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The Philanthropy Fair will host nonprofit organizations and community opportunity on Thursday, Oct. 3. The idea for the fair was conceptualized in 2011, when Greg Holden, who was the chair of the St. Pete Young Professionals at the time, approached graduate student Sarah Morrow. He wanted to bring nonprofits and young professionals together over a
Brandon Garbett said he wants children with illnesses to know someone cares about them, particularly USFSP students. Just down the road from USF St. Petersburg, children with life-threatening illnesses lay in sterilized beds at All Children’s Hospital, where some will spend most of their lives. USFSP student Brandon Garbett is distraught over this fact. Garbett
Students involved in campus organizations can now use Student Government money to fund personal travel. Student Body President Mark Lombardi-Nelson signed Bill F13-001 into law last week after SG senators at the Sept. 4 general assembly voted unanimously in its favor. The bill, written by Sen. Jozef Gherman, will allow students to partner with USF
Meal plan hours have frustrated USF St. Petersburg’s residential students since the semester began. On weekdays, students must eat dinner before 7 p.m. if they wish to eat at the Reef. On weekends, the Reef is only open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is the only dining
Dolphins swam past the Jenny Lynn, a USF St. Petersburg trawler, as Rabbi Ed Rosenthal lit the Havdalah candle before a group of 24 students, faculty and staff from USFSP, USF Tampa and Eckerd College. He fanned the flame and held it low to the deck of the boat, trying to shield it from the
It was about midnight on a day in early June when a group of USF St. Petersburg students landed at Hanoi International Airport in Vietnam. For Fred McCoy, a senior citizen auditor at USFSP, this wasn’t just an airport — it was a battlefield, and a runway he had bombed. Hanoi International was once Phuc Yen airfield,
Sodexo is implementing changes to the existing meal plan for the 2013-2014 school year based on feedback received from the Dining Advisory Committee from last year. Students now have a set number of dollars to purchase food, which can be used at four dining locations: the Reef, the Coral Café, World of Wings, and USFSP Sushi.
The remodel of the Academic Advising office was intended to provide visitors with more privacy but ended up causing problems for students with disabilities. When the remodel was completed during the summer session, Robert Beasey, a USF St. Petersburg student who uses a motorized chair, noted the lack of space in the waiting area, which
Most students in USF St. Petersburg’s College of Education complete their internship hours in a classroom. But a partnership with Artistas Cafe, a coffee shop that employs adults with autism, let five students fulfill their internships in an alternative setting. “You would think it is a normal coffee shop,” said Michael Glisson, who is considered
Tanjim “TJ” Hossain was six years old when he saw the movie Jurassic Park. It was then that he realized his love for science. Years later, Hossain has been awarded a graduate research fellowship from the National Science Foundation to study malaria in Mali. Though his paleontology dreams may not be realized, Hossain is fascinated
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