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RSS FeedBlake Shay commutes to USF St. Petersburg, using his longboard as his primary source of transportation. He works at Starbucks on First Avenue North, which forces him to ride his longboard through downtown, where it is illegal to do so. In St. Petersburg, riding a skateboard is prohibited between Fifth Avenue North and Fifth Avenue
In the age of the iPhone, there’s an app for everything. That’s not even hyperbole — there is literally an app for just about everything you can imagine. And if it isn’t in the app store yet, it’s being developed. Sure, social media, unhealthily addicting games, restaurant catalogs and anything that allows you to more
Behind a plexiglass barrier scuffed from years of birthday parties and recreational hockey games, two U.S. Olympic athletes glide, spin and leap across the fluorescently lit ice. A crowd of 50 occupies the concrete bleachers overlooking the rink, taking advantage of the opportunity to see Olympians at work without having to travel across the world. After
The Dalí Museum is hosting a reputable collection of pop art straight from the self-proclaimed “superficial” man of metropolitan muses himself, Andy Warhol. On the second floor of the Dalí, the collection of work native to the museum hangs in the corridor opposite the glossy purple-printed wall with the single-color plane of an almost indistinguishable
Upon entering Shannon’s Web, the candle and home decor shop owned by USF St. Petersburg senior Shannon Kelly, one is instantly awash in an aroma of candle-scented goodness. “I like warm smelling stuff,” said Kelly, a mass communications major who cites the store’s Bourbon Maple Sugar candle as her favorite. “Candles are my core
T-shirts can convey messages about style, politics and allegiances to bands and teams. Sometimes, though, the message can be as simple as an intense love of cats. Rachal Chisholm, a junior at USF St. Petersburg, owns her own graphic tee and shirt making company, which features a whole line of cat-themed T-shirts, and a number
Since the university-wide weapon policy was updated on Jan. 3, allowing guns to be stored in cars on campus, Lt. Reggie Oliver, of USF St. Petersburg police services, has dealt with what he calls “overreaction” from students. He is often asked why the school would allow weapons on campus. In response, Oliver stresses the policy change only applies to possession
Allison Jolly described her entry into sailing as an “accident.” The USF women’s varsity sailing coach and 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist in sailing grew up in St. Petersburg before most houses had air conditioning. To stay cool during the summers, she said there were four choices: go to the only air-conditioned department store downtown, swim,
Neighborhood News Bureau, a required course for mass communications students, is undergoing a makeover. Lane Degregory, a 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner and Tampa Bay Times reporter, is returning to USF St. Petersburg to guide students in experiential reporting. Students are scheduled to attend a city council meeting at the Gulfport City Hall and explore breaking
So, you’ve survived the start of another semester! The past few weeks have found you editing essays, downing lattes and sprinting from Davis building to the PRW wing more times than you can count. And, naturally, you’re really, really tired. If it’s time for a nap, hit snooze and spin this sleep-inspired playlist until the
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