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RSS FeedWith the lag in the current job market, the USFSP Career Center offers students ways to explore employment options before graduating. “The beginning of senior year is when the job search process really kicks in,” said Barbra Higel, assistant director of the Career Center. “Communicate to your network about your career interests so they can
USFSP is now in voting season with the upcoming midterm elections for Student Government. Students that have sought to be involved in representing the USFSP student body submitted their campaign paperwork on Oct. 14. Positions to be filled include 20 Senate seats, as well as positions in the executive branch and a judicial seat. Voting
Discontent that had been growing for weeks in Student Government’s legislative branch culminated in an email from Sen. Jericka Knox to the Senate on Wednesday afternoon, calling for Senate President Cory Hebert to resign from his position or face a vote of confidence. “Not until now have I felt that leadership (specifically your position) has
Students looking for ways to quell anxiety before midterm exams got tips to fight test anxiety from a Center for Counseling, Health and Wellness workshop. Daniela Venosa, practicum therapist for the center, led the workshop in Coquina Hall on Oct. 13 “There are things you can do before, during, and after a test to reduce
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
I am tired of buying my professors’ books. The combination of often-bad cover art and spending additional money on a professor’s book against your own will is futile. I understand our school is a working university and professors are expected to publish. Sometimes it isn’t so bad and I really enjoy the book. But more
One quarter. Twenty-five cents. In 1806, hungry restaurant-goers could trade one for a full meal of meat and a pint of cold beer or cider. The same amount could buy a 12 oz box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes in 1966. As soon ago as the ’80s, children meekly handed 25 cents to cashiers to pay
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
More and more students are continuing their education after earning a bachelor’s degree. If you don’t want to go too far, USFSP has two graduate program informational sessions. On Oct. 11, the Florida Studies program will offer an informational session on their graduate program. This degree examines Florida’s history, economy, culture and environmental landscape, and
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
