Several residents of the Howard Johnson were furious after receiving an email from Residence Life on Monday night saying that they were being forced to move onto campus within a week. The email said that University of Tampa officials were “consolidating ...

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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 the last minute, however, some who had ...

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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 line-up time of 12 p.m. Finally, ...

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Daytime classes have been canceled on Thursday as President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will hold a town hall meeting in Martinez Sports Center according to a Global Message from University of Tampa President Ronald Vaughn. The visit on ...

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Although Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio will be handing the keys to the city over to Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, city officials are keeping security tight and sticking to a zero-tolerance policy for underage drinking. This change and many others have come to this year’s 106th Annual Gasparilla Pirate Fest. The changes come after last year’s festivities when a group of residents from the Bayshore and Hyde Park neighborhoods complained about the drunk party goers who passed out on their lawns and were caught publicly urinating.

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Students who didn’t get the opportunity to attend the events that were part of last semester’s Faith, Values and Spirituality Programming Series will have another opportunity to participate this semester. Last semester the programming, which includes film events, book club meetings and Community Conversations, began to pave the way for the opening of the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values. This semester’s Spirituality and Film series will present Crash on Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. in Reeves Theater, followed by a discussion lead by Dr. Gregg Bachman, professor of communications, Dr. Audrey Colombe, assistant professor of English and Dr. Bruce Friesen, associate professor of sociology.

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Beyond the ongoing construction of the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values, crews were busy working on several projects over the winter break and some are running over into the spring semester. Any student or faculty member on campus during break probably noticed that University Drive in between the library and Science Wing of Plant Hall was narrowed down to a one lane road.

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After circulating the Minaret on Nov. 19, approximately 1,800 copies were stolen and thrown into various garbage cans around campus. The University of Tampa Safety and Security was notified early Friday, Nov. 20. A report was also filed with the Tampa Police ...

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According to reports and Facebook wall posts, UT junior Erik Nicoletti passed away late Sunday.  Nicoletti and his friend were sent to the hospital just after they were both victims of a hit-and-run early Saturday morning. Tampa Police Detectives have ...

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Editor’s note: The student in the following story requested that his name not be published. The University of Tampa student that was robbed at gunpoint Nov. 7, only a short distance away from the site where Ryan McCall was robbed and ...

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