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RSS FeedWith graduation and the future looming, the best thing students can do in an economy with a 9.1 percent unemployment rate is plan ahead and be proactive. Barbara Higel, assistant director of the Career Center, said the mentality and perception of students is “I don’t have to worry about [my career] until further on.” Higel
For students in need of a ride home for the holidays, there is a rideshare option that is more barefaced than Craigslist—Zimride. Zimride connects commuters to rideshare in their respective networks. For USF students, this means anyone in the USF system. Students can join Zimride immediately, using their USF net ID to log in. Once
Many of the father-daughter moments between my dad and I remind me of a National Lampoon movie—things almost always go awry. When I was six, my dad and I decided to try to fly a kite. While standing out in a field in our neighborhood, I anxiously wanted the kite to go higher and my
Besieged with higher fees from corporate banks, there has been a nationwide push to join local credit unions. Nov. 5 was national bank transfer day. According to the Credit Union National Association over 650,000 people joined credit unions since Sept. 29. That was the day Bank of America began charging a monthly $5 fee for
This Thanksgiving, skip the football and take your loved ones out to see a movie instead. Several movie releases are kicking off the holiday season on Nov. 23. Get lost in a mystery “Hugo,” the perfect film for all ages. The film is based on the book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznick.
The USF Bulls could not stop a driving Miami Hurricane team in the final minutes, losing 6-3 in a battle of stout defenses. The drive was capped off with a 36-yard kick from Miami kicker Jake Wieclaw. The Bulls were held to 249 yards of total offense (133 passing and 116 rushing) while the Hurricanes
Students will have a chance to meet new people and leave with their clothes at the SEAS clothing swap and donation drive on Tuesday, Nov. 29. “College students don’t really have a lot of cash, so this is an opportunity to swap out some of those unwanted clothes,” said Lauren Reilly, an organizer for the
In Jan. 2012, USF St. Petersburg will be the first entire USF institution to go tobacco-free. The new campus-wide tobacco and smoking ban is a result of ongoing efforts by faculty and staff to create a healthier campus. Other Florida colleges have previously followed suit. In Nov. 2009, the USF Tampa College of Public Health
The group stood before the elevator doors on the ground floor of the Florida Atlantic University stadium as Tampa SG Vice President Zachary Johnson reminded them again: no talking, no protesting—you’re here representing the university. “Everyone is going to be watching you,” he said. An hour and a half after arriving at FAU, students representing
For college students in a struggling economy, there are two options after graduation: go big or go home. For many, this means securing a job, but for six university students, it means standing in front of three judges and selling them an idea. “An idea stands out only because of the obsessive compulsion of the
