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RSS FeedThere has been a lot of recent hope and praise for the future of electric motor vehicles. President Barack Obama has said that when he gets out of office in “four and a half years” that he will purchase and drive a Chevrolet Volt. I am in favor of alternatives to gasoline-powered automobiles and our
Ernest Hemingway had the right idea. Or maybe it was Corey Stoll playing Hemingway in the Academy Award-winning film “Midnight in Paris.” “It was a good book because it was an honest book, and that’s what war does to me,” he said in the movie, talking about one of his first novels. “And there’s nothing
Apple is all set to unveil the iPad 3 this week. Some are speculating that it will shoot lasers and make you a full English breakfast, but it will probably just have more memory and a nicer screen. Oh, and a great commercial. Apple has a history of making really good commercials. From 1984 to
Voting for the Student Government general election begins Monday, March 5, and continues through Thursday, March 8. Polling locations in front of Bayboro Hall, the library, Residence Hall One and the Davis lounge will intersect with nearly every student’s path at some point throughout the week. Spend the few minutes it takes to have your
The two candidates vying for the Student Government’s top spot are hoping to put an end to the contention and personal rivalries that have hampered the organization’s efforts over the past year. This week, students will decide between two competing visions for SG represented by James Scott, a current senator and former president, and Mark
Student Government should be at the center of campus culture, creating and fostering “college experiences,” said presidential candidate Mark Lombardi-Nelson. “One of our main priorities is providing a real college experience by getting more events out there, by supporting our clubs and making sure they’re successful,” Lombardi-Nelson said. If elected, Lombardi-Nelson said he will expand
Student Government doesn’t create campus culture, said SG presidential candidate James Scott. Rather, Scott and his vice presidential running mate April Parsons say SG should provide the services students need to create that culture for themselves. “We should provide the services, and provide the voice and the representation,” he said. The SG president should devote
Members of Awake Pinellas captured the voices of students angered with recent plans calling for substantial state cuts to the USF budget, as well as most other Florida public universities, setting up a small video camera by the Harborwalk fountain. Awake Pinellas is the local branch of Awake the State, a Florida group that started
Bayboro’s Coquina Club welcomed a trio of talented bands for a free weekend concert on March 2 sponsored by the Harborside Activities Board. Headlining the event was Mighty Mongo, a four-piece with local roots that has recently struck out onto the national music scene. The band, describing its sound as a fusion of rock, punk
Gathering at the training grounds early in morning with fog blanketing the atmosphere, a group of students broke into smaller sections to rotate to different training stations. Then they tackled an obstacle course, repelled walls, trained with weapons and participated in scenario-based shoot-outs. On Friday, March 2, first year and second year cadets from USFSP’s
