Joseph Charry, a junior sociology major, had to move back home to Colombia after he lost his student visa due to his year-long suspension from USF. He said he was suspended due to his involvement with a series of April protests calling for the university to divest from companies that support Israel. While several students […]

There are thirteen species of bats residing in Florida, but USF students might be able to spot two of them at their own campus.  Preston McDonald, a graduate assistant for the Department of Integrative Biology at USF, said the Brazilian (Mexican) free-tailed bat and the evening bat species have been sighted in the Tampa campus. […]

A group of student protesters were escorted away from the Marshall Student Center Tuesday afternoon before the start of their rally. Around seven Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) members walked to the MSC around 2 p.m., planning to chant and hold signs advocating for student free speech, SDS organizer Vicky Tong said. […]

David Simmons, the new president of the USF faculty senate, said if someone had asked him a year ago if he wanted such a demanding position, he would’ve said no. “I love research,” he said. “I love teaching. I wasn’t gonna take time away from them unless I felt like I was doing something that […]

Anastasia Fox said she called her mom as soon as she heard about Hurricane Helene, asking if she could bring seven USF St. Pete students to their Lake Nona home in Orlando. “My mom immediately said, ‘Of course we’re hosting everyone,’” said Anastasia Fox, a sophomore business management major. “That’s just how I’ve always been […]

Calling all tortured poets, it’s time to “Speak Now” about Taylor Swift again. Coming to the Chemistry building on Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m., you would not expect to see a flock of students adorned in Taylor Swift’s merchandise from her album “Red.” This semester, however, the view includes students wearing black hats and shirts that […]