I got up from my desk at 1:30 p.m. with bloodshot eyes, a watered down iced coffee I purchased from Einstein’s six hours earlier and a grin larger than the Cheshire cat from Alice In ...

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I learned an important scientific lesson on the first morning of high school: my worth was less than or equal to “pond scum.” It was a simple fact according to my future English professor, my ...

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Over the weekend, it was announced that The Minaret was the winner of four awards in the 2011 Sunshine State Awards from the Florida College Press Association. Honors include: 2011 3rd Place, Best College Newspaper ...

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When we are young, many of us aspire to mature and reach stardom but few actually take reach and surpass that goal. Calling B.o.B. a successful artist would be like congratulating the Packers on a ...

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The biannual Dance Happenings began Halloween weekend with the first of four shows starting in Falk Theatre and ending on the east Veranda of Plant Hall. Featuring the talents of student performers from diverse majors, ...

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The past week, I had the opportunity to help photograph and design promotional material for this weekend’s production of Die! Mommie! Die!. During this time, it was my great pleasure to meet the self proclaimed ...

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On Friday, I attended an opening night showing of the highly anticipated film The Social Network, directed by David Fincher. As I sat down in the theatre, I pulled out my Blackberry, ready to update ...

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If you are wearing pajama pants when you’re not in bed, headphones as jewelry instead of sound instruments, a self-cut tank top that shows your nipples, leggings in place of pants or if you have ...

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At the beginning of every fall semester, many undergrads have two F-words on their minds: “freshman fifteen.” Struggling to avoid extra pounds and forming bad habits the first few weeks of classes, gaining weight has ...

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At the end of spring semester, Vice President Chris McCarthy was promoted by popular vote to become President of Student Government, gaining not only an impressive resume builder, but also a list of initiatives to ...

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Last week, The University of Tampa’s chapter of Beta Alpha Psi traveled to California to compete in the National Beta Alpha Psi Conference. Returning home with four awards, including First Place in Deloitte Best Practices: ...

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The University of Tampa’s theater company left me questioning the source of my laughter on Monday night after I previewed a final dress rehearsal of this spring’s musical, Candide. Based on the well-known French satire, ...

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TAMPA – After watching a final dress rehearsal of The University of Tampa’s portrayal of Debt, I was reintroduced to my love affair with the theater and the power of visual emotions. Adapted from Seth ...

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The world premiere of Lady Gaga’s new video, Telephone (featuring Beyonce) debuted on Thursday night at 11:30 p.m. on E! News Network. Due to the racy content of the nine and a half minute short ...

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