Monday, October 18, 2021
Homecoming is less than a month away, and preparations are in full swing to welcome back students and alumni with a long week of events, competitions and games across all three campuses. Students and alumni will get to celebrate the homecoming festivities in person for the first time since fall […]
The cause of death of Sheridan Wahl, a USF student from the Tampa campus who went missing Sept. 19, still remains a mystery after an autopsy revealed “inconclusive results.” Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken said in an email Monday the cause of death is still pending additional postmortem studies […]
USF will begin administering COVID-19 booster shots to eligible individuals across campuses as part of its mitigation efforts to combat the virus. Eligible individuals include those age 65 and older, considered high-risk or work in the education field. A minimum six-month gap from their last dose is also required to […]
USF has switched to remote proctoring service Honorlock this semester after considering questions faculty and students raised about Proctorio, the extension used for the past six years. Although most classes returned to full in-person activities this semester, many professors are still offering proctored online quizzes and tests. To ensure academic […]
Late-night Monday drivers will experience a delay during their trips across campus as University Police (UP) conducts its Roadside Safety Checkpoint to identify impaired drivers in the area. The checkpoint will take place Monday at 10 p.m. on Holly Drive, west of 50th Street. It will last an hour followed […]
Back in front of a live audience, the University Lecture Series (ULS) will return to in-person lectures beginning October after more than a year of hosting speakers online. The first in-person ULS will take place Oct. 14 in commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The speaker, who hasn’t been announced yet, […]
For the first time in over 30 years, USF students won’t be using cap and gowns produced by the family-owned regalia manufacturer Oak Hall in the winter commencement ceremonies as the bookstore changed vendors. Follett, the company that runs USF’s bookstore, adopted Herff Jones, a company that sells educational recognition […]
Champion’s Choice is cooking up new meal-plan options for non-athletes. The dining hall is now restricted to athletes and meal-plan holders who upgrade their plans, prompting concern and disapproval from some students. If a student wants to eat at the dining hall, they must upgrade to a “Plus” meal plan […]
Students at the Sarasota-Manatee campus are one step ahead in the prevention of COVID-19 as its Student Government (SG) branch plans to continue to distribute COVID-19 preventive kits in the coming weeks. The initiative, implemented the first week of the fall semester, focused on giving away free COVID-19 kits, which […]
The USF Esports program will create a physical expansion in spring 2022 at the Esports Living Lab at the Tampa campus in hopes of combating financial and diversity barriers in the gaming industry. Located inside the Recreation and Wellness Center, the 2,500-square-foot lab will hold 40-50 PCs and consoles with […]
In this episode of the USF Oracle Sports Podcast, Oracle correspondents Leo Santos and Alberto Camargo take charge of the episode and discuss their thoughts on the men’s and women’s soccer teams at about the midway point of the season.
