After years of classes and student debt, graduates hope they’ll have a better of chance finding a well-paying job with a degree than without one. Fortunately, a new social mobility index created by College Net ranked USF as 48th in the nation for boosting graduates’ chances of climbing the economic ladder. The list factored in tuition, graduation rate, future earn- ings and percentage of low- income students. The index weighted low tuition and a high percentage of low-income students the heaviest when calculating rankings. The index reported that 30.6 percent of USF students are low-income and averaged tuition at $6,410 a year. It also cited a 51.4 percent gradua- tion rate and a median early career salary of $43,100. The state of Florida ranked 4th overall for social mobil- ity, with three schools making the top-50 list. Florida State University ranked 29th and the University of Florida ranked 40th. One of the factors that gave FSU and UF an advantage over USF is a higher graduation rate. Paul Dosal, vice provost for student success, said USF must get its graduation rates up if it wants a higher score in the future. Dosal also said weighing a university’s endowment may have also skewed the results. “Of course the University of Florida – 100 years older than us – has a much larger finan- cial endowment,” he said. “Since they weigh that, we were put at a disadvantage and we show up below Florida.” Donald Bellante, an economics professor at USF, said a good college education enables people to move up the economic ladder and should motivate potential students to attend universities. “The subject of social mobil- ity is an important one,” he said. “The biggest contributor to social mobility for people USF took the first formal step toward a downtown medi- cal school Thursday after the Board of Trustees (BOT) Health Workshop unanimously voted to recommend the move to the full board. A sketching of the project showed a 12-story Morsani College of Medicine with floors for dining, classrooms, labora- tories, a library and a clinic. It also featured a parking garage across the street, able to fit an estimated 1,750 vehicles. Charles Lockwood, senior vice president of USF Health, gave a presentation that argued a downtown medical school would mark the university as a major player in national health education. The proximity to Tampa General Hospital was present- ed as beneficial to the edu- cational relationship with The Oracle www.usforacle.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014 I VOL. 52 NO. 40 I NSIDE THIS I SSUE MONTAGE SPORTS Bulls narrowly avoid first shutout at home. BACK LIFESTYLE Zombies chase humans during campus-wide game. Page 4 News ................................................................. 1 Lifestyle ...................................................... 4 Opinion ....................................................... 6 classifieds .............................................. 7 Crossword ......................................... 7 sports ............................................................ 8 The Index University ranks high on social mobility index Health workgroup endorses downtown med school By Allison Leslie CORRESPONDENT By Wesley Higgins NEWS EDITOR If approved, the 12-story medical school building would be around a mile from Tampa General Hospital and the Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa. Special to the Oracle “The subject of social mobility is an important one. The biggest contributor to social mobility for people who come from poorly educated families, of course, is higher education.” Paul Dosal Vice Provost for Student Success n See MOBILITY on PAGE 2 n See DOWNTOWN on PAGE 2
Transcript
After years of classes and student debt, graduates hope they’ll have a better of chance finding a well-paying job with a degree than without one.
Fortunately, a new social mobility index created by College Net ranked USF as 48th in the nation for boosting graduates’ chances of climbing the economic ladder.
The list factored in tuition, graduation rate, future earn-ings and percentage of low-income students. The index weighted low tuition and a high percentage of low-income students the heaviest when calculating rankings.
The index reported that
30.6 percent of USF students are low-income and averaged tuition at $6,410 a year. It also cited a 51.4 percent gradua-
tion rate and a median early career salary of $43,100.
The state of Florida ranked 4th overall for social mobil-ity, with three schools making the top-50 list. Florida State
University ranked 29th and the University of Florida ranked 40th.
One of the factors that gave
FSU and UF an advantage over USF is a higher graduation rate.
Paul Dosal, vice provost for student success, said USF must get its graduation rates up if
it wants a higher score in the future.
Dosal also said weighing a university’s endowment may have also skewed the results.
“Of course the University of Florida – 100 years older than us – has a much larger finan-cial endowment,” he said. “Since they weigh that, we were put at a disadvantage and we show up below Florida.”
Donald Bellante, an economics professor at USF, said a good college education enables people to move up the economic ladder and should motivate potential students to attend universities.
“The subject of social mobil-ity is an important one,” he said. “The biggest contributor to social mobility for people
USF took the first formal step toward a downtown medi-cal school Thursday after the Board of Trustees (BOT) Health Workshop unanimously voted to recommend the move to the full board.
A sketching of the project showed a 12-story Morsani College of Medicine with floors for dining, classrooms, labora-tories, a library and a clinic. It also featured a parking garage across the street, able to fit an estimated 1,750 vehicles.
Charles Lockwood, senior vice president of USF Health, gave a presentation that argued a downtown medical school would mark the university as a major player in national health education.
The proximity to Tampa General Hospital was present-ed as beneficial to the edu-cational relationship with
The Oraclew w w . u s f o r a c l e . c o m U N I V E R S I T Y O F S O U T H F L O R I D AM O N D A Y , N O V E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 4 I V O L . 5 2 N O . 4 0
InsIde thIs Issue
Montage
SPORTSBulls narrowly avoid first shutout at home. BACK
LIFESTYLEZombies chase humans during campus-wide game. Page 4
If approved, the 12-story medical school building would be around a mile from Tampa General Hospital and the Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa. Special to the Oracle
“The subject of social mobility is an important one. The biggest contributor to social mobility for people
who come from poorly educated families, of course, is higher education.”
Paul DosalVice Provost for Student Success
n See MOBILITY on PAGE 2
n See DOWNTOWN on PAGE 2
M O N DAY, N OV E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 4 ● T H E O R AC L E 2
who come from poorly educat-ed families, of course, is higher education.”
In the U.S., social mobility is the movement from one eco-nomic class to another. Belief in high social mobility is the idea that bolsters the rags-to-riches stories behind the American dream.
If class is based on work and merit, then moving between income brackets is a fair game. But if social mobility is rigid, then it’s like playing against a stacked deck.
Though social mobil-ity has wavered over the last few decades, according to a 2014 Harvard study, income inequality has increased. One of three adults born in the top
1 percent of income brackets makes at least $100,000 a year, whereas one of 25 adults who grew up in the bottom 50 percent are making $100,000 or more.
According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, those without a degree who are born into the poorest fifth of the nation have a 55 percent chance of staying there. With a degree, how-ever, they have an 80 percent chance of moving up.
“We are going in the right direction,” Dosal said. “I think it shows that we can make a difference in the lives of stu-dents and their families.”
USF awarded an estimated $62,011,795 in scholarships to students in need for 2014.
“This is all about helping students achieve the American dream,” Dosal said.
USF Health’s major teaching affiliate.
In addition to attracting skilled researchers and students to the waterfront building, an increase in economic develop-ment for the area was also cited as a reason for the move.
The presentation stated that the disadvantages of relocating include redundancies – such as another library – and geo-graphical division.
The push for the project in downtown came after Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik offered to donate an acre of land downtown for the Morsani College of Medicine and the USF Health Heart Institute to
help renovate the downtown area.
Building the new medical school could cost up to $163 million, of which the univer-sity would expect $130 million from state funding and dona-tions.
The details of where the funding will come from still have a month to be worked out, as the approval given by the BOT at Thursday’s workshop was nonbinding.
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and USF President Judy Genshaft were also present at the meeting to voice their sup-port for the project.
If the BOT votes in favor of the project at the official meet-ing Dec. 4, the project will go to the Board of Governors in January for final approval.
MOBILITYContinued from PAGE 1
DOWNTOWNContinued from PAGE 1
A granite marquee was added to the side of the Muma College of Business with the new name honoring philanthropists Pam and Les Muma who donated $25 million last month. ORACLE PHOTO / ADAM MATHIEU
M O N DAY, N OV E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 4 ● T H E O R AC L E 3
LIFESTYLEU N I V E R S I T Y O F S O U T H F L O R I D A ● M O N D A Y, N O V E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 4 ● T H E O R AC L E4
The zombie virus will soon strike Tampa once again, and one by one students will unwillingly join the league of the undead. Nowhere on campus is safe – except for classrooms and dormitories.
Starting Thursday at midnight, students will appear around campus wearing bandanas and gory, ghastly makeup for this semester’s Humans vs. Zombies (HvZ) game. The game will run 24 hours a day from Thursday to Nov. 11, and will include 12 missions.
“You’re always on the
lookout for zombies; it’s quite an interesting feeling,” said Wesley Pate, an industrial engineering major and treasurer for HvZ.
With zombies still holding their own in pop culture with shows like “The Walking Dead” and games like “Dead Island,” it’s not surprising that students want to try their own hands at survival in a relatively tame version of the zombie apocalypse. Over 200 students have already signed up to participate.
“Initially, I just did it to hang out with my friends who were really into it,” said Nicholas Conde, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering. “I really enjoy playing missions
and getting to do things with friends. Both sides of it were really cool.”
The game is held at USF, is open to all and everyone from USF alumni to students from other universities come to play.
“I love it; it’s too much fun,” said Linda Rose Danial a senior majoring in chemistry at the University of Tampa. “I love the adrenaline rush. The longer you play it, the more you actually calm down and you start thinking more – not strategically – but you get more into the game and you’re not as taken over.”
The game consists of two teams: the living and the dead. Humans, identified by
the bandana around their arms, can stun the virtually invincible zombies with Nerf blasters and rolled-up socks to try to stay alive.
Zombies, identified by bandanas worn around their heads, are advised not to bite humans; this strain of the virus can be spread simply through tagging.
“I’ve played as both human and zombie before and they definitely have their different aspects that are really interesting for people,” Pate said. “Playing as a human is an entirely different feeling on its own. It’s that instinct to survive and adrenaline that you get going out for missions.”
Missions are usually held at night and give players more objectives than staying alive.
In order to join the game, students are required to attend a town hall meeting during which one of the game moderators will explain the game’s guidelines, rules and regulations, and answer any extra questions.
Students can register to play by creating an account on usfhvz.org and attending one of the game’s town hall meetings, which will be held every day until Wednesday. A list of meeting times can be found on the game’s website and Facebook page.
By Courtney Combs L I F E S T Y L E E D I T O R
LIVING DEAD SWARM USF DURING HUMANS V. ZOMBIES
Humans vs. Zombies will run 24 hours a day from Thursday until Nov. 11 and will include 12 missions. PHOTOS SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE
M O N DAY, N OV E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 4 ● T H E O R AC L E 5
Women’s Soccer
Bulls advance to AAC semifinals
Leticia Skeete scored two of the Bulls’ three goals in a 3-2 win over Cincinnati on Sunday. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/AMINA SPAHIC
The USF women’s soccer team extended their season Saturday, winning 3-2 against the Bearcats in the first round of the AAC tournament. The win moves USF into the semifi-nals of the competition.
Cincinnati had an early advantage, scoring within the first five minutes of the game. But the Bulls quickly tied the game with sophomore forward Leticia Skeete getting behind Cincinnati’s defense and out-maneuvering the goalie.
“We picked each other up and we pushed because we all know the feeling of losing and we didn’t want that,” Skeete said.
The final 30 minutes of the game were action-packed and tested both teams as the Bearcats took the lead once again.
Senior forward Sarah Miller deflected the ball off of Cincinnati’s Devyn Ciotti. The deflection resulted in an own goal for the Bearcats.
In a tense moment for both
teams, USF junior midfielder Olivia Chance made an attempt to score, but the ball bounced off the goal post. Quick on her feet, Skeete jumped in to intercept the bounce and made a straight shot into the net with fewer than ten minutes remaining. The Bulls held their lead until the end of the game.
“Everyone did their job in the end there and I was just the lucky one with my foot at the end of the ball,” Skeete said.
While Skeete was responsi-ble for two of the goals scored by the Bulls, she refused to take any credit without point-ing out how it couldn’t have been without all the girls con-tributing.
“It takes such a team effort to get here, with the confer-ence limiting the number of players you can dress,” coach Denise Schilte-Brown said. “It was really hard on the team and they had great chemistry today. They really got behind each other to get this win.”
The Bulls will host East Carolina in a semifinals match at Corbett Stadium on Nov. 7 at 5 p.m.
By Amina SpahicC O R R E S P O N D E N T
U N I V E R S I T Y O F S O U T H F L O R I D A ● M O N D A Y, N O V E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 4 ● T H E O R AC L E
Opinion6
Editor in Chief: Alex Rosenthal ............................ [email protected]
Looking for a part-time job? How about one that works with your sched-
ule and pays $13.50/hr?
We are now accepting applications for a part-time customer service position.
$13.50/hr plus daily and weekly bonuses! Make your own schedule, make your own
check! Call 813-988-5941 for more info!
SportsU N I V E R S I T Y O F S O U T H F L O R I D A ● M O N D A Y, N O V E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 4 ● T H E O R AC L E8
13
ECUUSF
Volleyball
Men’s Soccer
Women’s Soccer
TheRundown
Outside USFPittsburgh’s kicker missed a
26-yard game-winning field goal at the end of regulation against Duke. Fittingly, the kicker’s last name is Blewitt. Duke went on to win the game in double overtime, 51-48.
Weekend scores
10
UConnUSF
23
Cincinnati
USF
Conference update
No. 23 East Carolina lost its first conference game of the season 20-10 to Temple on Saturday.
UCF also lost its first confer-ence game. UConn upset the Knights 37-29 in Connecticut on Saturday.
Memphis moved into a first-place tie in the AAC with UCF and ECU when it defeated Tulsa 40-20 on Friday.
Football
Cougars nearly shut out Bulls
A 33-yard field goal from senior kicker Marvin Kloss late in the third quarter was the only thing prevent-ing USF from being shut out for the first time at Raymond James Stadium.
The Bulls struggled to find any rhythm throughout the game, fall-ing 27-3 to Houston in front of 15,435 people Saturday.
Taggart named quarterback Steven Bench as the starter shortly before the game, but the junior was unable to generate any touch-downs. Taggart didn’t commit to a starting quarterback for the Bulls’ next game at SMU.
“We’re going to go back and evaluate this film and get back to practice,” Taggart said. “I don’t think Steven did anything to lose the game or anything like that — I thought he did some good things for us out there — we just didn’t play well overall, offensively. I go back to not being able to run the football. I don’t care who’s at quar-terback, if we can’t run the football, it’s going to be hard for us.”
Bench finished the game with 12-for-25 passing for 147 yards and an interception, but only had five first-half attempts.
Taggart opened up competi-tion for the quarterback position throughout the week due to inef-fective play at the position from sophomore quarterback Mike White.
He said his decision to start Bench didn’t come down to his playmaking abilities.
“I thought our offense needed a spark,” Taggart said. “I love Steven’s leadership. I love his confidence, which I thought we needed.”
Taggart said the offense’s inabil-ity to produce points once again came down to unforced errors and mental mistakes.
“We’re not that good of a foot-ball team to make those mistakes,” Taggart said. “We can’t drop passes and we can’t be on first and 15 and expect to be a good football team. He made some good throws and guys have to catch the football.”
USF finished the game with five
penalties for 45 yards, compared to Houston’s one penalty for five yards.
Because the offense was only able to move the ball past Houston’s 49-yard line once in the first half, USF’s defense was even-tually worn down and Houston took advantage.
“I think we were just wearing down as a defense,” junior safety Jamie Byrd said. “We didn’t make as many tackles and we let them slip loose.”
But while the offense’s difficulty to keep the ball wore the defense down, the Bulls’ inability to stop Houston on third down extended their drives and tired out the team. The Cougars converted eight of 15 third downs.
“We actually handled them; we just have to stop them on third down,” senior linebacker Reshard Cliett said. “There were a couple of third downs where guys didn’t wrap up and they stayed on the field.”
With the loss, USF has dropped four of its past five games and must win out to qualify for a bowl game.
Following the game, Taggart said that fans need to stay invested in the program despite the lack of wins.
“Tell them I understand that,” Taggart said. “Tell them to keep the expectation up, keep the fire. That’s one of the great things about this job is that we have a pas-sionate fan base. One of the rea-sons we’re going to get out of this and get to where we’re going is because of that. If we didn’t have that with our fan base, I don’t think we stand a chance.”
But for senior players such as Cliett, the mounting losses are becoming more difficult to swal-low as the weeks go on.
“It’s tough,” Cliett said. “It’s not really that fun taking losses. We just have to stay positive and keep bringing the young guys along.”
Men’s Soccer
Bulls fall in season finale
The No. 25 USF men’s soccer team honored nine seniors Saturday, but was unable to close out the regular season with a win, losing to the University of Connecticut (UConn) 1-0.
After a USF corner kick, UConn’s Kwame Awuah sent a cross to the top of the box where teammate Ethan Vanacore-Decker shot it into the back of the net for the only goal of the game.
The Bulls had their fair share of opportunities, out-shooting the Huskies 12-3 for the game, but were unable to find the goal. UConn goalie Scott Levene had four saves.
Senior midfielder Lindo Mfeka had a shot to tie the game in the waning minutes, but after bounc-ing off a UConn defender, the ball went out of bounds.
Senior defender Wesley Charpie also had a prime chance to hit the back of the net, but couldn’t control the ball and sent it soaring off the crossbar.
USF was strong defensively, only allowing one goal on three shots, but couldn’t find the offense to accompany it.
The Bulls begin postseason play this week when USF hosts the AAC quarterfinal final game Saturday at 7 p.m.
By Vinnie PortellS P O R T S E D I T O R
By Jacob HoagA S S T . S P O R T S E D I T O R
Quarterback Steven Bench and the USF offense were unable to find the end zone in the 27-3 loss. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU
