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RSS FeedWe’ve all had our fair share of ordinary Mexican food. But St. Petersburg’s Casita Taqueria, or “little house,” place is anything but ordinary. Casita’s dedication to fresh quality ingredients is easy to taste in the food. Just in the homemade guacamole alone, the finely chopped pieces of red onion and chunks of freshly ripened tomatoes
Mark Lombardi-Nelson and Quincy Lopez were voted Student Government president and vice president, respectively, getting 70 percent of the vote in this week’s general election for the 2012-2013 academic year. Over 500 votes were cast for the president/vice president election. Lombardi-Nelson, current SG vice president, and Lopez, current SG Veterans Liaison, received 368 votes. Presidential
It is common knowledge that Evan Longoria is the Tampa Bay Rays’ best player, but he is about to get even better. That might be difficult to believe considering Longoria is coming off a 31-homerun, 98-RBI 2011 season, which he memorably capped with a walk-off homerun on the final day of the regular season to
After days of schedule conflicts and finger-pointing, the candidates for the student government election met Wednesday night for a last-minute debate. The two presidential candidates, James Scott, a current senator and former student president, and Mark Lombardi-Nelson, the current vice president, reiterated their different visions for the role of the government on campus. Lombardi-Nelson said
Under a sunny and blustery sky, music and conversation filled the air as the 600 Block in downtown St. Petersburg launched its monthly Saturday afternoon Indie Market. On March 3, a leisurely crowd meandered up and down the block, eyeing tables of iridescent glass guitar picks, embroidered vintage pillows, jars of locally harvested honey and
The Crow’s Nest sent questionnaires to Student Government Senate candidates asking about their campus involvement, why they decided to run, and what their priorities would be if elected. Read what those who responded had to say before voting, from March 5 through March 8. Brian Bauroth Sophomore biology major Current SG senator, Musician Society
After 20 years without an update, USF St. Petersburg’s English degree program is being streamlined while adding more diverse class options. Starting fall 2012, the undergraduate program will run under a new catalog featuring new class options and changes in class requirements. Some of the changes include different concentration names and core requirements. Replacing a
Student Ryan Johnson wowed the judges with words about love and racism at the Black Student Association’s first poetry slam this year on Feb. 27—held in honor of Black History Month. “The poetry slam is one of the top events that BSA puts on,” said BSA member Jamal Wise. “We come here to understand who
The Student Government Senate agreed to transfer $60,000 out of its capital improvement fund to assist in building a multi-panel array of digital video displays in the new Multi-Purpose Student Center. The digital display, known unofficially as the “wow wall,” will give student organizations and administration the opportunity to advertise campus events in what will
I am a motherless daughter. Seventeen years ago in a quiet Tampa hospital room at 2:37 a.m., I lost my mother to breast cancer. She was with me when I took my first breath, and I was with her when she took her last. Psychiatrist Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, author of “On Death and Dying,” created the
