Zachary Oppenheim noticed a change in the Student Life Center by the temperature of the room. “It used to be colder before,” said Oppenheim, the assistant director of campus recreation. He was referring to the new air ventilation system that was installed in the SLC this past summer. “I can feel the difference in the

The Student Government Association (SGA) has wasted no time in preparing future activities and events for USF St. Pete students in the 2015­2016 academic year. Student Body President Jozef Gherman, senior, and Vice President Juan Salazar, junior, have only served for 3 months, but have passed 10 bills and two grants, enacted three executive orders,

The 12th annual Research Symposium was held at the University Student Center ballroom on April 15 to showcase this year’s research projects and creative work from USF St. Petersburg students. The symposium gathers undergraduate students from all different majors, including biology, mass communications, criminology, psychology and business. A total of 158 students exhibited 138 projects,

The Kate Tiedemann College of Business is encouraging more students to enroll in the university’s accountancy program. Faculty members such as accountancy assistant professor Debra Sinclair said that there is a workforce shortage of accounting graduates in Florida. “One of the main reasons is that not many accounting graduates find and get jobs,” she said.

USF St. Petersburg held a special conversation with multi-billionaire Miguel “Mike” Fernandez on Friday morning at the USC. Fernandez was promoting his new book Humbled by the Journey: Life Lessons For My Family… And Yours. The event was hosted by USFSP student organizations such as Delta Sigma Pi, with Sen. Jack Latvala and former Miami

The campus is holding its second annual Rec Fest on April 12 to conclude USFSP Week celebrations. It will run from 3-8 p.m on the Harbor Lawn. The Rec Fest is a recreational event created by students who participate in USF St. Petersburg Campus Recreation. Some volunteer their time to brainstorm activity ideas and organize

After two years of cooking for and serving USF St. Petersburg students, The Reef’s Chef Ashley Morris had her last day on the job Saturday. She accepted a chef position at Westminster SunCoast, a nursing/retirement home in St. Petersburg. Unlike her job at The Reef, she’ll be serving older retirees. Her job will also deal

The James Scott v. Student Government trial is postponed until further notice after pre-trial conferences. The case involves newly elected senator and former student body president James Scott against student government over the issue of SG’s financial authority. Scott sent a request for trial in September accusing SG of preventing proper budgeting for a bill