It’s been a rough week for America — the bombings in Boston, the fertilizer plant explosion in West Texas and while the families of victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy were in attendance, the U.S. Senate failed to vote in a law that requires background checks for gun purchasers [...]

After walking across the stage during commencement at Mahaffey Theater, two recent graduates found something a majority of their cohort will not—jobs. Both were serious students, but they don’t credit their unlikely success to the classroom. Instead, involvement, networking and being prepared when opportunity arrived were the keys to transitioning [...]

After almost two months of hard work, the Entrepreneurship Club won first place at the 2012 Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Startup Simulation Challenge. The team that participated and won was comprised of students Michael Anadiotis, Chris Carpenter, Brown Charite, Lazar Anderson, and Mark Lombardi-Nelson. The club, which is focused on learning [...]

After three years serving up chicken sandwiches and milkshakes to students and staff, the Chick-fil-A on campus will be closing its doors for good. The store recently began reducing its hours and April 26 will be the last day for business. About four years ago, Chick-fil-A franchise owner David Neely [...]

Background checks, book drives and chances to talk to death row inmates are some of the things students can expect to experience in Dawn Cecil’s “Life in the Big House” special topics class. An elective available to all majors, the class focuses on the reality of life behind bars. Students [...]

Saving money as a college student may seem like a far off goal. With tuition fees, books, food and other living expenses, many students barely have enough to get by, let alone save any money. There are many common mistakes that college students make with money, according to the Federal [...]

With its low-flow water units and recycled construction materials, the new Multi-Purpose Student Center has been given the gold standard in energy efficiency. Set to open this fall, the building has gained Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is a standard that [...]

After 20 years without an update, USF St. Petersburg’s English degree program is being streamlined while adding more diverse class options. Starting fall 2012, the undergraduate program will run under a new catalog featuring new class options and changes in class requirements. Some of the changes include different concentration names [...]