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UT Recruits Record-Breaking Number of Valedictorians

By JEFFREY PALMER News Reporter

This fall semester The University of Tampa managed to recruit a record-breaking total of five high school valedictorians.

Involved in an array of diverse academic disciplines and hailing from all over the state of Fla. as well as other parts of the nation, Jillian Gempel, Somer Harvey, Patrick Creedon, Kristin Horrocks and Andrea Morris have all chosen to honor UT as the college of their choice.

They are all backed by a number of scholarships to help with the financial burden of attending college.

For a more in-depth look at these remarkable students and the unique assets they each bring to the university, we questioned them individually about their reasons for choosing UT, any common misconceptions about valedictorians and the details of their college experience so far.

Somer Harvey, a native of nearby Plant City and a recent graduate of Durant High School, said that UT’s proximity to her home as well as its cozy size and unique teacher-to-student ratio made it an especially appealing candidate for enrollment.

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incredibly productive and accelerated lifestyle, she says, is that it left her little time to enjoy the “pleasures of childhood.”

“I would say that a lot of people may negatively think that I grew up too fast, but, in my opinion, if missing out on the out-of-control parties and dating multiple

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“People don’t realize that ‘smarty-pants’ kids still struggle with everyday issues like peer pressure and self-doubt.”

She is currently pursuing a major in biology and considering a minor in chemistry.

Harvey is an avid participant in community service programs, a dog lover and a firm believer in the benefit of massages and a good night’s sleep.

The biggest misconception about her

people means I grew up too fast, then I am content that I did.”

Andrea Morris, a St. Petersburg resident, also counted UT’s intimate size as a factor of her decision to attend. Apart from pursuing a pre-law degree, Andrea is minoring in the very different disciplines of math and journalism.

She was quick to affirm that she is loving her UT experience and thoroughly enjoys her classes.

Andrea expressed an interest in becoming more involved with the prestigious Honors program and says she counts Ovaltine, Harry Potter and texting as a few of the things she couldn’t do without.

An undoubtedly devoted student, she asserts that the biggest misconception about her as valedictorian is that “...all I care about is grades and that my life revolves around school.”

Andrea’s firm advice to aspiring valedictorians is that they always attend classes and complete homework assignments on time.

Also from Fla. (the neighboring town of Brandon), Jillian Gempel is a biology major and a psychology minor.

She agreed with many of her fellow valedictorians about her reasons for choosing UT over other colleges, namely [See School, 3]

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Safety Concerns with Parking

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By ALYSSA MAJOR News Writer

Three weeks ago around two in the morning, a University of Tampa student found his car broken into and vandalized.

His car was parked in the commuter lot behind the abandoned Valencia Gardens Restaurant.

It was pitch black. There were no cameras and no one in sight.

The roof of his soft-top convertible was slashed open and various items were missing. Immediately he went to the Safety and Security Office, where he reported the incident.

The student was escorted back to his car by an officer, who took pictures and further questioned him according to protocol.

After all was said and done, the student was left with about $800 in damage and lost property with absolutely no leads.

It has been one year since the commuter lot was opened.

With parking being a hot-button issue on campus for numerous students, many were relieved to hear that the administration was finally hearing their cries for more spaces to accommodate UT’s growing population by opening the lot to commuters.

However, many students are now questioning whether or not the commuter lot is a safe place to park their vehicles.

“When I first heard about the new commuter lot, I was excited that there would be more parking options for commuter students. But when I saw the location, I was surprised that it was in such an open area.

I mean anybody could just jump the fence and come in. It’s [almost] on the outside of the campus,” said a female commuter student.

The commuter lot at night is dark, there is barely any lighting, no cameras and although security officers make rounds every fifteen minutes, there still seems to be enough space and opportunity for a car to be broken into, stolen or robbed, leaving many students to deal with the consequences.

With all the initiatives and steps forward the administration and security are making to help keep students safe on and off campus, the question many are asking now is, “What is UT doing to help keep students’ vehicles safe on campus?”

Statistically, according to the UT Annu-

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The Valencia Parking Lot for commuters has been open for a year. al Security Report, there have only been 13 motor vehicle thefts on campus in the last three years.

While numbers may seem low now, many are considering the fact that the UT campus resides in an urban area where crime rates are statistically higher.

From the sheer number of robberies, assaults and murders that have been committed against members of the UT community, it’s no wonder that safety and security on- and off-campus is a top priority. In addition, UT is an open campus not guarded by gates or fences; it hosts weddings, soccer games and various other events, which leaves it vulnerable to the public.

Many students are wondering why all of our buildings, parking garages and lots go without video cameras.

“I pay way too much money here for the university not to have more cameras and stuff watching the open areas of campus,” said a junior male student. “…before they built that chapel, they should have invested money in more security.”

There have even been unconfirmed reports that the University may be spending more money making the campus look good, rather than funding its security efforts.

While officials in Safety and Security say that this is false and that they have in fact upgraded their security technology on campus, the facts have yet to be uncovered.

Some students believe that there is only so much the University can do to protect students from vehicle thefts and break-ins,

and that it is the responsibility of the students to protect themselves.

The Safety and Security Office has outlined on their website the following ways that students can help guard themselves: * Don't leave your vehicle running or the keys in it, even for a minute. * Always lock your vehicle. * Use “The Club" or a similar device. It is a good visual theft deterrent. * Remember to activate your vehicle alarm. * Do not ignore a vehicle alarm — call campus security immediately. * Do not leave valuables (cell phones, packages, etc.) in plain view inside your vehicle. * Do not leave your vehicle unlocked when returning to your room. *Do not leave unattended items in the hallway. *If you have a bicycle, lock it to a solid, fixed object, or store it in the secured Thomas Parking Garage bicycle storage area.

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

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Shaping Up in Class with New Techniques

By ALEXA ERICKSON News Writer

Working out isn’t always fun, but for many of us, it’s necessary.

When we find ourselves carrying out the same routine week after week, failing to switch up the workout not only becomes boring, but ineffective for reaching your workout goals.

“When you work out, your body becomes stronger...and next time you do them, it will be easier,” according to an article from www.factbasedworkout.com.

Muscle memory is a physical adaption that is “important when it comes to losing weight.” Without it, “your results will begin to decline, and perhaps stop altogether,” according to the article.

“Shape Up,” one of the many free fitness classes offered to UT students, avoids both the monotony as well as the plateau of “same-old” workouts that can stop the body from achieving results.

“The ‘Shape Up’ class is about total body conditioning and continually changing up the workout, which is why the class

description is very general.

It allows the instructor to fine-tune class to the participants’ needs and goals.

We love using different equipment in the class to keep things fresh and exciting,” said Katie White, instructor of the Thursday afternoon class and Assistant Director of Campus Recreation.

There is so much variety offered in each class that any participant should find themselves taking something away from it that they enjoyed.

“Participants should not only leave the class with a great workout, but also with a bit of knowledge to create their own workouts and perform movements safely,” said White.

She also provides modifications for each exercise in order to fit a variety of fitness levels within the class; an important component in ensuring that contributors have the chance to work up to their potential and not feel overly-challenged.

White, who has taught the class for five semesters, has noticed participants returning to Shape Up every week.

“Shape Up” is just one of 13 different

classes offered this semester, including: cycling, yoga, kickboxing and Zumba.

White offers incentive for students to try out the free classes at McNiff Fitness Center: “Many people have this perception of ‘group fitness’ as either way too easy or way to hard.

The idea of group fitness is to allow a wide array of abilities to participate sideby-side while all are meeting their own fitness needs.

Rest assured that all of our instructors are highly qualified to teach the classes they are teaching.

We require a national certification before instructing a class, along with shadowing hours and/or team teaching.”

There are various programs students can take advantage of throughout the year, such as the “Hallo-Lean” program.

For more information on this and other programs at the McNiff Center (classes, workshops and fitness certifications), visit www.ut.edu/mcniff.

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

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Five High School Valedictorians Make Fresh Start as Spartans [From Front, School] “the fact that it is a small, close-knit campus.

It makes the transition to college easier, while giving students all the necessary resources (and then some) to succeed.”

She has a celebrity crush on Hugh Laurie and finds her current semester abroad experience in London to be a memorable experience so far.

Gempel maintains that there is no secret to achieving exceptional grades, except hard work and earnest desire.

She believes that valedictorians, despite commonly held misconceptions, have much in common with every other college student.

“People don’t realize that ‘smarty-pants’ kids still struggle with every day issues like peer pressure and self-doubt.”

From far-flung Chicago, Patrick Creedon chose UT for its reputation as a topnotch business school, for its manageable size and its year-round summer weather.

He is involved in the fields of international business, marketing and advertising. Also in London for the semester, Patrick is excited to join campus life in the spring and participate in a number of clubs sponsored by UT. He was quick to dispute the misconception that excellent students are withdrawn bookworms.

“Believe it or not, I have a social life and I would like to think that I am a pretty fun and outgoing person.

It’s not like I stay home on the weekends and read the dictionary. I am actually a

really bad speller too,” he admitted.

He asserts that effective time management, stress-control and pursuing a variety of interests are essential elements to academic success.

Born in Colorado, but raised in Kansas City, Miss., Kristin Horrocks chose to travel to Tampa not only to escape the harsh winter weather, but to engage in the diverse blend of “extracurricular opportunities and academic superiority” offered by UT. She is pursuing a major in secondary education and considering a minor in Spanish. Like many of her fellows, she has an eclectic assortment of interests outside of schoolwork and study.

Horrocks is a huge fan of baseball, chocolate ice cream and downloading songs to her Zune MP3 player.

She counts Johnny Depp as one of the most talented and handsome actors in Hollywood.

Horrocks has only good things to say of her UT experience in the first few weeks.

“UT has been awesome so far. The staff is always so supportive and there are enough students to find my place, but not so many that I feel like a statistic.”

In addition to believing that college students should stay true to themselves and enroll in subjects they are passionate about, the valedictorian also advocated maintaining a diversity of interests: “Stay well-rounded too, because there are more important things than grades and GPAs.” Jeffrey Palmer can be reached at jeffrey. palmer@spartans.ut.edu.

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By CARA FETZER News Editor

Tampa Drift On Sept. 13, a vehicle was struck on the passenger side while parked on the 3rd floor of West Parking Garage.

Pantie Raid On Sept. 13, a student reported 10 assorted clothing items missing from her room in Vaughn.

Dude Where’s My Items?

At 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 13, a student reported several items of his property missing.

Tele-Rape At 8 p.m. on Sept. 14, a student reported receiving harassing phone calls.

Basket-brawl Around 9 p.m. on Sept. 14, security responded to a report of a fight in the Cass gym. A non-student was trespassed from campus. The students involved were referred to the judicial board.

Dents and Nobles On Sept. 15 at 8:30 a.m., a book store employee arrived at security to report damage to her vehicle that was parked in the Plant Hall parking lot.

Justice on the Rocks On Sept. 16 at 10:35 p.m., security responded to a room on the 5th floor of Stadium in reference to a possible alcohol violation. The students were referred to the judicial board.

Mama Mia! At 12 a.m. on Sept. 17, a pizza delivery driver reported that his car was stolen while making a delivery at Vaughn.

A police report was made.

Keepin’ It Classy Around 2 a.m. on Sept. 17, a male student was found intoxicated and passed out in another student’s room on the 7th floor of Vaughn. He was referred to the judicial board.

CHARGE! On Sept. 17 at 4:25 a.m., security responded to a report of a battery in Brevard Hall between students.

Gettin’ Wet at the Dry Pool On Sept. 18 at 5 p.m., security discovered alcohol in a student’s backpack at the swimming pool. The student was referred to the judicial board.

Cara Fetzer can be reached at cmfetzer@spartans.ut.edu

This Week’s Student Government Meeting...

The General Assembly did not meet this week, so these notes are from the Committee on Student Life only. * A student from USF requested to present information concerning Hillsborough County’s Transportation Referendum that will be on the ballots this November. * The topics of more commuter parking, more late-night dining options and improving school spirit were addressed again, with no resolutions. * A committee is being formed to push for extending library hours. * SG is looking for a student to head the new bike rental service. Applicants must have knowledge of bike parts and repairs and be available during afternoon hours. * Phi Beta Lambda, a business society, is opening a new chapter at UT. An informational meeting will be held Friday at 7:00 p.m. in Plant Hall 220. * The new UT ice hockey team is in need of a fan base. Search for them on Facebook. * Oct. 1 and 2 is family weekend at UT. For information on activities being offered, search family weekend on ut.edu.

For further information or to apply for anything mentioned above, email Student government at sg@ut.edu.

4 SEPTEMBER 24 2010 | THE MINARET Rising Unemployment Rate Lowers UT Students’ Morale

By JOSH NAPIER Asst. News Editor

Job opportunities are more difficult to find now than ever for University of Tampa students.

The unemployment rate in Tampa has risen to a percentage this year that hasn't been reached in more than six decades, and as of now there is no sign of immediate relief.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Tampa is ranked 318 amongst 372 U.S. cities for having the highest unemployment rate.

This year more than 12 percent of eligible workers in Tampa Bay were, or are still are, out of work.

When UT students were asked for their thoughts regarding the issue, they reacted with concern and had a lot of questions.

How is the record-high unemployment rate in Tampa affecting students?

“Every time I go to apply for a new job it always looks like there are already too many people working there,” said freshman Alanna Poppe. “It’s stressful because I’m spending a lot of money here and I can’t find a job.”

For students struggling to pay tuition, being unemployed has posed as a major problem.

Students often rely on part-time jobs to help pay for bills and tuition, but as the unemployment rate continues to rise, work is no longer guaranteed for those who are eligible.

Even students that earn a degree aren’t guaranteed a job after graduation.

“I am currently not looking for a job outside of campus, however I am worried

that in a few years teaching jobs will still be scarce,” said junior physical education major Jennifer Gellock. “A lot of counties in Florida are letting teachers go more than [they are] hiring new ones. Now I’m afraid of graduating because I don’t know if I’ll have a job waiting for me.”

For students like Jennifer, job searching won’t be the only concern.

Student loans begin collecting payments six months after graduation and for the unemployed debt can add up quickly.

Those unable to pay bills are often forced to move back home where they can save money while restablishing their financial status.

“I know a lot of people looking for jobs that have graduated and they have been forced to move home and in with their parents,” said senior sports management major Jake Citron. “I would say it is a government issue that has been addressed with opportunities for the future, but what about right now?

Obama has had his intentions pointed in other directions than the ones he stated he would correct when he was campaigning.”

So who is responsible for the high unemployment rate in Tampa, and what can be done about it?

The Tampa mayoral candidates running in the March 2011 election are promising to create more jobs in Tampa if they are elected, but the issue of unemployment is a current hot-button topic in local and national politics that has yet to be resolved.

Despite this fact, UT freshman Max Agrodnia remains optimistic about the job market in Tampa and advises the rest of the student body to do the same.

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University of Tampa students struggle to find jobs due to Tampa’s high unemployment rate.

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“It’s tough. The economy has struggled but it’s coming around,” Max said. “I think there are jobs to be had, students just need

to look a little harder.”

Josh Napier can be reached at joshua. napier90@gmail.com.

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Student’s YouTube Creation: An Instant Classic

By RICHARD SOLOMON News Reporter

When Google Instant was released few people took notice.

Most everyone has become at least somewhat aware of the predictive text that Google provides in its search field.

There are a few humorous screenshots of people typing in simple phrases like “what are” and finding whatever off-topic term Google predicts.

Google Instant has now taken that concept a step further. Google Instant actually provides the first result as you type.

When Feross Aboukhadijeh, a student at Stanford University, heard about the new Google feature, he decided to replicate the function, but with YouTube.

YouTube Instant (ytinstant.com) has a single search feature wherein the user types whatever they want and the first video that fits that search pops up and instantly begins playing.

However the site produces some difficulties.

Those with a quick connection may have to view three seconds of a kitten playing with a shadow before getting to watch their favorite Elvis music video.

Aboukhadijeh’s site doesn’t allow the viewer to see who posted the video, what comments it has received or how popular it is, and it is impossible to pause or restart a video once it starts.

Video length is not shown and none of the videos viewed can be added to a user’s favorites.

If a person particularly loved watching a kid with yarn taped to his face sing a love song to the theme of Mario Kart, how will they be able to discover more of his musical creations if they are not directed to his homepage?

Aboukhadijeh spent three hours building the website, posted the URL to his Fa-

cebook and then went to sleep.

When he woke up, he had a plethora of emails congratulating him and a job offer from Chad Hurley, the CEO of YouTube, according to Aboukhadijeh’s Twitter account.

Hurley posted the job offer to Aboukhadijeh’s Twitter account.

The job offer was going to be in the form of a two-minute video that would include a cover of the song “Wonderwall,” but a string on Hurley’s acoustic guitar broke halfway through and the idea was abandoned.

Aboukhadijeh’s life hasn’t been the same since. In less than a week, ytinstant. com had been visited over 700,000 times and the young student met with both Chad Hurley and some engineers over at YouTube to discuss employment and what new ideas the Stanford student had for the website.

UT’s student body, however, seems somewhat less thrilled by Youtube Instant than Chad Hurley was.

“If it only pulls up videos from YouTube and not Google Videos as well, I won’t go there much,” Hurley said.

One person, an advertising and public relations major, doesn’t think much of Youtube Instant.

“It’s not useful; most people already know what they’re looking for. Sure, it might provide some variation, but no one is going to use it; they’ll stick to YouTube.

It’s what we know and it’s not worth it to go to a different URL,” she said. “All these new instant searches narrow down what we look at and gives everyone less diversity in what’s viewed, it’s like we’re all looking at the same stuff,” the student said.

Laurel Sanchez, a sophomore communications major, isn’t quite ready to take a stance on Aboukhadijeh’s creation.

“Google Instant seemed helpful, but I don’t know about Youtube Instant. With You-

Tube, you don’t always know what you want.”

The website’s inability to give users an easy way to access different videos is also a major factor.

“It sounds useful, but also annoying,” said Ashley, a senior biology major. “If you’re looking for something specific and you get other results, that could be really aggravating. It’s only helpful if it’s always on the right track.”

After Aboukhadijeh’s success with bringing the “instant” concept to YouTube, many other websites have done the same thing. “The new instant searches are leaving people frustrated. Right as we get used to one thing they upgrade it. Sure it’s useful eventually, but right now all this stuff seems negative to me,” said Ashley.

Ashley doesn’t think she’ll use Youtube Instant either. “The people on YouTube already know what they want, there’s no point going through other videos.”

But Pinentel, a sophomore international and cultural studies major, disagrees. “For sure people are going to use Youtube Instant. If it’s faster, why not? Sure, it’ll take time to get used to a separate URL, but eventually, yeah, we’ll all be on it.”

“All these new instant searches makes websites seem more efficient,” said Pinentel. “People will visit the sites because they seem efficient, even if they’re not.”

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Google Instant claims to save 11 hours per second when the search function is used, which barely makes sense, even after all the important explanations are added into that statement. Regardless, it appears that other search sites are lined up to get their Instant feature added as well.

Google Images, WikiInstant, Instant Dictionary and even Google Maps have all followed Aboukhadijeh’s idea.

Google Maps now routes as you’re typing, which doesn’t actually seem useful at all considering the zip code still needs to be entered most of the time to get the correct location to come up.

But hey, it’s always nice to see the pathways to useless areas illuminating your screen while trying to get somewhere important.

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

The Inconvenience of Campus Traveling is Almost at an End

By KRISTI MARSILI The Minaret

With new buildings popping up at every corner of campus the finished products should be expected in the near future. But are some of them coming too soon?

The newest addition to UT’s blooming campus is the Cass Science Annex building, which took a mere five months to build, was ready for use by the first week of fall classes.

The 8,000 square foot building holds organic chemistry labs, biology labs, faculty offices and one 35-seat classroom used for general classes.

The classroom could also be converted into a 20-station instructional lab when needed.

The Cass Science Annex building is the first of a series of three new buildings being added to the department of sciences.

All of this develop would seem gratifying to most students, but one senior biology student in not so impressed.

“If the Cass Science Annex is anything like the Cass building, then there has to be problems. The cement is cracking and the ceiling tiles already have water stains on them,” said a senior biology student, who wishes to remain anonymous.

“The Cass Science Annex opened on time, but will continue fine tuning throughout the first weeks of classes to complete a ‘punch list’, which is normal for any new project,” said Eric Cardenas, director of

public information and publications at UT. The cost for this building is disclosed.

Another project in development is the Stephen F. and Marsha Dickey Health and Wellness Center.

This new addition is a gracious donation of Stephen F. and Marsha Dickey, who wish to keep their exact contributions confident.

Within the 10,300 square foot structure are eight exam rooms, a triage space, pharmacy, staff offices, holding rooms and counseling spaces.

In addition to that, Cardenas announces that there will be office space for faculty, staff and students who support wellness programs on campus.

The Stephen F. and Marsha Dickey Health and Wellness Center is tentatively scheduled to open in late October.

Both of these new buildings are LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified.

The oldest of the new construction sites that isn’t coming soon enough, is the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Value.

This $19.5 million first broke ground on October 23, 2008.

Hundreds of workers have been strategizing and executing the architecture design, the infrastructure elements, fairground renovations, flooring, landscaping, patios, sidewalks and most importantly, the organ.

The University of Tampa has been working closely with Dobson Pipe Organ

Rendering of future Health Center expected in late fall.

Builders Ltd. (DPOB) for more than two years planning and designing the organ.

“DPOB fully constructed the organ at their workshop in Lake City, Iowa,” said Cardenas. “It was then taken apart and shipped to UT in July, where a crew from DPOB reconstructed it and put it into place in the chapel.”

As of right now, two associates of DPOB are spending four months tuning the 3,184 pipes of the organ.

The organ and the Chapel itself are said

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to be finished this coming December.

Other than grand opening celebrations, no other events have been scheduled for the chapel.

“As of right now, the Chapel’s usage policy is still being formulated,” Cardenas said.

Hopefully by this time next semester, UT students will all be able to enjoy all the new facilities.

Kristi Marsili can be reached at kmarsili@spartans.ut.edu

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Bedbugs Crawl Under Nation’s Skin, Leave Students Scratching

By SHIVANI KANJI News Writer

Imagine waking up one morning and seeing red marks all over your body and maybe even some blood marks on your sheets.

You scramble out of bed and tear it apart to find bedbugs crowding the corners of your mattress.

Many people around the country have been experiencing this waking nightmare recently, as an epidemic of bedbugs has recently swept the nation.

These tiny creatures come after people at night to feed on them while they are sleeping.

They slyly numb the area around the

skin that they bite, so you don’t realize their presence until the morning.

While the reason for the resurgence in bedbug infestations is unknown, most experts agree that humans are actually responsible.

“International travel is a major cause of the spread of bedbugs,” said Randy Porter, associate director of facilities in the Division of Food and Housing. “Bedbugs in some countries are just a way of life and they can be transported back here on a person’s belongings without anyone knowing.”

Other possible explanations for the increase in bedbugs have to do with previous methods of treating infestations.

In the past, extremely toxic chemicals were used to eradicate the bugs.

The use of those types of pesticides is now illegal and as a result current pesticide treatments are less effective.

“When we get an infestation, we throw about five different active ingredients at [the bedbugs],” said Janis Reed, an entomologist at ABC Pest Control in Austin, Texas. “There are lots of different theories on what released the bedbugs — reduced pesticides, increased resistance to pesticides. What it really boils down to though, is that we are moving them around.”

The Division of Food and Housing, along with some pest control companies, has started treating bedbugs with extreme

heat, which it believes to be more effective than traditional pesticide treatments.

The treatment involves heating rooms infested with bedbugs to between 135 and 140 degrees for up to eight hours.

The bedbugs, which are resistant to pesticides, are unable to live in the high temperatures and are killed before they can escape to a cooler area.

“The chemicals used these days are just not effective,” Porter said. “We have a heat treatment protocol that we’ve put in place to make sure they don’t spread.”

A portion of this article came from a UWIRE report.

Shivani Kanji can be reached at shivani.kanji.@spartans.ut.edu.

UT Predicts Lightning with the Thor Guard Rooftop System

By CARA FETZER News Editor

Tampa leads America’s cities with the highest frequency of lightning, according to the National Severe Storms Laboratory.

Hence the Tampa Bay Lightning.

This year, The University of Tampa’s Student Government Association funded the campus-wide installation of the Thor Guard system, a lightning prediction and lightning warning system.

This will help alert the campus community about impending inclement weather and dangerous lightning strikes on or around campus.

When the Thor Guard L75 predicts that lightning is likely to strike the area, it provides audible and visual warnings.

The system senses and evaluates the shifts and changes in the atmosphere that lead to an actual lightning strike, according to thorguard.com.

When this happens, the system emits a 15 second warning sound as loud as six air horns and the strobe lights on the system will illuminate for as long as there is potential danger.

When the chance of severe lightning passes, three five-second horn blasts are omitted and the strobe lights turn off to indicate the area is safe from lightning strikes.

The system will be mostly actively used by the athletic departments, exercise science departments, campus recreation and ROTC.

The Thor Guard rooftop system is located on top of the swimming pool building and the R.K. Bailey Art Studios building.

When the alarms sound, all organized, UT-related outdoor activity will be discontinued and individuals on campus are advised to seek shelter, however, the activation of the alarm does not mean academic classes are cancelled, according to the University of Tampa website.

The Thor Guard system will be active Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to midnight, and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Cara Fetzer can be reached at cmfetzer@spartans.ut.edu.

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Tampa is known around the world as the “Lightning Capital.”

October 4th - Last day to register for General Election October 18th – Early Voting begins for General Election October 27th – Last day to request Vote By Mail ballot October 30th – Early Voting ends for General Election

2010 General Election Important Dates

November 2nd – General Election Voting Day Voter Checklist: A few things to remember in preparation to vote. Have you moved? Has your signature changed since you registered? Be sure to update any name, address or party affiliation changes when necessary.

For more information, call (813)612-4180. Visit www.VoteHillsborough.org to see where your polling place is located. Learn about candidates and issues. Read your sample ballot so you are familiar with referenda and issues.

Remember when you go to vote, you will be required to present a current and valid photo and signature ID. [Acceptable forms of ID include: FL. Drivers License; FL. ID Card (issued by DHSMV); U.S. Passport; Military ID; Debit or Credit Card; Retirement Center ID; Neighborhood Association ID; Public Assistance ID; Student ID]

If you have any questions, please contact the Supervisor of Elections Office

www.VoteHillsborough.org voter@hcsoe.org (813)744-5900

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15 Country on the tip of the Arabian Peninsula 16 Spot in the ocean 17 Top banana 19 Depilatory brand 20 ’60s-’70s war site, briefly 21 “Now it makes sense!”

22 Cake finish 23 Unstable situation, metaphorically 26 Workplace inspection org.

29 Comportment 30 Louise’s gal pal 33 Buzzing swarmers 34 Performed 37 Huge mess 40 “Danny and the Dinosaur” author Hoff 41 Court postponement 42 Ancient Greek military power 43 Blood fluids 44 Veggies studied

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51 Sandy Koufax or CC Sabathia 54 The first Mrs. Copperfield 55 Insects on farms 56 Editor’s “leave it in” 58 B&B part 59 College URL ending 60 Future fish

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Today you manage best by following your outline.

Don’t deviate. Willpower is the single most valuable quality in your toolkit.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Other people’s comments are not as straightforward as they first appeared. Utilize research tools to clarify questionable points.

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Take your happiness out and show it off at a social event. Reveal an engagement or other steps towards personal commitment.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

To make this the best day so far this week, spend time in an exotic location, even if it’s just around the corner.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Use all your intellectual talents and skills to manage a power struggle at work. Avoid getting in the middle between two emotional volcanos.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

As you learn secrets, bring them into the open and request others to explain. That way each person presents their side and gets heard. Listen.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

To finish work on time, follow your intuition. A shortcut saves everyone a lot of energy. Spend a little extra to save days of work.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today you arrive at a point where your responsibilities overtake your optimism. Don’t lose faith. You’ll get through this just fine.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today’s luck comes in the form of awareness.

Balanced between magic and logic, you choose whichever satisfies your heartsong. Then do the practical work.

Take time to contemplate your next action, even if it means closing the door to prevent interruption.

This way you meet your own needs.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Let someone else take charge of everything you can possibly delegate. This leaves you time to handle unexpected surprises. You may have a few.

Your personal sense of responsibility seems to interfere with the desires of others. Reconsider your intentions before drawing a line in the sand.

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Arts + Entertainment

‘Life Doesn’t Always Fit Into 140 Characters or Less’ Twitter revamps site with the ability to click on tweet for more information

By TODD SANBORN

Arts + Entertainment Columnist

Did your life change dramatically on Sept. 14?

Did the world you know become unfamiliar? If your answer is “yes,” then we all know why.

As of last Tuesday, Twitter announced that the extremely popular micro-blogging site would be undergoing a process of changes to make their site fit more into your life: “…we’ve learned something since starting Twitter — life doesn’t always fit into 140 characters or less.”

As stated on the official Twitter blog, in following with the trend of creating a more streamlined experience, Twitter has

reformatted the timeline.

The new site will create a view of all the mentions, “Retweets,” searches, and lists just above your timeline to the left of your screen.

On the right will be the features that you are more accustomed to, like the people you have recently been in contact with, your favorites and “trendingtopics.”

Twitter has also made importing photos, videos and most other media content easier by creating partnerships with DailyBooth, DeviantART, Etsy, Flickr, Justin.tv, Kickstarter, Kiva, Photozou, Plixi, Twitgoo, TwitPic, TwitVid, USTREAM, Vimeo, yfrog and YouTube.

When you click on a Tweet, a new

windowpane opens showing additional information about both the author and/or subject.

Also, by clicking a username, a mini profile will appear, detailing quick information including a bio and recent Tweets.

In the coming weeks, Twitter has announced that the new site will be rolled out to its 100 million-plus users.

Around campus though, Twitter must be popular as nearly 2,700 people are following the official UT homepage, while other Tampa-oriented accounts include UTspartacus (by UTampa Admissions), HIREUT, and UT_OSLE by the Office of

Student Leadership and Engagement.

Junior Lamar Johnson has his own opinion about Twitter’s design overhaul, saying, “I usually use my iPhone for Tweets and I’m rarely on the website, but the things that they are doing are awesome.”

Guilherme Bahmad says, “Embedding videos will be awesome!”

An option will be available to revert back to the older version, but only for the preview period while everyone is getting accustomed to the more advanced revamp.

To learn more about the new Twitter, navigate to http://twitter.com/newtwitter.

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

Color Code Your Life: ‘Organization is Your Friend’

By LAURA SCHLUCKEBIER hackcollege.com

Perhaps one of the most important skills you will learn while you’re in college is organization.

Organization is your friend. It helps you make sure you get all of your homework done for your classes on time.

It makes sure that you don’t miss meetings for your clubs.

It makes sure that history exam doesn’t sneak up on you while you’re busy writing your paper on the importance of olives in the diet and economy of the Ancient Greeks.

Everyone has their own way of keeping organized.

Personally, I’m a big fan of lists. There’s something quite satisfying of crossing off item after item and knowing that I’ve actually done something productive that day.

Whatever your method of organization though, it can always be improved through a little systematic integration of color coding.

Some of you may think that color coding is a little over the top.

It’s for those girls who have way too much time on their hands and coordinate

their outfits to match their shoes and purses and the color of their nails.

However, color coding is possibly one of the most invaluable tools I’ve come across at college, and after the cut, I’ll tell you how to use it in every day life at school.

Folders and Notebooks Most simply, it’s really easy to color coordinate your folders and notebooks for each of your individual classes.

Now, some of you might take notes on your computer, which pretty much eliminates physical notebooks for that class. (Some of you might want to make your own notebooks though.)

However, for classes in which professors forbid the use of laptops in classes or in which you find it easier to take notes in a notebook, it’s nice to have a different color for each notebook so you can simply see the color of the notebook and grab it for the day.

Additionally, I find it very useful to have a folder for each of my classes.

I use them to keep various handouts, project instructions, and assignments and the syllabus so they’re easy to whip out in class or while I’m preparing for that

class in my room. Each of these folders is a different color which corresponds to the color of their respective notebooks.

Even if this seems to be a little silly, it makes it a lot easier when I’m rushing to pack my bag in the morning to get to class.

Red folder, red notebook, blue folder, blue notebook, and I’m out the door.

Calendar I live by my calendar. I use the super old school Microsoft Outlook 2003 as my version of a calendar.

Are there better calendars I could use?

Probably.

But I’m used to this one, so I’m just going to show you how I use color coordinating in my calendar experience so that hopefully you’ll be able to transfer some of those tips into your own calendar usage.

This is my ridiculously crazy calendar for April ‘10. It’s awesome.

As with my folders and notebooks, I have a color designated to each of my classes.

Green is my Greek religion class, blue is my media law class, purple is my European history class, etc, etc. When

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It’s easy to color coordinate folders and notebooks for each class. It’s good to have different colors for classes so it’s simple to grab that notebook.

I have a quiz, presentation, or a piece of homework due, I create a new event on my calendar and mark it with the appropriate, corresponding color of whichever class it’s for.

In addition to individual class colors, I also have a color set aside for other important happenings (like job interviews, meetings with advisors, or a due date for a form) so that these things don’t get lost in the bustle of homework.

I’ve also designated a color for major tests and papers so that I can look at a month at a time and see how I need to plan in order to fit in time to work on this major project.

In order to keep track of what I have to do each day, I create a separate event, title it “Homework,” and leave it uncolored.

Within the event details, I make a list of each piece of homework I have to do for that evening.

After I finish every item on the list, I then fill this “Homework” event with another color that I’ve reserved for “Item Completed.”

In the picture of my calendar, you can tell that color is olive green. This system of checking things off my list through colors helps me figure out what I have already done and what I still need to do so that I can be organized and continue to be productive.

Email Email is another aspect of your college life that you can make more organized through color coding.

Gmail is fabulous with this. If you don’t know this already, you can make filters and labels in Gmail which help you figure out which emails belong to which part of your life.

This semester, I made a label for each of my classes, each with their own color.

Additionally, I’ve created filters that put emails from each of my classes’ professors into their respective color coordinated label. I know. It’s awesome.

When I see an email with an orange label on it, I know immediately which professor it’s from.

If I get an email from members of a group project, I can also just drop the correct class label onto it.

Color coding labeling in emails makes it easy to find emails of a certain class instead of wading through different emails for different classes.

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THE MINARET | SEPTEMBER 24 2010

Isele Brings Temptations to Fletcher Lounge

By AMANDA SIERADZKI

Arts + Entertainment Columnist

Composer-in-Residence, Music Professor and Director David Isele is premiering five new, original pieces for the University of Tampa’s listening pleasure.

UT’s faculty-comprised Quartet-inResidence, the Quartet de Minaret, has performed many of Isele’s compositions, including “Minaret Trilogy,” which was composed for piano, violin, viola and cello, and premiered in 2008.

Isele’s composition “The Ascent” was based on Dr. Donald Morrill’s (English and writing professor) poem of the same title.

Isele has an international reputation as a composer.

He has performed at London’s Carnegie Hall and recorded for Swiss National Radio.

Isele has been a commissioned composer for many kinds of music, choral to instrumental.

His presence at UT has been felt inside and outside the music department. As Choral, Vocal and Co-Musical Theater Director, Isele has coordinated UT music happenings such as OPUS and Women’s Glee Club.

Isele’s newest concert is titled “Supernal Temptations” and will be his first performance entirely composed of his original works. UT will host this event on Wednesday, Sept. 29 in Plant Hall’s Fletcher Lounge.

The hour-long concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is free to the public.

Not only will Isele be featuring his new works, many of his works from the past four years will be performed.

Each of Isele’s newer compositions are made for bassoon, flute, piano, soprano, trumpet and viola.

As stated from the press release: “‘In this age where there are thousands of musical styles available, I choose to compose what I think audiences will

appreciate, and, as importantly, performers will appreciate,’ says Isele, who has composed more than 200 pieces.

‘I don’t think there is an extremely ‘Isele’ common trait, although my students have told me upon hearing one of my tunes for the first time, they suspected it was composed by me.’”

Isle will not be alone on Wednesday night. Faculty members and distinguished musicians Grigorios Zamparas, Mauricio Venturini, Beth Waligorski, Barbara Prescott, Libor Ondras, Hein Jung and Aric Brian will also perform.

UT students with a passion for music should definitely not pass up this wonderful opportunity to see our very own world renowned composer at the height of his career.

To find out more about the concert check out The Minaret’s event calendar online at www.theminaretonline.com Amanda Sieradzki can be reached at asieradzki@spartans.ut.edu.

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Dr. David Isele has performed everywhere from London’s Carnegie Hall to recording for Swiss Radio.

Kings of Leon Rocks Tampa

By KERI SMITH

Arts + Entertainment Writer

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Kings of Leon concert at the Amphitheater in Tampa, Fla. Their popularity has exploded since their latest album release in 2008, with nearly 15,000 fans attending venues around the country.

TAMPA - It was apparent on Saturday at the ASK GARY Amphitheatre that the Kings of Leon’s popularity has exploded since their latest album release in 2008.

I haven’t seen a band attract that many fans into an amphitheatre since the Blink 182 reunion tour, host to nearly 15,000 fans.

Opening for KOL were The Whigs and The Black Keys.

The choice to bring these two bands out on the road was definitely the right one.

Their complimentary music styles suited the audience, giving them the extra boost of energy they needed before the main act took the stage.

The obvious chemistry among Kings of Leon members not only comes from the music, but their genes.

The quartet is comprised of the three Followill brothers, Caleb, Nathan and Jared, and cousin Matthew, whose last name is also Followill.

Having the ease and comfort of being

on stage with family has given them a oneup on the competition.

But it wasn’t only the stage presence of the Kings that rocked the Tampa crowd.

A blanket of golden lights danced behind the band throughout the show, accompanied by a contrasting black and white video setup.

The solid set list included a few new songs that have yet to be released, along with crowd favorites, such as “Notion,” “Knocked Up” and “Sex on Fire.”

The band maintained the climax of the show until the encore, when the audience’s prayers were answered.

The words of “Use Somebody” were loudly heard over lead singer, Caleb Followill’s voice as everyone sang in unison.

If the reaction to this show is an indication of how fans will respond to the new album, Come Around Sundown, the Kings will have quite a future ahead of them.

Keri Smith can be reached at kasmith@ spartans.ut.edu.

UT Wind Ensemble Performs Various Soundtracks

By SOPHIE ERBER

Arts + Entertainment Writer

For the fourth year in a row, The University of Tampa Wind Ensemble kicks off its concert season with a musical, video and special-effects presentation called “A Night at the Movies IV.” Each year, the ensemble partners with UT Media Services and Student Productions to produce a spectacle of lights and a variety of sounds.

This year’s show includes music and video from the blockbusters Showboat, South Pacific, the King and I, Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof, Mary Poppins, and Phantom of the Opera.

The show is on Saturday, Oct. 2 in Falk Theatre, from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Early arrival will be necessary to get a seat.

“We had a great crowd last year,” says junior euphonium player Alex Crenshaw.

According to Crenshaw, the euphonium is a brass instrument and resembles a small tuba.

“Typically, this is the way the show has been put together: the silent movie themes are playing on a large projector screen, literally hanging just above our heads.”

Just like a real-life soundtrack, the ensemble plays an adaptation of music

from each movie, while flashes of the film are running.

“Sometimes, they’ll have other similar movies interspersed in the clips,” Crenshaw explains. “We normally try for 45 to 50 minutes of music, and the show usually lasts about an hour.”

The musicians will be on stage, and everyone wears black from head-to-toe in order to reduce the amount of light reflected.

The Wind Ensemble is actually much more than just wind instruments.

The group consists of woodwinds, brass and percussion instrumentalists under the direction of Dr. Jeff Traster, the Music Department Chair and Director of Bands.

Each “Night at the Movies” is different from the last, and each production has a unique theme. “Dr. Traster tries to make sure it’s all very different,” said Crenshaw.

“Two years ago was a ‘heroes and villains’ theme. This past year was ‘movie classics,’ like the song ‘As Time Goes By’ from Casablanca and a medley from Magnificent Seven.”

This year’s show is titled “From the Broadway Stage to the Silver Screen.”

It includes a large compilation of

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The wind ensemble group is excited to perform Fidler on the Roof, Showboat, Phantom of the Opera and other music from major motion pictures.

music from shows that either went from a theatrical production to a movie, or viceversa.

“Fiddler on the Roof‘s symphonic dance is the most exciting piece to play,” Crenshaw said. “It definitely has the most complicated literature...lots of notes, awkward rhythms and harmonies some of us might not be used to. And it’s fast, very

fast. Also, Phantom of the Opera is scored very richly. It’s going to sound great in the Falk [Theatre]. Looking forward to it.”

Come out and support the Spartan band in this unique artistic endeavor as they play their way through these popular and timeless favorites. Admission is free.

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

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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

Bella’s Italian Cafe: An Energetic and Beautiful Thing

By MORIAH PARRISH

Arts + Entertainment Columnist

Flames shot high towards the ceiling, men and women were barking out orders, and plates are transferred with all due haste from the window, to trays, to tables, to happy guests.

It was Friday night at Bella’s Italian Café and the open kitchen was visibly doing what they do best, to the delight of the populated dining room.

A hostess immediately sat me and very soon I was greeted by the boisterous and very friendly Sage, a server who clearly knows her restaurant.

She guided me through the menu, naming favorites and suggesting specials.

I decided on an Insalata Caprese to start

The Dish Iced Tea: $1.99 Insalata Caprese: $9.95 Pear Sachet: $15.99 Raspberry Crème Brulée: $4.75 Average Entrée: Atmosphere:

Energetic

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Variety: Service:

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Red, White, Sparkling

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and Pear Sachet for my entrée.

While waiting on my appetizer, I was entertained by the kitchen and bar staff.

The bar, like the open kitchen, is a part of the dining room, and both have a touch of the Old World and New, a central theme at Bella’s.

With red lights looming from the ceiling in the bar area, and a classic era ornate lion mural gracing the wall behind the rows of liquor, the section was intimate and romantic.

A word burning stove poured smoke and flames from the kitchen, while modern stainless steel protected the back walls from common mishaps.

The dining room combined a stuccolike wall texture with blown-glass lamp shades over the tables and quaint paintings that were somehow all vaguely reminiscent of Italian landscapes and customs.

It was as if a 21st century designer had re-vamped a favorite dive in some forgotten village in Italy; a beautiful thing.

Apparently, people agreed with me, because even though I overheard one guest comment, “This place is usually hopping on a Friday night. I wonder why it’s so dead,” the atmosphere was energetic, with voices raised over the music playing audibly in the background.

The Insalata Caprese arrived and was basically everything a good caprese salad should be: blood red tomatoes, soft, fresh mozzarella, basil leaves so newly picked they had a satisfying crisp, and a perfect Balsamic vinaigrette to complement.

It was a light start and refreshing to say the least.

My only suggestion might be to add something crunchy to the mix, such as pine nuts or bruschetta as I have seen it served

in other places, because by the last bite, it all seems a bit mushy.

The Pear Sachet, on the other hand, was something to marvel at.

As the name promises, the pasta was indeed in the shape of small purses gathered at the top.

They were filled with robiola, ricotta and parmesan cheeses, and of course, pears.

Served drizzled with a creamy saffron sauce and sweet peas, they were one of the most interesting combination of flavors I have ever tried.

The peas and sauce made an impression first, tasting like a good homemade dish.

Next the cheeses could be tasted, blending well with the sauce, and finally the pears left the last flavor on the palate,

as if they were intended for dessert.

Everything mixed well and was absolutely delicious.

For a true dessert, though, I had spotted a raspberry crème brulée and simply had to try it.

It was the epitome of the famous dessert: well done and brittle on top while smooth and custard-like on the bottom.

The bonus: it had fresh raspberries mixed in with the crème, and was overall delightful.

I would highly recommend Bella’s for a date night or to simply curb serious hunger.

I know I left feeling as though I could roll to my car.

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

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Bella’s Italian Cafe, located on Howard Avenue, is usually a hopping restaurant where old world meets new.

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THE MINARET | SEPTEMBER 24 2010

Fall into the New Season the Chic and Trendy Way A Look at Autumn’s Must-Haves Straight from the Runway

By AMANDA MARRERO

I personally know that you will be able to find many chic and cheap options.

Though it may not feel like it, summer is officially over and autumn has arrived, which means it’s time to start shopping for new wardrobe additions.

This time of year (between late September and December) is most definitely my favorite for several reasons, but most importantly for the fall fashion trends.

Animal Print

Arts + Entertainment Columnist

Lace

Lace is no longer for undergarments, but has been seen all over the runway for fall in the form of outerwear, dresses, shirts and skirts.

Wearing lace simply radiates a sexy, yet classy, look and is always great to wear on a night out on the town.

If you are unsure about how to best wear lace, I suggest either an all-lace dress or a simple top tucked into a high-waist lace skirt.

I adore the contrast of black and white, so I would go with those colors for either decision.

Animal print is still here and I do not think it is going away anytime soon.

Zebra, leopard and cheetah prints may be done really well, but sometimes go totally wrong.

When wearing animal print, please decide what part of your outfit you want to show-off, because it is extremely easy to go from classy to trashy.

Cool Weather Essentials

Both leather and bomber jackets are always in style, so no need to worry about purchasing one and having no use for it next year.

I splurged a bit on my leather jacket last year, just because I knew I’d be putting it to good use for more than one fall and winter season.

Like I previously mentioned, this is my favorite time of year and I am looking forward to seeing every one’s take on fall fashion. Stay stylish, ladies!

Amanda Marrero can be reached at amarrero@spartans.ut.edu.

As always, once the temperature begins to drop (though there isn’t much of a difference here in Fla.) we must break out the jackets and the boots to keep ourselves warm.

Rather than throwing on a hoodie, sweatpants and Uggs, consider a more trendy approach.

My favorite way to sport a stylish fall ensemble is with a leather jacket, tights and slouchy boots.

Another chic outerwear option: bomber jackets.

‘50s Inspiration

A huge trend on the runway this year has been inspired by the ‘50s.

Live up to the era known for accentuating a woman’s curves by wearing bodycon skirts that flaunt the female figure.

Floral prints, preppy cardigans and Oxfords all fall into this category of ‘50sesque fashions, and everything can be easily found at Forever21 and Charlotte Russe.

But why not make a trip to a local thrift store to find your ‘50s-inspired look?

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A slouchy boot can compliment a stylish fall look no matter what color you’re wearing.

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A leather jacket and tights never go out of style and are the perfect outfit for cooler weather.

A model presents a design by Emanuel Ungaro presented as part of the Fall/Winter 2010/11 women’s ready-to-wear fashion show during Paris Fashion Week, March 8, 2010.

Hunger By Cody Waters For Nathan Twice a year I do this cross Brooklyn to South Ferry to be with you, darling I have traveled miles – hundreds of miles to join you this evening; beckoned by your scent— heady perfumes of olive and oregano Come to me, my love, and ease my aching need to touch you, taste you, consume you Answer these moans from deep within-inhuman growls of my lust!

My body cries out for you!

And here you are, spread before me picture of perfection you melt in my tender hands as I whisper my readiness: I need you inside me.

Bur first, I must take all your growing length in my mouth and sate my lust, savor your taste Swallowing might quench the flames of my desire but my heart burns still for you.

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Commentary

Don’t Blame It on the Alcohol, Blame It on Religion

By PHILIPPA HATENDI Commentary Editor

A vast majority of people in America believe in some form of a biblical God, this statement also applies to the rest of the world.

Religion is a very prominent engine of modern society; we use it in order to run entire societies and to construct mindsets as we have done for thousands of years.

The remainders of its power are still present in the everyday world.

Look at the power of the Pope alone: even while facing all the indiscretions committed by the Catholic Church, he still has a pious following of people who look to him as their link to God. Islam still remains a growing source in the modern world, despite all the controversy it has managed to incur through its more fanatic followers.

However, people’s attitudes toward religion have changed and thus, its power has begun to dwindle in the face of secularism and fancy new age philosophies.

Even people who follow religion have lost the enthusiasm they once had to try and convert.

They ostracize the non-religious as much as they are ostracized by those who are not religious.

Technology is a big reason why religion is losing its power in society; it seems that with the advancement of modern technology people no longer feel the need

to communicate with a higher being. Why should they when they can communicate so proficiently with other people, people who can answer their questions when they ask them, people they can see, feel, talk to and believe in without the elusive ability to have faith?

Why would one believe in a man in the sky who controls the fate of humanity, when we can build rocket ships that go into space?

People’s only use for religion (unless you’re religious, of course) is as a source of blame for the state of the world.

Every day the world around us seems to become worse. More violence, more war, hatred, derision and division.

It isn’t just people who seem to be getting worse and worse, but the world is dying in the face of global warming, pollution and natural disaster.

It is much easier to blame the state of the world on an omniscient being, than to look inward and blame ourselves.

The issue people have with religion these days no longer has anything to do with whether or not they believe in Noah’s ark.

It has more to do with the fact that they believe that religion is the cause of all that is evil in the world.

How often do you hear people blame the state of the world on some religious dogma?

People claim religion is what makes people ignorant, but in truth people make themselves ignorant by not seeking knowledge.

People say religion creates discrimination by allowing people to judge others, when we know we use religion in order to back up our own prejudices.

We use religion to place one man above

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Religion can no longer be used as the scapegoat for humanity’s failings.

another, and claim that one kind of person is better than another in the eyes of God. People say religion restricts life by bringing so many rules and regulations, that it is the dictator of modern society, yet we know we only say this in order to excuse our hedonism and greed.

People say that religion advocates violent behavior in its followers, when in truth people use religion in order to justify their violent behavior toward other people.

In short, religion is not to blame for the world, we are.

All the evil in the modern world has a human source: wars, starvation, rape, racism, poverty, and the destruction of the environment, all of it.

We as a race have caused those things, we fuel those things, and yet we refuse to admit responsibility for them.

Living our lives as we do, striving only for the fulfillment of our own goals, who really wants to take responsibility for the

state of the world?

Since we will not fix the world, we have thrown our failure upon religion and crowned God the destroyer of our world, when we in fact have killed all the beauty that was. It is strange that even though we have achieved phenomenal levels of technological development, humanity has never managed to outgrow its outstanding levels of immaturity.

As the new leaders of the world and as students, we should take the failings of humanity off the shoulders of God and religion and mold the world in a more beautiful light.

The first time man fell, he fell on his own.

Even in this second falling, we have fallen on our own.

We cannot expect religion to be taken to slaughter over our own failings anymore.

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

Happy Birthday or Happy Hour: How Guys & Girls Celebrate Big Day

By JOHN JACOBS

Asst. Commentary Editor

Now that we’re four weeks into the new semester, I figured it was an appropriate time to write about one of the most important things that takes place at college: birthdays. You’ve done it your whole life, but until you get to college you’ve never really experienced it the right way. Girls and guys tend to celebrate this important new occasion in different ways. To give you an idea of what you should expect when the time comes, I’ll go over the full events that take place when celebrating a girl’s vs. a guy’s birthday in college.

Girls never just celebrate on their actual birthday (that would be too simple). The celebration usually spans for the whole week, giving them the right to say, “It’s my birthday!” on every one of those days (numerous times).

You’ll know exactly when their birthday is, because the preceding two months you will be hearing them say “It’s almost my birthday!” just as the following two months afterward they’ll make sure to mention, “I just had my birthday!”

This gives girls a solid four months out of every year to talk about their birthdays.

And don’t worry if you forget the date, just mention your own and they’ll let you know exactly how many days away theirs is.

If you want to remain friends with the girl whose birthday it is, you need to send them a text the night before at 11:59 p.m. saying, “OMG! HAPPY BDAY, GURL! CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU TOMORROW!! XOXO!!” (And don’t worry because you WILL see them tomorrow, no matter what.)

The next night everyone will meet in her dorm to pre-game (at a time specified by the Facebook event she has created).

Now you might not know this, but usually there’s a dress code when going out with a girl on her birthday: you can’t look better than the birthday girl, you can’t wear the same color as her, you need to wear something more conservative than her, in fact, don’t even look good at all.

If this girl isn’t quite the hottest girl ever, go out of your way to make sure you look worse than she does.

If she’s short, she’ll wear heels and you can wear flat shoes. Making sure she’s the best looking girl in the group is all that matters.

A key part of her outfit for the night will include a tiara, a sash that says “It’s My Birthday!!!” and, if she’s really cool, a giant billboard-like list hanging from her neck stating “21 things I need to do on my 21st!”

Presents will probably consist of a season of Friends, one of the Twilight movies, a bottle of expensive liquor, a framed collage of her and her friends with some corny quote placed at the bottom (“Over so many years and so many tears, best friends stay together!”) and some over-the-top novelty sex accessory like a shot glass shaped like a penis (which also makes an appropriate gift

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Twenty years later, she’ll be wearing the same outfit on her birthday.

for a bachelorette party).

After about 500 pictures are taken for her soon-to-be Facebook album (“My BiRtHdAy!!!”), it’s time to head out.

No matter which bar or club you end up crashing, it’s common courtesy to buy every drink for the birthday girl and always take a shot with her whenever she requests it.

For the first two hours out, the birthday girl becomes invincible and drinks more than she ever has in her life (i.e., since her last birthday) and everyone is amazed to see how much she can put down. After those two hours, the alcohol starts catching up to her and things inevitably turn sour. Now, whatever happens after that — whether it’s

someone insulting her, spilling something on her, looking at her the wrong way or maybe she just thinks about a bad moment she had with an ex-boyfriend three years ago — she’s going to cry.

I’m sorry, but yes, every girl is going to cry on her birthday, it’s just going to happen. I wish it didn’t have to, but it’s going to.

At this point in the night, the birthday girl will have become belligerent and it will be time to get her home. On the cab ride, she’ll ask numerous times if everyone had fun on her birthday, to which you should respond, “Yes, we had so much fun. You look so good. Oh, my God!” The next day, when she wakes up, she won’t be sure what happened, but you should recall (only the positive) parts of the night to give her a good idea of what happened to make her happy.

As for the way guys celebrate their birthdays, here is an example of a conversation that would take place between a guy whose birthday it is and his roommate: “Hey, dude. I saw on Facebook that today’s your birthday.

“Yeah, man. I’m turning 21.

“Wow, that’s like a big birthday….Want to get really drunk tonight?

“Yeah sure, let’s start drinking.

“Dude, it’s 2 p.m. and I have class at three.

“Skip class and drink with me for the next 13 hours. “…All right, yeah, let’s do it.”

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

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Editorial:

Social Networking Invades Society Ding-ding! You hear that little chime that protrudes through your phone. It’s a Facebook friend request notifying you that you have been tagged in a photo.

You’re filled with wonder about what was posted online, hoping it’s not a picture of any escapades you were involved in or anything illegal that might come back and bite you in your future.

Do you drop what you’re doing to check what was posted or do you continue doing what you had planned and then check the message later?

On campus, it’s easy to see the impact sites like Facebook and Twitter have on students, faculty, and staff.

Rings chime throughout the day.

Students are glued to their mobile phones reading new status updates or tagging people in pictures.

While Facebook and Twitter are great for relaying messages and capturing a moment in time, they are also the reason many college students cannot focus on their studies.

I’ve had the honor of going to lunch with someone and all of a sudden, “dingding,” my phone sounds off with a BBM or Facebook notification.

These are the moments I question society’s focus on socializing with those in cyberspace as opposed to those in the room with them. At what point was proper

etiquette disregarded?

Facebook has become like a criminal holding people hostage. But in this case, the people are willing to be held, not for life or death, but for sheer entertainment.

Some people out there may be wondering the same thing I am: “How do you compete with Facebook?”

Mobile users have displayed the ability to multitask at all times- handling incoming texts, Facebook notifications, Twitter updates and Foursquare simultaneously.

Social networking’s immense impact has caused some school officials to ponder the notion of what the world (wide web) would be like without Facebook.

Last week, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology temporarily banned students and staff from accessing Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other online networking options.

The school launched the experiment to see if students especially would focus more on their schoolwork rather than on social networking sites.

It would be interesting if somehow the same study was conducted at UT. How would you react if UT blocked social networking sites on campus?

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

Smoking: Guilty Pleasures Start to Become Complicated

By NARISA IMPRASERT Columnist

I’ve had bags under my eyes since the first grade. My eyes lost that sparkle when my lungs flattened into one dimension.

The darkness can no longer be hidden by CoverGirl’s latest concealer.

But in my mind, the Surgeon General’s warning is irrelevant.

Some call me disgusting, but I like to think of myself as a victim to addiction.

Around three o’clock I start to crave this pencil-like three inch by 1/4 inch cylinder: the cancer stick. Its yellowish-orange filter, white body and thin golden stripe makes me fall in love over and over again.

Its description as a “Class A,” smooth, rich and mellow blend is an understatement.

Because of this everlasting love affair, there is this eternal sniffle in my left nostril. The smoke bites at my sinuses, but the tickle is beautiful.

As a smoker, there are lots of assumptions about me. I probably smell, my teeth are probably yellow, my clothes probably reek, my car seats are probably stained, and I will probably be marked off some one’s list as a “potential girlfriend.”

Those looking for a funny, charming, nonsmoker immediately skip me without a second thought.

Ironically, I am actually a hygiene freak.

Regardless of the time, I must shower before I go to bed, I have hand sanitizer everywhere I go, I carry scented spray in my car, and I make sure I always smell fresh and clean.

Because of these constant attempts to hide my “dirty habit,” I often get hilarious responses when I whip out a pack. One of

my residents in a shocked manner said, “But…you don’t look like a smoker.” And a comical close friend yelled, “You smoke?

But you smell good.”

I am proud to defy the stereotype of “the smoker.” I am respectful, meaning that if I see someone opposed to smoking or a child, I immediately relocate without being told to do so. I completely understand the conventions of smoking. I am hurting myself and damaging my health. But at the same time, I try to quit every two weeks.

I am a straight up addict, constantly trying to find ways to cope with the stress of an addiction and I ignore the looks of disgust from bystanders, but this affair with smoking is tricky.

I try to fluctuate when and how often I smoke. The fact that I am indefinitely running out of funds is traumatizing.

But at the same time, if I try to quit using patches or nicotine gum, it is just as costly. They say it’s just an oral fixation, but I’ll try any form of quitting once.

By no means am I trying to defend smokers or justify our actions.

The “25 by 25” rule about smoking (meaning smokers must stand outside a 25 by 25 foot perimeter of building entrances) are completely understandable, but if it is raining out I will be sitting under the Veranda or huddled beneath the nearest covering.

Smoking has slowly but surely become my downfall, my flaw as a human being.

A new friend of mine told me that “It’s your choice to smoke and I’m not going to view you differently.” This is probably the only situation where I’d allow the word “choice” to be justified.

To pick up a cigarette for the first time is indeed a choice.

To continue the same action is still a choice to an extent.

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

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EDITOR

Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have taken a hold of it’s users, providing them with an alternative way to communicate with family and friends, but at what cost?

LETTER

The Office of Residence Life here at the University of Tampa does not have an agenda toward students seeking housing. They are a pivotal entity in the lives of students who make a home in the campus community. They are organized and have set procedures in which they run on-campus housing, containing processes they follow when students fail to meet deadlines.

Each year the ResLife team sends constant reminders and updates to each student so that they will be made aware of deadlines and procedures, and sophomore Enrique Rosado was no different.

If selection times were missed or housing deposits were not received by the deadline, then students looking for housing were placed on the no-guarantee wait list. “All UT students who actively go through housing selection, follow the process and are mindful of deadlines are guaranteed housing,” Residence Life Director Krystal Schofield said. “If students miss the late-March sign-up and selection deadline, they can be added to the no-guarantee waitlist.” The wait list is used as spots become available or as ResLife finds alternatives, such as the Howard Johnson Hotel.

Rosado missed housing deadlines and also did not respond to emails that ResLife staff had sent regarding a housing assignment over the summer.

Rosado did not even pay his housing deposit for the 2010-2011 academic year.

The only person that denied Rosado his housing was himself. Yet he was made the victim and a martyr for the campus community as a product of ResLife’s supposed cruelty.

The Office of Residence Life was unfairly blamed for Rosado’s refusal to

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follow procedures.

“This year 30 students on the waitlist — including Enrique Rosado — were e-mailed with an offer of housing on campus or in the Howard Johnson.

Many of those 30 students chose to live off-campus and did not respond to the e-mail. Rosado did not respond either, and was assumed to have found appropriate off-campus housing,” Schofield continued.

“When Rosado did contact Residence Life on the first day of school, Aug. 30, the staff worked diligently to find him campus housing, and to discuss housing options in the interim. The staff was not aware of his itinerant status until being notified by Campus Safety on Sept.

1. Rosado was offered a room in the Howard Johnson later that day.”

Residence Life is there to create a sense of community and provide a safe, comfortable environment where students can succeed.

They are not responsible for making sure students meet deadlines and follow procedures, even though they send countless reminders.

Where can responsibility be placed if it is the students who must meet these deadlines? Furthermore, Rosado was housed on campus last semester and is fully aware of the paths needed to live on-campus again.

The Howard Johnson has been a great asset to ResLife, but they cannot be the solution to each potential resident who does not meet their deadlines.

There is no quick solution to housing thousands of students and to give blame to the Office of Residence Life for following procedure is a vast misjudgment.

-Marc Jordan, junior

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Having Sex in Public: Don’t Get Caught Or You’re Screwed

By DOMINIQUE C. BARCHUS Love and Sex Columnist

It’s hot, the temperature just keeps rising, you’re sweating and your heart is beating a million times a minute.

No, you’re not at the gym getting the best work-out of your life. Billions of thoughts are running through your head.

What to do? What to do?

Stop? Keep going?

You get caught-up in the moment and just can’t help yourself.

You start thinking that someone is coming (no pun intended), but it’s just your head playing tricks on you (once again, no pun intended) and now the “what ifs” start to sink in.

All this thinking is taking away from the task at hand and now you’re starting to get worried that you’ll get caught.

Get caught doing what, you may ask?

Well, if you haven’t figured it out by now, we’re talking about sex in public places.

Now, many of you may think, “Oh, no.

That’s way too daring for me,” and others of you may be like, “Hell yeah, that’s the best way to go.”

Interestingly enough, there seems to be many people who find this activity to be so much more exciting than the usual banging in the bedroom.

Bedrooms seem to be a thing of the past and more and more people are getting creative as far as deciding where they want their dirty deeds to take place.

Having sex in public places has become a very common fantasy and more and more people are trying to fulfill it. Why? Freshman Antonio stated, “Well, I know I do it sometimes because I have nowhere else to go.

“I’ve got two roommates and I never seem to be alone, so why not just go do it somewhere else?”

It’s not only the guys that feel this way.

UT junior Melissa said, “It’s fun and it’s different. Your adrenaline is pumping even more due to the fact that there is a chance of getting caught.”

Not everyone does it because it’s fun or from a lack privacy. Take sophomore Mike, for example.

He said, “I just don’t want to bring girls back to my room. If I’m not serious about you, I’m not bringing you back to my room.

“If you’re willing to hook-up after I meet you, then honestly, you’re probably willing to do it wherever we are.

“Only girls I’m serious about will get to do it in my bed.”

If you’re lucky, you’ll be one of the ones that get to have your fun, leave and manage not to be seen, but remember: someone inevitably gets caught.

“Being that we drive around campus all day and night, we do notice the things that go on in the dark.

“There have been a few times I’ve caught couples trying to, for a better choice of words, ‘get down to business’ and I’ve had to put a stop to it before it continues, or even worse, break it up while they’re in the middle of it,” a campus security guard anonymously stated.

Security guards aren’t the only ones that you need to look out for. Your peers are watching too.

Be careful about the places where you choose to express your desire!

Remember, they see you every day and news will spread fast about people who get caught.

“I was walking back to my room from a party and saw the door was already open, so I figured my roommate was inside, but I didn’t see her.

“I went to our common room to see if she was there. I wish I hadn’t.

“I saw her and some random guy having sloppy drunken sex, on the floor right near the door!

“I couldn’t even say anything. I froze and she turns around and looks at me and says, ‘Hey, could you give us a minute’ and the guys leans up and says ‘Or you could join us.’

“Worst experience of my life. Come to find out, I wasn’t the only one that saw them, because the next day in class, other people from my dorm were talking about

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it.” This quote was from a junior who wished to remain anonymous.

Just to offer a word of advice: before you go out and start having wild public sex marathons, just remember, if you get caught, serious consequences may arise.

To answer today’s questions, is it the best idea to go out and have sex in public?

Probably not.

Will people still go out and do it?

Probably.

I can’t control the raging hormones of sexually frustrated college students, I’m not even going to try. If you decide you want to partake in the marvelous phenomenon, go for it.

Just don’t get caught or you’re screwed.

Good luck loving.

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

Fake it Till You Make it: Women Search for the Big ‘O’

By HANNAH WEBSTER Love and Sex Columnist

“Did you just fake it?”

I froze. The truth was, yes. Yes I did.

I had faked an orgasm. But I was nowhere near ready to admit it. All it took was some panting, a few well-placed “mmm”s and a passionate scratch mark or two down his back to put on a believable performance.

I’d done it dozens of times and it never failed to make my partner grin in prideful satisfaction — before he fell asleep, anyway.

But this new boy was different. This was the first time I had felt the need to put on the all-too-familiar show for him. It obviously wasn’t going very well.

I’m not the only one who has done this.

Women are frequently left unsatisfied, not by their partners, but by their own hand (no pun intended).

They make the decision to fake it; to give up on the real thing.

The question is “why?”

It was never planned. The decision was made in a flash of panic when I realized the big moment just wasn’t going to happen.

I’d lost hope and reaching climax began to seem more like a chore than something I had wanted only minutes ago.

Rather than simply say, “Just stop, this isn’t going anywhere,” I faked it to protect his fragile male ego from the truth.

Freshman Bridget Sullivan stated similar reasons. “At the end of the night, you really just want to go to bed,” she said.

“I didn’t want to hurt his feelings by asking ‘Are you done?’ so I’d fake it, and he would finish and I could finally go to sleep.”

There is also the problem of societal beliefs when it comes to the female orgasm.

Many expect it to happen — all the time, every time — as easily as it happens for men, but unfortunately, women are not like bottle rockets that can somehow explode at the slightest disturbance.

We take a little more effort.

“The vagina is not a stove; you can’t just push buttons to make it burn. You have to stoke the fire,” said sophomore Philippa Hatendi when asked about the subject of female dissatisfaction. She believes men need to learn to take time with their women instead of rushing to the finish line.

The first time I pretended to have an orgasm, I told myself I would never do it again. Unfortunately, the habit continued, like a strangely unsatisfying addiction.

But I was stuck in a routine: I’d set a standard that he learned to follow and it was too late to backtrack.

Tension began to build within me as I mourned over the remains of my oncegratifying sex life.

My boyfriend had no idea why I began to resent him. His cocky attitude regarding his ability to please me only pissed me off as my desire for him rapidly faded.

I didn’t mean to let those feelings build — I knew it was my own fault — but I couldn’t help it. I missed feeling pleased.

But had I been open enough with him in the first place about what I liked and what I didn’t, I could have saved that part of our relationship from disintegrating so quickly.

The truth is, if you fake it to protect your partner’s feelings, you’re only hurting yourself and your relationship. Being open

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Women’s partners are becoming more and more oblivious to them faking orgasms.

will lead to a more satisfying sex life for both of you, as I found out after my new boyfriend called me out on my “onewoman show” (which was still one of the most mortifying moments of my life).

I never attempted to fake it again, out of sheer terror of the incident repeating, and my honesty helped build our understanding of each other, both in and out of the bedroom.

The strength of our love and sex lives grew immensely.

Ladies, do yourself a favor and give your man a few pointers. I’m not saying

you should make posters or bark orders, but simple phrases like, “a little to the left” can work wonders.

Gentlemen, be open to what your girl has to say and don’t let it hurt your selfesteem; everyone is different.

Sex is not a science, it’s an exploration.

With a little communication, experimentation and relaxation, you could find yourself hitting the high notes once again; this time for real. And that is truly something to scream about.

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

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Marriage After College: Vows Don’t Mean As Much As They Used To

By CAMILLA CHEBET Commentary Columnist

“I (insert name here) take you (insert name here) for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part.”

Sound familiar? I bet.

Everyone has heard and witnessed these vows in weddings, we all know someone who’s married: two people who have loved each other to the extent that they want to perform vows in front of their loved ones, friends and acquaintances.

You’d think that vows would be considered meaningful, but you might be wrong.

In today’s world, it is all about the speed at which you can accomplish something; apparently it’s the same with marriages too.

People have done away with the theory that “true love waits.” Weddings and marriages have become like a weekend getaway: get married on Friday, have a beautiful honeymoon at a lavish island resort that lasts only until the passion ends and by Monday morning have the divorce processed, claiming “irreconcilable differences.”

Nowhere in a traditional set of vows, does it state “irreconcilable differences” as a reason to end a marriage.

Last time I heard, it was supposed to be death that parted a couple bound by marriage.

In fact, how would one begin to describe irreconcilable differences after less than five years of marriage?

A misunderstanding? Your personalities don’t quite mesh well together? He forgot to pull up the toilet seat? She asked you where you were?

If you seriously consider these scenarios, as rational as I suppose you are, you would realize that these are things that can be worked out.

After all, some wise individual once said that diversity was the key to success.

When a male and female come together there is bound to be misunderstandings of some sort. Men and women are different genders, so they think differently.

If you were serious enough to marry that person, it’s only right for you to stick around until the better times you mentioned in your vows come along.

Marriage is being taken so lightly that teenagers straight out of high school consider marriage before they consider their own well-being, let alone the path that they will take in life.

If you don’t even know what you want to do with your life, how can you choose to bind yourself to someone else and limit your options for the remainder of your days?

If you don’t know how it is to live on your own, how can you live with someone else for the rest of your life?

It’s puzzling to me. The whole meaning of marriage and true love has been lost and been replaced with lust.

Considering how flippant people are about marriage, it is easy to see how divorce occurs as an easy option.

If you can quickly get into something, you are more likely to expect to easily

Being Unemployed is a Blessing, Not a Curse

By JORDAN SWANSON

Central Florida Future (Univ. of Central Fla.)

UWIRE - Are you one of those people who is always complaining about their job?

Or maybe you have a friend who does?

Well, I have news for you and your friend: If you have a job, you better stop complaining and start being grateful. I can’t even count how many of my friends on Facebook complain via their statuses every day about having to go in to work.

Is it really that grueling to go do some mild labor in exchange for pay that will cover your food or rent, or even both? I don’t think so. I recently found a job and can’t even express how thankful I am for the opportunity. Places are harsh. If you don’t have the key to all hiring managers’ hearts and – experience – then they won’t even consider you as a possible employee.

After being unsuccessful in job hunting for the past eight months, I finally found somewhere to work, but you won’t hear any job complaints coming from me. More than ever, college students are trying to get and maintain jobs to pay for things their parents can no longer contribute toward; some are even helping their parents out with bills.

The unemployment rate for Florida is at 11.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retail salespersons and cashiers are at the top of the occupation list for having the highest rate of employment.

While occupations like truck drivers and elementary school teachers are at the bottom of the list.

According to the Monthly Labor Review’s regional trends, the 2009 annual average percentage of multiple jobholders in Florida was 4.2 percent. So 4.2 percent of employed persons have more than one job when more than a 10th of Florida’s

population doesn’t even have one.

Sounds like crazy talk to me.

Those of us who have jobs at the moment are very much what I like to call lucky.

Some people don’t understand a good thing until it’s taken away from them.

Those who don’t have jobs can sometimes get offended when those who do have them take them for granted. I would know, after being unemployed for the past eight months. Trust me, if you don’t want your job, someone else out there will gladly take it off of your hands. It breaks my heart when people who are in dire need of a job to support their families aren’t able to find one, and yet there are countless college students who have jobs and aren’t even thankful for them.

I’m not trying to sound like a grumpy person who is out to get those who aren’t being thankful for what they have in life and – I’m actually a very humble person and – but I do want to make a point.

Having a job at this day in time, during this recession, is something to cherish and be proud of. People are being laid off left and right on a daily basis. People are having to file for bankruptcy.

People are having their possessions, like cars and even homes, taken away from them because they can’t make ends meet. It’s a depressing reality to be forced to boldly face. One day, everything will start falling back into place and people’s economic states will be mended. But until that day arrives, all we can do is be appreciative of what we have in our lives, especially those with jobs, and stop complaining about something as silly as making money.

So, next time you feel like expressing how much you hate your job, remember how many other people would do anything to be in your position.

Getting a divorce has become like finding a bargain deal on clothes.

come out of it, and this is the current view on marriage. But it need not be; that’s what pre-marital relationships are for. Not only that, engagements are available too if there is still uncertainty.

People are rushing into marriage as if the love they feel for each other will suddenly end, and that’s a problem in itself.

True love does wait. It waits for both parties to know themselves, it waits for them to get to know each other better, it waits through the rough times for better days that always come and it waits for perfect timing for the sacred event that is marriage.

Most serious relationships begin in college and are usually nurtured through these more mature years in a young adult’s life.

Such relationships are based on a history that strengthens the relationship

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and prepares it for the next level gradually, whether that next level is engagement or marriage. Like all things in life, there is a process to love and marriage, and when shortcuts are taken something is bound to go wrong.

Look at the relationship you’re in now.

Whatever type of relationship it is, if your love for each other is everlasting, how would rushing into marriage help?

You’ve got the rest of your lives to be together and if you’re in college, these are important years.

If you give them up to rush into marriage, you can’t recover them when you’re in your late 40s.

As with all things there is a season, and my hope is that you enjoy summer time before winter begins.

Camilla Chebet can be reached at cchebet@spartans.ut.edu.

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UT Golf Swings Into Action at Webber Invitational

By DAVIS FOX

Sports Writer

The University of Tampa Men’s Golf Team kicked off its season this weekend at the Webber Invitational Golf Tournament at Lake Wales Country Club.

Only the B team made the trip to Lake Wales. Quin Trigg had a low total for the Spartans at 229, 16 shots behind the leader.

The team should also benefit from the experience some of its younger players received this weekend.

Due to an NCAA rule that prevents players from playing a certain number of matches during a 40 day period, the golf program’s first team was not able to compete. This meant that the second team would be representing the Spartans at Lake Wales.

With Jutigny and Shane back in Tampa, junior Quin Trigg led the way, finishing in a six-way tie for 20th. After shooting 80 on day one, Trigg rebounded with a 72 on day two, but finished with a 77 that barely kept him out of the top 15.

Parker Wingfield finished 28th, Josh Detmer finished 36th and Charlie Green ended up 41st.

Last year the Spartans had their highs and lows. The team fared well at the Flagler, Barry and Saint Leo Invitationals.

UT’s third place finish in the Saint Leo Invitiational was due largely to then-junior Nicolas Jutigny’s first place individual finish.

His win marked the first time a Spartan had topped the leader board since 2002.

However, the team finished seventh out of

nine teams at the SSC Tournament last year, and failed to finish in the top half in seven out of twelve tournaments.

After the team’s inconsistent 2009-2010 season, Jutigny, now a senior, has high hopes as well as high expectations for the 2010-2011 team.

“I really think this year is going to be our top year,” Jutigny said. “We have a good team; we have good freshman. Our number four player was a freshman last year; he has a little more experience, as well, so it should be our number one year.”

The Spartans will have to rely heavily on their senior leaders, though, if they want to compete in the stacked Sunshine State Conference. In the preseason rankings, SSC teams held four of the top five spots in the nation, with Florida Southern perched at number one.

Having a senior who seems primed to have a breakout year greatly helps the team’s chances. Jutigny says that Chris Shane could be that player for the Spartans.

“He [Shane] had an unbelievable summer. He was nearly there at the U.S. Open,” Jutigny said of Shane. “I expect him to potentially be the number one player [along] with me.

He was always a very steady player, but now he believes in himself and that he has the capabilities to play low under par.”

On paper, the 2010 team seems up to the task of meeting expectations of Coach Rick Christie and their leader, Jutigny.

“If we don’t make it to regionals it would be a great disappointment,” Jutigny said. “Then, if we could send one guy to

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Senior Nicolas Jutigny won 2009’s Saint Leo Invitational, the first Spartan to accomplish this.

nationals, at least one guy, if not the whole team, that would be great.”

After the team was close to making it to regionals last spring, Jutigny believes that there is no reason the team should not make it to regionals.

Jutigny said that Coach Christie is also excited about the season and hopes that this will bring back the exposure the program once had.

With four seniors leaving, Jutigny feels that Coach Christie knows that this is the end of a cycle for his team and believes that this is his chance to propel the program to

the next level. With strong senior leadership, improving youngsters and a talented roster, he may have good reason to be energized about this team.

The next order of business for Jutigny and company is the Jay Jennison Memorial Tournament at Flagler College on Sept.

27 and 28, one of the team’s toughest tournaments.

They hope to improve on their fifth place finish at the same tournament from last year.

Davis Fox can be reached at davison. fox@spartans.ut.edu.

Spartan Runners Impress Against Division I Schools at Invite

By MICHAEL PAONESSA Sports Writer

Facing strong competition throughout the University of Florida Invite, the University of Tampa’s cross country team finished successfully on Saturday.

The Spartan women finished in fifth place ahead of Division-I schools Florida Atlantic, the University of Miami, Central Florida.

Senior Heather Nicolosi finished the highest for the Spartan women with a personal best time of 17:56 coming in fifth place in the 5k race.

Nicolosi recorded the second best race time in UT women cross country history, behind 2005 All-American graduate Allison Mascas.

Nicolosi believes the team raced well.

“The team did well, we didn’t finish as high as we usually do, but hopefully we keep improving like we have throughout the season,” she said.

With Nicolosi leading the way, four other women racers also ran to personal best times.

Kai Hampton (20), Lindsay Edwards (23), Chanelle Cox (30), and Dana Glodek (47) posted strong finishes in the women’s field of 208 runners.

Coach Slaven left the Florida Invite proud.

“It was a great test for the team against talented runners. We worked hard and it was phenomenal to see our top five girls finish with personal best times,” Slaven said.

With one of the best Spartan women

men were Kevin Lane (56), Bryan Garcia (60) and Tory Webb (76), among 201 total runners.

As the Florida Invite was a test for UT’s cross country team, another gut-check race awaits the team.

The Lehigh (Pa.) Invitational on Oct. 1 will be another big meet according to Nicolosi.

“A lot of great runners will be racing, so I’m excited for the competition. We’re just going to run with them and go after another top finish,” Nicolosi said.

Slaven believes the Lehigh Invitational Andy Meng/Sports Information is an important meet for the team. With Division I, II and III schools racing, Slaven Tony Nicolosi placed second among UT men. expects a top-15 for both the men’s and women’s team. racers hurt, Slaven is happy to see the team Michael Paonessa can be reached at build and learn from racing with the talented mpaonessa@spartans.ut.edu. field of runners.

“With quality racers running, it helps us get ready for our big meets coming up. We get used to running with the best,” he said.

Jess Butler, a Coral Springs native, has been sidelined all season due to a high leg pull. Butler is back to running in practices and will start racing again next week.

With the Spartan women finishing fifth, the UT men defeated noticeable teams such as Florida International, Florida Atlantic and Stetson with an eighth place finish.

Charles Toledo ran to a 33rd place finish, leading the Spartan men with a time of 26:29 in the 8k race.

Behind Toledo, senior Tony Nicolosi Andy Meng/Sports Information finished in 34th place with a time of 26:51.

Spartan Jess Butler was named All-SSC in ‘09.

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SEPTEMBER SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, Sept. 24 M. Soccer at Saint Leo 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 25 Volleyball at Rollins 4 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 26 M. Golf Flagler Invitational W. Soccer at Barry 1 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 27 M. Golf Flagler Invitational

Tuesday, Sept. 28 M. Golf Flagler Invitational W. Soccer vs. Eckerd 5 p.m.

Volleyball at Saint Leo 7 p.m.

M. Soccer vs. Eckerd 7:30 p.m.

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Fantasy Football: Surprises, Disappointments So Far

By KYLE BENNETT Asst. Sports Editor

With two weeks into the fantasy football record-books, where do you stand? If you’re like me, you’ve made some great starts to get a win in a few leagues, but you also made a handful of terrible bench moves as well to lose a game.

What we know: everything we thought we knew, before the season started, we really had no idea.

Who would have guessed that Jahvid Best would be the high scoring fantasy player, in standard ESPN leagues, after two games? Of course it was largely due to his breakout 42-point game last week, but nonetheless if you say you would have predicted that, you’re a liar.

Best has racked up 268 yards of total offense, including five touchdowns, onefourth of the total touchdowns scored by the Lions skill players last year. Can Best keep it up?

Obviously, he is not going to score 42 fantasy points per game for you, but its safe to assume you’re going to get a solid 15plus points from him each week. Although the Lions could see themselves in a few games where they trail big, early, Best has shown that he is a reliable target for QBs Hill and Stafford both.

Two more guys you likely did not expect to see atop the points categories: Arian Foster and Michael Vick.

After compiling just 350 total yards and three touchdowns in six games last year, Foster has already racked up 376 total yards and matched his three touchdown careerhigh, in two games in 2010.

Like Best, do not come to expect 26 points-per-game from Foster, but again you should expect an average of 15-plus points-per-game. Foster is the number one back with no competition from Slaton, and has phenomenal talent around him at the quarterback and wide reciever position.

The Texans have a chance to really shake things up this year.

Who said the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had no offense? Don’t look now, but Josh Freeman is the sixth best quarterback in standard ESPN leagues.

A team with ‘no’ runningbacks and ‘no’ wide recievers actually has a quarterback scoring more fantasy points than Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Matt Ryan and Eli Manning, just to name a few.

I’m not saying to drop Brees to pick up Freeman with your number one waiver pick, but if you are in a deep league that uses two starting quarterbacks, he may not be the worst choice in the free-agent pool.

Flip the script to the biggest dissapoint-

ments so far this year. I know, I know; we’re only in week two, but c’mon.

Pierre Garcon, Chris Chambers and Maurice Jones-Drew are all key assets to any fantasy football team and are all being outscored by the most average kickers in football. MJD, being a number three-tofive pick in most drafts, is by far the biggest

disappointment.

I am, however, willing to give MJD a slight ‘benefit of the doubt’ since he was dealing with a slight knee injury, which led me to draft Ray Rice before him, a decision that hasn’t exactly panned out yet.

Kyle Bennett can be reached at minaret. sports@gmail.com.

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Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning has played impressively to begin the 2010 season.

NFL Breakdown: The Best Matchups of Week 3 and More

By DANIEL FEINGOLD Sports Editor

The New Orleans Saints, 2-0, haven’t made it look easy, but they’ve started off their season on the right foot with victories over Minnesota and San Francisco in primetime.

The Atlanta Falcons, 1-1, struggled to get their offense going in week one versus a stout Pittsburg defense, but coasted to an easy victory against Arizona. Expect this inner division matchup to come down to the wire and become a factor in the NFC playoff picture.

The Houston Texans, a team on the rise with a high flying offense and improving defense, host a Dallas Cowboys squad that looks deflated, undisciplined and uninspired. While Houston’s impressive 20 start may not be surprising many people, the beginning to Dallas’ season, 0-2, has certainly been startling.

Houston is led by QB Matt Schaub,who threw for nearly 500 yards in Week 2 vs. the Redskins, while Arian Foster has burst onto the scene as the potential star runningback the Texans’ offense has always lacked.

The Cowboys have the same cast of characters as last year, as well as an emerging star of their own with Dez Bryant, who showed off his skills with a punt return TD in week two.

Though the Texans look bounds better than the Cowboys coming out of the gate, is it really possible that Dallas will start the 2010 season 0-3? This game should be a fun one to watch.

After a tough week one loss to the Texans, the Indianapolis Colts, 1-1, rebounded in a big way against the Giants on national

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television. The Denver Broncos, 1-1, have begun 2010 by losing in Jacksonville and winning convincingly against Seattle.

Everybody is aware of what the Colts are made of, but what can the league expect from Denver this year? Broncos QB Kyle Orton will be the deciding factor, as most QBs, in how their season plays out. As far as Peyton Manning and the rest of the Colts team is concerned, with or without safety Bob Sanders, they are very, very good.

The New York Jets, 1-1, and Miami Dolphins, 2-0, may be the most intriguing matchup of week three. Both teams are coming off impressive wins against 2009 playoff teams, the Patriots and Vikings.

Jets’ CB Darrelle Revis is expected to miss the next couple of weeks, which may allow some breathing room for Miami’s beastly WR Brandon Marshall.

Regardless, these two teams have a lot of similarities in that they both are run heavy and have a solid defense. For the true football fans who love to see defensive, smash mouth football, this is the game to watch.

The rivalry may be reignited between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers now that they are both competitive at the same time.

Both teams are 2-0 out of the gate, which is not shocking in the Packers case, but is for the Bears, whose revamped offense under Mike Martz has looked stellar. However, they will face a real challenge against Green Bay, and on Monday Night Football, the nation will get to see if these teams are as good as their records indicate.

Daniel Feingold can be reached at minaret.sports@gmail.com

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The Tampa Bay Rays host the Seattle Mariners as they battle for the AL East title.

Rays’ Pitching Probables: Jeff Nieman, Matt Garza and James Shields.

The FC Tampa Bay Rowdies [6-11] will host the NSC Minnesota Stars at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Former UT star Pascal Milien has played in all 28 games in his first pro season.

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Intramural Flag Football Season in Full Swing on Campus

By MIKE MARCIANO Intramural Writer

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The ball carrier attempts to elude defenders.

While the Colts and Giants played massacre of a game, UT held its own blow out football game.

Team “Vick in a Box� steamrolled through “300 Minus a Few� in their Sunday night flag football game. Senior Anthony Labruno set the tone early on with a quick strike to sophomore Nas Hajjar for touchdown. The game quickly got out of hand with “Vick in a Box� winning 31-0.

Rashad, the leading scorer for the 20092010 Spartan’s basketball team, proved to be the top performer of the game with two receiving touchdowns, a throwing touchdown and two interceptions.

This isn’t their first blowout of the

year either. They currently are outscoring their opponents 63-0 with their first game ending at 32-0. They have displayed their well-rounded dominance on both sides of the field in 2010. Opponents have failed to even reach the twenty yard line against “Vick in the Box.� They capitalize on every errant throw by the other team and hardly ever make a mistake with the ball.

Junior John Hickey, who is the captain of the team, has a Rex Ryan-like-swagger.

Constantly chatting up and rooting for his team while playing and on the sidelines, Hickey showed his competitiveness and will to win the game.

He may have even showed more of a presence off the field than on. While factoring into the game’s decision with only one catch, he displayed his much

deserved confidence in the team at the end of the game. He believes that because of his team’s athleticism and their balanced attack on offense and defense, “Vick in the Box� will be the intramural champions this year.

The speed and quickness of the players on “Vick in a Box� is really what sets them apart from many other teams. The quickness on defensive befuddled “300 Minus a Few� often, leading to many interceptions.

If the first two games were an indication of things to come, winning the championship is a fairly modest prediction.

But there is a reason why you play the games; anything can happen.

Mike Marciano can be reached at mmarciano33@gmail.com.

Men’s Soccer Heads Into SSC Matchups on a High Note [From Back, M. Soccer]

sure UT gets back in the top 20. “We’ve played preseason games against MLS teams, we’ve played the Rowdies in an exhibition game and the SSC is the toughest conference in the country. We’ve played the best of the best; the experience is there, we just need to put it all together collectively and continue doing what we’re doing,� Griffin said.

Griffin admitted that he has evolved as a player since freshman year and stressed on the importance of experience. “I naturally got much smarter from playing center midfielder, a very demanding position,� Griffin said.

He is not the only one who feels that the team is better than they have shown.

“The season started off disappointingly with two losses, but since then there has been a better product each week. I am pleased with the effort of late; now we just need to get consistent,� Coach Bush said.

Two seasons ago UT reached the Final Four and was knocked out in double overtime one game away from the championship. “It was a special year� said Coach Bush. “Many coaches never reach the Final Four, and if they do many never make it back again.�

The team is full of confidence and momentum heading into conference play. “Chemistry, hard work and luck are crucial to success in soccer, but I believe that hard work creates luck,� said Coach Bush.

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

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UT Runner Looks to Improve on Already Impressive Career

By MILES PARKS Sports Writer

When you first meet Heather Nicolosi, you can tell she’s an athlete.

After placing fourth in the Early Bird Classic, and second in the Florida Tech invite, it’s clear that this is her standout year. But back to back top five finishes haven’t quelled the larger goals in the back of her mind.

“I want to be All-American.” Nicolosi stated casually. “I definitely think I can be.”

To be an all All-American, Heather must finish among the top forty at the NCAA Cross Country Nationals. She understands

how difficult a task this is, but she exudes a passion for hard work, and boasts a history of success.

Nicolosi started running track in middle school, but it wasn’t until she attended Seminole High that she became serious about her sport. Her brother, Tony, started running cross country his first year at Seminole, which inspired Nicolosi to also go out for the team. By her sophomore year, she realized it was something worth pursuing more than just a hobby. She began more intense workouts and started running with the men’s team at her high school.

By 2005, her senior year of high school, she was among the most distinguished

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Senior Heather Nicolosi leads the pack at the Early Bird Classic, in which she placed fourth.

UT Begins Conference Play [From Back, W. Soccer]

another SSC rival, Eckerd College. The team hopes to make a statement by defeating three conference competitors in a row.

With the women’s strong will to play hard and succeed, along with the coaching staff’s confidence in them, Coach Lucey assures UT fans that they “are determined to give a much stronger account of [themselves] this year in the conference.”

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

the women’s team.

“It was our best team performance in the past couple of years,” Coach Lucey said. “[The team] battled really hard and never gave an inch. After the disappointment of Friday night, this was the perfect reply.”

The upcoming matches should prove UT’s power amongst the Sunshine State Conference as they will be playing three conference rivals within the next week.

The team will be facing Saint Leo University on Sept. 23 and Barry University on Sept. 26. They will be playing on the road as visitors for both games.

“We have a couple of really tough away games this week against Saint Leo and Barry,” Coach Lucey stated.

“Both those teams play physical and a little on the dirty side. I’m very confident that the players have the ability and mental capacity to win both.”

The UT squad will then return to their Andy Meng/Sports Information home field on September 28 to play yet UT’s Women’s Soccer Coach Gerry Lucey

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runners in the state of Florida. She was named Pinellas County runner of the year, finished fourth at State competition in the 3200 meter race and set a school record for her 5k time. She was receiving letters from numerous colleges inquiring on her plans after high school.

At first, she said that the University of Florida seemed like a good fit, a Division I school with one of the better running teams in the country. But she soon realized she wanted more from her school than just a big reputation.

“I knew I was good, and I knew I could go to a lot of schools.” Nicolosi recalled.

“I wanted to go somewhere where a coach wanted me.”

Enter Coach Jarrett Slaven.

Slaven has been head coach at UT for twelve years, and his recruiting has been the key reason for the program’s progression into one of the top Division II running schools in the nation. Coach Slaven attended Nicolosi’s meets, and knew immediately what he was getting if he could convince her to become a Spartan.

“She has a lot of talent. She was kind of the number one girl in the area,” Coach Slaven said. “We invited her to visit, and she liked the team, the campus and the coaches.”

Needless to say, she picked the University of Tampa.

Dealing with injuries has always been a part of Nicolosi’s cross country life. Her most difficult injury came in her freshman year at UT, when she dealt with a stress fracture in her femur that left her unable to do any training at all.

Nicolosi remembers the rehab process vividly and not being able to even use an elliptical machine. Once she started

working again after a full recovery, she had trouble with stamina and endurance, having difficulty even withstanding a one mile run.

She says that this season is one of her healthiest yet. She runs five or six days a week, and swims twice a week as well. She has never been one to be afraid of hard work either. That’s something that’s been noticed on every level.

As an elementary education major, she looks to teach after college. Because of her work ethic, she’s not so sure about coaching.

“I’m very hard on people. It’s kind of like, if you don’t work hard, you get what you deserve, I think,” Nicolosi said.

She continues to excel and push toward her strongest season yet.

Nicolosi realizes that she may not be able to make a career out of her sport, but she doesn’t plan to quit anytime soon.

Coach Slaven summed it up well.

“Heather loves running,” Coach Slaven said. “It’s always gonna be a part of her life.”

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

Nicolosi Career Highlights

-2005 Pinellas County Runner of the Year (High School) -Championships in both her Junior and Season Season -All-SSC as a Sophomore and Junior -All-South Region as a Sophomore and Junior -All-SSC Tournament Team as a Junior

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M. Soccer [5-2, 0-0] Sept. 24 at Saint Leo [5-1, 0-1] at 7 p.m.

Coach Adrian Bush on Saint Leo: We’re looking forward to the opportunity to beat St. Leo and get one step closer to being ranked and moving up in the SSC.” Ryan Griffin on Saint Leo: “We can’t wait to test [St. Leo’s] ranking and see how accurate it is.”

Going into this SSC showdown, UT leads the overall series versus Saint Leo 28-6.

W. Soccer [5-1, 0-0] Sept. 23 at Saint Leo [3-2, 0-0] at 7:00 p.m.

Coach Lucey on Saint Leo: “We will be ready for them and hopefully put ourselves in a good position for the conference.”

Maddie Dugan on Saint Leo: “All conference games are important in terms of our schedule, but the Saint Leo game especially because it hits home since they are one of our big rivals. We’re confident going into the game that we will put out another win on the road.”

W. Golf

The University of Tampa has announced the start of a women’s golf program, which is now welcoming UT students to try out.

The women’s golf team will be coached by Missey Jones, who has collegiate coaching experience at Hillsborough Community College.

There will be more to come on this story in next week’s edition of The Minaret.

Cross Country Lehigh Invitational on Oct. 1 in Lehigh, Pa. Heather Nicolosi on the Lehigh Invitational: “I know I can run faster than the Florida Invitational. I’m going to run with the best and go after it.”

Coach Jarrett Slaven on the Lehigh Invitational: “Our team is ready for the race; both the men and women will be prepared to compete.”

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Women’s Soccer Rebounds After First Loss

By MAYA TODD Sports Writer

The University of Tampa women’s soccer team suffered their first loss of the season but quickly followed it up with a nailbiting overtime win last weekend at the Columbus State tournament in Georgia.

On Sept. 17, UT faced the women’s team of Tusculum College.

The University of Tampa’s Samantha Kay netted the first goal 13 minutes into the game. The assist came from freshman forward Andrea Arnone.

After a silent 47 minutes, Tusculum College responded with their first goal of the match, tying the Tampa squad 1-1.

Tusculum would continue to score with both a second and third goal by the game’s end.

At the 90 minute mark, the scoreboard read 3-1 and Tampa’s women would have their first “L” recorded in the books. Their then undefeated record turned to 4-1.

Two days later, on Sept. 19, the women returned to the pitch to play Lander University. Stress ensued 21 minutes into the game when LU put one past Tampa goalkeeper Leah Cesanek.

Realizing the women needed some push, Coach Gerry Lucey

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UT midfielder Marta Bertsos blocks the oncoming defender from the ball. Bertsos has started all six games in 2010.

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“It was our best team performance in the past couple of years. [The team] battled really hard and never gave an inch.”

and the team’s coaches looked to make a few changes. “[We] changed the formation slightly and brought back a couple of players into the starting lineup who hadn’t started to date,” he said.

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came back and freshman midfielder Alyson Gregorowicz netted the second goal of the match extending the score 1-1. Courtney Peffley collected the assist.

The two teams kept the score even until regulation time ran out, forcing the game into overtime.

With three minutes played in

OT, Luana Miessa one-timed a shot into the net to score the golden goal and win the game for Tampa.

However, she did not do it alone; both Jazmin Perry and Courtney Peffley gathered assists on the goal.

With the win, the Spartans improved their record to 5-1 on the season.

Coach Lucey felt positive after the hard fought overtime win by [See W. Soccer, 19]

Men’s Soccer Improves to 5-2 With Shutout Win

By JOHN HILSENROTH Sports Writer

The University of Tampa men’s Soccer team will open conference play on Sept. 24 against the nationally ranked Lions of Saint Leo University.

The Sunshine State Conference is known for being a tough conference in Division II sports.

After a disheveled start to the season, UT is poised to begin conference play with a four game winning streak under its belt.

On Sept. 21, the men’s soccer team continued their winning ways with a 3-0 shutout of Webber International at home.

UT, who improved its record to 5-2 with the win, took the lead against Webber via a goal by Andrej Gulan. This was Gulan’s first goal of the season.

Junior David Gulec was credited with the assist. Dominic Goncalves and Lister Warren both added goals on behalf of the Spartans as well, with assists come from Greg Sasser and Kemal Malcolm.

Freshman Goalie David Niepel improved on a solid start to his University of Tampa career as he notched his third shutout of the year.

After a frustrating double overtime loss and a 1-2 start earlier in the year, the team is now playing more together and composed.

It is not going to be an easy

year, but Coach Adrian Bush knows what is expected at UT. “The measuring stick at UT is winning conference championships and that is our goal and expectation this year,” Coach Bush said.

In his sixth year as coach, Bush was able to drastically turn the team around in his third season, after a 15-16-4 record his first two seasons.

“I give the credit to the players who bought into the system. We recruit great student athletes with pride and there is no room on our team for players with attitude problems,” Coach Bush said.

Coach Bush stressed his players’ focus on academics. Last season the team had 14 players earn SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Junior midfielder Ryan Griffin was one of those players; he has a 3.9 GPA and hopes to become an Academic All-American this year.

As a government and world affairs major, he also plans to attend law school after he finishes his undergraduate degree at UT. Griffin said he cannot wait to start conference play on the 24th.

“Saint Leo is a very hard place to play, but it’s important we don’t put ourselves in a hole,” he said.

Saint Leo and UT have a lot of common records in their history.

The two teams are consistently among the best in the conference, and each year the game between

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The men’s soccer team has won four straight games after starting 1-2.

the two seems to be more physical and intense.

Griffin wants to test that ranking of the eighth best team in the country.

This is the first time in his career that UT is not ranked in the

top 20, but he believes that they are among the best teams in the country.

Leading the team in goals and points, Griffin is ready to make [See M. Soccer, 18]