Archives for November 2014
They endure hours of intense enthusiasm, non-stop work and multiple caffeinated beverages. And when it’s time to leave, they have to get escorted out of the building, battle traffic and watch out for people who might like to rob them. It’s just another Black Friday in the life of a retail employee. Every year, Black
Questions of the team’s identity have been raised in the offseason, due to having a new coach and nine new faces on the roster, but the Bulls answered sceptics displaying their up-tempo offense and their lock-down defense. In his first game as a head coach, Orlando Antigua watched his players from courtside as the men’s
The Quinton Flowers experiment got off to a rocky start as the USF Bulls edged the SMU Mustangs 14-13 Saturday night. Head coach Willie Taggart announced the change at quarterback last week, straying from the usual QB Mike White and the frequent reliever Steven Bench. The Bulls (4-6) trailed the Mustangs (0-9) 13-0 in the
More land. More contributions from area entrepreneurs. But with the rapidly growing potential for USF St. Petersburg, little will accelerate a reputation for the school like building partnerships with organizations like the Poynter Institute. USF has made connections in recent years. The USF Marine Institute has been awarded grants for researching the Gulf Oil Spill
This is your only warning. Disney fans, get away from this column if you are easily offended. If you plan to see Big Hero 6 or haven’t seen all of the latest flicks, leave. After this paragraph, I will launch into a series of spoilers that may be upsetting to you. Disney has given me
St. Petersburg is making waves again, and this time, the current is felt all around the world. The city hosted the Blue Ocean Film Festival and climate summit. The conference, which ran from Nov. 3-9, aimed to educate the general public about the issues facing the ocean, and served as an industry conference to collaborate
Home to the largest pride parade in the state of Florida, St. Petersburg just received a score of 100 percent for its support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Last year, the city received 66 points for its support. This clearly changed over the last 12 months and it is something the whole
The American university is thought of as a place where minds are opened and ideas are shared. But most universities have speech codes in place that “prohibit expression that would be protected by the First Amendment in society at large,” according to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. USF St. Petersburg is one of
Loads of money. Scathing, half-true political advertisements. Experience as a state senator. These are the things Judithanne McLauchlan, USF St. Petersburg political science professor, was up against in her run for the Florida District 22 senate seat. She took the challenge and ran against Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes, who ran unopposed during the last election
Andre Davis didn’t originally intend to break nearly every major USF receiving record, but he did just that. At 6-foot-1, the senior wide receiver currently holds 12 USF receiving records, including being the school’s all-time leader in receptions, reception yards and touchdowns. And to think, he almost went to Florida State University. As a child,
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