Opinion
State university officials in Florida have been discussing the idea of charging students more for getting degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, though universities don’t have total power to set differentiated tuition rates depending on the programs. Gov. Rick Scott is pushing for more students in the state to graduate with these so-called STEM
Like USF, I have a name that confuses people. When friends or family unfamiliar with the Bay area ask me where I attend college, and I say the University of South Florida, they assume south Florida means, well, south Florida. Their automatic response is usually, “Oh, in Miami?” The same confusion sets in when people
Its entire history can be summarized with nicknames. First it was the railroad. Then it was electric. It became the municipal, the million-dollar and, finally, the upside-down pyramid. Now the City of St. Petersburg is now trying to decide what its iconic St. Petersburg Pier will become next—the Wave, the Lens, or the People’s Pier.
The Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF) is projected to accrue $116,000 this year. Students will be able to submit proposals to the committee, which is made up of students and faculty, to increase the university’s energy efficiency and fund renewable energy projects. The first committee meeting is this Wednesday, Jan. 11, and there are many
The history of American music is dotted with individuals who will always be remembered because of their talent, appearance or success. Some are called rock stars, some famous and some legend. But how many are actually considered legends? What dictates legendary status? A few months ago I was talking with a coworker on the subject.
Looking back to the 18-year-old that left Largo High School to start college here in St. Petersburg in 2007, I have some advice for my younger self. Lessons, acquired only through experience. Blow student loan money before the semester is over and then learn how to manage it better in the future. You won’t learn
It’s easy to think that something has gone horribly wrong when Brenda Lee belts the opening lines to “Jingle Bell Rock” right after “Monster Mash” stops spinning at midnight on Nov. 1. Every year, the Christmas season cannibalizes another week or two in October or November, and is met with cries and lamentations from the
The article “Battles rage in St. Petersburg over Kerouac legacy” published in the Nov. 9 issue of The Crow’s Nest included text copied directly from several published articles. Whole paragraphs were copied without proper citation or attribution from articles in The St. Petersburg Times (“The fight over all things Kerouac,” Nov. 24, 2002; “Pinellas judge
Paige St. John didn’t give up. She spent three years of her life searching in the dark for a hidden behemoth. There were mornings when she crawled out of bed and went straight to her laptop. She snuck away moments while her father passed away, while her daughter turned 15 years old. Some nights she
Many of the father-daughter moments between my dad and I remind me of a National Lampoon movie—things almost always go awry. When I was six, my dad and I decided to try to fly a kite. While standing out in a field in our neighborhood, I anxiously wanted the kite to go higher and my
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