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St. Petersburg city police were on campus on Fri., Sept. 23, to pass out informational flyers to people violating pedestrian regulations. City police monitored the crosswalk at Sixth Avenue S. and Second Street. Motorists received tickets for violating traffic rules, like failing to stop at the crosswalk stop signs. Pedestrians who jaywalked and did not
When construction on the Multipurpose Student Center is complete, students will have access to expanded dining options. It has not yet been decided what the new dining services will include, and several students met on Tues., Sept. 13 to discuss what they would like to see offered in the new building. David O’Neill, director of
USF President Judy Genshaft gave her fall address Wednesday, Sept. 7, highlighting several USF Tampa partnerships with institutions, the Tampa Bay community, and the other schools in the USF system—USF St. Petersburg, USF Manatee, and USF Polytechnic. Genshaft briefly touched on a few points about USFSP—the continued construction of the Multipurpose Student Center and the
A Student Government Senate Impeachment Committee voted 2-1 to not move forward with an investigation after a student submitted an impeachment proceedings memo about SG Senate Pro-Tempore April Parsons. T.J. Ewin submitted the memo to SG during the August 31 senate meeting. Ewin submitted the memo as a student, though he also currently serves as
The start of a new semester calls to mind a number of images—trips to the store to buy the perfect notebook to store all your smart thoughts, hours in the local coffee shop pouring over textbooks, combing through the grocery store for the perfect seven-nights-a-week Ramen, university governing boards raising tuition. While you were at
Julie Wong, regional associate vice chancellor for student affairs, began her new position at USF St. Petersburg on August 1, after serving as the vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Wong received a bachelor’s degree in recreation and leisure studies from San Jose State University, a master’s degree in
Student Government passed the 2011-2012 Activities and Services fee budget on April 6. SG’s budget decreased about $4,000 between the current year and next year, after increasing almost $30,000 from the 2009-2010 school year. In 2009-2010, paid SG members made a combined $30,532. That number increased to $56,250 for the 2010-2011 year. Next year’s budget
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor The university officially broke ground on the new student center on April 11. Students, faculty and community members gathered on Harborwalk for the mid-morning ceremony. Regional Chancellor Margaret Sullivan credited the building to community and student support. “Our commitment to students drives what we do as an institution,” she said. “This
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor The USF St. Petersburg general elections ended April 7, with 8.03 percent of students voting, according to Rachhanil Thong, supervisor of elections. During the fall semester’s midterm elections, 5.89 percent of students voted. This year’s ballot included two referenda. One asked students if they support the proposed Student Green Energy Fee.
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor Student Government passed the 2011-12 Activities and Services fee budget during the general senate meeting on April 6. SG allocated a total of $1,104,000—a $53,100 increase from last year. SG debated the budget during committee meetings for about two weeks. SG President James Scott first presented the budget to the senate
