The USF St. Petersburg Coquina Pool is now on track to open June 1, just in time for the summer. Pool-staff hiring and the final touches to construction will be completed within the next month, according to Zachary Oppenheim, assistant director of Student Life and Engagement. “The anticipated date for students to begin swimming is

Would you give a stranger a dollar if you didn’t know how it would be spent? This is the question that Rosie Lee, a USF St. Petersburg digital journalism and design graduate student, is asking on her website, “Would you give a buck?” The website is an applied research project and social experiment in the

To make way for the new building that will house the Kate Tiedemann College of Business, trees will be cut down. But the wood from these trees will become furniture and artwork inside the building. Jim Grant, USF St. Petersburg’s construction project manager, and Project Leader Dan McGarigal came up with the idea to spare

Beginning last Thursday, the new recreation field is now open to USF St. Petersburg students, sports clubs and the Tampa Bay Rowdies during open recreation and practice hours. Students must bring their USFSP ID to gain entry. “The rec field is expected to be fully completed by this fall,” said Greg Haverlock, fitness and intramural

The new Offshore Sailing Team at USF St. Petersburg aims to equip students with skills and safety knowledge that will benefit them beyond college. The team holds practice every Monday and Friday at 3:30 p.m., and participates in regattas on the weekends using waterfront-provided J-24 keel sailboats that range from 20 feet to more than

As opposed to several hours, electric-vehicle owners at USF St. Petersburg can now get a full charge in 30 minutes. Seven Nissan Quick Chargers, known as Level 3 chargers, will be installed in the Tampa Bay area this month. One of these chargers has been installed in the USFSP parking garage. The chargers are compatible

Recent turmoil in the USF St. Petersburg Student Government caused senators to question Carly Chaput’s position as the Judiciary and Ethics Chair. During the Feb. 4 senate meeting, members voted on her position. Ultimately, she was retained. Multiple members at Wednesday’s senate meeting said there is “bad culture” in SG. “The situation started when I

The Coquina Waterfront pool, last reported to be finished in mid-March, is now scheduled to reopen in April. The pool has been inoperative since November 2013 due to issues with the gutter and drainage system. After overcoming funding issues, USF St. Petersburg was able to begin construction in December. The estimated cost of all repairs

The spread of holiday cheer came in the form of language lessons and performances by students for Tavern patrons. On Dec. 4, French and Spanish professor Dr. Frederic Leveziel organized a French Holiday Chorus composed of 15 of his students. Dr. Leveziel constructed the chorus to fill the Tavern with holiday spirit and assist his

Lazar Anderson, student government’s assistant chief of staff, is in the process of writing a transition manual for SG. This manual, according to Anderson, is meant to smooth out the problems that SG has regarding the proper instruction of new and returning members. Anderson, an experienced SG member, will use his knowledge to educate members