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Al-Arian ends hunger strike listen

05/01/08 Seán Kinane
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Tags: Sami Al-Arian, civil liberties, Race, racism, immigration, ICE, Muslims, USF, human rights

Former USF engineering professor Dr. Sami Al-Arian suspended his most recent hunger strike on Monday and has since been moved from solitary confinement to the general population of the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Al-Arian has been in jail for more than five years; he completed his sentence last month yet he remains in jail awaiting the deportation called for in his plea agreement, said Mel Underbakke, who is with Friends of Human Rights.

Al-Arian ended his hung...

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In Tampa, McCain addresses U.S. health care listen

04/29/08 Seán Kinane
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Tags: 2008 election, John McCain, Kathy Castor, USF, health care, labor, Moffitt Cancer Center, unions

Republican Presidential nominee John McCain addressed his plan for solving the country’s health care crisis this morning at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. McCain proposes shifting trillions of dollars in tax credits from businesses that provide health coverage to employees who buy their own.

Sen. McCain said the two fundamental problems troubling the American health care system are cost and access. He proposed replacing some employment-based health insurance coverage by giving indivi...

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Venezuelan ambassador cheered, jeered listen

04/25/08 Alvaro Montealegre
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Tags: Africana Studies, Latin America, USF, Venezuela

Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Ambassador of Venezuela to the United States, spoke yesterday at the University of South Florida in Tampa and at Eckerd College in St Petersburg.

At USF, an audience of about 100 people, despite detractors, greeted the ambassador warmly.

Herrera gave his perspective on happenings in the hemisphere, recent developments in relations between Venezuela and the U.S. and the challenges facing Venezuela. He discussed their view on pre-emptive war, the unity of Latin A...

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Animal testing opponents leaflet USF listen

04/24/08 Seán Kinane
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Tags: USF, animal cruelty

This week is World Week for Animals in Laboratories. Today the group Florida Voices for Animals passed out flyers at the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus in front of the main library and the medical library.

Mindy Lasley is an attorney and a member of Florida Voices for Animals. She said she wants to educate students about animal testing.

The Outreach Coordinator with Florida Voices for Animals, Nikki Benoit, said she hopes to provide awareness to students.

Lasley said t...

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World War II veterans speak at USF listen

04/16/08 Seán Kinane
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Tags: USF, World War II

Today four World War II veterans shared their war stories with students in a special topics class at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus.

Gary Mormino is co-director of the Florida Studies Program at USF and the professor of the class that invited the four World War II veterans.

William Emerson, wore a flight jacket and told the students about his reaction to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Eugene Williams was born in St. Petersburg in 1924 and was a ...

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Green Expo yields climate commitment listen

04/14/08 Jessica Glenza
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Tags: USF, climate change, green expo

On Saturday, the University of South Florida held it’s first ever Green Expo, during which University President Judy Genshaft signed the American College’s and Universities Climate Commitment.

The American Colleges and University Climate commitment pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by mid century, and include sustainability education in the curriculum for all students. More than 515 Universities and Colleges have already signed the Climate Commitment, including Ste...

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African-American life forum held in Tampa listen

04/09/08 Seán Kinane
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Tags: African American, history, USF, Institute on Black Life

The University of South Florida’s Institute on Black Life held its Spring Symposium today at Beulah Baptist Institutional Church in Tampa. The theme was “Memory, Culture, and Community: African-American Life in Tampa.”

After Sala Senoka Zake, a student at Williams Middle Magnet School, sang the black national anthem Lift Every Voice and Sing, members of the community presented histories of religious institutions, historically black communities and landmarks.

Herman Monroe is the his...

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USF may consolidate some departments listen

04/03/08 Seán Kinane
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Tags: Africana Studies, Women's Studies, USF, Latin America, budget cuts

Because of severe budget cuts at the University of South Florida, the Women’s Studies, Africana Studies and the Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean (ISLAC) departments may be consolidated into a single school.

But some faculty members from those programs think politics are playing as much of a role in the decision as finances. The consolidation could mean a loss of independence and resources for those programs.

Harry E. Vanden is a professor of Government and Inte...

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Women's studies program turns 35

03/07/08 Doris Norrito
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Tags: USF, women's studies, budget cuts

The University of Florida celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Department of Women’s Studies on Thursday evening at the USF Embassy Suites in Tampa.

Hosted by the University of South Florida Women’s Studies Advisory Board, the prospect of severe budget cuts was addressed in talks by faculty and students. In addition, the Women’s Studies program faces the potential of losing its status as an autonomous department.

Philosophy teacher and founding faculty member Dr. Marilyn Myerson sp...

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Children’s mental health is topic of forum listen

02/26/08 Seán Kinane
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Tags: mental health care, social services, FMHI, USF

This week the University of South Florida’s Mental Health Institute is hosting the 21st Annual Conference on Children’s Mental Health Research. The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA provides grants and contracts to improve service delivery for mental health and substance abuse, according to the Chief of its Child Adolescent and Family Branch, Gary Blau.

Blau said the conference is an important way for mental health researchers to share information about inte...

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