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A driver cut a blind turn too closely and clipped the car parked on the other side, the second such accident within two weeks, in the USFSP parking garage on Jan. 24. The driver left no note, did not contact University Police and could be charged with leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor
Programs stemming from the new environmental sustainability fee could bloom in the upcoming semester with the start of an advisory committee that plans to oversee all things green. The Student Green Energy Fund, a statewide initiative led by students, is underway now that the green fee has collected a semester’s worth of revenue. The committee
On the eve of a new food service contract agreement between one of two major providers and the university, several local restaurants have a lot on their plates to worry about. If signed, the contract will ensure exclusivity of all event catering for one year to the winning provider. When the year is up, the
Deal sweeteners built into the university’s upcoming food services contract—all resident students will be required to purchase a meal plan and outside event caterers will be excluded—may be unpalatable for students and local caterers. On-campus dining will be available for the first time at USFSP when the Multipurpose Student Center opens in August. The proposed
USF St. Petersburg’s new health center is scheduled to open on Aug. 10, just a few weeks before the start of the fall 2012 semester.The Campus Activities Center core, offices and aerobic rooms closed for renovations last fall. And although CAC construction was expected to wrap before the fall 2012 semester, Ashok Dhingra, regional vice