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RSS FeedWhen Anousheh Ansari returned from an eight-day stay aboard the International Space Station in 2006, her mother handed to her a crayon drawing depicting a rocket ship and space in the fantastically outrageous colors only a child can dream up. Ansari sketched the drawing more than 35 years ago; it was one of the few
It is a rare occasion when an artist throws paint abstractly at a canvas to the beat of a live drum solo. Rarer still is when the artist tears up her painting when it is finished. The real beauty was not the final product, but the collaboration. Local visual artist Laura Spencer and drummer Chris
The Tampa Bay Rays held their annual Fan Fest at Tropicana Field, raising money for a number of causes while allowing fans to interact with their favorite Rays players. The event raised between $15,000 and $20,000 for the ALS Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Rays coaches conducted baseball clinics for
You might see them on the grassy knolls between The Grind and Davis Hall, running and kicking or throwing a ball through two mounted hoola hoops. Sometimes, a few players might be sporting broomsticks between their legs. When someone asked them what they were playing, one player replied, “Quidditch.” The confusion inevitably followed. With the
Student Life is hoping to increase participation to campus events by advertising through a set of interconnected digital billboards in the CAC and the Multi-Purpose Student Center. The centerpiece of this new info tech, a large digital wall display, will be installed in the main dining area of the Multi-Purpose Student Center. The display will
Five minutes before the show, the microphones are adjusted to each host’s height and tested in front of their seats. A minute before, a pair of black recording headphones are lifted from the table. With a quick signal from the sound tech and a last second shift of the chair, College Daze begins. “Gooooood afternoon
The USF St. Petersburg Black Student Association held its second annual Valentine’s Charity Date Auction on Friday, Feb. 10. The action raised money for the Ronald McDonald House, a charity that works to improve the health and well being of children. Winners of the auction received a dinner date with their bachelor or bachelorette. Seven
The call for an emergency assembly was sealed by the knock of a gavel for a Student Government Senate meeting that was described by an SG member as a “bloody mess of statute disorganization” on Feb. 8. Senators met two days later to correct a misstep when it came to appropriating club grant proposals. In
Comedian and writer Bryant Moss, also known as “Preacher Moss,” made an appearance on campus as part of his “End of Racism” comedy and lecture tour. The event, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, was the first of two events planned in honor of Black History Month. Moss, who has written for multiple shows
Plans are underway to install additional outdoor lighting to Harborwalk by the end of August 2012 after concerns over nighttime campus safety were addressed. One significantly darker corner of campus is the city-owned Poynter Park between the library and Harbor Hall. While USFSP property along the harbor is lit at night, the park is not,
