After 22 years of partnership with Aramark, the time has come for some staff members to receive brand-new badges and uniforms. The university announced a new dining and facilities partnership with Compass Group last month. USF will sever its partnership with Aramark in favor of a multi-million dollar cost-saving deal with Compass. The change will […]
After work, Gloria Murphy goes to her daughter’s house. They talk, turn on old television shows and laugh with Murphy’s grandsons. That’s how the 65-year-old custodian plans to spend her time when she retires in January. For 26 years, Murphy has been one of the 83 custodians who keep USF’s academic buildings clean – from […]
The “suspicious article” found on campus Tuesday evening is not a threat, said Michael Lavelle, a University Police (UP) spokesperson. Lavelle said UP was conducting a “multi-agency” training exercise when it encountered the object around 4:30 p.m. near USF Redbud Lane and USF Sycamore Drive. UP did not provide an exact location or description of […]
Aviral Gupta, a newly-elected Tampa Campus Senator, said being a leader in Student Government (SG) means representing his classmates’ voices. Before moving from India to the U.S. this year, Gupta had previous SG experience and served as head boy in his high school. “We have a student government that represents the student body,” Gupta said. […]
Nestled behind the Fine Arts building, directly across from Juniper-Poplar Hall, is USF’s Simmons Park. The park serves as a landing spot for campus wildlife — along with student fishing enthusiasts. Addison Hilyard, the staff adviser for the Fishing Club at USF, said the lake is a good starting place for beginners. Hilyard, who has […]
Tony Umholtz remembers some of the earliest days of USF football. In 1997, Umholtz went to an open tryout for the inaugural USF football roster at Sycamore Fields after being encouraged by former coach Jim Leavitt. “There must have been 350 students, it was crazy,” Umholtz said. “I’m talking gym rats, people with no skill… […]