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RSS FeedFrom posters on polymerization research to a series of portraits, the Ninth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium showcased research and creative work from USF St. Petersburg Students in Davis Hall on April 19. The symposium yielded undergraduate students from all different majors, from biochemistry and pre-med to mass communications and English. Almost 80 undergraduate students participated,
Within the vast realms of music, few artists are able to formulate an exceptional sound. Even fewer can be credited with doing so more than once. But ask fans of St. Petersburg-based Oceana to describe them and the diversity of responses will show how fruitful their history of continuous musical reinvention has been. In 2010,
Nic Weathersbee decided he didn’t just want to make a product for profit anymore. “I wanted what I do for a living to actually help move humanity in what I believe to be the right direction,” he said. That direction was gardening. Weathersbee’s vision of harvesting enough of one’s own food to eat, and teaching
Student Government will vote on the 2012-2013 budget Wednesday, April 18. The meeting is open to the public and starts at 3 p.m. in Davis 130. The table below outlines the SG-requested activity and services budget for the 2012-2013 year. A&S fees fund certain campus organizations, including Student Life, Harborside Activities Board and The Crow’s
For most undergraduates, writing papers is strictly academic. For students in the Lead, Learn and Serve program, they get the chance to see their words make change in the community. Students of the leadership program’s Composition II class drafted and aided nonprofit organizations in the grant reception process. The program addresses and gifts these grants
There’s good and bad news to recent discoveries regarding excessive leaks from the swimming pool behind Coquina Hall: it isn’t sinking, but repairs could be just as costly as replacement. While prices aren’t set, $500,000 was the estimate discussed for pool repairs at a Student Government meeting on April 4. Too much water in the
With a new website on its palette and increased interest from the 600 Block’s success, St. Petersburg’s Second Saturday Art Walk feels bigger than ever for some of its artists. Thirty galleries across the city open their doors to the public on the second Saturday of every month to show off their latest works for
After three years serving up chicken sandwiches and milkshakes to students and staff, the Chick-fil-A on campus will be closing its doors for good. The store recently began reducing its hours and April 26 will be the last day for business. About four years ago, Chick-fil-A franchise owner David Neely signed a three-year lease with
Do you listen to Internet radio, read newspapers and have a below-average budget? You might be a “Healthy Snacker.” Or maybe you like daytime TV, professional wrestling and don’t rely on mom and dad to pay rent. You could be a “Mobile Muncher.” These segmentations, along with eight others, are the result of complex “psychographic
To soften the blow after the implementing a campus-wide smoking ban in January, the university offered smoking cessation classes during the fall 2011 semester. But the classes—free for students, faculty and staff—were not well attended, according to Sandi Conway, human resources director. The university offered two of the classes in 2011, from July 20 to
