Dr. Jeffrey Traster, Chair of the Music Department, and John Stepro, Head of Media Services, were cleaning up after the Wind Ensemble's October performance, Night at the Movies. Stepro approached Traster and grinned, "Okay
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Dr. Jeffrey Traster, Chair of the Music Department, and John Stepro, Head of Media Services, were cleaning up after the Wind Ensemble's October performance, Night at the Movies. Stepro approached Traster and grinned, "Okay
CNN broadcast live from UT Wednesday for part of the CNN/YouTube Republican debate. While the candidates were in St. Petersburg, a 24-member focus group was in Fletcher Lounge responding live to candidate remarks. Erica Hill, the evening's host, said that Mike Huckabee, John McCain, and Rudy Giuliani were the audience's favorites.
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(This article is in reference to USF's Sun Bowl bid) This isn't fair. Seriously. I want a football team. I don't want to adopt USF or UF as my team. I want somewhere to go on Saturday afternoons to scream and yell with 65,000 other people. Volleyball, baseball, basketball and the rest of UT's sports are great.
Students flocked to see New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter work out on the UT track last Tuesday. Jeter was spotted before noon finishing his training near the stands of Pepin Stadium. Sophomore Daniel Davis and junior Tim Perez spotted Jeter and approached him with baseballs.
B-BALL STARS WIN HONORS Jeremy Black and Sheena Walton each won SSC Player of the Week awards for their performances last week. Black averaged an astounding 27.5 points and 13 rebounds in each of two games last week. Walton averaged 17.8 points per game while grabbing 6.
Tampa defeated their international opponent Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 80-54 in Division II women's basketball Monday night. High scorer Sheena Walton put up 15 points for the Spartans in their victory over Puerto Rico. Walton shot 6-of-7 from the floor and went 3-for-3 on free throws.
The University of Tampa's women's basketball team has started the season with a 6-1 record. The Spartans opened up their season in California against Cal State Dominquez Hills and Stanislaus. Against Dominquez Hills, the Spartans fell short, losing 54-53.
As the fall semester draws to a close, most UT students are looking forward to winter holidays. One of the most popular is Christmas, of which I'm sure you've heard. Recently, right-wing pundits have blown a lot of hot air claiming there is a politically correct conspiracy to destroy Christmas by failing to acknowledge it loudly and repeatedly in every street, checkout line, movie theater, public bath, chicken coop and nudist colony from sea to shining sea.
A few weeks ago, I happened upon a news article revealing mall Santas in Australia are prohibited from greeting shoppers with the traditional "ho ho ho," replacing it with "ha ha ha," citing the phrase may be offensive to women. Most would agree that the mandate is utterly ludicrous; there is nothing obscene or derogatory behind Father Christmas' familiar laugh.
For the fourth year in a row, Campus MovieFest will be returning to the University of Tampa. Registration begins Dec. 1 and runs through Jan. 31. Last year's CMF included over sixty teams, with between 3 and ten people in each team. Close to 600 people packed the Vaughn Center Courtyard to watch the finale, along with the finalists' films.
The UT chapter of the Tampa Bay Associaton of Environmental Professionals (TBAEP) has started planning their Focus the Nation event, which will take place on college campuses all around the country on Jan. 31, 2008. The event's goal is to raise student awareness about global warming and to get students active in solving the problem.
The weekend before Thanksgiving break, some UT students took time out of their schedules to increase their awareness of diversity. Topics discussed included racial differences and sexuality as well as financial and cultural differences.
After the Straz Hall fire, facilities crews bolted close all windows in the dorm, angering students and leaving some worried for their safety. Some even worry that it's a fire hazard. Student Rebecca Palmer contacted the Tampa fire department and inquired about the fire safety of Straz Hall.
