The city of St. Petersburg is one step closer to knowing what will replace the iconic inverted pyramid adorning its waterfront. An online public survey closed its voting on March 6 and, of the seven designs to choose from, three received the most votes. “Destination St. Pete Pier,” the design which has a huge hometown

USFSP seeks to help students avoid major conduct code violations The university wants to help students before they incur a major conduct code infraction. USF St. Petersburg offers programs students can go to if they need to seek help for a number of personal issues. One of these programs, Students of Concern Assist Team, or

As opposed to several hours, electric-vehicle owners at USF St. Petersburg can now get a full charge in 30 minutes. Seven Nissan Quick Chargers, known as Level 3 chargers, will be installed in the Tampa Bay area this month. One of these chargers has been installed in the USFSP parking garage. The chargers are compatible

When Julie Armstrong isn’t busy exploring a wide range of literature as an English professor at USF St. Petersburg, she devotes herself to writing books on civil rights. At the beginning of March, she released her fourth title, The Cambridge Companion to American Civil Rights Literature, an introduction to the key themes, aspects and genres

In the runoff election on Feb. 25, Jozef Gherman and Juan Salazar were elected student body president and vice president. Gherman’s ticket received 386 votes, accounting for 58.48 percent of the total votes, while Ziya Kardas and Kyle Uber received 274 votes at 41.52 percent. A total of 660 students voted. In order to win,

Four bikes have been reported stolen on campus in 2015, and two were reported on the same day. On Feb. 24, the bikes were stolen outside Residence Hall One. Although there are cameras outside RHO, they are outdated and don’t work as well at night, which was when the bikes went missing. Lt. Reggie Oliver

After serving as USF St. Petersburg’s regional vice chancellor of student affairs for less than a year, Dr. Han Reichgelt has officially resigned. On Feb. 27, Reichgelt sent a letter of resignation to Regional Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska. “I am no longer confident that I can serve you and this wonderful institution with the level of

On Feb. 25, Jozef Gherman and Juan Salazar were elected student body president and vice president in the runoff election. Gherman’s ticket received 386 votes, accounting for 58.48 percent of the total votes, while Ziya Kardas and Kyle Uber received 274 votes at 41.52 percent. 660 students voted. In order to win, one ticket had

A water main leak created a massive hole on Thursday in downtown’s Central Arts District. Dwight Wilson, assistant director of water resources for the city of St. Petersburg, said crews were doing routine work on a leaking water pipe underneath the sidewalk along Seventh Street when, at around 5:30 a.m., they noticed the building was

In 2006, the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum opened its doors to the people of St. Petersburg for the first time The museum, just a few blocks north of what was once the “red line” of segregation, has been preserving, interpreting and presenting black history to the surrounding communities for the past nine