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October 30, 2009

Avoid Sticky Situations on Halloween

By Coryn Doncaster Reporter

Public Health Class Drafts Potential Plan for Smoke-Free Campus

By Charlie Hambos Editor-in-Chief

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death; nearly 5 million deaths result per year from the use of tobacco.

These facts and many others have

prompted Dr. Rebecca Olsen’s Health Promotion class (HSC 445) to take a look at the possibility of The University of Tampa becoming a smoke-free campus.

“It’s right in line with what public health people do,” Olsen, assistant professor of exercise science and sport studies said.

See “Smoke-free” [4]

Halloween celebrates fear and urges you to go wild. The University of Tampa wants you to know that you can celebrate the dark side of the holiday without fretting over your safety as long as you take some precautionary steps.

In the recent past, it’s been a hectic time of year for campus officials. They want to make sure students stay safe, but still have fun.

“Halloween has become a different type of holiday in the past five to ten years,” said Gina Firth, associate dean of students. “It used to be kid focused, but the alcohol corporations got a hold of it and Scott Silvestro/The Minaret turned it into an adult drinking fest.”

Because of the nity and sorority community,” said Jaclyn Carden, Greek Life Coordinator. “I am See “Halloween” [3] looking forward to working with students and staff on the task forces to move forward and create positive change.”

One year, three years, and five years plans were instituted to facilitate this change.

Large-scale issues such as alcohol regulation, scholarship incentives for outBy Sarah Gottlieb standing academic performance, improved News Editor faculty/student relations and recruitment A University restructuring are addressed in the new plan, of Tampa freshman as well as many others. is being held on Education is also a major goal of the $3,500 bond as of new program. early Wednesday “This will mean making the rest of the fraternity and sorority community aware of m o r n i n g a f t e r the changes, educating other stakeholders— being picked up including faculty, staff, alumni advisors and by Tampa Police headquarters—on the changes, and holding for multiple drug themselves and their peers accountable,” charges, including Campanella manufacture and said Carden. possession.

Nicholas Campanella, believed to be a resident of McKay Hall, was arrested at leather seats, restaurants and full-service UT Tuesday night and charged with one bars. Heth currently resides in Moscow felony count of manufacture of cannabis, where he is also the managing partner of two misdemeanor counts of possession the Patton Media Group, which produces of cannabis less than 20 grams and one Russian-language films. Redstone is also misdemeanor count of possession of drug the current co-chair and co-president of the paraphernalia.

Florida law defines “manufacture” as popular website MovieTickets.com.

Together, the two will lead this enlight- the production, preparation, propagation, ening and motivating event, mediated by compounding, cultivating, growing, John Wilson, FOX 13 news co-anchor and conversion or processing of a controlled Emmy Award recipient for “My View,” his substance.

According to a fall 2009 roster, weekly commentary.

Campanella is a member of the Tampa See “Speaker” [12] Spartans Lacrosse Club.

Greek Life To Improve After Strategic Planning

By Jeffrey Palmer Reporter

Last week’s strategic planning weekend was deemed a huge success for all Greek Life organizations at The University of Tampa.

Participants affirmed traditional core values like academic excellence, inclusion, integrity, leadership, lifelong friendship and social responsibility, formulating new plans to better demonstrate these virtues in the immediate and prolonged future.

“Seeing fraternity and sorority members, all from different groups, working together to provide feedback on the strategic plan was one of the most exciting experiences I've had at UT,” said Kim Northrup, assistant director of OSLE. “There was a real sense of energy, collaboration, and hope for the future.”

The collective vision of campus fraternities and sororities is to earn the trust and

respect of their academic peers by personally defining the aforementioned values.

They strive to excel in all fields, academic and social, thereby enhancing the values of the entire UT community through example.

The mission of strategic planning weekend is to supply members of Greek Life with further instruction and guidance on how to fulfill these goals.

UT Greek organizations recognize the value of opportunities for improvement.

Participating members divided themselves into individual task forces, which looked at the issues from different angles.

Greek Life seeks holistic improvement through the areas of academics, accountability, involvement, member education and alumni and advisor relations.

To each of these five components was assigned unique short and long term goals against which to measure progress.

“It is an exciting time in the frater-

Freshman Arrested on Manufacture and Other Drug Charges

UT Alumnus and Global Media Giants to Speak

By Sophie Erber Staff Writer

The University of Tampa alumnus Paul Heth returns to speak at UT as the chairman and CEO of Soquel Ventures and the general director of Rising Star Media.

Heth’s partner, Shari Redstone will also be speaking at the event. Redstone is the vice chair of the board of directors of Viacom and CBS Corp and president of the movie theater chain National Amusements Inc. Their presentation, “Media in the New Global Marketplace”, begins on Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. in Reeve’s Theatre.

Heth, a history major in his days at UT, has been working actively in the motion picture and media industry for the past 15 years in both Russia and the United States.

Since Heth developed the first three modern Russian cinemas in 1993 as the chairman and president of Golden Ring Entertainment Inc., he has been recognized internationally for fortifying Russian cinema, which has become one of the strongest movie industries in the world.

Heth worked together with Redstone to co-found CineBridge Ventures to develop state-of-the-art multiplexes complete with

Inside ...

Diplomats Induct 20 [2] Sociology Club Plans Protest [2]

Tegan and Sara Rise Again [9] Gym: Not Just for Work-Outs [16] Wild Things Receives ‘A’ [13]

Elevator Personalities [17]

France to USA [19]

Captain Kay [20]

News....................[1-5] Diversions..............[7] A&E..................[8-13] Editorial...............[15] Commentary....[15-17] Sports..............[18-20]

“Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.” [Arthur Conan Doyle]

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The Minaret | October 30, 2009

University Diplomats Induct 20 New Members

By Stefane Hurtault Reporter

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The University of Tampa Diplomats recently inducted 20 new members into its organization.

The Diplomats, originally organized to represent the image of the university, were founded in 1983 by Linda Devine, current Vice President of Operations and Planning and Tom Feaster, former UT Crew Coach.

The organization currently consists of 39 UT students and promotes ongoing strong, positive relationships among students, alumni, administration, faculty, staff, parents and members of the greater Tampa community.

The Diplomats strive to uphold a sense of duty, loyalty, honesty and integrity among their members and to the university community and others.

The aim of organizational members is to promote a positive public opinion of the university’s

organization and its beliefs and to encourage support on campus for organizations.

“We're all about building relationships and serving the campus and community,” said Timur Aydin, president of the Diplomats.

"From the time a student decides they want to check out UT, to when they graduate, the Diplomats are there.”

Every year, the Diplomats hold events such as orientation, family weekend, the business etiquette dinner and commencement.

They are also involved in annual events such as The Minaret gala, business symposiums and other alumni or campus events. The Diplomats are also responsible for putting together the fall orientation team.

“The best part about being a Diplomat is that you get to be a part of someone else’s college experience, and on the way you meet all kinds of great people,” said Aydin.

The 2009 UT Diplomats

Courtesy of Timur Aydin

In the future, the Diplomats hope to be more involved in the greater Tampa community.

The Diplomats recently inducted include: Brittany Bauer, Casey Duffy, Serena Edinger, Koryna Felt, Adania Flemming, Sarah Friswell, Devon Garcia, Roshane Hewitt, Mary Beth Hillery, Jesse Hoffman-Klaucke, Melissa Jiha,

Dana Karangelen, Keri-Anne Kolodiej, Kelsey Lakeman, Brittany Mielcarek, Poonam Nagar, Jenine Rossington, Danielle Schechter, Margo Stewart and Brie Zupko.

For more information about the UT Diplomats, contact Timur Aydin, at taydin@ut.edu or Megan Frisque, advisor, at mfrisque@ ut.edu.

the Advocacy Program.

“So I asked him if I could take over,” Winsler said.

Harold approved his request.

Since the club is new, there are not many people involved yet.

“We had three at our first meeting, but I’ve been in contact with six or seven people,” Winsler said.

The only active member at the moment is Winsler.

In the future, Winlser said he would like to have minimum GPA requirement and conduct training mandatory to join the club.

“Since we’re still young, anyone that’s interested can come out,” Winsler said.

During weekly meetings, students will talk about previous hearings, so they can agree

on reasonable sanctions and what the school looks for when holding students accountable for their actions.

To get involved, go to an Advocacy Program meeting on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in room 134 of the John H. Sykes College of Business or email justice4ut@ gmail.com.

Students who cannot make the meetings can be emailed the minutes.

Winsler has a lot of plans for this new club and wants people to come out and join him. “[This is] something the school needed,” Winsler said.

Advocates to Ease Conduct Process for Students

By Mandy Carr Reporter

The University of Tampa Advocacy Program, a new organization, kicked off its group with its first meeting on Oct. 14.

The goal of this club is to give students support and make them more comfortable when going through the conduct process for possible university policy violations.

Bobby Winsler, UT junior and organization president, said a lot of students make the process a bigger deal then it needs to be and wants students to know that the Advocacy Program and the school are here to help.

The organization is part of Student Conduct Board.

According to Winsler, judicial coordinator Michael Gilmer will email the acting president, and the president will delegate students on a rotating basis so everyone will get a chance to conduct a hearing.

“In the future, if we see that some people have better success with some types of hearings, then we would send them there,” Winsler said.

Though Winsler is acting president, he did not come up with the idea for the organization.

Mike Harold was inspired to make the group two years ago. “[He] wanted to start it as a program through Student Government,” Winsler said.

However, Harold instead became involved in Student Government and didn’t have time to begin

Mandy Carr can be reached at acarr@ut.edu.

Sociology Club Plans Protest

By Jeffrey Palmer Reporter

A protest against Bank of America funding for mountaintop removal mining is currently in the works for one of The University of Tampa organizations.

“We wanted to do something proactive this year,” said UT Sociology Club President Ashlea Whitney. “Even though we’re small, we can make a big impact.”

The protest is being planned for next semester.

Mountain-top removal mining, the practice of disassembling entire mountain ridges to obtain coal, has been highly controversial since its start in the 60s.

Though a highly lucrative form of mining, the process is nevertheless detrimental to the biomes and local communities in which it is practiced.

Runoff from mining has been known to pollute local rivers and streams, and explosives used in the process present danger to nearby inhabitants. It is also, of course, an affront to the natural beauty of the landscape.

The aim of the Sociology Club in this matter is not only to protest funding of such mining

techniques, but to involve and educate UT students in the environmental issues of which they are an integral part.

“A lot of students here have Bank of America accounts,” pointed out Whitney. “It’s important for them to know where their money is going.”

Despite the Sociology Club’s conviction, they recognize the views and feelings of Bank of America, as well.

“We don’t just want to protest, but give Bank of America a chance to tell its side of the story,” said Whitney.

As a prelude to the planned protest, the club has sent a letter to the corporation explaining their goals and inviting feedback.

As the Sociology Club consists of only a handful of members and the issue at stake is one relevant to UT, the club hopes to enlist the support and participation of as many concerned students as possible. Because the tangle of bureaucracy involved in executing a protest is so convoluted, no concrete date has yet been set for the event.

“We want to do this right,” said Whitney. “And that takes time.”

-Congratulations to everyone that came out to support SG Spartan Spirit Week! Let's keep this Spartan Pride up throughout the whole year!

-Nov. 4 there is an opportunity for students to eat lunch and chat with Board of Trustees members.

Interested? E-mail sg@ut.edu.

-Any comments, questions, or concerns? E-mail sg@ut.edu.

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The Minaret | October 30, 2009 “Halloween”: Front relatively new association between drinking and Halloween, tips on staying safe are becoming more and more important.

This month students enrolled in Gateways have attended an alcohol education program. There have been signs posted around campus warning about the dangers of drinking and driving.

“The intent for the holiday is to have fun. Recognize that you don’t have to drink to have a good time,” said Firth. However, if you are going to drink, there are still ways to prevent getting yourself in sticky situations.

“You want to designate a sober friend. Make sure you have sober transportation and plan it ahead of time,” said Firth. “If you do choose to drink, keep your BAC low. If you are intoxicated, you increase your risk to be victimized.

Keep your BAC below .06.”

There are easy ways to calculate your potential BAC right from your computer. Go to ut.edu/ deanofstudents/drugfree and click on Blood Alcohol Content Calculator to plan ahead how many drinks you should consume per hour.

“Eat before you go out. High protein and high fat foods are the best because they work as a timerelease capsule, by slowing the absorption rate of alcohol into your bloodstream,” said Firth.

Even if you’re not drinking, there are still ways to avoid dangerous situations during the week-

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Halloween safety Smart choices in costumes and accessories can help keep your little ghosts and goblins out of harms way this Halloween.

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Costume

• Costumes should be easily visible; if not, use light-reflecting tape on costume and bag

Tips

• Costume should be short enough so children do not trip

• If possible, go trick-or-treating before dark

• Avoid costumes with baggy sleeves or billowing skirts which can catch fire easily; buy costumes labeled “flame resistant”

• Have a parent or older brother or sister go with younger kids

Masks, hats and makeup • Use cosmetics rather than a loose fitting mask which can restrict vision and breathing • Tie hats or scarfs securely to prevent them from slipping over the child’s face and limiting sight Graphic: Ric Thornton, The Macon Telegraph (Ga.)

Photo from front: Nelson/MCTCampus

end of Halloween.

“Always lock your doors, and don’t let anyone into your building. If that nonresident commits a crime, you’ll be responsible, as well,” said Firth. “Don’t hold or prop doors open because that allows people who don’t belong to enter.”

Firth added that students should always travel in groups and come back with the same group they left with. “We try to give

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• Plan your route, tell your family where you will be and visit only areas you are familiar with

*Have you ever wanted to be on Trading Spaces? Do you enjoy serving others? Fill out the application for this year’s Winter Alternative Break at Special Spaces. Decorate a bedroom for a child suffering from a life challenging illness and brighten the day of others while having some fun!

• Do not eat any of your treats until a grown-up has checked them © 2007 MCT

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these messages all year long,” Firth said. “Halloween comes with a history of alcohol fueled events.

We want students to be prepared to stay safe.”

UT does not discourage a good time during Halloween. The only goal of UT staff is to see that students have a fun and safe experience in Tampa. “Have a great time,” Firth said. “Have lots and lots of fun and make good memories you can remember.”

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“Smoke-free”: Front

Para-Spartan Activity At 5:03 a.m. on Oct 21, a female student reported that she was awakened by an unknown male in her room.

This is Sparta…n territory!

At 3:26 a.m. on Oct. 23, security responded to a call about a physical fight between two roommates in Straz Hall.

UT bike sale continues At 1:10 p.m. on Oct. 24, a student reported his bicycle stolen from the Vaughn Courtyard bike rack. An investigation is open.

“Oh yeah? I’m going to punch you in the head, bro.”

At 2 p.m. on Oct. 24, security received a report of a verbal altercation on the fourth floor of Straz between roommates in which one roommate threatened to hurt the other with a punch to the head. The situation was referred to the judicial board.

Alcohol and a noise complaint from McKay. That’s a first.

At 10:55 p.m. on Oct. 24, officers responded to a call for assistance about a noise complaint on the first floor of McKay. Students under the age of 21 were found in the possession of alcohol and referred to the judicial board.

Smash and dash At 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 25, security received a report of a hit and run vehicle accident at North B St. and N. Boulevard.

Police were called and a report was made.

UT: an alcohol free, smoke free, bike free campus At 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 26, a student reported a bicycle stolen from the R. K. Bailey Arts Building. An investigation is still open.

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“We would naturally be in support of something like this.”

Smoking is a major cause of multiple cancers and long term negative health effects.

Olsen and her class would like to see the health of the community improve.

The course has a total of six students split into two groups.

Each group has a different project but all students will participate in both.

According to Olsen, the first group is the Management and Leadership Group which will build a collaborative task force with local officials to help support a smokefree policy.

The group will also analyze the current UT Smoking Policy to see if the students know about the policy and how they enforce it, if at all.

Through interviews, the group will also try to answer questions such as, “Have they ever tried to quit?” and “Why do students smoke?” Another aspect of the group is to assess the attitudes and behaviors of tobacco use and second-hand smoke.

“We want to test the water to see where we are as a community,” Olsen said.

The second group, named the Health Promotion Group will look at what can be done to implement ways to prevent someone from using tobacco, smoking cessation and reduction of second-hand smoke on campus.

This group will create six smoking reduction logos and see which logo and messages make the most impact.

Olsen said the main focus of the project would ask “How ready are we to change?”

She said her class was thrilled to raise awareness .

By the end of the course, students will be certified as Smoke Cessation Health Educators.

Utilizing their training, the class plans to go to high schools to make students aware of the dangers of tobacco use and to prevent its eventual use.

UT students will also collaborate with USF, which has a smoke cessation grant.

Students will have the opportunity to present work at the International Social Marketing Conference in Clearwater.

Tobacco-Free Schools and Breath Easy Zones

There are 133 tobacco-free schools in the United States, meaning that smoking and all forms of tobacco use anywhere on campus is not allowed.

Grades have improved and enrollment has increased at these schools, showing promising results for any institutions of higher education which would like to implement these policies.

In Iowa, the state has required all college and universities to be smoke-free.

C u r r e n t l y, n o c o l l e g e s or universities in Florida are completely smoke-free.

However, some colleges like the Sarasota Campus of the University of South Florida as

The Minaret | October 30, 2009 well as New College of Florida, also in Sarasota have implemented “Breathe Easy Zones.”

These zones comprise of an area from 20 to 50 feet surrounding a building where smoking is not allowed.

This is one option that Olsen’s class may consider when making recommendations.

In early September, the American College Health Association released their position on tobacco use on college and university campuses by taking on a no tobacco use policy.

This policy wants all institutions of higher education to push for a “100 percent indoor and outdoor campus-wide tobacco-free environment.”

UT’s Current Policy

Effective Jan. 1, 2003, UT put a Smoke-Free policy in place.

Dr. Olsen’s class will analyze the current policies.

The policy applies to all students, staff, faculty and visitors, prohibiting the use of all tobacco products.

Cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products in University buildings including offices, corridors, areas surrounding outside fresh air intake, stairwells, hallways, fire escapes, University owned vehicles, indoor or outdoor athletic events and during other University sponsored indoor or outdoor events are prohibited except in designated areas.

These areas, according to the policy are marked as “Smoking Permitted.”

Otherwise, the policy states that smoking is allowed outdoors unless during an event designated otherwise.

Members of the community who choose to smoke must be at least 25 feet away from open windows and doors to stop smoke from coming into the building.

This is the policy, but much closer than 25 feet to most UT buildings are trash cans where ashtrays are located, causing people to take their last puffs only feet away from the door.

Current Prevention Efforts

Gina Firth, associate dean of students, was awarded a three year $22,000 grant from the Tobaccofree Prevention Partnership of Hillsborough County.

According to Firth, the funds will be used and are being used to train people to provide smoke cessation classes for each other as well as assist in funding for the efforts of Dr. Olsen’s Health Promotion class and their endeavor.

The grant will also continue the smoke cessation classes currently being offered as well as providing interested faculty with intense training to help with ending tobacco use.

Education campaigns are being developed to get students to think about quitting and help them do so.

“We want to offer more support and that’s kind of one of the goals with this grant,” Firth said.

Currently, UT offers a smoking quit line, which can be reached at 1-877-U-CAN-NOW (1-877-8226669).

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death.

443,000 Americans die prematurely as a result of cigarette smoking per year about 1 in 5 people.

4.3 million people worldwide die prematurely as a result of cigarette smoking per year 900,000 people in the United States become addicted to smoking each year 19.8% of U.S. adults (43.4 million people 18 years of age and older) are currently smokers 1,000 people younger than 18 become daily smokers 1,800 people older than 18 years of age become daily smokers $193 billion is spent annually in the United States. This combines $97 billion in lost productivity and $96 billion in health care expenses.

Students Unsure

When such an idea of a smokefree campus was mentioned, several students weren’t sure about the effects it would have on campus.

“It will be less comfortable for smokers here,” Abdullah Alnasser, a junior accounting major said. “It will affect their lives.”

Alnasser, a Saudi Arabian student, mentioned that he knew people that if they did not smoke they would get headaches and would not be able to understand their class material.

Another student agreed with Alnasser, saying it would be hard for students.

“It would be really difficult for them to do so,” said Jasmyne Johnson, a junior criminology and psychology major.

Johnson notices a lot of undergraduate students that do smoke and she doesn’t see how UT could enforce the policy.

It’s up to UT

When the semester ends, Dr. Olsen’s Health Promotions class will have the results of their projects but the conclusion does not make any final decision.

The class will use the results to make recommendations to the UT administration and they will decide what they think is feasible.

Charlie can be reached at charlie.hambos@gmail.com.

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Eighteen Students Participate in Fall Speech Contest

By JP Busche Reporter

In today's digital age, texting and e-mailing seem to be the most popular means of communication.

Recently, 18 UT students did something different by participating in The University of Tampa's campus-wide speech contest.

“It is a great opportunity for students to speak in a venue other than the classroom,” Christopher Gurrie, professor of speech said.

Gurrie established the contest in April 2006.

Friends, other interested peers and students are part of the event that is held every semester and awards $150, $50 and $25 prizes.

Those prizes are awarded by a jury consisting of Gurrie, Ann Marie Coats, instructor of speech, her sister Virginia Wester and Jenna Labadie, adjunct professor of speech and global issues.

After all the participants presented, the judges chose six students to present again to compete for the first three spots.

A few of the topics presented to the audience were Lisa Barton’s “Are We All Dumb?,” Verner D’Souza’s “The Future of Green Technology,” and Stacy Vieux’s “Internet Shaping the World.”

Barton, winner of last semester contest, found a good reason to participate again.

“I am currently applying to graduate school theater programs that incorporate speech. I see an advantage in practicing and being

The four judges: Labadie, Wester, Coats and Gurrie

Students and friends support the contest.

comfortable speaking,” Barton said.

Her speech, “Are We All Dumb?” dealt with the stereotype that blonde women are not as intelligent as other women.

She shared her historical research about the Middle Ages, where royalty did not spend much time outside and therefore, had darker hair, while peasants spent most of their time outside.

Due to their sunlight exposure, they had much lighter hair, which led to the idea of labeling blondes imbeciles.

Nevertheless, stereotypes are just assumptions, as proved by Lady Diana, former Princess of Wales, who was one of the brightest blonde philanthropists.

“Never underestimate a blonde, especially if there is more than one of them,” concluded Bar-

overcoming fears.”

Vieux, also a junior advertising and public relations major, shared her views on how social networks affect communication and perception in her speech “Internet Shaping the World.”

One topic she raised was that genuine moments are often staged for pictures.

She also talked about a new tool that MySpace introduced, which enables users to correct unibrows and sweat stains, giving users the illusion of perfection and promoting self absorption.

Although the topic was controversial, Vieux enjoyed the competition. ”It was a great opportunity to practice public speaking, which made me think more students should be required to take speech classes,” Vieux said.

ton.

D’Souza, a junior advertising and public relations major, presented “The Future of Green Technology” which gave the crowd an idea about sustainability efforts taking place in the next few decades.

A variety of inventions were presented, from batteries that recharge themselves by being shaken, to ecological air purifiers and cars that can drive 200 miles on just one gallon.

The presentation included pictures that supported the ideas.

D’Souza, was glad he participated.

“It was a good experience that made me more confident in my roles on campus, such as being an RA and a campus senator,” D’Souza said.

“It helps facing the public and

Courtesy of Ann Marie Coats

Barton won this semester contest for the second time in a row, and Vieux gained third place.

After two and a half hours of listening to and judging speeches, Gurrie was still in a good mood.

“I enjoyed the diversity of speeches. I would appreciate more faculty involvement in the future and [hope to] increase the number of participants, so we can fill three rooms with contestants.”

The next contest is planned for the spring semester and is open to all students.

Registration will be available through professor Chris Gurrie at cgurrie@ut.edu or professor Ann Marie Coats at acoats@ut.edu.

Look out next semester for details.

Special thanks to the Tampa Rotary Club for their support, as well.

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Horoscopes

By Linda C Black / Tribune Media Services

Aries (March 21-April 19) You start the day on fire with ideas. Other people douse the flame. Use your insight to reignite your passion.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Let intuition be your guide when dealing with others. Someone really wants to be in charge. Is that OK with you?

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Others have more to say than you really want to hear. Take notes for later. You’ll be glad you did.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You wake up with more energy than you can possibly manage. Dress conservatively to tone down your excitement.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Deadlines must be met! Use all of your energy and enlist the help of others.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Give whoever walks into your office the time they require. Solving a problem now is easier than solving it later.

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Tradition is critical to what you do next.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) There’s more than enough passion to go around. You don’t have to push to get exactly what you want.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) An angel made a suggestion last night: take it to heart and work with it. This strategy will work well today.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You gain insight into the motives of others each time you start a new project.

Some love to quibble after the fact.

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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You wake up full of ideas. You have to choose which to pursue today. Jot down the rest.

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Behind the Music: Charles Parker Jr.

By JP Busche Staff Writer

1920, the year Babe Ruth transferred from the Red Sox to the Yankees, was the same year Charles Parker Jr. was born to Charles and Addie Parker in Kansas City, Kan. The love of playing his alto saxophone led him to drop out of school to pursue a career as a musician.

Never reluctant to perform, he exposed himself to numerous gigs.To his humiliation, once at a gig, his drummer threw a cymbal at him during a set for what he felt was bad playing.

This particular scene was recreated in Clint Eastwood’s 1988’s motion picture “Bird.”

The nickname "Yardbird" was given to Parker early on, because oh his love of chicken.

The name was shortened to simply "Bird" when he moved to New York City in 1939 after his tour with the Jay McShan band.

Like the majority of his fellow jazz musicians, he frequently appeared at Monroe’s and Minton’s Playhouse, both famous jazz clubs in Harlem.

Playing in these two clubs allowed him to meet Dizzy

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Gillespie, with whom he would often play.

The two contributed to the beginnings of bebop, a quickly played style of jazz that was popularized by Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young and would be carried on by John Coltrane and Miles Davis.

In 1940, Parker’s first studio record “The Complete Birth of Bebop" was released and was followed by 60 more records released under his name.

One of those numerous recordings is “Parker’s Mood,” which is widely considered his magnum opus.

Like Davis and Coltrane, Parker drank a lot and developed a heavy heroine addiction, which influenced his reliability.

Nevertheless, he was able to recover and return to the scene for a further career peak in the early fifties, when his influence on the entire jazz scene became the greatest.

Unfortunately, Parker was never able to fully recover from the trauma he inflicted on his body.

He only lived to be 34 years old and passed away on March 12, 1955. He remains one of the greatest figures in jazz.

The Student Dance Happening is always an exciting opportunity for students to cast, choreograph, costume and basically put on an entire show, while bringing out their own artistic uniqueness within each of their pieces.

The Happening relies solely on students, which makes this show so unique.

This year, about 24 students and alumni came together to choreograph yet another exciting evening of dances. Styles included jazz, tap, ballet, hip-hop and contemporary.

Overall, the Happening showcased a variety of dances representing the talented Dance department that lies within The University of Tampa.

This year, UT’s dance department serves as a proud supporter of the P.E.A.C.E. organization.

This month, P.E.A.C.E.’s main focus is to end domestic violence towards women.

The Happening changed its tradition this year by starting off the night in the historic David Falk Theater, rather than the Edison Building.

This meant big changes, including a much larger stage, lights and a larger house for the audience; each night the Happening brought in over three hundred people.

The first half showcased elaborate performances such as the Halloween favorite: “Let It All Be A Bad Dream,” choreo-

graphed by Senior Kimi Lynn, “HERstory,” choreographed by senior Annae Robinson, and of course, the Act One finale: “Backstabber,” choreographed by senior Alex Newman.

The program then moved to the East Veranda of Plant Hall, where eleven more dances were showcased, including the B.S.U. (Black Student Union) piece: “Give Me A Break,” choreographed by Shakira Christie and Ericka Womack-Brown and a medley dance by the University of Tampa’s Dance Team, The Spartan Scarlets.

It was astonishing to see the amount of dancers involved (some in more than four pieces), the variety some dancers had and the passion they emanated from each dance.

To perfect four different dances, each a different style, on top of school and other extra curricular activities is just impressive.

It’s always interesting to sit back and watch your peers, with whom you share Biology or some other non-dance related course, get up in front of hundreds of people and dance.

It shows a completely different side of them you might have never known existed.

This goes for the choreographers as well. Many with majors such as Biology, Psychology, and Marketing, displayed the technique and passion of a full time Dance major.

The Happening were, once

again, a success and certainly showcased the talent that is sometimes hidden within UT. The next production put on by the University of Tampa’s dance department will be an Evening of Experimental Dance, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. in the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery in the Bailey Art Building.

The art show in the gallery will feature work by three UT alumnus, and the evening includes a reception. Hope to see you there!

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Tegan and Sara Rise Again

Urban Legends of UT

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It only seems fitting that a year that saw a Blink 182 reunion and an Eminem comeback brings us the twin sister duo of Tegan and Sara give 2009 as well.

Indie-rock lovers, eat your heart out. The Canadian duo have been making a mark on the music scene for close to 10 years now with songs on love, remorse and growing up.

The unique bite to their music has generated a devout fan base not only in the United States, but abroad.

“Sainthood,” their sixth studio album, is the second album in which Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla has produced.

While 2007’s “The Con” was a cheery and uplifting, “Sainthood” shows a different side of the sister’s as they explore a sense of maturity and wisdom not seen in past releases.

“Would you take a straight and narrow critical look at me?

Would you tell me tough love style, put judicial weight on me?” asks singer Sara Quin on “Arrow” the opening track of “Sainthood.”

Songs such as “Don’t Rush” and “Night Watch” highlight a significant difference in “Sainthood”

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when compared to the rest of the Tegan and Sara catalog.

Surprisingly, the 13-song album features a wide array of synthesizers, keys and electronic vibes not seen on their past records.

Even as both sisters seem to be experimenting with new instruments this time around, songs like “On Directing” and “Sentimental True” still feature the strippeddown, raw vibe that has become synonymous with Tegan & Sara.

While “Sainthood” is an incredible display of artistry and diversity, it has its dull moments.

“Northshore” comes off as more of a filler track than a meaningful song and “Red Belt” seems more fitting for a car commercial than a record as it slowly and dis-

persedly drags on.

Although nothing is perfect, “Sainthood” still swings for the fences with down-to-earth fun music and simple, yet provocative lyrics showcased at its best on the album closer “Someday.”

“Might do something I’d be proud of someday,” sings Tegan Quin. “Mark my words, I might be something someday.”

While “Sainthood” isn’t your typical indie record, it still features a sound exclusive to Tegan and Sara and Tegan and Sara only.

Six albums and running, Tegan & Sara show once again that not everything in indie has to be made for rainy days, and in “Sainthood”’s case, it surely will put a smile on your face.

In the early 1900s, the Tampa Bay Hotel was a popular destination for many.

Now former guests’ spirits are said to haunt the building.

Although there are no official records of ghost sightings, students and faculty have claimed to witness apparitions and strange disturbances.

Historical figures lodged at the old hotel where two suicides were committed.

Theodore Roosevelt was a guest, and his presence is allegedly felt in the current science wing.

Supernatural figures are rumored to walk the halls.

A man dressed in a brown three-piece suit with glowing red eyes once walked toward a student as she ascended to the second floor.

A second student saw this “brown man” on the staircase drinking from a cup.

Both students described the gentleman as older and out of place.

A dark-skinned man with boots and a straw hat apparently still resides in the science wing.

Purported to be a former hotel caretaker, several students reported seeing his apparition.

The creaky wheels of the servants’ carts have also been heard in the science wing.

Security guards who roam the

building at night have had their share of strange occurrences.

One guard felt a force on the doorknob he was trying to secure, and moments later a flashlight was knocked from his hand.

Falk Theater across the street was built in 1928 and is home to the infamous Bessie Snavely’s ghost.

The visiting actress discovered her husband was cheating on her with another member of the troupe.

In despair, she hung herself from a stairwell behind the stage.

Rumor has it, her spirit is angered by the color red.

Red costumes were mysteriously ruined and one actress could not physically wear a red skirt on stage.

The Speech, Theater and Dance Department at UT considers Bessie a friendly presence.

Despite occasional door slams, footsteps and singing, she is usually quiet.

Some believe she saved a stagehand from falling to his death off a scaffold.

On-campus presences are generally forgotten until an apparition is reportedly seen.

Admittedly, the aging buildings are eerie at night, and it is easy to believe the mystifying minarets could be haunted.

With Tampa Bay Hotel guests ranging from the Prince of Wales to Babe Ruth, a ghost encounter would be welcome.

Minaret writer & fashion contributer, Daniella Fusari, uncovers UT’s fashion forward students.

^NaTaSHa^ / flickr.com Tired of dressing up as a superhero?

Look no further than your TV screen for great costume ideas.

Pick from the many looks that this pop star has.

Just make sure you have the essentials: a blonde wig, black eyeliner, hooker heels and Perez Hilton on your arm.

3. Blood-Sucking Hottie: Whether it is a character from “Twilight,” “Vampire Diaries,” or “True Blood,” we know there are going to be vampires roaming around during Halloween.

Paint your face white, your lips red, and add some sharp teeth.

Oh, and stay away from the werewolves.

4. The Pig Flu: This is not a joke. People are wearing pig noses and medical masks. Enough said.

5. Malibu Barbie: Or any other of her many looks, for that matter. Go Hollywood Glam, Nurse, School Teacher, but after celebrating her 50th birthday this year, Barbie is sure to be on the scene this Halloween. (Unrealistic body measurements not necessary.)

6. Barack Obama: He’s made himself popular not just in politics but in the entertainment world, as well.

Throw on an Obama mask and a pair of mom jeans and call yourself our president.

7. Kate Gosslin: Find your worst enemy and ask him to dress as Jon. Then pick eight of your closest friends to be your entourage.

Her infamous hair cut is avail-

able in a wig at buycostumes.com, product ID: #65620.

8. Mad Hatter: The “Alice in Wonderland” movie by Tim Burton is already buzzing.

Take the lead from Johnny Depp and transform into his crazy persona.

Invite your friends to become the characters that radiate the trippy scenes of a the classic.

9. The “Gossip Girl” cast: So you have no desire to come up with a costume or be a different character?

I have a brilliant solution.

Wear your weekend clothes and call yourself Serena.

Throw on a headband, and you are officially Blair. Become everyone’s enemy and you can be Georgina.

A limo and a snobby attitude is a plus.

10. Spartans: Finally, my favorite costume this year comes from a group of girls who are giving up their Halloween to walk in the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer three-day Walk over the Halloween weekend.

Instead of celebrating at parties with all their friends, they will be wearing pink togas and transforming themselves into Spartans as they walk 60 miles for a cure.

To contact Daniella, email dfusari@ut.edu.

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‘Inglourious Basterds’ Actor Inspires Students

By JP Busche Staff Writer

Quentin Tarantino’s current movie “ Inglorious Basterds” is widely renowned, yet just a remake of the 1978 Italian production “ Inglorious Bastards”.

Last Monday, UT students had the chance to meet Peter Hooten, one of the lead actors from the original motion picture.

Following an invitation from Professor Tom Garret, the Sarasota resident and Clermont born actor shared his passion for art with everyone present.

Following an invitation from Professor Tom Garret, the Sarasota resident and Clermont-

born actor shared his passion for art.

After showing a reel of his numerous roles in films such as “Prisoner,” “Sunburst” and “The Student Body” as well as “Inglorious Bastards”, Hooten began to interact with his audience.

“I love all the arts,” said Hooten, right before reading Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “One Art.” He then proceeded to divide the gathered students into groups and give them different stories, from which they could write a script or draw a storyboard. In a 30 minute period, students all over the theatre were working on converging poetry into a visual scene.

Hooten was delighted about the students working together,

honing their artistic skills. “I got to school for you to learn the future,” said Hooten about his visit at UT. His career in the film industry began with the renowned William Morris Agency. He began as an actor in his 20s, became a director in his 30s and a producer in his 40s.

“I consider myself fortunate,” said Hooten about his career. Just as glad to have witnessed Hoten were students like senior Josh Long.

“It was inspiring to meet such an accomplished actor and [be able to] ask him questions about the film industry as an art form,” said Long.

The next event will be CEO’s

in Film Entertainment, which features Paul Heth, a UT alumni and now an influential theater operator in Russia.

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“Speaker”: Front The expectations are high for Nov. 2, when these two world renowned media moguls will take the stage.

Independent film-producer and UT professor of Film Media Arts, Tom Garrett, anticipates a great event.

“It’s truly an exciting and humbling honor having Ms. Redstone and Mr. Heth here at UT. These industry leaders have paved the way in the media and film business for the last decade internationally.”

Garrett met with Heth for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Immediately he knew that Heth would be an inspiration to his students here at UT, especially because Heth is an alumnus.

“Meeting Mr. Heth at the Cannes Film Festival, when I took UT students this past May, was awesome. I asked him to speak at UT and he was so gracious in accommodating the invite. Not only did he say yes, but he offered to arrange his partner Shari Redstone to speak with him as well.”

It was the legendary Sumner Redstone that inspired Heth to become a producer over fifteen years ago.

Garrett wanted his students to have the same opportunity, to be exposed first hand to a self-made, incredibly successful media entrepreneur.

As Mr. Heth himself once said, “When I was a kid, my grandfather always used to say, ‘If you want to be great at something, go be around someone who’s already great at it’.”

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The Top Five Games You Should Play This Holiday Weekend

By Austin Ashby Staff Writer

Have you noticed lately that scary movies are not scary anymore?

Well, in case you haven’t noticed, just check some of the recent remakes of once good (age has not been kind to these) horror films like “Prom Night” and “Halloween.”

With all the bad horror movies these days, what is a person supposed to do on Halloween weekend to become scared enough to need a new pair of pants?

Thankfully, there is another form of media to satisfy our desire for fear.

The video game industry allows us to interact with our environment, and to feel what the character feels, something a film simply cannot give you.

The following list consists of survival-horror games that I’ve had the experience of playing.

These games are guaranteed to make you feel frightened, cause you to hesitate to take that turn around the corner in the game, and possibly leave post-traumatic scars (some of these games surely did their number on me).

So, turn off the lights and sit by yourself as you fight off heart attacks from these frightening games.

5) While the PS1 game has aged somewhat badly, the GameCube version of the first “Resident Evil” helped pushed this title into the number five slot.

The remake changed a lot of what made the first game somewhat bad.

“Resident Evil” was a pioneer in popularizing the survival horror genre on consoles.

The remake made the game look a lot better; the game still looks pleasing to the eye even to today’s standard.

Even without the aesthetic changes, the remake did one thing that helped the original horror element in a lot of ways, especially the writing and voice acting.

In the original, whenever there was any exchange of words, it was hard not to burst out laughing at its cheesiness.

A rewritten script and a new cast of voice actors helped bring people into the story without making the player smirk upon entering the world that is “Resident Evil.”

4) “Dead Space” is the most recent title on this list.

This was Electronic Art’s first attempt in the survival horror genre, and what an awesome job they did with this game.

You start off as a miner named Isaac looking for his girlfriend on the infested ship, “The Ishimura.”

This is one of the few survival horror games with a smooth playing ability.

What really pushes this one to be a fantastic horror game is the sound design.

When a game causes you freak out because you hear a noise right behind you, you get the feeling the developers did their jobs right.

3) Let’s consider that during

the late ‘90s, the best thing we had in the way of horror was “Resident Evil” and “Alone in the Dark.”

Looking back at those games, they were scary to an extent, but they provided nothing more than momentary leaps from your seat.

When we thought that the genre might not evolve past that, the gamer community was proven wrong by the release of “Silent Hill.”

Instead of the “cheap scares” the other two games provided, “Silent Hill” presents a new type of psychological horror.

The story begins with Harry Manson searching for his daughter who has disappeared in the corrupt town known as Silent Hill.

I have a confession: when I was exploring the school’s courtyard and turned around to the sight of babies trying to murder me, I yelped in a high-pitched tone.

2) Have you ever been waiting at a stoplight, seen a homeless person hanging out near your car and felt the need to lock your door immediately?

If you haven’t felt that, you will after playing “Condemned: Criminal Origin.”

After playing this game, I have fears that if I encounter a homeless person I may get stabbed and find him “looting” my body.

Unlike the sequel of this game, “Condemned” doesn’t incorporate any supernatural phenomena; everything that occurs in this game happens in a realistic setting.

I literally screamed throughout the game whenever I made a turn and saw a man wearing a

habited by big furry monsters.

He convinces them to be their king, and in the process, unifies the tribe by having them play games and build a giant fortress together.

Simple, right? Eh, not so much.

Although it has a simple premise, that doesn’t necessarily mean this film’s plot is easily discernable.

The film makes tiny leaps into the avant-garde realm; and because it is so artistic, it speaks on a different level, so much so that some film-goers won’t pick up on the messages upon first viewing.

Whether it be his wild and imaginative side or his scared side, his maturing sister who has outgrown little kid’s games, his mother, or the absence of a father, you’ll find yourself trying to fit the pieces of the puzzle of Max’s life together.

Although each character’s dialogue is simple (due to the fact that they are the manifestations of

a child), figuring out Max’s feelings can often be a difficult task, yet a very deep and interesting one.

One walks away with the idea that this movie is about childhood itself.

Sure, Max sometimes misbehaves like a self-absorbed little brat, but in the end, you like him and can understand him.

Max feels remorse very quickly, and we accept the fact that he’s just a kid.

And yet, oversimplifying the fact that Max is “just a kid” almost defeats the message of the film.

Max isn’t just a kid. He’s as complex as anyone else in this universe.

As mentioned before, his imagination is limitless, which warrants some respect for children everywhere.

If there’s one thing this movie is about, in the most vague of terms, it’s about children. I guess on simplest terms, though, you will enjoy this movie.

It’s a respectful and interesting take on the book we all read as children.

It embraces the idea of innocence, honesty and raw creativity that we can only receive from childhood.

It’s a definite must-see, and something that I would recommend seeing multiple times for the sake of clarity and sheer quality film making.

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1) This game is one of my favorites on the PlayStation 2 console.

The legendary “Silent Hill 2” takes the cake for being the scariest game I have ever played.

This game, built upon what made the original “Silent Hill” successful, has brought a new meaning to the phrase “psychological terror.”

This game had many scenes

that made me drop my jaw and just sit there in contemplation of what was happening on the screen.

The best example I can give is the first appearance of Pyramid Head having a “good time” with a nurse who is unable to say “no” while the main character stares from a closet.

As the game progresses, more sickening things are discovered about the town and the characters and how the town simply brings the worst out of everyone.

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“Where the Wild Things Are” is one of those films that leaves the viewer with plenty of questions.

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Editorial: Let’s Make the Most Out of What’s Left

We have passed the midway point of the semester. Most of our midterms are over with and other exams are only weeks away.

It’s no longer the beginning of the semester so we can’t keep putting things off until later in the semester, as that time is rapidly approaching.

If action hasn’t been taken to make the most out of this semester, students need to begin to spend less time worrying where they will be on weekend nights and rather find the perfect place to study and work.

If students aren’t happy with their grades now, they have a little less than half of the semester to get those high scores like they wanted to from the very beginning.

Most of the time, a good chunk of the total class points are concentrated in the latter half of the semester so the opportunity to excel still exists.

It seems like we have just welcomed the new and returning Spartans to campus and now they are making or have already made plans to depart for Thanksgiving.

November is here and we have to make the most of it.

September and October are over and we can’t focus on the past but only on the future, which is right around the corner.

Just when crunch time begins this semester, UT officials already have students thinking about next semester as class registration starts in only a few days.

For freshman, they are assessing this semester’s schedule and hoping next semester won’t be as hectic as they are in control of what classes they pick.

They will no longer be new to UT but semi-experienced UT students.

Some students will not even have to register for classes as they will graduate from UT in December.

Those students can tell you how fast time flies while studying here at UT. We’re sure some are suffering from senioritis but know they have to push through to the very end. Seniors graduating in May will be making their last course schedule in their undergraduate

career.

Not only do they have to push through the remainder of this semester, but start all over and push through their last semester as well.

For both graduating classes, the job market is still not in the finest shape and they’re still not sure what their future will hold. Some will go on to various graduate schools.

As we enter the last half of the semester, how will students make their mark?

It is these semesters of your college career and your life which will determine what will make up a student’s future and these times must not be taken for granted but taken one day at a time.

Each day must accomplish something.

What will you do to finish off the semester strong?

How will you make the decisions necessary to make the most of your time here at UT? Then, how will the decisions you make affect your future?

Go and do what needs to be done.

“My Love Song To Dance, My Love Song To The Arts”

By Derrick Austin Commentary Editor

I pity everyone who didn’t make it to Dance Happening last week—it was so good I had to go twice. Since my freshman year, fall of 2007, I’ve attended all the Happenings.

A body in motion can capture an emotion faster than a photograph and more accurately than words.

I’d like to think, when the first humans roamed the earth we could only talk and move: sing, tell stories and dance. Mankind probably danced first.

Dance is addicting and joyous, once you discover your own beat you just can’t stop. It’s akin to an out-of-body experience, and I’ve often been happiest dancing in a club or doing a Soul Train Line in a restaurant (don’t ask).

Most of us who like to bust a move have no pretensions toward being dancers, so imagine watching your peers, who have trained for years at their craft, leaving it all

on the stage.

Dance Happening is part circus, part living art. There’s something transcendent about dance. Not only my heart was affected; I had a mild adrenaline rush.

Emily Dickinson once wrote, “If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.” Any piece of art worth it’s weight will have that effect.

How can a tap dancer and a ballerina gliding around a chair be so moving? Or eight women in black and white gowns—simply by turning their heads—choke up this writer?

A pirouette, a hand in the air, an apple on stage—dance transforms our simplest gestures into epiphanies.

There were moments when I felt like a voyeur, I had to turn away—yet isn’t that the sign of great art? Something so intimate you feel you have no place being there?

Sure, I’m possibly glorifying dance (I’m a writer, I love the arts: it happens.) but an important reason I attend the Happenings is because I wasn’t privileged enough to see dancers before college.

My high school had a swing

dance club and that was about it; before that, there was Disney on Ice at age six, which would be the extent of my audience engagement with dance.

The Theater Department’s production of “The Women” was the first stage show I attended.

The Tampa Museum was my first museum. And, my goal for this year is to attend more of the Music Department’s concerts and ensembles.

College is supposed to broaden your horizons not only in the classes you take or the people you meet, but in what you experience.

There are certainly lots of UT students who experience the same lack of exposure to the arts.

We should all take advantage of these events while we can.

Where else could we visit galleries, see musicals, hear world class musicians and talk with famous writers—for free? Events like these cost a pretty penny outside college.

This is my love song to dance, my love song to the arts—one piece at a time, touching the spirit.

Derrick Austin can be reached at daustin@ut.edu.

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Workout Your Mind and Muscles with this Guide to Gym Culture

By John Jacobs Columnist

From going to the gym so much (in case you couldn’t tell), I’ve learned you can tell a lot about a person based on how they work out. Most people don’t pay much attention to what others are doing in the gym (which is probably the normal thing to do), but I can’t help myself when it comes to observing how people act in different places.

First to get the boring group out of the way, there are “the norms.” These are the kids who come in, work out and leave.

They do nothing special—no cool habits, no fun little tendencies— just a solid workout. Who would’ve thought somebody would actually just “workout” in the gym? That’s no fun!

These kids can be so inconspicuous. You’ll walk into the gym with them, exercise for an hour and not see them and then walk out of the gym with the exact same kid wondering where the hell has he’s been for the last hour?

Moving on to the fun categories, the first group I like to call “the ragers.” These are the kids that right when they walk into the gym turn into a different person so amped up on whatever pre-workout drug they’re taking, you can’t even look them in the eyes. You can already name three kids in your head that fit this category. Every

set, on every machine is the most intense thing I’ve ever seen in my life. These kids lift as if their whole family’s lives depended on it. And of course it wouldn’t be right if a “rager” weren’t listening to music.

Their music is blasting so loud that if you’re within five feet of one of them, you can clearly hear the lyrics to whatever death metal or hard rap song they’re listening to (because there’s no in-between for music at the gym). It’s only extremes of all genres. You’ll never hear anyone say “Wow, that Jason Mraz song really gets me in the mood to work out!” “Ragers” always seem to be in a trance; I wouldn’t be surprised if I walked out with one, and they immediately asked, “Where have I been for the last hour?”

Then there’s the group I like to call “the social lifters.” These kids are in the gym for the sole purpose of saying “I went to the gym today.”

These kids are easy to spot because the first thing they’ll always tell you is how long they’ve already been at the gym, (because how else can I be impressed if I don’t know how long you’ve been at the gym?) and try to start a long conversation with you as if you don’t have anything to do.

“Hey bro! I’ve been here since 2 p.m. (it’s currently dark outside) the workout’s been crazy today!

How have you been? What’s going on with you? What’d you do this weekend? Did I tell you how long I’ve been here?”

The whole purpose of a social lifter is to make sure everybody saw them there. Before every set, they’ll let out a few warm-up grunts, clap a

few times, and stretch while taking up an obnoxious amount of space and maybe just take a few laps around the gym giving high fives just so everyone knows they’re about to do something.

Then, there’s “the nutritionist.”

Everybody knows at least one of these people. If you ask them one thing about working out, they’ll sit you down and give you an hour-long lecture about your body.

Walking into their room feels like you just stepped into a GNC with so many supplements set up on their desk.

“This is my pre-workout supplement, my pre-workout energy pills, during a workout N.O. drink, post-workout protein shake, pills I have to take after dinner to make sure I’m always in a current state of anabolism, and I have to take these pills before I go to bed, which causes me to dream about working out.”

You’ll always see them watching their friend exercise only to then step in every few seconds to show them what they’re doing wrong and how they should be doing it. Since they know so much, they’re not doing something normal when they work out. They need to take up half the gym while doing some crazy exercise, which works every muscle in the body and looks extremely hard to do.

Finally, there’s the special group of girls you’ll always see in the gym that I could only classify as “the machines.” These are the ones that are always on the elliptical, who are running (ellipting?) so hard non-stop for hours at a time, that it could only be in comparison

Watch out for “Ragers” at the gym.

to a machine.

When you walk into the gym you’ll see these girls working insanely hard on an elliptical, dripping sweat, and think “she must be tired,” but even when you’re leaving the gym that same girl is still going strong on that elliptical!

I’m pretty sure if you just hooked up a generator somehow to one of these ellipticals, these girls could power the city of Tampa for hours at a time. And if it’s not hard enough to run on the elliptical at

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1,000 miles per hour, these girls can actually read and study at the same time! In fact, I guarantee one girl is reading this article right now while exercising on the elliptical.

So next time you’re in the gym just look around, and you’ll be able to identify someone from each of these groups, and I’ll be the kid in the corner with a notepad watching all of them.

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

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Campus Microcosm: Elevator Rides Reveal Student Life

By Narisa Imprasert Columnist

Each elevator ride is a game.

You can quote “Forrest Gump” on this but just switch the word “life” with “walking into an elevator,” because you truly will “never know what you’re gonna get.”

Pick any major dorm with elevators; like Brevard and especially Vaughn. Make your way through the Vaughn Courtyard filled with hookah smokers and already drunk students to the elevator lobby.

The ding signals the next available elevator, almost like you won a prize.

In elevator one, there will be a Natural Ice can (we are broke college students) tucked in the far left corner, a smashed apple all over the wall and a half-empty solo cup right smack-dab in the middle.

Within elevator two is a cup from the café, a mysterious puddle and an obnoxious amount of flyers scattered all around to promote the newest club.

Wait, that’s not all. Walk into elevator three and you’ll see the healthier alternative: a halfeaten granola bar, a banana peel and a straw. Don’t ask me where the straw comes in, because I’m guessing it was misplaced from elevator one.

How these things make their way into the elevators always surprises me. I’d love to watch the surveillance footage because even in a drunken state, I’d like to think I can hold my own.

More interesting than these assorted objects are the people that come staggering in and out.

Once, at six at night, two completely wasted girls carried a

beer bong in the elevator as if it were normal, as if it was a book.

Classy right?

Each elevator rider can be categorized, for lack of a better term.

There are the “higher than life.” They are the ones that walk into the elevator laughing at nothing, yet everything. Just stare at them in an attempt to make eye contact and their paranoia sets them off onto exiting on the next floor and heading to the closest stairwell.

Then there are those who hit every button to be funny and laugh when their gazes lock on each other. Their walk from the park to the dorm was the most extensive, and they probably won’t be doing anything that requires moving, well except for eating of course. There is a reason why the café closes at seven on weekends-with late hours, the school would most likely lose money on an all-you-can-eatbuffet. With the combination of students under the influence after a night out, they almost always have the munchies.

I can recall my old roommate ordering a large cheese pizza every single time she came home from a wasted night out. It would be 3 a.m. and besides sleep, the only thing on her mind was food. How she never got sick of pizza, I will never know. I just remember trying to hide the menus, claiming they were closed, but she must have had the number on speed dial.

We can’t forget the scandalous ladies, wearing practically nothing when it’s 50 degrees out and rocking the three-inch heels. They remove their treacherous shoes exiting the cab, but with all the things you find in the elevator,

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I don’t think it’s such a good idea. Cologne-soaked men usually follow them, more conservative dressers but equivalent to their levels of intoxication. Each of them is paired off in couples with a few going stag, but their loud rowdiness makes their excitement a little overbearing.

But of course, I can’t leave out the studious students of this fine university. They are the ones you see will bloodshot eyes and bags under their eyes from studying.

They’re a bit pale from their lack of sleep, and you can see the look of envy as they see their fellow students all dressed up for a night out. Such feelings, however, are temporary because they have their priorities in line.

Even so, one type of elevator rider that never ceases to exist is the one that lacks the unspoken elevator etiquette. He or she is the one that sees you coming fifteen feet behind, but hits the door close button constantly to avoid the wait.

Patience is indeed a virtue, and some struggle with the concept.

Each one of these categories can all be a metaphorical look into their personalities. The one that fails to hold the door is the impatient jerk and the one that holds it open, even in a rush, is what we look for in a friend.

So who are you?

One more category of elevator goers is the international students who speak their native tongue with their friends. Failing to eavesdrop, you just smile and wait patiently until the doors open.

Even on a weekday, sober, conscious and alert, elevator rides still remain interesting. As a few people step in, there is seemingly a vow of silence. No one speaks, except for the minor comment on the scary elevator noise, and even then they stifle a laugh.

Sometimes there are side conversations between two or three people, but the rest remains silent and awkward. After asking for the floor number, the next thirty Narisa Imprasert can be seconds either become tense, or reached at nimprasert@ut.edu. you make a new friend.

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Junior Spartan Makes a Splash: Leads UT to Victory

By John Hilsenroth Sports Writer

Ellie Eshleman has been swimming since age five. She began swimming at such a young age because her mother wanted her out of the house.

Her mother forced her to go out and do something and Eshleman swam with it. She loved swimming then and she loves it now.

Coming all the way from Illinois, Eshleman loves Tampa because of its sunny days and great opportunities to swim outside, which she prefers over indoors.

Eshleman has bad joints and was forced to sit out the pervious two years of her college career. “[Ellie] trains as hard as anyone, and won’t slack off or back down,” Ed Bren-

nan, swim coach said. “She won’t tell you if she’s hurting.”

The young swimmer trains about three hours a day and stretches daily to work out those battered joints.

Eshleman does not swim for the fame, she does not swim for the glory; she swims because she loves to swim.

She realizes that with her joints so fragile, her chances of an Olympic gold medal one day are slim. That doesn’t stop her from having fun, training hard, doing all she can to win and leading all of her fellow women swimmers in the lane.

Eshleman did not take credit for what she had accomplished last match, leading the team to victory. When asked how it felt to lead the team to victory she said, “We all have to lead each other.”

Clearly Eshleman is a teamoriented swimmer. Much like Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, Eshleman listens to rapper Lil Wayne before swimming to get her hyped and focused for her matches.

She is very personal and excited and about this year’s team.

“We definitely have top ten potential,” said Brennan.

He stressed the importance of keeping everyone healthy, including Eshleman.

Eshleman just wants to do the best that she can and have fun, and if she keeps performing like she did last match, she is ac- Ellie Eshleman swimming started the season off strong.

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Week 8 Fantasy Football Breakdown: Ups and Downs

By Daniel Feingold Sports Writer

Seven weeks down in the NFL, 11 more to go.

What has happened thus far?

Week seven could have been labeled “blow out week,” as the league saw at least six lopsided games.

Regardless, week eight still brings us a few interesting matchups that cause us to think about who to keep in our starting line up and who to bench for the time being.

Start/Bench Jonathan Stewart, RB, Carolina-- The lowly Panthers play in Arizona this weekend. Surprisingly, the Cardinal defense allows just over 18 points and the fewest rushing yards per game, at 67.5.

Though DeAngelo Williams, being a

first-round pick in most every fantasy draft, is a must-start each week, Stewart’s condition is different. With Williams starting to salvage his season, plan on him to get the ball much more than Stewart, even if the run game is slowed down by the Cards.

Bench Stewart.

David Garrard, QB, Jacksonville-Garrard’s season symbolizes that of the Jaguars: inconsistent. However, he had a field day earlier in the year when he faced Tennessee, posting over 300 yards passing and three touchdowns in his best game thus far.

The Titans don’t seem to be getting any better, so start Garrard unless you have a franchise quarterback on your roster. By the way, the Titans are last in the league at stopping the pass.

Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, New York Gi-

ants-- What happened to this guy? He started to show promise as a potential weekly starter, then dropped off the past two weeks, accumulating only ten total points in ESPN leagues.

In week eight, the Giants go into division rival Philadelphia’s house to face an Eagles’ D which allows just under 100 yards rushing per game.

Though the Giants running backs didn’t get the ground game going at home, both Brandon Jacobs and Bradshaw saw success in Philadelphia last year. Start Bradshaw with caution and hope he bounces back from his poor performance last week.

Ray Rice, RB, Baltimore-- The Broncos will be coming to town to face Baltimore in an important AFC match up. Rice has been stellar this year for Baltimore, averaging six yards per carry. However, the

Denver D has shown week in and week out that it can carry the undefeated Broncos.

Denver allows under 80 rushing yards a game at a 3.3 yards per carry average.

Give Rice a breather for this game-- I just don’t see the Broncos slowing down.

Defense of the Week (Available in an astonishing 90 percent of ESPN) The Arizona Cardinal defense/ special teams has been consistent.

They only had one down week against Indianapolis, but besides that performance, have posted a few double digit scoring weeks.

They face Carolina this weekend, who rank 20th in offensive yards per game, 25th in points per game, and are a staggering negative 14 in turnover differential.

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Golfer Wins Tournament for Tampa: First Since 2002

By Daniel Feingold Sports Writer

Whether it be in the United States or Europe, University of Tampa junior Nicolas Jutigny has proven to be an exceptional golfer.

Originally from New Hampshire, but predominately raised on the border of France and Switzerland, Jutigny learned the sport at a young age.

“My parents play, and they were on a vacation in Turkey. My uncle was supposed to come take care of me,” Jutigny said. “I was like six, and he didn’t come, so my parents just brought me out to the course and gave me a club and I just kind of started to hit a golf ball around.”

It is unusual for a child to take a natural interest in a sport like golf.

For Jutigny, it was a negative trait turned positive which kept him playing.

“I’m very stubborn, so every time I’d fail, I would just go at it again and wait until I’d succeed, which is what I do with pretty much everything,” Jutigny said.

Jutigny lived in France, approximately 200 feet away from the border.

He attended high school at the International School of Geneva, which was actually across the border in Switzerland.

While playing soccer for his high school, Jutigny learned how competitive golf works differently in Europe.

“In Europe, you play in your club. So ever since I was 12, I was on the men’s team of my golf course,” Jutigny said.

“It would be outside of school. I would have to work it out by myself with my

From “Milestone” [Back] with the volleyball program having not fulfilled its quest for the ultimate prize. The 2006 season changed that.

Led by Katelen Dixon, Alisha Green, Gabriela Saade, Margeaux Sinibaldi and a host of others, the Spartans marched toward the NCAA II Championship with a 34-1 record heading into Catanach’s third title game. This time they would take on South Region foe North Alabama, and this time the outcome was different.

UT won the match three sets to one, giving the program its first National Championship.

“It was a confirmation of all the things I’ve done,” Catanach said. “You work at it the right way and it can work.”

Catanach also described the National Championship as his greatest accomplishment and has fond memories of the team that won it all. He said the team realized how special the group was as the season progressed and eventually felt it would be their year.

As another reward for his success, Catanach is a member of both the SSC and UT Halls of Fame, earning inductions in 1993 and 2002, respectively.

Now in his 26th season, Catanach is still going strong, guiding his team through an effort to capture its fifth consecutive SSC Championship.

Catanach’s time and accolades with the team led to Friday night’s game, one that the team and many of the 649 fans in attendance knew the significance of.

“You can’t beat a crowd that’s energized,” Catanach said of the game’s atmosphere.

“We knew it was going to be a big game,” said junior Kaleigh Cunningham,

club and get qualified on that you can make the team. It their team. That’s actually was kind of risky coming here,” why I came to college Jutigny admitted. here-- because we don’t “But I thought I had a good have college sports and I shot at making the team.” wanted to keep playing golf He appreciates that competitively.”

University of Tampa is a While playing for Golf Division II school. and Country Club of Bossey “It’s not as competitive (which he is still a member as D1, which is good cause I of during summers), they didn’t want to play golf 24/7,” won the Division II French Jutigny said.

Title in 2007.

“But I still want to play Nicolas Jutigny His small graduating competitively at a level where high school class was I feel challenged and still have represented by many different countries to work to be on top.” around the world.

Recently, Jutigny won the St. Leo Since Europe doesn’t have college Invitational the first Spartan to win a sports, students interested in playing on a tournament since 2002, and the first Spartan collegiate level wind up going to colleges ever to win at St. Leo. in other countries; many of his high school He believes this was his biggest friends are in Australia. accomplishment of his golf career thus far.

Jutigny, in fact, nearly ended up at a “I came in [my freshman year], and I large state university. feel like I regressed my first year. This is However, it was the size that was the the first time I feel like I’ve played to my deciding factor for him. level,” he said.

“I was supposed to go to Arizona State, “I’ve never been able to have three good but it was too big,” Jutigny said. rounds in a row. Finally, I got it together.”

“I didn’t want to be just dropped on Many other players found the St. Leo a campus with 60,000 people. [Tampa’s] course difficult. campus size was perfect location was Whether it was difficulty reading the great.” greens or the wind playing a factor, but Jutigny, who had never visited UT Jutigny was not fazed by it. before attending, may have taken a leap of He thought the course “fit [him] really faith by going this far to attend a college well.” whose golf program is not based around Finishing the first round two under recruiting or golf scholarships. with three consecutive birdies, Jutigny was “The whole system here is a walk-on playing strong on the course and staying system, so you have to be pretty confident calm in his mind. who earned SSC Offensive Player of the Week honors for her efforts in both weekend games.

Catanach called the milestone “secondary,” citing the importance of simply winning yet another match to maintain their spot in the SSC. “(Catanach) didn’t even want us to think about the 800th win,” Cunningham said.

“Playing for Coach has been an incredible opportunity. He has taught me not only about the game, but about life.”

The team had a quick turnaround following the game, however. The Spartans focused on win 801 the next afternoon.

UT swept Nova Southeastern to improve to 22-2, but also noted the significance of the team’s “Think Pink” Dig for the Cure Fundraiser.

Fans were asked to donate money for each dig recorded by the Spartans. UT finished the match with 38 team digs. “(Breast cancer) is a real problem, and we hope to contribute awareness to it,” Catanach said.

“I think it is such an awesome thing to do,” Cunningham said of the fundraiser.

“Thirty-eight digs isn’t too shabby.”

With more than 800 wins and counting, Catanach credited players, assistant coaches, trainers and the university for establishing a successful volleyball program.

Coach Catanach has yet another family tie to UT, as his nephew, also named Chris Catanach, is a senior on the cross country team. In addition to his athletic commitments, the younger Catanach is currently studying film and media arts.

Coach Catanach and Linda Catanach have two daughters, Kellie and Tina. Coincidentally, both are volleyball players.

Ryan can be reached at rburkett@ ut.edu.

“When you’re not playing well, you’re always thinking about what [you are] doing wrong, whereas when I was playing well, I was just thinking about playing golf,” Jutigny said.

The Spartan golf team is currently not ranked.

Jutigny acknowledged while everybody on the team is playing hard, there is room to improve.

“We’ve had four tournaments and of three of those after two rounds, a UT player was in the lead,” he said. “We’ve never been able to get it going at the same time. Definitely the next step is winning a tournament as a team. We play in a tough conference, but we are working hard [to be competitive].”

He believes the key to reaching that next step is simply confidence.

“It’s all a question of confidence.

Everybody on the team knows how to play.

Everybody who goes to tournaments knows how to play. It’s just different levels of confidence at different times,” he said.

Outside of sports, Jutigny is a marketing major.

He is undecided on the role he wants golf to have in his life after college.

Several factors challenge his decision, one being whether to play in the US or go back to Europe.

If not continuing with golf, he wishes to earn a master’s degree and one day live in California.

Rick Christie, head coach, declined to comment about Jutigny.

Daniel can be reached at dfeingold@ ut.edu.

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Bouncing Back

M. Soccer: A loss to the then ranked No. 2 Spartans ignited the team.

Tampa has strung together three straight wins, two of which came over SSC opponents. Also the team has defeated those opponents by a total score of 9-1.

The final regular season matchup for the team was Oct. 29 vs. St. Leo. Tampa will then open the SSC Quarterfinals at selective campus sights.

Preseason First W. Basketball: The University of Tampa women’s basketball team is ranked in the top 25 of the Women’s Division II Bulletin for the first time in program history.

Tampa earned a No. 17 rank.

Also, the Spartans were tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the SSC. Tampa is coming off its best season in history with a 26-6 record and an SSC championship.

Three In a Row Cross Country: The women’s cross country team took its third straight SSC championship.

The Spartans took four of the top five spots and seven of the top ten en route to the victory.

Tampa led with 21 points while Florida Southern finished second with 69.

Young Midfielder Showing up as Key Captain

By Brenton Burkett Sports Writer

Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter and Brett Favre are remembered as great team captains. At The University of Tampa, Samantha Kay is emerging as a strong captain in her own right.

Kay, a sophomore midfielder from Ocean Township, N.J., is the leader of the UT women’s soccer team. She decided to attend UT due to the warm climate of Florida and the level of competition in the Sunshine State Conference.

Kay became an important asset to the team as a freshman by scoring four game-winning goals, including one in the NCAA regional playoffs against St. Leo. This season, the Spartans have not seen their desired record, but Kay has continued to shine. One of five players to have started every game, she is tied for the team lead with four assists and has scored three goals, one a gamewinner. She is tied for third on the team in scoring.

More than statistics, however,

Kay’s leadership is valued as her strength. Coach Gerry Lucey began recruiting her when he was coaching at West Chester University (Pa.) and ended up bringing her to Tampa, seeing her potential to become a team captain.

“She started out really strong her freshman year,” Lucey said. “This year she established herself as a starter. She has been a true leader and someone we’re very proud to call captain of our team.”

What the team appreciates the most is that Kay leads by example on the field without having to get too vocal.

“I play my hardest all the time and encourage others to play hard,” Kay said. “I always practice hard too, always try my best.”

“She’s a great captain,” said Molly Gottlieb, one of ten freshmen currently on the team. “She’s just a really good player.”

The effort is paying off. Kay has made significant improvements to her game as she adjusts to the collegiate level, which she called “a totally different style of play” than

Samantha Kay attacks the ball for the Spartans.

high school.

“She always gets around the ball and brings others into the play,” Lucey said. “She’s got good shooting ability and passing range.

She can make improvements technically, as everyone here can. But we love her personality and her character. She plays with a lot of energy.”

There are two more years left

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in Kay’s career after this season.

Lucey believes she has what it takes to become a two-time AllAmerican, like former Spartan teammates Courtney Evans and Shelby Kuni. Kay just wants to be a winner.

“I think we’ll go far,” Kay said.

“I think we can do really well in these next two years. We can win a lot more.”

Spartans Dig Out 800th Win for Deserving Head Coach Ryan Burkett Sports Writer

On a night already filled with Homecoming festivities, Friday’s volleyball match marked a historic night for the University of Tampa volleyball team’s coach.

UT hosted its annual Homecoming Game against Lynn at the Martinez Center. The No. 7 Spartans (22-2) won the match in straight sets, 25-12, 25-22, and 25-21.

The victory marked the 800th win in the career of UT head coach Chris Catanach.

Catanach graduated from UT in 1983 with a degree in physical education.

After spending one year as an admissions representative, Catanach was hired as the head volleyball coach at UT in 1984. This was not his first experience with the squad. As a student, he had served as an assistant to the team. While there, he also met his future wife, Linda. She was inducted to the UT

Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in 1989.

Coach Catanach recalls that he was so young when hired to the position (22 at the time) that he grew a moustache to look older than his players who were as old as 21.

Despite his youth, he led the Spartans to a 32-4 record and an appearance in the NCAA South Region tournament in his first season. He picked up his first victory against the South Florida Bulls on Sept. 17, 1984.

The winning seasons continued from there, as UT has never compiled a losing record with Catanach at the helm.

His team appeared in the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time in 1988, reaching the quarterfinals in a 40-3 season.

Despite their regular season success, Catanach’s team did not advance past the Elite Eight until 1996, when the Spartans reached the National Championship game only to come up short to Nebras-

Kunningham making a dive as UT digs for the cure.

ka-Omaha.

Three years later UT reached the title game for the second time but again left in defeat, this time to BYU-Hawaii.

Both squads featured future UT and SSC Hall of Famer Danielle Faggion. In addition, the 1996 team boasted four All-Re-

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gion players while the 1999 team produced five.

Despite the accomplishments, the “big one” still avoided Catanach’s otherwise successful program.

Several more seasons passed See

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2009 Fall Season Wrap up

Oct. 31 11 a.m. vs. Savannah College of Art and Design

Oct. 30, 7 p.m vs. Rollins

>>> The women’s cross country team has yet to finish below third place in all five meets this year.

Tampa will look to build off its SSC championship as they host the NCCA South Regional.

>>> The UT golf team capped off its season with an 11th place finish at the Rollins Invitational.

UT’s best finish of the season was second place at the Spartan Invitational.

>>> Following an Oct. 30 away meet the Spartans will host their first home meet of the season as they take on the SCAD bees at the Tampa pool. UT will look to perform well at home.

>>> After being knocked down to the No. 9 rank the Spartans have slowly moved toward the top five. Following an away match against Florida Tech on Oct. 28 UT will host Rollins.