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Student Government should be at the center of campus culture, creating and fostering “college experiences,” said presidential candidate Mark Lombardi-Nelson. “One of our main priorities is providing a real college experience by getting more events out there, by supporting our clubs and making sure they’re successful,” Lombardi-Nelson said. If elected, Lombardi-Nelson said he will expand
The university’s refusal to allow scrutiny of the dining service selection process highlights the vagaries of Florida’s open government laws and the difficulties of obtaining public documents. The Crow’s Nest requested documents pertaining to the contract process on Feb. 21, but was refused access by the university under its interpretation of an open records exemption
As the Polytechnic decision last November echoes through the state capitol building, battle lines drawn during the debate are being reflected in legislation. Bills making their way through the Senate would give the University of Florida and Florida State University the ability to raise tuition at an accelerated rate; the student representative on the Board
In a bid to give USFSP students a greater voice in the university system, the Student Government is shifting election dates to coincide with Tampa. The move stems from an agreement signed in May 2011 by the four USF system student governments that made the process of electing an overall student body president more democratic.
Student Life is hoping to increase participation to campus events by advertising through a set of interconnected digital billboards in the CAC and the Multi-Purpose Student Center. The centerpiece of this new info tech, a large digital wall display, will be installed in the main dining area of the Multi-Purpose Student Center. The display will
About 50 alumni joined the chancellor, administrators and deans to celebrate the university during the first ever USFSP Alumni Society gathering on Feb. 2. The organization is the first of its kind among the USF regional campuses—an alumni group focused on the branch and not the system. It is within the “umbrella” of the USF
A driver cut a blind turn too closely and clipped the car parked on the other side, the second such accident within two weeks, in the USFSP parking garage on Jan. 24. The driver left no note, did not contact University Police and could be charged with leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor
Deal sweeteners built into the university’s upcoming food services contract—all resident students will be required to purchase a meal plan and outside event caterers will be excluded—may be unpalatable for students and local caterers. On-campus dining will be available for the first time at USFSP when the Multipurpose Student Center opens in August. The proposed
As out-of-work recessioneers headed back to college looking for a leg up in the competitive job market, politicians, too, looked toward higher education for economic answers. The pillars of the Florida economy have traditionally been tourism, agriculture, construction and aerospace, three of which have been bludgeoned by the global economic collapse. The future of Florida
Pre-credit fees will go up again in fall with the majority of this increase being used to find the new student health clinic in the Campus Activities Center. The university can choose to increase the “combined fee” by 5 percent per year as long as the total cost of the fees stays under 40 percent
