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Nov 25, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Sara Fueyo |Joana Riva
As many students pack their bags and head home for Thanksgiving break, others will hunker down on campus for the holiday. With the university closed on Thursday and Friday, USF dining locations will operate under modified hours. If you’ll be spending the holiday at any of USF’s campuses, here’s where to find a snack or beverage. Related: Celebrating Thanksgiving away from homeTampa CampusAll on-campus dining locations will remain open as usual on Tuesday.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Clara Garcia |Clara García |Sara Fueyo
The “suspicious article” found on campus Tuesday evening is not a threat, said Michael Lavelle, a University Police (UP) spokesperson. Lavelle said UP was conducting a “multi-agency” training exercise when it encountered the object around 4:30 p.m. near USF Redbud Lane and USF Sycamore Drive. UP did not provide an exact location or description of the object at the time of publication.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Sara Fueyo |Joana Riva
Nestled behind the Fine Arts building, directly across from Juniper-Poplar Hall, is USF’s Simmons Park. The park serves as a landing spot for campus wildlife — along with student fishing enthusiasts. Addison Hilyard, the staff adviser for the Fishing Club at USF, said the lake is a good starting place for beginners. Hilyard, who has been with the club since late 2021, said he was told about the spot by club members.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Hannah Laubach Matson |Joana Riva |Sara Fueyo
Aviral Gupta, a newly-appointed Tampa Campus Senator, said being a leader in Student Government (SG) means representing his classmates’ voices. Before moving from India to the U.S. this year, Gupta had previous SG experience and served as head boy in his high school. “We have a student government that represents the student body,” Gupta said.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Joana Riva |Sara Fueyo |Lily Belcher
A long-held dream of the USF community came one step closer to reality on Friday. USF officially broke ground on its $340 million stadium set to open before the 2027 football season. University leaders, including President Rhea Law and Board of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford, spoke about the impact the on-campus stadium will have.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Noah Vinsky |Arshia Esmaeilian |Joshua Hightower |Sara Fueyo
Tony Umholtz remembers some of the earliest days of USF football. In 1997, Umholtz went to an open tryout for the inaugural USF football roster at Sycamore Fields after being encouraged by former coach Jim Leavitt. “There must have been 350 students, it was crazy,” Umholtz said. “I’m talking gym rats, people with no skill… they kept three of us.” Umholtz was one of those three. He became USF’s first punter, staying with the program from 1997 to 2000.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Sara Fueyo |Joana Riva
After heading to the polls and casting their votes for this year’s presidential election, students at USF waited with the rest of the nation for an outcome. Now, the results are in. Former Republican President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential race and will step back into office as the 47th president of the U.S. in January, according to the Associated Press. Trump beat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris by 69 electoral votes at the time of publication.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Sara Fueyo |Joana Riva
Dating violence incidents on campus more than tripled last year, according to an annual security report. However, officials are attributing the increase in reports to victims feeling more comfortable reporting the crimes – not an increase in incidents. The University Police (UP) annual security report shows 10 reported dating violence incidents for 2023. In 2022, only three incidents were reported. The report, which was released at the end of September, reflects crime rates for the USF Tampa campus.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Sara Fueyo |Joana Riva
Staring out at the red-brick streets of Ybor City’s historic downtown district is Tampa’s only GameTime, a video game arcade and restaurant chain. Ninety years ago, this towering concrete building was instead a small wooden home, part of the original Ybor City “slum” neighborhoods.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Sara Fueyo |Clara Garcia |Clara García |Abhiram Menon
For the first time since 2020, USF’s Homecoming Week celebrations will not include a concert, according to Ebony Lamar, director of the Center for Student Involvement (CSI). This year’s concert is being canceled as a result of lowered attendance and budget cuts, Lamar said. Instead, USF will host its annual Round Up Comedy Show. Related: Lunay to headline this year’s USF Homecoming Concert – The OracleBut, the concert may not be gone for good.
