The Freedom Riders was a movement that forced national attention on civil rights in 1961 by testing federal interstate travel integration laws in the South. The riders were beaten, bombed
Year: 2011
The surge in fall enrollment at USF St. Petersburg will bring an influx of new and returning students to campus. However, high volumes of people can also be a magnet
Buildings at the University of South Florida Polytechnic campus in Lakeland were evacuated this morning after a bomb threat was called in at nearby Polk State College.
USF can now add Quidditch to its very active sports community. The sport, popularized by J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” novels, spawned an International Quidditch Association spanning 800 registered teams across
“There’s a great echo in the stadium that makes everything seem louder,” Burt said. “It creates a good atmosphere.” That’s the general positive consensus among many of the players on
After 23 years, Dr. George Michael Killenberg, professor and founding director of the Department of Journalism and Media studies, retires. Dr. Killenberg, who has taught thousands of students since he
The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library has three decades of Transformers toys on display until May 19. The display, “Transcending the Toy Box: A Visual History of the Transformers,” has over
Student Government passed the 2011-2012 Activities and Services fee budget on April 6. SG’s budget decreased about $4,000 between the current year and next year, after increasing almost $30,000 from
I can’t believe that the school year is almost over, it seems like it was yesterday that The Crow’s Nest printed its first issue. Here we are, almost eight months
USF St. Petersburg student Reuben Pressman won Creative Loafing and Creative Tampa Bay’s 10/100/1000 contest for his project “Swings.” “We come together saying ‘how could we highlight some of those