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RSS FeedPre-credit fees will go up again in fall with the majority of this increase being used to find the new student health clinic in the Campus Activities Center. The university can choose to increase the “combined fee” by 5 percent per year as long as the total cost of the fees stays under 40 percent
Step into Revolve Clothing Exchange in St. Petersburg and it’s a bit like stepping into your most stylish friend’s closet. Colorful clothing racks line the floor and walls, cool tunes blare from speakers, and kitschy knick-knacks are sprinkled about. The Fourth Street shop has a lot of treasures to unearth, like a $60 Burberry trench
Like USF, I have a name that confuses people. When friends or family unfamiliar with the Bay area ask me where I attend college, and I say the University of South Florida, they assume south Florida means, well, south Florida. Their automatic response is usually, “Oh, in Miami?” The same confusion sets in when people
Its entire history can be summarized with nicknames. First it was the railroad. Then it was electric. It became the municipal, the million-dollar and, finally, the upside-down pyramid. Now the City of St. Petersburg is now trying to decide what its iconic St. Petersburg Pier will become next—the Wave, the Lens, or the People’s Pier.
The Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF) is projected to accrue $116,000 this year. Students will be able to submit proposals to the committee, which is made up of students and faculty, to increase the university’s energy efficiency and fund renewable energy projects. The first committee meeting is this Wednesday, Jan. 11, and there are many
Ready to throw on your Bulls attire and get out to support the spring sports teams? Starting this week, there are quite a few home basketball games lined up this semester to keep fans involved. Men’s Basketball All games at the Tampa Bay Times Forum 401 Channelside Drive Tampa, Fla. 33602 Jan. 13, 7 p.m.,
That’s right, everyone. It’s time to prove to dad you’re not a fool. Getting back into the grind can be tough, especially after a month of binging on cookies, and… other things. Dust off your laptop, fire up Spotify and let these tunes get you in the mood for some good ol’ fashioned learning. I
On Jan. 16, the largest Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in the Southeastern United States will march 2.5 miles through St. Petersburg, starting at Tropicana Field and ending at Vinoy Park. The parade typically attracts around 100,000 spectators with over 125 marching bands and floats. The parade starts at 11 a.m. and is scheduled
Excelling in STEM education will require “redefined and re-imagined” colleges of education, said USF Provost and Executive Vice President Ralph Wilcox at the Dec. 8 Board of Trustees meeting. Increased STEM—short for science, technology, engineering and math—attainment starts in the “problematic” K-12 pipeline, he said. Florida students currently score 18 points lower on the SAT
In Dec. 2011, USF established a Sexual Misconduct/Sexual Harassment (including Battery) policy. The goal of the policy, according to general counsel documents found online, is to “provide a work and study environment for faculty, staff and students that is free of discrimination and sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment.” The newest addition to the policy includes
