Loads of money. Scathing, half-true political advertisements. Experience as a state senator. These are the things Judithanne McLauchlan, USF St. Petersburg political science professor, was up against in her run for the Florida District 22 senate seat. She took the challenge and ran against Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes, who ran unopposed during the last election

Promoting feminism. Empowering women. Eliminating gender roles. These are the goals of the Women’s Empowerment Club, a new club at USF St. Petersburg. Sophomore and club president Katie Wagner said the club was vice president Kristina Sonstroem’s and her “brainchild.” “We were passionate about feminism and wanted to bring that passion to campus,” Wagner said.

St. Petersburg is making waves again, and this time, the current is felt all around the world. The city hosted the Blue Ocean Film Festival and climate summit this past week. The conference, which ran from 3-9 November, aimed to educate the general public about the issues facing the ocean, and served as an industry

Four of the 12 African journalists who were rebuffed by USF St. Petersburg offered a mixed reaction Friday as they began three days of training at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and a weekend of sightseeing in the bay area. They used words like “surprised,” “overreaction” and “prudent” to describe their feelings about the

Here are highlights of an interview with Aman Sisay, executive editor of the Ethiopian Business Review and one of 12 African journalists getting three days of training at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. Did you enjoy the first day of your program at Poynter? It was very exciting, educative and informative.  It showed me

Two weeks ago, Student Body President Cody Boyer dismissed Attorney General Melanie Mercado. Last week, Boyer received three charges by the student government senate executive committee, accusing him of attempting to illegally add statues to the constitution, issuing an executive order to undermine the authority of the constitution, and discrimination in regards to his termination

Five bikes have been stolen on campus in the past few weeks. Sunday night, university police services sent out a crime alert informing students about the thefts. The message said that two people suspected of stealing the bikes had been arrested, but that police were still searching for a third suspected thief, who the police

One of the top 10 universities in India, the Indian School of Mines, is recognized for petroleum and mining engineering. And USF St. Petersburg is spearheading the first collaboration between the ISM and an American university. The new study abroad program was coordinated by USFSP instructor of chemistry, Dr. Madhu Pandey. For three weeks in

Scroll through the #secretcrush hashtag on an iPhone mobile application called #Life. The application displays a stream of consciousness set of images of strangers. Many people in the photos are flipping the bird at the camera. The only context is the hashtags displayed at the bottom of the screen. #Life is an app that builds

When most people look back on their lives as 12-year-olds, they have fond memories of learning new things, wearing braces and heading off to middle school. But for Jerry Rawicki, the memories are different. When he was 12 years old, Rawicki experienced the Holocaust. During his Holocaust lecture on Oct. 30, Rawicki played a video