Story and photos by Savannah Carr The start of a new academic year brings the excitement of new experiences, people and — most importantly — a new dorm room. If
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“You can be a nerd about anything.” By Carrie Pinkard “Turn to the person next to you. Their head is the size of a giant squid’s eyeball.” This sentence was
By Kyla Fields So you’re new to St. Petersburg. There’s the heavy hitter landmarks that will be in any typical welcoming pamphlet, like the Dalí Museum, St. Pete Beach, Vinoy
Story and photo Katlynn Mullins Sometimes, catharsis – an act of purging pent-up emotion – is found without trying. Billy Mays III, a local musician, believes this relief can be
By Katlynn Mullins First, she submitted a video and didn’t hear back. Six months later, she drove to Cape Coral, Florida, to audition and never even got on stage. “There’s
By Savannah Carr Last summer, USF St. Petersburg alumnus Jon Boyd spent his 26th birthday handing out free ice cream and raising money for the local nonprofit organization, Birthday Candles
By Carrie Pinkard Loki sat in the shade of Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg, his massive tongue drooping to the side. He seemed to smile at everyone who walked
By Katlynn Mullins Anthropology professor Kathryn Weedman Arthur received a $240,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study a culture’s history and its effect on the surrounding land. The
By Emily Wunderlich Two years after Sophia Wisniewska was ousted as regional chancellor for the way she handled Hurricane Irma, her lawsuit against the university system and former President Judy
English professor Thomas Hallock wants to show his students “peace and understanding — one tortilla at a time.” This semester, he will work as the Garcia Robles Chair of U.S.