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• Wayne Garcia
  • All the news that’s fit for Bulls — Friday, March 9
  • Student Government elections start today
  • Developing story: TB on campus alert sent to USF Tampa students, faculty
• Lydia Harvey
  • Peace Corps uses Globe Talks to attract new recruits
• Lindsey Smith
  • Video: Junior finds costuming is not just for Halloween
  • Fashion: it’s more than fabric
• Katie Toot
  • Photo Essay: The best USF campus job
• pviera
  • Photo: New show for MFA students at the Oliver Gallery
• Brittany (life as a college journalist)
  • No controversy in USF election
• jpolito
  • Unheard but not unseen, ASL interpreter hears with hands for USF students
• miashuler
  • How athletics’ management handles sponsors
  • Occupy Tampa: protesters form community on Ashley Drive
  • Revising the tenure process
• Meeghan Gilchrist
  • Booklet helps Greek orgs keep high standards
• Christopher Spata
  • Parking fees go up as parking spaces disappear
  • Audio: Class of 1968 alumni share memories of an earlier USF
  • Students may carry blame for high textbook prices
• editorhandy
  • Crime rates dropping at USF Tampa
• Veronica Case
  • Many Students are Saying “Buh-Bye” to Cinemas
  • USF women’s ultimate frisbee team through sections, on to regional tournament
  • USF women’s ultimate frisbee team to lose two key players for fall season
• Ron Algood
  • Swing is a happening thing, again!
  • USF School of Theatre and Dance presents “Blood Wedding”
  • My experience swing dancing at USF: “Would you like that slow, fast, or bouncy?”
• Tessa Walter
  • USF Students Embrace Tattoos in Their Own Way
  • Scallywag deemed ineligible by USA Ultimate
  • USF men’s ultimate frisbee team finishes just out of contention in tournament
• Sean Barows
  • Big East conference woes overshadow future of USF football
  • Major Story #3: Bull Runner Ridership Increasing
  • Aristil works hard to defend Big East title
• sheenabell
  • Retail therapy to help clear the mind
  • A mother away from home in religious studies departmnt
  • Religion in America: is the end near?
• Meghan Mangrum
  • Guide dog keeps student on the go
  • 5 things you don’t know about the SG presidential slates: Brian Goff and George Papadeas
  • Students prepare to uncover The Buried Life in advance of tonight’s ULS lecture
• Bradley Walker
  • Smart Phones: The Craze on College Campuses
  • Speedy greens on ‘The Claw’ provide USF golf teams an advantage
  • USF Men’s Golf Preps for Big East Conference Championship
• Nicole Smothers
  • Digital Transformation Sets a New Trend for USF
  • USF assists veterans in expanding education
  • USF’s Multicultural Affairs dances toward its goal
• Paul Lockwood
  • We Love Zombies!
  • End of Semester Events
  • Ellen Mueller showcased at Starting Fires exhibit
• Kerstin Hutchens
  • A Trend in College Students with Internships
  • ADPI Cheer, Toss and Tumble
  • Greek Week
• cdifonzo
  • 5 things you don’t know about the SG presidential slates: Christina Hughes and Muhammad Shakir
  • USF has a snowboarding club?
  • FiveFingers Fashion Footwear
• Julianne Goins
  • 5 things you don’t know about the SG presidential slates: Omar Rodriguez and C.J. Abeleda
  • USF connects campus with social media
  • Local Businesses Upping Use of Social Networking
• jardysjournal
  • Direct Selling: Achieving Financial Freedom in College
• Stephanie Henderson
  • Campus Dining Trends
  • P.R.I.D.E Alliance to host Gay Prom
  • Muslim student group responds to Terry Jones’ Quran burning
• sepatri3
  • Adderall or “College Crack” gives students a competitive edge
  • Golden Bull Award helps USF student leave legacy
  • USF holds Earth Day celebration to bring attention to ‘Pride of Place’
• Diedra Rodriguez
  • Are you smarter than Diaz?
  • Judy Genshaft on USF budget cuts: ‘There’s still time to make a difference’
  • Diaz ‘optimistic’ about Board of Governors student representative
• Marissa LaCarrubba
  • Micro dermal piercing sparks interest for USF students.
  • University of South Florida’s ROTC competes for Toughest Bull title.
  • USF’s Air Force ROTC finishes third in Lime Cup competition
• Stephen Hanewinckel
  • 3D Spreading Through All Forms of Tech
  • Bulls softball increases its winning streak to 10
  • Sara Nevins leads the stampede into Big East
• Katie North
  • 4lokos…Crazy or Dangerous?
  • The last drive of spring
  • New facilities are raising the limits
• Alissa Jones
  • As a a new dining hall opens, so does the criticism
  • After inauguration, Matthew Diaz is eager to get to work
  • 24-hour speech had a point–but it wasn’t for a world record
• ppolatas
  • I (Heart) Boobies: The Controversial Bracelets
  • USF P.R.I.D.E. Alliance welcomes transgender speaker
  • USF P.R.I.D.E. Alliance prepares for its first prom
• Valerie Quintana
  • The pursuit of research: divers take major risks exploring Florida’s underwater caves
  • Katelin Kaiser takes on animal rights at USF one duckling at a time
  • Smartphones: A growing trend among college students
• Natalie Watson
  • Trend seen in group buying sites
  • Closing time: Students prepare to move out of residence halls
  • Former RA is Miss USF Runner-Up
• wgassett
  • Digital Music Sales Plummet; Digital Piracy Carries On
  • USF Celebrates Earth Week 2011
  • USF Takes a Stand Against Sexual Violence
• Anastasia Dawson
  • Birds of a feather: USF offers options for senior-citizen students, yet fitting in remains a challenge
  • Florida Legislature to increase university tuition, decrease scholarship funding
  • USF nearing end of Pi Kappa Alpha investigation
• Stephanie Fred
  • Hidden Dangers: Narcotics in Your Kitchen
  • Admissions department responds to visitor feedback
  • Admissions extends application deadline for incoming freshmen
• Brittany Weiner
  • Dr. Stephen John Hartnett to Speak at Annual Communication Day
  • PPLC at Harvard changes one USF student
• nflammia
  • AUDIO: Bulls Experience a Day in the Big Leagues
  • AUDIO: USF honors Selmon with building dedication
  • AUDIO: Despite strong pitching performance, USF falls to No. 2 UF.
• Rachel Sacco
  • Stay Alive. Don’t Text and Drive.
  • Bulls baseball camps start soon
  • Fontanez aims for MLB
• christineclewis
  • Forgetting “Good Hair” – The Natural Trend
  • The NAACP Participates in Fight Back Floida
  • Tension rises as USF’s NAACP looks to the future
• Michelle Mijide
  • University of South Florida Goes Mobile
  • Past successes lead to future opportunities for Hernandez
  • USF student government President-elect Matthew Diaz ready to serve
• daniellelynn17
  • The University of South Florida Caters to recent trends in Diet and Health
  • Pi Kappa Alpha remains on suspension pending completion of USF investigation
  • USF Greek Week starts Monday, benefits The Children’s Miracle Network
• Victoria Rapp
  • Adderall, a student’s new study buddy
  • FSA to welcome new executive board
• Atecia Robinson
  • 5 things you don’t know about the SG presidential slates: Christopher Cano and Roman McCreary
  • Last chill of the season allows cold-weather fashion one last blast
  • Fracking presents significant environmental dangers
• mwhitney88
  • AUDIO: Lightning win on emotional day to stay in the playoff hunt
  • AUDIO: Bulls use strong pitching to clinch USF Invitational
  • Philanthropy beats out partying for most USF ‘Greek’
• Nicholas Trobiano
  • Gossip and movies consume desk clerks’ work lives
  • 5 things you don’t know about the SG presidential slates: Alan Ethington and Nicholas Piracci
  • Working for love, and loving every minute
• Zoe Stiling
  • Survey finds female engineers’ lack of confidence contributes to leaving field
  • Electrical engineering students complete the circuit
  • Solar charging improvements highlight clean energy research
• ernestinaxavier
  • First comes love, simultaneously education: USF student talks marriage and college
  • Photo essay: Green, gold, and a touch of pink for USF football body-painters
• Daniel Wadi
  • USF professor gives the lowdown on meanings, dangers of being on the “down-low”
  • Professor’s outlook goes deeper outside classrooms
• Sarah Lonergan
  • Arts course focuses on performance
  • Economic backlash to blame for unreported domestic violence
  • USF students make social work a community priority
• Shaleria Faison
  • Pay by Space deducts stress for students in the week before finals
• Rebecca Forman
  • 15 companies were hiring at the College of Business Corporate Connections event
  • College of Business ’25 under 25′ program applications due March 6
  • Status update: Understanding Facebook’s IPO
• Sarah Ruiz
  • Delivering The Oracle’s news each morning, the old-fashioned way
  • Christianity takes a step toward the future with online resources
  • Creemers’ personal crusade for Christ
• Haley Radeka
  • Office of Sustainability: USF is going green
  • Fashion show watch party dazzles
• Elise Walsh
  • Dogs, googleplexes and final oral presentations in professional writing class
  • Low turnout for high-stake Student Government positions
• Robert Scime
  • USF driving study offering $500 a year
  • 1979 murder still leaves a mark on USF campus
• mjsimpso
  • Working out alone in the Athletic Weight Room
• Vivian Gil
  • Smoking outdoors only
  • USF sorority hopefuls rush to register Greek
  • Physical appearances place heavy burden on sororities
• Rachael Sena
  • Skull scan: forensic anthropology at work
  • Passion for culture drives career in anthropology
  • USF anthropological researchers face tough ethical conflicts
• Krystal Modigell
  • 5 things you don’t know about the SG presidential slates: Sarah Pollei and Antonio Morales
  • Marshall Student Center to be solar powered
  • Lawyer speaks on genocide case
• Briana Sellers
  • USF graduate student inspires classmates with the story of her homeless past
  • Business students enjoy fresh air workouts
  • US citizens maintain divided opinion on illegal immigration
• David Rhinehart
  • ‘Body Stories’ play brings something new, ends its run this weekend
  • Squeezing stones, students file their taxes
  • Student and professor perform on equal footing
• Kirsty Churchill
  • Circus performer working toward public health degree
  • Marine Corps sergeant finds passion in writing, teaching, counseling
  • USF ROTC programs grow in size and competition
• Christen White
  • Report shows college binge drinking occurs among underage students
  • USF seniors get excited to graduate
  • From renowned student to distinguished alumna, Donna Petersen honored by Johns Hopkins
• ionde
  • USF’s Durand teaches students the art of happiness through positive psychology
• Rebekah Wright
  • Students have trouble getting accepted into the College of Nursing
  • Drastic weather change draws large crowd into the library
• Jamie Lewis
  • Sun Dome renovations hurt USF’s sport clubs
  • Quran burning reverend Terry Jones makes appearance at USF Republican debate
  • After delay, USF Marshall Student Center SkyPad opens for gamers
• Johanna MacLauchlan
  • Time out for some pool
  • Speech Pathologist grateful for opportunity to create bond with patients suffering from impairments
  • Dedication to work, earns USF clinical instructor Milestone Award
• ilykeschloé
  • USF student with an extra set of eyes
  • Delivering a baby: Kristen Prosen’s art debut
  • Lil Muddy’s Fun Bunch offers an assortment of pottery during spring sale
• Natalia Prieto
  • Group for troops at USF bake sale
  • Indian national makes cultural connection with Bollywood dance
  • USF international student population is on the rise
• Jessica Edmondson
  • Riding the Bull Runner
  • Humanities Department cultures students and reaps the results
  • USF humanities department hopes to boost student interest through culture, jazz
• Erica Collura
  • USF researchers conduct ‘biggest fish survey ever’ after oil spill
  • Two heads better than one? Scientists fear genetic mutations for fish in BP oil spill
  • USF professor David Hollander discovers lingering sea plumes after BP oil spill
• Casey DeFreitas
  • Grotesque Burlesque provides an artistic outlet for theater student
  • It’s studying, really: A false fight for finals in theater
  • USF theatre department says an arts fee would make its productions more accessible to students
• Emily Miseroy
  • English to Speakers of Second Languages program at USF needs changes
  • Teaching conditions worsen, USF College of Education sees student enrollment drop
  • Library, coffee and studying
• Danielle Nipper's Blog
  • USF researchers tackle hearing loss
  • USF researchers study brainstem cells in age-related hearing loss
  • Biomedical engineering expansion at USF
• Margarita Abramova
  • USF graduate paints her battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma
  • History professor Dr. Nickels leaves behind legacy
  • Master of Fine Arts graduate students exhibit their masterpieces
• Andrea Stephens
  • One benefit of going to college in Florida: Studying outdoors in November
  • Despite challenges cheering prevails
  • Special education ‘co-teaching’ gains popularity
• Brenna Hinrichs
  • USF student takes a bite out of competitive eating competitions
  • A game of pool is a welcomed break between classes
  • International students make stateside college adjustments
• Murewa Olubela
  • Florida takes action to reduce abuse of its ‘pill mills’
• Fayeza Fatema
  • Tighter budget could limit future research
  • Psychology department blitzes their graduate students
• Veronica Gaucher
  • USF receives $2.5 million National Institute of Health grant to further study antimalarial drugs
  • USF beer club brews their own ‘refreshments’
  • Library printer malfunction causes long lines, backup
• Kenya Jenkins
  • Taking time out from studies for a little Mortal Kombat in the Skypad
• Megan Gallagher
  • How do you get to class?
  • Buhi goes beyond the condom
  • Research shows link between men and type 2 diabetes
• Ashley Thomas
  • Photo: Opening of the International Festival
  • SAFE Team provides alternative transportation to students on campus at night
• Sa'Brielle Robinson
  • Children’s disease catches adult by surprise
  • USF’s counseling center there for students who need help
  • Are you getting any?
• Bobbie Stuff
  • Binge drinking prevalent on college campuses
  • Accident backs up traffic
  • Student medication use on the rise
• Divya Kumar
  • Janitors keep company on late-night shift
  • Students commemorate fallen fraternity brother
  • Women find unconventional allies in fraternities
• Dominique Lewis
  • There’s just no escaping the paperwork
  • USF student’s ambitions intact after shattering knee
  • USF’s Department of Criminology cancels job fair
• Jordan A
  • Doing the parking waiting game, in the rain
• Jordan Smith
  • Age-related diseases linked to dysfunction in mitochondria
• Kelsey Hull
  • USF students hope new video will attract support for foster kids
  • USF certificate programs rise in participants
  • USF chants pride in fight song video contest
• Andrea Carolina Rodriguez Gomez
  • Audio: Women’s volleyball Head Coach Claire Lessinger talks about the Penn State scandal, child sexual abuse
  • Apparently, the Secret is out
  • Tennis courts open for late-night practice
• kamedina
  • Cutting edge solution: More lasers = architecture student productivity
  • Coffee + studying = library Starbucks
• Allison Chalifoux
  • Employment increase means more job opportunities for college students
  • Counseling Center hosts relaxation and stress reduction workshops
• ngryniewicz
  • VIDEO: Ospreys prey on Bulls, USF baseball’s first loss
  • AUDIO: Bulls basketball edges Cincinnati in final seconds
  • AUDIO: Women’s basketball defeat Pittsburgh 62-50, get back to .500 in Big East
• Ali Settel
  • AUDIO: Anderson’s high jump goes terribly wrong..again!
  • AUDIO: Bulls’ Barbosa returns to baseball with high hopes
• Alfredo Muente
  • AUDIO: Softball wins again via Devine intervention
  • AUDIO: Relentless softball team notches 25th win with walkoff
  • AUDIO: Softball’s Ericksen discusses softball youth movement
• Marc Seide
  • Roaring applause to golf claps, USF athlete switches sports
  • The top five reasons the late Lee Roy Selmon deserved Wednesday’s athletic center renaming
  • VIDEO: USF’s 2012 recruiting class ranked fifth-best in Big East
• Kirsten Karbach
  • AUDIO: Defense Took a Hit with Bernard Injury
  • AUDIO: WNIT Basketball, USF takes down FIU
  • AUDIO: Freshman Smith Relishes Rare Opportunity
• Faith Marie Willis
  • All the news that’s fit for Bulls – March 23 edition
  • All the news that’s fit for Bulls – March 21 edition
  • All the news that’s fit for Bulls – March 20 edition
• Natasha Stopford
  • Finding funds for Best Buddies
• middlemanpress
  • Audio: Next Round of Players Cut From the Rays Roster
  • Audio: The USF softball team is ‘locked in’ and ready for a great season
• Marissa Kosiec
  • Canceling concussions in organized sports
  • Men’s club soccer team reinstated
• Alex Kennedy
  • USF men’s basketball team can still fight their way into NCAA Tournament
  • Former Bulls star Dontavia Bogan adjusts to NFL after injury
  • Jawanza Poland’s improvement allowing Bulls to succeed in Big East
• Patti McDonald
  • AUDIO: Injury-ridden roster makes playoff push difficult for Lightning
  • AUDIO: Tampa Bay Lightning fighting for hockey postseason slot
  • AUDIO: Lightning trades Steve Downie to Avalanche in three-team deal
• Francesca Basinger
  • Amnesty International targets illiteracy with upcoming book drive
  • USF’s Project Downtown advocating relationships with homeless
• Gareth Rees
  • Textbook rental programs offer students more ways to save
  • Inventors Club battles eating disorders
• phuongduong
  • Rock climbing relieves stress in students
• ruchikadbp
  • Haitian club overcomes deactivation
  • Males avoiding Group Fitness classes, 90.4% attendees female
  • Limited funding may lead some sports clubs to be dropped
• Kara Hamm
  • With rising in-state tuition, study abroad may be the way to go
• Kelsey Lindstrom
  • USF student remains hopeful in battle with bone marrow cancer