“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves…. It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise […]
The Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections, comprised of the 67 county supervisors, will award a $1,200 scholarship this year to an eligible college junior or senior who is majoring in political science, public administration, or business administration, journalism or mass communications at an accredited Florida college. “College tuition continues to increase, and we are […]
As part of its exciting lineup of poetry readings, SPC is proud to present a pair of readings by celebrated poet Billy Collins on March 12, one in the Music Center on the Gibbs campus and another at the Palladium in downtown St. Pete. Billy Collins is the author of eight collections of poetry, including Ballistics,The Trouble […]
The Mahaffey Theatre is offering a $15 student price for tickets to the American Legacies concert with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band (PHJB) and The Del McCoury Band. Tickets are available at the Mahaffey Box Office only with ID; limit two tickets. Showtime is 7 P.M on February 17. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which […]
Early February is here, and I’m prepared to mail my Oscar ballot to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences offices in Hollywood, California. It will be sealed and posted in my mailbox for pickup on Saturday. It’s sad to know the Postal Service will no longer be delivering mail Saturdays by this time […]
There are many activities during the spring season; spring training, spring cleaning, spring break. But the only activity that may help you obtain a paycheck or even a potential career would be a Spring Job Fair. The SPC Career Services Department will be hosting three campus Job Fairs this spring. Wednesday, February 13, 2013 […]
The Seminole Campus gave away a Google Nexus 7 Tablet to a lucky student this semester, just as last semester, and by chance this very same student’s artwork was on display in the hallway entering the Digitorum in the University Partnership building. Mr. Jerry Krampera is an experienced artist and our lucky winner for the […]
by Dr. Gregory Byrd Poets Peter Meinke and Denise Duhamel will be reading their work at St. Petersburg College on Thursday February 7, at 12:30 on the Clearwater campus and at 5:30 on the St. Petersburg-Gibbs Campus. Dr. Peter Meinke is a respected fixture in Florida, national, and international poetry. He began teaching poetry […]
The Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions at St. Petersburg College will host the first in a series of four forums on prison reform on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 6-8 p.m. at the Seminole Campus Digitorium (UP 160). The forum, titled Does Incarceration Reduce Crime?, features a panel of five experts in academia and law enforcement. Panelists will […]