The James Scott v. Student Government trial is postponed until further notice after pre-trial conferences. The case involves newly elected senator and former student body president James Scott against student government over the issue of SG’s financial authority. Scott sent a request for trial in September accusing SG of preventing proper budgeting for a bill

Some English majors are noticing limited class options for their spring class schedule. The departure of some visiting professors in the program is cause for the lack of options. Part of the reasoning behind this is a departure of a few visiting professors. Dr. Amy Robinson, one of these professors, finishes her visiting term at

Lazar Anderson, student government’s assistant chief of staff, is in the process of writing a transition manual for SG. This manual, according to Anderson, is meant to smooth out the problems that SG has regarding the proper instruction of new and returning members. Anderson, an experienced SG member, will use his knowledge to educate members

As the campus looks toward expanding to 10,000 students, campus territory may also be expanding. USF St. Petersburg has signed a non-binding letter of intent with the Poynter Institute for the $6.2 million purchase of 3.7 acres of land owned by Poynter. The land, located along Fourth Street S. and adjacent to the future building

The main emergency operation center for the university was completed this fall. The center, located within the campus police department on Third Street S., tracks virtually anything that occurs on campus, from a hurricane to a special event to a campus crisis. The large interactive room has multiple components: a constant weather feed, a camera

Sparks fly. The photo flashes across the screen on the website lucasoverby.com. A slogan appears in a black army font. “Lucas Overby for Congress,” the site read. “Because we need someone who works as hard as we do.” Twenty-eight-year-old Pinellas County native Lucas Overby is currently a commercial driver supervisor and more importantly, he was

Grants and donations continue to flow into the university. The USF College of Marine Science, based on the USF St. Petersburg campus, was awarded a $20.2 million grant by the Gulf of Mexico Research Institute. The funds will expand research on the ongoing effects of the 2010 BP oil spill.  The USF College of Marine

“Unique,” “engaged,” “inviting,” “ home.” Those were just a few of the words used to describe USF St. Petersburg last month at the initial campus conversation about the Strategic Plan. About 35 students, staff and faculty gathered for the first of six casual conversations to discuss the USFSP Strategic Plan, a master blueprint for the

The American university is thought of as a place where minds are opened and ideas are shared. But most universities have speech codes in place that “prohibit expression that would be protected by the First Amendment in society at large,” according to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. USF St. Petersburg is one of