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RSS FeedWriters across the United States will celebrate the sixth annual National Grammar Day on March 4 by dotting their I’s and crossing their T’s. National Grammar Day, founded in 2008 by Martha Brockenbrough of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, brings awareness to the important building blocks of the English language. Despite grammar’s
Exercise and green initiatives are important to Karla Infazon, a junior and a team leader at both the fitness center and the waterfront. Last week, Infazon participated in Race for the Watts, an energy-generating contest sponsored by SGEF, the Student Green Energy Fund. Students representing various campus organizations used the sustainable cardio equipment on the
Over muffled chatter and clanging dishes in the University Student Center, student body presidential candidates Jimmy Richards and Mark Lombardi-Nelson voiced their campaign platforms before a politically divided student audience on Feb. 27. Among the debate’s big ticket items were Sodexo meal plan changes, the potential for Greek life on campus, the preservation of USF
Spring general elections place presidential and vice presidential candidates Jimmy Richards and Jordan Iuliucci against incumbent Mark Lombardi-Nelson and Christa Hegedus, along with 17 senator-hopefuls. Voting begins March 4 and ends on the 7. Also on the ballot will be an amendment to change the election schedule. Whereas voting now begins the Monday after spring
About 20 USF St. Petersburg students traveled to Tallahassee last Tuesday, lobbying the state legislature to reinvest in higher education and appropriate funding for a building to house the College of Business. Meetings with many state senators and representatives netted positive responses, with four resulting in verbal commitments to a College of Business building. However,
When Student Government voted to recommend a $1 increase on the student health fee a couple weeks ago, director of Student Achievement Diane McKinstry was surprised. Though increasing the health fee had always been McKinstry’s plan, she did not expect SG to recommend such a significant increase so soon. For SG, the steep increase was
The global business program at USF St. Petersburg is undergoing major reconstruction with ambitions of becoming the “best in the state,” according to business professor Hermant Merchant. Merchant wants students to understand the importance of international business, which accounts for 20 percent of Florida’s economy. He said South Florida alone has more than 1,200 multinational
“I don’t like needles” or “I’m afraid to give blood” are two of the most common reasons people do not donate blood, according to the American Red Cross. OneBlood Inc., which brings bloodmobiles to campus every month, gives students a chance to overcome their fears while donating to a valuable cause. The next chance to
Americans’ perceptions of terrorism are different from the reality of terrorism. Mia Bloom, a leading women’s studies and terrorism scholar, expressed this sentiment in her Feb. 18 on-campus lecture, “Bombshell: The Many Faces of Women Terrorists.” Terrorists use our false stereotypes to their advantage, Bloom said. She explained that terrorist organizations use “gender stereotypes” against
Librarian Jim Schnur and anthropology graduate Elizabeth Southard will present “Early Footprints in the Sand: Pre-Columbian Settlements along the Pinellas Peninsula and the Legacies of First Contact” on Feb. 21 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Poynter Library. The discussion will focus on the indigenous people who inhabited Florida’s west coast before Spanish colonization
