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Investment banking club partners with SkinnySkiff

BY ARDEN IGLEHART PAGE 3

Faculty sustainability committee addresses recycling controversy

BY LIZ MACLEAN PAGE 4-5

Greek recruitment impacted by Hurricane Irma

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UT Theatre fall preview

BY VERONICA SANSUR & MATT WAGNER PAGE 7

Game of the Future

BY JACOB TRASK PAGES 8-9

What’s Coming to TV this fall?

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Hispanic Heritage Month: My two last names

BY ALEXANDRA TIRADO 15

Climate change: The Cause of our hurricanes

BY CLAUDIA RIVERA PAGES 16

Sean Spicer brings politics to the Emmy’s

BY ANA MEJIA PAGE 17

North vs South: I’d rather take the Florida heat

BY AARON BETANCOURT PAGE 18

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Trump’s anti protests remarks spark NFL unity

BY SIMON BRADY PAGE 20-21

Men’s soccer takes out conference opponent

BY MATTHEW ROLISON PAGE 22

Women’s soccer builds on win streak

BY SYDNEY RHODES PAGE 23

SPORTS Simon Brady HEAD COPY PHOTOGRAPHY DESIGN MULTIMEDIA

Arden Iglehart Harsh Rokad Carissa Economos Regina Gonzalez

FACULTY ADVISER David Wheeler WRITERS Claudia Rivera Devon Conway Liz Maclean Alexander Rolle Matt Wagner Veronica Sansur

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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Even off campus, the panic surrounding Irma was palpable. My roommate forgot to close her window before rushing to the airport. I sympathized with the young students on the phone with parents up North, begging to get a last-minute ticket home, clearly unsure what else to do.

Fear completely outweighed rationality, and although I received a few emails from my professors about hurricane preparedness, I was not given any information on how to stay calm and stay put from the University itself. The magnificent, all-new residence halls were built to weather hurricanes and keep us as safe as possible, but almost everyone fled for higher ground because UT did not reassure students that it was safe to stay on campus.

By not giving any definitive information, UT triggered a flurry of emotions for students and their parents. Luckily, I had my grandma in Brandon to keep me calm. Next time it would be ideal for UT to send out emergency representatives to each dorm in order to keep everyone under control and in the know. This way, UT can really be home.

Sincerely, Phoebe Perelman

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Investment banking club partners with SkinnySkiffs Arden Igleheart Head Copy Editor arden.igleheart@theminaretonline.com With a love of fishing and boating, Mike Kleinman, a senior marketing major, set out to purchase a boat of his own a couple years ago.

“I went on Craigslist, found a little, 12-foot aluminum boat, negotiated the price down and bought it,” Kleinman said. “I learned how to totally fix everything, from fixing leaks, painting everything. I used it all summer, was going back to school, and sold it. I sold it for five times what I put into it.”

When Kleinman sold his boat, he said he was surprised at the amount of inquiries he got from people interested.

Realizing that there is a large demand for small boats in Tampa, especially with the popularity of fly fishing, Kleinman created SkinnySkiffs, a company that buys these small boats, repairs them and sells them. Kleinman also sells SkinnySkiffs t-shirts and other apparel.

Kleinman met Aaron Riccio, a senior marketing major and president of the UT Investment Banking Society, in a class. Riccio was looking for a business for the organization to partner with to give their members experience advising businesses in the way that investment bankers do, Riccio said.

The organization partnered with SkinnySkiffs for this year, and Riccio hopes it will give Kleinman a sustainable business plan, as well as giving his club’s members a better idea of what being an investment banker is about.

“With a new business comes trying to figure out the difficulties of becoming more scalable, more growthoriented and profitable,” Riccio said. “We hope to do financial analysis [and] market analysis.”

Aaron Riccio and David Kosman, both senior finance majors, founded the Investment Banking Society in Spring 2017 as a way to introduce students to investment banking, venture capital and private equity, and aid students that might want to go into the field.

Investment banking is a type of banking that helps companies manage their funds and grow them, often through selling shares. Private equity and venture capital are types of investment funds.

Kleinman said that he hopes the investment banking society will help him reduce costs and come up with

Photo courtesey of Aaron Riccio SMILING SUCCES: UT senior finance majors, Aaron Riccio and David Kosman, started the Investment Club in Spring of 2017.

strategies regarding how he can grow his business.

“We can kind of organize the numbers; see what for future how we need to grow it, how we’re going to do it, and come up with a plan, and the biggest part would be execution.” Kleinman said.

Kosman said that the partnership with Kleinman will help his club meetings become more hands-on.

Before partnering with him, the club often had speakers from investment banks, and meetings were more geared towards giving members background information and understanding what questions to ask before going into investment banking, Kosman said.

Kosman plans for the club members to find the value of Kleinman’s company, as investment banks do before selling shares of a company. He also wants it to come up with a marketing plan, and a competitive analysis, which identifies how a company stands up to its competitors.

Kosman hopes that the hands-on experience of working with Kleinman will bring in more regular members and help members understand what investment banking is, as many students who want to go into the field don’t get into their major classes until their junior and senior years.

“I think in general it gives our members a more interactive kind of task to really understand what investment bankers, what venture capitalists and private equity professionals really go through on a daily basis,” Riccio said.

The Investment Banking Society meets on Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. in JS 237. Students can email Aaron Riccio at aaron.riccio@spartans.ut.edu for more information.

SkinnySkiffs products can be found on the company’s website, skinnyskiffs.com, or on Instagram @skinnyskiffs.

Photo courtesey of Mike Kleinman

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Faculty Sustainability Committee addresses recycling controversy on campus

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NEWS Liz MacLean Contributing Writer elizabeth.maclean@spartans.ut.edu

Schuler said that USF and other Florida schools have more recycling opportunities and sustainability programs on their campuses. Several student organizations, along with many faculty members, have been trying to catch up with these other schools.

“The student government passed a resolution that they thought we needed more recycling, so that was representative of what the students felt,” Schuler said. “The Faculty Senate passed a resolution saying we need more recycling on campus. We included this in our proposal to the administration, and unfortunately, they declined all of our suggestions. They don’t want to put forth the resources required to enhance recycling on our campus. They think those resources can be spent better on other things.”

This year, the Faculty Sustainability Committee will be working with student organizations and staff members more to encourage administration to do more with recycling.

Schuler is hoping that spreading the word about the 30-day challenge and other sustainability events will promote recycling, among students and the administration.

“They could do something that students could participate in every day; that faculty could participate in to increase the sustainability of our campus, so we’re disappointed about that, but we’re not giving up,” Schuler said.

For students who want to see a change on campus, there are several environmental organizations to join.The Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) is a studentrun organization committed to promoting sustainability initiatives on campus. In the past, they have worked to increase recycling in dorms and reduce food waste from UT dining by donating it to a non-profit in Tampa Bay. The club also encourages members to take part in FSC’s on-campus events, such as the film series.

“The Film Series is especially great because the SEAC and Roots & Shoots joint meeting is held Monday nights at 8 p.m., so those who attend the films and are inspired to take action can attend our meeting to find out how to volunteer for events that address environmental issues in our own

community,” said Lauren Twele, a junior marine science and biology major.

SEAC works to educate students about how to recycle on campus and also collects data from the pilot recycling program in Vaughn. SEAC brings the data to the FSC in an attempt to expand the recycling program.

“We are working on the education side of the process, such as presenting to students on where and how to recycle at UT and auditing the pilot program every month, while FSC takes these results and proposes recycling initiatives to administration,” Twele said.

The Environmental Protection Coalition (EPC), another student run organization, works primarily off-campus to promote sustainability and volunteer work in the greater Tampa area. Faith Taylor, a junior marine science and biology major as well as president of the EPC, says that FSC’s film series was a huge inspiration to her and other club members.

“Thanks to the Faculty Sustainability Committee for their inspiration, the Environmental Protection Coalition will be hosting their own film screening with a panel session in October,” Taylor said. The EPC will be hosting a Riverside cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 10 a.m. For more information, email Taylor at faith.taylor@spartans.ut.edu.

Roots & Shoots and the Society for Conservation Biology are two other student organizations that promote environmentally friendly lifestyles.

For more information about the student sustainability organizations, visit their respective Facebook pages or ut.edu/studentorgs/.

As the semester progresses and things return to normal after Hurricane Irma, the FSC will continue to work toward better sustainability. Time will tell if UT administration responds positively.

Students often find themselves concerned that the university does not show concern about the environment.

However, faculty says sustainability at UT is improving.

How many recycling bins have you seen on campus? A couple in Vaughn; that big one near the health center; possibly one in a laundry room.

Some students complain that the university does nothing to help the environment, according Simon Schuler, physics professor and member of the Faculty Sustainability Committee. While he agrees that recycling bins should be more common on campus, he points out that UT has stepped up their sustainability game in the past years.

“We have to commend the University. They’re doing a good job as far as the new buildings they’re building; they’re all LEED-certified, which means they all meet some pretty high sustainability standards,” Schuler said. “They’ve done a lot on the energy consumption and water usage on campus, so those are good things.”

ICB, Jenkins Hall, the Science Annex and the Dickey Health and Wellness Center have all received LEED certification in the past several years.

The Faculty Sustainability Committee (FSC), which has been at UT since 2008, has worked hard to implement ecofriendly legislation and options for students, one being the water bottle fill stations, five of which the FSC financed. The goal of the FSC is to create a “culture of sustainability and global stewardship” here at UT. One addition to UT’s sustainability efforts is the solar panel that will potentially be placed on the Thompson building, near Martinez. This was a gift from the 2017 senior class and will potentially give students the chance to research more about solar energy and what it offers. The array is expected to produce 34.5 kW of power.

The sustainability film series, which began in 2016, was a success for the committee and is being offered again this year. The Flood was the first film to be shown on Sept. 18 and two more films will make their way to Reeves Theater on Oct. 23 and Nov. 13: Food, Inc. and Death by Design, respectively. The FSC will also bring several speakers to campus later on in the semester to enlighten students about various environmental concerns and advancements.

The FSC also plans to host a 30-day challenge again this year, leading up to Earth Day on April 22. Last year, students implemented sustainable practices, heard from guest speakers and posted selfies on FSC’s Facebook page to promote UT’s sustainability efforts. The winner of the 30day challenge was awarded a bike.

For the past two years, the FSC has given free reusable water bottles to first-year UT students. Along with the water bottle stations, these water bottles give students the chance to reduce their plastic consumption and create a more sustainability-focused culture on campus.

While all of these initiatives and new services are beneficial, Schuler agrees that the university could be implementing more visible services to increase the sustainability culture.

However, the administration seems to have an unusual lack of interest in sustainability, according to Schuler.

“We submitted a proposal to the administration for enhancing the recycling that’s on campus,” Schuler said.

“Compared to other universities, especially other Photo courtesy of Andy Arthur/Flickr universities like UT, and most cities, recycling is more part A GREENER UT: The Sustainability Commitee is trying to implement more eco-friendly resources, like recycling bins ,throughout the campus. of the culture; it’s more part of the utilities.”

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Greek recruitment impacted by Hurricane Irma

Claudia Guerrero Contributing Writer claudia.guerrero@spartans.ut.edu

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Greek life recruitment on the UT campus currently is facing setbacks. Recruitment has been rescheduled for October.

This highly awaited event was supposed to occur between Sept. 14-18, and its postponement has led to a rescheduling debacle that fraternities and sororities are currently trying to solve.

Before the semester starts, chapters try to have all events planned and scheduled so the execution of all these plans runs smoothly. Since recruitment has been pushed back, all other events that were scheduled for the semester have been pushed back as well. As a result this has created uncertainty, confusion and a disorganization that the chapters were not prepared for, presidents said.

Delta Zeta’s president, Daniela Quintyne, a senior elementary education major, and her executive board spent the entire summer planning their busy calendar for the semester ahead. With recruitment and bidding process having a chronological order, she realized that much of that hard work didn’t matter. Quintyne said the postponement has been a setback for everyone since new members won’t be joining until well into October.

“It’s really affected our calendar and now girls who had off of work for events now have to redo their schedules to try and get work off for when recruitment is, when we get our new members, when our rituals are or other events,” Quintyne said.

Recruitment’s delay could also have a major impact on freshmen who were planning on going through the process, according to Quintyne. Quintyne said that this could affect the potential new members entire experience.

“Their experience now is going to be different because they will be new members for most of the fall semester.”

Now, with the postponing of recruitment, they will become sisters towards the end of the semester, Quintyne said.

Mike Wheeler, junior Digital Arts major, student coordinator for sorority and fraternity life, shares Quintyne’s concern.

“Normally, people know that the start of the year means recruitment right away,” Wheeler said. “Sororities

Photo by Harsh Rokad/The Minaret SETBACKS: Due to Hurricane Irma, greek life was forced to rearrange dates of events resulting in major setbacks for new members.

had to frantically change around their recruitment practices, and pushing back recruitment could mean a loss in communication for people who want to go through recruitment, and people might not be fully aware of the new schedule, which could potentially lose some interested people.”

Wheeler is convinced, however, the outcome for Greek life this year won’t be threatened.

“We are such a strong community who perseveres through any challenges we face, and moving around the recruitment schedule is only a small hiccup in what will be such an amazing year,” Wheeler said.

Tim Cucci, sophomore International Business major, also a student coordinator, said that even though there haven’t been any cancellations of major events, the Greek Programming Board has had to work diligently on rescheduling the entire semester.

“We will be doing the same amount of events this year just at different times,” Cucci said. “[The Board] has done a fantastic job of adjusting our events. They have had to reschedule speakers, book new rooms, recreate entire events and much more.”

Cucci said that even though they have had to move

things around, the important dates that everyone looks forward to are still under way, including National Hazing Prevention Week, Sexual Assault/Alcohol Awareness Week, Greeks Give Back and Greek Week.

In an effort to stay optimistic, Cucci said that the postponement is allowing the board members to have even more time to plan and make the events even more fun and impactful to all members in Fraternity and Sorority Life.

Although the community has had a rocky start, Greek members are eager to continue to get on track with the semester. Ryne Burds, coordinator of sorority and fraternity life, says that the setback has served its purpose.

“We are taking this opportunity to reevaluate programs, create new ones and look at ways we can create some even more positive changes to the Fraternity and Sorority Life community,” Burds said.

CAMPUS CRIMES REPEETING OFFENDER: DOG EDITION

SAMURAI SEARCH

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SPORTS SCANDAL

On Sept. 18 at 11:35 p.m., it was reported that a resident allowed her dog to urinate in elevator.

Apparently, the puppy found a new favorite place to do its necesities: Straz Elevator.

On Sept. 29 at 2:14 p.m., a room search was conducted at The Barrymore at the request of a ResLife staff. A sword, among other items, were found and confiscated from the residents.

On Sept. 20 at 9:43 p.m., a commuter student accessed a closed lot in Plant Hall and refused to identify themself. Upon exiting, the student nearly struck another car.

On Sept. 21 at 10:15 a.m., a university owned laptop was taken from the Bob Martinez Sports Center office. There are currently no suspects and the laptop has not been returned.

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UT theatre department: Fall preview

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons PLAYS: The UT theatre program has a busy semester ahead, with three productions in the works. The play casts and writers are hard at work to make sure their plays come out well, with one play being completely student written for the first time.

Veronica Sansur & Matt Wagner Contributing Writers mvsansurzapata@spartans.ut.edu matthew.wagner2@spartans.ut.edu U T’s Theatre program has been preparing for a hectic semester. With three shows for the fall semester alone, the casts and productions have been busier than ever.

The first show will be As Bees in Honey Drown, a satirical comedy by Douglas Carter Beane. The play begins when a woman named Alexa Vere de Vere, an ostentatious conartist, sets her eyes on a new target in mind: Evan Wyler, a New York writer. The show is set to be on Oct. 12 at Falk Theater, and will stage a small cast of only six characters.

Ajilah McKnight, senior theatre major, is playing Vere de Vere, and says she loves the intimacy of having a small cast.

McKnight has been in productions where the cast has not gelled well, but this group has a different kind of chemistry.

“I like that we’re all professional and get our work done but still joke around with one another. We laugh together a lot,” McKnight said.

Guys and Dolls will be shown on Nov. 16-19 at Falk Theater. The play tells the story of a high-rolling gambler, a puritanical missionary, a showgirl dreaming of the straightand-narrow and a gambling game manager.

Ryan Widd, a junior theater major, will play Nicely

Johnson, a role he played as a senior in high school. Widd is excited to revisit the role.

“I get a chance to tweak and revise and work it with a new audience, which will help me grow more and hopefully I can bring a new twist to this character that wasn’t there the first time,” Widd said.

The last play of Fall will be The Progressive Murder Mystery, a play performed and written by entirely theater students. It will be shown in Reeves Theater on Dec. 8 and 9.

With regular rehearsals underway once again, Widd is exstatic. Widd has performed in five productions at UT, including three with Paul Finocchiaro, professor of Theatre and the Director of Guys and Dolls. Widd says he feels comfortable with how Finocchiaro works.

“It makes it super easy to bounce ideas off each other and work as a cohesive team, rather than struggle to get out a good product,” Widd said.

Gershom Vacarizas, a senior musical theatre and management major, is a veteran to Falk Theatre productions has worked on six mainstage productions so far.

Vacarizas is ecstatic for Guys and Dolls. He loves the cast and crew and says that the sky’s the limit for the production.

“I am very confident that we are all going to work well with each other,” Vacarizas said. “With a mix of familiar faces as well as new ones. I’m excited to start working together.”

Finocchiaro loves what he has seen from all three shows.

Finocchiaro loves his group and enjoys seeing new faces as

well as familiar ones.

“The beauty of this is we have freshmen all the way down to graduating seniors in these productions,” Finocchiaro said.

There will be upcoming auditions for Very Potter Musical – A Harry Potter parody – and the chance to perform in UT’s comedy Gluten Free Improv this semester as well. An announcement will be made soon regarding dates.

As Bees in Honey Drown will be playing from Oct. 12-15, Fall dance happening is from Oct. 25-27 and Guys and Dolls Nov. 16-19. All shows will be at the Falk Theatre. WednesdaySaturday performances are at 8 p.m., while Sunday performances 2 p.m. All Theatre Productions are free to UT students, staff and faculty.

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GAME OF THE FUTURE

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OMNI: The Virtuix Omni began funding via kickstarter during 2013, and its backers recieved their Omnis in January of this year. The Omni works like a treadmill and requires special shoes with plastic pucks on them that slide across the platform when the player pushes them back. This motion transmits to the game, and allows the player to move around the course.

Jacob Trask A&E Editor jacob.trask@theminaretonline.com “Help me,” whimpered the girl in the glass case. She sat on a bench, staring at me through the longs wisps of dark hair over her eyes. My grip tightened around my rifle and my stomach churned.

“Why am I in here?” she cried. My head was on a swivel, keeping one eye on her and one eye on the closed door behind me. The zombies were surely coming back. I had killed so many but there had to be more. “Please help me,” the girl cried, louder than before.

“Oh no! No! No,” I pleaded with her in fear, knowing she didn’t really need my help. I shot a clip of rounds into the glass case, but it was no use. She was completely safe. Then suddenly the glass exploded, the lights flickered, and the room went completely dark.

I shouted and swore as my knees shook and my finger slammed on the trigger. Just as I turned toward the door behind me, a light flashed and the gnarling teeth and crazy diseased eyes of a zombie girl appeared out of nowhere.

I screamed louder than I thought I could and leaned back into my harness, then broke into a hearty laugh as the screen went black.

After a moment, my headset was off and I was looking at a small studio room with two Virtuix Omni platforms that illuminated the walls with their eerie blue lights.

My legs were still shaking as I stepped off of the platform and changed out of the special Omni shoes. I was spooked but definitely satisfied, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t more sold on virtual reality than I had been before.

Last week, I stepped out of my comfort zone. I scheduled an appointment at Vault Tec Virtual Arena, a local business that offers a virtual reality gaming experience using HTC’S

Vive, a virtual reality headset, and the Virtuix Omni, a treadmill-like platform made specifically for VR gaming.

The business came up during a discussion with a friend about virtual reality, and as someone who has been skeptical about our potential reliability on virtually reality in the future, I was curious to see if this game justified my worry.

I made an appointment the day of on a slow Friday night, drove 15 minutes north from downtown, and found Vault Tec in a small plaza where it stood out.

The inside of the place was far more pleasant than I expected. The walls were decorated with video game paraphernalia and prices for games and times were written on a chalkboard. There was a comfy looking couch, a checkin desk, and a TV playing NFL Network. It felt like an uberrelaxed dentist’s office, and I could see the Virtuix Omni platforms through the studio window.

The manager, Akil Khalfani, took me into the back room and gave me the newbie rundown before giving me a pair of shoes with two plastic pucks on the bottom. I put them on, then stepped into the Omni platform and wrapped the harness around my waist. Once I was completely buckled in, Akil helped me put the Vive headset over my face.

It wasn’t long before I was looking at a digital image of what looked like a classroom, with a list of options spread out like a projector on the wall. Everything beyond the view on the Vive was completely blocked out. Immediately it felt like I was somewhere else, an incredibly strange sensation.

I was paying for a half-hour game, a $40 experience ($20 with a groupon). Since I was completely new to it, Akil decided to put me through the basic half-hour experience, which started with an arena, robot shooting game.

In the game, two players protect a power source from attacking robots. You have two rapid-fire guns and just about endless grenades. The arenas make you move around quite a bit, which I found to be the most challenging part early on. Running requires you to lean into your harness

and push the pucks on your shoes backwards across the platform. It feels strange, but after a round of practice, I felt capable enough.

Akil got in the arena with me and we fought robots for what seemed like longer than I paid for. Simply put, I had a blast. The graphics of the Vive were awesome, the game was really fun, and getting the hang of the Omni was an extremely satisfying feeling.

We got in two full games that probably took about 15 minutes a piece. Then Akil told me to get ready for the “Military Op,” and switched the dual pistols in my hands with a rifle.

“Oh is this zombies?” I asked Akil.

“It’s that Military Op I was telling you about,” he said.

Spoiler alert, it was zombies. Zombies, and a super creepy girl in a glass cage. Although the jump scares really got me, it was super fun, and Akil even sent me a video of my reaction afterwards.

I was far more satisfied than I had anticipated, and I even got $20 off the original price with the groupon. Akil was very friendly, and made me feel comfortable doing something completely new to me. “[Vault Tec] brings me to what I enjoy, which is people. I get to see people see something for the first time that they’ve never seen before and that’s very important to me,” he said.

I would say I’m a believer in VR gaming after my experience at Vault Tec. It’s definitely something worth checking out if you have a chance. It’s relatively inexpensive, especially if you use the groupon, and would be a really fun way to spend an afternoon with a group of friends.

Vault Tec is located at 4838 N Armenia Ave., and is open during various hours from Wednesday to Sunday. They run by appointments, so call in and schedule your session with some of the newest, most exciting technology in gaming.

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What’s coming to TV this fall?

A preview of which network shows will be on the screen this semester Veronica Gray Contributing Writer veronica.gray@spartans.ut.edu The Fall 2017 TV season has finally arrived. Premiere dates being pushed back from the second to last week of September have left viewers anxiously awaiting their favorite shows’ return. It also has given the networks more time to hype up their new shows before the big premiere. Here’s this fall’s TV line-up for ABC, NBC and CBS. ABC kicked off their premiere week on Monday Sept.

25 with the first episode of their newest drama series The Good Doctor. The show follows Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young man with autism and Savant syndrome who is recruited to become a pediatric surgeon in a prestigious hospital.

The series offers something different in the TV line-up by putting Freddie Highmore (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) in a role showcasing the struggles and successes of someone with autism as he makes his way in a new city and job. The Good Doctor airs on Mondays at 10 p.m.

Other new shows the network premiered this week include Tuesday night comedies The Mayor and Kevin (Probably) Saves the World. And on Friday Sept. 29, ABC will premiere the first episode of their newest Marvel show Marvel’s Inhumans, which had a test run in IMAX theaters a few weeks ago.

As for returning shows to ABC, the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars premiered last Monday (Sept. 18), getting a jump start on gaining viewers before the other networks release their fall shows.

The Tuesday and Wednesday comedy blocks returned with recent favorites like Black-ish , Fresh Off the Boat, The Goldbergs and American Housewife.

Thank God It’s Thursday shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, How to get Away with Murder, and the final season of Scandal will be premiering tonight, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. With the teaser trailers using Taylor Swift’s recent hit single “Look What You Made Me Do” as the background song, ABC is hyping up the drama for this season for the three powerhouse women-led shows.

Once Upon a Time is making several changes this season starting with a time change. The show is moving from its Sunday night spot to Fridays at 8 p.m. The show has been teasing an almost-complete reboot now that six of their main cast members have left, including Jennifer Morrison, who played the show’s hero Emma Swan. Without Emma to lead the charge, it now falls to her son Henry to lead viewers into the new world of Once Upon a Time, but Jared Gilmore who played Henry won’t be returning. Instead, the show has taken a jump in time and will be following an adult Henry in a new fairy tale world. Season 7 of Once Upon a Time premieres tomorrow, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.

NBC will not change much. The idea of “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it” is very true for the network as it is bringing back more of its shows than the other networks. Returning for more seasons will be faithful series such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire, while adding new seasons to the network’s more recent hits such as Blindspot, The Blacklist and the network’s vocal

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competition The Voice.

Also returning is This is Us, which premiered its second season on Tuesday Sept. 26. The first season of the show closed out with several tear-worthy episodes and the season promises to bring more of the same heartfelt moments.

NBC does bring in a couple of new shows to their line-up, but the network remains true to what they know works.

A new Law & Order True Crime series premiered Tuesday Sept. 26 with a focus on the Menendez murders. The series will go through the process of what occurred during the investigation and trial that gained national attention in the early 1990s.

Also new to NBC’s Monday night line-up is The Brave, a series that will follow a special ops team of the military as they go through life and use their skills to save lives on a daily basis.

Also making a comeback as part of the recent reboot trend is NBC’s comedy sitcom Will and Grace. Making a return to TV are all four of the original main characters Grace Adler, played by Debra Messing Karen Walker, played by Megan Mullally), Will Truman, played by Eric McCormack; and Jack McFarland, played by Sean Hayes.

The sitcom hasn’t had a new episode since 2006, but fans will be excited to see the new hijinks the returning characters will get into in 2017.

CBS is also sticking with what they know and will be premiering three new comedies and three new dramas to go alongside their regular series. The comedies premiering Monday night start with 9JKL, a sitcom following Josh, a struggling actor who lives in an apartment sandwiched between apartments owned by his parents and his brother’s family. This sitcom is based off of a time where actor and creator Mark Feuernstein also had to deal with this chaotic living situation. The series will premiere Oct. 2 at 8:30 p.m.

Me, Myself, & I is CBS’s other newest Monday night comedy where they take the time-shifting idea shown in

This is Us and put a comedic spin on seeing the life of Alex Riley as a child dealing with his mother’s remarriage, a middle-aged adult with finding out his wife is having an affair, and a senior adult after having a heart-attack. Me, Myself, & I will air Mondays at 9:30 p.m. from Sept. 28 until Oct. 26 due to Thursday Night Football programming, but will have a regular slot of Mondays at 9 p.m. The final comedy is the summer’s most hyped Young Sheldon, the spin-off of Big Bang Theory following Sheldon as a child genius. The show had a special premiere on Sept. 25 and will normally air on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. after the show premieres Oct. 2. However, keep an eye on time changes, as CBS will be showing NFL Football from Sept. 30 - Oct. 26 and the program may run overtime.

The dramas coming to CBS include two dramas focused on teams from S.W.A.T and Navy SEALs. S.W.A.T follows a team as they fight to keep the peace in a minority neighborhood while also trying to catch criminals. SEAL TEAM follows Tier One, the elite Navy SEAL team as they fight enemies abroad and a war of their own minds and lives at home. SEAL TEAM has already premiered and airs Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. while S.W.A.T. won’t premiere until mid-season on Nov. 2 at 10 p.m.

Also joining the new line-up is Wisdom of the Crowd, which will premiere Sunday Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. This drama will focus on a tech innovator who creates a new network that will help provide crowd based information in hopes of finding his missing daughter.

CBS will also be airing new seasons of NCIS, Big Bang Theory, Bull and their Friday night line-up of Macgyver, Hawaii Five-0, and Blue Bloods.

Even if you can’t catch these shows live, all three networks provide stream viewing the next day on their websites. Keep up or binge watch to your heart’s content.

NBC THIS IS US: This Is Us, starring Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore, was one of the best shows of last year, and earned a Golden Globe nomination. After a big cliffhanger at the end of season two, fans are eager for the next installment of the show.

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The minds behind The Man in the High Castle UT alumnus earns Emmy nomination

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Photos Courtesy of David Andrade ACTION: UT alumnus David Andrade mingles at the 2017 Emmy Awards, where he and the production team for The Man in the High Castle were nominated for a special effects Emmy.

Ivy Velazquez A&E Editor ivy.velazquez@theminaretonline.com There are few students who don’t dream of being successful in their fields once they’ve graduated college.

And there are even fewer who don’t often doubt whether or not that will actually happen. After all, getting a job post graduation is a notoriously difficult and often times dreaded task. But there is one UT alumus who proved that it is possible: David Andrade, ‘07.

Andrade graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Arts. He had the opportunity to graduate a year early but decided to take that year to take classes that interested him beyond just his major, such as art history, dance, storytelling and even Shakespeare.

“UTampa is a great school, if you put the time into it,” said Andrade. “There’s so many different courses you can take that totally enrich you.”

Two weeks after graduation, Andrade started working at an animation studio called Tri-D Studios, where he began his career in making “cool stuff.” Then in 2013, he cofounded the world’s first virtual animation studio, Theory Studios. The purpose of the studio was to try and get the best in the industry in one place. Fast forward three more years to March 2016 and they began one of their biggest projects yet: a show called The Man in the High Castle. And it was this project that got him and his studio nominated for a special effects Emmy this year.

The Man in the High Castle is about a what-if scenario, asking the question of what the world would be like if axis powers Japan and Germany had won World War II and ruled the United States.

“We began as casual conversation to see if we had the bandwidth to tackle a little bigger of a project than we usually do, a stadium,” said Andrade. “Little did I know that the stadium [would] actually turn out to be the giant interior of the Volkshalle that became our tour de force for season two, and the very piece that got us nominated.”

The day that Andrade and his team found out about the nomination began normal enough.

“I was having lunch at one of my favorite spots in Orlando, Jimmy Hulas, with our artists when my phone buzzed with everyone freaking out that we got nominated,” said Andrade. Andrade also said that while they’d known about the submission for the nomination, it was quite a surprise to receive the news.

This nomination was indeed proof of all the hard work that Andrade and his team put into the making of High Castle. Artists, such as the lead shading artist Ben McDougal, had to work to make it appear as though all of the scenes in the show had been actually filmed. McDougal himself often had to go out of his comfort zone, taking on multiple disciplines beyond his main role in order to help achieve the high quality animation that they were going for.

“Details like car tires flattening against the road, digital actors walking and swaying realistically, and keeping a unified look with the filmed elements were all aspects we needed to pay close attention to,” said McDougal.

“Sometimes we got it right on the first try, other times it took more iteration, but in the end I think we did a pretty good job.”

Unfortunately, Andrade and his team did not win the Emmy. Andrade expressed that while it was bittersweet, it was still an amazing experience, a sentiment shared by at least one member of his team, Michael Richardson, ‘16, another former UT student.

“To get nominated for an Emmy on the first project we’ve really had a shot to apply ourselves fully on is plenty, and only points to even better outcomes in the future,” said Richardson.

Richardson had been working with Theory Studios for about a year and a half on minor projects around the time that the idea for High Castle came about, so he had managed to establish a good reputation as a hard worker.

He also expressed how life after graduation was a bit of a wake up call.

“I learned very quickly how hard you have to work to advance outside of college,” said Richardson.

The first two seasons of The Man in the High Castle are currently available for streaming on Amazon Prime, with the third season already in the works.

Andrade had this advice to give for other aspiring artists: “You will have horrible days, you will have great days.

Finding a way to show up and do the work to practice your craft on both of those days are what defines you as a success.”

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OPINION Hispanic Heritage Month: My two last names

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Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons PERO LIKE: Hispanic Heritage Month spans from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. In all of it’s honor, one chooses to offer her perspective on a topic that brings her back to her roots: her two last names.

Alexandra Tirado News Editor alexandra.tirado@theminaretonline.com The line at the post office wraps out the door. Should I go from the O line to the T line? Those are my thoughts as I approach the post office lines, organized by last name, at the beginning of the semester. I think the T line must be shorter. I glide into the T line avoiding the confused looks of the people around me whose thoughts might range from “Is she trying to cheat the line?” to “Doesn’t she know her own last name?” I finally arrive to the counter and hand the assistant my ID. “You can look me up under Tirado,” I say.

I get out of the Post Office with my package, savouring the extra 15 minutes I just added to my day and thinking about the benefits of having two last names.

It is true that having two last names has its perks. But as I lay in bed pondering over the deceiving nature of my actions at the post office, I could not help but think about the peculiarity and mild annoyance of having two last names. It might be due to the fact that we are in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month and all of my social media feeds are filled with wonderful essays about the joy of being Latino. Or because I was yet again asked to spell my last names repeatedly, in order to get my package. Nevertheless, it drove me to analyze what it means to have two last names.

As some people know, Latin people usually have two last names: the first from their father and the second from the

mother. However, if you would have told me five years ago that I was going to write an article about the experiences of having two last names, I would have laughed in your face.

Back when I lived in my home country, Venezuela, I did not think twice about how long my name was. For someone to say that having two last names was noteworthy would have been like me telling you that eating breakfast in the morning is unique. It just was the way things were. However, when I arrived in the United States, it became apparent to me that people were rather intrigued by it.

“So is that hyphenated?” No. “Wait, what is your name again?” Alexandra. “Wait, so is Tirado your middle name?”

Again, no. People’s uninformed reactions towards my two last names always made me react awkwardly.

One thing people from other cultures do not realize is that you do not usually use your second last name for many things. Think of a second last name as a second first name – you don’t really introduce yourself to new people as Catherine Elizabeth unless you want them to remind you of your mom when they say your name. In fact, ever since I came to the United States, I have used my second last name more times than I ever have in my country.

At first I was pretty annoyed by having to use my second last name so much. I have never liked the sound of my first last name, but I definitely like my second one less. Plus, it made everything so long. People have to actually stop for about one whole minute when I tell them my Spartan email. Besides, it made me feel so different. Not only from the people of other cultures, but from myself back

in my country. People were suddenly forced to call me by my whole name, including that second last name I only acknowledge when signing important documents.

One day, however, I was talking to a Colombian friend who had just gotten out of a very exhausting trip to the Jaeb Computer Center. The system kept confusing her name because it was so long and she had to spend one afternoon changing her whole Spartan email. As we ranted and laughed about the inconveniences of having such long names, we could not help but be slightly happy that we had this connection. We realized that if enough of us feel different, maybe we are not much of an oddity after all.

After that day, I started slowly seeing the perks of my long name. Sometimes, it had to do with cutting lines.

Other times, it actually brings me comfort that I carry a little bit of my mom in my name. So, when I think about Hispanic Heritage Month and those things that need to be celebrated in the Latin culture, I not only focus on the big important things, but also in those little day-to-day things that help build our culture, sometimes in annoying ways. It is these things that help us find each other in the middle of a room and start a conversation. It is also the basis of a lot of funny and wonderful conversations with people from other cultures. So, as I lay pondering in bed, I find that these are the reasons why I am so glad it takes me so long to write down my name. That, and of course, the post office line perks.

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Climate Change: the cause of our hurricanes Claudia Rivera Contributing Writer claudia.rivera@spartans.ut.edu Just three months into this hurricane season, we have already had seven storm systems develop into hurricanes that have devastated the Caribbean and mainland United States. You can’t flip through cable channels without seeing a storm map; if it’s not CNN, it’s NBC or Fox News — for this past month hurricanes have basically taken over our lives. Hurricanes and tropical storms are typical occurrences for Florida this time of year, but this hurricane season has been record-breaking. These extreme storm patterns are certainly a symptom of accelerating climate change.

If you were skeptical of the impact climate change can have on us, these recent events should pose as enough proof to make everyone a believer. Harvey, Irma and María were all major hurricanes that devastated the Caribbean and some southern states. Not only did their winds reach speeds of up to 180 miles per hour, but the geographical

dimensions of these hurricanes and the speed with which they gained power were detrimental to those in its path.

We are not in the clear yet; with two months left of this hurricane season, there is still potential for it to become even more catastrophic. In light of recent tragedies, the debate on climate change has taken over news headlines again. Many believe that these hurricanes are “man-made” and that climate change has undoubtedly contributed to how destructive these storm systems have become.

Carbon emissions, reduction of aerosols, rising sea levels and solar variability are a few factors that, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization (NOAA), must be considered when examining how climate change facilitates storm development. Through a series of studies, NOAA has been able to conclude that the excessive emission of greenhouse gases will likely lead to the development of more intense hurricanes. As a result, hurricanes will have higher rainfall rates which will further threaten coastal regions, making them more susceptible to flooding. As temperatures rise, the air becomes warmer and holds more moisture, increasing the amount of rain that the

system carries. All of these factors add to the vulnerability of coastal areas, ultimately resulting in mass floodings like the ones in Houston and the Caribbean.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, I have been extremely lucky with hurricanes. Even though Hurricane Irma slightly missed hitting land, the wind gusts caused power outages for many citizens. Only two weeks later, Hurricane María hit the island. This time, Puerto Rico was right in its path.

María, a Category 4, left the entire island in “apocalyptic conditions,” according to Puerto Rican officials in a CNN report. On an island that is already buried in debt, this was the last thing it needed. I am shaken and torn with a sense of helplessness by the pictures and videos I have seen. My family was among the lucky few to have only minor damages to their homes and businesses; most were not so fortunate. Millions are without power and water with very limited access to cell signal. Puerto Rico’s Federal Communications Commission reported that almost all cellular providers are currently out of service, leaving many stranded and without any way to contact help or their families. The crippling debt makes this devastating event

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Pictured above is Hurricane Katia (left), Hurricane Irma (center), and Hurricane Jose (right) as they wreaked havoc and caused catastrophe in the tropical Atlantic on Sept. 8.

even worse as the island struggles to find the capital to cover all the damages.

Climate change does exist and it is completely our fault.

There is so much scientific evidence that proves it and this hurricane season is a firsthand account. Our actions are drastically changing the way nature works because it is reacting to our careless and unsustainable behavior. As climate change gets worse, predicting a storm’s path and intensity will become increasingly difficult.

“As the climate continues to warm, hurricanes may intensify more rapidly just before striking land, making

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hurricane forecasting more difficult,” said Kerry Emanuel, a meteorologist and climate scientist at MIT in an article for the American Meterological Society. “Therefore, not only are we making these storms more catastrophic by contributing to climate change but we are also making it harder for meteorologist to accurately predict their intensity and path.”

As of now it seems to me that in the near future alterations might have to be implemented to the hurricane wind scale by adding a Category 6 to accurately categorize these storms. It has gotten this far because we don’t

work towards prevention. We let waste management and renewable energy problems escalate, preferring to pay billions of dollars to maintain the broken system than to actually acknowledge the fact that we are doing something wrong. We can not reverse the damage we have done but we can certainly cut it short. Whether it’s recycling, eating locally-grown produce or becoming more educated on the matter we need to all do our part to protect the planet we live in.

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Sean Spicer brings politics to the Emmy’s Ana Mejia Contributing Writer ana.mejia@spartans.ut.edu

he started getting requests to give speeches about his time working with the President. He received a reality show offer (which he declined) and Harvard invited him to be a visiting fellow.

Spicer wants to be forgiven by the American people and hopes to stand side by side with the people who mocked him on national TV. Their approval is his validation. He even said he “regrets berating on reporters” during the presidential inauguration press conference. After this Emmy’s appearance, people think he is funny and relatable, and want a picture with him. Spicer is a celebrity now, which is exactly what he was going after.

Spicer wants to be forgiven by the American people and hopes to stand side by side with the people who mocked him on national TV. Their approval is his validation.

It has become commonplace to hear political talk at Hollywood events. Celebrities hold a considerable amount of influence in the media; they are often in the spotlight and are not afraid to speak out for what they believe. It is also predictable that Stephen Colbert, an avid critic of President Trump, took his opportunity as host of the 2017 Emmys to lash out and rant about the current administration.

The Emmys, described by Colbert as “one of TV’s highest honors; us celebrating us,” provided a big stage with bright lights where eccentric personalities and opinions were expected. However, a surprise appearance from former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was not.

“This will be the largest audience to witness the Emmys, period – both in person and around the world,” Spicer said from the podium, making satirical reference to his first encounter with the press when speaking about the presidential inauguration audience. Spicer’s first press conference confronted allegations that Trump’s presidential inauguration had been smaller President Barack Obama’s in 2012.

Back in January, Spicer famously said, “This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period,” while many pictures disproving that claim circulated online and in newsrooms nationwide.

Colbert also mentioned Melissa McCarthy, who won a creative Emmy for her interpretation of Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live. The cameramen made it a point to capture her reaction, as well as the reaction of many of the other attendees.

Among those who deemed Spicer’s cameo inappropriate was President Trump, who jumped on Twitter to lash out at the Emmys. “I was saddened to see how bad the ratings were on the Emmys last night – the worst ever. Smartest people of them all are the ‘DEPLORABLES,’” he tweeted.

Colbert did not take long to respond sarcastically.

President Trump’s tweet was exactly what Colbert was going after with the skit: a reaction, which, as evidenced by recent shots at Stephen Curry and Kim Jong-Un, is not that hard to achieve anyway.

While Spicer’s cameo was certainly funny at the moment and it was a blow to President Trump, it is hard to forget how Spicer acted at the beginning of the presidential term. He stood in front of the podium to insist on the existence of an audience easily disproved by photos and branded the national media that stated these claims as “fake news.”

There is no doubt that the whole cameo was for the ratings, which increased dramatically after Spicer’s appearance. In reality, while the purpose was to mock him, Spicer was the real winner. His appearance at the Emmys will increase his value even more than it already has this year.

After a year of being constantly criticized as press secretary, this stage was the perfect opportunity Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr for Spicer to rebrand. Some say that all publicity is SPICED UP: Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer made an appearance at the 2017 Emmy’s, saying that it will be “This was the largest good publicity. After Spicer left the White House, audience to witness the Emmy’s period.” He was quoting himself from when spoke about President Trump’s inauguration.

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North vs. South: I’d rather take the FL heat Aaron Betancourt Contributing Writer aaron.betancourt@spartans.ut.edu If you go around UT and ask different students where they’re from, you will probably realize more than half the student population is from out-of-state. Some are from others states, others from different countries. But you will find that a good chunk of those out-of-state students are from the Northeast. I am one of them, having been born and raised in New York. When making their college decisions, many students were probably drawn to the beautiful campus and tropical feel of UT. Some may have also wanted to try living in another part of the country. The different cultures, sceneries, accents, food and lifestyles distinguish the North from the South of the United States.

But the biggest difference between the North and South is the weather.

Living in the Northeast you experience all four seasons.

You see the leaves change color and fall from the trees in the fall. If you live in a house with a lawn you have to rake the leaves and jumping in the pile of them becomes a can’t-miss activity. Though the color change and pile jump may seem fun and nice at first it may become a weekend task during the season. The fun and beauty will stop being a novelty when you have to constantly spend countless hours raking and packing leaves into bags and when the wet leaves stick to your shoes. During winter, you get to go sledding, skiing or snowboarding if there’s vast amounts of snowfall. You also experience freezing temperatures and winds and what it’s like to wear layers of clothing. You will have to shovel snow also have to salt roads depending on how much falls.

And as time progresses the snow turns to yucky, mushy mud. When it rains it’s even worse because a lot of times it’s

freezing rain. So basically you’re cold and wet. In the spring there’s mild temperatures, some days cooler than others, and you truly see that “April showers bring May flowers”.

Northeastern temperatures go from one extreme to the other; freezing temperatures during winter to heat waves in the summer. That’s the time when people try to soak up the sun at the beach, pool, tanning or doing outdoor activities. Spring and summer, more-so summer, are the two seasons you will see almost everyone you know outside. Of course there are some who love to play in the snow but then there are people like me who only go outside if necessary doing those winter months. Some Northeastern states like Vermont have more extreme temperatures and harsher winters than other places such as New York.

Living in Florida is a completely different ball game.

Florida is known as the “Sunshine State” for its year-round warm weather, sunny days, beautiful beaches and palm trees; the tropics. Although northern parts of the state may experience cooler temperatures in the winters, Florida has a pretty consistent temperature.

Every month you can find people wearing shorts and tank tops. Unlike up North, pools are open all year. In fact, many amenities that are only summer-based up North are available year round in Florida such as the beach, pool, and amusement parks. In the Northeast amusement parks such as Adventure Land, Coney Island, Jersey Shore, and others are closed in the winter. In Florida, places like Disney and Busch Gardens are open all year long. Other than the weather, the summer is just like every other time of the year. Most people work and some go to school. People have errands to run throughout the week and weekend.

People do not have time to sit around and be outside at the pool, beach, amusement park, etc. The only problem is Northeasterners only have three months to do these things.

Three months may not be enough time to do all of these

activities. If the opportunity is missed, people have to wait a whole year to have a chance to do them again.

I am a summer baby and from a young age, summer has always been my favorite time of a year. I always got excited from the smell of sun tan lotion and chlorine pool water.

Watching my parents and other people uncover their pools always gave me an excited tingly feeling inside. Although I was happy about the vacation part of it, I was most excited about the nice warm weather and outdoor amenities that came with summer such as longer days, ice cream trucks and seasonal clothing. I love the water so swimming was part of my daily routine in the summer. I always hated the fact that I was restricted to using the pool only three months out of the year.

After a trip to Puerto Rico in my junior year of high school, I realized I wanted to live in a warm climate. It had been a brutal winter back in New York and being in the tropical weather. Nothing beat the warm, sunny days and the nice breezy nights. Being able to go for a nice walk without brutal winds. There I was also able to do my summer activities such as swimming. I was so over waking up in the morning and being smacked in the face by 30 degree weather. Having my fingers freeze while I held my cup of coffee walking to the train. It’s hard to be outside doing anything, other than playing in the snow, when it’s so cold.

As much as I love and miss New York, I love the fact that there’s endless sunshine down here. The fact that in December, January and February I will still have access to the pool. I will be able to do my favorite outdoor activities like running or riding bike all year long without being restricted by the snow on the ground. In the morning, I do not have to worry about how cold it will be when I step out the door and if my fingers will freeze.

Photo courtesy of Pixabay HOT STUFF: Pictured above is the Florida sun shining down upon the Everglades. One writer argues that between the two weather extremes, northern cold and southern heat, Florida’s heat is preferrable.

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SPORTS Trump’s anti-protest remarks spark NFL unity

Photo courtesy of Curt Johnson/Flickr STATEMENT MADE: Dallas Cowboy owner Jerry Jones accompanies head coach Jason Garrett and Cowboy players in kneeling during the national anthem of the Cowboys Monday Night Football game.

Simon Brady Sports Editor simon.brady@theminaretonline.com The ongoing NFL protests during the national anthem reached a new height last Sunday afternoon. Week 3 of the NFL season was filled with players locking arms, kneeling, raising a fist and even staying in the locker room during the pregame national anthem.

The protests were sparked by controversial remarks made by President Donald Trump at a rally in Huntsville, Alabama last Friday afternoon. Trump passionately gave his opinion on how NFL owners should react to players protesting during the anthem.

“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say get that son-of-a-bitch off the field right now. ‘He’s fired! He’s fired!’” Trump said.

The NFL protest saga began before Trump was elected office, as a cry for social justice. Back in August 2016, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and current free agent Colin Kaepernick sat on the bench during the national anthem of a preseason game. He explained his gesture in a postgame interview, declaring, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people.”

Kaepernick’s polarizing protest received plenty of support

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and backlash. Some other players have followed suit by kneeling for the anthem since that time. But until last Sunday, the silent protests had begun to die down around the league.

NFL owners, coaches and players responded to Trump’s

“I think it’s disrespectful to the country they are from, and towards all the people that have served in the military.” “There are people fighting for you every single day that where here and they’re [football players] are making millions of dollars and their still being disrespectful to the country who gave them everything.”

-Andres Naranjo Sophomore comments Sunday in a big way. The Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks’ players all stayed in the locker room for the national anthem of their games.

Steelers offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva, former Army Ranger, was the only Steeler on the field for the anthem, who stood alone in the tunnel.

The Oakland Raiders were also in favor of remaining in the locker room during the national anthem in their game vs. the Washington Redskins, played in Washington, D.C. However, since they were playing on NBC’s Sunday Night

Football in prime time with an 8:30 p.m. kickoff time, they would’ve forfeited the opportunity partake in the coin toss as the visiting team. Oakland players reluctantly elected to stay on the field for the anthem so they could better their chance of deciding wheather or not to start with possession on the opening drive.

The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots had more than a dozen players kneel in front of their home crowd before playing the Houston Texans.

According to Patriots insider Tom E. Curran of CSN New England, some Patriots fans booed and chanted “Stand up!” at the players who chose to kneel during the anthem.

The Patriots organization’s reaction to Trump’s comments may be the most intriguing of any NFL team. The faces of the Patriots organization and three definite future hall of famers, owner Robert Kraft, head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady have all showed support for Trump in the past.

Kraft and Brady have both been reported to have a close friendship with Trump that goes back many years. Kraft has stated that Trump called him once a week to see how he was doing after Kraft’s wife, Myra, died in 2011. The Patriots owner said Trump’s emotional support lifted his spirits during one of the more difficult times in his life.

Kraft chose to defend the players despite his relationship with Trump in a statement released on Sunday.

“I am deeply disappointed by the tone of the comments

SPORTS made by the President of Friday,” Kraft said. “I am proud to be associated with so many players who make such tremendous contributions in positively impacting our communities. Their efforts, both on and off the field, help bring people together and make our community stronger.”

Brady was seen with a “Make America Great Again” hat in his locker room last season. He also gave Trump a congratulatory call prior to his inauguration. But this week Brady spoke out against Trump for the first time publicly, following his comments.

“I certainly disagree with what he said,” Brady said. “I thought it was just divisive.”

Meanwhile, Belichick wrote a letter to Trump outlining his support for him last November at a rally just before the election. Kraft and Brady’s comments are a clear indication of the magnitude of Trump’s comments, given both players’ history with the President.

Elsewhere in the league, other notable NFL owners, such as Philadelphia Eagles Jeffrey Lurie, Atlanta Falcons Arthur Blank and Jacksonville Jaguars Shahid Khan, who donated to Trump’s inaugural committee, all locked arms with

“I dont think the national anthem is a platform, for people to protest. I think the national anthem is paying respect to those who allow us and all the athletes to do what they do. So I don’t think that’s the correct platform that respect should be given to the people who have served and have made sacrifices for us to do what we love to do. There are other ways to protest.”

- Sam Militello, Men’s Baseball Pitching Coach

their players for the national anthem. Also, in just the first window of 1 p.m. games alone, a grand total of 130 players chose to kneel during the national anthem.

From NFL fans perspective, opinions on wheather the protests are effective and necessary are evenly split. But one thing is for sure, many NFL fans view fall Sunday’s as an escape from societal controversies were faced with every single day. NFL fans are hoping their Sunday’s primary focus to strictly be what happens on the feld.

Hopefully the unity and solidarity displayed last Sunday around the NFL caused by a disappointing set of circumstances will turn into a positive that provokes change moving forward. Satisfying owners, coaches, and players to the point where protesting doesn’t feel necessary, is a place the NFL now strives to reach moving forward.

Photo courtesy of Lungstruck/Flickr FLAG FUSS: On Sept. 22, President Donald Trump made remarks that criticized NFL players choosing not to stand during the national anthem. A number of owners, coaches and players all across the NFL took a stand by condemning Trump’s controversial comments and saying these players have the right to take a knee.

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Men’s soccer takes out conference opponent Matthew Rolison Contributing Writer matthew.rolison@spartans.ut.edu

After facing abnormal circumstances due to Hurricane Irma, the UT men’s soccer team came back strong in their home opener against Eckerd College, securing a 3-2 overtime triumph.

The closing of the school from Sept. 6-13 caused a disruption not only in classes, but also in athletics. The men’s home opener scheduled against Florida National University, as well as a road matchup against AuburnMontgomery, due to the campus-wide closure, were canceled and will not be made up.

After dealing with numerous distractions prior to the home opener, head coach Adrian Bush elaborated on the struggles the team faced during the closure.

“It was a tough couple weeks as we had to deal with Hurricane Irma,” Bush said. “We had nine players leave Tampa, so we had limited training with our full team.

Considering the 16-day layoff and loss of three region games due to the Hurricane, this was a game where we truly started the season over.”

Using that mindset, the UT men’s soccer team started

the season over again on a high note. Being at home for the first time this season gave them the energy they needed to pull out the tight victory. Eckerd put up a fight, never letting UT pull away on the scoreboard. UT tallied 10 (8) shots (on goal), compared to Eckerd’s 8 (4) shots (on goal).

Even with everything plaguing UT men’s soccer team, they were able to put enough together to take the victory against Eckerd. After exchanging goals in both periods, junior Ramzi Toure nailed the game-winner in overtime, securing a 3-2 victory. This was UT’s first conference matchup, giving them a 1-0 record within the conference.

Being that this was UT’s first home game of the season, senior goalkeeper and Sports Management major Richard Trench touched on the atmosphere of the match.

“The atmosphere of the team was electric.” Trench said.

“I was just praying that we would go out and get the win, which we did.”

Trench elaborated on how the game unfolded.

“I think it was a good, competitive game,” Trench said.

“Unfortunately, one guy from the opposing team [Robert Labus] got seriously injured and I think that adds a twist to emotions on both sides.”

Trench went more in-depth on how the beginning of the game started out and how that changed throughout

the course of the match, stating, “I think we started out well possessing the ball, moving it around the pitch, but, unfortunately, we didn’t keep that right and Eckerd showed their qualities that forced the game into overtime, where we got the job done.”

Senior forward Bay Downing scored the first goal of the match at 12:29 minutes deep into the 45 minute first half, as well as UT’s second goal of the game at 61:29 minutes into the second half. Both assists came from sophomore forward Juancho Fernandez.

“Being the defending South Region champions, it’s going to take a lot more than [what] we did last year because teams will be eyeing us as a threat,” Trench said. “Our goals are to go out there and win the SSC Championship [again] and go on to win the NCAA Tournament.”

Trench elaborated on what it would take for the team to achieve these goals. “It’s just working hard as a unit and giving it our all in practice and to go out and execute,” Trench said.

The men’s socer team competes again on Saturday, Sept.

30 against Florida Southern in Auburndale.

Photo courtesy of Tom Kolbe FAST START: Senior Forward Bay Downing makes a sharp pass during a match against vs South Florida. The Spartans are 1-0-1 in conference play thus far following a thrilling victory vs Eckerd, and a tie vs ninth ranked Palm Beach Atlantic.

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Women’s soccer builds on win streak

Photo Courtesy of Tom Kolbe GAME ON: Junior midfielder Nastasia Asgedom dribbles through traffic during a 3-1 home victory against Southeastern. The Spartans are currently riding a four game winning streak, and will try to keep it going when they host Florida Southern Saturday night Sept 30 at 7:00 p.m.

Sydney Rhodes Contributing Writer sydney.rhodes@spartans.ut.edu After a hard working win against Eckerd College last week, UT Women’s Soccer returns with another great 1-0 win on Saturday night. The team battled against Palm Beach Atlantic under the florescent lights at Tampa’s Pepin Stadium. The players pushed PBA into overtime to record their fourth consecutive win, totaling an impressive season so far of 5 wins, 0 loses, and 1 tie overall.

With 7 shots on goal from Palm Beach and a total of 8 from UT, it’s safe to say the teams were evenly matched throughout the game.

“The most challenging part of the game was that it was more of a self-battling game than anything,” said Nastasia Asgedom, a junior accounting major and midfielder.

Despite the challenge, UT held possession of the ball for the majority of the first half, but the women weren’t able to attack the goal as much as they would’ve liked to. The team’s defense held strong and was able to stay connected in order to hand Palm Beach no opportunity to score on goalkeeper Caroline Frykgard.

In the second 45-minute half, UT played similar to the first, in the same formation, holding the ball and letting only

a few shots on goal from PBA. Tampa also had a number of opportunities to score this half, but the shots were too far off the goal or saved before the girls had the chance to change what the scoreboard read. In fact, Asgedom had 3 shots throughout the game and defender Sarah Raymond shot 2.

After no goals from either team the game moved into the first half of overtime.

“Just like every team, Palm Beach really wanted to beat us. Every team we play comes out ready with their best game and so we have to not only match that, but rise above in order to get the win,” said Ali Robinson, a junior international business and marketing major and defender.

The Spartans did exactly that, as they charged onto the field the hardest they had this game, determined to continue their streak.

In the first 3 minutes of the 5 minute overtime, the ball deflected off a Pacific Beach defender, allowing the Spartans to take the 8th corner kick of the night. Alexa Sheridan chipped the ball, soaring toward the crowd of players in the box and Robinson stepped forward to take initiative in heading the ball across the goal line past the opposing keeper’s reach. As the stands of Pepin roared in cheers, Robinson jumped in excitement with her team at her side as the game winning shot occurred.

This is Robinson’s second game-winning point this season, as well as Sheridan’s second consecutive play that

determined the score.

“The difference in this season compared to last year’s is the chemistry. The motivation within the team. The freshman are fitting right in and keeping up the pace the team wants to be at,” Asgedom said. “This is a really good squad and the potential on this team is unbelievable this year.”

Overall, the women’s soccer team is connecting well this season and building off each other, ready to take on any challenge. Ali said that when she thinks of this team, she thinks of it as a family, a family that is willing to fight with each other and for each other.

The girls will return on their home turf again next Saturday night at 7 p.m. competing against Florida Southern. In the Fall of 2016, the Spartans took the win against FSU resulting in 1-0.

“Although we beat Florida Southern last season, we could’ve played quicker and better, which we’re currently working on doing this week at practice so we can do the same on Saturday night,” Asgedom said.

Hopefully, UT will be able to come together and pursue the winning streak to the 5th win in a row this year.

“Our team’s goal is to continue our undefeated streak as we advance through the season,” Robinson said. “And in order to do so, the girls and I have to keep pushing with the same mentality and fight.”

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