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RSS FeedSydney Whitfield didn’t purchase all her required textbooks this semester. She enrolled late in her Environmental Science course and wasn’t able to purchase the $90 book ahead of time. Her professor has yet to assign work from the book. “There are other ways to get around just buying,” said Whitfield, a freshman who is working
You see it everywhere in supermarkets these days, the exalted “certified organic” label. An assumed promise of healthy and environmentally conscious food fit for a guiltless meal. However, a newly emerged concept now threatens the mythos of organic foods — eating locally. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for a product to be labeled
In the past four months, Kira Barrera has received $120 in parking tickets on campus — even though she has a $173 commuter parking permit stuck to her windshield. Barrera, an environmental science graduate student, is one of about six people who regularly drive an electric vehicle to campus and take advantage of the two
A gender neutral restroom will soon be added to the University Student Center for use by all students regardless of gender identity or expression. What started as a mere suggestion by Gay Straight Alliance President Danielle Merewether has become a reality. Last week, Merewether met with Dwayne Isaacs, assistant director of the USC, to go
Last month, five USF St. Petersburg MBA students traveled 7,250 miles to expand their knowledge of banking, finance and Islamic culture. Matt Jackson, Liz Makofske, Eric LaBarre, Jeneca Williams and Bradley Gavornik, all local working professionals, spent a week in Kuwait with Dr. Gary Patterson. The group was hosted by the Kuwait government, which funded
Dana Parkinson, a USF St. Petersburg graduate, tutors full time after obtaining a degree in environmental science and policy. But instead of tutoring in her major area of study, she does it for her minor: Spanish. “I just always loved Spanish. I loved taking the classes, learning the language. I love all of the cultures,”
A crowd of 100 clutched candles in an evening vigil, as friends and family mourned the loss of Paula Witthaus, 54, and her roommate, James Edward Rapp, 67. Witthaus, a USF St. Petersburg student and community activist, was found “brutally” murdered in her home at 2840 17th Ave. N. on Tuesday, Jan. 28. A week
Blake Shay commutes to USF St. Petersburg, using his longboard as his primary source of transportation. He works at Starbucks on First Avenue North, which forces him to ride his longboard through downtown, where it is illegal to do so. In St. Petersburg, riding a skateboard is prohibited between Fifth Avenue North and Fifth Avenue
Behind a plexiglass barrier scuffed from years of birthday parties and recreational hockey games, two U.S. Olympic athletes glide, spin and leap across the fluorescently lit ice. A crowd of 50 occupies the concrete bleachers overlooking the rink, taking advantage of the opportunity to see Olympians at work without having to travel across the world. After
Since the university-wide weapon policy was updated on Jan. 3, allowing guns to be stored in cars on campus, Lt. Reggie Oliver, of USF St. Petersburg police services, has dealt with what he calls “overreaction” from students. He is often asked why the school would allow weapons on campus. In response, Oliver stresses the policy change only applies to possession
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