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RSS FeedSince the university-wide weapon policy was updated on Jan. 3, allowing guns to be stored in cars on campus, Lt. Reggie Oliver, of USF St. Petersburg police services, has dealt with what he calls “overreaction” from students. He is often asked why the school would allow weapons on campus. In response, Oliver stresses the policy change only applies to possession
William Hogarth, a former dean of the College of Marine Science, has been named interim regional chancellor by USF President Judy Genshaft. Hogarth, 73, said his job will be to hold down the fort while a permanent replacement for Margaret Sullivan, who resigned a year earlier than expected on June 25. He will begin at
Seven months after graduating with an English degree from USFSP, Chris Thornton spent a year and then some teaching his native tongue in a private language academy in Ansan, South Korea. The Crow’s Nest: What made you want to go to the other side of the world to teach English? Chris Thornton: I knew that
Sailing coach Allison Jolly looked out from her boat at the flag blowing on the U.S. Coast Guard ship on Wednesday, March 28, frowning about the gentle northeast wind that was making it a calm day for sailing. Hoping for a sea breeze, Jolly shouted across the water to John Mollicone, coach of the Brown
Hurricane Andrew, the category 5 storm that walloped Miami in 1992, convinced Dali Museum Director Marshall Rousseau the converted warehouse at 1000 Third St. S was not a proper home for the art collection, recalled Bill Heller, then the USF Bayboro chief executive. And USF St. Petersburg was looking to expand. “The interest has always
When it comes to USF sports, most discussions focus on football: how we compare to the other Florida schools, how our relatively young program fights for big wins, how each year starts so promising then ends in heartbreak, etc. Now the conversations are shifting to that other sport, you know, the one to which we
After 20 years without an update, USF St. Petersburg’s English degree program is being streamlined while adding more diverse class options. Starting fall 2012, the undergraduate program will run under a new catalog featuring new class options and changes in class requirements. Some of the changes include different concentration names and core requirements. Replacing a
#SaveUSF is trending on Twitter. Pages on Facebook echoing the same sentiment have been created, liked, joined and followed. Earlier last week, WTSP 10 News asked the community for letters in response to the funding cuts, and offered to deliver the notes to the hands of state legislators in Tallahassee. From the 4 a.m. departure
A USF Tampa student’s recent diagnosis of tuberculosis had some at USF St. Petersburg concerned about commuting and contagion. The Hillsborough County Health Department is handling the case, university officials said, and has already contacted via mail those considered at-risk. Those mailed were informed they need to be tested for TB, and testing is now
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
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