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RSS FeedWorld Contraception Day might have come and gone on Sept. 26, but it’s never too late to think about sexual health. Between midterms, textbooks, parties and tuition costs, college students have enough to worry about. A baby or a painful disease in a private place can be too much to handle. Contraceptive use can prevent
No. 36. For USF St. Petersburg, the number marks a milestone. It is the number at which the school made its debut in the U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges report. The rankings are highly influential—a one-rank improvement on the list leads to a 0.9 percent increase in applications, one study showed. Millions
Fox News political analyst, Juan Williams, believes genuine debate in America has been stifled by political correctness and polarizing politics. Williams discussed these and various themes found in his recent book, “Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate,” during a community conversation at The Poynter Institute on Sept. 26. “I think debate today is driven by
The air is crisp, colorful leaves coat the sidewalks, and everyone’s wearing the latest plaid fashions… in Massachusetts. Meanwhile in St. Petersburg, it’s humid, palm trees are swaying in the breeze, and shorts remain the dress code until early November. Welcome to fall in Florida—similar to spring and summer in Florida. For those of you
Behind a tiki-style counter in downtown St. Petersburg, USFSP student Christa Hegedus waits to take another smoothie and sandwich order. Like many college students, she works part-time while taking a full load of classes. The freshman biology major works several hours a week in a smoothie shop, mixing ingredients and whipping up concoctions for customers
David Lee McMullen, history professor at USFSP, explored on the role of three American Communists in the 1920s as part of the fifth annual banned book week. “So are American Communists as evil as we think? No,” McMullen said during his Sept. 29 talk. “There are good republicans and good democrats, as much as there
Julie Buckner Armstrong is a writer by nature. From journaling through her teen years to the release of her book “Mary Turner and the Memory of Lynching”—13 years in the making—the USFSP associate professor of English has a knack for the written word. This year’s St. Petersburg Times Festival of Reading on Sat., Oct. 22,
