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TAMPA — The University of South Florida this past week became a microcosm of the nation, which is reeling from a wave of pro-Palestinian protests and police crackdowns at college campuses as the war in Gaza rages on. Officers deployed tear gas and arrested 10 people Tuesday during a chaotic scene at MLK Plaza, where protesters set up tents and brandished makeshift shields and umbrellas. That ...
As he began a hunger strike last week, University of South Florida student Will Mleczko told fellow activists that he would continue the action until the school divests from all companies and defense contractors, which Mleczko’s fellow strikers say support the Israeli government's indiscriminate bombardments.
USF leadership denied a student organization’s request that Starbucks be banned from campus, according to a statement released Tuesday on the group’s Instagram page. Students For Socialism (SFS) issued a letter requesting the ban to President Rhea Law on Jan. 21, demanding a definitive response b
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
Karam Shahrouri, junior mechanical engineering major, said he was marching on the right side of history during Monday’s rally to support Palestine. Shahrouri said the march across campus felt good because he could walk with people that supported him. “It was really amazing, because, as the say