Archives for March 2015
Roads closed down weeks in advance. It was evident that one of the biggest annual events in downtown St. Petersburg was near. Some think it’s the greatest time of the year. Others say it’s a nuisance. It is the Firestone Grand Prix. With the qualifying and tests taking place last Thursday and races lasting until
Are you tired all the time? Do you catch yourself being late for work or school because you pushed the snooze button four times too many? Did that happen to you today? If so, you might be lazy. As our internal clocks continue ticking down to “zero hour,” most of us reach a point in
Goodbye comfort, hello hell. As the final days of cool weather escape us, we can expect the temperature to steadily rise, culminating with the months-long period of African heat known as a Florida summer. Sure this means more trips to the beach, but it also means higher electricity bills and, for those of us who
This summer, the Student Life Center will undergo a renovation that will include the installation of a new climate-control system. The changes are being made in order to better serve occupants of the building and use wasted space. “Currently almost everyone in the building is not very comfortable relative to climatic controls. Because this was
Every semester the Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF) invites all members of USF St. Petersburg to propose sustainability projects that, if chosen, will be funded by SGEF. SGEF is funded through a student fee of $1 per credit hour. Last year, a student referendum renewed SGEF at USFSP. This semester, five projects were presented on
Beginning last Thursday, the new recreation field is now open to USF St. Petersburg students, sports clubs and the Tampa Bay Rowdies during open recreation and practice hours. Students must bring their USFSP ID to gain entry. “The rec field is expected to be fully completed by this fall,” said Greg Haverlock, fitness and intramural
The campus is holding its second annual Rec Fest on April 12 to conclude USFSP Week celebrations. It will run from 3-8 p.m on the Harbor Lawn. The Rec Fest is a recreational event created by students who participate in USF St. Petersburg Campus Recreation. Some volunteer their time to brainstorm activity ideas and organize
USF Tampa has been hosting annual pageants since 2008, and now USF St. Petersburg will be hosting one of its own with the inaugural Mr. and Ms. USFSP competition. Melanie Bullock, USFSP assistant director for activities and programs, is serving on this year’s pageant committee. “Our students are able to participate in the USF pageant
It’s been over a month since the water main break on Seventh Street and Central Avenue swallowed the sidewalk, part of the street, and the west wall of 670 Central Ave., but the area remains fenced off and the hole in the wall is still there. Manny Kool, manager of Daddy Kool Records on Central
Last week, Twitter introduced a new app that may be molding the future of news gathering. The app is called Periscope, and it is set up so anyone can live stream what they are seeing. The app is so new that it is only available on iOS. The Android app is still under development. Yes,
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