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RSS FeedOn a summer evening, environmental science and policy senior Daniel McGarigal walked across campus and noticed a sprinkler was spewing water into the street and that a few street lights had burnt-out bulbs. Thus, the idea for Watchbull, an application that allows students to report maintenance issues after hours, was born. McGarigal, the director of
In the fourth act of on-campus bike theft this month, university police arrested two minors for stealing two bicycles from the south peninsula of campus on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The incident makes 18 bikes stolen on campus since January. The theft took place near the Knight Oceanographic Research Center. Suspects were arrested at 1:54 p.m.,
Ever since Tom Herzhauser bought the Tavern at Bayboro three and a half years ago, at least twice a week he would count on hearing the same phrase uttered with conviction. “Barkeep!” associate professor or journalism Bob Dardenne would say with gusto, “I’ll have your finest sandwich and your heartiest wine.” Herzhauser and Dardenne became
Dr. Robert Dardenne, an associate professor of the USF St. Petersburg Journalism and Media Studies program, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Oct. 17. He was 66. In his 22 years at USFSP, Dardenne taught and inspired many a young journalist. He served as chair of the department twice during his tenure, most recently for four
For his 21st birthday, Mark Lombardi-Nelson always thought he’d throw a party wild enough to “shut down the state.” But when the big day was about a week away, the College of Business senior and student body president decided to do something more fulfilling. When he thought about what he really wanted, the answer came
One hundred and fifty of the world’s greatest shuffleboard players will take to the courts of the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club this week. The last time St. Petersburg hosted the International Shuffleboard Association Championship was in 1983, when the United States, Canada and Japan were the only competing countries. This year, representatives from 15 countries
One on-campus robbery, one on-campus theft attempt and one theft near campus — all within two weeks — have led to two stolen bicycles and weary riders. According to a news release sent via email from University Police Services, three men stole a bicycle from the bicycle rack on the north side of the Science
State university students who enrolled after the 2009-2010 academic year and exceed more than 10 percent of the required credit hours for their degree will pay an additional 50 percent or more for tuition, as mandated by the 2013 Florida Legislative session. This means a student pursuing a 120-credit hour degree will have to pay
Mayor Bill Foster believes St. Petersburg is far above status quo. Challenger Rick Kriseman thinks a “better St. Petersburg” has yet to be achieved. The two mayoral candidates attempted to support their respective claims at the Oct. 14 debate, hosted by USF St. Petersburg. As his tagline of the evening, Foster adopted the phrase, “We’re
Students can sail away on a three-night voyage on USFSP’s Wanderer.
