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RSS FeedAfter successfully raising more than $10,000 through a Kickstarter campaign to record their new album, local band Oceana decided that their dramatic change in sound merited a change of name. Now the newly dubbed Polyenso has finished recording and will release their debut LP, “One Big Particular Loop”, on Jan. 22. The first track from
Luckily for humanity, the world didn’t end last month. Maybe 13 isn’t such an unlucky number after all. Drink a toast to the Mayans and don’t take it for granted. The world is for the taking, and this might just be the year that you do that one thing you’ve wanted to do for
A record-breaking freshmen class and residential population have kept the Wellness Center staff overly busy this semester. Students seeking counseling may face long waits due to an increased demand for services. Anita Sahgal, the Wellness Center’s director, addressed the wait times and explained what is being done to meet students’ counseling needs more efficiently. The
USF St. Petersburg students elected 19 new Student Government senators earlier this month. The senators account for Student Government’s legislative branch, which is responsible for allocating the more than $1.8 million dollars collected from the student-generated Activity and Service fees. A&S fees fund clubs and organizations and other student services on campus. As outlined in
Students seeking money for a special project through the President’s Initiative Fund may want to look to the event planners in the Harborside Activities Board for advice. By presenting well-researched and achievable ideas, two HAB members will see their proposals realized. The selection committee approved the rental of a mechanical bull for the Homecoming Carnival
Frank Farkas and Dwight Dudley are two candidates running to represent Florida House of Representatives District 68, the newly-drawn district that includes USF St. Petersburg. The elected representative will serve as the voice of both citizens and students in Tallahassee for the next two years. “Not many people get to be personally affected by President
After receiving a more detailed 2012-2013 operating budget for the University Student Center, Student Government senators are still not ready to sign off on the $1.9 million dollars the administration is asking for. The USC building was funded entirely by Activities & Service Fees, which every student pays. For the 2012-2013 year, students pay $25.05
The Honors College is one of the lesser-known fragments that make up the intellectual community at USF St. Petersburg. “I like being in a class of really motivated students working with some of the best professors,” said Chris Carpentier, an Honors College sophomore studying entrepreneurship. Carpentier believes his time in the program has been well
U.S. election deadline fast approaching Oct. 9 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 general election. In addition to the presidential vote, Floridians will vote on 11 proposed constitutional amendments on issues including abortion, health care and property tax limitations. As of Sept. 30, Pinellas county had 223,747 registered Republicans,
For the last three months Amanda Dicicco has been living and breathing Delta Sigma Zeta. Along with her “wingwomen,” Olivia Mayer and Giana Stabile, Dicicco has started a group with hopes of becoming a sorority—the first step toward making Greek life at USF St. Petersburg a reality. Right now DSZ is a “colony,” a regional
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