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3 weeks ago | 
usforacle.com | Noah Vinsky |Anamaria Gomez-Arrigo |Isabella Oefelein |Clara Garcia |Clara García
University Police issued a No Trespass Order to a male not affiliated with USF after conducting an investigation on a gun case and magazines found in the Fine Arts Building last month.
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1 month ago | 
usforacle.com | Clara Garcia |Clara García |Anamaria Gomez-Arrigo |Maria Cortes
David Allsopp said he knew the Florida State Department of Governmental Efficiency was looking for “inefficiencies” across higher education institutions ever since its creation in February. However, as a professor who has conducted research at USF for 24 years, Allsopp was “surprised” to learn the Florida DOGE team would analyze research done by university staff. “I don’t know what they think they’re going to find,” said Allsopp, a professor in the College of Education.
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1 month ago | 
usforacle.com | Isabella Oefelein |Anamaria Gomez-Arrigo |Maria Cortes |Clara Garcia |Clara García
The beginning of a new generation of USF student leaders started on May 12, when the USF Student Government hosted a ceremony to inaugurate its sixth consolidated term. Among the new officers are Sumit Jadhav and Caio Esmeraldi, who will serve as student body president and vice president, respectively, representing all three USF campuses. Emma Goodwin and Ethan Walsh will serve as USF Tampa’s governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. The USF St. Pete campus will be served by Gov.
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2 months ago | 
usforacle.com | Clara Garcia |Clara García |Joana Riva |Isabella Oefelein
USF has assembled a task force to promote “efficiency, transparency and strategic reinvestment” among university departments and staff. The team will be responsible for managing Florida State Department of Governmental Efficiency requests at USF, according to public records obtained by The Oracle. Gov. Ron DeSantis the Florida DOGE in February to “identify and eliminate unnecessary spending, programs, courses, staff and any other inefficiencies” in state universities.
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2 months ago | 
usforacle.com | Hannah Laubach Matson |Clara Garcia |Clara García |Joana Riva
Faculty Senate Vice President Scott Perry said he can’t “get a hold of” USF President Rhea Law to learn her stance on the rumored Sarasota-Manatee and New College of Florida merger. “I’ve always found Rhea Law to make the right statement at the right time, but she’s not being available to talk,” Perry said. “I’m not sure that anybody can really find out what she’s thinking.”Perry said he has a “gorgeous” relationship with Law and has tried to reach her — but heard nothing back.
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2 months ago | 
usforacle.com | Kieran Konopka |Clara Garcia |Clara García |Joana Riva |Camille Grall
USF’s spring music festival, Bullstock, was cut short during the headlining set by indie rock band Grouplove on Friday night. Rain fell sporadically during the band’s performance, but the festival was called off when it started raining consistently — an hour before the originally scheduled 11:15 p.m. end time. This was met with the audience booing and students rushing out of the event to escape the rain and cold combo.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
usforacle.com | Clara Garcia |Clara García |Kieran Konopka
USF is deleting some of the university’s webpages, news articles, PDF documents and internal audits with content on diversity, equity and inclusion. USF spokesperson Althea Johnson said the university is “reviewing and updating” its websites “to comply” with “all” state and federal guidance, policies and laws.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
usforacle.com | Hannah Laubach Matson |Joana Riva |Clara Garcia |Clara García
Four Tampa campus Student Government (SG) gubernatorial tickets shared their ideas on Wednesday’s debate. They highlighted how they would help fund student organizations and advocate for the student body. Four tickets are running in the Tampa campus gubernatorial election:Emma Goodwin, a biomedical sciences major, is running for governor alongside Ethan Walsh, an industrial engineering major, as prospective lieutenant governor.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
usforacle.com | Clara Garcia |Clara García |Joana Riva |Camila Gomez |Lily Belcher
USF President Rhea Law’s resignation announcement sparked mixed reactions among the USF community. Law sent out a universitywide email on Monday saying she will step down from her role after a “national search” for a new leader is run. “The time is right for the next president to lead a new chapter of our university,” Law said in the email. Some are thinking ahead about what qualities USF’s next president should have, while others are reflecting on Law’s impact on the university.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
usforacle.com | Michelle Plyam |Joana Riva |Clara Garcia |Clara García
Ava Porten was “forced” by her parents to take piano lessons when she was five years old, but developed a passion for singing through vocal lessons at age 10. At 20 years old, Porten, a junior business management major, was signed by the record label Distro by Benton and is now managed by Doechii’s father, known as Snatcha Da Boss. This meant Doechii’s Grammy for best rap album on Feb.
