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Student Loan Debt Outpaces Credit Card Debt in U.S.

By UWIRE

By PRIYA ANAND The GW Hatchet Consumers owe more on their student loans than their credit cards, according to data released this month by the Federal Reserve. The data found that in June, Americans owed $826.5 billion in revolving debt—which ...

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Prospects May Seem Dim, but Our Graduates Are Brighter Than Ever

By Robert Stephenson

The worst words in any college senior’s definition are right around the corner- graduation. For somebody like me (the average collegiate at UT), this means a reality check hitting me like a ton of bricks (excuse the cliché). I mean ...

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First-time Filers: Tips on Submitting Federal Tax Returns

By Charlie Hambos

Tax day on April 15 is rapidly approaching and many students in college have never filled out their federal tax return form. The Internal Revenue Service is offering the new Free File software to help ease the process for first ...

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UT Makes Lender Switch

By Charlie Hambos

TAMPA – Since Congress passed the higher education legislation on March 25 schools that receive federal student loans will now have to switch from private lenders to the U.S. Education Department within three months and The University of Tampa has ...

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Do Visible Tattoos Cost Students Jobs?

By Erin Palmer

TAMPA – Thirty-six percent of 18 to 29 year olds have tattoos. Though getting inked has become more accepted, there is still an ongoing debate about tattoos in the workplace. Every business has different guidelines regarding permanent body art. Lisa ...

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Summer Job Search Tips: Sell Yourself…and a Little Dignity

By John Jacobs

With the new semester almost halfway through, it’s around that time where students are applying to summer jobs or internships and anxiously waiting to find out what their plans are going to be for the upcoming summer. However, it doesn’t ...

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UT Brings Creativity To Classrooms With New Grant

By Mel Steiner

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, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Ringling College ...

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

By Charlie Hambos

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 them. The Yellow Ribbon GI ...

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