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RSS FeedKeeley Sheehan Managing Editor Student Government passed the 2011-12 Activities and Services fee budget during the general senate meeting on April 6. SG allocated a total of $1,104,000—a $53,100 increase from last year. SG debated the budget during committee meetings for about two weeks. SG President James Scott first presented the budget to the senate
Tom Chang Online Editor The Florida Bright Futures scholarship program has offered many students the opportunity to attend post-secondary education in Florida since 1997. In light of the recent economic hardships, the program is in danger of undergoing changes and cuts. The proposals date to a March 28 meeting, and discussions are ongoing. “The Senate
Photo by Aimee Alexander/Crow’s Nest SG discusses bills during weekly senate meetings in Davis 130 at 3 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor A bill that would allow Student Government presidential and vice presidential candidates to use Activities and Services fees to fund their campaign passed due to inaction. Senate
Hannah Ulm Contributing Writer Administrators pushed the start of the campus-wide tobacco ban from May 2011 to spring semester 2012. The ban was proposed early last fall and brought to Student Government by Mark Pezzo, associate dean of Arts and Sciences. Although usually referred to as the “smoking ban”, the proposal is to ban all
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor The Crow’s Nest asked candidates in the upcoming Student Government elections to answer questions about their campus involvement and priorities if elected. Read their responses below. Voting begins April 4 at noon on Blackboard, and ends April 7 at midnight. Presidential candidate: Courtney Parish Sophomore mass communications major Campus involvement: Student
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor Students will vote on two referenda during the Student Government general elections April 4 to April 7 on Blackboard. One referendum will ask students’ opinions on the proposed Student Green Energy Fund to fund green initiatives on campus. The second referendum will ask students if they believe that USF St. Petersburg
Photo by Lottie Watts. Goliath Davis speaks at a news conference after being fired fired from his job as senior administrator of community enrichment by Mayor Bill Foster. Shane Souther Neighborhood News Bureau NNBnews.com St. Petersburg – Goliath Davis, fired from his job as senior administrator of community enrichment by Mayor Bill Foster, reacted to
Tom Chang Online Editor When USFSP acquired the old Dali Museum, there was speculation about which departments would move to the newly christened Harbor Hall. Reports suggest the departments of Languages, Literature and Writing; Graphic Design; and Art History will make the move. “We’re all very excited about it,” said Lisa Starks-Estes, chair of literature
Nicole Miller Contributing Writer Although it is tax season, Jennifer Warner knows the $5,000 check in her St. Petersburg mailbox is too strange to be a refund. The cashier’s check is from Westbury Bank, with an attached letter explaining how to collect the entitled sum of “$250,000 U.S. dollars.” “I get so many junk emails,
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor Student Government will begin debating Activities and Services fee allocations in March for the 2011-2012 budget. Departments in Student Life & Engagement have begun drafting budget proposals for next year. The total budget of A&S fee money allocated by SG for the current year was $1,093,000, according to budget documents available
