Some USF students have been staging sit-ins at the University of South Florida in Tampa for four Fridays in a row. Even though the group today was small, they were still demanding that the USF president start working with them to meet their list of demands.
The group piles into the Patel Center lobby every Friday at lunchtime. They stay until the building is about to close and the last employees are going home. But Students like Matthew Hastings most want to talk to is president Judy Ge...
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A former Pentagon official is defending the United States’ use of drones. During a lecture Thursday at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Michael James Barton blamed criticism of the unmanned aircraft on media that sensationalize perceived future threats associated with using new technology.
“The Spartans were really, really upset that the Athenians used arrows because how dare they, we can’t even see the enemy, they’re coming from afar. You don’t face your enemy with courage...
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Fanni Green, a professor of theatre and culture at the University of South Florida Tampa campus, discusses the play "In the Next Room by Sarah Ruhl. Sarah Ruhl the author has said that In the N ext Room "is not a sex farce about vibrators. It's about wet nurses; it's about the body. It's misleading to say it is purely about the object." Fanni says that to her, "In The Next room" is about discovery, longing, breastfeeding, "electric" connections, love, inventions and the human touch. Luckily...
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Lana Wilson and Martha Shane, the directors of After Tiller, discuss their film. After the assassination of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas in 2009, four American physicians-Dr. Leroy Carhart, Dr. Warren Hern, Dr. Shelley Sella and Dr. Susan Robinson were the only remaining providers of late-term abortions in the United States. Living under constant threat of violence, they continue to do their work. With unprecedented access into the lives of these doctors and the patients who seek their help...
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Volunteers combed the county Tuesday night to find out if there are still more than 7,000 people living on the streets Hillsborough County. Many fewer than that were counted in January, prompting this recount.
A woman named Kimberly sat alone on a curb in downtown Tampa saying she hoped the effort would help people like her.
“I just try to, you know, get shelter when I can, fill out applications. I’m trying to go back to rehab. I eat lunch at Trinity where they feed the homeless fo...
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Labor activists are protesting two bills working their way through Tallahassee they fear would hurt workers. The protest in front of the County Center in downtown Tuesday Tampa was led by AFL-CIO regional coordinator Aaron Carmella who said the so-called “wage theft” bills would rob local governments of their abilities to protect workers from unfair employers.
“They say that they’re trying to streamline a process to keep it the same across the state, but basically what they’re doing is t...
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Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll talk about the military budget with a 24 year veteran of the CIA who will be speaking in Sarasota tomorrow.
Mel Goodman was a Soviet analyst for the CIA and state department for 24 years. He is an Army veteran and was a professor at the National War College. He’s written a new book in which he says that the US spends far more on the military than necessary. And that the projection of US military power abroad can actual...
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Tom Kenny, actor, comedian, musician and voiceover actor extraordinaire, perhaps best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants –discusses how he approaches giving voice to animals in animation.
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10 YEARS AGO AMERICANS WERE CELEBRATING WHAT APPEARED TO BE QUICK VICTORY IN IRAQ…SADDAM HUSSEIN’S STATUE WAS TOPPLED IN WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE ONLY THE BEGINNING OF A BLOODY DIVISE WAR THAT REMAINS CLOAKED IN POLITICAL RECRIMINATION OVER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION THAT DID NOT EXIST…A CONFLICT THAT CLEARLY DELAYED THE SEARCH FOR THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKERS…AND GAVE RISE TO A WHAT CRITICS SAY ARE POLITICAL ASSASINATIONS BY DRONE.
ESTIMATES SAY THE U-S HAS CONDUCTED 366 DRONT STRIKES SIN...
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A long-time community leader’s memory is being honored by naming a post office after him. More than 100 Tampa residents watched as a plaque with Abe Brown’s name on it was unveiled Tuesday at the post office on East Hillsborough Ave.
Abe Brown was a winning coach, beloved educator and founder of Prison Crusade Ministries. Brown founded what is now Abe Brown Ministries after a former player he coached was charged with murder. His family says he realized that he ta...
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