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USF St. Petersburg honors student Miranda Cooper spends her Thursday nights at Bayside Gymnastics in St. Petersburg. Winding through the facility bustling with gymnasts of all ages, Cooper can be found in a back corner stretching on the blue mats with five other girls, their stretches reflecting on the wall-length mirror. Beside them, two aerial
Students Alex Card and Anthony Isoldi will be rocking stages across the U.S. alongside other famous musicians this summer with their band Mighty Mongo at The Vans Warped Tour 2012. Card and Isoldi have attended USFSP since their freshman year in 2008. The band officially formed in fall 2008 when Card and Isoldi met in
USFSP Foreign Language Department Professor Raja Benchekroun hosted a Moroccan luncheon at Harbor Hall on Wednesday, March 21, during International Week. Students tasted an authentic Moroccan meal, and listened to presentations by Benchekroun and her Arabic I and II students. Benchekroun reflected on her time spent in Morocco, and addressed misconceptions about Arab culture. Students
An examination of the complex, eight-year process that brought the old Dalí museum to USFSP highlights the interconnectedness of the St. Petersburg government, the Salvador Dalí Museum and the university. Former St. Petersburg mayor Rick Baker was hired by USF after leaving office in 2010; USF President Judy Genshaft joined the Dalí’s board of trustees
With its low-flow water units and recycled construction materials, the new Multi-Purpose Student Center has been given the gold standard in energy efficiency. Set to open this fall, the building has gained Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is a standard that is quickly being adopted around
With a little over a month left of school, it is crunch time for many USFSP. Final papers, exams, and the threat of unemployment can all create a lot of stress. But you can take a break from it all at one of St. Petersburg’s best parks. Only a few minutes south of campus sits
“What a good find! This is going to make a great purse,” Scott Durfee says, stroking his coarse black beard for inspiration. He reaches down to pick up the gnarly rigged object. A nauseating aroma fills his lungs. As he coughs out the overwhelming stench, another voice chimes in. “Here’s the hinge, here’s the strap,”
We’ve all had our fair share of ordinary Mexican food. But St. Petersburg’s Casita Taqueria, or “little house,” place is anything but ordinary. Casita’s dedication to fresh quality ingredients is easy to taste in the food. Just in the homemade guacamole alone, the finely chopped pieces of red onion and chunks of freshly ripened tomatoes
The two candidates vying for the Student Government’s top spot are hoping to put an end to the contention and personal rivalries that have hampered the organization’s efforts over the past year. This week, students will decide between two competing visions for SG represented by James Scott, a current senator and former president, and Mark
