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RSS FeedOn Tuesday, the vision plan goes before the USF Board of Trustees. The plan looks to increase enrollment from 4,700 to 10,000 students by 2024. At The Crow’s Nest, we believe there’s a lot to like in that plan. The campus will remain small compared to other state universities such as USF Tampa, University of
In terms of student press freedom, The Crow’s Nest is blessed. Our student government and administrators allow us to print the paper without first reviewing our work. We are not punished for publishing anything critical. We are funded generously by SG and our budget is not withheld when we publish controversial topics. Past administrations at
When I first heard about the ten year plan to double the student body and expand the campus, I wasn’t for it. After all, one of the main things that drew me to USF St. Petersburg, besides its gorgeous location, was the intimate size of campus. At the Tampa location you get lost in the
Among the piles of cardboard boxes and brightly colored, twin-XL sheets was a mix of excitement and nerves for a new experience. College, which was once this distant aspiration, was suddenly a tiny residence hall bedroom shared between three barely-adult girls, and a campus promising education, activities, and memories. I can’t say these promises weren’t
With the arrival of football in the fall comes the most notorious trash talking season of the year. Friends and family will compete in fantasy football leagues around the United States in hopes of crowning themselves a champion. So, even if your favorite NFL team is horrible, you still can be excited about something this
The Duke University freshman, who works under the moniker Belle Knox, didn’t want to take out loans to pay for her school’s $60,000 per year tuition. So, she joined the porn industry. The decision, which many might consider outrageous and distasteful, was easy for Knox, who said her experience in the industry has been nothing
Nearly outshining the visual aesthetic that continues to define St. Petersburg as a place of quirk and destination are its colorful cast of residents, who from my experience seem to be some of the best storytellers in Florida. Often resoundingly open and detailed, the folks who call St. Pete home have a vibe that humbly
Gov. Rick Scott is talking up his goals of limiting college tuition increases and his “$10,000 bachelor’s degrees,” and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is, again, investigating Bright Futures scholarships. I’m sure many students laugh out loud at the idea of paying only $10,000 for a college degree, and there have
What if you could earn a college degree without paying for tuition? The idea isn’t completely outrageous. Some lawmakers are proposing bills to facilitate it, most recently in Florida. The catch, however, is that once you receive your “free” degree, you must pay the state a small portion of your income for a certain amount
Well, it came out of frustration and stress because, unfortunately, that’s how my body deals with those emotions. The salty drops were merely pooling at the edges of my tear ducts as I left the conference room, but by the time I’d gotten down the hall to my office, they were racing down my cheeks,
