Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Growing up in a rural eastern North Carolina town, Vice President of Institutional Equity in the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Haywood Brown experienced desegregation of the school system firsthand following the civil rights movement. He was among one of the few Black students at his school as […]
With a passion for service, USF alumna Jeannette Myrick continues to reach new heights and inspire others with her “servant’s heart” as she embarks on a new journey as a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan. Myrick graduated in spring 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in cell and molecular biology and was […]
Studying institutionalized racism has been the focus of Senior Advisor to the President and Provost for Diversity and Inclusion Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman’s career, but when a Black Ph.D. student was detained by a police officer on his way to her class for no apparent reason, she knew she needed to advocate […]
Before Shamaria Engram first decided to pursue a career in STEM, she dreamed of working for the FBI and bringing criminals to justice. Little did she know, the pursuit of her professional goals would not only lead to her switching career paths, consequently becoming the first Black woman to earn […]
William D’Arrigo and his three business partners noticed over the course of their college careers that finding a sublease was a chore for college students even before COVID-19. After struggling to find an apartment for himself, D’Arrigo decided to create an innovative solution to the subleasing stress. When scrolling through […]
Gabriela Cruz always knew that her mountain was waiting for her to conquer. She did not know where, and she definitely did not know that it was a literal mountain as opposed to a metaphorical one, but she felt it looming all the same. Her mountain ended up being Peru’s […]
Claire Mitchell and Gustavo Spangher met just a few days before stepping onstage at the Feb. 24 presidential debate. With little time for formalities, those days were spent on the phone setting up their platform and developing the dynamic that would eventually guarantee their win in March. While Mitchell has […]
For the Sarasota-Manatee governor and lieutenant governor, Joshua Ghansiam and Melisa Escobar, running for office was a matter of responsibility. “For me, running for governor was a no-brainer,” Ghansiam said. He felt that the Sarasota-Manatee campus was his home and wanted to make sure that the students on campus were […]
Breaking barriers and advocating for students is something that Andrea Rodriguez-Campos and Isaiah Castle always had in mind when they ran to become St. Pete’s first governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. As they navigate challenges set by COVID-19 and find new ways to reach students virtually, Rodriguez-Campos and Castle are […]
In a span of seconds, the life of a USF student changed drastically after being involved in a car accident when driving southbound on I-75. Despite the tragedy, he is doing his best to stay positive and courageously endure his new reality. Senior Jaykwon Hosey got into a car accident […]
In this episode of the USF Oracle Sports Podcast, Oracle correspondents Leo Santos and Alberto Camargo take charge of the episode and discuss their thoughts on the men’s and women’s soccer teams at about the midway point of the season.