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RSS FeedLive at home for the first year of college, they said. It will be fun, they said. Ah, commuting, such a delicate, misunderstood beast. Caught in between life on campus and elsewhere, the commuter student tries to have the best of both worlds. But it doesn’t always work out that way. While many USF St.
Students tired of parking on the sunny seventh floor of the parking garage may finally have some relief. Plans for a 350-spot expansion and a solar panel rooftop covering for USF St. Petersburg’s parking garage are underway to eliminate that problem while generating green energy. The garage currently has only 1,167 parking spaces. Last year,
With many of the students going back and forth about the question of whether or not USF St. Petersburg should have Greek life on campus, we have heard a resounding “NO” from many students. However, I believe that most of the people who disagree with Greek life only see the negative connotations that it has
Feb. 6 was National Signing Day for college football. For those of you who don’t know, signing day takes place on the first Wednesday in February when high school seniors sign letters of intent to attend a certain college to play football there. I love college football, probably more than the next person, but I
USF St. Petersburg’s latest campus addition was installed on the lawn outside the University Student Center on Feb. 7. The anatomically correct bull weighs in at 850 pounds and is made of bronze. Funding for the $10,000 bull came from Student Government’s capital account. Facilities staff lowered the bull with a forklift onto four concrete platforms on its new home facing Sixth Street South.
Among USF St. Petersburg’s newest additions are three solar powered charging stations, two of which are mounted to patio tables along Bayboro Harbor and one placed near the fountain on Harbor Walk. The stations are equipped with solar powered outlets to plug in laptops, notebooks, cell phones, PDAs, personal gaming devices, digital cameras and recorders,
USF St. Petersburg’s Student Government held an emergency general assembly meeting on Feb. 4 to vote on increases to student health fees and activity and services fees. Senators at the assembly meeting voted to approve a total $1.58 increase to the two fees, which are charged to all students per credit hour every semester. The
A psychologist and former editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, an engineer with 30 years experience in higher education, and a multi-lingual Russian literature extraordinaire — USF St. Petersburg may find itself with any of these three candidates as its next regional chancellor. Ron Brown considers himself a “transformational leader” who will roll up
National Signing Day 2013 was an exciting one for the Bulls. From scouts and coaches waiting on pins and needles for their targets to announce their commitments to a sold-out party celebrating the incoming class, the USF community was buzzing with anticipation over what the future of Bulls football is shaping up to be. In
Fees for dining, housing and parking at USF St. Petersburg are expected to increase in the 2013-2014 school year to fund on-campus renovations and account for rising living costs. A student living in Residence Hall One or the University Student Center with a gold meal plan and a resident parking permit can expect to dish
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