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TAMPA - The debates went for hours last Sunday and President Obama postponed his trip to Asia twice but the health care reform bill passed with a 219 to 212 vote in Congress and Obama signed the bill on Tuesday.

The reaction has varied across the nation and the story is the same here at The University of Tampa.

The new health care bill will cover millions of newly insured Americans but Ryan Kievit, a senior marketing major, already sees the problems that will result from the bill in the future.

“Is this country in distress? Hell yeah it is, and I’m concerned about the future economic and financial situations. All they’re going to do is spill onto the shoulders of my generation,” Kievit said.

Michaela Santiago, a junior political science major said she would have preferred a public option for health care but sees the change as a positive step forward.

“I think it’s about time Congress finally did something for the American people,” Santiago said.

The new health care plan intends on protecting the country through 2014.

Some feel the plan was struck behind closed doors and the Republicans even voiced that opinion during the debate last Sunday.

Kelly Polk, communication department staff assistant and a registered independent said she feels, “cautious about any bill parted by large HMOs and insurance companies. I believe in universal health care, but I am not sure if this bill will be the one to get us there.”

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A+E 8 UT Performers Find Themselves in Debt 7 The Friday Night House Party Hits Airwaves

COMMENTARY 11 Health Care Package Protects and Reassures the Uninsured 10 Where’s a Girl Find a Good Date in Tampa?

SPORTS 13 SSC Series Pitching

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@spartans.ut.edu New campus e-mail system installation introduced promising more storage and lifetime use

By Jeffrey Palmer TAMPA - Starting March 31, University of Tampa students are being asked to complete their profile for the installation of the new campus e-mail system.

By the end of the spring semester on May 15, e-mails addressed to the old account will be forwarded to the new one.

Students are urged to alert friends and family about the imminent transition.

Old e-mail accounts will be discontinued completely by the July 1.

Although a school-wide alert of the impending changeover was sent out not long ago, many students remain ignorant of the changeover and its specific ramifications.

“What new e-mail account?” said UT junior Rachel Palfy when asked of her thoughts on the conversion.

Instead of being followed by the address, student names will now precede the designation.

In terms of efficiency, the new e-mail system will be a great improvement upon the old.

It will grow from the current storage potential of 35 Mb to 10 Gb, include a sizeable Skydrive for personal file keeping, allow full e-mail functionality and compatibility with electronic devices and possess easier forwarding capabilities.

In addition, the account will be assigned to each student for life and not be discontin-

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ued after graduation from the university.

E-mail passwords will no longer need to be changed every 90 days but will remain continuous.

Students should be aware that no change will be made to the UT network domain login and that SpartanMail login will remain distinct from that of other school systems like Blackboard.

For those individuals already having e-mails forwarded to a different address

Watching Privacy Status on Facebook

By CARA MARZILLI News Reporter

TAMPA - It all starts with the lure of the Facebook newsfeed. Status updates, spring break photo albums and the ever-changing relationship statuses of your “friends” are just begging to distract you from your paper that is due tomorrow.

Before you can stop yourself, it’s 3:16 a.m., you just friend requested your middle school science teacher, and can identify complete strangers from your suite mate’s trip to Cancun.

Thanks to the phenomenon of social media websites, this wealth of personal data is readily available and is blurring the lines of what constitutes public and private information.

Dr. Natasha Veltri, professor of information and technology management, conducted a study on Facebook privacy and presented its findings to a crowd of 45 students at a University of Tampa Honors Symposium.

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TAMPA - The University of Tampa Diplomats are looking for one worthy student to award a $500 scholarship.

The scholarship offered by the UT Diplomats looks “to recognize one individual that has gone above and beyond in his/her participation in campus life.”

Students who want to apply must be dedicated to the campus community and have high academic standards.

Applications are located in the Office of

Be negative: Why getting checked is positive

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“Sharing information is the key to Facebook,” Veltri explains. “How much users share and disclose...they have to account for the risks. A lack of privacy is one of those costs.”

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than their assigned UT account, they are responsible for their own forwarding adjustment under the new system.

Despite the overwhelming advantages of the new e-mail system, student reactions to the change remain somewhat mixed.

“I’m sure it has its perks and advantages,” said junior Tyler Faulkner, “but I’m kind of peeved at the inconvenience of having to change something so familiar. It’s just one more thing to remember.”

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Student Leadership and Engagement (VC 215) and are due by Friday, April 2. The winner will be announced at the Leadership Awards Night on Tuesday, April 13.

Candidates must be in good judicial standing, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, cannot be graduating in May 2010, be active in the campus community and cannot be a past or present UT Diplomat.

Last year’s recipient was Matt Ferrall, the student coordinator of leadership for the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement.

TAMPA - Sex is everywhere, especially when you’re a college student. It’s in advertisements. It’s at parties. It’s even in biology class.

However, it’s hard to find people on campus willing to speak the truth about sex: the gory, but common, consequences that can come with unprotected sex.

On Monday, March 29, the P.E.A.C.E Volunteer Center along with Youth Education Services will be providing free HIV and STI testing to The University of Tampa Students, says Tracy McNamara.

The testing will take place from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on the second floor of Vaughn, rooms 217 and 221. Students will have the opportunity to be tested for HIV, gonorrhea and chlamydia.

Also on the Monday, the P.E.A.C.E Center along with Straight From the Heart will be holding an educational presentation on HIV and AIDS, states McNamara.

The event will be held in Reeves Theatre and begins at 8 p.m.

Tracey Dannemiller, former speaker at the World AIDS Youth Summit, and her husband Timothy Dannemiller will be speaking and welcome students, faculty and staff to listen.

“You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll be inspired.” says McNamara.

The best part about this opportunity isn’t even that it’s free, but that it’s right on campus.

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[From Front] Veltri surveyed 254 active Facebook users. Sixty six percent of the participants limit their profile to only be viewed by friends, yet 65 percent indicated that they have have 200 or more friends.

“It reminds me of the quote, ‘Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are.’ Do all these friends define who you are?

Do you really want to be connected to all these people?” Veltri asked.

Veltri showcased this point to the students at the presentation.

Eighty percent of the surveyed participants said they are concerned that their information can be used by other parties.

Veltri said that many people do not realize that what you post on Facebook actually belongs to Facebook.

Ever pay attention to the advertisements on the side of the Facebook page? If so, you may notice that they are tailored slightly to target your personality.

Facebook plainly states that some of your information is available to their advertisers in the privacy agreement: “We allow advertisers to choose the characteristics of users who will see their advertisements and we may use any of the non-personally identifiable attributes we have collected (including information you may have decided not to show to other users, such as your birth year or other sensitive personal information or preferences) to select the ap-

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Privacy on Facebook is up to the individual user, but Dr. Veltri warned they should be careful at her symposium.

propriate audience for those advertisements. For example, we might use your interest in soccer to show you ads for soccer equipment, but we do not tell the soccer equipment company who you are.”

“Through Facebook, your social behavior is a way to target ads. The ads on the side of my Facebook page will be different than yours. It’s a very new way for advertisers to target a specific segment,” Veltri said.

Just how much of your infor-

mation can be tracked for advertisers through Facebook?

In a recent New York Times article, MIT took 40,000 networks on Facebook and tried to determine those which belonged to gay men based on a profile’s interests and links.

The researchers speculation was actually able to determine which profiles belong to gay men 70 percent of the time.

Not only can your friends and advertisers access information, 70-80 percent of human resourc-

es departments in companies look online also.

Veltri hopes to caution more students on guarding their Face book privacy now, before they begin looking for a career.

“Whatever you do put up is out there. I hear from a lot of students ‘I don’t care,’ but as you go into your careers you have to define your name. If you’re going to run a bar, then it probably doesn’t matter,” joked Veltri. “But it is all a lot more public than students think.”

HIV and STI Testing [From Front to go to class so why not check up on your health on the way?

“Often people do not know where to go to get tested, so bringing it on campus allows those that wish to know their status the opportunity to do it very conveniently,” said McNamara.

Students may find it embarrassing for other students to know they are getting tested.

However, volunteers are there to make you feel as comfortable as possible.

McNamara states, “To students that are too embarrassed to get tested, I would say that [it] is completely understandable. Sex is a sensitive subject that most peo-

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ple want to keep between them and their partner(s). With that in mind, I would say you should still do it. It is your life and it is so important to make sure you live it for as long as you can.”

New E-mail for Spartans [From Front] Other students who have already begun to make use of the new email system, however, have embraced it as a tremendous technological improvement.

“I like how huge it is- I’ve already been using it for almost four months and haven’t had to clean it out yet,” affirmed senior Beth Giddens, “You can really personalize the account and it’s lifelong.”

For students seeking help establishing profiles or adjusting to

the technicalities of the upcoming transition, the Student Help Desk can be reached via e-mail (still) at studenthelp@ut.edu or at the phone number (813) 253-6255.

All students will receive email notification of password changes and profile setup by the end of the month.

“Transitions are always difficult, “said director of Instructional Technology Stephen Magriby, “but I feel that in the long run students will benefit tremendously from the outcome.”

Shattered dreams On March 16, a student reported that his motorcycle windshield was broken in West Parking Garage.

Living, learning and being cheap A student’s vehicle was repossessed by an auto exchange for failure to make payments on March 17.

Trouble in paradise At 10:30 p.m. on March 17, a student went to the security office to make a complaint against his roommates living in Vaughn.

The Hulk strikes again Security responded to a fire alarm activated in Stadium at 11:30 p.m. on March 17.

Freshman Gone Wild At 12:30 a.m. on March 18, security responded to an anonymous tip of marijuana in a room in McKay Hall. The students were referred to the judicial board.

Desperate At 7:40 a.m. on March 18, a person was arrested in the commuter lounge in Vaughn after previously getting in trouble for trespassing on UT property.

Lighten up, people At 9:33 a.m. on March 18, security received an anonymous tip in reference to marijuana use in a room in Straz Hall. The students were referred to the judicial board.

Bad Girls Club At 6:15 p.m. on March 18, a student reported that her roommate on the ninth floor of Austin Hall was being aggressive towards her.

EMS: broken nail At 2 a.m. on March 21, a female student was injured near the Boathouse.

EMS: stubbed toe At 3 a.m. on March 21, a student was injured on the sixth floor of Vaughn.

From the reports from March 15 through March 21

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SG Elections 2010 President (Unopposed)

Chris McCarthy currently the vice president of student government.

Vice President (Unopposed)

Elbin Keeppanasseril is a junior and ran for vice president of Student Government last year.

Running for Senate Senior: Devon Byrne, Kristen Anderson

Sophomore: Yuddhistra Sharma, Alison McKay Ellis

Junior: Jason Hepperly

Campus wide: Christine Merry, Shannon Romine, Matt Thomas, Garrett Hetrick, Ricki Goldsmith

SG Campaign Speeches Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Reeves Theater

Election Starts March 30 at 9 p.m.

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Election Ends April 2 at 12 a.m.

Members and advisors of AED with Deputy Surgeon General David Rutstein.

AED Conference a Big Success Charlie Hambos Editor-in-Chief

Organizing the Alpha Epsilon Delta national convention was one thing, but winning an award for it was another for UT’s AED chapter.

From March 18-21, AED members from across the country came to Tampa for the 2010 national convention.

Over 22 pints of blood was donated, 504 dental bags which included toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss and mouthwash were handed out during the various volunteer activities that UT’s chapter help organize for the convention.

Over $150 was also collected for the Breast Cancer Foundation from the sales of pink ribbons during the event.

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Students from around the country were able to network at the event and meet other students facing the same challenges as eachother.

“It made you feel encouraged to be a doctor or dentist or whatever you want to be,” said Aylin Saner, vice president of Skull and Bones.

Alpha Epsilon Delta is the largest Honor Society that specifically serves premedical education, and has a membership exceeding 144,000 in 186 chapters.

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Healthcare Reform Raises Questions and Answers [From Front] future outcomes of millions of Americans one can’t help think but why this is took so long.

“It’s because everybody feels entitled to superior health care, besides their societal status. In true reform this would be painful, but people aren’t in it for the long term healing. Everybody wants a quick fix to the issue,” Polk said.

Junior and International business major, Justin Bitensky said,

“I pay thousands of dollars a year for private insurance and see no real benefits. People who pay nothing will soon be getting the same or better health care than me.”

For others, the issue doesn’t seem to bother them.

Patrick Murray, a senior at UT said he didn’t care about the health care bill.

Stephen Crowley/The New York Times “I’m on my parent’s until I’m 24," Murray said. "So whatever, Opponents of the health care reform bill continue their protest on Capitol Hill into the night on Sunday, March 21.

I’ll worry about it later.”

Oscar Winning Documentary The Cove to Show in April

By Gina Moccio The Minaret

“If you didn’t know what was going on over here, you’d think this was a town that loved dolphins and whales,” said Ric O’Barry, a former dolphin trainer about Taiji, Japan in the beginning scenes of The Cove.

The documentary works to uncover the secrets behind the mass killing of dolphins that occurs in Taiji every year.

According to O’Barry’s website, SaveJapanDolphins.org, about 2,500 dolphins are wrangled into the National Park known as “the cove” during the hunting season between September and March.

Some dolphins are sold to be trained in captivity, while most are brutally killed.

The filmmakers, made up of Ocean Preservation Society members, captured all of their footage in secret using hidden microphones and cameras while constantly being followed.

The filmmakers not only faced aggressive Japanese fisherman,

but if they had been caught, would have been arrested and made to face serious punishments.

Though the content and some of the images are disturbing, the film is not only thrilling and visually stunning, but eye-opening.

The Cove has been shown all over the world and major cities in the United States, including, in the summer of 2009, the Tampa Theatre.

In spring or summer of 2010, it will begin its distribution in Japanese theaters, said Gina Papabeis, an Ocean Preservation Society member and marketer for The Cove.

The film received mixed reactions at the Tokyo Film Festival, but the younger generation is more open to change.

“There isn’t much individual activism,” said Papabeis.

The Japanese quote in the film, “the nail that sticks out must be hammered down,” helped describe this phenomenon.

Papabeis said the amount of international support and pressure placed on Taiji, was helping the cause, but “we need to create

change from within Japan.” Papabeis added, “It has to be a Japanese-led effort.”

Since September of 2009, the dolphin gathering has continued, but because of The Cove’s success, there were journalists present and the fisherman postponed their routine for a week.

Papabeis explained it’s impossible to have someone watch the area constantly, but the fisherman have stopped herding the dolphins into the physical cove and have been attempting to continue the act at sea, but this method is difficult.

“They know they’re being watched and it’s getting harder for them to do what they do,” said Papabeis.

Papabeis said there is a Japanese grassroots level of support spreading the word about what’s occurring in Taiji. “The next step is getting people to see it.”

The Cove will be shown in Reeves Theater on Fri. April 2, at 8 p.m. and sponsored by Student Productions and Tri Beta.

Gina Moccio can be reached at gmoccio@ut.edu.

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The Cove exposes the truth about the amount dolphins being killed every year.

Over Spring Break, we: * removed over 2,000 pounds of trash from remote shores in the Florida Keys and * sanded and sealed over 100 planks of wood for the fence of a therapeutic horse ranch.

Want to get involved? Email alternativebreaks@ut.edu We look forward to hearing from you!

Minor in Leadership Studies Staff Report The Minaret

Leading the way to a brighter future, The University of Tampa will soon be offering a minor in leadership studies.

The new minor is organized by the TECO Center for Leadership and consists of three leadership courses, three leadership electives and a minimum of 90 hours handson leadership experience.

Coursework will be compiled and students will reflect on their experience by creating a portfolio during each semester.

Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA in all of the leadership minor courses.

To be accepted into the program by the fall semester, students need to apply by April 15. Applications and other information are located online at http://www. ut.edu/leadershipstudies/.

The TECO Center for Leadership, located in the John Sykes College of Business, has worked in developing the leaders of The University of Tampa since 1997.

According to their website, the Tampa Electric Company (TECO) provides power for 2,000 square miles in several counties within the Tampa Bay area.

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Horoscopes

By Linda C Black / Tribune Media Services

Aries (March 21-April 19) Recent efforts pay off when a partner or supervisor signs off on your work. Then it’s off to dinner and dancing!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Refine your review of other people and their aggressive tactics. Don’t sink to their level. Instead, do your own thing.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Keep your head down in order to avoid flying objects. Disagreements at work leave the realm of logic and enter the truly outrageous. Don’t participate.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Continue moving forward with bright ideas that inspire. Add something to the mix that ensures personal recognition. Make your mark.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Instead of focusing on your own issues, talk to friends about theirs. Develop a wellstructured plan to help them.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Spend some cash on a token of your love.

The more creative you get, the better. You don’t have to break the bank this time.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) In spite of stresses and strains, you and your partner accomplish everything you set out to do. Imagine that! It’s win-win.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Maintain focus early in the day. Not only can you finish, you can do it beautifully.

Party later with your favorite people.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Whatever you do today, don’t drag your feet. It may not be a problem, as you’re floating on air. Your heart has grown wings.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Finally, everything comes together. Submit your paper or release results now. No need for further changes. Today’s a great launch day.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Rats! You break the point on every pencil you touch. Less pressure equals more creativity. Take a philosophical view and breathe deep.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Tighten your belt. Postpone spending now.

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UT Students and Faculty Featured in On Stage Tampa Bay

By SOPHIE ERBER

Arts & Entertainment Columnist

TAMPA - The University of Tampa is lucky to have such a stunning collection of photographs in its very own art studio.

The Scarfone Hartley Art Gallery in Bailey is home to the exhibit On Stage Tampa Bay, a collection of photographs taken during live performances at various locations throughout the Tampa area.

James Lennon, UT professor and award-winning editor, writer and photographer, took the snapshots displayed in the gallery.

“These photographs are a celebration of the artists themselves,” says Lennon. “Each picture is such a short moment in time, so unless they had a picture, no one would know that the moment ever happened.”

The photos were taken at local theaters—UT’s Falk Theatre, HCC’s Main Stage Theater, Ruth Eckerd Hall and USF’s Theatre One to name a few.

Each picture is nothing like the next, yet all are equally captivating. Lennon captures dancers in flight, seemingly frozen in air and director of the Florida Orchestra Stefan Sanderling physically full of passion in mid-swing of his baton.

And of course, he captured Susan Taylor Lennon during one of her many shows (his wife and original inspiration for photographing the visual arts).

“I started with Susan, taking pictures of her performances, then with UT students,” says Lennon, who has now moved on to photographing everything from concerts to female body building competitions.

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The picture was taken at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Each muscle in her tanned body seems to be popping through the paper.

Her eyes are looking down somewhere and for that instant she is frozen in time, with every one of her muscles flexed.

Another extraordinary photo is of Brian Fidalgo dancing in a piece called “Thrown Existence”.

His entire body is off the ground, twisted in the air and almost completely horizontal to the floor.

Such moments would never be seen again if it were not for photographers like James Lennon.

“All the photographs are of live performances and for that I always need special equipment so that the performers can’t hear my camera go off.”

Photographing such moments for over 20 years, Lennon has a passion for what he considers to be an ongoing life’s work.

“The whole idea of it inspires me,”Lennon says. “A lot of athletic ability and coordination go into each movement... and the thing only happens for a millisecond.

Since most of the photographs were taken in one over one -hundred-twentyfifth of a second, the entire exhibit is a display of moments that happened in a total of less than one second.”

“Think about that,” says Lennon. “Pretty amazing.”

Sophie Erber can be reached at serber@ut.edu.

Meagan Nagy - “Begin Again” Choreography by Paula Kramer Spring Dance Concert - David Falk Theatre The University of Tampa Feb. 19, 2010 Stefan Sanderling - Music Director, The Florida Orchestra Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2, Resurrection Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg May 16, 2009

Susan Taylor Lennon - Dancing Toward Home Allen N. Reeves Theater - The University of Tampa Oct. 3, 2009

Alexis Spencer-Anderson - “Destiny Fulfilled” Choreography by Lauren Gilbert Spring Dance Concert - David Falk Theatre The University of Tampa Feb. 20, 2010

Congratulations MGMT For an Album Well Done

By ZACH FRASER

Arts & Entertainment Music Reviewer

Congratulations - MGMT

MGMT has come a long way since its inception at Wesleyan University.

What started out as two friends messing around with instruments has turned out to be one of the biggest bands in modern music.

The powerhouse duo of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden have made some of the most original and critically acclaimed music in the last few years.

Classifying what genre their music should be grouped into is up to you, though it is often classified as psychedelic-rock, indie and synthpop to name a few.

Oracular Spectacular, the band’s debut album, which sold over one million copies worldwide, gave the band instant fame and raised questions about what the duo would produce for their second release.

Needless to say, MGMT’s sophomore release Congratulations has been one of the most anticipated albums of 2010.

Although a solid album in regards to everything else out there today, many fans will be left wondering where all the commercial

appeal went on Congratulations.

Songs such as “Time to Pretend,” “Kids,” and “Electric Feel” from the band’s debut went onto become anthems for 2008 through feature films, video games and TV. The absence of songs that rival these in popularity will surely polarize some of the MGMT fans.

While their debut seemed to find the right mixture of catchy pop and synthrock, Congratulations ends up coming off as a ninesong wild psychedelic trip.

The album, which seems more fitting as the soundtrack to Alice in Wonderland, is not bad by any means, but very different from the bands predecessor.

The cover to Congratulations is like a prelude of what the album is going to sound like.

The array of eerie instrumental sounds coupled with the haunting sound of Andrew VanWyngarden’s vocals furthers the mood.

The album also features lyrics that will leave you wondering what these two dudes are talking about.

“So tired, soul searching,” sings VanWyngarden on Brian Eno. “I followed sounds to a cathedral…much to my surprise, they were produced by Brian Eno.” Some fans will certainly be let down to not find the sequel of Oracular Spectacular in Congratulations, but at the same time Congratulations shows huge leaps and strides in the band’s musical progression, as seen in songs such as “Someone’s Missing” and the title track “Congratulations.”

Surely there will be a demographic that will only listen to this album while they are making smoke signals, but at the same time it appeals to a wide variety of people.

Overall, the diversity and creativeness of Congratulations shines through, proving the bands second album not only to be a success, but an exciting stepping stone for the future of MGMT. Zach Fraser can be reached at zfraser@ ut.edu.

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Fourth Annual Gasparilla Film Festival Sets Focus on Actors

By MANDY ERFOURTH

Arts & Entertainment Columnist

TAMPA - Last weekend Tampa hosted the fourth annual Gasparilla International Film Festival. Films, panels and parties were held all over Tampa, including Tampa Theatre, Muvico YBOR, Cinebistro and RawBar. UT even held one of the panels on Saturday about The Future of Florida’s Film Business.

The Festival included films for competition and special screening. The opening night film was Happythankyoumoreplease, directed by Josh Radnor.

The closing night was held on Sunday with doors opening at 3:30 p.m. Red carpet on the way into the theater really made you feel like a movie star.

There were awards given before the screening. The awards included the Best Florida Production for Joe O’Brien’s Endure, Audience Best Short for Seven to Ten Business Days, Audience Best Documentary for Full Signal and Best Narrative Feature for Erin Kitzinger’s Hope for a Thorn.

Two films were awarded a Special Merit Award. They were Kelly King’s Prime of Your Life and David Ranghelli’s The Calling.

The Merit awards for acting were given to Ryan Donowho for Prime of Your Life and Margaret Laney for Friends with Benefits.

The Grand Jury award for young filmmaker was given to Kelley Katzenmeyer’s To Be Remembered. There was also Grand Jury top prize for features given to Gorman Bechard’s Friends with Benefits.

Thespians Michael Higgins won the Community Service Award. After the awards, the screening of Thespians commenced. The documentary was about four different high schools on the path to dis-

trict and state competitions for acting.

It showed the teenagers getting into their roles and working through the process all the way to the state competition right here in Tampa.

The audience seemed captivated, laughing throughout and applauding at the performances done by the kids.

The film was really well done. At parts you forgot you were watching a film and it felt like these kids were right there in front of you performing. You felt the joy these kids were going through.

By the end of the film, when they were competing at the state level, I was at the edge of my seat hoping these kids did well.

One of the groups consisted of five boys singing “The Rhythm in Me,” from Alter Boys.

They were not the most talented of all the kids, but they were hard working and you were really pulling for them to do well.

You got to watch them transform from insecure guys to confident men. They accomplished a lot at the competitions, not by winning awards, but by giving it their all and gaining the experience.

After the screening, some of the cast and director Warren Skeel came on stage for questions.

When asked about trusting Skeel during filming, Ana Hill, one of the teens in the film, answered “He’s a nerd too, I can trust him.” There weren’t too many questions from the audience but there was a lot of praise.

One audience member said “Thank you, to the teachers.” He said he’s been an actor for years and none of this could be done without the teachers, which came through in the film. The teachers were there as motivators and as friends whenever the students needed.

One woman asked a tough question of

Skeel, wanting to know what Skeel is doing to get more minorities involved in theater, as the film seemed very homogeneous.

Apparently there was a Cuban troupe that was filmed, but it did not make the cut in the final film because it just didn’t go along with the rest of the story.

But there are a lot more minorities in the programs, there just happened to not be at the time of filming.

Stephen Baldwin was also in attendance and had some appreciative words to say about the film. He called it an “AntiAmerican Idol” and said that “you cannot rank artists.”

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The historic Tampa Theatre was one of the final locations of the Gasparilla Film Festival.

The Friday Night House Party Hits Tampa Airwaves

By DANIEL FEINGOLD

Arts & Entertainment Columnist

“We’ll have some people call in on the phone and get some requests or maybe [talk about] the places that people are going on that particular night,” Mogg said.

Taking phone calls is a good start towards accomplishing their goal of creating a stir with House Party.

“Our goal is to try and build a small following, get people excited about it this semester and then next year really take it to the next level,” Mogg said. “We said on the show a couple weeks ago that our ultimate goal would be to DJ a day show.”

If you like originality and excitement and need some beats to listen to before or during a party, then you are the perfect audience member for this show.

“This is hopefully something different for the students. It’s live mixing music, high energy and hopefully it can be much better than just hitting ‘play’ on an iPod,” said Mogg.

To listen to The Friday Night House Party, tune in every Friday night from 9 to 10 p.m. on 1080 WUTT-AM or stream it online at wutt.ut.edu. As long as you’re on campus, you can also find it on cable channel 95.

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

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Both juniors at the University of Tampa, Mogg and Mangus host the show The Friday Night House Party on WUTT radio.

This house party is unlike most others, however. With the help of the UT turntables and some appliances of their own, Mogg and Mangus mix your favorite radio hits live in the studio.

Mogg described their tunes as “house music,” but clarifies that prospective listeners should not be alarmed by the overused term.

“Some people are turned off by the term ‘house music’ and they think it’s like hardcore and techno and stuff like that. But really, what we try and play is like upbeat remixes of radio hits,” explained Mogg.

Their play list includes such popular artists as David Guetta, Ke$ha, Tiesto, Pitbull, and Akon.

The hosts originally thought of starting the show on blog talk radio, but realized Tampa’s own radio station would be a more convenient way to get their music heard.

Mogg said the purpose of doing the show is not for his own personal gain, but rather for the fans that tune in.

“Obviously it would be awesome to do it for a career, but for now it’s a lot of fun, especially if we get more listeners. [It’s really] all about the fans,” said Mogg.

When tuning in to House Party, don’t just expect live mixing. While the hosts do mix the majority of the show, they take a break to talk about upcoming concerts and events.

As for caller requests and comments, DJ’s Mogg and B-Rock have that covered as well.

He also said that “it’s about the joy… fun…and loving it,” and that you should not do it to become famous or for the money because you will not succeed.

The film shows how some of the students didn’t make it to state and that the experience wasn’t about that, it was about the learning.

All in all the closing night was a huge success and the audience seemed to love the movie. Skeel asks for you to get the word out and to join their Facebook and Twitter pages.

Mandy Erfourth can be reached at mcarr@ut.edu.

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UT Performers Find Themselves in Debt

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Scott (Strawhecker) recounts his trepidation from the previous night from his apartment floor. Mosher (Shea) expresses feelings for Deshia (Renier).

By MIKE TROBIANO

the show was elusive, yet raw, connecting me with the characters and their troubled lives.

Take Scott (played by Tyler Strawhecker), a young withdrawn gay man who begins to admit his homosexual attraction, yet is more disturbed by this self-discovery than those closest to him.

While at a bar with his artistic friend Mosher (Brandon Shea), and callous former roommate and entrepreneur Greg (Billy Masuck), Scott quickly falls for the waiter Dwight (Hector Flores Jr.).

The two form a close relationship and Dwight begins to understand Scott better than anyone has before.

To Dwight’s eyes, Scott has become a part of him.

While the budding love story is sweet, there is a sense of realness that progresses through the dialogue and unveils the crude

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

Adapted from Seth Kramer’s script, the evocative portrayal of six people’s lives disentangled before my eyes, leaving me to question whether or not I had just watched a live production or what seemed like the stylized HBO version of Friends.

I couldn’t help but feel enthralled with the monologues, which were written in 2003.

Some were so well embodied by the actors that they felt like personal testaments.

Jumping from bar, to couch, to bedroom,

demeanor of the characters.

Greg’s ruthless personality and zealous treatment of his wife Deshia (Alice Renier) left her broken, divorced and without a home.

While she tries to find remorse and comfort in Mosher, her feelings and anguish torment her and wear away his imaginative mind and creative façade.

At first glance, it is Greg’s repugnant attitude that runs circles around his friends, for they feel close camaraderie and overall respect for him.

After a lifetime of vulgar comments and physical abuse to anyone who delayed his goals, Mosher begins to realize some promises must be kept while others broken.

It is Greg’s furtive mistress Molly (Maria Breeskin) who ultimately stands up to him during a verbal quarrel at a bar saying

“I am stronger than you, Greg.”

While this show is definitely not intended for the submissive audience, Debt will leave you feeling both anguish and vengeance for the characters.

Whether you connect with the divorced and torn wife, the close friend who’s trust has been broken or the man who longs for the courage to let go of his inhibitions, there is a character for each of us.

These are just some of the developing conflicts interwoven throughout the two act production.

Debt runs at 8 p.m. from Thursday through Saturday, with a final matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets are free for UT students, faculty and staff, $10 for general admission, $5 for senior citizens and non-UT students.

Mike Trobiano can be reached at mike. trobiano@gmail.com.

The Stylist - Your Shopping Trip is Now a Shopping Click

By DANIELLA FUSARI

Arts & Entertainment Fashion Reviewer

CheapChic.com: This is an awesome site I found while flipping through Lucky magazine.

It offers great celebrity and runway styles for less, where to find them and coupon codes if needed. It is set up like a blog, with blurbs about each style the website chooses for the day.

And we know it’s a match made in heaven when most of their favorite websites are sites that I feature as well.

Lulus.com: I really love every section on this website, but what caught my attention the most was the darling dress selection.

With the amazing variety and gorgeous cuts, draping and fabric, these dresses are necessary at their low prices. My favorites include: Roxy’s “Shore Bet Denim Dress” ($54.50), Billabong’s “Mona Bandeau Dress” ($39.50) and “Prairie Companion Dress” ($42), and Theme’s “Anna Paquin Dress” ($56).

GoJane.com: Although their clothes aren’t my favorite, this website is definite-

ly worthy for their shoe and sandal collection. With no pair over $28, you can grab a bunch of adorable and fashionable sandals to pair with your dresses and skirts. I’d watch out for the heels though.

Cheaply made sky-high stilettos can be tough on the feet. My favorite sandals include the “Chain Link Woven Design Sandal” ($17.90), “Metallic Snake Stone TStrap Sandal” ($14.80), “Strappy Medallion Buckle Sandal” ($13.90) and “CutOut Design Front Strap Sandal” ($11.60).

Shopbop.com: So this may not be the best bang-for-your-buck website, but with fashions like these, it’s hard to resist.

They pull together the most fashionable pieces from the best designers and compile them into one site. If you don’t want to splurge on these duds, then use this website for inspiration to find a less expensive version somewhere else.

But most of these pieces are so special, you can’t find them anywhere else.

My favorites include the Alice and Olivia “Wrapped Goddess Dress” ($264), Myne’s “Addison Skirt” ($202), Re Collection’s “Combo Skirt” ($225), BB Dakota’s “Baretta Top” ($70) and Jill Stuart’s “Maureen Suede Booties” (498).

Asos.com: This UK based company has some awesome fashions, and the best part is that shipping to the US is a flat rate of $6.

That’s less than most US companies.

Everything on this website oozes with chic. There is so much to choose from between their dresses, denim, shirts and accessories.

The prices are very attractive as well.

My favorites include French Connection’s “Zipped Batwing Dress” ($102.56), TFNC’s “Scatter Sequin Open Back Dress” ($68.38), ASOS’s “Crochet Cropped Jumper” ($59.83) and ASOS’ “Pleat Detail Tulip Skirt” ($42.74).

Of course don’t forget the websites I always mention in The Stylist, including Forever21.com, UrbanOutfitters.com and Nordstrom.com.

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Where’s a Girl to Go to Find a Good Date in the Tampa Area?

By HEATHER GROMLEY Love Columnist

“Boys, boys, boys, we like boys in cars. Boys, boys, boys, buys us drinks in bars,” so sings the fabulous Lady Gaga. But where are these boys, boys, boys?

We go out on the weekends and we get all dolled up, but these attempts at looking “hot” for the night are wasted away because we usually return back to our rooms with our girlfriends. Yes, there are the usual creepers out at the bar only looking to get in your panties, but they are usually not real boyfriend material.

Same goes for all you guys looking for love out at the bars, you usually find the “hot messes” of girls who will lead you on for drinks. If only the sane boys and sane girls that do go out end up meeting each other!

But then again meeting someone under the influence of alcohol or drugs impairs your judgment and you are also judged for it. So where are the good places for us to meet people we could possible date?

First of all identify what you want in someone who is “datable.”

I’m not saying have someone completely planned out, you’ll never find that and it’s no fun. But realize things that are important

to you.

I like sports, especially hockey and college football. Though these are not deal-breaking items, a guy who also enjoyed sports would be nice. So the first place you could go is a place where you will find people who have similar interests.

Sporting events, concerts, open mic nights, country line dancing, a park, library or book store, rock climbing, a museum, a dog park, the list could go on and on.

But if you go to these places, remember you have to make a move. I know I’m a bit old fashioned and shy when it comes to guys I’m attracted to, I’d rather take the easy way out and expect them to come to me. But guys can be shy and nervous, so ladies start stepping up and take a moment and comment on the game or why you liked a specific painting.

Another important factor is one’s values. Again, you don’t want a carbon copy of yourself. I personally like a little bit of debate in relationship because it keeps things interesting. But if you are a strong advocate for PETA and your date shows up head to toe in fur, I think that’s a relationship you may need to reconsider for the future.

Places to meet people with similar values could be religious events, republican or democrat group meetings, or a protest or stand for something. Bonding together over something like a human rights group or other organizations you’re passionate about is a great way to have similar values and a basis for a relationship. But be careful if the

relationship ends poorly, you may need to find a new group to join.

Class and clubs on campus are another way to meet people who might spark your interest. Who knows, maybe asking to study with the cute guy in your business class will be fruitful. After studying awhile in the dimly lit library maybe take a coffee break and talk about the movie you were hoping to see this weekend. Hopefully one thing will lead to another, but again be forewarned that you have to see this person for 14 weeks.

Also, meeting people through friends seems to be a popular way to meet others. And I agree that meeting people that way can be very successful, then again there are many blind date horror stories. Your friends are supposed to know you the best, or they may surprise you with someone that may question your current friendship. However you decide to meet people either for friendship or for a relationship, remember be yourself and have fun.

So go out there and start meeting new people who have similar interests and values. Or go places that are new or don’t share similar ideals as you—you can then become more educated and meet new people all at the same time. For now though, my friends and I will try out these places, however I haven’t had the time to go to all the places I would like to. If any of you have any good or new suggestions please feel free to share it with the rest of us.

Heather Gromley can be reached at hgroms@gmail.com.

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Shortage in the Digital Generation: Plugged into Cyberspace, Tuned Out of Reality

By PHILIPPA HATENDI Columnist

You’d think I meant financial cost, but a few hundred dollars either way isn’t really the matter at hand here.

Every day I walk around campus plugged in to my earphones, listening to my music and every day I see that I am not the only one disconnected from the world, because there’s so many people who do this.

It’s like our technology has become a growth, so much a part of us that we cannot do without it, we can no longer distinguish between the cyber and the real.

I’ve heard so many people say “I can’t live without my cell phone.” Technology does help us stay constantly connected to the ones we love who aren’t with us at that moment, but how much does it separate us from the present reality?

When you’re in the digital realm all the time, you no longer fully interact with the people surrounding you. Have you noticed how hard it’s become to strike up a conversation with someone in person, even when it would have been so much easier if you’d seen them online?

It seems we’re so focused on chatting, texting, checking our Facebook or e-mail that we never actually manage to stop and be with someone face to face. Even when we are, all it takes is a little beep from our phone and we’re frantically texting back.

We spurn the person right in front of us for the people in cyberspace, because even as we sit there ‘listening’ to the person we have in the flesh we’re secretly waiting for the next beep.The art of communication seems to have advanced with technology, I’m in

the States but I can be on Skype with a friend from England, talking to a friend somewhere in Africa on Facebook, another one in Australia on MSN. We conduct whole love affairs over the net, loving someone in an augmented reality so far from where we are. Nevertheless the sincerity of face-to-face communication is being lost.

I can’t remember the last time I really laughed out loud as many times as I put “lol” in a conversation, I’ve never given anyone this many kisses and hugs “xxxxxoxoxoxoxooooooxoooox” at once. Yet online we express our love and joy with more enthusiasm to the people we care about than we do in real life when they’re right in front of us.

So what are we creating? Are we creating false relationships, a sense of closeness that’s exaggerated and doesn’t reflect how we truly feel? I can’t spend my life here because the people I see everyday are strangers to me. All the people I really love are in cyberspace, and I would spend hours online to be close to those people rather than take a step outside and learn about someone new. Now, isn’t that concerning?

Take the time to really focus on knowing the people around you. It’s amazing, the things you notice, the facial expressions, and nuances of a person you get to appreciate when your head isn’t bent down texting someone else. It’s no crime to keep those who are far away close, just don’t neglect the relationships you have with people around you. Turn off your phone, shut down your laptop, switch off your I-pod and just be with one person at once.

Just look, listen and relish the person who’s sitting in front of you. I challenge you all to take the time out to just do that once a day: sit down and really listen, really be there.

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

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Healthcare Package Protects and Reassures the Uninsured

By NARISA IMPRASERT Columnist

Throughout grade school I was pretty much a female jock. I lived and breathed for game days and attended class just so I could participate.

I thrived upon physical contact, whether it was within the form of a lacrosse stick or a size five soccer ball. To me, there was never a better stress relief than the love of sports.

The only problem is I never had insurance.

It was the one thing that I felt had held me back. Being at risk seven days a week on the soccer field was too dangerous for my “health.”

Never being a member of the “upper class” and simply being a second generation American, funds were always low. Being abandoned by a father and under the supervision of a foreign mother lacking the ability to obtain a “real job,” I was at a loss.

Health insurance was not provided to a mere housekeeper,

and if we were to acquire an insurance plan for a family of five, we would be working just for those health care benefits.

Money for food and clothes was a delusional fantasy and the costs just for two outweighed the combination of two monthly paychecks.

The sad truth is it seems that Americans are forced to spend more money on healthcare than necessities like housing or food.

So what did I do?

I purchased the cheapest form of insurance simply so I could write down on paper that I actually had a plan. But of course, as soon as soccer season was over, and I walked across that stage for graduation, the plan quickly diminished.

Shortly after, I made my way to UT, took the stereotypical collegiate rite of passage, and partied four days a week with a floor of girls’ right beside me.

Along with the stresses of school and family, my life was anything but healthy.

To sum up a blurry semester, I ended up in the ER at Tampa General Hospital after throwing up blood-all without insurance.

E i g h t h o u r s t o o m a n y, apparently costs a grand total of $3,200, and without insurance, I was royally screwed.

See, situations like this plague the 31 million Americans lacking the luxury of health care.

Myself, along with those millions harvest lives that seem to be completely in shambles.

Slowly but surely, health reformation support is steadily building behind President Obama’s health care legislation to put Americans back in charge of their health.

“Obamacare,” the nickname given to the President’s solution, plans on providing health insurance that all-together lowers costs, provides choices for the carrier, and enhances the overall quality.

The proposal, worked on by the House and Senate, focuses on making such health care costs more affordable by utilizing tax cuts, stabilizing budgets, holding the insurers more accountable, expanding coverage and eliminating discrimination for those suffering with preexisting conditions.

Wi t h i n t h i s c o n c e p t o f socialized medicine comes the guiding principle that a form of “public option” will compete with private health insurance companies.

This new proposal, created within Obama’s first year in office, of course has its fair share of supporters and a large contradicting

Many Americans must fight for basic health care.

audience.

However, there is already a huge public plan in action that is similar in nature called Medicare.

Essentially, the only difference is Medicare targets a differing demographic.

Obama, the man pushing this public option of health care reform exposes a slogan on his podium during speeches that his plan is “Health care our working families can afford.”

It seems that every single issue roots back to finances in some manner. I believe that the lack of health care indirectly encourages humanistic ignorance in terms of physical and/or mental

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health. Being unaware of any form of illness leads to future health risks and puts us at a huge disadvantage. Unfortunately, annual checkups are a foreign concept and I’ve learn to deal with pain over the years.

President Obama is proposing the ideal for someone like me, but perhaps the worst scenario for another. America is not the utopia many thrive to journey, but here’s hoping I can play soccer again without the fear of another hospital visit threatening to bankrupt my future.

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

March Badness Possesses Every Basketball Fan This Month

By JOHN JACOBS Columnist

Last week, the men’s NCAA basketball tournament started, aka “March Madness,” and everyone has filled out their brackets and started studying other schools basketball teams more intensely than they studied for their midterms.

Everybody always believes they’ve filled out “the perfect bracket” and justify their picks for the most random reasons.

There’s always the friend who all of a sudden becomes a genius when it comes to college basketball, even though they’re the last person who you assume would know anything.

He’ll fail every class, but when it comes to college basketball he’ll pick the biggest upset as if it were obvious.

“Come on dude, if you knew anything you would’ve known Northern Iowa was going to beat Kansas. Brian Haak’s been playing basketball since he was three with his dad every day after preschool, and if you ever studied Northern Iowa’s practice tapes (like any normal sports fan) you would’ve known they’d developed a specific zone for Kansas’ offense. God, where have you been?”(Class maybe?)

Even better, if it’s not the kid whose been preparing for this year’s tournament ever since last year’s ended, it’s the person who knows absolutely nothing at all about basketball who ends up winning the entire thing.

Someone like your friend’s girlfriend who decided, “She wanted to play too,” ends up winning the whole tournament based on the most ridiculous picks.

“Claire how’d you ever predict

St. Mary’s would beat Villanova in the 2nd round?”

“Well, back at catholic school I had this really nice teacher named St. Mary who I liked, and when I saw the team Villanova, the beginning of the name kind of looks like ‘villain’ and that’s bad, so I was like ‘St. Mary’s is definitely better than a villain!’ isn’t that funny how I was right?!”

“Wow, hilarious. What about Northern Iowa over Kansas, how’d you pick that?”

“Purple and yellow looks cooler than blue and red!”

However you chose to pick the outcome of the tournament, whoever’s made a bracket becomes obsessed with monitoring every game being played at any time during the day. Just because you’re going to class doesn’t mean you can’t watch the game!

In every class, there are a few kids in the back on their laptops watching games on mute. It’s easy to tell their watching the games because every few minutes they struggle to hold back their reactions from whatever just happened.

Unless a student is doing a quick celebratory fist pump because their teacher just explained how the world’s AIDS rate continues to rise, their definitely watching a game.

If you’re interested in watching the game too, just sit next to the kid with the laptop and pretend you’re reading over his notes with him by continually nodding and randomly saying words like “oh I get it” or “yea that makes sense” so the teacher believes your actually doing work.

When you get back to the dorm and start watching the games, that’s when the real fun starts. With so many friends coming together, it’s just natural that people think, “hey, we should probably be drinking right now!”(Because things aren’t fun unless you’re drunk, obviously).

T h a t ’s w h e n r i d i c u l o u s drinking games are created based

on things happening in the games.

“Ok, the rules are whenever players on the bench show a reaction that’s one shot, if a player debates the ref’s call, that’s two shots, if a head coach storms up and down the court shouting at the players that’s three shots, and whenever the commentators say ‘basketball’ that’s four.”

Three minutes into the first half of the game you pass out and wake up in the hospital after getting your stomach pumped. (But now you get to watch the game from a hospital bed in a private room!

Win!) Also, “March Madness” is the only time of year where every single one of your friends becomes psychic. I’m talking about being alone in your room watching a game and a big play happens and you can call anyone of your friends

and start off saying, “Dude did you just see…”

And before you can even get it out they’ll respond, “Yeah I know!

That was ridiculous man I’ve been watching the whole thing!”

“I know, right! Purdue is playing out of their minds right now! Hold on I’m getting another call… Yea man I’m watching it right now its nuts! Wait what? No not the ‘Desperate Housewives’ finale, the Purdue game…”

Even with people you don’t know, during “March Madness” everybody shares the same mentality. If someone walks into you’re class late, you can say, “what’s the score?” and without questioning what you’re talking about they’ll respond, “65-70 with two minutes left.”

It even gets to the point where

if I’m in my room studying, (which I totally do) if I hear a loud yell from a room down the hall, I’ll immediately turn my TV on to see something big just happened in a game.

So good luck to everybody who filled out a bracket, and remember if you win your pool, don’t go around rubbing it in your friends’ faces. In fact, try not to even see your friends for the next week. No matter what, as long as you won everybody else in the pool is going to hate you for a good week or so. Just remember: “This tournament takes no skill, you just got ridiculously lucky, you don’t know anything about college basketball.”

John Jacobs can be reached at jjacobs@ut.edu.

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Staff Editorial: Make Time for Common Courtesy

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The common courtesy of today seems to be worse than yesterday and if we don’t step back and do anything about it we will all be in trouble.

Perhaps we can suggest that the downfall of common courtesy has been the constant connection with cell phones, Blackberrys, iPods and other hand-held devices that separate us from the real world.

We ignore everyone around us and we surround ourselves in our own world.

We only open the door for ourselves and the people behind us or even a little further back are left to bite the dust.

We drive in our car backing up traffic whilst texting, Tweeting and talking.

We can’t even look up to our role models for such a simple common courtesy.

Tiger Woods probably broke a pretty simple common courtesy between him and his wife not once but several times.

We don’t respond when we are asked a question or offer help for those who have dropped their books.

We just listen to our music, talk to our friends and continue along our merry way.

Somewhere along the line it will have to hit us.

The earplug will fall out and we will hear that call for help. The clicking will stop and we will hear them say, “Hello.”

When will we have the common

courtesy to look into someone’s eyes when we speak or just to ask how someone else’s day is?

When will we hold the door not only for the person behind you but the person behind him and beyond?

Some say they may not have time for common courtesy. Well, now is the time to make time.

Common courtesy goes beyond personal interaction. Common courtesy may not apply for some online, but it should.

It’s common courtesy to address the professor as such in an e-mail.

It would be just common courtesy to find the time to do more and to care more for the people around us.

Healthcare Debate Demonstrates the Power of the Democratic Process

By NICOLE ROBINSON Columnist

Unless you have been living in some anti-healthcare cave, it is more than likely that you have bore witness to some part of the vicious healthcare debate this week.

The healthcare debate that transformed some congresswomen, men and other elected officials from passionate vigilantes for their standpoint to children who have no other means of lashing out other than exclaiming “I hate you!”

What was expected to be an orderly debate on whether or not the controversial bill was to be passed quickly turned into a WWE death match between Republican and Democrats.

Both parties screamed over Jesse Jackson Junior’s booming gavel in attempts to squeeze their last words into their one minute time constraints.

Later John Boehner (Rep.) yelled “HELL NO YOU CAN’T” at Democrats who believed passage of the bill was just around the corner, others yelled “Baby killer!” at Democrat leaders.

Decorum outside was no different as John Lewis (Dem.) and others suffered racial slurs from protestors opposed to the Bill posted outside.

While watching the debate play out on a public platform may have been an extremely stressful or a joyous occasion, depending on

your point of view, it is important to realize something truly beautiful that occurred no matter which side you fall on in the tumultuous Healthcare Bill debate.

Somebody was fighting passionately to defend your point of view.

All of us were lucky enough to witness the democratic process in action on one of the most historical bills this country has seen in years.

We were able to learn some of the rules of the floor that we hadn’t known before and thanks to some Republicans, we were even able to see every possible loophole and maneuver a party can take to delay a vote on a piece of legislature as effectively as possible.

Although the passion was sometimes merited and well communicated, many officials let their passions consume them.

Hopefully when the Senate is set to vote on the Healthcare Bill, some of those in opposition will clean up their act.

While I didn’t mind some Republican expressing their dissatisfaction for the Bill to an extent, five hours later the hypothetical questions and time wasting really took away from the credibility of their arguments.

False accusations, warnings of Armageddon and unconditional stubbornness hindered the potential for good debatable points being discussed.

But perhaps someone was right.

Perhaps this is Armageddon.

Armageddon for insurance companies being able to deny healthcare to those who need it most.

Armageddon for staying

President Barack Obama signs into law the Affordable Health Care for America Act.

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“Though those who oppose change will still be jeering and discouraging with cries of “Hell no you can’t!” But after the dust has settled it will be obvious that yes we can. Hell yes we can. I leave you with the words of the always eloquent Vice President: “This is a big [exploitive] deal.”

- Nicole Robinson stagnant in a Healthcare system that does not serve all and Armageddon for cases like Marceles Owens who lost his 27 year old mother when she lost her healthcare insurance after becoming ill. This was not an evil socialist, Marxist, ‘gynecologist’ bill that will lead us all to some terrible end.

P r e s i d e n t O b a m a h a s n ’t marched his army on the capitol to force anyone to do anything.

The congresswomen and men that we voted in passed this bill with a sweeping majority and the President did what he said he was

going to do by signing it into law.

Some may try to discredit him but his actions on Tuesday were monumental and will go down in history.

He proved that he is not going to be a leader who simply makes great speeches (a common accusation) but a leader who puts words into action.

While some will discourage, make noise and swear that the sky is falling down around us even though times are good and the birds are chirping; we must at least give this bill a chance to take effect

before we start running around like headless chickens.

Though those who oppose change will still be jeering and discouraging with cries of “Hell no you can’t!” But after the dust has settled it will be obvious that yes we can.

Hell yes we can.

I leave you with the words of the always eloquent Vice President: “This is a big [exploitive] deal.”

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

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Former Texas Champion Helping Tampa Improve as a Team a player.

She says she has learned a lot about playing as a team.

But thinking about the games left in this season and the seasons to come, Welsh believes that there are things that need to be done in order to get better.

“I think we need to go out there with a more positive attitude and being a little bit more confident with the way we play, because we do have a very tough conference and it will take a lot of positive attitude to get through these matches.” Welsh said.

And a positive attitude is what she showed on her first collegiate win against Gina Schiafano from Saint Leo on Feb. 16, a match that she will remember for the rest of her collegiate career, at least, for the intensity of it.

“That is definitely a match that I remember. It was a very physically demanding match, it took three hours and it was only two sets but it was definitely an accomplishment and something I will remember because it was my first collegiate win and I was glad I could contribute to the team.”

Welsh said.

Welsh also commented that she is a bit superstitious.

She hates playing with the number four ball on a match and that before serving she always bounces the ball three times.

Whichever ball Welsh is dealt she will bring her ‘A’ game versus St. Petersburg College, in order for her to get the victory and keep enriching her career as a part of the UT tennis team

By ARTURO UZCATEGUI Sports Writer

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Molly Welsh battling with teammate Nikol Williams in doubles match play.

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Molly Welsh watches on as teammate Nikol Williams takes a swing in doubles match play.

These days the University of Tampa tennis team is struggling to improve its record.

But there is a member of the team who is used to winning and is doing everything in her power to help the squad reverse the way the season is going.

Molly Welsh, a former high school state champion out of Peaster, Texas, is sure she made the right decision coming to UT. “I thought I always wanted to come to a school in Florida because the weather is nice here.

“I thought I had my heart set out on Florida State University but I went and visited it and I hated it.” Welsh said.

After that, she flew into Tampa and realized this was the perfect place for her.

“I decided to visit this school and I loved the campus, it was gorgeous,” Welsh said.

“I talked to the Tennis coach, tried out for the team and ended up making it.”.

Although the tennis team’s record does not impress and Welsh is a first year Spartan, she does not hesitate in pointing out the differences between junior tennis and the college level.

A level that in her own words is much faster and more demanding.

“I’ve learned through my college matches that the style of play is a lot different. In college [it] is more about being consistent and also it’s more fun playing as a team.

In junior it was all about yourself and in college you want to win as a team.” Welsh said.

As a double major (International BusiArturo Uzcategui can be reached at juzness/Spanish), Welsh feels she has grown a lot since joining the Spartans especially as categui.gomez@ut.edu.

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SSC Record 4-0 6-0 4-2 4-2 3-2 2-2 1-6 0-5 0-5

Overall 14-1 12-2 12-2 15-5 12-4 5-7 2-11 5-11 1-8

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Carrea leads UT with nine RBI and is tied for the team best, two homeruns.

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“She can pretty much play anywhere other than pitcher and catcher,” Kanter said of her versatility.

In 22 games so far this season, Carrea holds a .950 fielding percentage between right field and second base.

Offensively, she is tied with fellow senior Jessica Tejas for the team lead with two home runs.

With a batting average of .200, her offense is still a work in progress.

“Hitting has always been harder than defense for me,” Carrea said. “I’m still working on that a little.”

“Now she has a good eye on the ball,” Kanter said. “She worked hard this summer.”

As a first-year starter, Carrea is enjoying every minute of her senior season experience.

“It feels great,” Carrea said. “It feels a lot better now that I’m more into it.

There’s more to be done. Always more to be done.”

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Crew FIRA (Sarasota) Softball Rollins noon Rollins 2 p.m.

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Spartans Stand Atop SSC Conference with Undefeated Conference Record School Tampa Florida Southern Barry Rollins Florida Tech Saint Leo Nova Southeastern Lynn Eckerd [From Back]

SSC Record 9-0 4-2 4-2 4-2 7-5 3-6 1-5 1-5 0-6 lo described the Panthers as an aggressive team, whether it be on the base paths or the mound.

“They play a very aggressive game, especially on the base paths, so our pitchers and catchers are gonna need to do a really good job of controlling the running game,” said Urso.

The SSC battle between the Panthers and Spartans will take place on Spartan turf here at the University of Tampa on Friday, March 26 and with the double-header on Saturday, March 27.

Still with half the season left, the Spartans know this series will have played an important role after the year is all said and done.

“Any win against them is gonna be a big win, so hopefully this weekend will be pretty good to us,” Figueroa said.

The Spartans lead the all-time series against SSC rival Florida Tech.

Overall Record 26-5 24-3 17-7 19-10 22-6 14-15 15-14 10-18-1 14-10

Coach Urso credited the return of Bierman and closing pitcher Evan Stobbs, along with the consistency of the entire pitching staff, as a reason for Tampa’s success this month.

“We feel like if we can get five solJoe Urso id innings out of the starters, it’s a little bit easier to hand that ball over to the bullpen,” Urso said. “That’s why we’re having success early on; it all starts with the pitchers.”

Kara Wall/The Minaret Daniel Feingold can be reached at dfeinLooking at the style of game Florida Spartans celebrate as they remain unbeaten in the SSC conference and rank sixth nationally. gold@ut.edu.

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Baseball [26-5, 9-0] March 26 vs Florida Tech [22-6, 7-5] 6 p.m.

Coach Urso on Florida Tech: “[This series is] real important because we’ve been taking care of business early on in our conference with Eckerd, Nova and Lynn; now we have another team that you have to attack and hope to get two out of three from.”

Correy Figueroa on Florida Tech: “They’re gonna bring their best and we’re gonna bring ours.”

History: Tampa leads the all-time series 71-22. The teams met four times in 2009 with Tampa taking three of the four games.

Softball [13-9, 4-2] March 19 vs. Lynn [13-10, 4-5] 7 p.m.

Coach Kanter on Florida Tech: “They’re doing a lot better than people expected” Ashley Carrea on Florda Tech: “We pretty much have to win all three to make it to regionals” History: Florida Tech leads the all-time series 34-2. The teams met four times in 2009 with UT taking three games.

Tennis [2-12, 0-6] March 26 vs. St. Petersburg College [6-1] 3 p.m.

Coach DuFaux on St. Pete: “Last time we played them they beat us. However, three of those matches went to tiebreakers so I am expecting a very close match this time as well.”

Molly Welsh on St. Pete: “We have changed our team a little bit and I think that’ll help us against St. Pete.”

UT has dropped seven straight matches, four to nationally ranked opponents.

Track USF Relays Lewis Price set a school record in the 10 Flat Steeple as Tony Nicolosi set the 5k school record with a time of 15:07.

Jess Butler, Dayle Van Ess, Chris Catanach and Charles Toledo each registered personal records in the 5K.

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Career Pinch-Runner Gets Big Break Senior earns versatility role in the starting lineup

By RYAN BURKETT Sports Writer

It is often said that good things come to those who wait. In the case of Ashley Carrea, the old saying couldn’t be more accurate.

Carrea is a Tampa native and a senior on the University of Tampa softball team.

She attended Tampa Catholic High School, where she played basketball and volleyball in addition to softball.

Carrea says she was recruited

by UT during her time at Tampa Catholic, and eventually decided to attend.

“I came here pretty much because I wanted to be close to my home,” Carrea said.

Carrea spent her first three seasons at UT as a situational player.

Her freshman season consisted primarily of pinch running appearances, taking advantage of her natural speed on the base paths.

“When you can bring in someone off the bench who’s fast, it’s very valuable to us as a team to get that one run in,” UT head coach Leslie Kanter said.

Carrea first played for the Spartans in 2007 and appeared in 36 of the team’s 49 games. She was a

2-for-2 base stealer while getting three hits and an RBI in eight atbats.

Her sophomore season consisted of 38 appearances and her first 10 starts as a collegiate player.

She batted .276 (8-for-29) with three home runs off the bench for the Spartans, but did not steal a base that year.

Carrea reached an academic accomplishment in 2008, as a member of the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Carrea saw reduced action in 2009, playing in 23 games while starting five.

She went 0-for-16 at the plate with one stolen base and three runs scored in her junior year.

Although she spent her first three years in a reserve role, Kanter says the team valued her contributions.

“She may have thought it wasn’t a big deal and she was just a pinch runner,” Kanter said.

“But it was very important to the team.”

This year, things are looking up for the experienced utility player. Carrea began the season starting in right field, but has recently Andy Meng/Sports Information moved to second base.

[See 14] Carrea leads UT with nine RBI and is tied for the team best, two homeruns.

Team Chemistry Moves Tampa To Sixth Nationally

By DANIEL FEINGOLD Sports Writer

The nationally ranked number six Spartans face one of their more difficult opponents this weekend when they will play the twelfth ranked Florida Tech Panthers. Adding to the importance of the three game series is the rivalry between the two, with the Panthers being a Sunshine State Conference foe.

Florida Tech is 7-5 in conference play while UT stands atop the SSC with a 9-0.

Head Coach of the Spartans, Joe Urso, feels that this series is huge if UT wants to distance themselves from Florida Tech in the standings.

“They have five conference losses already, so it’s a big weekend where if we can get the better of them, you could put them in a little bit of a hole as far as a conference championship,” Coach Urso said.

The Spartans have been on a tear as of late, winning all of their games in the month of March.

One Spartan pitcher is pointing to team chemistry as the reason for the recent winning streak.

“I think now, especially right now, we’re just rolling, and everybody’s jelling,” said junior Josh Bowman. “The team chemistry is just unbelievable right now.”

Bowman is expected to be Tampa’s starting pitcher for the second game of the double-header on Saturday night, March 27.

The storyline for this series will be the battle of the two pitching staffs, with both teams being exceptional in terms of pitching.

Bowman feels that if the Spartan lineup can score some runs

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The Spartans celebrate as Mike Schwartz rounds the basese after smacking a homerun. He has six dingers this season.

early and often against the Panthers, it will make his job on the mound much easier.

“I think it all starts with our hitters,” Bowman said. “If we come out of the gates and give the hitters a chance to just come up and swing the bats well like they’ve been doing, [then] pitching is really easy when you’ve got a lot of runs.”

Senior Correy Figueroa must face Florida Tech from an offensive standpoint.

As Tampa’s shortstop, Figueroa

is aware of Florida Tech’s talented pitching, but is not concerned.

“Obviously, since they’re ranked they’re gonna have some good pitchers, so we’ll be ready for it,” Figueroa said.

The first game of the series, Friday, March 26, junior pitcher Sean Bierman will get the nod to start for the Spartans.

Assistant Head Coach and Pitching Coach Sam Militello says Bierman must repeat his solid performance from last week to be successful against Florida Tech.

“He’s just gotta do what he did this past weekend,” Militello said. “[He’s] using all his pitches and he did a great job of that at Lynn [last] weekend so hopefully he’ll be able to do that again this weekend.”

Returning to the mound after recovering from the flu which sidelined him for over a week, Bierman most recently pitched five innings in relief on March 1, allowing only two hits and no runs in a winning effort versus Lynn.

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