The sun sets over a magical new city, and night life emerges. You have never seen anything like it. You find yourself immersed in a different culture, language, and way of life. You are not in America. There are plenty of opportunities at USF St. Petersburg to travel and explore [...]
Life
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Campus custodial director started recycling program from scratch
Kevin Cartmill is obsessed, and that’s a good thing for USF St. Petersburg. Walking around campus with Cartmill,...
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The Margin: Survival Guide for the final weeks of class
The end of the semester hangs heavy in the air, but it doesn’t have to spell doom. Here is a healthy procrastinator’s...
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Student reflects on Venezuelan childhood, and a new life in the US
At 11 years old, Maria Vera knew the pain of leaving her home and her family’s cultural roots. But she wasn’t just...
Wellness Center offering free HIV tests
Statistics suggest that USF St. Petersburg has about 20 students who, if tested, would likely test positive for HIV. And, of those 20 students, about 18 have no idea they have the disease. Those numbers come from the Centers for Disease Control, which reports one in 250 people in the [...]
Read more ›SEAS Earth Day Events
Earth Day will not go unnoticed this year at USF St. Petersburg. The members of the Student Environmental Awareness Society, SEAS, have planned a three day set of activities this year to make sure the holiday is recognized. The events are scheduled for April 17, 18 and 22, which is [...]
Read more ›‘Black Jew Dialogues’ comedy act promotes diversity
“ We ask that you turn off your cell phone during this performance. We also ask that you go ahead and turn off your prejudice, too.” Larry Tish and Ron Jones have traveled across the country with their two-man act, The Black Jew Dialogues. The act made a stop [...]
Read more ›The Margin: Movie title rewrites
Some movie titles are just so blatantly obvious and without thought that they can be disheartening to the frequent moviegoer. Is it even worth your time and money when they’re slapping any old name on the thing? Maybe we want something that inspires some thought, or is at least colorfully [...]
Read more ›Chefs at USF bond over cooking
In the galley-style kitchen, Portobello mushrooms are lined up on cookie sheets next to slices of tomato, green pepper, cheese and ham. A young woman with a chef’s flair is at the stove stirring a white sauce. The table is set with pink place mats, and a chocolate-colored Labrador retriever [...]
Read more ›Fashion-a-Bull show collects clothes for a cause
Many months of planning culminated in a successful drive for clothes donations at the Fashion-a-Bull show on April 3. The goal of the event was to put something together that would require the efforts of the housing staff and USF St. Petersburg faculty to raise awareness and get students to [...]
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