When delivered a plate of fresh, pricey grouper are you really getting what you paid for? Once a fish is filleted, it’s hard to tell the difference between a piece of farm-raised tilapia and a freshly caught grouper. Oceana conducted a two-year study in 2010 to discover the true identities of 1,200 seafood samples from

A campus organization seeks to connect students with businesses looking to hire them. USF St. Petersburg’s chapter of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) began in 2012 as a way to bring students together with business and economic leaders in the Tampa Bay area. The TBTF was first created nine years ago and began creating

This summer, the Student Life Center will undergo a renovation that will include the installation of a new climate-control system. The changes are being made in order to better serve occupants of the building and use wasted space. “Currently almost everyone in the building is not very comfortable relative to climatic controls. Because this was

Every semester the Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF) invites all members of USF St. Petersburg to propose sustainability projects that, if chosen, will be funded by SGEF. SGEF is funded through a student fee of $1 per credit hour. Last year, a student referendum renewed SGEF at USFSP. This semester, five projects were presented on

USF Tampa has been hosting annual pageants since 2008, and now USF St. Petersburg will be hosting one of its own with the inaugural Mr. and Ms. USFSP competition. Melanie Bullock, USFSP assistant director for activities and programs, is serving on this year’s pageant committee. “Our students are able to participate in the USF pageant

After receiving a prestigious Rome Prize in 2013, Sherman D. Bundrick, USF St. Petersburg associate professor of art history, spent seven months living in Italy at a home on the Academic Academy in Rome’s 11-acre estate. Dr. Bundrick spent her time in Italy studying “ancient Athenian vases and their images among the Etruscans and how

College students of Tampa Bay are going to have the ability to put their problem solving skills to the test at USF St. Petersburg’s Innovation Overnight. On April 10, a 20-hour “design-a-thon” will take place in the University Student Center ballrooms. Students will work in groups of five to “solve real-world problems proposed from the

Four bikes have been reported stolen on campus in 2015, and two were reported on the same day. On Feb. 24, the bikes were stolen outside Residence Hall One. Although there are cameras outside RHO, they are outdated and don’t work as well at night, which was when the bikes went missing. Lt. Reggie Oliver

After serving as USF St. Petersburg’s regional vice chancellor of student affairs for less than a year, Dr. Han Reichgelt has officially resigned. On Feb. 27, Reichgelt sent a letter of resignation to Regional Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska. “I am no longer confident that I can serve you and this wonderful institution with the level of

Another day in Florida means another day for strange and unusual news, and this time the bizarre incident took place here on campus. Around 10 a.m. on Feb. 18, a man “exposed” himself to a customer at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore on Sixth Avenue and Third Street South, according to the police crime alert