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When Student Government voted to recommend a $1 increase on the student health fee a couple weeks ago, director of Student Achievement Diane McKinstry was surprised. Though increasing the health fee had always been McKinstry’s plan, she did not expect SG to recommend such a significant increase so soon. For SG, the steep increase was
What started as a class project has become part of a long-term life plan for senior Nick Price. The project, conceived in September and launched in January, is a waterless car cleaning service called City Sleekers. The idea behind City Sleekers is that cleaners go to the customer. They ride out on custom Citizen foldable
NASCAR is a sport that remains completely foreign to me. I don’t understand the rules, the strategy or the draw. It’s a noisy affair. Sweaty masses huddled together in the warm summer sun don’t interest me at all. This past weekend, Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500 and I didn’t give it much of a
Amid growing concerns and criticisms about Sodexo being the exclusive caterer for on-campus events, an agreement was reached to reverse that policy. Effective immediately, all food purchases made with university funds can be made with a licensed caterer. That policy also includes grocery stores. Until now, any department, club or organization that used university funds
One student’s sudden denial of dining services prompted a Student Government senator to draft a bill condemning the university’s food provider.
In the third period, with his team up one goal, Austin Krause put his master plan of dissention into action. Krause stopped a soft dump in behind his net. Instead of passing to a teammate, he skated to the front of his own net and put the puck into it. He turned around gave his
On his radio show, Dan Patrick asked Ohio State University football coach Urban Meyer how much mom-convincing he needs to do to land a prospect. In Miami, another mother ran away with her son’s letter of intent to Arkansas. Why is there so much attention on moms? Ultimately the choice should fall to the student
USF St. Petersburg’s Student Government held an emergency general assembly meeting on Feb. 4 to vote on increases to student health fees and activity and services fees. Senators at the assembly meeting voted to approve a total $1.58 increase to the two fees, which are charged to all students per credit hour every semester. The
This is my Super Bowl column. The game has been played and like every other sports writer I will try to find the story that no one is talking about; the story that makes the reader scratch his or her head and say, “hmm.” Wasn’t the Super Bowl great? I can’t believe Joe Flacco or
Super Bowl predictions are a dime a dozen. Someone has guessed whether the first play will be a run or pass or whether the coin flip is heads or tails. Predicting the Super Bowl isn’t very hard. There is a fifty-fifty chance to get it right—though some will manage to make a fool of themselves.
