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Cars lined the streets Tuesday night as more than a hundred people entered Metropolitan Community Church of Tampa to celebrate legalized same-sex marriage that had been made official in Florida fewer than 24 hours before.

Those celebrating the histor-ic day were of all ages, ethnici-ties, genders and sexualities. Some were USF students.

“This is the recognition that we are people too,” said Jordan Stafford, a senior majoring in political science. “We’re no longer second class citizens who were told their whole life

by the state that they weren’t worthy of love.”

Though the fight over gay marriage spent years in and out of courtrooms, with signifi-cant push back from conserva-tives, it wasn’t until Jan. 2 that a federal district judge broke the last levy.

As soon as the clock struck midnight Monday, thousands of couples began to wait out-side courthouses across the state as Florida became the 36th state to legalize same-sex marriage.

Photographs of the newly-weds outside the Hillsborough County courthouse were show-cased on a slideshow in the main hall of the church, under-neath three banners that read “peace,” “joy” and “love.”

“We’re all here to celebrate this joyous and long-awaited occasion,” said Valerie Vana, a senior majoring in advertis-ing. “I look around and see all these smiles. The only words

I can think to describe it are ‘happy’ and ‘genuine.’”

People hugged and laughed over a guitarist who sang a chorus of “I thought love was only true in fairytales.”

The music and the crowd fell quiet for a moment as Sally Phillips, the president of the GLBT Democratic Caucus, took the floor with a microphone.

“What a glorious day,” she said. “I wasn’t sure if I’d ever thought this would happen in my lifetime … we are now treated just as others are.”

Stafford credited the rise of social media for this genera-tion’s civil rights momentum by giving understanding to what was once considered out of the norm.

She further added that laws typically reflect the evolving morals of culture, so he had thought it was only a matter of time before gay marriage happened.

After almost two years at USF, Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students Michael Freeman has announced he will leave Tampa to take a job at Tennessee State University (TSU).

In an email titled “Leaving is very hard to do” sent to members of Student Affairs on Monday, Freeman wrote about his decision to accept a job offer as TSU’s senior associate vice president and chief stu-dent affairs officer.

“I cannot tell you what a pleasure it’s been to work with such a talented group of dedi-cated staff,” Freeman wrote. “Of specific delight is the will-ingness of staff to consider new ideas, approaches and strate-gies to benefit USF students. I will miss your expertise and spirit. I hope to stay in touch, and perhaps consult in the future as I return with hopes of building a stronger student affairs division at TSU.”

Freeman further explained that the job proposal from TSU came quickly and as “some-thing of a surprise” in late December. After several con-versations with Vice President of Student Affairs Tom Miller, Freeman said he made the decision to leave on favorable terms and return to TSU, where he worked previously as vice president of student affairs, and where he will return to his family in Nashville.

During his time at USF,

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n Lift on same-sex marriage ban has happy reception in Tampa.By Wesley HigginsN E W S E D I T O R

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Legalized same-sex mar-riage became conceivable in the summer of 2013 when the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. This gave Florida activists a chance to undo the state’s same-sex marriage ban.

Last August, a state district court found the ban unconsti-tutional. When the opposition failed to overturn this ruling before Jan. 6, a Miami judge oversaw the state’s first legally recognized same-sex marriage.

“Judges are subject to the wants of society,” Stafford said. “It may take forever, but courts end on the right of history.”

Phillips said the struggle for equality actually lasted much longer than 18 months, as non-traditional couples have faced

discrimination throughout his-tory.

The symbolism of the cel-ebration held at a church was not lost. Not only were Florida churches barred from wedding gay couples, but religion was also used as an argument as to why marriage should be kept between a man and a woman.

“Just as the state has said we accept you, this church has now said it accepts us,” Stafford said.

Not a single protester could be seen outside the church dur-ing the event.

However, Phillips said the fight for acceptance is not over until it’s legal for all couples to marry in all states and it’s illegal for employers to fire employees for being gay in Florida.

“Our job is not done,” she said. “But today, we celebrate.”

Freeman worked closely with members of the community to improve safety on and around campus, addressing issues such as sexual assault and vio-

lence prevention.In Freeman’s absence,

Danielle McDonald will serve as interim dean of students beginning Friday. McDonald worked in this role prior to Freeman’s arrival on campus.

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Student body elections grow near, making the need to vote that much greater. This week, USF Student Government (SG) opened up applications for the spring elections.

Though technical prob-lems have prevented SG from uploading to its website, appli-cations can be found on SG’s Facebook page as well as in the Supervisor of Elections’ office in Marshall Student Center (MSC) room 4300b.

The application period is open until Jan. 23 at 4:59 p.m. All candidates must have a GPA of at least 2.5 and be in good disciplinary standing with USF. Additionally, applications must

be submitted to the Elections Rules Commission (ERC).

Each candidate must attend a mandatory meeting before Jan. 30 at 4:59 p.m. Meetings are held Mondays at 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday at 4 p.m but are subject to change. Candidates are also required to send in a biog-raphy of at least 200 words to John Quiroz, SG Supervisor of Elections. This biography should be sent via email by Feb. 2.

After the candidates are approved, they may then begin campaigning Feb. 3 — the same day as the candidate mixer. Debates for the presi-dential candidates will be held Feb. 4 in the MSC Oval Theater. The vice presidential candi-dates’ debates will be held

Feb. 9.Voting begins Feb. 16 and

closes Feb. 19. Each stu-dent who votes will be able to receive a free T-shirt or keychain at on-campus polling stations. Voting locations will be at MSC, Juniper Poplar Hall, Fresh Food Company and the Rec Center.

Running for election is an important task for those who wish to know where the school’s funding goes, Quiroz said.

“I think that its important to make sure that the money gets spent where it needs to be spent,” he said. “… You want people who are responsible and fight for your interests on the senate. Those who do not vote are shutting themselves out.”

By Polly SnoverA S S T . E D I T O R

SG applications now available

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TV favorites return to the small screen

“Glee”

“Gleeks” face a bittersweet reality as the show returns for its sixth and final season, starting Friday at 8 p.m on ABC. This season will follow Rachel

Berry as she returns to Lima, Ohio to start New Directions once again. As ever, Sue Sylvester is looking to take down the glee club, which has recently

come back to William McKinley High School. This season will include the 700th song to be performed on “Glee” — which will be heard in the sixth

episode — and songs such as “Let It Go” from “Frozen.”

“Portlandia”

The cutting edge sketch comedy show returns to IFC on Thursday at 10 p.m. The fifth season is promised to be funnier and crazier than ever, a

seemingly impossible feat. The show takes place in its namesake town of Portland, Oregon and welcomes cast from all over television networks. As

in past seasons, viewers can look forward to many different guests, such as Ed Begley Jr. and Annie Clark, to add to the comedic value. The 10 new epi-sodes will include flashbacks into characters’ lives and many new sketches,

as well as a behind the scenes Sleater-Kinney reunion.

“Babylon”

This British comedy returns to television Thursday at 10 p.m., and this is the first season to air on Sundance Channel. This comedy-drama was

created by Danny Boyle and Jon S. Baird, both of whom are known in tele-vision for shows such as “Peep Show.” The show follows new Director of

Communications Liz Garvey and her encounters with Police Commissioner Richard Miller. Throughout the series, she has to manage conflicts with her department and legal bureaucracy, colliding with the work of the Territorial

Support Group, which deals with public affairs. A fairly new show to American television, “Babylon” will have every critics’ eye.

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By Polly SnoverA S S T . E D I T O R “Girls”

The fourth season of “Girls” premieres Monday on HBO. The show fol-lows 20-something Hannah Horvath and her close group of friends as they go through boyfriends, jobs and the occasional meltdown. Critics believe this brash show brings an edge to the life of young adults everywhere. In this season, be prepared for Jell-O wrestling, the inevitable job search and

even someone running for office. While it might seem like the girls are making better choices, they’re sure to collect more than enough life les-

sons throughout this season.

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Spring IM scheduleCampus Rec opens spring IM

registration

With the spring semester in full swing, USF Campus Recreation begins registration for spring intramural sports.

Campus Recreation offers structured leagues and tour-naments for 18 different sports of varying difficulty. The sports headlining the spring semester include 4-on-4 flag football, basketball and soccer.

Registration began Monday, but the closing dates are stag-gered throughout the semes-ter depending on the sport.

Outside the mainstream sports, USF offers many other sports including doubles disc golf, tennis, sand volleyball

and a 6-foot and under bas-ketball tournament.

Rock and Jock, Campus Recreation’s basketball jam-boree, is a single elimination tournament with men’s, wom-en’s and co-rec teams.

Registration for the event began Monday and continues until Thursday at noon. The event will take place Friday evening and Saturday after-noon.

Later in the semester, soc-cer and softball start up with registration running from March 5 - 12. Both sports offer men’s, women’s and co-rec leagues.

All registration is completed online at IMLeagues.com/USF.

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BY PHONE

Personal breathalyzers not an alternative for drinking responsibly

Drinking responsibly has already been translated into the technological world with smart-phone apps such as R-U-Buzzed? and ALCulator to track alcohol consumption. Now, proponents of personal breathalyzer tests are pushing for another way to moni-tor drinking.

A recent article from The Atlantic reported that many peo-ple don’t actually own a breatha-lyzer test. However, founder of personal-breathalyzer company BACtrack Keith Nothacker believes its benefits include helping to end the drinking and driving prob-lem and being able to personally measure one’s own blood alcohol content. These tests are conve-niently sized to fit in one’s pocket and are available in over 15,000 stores, as mentioned in the article.

Yet, while being able to test one’s own BAC is beneficial for

any drinking event, especially if it prevents a possible accident with a drunk driver, personal breathalyzers shouldn’t replace the responsibility of knowing how much alcohol is in a drink and having a designated driver or taxi ready.

In the article, Nothacker com-pares getting arrested for some-thing people can’t measure to “not having a speedometer in your car and then getting arrested for speeding.” Though personal breathalyzers can give people that added security, it is still impor-tant to know off-hand what one alcoholic drink actually constitutes, especially when having multiple drinks.

For example, knowing one drink is the same as 12 fluid ounces of beer, five fluid ounces of wine and a one and a half fluid ounce shot of hard liquor can help people effectively count their drinks.

Still, there are no exceptions for driving after drinking, and using a personal breathalyzer test to give the green light should only be necessary on occasions when someone drinks very little.

For example, NewHealthGuide.org indicates that a person’s BAC of .016, far less than the legal limit of .08, metabolizes within one hour. However, even knowing this standard may only be helpful

to someone who has only had one drink when factors such as body size can affect people’s BAC differently.

This is especially true for college students, as the risk of being in an accident at any level of BAC is higher for young people, according to a study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol. Additionally, a Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs study reported that over 3 million students between the ages of 18 and 24 drive under the influence.

Granted, The Atlantic arti-cle noted that Brian Sturdivant, marketing vice president of personal-breathalyzer company Breathometer, assures that the tests are meant to inform one of how intoxicated he or she is and that the company never advises driving after drinking. Yet, it’s hard to see how consumers wouldn’t do so with a personal product typi-cally used by police officers to test for impaired driving.

While there is nothing inher-ently wrong with having a personal breathalyzer test, and it’s never frowned upon to take consider-ation for one’s own safety and that of others, it shouldn’t replace being smart in potentially dangerous sit-uations when it’s usually best to just avoid the risk entirely.

Isabelle Cavazos is a junior majoring in English and Spanish.

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What you said New York Times columnists recently debated whether the

“modern American dream” is possible to achieve after recent studies showed over half of Americans think the American dream is “dead, never existed, or is unachievable.” Editor

Adam Mathieu asked students their thoughts about the American dream.

“I think America is still the land of opportunity more

than other countries. I think there are plenty of

great technical jobs.”

— Adam Anderson, a junior majoring in computer

engineering

“The American dream is a mindset. If you make up

your mind that you would achieve something, then

you eventually will.”

— Roneil Williamson, a senior majoring in nurs-

ing

“I think it’s dead. I think the new American dream is having a loft style house

and moving out of the suburbs.”

— Bridget Healy, a junior

majoring in studio art

“People now have so many options that there is no real structure or culture

defining what path to take. There are so many ways to identify yourself, if you want to go to college, if

you are religious.”

— Alana Poz, a sophomore majoring in studio art

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Men’s Basketball

Another win “bit the dust” when UConn defeated USF 58-44 on 80s night at the Sun Dome.

In other words, USF (7-9, 1-1) couldn’t “push it real good” in front of a season-high crowd of 6,128 on Tuesday.

The Bulls jumped out to an 11-4 lead against the defending champion Huskies (8-5, 1-1) before allowing a 9-0 run to end the half.

USF led for 13:57 compared to UConn’s 2:35.

“We know that we have potential,” sophomore forward Chris Perry said. “We showed it in flashes. We have to be more

consistent and play harder all the time.”

UConn blew open the second half with a 12-2 run, putting the Huskies up 40-26 with 14:52 remaining.

Senior guard Corey Allen Jr., who scored a team-high 12 points, said the Bulls’ energy changed between the halves.

“We came out flat in the sec-ond half,” Allen said. “They just came out hot.”

UConn coach Kevin Ollie credited the Huskies’ surge partly to his bench players pro-viding a spark.

“It was like we were sleep-walking out there in the first half,” Ollie said. “Couldn’t make a shot, and then when I inserted those guys, the tempo,

the rhythm of the game picked up.”

The Huskies outscored the Bulls 17-12 in bench points, making it difficult for USF to keep up.

“We got away from the game plan,” coach Orlando Antigua said. “Took a couple quick shots, made a couple turnovers. We have to give (the Huskies) cred-it, defensively. They ramped up their energy. We gave them too many second opportunities at the end of that first half.”

In the first half, UConn out-scored USF 14-2 in second-chance points. The Bulls were outscored 18-7 in total.

Two Huskies scored in dou-ble figures. Amida Brimah had 13 points with six blocks, while

Ryan Boatright finished with 10.

Though the Bulls couldn’t keep up with the Huskies, Antigua can take away positives from the team’s first half play.

“We’re going to look at (film) and try to find those points that we can capitalize on and show them what it looks like, what it feels like,” Antigua said. “Now you have to continue to do that for every possession for a full 40 minutes. You have to expend a lot of energy to compete against good teams, but that’s what we’re here to do.”

The Bulls continue confer-ence play in New Orleans against Tulane (11-3, 2-0) on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Champs overwhelm Bulls Bulls debut at 22nd in ITA poll

Men’s Tennis

After going 19-7 and winning the AAC last season, the USF men’s tennis team ranked 22nd in the first Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll of the 2015 season, which was released Tuesday.

USF finished the 2014 season ranked 23rd after advancing to the second round of the NCAA Championships. The Bulls will begin the season on Jan. 16, when they host Stetson.

Sophomore Roberto Cid and junior Sasha Gozun made a huge leap in the ITA doubles rankings this season. They are ranked sixth in doubles after winning the Bedford Cup and ITA Southeast title last season. The duo finished the 2014 season ranked 38th.

Cid was the only Bull to be ranked in singles, beginning the year at 19th in the nation. The sophomore began last season unranked, but quickly garnered national attention. A month into the 2014 season, Cid was ranked 64th.

He continued to rise in the ITA rankings throughout the season, finishing at 32nd. Cid finished the year by making it to the NCAA quarterfinals and was named an ITA All-American — the first Bull to ever earn the title.

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Senior guard Ryan Boatright (left) dropped 10 points for the Huskies while redshirt junior Anthony Collins (right) led the bulls with four turnovers. ORACLE PHOTOS/ADAM MATHIEU AND SEBASTIAN CONTENTO

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