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Tattoos: Body art or body defect?

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Dione Piras fished out a regular sewing needle and ran it through the fire of her lighter until the needle turned white. Careful not to burn her fingers, she inserted white sewing thread through the needle’s eye and tightly wound it around the needle but left a little space at the tip. She dipped the …

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Object manipulation includes juggling clubs, poi, hoops and rings. Objects in Motion meet on Mondays at 4 p.m. in the Marshall Student Center amphitheater and Wednesdays at noon during the Bull Market. Jesse Lutz, a senior studying computer science, is president of Objects in Motion.
Chris Kiley, a psychology graduate, practices skateboarding while juggling five balls. Melisa Gingold, a hospitality management student, juggles at Bull Market. Students make homemade juggling balls using rice, birdseed and balloons.
The brothers of Sigma Nu fraternity held their third annual Friday Night Lights event Friday, April 19, at The University of South Florida’s Fowler Fields. All students were welcomed to watch the event and any Greek or non-Greek organization could participate. A Sigma Phi Epsilon player celebrates scoring the touchdown that gave his team the lead. Delta Delta Delta and Sigma Phi Epsilon vs. Delta Gamma and Pi Kappa Alpha. These were two of the six teams competing to become the next champions of Friday Night Lights.
Cody Irwin, Adam Parson, Dean Legge, and Kevin Wise were a few of the brothers conducting sign-ins which were held between 4 and 5 in the afternoon. John Lemmer is proud to be a part of Sigma Nu. “This event is close to my heart because it reminds me that the small things we take for granted each day such as playing football, are activities that some children don’t have the ability to do.” All proceeds will be donated to St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital. Over the past 3 years more than $10,000 has been raised. Kappa Sigma fraternity and Sigma Delta Tau sorority were the overall winner of Friday Night Lights. The team raised the most money for St. Jude’s and placed first in the tournament's combined points score.
Sea World Orlando's dolphin trainer prepares the food at Dolphin Cove for the dolphins' mid-day feeding. Credit: Erin Nicholson Each dolphin has its own feeding bucket. The buckets are used to track the amount of fish each dolphin consumes. It is required that each dolphin eats about 30 pounds of fish a day. Credit: Erin Nicholson Bell learned hand gestures to communicate with the dolphins. "My favorite part is when they understand what it is I am trying to tell them to do," Bell said. "I love my job. It is very rewarding." Credit: Erin Nicholson
Dolphin trainer Casey Bell's job is to increase the dolphins' energy so they participate in tricks for the crowd. Credit: Erin Nicholson The Dolphins' final trick is that they all jump across the Dolphin Cove together. This is a crowd pleaser and the hardest trick for them to complete in unison. Credit: Erin Nicholson One of the tricks in the dolphins' routine is the in unison where they hover above the water. Credit: Erin Nicholson
Soap bubbles were provided for students as well. Some students really got into the spirit of popping those bubbles. Active Minds helps students with the end of the semester stress.
Leave your worries at home. Grab some bubbles and have some fun. Students from Active Minds, a mental health counseling organization declared Thursday a stress-free day. They encouraged students to forget about their stress and unwind. A bubble wrap mat was placed on the sidewalk. Students were encouraged to stomp and pop the bubbles. Pamphlets were available for students who wanted further information. Though the activity was centered around fun and relaxation, mental health and stress-related issues can be serious.
A member of Heavy Hitters displays awards they have received for their 2009 Nissan 370Z. USF Car Events executive board member, Conrad Kieliszek signals the start of the tug-of-war competition between Heavy Hitters and Classic Imports. Heavy Hitters were the overall tug-of-war winners. Credit: Chelsey Castellano Kieliszek awards Heavy Hitters their trophy for winning overall team effort and presentation. Credit: Chelsey Castellano Young car enthusiasts, Tyler and Gabriel freestyle to dubstep music. The boys met each other for the first time that night. Both boys said they learn most of their dance moves themselves without help from any teachers. Credit: Chelsey Castellano
Victor Pagan shows off his 1974 Toyota Corolla to attendants of the car meet. Pagan has been involved with the Classic Imports club for a year. Pagan has done the body work paint, rims and tires since getting the car eight years ago. USF Car Events hosted 600 cars and 30 car clubs at their Club Champions car meet Friday night at the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute parking lot. Credit: Chelsey Castellano Many cars at the Club Champions meet had themed cars. "I watched Dragon Ball Z when I was a kid and it was something I thought would be different and unique," said car owner Nolan Reeher. "This was the one car I always loved as a child." Reeher bought the 1992 Nisan 240SX as a shell and has worked on it for the past three years. DSC00864
Guests enjoy complementary drinks as they mingle amongst USF's BFA graduates. Detail of Clark's Trauma -> Nirvana piece. Made from charcoal, colored pencil, markers and watercolor. The thesis show, which will be open to the public from April 19-27, is being held at the Franklin Exchange Building in downtown Tampa. The exhibit features the thesis works of 23 graduating artists.
Sydney Clark, who is glowing with pride and admiration, looks onto her boyfriend of three years Josh Fraley, who stands nearby in support of her opening reception. USF Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Show: SHIFT opens tonight for its first look at the graduating seniors thesis works. Although the reception has closed its doors promptly at 9p.m., art lovers continue the conversation outside the Franklin Exchange Building steps before heading to the Hub for after-party drinks and celebration. Guests enjoy thesis works that vary in subject, style and mediums.
Kevin Mangal, 21, is employed at an Audi dealership. The soon-to-be senior at USF is a broadcast journalism major. Alyssa Maldonado, 26, is a bartender at Texas Roadhouse. She is studying psychology at USF. Jesus Benitez, 22, looks up a customer's information at a Publix Pharmacy. The junior at USF is a biomedical sciences major.
Alexandra Karones, 20, is a bartender/sushi roller at Kobe Japanese Steakhouse when not attending school for nursing. Alex Reuille, 21, a junior at USF, spends his remaining time working at Busch Gardens and in USF's bowling league. Jordan Romero, 20, is a business major at USF. After classes, he interns with HSA, a marketing company. "It's a lot of work," he said, "but I know it will pay off, so I try to ignore the workload."
George Griepenburg graduated from USF with a Masters in Botany when the USF Botanical Gardens was newly opened in 1972. For the past 11 years Griepenburg has attended the USF botanical festivals where he sells his locally grown plants from Dade City. He grows landscape and flower plants which are mainly hummingbird and butterfly attractors. Griepenburgs' passion comes from growing his plants outdoors. He strongly disapproves of greenhouse growers because of plant adaptability. “Greenhouse plants can’t survive and adjust when grown inside and then placed in the outdoor environment. They live a shorter live,” said Griepenburg. The USF Botanical Garden provides an inviting atmosphere for all ages. The Spring Festival offered more than just plant and garden shopping. Beekeeping workshops, tool sharpening, kid creativity centers and prize giveaways were also included in the festival amongst the beautiful flowers. The West Central Florida Beekeepers Co-op sold Eden's Nectar honey in a variety of flavors for customers to try. Honey jars, honey sticks and honey balm were a few of the Eden's Nectar big selling ticket items. The West Central Florida Beekeepers Co-op aims to “make good health sweet.” bot94
The festival brought a vast crowd this year according to USF volunteers. However, the amount of people is not as important as the people who are willing to buy, local growers explained. Many flowers blossomed beautifully just in time for the USF Botanical Gardens Spring Festival Saturday. Colorfield Farms displayed bright flowers to attract customers. Annuals, Perennials and native flowers lined the section that Helen Schoonmaker attended to. “All of our flowers are grown in Wimauma and are grown from seeds or cuttings,” said Schoonmaker. “We aim to grow plants that thrive in this environment.” According to Colorfield Farms, the “Mexican Astros,” also known as Cosmos, are easy to grow and thrive, even in a poor soil environment. This self-seeding perennial is native to Mexico and the Southeastern U.S. Cosmos need full sun exposure and a moderate amount of water which makes it the perfect Florida garden box plant. Customers search Griepenburg's variety of butterfly plants in hopes to find the perfect one to add to their collection.

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