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Appeals court clears way for class action lawsuit against USF over fees during COVID-19 shutdown

The Florida Supreme Court last year heard arguments in a similar lawsuit against the University of Florida but has not issued a decision.

by News Service of Florida January 24, 2025May 16, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Slim Boogie will teach Tampa ‘DisFunktionals’ street dance class at University of South Florida

Find him in the SVC breezeway on Wednesday.

by Ray Roa January 2, 2025July 27, 2025

Music

Tampa’s Contemporary Art Music Project brings experimental ‘Water Dust’ show to USF

Works by Patrick Chin Ting Chan and Earle Brown will be played by CAMP musicians.

by Ray Roa November 27, 2024March 11, 2025

USF students report stolen belongings after not being allowed in St. Pete dorms for a month

A spokesperson told CL that USF is working with the construction company to replace any items that were reported missing.

by Riley Benson November 14, 2024April 28, 2025

‘We were forced into it’: After union dissolution, University of South Florida privatizes 400 jobs

USF touted the change as a cost-reduction win for the university.

by McKenna Schueler November 1, 2024August 3, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Amir Abdur-Rahim gave a soul-searching program an identity—and USF fans will celebrate his life this weekend

The beloved 43-year-old basketball coach died from complications during a surgical procedure.

by Anthony Ozdemir October 29, 2024February 14, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

USF Contemporary Art Museum’s ‘Skyway’ exhibit is not your grandma’s landscape

It’s the most immersive of all the ‘Skyway’ shows.

by David Warner October 22, 2024April 25, 2025

USF to offer housing credits to St. Pete students forced to live in on-campus shelter after Hurricane Milton

A spokesperson told CL the amount of credit will vary.

by Riley Benson October 18, 2024July 28, 2025

USF students denied entry at planned pro-Palestinian rally on Tampa campus

by Riley Benson August 29, 2024

Arts & Entertainment

USF’s summer plant sale takes over Tampa botanical garden this weekend

Members get free and early entry at 8:30 a.m.

by Ray Roa June 11, 2024June 11, 2025

State of Florida tells universities to take ‘any steps necessary’ to prevent pro-Palestine protests

Gov. DeSantis said student protesters who do not follow the rules will be expelled.

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix May 1, 2024October 6, 2024

Photos: Tampa pro-Palestinian activists arrested at the University of South Florida

by Ray Roa April 29, 2024

Photos: Ahead of Biden’s visit to Tampa, USF students continue calls to end US military aid to Israel

by Ray Roa April 22, 2024

A performer in a sparkling, jeweled bodysuit holds a microphone and strikes a dramatic pose on stage, with bright, colorful visuals projected behind them.

Music

Tampa professors will teach a class that explores the literary side of Taylor Swift

by Ray Roa April 18, 2024September 30, 2025

Arts & Entertainment, Things to Do

USF Tampa’s ridiculously popular Spring Plant Festival returns this weekend

by Ray Roa April 9, 2024

Human Rights, News & Views

Photos: Amid hunger strike, students demand University of South Florida divest from companies supporting the Israeli military

by Dave Decker March 20, 2024

Arts & Entertainment, Things to Do

Review: Tampa Rep’s ‘Straight White Men’ offers a nuanced look inside complicated family dynamics

by Jon Palmer Claridge February 5, 2024

Arts & Entertainment

Spring exhibition at USF Tampa campus highlights printmaking pioneers

‘Offset: Robert Rauschenberg at USF Graphicstudio’ opens Friday and runs through March 2.

by Jennifer Ring January 15, 2024July 28, 2025

University of South Florida pro-Palestinian group sues DeSantis and education officials over free speech

The lawsuit was filed less than a week after a similar case was filed by a Students for Justice in Palestine group at the University of Florida.

by News Service of Florida November 22, 2023September 19, 2024

Photos: Palestine supporters march through USF’s Tampa campus

by Ray Roa October 12, 2023