Archives for October 2011
Approximately 41 percent of the 208 million pregnancies worldwide are unintended, according to a study commissioned by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals for the fifth annual World Contraception Day, Sept. 26. World Contraception Day is a collaborative movement between several non-governmental organizations to improve global knowledge of contraception, enabling young people to make more informed choices for
The SociaBulls celebrated its 2,000 Facebook fans milestone with a Bulls football game watch party at Jannus Live for the USF vs. PITT game on Sept. 29. Officials at Jannus set up a large screen for students and partygoers to watch the first conference game of the season. USFSP students played cornhole, and listened to
St. Petersburg Times business columnist Robert Trigaux spoke at the USFSP LeaderSpeak event “The Challenge of Business Leadership in Difficult Economic Times” on Sept. 29. He spoke to an audience of varying majors, with interests ranging from journalism to finance and entrepreneurship. Trigaux has won several awards from organizations like the National Association of Newspaper
According to a new USFSP dismissal policy, any undergraduate student with a GPA below a cumulative 2.0 will be placed on academic probation. Students on academic probation must maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average each term and cannot withdraw from any term without reason, according to the Grades, Financial Aid Requirements, and Review Procedures
I have vivid memories of my high school Spanish class. I was studying the key terms in class one day, when all of a sudden I heard a spitting noise. Confused, I glanced over to see my classmate spitting dip into his empty water bottle. Beyond disgusted, I look to my teacher for a response.
After setting record offensive records against the likes of Ball State and UTEP, No. 16 USF (4-1) found themselves on the other end of a drubbing, losing to Pittsburgh (3-2) 44-17 at Heinz Field on Thursday, Sept. 29. Pittsburgh running back Ray Graham ran over the USF defense for 226 yards from 26 carries and
Come hone your craft at one of our special seminars. You’ll have the opportunity to work one-on-one with Crow’s Nest staff to learn some tricks of the trade. We’re also going to be teaching special lessons on topics like ledes, interviewing, how to structure a news story, how to get good quotes, cliches (there are
The Career Center will hold the fall career fair on Oct. 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Campus Activities Center. Professional attire is required for all participants. Students should prepare a short introduction about themselves for the event, bring several copies of an updated résumé, a writing utensil and research employers attending
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and the Harborside Activities Board will host the event “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” on Wed., Oct. 5 from noon to 4 p.m. The event coordinators seek to raise awareness and offer information about services available to students who are victims of domestic violence with “Sometimes people get caught up in
As fantasy owners, we consider many different aspects before deciding who to sit and who to start. We look at injuries, opposing defenses, teammates who might take opportunities away from our men and countless other things. For an individual player, we might think about his talent, how often he gets the ball and his ability
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