Category: Opinion Columns

There is something that gets whispered in the hallways and even openly discussed around campus. No I am not talking about the “food” in the dining hall of the University

USF St. Petersburg is known for its sparkling bay front, tight knit community and small class size, but there are little oddities unique to our downtown campus. Perhaps none is

I make fun of my 15-year-old brother for going to church. I’m a terrible sister and a terrible person but I’m also part of a growing population in the United

At the end of high school, your decision about where you would attend college was a popularity contest. Was your new school the reigning football champion? Did it offer the

Science might soon deliver me an answer to the question most adults wonder their entire lives. How will I die? Statistics has already done a good job laying the groundwork.

Students shuffle through two lanes of lines, weaving through the Reef cafeteria. They lean against the glass that shields the food from their touch as they mumble their orders. Servers

Fighting to stay alert in my four-hour night class last week, I found myself perturbed by one classmate’s repetition of particular filler phrase. In response to our professor, this classmate

What makes a university? First there is some land. Then there are some buildings that contain classrooms, the all-important library, a dormitory for students to live, offices for faculty, staff,