The many on-campus protesters who have decried tuition hikes during the past year have found a new supporter: Gov. Rick Scott.
The number of paid speakers in this year's University Lecture Series (ULS) lineup has almost doubled since its initial announcement in August.
With significantly more jobs available now than in the last few years, the economic climate is finally beginning to improve, said Drema Howard, director of the USF Career Center.
In spite of the climbing costs of tuition and fees, a new student organization is looking to USF students as a source of philanthropic revenue.
The nine votes cast for Ron Paul in the Marshall Student Center (MSC) polling stations were enough to declare him the winner of precincts 352 and 353.
Three months are left for student body President Matthew Diaz to complete his tenure, as well as fulfill his campaign promises.
University Police (UP) arrested a 20-year-old USF student Tuesday afternoon after finding a .25-caliber pistol in his dorm room.
The high spirits of a smaller-than-expected "Rally in Tally" troop from USF were dashed by absent representatives and legislators Thursday.
A week after the NBC Republican Candidates Presidential Debate took stage in USF's Theatre I, another political event will be held on campus today: the state's primary.
Though talks of incentivizing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education with lower tuition seem to be off the table, raising the costs of STEM education is also unlikely.
The exclusive collection of students granted the opportunity to view the NBC Republican Presidential Candidates Debate live inside Theatre 1 was a result of limitations placed on student tickets by the network's decision with University Communications and Marketing (UCM).
C-SPAN's Campaign 2012 Bus will be parked for two hours today at the east end of USF Apple Drive near the Library.
A proposed Florida House budget released Tuesday could have the state reaching deeper into students' pockets next year.
Though the nation's eyes were on USF on Monday for the Republican Presidential Candidates Debate, nine
billboards aim to remind the Tampa Bay area of USF's presence throughout the year.
While some grant money is used to buy tools for experiments or plane tickets for travel, three engineering students used part of their grant to buy fabric for multicolored capes, tights and other superhero garb.
A deal struck between Hillsborough Community College (HCC) and USF is about to make Bulls Country a little bit bigger.
Waiting in the Marshall Student Center (MSC) Monday night, Briana Jones could hear political protesters demonstrating outside the NBC Republican Presidential Candidates Debate. It made her nervous.
In what moderator Brian Williams called the "critical stage" of the campaign season, the four remaining Republican candidates took stage at USF on Monday night in the latest national debate.
The presidential hopefuls at the NBC Republican Presidential Candidates Debate were not the only ones to spar with their opinions Monday night. Hordes of protesters were more than willing to express their own views for those outside the secured Theatre 1.
Terry Jones, a pastor from Gainesville who earned national notoriety after creating "International Burn a Quran Day" last year and the newest candidate to enter the race for the Republican nomination, led a handful of his supporters across campus Monday before the NBC Republican Presidential Candidates Debate.
Before the NBC Republican Candidates Presidential Debate started, the massive, white tent in front of Theatre 1 buzzed with quiet murmurs from students enjoying their fruit, cheese cubes and soft jazz music.
An arrest was made early Monday morning in connection to the shooting of a USF student at an off-campus apartment complex Saturday evening.
Following Saturday's South Carolina primaries, all four remaining Republican presidential nominees will take the stage in Theatre I tonight in hopes of securing next week's Florida primary vote.
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy "the right way," was the focus of a University Lecture Series (ULS) lecture given by contemporary social activist and Columbia University associate professor Marc Lamont Hill.
Between 50 to 100 preselected USF students will have the chance to attend tonight's debate.
A flicker of hope flashed across Facebook and Twitter Wednesday, after re-tweets and shares spread a Student Government (SG) link offering students a chance to sign up for standby tickets to the NBC Republican National Debate being held on campus Monday.
University Police (UP) is preparing for the arrival of high-profile personalities and politicians on campus Monday, as well as the general influx of traffic expected with the NBC Republican National Debate.
A hip-hop generation educator and media personality will discuss the civil rights movement and how to bridge generation gaps today in a University Lecture Series (ULS) speech honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
It seems Catherine Lynch's only downtime is at 7 in the morning, when she relaxes with her hot cup of coffee and opens the newspaper to read about the city spinning around her -— her city.
As Wikipedia, Wordpress and other websites "black out" today to protest recent U.S. legislation that could censor portions of the Internet, one USF computer society will go offline in solidarity.
Though USF will provide the stage for the Republican National Debate, most students and faculty won't have a firsthand look at the potential presidents.
After the initial sting from a flurry of angry letters subsided, USF and Board of Governors (BOG) leaders discussed the steps necessary to move forward with creating an independent Polytechnic campus.
Luqmaan Dawoodjee, a junior majoring in marketing, doesn't like constantly checking the Office of the Registrar's website to see if seats open in a closed course during drop/add week.
USF has packaged more than 700 pages of data during the past few months to prove to state legislators that the University is doing what it is supposed to.
As part of an initiative launched Wednesday to create doctors to treat returning veterans, first lady Michelle Obama pointed to USF as one of three universities already on that path.
USF has been committed to finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease, with millions of dollars given or donated to the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute in the past year alone.
The response was vehement.
Thanks to a grant funded by the student-paid technology fee, Information Technology (IT) will be strengthening wireless Internet access on campus this semester.
The Tampa Chamber of Commerce partnered with H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Monday and launched a campaign to promote a bill introduced Tuesday that would support the expansion of Moffitt.
A bill filed late last week could result in handing some power from students to the governor.
Monday marked the first day students could submit applications to run in February's election for student body president and vice president — an early start to an election that will see many changes.
Students may soon find themselves in line behind their professors at Student Health Services (SHS).
Dorm rooms in Holly and Kosove Apartments were slated to make USF the first university in the state to offer coed housing, with a pilot program in spring 2012.
When driving on Leroy Collins Boulevard, passersby see an LED sign planted on the median that reads, "A Healthier Campus Coming Soon! Smoking limited to designated areas Spring 2012."
A win-win deal between Student Government (SG) and the USF Sun Dome could soon be finalized, allowing construction on the facility to be completed and SG to save hundreds of thousands of dollars.
USF affiliates are working on a logo change that would make the University's name more homey.
A Student Government (SG) senator was voted out of his position Tuesday night for violating statutes.
A USF professor is working on improving a machine that can create energy from human waste.
A Polytechnic student whose academic career is in possible danger brought a guest to his Monday disciplinary meeting: state Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland.
USF Tampa has been denied millions in requested maintenance funds for almost four years. Yet within the next two years, officials say its requests may be met in full.
The possible USF Polytechnic split and the Florida Board of Governors (BOG) decision to set criteria for its independence has resulted in numerous emails, letters and calls for investigation.
With the failure of the congressional "supercommittee," came a temporary victory for Pell Grant recipients.
USF's first recipient of the Marshall Scholarship said funding for her education has not always been easily available.
It's a scenario with which many students are familiar. An empty parking space is spotted in a crowded garage, only to discover that it's reserved for Gold Zone (GZ) permit holders.
A new lounge for student veterans in the former Administration building is expected for completion late in the spring semester.
The half-hour before any group fitness class starts at the Campus Recreation Center (CRC) once was its own workout.
Students would wait in long lines in the CRC lobby to collect a ticket stub that would allow them to enter the class, only to reach the front of the line and find out the class, which opened only 30 minutes in advance, was already full, said Kim Mallard, associate director of CRC.
Another Florida university stepped into USF Polytechnic conversations Monday afternoon.
State Sen. J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales, said last week he was ready to propose legislation that would move USF Polytechnic from the USF System to the University of Florida (UF) umbrella, because he felt USF System leaders showed a "lack of cooperation" in allowing Polytechnic to split.
USF will host more than just the Republican primary debate planned in January.
If all goes according to plan, USF students may notice a new fee tacked on to their Fall 2012 tuition — a fee that wouldn't cost any money.
The furnishings are bathed in soft greens and the large window panels allow light to trickle in and fill the rooms. Plants and a large aquarium with brightly colored fish are placed strategically throughout the 14,000-square-foot floor. Large open spaces exist throughout the kitchen and rest of the floor plan, but it's not for luxurious living.
The Board of Governors' (BOG) resolution on USF Polytechnic's potential split from the USF System left a volatile aftermath, including with one of the split's initial supporters.
For some students, attending USF just became easier.
USF President Judy Genshaft and the presidents of St. Petersburg College, Pasco-Hernando Community College and Hillsborough Community College signed a document Wednesday that guarantees admission to community college students with associate's degrees wanting to attend USF.
Eric Buhi, a professor in the College of Public Health, has advice on safe sex that may be hard to ignore.
USF's green initiatives recently got gold recognition.
Christian Wells, director of the Office of Sustainability and associate professor in the department of anthropology, was awarded the 2011 Black Bear Award by the Tampa Bay Sierra Club.
When Gov. Rick Scott had questions, USF had 106 pages worth of answers.
Errors made in previous school years' financial aid applications have been reduced this year, saving the U.S. government millions of dollars.
Ginger and chili peppers could be the new Red Bull for students cramming for exams.
A new tuition system could allow some master's students in the same program to pay up to three times as much as others.
Occupy USF protesters decided to limit the scope of their protests to weekdays, and convene only for general assembly meetings over the weekend at 7 p.m. The protestors have no definite end date, though their Facebook page states they will occupy the grounds until January 2012. About 20 protesters gathered in the free speech zone outside of Cooper Hall on Wednesday night to show their solidarity against corporations that account for the top 1 percent of America and protest tuition hikes at USF.
USF Polytechnic was granted permission to seek independence, but the Florida Board of Governors (BOG) made it clear during its meeting Wednesday in Boca Raton that it will not happen overnight.
A crowd of angry protesters marched into the Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center on Wednesday afternoon where they were greeted with smiles and handshakes from nine administrators. Senior Vice Provost Dwayne Smith led them to a conference room and wrote, "Welcome," on a white board.
Students received specific instructions: Bring a sleeping bag, schoolwork and a towel for showering in Campus Recreation Center locker rooms. Leave behind tents, drugs, alcohol and violence.
Until USF receives more funding, the newest building on campus will remain unfinished.
Darth Vader, Captain Kirk and E.T. are among the latest characters to join the saga of USF Polytechnic's financial decisions.
For some students, the process of proving residency to the Office of the Registrar may become a lot more paper-free.
In 2009, Taner Akçam's name was one of five listed in a file that was confiscated by Turkish police from a Turkish ultra-nationalist organization.
USF reviewed the fifth version of USF Polytechnic's business plan for its possible transition to independence at the request of the Board of Governors (BOG).
USF is taking steps toward adding gender identity and expression to the list of categories protected under its non-discrimination policy.
By the end of this year, the U.S. will reach a milestone when the total amount of student loan debt is projected to top $1 trillion, according to Forbes,
MAITLAND — Cheryl Abbarno was the most excited she's ever been about a presidential election when Barack Obama was on the ballot in 2008, but she isn't sure she'll vote for him again.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters escalated their tactics beyond marches, rallies and tent camps Wednesday and moved to disrupt the flow of goods at the nation's fifth-busiest port.
After weeks of speculation as to how the Big East Conference would respond in the wake of losing three member institutions to other conferences, it appears that it is finally ready to welcome new members.
Two state senators and the USF Polytechnic's Faculty Senate sent letters in response to ongoing queries about USF Polytechnic.
One hundred students, faculty and staff, all bundled in jackets, separated into groups and walked USF's campus for an hour in the dark.
Elizabeth Gutheim-Bryant considered herself very religious.
USF Polytechnic Regional Chancellor Marshall Goodman sent a letter to the Board of Governors (BOG) Monday, addressing USF's concerns with the offshoot's business plan for a potential transition to independence.
After nearly five months of construction, the Sun Dome offered glimpses of what its new facility would offer.
With flu season beginning this month, USF will arm students' immunities for free.
A USF reserve offensive lineman was arrested Sunday by University Police (UP) on felony charges of armed burglary of a campus dorm.
Results from a survey conducted by USF's chapter of the United Faculty of Florida (UFF) union show a majority of USF Polytechnic faculty union members are not in favor of separating from the USF System.
The day before the two-year anniversary of his release from a New York prison, Dewey Bozella spoke to a crowd of USF students in hopes that none would ever have to live the life he was forced to.
Two USF students have been charged with 24 counts of trafficking illegal drugs, including marijuana, LSD and opium.
With student loan debt approaching $1 trillion for the first time in U.S. history, President Barack Obama spoke Wednesday of a proposal to help students pay off loans accrued in college.
Dewey Bozella, an amateur boxer who made his professional debut two weeks ago, served 26 years in prison for the murder of an elderly woman in 1977.
In a unanimous vote Wednesday morning, the Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF) council decided to use the student fee to fund four projects proposed earlier this semester.
Baruch Spinoza, a 17th-century philosopher, didn't believe in the immortality of the human soul — a mindset that one professor believes caused him to be excommunicated from his Portuguese-Jewish congregation in Amsterdam.
Just a little more than a week before the Florida primary, USF will host a GOP presidential candidate debate on campus.
Aramark, the company that manages all dining facilities on campus, is in the final year of its current contract with USF, and the bidding process has already begun for the University's next contract.
After recent reports on USF Polytechnic's spending — including $140,000 on a promotional video for a new campus and $500,000 on a documentary about its construction — two state senators have called for a financial audit of the Lakeland campus.
Three armed intruders held a USF student at gunpoint Saturday night and stole approximately $100 worth of his property.
Jaber Mazzida couldn't believe it.
A graduate student studying education at USF and a Libyan native, Mazzida awoke Thursday morning to reports that former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi had possibly been killed. Around 10 a.m., Al Jazeera showed images of his corpse and by 2 p.m., U.S. officials confirmed Gadhafi's death.
Nearly 200 students dining at Juniper-Poplar Hall on Friday got a taste of how much food they collectively waste on an average day — a total of 56 pounds.
With temperatures in the low 60s, men and women shivered Saturday morning outside the St. Pete Times Forum adorned in pink bras. Others wore shirts that read "Real Men Wear Pink" or "Save the Ta-Tas." Some brought pets dressed in pink or dyed their pets' hair pink to add to the spirit of support.
University President Judy Genshaft received an unexpected letter last week.
It was from Gov. Rick Scott, and he had 17 questions for USF.
New regulations have called into question whether students will be allowed to legally carry concealed weapons on campus.
USF, which ranked eighth in the nation for most veteran-friendly schools earlier this year, didn't make the list of hundreds of universities in G.I. Jobs Magazine's ranking of the top 15 percent of military friendly schools that it had made in 2010 and 2011.
An altercation between a University Police (UP) officer and an individual on campus involved pills and pepper spray Monday night.
Janet Kitchen survived breast cancer 13 years ago. Seven years later, she contracted another sinister virus.
His mugshot was sprawled across the cover page of local publications and he lost his job in the College of Marine Sciences after being accused of burglary and battery. However, former USF professor Qingnong Xiao has received some reprieve.
By next week, a new security system on campus will allow University Police (UP) to supervise USF's parking facilities from anywhere in the world.
After months of planning and deliberation, a canopy will be constructed over the Marshall Student Center's (MSC) outdoor amphitheater later this semester.
When former-NFL player Pat Tillman was killed during combat in Afghanistan in 2004, the national media jumped on the story with books, movies and multiple headlines probing into the events surrounding his death.
Austin Lueck usually wears a pair of Nike athletic shoes.
Yet Thursday, Lueck, a freshman majoring in business and a member of the baseball team, donned a special pair — bright red patent leather stiletto pumps.
In an interview Monday on Daytona Beach radio talk show "The Marc Bernier Show," Gov. Rick Scott expressed strong sentiments in favor of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related fields.
Unofficial results for the Student Government (SG) Senate midterm election were announced Wednesday night.
If the Board of Governors (BOG) decides to separate USF Polytechnic from the USF System, it wouldn't be the first time the University lost a regional campus.
Hoisting their rainbow-colored flag on Crescent Hill by the Marshall Student Center, PRIDE Alliance — USF's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) alliance — hosted a "coming out" ceremony to commemorate National Coming Out Day.
INTO USF announced Tuesday its enrollment has exceeded its strategic plan for the 2011-12 school year by 16 percent.
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn had one message for USF students.
"It's a turning of the page in this city's history," he said to students Monday night in the Marshall Student Center Oval Theater. "Getinvolved."
Sexual battery charges against former Upward Bound (UB) mentor Herron Gaston were dismissed Wednesday.
For Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Alan Kent, endless political discussions on health care reform can be boiled down to one question asked during September's CNN Tea Party Debate at the Florida State Fairgrounds.
After an unscheduled conversation about USF Polytechnic broke out within the USF Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting, members made it clear that if the campus does separate from the USF System, they want reimbursement.
Students will have an opportunity to bring concerns directly to Tampa mayor, Bob
Student proposals for on-campus energy efficiency will soon become a reality.
USF may offer new online graduate programs that can be accessed across the globe.
The USF Board of Trustees (BOT) approved five new online graduate programs last month and the Board of Governors (BOG), which oversees the 11 Florida public universities, will discuss the program proposals during their January meeting. If they approve the plan, the programs could come to USF by August 2012, said Mark Walsh, USF's assistant vice president for government relations.
USF's current Kennedy Visiting Artist has 1,500 photographs in his collection, but he did not take any of them.
Jason Lazarus' project, Too Hard To Keep, adopts photographs that people may want to get rid of, but carry too much emotion to throw out.
As a 5-year-old, Agnes Aromorach slept in the cold and dark jungle at night to hide from soldiers and try to stay alive.
Chants from members of Students for a Democratic Society's (SDS) could be heard across campus as they marched and protested the 15 percent tuition increase passed for Florida colleges.
After a night of heated debate, Student Government (SG) passed a bill Tuesday that will use student-paid Activity and Service (A&S) fees to increase Campus Recreation Center (CRC) hours and fund student employment across campus.
For the second year in a row, members of Invisible Children, a non profit organization dedicated to exposing the lives of child soldiers in Uganda, will speak at USF toni
For several weeks, the rooftop parking lot of the Collins Boulevard Parking Garage has been in the dark.
It wasn't until last week that Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) noticed the rooftop lights for the garage were not working.
Nestled in the Business Partnership Building, among hallways of local research and technology companies, lies an office meant to foster a different kind of partnership.
The America Invents Act, which will change the patenting system nationwide, could shorten processing time for USF to be granted patents — depending on how much the inventor is willing to pay.
Student and local protesters alike advocated for changes, in response to the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests, with their own counterpart.
A solar house that has been two years in the making came in last place Saturday in the 2011 Solar Decathlon, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Both sides of the argument say the other is simply being "petty," yet that hasn't dispelled rumors that USF President Judy Genshaft is the reason why the University of Central Florida (UCF) is being overlooked for admittance into the Big East Conference.
One night, Alexei Novitzky dreamt he was walking down a street when a man wearing a black suit and sunglasses walked out of a building toward him. The peculiar man presented Novitzky with a contraption that soon became a reality: a skateboard briefcase.
USF may soon become certifiably more sustainable.
The Interdisciplinary Science Teaching and Research Facility (ISA) building applied to become Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified two weeks ago and is now awaiting approval.
Some Florida university officials are trying to avoid being dubbed the "new Texas."
Katelin Kaiser, a senior majoring in philosophy, said she was walking on campus Sept. 7 when she saw a duckling drop through the opening of a sewer grate near Cooper Hall. She rushed to the opening, she said, and looked down at the duckling six feet below.
Stories of triumph or tragedy are common among those with cancer, but Tuesday night USF welcomed an author who wrote the story of the disease itself and won a Pulitzer Prize as a result.
After University Police (UP) responded to a domestic battery on campus Monday night, rumors began to circulate that the University was on lockdown for a sexual battery.
When President Barack Obama announced his American Jobs Act, he said his intent was to retain and create jobs. Yet students looking for engineering, architecture, education or small business jobs may benefit from the act more than others.
Rapper, actor and author Common kicked off this year's first University Lecture Series (ULS) speech with a freestyle rap, name-dropping Fletcher Avenue and Lee Roy Selmon before ending with, "I came to University of South Florida to talk about greatness."
With a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, the Pam and Les Muma Basketball Center is officially open.
The new $11 million home of USF basketball opened its doors for the first time and the Bulls' student-athletes served as tour guides of the new facility, which houses twin practice courts and film, training, locker and weight rooms, as well as player lounges and coaching offices.
With a career spanning music, film, television and literature, hip-hop entertainer Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., better known by his stage name Common, visits campus tonight as the first speaker of this season's University Lecture Series (ULS).
Increased tuition costs this semester brought uncertainty for Dustin Ponder's future.
Ponder, a junior majoring in English, started his college education at the University of Florida in Gainesville. After his father died, he was forced to quit school and work for a few years until he could afford the costs of university tuition again, he said.
USF students teamed up with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and a nonprofit organization to educate others on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act.
In the first school year featuring the Student Green Energy Fund, students will have a say in how the money will be spent.
A meeting between the presidents and athletic directors from the remaining Big East schools was held Tuesday night in New York City, as the conference braces for more change following the departures of Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Hours before a public meeting was held to discuss cyclist and pedestrian safety in the USF area, a student cyclist was hit by a vehicle on campus.
University Community Health (UCH) made its partnership with the Florida Hospital statewide network official with a name change — becoming part of Florida Hospital Tampa Bay Division (FHTD).
From streaming video and databases in the USF Library to reaching large numbers of iTunes U downloads, USF's educational resources are becoming increasingly more digital.
Andrea Kurjah thought education was her calling.
After graduating from USF in 2007 with a degree in elementary education and working as a first grade and kindergarten teacher, Kurjah said she soon realized the field she had entered was not one that had the best interest of students in mind — primarily because of local legislation.
USF's Unstoppable campaign has raised roughly $500 million in two years. However, the program is still $100 million short of the goal set by USF President Judy Genshaft at its inception, and the deadline is approaching.
After months of discussion among Polk County community leaders and USF Polytechnic officials, the possibility of USF losing one of its four campuses reached the Board of Governors (BOG), but raised more questions.
Members of the student organization Project Downtown (PD) serve more than food to those living in Tampa homeless shelters. Their weekly visits come with conversations.
With the possibility of less state revenue for higher education in Florida, the Board of Governors (BOG) knows it's a long shot. But it doesn't hurt to ask.
Some outfit choices are forcing students to swap shirts or leave the Campus Recreation Center (CRC) to prevent skin infections from transferring to the equipment.
When Sheryl Rainwater saw the ring almost three years ago, she knew it was perfect for her daughter Mikaella's 19th birthday.
A lawsuit filed on Sept. 6 by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), could prevent welfare recipients from being subject to urinalysis drug tests.
A local organization will attempt to rebuild Haitian cities affected by a major earthquake in 2010, and they are using USF students to do it.
In a debate that was the first of its kind, eight Republican presidential candidates sparred over politics Monday night at the Florida State Fairgrounds.
Though lightning sizzled through the sky, Justin Inversso, a USF engineering student and lifeguard at Adventure Island, continued to help others down from a six-story-high waterslide to safety.
Fantasy meets reality today when SkyPad, a lounge area that includes a gaming room, opens to the public on the fourth floor of the Marshall Student Center (MSC).
Two weeks after Sept. 11, 2001, former Congressman Jim Davis stood at ground zero — the base of what was once the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York City. As he watched the burning embers, he said he felt anger for the first time since the terrorist attacks occurred.
What started as a grassroots political movement will now be running a presidential debate among Republican contenders, as CNN and the Tea Party Express host the first-ever Tea Party Debate today in Tampa.
The debate, moderated by Wolf Blitzer, begins at 8 p.m. today at the Florida State Fairgrounds and airs on CNN from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
For about 30 minutes, Erin Doran with 30 other students said she waited for a Bull Runner to take them to the first USF football home game of the season.
The bus never came.
They said it was a day forever embedded in their memory.
Now, Student Body President Matt Diaz, Lt. Col. Larry Braue and Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) Aziz Talbani will co-host a memorial service tomorrow, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The after-effects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks remain noticeable in the lives of Americans, and the Muslim-American community is no exception.
When Jess Beltran, a sophomore majoring in psychology, was a fourth grader in New York's Belmore school district 10 years ago, two planes struck the World Trade Center one hour's drive away from her.
Within weeks of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, researchers at the College of Marine Science were collecting water samples and raising controversy with their reports of subsea oil plumes.
Gov. Rick Scott's proposed reforms to higher education have some University officials scratching their heads.
Lee Roy Selmon, former University of South Florida athletic director and Hall of Fame Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end, was a man with multiple claims to fame. To senior safety Jerrell Young, however, he will be remembered most for his smile.
Officials from the USF Polytechnic campus discussed publicly, for the first time, the Lakeland campus' possible split from the USF system during the Polytechnic Campus Board (PCB) meeting Thursday.
It seems backward. The University of South Florida, the youngest program in a BCS conference, is not supposed to be able to travel to one of the cathedrals of college football and topple a program as storied as Notre Dame.
Hillsborough County leaders hope a new competition will help integrate the Hillsborough River back to the heart of Tampa.
Student body president Matthew Diaz is expected to deliver a 15-minute State of the Student Body Address tonight, stating priorities for the fall semester.
"I think the main thing ... is to give an update as to where we are and where we're going," he said. "We will give students an idea of what to expect to see in the fall."
USF's anti-discrimination policies protect a range of classifications such as sexual orientation, race and Vietnam veteran status.
Students may believe they have a specific learning method — be it auditory, visual or tactile — that allows them to obtain, retain and deliver information more effectively. However, a USF study suggests otherwise.
USF's new freshman class spells change for the University both academically and geographically — a change administrators would like to see more of.
A new USF program challenges 24 freshman students to graduate in three years.
This fall semester, the Provost's Office and USF Honors College launched the Provost's Scholars Program (PSP).
A student-created clothing line will soon start selling T-shirts printed with such varying social commentary as, "I am a Sex Slave" to images of orphans in Africa.
Two emergencies occurred nearly simultaneously on opposite ends of Holly Drive at about 5 p.m. Monday.
The first incident occurred on the corner of Holly and Palm drives, and involved a medical emergency on a Tampa HART bus.
When Grant Von Leue entered the USF Polytechnic campus as a freshman in 2007, he planned to graduate as a Bull.
Yet, pending the outcome of a September meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG), the Lakeland branch of the USF system may become a separate entity — something Von Leue, a senior majoring in biomedical sciences, said he hopes will not affect his final year of college.
Two years in the making, the FleX House is close to completion for an international competition.
The net-zero solar energy home is being built by USF and other Florida university architects and engineers, both students and faculty.
When Catherine Haas, a senior majoring in social work, turned right on a red light at the intersection of 56th Street and Fowler Avenue during her freshman year, she said she didn't think twice about it.
The beginning of a new semester is historically a time for traffic concerns.
Yet this year, University Police (UP) spokesman Lt. Chris Daniel said he feels UP, along with SAFE Team and Allied Barton security, significantly decreased the number of accidents on campus during the first week of the semester.
Provost Ralph Wilcox had a message to deliver during last week's faculty assembly: adapt or perish.
Wilcox warned faculty Aug. 18 that the nature of higher education has been reduced to a commodity. In light of increasing tuition costs and a failing economy, students are expecting more from their universities, he said, and not all are happy with the return on their investment.
Though the validity of the climate change phenomenon has come under attack in recent months, USF officials maintain that the science is one of merit.
Tampa drivers may be used to being photographed by red light cameras at intersections. However, a new national study will capture drivers' actions on film from inside their own vehicles.
In an attempt to increase vehicle safety in the U.S., Congress approved the National Academy of Sciences launch of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2), a federally funded $50 million study.
As the first hurricane of the season moves closer to the U.S., USF is planning for potential emergency situations.
According to ABC News, Hurricane Irene is "shaping up to be the most powerful hurricane to strike the East Coast of the United States in years."
Jeremy White, a graduate student in the geology department, was excited to try the new exercise equipment in the USF Campus Recreation Center (CRC), where he has worked out for 10 years.
The USF System may say goodbye to one of its campuses, pending the outcome of an upcoming Board of Governors (BOG) meeting to discuss turning USF Polytechnic into its own university.
Students and faculty wanting to go south of the USF Tampa campus now have a free transportation option.
On Aug. 1, the Bull Runner, which is free for students, began operating a new off-campus route — Route F — which services areas on McKinley Drive, East Serena Drive, and North 50th Street.
While the Tampa campus has undergone major renovations, USF is now setting its sights on improving the surrounding community with the help of the Tampa Innovation Alliance.
USF graduate students may feel the implications of spending cuts made during the summer's legislative season well after graduation.The Budget Control Act, which was created to reduce the U.S. debt by $2 trillion, was signed by President Barack Obama on Aug. 2 and included eliminating subsidized graduate loans starting July 2012 to support the maximum Pell Grant amount for another school year.
When two USF students headed abroad to study this summer, their passport came in the form of a scholarship from USF President Judy Genshaft.
A new website created by USF students aims to "cut out the middleman" when buying or selling textbooks. Text Exchange, which was launched at the end of July, allows students to list their used textbooks so other students on the website can buy them directly.
Scattered throughout the school year are opportunities for students to get up close and personal with prominent figures via the University Lecture Series (ULS), which will undergo changes this season.
After Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies Katharine Cole met a student who was in over his head academically, she said it was a sight she never wants to see again.
With students and faculty returning to their fall routines, staff members at the Campus Recreation Center are hoping they will add a new workout routine to their schedules.
Millions of names have passed through Scanning Services on Scantron forms. Yet, one name has arrived at this office every morning at a quarter past seven for the past eight years — Robert Rumans.
At 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, the Winter Haven Police Department (WHPD) received a call from an unidentified male warning of a bomb found at Polk State College (PSC). The caller provided no more information before hanging up.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is no stranger to USF life — his oldest son spoke on campus in January and his bronze bust overlooks the MLK Plaza. Yet, a two-day training course that begins Friday at 1 p.m. hopes to make King's philosophies more recognizable in the actions of students and the community at large.
More space for work and play is coming to the Marshall Student Center (MSC) with a new and "enhanced" fourth floor student lounge.
Since Google+ launched its beta test June 28, about a million people have joined the new social network. USF hopes to be one of them.
Some students who pay Activity and Service (A&S) fees to the University are unable to use some campus services, but Student Government Senate President Khalid Hassouneh said that will change before the state of fall 2011 classes.
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