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The Office of Career Services holds proudly to their slogan, “Career Services. We’ve got the Connections.”

But as always, Career Services wants to reach out to the students and teach them the best ways to network and form relationships to further their job search and career.

Here are the top ten ways to create connections.

1. The University of Tampa Alumni Association A fantastic way to start your networking process is to get in touch with this group. Alumni feel connected to undergrads and you can use this program to take advantage of the connections they have. Reach out to this alumni association to find out about those who are in your job field. Check www.alumni.ut.edu to learn more about their services.

2. LinkedIn LinkedIn is such an important tool because it lets you find people in your industry, while also connecting you to those that you wouldn’t have known otherwise.

Definitely sign up on this website, and immerse yourself into the web of connections.

3. Classmates, Parents and Families One of the best networking resources is using the people who are closest to you. If you reach out to your parents, they can reach out to their colleague, who will talk to their boss, who will ask a friend and before you know it you could have an interview lined up with a potential employer. Don’t think that just because you are closest with your classmates, parents and family that you know everyone they do. Keep an open mind and remind them of your interests and major. They could have a connection without even knowing it.

4. Seek a reciprocal agreement between your schools career center and a school near your home.

Although Career Services offers their services even while you are home for the summer, sometimes it helps to be able to walk into a career office and talk face to face. A local university may also know about job openings that aren’t listed nationally. Check into your local university and see if they have a reciprocal agreement with The University of Tampa Office of Career Services so their students can use our office’s resources and you, in turn, can use the other university’s career office resources.

5. Faculty Faculty are an important resource for making connections.

They witness your work ethic and

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The club started as a group of students who were interested in driving their cars and has now expanded to a thriving organization of more than 40 members.

By CARA FETZER The Minaret

It was a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon when DRIVE UT members on their way to a barbecue became involved in a car chase, aiding in the capture of a convicted sex offender.

DRIVE UT [Dynamically Revolutionizing Vehicle Education] is a club at UT that aims to bring local vehicle enthusiasts together.

There were four cars, all inhabited by DRIVE UT members, waiting to make a left turn to Ben T. Davis Beach at an intersection, when the students saw an undercover police car turn on its lights and take off after a red Acura on the Courtney Campbell Causeway.

Instead of pulling over when the officer put his lights on, the Acura sped away. The driver of the red Acura was later identified in the police report as Larry D. Hulsey, 35.

The students noticed the Acura speeding in and out of traffic.

Seconds later, the Acura hit Ian Reese’s car, the third at the light, and pushed the Honda S2000 onto the median, totaling the vehicle.

Reese and passenger Kristi Marsili, both UT students, were taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries and released the same day.

“I’m thankful that I was with the group when this happened,” said Marsili. “Because if anyone were to go out of their way to help someone out, it would be these guys.”

The police report said that after the Acura struck the car, it continued to speed down the road.

The officer who was following the car stopped and remained at the scene of the accident, according to the students.

“This taught me to always have good insurance and know how to handle unconceivable situations,” said Reese.

Brendon Echsner, senior EMAT major, the driver of the first car in the group, said that when he saw the Acura take off he chased after it.

“We just wanted to get his license plate number originally,” said Josh Fleishman, senior sports management major, who was Echsner's passenger. “But we continued to follow him when we saw that no cops were around.”

A few miles down the road, an SUV that witnessed the hitand-run sped in front of the Acura and slammed on his breaks.

The Acura swerved and hit the guard rail along the road.

According to the police report, the driver and passenger of the Acura took off on foot.

The man who was driving the SUV got out and ran after the two. Fleishman said that when the driver of the SUV reached the driver of the Acura, they exchanged a few punches. The driver of the Acura got away and continued to run.

“The two suspects were yelling at cars as they were running, saying that the man behind them was trying to kill them,” said Fleishman.

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UT Alumnus to “Rock” Falk Theatre in Concert

By MEL STEINER Asst. Editor-in-Chief

TAMPA - Nearly 20 years later, University of Tampa alumnus Scott Leonard says he’s “still doing it.”

Member and songwriter for the men’s a capella group Rockapella, Leonard and fellow members will perform in Falk Theatre on Saturday, May 1 at 8 p.m. with UT’s Symphony Orchestra.

OPUS will open the show.

Leonard was a voice major who studied under Dr. Isele when he attended UT. “I sang at Disneyworld and Michael O’Brien/ Flickr.com then went to Tokyo Disneyland, where I recorded,” he said.

UT alumnus Scott Leonard says he’s He traveled back to the U.S. “still doing it.” and went to New York City, where he eventually got the gig San Diego? Since then, they with Rockapella. Today he joins have spread their fame throughfellow members George Baldi out the U.S., Germany and JaIII, Jeff Thacher, John K. Brown pan.

The group has been active and Steven Dorian in concerts since 1986, yet still performs all around the world.

Rockapella made its name yearly. Their music ranges from through the PBS children show songs from the '30s, to disco, Where in the World is Carmen to original compositions. The

group is finalizing their brand new album to be released sometime in July.

Along with their holiday concerts, Rockapella has performed with big name orchestras including the Boston Pops. This particular concert, however, will mark their first collaboration with a university orchestra.

It will also mark the first time Leonard will be back performing on campus.

“I’m still heavily involved with UT and their College of Arts and Letters,” he said. “And my wife actually choreographs OPUS.” The theatre will house this one-night performance that will include music, dance, audience interaction and comedy.

“It’ll be fun to relive the days when I used to perform in Falk,” he said. “I mean, it’s where it all started for me.”

For ticket information and for a free music download visit www.rockapella.com.

Mel Steiner can be reached at mel.c.steiner@gmail.com.

One year ago, a schoolboy in Afghanistan asked Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt) Rex Temple for a pencil. Today, that child has his pick from about 600-700 boxes of supplies and toys.

As his duties led him into poor neighborhoods, Rex Temple and his wife, University of Tampa communications professor Liisa Temple, began working long distance on a project they called, “School Supplies for Afghan Children.”

"The Afghan children are so poor they can't afford school supplies, nor are the teachers supplied with ample supply of teaching material or chalk," Rex Temple said.

"UT's donations helped fill this void for one village's school."

After almost 14 months away from home, Rex began his trip back last week.

“All the worry, all the gray hair, all the heartache…it’s all finally over,” sighed Liisa Temple. “[The project] gave us something else to concentrate on except being apart. That, and it had the potential to help the next generation.”

When she first came to UT about the project, she didn’t know where to begin. But the response from UT was outstanding.

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Former UT Student Arrested for Battery

By SARAH GOTTLIEB The Minaret

A UT student was arrested and charged with felony battery after punching a Metro Mart employee in the mouth, breaking his jaw and knocking out his bottom teeth.

Brian Autz, a freshman, was with two fellow students outside of Metro Mart on March 28 when an employee told him that he could not enter the store because of previous thefts he had committed, according to the Tampa police report.

Autz began arguing with the employee who denied him entrance into the store while one of Autz’s friends went inside.

As Autz’s friend left the store (without having made a purchase), another employee, the victim Wa-

leed Abdelrahmon, followed him outside where Autz and the other employee were still arguing.

Abdelrahmon was dialing 911 from a cordless phone when Autz turned around and struck him with a closed fist.

The three students ran from the store and back to campus. UT security was notified and held the students.

Tampa police transported them back to Metro Mart where the victim identified Autz.

Autz was taken into custody while one friend was let go without incident and the other given a trespass warning.

Abdelrahmon’s jaw was wired shut for the next six weeks and he was unable to speak clearly for some time.

Autz was recorded as saying

that “he struck the victim because he was in fear for his safety.”

This recent incident is one of a few crimes involving students at this location since the beginning of the academic year.

In the past students have usually been victims rather than defendants.

The university does not have the authority to patrol the area of the Metro Mart, according to Kevin Howell, assistant Director of Safety and Security.

However, UT patrols the university property including the area between the intersection of North Boulevard and Kennedy to North A St. and of North B St. and Brevard and Kennedy to North A St. and Brevard.

Howell said Tampa police assists in patrolling off-campus ar-

Brian Autz

Autz was arrested for a count of felony battery on March 28.

eas surrounding the university such as this one.

According to Dean of Students Bob Ruday, Autz is no longer a UT student.

School Supplies Make Way to Afghan Children Through Continued Efforts [From Front] got involved including P.E.A.C.E. and the UT Insider, a virtual monthly volume for faculty and staff.

“I think P.E.A.C.E. is organizing a formal where the admission is a donation,” she said. “We had two packing parties and some students even came to my house after I had my accident. P.E.A.C.E. has been absolutely wonderful.”

It has been over a year since Rex Temple has seen his house.

He will be welcomed by his wife, his dogs and a gigantic banner made and signed by P.E.A.C.E. inscribed with phrases such as, “Thank you, Rex!” and “You are my hero. You helped me to spread peace!”

For his bravery and service work overseas, Rex Temple will receive the Bronze Star.

“He had a tremendous and rewarding deployment in terms of all the work he got to do,” Liisa said.

Even though he is returning home the “School Supplies for Afghan Children” program will continue.

In fact, Rex Temple is trying to find multiple people to lead the project into several areas overseas.

"As long as I can find military personnel to distribute the school Photo courtesy of P.E.A.C.E. supplies, we will continue." he said. "My goal is to find soldiers at P.E.A.C.E. volunteers pack and ship boxes of school supplies to Afghanistan. the more remote combat outposts who can distribute these items to the schools in their areas."

“I’m also working with the USF Honors College to create an actual course for it,” Liisa Temple said. The couple, as well as UT, will continue to collect and ship boxes to the schools for what she calls a “life-long project.”

To read more about Rex’s experience or for more information on how to donate, visit his blog at http://afghanistanmylasttour.com.

Mel Steiner can be reached at mel.c.steiner@gmail.com.

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Rex Temple unloads the same boxes in Afghanistan sent by P.E.A.C.E.

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By Cara Fetzer

- Congratulations to all the Seniors graduating! Friday, April 23 is the senior party, so check your email or utampasg.org for more details of the event if you signed up in the last few weeks!

-Packets for the Cabinet positions for next year are available in the SG Office or OSLE and are due back Monday, April 26. Any questions, e-mail cmccarthy@ut.edu.

-The next two weeks, there will be no Student Government meeting to allow everyone to prepare and focus on finals. Good luck!

- Thanks for a great year and have a great and safe summer!

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Ex effects Thomas’ tales At 6 p.m. on April 12, a student At 11:40 a.m. on April 18, a stumade a reported about possible dent’s vehicle in Thomas Parkthreats from their ex-roommate. ing Garage was struck by an unknown vehicle that left the Missing balls scene. The case is still open.

On April 13, security received a call about theft from the Bob Wearing red?

Martinez Center. They are fur- On April 18, a faculty member ther investigating the case. fell inside Falk Theater and was injured.

Suspicious Minds At 9:30 p.m. on April 14, securiFootball field flop ty responded to the front of Aus- On April 18, a student was intin Hall in reference to a suspi- jured on the intramural field cious person. while playing football with other students.

Impounded and referred. Bad day.

Cara Fetzer can be reached at On April 16, a vehicle with ex- cmfetzer@ut.edu

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CARE Fights Against Marijuana Use on Campus

By JEFFREY PALMER The Minaret

A marijuana task force comprised of concerned students, faculty and staff is in the process of being organized to help cut back on instances of cannabis abuse on campus.

The group will act as a specialized offshoot of CARE, a University of Tampa organization already devoted to the resolution of alcohol and drug problems within the student community.

The establishment of such a task force was deemed necessary by organizers like Associate Dean of Students Gina Firth not so much because of a recent rise of drug-related incidents, but because of a continued and unbroken trend of abuse spanning years.

“The marijuana problem at UT isn’t getting any worse, but it isn’t getting any better either,” Firth said, “The silent witness program does a great job allowing people to report on marijuana policy violations safely, but we need more.”

Currently, the project is still in its early stages of planning.

Members are being recruited and information is being gathered to make the project as efficient and successful as possible.

“We’re still in the discovery phase, taking a look at what other schools are doing and gathering information,” explained Firth.

Despite being in its infancy, the plan for a cannabis-free campus is growing rapidly and has already benefited from the support of a number of dedicated students and faculty members.

Any UT community members interested in joining the effort for a marijuana-free campus are encouraged to contact Gina Firth at gfirth@ut.edu for more information.

Ideally, the goal of the task force would be to enforce prevention and intervention of UT marijuana use, establishing a workable plan to nip the problem in the bud and avoid escalation.

Hand in hand with the institution of this plan would be en-

hanced educational measures to help UT students make informed choices about the drug.

Firth attested to the cyclical nature of substance-related problems at UT and the necessity for patience in such matters.

“In all my years of working with substance abuse issues, my goal has always been to put myself out of business,” she said, “If the problem goes away I’ll be a happy camper, but that probably won’t happen anytime soon.”

Student reactions to the institution of the task force and instances of marijuana abuse on campus remain mixed.

While all those interviewed acknowledged the existence of the drug on campus, some were more adamant that measures be taken to prevent its use than others.

“Marijuana may not be the most dangerous drug out there, but its probably the most common,” said junior Sarah Curran.

“Illegal substances are illegal for a reason and I’m glad steps are being taken to eliminate them from

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CARE is an organization concerned with resolving alcohol and drug issues on campus.

college grounds.”

UT sophomore Amber Koski expressed another perspective on the establishment of the task force.

“My opinion is that administration should be less worried

Exam Jam Gives Students a Break From Finals

By JOSH NAPIER The Minaret

Students are feeling the stress and pressure of final exams as the semester comes to an end.

Books replace sleep and the Macdonald-Kelce Library becomes a second home, but students still need something to do between study breaks.

On Wednesday, Student Productions will be putting on their signature event “Exam Jam” from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Vaughn Courtyard.

The event is planned each semester by Student Productions to help University of Tampa students relax and have fun before a stressful exam week.

Cristine Giraldez, SP’s recreational chair, has planned this semester’s “Exam Jam.” “We’re going to have a ton of things to do, including make your own Build-a-Bear, air brush tattoos, a photo booth, 10-minute professional massages, giveaways, smoothies, funnel cakes and a chocolate fountain,” Giraldez said. “The best part: every-

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Jennifer Del Valle, associate director of the Academic Center for Excellence thinks that studying for finals is very important, but there is a point when a student can “over-study.”

“When studying for long periods of time, do it in four-hour time blocks while taking 20 to 30 minute breaks in between,” she said.

“Students often over-study and forget information. The human brain can only remember so much in a set amount of time.”

about pot and more concerned with the bums and other intruders who creep around Plant Park.

That’s more of a threat than weed will ever be.”

Jeffrey Palmer can be reached at jpalmer@ut.ed.

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7. Be selective in what you study; don’t go over material you already know

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8. Get sufficient rest before each exam 9. Eat well before testing 10. Relax!

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DRIVE UT Members Help Police in Car Chase

[From Front] After seeing this, Echsner and Fleishman got out of the car and ran after the driver of the Acura. Echsner was on the phone with 911 describing the driver and giving his location.

Another member of DRIVE, Manny Martinez, who was heading east, got out of his car and followed after the driver with Fleishman.

“We wanted to make sure he got caught,” Fleishman said. Minutes later, Fleishman and Martinez said that a police officer got to the suspects and held them on the ground until back-up arrived to arrest them. “We stood within five feet of the two so they couldn’t get away,” Fleishman said.

The police report stated that Husley was arrested at 1:07 p.m. at the intersection of Courtney Campbell Causeway and North Rocky Point Drive. He is currently being held without bail at the Faulkenburg Road Jail.

Hulsey was listed as a high-risk sex offender and was recently paroled after 17 years in prison, according to the police report.

Police charged Hulsey with 11 offenses. There were five felonies and six misdemeanors including fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer, two counts of leaving the scene of a crash with injury, escape from law enforcement custody and grand theft in the third degree.

The passenger in the red Acura was identified in the police report as Chery L. Barnes, 48. According to the arrest inquiry, Barnes had an active warrant for failure to appear in court. She was arrested for driving with a cancelled, suspended or revoked license. She had no bond set because of her warrant.

DRIVE UT became an official organization in the fall 2009 semester. They meet weekly on Tuesday on the sixth floor of

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West Parking Garage at 9:30 p.m. From there, they usually make club announcements and then make a drive to a Dunkin' Donuts in Clearwater where they have a deal with the manager to let them in after hours.

The club started as a group of students who were interested in driving their cars and has now expanded to a thriving organization of more than 40 members.

Brendon Eschner, Lloyd Pimentel and Jordan Berman, all UT seniors, started the club and want to see the organization do even more in the future. "I see the club alligning with local shops, hopefully offering specials, " Eschner said. This semester GM got word of the club and let them borrow a 2010 Camaro to test drive. They hope to develop a better relationship with them.

They hold DRIVE Challenge Series where teams of two see how fast they can perform basic car maintenance such as filling their washer fluids, changing a spare tire and checking their oil.

Currently, the club is looking to fill executive board positions for next year. For more information on DRIVE UT check out their Facebook group.

"We want to hold events to educate people, learn more, enjoy more, do seminars and checkout cars," Pimentel said. "Hopefully it will be for everyone and not just for car enthusiasts."

Charlie Hambos also contributed to this report.

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how you take on leadership roles on campus and within your community.

Keep positive relationships with faculty and staff so you can utilize their connections when the time comes.

6. Any service provider: your hairdresser, physician, dentist, vet or anyone who provides a service for you!

You think the only benefit of that new haircut is a fresh look? Think again.

Your hairdresser could be your ticket to your dream job. Or your doctor could know someone who has a job opening.

Where ever you go, whatever you do, hold a conversation, create a relationship, and always be open-minded.

7. Informational interviews and job shading These things may not seem appealing to those who like to get paid for everything they do.

But an informational interview or job shadowing will not only give you tools that will help you land an interview and job, but it will show your dedication and strong work ethic to the person you are interviewing with or shadowing.

These people will remember the students who reached out to them.

8. Volunteer and community service Doing good things for the community can help you too. Get involved in a volunteer project or a philanthropic activity you enjoy.

While building a house, feeding the homeless or walking for a cause, you can also building relationships and meeting people for your job search.

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In addition to working in the industry of your future career, an internship will allow you to witness the work ethic of those with more experience than you.

Sometimes an internship can lead to a future full-time job, but, if not, you will have made connections with your colleagues who will be able to help you out in the future.

10. Anything Yes, the final tip for building connections is just to do anything! It doesn’t matter who you talk to, everyone has a connection to someone and you can benefit from that.

Work your conversations at the gym, your place of worship, the grocery store, anywhere you go, you can build a network of people.

The office of Career Services will help provide all the connections they possibly can. It is up to you to build your own network though and create relationships to help you build your future.

Check www.ut.edu/career to learn about all the services Career Services has to offer.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You can get a heap of work done today if you adjust your focus by five degrees or less.

Others are willing to help, but only if you state your wishes clearly.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Your attention follows two separate tracks.

You want to take care of favorite associates, but you also wish for public acknowledgment of your ideas.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Choose your own luck. Others demand to have their way, and you can help them if you stay focused on the goal. Grease the wheels with diplomacy.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today, it’s all about adapting to the demands of people who might as well be from another planet. Act like you care. Maybe you should.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) A window of opportunity opens. You can see practical potential, and you want to go for it.

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Arrive at professional appointments on time.

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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You run the gauntlet today between pleasing others and satisfying yourself. Hint: Take care of others first and reserve time for yourself.

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Arts + Entertainment Columnist

This Sunday marks the date of the 2010 Party in the Park featuring headlining reggae band Slightly Stoopid.

While you may already know those details, here are some other particulars about the Spring Concert that you need to know.

The event will open at 7 p.m. with the University of Tampa’s own 20/20 Boulevard, who won the Battle of the Bands back in February.

Following 20/20 will be Daniel B. Marshall, a regular to the local Dubliner Irish Pub. After the two leads perform, the main event Slighly Stoopid, will take the stage.

The event is open and free to all UT students with a current and valid student ID. Student IDs will be scanned upon entrance and re-entry into the event will not be permitted. UT alumni and other guests will not be allowed to attend the event.

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OPUS, The University of Tampa’s premiere musical theater ensemble will perform its final concert of the semester in Falk Theatre on Tuesday. The show will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m.

The performance will include a medley from RENT, the “Theme from Ice Castles� and an array of art songs.

The show will also feature duets and solos from members of the ensemble.

Special guest Jack Jenkins will close the show with a duet with his daughter Letitia. Jenkins and his wife Sally were the premiere musical couple during the ‘50s

at UT. They went on to sing with major big bands of the era, including Guy Lombardo. Sally Jenkins died tragically in a car accident several years ago and a scholarship fund has been started in her name.

This year Jack Jenkins is the recipient of the Music Alumnus Achievement Award. Jenkins and Dr. David Isele, director of Choral and vocal activities, have been friends for years.

Together they sponsored the Collegiate Chorale during two of the Chorale’s spring tours.

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UT and Tampa Museum of Art Join Forces for Arts Nexus

By MANDY ERFOURTH

Arts + Entertainment Columnist

Dancers outside the Tampa Museum of Art, clad only in white, gracefully moved to the music being performed inside Thursday evening at the Arts Nexus collaborative event.

Separated only by the glass wall, the University of Tampa dancers and performers improvised their movements and sounds for an hour-long performance.

You could see the different ensembles that were inside through the glass wall. In each corner of the room musicians were placed with a vocalist.

The instruments being played were two saxophones, guitar, xylophone and flute.

When you walk to the middle of the room, the ensembles could be heard in surround sound.

“You feed off of the other people. You feed of the energy of everybody else. It’s really a group effort even though we’ve never danced together before,” Nathalia Pirela, a junior, said.

There were times when she didn’t know what to do, and she said she was trying not to be too repetitive. She was doing ballet, jazz and modern dances for her interpretation.

Pirela also said she has no idea how she kept dancing for the whole hour, but when they got tired they would sit in a corner, or do yoga, anything that didn’t take up much energy.

According to Crenshaw the piece they performed is designed so you can take a break and then come back in again.

The performance was a continuous flow energy that filled the museum’s corridor

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and the performers couldn’t recognize the time, or at least that’s how Alex Crenshaw, a sophomore, described the hour long performance.

“I actually didn’t feel it. We got to around the 51st pattern out of 53 and I was surprised it was almost over,” Crenshaw said. “I think maybe I got lost in the experience so I didn’t notice.”

Mel Steiner, a UT senior, added to this by saying it’s an ensemble piece but every part is different. Some people are going to be ahead of you, behind you or with you.

Crenshaw and Steiner said that they think that the music was chosen by Assistant Professor of Music Bradford Blackburn, and that Hein Jung, Assistant Professor of Music, helped with pronunciation of words and notes.

According to Steiner, Jung added color to a piece that could be played many different ways.

“This was the University’s first adventure into minimalism and it was different for all of us,” Crenshaw said.

Minimalism is a type of art that is characterized by its extreme simplicity.

Steiner also said there was a high and a low C in the background done by a computer that they had to keep the beat with.

According to Crenshaw the piece was performed in museums like this in the past and was referred to as “Down Town Music.”

“An interesting fact about the piece is that it can be performed for an hour, for a half hour, for a week, for a year without stopping,” said Steiner about minimalism.

The piece they performed was In C by Terry Riley.

According to Professor of Communications Dana Plays, the new

Dean of the College of Arts and Letters Haig Mardirosian and the new director of TMA Todd D. Smith decided to collaborate to have this event with students.

“The whole thing came together in about six weeks,” Plays said. “We came to [the name] Art Nexus, it means everything coming together.”

Blackburn came up with the name.

Another part of event was a film by Plays, called Demolition, of the old TMA being torn down.

This was on one of the two TV’s, and on the other was footage put together by students of Plays experimental film class

and other students and faculty members of CAL. Students and faculty members were not the only ones in attendance, Tampa residents like Adam Barbosa and Christine Sanchez were also there and they said they really enjoyed the performances.

“I wish when I got here there was some sort of artist statement. That I had some kind of idea as to the concept of what was going on,” Barbosa said of his only complaint of the event.

Plays believes this will become an annual event if not more frequent because of the outcome of the event.

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Coheed & Cambria’s Black Rainbow

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By ZACH FRASER

Arts + Entertainment Music Reviewer

Very few bands now-a-days can say they have a fan base like Coheed and Cambria.

Their supporters border on obsessive and tend to follow the band’s each and every move.

Their vinyl records sell for close to $200, the comic books that detail their music are coveted, and they sell out shows not only in the U.S., but worldwide.

These progressive rock champions have made a living by keeping their fans hooked.

This can be accredited to the music, but even more so to the story they tell.

Their entire studio catalog has consisted of conceptual albums explaining the fictional storyline known as The Armory Wars.

The Armory Wars is the science-fiction tale of fictional characters Coheed and Cambria and their son Claudio.

The intricate and detailed tale has been

made into a series of comic books by the band’s lead singer, Claudio Sanchez.

While the band’s music can be enjoyed without any appreciation of the story and vice-versa, the coupling of these two mediums is undoubtedly what has captured the band’s devout fans.

The band’s latest release Year of the Black Rainbow is the fifth part of the storyline, but acts as the prequel to The Armory Wars.

Where it is a prequel as far as lyrics, musically, it takes off right where their last album ended.

In this respect, Coheed and Cambria are famous for their heavy guitar riffs and Claudio Sanchez’s unmistakable vocals.

Although the band is often classified as progressive rock, YOTBR expands the band’s musicianship, while remaining melodic.

This album packs a punch harder than any of their previous releases. “So let’s hang up some anger.

We’ll bury our burdens in blood,” sings Sanchez on the song “Here We Are Juggernaut.”

“Oh, so hang up some anger. We’ll bury our burdens in blood. Become stronger, juggernaut.”

Songs “World of Lines,” “The Broken” and “The Black Rainbow” all posses their own unique sound and provide a nice mix of musical diversity.

YOTBR attempts to appeal to the masses. Buzz saw guitar riffs and catchy choruses make the album very accessible to progressive rock fans.

Whether you are into science fiction or just good ol’ music, there’s a good chance that Coheed and Cambria just might be the best band you’re not listening to.

Zach Fraser can be reached at zfraser@ ut.edu.

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Candide: A Satirical Love Story of Optimism and Gags

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By MIKE TROBIANO

Arts + Entertainment Editor

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, Candide, ou l’Optimisme (translated Candide: or The Optimist) by the eighteenth century philosopher Voltaire, it depicts the capricious journey of a jaunty young boy and his quest to live a life in “the best of all possible worlds.”

After a playful introduction to some worldly and misfit characters, Candide’s tutor Pangloss (Treven Cooper, adjunct) opens the show to a classroom filled with several of Candide’s budding adolescent Brett Pollack/The Minaret friends. Candide is played by freshman Candide (Gabe Saienni) sings with his classmates and love interest, Cunégonde (Kate Gordon).

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One girl in particular, Cunégonde (Kate Gordon, senior), sparks a juvenile in search of Cunégonde, Candide leaves In the end, I felt this farce was less infatuation with our optimist, teaching him Europe for the Americas, but eventually like a Shakespearian masterpiece and to question his emotions. journeys back to Europe and the Ottoman more like a French version of the Romper As a result of kissing the girl, Candide Empire.

Room. finds himself banished from the castle and But the pier de resistance of this calamity With the over-the-top singing, jumbled sentenced to death. (Remind anyone else was when an old woman (Lyndsay Magid, dance numbers and attempts at sardonic of a pair of star-crossed lovers?) senior) introduces Cunégonde to a life of irony, I hope audiences end up laughing It is the incessant confidence of our prostitution. as hard as I did. protagonist that causes the story to move Her relations with a religious official is Candide can be seen Thursday forward, despite his repeated encounters a comedic mockery of religious charades. through Saturday at 8 p.m. with a matinee with anguish and death.

I wasn’t surprised by her transition on Sunday at 2 p.m in the David Falk It doesn’t take more than the first from innocent schoolgirl to whore in a Theater. couple of scenes to realize that the boy and high-class brothel.

Tickets are free for all UT students, his Little Bo Peep-ish love interest won’t I was just shocked it didn’t happen faculty and staff with proof of their Spartan be separated for long in their land of milk earlier in the show. But if that were the ID cards. General admission is $10. and honey. case, this musical wouldn’t be the satire Mike Trobiano can be reached at mike.

Spending his life traveling the world Candide, it would be Sweet Charity. trobiano@gmail.com.

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If You Like It, Put a Ring On It

By DANIELLA FUSARI

Arts + Entertainment Fashion Reviewer

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When wearing rings, remember to keep your other accessories minimal--no chunky necklaces or dangling earrings I wouwwld wear studs, a thin chain necklace and a single bracelet.

Don’t be too matchy-matchy with your ring and your outfit. You don’t need to wear a turquoise stone with a turquoise shirt. Let your ring stand on its own, while highlighting accent colors in your outfit.

All eyes will be on your hands with this look, so make sure your nails are well

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Commentary Editorial: Religious Debates Spark Increase in Knowledge

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Several topics within our Commentary section have received a lot of attention and usually elicit various comments from readers but one article this semester has really done this well.

Last week’s, “Arabs and Muslims Are Not Necessarily the Same Thing” by Carolina Medellin received over 3,000 hits online within a day, making it this year’s top read story.

Medellin has written several articles which deal with various aspects of the Islamic faith but this one caused quite a reaction. In her article, she made the distinction between Muslims and Arabs and that they are not the same thing.

The comments varied from praising the article for bringing to light what the rest of the world already knew, to a discussion of culture and comparing various atrocities to Muslims in America with African-Americans in the past and today in some places.

The bottom line is that religion sparks a lot of debate. In college

some people have stronger beliefs than others. Some students are actively searching and others are not even paying attention.

A couple of years ago when UT announced the building of the Sykes Center for Faith and Values, The Minaret reported on the announcement and students that read the story were furious and the subtle opposition can still be found on campus today.

Some believe that faith and values have no room here at UT and would rather see a parking lot or academic buildings.

Just to clarify, the money that is being spent for the Center for Faith and Values was given specifically for that purpose and it was not up to UT to make the decision on how it should be spent.

Anything to do with faith, religion and spirituality causes people to stand up and say something about what they believe in and why. UT has helped in the development of this with

their Resource Team for Faith, Values and Spirituality. They have hosted book clubs, community conversation groups, movies and a few weeks ago a speaker’s corner on religion.

Various religions, faiths and beliefs were expressed and tempers flared as questions were raised during the event. Yet, what came from the panel of professors at the end was that they enjoyed seeing the discourse between the students.

Although there was good discourse, it was definitely the case that many attendees walked away with their faith strengthened or questioned.

Is it a good idea that we continually debate about these things? Yes, of course it is. In a college setting especially when we have the opportunity to take in several perspectives and be in the place to respect each one. Perhaps students can find a belief that they are comfortable with or at least begin to understand.

Columnist Discovers Home Halfway Around the World

By NARISA IMPRASERT Columnist

For the longest time I thought of myself as an outsider, someone who never really belonged.

Looking through old photos, I realized that I wasn’t white.

Goofy as it sounds, I started to believe I was no longer the daughter of immigrants and merely a middle class Caucasian American female. I stared at photos astounded that I was the darkest girl flashing a smile.

I was oblivious, living in a false pretense of belonging, and had to be reminded by creepy folks with Asian fetishes that I was indeed “oriental” (as some call it). As a first generation American visiting Thailand, I was largely impacted by a culture barrier. My parents feared I would not be successful in a foreign country if I did not speak the language fluently, so I was brought up with the English language. As a result, it fed my illusion of being that more “American.”

I wore the American Eagle screen tees, the excessive accessories and even chucks at one point. I took advantage of every fad at the time and fooled myself into becoming the stereotypical American.

My mother always teased me because out of my entire family, I was the most “American,” but I enjoyed foreign foods the most.

Especially Thai, so I guess it was me subconscious holding on to that one constantly ignored piece of me.

To me, the Thai culture is very difficult to understand. Such a developing country, once known as third world, is so dependent on labels and associations. Because I am dark, it means I am poor, forced to work outside. Because I lack the traditional Thai accent, I am less than Thai, stamped as a foreigner.

And because I am five foot seven, not particularly skinny, and embrace personality distinctions, I am a walking contradiction of Thai culture. I am not that graceful girl that bows at anyone in passing and I consider myself independent.

It took me one amazing day to open my eyes and truly appreciate and connect with my culture.This

month I went to the Thai temple just twenty minutes from campus for Thai New Year. It is apparently year 2553 and I am still stuck in 2010.

This wonderful adventure allowed me to get back in touch with my roots. The food, the people, the spiritual aspects and the overall atmosphere were all together a powerful experience.

Stepping into a temple in Florida quickly diminished this degree of separation from my ethnic identity and the illusion I kept of myself. It basically tore down the walls and allowed me to accept the fact that I was living comfortably amongst two worlds.

Witnessing the ceremonies, the dancers, translators and the hundreds of local Thai people was breathtaking. I often joked with my sister claiming we should take pictures and declare them as my “family reunion” photos. The traditional water festival, parade and each individual dance kept my eyes glued to the stage. Sexual expression was shown through beauty and grace, and means of courtship never looked so beautiful.

The creativity of this culture was incredible because they found ways to incorporate fans,

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After culture shock, places around the world resemble home.

Muay Thai boxing, drums and umbrellas (made for blocking the sun) into their performances.

Each dance served as unexpected flashbacks from the past to when I was a little Thai girl singing along to the chorus and mumbling the rest of Thai music.

One thing I learned over my many trips to Thailand is that Thai people love to party. I remember singing karaoke with my aunts and uncles until the sun rose. We would blast the lyrics to Bie and Bird while sipping on fresh juice tainted with liquor.

Taking all of these experiences in and allowing the memories to flood back into my mind final-

ly allowed me to feel comfortable, to finally understand why I should praise the monks and pay respect to my elders.

I began to feel at ease, more involved, and like I was finally accepted into a culture I knew little about.

At the temple, I took in each moment as if it were a scene from a movie that succeeded in its attention to detail. The eccentric colors, costumes and performances reminded me of home. Not the Floridian home bombarded with palm trees and orange groves, but home to my culture, to me.

Narisa Imprasert can be reached at nimprasert@ut.edu.

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COMMENTARY

Don’t Wait for the Afterlife, Live Before It’s Too Late

By PHILIPPA HATENDI Columnist

The Afterlife: do we wait to start living till then?

Everyone seems to have their own version of what’s going to happen when we die, especially in organized religion.

All the interpretations of the Afterlife tend to confuse me the same way that religion does, I always end up asking: “So, who’s right? What’s really going to happen?”

Christians say that if we behave we’ll end up in heaven with God singing his praises and if we are bad, we will end up in hell with the Devil being tortured for all eternity.

Muslims seem to have the same Hell/Heaven idea, as well as a Day of Judgment. Their hell is referred to as Jahannum and is not necessarily permanent.

The Jews don’t have a hell; Hindus say that one will be reincarnated according to how good a person was during their life. I don’t know if that means that I will be coming back to earth as a frog.

Sometimes the impression one receives from religions is that the Afterlife is used as a tool in order to keep people heading on the right path (almost like the carrot/stick method), a means of keeping people faithful and in places of worship.

The Afterlife is the reward and sometimes it seems as though the reason we live our lives at all is to get to the end of it.

Everyone is always saying you must live your life well so that you don’t regret it later, and that we must endure for better things after death.

As a result, like the sweet center in a piece of candy, we seem to chew through our lives with the hope that what follows the surface will be better if we follow certain rules.

I think the Afterlife is necessary because people need for life to have meaning, to serve a purpose in some greater plan. It doesn’t make sense to have gone through all of this for nothing.

When a person follows a God there needs to be an afterlife, because without it having faith all of your life would be meaningless.

My question is: isn’t life enough? Why does there have to be an afterlife?

I respect the fact that people feel there needs to be something else, and I understand that people find it comforting to look to the future and know that death is not the end of it.

T h e r e ’s n o t h i n g w r o n g with that, in fact the faith in it is admirable.

But we must see that being on earth is already an afterlife in itself. Heaven is in the moments when we live and feel that love, happiness, peace and fulfillment have all be squashed together in the amazing moments in life.

Hell is in the everyday, the things that make us sad, the evil in the world: genocide, tragedy, disease, deception, war, strife, heartbreak, suffering and

discrimination.

So my question again is—isn’t life enough?

Does there really have to be more (whether worse or better) when life as it is is already so packed with experiences?

When we bury people at funerals we say “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust” which implies that we have returned to our mother, to the womb of the Earth.

For me, the idea of once again being as one with the Earth is enough.

I urge people to ask themselves if the paths they have chosen for their lives fulfill their personal needs and hopes for their future, if belief in the afterlife fulfils you then more power to you.

For those whom it doesn’t, I hope you find the answer that you’re looking for.

But for everyone, my message is this: live the life you’re living today as if there wasn’t anything else.

Don’t let fear hold you captive, we only have one life that we are given and whoever our maker may be, I believe that they intended for us to live it without fear.

To live with joy and embrace the bare necessities, to love and know that at the moment of our death we have taken and enjoyed everything we wanted to from life.

I am sure we have all heard it said that, “The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.”

Life doesn’t begin in the afterlife—it has already begun.

Don’t wait until after life to live it.

Philippa Hatendi can be reached at phatendi@ut.edu.

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We spend so much time worrying about the afterlife that we forget to live now!

Japanese Internment Camps Should Be a History Lesson For All Americans

By NICOLE ROBINSON Columnist

I don’t understand all of this controversy over the declaration of Internment Month for the state of California.

This month would merely be a celebration and remembrance of all of those unrecognized Wartime Civilian Control Agency, Border Patrol and other men who were an important part of this countries’ history.

This is obviously an important part of history that oppositional forces and politicians are turning into something bigger than it

actually is.

As an internment reinactor, I know first hand the importance of this time in history.

D u r i n g Wo r l d Wa r I I , hundreds upon hundreds of Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were forcibly removed and placed into internment camps.

And, these internment camps were on our own soil.

Many do not understand the plight that those who actually had to remove all the people from their homes had to go through. A great deal of hard work also went into maintaining the camps and keeping the prisoners and threats to security subdued.

During that time, wearing commemorative anti-Japanese propaganda wasn’t racial; it was patriotic.

Sporting a shirt with the Japanese Flag set aflame was

common and celebrating the men who fought for the security of their families and country.

It’s not meant to offend but to remind us of our history. If people knew their history rather than focusing on the superficial racial issues, and if we were to focus on these topic intellectually, then perhaps there would be some progress in terms of race relations in this country.

No doubt what happened to the Japanese families was pretty bad but they need to realize they weren’t the only ones who were imprisoned in those remote facilities.

Some Latino Americans were interned too, so making this a Japanese-White issue is simply ridiculous. Like I said earlier, even though issues of race are emotionally tense, we can’t take such limiting views of these

problems.

Injustice is injustice, and everyone needs to take responsibility and help tackle these problems.

When the declaration for Internment Month was being circled through the California government, the word “Japanese” was accidently excluded from “Japanese Internment.” This was clearly a mistake, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger corrected the error in the finalized version of the proposal.

There’s now a nice disclaimer in the proposal that states that relocating families and interning them was an “evil and inhumane practice” so that should suffice.

Those interned may have been ripped from their homes and forced to stay in camps but at least they had a place to stay, after all they weren’t slaves.

The men who had to gather all of them up and close all of those businesses were only doing their job to protect their country. Let’s not make this a political issue or a racial one.

There were obvious national security and economic reasoning that went into relocating those who were relocated. Granted, in retrospect their methods may be questionable, but at the end of the day, they were just defending their homes from possible spies and threats to the security of American citizens.

Shouldn’t they be excused?

After all they worked hard and thought that what they were doing was right.

Also, there are great economical benefits for California to have through the placing of this month.

Children can frequent sites like mines, where they can walk a day in the shoes of the men who ran the camps.

The day would start with them seeing how a guard would have to search for spies and take suspected spies and their children from their homes.

Then the grueling act of separating those taken to different types of camps would be discussed, but not too much emphasis would be put on those aspects as it takes away from the bigger issue of national security.

Little souvenirs could be sold to bring in revenue for small businesses as well.

Not all Japanese Americans are mad about this. This is just another case of the liberal media making something out of nothing and an opportunity for racists to try and make a case.

I see no reason why all Americans; black, white or Asian couldn’t celebrate this holiday.

We should not lose the bigger issue of internment to minor racial shortcomings that existed at that time.

Mentioning that the Japanese suffered a bit should suffice for those enraged by the instatement of this month.

Veterans Day, although it claims to include all military men simply is not inclusive of enough people like the ones involved in internment.

Hopefully now this will be rectified. At the end of the day the events as of late have shown that we are all in need of a good history lesson.

Nicole Robinson can be reached at nrobinson@ut.edu.

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This Summer Protect Your Skin, Protect Yourself

By Erin Palmer Staff Writer

Have you ever felt certain that you were going to die? Obviously everyone will die eventually, but have you ever had an experience that convinced you that your time has come?

Last week I was trying to wind down before bed by reading a magazine. One of the articles was about skin cancer, and it had photographs of different sorts of cancerous moles. The photograph of late stage melanoma could have been me.

The mole in the photo was interchangeable with one on my lower stomach.

In a matter of minutes I went from trying to relieve school stress with some easy reading to frantically Googling facilities that would do a skin cancer screening for someone who does not have health insurance.

I made an appointment to get the mole checked as soon as I woke up the next morning.

The earliest appointment was almost a week away. I tried to go on with my days as usual, but it felt as if a giant hourglass was strapped onto my back as a crushing reminder that my time was up.

I couldn’t even blog about it because I was afraid to put the subject out there.

My blog, baconmaybelucky.tumblr.com, is where I can usually vent my worries.

This time, a post about crying was the closest I could come to admitting my terror.

Though I am a crier, most of the tears last week were born from concern about this mole.

The most frustrating part of it all was the irony. I am the girl who wears sun block each day, who covers herself before leaving for the beach, as soon as she gets to the beach and all throughout the day.

I constantly chastise my family and friends about the importance of using SPF. I brought my full wrath down on my younger sister when I found out she was using a tanning booth, and then did the same to my

mother for letting her.

The fact that I was worrying about skin cancer felt crazy. How could this be happening to me?

The article that caused all of this anxiety included an alarming statistic that I hadn’t heard before.

Studies show that the risk of melanoma doubles for people that have had more than five sunburns in their lives. Though I am skin obsessed now, I grew up on the beach.

My parents had a lot of kids to lotion up so sunburns weren’t uncommon, especially on my fair skin. In high school I always wore sun block, but at times I’d get too caught up in having fun to remember to reapply. I have had more sunburns than I could remember.

As the appointment approached, I was convinced that the burns of my past were coming back to haunt me.

The appointment was wedged between work and school. Thankfully my fiancé had the day off and was able to come with me.

We spent the car ride and waiting room time cracking bad jokes and holding hands.

There was a girl a little younger than me in the waiting room with her father. She was crying. I wanted to throw my arms around her and assure her that we’d both be fine.

The truth was I felt like crying too.

The screening wasn’t as terrible as I imagined it to be. The doctor examined me from head to toe. I pointed out the mole in question and she took her time to study it.

She said that she didn’t see anything that set off major alarm bells, but that I should schedule a biopsy to be safe. “When in doubt, cut it out,” she told me with a smile.

Though I still need to get a biopsy, I am not as frightened as I was. Just taking the time to address the issue is a huge comfort.

Skin cancer is easily preventable but people are so tan obsessed that they don’t pay enough attention to the risks. A tan is not worth dying over. Be sun safe. There’s always self-tanner. .

Erin Palmer can be reached at epalmer@ut.edu.

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Sports Breakdown of the 2010 NFL Draft-Predictions and Sure Things

By SAMUEL GERB Sports Blogger

The spotlight is on the future of the NFL as stars are made and some players immediately fade into mediocrity. That’s right, the 2010 NFL Draft is only a couple of days away.

This year like most other years, the media coverage has been intense and non-stop. Naturally, there are going to be picks that will be talked about for years to come and those that will get the front office fired. I think there are definitely some really good, safe picks, but then a lot of this draft class looks risky to me.

One of the most talked about players in this year’s draft is Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford. Though Bradford was injured for a substantial part of the season, that doesn’t seem to be affecting his

stock at all. If anything, his workouts at the combine and for the teams interested in him have put all the injury talk to rest.

I personally like Bradford, but it doesn’t matter which team he goes to. The two main bidders for Bradford are the St. Louis Rams and Cleveland Browns. The Rams have the number one overall pick, but if Cleveland likes Bradford enough, they will definitely trade up to get him.

Lets us take a look at these two teams; both lack established offensive lines and number one wide receivers. Who is Bradford going to throw to, Donnie Avery and Mohamed Massaquoi? I don’t really see any potential success in either of those situations. At least last year’s number one pick, QB Matthew Stafford, has stud wide receiver Calvin Johnson and fellow rookie Brandon Pettigrew to

throw to.

Bradford will be stuck in a nowin situation and I don’t see him having success on either team, even though he is a solid quarterback.

So who is a lock in this draft?

Well, I’m all about defense winning championships, so I really like the two top defensive lineman in the draft, Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. One word to define both of these players: savage.

Both players are game changers on the defensive side of the ball. I can see the next Albert Haynesworth and Vince Wilfork in these two animals. Suh and McCoy dominated on the defensive line, terrorizing any quarterback they played.

I think Suh is just a little bit

better than McCoy and will end up being taken by the Lions with the second overall pick. Suh will fit perfectly with the Lions defensive line. With the addition of defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch, the Lions, as strange as it may sound, could have one of the most feared defensive lines in the league.

McCoy will most likely be taken by the Buccaneers, but his situation doesn’t look as bright as Suh’s does. The Bucs really don’t have much going for them on either side of the ball, and if McCoy makes his presence known, it just won’t be enough to make a playoff impact. I do think he could have a very nice, long career and put up great statistical numbers with a couple of Pro Bowl appearances, but the other teams in the NFC south are just too powerful right now.

My biggest pet peeve about

teams drafting in the first round is when teams draft offensive linemen way too high. You can find a great offensive lineman in the 5th, 6th and 7th rounds of the draft.

Non offensive lineman should get drafted in the first round.

Just look at players like Robert Gallery and Jason Smith. They have done nothing for their teams and are some of the highest paid players in the league. I think all the teams should take after the Dallas Cowboys who have not drafted an offensive lineman in the first round since 1981. Because there is no rookie salary cap yet, these unproven offensive linemen should not be getting all this guaranteed money.

Overall, I think most of the teams will meet their needs and I expect a lot of trades, but overall this draft is going to lack the big name star.

Major League Baseball Season Update: Ups, Downs and Busts

By BRENTON BURKETT Sports Writer

While the 2010 Major League Baseball season is only two weeks old, we have already seen some amazing things.

Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez no-hit the Atlanta Braves on April 17. It marked the first no-hitter in Rockies history, which dates back to 1993. Now only three teams -the Rays, Padres and Mets -- are without a no-hitter.

Speaking of the Braves, rookie sensation Jason Heyward is already running away with the Rookie of the Year vote. He homered in his first at-bat and has started the season on fire, hitting .302 with three home runs through 12 games. He is displaying all the tools that made him the game’s number-one preseason prospect.

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals held their own through the opening weeks.

These two projected last-place finishers of 7-5 and 7-6, respectively.

The Pirates have good young talents Andrew McCutchen and

Garrett Jones at the top of their game.

The Nationals still haven’t seen their best, with phenomenal pitcher Stephen Strasburg still in Double-A. In the absence of Josh Hamilton’s production, Nelson Cruz is pushing for MVP votes. The Rangers right fielder set a record with six home runs in his first eight games in 2010.

And who can forget the hometown Rays? They tied their franchise record with seven straight road wins, including their first four-game sweep at Fenway Park.

B.J. Upton already has four home runs after taking until July to reach four in 2009. Closer Rafael Soriano has found occasional trouble, but has yet to blow a save. The decisions on re-signing star players loom ahead, but this team’s focus right now is contending for a title.

With the positives come the negatives.

The Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros got off to historically bad starts. New Baltimore closer Mike Gonzalez flamed out early, blowing two saves before

heading to the disabled list. The team began the season 2-12.

Houston lost its first eight games. They bounced back to 3-9, but they still look helpless. They lack pitching, hitting and just about everything else.

The Boston Red Sox started their season 4-9. Yes, the Red Sox already sit six games out of first place in mid-April.

Their injury bugs and lineup weaknesses may not die down anytime soon.

Bad starts plagued star players as much as they did teams. David Ortiz hit .158 with no home runs in his first ten games and is often finding himself benched.

Mark Teixeira started with an embarrassing .119 average. Carlos Zambrano continues to struggle with keeping calm. His ERA was 9.45 through three starts.

Many of these early trends can still turn around, some for the better, others for the worse. But if what we’ve seen so far is any indication, we are in for a historynyy23/Photobucket.com making 2010 season.

B.J. Upton taking a swing and hitting a drive for the Tampa Bay Rays.

(These statistics as of Monday April 19.)

UT Holds No. 2 National Ranking

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After a loss to Louisiana State-Shreveport, The Southern Arkansas Muleriders (38-4) had their 24-game winning streak snapped.

The University of Tampa Spartans (39-8) dropped two out of three against conference rival Barry University but hold their No. 2 national rank.

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The Central Missouri University Mules (34-5) improved in the win column after a victory over Drury and taking three out of four from Fort Hayes State.

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The Florida Southern College Moccasins (37-6) will make a short trip from Lakeland to face the University of Tampa in an important conference series.

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Following a series win against Cal State LA, The UC San Diego Tritons (37-6) will battle conference opponent Cal State Dominguez Hills. *Standings according to Ping! Baseball

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Freshman Tennis Player Looks to Improve During Summer

By ARTURO UZCATEGUI Sports Writer

The UT Tennis team is under construction in order to come out stronger and achieve more of its goals next season.

One player in particular, Becky Ewing, a freshman from Kentucky, will try to re-invent herself during the summer so she can have a positive impact on the team next season.

Ewing, who played for Coach Jeff Malory at the Christian Academy of Louisville, first decided to come to the University of Tampa because of her love of Florida and its beautiful weather.

However, upon arriving in Tampa, she realized that UT not only offered nice weather, but was also a place that encour-

ages student-athletes to be better.

“I think my biggest challenge since joining the team has been the fact that it takes a lot of time,” Ewing said.

“I haven’t been able to hang with a lot of people. I have to study more because I don’t have time, so I think that even though it’s been a challenge to balance everything I do, it’s made me a better person and I get to organize myself much more.”

The public health major also commented on what the team needs to work on to improve next year’s record.

“We need to work more on doubles,” Ewing said.

“We couldn’t figure it out. But I think that next year, with new players coming in, we should do a lot better in doubles [as well as] overall.”

Ewing, who closed up her first season

with a record of 0-3 in singles and 2-2 in doubles, said that she didn’t get to play much this year.

She knew there were players that were doing better than her and she feels that she needs to keep working on her tennis skills to have more matches next year.

“I will be working a lot this summer on tennis,” Ewing said. “[I will be] playing with my coach at home, he works and focuses on the technicality of the game while here [it] is more driven towards playing skills, so I think that this summer will help me a lot to achieve the goals I have set for next season.”

Although she and her teammate Briana Ryan showed strong performances in their last doubles match, Ewing stated that partnering for next season’s doubles depends on how good you feel playing with some-

body on the team.

She knows that next year half of the team will be new and that she might play better with somebody else and the same thing might happen to Ryan.

The ultimate goal however is to win more matches next year.

She also talked about recently-named team captain Megan Mancini.

“I think it’s really good,” Ewing said.“She will be a really good team captain, and everybody respects her because she does a good job with everything.”

Finally, Ewing talked about what we all can expect from her next season, a season she expects to be better for her and for the team.

“Hopefully more wins and more playing time,” Ewing said. “That’s what I hope for.”

Starting Pitcher Slated to Return in Time for National Title Run

By DANIEL FEINGOLD Asst. Sports Editor

After an injury suffered on April 2 against conference rival Saint Leo sidelined him, University of Tampa pitcher Sean Bierman is on pace to make his return to the pitching staff in time for the postseason, according to the Spartans’ Head Coach Joe Urso.

Bierman, who could only get through two full innings during that April 2 start, has been dealing with elbow tendinitis ever since. Urso said he was glad to hear that Bierman was only suffering from tendinitis, and not something more severe.

“Everything has confirmed that it’s only tendinitis, which is very good because you always worry when you’re dealing with an elbow injury,” Urso said.

Bierman explained that the most he can do to recover from the injury is rehabilitation and rest for his elbow.

“Pretty much the only thing I can do is rest it and rehab it until it feels good,” Bierman said.

With a 2.61 ERA and a 4-1 record through 31 innings, Bierman’s return to the rotation will be something more to look forward to as the Spartans make a run for the National Championship.

“He was throwing real well there for a while, so [it’ll] be huge to have him back,”

said teammate Mike Schwartz.

Throwing for the first time on Monday, April 19, Bierman did not experience any pain. Urso said that while Bierman will not take the mound this weekend in a crucial series versus Sunshine State Conference rival Florida Southern, Bierman is expected to be ready for the regional tournament which begins May 13.

In the meantime, Urso said he is pleased with Bierman’s replacement in the starting rotation, junior John Wiedenbauer, who will again take the mound on Friday night against the Florida Southern Mocs.

“While [Bierman’s] been gone, John Wiedenbauer has stepped into that role and has been tremendous for us,” Urso said.

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Sean Bierman has been out of the starting rotation since early April due to elbow tendinitis.

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AJ Pinera Senior 5-1 Record 4.67 ERA 52 Innings Pitched 51:14 K:BB

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Baseball [39-8, 18-3] April 23 vs. Florida Southern [37-6, 12-3] 6 p.m.

Coach Joe Urso on FSC: “We’ve put [ourselves] in a great situation where we control our own destiny.”

Sean Bierman on FSC: “We’re gonna have to play some pretty good baseball to take the series from them.”

History: FSC leads the alltime series 71-66. The teams met three times in 2009 with UT taking two of three against the then ranked No. 11 Mocs.

Softball [18-16, 9-9] April 23 at Florida Southern [25-20, 9-12 ] 7 p.m.

Coach Kanter on FSC: “I think Florida Southern’s going to be very even with us.”

Heather Van Landingham on FSC: “It’s always been a big rivalry. They’re going to be some good games.”

History: FSC leads the alltime series 50-18. The teams met three times in 2009 with UT taking two of three against the then ranked No. 17 Mocs.

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SSC Implications: Tampa Hosts Florida Southern

By DANIEL FEINGOLD Asst. Sports Editor

Standing atop the Sunshine State Conference with an 18-3 record, the Spartans have only one week left in the regular season.

The Spartan baseball team will face conference rival Florida Southern College Moccasins (FSC), in which they say will be the most important series of the year.

“When I saw that we were playing them for our last conference series, I told all the coaches [that] the conference championship is gonna come down to that last weekend of the season, and that’s where we’re at,” said Spartans’ Head Coach Joe Urso.

Coasting through the middle of the season with a school record of 25 straight wins, the Spartans winning streak ended after a 3-4 loss against Rollins on April 10.

After a tough series battle against another conference rival in Barry, the Spartans lost two of three, Urso said that complacency was the reason for the sudden series loss.

“I think we just got a little bit complacent this weekend, and it showed and it cost us,” Urso said.

Junior pitcher for the Spartans, Sean Bierman, didn’t have a specific reason for the Spartans’ first series loss since late February versus Valdosta State.

“You can’t really put your finger on one thing,” said Bierman.

“It was just not the way we usually play.”

Urso believes, however, that

UT sports will be busy this weekend (April 23-24) with four sports teams competing.

The rowing team will compete in the SSC Championships on Saturday April 24 in Melbourne.

The UT baseball team will host Florida Southern University for a three-game set.

UT softball will travel to Lakeland and take on Florida Southern for a three-game series.

the recent conference losses will inevitably help this year’s Spartans find out who they really are.

“Although I’m very disappointed, I think it’s in some ways good that we have to face some adversity,” Urso said. “Now we’re gonna see what this team’s really made of and how they respond.”

Holding a 12-3 conference record, FSC is second only to UT in the SSC standings. Though the Mocs will still have two more weeks of regular season games following the upcoming UT series, the Spartans can likely claim the conference title with a series victory against FSC in their three game set.

Mike Schwartz, the Spartans’ designated hitter, said that the significance of the FSC series is what playing ball is all about.

“This is what we play for,” Schwartz said. “Going into the last weekend, [we] gotta take two out of three against a conference rival [to] win the conference, and that’ll be that.”

Urso understands the importance of this final regular season series, because winning it, and thus winning a conference championship, will accomplish one of the team’s goals that was established at the season’s onset.

“You win two out of three at home and you win a conference championship on your own field and that’s goal number one of our three goals,” Urso said.

The first goal being to win the SSC conference, Urso explained that the second and third team goals were to win regional tourna-

By RYAN BURKETT

The University of Tampa has several coaches who have stood the test of time. Softball coach Leslie Kanter is no exception.

Kanter has been the head coach of the UT softball team since 1995. She boasts a record of 371337 at the helm, but it wasn’t always easy.

Kanter played collegiate softball at the University of South Florida (USF). As the starting shortstop, she helped USF capture two national titles. In 2005 she was inducted into the school’s

Hall of Fame. This was followed by an induction into softball’s highest honor, the USSSA Softball Hall of Fame, in 2007.

“That was quite a big honor,” Kanter said of her USSSA induction.

Kanter earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a master’s in curriculum and instruction from USF. She took up high school coaching after graduation, but it didn’t take her long to reach the collegiate level.

Kanter arrived at UT in 1990 as an assistant to Head Coach Michelle Lamont. During Kanter’s

UT track will also compete in the Drake Relays in Iowa.

No. 2 National Rank The University of Tampa baseball team remained at No. 2 in the latest Ping! Baseball online poll.

Tampa finished the week 2-2 after dropping two of three games to conference rival Barry University.

Earlier in the week Tampa defeated Warner University 9-2.

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Mike Schwartz is tied for the team best with ten homeruns.

ment and then the national championship, respectively.

Urso said that if the team doesn’t strive for those goals one step at a time, an incident like the series loss to Barry may be the result.

“We have to keep those goals in that order without getting ahead of ourselves,” Urso said. “I think some of our guys may have gotten ahead of [themselves] this past weekend and that’s part of the complacency and the setback that I think we had.”

Battling the Mocs on Friday, April 23 at 6 p.m., with a double

header on Saturday, April 24 starting at 1 p.m., the Spartans will seek their eighth Sunshine State Conference title since 2000.

Bierman believes that the Friday game will be huge in the Spartans’ chances of taking the entire series.

“We’re gonna have to come out with a lot of energy, in all the games really, but especially on Friday night,” Bierman said. “We’re gonna need to take that first one [to build] momentum into the next two games.”

Daniel Feingold can be reached at dfeingold@ut.edu.

time as an assistant coach, UT picked up a school record of 28 victories, a mark that has since been broken.

Her tenure was part of a fiveyear streak of consecutive winning seasons and included the program’s first national ranking in 1992.

“Michelle was a great coach and a good role model,” Kanter said of her predecessor. “I learned so much from her.”

Kanter took over as UT’s head softball coach in 1995. Her team had a rough start, finishing 12-38 in 1995 and 5-31 in 1996.

“We didn’t have the scholarship money other schools had,” Kanter said of her first two seasons. “We had to field a team of mostly walk-ons, and then little by little we got more money.”

Kanter produced her first winning season in 1998 with a 22-20 record, and the success began to show. In 2001, the Spartans won the Sunshine State Conference Championship (SSC) for the first time with a 33-16 record.

In addition to her SSC title, Kanter has coached championship teams elsewhere. In 2005, she led the United States to the gold medal in the Maccabia Games in Israel. Kanter saw it not only as a personal accomplishment, but a culture shock.

“To have a soldier on our bus taking us to the games while holding a shotgun is not normal for us,” Kanter said. “However, it is [normal] to the Israelis. It was a

different life for us, but it was a beautiful land with a lot of history behind it.”

Back stateside, Kanter believes her team is capable of winning the SSC title again.

“Without injuries this season, I think we would have been there,” Kanter said. The team is currently 18-16 with a 9-9 SSC record.

They looked to compete with Rollins for the title before losing six games in a row.

Win or lose, though, Kanter’s players are grateful for their experiences with the team.

“After meeting and talking to Kanter, I just knew Tampa was going to fit my kind of softball,” said senior Jessica Tejas, a four-year starter under Kanter. “There were times where I questioned my spot, but she always saw something in me.”

Likewise, sophomore Brittany Hipple is content with having Kanter as her coach.

“I’m so happy I transferred to UT,” said Hipple, who played her freshman season at the University of Central Florida and played for Kanter’s sister at Venice High School in South Florida. “It is by far the best decision I have made.”

In turn, Kanter is appreciative of her experiences with the players.

“Having a group of girls who you really enjoy and really respect, and winning with that group is the most fun part of my job,” Kanter said.

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Coach Kanter is in her 16th season as the Head Coach of the softball team.