Archives for April 2012
The University of South Florida ranks No. 584 on degree program return on investment, out of 1,248 colleges and universities polled, according to survey results recently released by PayScale.com. PayScale.com describes itself as “a market leader in global online compensation data.” It compiles information from employers to “provide an immediate and precise snapshot of the
On April 10, former Pennsylvania senator and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum announced from Gettysburg, Penn., that he would suspend his campaign for the Republican presidential candidate nomination. This sets up the “inevitable” general election in November between former Massachusetts Governor Willard Mitt Romney and sitting President Barack Hussein Obama. Regardless of what the Electoral
I’m laying awkwardly on the EIC’s couch the night before deadline (and by deadline I mean I should be putting the paper together, but instead I’m writing this column that was due last week). My hands are poised over my laptop, placed on my stomach, slowly typing these words, looking like Thing’s twins (“The Addams
There’s good and bad news to recent discoveries regarding excessive leaks from the swimming pool behind Coquina Hall: it isn’t sinking, but repairs could be just as costly as replacement. While prices aren’t set, $500,000 was the estimate discussed for pool repairs at a Student Government meeting on April 4. Too much water in the
With a new website on its palette and increased interest from the 600 Block’s success, St. Petersburg’s Second Saturday Art Walk feels bigger than ever for some of its artists. Thirty galleries across the city open their doors to the public on the second Saturday of every month to show off their latest works for
After three years serving up chicken sandwiches and milkshakes to students and staff, the Chick-fil-A on campus will be closing its doors for good. The store recently began reducing its hours and April 26 will be the last day for business. About four years ago, Chick-fil-A franchise owner David Neely signed a three-year lease with
Ryan Carver stood in front of the room in Davis 244, leaning on a table that was covered by pizza boxes. He wrote on the board, “How do you know God is good?” and beside that, “Why is there so much evil in the world?” To the five students in attendance at the April 10
Do you listen to Internet radio, read newspapers and have a below-average budget? You might be a “Healthy Snacker.” Or maybe you like daytime TV, professional wrestling and don’t rely on mom and dad to pay rent. You could be a “Mobile Muncher.” These segmentations, along with eight others, are the result of complex “psychographic
To soften the blow after the implementing a campus-wide smoking ban in January, the university offered smoking cessation classes during the fall 2011 semester. But the classes—free for students, faculty and staff—were not well attended, according to Sandi Conway, human resources director. The university offered two of the classes in 2011, from July 20 to
The Student Government Senate elected a steady hand to proceed over the most important and complex decision made each year by the legislative body, the club and organizations budget. Sen. Emily Gorman, a veteran member of the Senate, defeated Sens. Brian Bauroth, William Nicks and Christa Hegedus to lead the Senate on April 4. Senate
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