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RSS FeedFor now, a beach volleyball game requires a trip to the downtown North Shore Park or the Postcard Inn on St. Petersburg Beach. But that will soon change. Beach volleyball courts are under construction behind the University Student Center. This isn’t the campus’ first beach volleyball court. Anthony Freese, a 22-year-old senior who has studied
St. Petersburg, or “the ‘Burg,” is full of quirky and weird sights with a history that is just as colorful as its modern nightlife. Unfamiliar with the area? Returning students or students fresh to college–and the city–can acquaint with “the Sunshine City.” 1) I thought St. Petersburg was in Russia…. When the city was founded
The Floridian reptile population set the tone for a night of humor at the Mahaffey Theater. MTV2’s Guy Code comedian Jermaine Fowler entertained more than 200 students at the Main Sail Comedy Night on Aug. 28. The College Humor Live performer was scared by the “lizard apocalypse.” In comparison to Jermaine’s home in New York,
Action movies never have convincing plots, but that doesn’t matter much. The action in The Expendables 3 is enjoyable, but it rambles on as if director Patrick Hughes is turning an XBOX set on and off. The Expendables 3 brings moviegoers back to the old school ’80s and ’90s action film genre. It’s refreshing to
Just one season removed from the “Fire Schiano” campaign, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have evolved into a different team over night. During this past offseason, the team hired Head Coach Lovie Smith, General Manager Jason Licht and picked up some big-name offensive weapons. The Bucs had the best offseason in the entire league, according to
As smoke filled the tunnel, the Bulls ran onto the field to start their 2014 season with a bang. Although the canons were not firing at Raymond James Stadium, a star shot out of nowhere in his first career college game. In their 36-31 victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts, true-freshman Marlon Mack scored four
It was just another day at work. Except on this day, I’m standing on a stranger’s porch with a gun pointed at my face. This is my job. It was my second-to-last stop of the night. As soon as I started knocking on this person’s door I had a feeling in my stomach that this
Professional football players who batter their significant others will now receive a harsher slap on the wrist. On Thursday, National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the league is strengthening its personal-conduct policy. Active immediately, any NFL employee who uses physical force to commit an act of assault, battery, domestic violence or sexual assault
St. Petersburg didn’t always feel this homey. The murals that were splashed onto alley walls in the recent years and the revival of antique indications of buildings’ ages are a recent trend that has brought the Sunshine City back to life. North St. Petersburg is a region of urban sprawl and decay, perhaps due to
On Tuesday, the vision plan goes before the USF Board of Trustees. The plan looks to increase enrollment from 4,700 to 10,000 students by 2024. At The Crow’s Nest, we believe there’s a lot to like in that plan. The campus will remain small compared to other state universities such as USF Tampa, University of
