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Chancellor fills four seats, begins construction on the Kate Tiedemann College of Business and searches for a location for a new residence hall. The regional chancellor of USF St. Petersburg has a vision. Sophia Wisniewska, 63, has been implementing goals from the Vision 20/20 Strategic Plan, a five year project focused on student success, sustainable funding,
Once a year, USF St. Petersburg anthropology professor Micah Boyer ventures out to Benin West Africa to research the disease Buruli ulcer. Boyer works for Optimus Foundation Stop Buruli research consortium on a social science team with Dr. Mark Nichter, who was Boyer’s Ph.D. adviser at the University of Arizona. Buruli ulcer is the third
Students got their creative juices flowing at the Reuse-a-Bull Fashion show, where designers created a wardrobe from materials you would find in the trash. Models strutted down the catwalk in their garbage attire on April 13 in the University Student Center ballroom while guests chowed down on Tijuana Flats tacos. The event was coordinated by
As the semester slowly comes to a shrieking halt, everyone can’t help but think about what they are going to do once the struggle is over. Hibernation always seems like a great idea — just sleeping for as long as possible. There’s no doubt you’ll be tired after the long hours spent awake at night,
Greed, power, fortune: Money. A dollar bill is just a piece of paper. Easily torn, yet it remains strong and in control. Art becomes the new currency for the Dali Museum’s Avida Dollars design contest. Avida Dollars is a nickname given to Salvador Dali as an insult by Andre Breton, the founder of Surrealism. The
Music and art have redesigned downtown St. Petersburg, giving it a vintage style with a modern twist. USF St. Petersburg senior Kalynd Kryza has embraced the city and opened Blond, a retail store located in the front of Star Booty, a rock-n-roll hair salon. Blond offers affordable vintage apparel, ranging from about $12 to $25,
Lords, Ladies, Warlocks and Wenches galore, the 37th Bay Area Renaissance Festival brought fantasies to life at the MOSI in Tampa. In case you missed it, time travel to the renaissance period took place from Feb. 14 to March 29, with seven different themed weekends, such as Shamrocks and Shenanigans, and High Seas Adventure. When
I walked straight down the illuminated rainbow hallway; stripes of ROY G. BIV lit the floor and were reflected by mirrored orbs hanging from the ceiling. The entrance to The Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil at the Mirage Resort and Casino set the mood for the spectacular show I was about to witness. In the
Following the extended “Picasso/ Dalí, Dalí /Picasso” exhibit, the Salvador Dalí Museum opened “Dalí & da Vinci: Minds, Machines and Masterpieces,” displaying the works of Salvador Dalí and Leonardo da Vinci side by side. The Museum said the exhibit features more than 75 works and reproductions, including reproductions of da Vinci diagrams, Dalí manuscripts and
Finally, the time has come. Tagalongs. Thin Mints. Samoas. Girl Scout cookies are back. But where are the Girl Scouts? I’m keeping cash in my pocket just in case I run into one of these girls—which will probably never happen unless I start lingering by elementary schools. I had this problem last year when my
