Posts by: Sarah Laffin
Thanksgiving is a time to get together with family and loved ones, and in some cases, it is also offers the opportunity to impress family with your incredible culinary skills. This dessert recipe for banana cheesecake, from www.tasteofhome.com, is guaranteed to be a hit for Thanksgiving, or any other event. It is not just a
Are vegetarians the same as vegans? Not exactly. Although vegetarians ascribe to a similar philosophy of avoiding meat in their diets, vegans take it a step further. People choose a vegan lifestyle because it is cruelty-free—from the welfare of animals and the environment to their own health. Vegans do not buy meat, eggs, fur, leather
Reaching the end of his term, Robert Dardenne, the current chair of the Journalism and Media Studies Department, decided it was time to give someone else the chance to run the department, and he stepped down from his position. Dardenne found this a good time to focus on other projects he’s working on. His three-year
If you have a passion for writing, now is the time to prepare for National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo is an annual challenge that lasts throughout the month of November. The goal is to complete a novel with a minimum of 50,000 words. To put it in perspective, participants have to write an
T.J. Leyden spent 15 years as an organizer and recruiter for the white supremacist movement before a change in heart made him a spokesperson for tolerance and acceptance. Leyden shared his experiences on Sept. 29 at an event sponsored by the USFSP Office of Multicultural Affairs. At the age of 15, the punk rocker with
Journalism has the power to hold people accountable for their actions, said Erin Arvedlund, a journalist and author, and Paul Tash, the chairman and CEO of Times Publishing Company. Arvedlund, who wrote the book “Too Good to be True: The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff” spoke about the subject of her book. Arvedlund detailed
On Wednesday, Sept. 7, USF St. Petersburg welcomed spoken word artist Beau Sia at the Coquina Café. Sia has appeared on HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam” and is a two-time National Poetry Slam Champion. It was unusual for Beau to perform to an audience of less than 15 people. He was not disappointed to have such
If you are looking for a creative way to de-stress before another intense week of school and work, look no further than the Salvador Dali Museum, at One Dali Boulevard. Each Sunday, from noon to 1:30 p.m., the museum offers Inspire Yoga classes in the Community Room or the Avant-Garden, which both have sweeping views