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Dec 2, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Liv Baker |Mithil Vyas |Lia Marsee |Maya Gluck
In Florida, education now looks like this: our public school libraries are bare due to the constant pulling of books. Our state universities have abandoned diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices as those positions have been eliminated. Soon, education nationwide could resemble this. On Nov. 19, President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick for Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, who has long-championed state and parental rights.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Catherine Paulitz |Lia Marsee |Maya Gluck |Liv Baker
Last week on campus, I heard a lecture from Annie McDaniel, USF’s chapter leader for Saint Paul’s Outreach that made me change the way I see a couple things. Saint Paul’s Outreach (SPO) is a Catholic-based organization that sends missionaries to college campuses to help college students stay connected to their Catholic faith. SPO focuses on building relationships with college students and helping them navigate through their faith life.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Liv Baker |Lia Marsee |Maya Gluck
Nothing is worse than thinking you are nearing the finish line and you’ve barely started the race. In my case, the finish line is the Yuengling Center stage and the race is my college career. I thought I was set to graduate this upcoming spring semester, but after meeting with my adviser I was disappointed to learn that I wasn’t on track to walk the stage until next fall.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Maya Gluck |Lia Marsee |Liv Baker
Have you picked up a book you liked recently? Well, it just might be on the banned books list. In some Florida public schools, “Slaughterhouse Five” by Kurt Vonnegut and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky are two of the 700 books that have been banned during the 2023-24 school year, according to the banned book list from The Florida Department of Education. Banning books silences marginalized voices and restricts academic freedom.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Lia Marsee |Catherine Paulitz |Liv Baker
Preparing for exams, a never-ending Canvas to-do list and the continuous notifications that something has been graded. This, in a nutshell, is the typical college student experience in November. It’s easy to feel alone as you check your grades and overhear your classmates’ successes. But students at USF are here to tell you this is not the case. They are even here to offer student advice to navigate the stress of the end of the semester.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Catherine Paulitz |Lia Marsee |Liv Baker
Last Tuesday, comedian Trevor Wallace graced the Yuengling Center stage for the annual Roundup Comedy Show. Other notable comedians to visit our campus include last year’s performer Joe Gatto from Impractical Jokers, Nick Cannon in 2015 and Pete Davidson in 2017. This got me thinking. What other comedians should host our next comedy show?
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Liv Baker |Lia Marsee |Maya Gluck
It’s 2024. Women have gone to the moon, war, to hell and back during Donald Trump’s first term of presidency. We are doctors, lawyers, pro-athletes and pilots, but a woman still has yet to be the President of the U.S.USF appointed its first woman president, Betty Castor, in 1994. The university is among many institutions in the country that recognizes the value of women serving in leadership roles.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Lia Marsee |Maya Gluck |Liv Baker
Fifty hours a week, no sleep and an empty stomach became my new normal. But it wasn’t always this way. I started at Tijuana Flats when I was just a freshman in college as a full-time student. It was a way to make a few extra dollars but I treated it like it was the one-way ticket to my dream job. Instead of enjoying my time as a college student, I was canceling plans to work. I kept clocking-in when I should have clocked out from this nightmare. Related: The grind never stops, but it should.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Catherine Paulitz |Lia Marsee |Liv Baker
Imagine strolling through old streets, ordering coffee in a different language and making international friends. Studying abroad is more than just learning on vacation, it’s about broadening your perspectives and stepping outside of your comfort zone. USF students should study abroad through USF World’s Education Abroad. Study abroad programs help students grow, break boundaries, crush stereotypes, all while experiencing a trip they’ll never forget.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
usforacle.com | Liv Baker |Lia Marsee |Catherine Paulitz
To say USF faculty and staff deserve livable wages shouldn’t be a “hot take.”In October, in-unit faculty, or those who are part of the union, saw a 3% raise on their paychecks, even though the United Faculty of Florida (UFF) initially called for a 7-9% minimum pay increase for employees. Karin Braunsberger, UFF’s chief negotiator, said the 3% that showed up in Friday’s paycheck was actually something UFF bargained for during the last contract with USF.
