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Driving a car through water is always a risky maneuver, and it may destroy the engine. Hydrostatic lock, or hydrolock for short, occurs when a hydraulic cylinder attempts to compress a liquid. As every Chemistry I student knows, liquids are relatively incompressible—unstoppable force, meet immovable object. Instead of causing an existential paradox, however, the engine
To recognize, celebrate and reflect on the 10th anniversary of the mapping of the human genome, USFSP is hosting a series of five lectures in the Nelson Poynter Library. The Festival of the Genome seeks to present a decade of genome research and its implications through discussion of science, ethics, theology and art. “As we
A cultural shift is needed to save education, said participants in a discussion about school reform in the Nelson Poynter library on Sept. 28. The discussion was hosted by the College of Education, the honors program and Kappa Delta Pi, an education honors society, to follow up to the screening of “Waiting for ‘Superman’ ”
The difference between dorms and a residence hall is the difference between a place to sleep and a community, said members of the Residence Hall Association. The association, which has a limited budget and undefined enforcement power, encourages good citizenship in RHO through events, advocacy of resident issues and simple peer pressure. A community is
There are no easy solutions in education reform, according to the documentary “Waiting for ‘Superman’,” which was presented at USFSP in the Steidinger Auditorium on Mon., Sept. 12 before a panel discussion on education. The film explores systemic and seemingly insurmountable problems in the American education system, specifically within schools in low-income areas—disinterested parents, meddling
Seeking out a tutor doesn’t have to be a dirty little secret, said Brenda Burger, director of the USF St. Petersburg Academic Success Center. Since coming to USFSP to direct the tutoring center in February, Burger has worked to remove both the barriers to entry and the stigma attached to receiving extra help. The first
Mayor Bill Foster answered questions about his philosophy of governance, city services and the Rays while highlighting his discomfort with the press to a group of mostly journalism students in the CAC on September 1. The core of his governing strategy is the broken window philosophy, Foster said. The “broken window” is “sweating the small
Adjuncts taught nearly one-third of all course sections at USFSP during the fall 2010 semester—the result of austerity measures, a decades-long shift in employment and an increased demand for college degrees. They are classified as part-time, non-contractual employees; have no access to the state health care plan and are paid significantly less than their full-time
As the state cuts appropriations to USF, students have to pick up more of the tab, starting with a 15 percent tuition increase this fall. Julie Jakway, the regional assistant vice chancellor for financial services at USF St. Petersburg, laid several pages out on the table. “This is why tuition is going up,” she said.
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