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Sharing 50 pairs of shaded glasses, around 200 students gathered to take a peek at the solar eclipse on Monday afternoon.  Although Tampa did not see the full eclipse, meaning the moon would completely cover the sun, a curious crowd still flooded the Marshall Student Center (MSC) lawn.  Relate

Around 15 people gathered at the Marshall Student Center (MSC) Amphitheater on Monday at 7 p.m. for mocktails, snacks and body-positive fashion.  Eight models, including current students and alumni, walked the small stage to showcase an outfit they feel confident in.  Elizabeth Volmy, student

Four gubernatorial tickets discussed their campaigns during a Thursday debate hosted in the Oval Theatre at the Marshall Student Center (MSC). Gubernatorial candidates Nilufar Majidova, Jamar Blaze Smith and Ava Moreno were accompanied by their respective Lt. Governor candidates Maryam Ashraf,  B

Junior Suryakanth Prasad Gottipati and senior Sumit Subhash Jadhav are running for Student Government (SG) president and vice president.  The ticket’s campaign includes Vision, OneUSF, Inclusivity, Collaboration and Empowerment, or V.O.I.C.E.  “Students will always have something to say, and t

A proposal for a women-only gym space was presented to the Student Government (SG) Relations Committee earlier in the month. The resolution was voted “controversial,” but that doesn’t mean it’s no longer on the table.  Senator Alexa Matos proposed one room at the Tampa campus Recreation and Welln

USF Hillel hosted Gil Hoffman, the first Jewish speaker to attend campus after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, in a room with over 200 seats and eight people at the Marshall Student Center (MSC) on Monday.  Hoffman said he was “very disappointed” to see there were no Muslim students. He said h

Ethan Vaubel, senior economics major and president of the USF College Republicans, was doing homework on Sunday when he saw Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he is no longer running for president on social media.  “I watched the whole video and I was kinda shocked. I didn't think it would be this soon,

The new Sustainable & Ethical Practices coalition, formed by multiple USF clubs and organizations, is demanding the establishment of an Office of Sustainability after frustrations with the university’s lack of action.   In order to educate the student body on the importance of this demand, th

A group of USF protesters arrested on March 6, self-named the “Tampa 5,” agreed to a “misdemeanor intervention program” and had charges dropped on Tuesday, according to the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s office. Alum Laura Rodriguez, students Gia Davilla, Jeanie Kida and Lauren Pineiro and

This year, students will have to add another New Year's resolution to their list: completing the annual FAFSA form. The 2024-25 form for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will open for students on Dec. 31, according to the launch announcement on the Federal Student Aid (FSA) we