TheM naret Florida’s Top College Paper
Vol. 76 No. 19
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February 12, 2010
SG President and VP Recount Once in a Lifetime Experience
Obama’s Plan to Enhance Higher Ed By Charlie Hambos Editor-in-Chief
During President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address and the town-hall meeting at The University of Tampa he layed out a plan to make college more affordable and accessible to the future. On Monday, President 2EDPD UHOHDVHG KLV ÂżVcal budget, which, according Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s conference call with college journalists, includes historic increases for education across the board. “But it’s not just about getting students to go to college,â€? Duncan said. “Obama wants students to stay there and be
By Cara Marzilli Reporter
Altough Kelsie Huth missed more than two weeks of classes this semester, she isn’t exactly a slacker. The UT Senior is the Student Government president, an international business major and minor in Spanish. This semester she took a trip to South Africa. This trip was no vacation VDIDUL +XWK KHOSHG SODQ WKH ÂżUVW stock car race in South Africa with ASA Racing. “We were getting three to six hours of sleep a night, and I was at the track planning the logistics of everything from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. everyday. It was crazy,â€? said Huth. Huth worked hard from Jan. WR )HE ZLWK $6$ UDFLQJ marketing, event planning and logistics of the large-scale event. “I was even helping with the preparations for the U.S. Ambassador to South Africa’s arrival at the race,â€? says Huth. “It was a once in a lifetime experience... just unbelievable.â€? Her trip left Student Government Vice President Chris McCarthy in charge in her absence. McCarthy assumed the responsibility to greet the executive guests in Huth’s place when President Obama and Vice President Biden paid a visit to UT’s campus
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Alumnus Kicks His Way to Success with Determination By Sarah Wickham Reporter
He earned his black belt in 1986 and continued studying many different martial arts, UT alumnus, Stephen Del eventually forming his own Castillo has had some great acschool in the art of Krav Maga. complishments. Del Castillo had many acHe remembers his times complishments outside of marhere at The University of Tamtial arts as well. pa, where he double majored He joined the Army where in philosophy and communicahe earned the Green to Gold tions, was in the ROTC program scholarship to attend UT. and ran a Taekwondo class in After completing his douthe McNiff Center. ble-major, Del Castillo went to His love for martial arts Germany to continue his trainEHJDQ DW DJH ZLWK $PHULFDQ ing in martial arts. karate. While there he worked on
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Flood of Freshmen Lead to School Restructuring and New Jobs By Jeffrey Palmer Reporter
Despite the projected 11 percent decrease in student enrollment this upcoming fall semester, the burgeoning University of Tampa population can no longer be ignored. Dennis Nostrand, vice president of enrollment at the University, and Eric Cardenas, director of public information and publications, assert that schools nationwide are struggling with attaining accurate enrollment predictions in these troubled economic times.
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position of having to raise costs VLJQL¿FDQWO\²VRPHWKLQJ WKDW 87 has worked very hard not to do over the years. Apart from monetary woes, other growing pains are being felt by the University in the form of classroom and dormitory overcrowding. .U\VWDO 6FKR¿HOG GLUHFWRU of residence life at UT, maintains that the precise number of required dormitories for incoming freshman and continuing students will remain uncertain until the school-wide completion of the housing selection process. Any
RYHUĂ€RZ RI KRXVLQJ DFFRPPRGDtions at that time will be designated to the nearby Howard Johnson hotel. In terms of academic pursuits, UT Provost Janet McNew asserts that classrooms are fast RYHUĂ€RZLQJ SDUWLFXODUO\ WKRVH devoted to the disciplines of science and chemistry. “We are very squeezed for classroom space in general,â€? said McNew, “but especially for our science courses.â€? She attributes this uneven growth of colleges within UT to the amount of lab space required
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Invisible Children [3] A “Wicked� Performance [13] The Stylist/ Winter Wardrobe 12]
Valentine’s Day [17] JD Salinger [15]
Bulls Brings Smile [18]
‘Pinging Away’ [19]
“At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.�
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