In 1994, a high-school history teacher in Missouri was baffled by the lack of gay and lesbian history found in textbooks. He founded LGBT history month for the month of October, dedicated to observing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history. National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. It started in 1988; a year after the

I button up my windbreaker as I step out along Fifth Avenue. Orion hangs low on the horizon and confirms that the pre-dawn hours are the coolest part of the night. A gust of wind howls as I gaze up the north face of RHO; there are some of you who are still awake doing

Hello, my name is Robert Beasey and I would like to open up my world and share information about students with disabilities here at USF St. Petersburg. You have probably seen me around, especially if you frequent The Grind. I was born with cerebral palsy, a physical injury to the brain caused by a lack

While reporting on the history and funding of the University Student Center I have often asked decision-makers and stakeholders if “good for the university” means the same thing as “good for students.” Before the student body became the majority contributor to universities’ education and general revenue, this distinction was mostly unnecessary. University students 18 years

We are living in dynamic times. Scientists all over the world are looking at ways to harness renewable energy from ocean waves and plants, and the military is even trying to power a jet by using chicken fat. At USF St. Petersburg, we’re lucky enough to have a group called the Green Energy Living Systems,

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the time when grocery stores are awash in pink and people all over America run, walk, climb, bowl, and dance “for the cure.” It’s almost a reflex to reach for anything colored pink. It’s time that consumers replace that reflex with rational thought. That pink purchase is a lot