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Legislation currently under consideration in Congress aims to send at least 1 million undergraduate students abroad each year. The Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act cites studies that show U.S. students score below their counterparts in other advanced countries.

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TAMPA , Fla. - The Tampa Museum of Art Foundation (TMAF) announced today that the design for the new Tampa Museum of Art (Museum) will greatly improve the way its art collection is protected and displayed during hurricane seasons. With the current hurricane season in full force and one tropical storm under our belts, TMAF is looking toward what could happen in the event a hurricane hits the Tampa Bay area and how the design of its new facility will alleviate concern for the worst.

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After 11 years of service at The University of Tampa as Registrar, Leslie Sutton-Smith will launch her new career as acting Registrar for Harvard Law School on July 23. In June 1996 Sutton-Smith became Registrar at UT. She had been searching for jobs in Florida after her parents decided to retire in Sarasota.

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PHILADELPHIA - Next time you think about grabbing that sugary snack, you might want to think again. Research conducted at the University of New Hampshire of 800 undergraduate students showed that not only is excess fat a problem plaguing college students, but many of them have high blood pressure and high cholesterol and suffer from a deficiency of nutrients such as fiber, calcium and iron.

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AUSTIN, Texas - This week is a solemn day for many across the United States, as it is the 25th anniversary of the hate-crime murder of Vincent Chin. His murder signifies the beginning of the contemporary Asian Pacific American, or APA, civil rights movement.

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Although it was a four-day festival, there wasn't peace and quiet yet on day five of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The music ended in the wee hours of Monday morning with the sounds of Widespread Panic, but the campgrounds were still inhabited hours later by the tired and dirty groupies who had been there since Thursday.

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Like my colleague John Phifer, I find myself embarking on a journey into the mysterious this summer. Having returned from the far-flung United Kingdom, I've decided to continue my globe trotting ways by going where only the bravest explorers have gone before: Smiley Hall.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa - A study done by researchers at the University of Missouri, using a test developed at the University of Iowa, has correlated heavy binge drinking with diminished decision-making over time. The study, published in the June edition of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, compared 200 randomly sampled individuals from a larger group of Missouri college students who voluntarily reported their drinking frequency during their freshman through their junior years.

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I've got to admit, I was caught a bit off guard when it was suggested that we do summer editions of The Minaret. What could I possibly write about that people will care about when we aren't at school where we are forced to care about the outside world? There is one thing at nearly every college student experiences during the four or more years we spend in school: the dreaded summer job.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. - For the ninth time in the night, Jonathan Holt knelt down behind the mound and said his ritualistic prayer. In only his second start of the year, Holt pitched a complete game against the Columbus State University Cougars to give Tampa its fifth National Championship with a 7-2 victory in Riverwalk Stadium.

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var uslide_show_id = "b89ace48-1000-497e-b9c7-14bff518b5ea";var slideshowwidth = "230";var linktext = ""; Even when she was a little girl living in Falmouth, Mass., she wanted to make a difference in the world. While most children dream of becoming veterinarians, astronauts, firemen and cowboys when they grow up, Katrina Vidal dreamed of doing "big things" and "saving the world.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala - The University of Tampa will play for the National Championship for the second year in a row after an 8-1 victory over the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles on Wednesday. Ryan Kennedy led the Spartans with a 4-for-5 effort, driving in two runs and hitting a double.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The number-one ranked University of Tampa (51-10) baseball team is now one victory away from a return to the NCAA II national championship game after a 9-2 win over the University of Nebraska-Omaha (37-23).

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