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Turbulence Up Ahead

Faulty rhythm and pacing causes problems for the inspirational Red Tails

By Turbulence Up Ahead

More turbulent than flying on a red tail is the movie the aircraft is named after. Red Tails is the inspired by true events story of African American pilots in the midst of World War ...

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Minaret Movie Critic Rounds Up Top Ten Flicks of 2011

By Minaret Movie Critic Rounds Up Top Ten Flicks of 2011

Let me waste as little time as possible and just get to it. With the Golden Globes behind us, and the Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards taking place in the coming weeks, I have ...

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The Climb From Low Brow to High Brow

Organizing Social Classes Through Our Technological Gadgets

By The Climb From Low Brow to High Brow

In the Arts & Culture edition of The Minaret, Opinion Editor Rich Solomon gave a general overview of social classes based on low brow, middle brow and high brow. I realized how appropriate it would ...

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The Muppets Still Know How to Put on a Show

A near-perfect movie that keeps it simple

By The Muppets Still Know How to Put on a Show

This Thanksgiving, along with a healthy serving of stuffing and tryptophan-laced turkey, I am thankful for The Muppets. A movie that is executed almost flawlessly, The Muppets needs nothing more than its splendid simplicity and ...

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Happy Feet Two Stays Afloat With Endearing Penguin Characters

By Happy Feet Two Stays Afloat With Endearing Penguin Characters

There’s something about penguins that’s infinitely likeable. Talking penguins that sing, dance and provide us with insight to life are even better. So when making an animated film revolving around all of this, it’s kind ...

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Key Basketball Player Dismissed Due to Grades

By and Key Basketball Player Dismissed Due to Grades

The University of Tampa men’s basketball team enters the 2011-2012 season without guard Anthony Griffis, a second-team All-SSC player who finished last season second on the team in scoring. Following the spring semester, Griffis was ...

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Your Fantasy Football Guide: Tips, Techniques and Success

By Your Fantasy Football Guide: Tips, Techniques and Success

You drafted Kansas City Chiefs’ running back Jamaal Charles with your first pick. In week 2, he gets injured and is out for the remainder of the season. What now? Some 27 million Americans participate ...

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Jackman Packs a Winning Punch in Real Steel

By Jackman Packs a Winning Punch in Real Steel

It’s been done time and time again. From Rocky to Cinderella Man to The Fighter, the feel-good underdog fighting story has been portrayed in a variety of ways on the big screen. Here comes Real ...

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Moneyball: Winning Story of the Underdog Athletics

By Moneyball: Winning Story of the Underdog Athletics

Based on a true story and adapted for the big screen from the book of the same name, Moneyball follows Oakland Athletics’ General Manager Billy Beane (a worn down-looking Brad Pitt) in his quest to ...

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Collision on Kennedy Blvd. Outside Vaughn Center

UT students witness car accident between two non-university individuals

By and Collision on Kennedy Blvd. Outside Vaughn Center

A 20-year-old non-University of Tampa student was involved in a motorcycle accident on Kennedy Blvd. late Friday night while on his way home from work at Tampa General Hospital. Henry Hernandez was heading eastbound on ...

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Extra Innings

Briefs from the UT Sports Scene

By Extra Innings

Henriott Makes History Leading the Spartan softball team to a 6-1 victory over conference opponent Florida Southern College last Saturday, junior Deanna Henriott notched her 65th career win, setting a new school record. The University ...

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Wrestlemania 27 Aftermath: The Good, The Bad, The Rock

By Wrestlemania 27 Aftermath: The Good, The Bad, The Rock

The minds behind WWE wrote themselves into a corner, but seem to have gotten themselves out of their self-induced choke-hold. Wrestlemania 27 aired this past weekend in front of a crowd upwards of 71,000 in ...

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Illegal Online Streaming of Games May be Here to Stay

By Illegal Online Streaming of Games May be Here to Stay

What once had a homepage full of free links to stream a slew of sporting events, now is stamped with government agency logos and a concise letter from Homeland Security Investigations saying the domain has ...

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Extra Innings

Briefs from the UT Sports Scene

By Extra Innings

Baseball The No. 10 University of Tampa Spartans swept conference foe Lynn University in a three-game series this past weekend by a combined score of 29-11. These wins for the Spartans are coming after the ...

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