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would in a few short hours. Then the crowds: students, Republicans, Democrats, bikers, and the Bay Area’s quirkiest, eager for a few moments in the spotlight, gathered around a baroque fountain in the thick, muggy morning air. Finally, as day broke, the show started, and so did the cheers ...
Here’s what happened “Today” in our neck of the woods. Photo by Kara Wall
“We wanted to get to where the election could be decided”
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An estimated 1,200 people showed up to watch the live broadcast of the “Today” Show at The University of Tampa, according to Campus Safety & Security. “Today” Show producer Sean Reis helped create a segment for the show a few years ago about UT senior Shehila Rae Stephens when she was in high school and had decided to attend UT. He was impressed with UT and the campus then, and thought it would be a great location for this broadcast. So
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when NBC decided to broadcast from Tampa, they chose the university’s famous historic hotel. Reis inquired on Sept. 8 about the possibility of broadcasting from UT. “They came to scout campus on Sept. 12, at which time we mutually decided to move forward,” said Eric Cardénas, Director of Public Information. Cardénas said he has received positive feedback from viewers and people in the crowd. “The ‘Today’ Show has more than 9 million daily viewers, so the positive exposure UT and our campus community received was tremendous,” he said.
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Remembering a “Legacy”: UT Professor Remembers Murdered Brother By Ellery McCardle News Editor
Remembering a “Legacy”: UT While working on his tenure package for UT late one August night, UT professor Santiago Echeverry received a call he never imagined getting. It was his mother. His brother Diego had been shot and killed in Colombia. “I started crying. I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “It feels like a
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!! CROP THIS HALF OFF !! nightmare. Maybe I’ll wake up and he’s still going to be there.” The next morning, Santiago was on a plane to Colombia where he stayed for one week. He missed the first week of classes at UT, but said, “the university was generous and understanding.” Echeverry, dressed in his brother’s t-shirt and wristwatch during an interview with The Minaret, told the story about his brother’s legacy.
Diego Echeverry, 50, was driving in Bogota, Colombia when he was shot with a 9 mm gun. He died immediately. “If you carry a 9 mm gun, it’s (going) to kill,” Santiago said. The man who shot Diego was coming back from the bathroom when he saw someone jump in his car. The man, a former politician, thought the person in his car was stealing it, but the Good Samaritan was in fact securing the parking
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brake on the rolling politician’s car. Diego just so happened to be driving by when the owner of the car fired the gun. The politician ran away from the scene, but police caught him a few streets away. The man who shot Diego had been a politician for Bogota for 20 years. He had four charges filed against him, including aggravated manslaughter, not having a license for the gun and running away from the scene. He was sentenced to
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“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” [Albert Camus]
house arrest in his Bogota mansion. Santiago said he cannot confirm that the man paid off the police, but he said he should have been sent to
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