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Researchers continue quest for answers for Dozier families

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USF anthropology professor Erin Kimmerle was doing fieldwork at the site of the Dozier School for Boys in spring when she received a call from Glen Varnadoe

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Nevins, Salvarola: Team USF to Team USA

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Softball season may have  ended at USF, but for pitcher Sara Nevins and shortstop Kourtney Salvarola, the season is just getting started.

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Opinion

  • Florida work policy legislation a corporate giveaway

     

    Despite extensive countywide efforts to implement employee benefit mandates,  Gov. Rick Scott, backed by numerous corporate sponsors, signed a statewide counter-legislative measure intended to limit the rights of voters to require benefits such as sick and maternal leave from their employers. It’s a move that puts limits on the autonomy of Florida’s 67 counties in determining employment policies and is at odds with referendums across the state.

  • Photojournalist layoffs a poor strategy

    “A picture is worth a thousand words.”  

  • Immigration bill fails to address core issues

     

    The immigration reform bill presented by the “Gang of Eight,” a bipartisan group of senators who crafted the 844-page legislation to remedy the highly politicized issue of approximately 11 million undocumented residents within U.S. borders, passed with overwhelming support by a tally of 82-15 in the Senate chamber.

  • Milani

    Talking points: Iran elections

    After eight years of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presidency, Iran will hold the first round of elections between candidates, including one hand-picked by Ahmadinjad, on Friday. USF Director for the Center of Strategic and Diplomatic Studies and Iran expert Mohsen Milani weighed in on the upcoming election during a conference call hosted by “Foreign Affairs” magazine.

  • Obama response to NSA scandal inadequate, alarming

     

    During President Barack Obama’s public press conference addressing the leaks from the National Security Agency’s controversial PRISM Internet surveillance program and court-ordered seizure of Verizon phone records, he reiterated his campaign’s most vital commitments — to keep the American people safe and adhere to the principles of the constitution.

  • Media coverage biases Zimmerman trial

     

    As the trial of George Zimmerman, the man accused of fatally shooting teenager Trayvon Martin, nears its start, Sanford, Fla., may soon resemble Orlando during the Casey Anthony trial.

Montage

  • Bulls go local: New twist on summer treat

     

    With flavors such as “Porky’s Delight,” in which vanilla ice cream is loaded with bacon and bacon brittle, and “Pump Up the Yam,” a treat of sweet potato ice cream with caramel, pecans and marshmallows, Bill Workman has taken one of America’s favorite desserts and turned it into an artistic infusion for the taste buds.

  • Sun Dome hosts ultimate XFC fight

     

    “Xtreme Fighting Championship (XFC) 24: Collision Course” is coming to the USF Sun Dome on Friday at 7 p.m. to give fans of the art of fighting a show of action-packed battles. 

  • Box Office’s best earn poor reviews: The Purge

     

    As scenes of terribly violent and hateful acts are shown on security camera footage set to classical music, “The Purge” begins by informing audiences about the meaning behind its title.

  • Box Office’s best earn poor reviews: Fast and Furious 6

     

    If it were not for the incessant, $100 million marketing campaign that its producers exploited, “Fast and Furious 6” may have been nicknamed “Trite and Repetitive 6: The Quest for Carnage.”

Latest News

  • USF tuition to increase by 1.7 percent after BOT vote

    The USF Board of Trustees held a special conference call at 4:30 p.m., a day before the Board of Governors is to be held, and voted for a measure to change a USF System regulation that would result in a 1.7 percent tuition increase, equal to the rate of inflation specified by the Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research, for in-state undergraduate students. 

  • USF considers moving International Services to MSC

    As university administrators discuss possible office relocations on campus, retail locations and space used for student services in the Marshall Student Center (MSC) are on the chopping block and Student Government (SG) has created a survey to gather student feedback about potential changes.

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    Researchers continue quest for answers for Dozier families

    USF anthropology professor Erin Kimmerle was doing fieldwork at the site of the Dozier School for Boys in spring when she received a call from Glen Varnadoe

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Sports

  • A shot in the dark

     

    A year ago, Jared Sanders wanted to give students a new recreational club on campus that was different from the others.

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    Nevins, Salvarola: Team USF to Team USA

     

    Softball season may have  ended at USF, but for pitcher Sara Nevins and shortstop Kourtney Salvarola, the season is just getting started.