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Andrew Hart, the supervisor of elections for Student Government, doesn’t just wait for packets to arrive to approve potential candidates. He spends months planning polling locations, organizing election packets and assembling members of deciding bodies in the election. SG elections are a semester in the making. In addition to involvement with student government at the
Dana Parkinson, a USF St. Petersburg graduate, tutors full time after obtaining a degree in environmental science and policy. But instead of tutoring in her major area of study, she does it for her minor: Spanish. “I just always loved Spanish. I loved taking the classes, learning the language. I love all of the cultures,”
A crowd of 100 clutched candles in an evening vigil, as friends and family mourned the loss of Paula Witthaus, 54, and her roommate, James Edward Rapp, 67. Witthaus, a USF St. Petersburg student and community activist, was found “brutally” murdered in her home at 2840 17th Ave. N. on Tuesday, Jan. 28. A week
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
Lacking an official math department, students and faculty are working to enhance teaching styles and increase passing rates It took Caitlin Greene, a senior majoring in marketing, five attempts to pass two USF St. Petersburg math courses — three at college algebra and two at business calculus. The struggle set her back a year
After three years of involvement with USF St. Petersburg’s Student Government, senior Lauren Reilly resigned from her position as Chief Financial Officer. Though Reilly’s decision was driven mostly by the desire to focus on her studies, she also felt her SG position was in jeopardy due to her personal views. Reilly said she experienced discomfort
Couches from Hotel Liquidation, hand-painted tables and warm-toned walls invite residents and patrons of the Kenwood neighborhood and the Grand Central District to Community Café. Since its soft opening a few weeks ago, the café has already established itself as a new neighborhood hangout. “Working the front and speaking with everyone, we had a bunch
Excess money in meal plan accounts will not roll over to next semester
After seven years of teaching USF St. Petersburg students to serve as citizen scholars, Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, 45, stepped into politics as a candidate for state senate. “When I see what’s happening in our state government and federal government, I felt like now was the time for me to get involved in this campaign,”
Teri Deardorff, a junior, often walks alone to the USF St. Petersburg parking garage from her job at the Fitness Center after 11 p.m. Walking through campus late at night makes Deardorff and at least 10 other women at USF St. Petersburg feel unsafe. Equipping them with a solution and the skills to defend themselves,
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