Student Government president allocates $30,000 for traditions

September 9, 2012 9:23 pm0 comments

With $30,000 left over from last year, Student Government President Mark Lombardi-Nelson said he could have purchased new golf carts, a printer or furniture for his new offices. Instead, he plans to leave its spending at the discretion of students—if their ideas are good enough. With the Presidential Initiative Fund, [...]

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New mandatory meal plans bring angst, excitement

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Breaking down the cost of a meal plan/illustration by Justin Duplain

For the first time since the university was founded in 1965, USF St. Petersburg will have a dining hall. The university signed a five-year, once-renewable contract with food service giant Sodexo in April, and has been making the pitch to incoming and returning students and their parents over the summer. [...]

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Entrepeneurship club beats national teams in challenge

April 25, 2012 11:00 am0 comments

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 [...]

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Online student group seeks bulls for date

April 17, 2012 10:32 am0 comments
Online student group seeks bulls for date

USF St. Petersburg students have a new way to get informed through Facebook. Aside from the USFSP The Know It All’s Guide To Knowing It All, a page that allows students to post questions and information about anything campus related, there is now a Facebook page that has the same [...]

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New campus groups bring focus to religion, discussion

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New campus groups bring focus to religion, discussion

Ryan Carver stood in front of the room in Davis 244, leaning on a table that was covered by pizza boxes. He wrote on the board, “How do you know God is good?” and beside that, “Why is there so much evil in the world?” To the five students in [...]

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Gay Straight Alliance hosts third annual campus drag show

April 10, 2012 10:36 am0 comments
Gay Straight Alliance hosts third annual campus drag show

Sitting in front of a mirror surrounded by her costume and jewelry, drag queen Beverly Baltimore applied her make up as she prepared for USF St. Petersburg’s third annual amateur drag show. The drag show was sponsored by the Gay Straight Alliance, along with co-sponsors the Black Student Association and [...]

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