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Electric-car charging stations, a LEED gold rated building and another expected in the fall, and the Student Green Energy Fund have shined an LED-lit path to a sustainable future for USFSP. However, the phrases “green policies,” “sustainable practices,” “earth-friendly products” and “energy-efficient systems” blur distinct practices and philosophies into the same vague environmental movement. Endless
From posters on polymerization research to a series of portraits, the Ninth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium showcased research and creative work from USF St. Petersburg Students in Davis Hall on April 19. The symposium yielded undergraduate students from all different majors, from biochemistry and pre-med to mass communications and English. Almost 80 undergraduate students participated,
USF St. Petersburg sophomore Solange Gorleku won the Miss People’s Choice Award during the Mr. and Miss USF Pageant at USF Tampa on April 10. Gorleku wanted to participate in the pageant “mostly because I wanted to prove, or remind everyone, that we are all the USF system,” she said. “I wanted to represent USF
Within the vast realms of music, few artists are able to formulate an exceptional sound. Even fewer can be credited with doing so more than once. But ask fans of St. Petersburg-based Oceana to describe them and the diversity of responses will show how fruitful their history of continuous musical reinvention has been. In 2010,
Nic Weathersbee decided he didn’t just want to make a product for profit anymore. “I wanted what I do for a living to actually help move humanity in what I believe to be the right direction,” he said. That direction was gardening. Weathersbee’s vision of harvesting enough of one’s own food to eat, and teaching
There’s good and bad news to recent discoveries regarding excessive leaks from the swimming pool behind Coquina Hall: it isn’t sinking, but repairs could be just as costly as replacement. While prices aren’t set, $500,000 was the estimate discussed for pool repairs at a Student Government meeting on April 4. Too much water in the
With a new website on its palette and increased interest from the 600 Block’s success, St. Petersburg’s Second Saturday Art Walk feels bigger than ever for some of its artists. Thirty galleries across the city open their doors to the public on the second Saturday of every month to show off their latest works for
After three years serving up chicken sandwiches and milkshakes to students and staff, the Chick-fil-A on campus will be closing its doors for good. The store recently began reducing its hours and April 26 will be the last day for business. About four years ago, Chick-fil-A franchise owner David Neely signed a three-year lease with
Ryan Carver stood in front of the room in Davis 244, leaning on a table that was covered by pizza boxes. He wrote on the board, “How do you know God is good?” and beside that, “Why is there so much evil in the world?” To the five students in attendance at the April 10
Sitting in front of a mirror surrounded by her costume and jewelry, drag queen Beverly Baltimore applied her make up as she prepared for USF St. Petersburg’s third annual amateur drag show. The drag show was sponsored by the Gay Straight Alliance, along with co-sponsors the Black Student Association and the French Club. The show
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