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A phone call to Frank Biafora, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, highlighted a problem for USF St. Petersburg eight years in the making. The parent of an incoming student was on the line, wondering how to get her new student signed up for a meal plan. At the time, USFSP did not
In a bid to give USFSP students a greater voice in the university system, the Student Government is shifting election dates to coincide with Tampa. The move stems from an agreement signed in May 2011 by the four USF system student governments that made the process of electing an overall student body president more democratic.
Early every year, the Grammys come along, and every year someone gets snubbed. There are those who get nominated and lose—that’s one thing. But there are also those who never even got the nod. This year, Kanye West retains his title as “king of the snubbed.” His album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” which was
Student Life is hoping to increase participation to campus events by advertising through a set of interconnected digital billboards in the CAC and the Multi-Purpose Student Center. The centerpiece of this new info tech, a large digital wall display, will be installed in the main dining area of the Multi-Purpose Student Center. The display will
Five minutes before the show, the microphones are adjusted to each host’s height and tested in front of their seats. A minute before, a pair of black recording headphones are lifted from the table. With a quick signal from the sound tech and a last second shift of the chair, College Daze begins. “Gooooood afternoon
The call for an emergency assembly was sealed by the knock of a gavel for a Student Government Senate meeting that was described by an SG member as a “bloody mess of statute disorganization” on Feb. 8. Senators met two days later to correct a misstep when it came to appropriating club grant proposals. In
Despite months of waffling uncertainty, the aerobics room officially closed Jan. 30, budging Fit-4-Life classes to other spaces on campus while CAC renovations get under way. “It was supposed to be closed a couple of months ago,” said Professor Jose Torres, who instructs karate classes in the Fit-4-Life program. When Torres was asked on Thursday,
Efforts to strengthen St. Petersburg’s localism are not at all scarce on Central Avenue, as independent shops like Ramblin’ Rose and the Trunk Stylists continue to push the community ahead. As part of a monthly collaboration within the 600 Block, plans to bring a progressive indie art and design market to the area’s sidewalk in
Prices of Waterfront services to faculty, staff and the public will increase as a result of rising costs, said Aquatic Programs Coordinator Teresa Przetocki. The new prices will reflect the market prices for similar services, increased costs by program suppliers and necessary facilities improvement. The Red Cross, for example, has raised its price for CPR
