Crossroads, USF’s student-run café, opened once again at the beginning of the school year, serving as a setting for students’ socialization, studying, TV-watching and, of course, eating. However, the atmosphere has a significant difference from last year. Unlike in the past, the soundtrack to the activity in Crossroads, music broadcasted over the speakers from the Crossroads workers’ iPods, has vanished. It’s unclear when exactly was the day the music died.

Anyone who has spent a considerable amount of time during finals week in the Gleeson Library knows that noise can reach unprecedented highs, limiting one’s ability to focus on work. In an effort to stem the growing issue of noise in the library, the Gleeson staff have decided to enact some new policy rules, effective Apr. 1, 2009.

In a letter to the editor, Nicole Faith-Alipio responds to Stephanie Luu's column last week concerning ROTC and the recent rapes on campus.

Columnist Stephanie Luu discusses the shortcomings of an ROTC ban at USF. Stephanie Luu is a senior media studies major with minors in journalism, politics, and legal studies.