New Poly rallies support in final days of USF involvement

With applications for Florida’s newest university’s Board of Trustees due today, the hotly contested Florida Polytechnic University that came about after the dissolution of USF’s Polytechnic branch campus has found some support.

Taking the stage: open mic events around USF

In a city like Tampa,where large music venues cater mainly to established artists, it can be hard for emerging musicians to find a place to express themselves.

In a postseason that had all the little things seeming to go their way, the Bulls were came a couple inches short of remaining in Oklahoma City with a chance for the Women’s College World Series championship. Instead, they find themselves more than 1,200 miles away, back home in Tampa.

Population changes do not warrant immediate action

At USF, the number of black students enrolling is dropping. This change does not warrant immediate action from the university, though continued observation of the ethnic profile trends could eventually benefit these underrepresented minorities.

Zimmerman back in jail 2 days after bond revoked

MIAMI — George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, surrendered to police Sunday and was booked into a central Florida jail two days after his bond was revoked.

‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ is edgy but fragmented

Commercial director Rupert Sanders’ big-screen directorial debut is a surreal rehashing of the Grimm Brothers’ classic tale, with its eerie imagery,expert character development, and underlying feminism. “Snow White and the Huntsman” frightens and hypnotizes its audience with stunning cinematography but gets pulled down by the weight of fragmentation between scenes.