The U.S. planned to pull its more than 14,000 troops out of Afghanistan by Aug. 31, but the mission was derailed due to the expected uprising of terrorist organization the Taliban, proving the U.S. shouldn’t have begun its departure.  Troops shouldn’t have started to leave Afghanistan to avoid a government […]

Norwegian Gem was the first cruise to directly challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis’ vaccine passport ban and win Aug. 8, setting a precedent not only for future cruise lines, but all Florida institutions restricted by ridiculous legal actions from the governor.  This could pave the way for other institutions, like USF, […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-175 on July 30 that bans schools from enforcing mask mandates, despite the recent surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant. COVID-19 hospitalizations in Florida have reached a record high. New cases have increased almost eightfold during the month of July and […]

The Success and Wellness Coaching program was terminated July 2 due to universitywide budget cuts affecting the Student Success unit at USF. The abrupt conclusion of the program will impact over 500 active students, including myself, who’ve used the resource to visualize their futures. Success and Wellness Coaching should be […]

HB 233 went into effect July 1 combating alleged issues with intellectual diversity on college campuses. The law requires the State Board of Education (BOE) and Board of Governors (BOG) to create a survey for universities to assess student on-campus exposure to different perspectives.  The law hopes to ensure universities […]

As Americans reached a new high of $1.7 trillion in student loans in May, according to the Federal Reserve, three bills proposed by a group of U.S. senators in April to simplify the financial aid process for college students come at the perfect time.  Minnesota Democratic Sen. Tina Smith and […]

The City of Tallahassee filed a brief to the Florida Supreme Court on June 14 asking for a decision on whether on-duty law enforcement could be classified as victims under the 2018 Article I Section 16 amendment Marsy’s Law, which outlines crime victims’ rights. The law, according to the Marsy’s […]

USF Athletics announced June 15 it won’t renew associate head men’s basketball coach Tom Herrion’s contract after an independent review by the Lightfoot, Franklin and White Law Firm looking into insensitive comments made by Herrion to student-athletes found he violated USF’s misconduct policies.  The review found Herrion didn’t violate USF […]

Aducanumab, a new Alzheimer’s medication, was granted accelerated approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 7. While possibly revolutionary for the 6.2 million Alzheimer’s patients currently in the U.S., there are many concerns surrounding its safe use and cost to uninsured patients. The medication, branded as Aduhelm […]

The Miami-Dade County Commission passed Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s Peace and Prosperity Plan on June 1 to combat high rates of gun violence in the county. This is a refreshingly holistic approach to curbing gun violence that should be considered by Hillsborough County. The plan would discourage shootings […]