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RSS FeedFor those of you who think NASA and the U.S. space program ended years ago with the retirement of the space shuttles, think again. Last month, while we at USF St. Petersburg were cramming for finals, NASA took its first major step toward the human exploration of our solar system. The Orion spacecraft, conceived as
We don’t always get what we want. We can stand up and have a long list of all the reasons why we should have that thing. We can even recruit our peers to join us in support. It could seem like the most obvious, rational thing to have, but we will not always have that
One is a visual artist who has been drawing since he was a toddler decorating the walls of his family home. The other is a rapper who finds inspiration at every turn in life, jotting down ideas and lines on an ever-present notepad. Will Kuncz and Hagan Lee are not exactly kindred spirits, but both
A portly black cat slouches across a counter near the entrance of Pet Pal Animal Shelter, almost like he owns the place. “That’s Romeo; he works here,” said Scott Daly, the shelter’s executive director. Romeo is one of a few permanent residents at the shelter. His job title is “experiment cat.” When the shelter needs
The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library closes at 10 p.m. on weekdays. So when the end of the semester rolls around, the complaints begin. Students electronically voice their opinions through the student-run Facebook page, “USFSP Know It All’s Guide,” and share their dissatisfaction about how early the library closes. The reason the library closes at 10
A new farmers’ market is coming to St. Petersburg, but you won’t have to go far to find it. At the next Harbor Market on Jan. 27, Sodexo, the on-campus food service, will have a stand set up where fresh local produce will be sold. Sodexo gets three loads of produce a week. Their main
After two years of cooking for and serving USF St. Petersburg students, The Reef’s Chef Ashley Morris had her last day on the job Saturday. She accepted a chef position at Westminster SunCoast, a nursing/retirement home in St. Petersburg. Unlike her job at The Reef, she’ll be serving older retirees. Her job will also deal
I’m addicted. I’ve been playing on the app Trivia Crack for two days, and I can’t get enough. When my friend first told me about the game, I laughed at the name. “Crack.” How funny. It was more accurate than I realized. The game may not be an illicit drug, but it sure is addicting.
This article contains spoilers. Oscar nominated science fiction film Interstellar goes where no man has gone before: On a journey through a wormhole to a foreign galaxy. The characters search for a planet habitable for human life after Earth dries and is no longer sustainable. The three planet candidates exist in a solar system orbiting
As a college student, going out for a frozen treat can be expensive. So we decided to compare two places within walking distance of campus, located on Beach Drive. We reviewed Kilwins, an ice cream and sweets shop and My Yogurt Cafe (MYC), a business that sells frozen yogurt. To some, the debate over flavor
