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USF student protesters suspended and expelled after April demonstrations
Two USF students are facing disciplinary action from the university for their involvement with a pair of protests at the end of April. Joseph Charry was suspended and Victoria Hinckley was expelled from USF after recent code of conduct hearings, according to a Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) Instagram statement.
Around town: Tampa news briefs
TAMPA — Some 36 students at Hillsborough County Public Schools have been awarded National Merit Scholarships. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship. The recipients were selected by a committee based on their academic...
2 USF professors to be inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
TAMPA, Fla. — It’s amazing where a curious mind can take a person. Dr. Sylvia Thomas had no idea what her life would look like in 2024, when she was growing up in Mississippi. “I like to say that I have a spirit of discovery and I’ve always...
Top 2024 Hillsborough grads plot path ahead for Florida amid rampant growth
The explosion of growth in Florida since World War II has continually vexed planners, business leaders, environmentalists and elected officials in a state that’s more susceptible to the elements than just about anywhere else in the U.S. Mix in the rising seas and temperatures brought on by climate change,...
OPINION: USF students, don’t wait until Thanksgiving to be grateful
Are you the kind of person who has a glass-half-empty or glass-half-full mentality?. In a society that runs on instant gratification and unrealistic aspirations, it can be easy to fall into the trap of always chasing after the next best thing and lose sight of finding appreciation in the mundane.
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