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The outdoor classrooms of schools in Midtown make up three quarters of an acre of farmland. The Edible Peace Patch Project’s Schoolyard Program, consisting of four gardens, has brought urban agriculture to local elementary, middle and high schools since 2009. Led by founder Kip Curtis, the Edible Peace Patch Project started as a three-week event
Marine wildlife artist and conservationist Guy Harvey spent five years with a team of shark geneticists, researchers and trackers tagging, pursuing, studying and analyzing the patterns of migration for tiger sharks. The research collected is revealed in Harvey’s latest documentary, “Tiger Shark Express,” which he will present at USF St. Petersburg on Wednesday Sept. 11.
Crumpled up di-cut letters and informational flyers littered the floors in Residence Hall One last week after someone ripped the material off resident assistant bulletin boards, committing an act of vandalism on the first day of classes. Reports of damages to boards on the first, fourth and sixth floors were made on Tuesday, Aug. 27. According to RHO
An interactive project and community classroom called the Greenhouse reaches out to fruitful or fledgling businesses in Midtown, Childs Park and other neighborhoods in St. Petersburg with the intent of fostering growth in companies large and small and expanding the local economy. Since July 9, entrepreneurial minds from the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, USF St.
Students paying tuition with a credit card will now face extra fees at the checkout, and those planning on using VISA will have to find an alternative payment method altogether. As of Aug. 15, the entire USF system no longer accepts VISA for payment of tuition. Though American Express, MasterCard and Discover can still be
Seats were filled in City Hall as USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska shook hands with mayoral candidates. Political gabbers and aspirers listened attentively as candidates traded jabs and thoughts on the fate of St. Petersburg for the first debate, hosted by USFSP. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Frank Biafora, moderated
Piers have been cycled in St. Petersburg since the late 19th century. Boardwalk styles, fancy titles like “The Million Dollar Pier,” and inverted pyramids have occupied the downtown stretch of unnatural land for more than a century. The changing of the guard in the Pier is necessary, but what is it about the Lens that
Mark Lombardi-Nelson and Christa Hegedus officially secured the Student Government president and vice president positions for the 2013-2014 school year. After weeks of deliberation between the Election Rules Commission and the SG Supreme Court, Chief Student Affairs Officer Julie Wong intervened with a sweeping decision on April 18. Lombardi-Nelson submitted an Appeal for Righteousness to
They sit with hands shielding their eyes. For the past half hour, it’s been a struggle to block out the memories of the taunting, the death threats, and the insecurities of the past. Even though it had been years, the memories of bullying have not quite faded. A Norwegian study published in the Journal of
The Student Government Supreme Court held a hearing on April 5 to determine validity of violations assessed to the Mark Lombardi-Nelson and Christa Hegedus campaign. Though polls closed nearly a month ago, the presidential seat remains open. The hearing gave Lombardi-Nelson and running mate Hegedus five minutes to rebut the alleged violations that allowed the
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