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In a society where “YOLO” has become a common phrase, are you really going to settle for a mediocre spring break? You should embrace the “You Only Live Once” mentality and be determined to make spring break 2012 a memorable one!
Don’t know what to do? Well, here’s a compilation of some of the best events going on in Tampa to ensure that your spring break will be unforgettable. Let’s come back to school with some stories, shall we?
This week features a bustle of love inspired events on the University of South Florida campus due to Valentine’s Day this Tuesday, Feb. 14. Many organizations put together fundraisers and other happenings, though few were planned on the actual day of love.
On Monday, World Watch: Animals. Kids. Earth. sold cookies and flowers in front of the library to benefit The Children’s Home orphanage in Tampa. WWAKE also put on a semi-formal Valentine’s Day dance party at 7 p.m. inside MSC Ballrooms A and B. There was music, free food and themed activities for partygoers. The organization also collected children’s books at the event.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People also put on an event the eve before Valentine’s Day. Cupid’s Shuffle: Speed Dating took place at 8:30 p.m. in MSC 3711. Participators mingled before commencing the shuffle. The three-minute dates were free for students and the public, but the organization also sold usual Valentine’s Day fare including candy grams, flowers and teddy bears.
Finding Mr. or Ms. Right was part of the Wellness Workshop series, but the topic of this Monday’s free workshop in SVC 5012 coincided well with the theme of Valentine’s Day. During the workshop Leonard Kirklen, Ph.D, helped students explore what qualities they look for in their “ideal” partner and relationship expectations. Next Monday’s workshop on Feb. 20 is Identifying Obstacles to Intimacy, which will take place at 1 p.m. inside SVC 5012.
Activities and events on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, Feb. 14, are actually quite sparse. The only special on campus is happening at Fresh Food Company with the dining hall’s Celebration of Chocolate during normal operation hours. As the title suggests, the offerings of the day include many more chocolate choices than usual, like a chocolate fountain.
Wellness Education’s Produce of the Month for February is the strawberry, a fruit often associated with Valentine’s Day. Every Wednesday during the month at Bull Market you can sample free strawberries and learn about the berry between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 17 Swinging Bulls are hosting a post-Valentine’s Day dance, Love-a-Bull. Don’t know how to swing? Amos Chong and Jeila Alai will give lessons at 7 p.m. before the dance at 8 p.m. in MSC 2708. Partners are also not required. The event is free for USF students and $5 for others.
This week is also Sexual Health Responsibility week and REACH, Responsible Education for Campus Healthy, is holding an event every day to support it. To learn more about Sexual Health Responsibility week visit the organization's Facebook event page
Looking for something to do off campus? Dinosaur World is essentially offering a buy one; get one free deal for adults. Purchase your own admission and your “sweetie” can get in for free, saving you $12.75 plus tax. Today, Tuesday Feb. 14, is the last day for this deal.
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Teacher evaluations go digital this semester
For the first time, teacher evaluations will be conducted entirely online this semester, using an application called Blue by eXplorance. Wendy Nembhard, an associate professor of epidemiology and chair of the committee that investigated the benefits of switching to an online system, sent students the initial email about the new evaluation system on March 28. She said the switch from pencil and paper to online evaluations has been in the works for awhile.Read more...
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USF organizations, affiliates raise funds for Relay for Life
Emily Turner, a sophomore accounting and economics dual major, is not a stranger to cancer. Her grandfather just passed away from cancer in November 2012, her grandmother died of cancer in 2010 and her aunt is a breast cancer survivor. This is why Turner is so passionate about her Relay for Life team, the Bulls Business Community. As the advertising chair on the Business Living Learning Community’s community service committee, Turner and her team have raised $2,014.35 so far, putting the team in fourth place among all 87 USF Relay for Life teams. The team’s total fundraising goal is… Read more... -
New education program focuses on middle school teaching
A new program in the College of Education, brought to USF by doctorate student Amanda Loyden and professor Gladis Kersaint, will focus on training students to become effective middle school-age teachers in science and mathematics, concentrating on students in grades 5 to 9. In an informational session held in the College of Education Building TECO conference room, Loyden led students through the stages of the program, which revolve around the “STEM” (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) model of education. Read more... -
Students protest for concealed weapons on campus
Student activists across campus began protesting April 8 and will until April 12 in an “Empty Holster” demonstration, lobbying for the right of those with concealed weapons permits to carry their weapons on campus, or “concealed-carry.” Students involved in an “empty holster” protest typically wear an empty gun holster on their person to symbolize a weapon they would otherwise not have to defend themselves. They are also invited to hand out fliers and literature to interested students and speak with them about the issue. Student protester Eric Blake stood next to the movement’s display table at the April 10 Bull Market, along… Read more... -
Song artist John Legend speaks on education
Students waited in line for as long as five hours inside and outside the Marshall Student Center on April 9. Most sat on the ground, some brought food and others stood for hours. They were waiting for “A Night with John Legend,” a University Lecture Series event part of USF Week. When the doors finally opened and Legend took the stage, he focused 30 minutes of his presentation on education inequality and how to fix it. “Many of you overcame significant obstacles to get here today,” he said. “I think you know why you’re here: because you know it’s going… Read more...