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RSS FeedDespite the lack of attention to Bayboro Garden over the summer, former Gardening Club President Christian Coffey said he didn’t leave on a whim. “When I found out I was leaving, I informed all of the members who were active over the summer in person or by phone call so they would all be ready
The intramural season is set to start, despite the continued construction at USFSP. Leagues such as basketball and sand volleyball will be moved off-site during the creation of the Multipurpose Student Center. “The only major change was the sand volleyball, because obviously we used to have the courts right there at the corner,” said Todd
The faculty in the Languages, Literature & Writing department is launching a new creative writing program in January. The program, composed of fifteen credit hours, will be open to students working on their bachelor’s degree or anyone in the community looking to work on their poetry. Students will have to take Creative Writing, CRW3031, and
All USF St. Petersburg campus classrooms now come equipped with duress buttons. Installed in April 2011, the buttons will trigger an immediate police response. “If there is a major disturbance or emergency in class, instructors can quickly sound a silent alarm by activating the duress button,” said Chief Rene Chenevert, director of University Police Services.
A man entered Residence Hall One on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 12:34 a.m. catching the door as a student was exiting. Jamal Wise, the USF St. Petersburg working at the front desk in RHO, informed the man that he couldn’t be in the building, and the man asked for water. “He was really aggressive with
A Student Government Senate Impeachment Committee voted 2-1 to not move forward with an investigation after a student submitted an impeachment proceedings memo about SG Senate Pro-Tempore April Parsons. T.J. Ewin submitted the memo to SG during the August 31 senate meeting. Ewin submitted the memo as a student, though he also currently serves as
Comedian Geoff Keith’s performance on August 31 in Davis Hall brought a wildly hilarious end to Welcome Week 2011. Since 2003, Keith has been performing comedy anywhere he could find an audience. He has been featured on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” “Chelsea Lately” and has also toured with comedian Pablo Fransisco. He
August 31 marked the final day of Welcome Week with events such as Get on Board Day and Take the Plunge with Campus Recreation. Although there was a slight rain delay, Take the Plunge went on as planned. The outdoor event was held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the Harborside lawn and included
Plans for a campus market on the Harbor Walk are underway, as Student Government works to answer some of the who and how questions. Michelle Kerr, director of university and community relations for Student Government, and Student Government President Courtney Parish started the project and are looking at potentially 15 vendors to set up booths
USF St. Petersburg will soon join a list of over 530 college campuses across the nation that have gone completely tobacco-free—whether students want it or not. Last semester, the administration asked Student Government to pass a symbolic resolution in support of the planned smoking ban. SG admirably refused to commit to an endorsement without student
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