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RSS FeedDiscussions are underway between National Public Radio-member station WUSF-FM and USF St. Petersburg about the possibility of the station setting up a studio on campus. Aiming to expand publishing and broadcasting opportunities for students with an on-site recording booth, the Department of Journalism and Media Studies’ proposal to partner with WUSF has been provisional but
The USF St. Petersburg Sustainability Initiative launched a recycling campaign calling for 20 new recycling stations on campus. Sophia Constantine, a deputy of Student Government’s Sustainability Initiative and Sarah Smith, a SG senator, will propose the bill on Feb. 8, asking for about $10,000 to fund the project. The new recycling stations would replace the
Interim Regional Chancellor Bill Hogarth is not among the top candidates up for the permanent chancellor position. On Jan. 29, the 18-member Regional Chancellor Search Advisory Committee, headed by Frank Biafora, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, narrowed down the pool of candidates from six to three after two days of interviews. The
There’s a bill in the senate asking members of Student Government to pledge their support for Greek life. It’s an unusual concept, as most senators have never experienced it. If there’s one argument I’m tired of hearing, it’s that “If you don’t like Greek life, you can just choose not to go Greek.” It doesn’t
This is my Super Bowl column. The game has been played and like every other sports writer I will try to find the story that no one is talking about; the story that makes the reader scratch his or her head and say, “hmm.” Wasn’t the Super Bowl great? I can’t believe Joe Flacco or
Mark your calendars, Bulls. USF and the Tampa Bay Rays have teamed up for the sixth year in a row to put on a special event for current students and alumni. The USF Alumni Association has confirmed the sixth annual “USF Night at the Rays” will take place on Saturday, Aug.. 3 at Tropicana Field.
Here we go again. On Tuesday, Stuart Sternberg, the principal shareholder of the Tampa Bay Rays’ ownership group, revamped his effort to get the Rays out of Tropicana Field and into a new stadium. Speaking in front of the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, Sternberg and a group of Rays’ executives presented their case
Biology majors aren’t the only students getting accepted into medical school these days. In fact, there are medical programs seeking out students with atypical degrees. Recently married, Katie and Israel Wojnowich are completing their residencies at Bayfront Medical Center. They will soon be looking for a practice to join, but neither one of them saw
CLOP. CLOP. CLOP. CLOP. BANG! CLOP. CLOP. CLOP. You just witnessed an Amish drive-by-shooting. Anyone recently clicking through random channels may have been frightened to encounter a certain show that relates the interactions of so-called “Amish Mafia” members. Even more frightening is that the show airs on the once-reliable Discovery Channel. This just goes to
A harmonica wailed through the open air, acting as an auxiliary Fountain of Youth. G. Love, returning to Jannus Live with guest cellist Special Sauce, turned middle-aged concertgoers into 16-year-olds Saturday night. Fusing blues, funk and a rap undertone, G. Love spat zingy melodies over long, drawn bass notes. Quick-paced and energized, there was little
