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USF St. Petersburg students elected 19 new Student Government senators earlier this month. The senators account for Student Government’s legislative branch, which is responsible for allocating the more than $1.8 million dollars collected from the student-generated Activity and Service fees. A&S fees fund clubs and organizations and other student services on campus. As outlined in
After receiving a more detailed 2012-2013 operating budget for the University Student Center, Student Government senators are still not ready to sign off on the $1.9 million dollars the administration is asking for. The USC building was funded entirely by Activities & Service Fees, which every student pays. For the 2012-2013 year, students pay $25.05
For the last three months Amanda Dicicco has been living and breathing Delta Sigma Zeta. Along with her “wingwomen,” Olivia Mayer and Giana Stabile, Dicicco has started a group with hopes of becoming a sorority—the first step toward making Greek life at USF St. Petersburg a reality. Right now DSZ is a “colony,” a regional
A group of 13 USF St. Petersburg students met with William Funk Tuesday to give the newly appointed consultant a better idea of campus life, and the qualities USFSP’s next chancellor ought to have. The forum was open to all USFSP students, and those who showed up represented majors such as leadership, business, finance, journalism
The most important piece of grown-up advice I can give you is to never begin an email with “hey.” Just don’t do it. Since I started at USF St. Petersburg, I’ve received 109 emails that open with “Hey Wendy.” One or two are from professors I know well, a few are “hey y’alls” or “hey-os,”
Those who arrived early to Michael Grunwald’s talk in Harbor Hall last Tuesday may have spotted the journalist in the entrance, doing what journalists do—filing a story. Dressed in a crisp navy suit, with a Republican National Convention press pass hanging from his neck, Grunwald stood in front of his MacBook Pro, trying to find
Student Government will vote on the 2012-2013 budget Wednesday, April 18. The meeting is open to the public and starts at 3 p.m. in Davis 130. The table below outlines the SG-requested activity and services budget for the 2012-2013 year. A&S fees fund certain campus organizations, including Student Life, Harborside Activities Board and The Crow’s
To soften the blow after the implementing a campus-wide smoking ban in January, the university offered smoking cessation classes during the fall 2011 semester. But the classes—free for students, faculty and staff—were not well attended, according to Sandi Conway, human resources director. The university offered two of the classes in 2011, from July 20 to
Plans for a student-supervised ride service have been pushed back to the fall 2012 semester while Student Government and university police explore liability issues. A safe and free service for escorting students, faculty and staff—better known as a SAFE team—previously existed on campus. Students trained by the university police department offered rides to the parking
When Anousheh Ansari returned from an eight-day stay aboard the International Space Station in 2006, her mother handed to her a crayon drawing depicting a rocket ship and space in the fantastically outrageous colors only a child can dream up. Ansari sketched the drawing more than 35 years ago; it was one of the few
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