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RSS FeedThe Student Government Senate passed a bill to create a committee to coordinate displaying art from students and the St. Petersburg community. According to the bill, SG will commit $7,000 as seed money to get the committee and art displays started. Senators Michael Jernigan and James Scott sponsored the bill, and Senators Lauren Reilly and
They were nodding. Seated around a table, four women and one man who could see nothing but darkness were nodding at each other. Another man at the table was not. He sat straight and still while his golden-furred dog rested at his feet. Dressed in a well-pressed blue button-up and khakis, not being able to
The Florida Holocaust Museum celebrated 20 years of life on Feb. 23 at the Mahaffey Theater, honoring Holocaust survivor, professor and author Elie Wiesel with its traditional Loebenberg Award. Sandy Mermelstein, daughter of the founder of the museum, stood to present Wiesel his award during the event. She shared how Wiesel’s book “Night” taught many
Parking Services collected close to half a million dollars last year, and raised the price for permits 5 percent this year. About 2,000 students pay to use the parking garage each semester. Prices may vary, depending on the vehicle and whether it is a staff or student permit. For commuter students during the semester, a
#SaveUSF is trending on Twitter. Pages on Facebook echoing the same sentiment have been created, liked, joined and followed. Earlier last week, WTSP 10 News asked the community for letters in response to the funding cuts, and offered to deliver the notes to the hands of state legislators in Tallahassee. From the 4 a.m. departure
While USF Tampa faces deep funding cuts under a budget proposed in the Florida Senate, direct funding to USF St. Petersburg will remain relatively unchanged. If the Senate’s version of the budget passes the House and Gov. Rick Scott unmodified, an unlikely occurrence, USFSP will take a cut of $600,000—a 2.6 percent reduction in state
A USF Tampa student’s recent diagnosis of tuberculosis had some at USF St. Petersburg concerned about commuting and contagion. The Hillsborough County Health Department is handling the case, university officials said, and has already contacted via mail those considered at-risk. Those mailed were informed they need to be tested for TB, and testing is now
Hey, friend. Did you know Valentine’s Day was last week? We’re sure you already heard about it from your special guy or lady if you didn’t. Plenty of people either give their lover something late or completely miss the day every year. It’s OK. Here’s what you need to do: Go out and buy a
In neighborhoods throughout St. Petersburg, I asked, “What was the first thing that went through your mind when you heard the news of Whitney Houston’s death?” “First when I heard about it, I wasn’t exactly sober. I had five beers and just walked out of the bathroom at the bar and a friend of mine
As the Polytechnic decision last November echoes through the state capitol building, battle lines drawn during the debate are being reflected in legislation. Bills making their way through the Senate would give the University of Florida and Florida State University the ability to raise tuition at an accelerated rate; the student representative on the Board
