If you’ve ever spent time around the Tarpon Springs campus at the end of a semester, you might have seen students in some unusual attire. There’s no toga party going; these students are probably in Dr. Underwood’s Humanities class. The assignment, called the Dramatic Arts Experience, requires students to explore history and culture in a […]
On Friday, June 10th, representatives of the Sandbox News attended the Florida Society of News Editors banquet to receive 11 awards in the student division of the FSNE’s excellence in journalism competition. St. Petersburg College took home the most awards of any competing college this year. The banquet was also attended by multiple professional media […]
Sandbox News would like to send our deepest condolences to all those whose families, friends, hearts and minds have been impacted by the Orlando tragedy. Our Facebook and Twitter will update as new developments in this tragedy are revealed. Header photo from CNN.com
By Timothy Fanning Photo By Angel Gonzalez On a building tucked between the high-rise I-275 on ramp and the neglected outside walls, overlooked convenience stores and inconspicuous street corners, a mural sits unseen despite the incessant humming of daily commuters as well as the interstate above. If it weren’t the stop light on 5th Avenue […]
By Aaliyah Anderson The car pushed down the road as Ella looked up from her lap and stared past the windshield into the distance. Dusk was emerging. Trees flew from her line of sight into a foggy memory with each mile she and her mother gained. They had about an hour left until their destination. […]
The author of Summer of the Cicadas, Cole Lavallais will be at SPC for a book discussion on Saturday, June 18th! If you haven’t read the book, don’t think you will get a chance to before the talk, or aren’t able to read the book, that’s fine! You’re still welcome to come for the event — […]
By Lilia Mickenzie Edited by Margaret Ferrell The Invictus Games are a variety of Paralympic Sports designed for wounded and injured service men and women. This year games included Sitting Volleyball, wheelchair basketball, powerlifting, cycling, running, swimming, tennis, and archery competitions. 500 competitors from 15 different nations took part in the games, with the United […]
By Lilia Mickenzie Edited by Margaret Ferrell The 2016 Invictus Games, a Paralympic event, were held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, FL from Sunday May 8th until Thursday May 12th. First begun as the statewide Colorado Warrior Games, it was through international interest that the games ascended to global phenomenon […]
May 31, 2016 Contact: Jason Latimer, Communications Director (727) 464-4988 or 464-6108 The Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections began mailing new Voter Information Cards to all 623,000 registered Pinellas County voters today, Tuesday, May 31. “Voters should carefully review the information on their new voter information cards – including name, address and political party affiliation […]