The police department assured students there is still no active threat to campus. UP used a canine unit to search for additional items or evidence related to the investigation, but nothing else was found in Parking Lot 9. The police found the cartridge after they were alerted by students.

3 weeks ago | usforacle.com | Maria Cortes |Anamaria Gomez-Arrigo |Isabella Oefelein

Caio Esmeraldi put on his suit at 5 a.m. on the way to his first visit to the Florida Capitol, not knowing what to expect. “Part of me thought we were going to stop by, take a look, wave and just walk away. But it was such a crazy opportunity,” said Esmeraldi, a junior psychology major. During a trip to Tallahassee for USF Day at the Capitol on April 15, students got to tour government buildings, meet with state officials and advocate for campus concerns.