Archives for September 2013
Though smoking was banned on campus in Jan. 2012, not all tobacco smokers acknowledge the rule. Cigarette butts continue to dot USF St. Petersburg property, their owners not far gone. On Sunday, Sept. 8, after hearing a request from a student, Student Government Sen. Sophia Constantine made a post in the USFSP The Know It
Some fish from the St. Petersburg Pier aquarium were slowly introduced to their new home in the University Student Center this summer. While most are adapting well to USF St. Petersburg’s $37,000 fish tank, others couldn’t handle the change. According to aquarist Zach Ostroff, who is the tank’s main caretaker, a few “smaller specimens” were
The outdoor classrooms of schools in Midtown make up three quarters of an acre of farmland. The Edible Peace Patch Project’s Schoolyard Program, consisting of four gardens, has brought urban agriculture to local elementary, middle and high schools since 2009. Led by founder Kip Curtis, the Edible Peace Patch Project started as a three-week event
St. Petersburg mayoral candidates Bill Foster and Rick Kriseman debated over business community support on Wednesday, Sept. 11 in the University Student Center. The event started with a one-hour meet and greet in the upper lobby of the USC. Questions were posed by a panel of five individuals and audience members, comprised of USFSP Student
Students involved in campus organizations can now use Student Government money to fund personal travel. Student Body President Mark Lombardi-Nelson signed Bill F13-001 into law last week after SG senators at the Sept. 4 general assembly voted unanimously in its favor. The bill, written by Sen. Jozef Gherman, will allow students to partner with USF
Dotting windowsills, kitchen counters and desks, six-legged little beasts have moved into Residence Hall One and the Student Life Center. According to USF St. Petersburg Student Services, multiple students have filed work orders to eliminate ant infestations in the last few weeks. Sophomore and RHO resident Tessa Owens found ants crawling from the top of
There was a moment in the first quarter where the Bulls looked like they may have turned a corner. They led 10-7 but the same old song of the 2013 season started again. Three games into the season and USF is searching for more answers than they were at the beginning of the season. The
Marine wildlife artist and conservationist Guy Harvey spent five years with a team of shark geneticists, researchers and trackers tagging, pursuing, studying and analyzing the patterns of migration for tiger sharks. The research collected is revealed in Harvey’s latest documentary, “Tiger Shark Express,” which he will present at USF St. Petersburg on Wednesday Sept. 11.
Band posters and album covers conceal the large window facing Central Avenue, allowing passersby not even a glimpse at the Tetris of cardboard boxes sitting inside. With an estimated 50,000 records to unpack and place into the store’s red wooden bins, Planet Retro owner Rob Sexton and his associate Michael Rozak have a long week
[wzslider]The volunteer gardeners at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve in South St. Petersburg plant onions in the September heat, sweating into the dirt and liking it. Among them is Hayden Hammerling, a USF St. Petersburg student completing an internship under the guidance of head gardener Ray Wunderlich. Wunderlich directs his intern on proper form as they dig deep ridges
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