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1 month ago | 
usforacle.com | Camila Gomez |Kieran Konopka |Camille Grall
USF is one of 60 schools across the country under federal investigation for antisemitic discrimination and harassment. The Department of Education sent letters to the universities on Monday, warning them of “potential enforcement actions” for not protecting Jewish students on campus in compliance with the Civil Rights Act. The letter is the latest development in an ongoing attempt by President Donald Trump’s administration to tackle antisemitism at colleges and universities.
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2 months ago | 
usforacle.com | Camila Gomez |Maria Cortes
Over three months after an ethics investigation into USF’s student body president and vice president began, some Student Government Senators were disappointed with the Senate’s failure to charge them with statutory violations during a Tuesday meeting. Prior to the meeting, the Ethics Committee had found Student Body President Suryakanth Prasad Gottipati and Vice President Sumit Jadhav breached SG statutes.
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2 months ago | 
usforacle.com | Clara Garcia |Clara García |Joana Riva |Camila Gomez |Lily Belcher
USF President Rhea Law’s resignation announcement sparked mixed reactions among the USF community. Law sent out a universitywide email on Monday saying she will step down from her role after a “national search” for a new leader is run. “The time is right for the next president to lead a new chapter of our university,” Law said in the email. Some are thinking ahead about what qualities USF’s next president should have, while others are reflecting on Law’s impact on the university.
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2 months ago | 
usforacle.com | Maria Cortes |Joana Riva |Camila Gomez |Lily Belcher
From the possibility of a universitywide one-hour block with no classes to concerns around freedom of speech, Monday’s Student Government presidential debate discussed the USF community’s future. The hour-and-a-half debate in the Marshall Student Center’s Oval Theater featured two tickets. A third ticket, which has not been announced, is also running in the elections but did not attend since participation was optional.
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2 months ago | 
usforacle.com | Tobey Blair |Mithil Vyas |Joana Riva |Camila Gomez
As the Bulls’ bats fell silent in critical moments, USF failed to knock off No. 9 Florida State University on Tuesday. In an early season test for USF, the Bulls lost 6-2. Struggling at the plate has been an early theme for the Bulls season. In only four games, they’re starting to show a pattern of frequently stranding batters and wasting essential at bats. The Bulls couldn’t seem to get a rally going, hitting .200 with runners on base.
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2 months ago | 
usforacle.com | Camila Gomez |Lily Belcher |Joana Riva |Hannah Laubach Matson
University President Rhea Law announced her plans to step down from her role during a tumultuous time in higher education. Law clarified she will stay in her role as president until a successor has been chosen. Related: USF President Rhea Law plans to step downWith politics taking on a greater role in education at a state and national level, she said in a press conference those factors did not impact her decision to step down as president. Political Science Professor J.
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2 months ago | 
usforacle.com | Joana Riva |Camila Gomez |Lily Belcher |Hannah Laubach Matson
Joseph Alexander said he had a “very good life” with his family until Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939. He was only 17 years old the first time he was in a concentration camp. Alexander survived 12 camps, including Auschwitz and Dachau, and is the only survivor of his immediate family, which included his parents, three sisters and two brothers. He shared his story with students at an event organized by Chabad at USF last Thursday.
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2 months ago | 
usforacle.com | Camila Gomez |Joana Riva |Hannah Laubach Matson
University President Rhea Law, 75, announced on Monday she is stepping down from her role after her replacement has been chosen. There is no clear timeline for when Law’s successor will be selected. Law said she was leaving now because “the foundation is in place for a new leader to take us to even greater heights.” Law’s contract with the university was set to end this March.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Camila Gomez |Joana Riva |Clara Garcia |Clara García
Student body president Suryakanth Prasad Gottipati delivered a presidential update to the Student Government (SG) Senate on Tuesday night, thanking graduating senators and talking about this semester’s events, such as the death of basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. But his speech failed to address one thing – a contract signed by Gottipati and student body vice president Sumit Jadhav to swap roles.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Camila Gomez |Joana Riva
Student body president Suryakanth Prasad Gottipati and student body vice president Sumit Jadhav signed a contract to switch roles at the end of the fall semester, according to a document obtained by The Oracle. The document lays out an agreement that Gottipati would resign at the end of the fall semester. Following the order of succession, Jadhav would become president and would then appoint Gottipati to the vice president role, according to the contract.
