University Press, Florida Atlantic, FL
2 days ago by Samantha Andrews, Staff Writer
Choosing where to live your first year of college can be really difficult, especially when you don't know the campus or the area. If you don't know the inside scoop on campus, you could end up like my friend Stephanie who lived in Algonquin for the first year and hated her room so much that she left FAU altogether.
Minaret, University of Tampa, FL
3 days ago by Anna Peters, The Oracle (USF)
Fire ants create territories, care for their young and even fight to the death to defend their homes. But USF professor Deby Cassill and her Experimental Design in Biology class at the St. Petersburg campus have discovered another interesting quality: Fire ants can also play dead.
Minaret, University of Tampa, FL
3 days ago by Laura Laboissonniere
A historic landmark lies in Cranston, R.I. It's not a famous colonial statue or the home of a former president.
The big yellow house with a lemon on top is surrounded by well manicured grounds and an intimidating black gate.
This is not a typical landmark but Del's Lemonade, which dates back to 1840 when it was created as a frozen lemonade company.
The Oracle, University of South Florida, FL
5 days ago by Jackie Haberman, Commentary
When families pack up and head to Disney this summer, one Orlando event may draw them and other tourists away from Mickey Mouse. The 7th annual Florida Music Festival (FMF) & Conference 2008 will host a wide-ranging group of unsigned rock bands, musically-inspired visual artists and independent filmmakers for three days in Orlando's downtown Orlando district.
The Oracle, University of South Florida, FL
5 days ago by Brenton Higgins, Commentary
In case you missed it, the English rock band Radiohead brought its "In Rainbows" tour to the Ford Amphitheatre Tuesday. More than 17,000 fans welcomed the quintet as they emerged from under a cave of 30-foot-long LEDs.
The band performed a 24-song set list that spanned six of their seven albums.