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RSS FeedOn 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
As three stage lights shone against the crown of his head where he stood on a carpeted riser, Tom Hallock looked out into the crowd from behind his grey half-rimmed glasses and saw the faces of his family staring back at him. His 10-year-old son lay sprawled out on a Mexican blanket in front of
Harborside Activities Board held its first event of the fall semester with a movie on the Harbor Lawn. HAB went old school with bag lunches and juice boxes for students to enjoy while watching the movie “Bad Teacher” on the big screen. This was just the first of many events that HAB plans to offer
Every semester, Charlie Justice, the assistant director of Leadership Development, coordinates with his team of assistants to bring speakers to campus, organize student retreats, promote leadership, assist clubs and organizations, and recognize and encourage students to join Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society. Justice and his team are preparing several events for students,
Last week, 600 USF students were notified their online courses wouldn’t be taught through Blackboard. Ten courses across three USF campuses will integrate Canvas, a new learning management system. USFSP students made up 200 of those, with the remaining from the Polytechnic campus in Lakeland and the university hub in Tampa. Canvas, created by the
Pre-credit fees will go up again in fall with the majority of this increase being used to find the new student health clinic in the Campus Activities Center. The university can choose to increase the “combined fee” by 5 percent per year as long as the total cost of the fees stays under 40 percent
Step into Revolve Clothing Exchange in St. Petersburg and it’s a bit like stepping into your most stylish friend’s closet. Colorful clothing racks line the floor and walls, cool tunes blare from speakers, and kitschy knick-knacks are sprinkled about. The Fourth Street shop has a lot of treasures to unearth, like a $60 Burberry trench
Students sing along with Minnesota a cappella group Six Appeal, at an open mic night put on by Harborside Activities Board during the fall 2011 semester A new semester is upon us. Teachers are handing out syllabi and the USFSP bookstore is bustling with students buying their textbooks, cringing at the costs. Harborside Activities Board
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