William D’Arrigo and his three business partners noticed over the course of their college careers that finding a sublease was a chore for college students even before COVID-19. After struggling to find an apartment for himself, D’Arrigo decided to create an innovative solution to the subleasing stress. When scrolling through […]

Gabriela Cruz always knew that her mountain was waiting for her to conquer. She did not know where, and she definitely did not know that it was a literal mountain as opposed to a metaphorical one, but she felt it looming all the same.  Her mountain ended up being Peru’s […]

Claire Mitchell and Gustavo Spangher met just a few days before stepping onstage at the Feb. 24 presidential debate. With little time for formalities, those days were spent on the phone setting up their platform and developing the dynamic that would eventually guarantee their win in March. While Mitchell has […]

For the Sarasota-Manatee governor and lieutenant governor, Joshua Ghansiam and Melisa Escobar, running for office was a matter of responsibility. “For me, running for governor was a no-brainer,” Ghansiam said. He felt that the Sarasota-Manatee campus was his home and wanted to make sure that the students on campus were […]

Breaking barriers and advocating for students is something that Andrea Rodriguez-Campos and Isaiah Castle always had in mind when they ran to become St. Pete’s first governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. As they navigate challenges set by COVID-19 and find new ways to reach students virtually, Rodriguez-Campos and Castle are […]

In a span of seconds, the life of a USF student changed drastically after being involved in a car accident when driving southbound on I-75. Despite the tragedy, he is doing his best to stay positive and courageously endure his new reality. Senior Jaykwon Hosey got into a car accident […]

Words and phrases most people would use to describe cancer, whether they have had it or know someone who has, are chaotic, frightening, unpredictable and life-changing. College is a time when students are preparing for their futures and making concrete plans, but when a 20-year-old was diagnosed with the most […]

While some believe that the conversation on sexual violence at USF began when a series of tweets gained thousands of reactions over the past few weeks, the ongoing dialogue actually began over a month ago when a Black woman created a group chat for women to share their stories of […]

When Spencer McCloskey and Zach Blair-Andrews first stepped foot on campus, they never imagined that two years later they would be representing more than 50,000 students as the first Tampa governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, of a consolidated university. Now, as they begin their junior years, they face the challenge […]