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RSS FeedStudents supporting the cause Fight Back Florida protested at USF St. Petersburg against recent increase of tuition costs. Student protestors repeated the phrase “We can’t afford to pay for school,” during the Monday, Nov. 28 protest. USFSP students and alumni gathered at the front of Harborwalk to raise awareness of the recent hike of tuition
USF’s Big East struggles continued as they fell to the Louisville Cardinals, 34-24 at Raymond James Stadium on Nov. 25. The victory allowed Louisville (7-5, 5-2 Big East) to clinch a share of the Big East championship. USF (5-6, 1-5 Big East) needs a victory against the 8-3 West Virginia Mountaineers on Dec. 1 in
The Tampa Bay Business Journal recently ranked USF 23 out of 25 universities in the country for illegal downloading. The list was compiled by the Motion Picture Association of America and included 447 copyright infringements. USF is the only Florida school on the list that was drafted at the request of the U.S. House of
USF snapped a four-game losing streak and won its first Big East conference game against Syracuse 37-17 on Nov. 11 at the Carrier Dome. Bulls quarterback B.J. Daniels accounted for 371 of the 490 total yards completing 23 of 24 passes for 254 yards, ran for 117 yards and a touchdown. Running back Darrell Scott
The news of Pittsburgh and Syracuse departing the Big East Conference for the Atlantic Coast Conference has left USF wondering its NCAA future. The Big East is looking to fulfill a gap securing the program’s future by making it more costly to leave. TCU was going to join the Big East, but opted to join
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Oct. 20 that biotech company IRX Therapeutics, Inc., would be moving from New York to St. Petersburg. He made the announcement in the USFSP Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. The relocation will bring 40 jobs to the area immediately, and 280 jobs in the next five years, with an average salary
More students at USFSP mean more cyclists on campus, and campus bike racks have become more crowded. As SG gears up to promote a bike program, Zachary Westmark, SG co-director of sustainability initiatives, held a focus group on Oct. 6 to hear students’ opinions. The first matter discussed was the current bike racks. Westmark said
To recognize, celebrate and reflect on the 10th anniversary of the mapping of the human genome, USFSP is hosting a series of five lectures in the Nelson Poynter Library. The Festival of the Genome seeks to present a decade of genome research and its implications through discussion of science, ethics, theology and art. “As we
Construction on the new Multipurpose Student Center has brought about a tide of change to USF St. Petersburg. But for disabled persons seeking parking spots, there is a ripple effect. The parking lot with the closest proximity to campus—and the most available disabled parking spots—once occupied the area directly in front of the Nelson Poynter
Residents of Residence Hall One are upset about the fire, health and safety inspections that occurred on Saturday, Oct. 1. A student assistant performed the room check with a resident assistant between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., raising students’ concerns over the time the room inspections were performed. “There were no rules broken last week,
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