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RSS FeedUSF St. Petersburg’s Student Government held an emergency general assembly meeting on Feb. 4 to vote on increases to student health fees and activity and services fees. Senators at the assembly meeting voted to approve a total $1.58 increase to the two fees, which are charged to all students per credit hour every semester. The
A psychologist and former editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, an engineer with 30 years experience in higher education, and a multi-lingual Russian literature extraordinaire — USF St. Petersburg may find itself with any of these three candidates as its next regional chancellor. Ron Brown considers himself a “transformational leader” who will roll up
Fees for dining, housing and parking at USF St. Petersburg are expected to increase in the 2013-2014 school year to fund on-campus renovations and account for rising living costs. A student living in Residence Hall One or the University Student Center with a gold meal plan and a resident parking permit can expect to dish
Discussions are underway between National Public Radio-member station WUSF-FM and USF St. Petersburg about the possibility of the station setting up a studio on campus. Aiming to expand publishing and broadcasting opportunities for students with an on-site recording booth, the Department of Journalism and Media Studies’ proposal to partner with WUSF has been provisional but
The USF St. Petersburg Sustainability Initiative launched a recycling campaign calling for 20 new recycling stations on campus. Sophia Constantine, a deputy of Student Government’s Sustainability Initiative and Sarah Smith, a SG senator, will propose the bill on Feb. 8, asking for about $10,000 to fund the project. The new recycling stations would replace the
Interim Regional Chancellor Bill Hogarth is not among the top candidates up for the permanent chancellor position. On Jan. 29, the 18-member Regional Chancellor Search Advisory Committee, headed by Frank Biafora, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, narrowed down the pool of candidates from six to three after two days of interviews. The
An experiment in radio broadcasting is drawing a lot of attention in the bay area. Local alternative station 97x announced Jan. 18 that it would be switching to a completely listener-controlled platform at 5 p.m. Under the new system, the playlist is determined through an app for smart phones. The change was met with instant
From some music-forsaken place sprang the idea that any song with jingle bells constituted good holiday music. Unfortunately for us, record labels everywhere agreed. At least now we can appreciate a good one when we hear it. Spike some eggnog and brace yourself for an earful of snowy sludge. Wonderful Christmastime By Paul McCartney
The USF St. Petersburg Gardening Club is planting seeds and growing future gardeners. After a rocky start involving conflicts with administration and a sudden change in leadership, the Gardening Club has found a successor and is building a foundation for its future. William Nicks and Luke Hoerner are currently sharing leadership duties. They have divided
At least as fast as the speed of sound, local band Danfield is breaking barriers. Their disregard for conventional genre styling has connected with music lovers on campus and around St. Petersburg. The four-piece is made up of front man John Holt III, bassist Sean Fote, drummer Chris Trull and multi-instrumentalist Mike Warren. All avid
