Senate Bill (SB) 1156, created to prohibit the execution of criminals who were mentally ill during the time they committed a crime, was favored by the Florida Senate’s Criminal Justice committee March 30 and is now in the hands of the Judiciary, the state’s committee that oversees Florida’s justice department.  […]

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) started an investigation into the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office and the county’s school district April 19 after the sheriff’s office was found tracking students through sensitive information and labeling minors as potential criminals. In a November 2020 investigation, the Tampa Bay Times uncovered that […]

USF announced April 1 that it is allowing companies to send proposals to develop on 769 acres of untouched land it owns, called the USF Forest Preserve, between the USF’s golf course The Claw and Riverfront Park, potentially destroying ecosystems crucial to the survival of many species in the area.  […]

The Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality (HOPE) lobbied local government officials during a virtual meeting in March, calling for a reform of Hillsborough County’s protocol on arresting minors while advocating for counseling and rehabilitation as an alternative to juvenile incarceration.  HOPE’s request is in response to the 200-400 minors […]

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) announced April 1 that its fall 2021 semester will be in person so long as all students, faculty and staff who will be on campus obtain one of the three COVID-19 vaccines — Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech or Johnson and Johnson — to prevent the spread of the […]

The Student Government (SG) Senate passed a resolution March 23 that promises all three of USF’s campuses will achieve complete reliance on renewable energy by 2040. This move is nothing but a positive advancement for student and faculty life.  Proposed by USF’s chapter of Florida’s Public Interest Research Group, the […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced March 29 the extension of the federal eviction moratorium through June of this year. The order was originally called for to ensure Americans could avoid eviction and have a place to self-isolate in hopes of mitigating the COVID-19 crisis. However, it […]

Passover, the annual Jewish holiday that celebrates the Jewish people’s escape from Egypt to Israel, takes place from March 27 to April 4 this year. Many students, however, are being forced to observe the seven-day celebration while partaking in school work.  Spring break has often been close enough to the […]

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, China has been blamed for the virus by former President Donald Trump, leader of the German right-wing Alternative party Alice Weidel and many other world leaders, resulting in an increase in hate crimes against Asian people around the world.  Anti-Asian […]

A bill passed by the Florida House of Representatives on March 18 by Republican Rep. Spencer Roach and Sen. Ray Rodrigues would attempt to protect college students from social ostracism, or “cancel culture.”  HB 233, which has now been sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee, hopes to protect students’ “intellectual […]