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RSS FeedWhat 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
Do you have to have good hair to be taken seriously? More specifically, is this why African-American women treat their hair so harshly? These are questions USF St. Petersburg student Monica Parkin will answer at her presentation at the Society for Applied Anthropology conference in Denver next month. In her research, Parkin focused on the
British band the Buggles may have declared the radio star dead in 1979, but don’t tell that to Devon Alter. Alter, a freshman mass communications major, is the booming voice behind the local podcast “18 and Balding,” an auditory journey that aims to give listeners a humorous peek into conversation between good friends. The podcast
If good art is enhanced by a good libation, then the reverse must also be true. At least, that is how Craig Dragoonis and his friends, owners of The Bends bar on First Avenue North, are doing the math. A few months ago they decided to open their doors and their walls to the artists
As any cold that ever was here recedes and spring rolls around, a weekend camping trip might sound like an appealing proposition. If you do decide to visit the wilds, remember that you are a sheltered human in an uncensored environment. There are more things that can go wrong than can go right. Though camping
This February marks the nine-year anniversary of the founding of Facebook. Thinking about the progression (or regression) of the site might make you marvel. On the other hand, it might remind you of a time when social media wasn’t trying to suck out your soul. Recently, some things are making the effort to stay connected
SpongeBob Squarepants, Hello Kitty, the Hulk, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Pikachu were all there for Ryo Perez-Palmer. Ryo was born with a heart defect that required open-heart surgery, leaving his father, graphic design student Esteban Perez-Palmer, with a tough decision. He left school due to the accumulating hospital bills and to give Ryo
Biology majors aren’t the only students getting accepted into medical school these days. In fact, there are medical programs seeking out students with atypical degrees. Recently married, Katie and Israel Wojnowich are completing their residencies at Bayfront Medical Center. They will soon be looking for a practice to join, but neither one of them saw
CLOP. CLOP. CLOP. CLOP. BANG! CLOP. CLOP. CLOP. You just witnessed an Amish drive-by-shooting. Anyone recently clicking through random channels may have been frightened to encounter a certain show that relates the interactions of so-called “Amish Mafia” members. Even more frightening is that the show airs on the once-reliable Discovery Channel. This just goes to
A dean thinks the library is too quiet. A business program doesn’t prepare students to go out and get a job. A professor says it is important to listen to sex workers. What’s going on here? Those who attended The Genius Next Door—a new, monthly series at the Dali Museum—were able to find out. On
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