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 […]

USF administration announced March 4 that it plans to go back to in-person classes by fall, raising the hopes of students who may become disappointed if those plans get derailed due to a possible increase in COVID-19 cases. Despite expectations that college students will have access to the vaccine by […]

The Florida Legislature’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) unanimously approved the Regulation of Smoking in Public Places bill on March 15. The legislation would allow local governments to ban cigarettes from Florida’s public beaches and parks to improve the state’s coastal integrity as well as help the state’s […]

In an announcement Monday afternoon, USF President Steven Currall said the university will hold in-person commencement ceremonies at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg for the spring 2021 graduating class. For the first time in over a year, students will finally have the ability to feel a collective sense of accomplishment […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill March 3 that could potentially expand voting rights for American citizens who often experience disparities in information access and transportation to the polls.  The For the People Act would provide citizens with better access to voting through decreasing the “influence of big […]

To celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, President Joe Biden announced the formation of the White House Gender Policy Council, which would discuss current feminist issues in America and provide female perspectives to White House affairs. The council would potentially be a step forward for American women, but it […]