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Police Chief Talks to Students about Gasparilla Changes

By Police Chief Talks to Students about Gasparilla Changes

The pirates of the106th Annual Gasparilla Celebration invade Tampa this weekend and raise the potential for walking the plank, not into the water but to the Hillsborough County Jails, officials say as new rules will ...

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Ticket-holders Turned Away Minutes Before Event Started

By Ticket-holders Turned Away Minutes Before Event Started

People waited in lines for hours on two separate occasions to catch a glimpse of President Barack Obama on campus. Wednesday’s lines were to obtain tickets; Thursday’s line was to get into the event. At ...

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Obama Brings Economic Growth to Central Florida

By Obama Brings Economic Growth to Central Florida

The University of Tampa was given the unique opportunity to host the President and Vice President of the United States not for a usual town-hall meeting but one that was strategically placed after his first ...

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Obama, Biden Visit UT for Historic High-Speed Rail Announcement

By Obama, Biden Visit UT for Historic High-Speed Rail Announcement

President Barack Obama on Thursday rallied thousands who waited outside the Bob Martinez Sports Center more than six hours to see him. The doors of the Sports Center opened to ticket-holders at 10:30 a.m. and ...

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Flickr Slideshow: Obama at UT Special

By Flickr Slideshow: Obama at UT Special

Obama and Biden come to UT to announce a new high-speed rail coming to Tampa. Flickr slideshow was a group effort produced by members of The Minaret. It was updated in real-time when the event took place.

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Campus Abuzz for President Obama and VP Biden’s Arrival on Thursday

By Campus Abuzz for President Obama and VP Biden’s Arrival on Thursday

E-mails detailing how University of Tampa officials would hand out the limited number of town-hall event tickets available for students didn’t stop them from filling the second floor of the Vaughn Center before the official ...

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99 Bottles of Beer and Four Types of Drunks to Watch Out For

By 99 Bottles of Beer and Four Types of Drunks to Watch Out For

With Gasparilla coming up this weekend, we get to see another side of UT students: the “drunk self.” There are a few categories of “drunk” and I can help you learn to recognize these groups ...

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UT Film Professor’s Documentary premieres at Lincoln Center

By UT Film Professor’s Documentary premieres at Lincoln Center

Despite temperatures in the thirties, over 300 people gathered in New York to watch the U.S. premiere of Leon Blum: For All Mankind, a documentary produced by the University of Tampa’s film professor, Tom Garrett. ...

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Former Golf Pro Finds Home with Popular Broadcasting Voice

By Former Golf Pro Finds Home with Popular Broadcasting Voice

Becoming a part of the media in the sporting world does not come easy. Many individuals wish to acquire a job in the sports broadcasting industry, but because of its competitiveness, only a small portion ...

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Campus Movie Fest Returns to UT for the Sixth Year

By Campus Movie Fest Returns to UT for the Sixth Year

While we’re cordially talking about our Christmas breaks and adjusting to our new classes, Campus Movie Fest is beginning to take over the University of Tampa. For all the newbies out there, Campus Movie Fest ...

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Get Back In Shape for the New Year with On-campus Zumba Classes

By Get Back In Shape for the New Year with On-campus Zumba Classes

Zumba is back by popular demand. In case you don’t know, zumba is a Latin fitness aerobic dance class, which is now offered at the McNiff Fitness Center at 7 p.m. on Mondays. “It’s suppose ...

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Brett Favre’s Decision-making Ability is Vikings’ Problem Now

By Brett Favre’s Decision-making Ability is Vikings’ Problem Now

By: Michael Hunt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Apparently, the only thing iffier than a football in Brett Favre’s hands during the playoffs is a retirement decision in his head. The good thing is his American Hamlet ...

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Winners and Losers of the 2010 East-West Shrine Game

By Winners and Losers of the 2010 East-West Shrine Game

The 85th Anniversary of the East – West Shrine Game made its way to the East Coast for the first time ever. A spectacular day and a flawless field welcomed a dismal 8,345 fans to ...

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Twin Shooters Help Lead UT to Conference Wins

By Twin Shooters Help Lead UT to Conference Wins

For the UT women’s basketball team, good things come in twos – and threes. Twin sisters Gianna and Catriana Messina combined for 11 three-pointers as they helped lead No. 16 Tampa (17-2, 7-1 SSC) to ...

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