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I spent Labor Day weekend panhandling from the medians of Plantation, Fla., with a homeless woman who once stayed up 16 days straight smoking crack. Her skin was burnt to leather from years asking drivers for money at intersections. Along with 20 other student journalists from around the country, a homeless shelter filled with addicts,
The Venture Compound, a non-traditional performance space in St. Petersburg’s Warehouse Arts District, is radiating sound waves in the underground scene. The living space, which doubles as a show space and triples as an art gallery, has hosted shows since December 2011, with six scheduled for September so far. “It’s not a bar. We’re not
Electric-car charging stations, a LEED gold rated building and another expected in the fall, and the Student Green Energy Fund have shined an LED-lit path to a sustainable future for USFSP. However, the phrases “green policies,” “sustainable practices,” “earth-friendly products” and “energy-efficient systems” blur distinct practices and philosophies into the same vague environmental movement. Endless
There’s good and bad news to recent discoveries regarding excessive leaks from the swimming pool behind Coquina Hall: it isn’t sinking, but repairs could be just as costly as replacement. While prices aren’t set, $500,000 was the estimate discussed for pool repairs at a Student Government meeting on April 4. Too much water in the
#SaveUSF is trending on Twitter. Pages on Facebook echoing the same sentiment have been created, liked, joined and followed. Earlier last week, WTSP 10 News asked the community for letters in response to the funding cuts, and offered to deliver the notes to the hands of state legislators in Tallahassee. From the 4 a.m. departure
The call for an emergency assembly was sealed by the knock of a gavel for a Student Government Senate meeting that was described by an SG member as a “bloody mess of statute disorganization” on Feb. 8. Senators met two days later to correct a misstep when it came to appropriating club grant proposals. In
Despite months of waffling uncertainty, the aerobics room officially closed Jan. 30, budging Fit-4-Life classes to other spaces on campus while CAC renovations get under way. “It was supposed to be closed a couple of months ago,” said Professor Jose Torres, who instructs karate classes in the Fit-4-Life program. When Torres was asked on Thursday,
Programs stemming from the new environmental sustainability fee could bloom in the upcoming semester with the start of an advisory committee that plans to oversee all things green. The Student Green Energy Fund, a statewide initiative led by students, is underway now that the green fee has collected a semester’s worth of revenue. The committee
With a hodgepodge of beach blankets, crock-pots and Bay area writers, the Literary Salon will make its debut this week in Harbor Hall. The event celebrates the launch of the university’s new creative writing certificate program and is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 17 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the community room of Harbor Hall.
Last week, 600 USF students were notified their online courses wouldn’t be taught through Blackboard. Ten courses across three USF campuses will integrate Canvas, a new learning management system. USFSP students made up 200 of those, with the remaining from the Polytechnic campus in Lakeland and the university hub in Tampa. Canvas, created by the
