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RSS FeedThe start of a new semester calls to mind a number of images—trips to the store to buy the perfect notebook to store all your smart thoughts, hours in the local coffee shop pouring over textbooks, combing through the grocery store for the perfect seven-nights-a-week Ramen, university governing boards raising tuition. While you were at
Graduate students will potentially pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars more for school due to a last-minute addition to the mid-summer deal to raise the debt ceiling. As a part of the Budget Control Act cut in late July, Congress agreed to scrap subsidized federal loans—which do not accrue interest while a student is
Stephen Greenblatt’s “The Norton Shakespeare” textbook features a “dazzling introduction” and is said to “bring readers closer to Shakespeare’s plays as they were first acted than ever before possible.” But students in ENL 3331 will mostly be using it to read classic works like “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Titus Andronicus” and “Hamlet.” All of these
Students will have access to health services on campus when the new student center is complete. USFSP offers up to 12 free counseling sessions. General medicine health services are only available on the USF Tampa campus, and students often have to pay an additional fee to access those services. “A recent study of the student
Adjuncts taught nearly one-third of all course sections at USFSP during the fall 2010 semester—the result of austerity measures, a decades-long shift in employment and an increased demand for college degrees. They are classified as part-time, non-contractual employees; have no access to the state health care plan and are paid significantly less than their full-time
By Taylor Gaudens and Amanda Pretulac The new semester brings new ideas, and new student clubs on the verge of approval. Members from four of the new clubs explain their goals for the semester. For a complete list of campus clubs and organizations, visit the Student Organization Directory through the Campus Life section of the
The Campus Activities Center will be closed for renovations at the end of October, and the search is underway for an alternate location for basketball, dodgeball and fitness classes to take place. The fitness center will not be affected and will remain open during the construction on the rest of the building. The CAC Core,
Julie Wong, regional associate vice chancellor for student affairs, began her new position at USF St. Petersburg on August 1, after serving as the vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Wong received a bachelor’s degree in recreation and leisure studies from San Jose State University, a master’s degree in
Student Government President Courtney Parish spoke to The Crow’s Nest about her passion for campus leadership and her plans to help students become more connected to USF St. Petersburg. The Crow’s Nest: Tell me a little about yourself: major, hometown, interests, etc. What made you want to get involved with Student Government? Courtney Parish: I
As the state cuts appropriations to USF, students have to pick up more of the tab, starting with a 15 percent tuition increase this fall. Julie Jakway, the regional assistant vice chancellor for financial services at USF St. Petersburg, laid several pages out on the table. “This is why tuition is going up,” she said.
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