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RSS FeedOhmigod my favorite movie just came out and I can’t stop listening to its ah-MAZE-ing soundtrack. It’s got, like, Taylor Swift and Maroon 5 and some indie dudes my one hipster friend likes. I haven’t been, like, so in love with a soundtrack since that weird Canadian lady Celine Dion did that “Titanic” song in
As 10th grader Lawrence Carter was walking toward the front doors of the Oakley Baptist Church in his family’s usual Sunday morning ritual, he was halted by his Sunday school superintendent. “You’re coming with me,” the man said. Carter was startled at first, but agreed to go with him after confirming his mother had been
The loud engines revving and enormous crowds reminded locals that the races were back in town. Each year, the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg attracts visitors worldwide. Drivers race through a 1.8-mile track that weaves through Albert Whitted Airport and the downtown area. The IndyCar series kicks off in St. Petersburg and then moves
USF St. Petersburg honors student Miranda Cooper spends her Thursday nights at Bayside Gymnastics in St. Petersburg. Winding through the facility bustling with gymnasts of all ages, Cooper can be found in a back corner stretching on the blue mats with five other girls, their stretches reflecting on the wall-length mirror. Beside them, two aerial
Students Alex Card and Anthony Isoldi will be rocking stages across the U.S. alongside other famous musicians this summer with their band Mighty Mongo at The Vans Warped Tour 2012. Card and Isoldi have attended USFSP since their freshman year in 2008. The band officially formed in fall 2008 when Card and Isoldi met in
USFSP Foreign Language Department Professor Raja Benchekroun hosted a Moroccan luncheon at Harbor Hall on Wednesday, March 21, during International Week. Students tasted an authentic Moroccan meal, and listened to presentations by Benchekroun and her Arabic I and II students. Benchekroun reflected on her time spent in Morocco, and addressed misconceptions about Arab culture. Students
An examination of the complex, eight-year process that brought the old Dalí museum to USFSP highlights the interconnectedness of the St. Petersburg government, the Salvador Dalí Museum and the university. Former St. Petersburg mayor Rick Baker was hired by USF after leaving office in 2010; USF President Judy Genshaft joined the Dalí’s board of trustees
Hurricane Andrew, the category 5 storm that walloped Miami in 1992, convinced Dali Museum Director Marshall Rousseau the converted warehouse at 1000 Third St. S was not a proper home for the art collection, recalled Bill Heller, then the USF Bayboro chief executive. And USF St. Petersburg was looking to expand. “The interest has always
Saving money as a college student may seem like a far off goal. With tuition fees, books, food and other living expenses, many students barely have enough to get by, let alone save any money. There are many common mistakes that college students make with money, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Acquiring too
Wanted: peanut butter, jelly and hard workers. Students that want to get involved in the community will have a chance to do so during “Bulls Giving Back” on Saturday, March 24. The event offers students a variety of opportunities to give back by taking part in a cleanup of Spa Beach; “Sweep Central,” a trash
