Activity and service (A&S) fees fund the pot that keeps most campus-life organizations afloat at Florida universities. At USF, these fees fund 12 Student Success Departments’ programming, such as homecoming events, and these departments’ payroll. They also fund over 250 student organizations.  But Student Government (SG) leaders say the Tampa campus’ pot is dwindling each […]

Gasparilla, also known as Tampa’s longstanding pirate-themed festival, is set to take place on Saturday and will attract thousands of paradegoers.  Held since 1904 and hosted by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, the annual event has been a tradition for many. However, this year, some USF students jumped ship out of the festivities, citing safety […]

Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) filed a civil rights complaint against USF in December, accusing the university of a “pattern of discrimination” and a “hostile environment.” The 59-page complaint alleges USF has a history of discrimination, created policies that target SDS and issued “retaliatory disciplinary charges” against the organization’s student leaders.  The […]

Almost a year and a half since protests in support of Palestine sparked at USF, some are calling the university’s actions into question. Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) members filed a civil rights complaint against USF. Their complaint details instances going back to October 2023. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act […]

For beginner climber Gianni Crowl, having a new bouldering wall on campus is an opportunity to talk to other students and challenge himself with something new. Crowl was one of the students who visited the bouldering wall at the Recreation & Wellness Center (REC) when it opened Monday morning. The freshman computer science major said […]

Get to the assigned bus, start the engine, pick up his flash drive filled with Beatles songs and play “Here Comes the Sun.” This is how 61-year-old Tracy DeCrescenzo starts his 7 a.m. shift driving Bull Runner buses at USF. DeCrescenzo loves listening to classic rock ‘n’ roll at work. He skips songs when the […]