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Swimmer Benched Due to Late Papers
Overdue Documents Cause International Student to Be Exluded from Competitions By RICHARD SOLOMON News Reporter
Catalin Nougier, a 19 year-old biology major from France, is a member of the University of Tampa’s swim team. His goal is to earn a spot on the team’s record board, but he is currently not allowed in the water. The NCAA has not cleared Nougier to compete. All athletes have a deadline to submit a number of files and transcripts in order to secure official NCAA clearance. Nougier admits he did not get his paperwork done in time and has not yet been able to compete. As he recalled, “I spent the whole day at a meet cheering for the team, just thinking, ‘I should be in that race.’” Nougier’s disappointment has been shared by at least one other UT swimmer. Sophomore Felipe Manzo came to UT from Argentina last fall. Eager to compete with the swim team, he submitted all of his paperwork on time. However, he had to wait three months before he was finally approved by the NCAA to practice with the team and participate in meets. “I got to school and couldn’t swim,” he said. “Someone told me it would take
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UT Freshman Catalin Nougier, 19, is prohibited from competing in swim meets due to untimely documentation.
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Students Concerned Over Campus Security Room Searches By JEFF PALMER News Reporter
Security recently entered the dorm room of UT sophomore Evan Olson after reportedly having smelled marijuana in the hallway. Although no drugs were found in the room, security wrote up the room’s occupant for a weapon’s violation after discovering a machete in his possession. Director of campus safety and security Charles Mascenik states that police were not called and that discretion regarding the offense was immediately handed over to the UT judicial board. Despite the underplayed nature of the incident, such episodes have sparked controversy among the student body over the extent of students’ right to
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privacy and the latitude of campus security to enter rooms at will. “It’s a violation of privacy,” said sophomore Cari Shulman, when asked to
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the kid looks stoned or they see smoke, that’s a different story.” The problem with this approach is that campus security can do more than knock
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“We will always knock on the door first, but if no one answers we just key in.” - Mascenik, Director of Campus Safety and Security
give her thoughts about the incident. Fellow sophomore Billy Mulligan elaborated on this opinion. “Smell alone shouldn’t be a reason to search a room,” he said. “If security knocks on the door and
and wait for a response. They have the tools and the authorization to search a room with or without the permission of its occupant. Mascenik explained the practical
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security procedure involved in responding to notification of a possible offense. “We will always knock on the door first, but if no one answers we just key in.” Another common concern among interviewed students was that a vague suspicion — such as a smell or an anonymous call — could lead to a thorough search of unrelated rooms in the general vicinity under suspicion. They saw this not only as an inconvenience to uninvolved students, but as a blatant affront to their right to privacy. “If it isn’t clear what room the smell is coming from, they shouldn’t just guess,” said sophomore Tyler Ianacone. “They should wait and investigate a little more.” A minority of students agreed that it was [See Security, 2]
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