The bicycle-sharing program approved last spring is a month from arriving. Students will be able to borrow bikes for on campus or off campus riding and make repairs on their own. Many area cities and colleges offer this program, including the USF Tampa campus and Eckerd College. Student government purchased a fleet of 10 bicycles

Allan Pinkerton has lived in Residence Hall One for five years. But he’s never had wireless internet problems like the ones he faces this year. “After I connected with USF and USF Gold, I noticed that I had a problem,” said Allan Pinkerton, a resident of Residence Hall One. “The Wi-Fi signal was very weak

In a unanimous vote, the Board of Trustees secured an increase in student enrollment to 10,000 students by 2024. The board met Sept. 4 to approve the plan. Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska presented a summary of goals outlined by USFSP. Over seven months, launched in Spring 2014, 600 participants from various departments within the satellite university

Students weren’t happy with the size of the graduation commencement ceremony before the university decided to expand. With the approval of the strategic plan on Thursday, which will increase enrollment from 4,700 to 10,000 over the next 10 years, students’ concerns are likely to grow. Student complaints came to a head months ago when Lorenza

From now on, the double doors in the front entrance and the side stairwells of Resident Hall One will be used as emergency exits. The building’s increased issues with uninvited guests initiated the question of safety. This change, said to be permanent for the foreseeable future, is now being enforced with the installation of alarms,

Metered parking surrounding USF St. Petersburg was eliminated along 6th Avenue S. between Third and First streets. Grassy medians separate single lanes along Sixth Avenue S. A complementing wide sidewalk weaves alongside the University Student Center, but the meters with matching parking spots that once lined the road have been removed for a new stretch

On the evening of his 21st birthday, USF St. Petersburg student Jordan A. Schleimer was killed in a car accident. Around 6:03 p.m. on Aug. 24, Schleimer was heading westbound on Bay Pines Boulevard near 95th Street at a high speed, according to Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office reports. Attempting to pass traffic, he steered onto

For the past two decades, skateboarding in the downtown area was illegal, resulting in a $93 fine for misconduct. But now, the ban is over. USF St. Petersburg students cruising with longboards no longer risk a fine. With the unanimous support of the St. Petersburg City Council, skateboarders may now cruise along downtown sidewalks. Riding