To get to campus three times a week, graduate student Shawn Fok takes the Central Avenue Trolley from St. Pete Beach to a hub at Williams Park in downtown St. Petersburg before making a 15-minute walk to school. “The first time going downtown was a little scary at first since I’m not familiar with the area,” said

Changing the way people think about crime and punishment. If Dr. Dawn Cecil didn’t become a professor, she would probably be working in a prison. As an undergrad, a criminal justice course sparked Cecil’s interest in prison life, particularly for women, as her professor worked in a women’s prison. She decided to switch her major

Two football players accused of firing gunshots outside a campus dormitory early Sunday morning apparently did it in celebration of the team’s Homecoming victory over Syracuse, USF Police said Friday.  Backup cornerback Lamar Robbins was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after police identified him as a participant in the shooting along with redshirt freshman offensive

Professor and students use social media to warn teens of exploitation. In a state that is already notorious as a haven for human trafficking, USFSP professor Joan Reid has documented a disturbing trend: Many of the underage victims are intellectually disabled and “might not even realize they are being assaulted.” Reid, an assistant professor of

Tuesday Oct. 20 Reception for campus board chair Debbie Nye Sembler West Veranda of USC // 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. A reception will be held in celebration of Sembler’s 12 years of service as a USF Board of Trustees member, and 10 years as chair of the USFSP Campus Board. Students, faculty and former Bulls

The organization seeks to help students achieve a better understanding of human diversity in a constantly changing world. The world in the 21st century is changing at a rapid pace. So rapid, that it can be difficult to keep up, especially as a college student. Learning and experiencing interactions with people, ideas and systems is

Dr. Chenneville works with HIV-positive youth to end the stigmas surrounding the disease Psychology professor, Dr. Tiffany Chenneville, was welcomed by warm hearts of children, parents and community leaders in Kenya, where she spent just over two weeks conducting HIV research. After about 20 years of researching the disease, she was given the opportunity to further

About 100 volunteers collected 671 pounds of trash along the intersection of 49th Street S and the Tangerine Gateway, the shared border between St. Petersburg and Gulfport. As a way for the two cities to collaborate on solving issues such as crime and littering, the organization Gulfport Neighbors hosted an event called “One Street, Two

Campbell Park pup survives a bloody break-in. When Chip Watson got home from work one evening earlier this month, he found the place in shambles and a bloody bullet wound in the head of his dog Anubis. Anubis is an 115-pound Rhodesian Ridgeback, but he was just a puppy when Watson got him several years

Monday Oct. 12 Food and Culture lecture series: Photographer Penny De Los Santos USC // 7 p.m. As part of a yearlong multimedia series, the photographer will present “Food Culture Through the Lens” and a Q&A session. She’s worked in 30 countries for National Geographic and led the photography for several cookbooks. RSVP at www.usfsp.edu/foodforthought.