Spartan of the Week
Mackenzie Crowley, a senior sociology major, describes herself as a person “living for the now” and has been a model in New York for seven years since the age of 14 and participated in NY ...
View ArticleShould Anyone Have the Right to Run?
Student Government’s amendment regarding students eligible to run for the presidential ticket was met with opposition after its announcement on Feb. 12. The bylaw states that at least one person in a...
View ArticleUniversity Compliments Pages Aim to Promote Positivity
Corey Barton’s laugh and positive outlook on everything is contagious. You’re adorable! Megan Armstrong, every time we talk I’m blown away by your constant pursuit to be a better person. You inspire...
View ArticleDebate and Decisions - Candidates Take Part in SG Forum, Polls Now Open
Students gathered at Reeves Theater on Tuesday night to hear candidates speeches for the Student Government elections, which opened at 9PM the same night. Reeves was packed with students and SG...
View ArticleLacrosse Field To Be Dedicated Friday
The University of Tampa lacrosse team will play its first match on the Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex following its dedication on Friday. The dedication will begin with a ribbon-cutting...
View ArticleUT Will Soon Be In Step With Dance Major
The department of speech, theater and dance will offer a new dance major for the fall of 2013 in addition to the current dance minor. Susan Taylor Lennon, professor of speech, theater and dance, said ...
View ArticleSigma Chi’s Derby Days Unites Greek Community - Friendly competition helps...
For three days every year during the spring semester, the Greek community sororities engage in a fierce battle for bragging rights and the title of Derby Days champion. Derby Days is fraternity Sigma...
View ArticleSkeptical or Certain of Spirits?
I have always believed in ghosts. When I was a little girl, my sister would attempt to scare me with stories about an old man who built our house and continued to haunt our hallway. ...
View ArticleEarly Risers, On The Water
Throughout high school, I considered myself a stereotypical morning person. I would literally jump out of bed every morning when my alarm went off and I would race across the room to turn it off. ...
View ArticleCampus Peaceful and Empty for Early Morning Classes
It’s like the walking dead. Except with more yoga pants. And the walkers moan Einstein’s instead of brains. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning I wake up early for my Beginning Tap class. Earlier this...
View ArticleSwimmers Dive In For Rigorous Practices
A generic iPhone ringtone startles me awake. I slide the sound off, and roll over to look at the digital clock on my desk: 6 a.m. Some mornings I can’t even remember why I’m up ...
View ArticleThe Daily Activities of Literature Prof. Dr. Dooghan
You are sure to find Dr. Daniel Dooghan, assistant professor of world literature at the University of Tampa, at his office any time. That is, as long as he’s not in class. I met up ...
View ArticleGrooveshark Founder Speaks About Being A Successful Young Entrepreneur
Twenty-six-year-old Sam Tarantino, the founder of the music website Grooveshark, spoke on campus Monday evening to students from College Conservatives, the Alternative Music Enthusiasts Club, Delta...
View ArticleUT Student Rides Along with Tampa Law Enforcement
The first time I met Michael Strom, I was in awe. With his police issued uniform, badge, and a very intimidating gun at his side, I knew I was in for the police ride along ...
View ArticleDisturbing Secrets Emerge After Reform School Closes
The Dozier School for Boys (formerly known as the Florida School for Boys) in Marianna, Fla. was a “reform school” for boys. It was supposed to make them better citizens and mold them into good ...
View ArticleNew Athletic Complex Cheered as ‘Modern Venue’
“This is going to be a very busy place,” President Ronald Vaughn said during Friday at the dedication of the Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex. A crowd gathered around the gate to the new ...
View ArticleRelay For Life: ‘We Will Ensure Cancer Takes a Permanent Holiday’
The University of Tampa’s Relay for Life started April 12 at 6 p.m. at the Pepin Stadium and field, and ended the morning of April 13. In total, there were around 57 teams and 784 ...
View ArticleStudents Raise Concerns of Possible Mold Issue in McKay
At the Student Government meeting on April 2, students brought up concerns to the Vice President for Administration & Finance Rick Ogorek with complaints of possible mold growth in McKay Hall....
View ArticleDecorated Veterans Honored at ROTC Building Dedication
A crowd gathered to watch several university elite cut the ribbon for the newly dedicated General Peter J. Schoomaker ROTC and Athletics Building Tuesday afternoon. Schoomaker is a retired four-star...
View ArticleCollege and Condoms: Health Center Provides Free Testing
Sex is commonly talked about on college campuses. Many students see it as a part of college life, or the college experience. Some colleges freely give out condoms to the students in order for them ...
View ArticleUT Students React to Boston Marathon Bombings
On Monday afternoon, two explosions went off near the finishline of the Boston Marathon, one of the country’s largest races. At least three people have been killed and roughly 175 people have been...
View ArticleSecurity Prepares for Party in the Park
Every spring, UT’s Student Productions organization presents Party in the Park, a concert event featuring a special musical guest. Last year, a UT student was arrested for causing a disturbance at the...
View ArticleELS Prepares Foreign Students for College
Located in the MacKechnie building on campus is the ELS (English as a Second Language) center. Students from around the world come to this center to learn and practice the English language. This past...
View ArticleLeaving A Legacy
Ryan Day sits in the Student Productions office with a few other SP officers. You can hear them laughing all the way down by the PEACE office on the second floor of Vaughn. For Day, ...
View ArticleGraduating Seniors Pass on Words of Wisdom
We go to college to further our learning experience. We pick a major, we go to class, and we learn so we can find a job and use those skills that we learned in the ...
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