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Archeologists unearth first Tampa News Force article

By Clark Brooks | October 17, 2022

On the eve of Tampa News Force (TNF) publishing their 2000th article, archaeologists from the University of South Florida (USF) announced an incredible discovery, the very first article published by TNF over 700 years ago. Long thought to have been lost or destroyed, the article was posted on April 1st, 1506 and is attributed to…

University of South Florida announces merger with University Mall

By Josh Santos | February 6, 2019

University of South Florida – Tampa – Wednesday, 2.6.2019 University of South Florida (USF) announced new expansion plans which will add the floundering 100-acre University Mall to its campus. “We saw this as the next logical step to create a complete learning and living experience for our students,” says USF Community Development President, Richardo Gimineez.…