OPINION: Florida abortion bill ignores civil liberty
The Florida House of Representatives had its first reading of HB 5 on Jan. 11. This bill — along with its Senate counterpart SB146 —...
OPINION: Protect the USF community and get vaccinated
With the rise in media coverage and public panic over the COVID-19 omicron variant, USF Health Senior Vice President Charles Lockwood released a statement Dec....
OPINION: Rittenhouse is a vigilante, not a political icon
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old who shot three men with an assault-style weapon at a police brutality protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year, was acquitted of...
OPINION: Technology literacy modules would benefit USF professor’s outcomes
There’s nothing more frustrating for teachers and students alike when the first 30 minutes of class are spent trying to figure out how to use...
OPINION: Leave USF Forest Preserve alone
Interim President Rhea Law formed an advisory committee to decide how to proceed in the development of the USF Forest Preserve following an Oct. 27...
OPINION: $50 million from the BOG is an opportunity for USF to invest in mental health
The Florida Board of Governors (BOG), which oversees all public universities, requested $50 million for USF from the Legislature, according to Florida Politics. If approved,...
OPINION: Florida legislators should consider COVID-19 when reopening to international tourists
Florida reported the highest COVID-19 summer death rate in the nation, passing 18,000 deaths since June due to the delta variant, according to the Centers...
OPINION: Aggressive petitioners should be removed from USF campus
Petitioners have been flocking to USF’s Tampa campus this semester, particularly outside the library, Marshall Student Center and Student Services, to convince students and faculty...
OPINION: HUD should hold developers accountable amid housing crisis
Gov. Ron DeSantis cut off all state funding to subsidized housing developers Cambridge Management and Southport Financial Services on Sept. 24 after witnessing firsthand the...
OPINION: Fund public schools, forget charters
Mater Academy, Inc., a South Florida charter school company, was granted permission and funding by the Hillsborough County School Board on Sept. 21 to open...