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By JEFFREY PALMER News Reporter

President of the University of Tampa’s International Student Organization, Nicole Robinson, recently sat down with assistant Dean of Students, Stephanie Russell Holz, and two Sodexo representatives to discuss student grievances against the food supplier.

The discussion addressed issues dealing with both employee treatment and exorbitant catering prices for student-run events.

Robinson stated that her four years of interaction with mistreated Sodexo employees at UT and her experience as organization president lead to her frustration in Abby Sanford/The Minaret both areas.

Conferring with other club leaders and students across UT, Robinson was able to secure over three hundred Robinson told how she and other signatures on a petition protesting the policies of Sodexo. concerned students had personally

President Obama to Hold ‘Slurpee Summit’ with GOP

By MICHEAL ANGELO RUMORE Asst. A+E Editor

President Obama will hold a “Slurpee Summit” on Nov. 18 to reach out to the leaders of a reconfigured Congress.

The top Congressional Republican leaders Speaker-elect John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, along with top Democrats, current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, were invited for a discussion on the issues facing both the new Congress and the upcoming lameduck session.

White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs relayed that the predominant issue of the gathering will be the soon-to-expire Bush tax cuts.

Since the 112th Congress is not sworn in until January, the lame-duck Congress must deal with the tax cuts, which are set to expire in January themselves.

Slurpees, jokingly suggested

by President Obama, may or may not be served.

Seven-Eleven seized upon the attention caused by Obama’s comment, creating a new Slurpee flavor: “Purple for the People.”

“We are not surprised by President Obama’s comments about Slurpee, which is nonpartisan and has been bringing people together for more than 40 years,” said 7-Eleven President

Joe DePinto in a statement.

However, John Boehner told Diane Sawyer that he’s not too keen on the Slurpee idea.

“I don’t know about a Slurpee,” Boehner said. “How about a glass of Merlot?”

Drink branding opportunities aside, the Slurpee Summit represents President Obama’s renewed focus on working together with the strengthened GOP. Speaking the morning after his party’s massive mid-term losses, President Obama described the night as a “shellacking.”

The President appeared resigned as he said, “We were in such a hurry to get things done that we didn’t change how things got done. And I think that frustrated people.”

The President also made a plea for bipartisanship.

“I think John Boehner and I and Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are going to have to sit down and work together. [ . . . ] I don’t think people carry around a fixed ideology. I think the majority of people, they’re going about their business, going about their lives.

They just want to make sure that we’re making progress. And that’s going to be my top priority over the next couple of years.”

Speaker-elect John Boehner, adressed reporters on Wednesday [See Summit, 4]

witnessed a lack of respect shown to Sodexo employees by company officials and how she understood the reluctance of such persecuted individuals to stand up for themselves. She pointed to national instances where Sodexo has terminated employees who have attempted to unionize and voiced her opinion that the student body was best suited to represent such a cause.

“In a university setting, everyone tries to cater to the students,” said Robinson, “If we work together we have power.”

In the matter of relations between the food supplier and UT students, particularly organizations, she also expressed her dissatisfaction. She related incidents wherein Sodexo officials had been impolite and aggressive [See Sodexo, 2]

Campus Freeze: Icing Out and Boozing Up

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Students nationwide are “Icing their Bros” in a new drinking game involving chugging Smirnoff Ice.

By CHRIS CAMPO

Special to The Minaret

The contagious fad of “Icing” is sweeping across the college scene and young drinkers nationwide.

“Bros Icing Bros” is a drinking game where the purpose is to surprise your “bro” in order to get him (or her) to on one knee and chug a Smirnoff Ice Malt beverage against

his (or her) will. The most important aspect of the game: get your bro to drink one at the most unexpected, inconvenient of times.

Hardcore “Icers” have proven to go to extreme lengths to “Ice” someone.

“Before this summer, the Smirnoff Ice sat at the back of the cooler. Now, especially with school back in session, the stuff sells like crazy,” said John

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Harr, owner and operator of The Anchor Bar on Davis Islands.

With all the hype about this new trend, a lot of eyes have shifted towards the Smirnoff company’s responsibility in the matter; the game promotes binging and irresponsible drinking.

Diageo, Smirnoff’s parent company, is the third largest spirits manufacturer in the world.

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Mike Seitzler, a senior at the University of Tampa and one of the PEACE volunteer center’s head coordinators, was nominated and chosen as OSLE’s Student Leader for the months of August and September.

“What makes me a leader is my determination to make an impact and leave my mark at the University of Tampa,” said Seitzler, who is graduating in December with a major in digital arts.

Seitzler is very grateful for his recognition as Student Leader.

“I love being able to help the student body any way I can and to be recognized for it is just an honor,” said Seitzler.

Seitzler has always had some type of leadership position on campus.

At PEACE, he oversees the staff to guarantee that they are living up to their

reputation and goals on campus. He guarantees their success when it comes to community service locally, nationally and globally.

“I can’t put a finger on what separates me from other leaders. I am thankful for all the leaders we have on this campus; believe me they all deserve the recognition.”

Seitzler is working side-by-side with Student Government President Chris McCarthy and other faculty and staff to set up a new sustainability effort.

He currently works as a graphic lab assistant in the Cass Mac lab.

In the past, he has served as Student Government’s social concerns chair and Residence Hall Association’s director of public relations.

Seitzler’s climax in his efforts to be a leader was his sustainability campaign on campus.

He overheard students complaining

about recycling on campus and how the closest place to take their recycling was to USF’s campus.

He asked Associate Vice President of Administration and Finance Rick Ogorek about bringing recycling on campus.

“From there I met with him, and we took the necessary steps to bring the first of two single stream recycling centers,” said Seitzler. Now there are bottle and can recycling containers throughout campus.

He is currently trying to put into practice a residential hall recycling program as his one last contribution before graduating.

“I’ve enjoyed every moment of all the organizations I’ve been involved with throughout my collegiate career, and wish it wasn’t coming to a close,” said Seitzler.

“With graduation approaching fast, I have to think more and more about what I’m going to do when I’m done here.”

Seitzler said that all of his positions on campus have to do with his passions.

In addition to digital arts, he also works with film and media arts.

In the future, he hopes to be working somewhere within the industry.

To learn more about PEACE or if you have any questions, contact Mike Seitzler at mseitzler@spartans.ut.edu.

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Sodexo Plans for Changes Moving Forward [From Front, Sodexo] in event settings and blatantly overcharged for the food they provided. This is reportedly due to the fact of the monopolizing nature of the company within UT. “If seven hundred dollars goes towards corn dogs alone, how can we be expected to run an event,” Robinson said.

She is clearly not alone in her views.

Conferring with other club leaders and students across UT, Robinson was able to secure over three hundred signatures on a petition protesting the policies of Sodexo.

“Just to put that in perspective,” Robinson said, “only fifty signatures are needed to run for the position of SG president.”

Word of the protest spread via Facebook to the dean and was related to SG president, Chris McCarthy. OSLE wasted no time in arranging a meeting between Sodexo representatives Wade Burghardt, Amy Truong and Robinson herself.

“As mediator, my role was to schedule the meeting and and help facilitate the discussion,” explained Holz. “The goal of the meeting was to give Nicole an opportunity to voice her concerns, to give Sodexo an opportunity to respond and to

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“If seven hundred dollars goes towards corn dogs alone, how can we be expected to run an event.” -Nicole Robinson

create an action plan for moving forward together.”

The meeting addressed specific examples of employee mistreatment and set forth some guidelines for the Sodexo training program. Truong also displayed her openness in reviewing and amending the food waiver policy for catering events, asking that Robinson and fellow organization leaders to compile a list of choice event foods and competing price ranges. Robinson, in turn, requested that Sodexo provide student organizations with a list of tips on how to reduce food cost in general. As a sign of good faith and continued partnership, Burghardt extended an invitation to Robinson to attend the upcoming Student Board of Directors meeting.

Robinson stated that despite her initial worries about a meeting with Sodexo, she found the company’s

representatives extremely approachable and accommodating. She expressed her satisfaction with the discussion and her optimism at the prospect of improvement.

“Sodexo was very nice, very friendly and very helpful in addressing the issues,” said Robinson. “I believe progress was made.”

Wade Burghardt, unit marketing specialist for Sodexo, expressed the company’s openness to student feedback and criticism “We encourage the UT community to share with us any questions or concerns they may have, and they do so on an ongoing basis.”

Robinson intends to follow up on the agreements reached with Sodexo in another meeting after Thanksgiving and is making headway.

Jeffery Palmer can be reached at jeffrey.palmer@spartans.ut.edu.

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Spartan of the Week: Alex Monroe

Internet Entrepeneur Gets BizSavvy

By RICHARD SOLOMON News Reporter

What makes Alex Monroe, a twentytwo year old senior management major, worthy of being Spartan of the Week?

Monroe runs his own website, something that he says will be the “go-to college website” within a few years.

The Minaret (M): Tell us about your website.

Alex Monroe (AM): My website, www.GetYourBizSavvy.com, defines awesome.

It’s there to inspire entrepreneurs and people pursing their dreams and goals.

That’s what I want to do: pursue my own dreams and goals. I just hope that my website can help others do the same.

M: When did GetYourBizSavvy start?

AM: In January of 2009. I was a sophomore sitting in Brevard and I thought, “I need to do something.” I figured it wouldn’t cost too much and it would be a way to express my feelings about entrepreneurship and meet some people.

M: You just decided to start your own website? Just like that?

AM: A good friend of mine has a blog and he was telling me about it. I thought it was a good idea and 24 hours later it was live.

M: Did you hire a web-designer or anything?

AM: No, I use WordPress. Anybody can use it, everybody thinks I’m a pro

web designer, but I actually know nothing beyond this one program that does it all.

M: After you launched the site, how long did it take for things to get going?

AM: As soon as I opened it I started contacting different individuals from the news and people I thought would be interested. By now I’ve done more than 100 interviews with musicians, entertainers and anyone doing something out of the average.

M: Does anyone help you run GetYourBizzSavvy?

AM: I’ve brought on an editor and bloggers, but I’m still hoping to expand more. If any UT students are looking to write, we don’t pay anyone, but it’s a good experience.

M: So there’s no money coming in from a business website?

AM: I don’t make any money from this. I have Google ads up, but you need like three thousand hits a day to just make a few hundred dollars a month. We only get about 500 views a day, but we’re trying to turn it into a brand, get people to buy GetYourBizSavvy clothes and t-shirts.

M: Who are some high profile people you’ve interviewed?

AM: Craig Newmark, the founder of CraigsList, Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos, Tim Westergrin, the founder of Pandora, Sam Adams, a young Boston rapper... I interview a lot of young rappers.

M: Talk to Chris Brown, I haven’t heard a hit from him since—never mind. Anyway, what’s the future of GetYourBizSavvy?

AM: It’s going to be one of the top college go-to blogs. Whether you’re a college student or an entrepreneur, you’ll be going there. I graduate in December and then I’m taking it to the next level, I’m going full force with it.

M: At any point were you discouraged or frustrated?

AM: Oh, all the time. It’s hard to work on articles when people don’t like them or don’t look at them. Spending all this time and making no money...it’s discouraging, but if I stopped I would let myself and others down.

M: What advice would you give to someone else starting their own website?

AM: Do your homework. Go after it; just go for it. Don’t do something just to do it, do something you can see yourself doing for three years. Don’t do it for the money; do it because you love it. The rest will fall into place.

M: Anything else you’d like to add?

Maybe a shout out to the ladies?

AM: It’s possible to work hard and still have fun. I party. I work 20 hours a week, I have a full 16 hour schedule, and I still get to party and I have a business. I get like five hours of sleep a night, but it’s all worth it.

Think someone you know could be the next Spartan of the Week? Email us at minaret.news@gmail.com with the person’s name, contact information and a brief explanation of what makes them awesome!

Richard Solomon can be reached at richard.solomon@spartans.ut.edu

Compiled fom November 1-7 reports.

Hard Time Around 3:15 on Nov. 1, a non-student was arrested from Vaughn for trespassing after warning, drug possession and a felony violation of probation.

Early Admissions On Nov. 2, an ambulance was called to John H. Sykes College of Business for a student having labor pains.

Books: Beep Beep Beeeeeeeeep On Nov. 2, the nursing department reported numerous books taken without their permission.

Hit and Drift On Nov. 3, a student reported that they witnessed a hit and run accident in the West Parking Garage. The driver responsible for the accident was referred to the judicial board.

Double Fisting At 11:40 p.m. on Nov. 4, an underage student was found in possession of two beer cans and lied about his age when questioned. He was referred to the judicial board.

Beef On Nov. 6, a student reported to security that there was a continuing altercation with another student.

Hot Wheels On Nov. 6, a student was observed driving a vehicle in an unsafe reckless manner.

They were referred to the judicial board.

Bros Throwin’ Blows On Nov. 6, security responded to the 5th floor of Austin Hall in reference to a call about a fight. The students were referred to the judicial board.

Shocker On Nov. 6, an underage student was in possession of an alcoholic beverage and lied about his status as a student. Hwwwe was referred to the judicial board.

That’s So Tampa On Nov. 7, security responded to the 4th floor of Vaughn in reference to an intoxicated female student.

Cara Fetzer assembled these reports.

This Week’s Student Government Meeting... * Students with questions or concerns regarding spring registration contact your academic advisor ASAP. * The topic of adding more recycling bins on campus was discussed. * The idea of adding air dryers in the bathroom to replace paper towels was discussed. * Adding new games in the Spartan Club arcade was discussed. Spartan Club hours of operation are Monday-Friday 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. and SaturdaySunday 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. * Along with new modifications made to the campus bookstore, general changes to the store were discussed.

Student Government is your voice. Join us at our meeting every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in Reeves Theater. All students are welcome.

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SVO Hosts Event to Honor Veterans

By SHIVANI KANJI News Reporter

On Thursday, the Student Veterans Organization (SVO) hosted several activities in honor of Veteran’s Day. SVO President John Helfert said that the SVO invited Marines to stage combat vehicles in front of the Sykes building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m..

A concert was held from 2 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Vaughn Center courtyard.

T-shirts were sold for $15 and yellow ribbon pins were distributed by SVO with the purpose of raising money for the organization and for students to show their support for veterans, especially those at UT. Resident assistants also helped SVO representatives in the event by placing yellow ribbons throughout campus.

“Several times I have heard that veterans are the fastest growing demographic at UT,” said Brian Nathan, SVO vice president. “The reason that vets are attending UT in record numbers is that the university participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which helps cover the costs of school over and above what the Post 9/11 GI Bill pays for.”

UT’s association with the Yellow Ribbon Program was recognized by the magazine G.I. Jobs in an article on their website. “The University of Tampa currently offers the Yellow Ribbon Program to an unlimited number of veterans and their dependents who qualify,” said admissions counselor Alfred Ayoub. “Students under the Yellow Ribbon Program attend tuition-free.”

On August 4, 2001 the U.S. Senate passed Resolution 143, which called for the week of Nov. 8 through the 12 to be named National Veterans Awareness Week.

The week’s purpose was to educate Americans about the contributions made by veterans.

Since their establishment this semester, the SVO has been working to make UT students aware of the veterans on campus and the sacrifices they have made while serving.

“The organization was formed to give the veterans at UT a voice and to provide a community for those [who] have served,” Nathan said.

Editors Note: Due to publication deadline, this article was written prior to the event.

Shivani Kanji can be reached at shivi88@ gmail.com.

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Stop, Collaborate and ‘Ice Your Bros’ [From Front, Icing] A company such as Diageo spends an immense amount of time and money to convey the importance of legal and safe consumption of alcohol, yet some speculate about the profits resulting from the Ice movement that started the middle of this summer.

“I have heard that the company has said they don’t support the act of Icing, but they must be loving the sales numbers,” said Harr.

Diageo’s Director of Media Relations, Zsoka McDonald, was quoted on a popular blog, villagevoice. com talking about the game.

When asked if Smirnoff is behind “Bros Icing Bros,” McDonald replied, “Icing is consumer-generated. And it’s not generated by Diageo. It’s not a marketing campaign.”

Internet hype has allowed this new trend to spawn all across the country.

The website www.brosicingbros.com was the original home base for all things Ice. It hosts pictures and documentation of some of the most well construed Ices.

One of the entries on the website showed a Smirnoff Ice sitting on the soap shelf in a shower and followed by a picture of a college male on one knee chugging the drink.

The entry went on to explain how the male’s friend had an Ice waiting for the unsuspecting bather as he got in the shower.

The hub for Icing was recently taken down and now only reads, “We had a good run, bros.”

Diageo PR declined to respond about their thoughts on Bros Icing Bros, but, according to www.AdvertisingAge.com, the company had a hand in removing the site from the web.

Even though young adult drinkers have differing opinions about Bros Icing Bros, the game is definitely

giving participants the extra buzz they are looking for. Kirk Hansen, a UT senior finds Icing to be very amusing.

“I recently had a birthday and I was Iced at least two or three times throughout the night. I think the game is great. Who isn’t doing it?” said Hansen.

Ellen Snelling, co-chair person for the Tampa Alcohol Commission (TAC), is an expert in safe drinking and the negative effects of alcohol. Snelling is aware of the new trend.

“I have been hearing about the

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been a victim of ‘the Ice’ before and it really just gets everyone laughing for a few minutes and then its over.”

It seems as though the Ice war is divided into a group that enjoys an occasional Icing and others that would rather stay out of the cold.

But even though Smirnoff sales are up, liquor store owners and bar runners like Harr have to worry about liability and the safety of their patrons.

“We love to have the UT crowd come in and enjoy the bar, as long as it stays safe and responsible.

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“I’ve seen friends do it and I have been a victim of ‘the Ice’ before and it really just gets everyone laughing for a few minutes and then its over.”

game and it’s easy to see that it is irresponsible.

“But I am happy to see that the Diageo corporation is active in not associating in the support of participating in it,” said Snelling.

“Even with possible profit increase, it’s assuring to hear that the company still maintains their stance on underage and irresponsible drinking.”

The TAC, with over 100 members, aims to prevent underage and irresponsible drinking. Unlike TAC and some of the young people in the Bay Area, there are others that think that Icing someone is a harmless and amusing prank.

“It’s a fun thing to do with your buddies and I’ve never heard of anyone getting hurt from it,” said UT senior, Derek Sell.

“I’ve seen friends do it and I have

- Derek Sellut, senior

“The last thing I want is somebody getting sick or leaving the bar [having had] way to much to drink,” explained Harr.

When asked why he thinks the kids enjoy the Icing game, he said, “Young people are always just looking to get a quicker buzz.”

As with almost every trend, they usually slowly go out of style or just plain die out. So what is the future of Bros Icing Bros?

“The best aspect of this game is that eventually, it wont be cool to do anymore. It will probably get old and end up being a thing of the past. All of us at the TAC look forward to that,” said Snelling.

“I’ll do it when I go out until it’s not cool anymore,” said Snelling. “But there will be something else that’s cool after this trend is gone.”

Obama Offers Slurpees to GOP [From Front, Summit]

morning, less concerned with bipartisanship.

“It’s pretty clear the Obama-Pelosi agenda is being rejected,” he said.

“They want the president to change course and I think change course we will.”

Boehner also had harsh words to say about last year’s health care reform bill, which was spearheaded by the President and the Democratic majority.

“I think it’s important for us to lay the groundwork before we begin to repeal this monstrosity and replace it with common sense reforms that will bring down the cost of health care insurance in America.”

Echoing President Obama’s call for increased conversation between Republicans and Democrats, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid said, “The time for politics is now over.”

Mr. Reid retained his Senate seat despite a strong challenge by Republican Sharron Angle.

Republican junior Falon Canham thought the political consequences of bipartisanship were complex.

“I think compromise is the only way to avoid a gridlock,”she said.

However, Canham acknowledged that some may benefit from such gridlock.

“It just depends on where you stand

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Obama’s rhetoric reflects a growing focus on reconciling with Republican leadership.

on the political spectrum. [President Obama]’s going to have to compromise with the GOP as well if he wants to get anything accomplished. If he doesn’t, then the American people may blame him instead of the GOP.” Independent junior government and world affairs major Katie Magruder feared that if Obama overtly compromises with the GOP, it may have negative consequences for him politically.

“But it’s for the good of the country,”

Magruder said.

“To fix America we need to gravitate away from bipartisanship.”

The anti-incumbent fervor of recent election cycles suggests that Americans want civility out of Washington.

The Slurpee Summit appears to be a step towards remedying this concern, but as history has shown, potential political repercussions cannot be dismisswwwed.

Mikey Rumore can be reached at michealangelorumore@gmail.com.

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Wellness Brings Healthy Edge to the University

By ALEXA ERICSON News Reporter

Wellness is the latest component to the new Stephen F. and Marsha Dickey Health and Wellness Center, offering the University of Tampa community a large variety of well-being.

Gina Firth, associate Dean of Students, and Katie White, assistant Director of Campus Recreation worked side-by-side in coordinating the Wellness Committee.

The committee is contained of a group of students and departments devoted to making UT a healthy campus.

“The best part of the Wellness Committee is the range of people involved, including students from the public health, allied health, nursing and marketing departments,” said Firth.

“Wellness is a big area to cover and in order to be comprehensive, it’s important to have as many diverse hands on deck as possible.”

The center provides an extensive list of programs that includes physical, spiritual, social, emotional, alcohol and drug related wellness. To educate students on these opportunities offered for them, the committee has implemented marketing tools to spread the word.

“We’ve put postcards in every single UT mailbox, taken out ads in the Minaret, supplied information in the global message e-mails and utilized the LSD screens,” said Firth.

The committee also hosted the Wellness Symposium in the Plant Hall Music Room last Friday, which offered speakers, vendors and expos educating people on practical and helpful ways to stay healthy.

Pedestrian safety, acupuncture, tobacco awareness and weight management were some of the topics covered, as well as a self-love yoga workshop and a tai chi class hosted outside of Riverside.

The new symposium will be offered every fall, and the committee hopes to get involved with the Health Fair hosted by the nursing program available each spring to further advance the opportunities and education available on wellness.

In correlation with the current offerings of the Wellness Center, a stress management class is being offered every Wednesday night on the second floor of the Health and Wellness Center at 5:30 p.m. that incorporates yoga, breathing and meditation techniques.

The committee also looks forward to utilizing the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values for an assortment of

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The center provides an extensive list of programs that includes physical, spiritual, social, emotional, alcohol and drug related wellness.

classes and programs they’ve created.

“The committee is fantastic,” Firth said. “What we are currently offering and those who are involved have provided a great synergy and we look forward to what we can provide in the future for a healthy UT.”

For more information and a list of programs offered by the Wellness Committee, contact Gina Firth at gfirth@ ut.edu.

Alexa Erickson can be reached at alexaerickson16@gmail.com.

A ‘Happily Ever After’ for Education May Not Exist

By LTNN YU

Daily Californian, U. California-Berkley

UWIRE - It’s a sad day when you find out that Santa Claus doesn’t exist, because then you realize that your childhood aspirations of having a reindeer-riding career are over.

It’s even worse when you find out that Superman doesn’t exist, because then you realize that there’s no one’s coming to save us.

At least, that’s how Geoffrey Canada, an education reformer featured prominently in the new documentary “Waiting For Superman,” puts it.

According to the film, by the time we graduate there will be 123 million jobs requiring high skill sets. Only 50 million of us will be qualified to fill them.

“Either kids are getting stupider every year, or something is wrong with the education system,” Canada says. And there’s no bird, plane or flying hero to come fix it all.

Amid all the protests, pulled fire alarms and talk of budget cuts, it’s easy to get caught up in the fervor – which will probably make this next statistic come as a great surprise.

California actually spends 40 to 50 percent of its budget on education. In fact, our per pupil spending, when compared to the other 49 states, is in the middle.

Certainly doesn’t seem that way, does it? “That can’t be right!” you cry. “Hello, 32 percent tuition hike? Big budget, my a--!”

This sentiment also rings true. The majority of our education budget goes toward K-12 education. The universities, especially the UC system, have suffered mightily.

Twenty-five years ago, we spent 4 percent on our prisons and 11 percent on universities; today we spend 9.5 percent on prisons and only 5.7 percent on universities.

That’s certainly a far fall from grace.

When it comes to our K-12 system, the question was never whether we spent enough money, but rather how we spent that money.

When it comes to our universities, the

question is always how can we get more – more financial aid, more capacity and more opportunities.But simply asking and protesting for more doesn’t, and won’t, work. Here’s why.

“Once upon a time” is the perennial opening to every classic fairy tale. There’s a joke that today, fairy tale begin with the words “If I were elected.”

Because it’s certainly true that many of the promises politicians make on the campaign trail turn out to be fairy tales – they sound nice and idealistic, but in the end, they turn out to be just that – fantasies.

Education reform is one such fairy tale.

It’s been put on the back burner time and time again, and repeated calls to action have fallen on deaf ears.

More for our universities! Sorry guys, we’ve got a war abroad. But our standards are failing, and we aren’t preparing our students for the workplace! Sorry kids, we’ve got a recession.

Clearly, the state legislatures aren’t going to help much. So, instead of asking for a better hand, we must play with the cards we’re dealt.

Since we’re spending so much on K-12, and that money hasn’t been producing any results, should we then be diverting more of it to the universities, which have been, and are heavily in need of it?

If it comes down to appropriation, which is more important – the development of our younger students, or the funding of higher education?

On the one hand, kindergarten was a place filled with burps, coloring crayons, and ABCs. But if we fall behind early on, it becomes harder to catch up later.

On the other hand, college is filled with weed, parties, and hook-ups. But it’s also where we become prepared for the workplace.

About a month and a half ago, when State Treasurer Bill Lockyer came to this campus to give a talk on the state of public education, he told a very interesting story: Back in the 1970s, there was a group of three developing nations that were all struggling to boost their economies –

Jamaica, Nigeria, and Singapore. Jamaica’s GDP per capita was around $2,800, Nigeria’s around $500 and Singapore’s around $4,000.

Jamaica, blessed with beautiful beaches and beautiful women, invested heavily in tourism. Nigeria, filled with the world’s black gold, invested in exploitation of its natural resources.

Singapore looked sadly at its neighbors, knowing that it had neither of these, and decided instead to invest in higher education.

As of 2008, Jamaica’s GDP per capita is around $5,400 and Nigeria’s is around $1,300. Singapore’s GDP per capita is over $37,000.

These principal investments were of course not the only factors playing into each countries’ respective growth (or lack thereof), but it is undeniable that investment in higher education does work.

A more skilled work force brings more investors, more jobs, and, in turn, more wealth.

It’s difficult to determine whether K12 education or universities are more significant in the overall development of

our nation’s prosperity.

Clearly, what we have been given must be better appropriated to maximize the benefits of our nation’s crown jewels – our colleges.

Instead of asking for more, requests that will continue to land on the back burner of politicians’ agendas, let’s see how we can appropriate what we currently have in a better way and shift the focus of our attention to a problem that actually can be solved.

To transform this fairy tale into a tale of reality. Because frankly, I’m tired of being Lois Lane.

And simply waiting for Superman is no longer going to cut it.

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CAL Dean Releases His Seventeenth Album

By MANDY ERFOURTH Arts + Entertainment Editor

Haig Mardirosian, University of Tampa’s dean of the College of Arts and Letters, released a new CD on Centaur Records.

The new record is a Gregorian Chant conducted by the dean.

The group he is affiliated with is called Ensemble Torculus (twisted ensemble).

Mardirosian came up the name for the album.

The music was recorded March 22 and 23 of 2009 at the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington D.C. “I’ve recorded on every medium except 78 records and wax cylinders,” Mardirosian said.

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Mardirosian used this mideival piece depicting Pope Gregory I for his latest album’s artwork.

The first recording Mardirosian did was as an accompanist.

As a senior he worked on electronic music, more popularly known today has electrical acoustic.

Mardirosian did a piece with other musicians that they recorded with Westminster Records.

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The record label business plan is to record complete productions of composers, because box sets of musicians like Beethoven and Brahms are what sell.

According to Mardirosian, he can propose ideas through that capacity and the label will generally let him do what he wants.

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“It’s not a questions of music, it’s a question of that that’s my job. A musician wants to do the best possible job in rendering a piece of music.

It’s a question of perspiration.”

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Westminster was a very prestigious record label.

Those recordings have now been rereleased on CD’s.

Mardirosian has recorded as a composer, soloist and a conductor.

The very first recording Mardirosian did was Johannes Brahms organ works, a recording he did again when he first arrived at UT. According to Mardirosian, the first recording of the Brahms works got him a lot of attention and opened doors for him to do more recordings.

Mardirosian has been with Centaur Records since 1988. He’s done about nine recordings with the label and 17 in all.

“There’s no predicting what sells any more and physical discs are not being made much any more,” Mardirosian said.

Centaur is the largest record company in the country.

music he’s doing and that no two pieces he’s worked on are the same.

He’s done everything from TV commercials, to film scores, to early and modern music.

When Mardirosian started recording, there were carloads of equipment.

Now its much more portable and requires only a few boxes worth of equipment.

He says that most cases the recordings are not done in studios, but on location.

The recordings are generally done between midnight and 6 a.m., since it’s noisier during the day.

In February Mardirosian will be recoding on the organ in the Sykes’ Center for Faith and Values.

Recording concert music is different than contemporary music, because it’s recorded on one track.

Contemporary music is recorded with

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Mardirosian plans to begin recording his next album in February.

each part isolated for easy editing.

Concert music can be edited a little bit, but every note cannot be corrected.

According to Mardirosian, it sounds unnatural when edited.

“I’ve actually been very good about doing most recording with complete takes,” Mardirosian said.

The first recording he did for Centaur took two nights.

When they wrapped up at 4:30 a.m., he was asked to do it one more time all the way through like a recital.

He said that more than fifty percent of that recording was based on that last runthrough, rather than the rest of the two nights.

“It’s not a questions of music, it’s a question of that that’s my job. A musician wants to do the best possible job in rendering a piece of music. It’s a question of perspiration,” he said.

Mandy Erfourth can be reached at mandy.tt.carr@gmail.com.

Composer Anton Coppola Performs New Opera

By AMANDA SIERADZKI

Arts + Entertainment Columnist

The music department is making UT an offer it simply cannot refuse. Master composer Anton Coppola will be visiting UT during the music department’s Coppola Fest.

Anton Coppola’s nephew Francis Ford Coppola directed Godfather III, while he conducted the score.

Anton Coppola is a celebrated conductor among many major American opera companies from San Francisco to New York.

He holds a master’s degree in composition and an honorary doctorate from UT. Coppola’s major works include a symphony, a chamber opera, a violin concerto and numerous film scores (like the aforementioned Godfather III).

Coppola conducted the world premieres of Lizzie Borden, Deseret, and Of Mice and Men, as well as many Broadway musicals.

He was the director of both the symphony and opera departments at the Manhattan School of Music.

Coppola performs most of his operas from memory, which makes him unique in

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He has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Puccini Foundation and was recognized by the Italian government as a Cavaliere Gran Ufficiale.

Coppola’s 2001 opera Sacco and Vanzetti was performed for the first time in Tampa, and will once more be presented to at the Coppola Fest.

“Every year we try to bring in a composer that leads a specific field in terms of composition,” said Dr. Libor Ondras, assistant professor of music, director of the UT Orchestra, and leader of the Quartet de Minaret. “I worked with him here at the Opera Tampa.

He’s the director and conductor for the Opera Tampa Company.”

Ondras has played an integral role in organizing Coppola Fest with the music department, Office of Student Leadership and Engagement and Student Government.

The Festival is a part of the UT Minaret Music Series, and will span over two days.

The first performance will be Thursday, Nov. 18, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

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“I think that it’s a very powerful experience, and if we can do anything to get [students] interested...this could really open the door for many, many future supporters of music.”

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Composer Anton Coppola is the uncle of famous film producer Francis Ford Coppola. He is most widely known for conducting the score to his nephew’s 1990 film Godfather III, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards.

downtown (within walking distance of campus).

Coppola’s chamber music and opera works will be featured and performed by UT faculty.

The second part of Coppola Fest will take place in Fletcher Lounge on Saturday, Nov. 20.

This performance will feature UT Orchestra, Collegiate Choral and UT faculty musicians, as well as professional artists from the Tampa area.

During this performance excerpts from Coppola’s Sacco and Vanzetti will be performed.

The opera revolves around two immigrants named Sacco and Vanzetti, and is an opera in both Italian and English.

When asked, Ondras agreed that

Coppola, at the age of 93, has really been able to bridge old and new in conducting operatic works, from the golden age of opera to present day.

Ondras encouraged UT students to participate in Coppola Fest, and open their ears to a new spectrum of music. “I think that it’s a very powerful experience, and if we can do anything to get [students] interested...this could really open the door for many, many future supporters of music.”

Both events will begin at 7:30 p.m. and are free to all.

For more information please contact the music department at (813) 253-6212 or Dr. Libor Ondras at (813) 257-3762.

Amanda Sieradzki can be reached at asieradzki@spartans.ut.edu.

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Hemingway’s Spanish Tragedy: ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’

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By CONNER MCDONOUGH Arts + Entertainment Columnist

In 1940, after covering the Spanish Civil War with the North American Newspaper Alliance, Ernest Hemingway took his notes and sat down to write arguably not only his greatest novel, but also one of the greatest war novels of all time.

What resulted was For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Equal parts pro-Republican treatise (in this case, Republican being not the American right-wing), engaging love

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For Whom the Bell Tolls tells the story of a former professor turned guerrilla to the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War.

story, Spanish elegy and guide to heroism, the novel is the pure embodiment of the myth of Hemingway: loud, abrasive and courageous.

For Whom the Bell Tolls follows the journey of former American university professor Robert Jordan as he and his group of Spanish guerrillas hide out in the mountains, combating fascists and their allies.

Jordan’s mission is to blow up a bridge, cutting off the forces of Franco from the besieged Republican front.

Within the group of guerrillas he joins we meet Maria, Jordan’s love interest and the embodiment of the resilience of Spain; Pilar, the elder mother of the group, who has seen and taken part in the lunacy of war; and Pablo, Pilar’s lover, and a possible Judas figure to the cause of the Spanish left.

Before the end of the novel, the reader becomes smitten with these characters and anxious to see the outcomes of each one.

While the character studies are highly interesting throughout the course of the novel, as is Hemingway’s classic style of terse sentence structure when it comes to descriptions of combat, the real power behind this work is that it serves as a requiem for the people of Spain.

Hemingway had expressed that he felt as though the people of Spain had been betrayed not only by the conservatives in the country, but also by the major powers of the world.

The United States and United Kingdom did nothing to halt the flow of supplies to the Hitler and Mussolini-backed

Spanish fascists, with the exception of the individuals who joined the International Brigades.

This sense of betrayal is made abundantly obvious within the novel through each main character. Maria coldly recounts the abuse she received at the hands of the falange (fascist movement), while Pilar almost gleefully recounts the town-wide slaughter of suspected fascists in her village.

Pablo drinks incessantly while Jordan takes it all in, eventually channeling his rage into explosives and firepower.

In true Hemingway fashion, each character is stoic in his or her dealings with war.

There is no excited speech or endless shouting and no character acts out of line.

Rather, they accept the challenge before them and perform it dutifully in the light of the glorious leftist cause.

There’s almost a strange acknowledgement to Teddy Roosevelt’s famous line “speak softly, carry a big stick” in Jordan’s ability to keep his emotions from clouding his judgment.

He is there merely to do a job and that job happens to be destruction.

If you really want an exciting time with this book, check out a biography on Hemingway in the library.

You will be able to see how much of a carbon copy Robert Jordan is of Hemingway himself.

Though it was illegal for journalists to brandish weapons in the Spanish Civil War, Hemingway was known for dropping his notes and picking up a rifle to assist in the fight.

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Written in 1940, For Whom the Bell Tolls is influenced by Hemingway’s journalism work.

I pose a challenge to the reader: forget everything you thought you knew about Hemingway.

The bullfights, the machismo, the accusations of misogyny, the pension for wanton violence and hunting everything.

This is Hemingway as you’ve never seen him before.

This is not The Old Man and the Sea and this is not The Snows of Kilimanjaro, but this is the super-passionate Hemingway.

This is Hemingway with a real sense of purpose, justice and definite ideas of right and wrong.

This is Hemingway at his best.

Read this book now.

Conner McDonough can be reached at cmcdonough@spartans.ut.edu.

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Gallery Bistro Offers Variety of International Dishes

By AMANDA SIERADZKI

Arts + Entertainment Columnist

Soft guitar music trickled out from the doorway to the Gallery Bistro.

Purple light spilled onto the sidewalk of International Plaza.

The restaurant gave off an inviting aura.I stepped in and waited to be seated, as the sign said I should.

A minute or so passed, however, and no one appeared.

A large party was occupying the circular bar that was the main presence in the lobby area, and I believe the staff were all engrossed in aiding the people from the get-together.

So I hesitantly moved toward the dining room.

Observing my goal, a bartender stepped out from behind the counter, menus in hand, and offered me a seat.

I was given a booth along a circular wall stemming from the area with the bar.

It was a room covered in booths along the entire stretch of the circle, with a halfwall enclosing a large round table that could have easily seated ten bodies.

The entire room was lit with a purple glow coming from round light fixtures on the ceiling and reflecting off the violet shades of the walls.

The purple napkins emphasized the bright palette.

My waitress arrived shortly.

I already knew I wanted an order of the bistro chips.

During the day, they offer samples to passing mall patrons, and after trying the chips during one shopping excursion, I was hooked.

“A half-order or a full one?” she inquired.

Almost every item on the Bistro’s menu has petite or full portions; a huge plus for the less ravenous.

I ordered the half and anxiously perused the entrées in the menu.

They offer a wide variety of dishes in French, American and Asian styles.

For the strict herbivore, they even have an entirely separate menu, simply for vegetarian items.

The bistro chips arrived shortly.

I thoroughly enjoyed the sweet and tangy balsamic syrup combined with the bold, pungent flavor of crumbled gorgonzola cheese, on top of the crunchy home-made potato chips.

I decided to try the full order of the filet mignon tips, served with mashed potatoes and green beans.

The server informed me that the half portion was only about four or five ounces of meat, so I decided to go for the larger dinner.

I ordered the tips cooked to medium.

They arrived well after I had finished the appetizer.

The tips were covered in a balsamic demi-glace, which I had noted from the menu, as well as bleu cheese, which I had not.

As it turned out, the sauce and the cheese made the beef taste similar to the bistro chips.

Unfortunately, they were also quite well done and not very tender.

This, coupled with the large amount of fat throughout the tips, rendered them fairly chewy.

The mashed potatoes I had been looking forward to were also overdone, dry and crumbly.

The green beans were the star item on the dish—grilled and crunchy, much to my liking.

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At Gallery Bistro, dishes range from French to American to Asian. Most items can be ordered in half or full-sized orders.

But vegetables alone do not save a dish.

Overall, I was disappointed.

I decided to give the Bistro another try with dessert.

I ordered the bananas foster, served à la mode.

My waitress brought out a dish brimming with rum sauce keeping afloat the bananas and ice cream.

It was quite tasty, but when the ice cream melted, which it did quite quickly, it was a tad soupy and would have been better served with something of substance to counterbalance the texture.

The service had been bubbly and efficient, and the setting was modern and beautiful.

However, the Gallery Bistro left something to be desired.

Moriah Parrish can be reached at mparrish@spartans.ut.edu.

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Students Find Romance in Comedic Musical ‘Sweet Charity’

By SOPHIE ERBER

Arts + Entertainment Writer

After two months of rehearsals, the University of Tampa’s Department of Speech, Theatre and Dance is ready to present Sweet Charity, the musical.

The show opens November 18 and runs through the 21.

The leading lady, Miss Charity Hope Valentine, is the total embodiment of her name.

She is an overly charitable, hopeless romantic who always finds herself giving and never getting, loving and never being loved.

The show follows Valentine through her misadventures and romantic follies, with many comedic moments and sizzling hot dance numbers in between.

“Charity is someone who lives in the moment, and I admire her for that,” says director and choreographer Marguerite Bennett, UT associate professor of speech, theater and dance.

Despite working as a dime-a-dance hall hostess at the Flamingo ballroom, Charity has a highly optimistic view of the world, searching for love and acceptance in all the wrong places.

She finds love with a sensitive, though mildly neurotic Oscar Lindquist, but keeping this love is a whole different story.

Oscar and Charity meet while trapped together inside an old elevator at the YMCA. The audience is sure to find the situation and Oscar’s claustrophobia laugh-out-loud hilarious.

The musical numbers in the show are

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tremendously diverse.

“Rhythm of Life” is an energetic, halfbaked acid trip led by a fanatical, LSDdolling preacher, while the “Rich Man’s Frug” is a sexy-suave dance of snobby aristocrats with exciting lifts.

“Sweet Charity is a really special show to me,” Bennett says. “It was the first major musical that I ever choreographed.

That was exactly 30 years ago, in 1980.”

Today, Bennett is putting Sweet Charity on a different stage with a new perspective.

“I have many memories of it from when I was younger, and it’s been great fun returning to it. I also find that there’s more to the show than I was aware of thirty years ago. It’s a great story about romance, longings, desires and the differences between people and relationships.”

For co-choreographer and UT dance professor Linda Lopez, working on Sweet Charity has given her the opportunity to put one of her many passions on the stage: the choreography of the renowned Bob Fosse.

“Being able to do Fosse is every dance teacher’s dream. His style and movement is emulated all over the world,” said Lopez. “I’ve really enjoyed studying him and paying tribute to his unique method of dance by choreographing some of his most famous numbers in this show, like the ‘Rich Man’s Frug’ and ‘Hey, Big Spender.’”

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Lopez said that working with Marguerite and the cast has been nothing short of a memorable experience.

“Co-choreographing with Marguerite has been amazing, and a totally new experience for me. It’s very different putting dance numbers into a musical production, as opposed to just choreographing for a dance recital. And working with the kids has been great too, the dances look fabulous.”

Incredible amounts of vision and patience from both Bennett and Lopez make this production of Sweet Charity a must-see show.

A live band will play the well-known Charity tunes under the direction of pianist Tara Swartzbaugh.

The seventy spectacular costumes were designed by the award winning Frank Chavez and Bobby Ann Loper.

After many weeks of crafting and fitting, the costumes are nothing short of extraordinary.

Expect everything from colorful ‘60s hippie attire to posh, sparkling shades of silver and black evening wear.

Technical Director Alex Amyot has constructed an intricate and extremely versatile set, which morphs into many different locations throughout the show, including a high-class nightclub, a local YMCA, a junk-yard church and New York’s famous Central Park, to name a

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The Thursday through Saturday performances begin in the Falk Theatre at 8 p.m. and the Sunday matinee curtain goes up at 2 p.m.

Admission is free with a UT student ID. For all non-UT students, tickets are $5 and general admission is $10.

This is one show you can’t miss. Come out and see for yourself this amazing production of Sweet Charity. You will not be disappointed.

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

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Comedian Louis C.K. Visits Tampa

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By JP BUSCHE

Arts + Entertainment Columnist

Louis C.K. is traveling the U.S. selling out most shows of his Word tour. He will be appearing at The Tampa Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m.

As a one man stand-up gag factory (not related to the toy), his wit reminds of Groucho Marx (though his mustache is real and his hair is rather reddish) and his narrative could be compared to a PryorCarlin blend.

Hence, it should come as no surprise that his show won’t exactly be a Bible study.

In order to fully appreciate C.K., one can’t get easily offended. C.K. has no problem, for example, calling his family members derogatory names.

His show revolves around candid thoughts that have probably occurred to most of us, but that we keep quiet, so as to not hurt anybody.

In 2006, C.K. created Lucky Louie, a live sitcom on HBO that was canceled after one season, despite continuously growing audiences.

Possibly this abrupt ending had something to do with C.K.’s humor, including, but not limited to, statements like, “Female nudity isn’t funny, because you can’t laugh and jerk-off at the same time.”

After having hosted similar events, Tara Schroeder, director of programing

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and marketing is delighted about C.K.’s past experience.

“Louis C.K. has an impressive comedy resume,” Schroeder said. He was a “writer for Letterman, SNL, Conan, The Chris Rock Show, movies, TV, live stand-up shows, etc.

But I’m most amused by this line from the Sundance Film Festival description of his filmed show, Hilarious.” The description read, “Louis C.K. says what’s on his mind, even at the risk of offending, but his ‘I don’t give a f**k’ attitude makes his irreverent brand of humor especially endearing and relate-able.” “This should be an awesome show!” said Schroeder.

Tickets range from $26.75 to $58.50.

Attendants should be aware of the adult content of the show.

JP Busche can be reached at jbushe@ spartans.ut.edu

Go-Go WiFi Takes Net to New Heights

By TODD SANBORN

Arts + Entertainment Columnist

Flights home have been booked, tickets are appearing on our school calendars and soon we will begin packing for that plane ride back home.

Well, get ready for something new on your homeward flight.

This season Google will be providing free Internet service on Delta, Virgin Airlines, and AirTran.

Over the holidays more than 700 planes will be outfitted with WiFi-enabled devices.

More than 15 million holiday travelers are expected to fly this season.

All domestic flights on these three very popular airline companies will be ready to broadcast their Internet capabilities over the course of your flight.

So make sure you bring your laptop, cell phone or iPod and take advantage of this free promotion.

Many people don’t even realize that in-flight WiFi is an option.

To make this event possible, Google teamed with Virgin America and over fifty airports nationwide to ensure that passengers enjoy their experience while up in the air.

Renee Renna, a UT senior said “The

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Wifi finally comes to domestic flights. Google has provided the service to select airlines.

free WiFi on planes is good, since I thought that wasn’t physically possible.”

Using the Go-Go WiFi service, which usually costs $13 per flight, Google is able to broadcast a fast Internet to all the travelers on the plane allowing for web browsing, Skype calls or any other Internet-based applications.

Martin Conroy, a sophomore, was excited that planes have WiFi, but disappointed because he can’t fly Delta or any of the other free Internet airlines on his trip home.

The free Internet will be available from November 20 to January 2.

Get ready to have a more enjoyable flight to and from home this holiday season.

Todd Sanborn can be reached at toddalan@me.com.

When: Friday, Nov. 12. 9:30 p.m.

Where: Vaughn Courtyard What: Student productions presents film, spray-can paintings, and free food.

Admission: Free Teaching Dance to Women in Prison Cover Art

Will be held in Vaughn Center room 219 on Wednesday,Nov. 17 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Email katesoja@gmail.com if you have any questions. No experience is necessary and monologues will be provided.

When: Monday, Nov. 15. 10 a.m.

Where: Reeves Theatre What: Dance event.

Admission: Free In Tune with Antiquity When: Monday, Nov. 15. 7:30 p.m.

Where: Reeves Theater What: A panorama of western music featuring Florida Orchestra musicians.

Admission: Free

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Commentary

Best Revenge is to Retaliate by Killing With Kindness

By ALYSSA M. MAJOR Commentary Contributor

Often in life we are faced with situations that leave us ready to explode, cuss, throw a chair, take off our earrings, flip over a desk and cut someone. Situations where people talk down to us, disrespect us and treat us as if we were nothing more than a perfectly good waste of yearbook space.

What do you do when you are so mistreated on the job, at work, at school, at home or anywhere else that all you can think about is what you would say or do if provoked or what you wish you could do if you were in another setting?

Stop letting the “shoulda, woulda, coulda’s” of your anger and rage build up inside of you and take action. Do what you have been itching to do this whole time and kill someone.

Get your shovel, dig your hole, kill and bury them. You know what I mean.

Kill them with that big smile on your face known as kindness.

We underestimate how being kind to someone who has been unkind to us can be the best revenge.

When you are nice and show a person compassion and thoughtfulness after they have treated you bad, it speaks a lot to your character and the type of person you are.

Whoever it is treating you this way is not unaware of what they are doing and will not be surprised when you lash out against them. That may be exactly what

they want you to do. They are luring you into their trap. Being kind may be hard to do, but you will look and feel better every time you do it and make the other person feel like crap for treating you that way.

There is nothing that kills more than being mean and terrible to a person who is perfectly nice and friendly.

It hurts and makes a person feel awful, especially when the good attitude is accompanied by nice gestures like sharing and helping.

Here are some steps to “killing” the person who has been giving you the most grief.

Step 1. Get your shovel.

The first step you need to take in “killing” someone is getting your shovel.

After all, you need the right tools to do the job. The “shovel” represents you getting yourself together in order to be able to be nice when you’d rather be mean.

Wherever you see the person who is treating you this way, it is probably not an environment for you to explode at them. At the same time, ignoring them all together is not professional or becoming of your character. It is spiteful, and spite is very ugly.

Prepare your mind to channel your anger into peace. Laugh at them in your mind at how silly they are acting. The best way not to get angry is to laugh. Mentally turn the situation into something small, a little speed bump in the road.

Step 2. Dig your hole.

After all, if you kill someone, you have to have a place to bury the evidence, right?

This is an essential step in telling yourself to be kind to a person who, over a period of time, has either talked bad about, mistreated or hurt you.

Often people associate forgiveness with the Bible and religion and never really see it as a practical action. But forgiveness is very practical. Forgiveness is not just something that Christians harp on about; it’s real and it works.

It’s something that helps make you a better person. How often have you been so mad at someone or a situation that you can’t sleep or can’t concentrate on anything until it is the only thing running through your mind all day? Well here is a real solution.

Start digging.

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Kill those who hurt you through kindness and love, not through hatred.

Step 3. Kill and bury.

The final step is the most important: kill them. You have come this far and now it’s time to finish the job. Kill them with kindness.

Although this is the last official step, this is an ongoing process that you have to keep up with and face everyday.

Saying “hello” when you see them, helping them when they ask or need it and just being courteous and professional are ways to be deadly kind.

If you can do this consistently, no mean word from you will ever hurt more, guaranteed. The person will have no choice but to surrender to your charm and “die.”

They will be forced to lay rest their attitude and give you the respect you deserve.

Whenever you decide to let go of something and put it behind you, you have to bury it and never pick it up again.

Sweeping it under the rug only hides the problem temporarily, but burying it is final.

Our generation has been taught an eyefor-eye, a tooth-for-a-tooth, a life-for-alife, but how far has that gotten us?

It just becomes a continuous cycle.

Whether the person is a friend, coworker, boss or family member, these methods can work. So try something new.

Remember, the best response to “I hate you!” is “I love you!”

Alyssa Major can be reached at amhoward@ut.edu.

Schoolyard Politics: The World As A High School

By JOHN JACOBS

Asst. Commentary Editor

In light of the mid-term elections, I figured it was an appropriate time to address a national issue that most people don’t like to talk about or even acknowledge.

The issue I’m referring to is that most other countries don’t like America and many of the decisions our country has made. As much as you can try to deny it, it’s true. Many people in other countries have negative stereotypes about Americans, and with good reason.

To help you understand what I’m talking about, look at the whole world as if it is a high school and every country is a different student. Before we get to the US, let’s go look at a few other students.

Japan is the kid who always has the newest technology way before anyone else in school. But none of the other kids really care about what Japan has until USA gets it too. Then it really becomes cool. Japan is the kid everyone else is trying to cheat off of. He always gets the best test scores and works harder than anyone else.

Whereas the US is the kid who won’t except that and swears to everybody that he is in fact the smartest and hardest-working kid in school.

Back in middle school, Japan decided they were tired of how the USA was acting, so they took a cheap shot at him in the hallway. The next day, USA broke into Japan’s house and hit him in the face with a baseball bat. They haven’t had problems since.

England is the USA’s preppy friend who always tries to calm him down when

he gets too excited. England always swears he’s got USA’s back, but when s--- really goes down, England is nowhere to be found.

England’s a few years older than USA and used to be the cool kid in school until USA showed up. Then all the attention shifted from England to USA. They’re still pretty good friends, but USA really can’t understand England’s obsession with soccer.

Russia seems to scare a lot of students because his accent always makes him sound like he’s pissed off. At any time during the day he can be seen drinking Vodka in the bathroom. He wears a wifebeater to school every day.

When it gets cold the only thing that changes is he starts wearing a giant furry hat. USA and Russia used to contend for the title of “toughest kid in school” and would often threaten each other to prove just how tough they could be, but in the end nothing happened. Now Russia and USA kind of just stay out of each other’s way.

Finally we come to the US. He’ll show up to school late wearing his letter man jacket and sunglasses. He’s the biggest, strongest kid in school and by far the best athlete on every team. Anytime someone bumps into USA in the hallway, his first response is, “What the f---’s wrong with you?” He gets in people’s faces and threatens them until they back away.

USA comes from a wealthy family and loves to show off to other countries just how wealthy they are by rubbing it in every one’s face. The only problem is USA’s family has spent so much money and gotten themselves in so much debt that they had to ask China’s family for help.

USA is convinced that he’s the coolest kid in school, but in reality most of the other kids hate him. They just don’t have the courage to say anything to him because

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they know no other country would back them up. USA has repeatedly been sent to the principal’s office (the U.N.) for picking on Iraq and Afghanistan, but continues to insist that those two have been threatening him and keep weapons in their lockers.

The school has done numerous searches, but continues to find nothing in Iraq and Afghanistan’s lockers, which makes US look like a jerk.

But once again, no other students are going to say anything to US. You have to admit that there may be some reasons for the rest of the world to hate us. Even if you think it’s just because “the rest of the world is jealous.” Yes, that

is partly true and part of what leads to the negative stereotypes. Other countries are jealous of how much the USA has and they end up hating us because of how we use it.

Just look at TV shows like The Biggest Loser. In our country we have so much affordable food that one of our biggest problems is not dying from obesity due to lack of self control.

We have so much great tasty food we can’t help but continue stuffing our faces until our hearts stop. Talk about real universal problems. Am I right, rest of the world?

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

THE MINARET | NOVEMBER 12 2010

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Editorial: College Students Go by Their Own Activity Pyramid In my years attending the University of Tampa, I have come to notice that the culture taken in by students mimics the concept of a theoretical collegiate food pyramid.

The food pyramid is composed of various groups including grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, poultry and fats and oils. The collegiate food pyramid, on the other hand, is composed of the following groups (in order of importance): alcohol, sex, clubbing, Facebook, pop culture and lastly, education.

Let’s start off with the topic many students regard highly important in their diet. For many UT students, alcohol is the key factor in “having a good time.” It has also been the leading contributor that has gotten many students in trouble. Over the years, games like beer pong, ring of fire and flip cup have caught the attention of many underage students.

The term “social hosting” has even been coined to events where underage drinking is present.

Sex --this topic never gets ignored.

It’s common to hear students around campus talk about sex openly. The passion many students have toward the subject is especially evident with the influx of content contributed to our publication. UT students are not the only ones “hooking up”. A Nightline feature, which aired last month, captured the beliefs many students

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across the nation.

Hannah Webster and Dominique Barchus, our Love + Sex columnists, were interviewed on their articles and what message they hope to convey to students.

The popularity of the topic has increased within the past year and has sent an alarming message to many adults.

What would college be without sex though? It is the time where many students experiment or meet “new people”.

RPGs: The Culprits Behind Over-Immersion

By STEPHANIE SELANDER Commentary Contributor

I am one of many victims of a disease: a disease called Over-Immersion.

Side-effects include passive aggression, lack of perception, and yelling about people who don’t exist.

The culprit? RPGs: role playing games.

Or, to put it simply, make-believe games on the internet. Games that, supposedly, are played for “fun.”

Anyone who has played any sort of RPG cannot deny the fun part. But you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who hasn’t ranted about their gaming vice as well.

The following comments are common by my fellow sufferers: “I hate this game!”

“The whole game is out to get me!”

“I can’t sign off, they NEED me.”

Now let’s look at these comments.

1) If you hate this game, seriously consider why you are playing it. Seriously, seriously consider it. The point of a game is to have fun. If you don’t have fun, quit.

Simple as that.

The world will not explode.

You will not wake up with severe withdrawal symptoms that leave your face covered in angry red spots.

You clearly had fun at one point, or else you wouldn’t still be playing (I hope.

I’m optimistic). Evaluate if you’re still smiling now.

2) No one is so special that an entire player base decides to team up, strategize, and plan to ruin your fake life. Again, this is a game.

Games are not real. Even if several hundred people (who have reasons to play this RPG that don’t include you) did, by some bizarre coincidence, want to ruin your gaming experience, it wouldn’t matter. Why? Because it’s not real.

You might as well be crying because J.K. Rowling killed off your favorite character along with nearly everyone else

in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (if you harbor a grudge against Ms. Rowling I apologize for trifling your sorrow). But the point remains: this is not real.

3) No. They don’t need you. Sure, maybe you do the best bloody punch kick of magic awesome ever, and maybe you are the best RPer within a 50-mile radius, but games don’t need anyone.

You need you. Your homework needs you. Your friends and family (I assume) need you. Your pet fish that you won from that Beta sorority drive thing needs you or he’ll die.

If a bunch of people who you don’t know suddenly matter more than your failing grade in Chemistry, it’s time to unplug the power cord for a second and lock yourself in a room free of wireless internet (I recommend the highest floor in Vaughn).

Do not bring your Ethernet cord. It is not your friend.

I say all this lovingly. As a fellow nerd who does indulge in her RPG hobbies, I am not attacking my fellow gamers for spending hours of their life in escapist fantasies and making jokes about emotes and artifacts and lolganking.

Just remember: it’s a game. Have fun.

You deserve to have fun.

So the cures I’d recommend to my fellow over-immersed gamers? Movie nights with your friends. Reading your favorite book.

Taking a sip of tea with a healthy dose of logic and perspective.

Essentially, remembering to step back when your oasis of internet calm decides to become a spiraling hurricane of emotional refuse.

It’s just a game.

I’d finish this article, but my internet village is being raided, and they need me.

They really, really need me Stephanie Selander can be reached at stephselander@gmail.com.

The sex would never happen if students didn’t socialize. If you’ve ever been on campus on a Thursday night, you would know there are barely any students on campus.

Thursday is considered club night; for many, it’s the beginning of a crazy weekend. If you’re a resident on campus, just look out your window or down the dorm hall and you will be guaranteed to see a girl with stilettos, a mini-skirt and

a clutch. Guys, on the other hand, vary in dress code. It’s generally either between looking like a rapper or a potential Jersey Shore co-star.

Pop culture takes a toll on college students. The most popular icons to date are Lady Gaga, Antoine Dodson and the castmates of MTV’s hit series Jersey shore.

The prominent figures act as role models and muses to many students looking to make it big.

One of the most important and certainly not least factors that contribute to the collegiate food pyramid is social networking. Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare play important roles in allowing students to communicate either through a computer or through a mobile device. If you ever look around in class, and see someone with a laptop, there is a high probability they will be on Facebook or Twitter.

Somewhere in this food chain, education becomes the least of any student’s worries.

In comparison to fats and oils, education is the topic considered least important to the “college experience”.

While this food pyramid may seem ideal to many college students, it becomes the inverse when entering the real world.

The Editorial Board can be reached at editor@theminaretonline.com or you may submit a Letter to the Editor form online at www.theminaretonline.com.

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Introducing Sex Toys Into the Bedroom is a Tentative Art One That Has To Preserve The Male Ego Dear Eric, Lately my relationship has taken a turn for the boring.

I was thinking of spicing things up with my boyfriend and I thought that introducing sex toys might be the perfect way to do so. The problem here is...how exactly do I do that without making him feel inadequate?

He must know that we have fallen into a routine and I am hoping that he will react positively. There is always a chance that he won’t.

So, how do I ease him into something like this? Please help!

Thanks in advance, Adding “Friends” to the Mix Dear “Friends” There are many ways to spice up your sex life with your partner, some may need batteries.

His feelings of inadequacy are definitely justified.

However there are many non-invasive toys you can buy, some you may already have lying around the house.

Since you are worried about how he will react it is best to pursue the light,

non-invasive path. You can buy a nonphallic bullet vibrator that he can control, and it won’t bruise his ego. For something you don’t need to buy, find an old towel, shred it to a few pieces and try some light bondage.

Sometimes toys will come in a couple’s starter kit. Find a kit where a part of the kit goes into sexual health education.

Many adult stores provide pamphlets on sex toys and sexual health, this information could help your boyfriend understand toys aren’t such a rare practice.

Eventually these light options will help him warm up to some more erotic toys.

Good luck!

Have Questions? Send your sex, love and relationship questions to Eric Zorn at ezornUT@gmail.com. Make sure your subject box contains the word, “UTampa.”

Make sure that you are always practicing safe sex. For even more information about staying safer between the sheets visit the Planned Parenthood website of FAQ’s about safer sex.

COMMENTARY 14 NOVEMBER 12 2010 | THE MINARET As Dirty Jokes Increase In Popularity Quality Conversation Sinks

By DOMINIQUE C. BARCHUS Love and Sex Columnist

“I think I’m going to go to sleep listening to music tonight.”

“I do that all the time, it helps me fall asleep faster.”

“Yeah, but I only like doing it when I’m in the mood.”

“That’s what she said!”

It’s funny how the simplest conversations can turn into something with a sexual connotation.

I’ve noticed that in conversations the phrase “That‘s what she said” comes up a lot.

If there’s not a TWSS (that’s what she said) joke in a conversation, then there is usually something relatively inappropriate.

Everyday I’ve noticed more and more that people have so-called “dirty minds” and I guess I’m one of them, because I don’t know how many times I’ve been told to “get my mind out of the gutter.”

Conversations just aren’t clean anymore.

We’ve become a society that’s so obsessed with sex that telling inappropriate jokes are something that has become the norm.

It’s not only in teen slang like people tend to believe, it happens everywhere.

Take the TV show The Office for example.

Character Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, is famous for his TWSS one-liners.

These jokes have become a tool for comedy and usually get a laugh.

Now for those of you who do not know that a TWSS joke is, it’s easy to explain, but maybe not so easy to execute if you are the kind of person who takes things too literally.

This does not mean you have to be a sexual person to understand, you just need an understanding of how these thoughts can be looked at as sexual.

Take this situation for example.

Let’s say you’re at McDonalds and the cashier asks “What size would you like?” you say “I‘d like a large.” Your friend would then say “That‘s what she said.”

In reality you are talking about the size of the food you just ordered, but for the sake of this joke your friend makes it seem as if you are talking about the size you like, (for lack of a better choice of words) for the male genitalia.

The execution of a TWSS joke is easy once you get the hang of it and, if used appropriately, will get a laugh every time. Now, although you understand how it works, when you use it is something to really think about.

It’s okay to use around your friends and maybe even coworkers, but there are just some places where you shouldn’t tell these kinds of jokes.

Let’s start with the basics: funerals, churches and weddings, in other words, basically all sacred ceremonies.

It is probably not the best idea to tell a joke like this one in those types of settings.

Sometimes people are able to get away with TWSS jokes in class or even to teachers, but this depends on the class and also how laid back your teacher is; please

That’s What She Said Examples About football: “A lot can happen in two minutes.”

After ditching someone: “I just blew him off.”

To customers: “Please come again.”

While doing laundry: “Everything is still wet.”

Making a bet: “I’ll give you a dollar if you eat this.”

While making plans to go out: “Are you coming?”

About class: “It was fine.

Didn’t last long.”

When making a decision: “Think about it long and hard.”

Getting a shot: “I didn’t even feel it.” use discretion. Another thing to keep in mind is that not everyone is capable of telling these kinds of jokes.

If you are one of those people who are unable to deliver good jokes or who need jokes to be explained to you, then these jokes are not for you.

Although TWSS jokes are funny, in the hands of “over-users” they can be ruined very quickly. Just because you are good at telling these kinds of jokes does not mean that you should tell them all the time.

While moving: “You can just stick that in here.”

They must be spontaneous and used sparingly. This way the jokes don’t get annoying.

Honestly, when someone says “That‘s what she said” after everything they hear, whether it makes sense or not, it gets old.

As long as you know how to use it properly, everyone will be satisfied...

(That’s what she said.)

Good luck loving!

Dominique C. Barchus can be reached at dominique.barchus@spartans.ut.edu.

A Brand New Menu Spices Things Up in The Bedroom

By HANNAH WEBSTER Love and Sex Columnist

In the self-checkout line at the grocery store my heart raced and my foot tapped impatiently.

I probably looked like a well-dressed shoplifter.

In one hand, I held a can of whipped cream, in the other, a 3-pack of Twisted Pleasure condoms tightly down by my side.

A cashier saw me waiting and gestured to the can in my hand. “Is that all you have?

I’ll take you right over here.”

I smiled and politely declined, heading over to the next self-checkout station that opened.

I suppose she couldn’t help her curiosity.

I felt the cashier’s eyes burning into my back and knew she saw my interesting combination of items before I could shove them into a plastic bag.

I glanced in her direction as I headed for the door and she gave me a wink, “Have a good night!”

I breathed a sigh of relief when I finally made it to my car, thankful that it didn’t go nearly as badly as I thought it would.

Scenarios raced through my head on the drive over: everything from running into my pastor, to bumping into a teacher in front of the plethora of contraceptives.

Even though this particular shopping trip wasn’t for my benefit (it was my best friend’s birthday gift, you only turn 19 once), the overall experience was the same. Condoms always get a smirk or two from passersby, but the whip cream brings

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Amongst some of the more intriguing things that have been created to spice up life in the bedroom, adding food to the mix is one that certainly has tongues wagging.

it over the top. Though you would think people would be used to it by now, many are still surprised that food is no longer just for the kitchen.

But since whips, chains and various toys have been brought into the picture, food being taken into the bedroom seems fairly “vanilla.”

“I’ve never done that,” said junior

Emily D’Atri when I asked her about it.

“But I wouldn’t be totally against it if the opportunity presented itself.” So if you’re getting bored with your partner and want to spice things up a bit, a bottle of chocolate sauce might be the perfect place to start.

It’s not quite as aggressive (or potentially scary, in the eyes of your lover) as whipping out the fuzzy handcuffs.

Food can be fun and, just like sex, it doesn’t have to be so serious.

Freshmen Brittany Baez thinks even small adventures like this can actually help a relationship.

“If you’re comfortable with someone, it’s natural,” she said. “Maybe people will stop cheating on each other if they use food to have fun.”

And yes, when I say food I’m talking the classics.

“Whip cream, a couple of strawberries, maybe some chocolate and we’re good to go,” said freshman Stephanie Oraa, naming some of the most popular choices.

When it comes to fruit, stick to berries or even small slices if you must.

No one wants to be surprised by a banana when they’re naked.

If you want to make things even sweeter, you could try candy.

Freshmen Megan Keraghan is a big supporter. “Pop rocks were okay, but the best thing I’ve used is chocolate. We got to draw on each other.”

Don’t forget to think outside the box, too.

Your fridge is full of potential: think ice cubes, warm tea and ways to manipulate temperature.

Take note, though, that none of these things should actually be inserted inside the vagina, because they may cause infections.

So the next time you’re snuggling in with your boo for the night (or pairing up with a stranger, perhaps) and find yourself worried about falling into the same routine, stop by the fridge on the way to the bedroom.

You might just have a delicious experience.

Hannah Webster can be reached at hannahkarine31@gmail.com.

15 I Am Straight Because I Said So, Ask Again and We’ll Fight THE MINARET | NOVEMBER 12 2010

COMMENTARY

By RICHARD SOLOMON Columnist

“Hi there, I’m your average male. I like video games and staring at breasts when no one is looking. I’m straight. You can tell I’m straight because I get really defensive and uncomfortable whenever anyone implies differently. It’s not that I’m homophobic.

I’m cool with gay people. I love lesbians. I think it’s hot when girls kiss. I just don’t like guys trying to touch me. I’m also insecure and I cry after sex, but only because my father didn’t love me.”

It’s pretty trendy among males in our generation to be as homophobic as possible in order to prove we’re straight.

Well, I should rephrase that: we don’t have a problem with homosexuality, we just have a problem with homosexual guys.

Two girls kiss on the dance floor and every guy is sporting an embarrassing “problem,” the same way I did in seventh grade when I thought about May Tenebaum right before I stood up to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

I was wearing sweat pants.

It’s okay for straight girls to kiss and have it mean nothing. Whether you’re bisexual, lesbian or just some straight tart that is using the excuse of three shots to pander to what you think the college experience should be, guys will like it.

Ladies, you can be uglier than sin and guys will still never begrudge you your right to tongue another female.

But that’s where we draw the line. Guys

can kiss chicks. Chicks can kiss chicks (and they should), but the moment a guy kisses a guy, every male in the room gets super uncomfortable.

And (gasp) even worse, when we have a guy hit on us we’ll be angrier than a redneck with no Nascar.

Why is it that we feel the need to prove our heterosexuality? And why do guys need to prove it by getting aggressive if anyone even suggests he might be gay?

A friend of mine and I were once having a very hung-over talk about the exploits of the night before.

We were each congratulating one another on our respective conquests. He had hooked up with a hot girl and I had actually not been slapped all night, so we both felt triumphant.

“Yeah man,” he said, “that shirt you were wearing was sick. It really made you look buff, bro.” He paused for a few seconds, then added an obligatory, “No homo.” He tried to compliment me, but worried that he had ventured outside of acceptable “bromantic” territory. He distanced himself from his comment by saying “no homo.”

I like girls. I don’t need to remind my friends that I like girls, they know this.

I sure as hell don’t get defensive when someone asks if I’m gay.

I’m a guy who likes the arts; it’s pretty par for the course that strangers might not know I’m straight. If someone asks, I tell them I’m straight.

If someone asked if you were single, you wouldn’t threaten to punch them in the face because you have a girlfriend.

In fact, sexual orientation is nearly the only thing guys get defensive about from the start. If you’re wearing a cross and

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Why do men go through such great lengths to prove that they are not gay? You have to be confident in your sexuality, confident enough to be able to hug another man without freaking out.

someone asks if you’re Catholic, you don’t hit them in the mouth. You tell them you’re Protestant and explain the difference between crosses and crucifixes.

A buddy of mine is black.

People call him African-American and he just smiles and corrects them, letting them know he’s from Haiti and not America or Africa.

One of my close friends hugs me a lot.

People assume we’re dating because she’s so touchy-feely. I don’t flip out because people think we’re together.

This is me pleading with the other guys I share the world with.

There’s no need to lash out to prove your masculinity, no real reason to be aggressive because someone mistakes your sexual orientation.

If you don’t get angry when people make assumptions about your religious

ideologies, political views, relationship status, GPA, age, musical taste, relationships with family members, views on marriage, drug use or even your exercise habits, why do you get upset because someone thinks you’re gay?

What about being called “gay” has you so ready to fight?

You won’t hit someone for asking if you’re a father, if you’re pro-choice, if you want to join the military or if you have herpes.

But you’ll freak out if someone suggests you’re homosexual.

I don’t get it. I don’t see how loudly insisting and reasserting your sexual orientation proves it.

Maybe I missed the memo that all other guys got, but somehow I doubt it.

Richard Solomon can be reached at richard.solomon@spartans.ut.edu.

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Spartan Swimmers Continue Successful 2010 Season

By APRIL WEINER Sports Writer

The University of Tampa swim teams will compete against Sunshine State Conference rival Rollins this weekend in Winter Park, Fla., and then will not see any action until Dec. 11, when they will go up against Wright State here in Tampa.

After that, December 17-19 is the Nova Southeastern Invite to end the 2010 portion of the season.

The teams have had a busy season so far, having competed every weekend since Oct. 9. One of the last two meets was against the Savannah College of Art and Design, where the women won 147-107 and the men lost 143-119. It was a hard loss for the men’s team.

“Since this is the first time our men have ever lost to Savannah, it’s a tough one to take,” Coach Brennan said.

Last weekend both men’s and women’s teams swept Saint Leo in the first road meet of the season. Freshmen Catherine Patrell and Allison Noe are positive about the team, who is still undefeated. “Everyone’s doing pretty well,” Noe said.

Patrell echoed Noe’s thoughts on the season thus far. “[We’re] feeling good,” Patrell added.

One of the contributing factors to their success is that the swimmers know they have the full support of their teammates.

“At the beginning of the year, I wanted us to work on our cheering. I think we keep getting better at supporting each other,” Noe said.

The past meet against Saint Leo posed a challenge for the Spartans due to the weather.

“It wasn’t the best weather outside.

[But] everyone did well for the conditions,” Noe said.

The “conditions” Noe mentioned was in reference to the chilly November weather.

The highs were in approximately the mid60s, when all the previous meets had averaged in the 80s, a significant difference.

But the teams pulled, through, beating their SSC opponents by 112-87 on the men’s side and 117-68 on the women’s.

The wins against Saint Leo bring the women’s record to 5-0 and the men to a 32 record.

“After graduating nine men from last year’s team, I guess I’ll have to finally admit we’re in a rebuilding year. Considering [Chris] O’ Linger and [Hunter] Lineback are seniors, that’s pretty scary,” Brennan said. “We will need to have a great recruiting year if we are going to continue to be a top-10 team nationally.”

It will be a tough loss since Olinger and Lineback are both All-American swimmers, not to mention leaders on the team. Coach Brennan praised sophomores David Humphrey and Felipe Manzo for their success this season, as well as junior Andrew Johnson.

However, the younger swimmers on the team are going to have to start stepping up to keep the men in a competitive position.

“We haven’t heard much from the freshman and I just hope they come around in the second semester,” Brennan said.

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After a meet with Rollins on Nov. 13, the University of Tampa swim teams will be on hiatus from competition for nearly a month. They’ll resume action on Dec. 11 versus Wright State.

On the other side, the women’s team is having another very successful season behind swimmers such as seniors Ellie Eshleman and Kelsey Lubbers.

The two have come through with big points for the squad, as well as sophomore Kristine Kassl, who is having an even better year than her All-American campaign last year.

The female freshmen are seeing a lot of success too, with Lisa Bero, Heather Glenday and Alex Hipolito. Another key swimmer to look for is transfer student and junior Caroline Belli, who has been sidelined with an injury. “[She] is coming around and will be a big part of our national team,” Coach Brennan said.

With all this talent, Coach Brennan has high hopes for the upcoming Rollins meet.

“I have to expect [the women] will be able to handle Rollins, as will our men,” Brennan said.

This season the Rollins men’s team is 0-3 and the women’s team has two losses and one tie so far, so it looks good for the UT teams this weekend.

However, looking ahead to Wright State in December, this will be a bigger challenge seeing as Wright State is a Division I team.

Additionally, both the men’s and women’s swim teams have fallen to Wright State in the past few seasons, which bodes for a tough match-up.

UT teams have nearly a month off to rest up after a busy October and November and prepare for their challenge with Wright State.

April Weiner can be reached at april. weiner@spartans.ut.edu.

Volleyball Nets SSC Championship With Games to Spare

By JOHN HILSENROTH

Sports Writer

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Senior Meghan Sherman setting up teammate and fellow senior Sam Macks for the spike. The two seniors have played important roles in the team’s current National Championshop run.

Heading into the final games of regular season play, the Spartan volleyball team was on the brink of clinching the Sunshine State Conference Title.

“The night before we played Lynn, Rollins beat Barry, giving them their fourth loss. That meant that if we beat Lynn, we knew we would win the SSC Championship and we responded very well,” said Coach Catanach about last weekend.

Taking control of their destiny, the team beat Lynn University, winning the SSC championship with two games left to spare.

“We are going to play to win those games. You never want to go into an NCAA tournament losing any of the last matches,” said Catanach.

Eventhough the last two games of the regular season won’t technically change anything in the standings, Catanach wants the team to stay motivated and not lose focus.

“We met our first goal, now I am going to remind them how much maturity it takes to stay focused. The difference between us and other teams is our maturity,” he said.

Coach Catanach gave the team Monday off in order to get extra rest before what promises to be an exciting few weeks ahead.

“Normally every Sunday is their day of rest, but this week they got Monday too, to physically recover,” the coach said.

The team has only two games remaining, both at home. This Friday they play Nova Southeastern and finish the regular season with senior night on Saturday against Barry.

The Spartans won the first match against both opponents, but it took them five sets to do so.

In fact, the last time it took the Spartans five sets to win a match was over a month ago against Nova Southeastern. UT has played nine games since then.

Saturday should be an extremely emotional night for seniors Melissa Vanderhall, Sam Macks, Meghan Sherman and Kaleigh Cunningham. Those four student athletes have come far from their freshman season and are four key components of this year’s team.

“Saturday is going to be very emotional.

It’s nice to not have all the added pressure to win because we already won the SSC. The girls will just go out and play,” said Catanach.

Catanach went on to explain that the team is just focused on regionals for now, although he believes the Spartans may be capable of attaining a national championship level of play.

“Our eyes are set on hosting and winning the region now. I’m hoping our peak has started, but will not completely arrive for a little bit,” he said.

“We’re starting to show signs of being a championship level team. This year the regionals are much more balanced. The [one through six] seeds will all be exceptionally good. Hosting is very important, who we draw will also be a key factor. Then we just have to come out and perform.”

The team has not lost focus thus far. Six of their last seven wins have been complete shutouts. After this Saturday’s senior night, the team will be off until regionals, which start Nov. 18.

John Hilsenroth can be reached at jhilsenroth@spartans.ut.edu.

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2010 Squad Leaves Room for Optimism

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nine underclassmen. Schmidt is known as a yeller, and his way of molding the younger players begs a comparison to Bob Knight, without the chair hurling.

But according to Callaway, Schmidt’s message is one to be remembered, and it’s important to listen to what is being said more than how it’s being conveyed. He is

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It’s obvious talking to Callaway, that he’s not only been around Coach Schmidt’s style of play for a long time, but basketball in general is more of an art than a sport to him. He comprehends plays and shoots out stats between other stats.

Within a conversation, he mentioned teammate Anthony Griffis’ wingspan, graduated guard Mounir Benzegala’s three point percentage and the odds a basketball

“People always take the yelling as negative criticism. They should take it as positive criticism. You should be worried if he’s not yelling at you. That means he’s lost faith in you.”

-Rashad Calaway, UT men’s basketball player

indeed one of the more successful coaches in NCAA Division II history.

“People always take the yelling as negative criticism. They should take it as positive criticism,” Callaway explained, “You should be worried if he’s not yelling at you. That means he’s lost faith in you.

“If everyone listened to his message, and not how he says it, then I think we’ll go a real long way.”

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Rashad Callaway returns for his senior year after leading UT in points and assists in 2009.

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player has of making it in the NBA. “Rashad’s intelligence on the floor is just outstanding,” Coach Schmidt said.

Callaway is not only the self-proclaimed leader of the 2010 UT men’s basketball team, but he’s also the most talented player they have.

This season is the second in which he’s been selected to the preseason AllAmerican team, as well as first team AllSSC. He led the SSC Conference in scoring, assists and steals last year. But there still remains room for improvement.

Coach Schmidt has expressed to Callaway a necessary adjustment to his game: more passing.

Defenses double and even triple cover Callaway, leaving players open on the arc and down low. Although this was excusable last year, when the talent level around him was considerably lower, it is much more urgent in 2010.

Transfer junior from Lincoln Trail College Anthony Griffis leads a recruiting class full of speed and shooting prowess.

Griffis drilled 22 three pointers last season, on his way to being second on his team in scoring.

Where size remains an issue for UTFred Woods stands as, at 6 feet 7 inches, the tallest man on the roster- agility is not.

Expect to see a fast-paced game featuring speed from the guard position dominating their style of offense this season.

Ranked seventh in the SSC preseason poll, UT looks to exceed expectations in 2010. Looking at a schedule, Jan. 19 jumps out as a potentially huge game.

Rival Florida Southern comes to Tampa as the Spartans look to avenge two losses to the Mocs last season, including an embarrassing blown 22 point lead on Jan. 20th.

This is also the first basketball game after students return from winter break, so a large excited crowd is expected.

Although many doubt the merits of the Spartan men’s basketball team in 2010, there is much room for optimism.

After all, Coach Richard Schmidt with an AllAmerican on the court, and a Hall of Fame coach off it, winning doesn’t ever really seem too out of reach.

The Spartan’s tip-off their season on Friday, Nov. 12 and Saturday, Nov. 13 at the South Region Crossover.

Played at Florida Tech, UT will matchup against Fort Valley State and Albany State.

Their home opener will be on the 16th versus Florida Memorial at 7 p.m.

Miles Parks can be reached at mparks@ spartans.ut.edu.

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NOVEMBER SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, Nov. 12 M. Soccer NCAA South Regional vs. Barry 5 p.m. (hosted by Rollins) W. Soccer NCAA South Regional vs. North Alabama 6 p.m.

M. Basketball vs. Fort Valley State 5 p.m. (at Florida Tech) Hockey vs. FIT at 9:30 p.m. (at the Tampa Bay Skating Academy in Oldsmar) Volleyball vs. Nova Southeastern 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 13

Rowing Head of the South in Augusta, Ga. Hockey at FIT in Rockledge, Fla. 10:20 p.m.

Swimming at Rollins 1 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Barry 4 p.m.

M. Basketball vs. Albany State 5 p.m. (at Florida Tech)

Sunday, Nov. 14

M. Soccer NCAA South Regional vs. Rollins/ West Florida 3 p.m., if necessary W. Soccer NCAA South Regional at West Florida 1:30 p.m., if necessary

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Titans Hope That in Tennessee, the Cleat Will Fit

By TIM SHANAHAN Sports Writer

Cornerbacks run unmanageable sprints facing his 6-foot-4 backside. They can only hope to match him stride for stride, pleading for a dropped pass.

At the end of the play, too often these cornerbacks are gasping for air after being burnt to a crisp.

Randy Moss is the most dangerous and talented deep threat in the history of the NFL. He is second all-time in career touchdown receptions with 153. He is the guy you draft in the first round of Madden fantasy franchise for your quarterback to lob balls to, giving you infinite touchdowns.

He is the guy who will open up the running attack for your team so eight men aren’t in the box.

He is also the guy who has been known to take plenty of plays off. Moss has the potential to fit with the Titans as flawlessly as a puzzle piece. But is it worth the risk for the Titans?

Moss shows no signs of slowing down at the age of 33. He had one of his better seasons last year, notching 83 catches for 1,264 yards and 13 touchdowns. So, what’s the dilemma?

Moss has been on three different teams in the first nine weeks of the season. He was traded by the New England Patriots because of his diminished role, and was

then waived by the Minnesota Vikings for criticizing the team and its catering service.

Now the Tennessee Titans are giving him a shot.

The Team: The Titans are tied for first place in their division with five wins and three losses. They have an already potent offense, but are currently lacking a solid the receiver due to Kenny Britt’s latest injury. The Titans average 28 points per game, second in the league.

The QB: Vince Young has an absolute cannon for an arm, similar to Dante Culpepper, and is the highest rated passer in the league at 103.1.

The RB: Chris Johnson is arguably the top running back in the game.

The WR: Moss would give Young the deep threat he has always craved and would draw double coverage to open up the jaws of the running attack.

The Coach: Jeff Fisher is a player’s coach. He has successfully dealt with problem players such as Albert Haynsworth, Adam Jones and LenDale White. Fisher is chargers21lt/photobucket.com the perfect coach for Moss.

Moss has just 22 receptions and five touchdowns in 2010; he is now on his third team this year.

I view Moss the way I view the old Manny Ramirez. If they are content and As the Tennessee Titans make a playoff stretch every defense he encounters and satisfied, you want both athletes on your run, they want the receiver with the most will free up the run game. He fits the Titans side of the ball or on your steps of the gifted athleticism and talent on their offense to perfection. The bye week will dugout. sideline. give Moss extra time to feel comfortable The bottom line is, if the Titans make Moss will carry a chip on his shoulder with the plays and give the Titans an extra Moss feel welcomed, he will perform at a for the rest of this season as he squares off week to discover Moss’s taste for foods. higher echelon than any other receiver, and against feared opponents who passed on Tim Shanahan can be reached at he will breed success. the opportunity to sign him. Moss will tshanahan@spartans.ut.edu.

Week 10 Breakdown: The NFL’s Top Teams Face Off

By JOE BEAUDOIN Sports Writer

The Ravens, 6-2, will travel to Atlanta to play the 6-2 Falcons for the start of this season’s Thursday Night Football. The Falcons have excelled on offense behind Matt Ryan and Michael Turner, but have struggled on defense this season, allowing an average of 260.3 passing yards per game.

Baltimore has put more trust in Joe Flacco in the last three games. He had 801 passing yards with seven touchdowns and no interceptions. The defense has also played well, forcing nine turnovers in that same span.

Winner: Ravens The 3-5 Vikings will play Chicago, 53. The Bears wins this season have come against teams with a combined .244 wining percentage. Last week, they needed a late forth quarter touchdown to beat the winless Bills.

Despite a losing record, the Vikings have overcome their struggles. Their defense has only allowed 102.4 rushing yards per game this season and will be facing the 26 ranked rushing team in the NFL. Winner: Vikings The 5-3 Titans will face the 4-4 Dolphins in Miami. Chad Henne has struggled in the last six games, throwing 10 interceptions and only seven touchdowns. The team also struggles at home, as evidenced by its 03 record.

Chris Johnson has not put up the numbers that people have expected him to

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this season. I do not see this continuing, especially with the addition of Randy Moss. The Dolphins will not be able to stop both of these weapons and will have to double cover Moss, which will open up the running game for Tennessee.

Winner: Titans The Steelers, 6-2, will take on the Patriots, 6-2. New England’s defense struggled last week at stopping the run as they have all season, allowing 230 yards in the game. The team also struggles in rushing, averaging only 117 yards per game.

These two major weaknesses are major advantages for Pittsburgh. They are the best team in the NFL at stopping the run and they also have a solid running attack, lead by Rashard Mendenhall, who has 603 yards and six touchdowns this season.

Winner: Steelers The Redskins, 4-4, will host the 53 Eagles in a pivotal division matchup. Washington has struggled recently, going 1-2 in their last three games. Mike Shanahan showed misgivings about his starting quarterback when he decided to bench him against the Lions. Their defense has also struggled, allowing 280.9 yards passing per game this season.

Michael Vick showed last week why he deserves to start for his team, leading them to a big victory over the Colts. Vick has not thrown an interception this season and has a quarterback rating of 108.8 in his starts.

Winner: Eagles Joe Beaudoin can be reached at jbeaudoin@spartans.ut.edu.

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Spartan Runners Sprint to Conference Title Cross Country Wins SSC Nine of the Last Ten Years

By MICHAEL PAONESSA

points as UT finished with 44 points and Nova Southeastern finished out the topthree with 87 points.

As teams bundled up and raced on a Finishing in the top-three in the cold Saturday morning, the University of Championships was Tampa’s Tony Tampa’s women’s cross country team won Nicolosi with a third place showing with their fourth consecutive Sunshine State a time of 24:52.

Conference title.

As Nicolosi shined for the Spartans, The Spartan men finished second so did UT’s Charles Toledo and Kevin to Florida Southern, who won its 14th Lane, who finished in sixth and 10th place, straight title. respectively.

Leading the women in impressive As the Spartan women and men fashion was junior Heather Nicolosi, who finished in first and second respectively, both squads have advanced to the NCAA posted a first place finish along with the Division II South Regional, which will second fastest race time in UT women’s take place in Huntsville, Ala. history at 20:39.98. The UT women’s 6k The women go into the South Regional record is held by 2005 alumni Allison looking to capture their fourth consecutive Macsas with a time of 20:35. title.

The men finished the South Regional in fifth place in 2009.

With star runner Jess Butler suffering from a season long injury, the women have rallied and supported each other with open arms throughout the year.

Though the Spartans have competitive and talented teams each and every year when it comes to cross country, one runner believes the current women’s team differs from the past.

“I don’t believe we are as great as past seasons, but there is no doubt in our mind our team has the heart and talent to compete and hopefully pull off another South Regional win,” stated senior Heather Nicolosi.

The NCAA Division II South Regional in Huntsville, Ala. will take place on Nov. 20 at 8 a.m.

Andy Meng/Sports Information Michael Paonessa can be reached at The 2010 cross country team fared well at the SSC Championships on Nov. 6. The women placed mpaonessa@spartans.ut.edu. first, claming their fourth consecutive title, while the men finished in second.

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With Nicolosi leading the way, the Spartan women finished the race with four other girls claiming all-championship honors.

Lindsay Edwards (21:40) finished second, while teammate Chanelle Cox, (22:18.37) was fifth. Kaia Hampton (22:40) recorded a ninth-place finish, and Iolani Scanlan (22:43) was 10th.

Rounding out the top-three for the women’s race were Nova Southeastern and host Florida Tech.

As the women impressed, the Spartan men’s cross country team finished in second place in the SSC Championships to advance to the NCAA Division II South Regional.

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UT Men Confident in Postseason Chances

Samantha Battersby/The Minaret Men’s soccer has won five of its last six games including a three-game winning streak.

[From Back, M. Soccer] “The coaches have been telling us since August that we’re good enough to win it and there’s a real belief within the squad that we can.”

Coach Bush added his thoughts on the upcoming games.

“Our preparation is second-to-none and if they execute, they have just as much a chance to be a national champion this year as any team in the country. We are five games away and take our first step up the ladder this Friday,” Coach Bush said.

“We just hope to be competitive.”

Tampa will play in the South Regional Semifinal held at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. on Friday, Nov. 12.

The Spartans will be pitted against Barry University, a team who will undeniably be looking for revenge.

Maya Todd can be reached at mtodd@ spartans.ut.edu.

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Men’s Basketball Hopes for a Rebound Year

By MILES PARKS

Sports Writer

A brief rundown of Spartan sports

M. Soccer [14-6-1, 4-3-1] Nov. 12 vs. Barry University [10-3-3, 6-1-1] in the NCAA South Regional.

UT won all three SSC Tournament games, claming the SSC Title and advancing to regionals.

The Spartans have already faced Barry twice this season, losing in the regular season, but taking their SSC Semifinals match 2-1.

The regional tournament is played in Winter Park, Fla. and is hosted by Rollins.

W. Soccer [15-5, 5-3] Nov. 12 vs North Alabama [16-3-1] in the NCAA South Regional.

After defeating Rollins, Nova and Florida Tech last week, the Spartan women claimed their fourth SSC Title in the program’s history.

For more women’s soccer coverage during their postseason run, visit theminaretonline.com and minaretblog.com.

Ice Hockey Nov. 12 vs. Florida Institute of Technology at 9:30 p.m. at the Tampa Bay Skating Academy in Oldsmar.

This will be the inaugural game for the Spartan hockey team. They recently played USF in a scrimmage and lost 9-5.

Cody Kopf on the team’s first game: “I think this team as a whole is really excited.

We’ve come a long way since day one.”

W. Golf Tryouts are being held for the newly established University of Tampa’s women’s golf program.

Women who would like to tryout for the team must be current UT students. A physical and proper NCAA paperwork is needed before student’s are able to compete.

Contact Coach Missey Jones at missey.jones@ ut.edu for more information on tryouts and details on the proper paperwork.

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Junior Ashton Graham elevating as he attempts the layup. He is among a core group of Spartans who are returning to the team for the 2010 season.

“We’re gonna have a much, much better team,” Rashad Callaway proclaimed. “We’re gonna put forth the effort, and we’re gonna win games.”

According to Callaway, the Spartans’ starting guard, the UT men’s basketball team has improved immensely this offseason.

After an 11-16 2009 campaign which was disappointing at best and ugly at worst, it couldn’t come soon enough.

The Spartans started off hot last season, beating three Sunshine State Conference rivals and No. 2 ranked Valdosta State on their way to an 8-3 record.

Marcus Morrison was named SSC player of the week for his work in the second week of December. He averaged 19 points, seven rebounds and two blocks for the week.

Things were looking up, and they looked poised to rearrange the hierarchy of SSC basketball for the postseason, until they met up with Lynn University on Jan.

9th. And Eckerd College on the 13th. And Rollins, the 16th, etc.

Three losses in a row turned into 12 losses in 14 games.

Just like that, it was back to the drawing board, and dreaming about 2010.

Coach Richard Schmidt has seen a lot in his days at the University of Tampa. He is entering his 28th season as head coach.

To put it in perspective, 2009 marked only the third losing season in Schmidt’s NCAA head coaching career as well as the first in 11 years.

Needless to say, he wasn’t happy. But he also wasn’t extremely concerned.

“Last year was a bad year.”

Schmidt said. “We had a lot of young kids, freshmen and sophomores who hadn’t played at all in the big time. But we’re getting a lot of those guys back.”

Coach Schmidt alluded to the youth of the team, and it really is an understatement.

The Spartans return three starters to a team that includes [See Basketball, 17]

Spartan Soccer Advances to NCAA Regionals

By MAYA TODD Sports Writer

Four Sunshine State Conference titles were claimed this weekend by the University of Tampa, one of which was won by the men’s soccer team, who participated in its fourth straight SSC championship game.

Beginning a season in which the Spartans had lost eight starters, three All-Americans and five All-South Region players from last year, the UT men were not expected to accomplish great things.

However, Coach Adrian Bush mentioned the surprise competition the Spartan squad has given opponents this season, despite the loss of so many key players.

“People doubted us from day one and they had every right to.

There was not a team in college soccer, Division I or II, that lost what we did last year. We believe in our system and trusted the players in place,” he said.

That system has proven itself successful. The path to the championship started Nov. 2, when the team faced and defeated Nova Southeastern University in the SSC Quarterfinals.

From there, UT traveled to Miami Shores on Nov. 5 to play the match against Barry University that would ultimately lead the team to the SSC Finals.

The Spartans attacked first.

At the 53 minute mark, Tampa’s Dominic Goncalves shot a hard

40 yard free kick, which remained untouched from foot to goal. The Spartans led the match 1-0.

The game remained silent until there were three minutes left to go. Kemal Malcolm fed the ball to Kevin Knowles, who fired the ball in the net for his first goal of the season. UT had just extended their lead to 2-0 with little time remaining.

Shutout hopes ended, though, when Barry rushed toward UT’s net and scored its lone goal of the match with 45 seconds remaining.

The final score of the wellfought match was 2-1 in the Spartans’ favor, and Tampa was headed to the final game of the SSC Tournament.

On Nov. 7, Tampa and Florida Tech walked onto the field to decide who was worthy of the prized conference championship, something Tampa has certainly become used to.

UT’s nerves spiked when, 26 minutes into the match, Florida Tech put one past goalkeeper David Niepel to make the score 1-0.

That fear did not last very long, though. UT’s Dominic Goncalves responded four minutes later with a solid shot 22 yards out finding its way into the upper corner of the net.

Ryan Griffin collected the assist on the goal. Spartans had tied the game 1-1.

While no team managed to score in the remaining 58 minutes of regulation time, the Florida

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Junior Jordan Moses battling for the ball with an opponent. Moses was named to the all-tournament team for his efforts in the SSC Tournament.

Tech men were not discrete in showing their frustration and received two yellow cards.

When regulation time ended, the match remained even at 1-1 and both teams were headed to overtime.

In the first OT, the scoreboard stayed dormant; the second OT was a different story.

With little time to go in the second OT, the chance of going to penalty kicks was approaching, but the Tampa men would not let this be an option.

While Florida Tech displayed disappointment and angst, the Spartans celebrated in complete euphoria after a ball off the foot of Matt Davies made its way into the Florida Tech net.

The UT men soccer team had won the game and the most honored Sunshine State Conference Title. Goncalves,

who scored two of Tampa’s four goals last weekend, received the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player award. Davies, Griffin, Lister Warren and Jordan Moses were named as a part of the alltournament team.

Coach Bush relayed his satisfaction about the last two wins.

“We are very pleased with the results this past weekend and understand there is a much greater goal for our program,” Bush said. “It starts with a conference championship. Now our eyes are set on our third consecutive South Region Championship.”

Goncalves commented on the future postseason games for UT. “We’re all very optimistic about our chances in the national tournament,” Goncalves stated.

[See M. Soccer, 19]