I make fun of my 15-year-old brother for going to church. I’m a terrible sister and a terrible person but I’m also part of a growing population in the United States. America is losing its faith. According to a survey published by the University of California Berkeley earlier this month, “religious affiliation in the United

At the end of high school, your decision about where you would attend college was a popularity contest. Was your new school the reigning football champion? Did it offer the top marine science program in the nation? For me, it was “Did you get accepted to one of the elite journalism programs in the country?”

Science might soon deliver me an answer to the question most adults wonder their entire lives. How will I die? Statistics has already done a good job laying the groundwork. We know, for instance, motor vehicle accidents are the most likely cause of death for young people and construction work is the most risky career.

On March 10, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush went on six different Sunday news programs, including one Spanish language program. His new book had hit the shelves earlier in the week. In it, he outlines his new position on immigration, which is different than his old position. News flash: it will probably change again. You

Sometimes silence speaks a whole lot more than words. Such is the case with USF St. Petersburg’s chancellor selection process. The Tampa Bay Times reported on Thursday that Ronald Brown, the provost for Wayne University and one of three final candidates for USFSP’s open regional chancellor position, had accepted an offer to be president at

Students shuffle through two lanes of lines, weaving through the Reef cafeteria. They lean against the glass that shields the food from their touch as they mumble their orders. Servers dip their ladles and spatulas into the serving bins and onto stoves, hasty in their delivery. “How are you today?” The cashier looks up from

Fighting to stay alert in my four-hour night class last week, I found myself perturbed by one classmate’s repetition of particular filler phrase. In response to our professor, this classmate recited a 30 second monologue in which she followed almost every sentence — and some sentence fragments — with, “You know?” It actually sounded less

In an age of bloggers, pundits and hacks broadcast from coast to coast, few people seem to understand newspapers, and even fewer know the meaning of the word “bias” as it pertains to news media. Opinion writing has long had a home in American newspapers. In fact, most early newspapers depended on opinion for readership.

What makes a university? First there is some land. Then there are some buildings that contain classrooms, the all-important library, a dormitory for students to live, offices for faculty, staff, and administration, spaces for students to gather and relax in between classes, restrooms are a necessity, water fountains for both drinking and decorations are a