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RSS FeedAs one week melts into the next and the semester rapidly dwindles away, you may find yourself fading fast, tuckered out, or fraying around the edges. A nervous breakdown lurks. But wait! Your mind is still salvageable. Take a few moments out to relax and find your center of peace before returning to the grind
After consulting with the legal counsel, university leaders have reversed their position and now say Student Government does not have budgetary authority over the activity-fee funded University Student Center. Furthermore, any funds left over from the $1.86 million annual budget will be returned to the USC, not to student government, as has been stated several
Twice recently, employees of the university system have asked if students understood the cost of answering questions related to the roughly $1.9 million per year from fees allocated to the University Student Center. In a meeting about the building’s budget and revenue, USF Chief Financial Officer John Long asked two Crow’s Nest reporters on Sept.
The issues surrounding the new University Student Center touch on finance, law, intent, good faith and the role of activity and service fees. It can all be a little wonky. Here, we’ll try to break it down. Students supported the creation of the USC, why is there controversy now? Students originally supported the creation
It’s hard to pinpoint the moment an acquaintance becomes a friend. Sometimes a shared experience is enough. Other times, tragedy binds us together. That’s how I realized Dillon was one of my best friends. I have no idea what kind of cat he was. The shelter called him a “domestic short hair,” the feline equivalent
A bounce house used to be the bee’s knees of kid birthday bashes, one that inflated young egos and insured attendance of party guests. But in the spirit of one-upping, a business in Madeira Beach offered parents and children of the Bay area a party gimmick that couldn’t be outdone: alligators for backyard swimming pools.
Sodexo General Manager Louis Duran is implementing new ways for students to leave feedback and have their grievances addressed following complaints that food at the Reef lacks variety and taste, and even causes illness. In order to obtain feedback more effectively, Duran has organized the Food Service Committee made up of students. Members of the
Students seeking money for a special project through the President’s Initiative Fund may want to look to the event planners in the Harborside Activities Board for advice. By presenting well-researched and achievable ideas, two HAB members will see their proposals realized. The selection committee approved the rental of a mechanical bull for the Homecoming Carnival
Frank Farkas and Dwight Dudley are two candidates running to represent Florida House of Representatives District 68, the newly-drawn district that includes USF St. Petersburg. The elected representative will serve as the voice of both citizens and students in Tallahassee for the next two years. “Not many people get to be personally affected by President
After receiving a more detailed 2012-2013 operating budget for the University Student Center, Student Government senators are still not ready to sign off on the $1.9 million dollars the administration is asking for. The USC building was funded entirely by Activities & Service Fees, which every student pays. For the 2012-2013 year, students pay $25.05
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