Rachel Smith
Rachel Smith is a WUSF/USF Zimmerman School digital news intern for spring 2019.
Born in Miami, Florida, Rachel is now pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in production. Her goal is to one day become a documentarian and an investigative reporter.
Rachel is a writer for HercampusUSF and is a scholarship recipient from The Tampa Bay Association Of Black Journalist.
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Spring is in the air--and so are graduation caps.The Spring 2019 graduates from the University of South Florida will make their mark as the largest…
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Put your car in neutral and watch as you mysteriously cruise uphill at Lake Wales’ gravity-defying roadway, which was placed on the National Register of…
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“Tell old pharaohto let my people go!”A group of students from the Hillel Academy School in Tampa sang that plea as they marched to the start of the…
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The Salvador Dali Museum’s request for $17.5 million towards a new expansion was approved by Pinellas County Commissioners on Tuesday.In January, the Dali…
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The City of Sarasota is moving forward with a ban on single-use polystyrene products, commonly known as Styrofoam, in public spaces.The city’s…
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For nine consecutive years, Sarasota County has maintained a top spot in a national report that looks at county health outcomes and compares it to the…
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More than 40 artists will rock Tampa Bay at this weekend’s Gasparilla Music Festival.Headlined by the Avett Brothers and Gary Clark Jr., the eighth year…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last campaign is still bringing communities together as they fight for equality and respect in the workplace.The 1968…
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Veterans and first responders affected by trauma will be recognized at the seventh annual Florida Honor Ride in St. Petersburg this Saturday.The event…
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Fans of Alexander Hamilton, both the historical figure and the musical one, can experience the second annual Hamil Fest Saturday in St.…