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RSS FeedBuildings at the University of South Florida Polytechnic campus in Lakeland were evacuated this morning after a bomb threat was called in at nearby Polk State College.
After 23 years, Dr. George Michael Killenberg, professor and founding director of the Department of Journalism and Media studies, retires. Dr. Killenberg, who has taught thousands of students since he joined the USF St. Petersburg campus in 1988, grew up spending time with his father who edited for a daily newspaper in his hometown. Before
Student Government passed the 2011-2012 Activities and Services fee budget on April 6. SG’s budget decreased about $4,000 between the current year and next year, after increasing almost $30,000 from the 2009-2010 school year. In 2009-2010, paid SG members made a combined $30,532. That number increased to $56,250 for the 2010-2011 year. Next year’s budget
USF St. Petersburg student Reuben Pressman won Creative Loafing and Creative Tampa Bay’s 10/100/1000 contest for his project “Swings.” “We come together saying ‘how could we highlight some of those little things that get invented by the visionaries here in this market and give them a little more opportunity to get more exposure and get
The summer movie season is shaping to be an exciting one featuring a green superhero, a thunder god, a returning World War II hero, a continuing swashbuckling franchise, a conclusion to an epic saga to an Old West tale with a sci-fi twist, and two “Hangover” movies. May could shape to be the best month
By now, everyone has heard of Mighty Mongo. You haven’t? You’re about to. On May 5, now known as “Cinco de Mongo,” Mighty Mongo will release their very first album, “Let’s Make Serious Life Decisions.” The album is a collection of their original “runk” music, a combination of reggae and punk. “It totally represents what
Meghan Hoodhood Contributing Writer It’s been a long year of cut and dry textbooks with small print and 100-page chapters. We’ve barely had time to indulge ourselves in the land of fabrication and descriptive prose—books with a beginning, middle and end, with our own deadlines to set. The list we kept in our heads of
Nikeya Williams Editor-in-Chief The Mahaffey Theater was full with people sitting in every section. A few seats were open in each section, but not many. It seemed as though people from all over St. Petersburg and Tampa came to celebrate this special night with the Tampa Bay Symphony Orchestra. This special night didn’t mean that
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor The university officially broke ground on the new student center on April 11. Students, faculty and community members gathered on Harborwalk for the mid-morning ceremony. Regional Chancellor Margaret Sullivan credited the building to community and student support. “Our commitment to students drives what we do as an institution,” she said. “This
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor The USF St. Petersburg general elections ended April 7, with 8.03 percent of students voting, according to Rachhanil Thong, supervisor of elections. During the fall semester’s midterm elections, 5.89 percent of students voted. This year’s ballot included two referenda. One asked students if they support the proposed Student Green Energy Fee.
