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50 things you need to do before you graduate from USF

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at USF chapter.

List courtesy of the Marshall Student Center- pick up a copy of this list and photo on a poster at the MSC information desk.

1. Start off the new school year by attending “Round-Up” at the Sun Done.

2. Catch some beads at the USF Homecoming Parade in the fall.

3. Have your photo taken with the bulls at the MSC fountain.

4. Enjoy a walk through the USF Botanical Gardens.

5. Cheers the Bulls football team on to victory at Raymond James Stadium.

6. Participate in USF’s Stampede of Service Community Project in January.

7. Visit the Florida Aquarium.

8. Be a “Miles for Moffitt” participant or volunteer in May.

9. Attend a USF women’s volleyball, softball or basketball game.

10. Eat some popcor at a “Movies on the Lawn” flick.

11. Check out the art at the new Salvador Dali Museum.

12. Tame the SheiKra at Busch gardens.

13. Attend a multicultual event on campus.

14. Spend quiet time at the “I Have A Dream” wall at USF’s MLK Plaza.

15. Take a canoe or kayak trip at USF’s Riverfront Park.

16. Enjoy a meal and flemenco dancing at the Columbia restaurant in Ybor City.

17. Visit the IMAX Theater at MOSI.

18. Vote for your student leaders in a Student Government election in the spring.

19. Attend a University Lecture Series event.

20. Play on a campus intramural team.

21. Take a job on USF’s fitness exercise course.

22. Check out the sounds at Bullstock in the spring.

23. Dance or donate at USF’s Dance Marathon in March.

24. Gather some friends for a tailgate cookout before a game.

25. Get your heart pumping- enroll in a Campus Recreation fitness class.

26. Join at least one of USF’s 500 student organizations (We recommend Her Campus USF!)

27. Attend a USF men’s baseball and soccer game.

28. Celebrate a special day with lunch at MSC’s On Top of the Palms restaurant.

29. Explore art at the new Contemporary Art Museum in Tampa. 

30. Visit the world’s famous Graphicstudio located on our campus.

31. Enjoy a Saturday touring Downtown Tampa and the Riverwalk.

32. Learn about Tampa’s past at the Tampa Bay History Center.

33. Soak up the fun and sun at one of the area’s greatest beaches.

34. Get your photo taken with Rocky, the USF mascot.

35. Enjoy a College of Visual & Performing Arts’ play, dance or concert.

36. Have a late night meal at the Bulls Den Cafe in Andros Center.

37. Take a date to the Dessert Room at Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa.

38. Walk, bike or rollerblade the 7-mile lopp at Flatwoods Park in Thonotosassa.

39. Attend a concert or event at the USF Sun Dome.

40. Eat something deep-fried and decadent at the Florida State Fair in February.

41. Enjoy one of the many major league baseball spring training games in the area.

42. Visit all four Disney parks and  both Universal Parks in Orlando.

43. Chow down on all things strawberry at the Strawberry Festival in March.

44. Party with pirates at the Gasparilla Parade in January.

45. Catch sight of manatees at the TECO Manatee Viewing Center in Tampa.

46. Watch the sun set form the Fort De Soto Fishing Pier in Sarasota.

47. Check out the alligators and crocodiles feeding at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo.

48. Celebrate Summer Solstice on June 21 at the USF Solar Rotary Sculpture.

49. Peddle around campus on an Outdoor Recreation free loaner bike.

50. See the world by participating in the Study Abroad Program.

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Her Campus USF continues the list!

51. Attend a day at the Tampa Bay Renaissance Festival on the MOSI fairgrounds in March and April.

52. Play a game of Quidditch with the USF Quidditch team!

53. Register to play for Humans Vs. Zombies, a campus-wide game of tag.

54. Swing by the Undergraduate Research Symposium in the spring and check out all the neat research students like you are conducting!

55. Write a “Letter to the Editor” and send it to The Oracle, USF’s award-winning, student-run newspaper.

56. Participate in a  fundraiser.

57. Check out the Wednesday Bulls Market at the MSC.

Do you have any suggestions for the list? Leave a comment below!

Daylina Miller is a senior at the University of South Florida studying multimedia journalism and psychology and anticipates graduating spring 2012. She is a member of the national and USF chapter of The Society of Professional Journalists, Bull Bikers' Association, and the Heavy Metal Enthusiasts Club. She currently writes news features for USF's website and is an avid blogger. Her interests include traveling, writing, tarot, paranormal research and photography. She recently enjoyed a travel/study tour to London and various cities in Ireland and plans on backpacking through Europe after graduation. Being a mermaid didn't pan out and paranormal research won't pay her bills so her ultimate goal is to report for a well-respected daily newspaper or magazine as a multimedia journalist.