You expect many things from a local police department, but you probably don’t expect them to release an app for your phone. In October 2014, the St. Petersburg Police department released the St. Petersburg Police app on the iTunes and Google Play stores. The app is free with several notable and entertaining features. It contains

After spending four years as the regional vice chancellor of student affairs at USF St. Petersburg, Dr. Julie Wong, 54, has accepted a new position in her home state of California. Before coming to USFSP, Dr. Wong served three years serving as regional vice chancellor of student affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder. She

Beer and college are practically symbiotic — you can’t have one without the other. The long-standing relationship reached a new level in November 2013 when 3 Daughters Brewing, a new brewery at 222 22nd St. S in the Midtown area, partnered with USF St. Petersburg to give biology students college credit for brewing beer. The

For the last year and a half, USF St. Petersburg senior Courtney Thompson has been volunteering at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, working toward her career goal of becoming a pediatrician. Working through the Pre-Med Pal program, created by the Pre-Med Club at USFSP, Thompson works with children suffering from cystic fibrosis, helping to

Jim Schnur has been working at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library since his graduate studies. He has also taught history courses at Eckerd College for the past 18 years. But his projects as an established author showcase his fascination with the history of Pinellas County. Jim Schnur has been a librarian at the Nelson Poynter

The spread of holiday cheer came in the form of language lessons and performances by students for Tavern patrons. On Dec. 4, French and Spanish professor Dr. Frederic Leveziel organized a French Holiday Chorus composed of 15 of his students. Dr. Leveziel constructed the chorus to fill the Tavern with holiday spirit and assist his

There is a fear even greater than death. It’s the fear of public speaking, said Samantha Catterton, vice president of public relations for Bulls Out Loud, a club that seeks to lessen the fear of public speaking. To help combat this fear, the club focuses on building confidence by helping students organize their thoughts, and

When the BP oil spill, also referred to as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, hit the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, USF’s College of Marine Science partnered with other institutions and began research within days. Now, two large grants have been awarded to the College of Marine Science. One for $20.2 million is from the

Senior Devan Carr spent his first two years at USF St. Petersburg before transferring to the Tampa campus with his associate degree. He decided to finish his degree at Tampa due to the larger class selection available for his major in Psychology. He is now set to graduate this December, and to his dismay he

Speech code scrutiny continues as students grow mindful of the controversial regulations currently in place at USF St. Petersburg. The Crow’s Nest reported on the speech codes in an article three weeks ago. The codes were criticized by the organization the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, which says the codes violate the First Amendment