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RSS FeedInstant news from social media and contextualized news from traditional media were discussed with a group of 16 African journalists who visited in conjunction with the Edward R. Murrow Program on Nov. 3. Monica Ancu and Paul Wang, professors in the Department of Journalism & Media Studies, presented at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library to
Beyond the table piled high with baked delectables—peach cobbler, coffee cake, whole wheat scones and homemade pumpkin muffins with cream cheese—students were learning to connect the abstract causes from public policy to the concrete effects in the community. Students from Professor Dawn Cecil’s Gender and Crime course organized a bake sale and a clothing drive
Miami artist Xavier Cortada and Kalai Mathee of Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine spoke at the third Festival of the Genome event, “Sequentia: Art and Science Together,” at the Nelson Poynter Memorial library on Nov. 3. Mathee called the 100 trillion cells which make up the building blocks of the human the “magic of life.”
St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster talked about the trials of working with city council and the difficulty of municipal level government to a group of students as guest of Leader Speak Oct. 27 in Davis Hall. “We have to interface with everybody above us because we are the lowest of the low on the totem
Saying goodbye to the Campus Activities Center wasn’t so hard for USFSP students to do. On Mon. Oct. 24, students gathered at one of the last untouched buildings at USFSP for the “DIE-IN Lock-In,” hosted by the Harborside Activities Board. The event started at 6 p.m. and carried on to the next morning, featuring screenings
The half-dollar sized biscuit Nathalie Dupree holds is more like a microchip than a simple baked good. The chef and author explained biscuits first descended from the biscotti—in the south they were “beaten biscuits,” Dupree said. They were a constant in southern life—quick, crunchy and fresh. Just flour and water mixed together, beaten tirelessly by
Members of the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association played a late-night patio show for students and faculty in the Snell House courtyard. The Oct. 26 show began at dusk with the jazz standard “It Could Happen to You.” The Al Downing Jazz Association is named for jazz musician Al Downing, who came to St.
The shaded tables along Harborwalk were stocked up with an array of food to celebrate Food Day. Despite the small turnout to the event, it hasn’t slowed down the combined efforts of S.E.A.S. and the Gardening Club to draw interest in what types of food should be offered in the new Multipurpose Student Center. Food
My mom and I were eagerly awaiting the royal wedding of England’s Prince William and Kate Middleton. The 4 a.m. viewing called for an exceptionally special cake. I turned to food blogs for help and came across a cake idea on “Cupcakes and Cashmere.” The cake was made up of the essentials: chocolate cake mix,
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Oct. 20 that biotech company IRX Therapeutics, Inc., would be moving from New York to St. Petersburg. He made the announcement in the USFSP Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. The relocation will bring 40 jobs to the area immediately, and 280 jobs in the next five years, with an average salary
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