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Sunday, May 10, 2026

About Tara McCarty

Posts by: Tara McCarty

10 things I learned in school

I’m laying awkwardly on the EIC’s couch the night before deadline (and by deadline I mean I should be putting the paper together, but instead I’m writing this column that was due last week). My hands are poised over my laptop, placed on my stomach, slowly typing these words, looking like Thing’s twins (“The Addams

A call to action

I’ve been around this campus for more than 11 years and watched it grow tremendously. Gone is the parking lot that splayed out between the CAC and Davis, an environmentally friendly building in its place. The CAC where I used to play marbles with my little brother while my dad was working is closed, sitting

The criteria of a legendary musician

The history of American music is dotted with individuals who will always be remembered because of their talent, appearance or success. Some are called rock stars, some famous and some legend. But how many are actually considered legends? What dictates legendary status? A few months ago I was talking with a coworker on the subject.

Parking grievances

USF St. Petersburg is a university of commuters. Before Residence Hall One was built, all students lived off campus. People have always been coming and going—parking in the vast lots and city spaces on the street. Just before I became a student, RHO and a seven-level parking garage were built. The landscape of campus changed