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Bad college memories make the best conversation

By Bad college memories make the best conversation

Ever since I came home from Tampa and saw all my friends, I quickly noticed there is no comfortable way to talk about your college experiences with your friends. When you start a conversation with ...

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UT Brings Creativity To Classrooms With New Grant

By UT Brings Creativity To Classrooms With New Grant

The Florida Department of Education has given the University of Tampa a $660,000 grant for the infusion of the arts into school curriculums around high-need Florida schools. Along with other local colleges such as Eckerd, ...

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Box Office Hits Bring In Laughs, Tears and Screams

By Box Office Hits Bring In Laughs, Tears and Screams

This summer has produced many things, but along with the perpetual sunburns and new songs on the radio, this summer has given us a multitude of new movies. One of the most popular films this ...

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UT Joins Forces with the Yellow Ribbon Program to Help Veterans Achieve Academic Victory

By UT Joins Forces with the Yellow Ribbon Program to Help Veterans Achieve Academic Victory

Throughout the country, more than 1,100 colleges and universities have made the agreement to join forces with the Department of Veteran Affairs by taking part in the “Yellow Ribbon” program and UT is one of ...

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Summer Music Scene Delivers Smash Hits

By Summer Music Scene Delivers Smash Hits

Summer radio bringing you down? You’re in luck - because an abundance of neSummer radio bringing you down? You’re in luck - because an abundance of new albums are about to hit the airwaves. Across every genre, from pop to hip-hop, alternative to indie singer/songwriters, artists have been dropping records faster than you can hit the next button on your iPod.

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All-Star Snooze on OVERTIME

By All-Star Snooze on OVERTIME

If you wanted to watch a thrilling, heart-pumping sporting event this past couple of days then I hope you didn’t watch the 2009 MLB All-Star Break. I’m not sure at the moment which event was more boring, the tedious Home Run Derby or the tiresome All-Star game.

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Former UT Football Coach Hangs up his Cleats

By Former UT Football Coach Hangs up his Cleats

Former University of Tampa football coach Dennis Fryzel had a long lasting career as a college and professional coach for 20 years. Fryzel was the last football coach at UT before the sport was shut ...

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Spartan Stars Take Next Step in Baseball Career

By Spartan Stars Take Next Step in Baseball Career

The University of Tampa baseball team capped off a 40-17 2009 season with four Spartans drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft. Three of the four ball players have signed with their respective organizations. Alex ...

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Tampa Spartan Tosses to Tampa Slugger

By Tampa Spartan Tosses to Tampa Slugger

University of Tampa assistant baseball coach Scott McNulty traveled to Busch Stadium on Monday July 13 to serve up home runs to Tampa Bay Rays first basemen, Carlos Pena. Pena was able to connect with ...

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No Definitive Plans for Acquired Property

By No Definitive Plans for Acquired Property

View Valencia Garden Restaurant in a larger map More than one month has gone by and no definitive plans have been announced for the property housing the former Valencia Garden Restaurant. Plans for the fall ...

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Twitter Me This, Twitter Me That

By Twitter Me This, Twitter Me That

What is your best friend doing? What is Shaquille O'Neil doing? What is Sony doing? What is everyone doing? To find these answers, look no further than the social networking site Twitter, which captures every member's thoughts and actions, 140 characters at a time.

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Jackson’s death disrespected by excessive coverage

By Jackson’s death disrespected by excessive coverage

Aren’t you tired of the 24/7 coverage of Michael Jackson’s death? I’m as much a fan as anyone else—I’ve done my fair share of obsessive listening to “Human Nature” and “P.Y.T.”—but at this point, all ...

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UT Buys Valencia Garden and Surrounding Property

By UT Buys Valencia Garden and Surrounding Property

Customers arrived at the Valencia Garden Restaurant near campus on Wednesday only to find the entrance chained shut. On Thursday, President Ronald Vaughn announced in a Global Message that the university and another company had ...

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The Retreat to Continue Liquor Sales

By The Retreat to Continue Liquor Sales

It seems UT students will still have a place to run to close to campus if they want to grab a drink. The Tampa City Council met about the issue on Thursday allowing The Retreat ...

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