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As many college students settle back into school, UT is fully prepared to take on the potential outbreak of the H1N1 virus. By Sarah Gottlieb Reporter
Many things are on the minds of returning University of Tampa students in the first weeks back to school. There are books to buy, classes to adjust to and rooms to set up. One thing that probably hasn’t been a top priority for many students, however, is their health. While students may not yet be worrying about their health, government and health agencies certainly are. Since the outbreak of H1N1 last spring (commonly referred to as swine flu), health organizations have been working to educate citizens about the virus. H1N1 is a respiratory disease caused by influenza viruses, though it is different than the common flu. Since H1N1 is a new type of virus, there is no immunity to it yet. So far there have been 556 deaths in the US caused by H1N1 flu. In June, the World Health Organization declared H1N1 a pandemic. According to a recent press release by
See “H1N1” [2]
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By John Jacobs Columnist
With the first week of school coming to an end, many students are still struggling to fully unpack and get their rooms to the point where they want to be. The issue of buying basic room necessities comes up as students struggle to find the right place to buy TV’s, fridges, futons and movie posters (“Charlie Wilson’s War” is hanging next to my bed. I don’t know how I have it, but I’m happy about it.) Instead of taking the boring option of going to a store of some sort, the simplest answer has been right in front of everyone the whole time! Use Craigslist! If you want to find anything (seriously, anything) for up to 95 percent off the original retail price then look no further than Craigslist! I was a bit skeptical at first, but trust me, you can’t go wrong! For example, let’s say you and your roommates are looking for a moderately sized flat screen TV and are willing to spend around
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Summer projects have turned a once not sustainable campus into one that is. “I’m excited to see our campus move forward and how quickly it’s moved forward, “ Mike Seitzler, Head Coordinator of P.E.A.C.E. said. Seitzler working together with Rickard Ogorek, the Associate Vice President for Administration & Finance, will be adding 15 small recycling bins at strategic locations around campus (see map). “I talked with Rick because I thought the concept of the one recycling drop was good, but I wanted people to be able to recycle in between classes and have it be convenient, “ Seitzler said. These smaller bins can take aluminum cans and plastic bottles. Facilities will empty the silver bins once or twice a day according to Seitzler. Megan Frisque, Assistant
Construction Update: What’s All The Noise? learning experience. When I came back to Tampa I decided, why not buy the TV for our common room on Craigslist? I’d be a hypocrite if I didn’t, right? So I can share my experience with you and show you that there’s really nothing to worry about. After finding a post for a cheap 42 inch flat screen and calling the guy to confirm he still had the TV to sell, I agreed to drive over to his apartment and pick it up later that day. On the ride over pulling up to the Tampa Cross-town Expressway entrance, one of the most embarrassing moments of my life happened as I quickly realized I didn’t have the 75 cents in my car to pay the toll and was forced to reverse down the ramp (while a car was already behind me). The woman behind me was less than happy and I realized nothing I could say would make her happy so as she shot me a dirty look through her window I just yelled “recession!”
See “Craigslist” [12]
Staying Safe on Campus [2] Technology in the Classroom [3]
Quilt’s Corner [8] Plus-Size Controversy [12] Thrice Time Is The Charm [9] Plight of an ENG major [13]
By Charlie Hambos Editor-in-chief
See “Recycle” [4]
Go on an Adventure: Click Craigslist $250. Well lucky you, there’s a used first generation iPod for $35! Or let’s say you’re looking for a mini fridge for the dorm and want to spend around $100. You can easily find a set of rims for a Mitsubishi Lancer for $200! Craigslist is just home to great deals all around! Now some can argue that there are benefits to shopping at a store, but nothing that should sway your decision to purchase from Craigslist. Sure stores can offer “security” by offering “receipts” and “warranties” and making “guarantees,” but do any of those things really matter when you can get such a great deal? I don’t think so. The bottom line is stores are boring. I think every buying experience (no matter what it may be) should be a journey, where you need to take a 20-minute drive into a neighborhood you’ve never been to before, meet up with the seller in his house (usually more like a run-down apartment complex), wait an uncomfortably long amount of time while the seller “goes in the back to find it” hoping he doesn’t come back out holding a machete to say “big mistake.” Everyone should try using Craigslist at least once in their life, try looking at it as a
U Tampa Gets Ready To Recycle
Second Half Attack [19]
Volleyball Wins[20]
“I am myself and what is around me, and if I do not save it, it shall not save me.”
By Charlie Hambos Editor-in-chief
New and returning students cannot help but see the ongoing construction of the Sykes Center for Faith and Values, but there is light at the end of the tunnel for the structure at least. According to UT Senior Project Manager Bill Neyland, the infrastructure of the chapel is complete. “It’s moving along well now,” Neyland said. The Center for Faith and Values is expected to be complete in April 2010. In late May or June, the 3,184 pipe organ will be delivered. Approximately six months later, everything will be complete. The Registrar’s office has been moved to their new state-of-the-art office with 14-ft glass doors with no frame across from Fletcher Lounge. Check with theminaretonline. com for the latest construction updates.
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Staying Safe on and OFF Campus
Editor-in-Chief Charlie Hambos
In light of recent events, The Minaret decided to talk with Gina Firth, Associate Dean of Students and Kevin Howell, Assistant Director of UT Campus Safety and Security about what students can do to ensure their own safety.
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Going Out So, you’re out with a bunch of friends, possibly drunk, it’s late at night and you need to get back to your room, house, bungalow or closet. What do you do and how do you get back in the safest way possible? Associate Dean of Students, Gina Firth says that planning out your night before you even leave is the safest way to go. “Have a plan ahead of time,” Firth said. Where are you going? That’s right, all of the bars. How will you get there? How will you get back? Answer those kinds of questions. Leave a copy in your room so people can find you in the morning. Firth says to designate a sober person whether you’re driving or not. Someone has to be able to lead the group to and from your desired locations safely. Designated drivers can get a free non-alcoholic drink pass to several of the local watering holes from the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement. Next, don’t ever leave each other. Stay, go and leave with the same group you came with. While at the bar, club or restaurant watch impairment levels and take the proper action to make sure the person stays safe. Just in case, Firth says that programming an I.C.E. (In Case of Emergency) contact into your cell phone is key. Include emergency contacts for law enforcement and medical
personnel to identify the person and contact family if there is an emergency. Living on or Off campus There are multiple things students can do both on and off campus to stay safe. Living on campus seems to be safer but that doesn’t mean students should let their guards down. Kevin Howell, Assistant Director of Campus Safety and Security says that students still need to be aware of their surroundings. “You can’t prevent everything but you can help yourself,” Howell said. Secure your belongings by locking your rooms. When walking around or out in general, Howell suggests that the contents of purses and wallets should not be shown to give anyone any ideas. Firth also stressed that students need to be aware of their surroundings especially when entering or leaving their residence halls. Don’t let people you do not know enter your building, if they do something, students are responsible for the damages. Cameras can see who lets people in and out of the residence halls. At night, Howell suggests that students travel in groups and stay in well lit areas. Laser team is also there to help students move around campus safely at night and they run from 8 p.m. to Midnight until Sept 4. After Sept. 4, they run Sunday through Wednesday 7 a.m. to
Hop Tampa Stopped By Jeffrey Palmer Reporter
Complimentary cart rides to popular UT party destinations were recently suspended. According to TBT Tampa’s Public Transportation Commission stopped the service on Aug. 12 due to concerns raised by competing cab companies. The suspension is reported to be temporary until accommodations are reached by all involved parties. Proposed amendments to these services such as Hop Tampa include limiting the range of their transportation to Hyde Park, Channel District and Ybor City, as well as charging minimal fees for services and performing more stringent background
checks on cart drivers. Such changes may help to level the playing field for Tampa transportation services and neutralize the concerns over unfair competition. Despite these looming hurtles, Hop Tampa remains optimistic that their services will soon reopen and be made available to the public. In the absence of cart operation, Yellow Cab has instituted its own complimentary Green Fleet service composed of hybrid vehicles. Green Fleet offers free student transportation to Ybor City, Channelside, and South Howard Avenue destinations and can be contacted at (813) 888-5008.
Safety First Register for UT’s Spartan Mobile Alert System (SMART). Dial 1-877-724-3287 from your cell phone and enter the code 88911, then # when prompted. Dial “1” and hang up. Have a plan ahead of time Stay, go and leave with the same group you came with. Program an I.C.E. (In Case of Emergency) Travel in groups and stay in well lit areas. Laser team is also there to help students move around campus safely at night and they run from 8 p.m. to Midnight until Sept 4. After Sept. 4, they run Sunday through Wednesday 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. and Thursday through Saturday, 7 p.m. -2 a.m. They can be reached at 257-4515. If the LASER team is not running UT security offers rides around the campus at all times. They can be reached at ext. 3333 from campus phones or (813) 253-5133 directly. 1 a.m. and Thursday through Saturday, 7 p.m. -2 a.m. They can be reached at (813) 257-4515. If the LASER team is not running UT security offers rides around the campus at all times. They can be reached at ext. 3333 from campus phones or (813) 253-5133 directly. If a student see someone suspicious walking around campus or they feel threatened, Howell said to call 911 first and security second. This goes for any emergencies. If calling from cell phone be prepared to tell them your location because you may not have called Tampa Police.
Just as living on campus, students need to be aware of their surroundings off-campus as well. If students choose to live offcampus, Howell said that they should ask the Law Enforcement in the area. He even offered to answer questions as a former Tampa Police officer. “They [We] don’t want to see good people go in bad areas,” Howell said. When out at night make sure transportation is planned both to and from the destination. “It’s better to take a cab, than take a chance,” Howell said.
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253-0121 Call a TAXI! Yellow cab has a pre-paid card students can purchase so having money for a Yellow Cab won’t be a problem. Call: 813-253-0121 Purchase a HOME SAFE prepaid card through Discover Cards, which is a card specifically for transportation that takes credit cards. http://www.homesafecard.com/ Green Fleet offers free services from UT to downtown Tampa, Channelside, Soho and Ybor City only. Call 813.888.5008.
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Journalism school works to incorporate iPods, iPhones By Samantha Sunne The Maneater, U. Missouri
UWIRE - The iPhones and iPod touches required for freshman journalism students this year have yet to be used extensively in class, said Brian Brooks, associate dean for undergraduate studies at the journalism school. Students using the devices have had problems setting up wireless Internet and iTunes U, but he said the iPods will be very useful once the kinks are worked out. Brooks said perhaps the devices' most important feature is their mobility. Journalism students can check e-mail, read textbooks and listen to lectures as they are walking to class or working out. "With more than 35,000 applications, many of them free, the iPod Touch [and iPhone] is a portable toolbox for working reporters," the journalism school Web site states. "No similar array of applications is available on any other audio-video player." The Web site said the J school prefers the iPod Touch to other devices, such as the Blackberry or Zune, because of its numerous capabilities. IPods can record and play audio and video files, provide portable access to the Internet and use custom applications. Keith Politte, manager of the Reynolds Journalism Institute Technology Testing Center, called it mobile journalism. "We know that students are al-
ready embracing a variety of mobile devices," he said. Politte said one reason for the journalism school faculty's decision to make the iPod a requirement was that most students already own one. At least 85 percent of MU students own iPods, based on the school computer store's sales information, the journalism school Web site states. "That's an enormous asset that the university can be leveraging in many ways," Images from Tribune Media Serives
Politte said. "These devices are pervasive already. We need to think about what that means for education." So far, the only class using the iPod touch is J1010, Career Explorations in Journalism. Students in that class have downloaded an application called Mojo1010, which lets them view their class syllabus, schedule and announcements on their iPod touches. The class also requires a digital textbook, which can be read on the device. Politte said the iPod touches and iP-
hones can also be used to take mass surveys, which is useful for a class of more than 400 students. Students can answer a question asked by the professor, participate in a poll or give feedback about a lecture. "Think of it as a clicker on steroids," Politte said. Freshman Laura Davison, a student in J1010, said she uses her iPod outside of class to check on news updates and emails, but has had problems with MU's wireless Internet in class. "I haven't used it a whole lot yet," she said. "It's a really cool idea and it'll be good once the kinks are worked out." Freshman Jake Schlegel said he thinks the iPod requirement was a bad idea and computers can be used instead. He said he prefers using his laptop, rather than the iPod touch or iPhone. Brooks said the journalism school hopes to implement the use of iPods in other classes by this spring or fall semester 2010 at the latest, and the Division of Informational Technology is developing an application called iMizzou, expected to be available by next fall. The program will give all students portable access to myZou, as well as tools to let them view campus maps and purchase event tickets. "We're experimenting with things at this point, a lot of things," Brooks said. "We just need a little time."
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Director of Civic Engagement, individual motion has also been helping with light sensors the project, as well as other sustainability efforts on campus. Frisque explained that the project started by requesting six bins for $7,380. The Class of saved per year 2009 doubled the request, and because of new Ogorek added three bins. A second single-stream lights in Thomas recycling dumpster has been added near the left-field corner tanks collecting water of the baseball field. Students need to remember for irrigation from AC that items must be rinsed and out condensers in Martinez of plastic bags when depositing per minute shower Gym into the large recycling heads installed dumpsters. Seitzler and Ogorek are already working on future recycling projects. One was offering the students the opportunity to recycle cardboard In the Thomas Parking window air conditioning units efficient at cooling the building. boxes during the move-in Garage, 729 175-watt lights were were replaced with central air. Each handler will rotate being period. replaced with 420 80-watt lights. This will reduce 60 percent of the operational to keep them working Ogorek said it was such a Some of the lights are darker energy used for air conditioning in longer and to conserve energy. big hit, they will consider than others and this is McKay. Around campus buildings, making it permanent. because they are the The Martinez Gym’s air over 459 individual motion light These efforts wrong lights. They chiller and two air handlers were censors have been installed to will increase will be replaced and replaced. Now, the chiller is located curb lighting usage. sustainability be brighter. on the West Parking Garage Roof. Since water usage is also a on campus, The effort The condensator’s will go to two concern, 955 tamper-proof 1.2 but energy will save UT 2,000 gallon tanks which will use gallon per minute shower heads is also being $125,000 a year. the water for irrigation. New cloth were installed. conserved and Tampa Electric duct work has also been done in Ogorek says he would like to created around will also give UT the gym. come up with more ways to save campus due to a $20,000 rebate. This system reduces the electricity in the future. some summer In McKay condensation preventing leaking; Some projects for the future projects. west, the it is more energy efficient and more include the possibility of solar
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panels, and replacing the motor on the chiller on top of the library, cooling four campus buildings, to a variable speed motor. For more information on UT’s sustainability efforts visit www. ut.edu/sustainability. How you can get involved: Beta Beta Beta Environmental Protection Coalition PEACE Volunteer Center Student Environmental Action Coalition Tampa Bay Association of Environmental Professionals
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Spotting the flu
“H1N1�: Front the US Department of Education, government officials are most concerned about H1N1 spreading in schools. “The virus appears to spread quickly among younger Americans,� stated the document, citing facts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, the CDC is most concerned about H1N1 illness spreading in youths aged six months to 24 years. This is unlike the seasonal flu in that the main concern for the illness usually does not lie within this age group. “The H1N1 flu appears to be impacting a group of people who not only aren’t used to getting serious cases of the flu, but who are not used to getting flu shots,� said Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “It is imperative to reach students with critical information about the flu and teach them what to do when the flu hits their dorm room, fraternity house or campus classroom.� With the national buildup of concern for the virus, the UT Health Center has been doing its part in helping educate students and members of the UT community about the illness. When asked if the university expected to have cases of H1N1 this year, Sharon Schaefer, director of the UT Health Center, replied yes. “It is everywhere; we will get
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surveillance system for all influenza cases called the Sentinel Program. “It has the ability to test for influenza and, if necessary, to submit a positive test to the state laboratory for confirmation of swine flu,� she said. Other ways the university is helping to prevent H1N1 on campus is by asking students to utilize the hand sanitizer dispensers placed throughout campus. Though the university wants students to take all possible precautions to avoid illness, there is no reason for students to panic. “At the present time, H1N1 is actually less dangerous than the seasonal flu,� said Schaefer. “The usual deaths from seasonal flu are about 36,000 to 40,000 per year in the US. H1N1 so far has been about 500 in six months.� The UT Health Center is also hoping to set straight some misconceptions students may have about how the virus spreads. The flu does not come from contact with meat or pigs; it is spread just as the seasonal flu is spread, most commonly through germs given off by coughs and
Protect Yourself: Wash your hands often and well. If proper facilities are not available to wash your hands, keep an alcohol-based sanitizer on hand and use frequently. The university has hand sanitizers distributed throughout campus. Visit www.cdc.gov/cleanhands for proper hand washing techniques. Cover your cough or sneeze with tissues or in the elbow of your arm (not your hands). Visit www. coughsafe.com/media.html to learn a safe coughing technique. Build your immune system with adequate exercise, sleep and nutrition.
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some cases, perhaps a lot of cases,� she said. “We have been preparing for this since last spring.� Like many universities, last May, UT chose to forgo the traditional handshake between president Vaughn and graduates during 2009 Commencement because of the recent outbreak of H1N1. In late April the UT Health Center w e b s i t e began posting updates about the condition of H1N1 and has continued to do so, with the most recent update on Aug. 26. A global message was also sent out to all students on Aug. 21, detailing developments regarding H1N1, as well as the steps students can take to prevent illness. Last week, the CDC reported H1N1 flu activity appeared to be increasing in portions of the Southeast. According to Schaefer, UT is actively involved with the statewide
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sneezes. Symptoms of H1N1 are also much like those of the seasonal flu: fevers of 100 degrees or more, a cough, sore throat, congestion, fatigue, body aches, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are all common indicators of the illness. A vaccine to prevent against H1N1, separate from the vaccine for the seasonal flu, is expected to be available in the US this fall, though it is unclear if and when the UT Health Center will have this vaccination available to students. It is also unclear whether or not this vaccine will come at a fee to students. Schaefer says the government will determine this.
“There will likely be at least an injection fee,� she said. “But I do not foresee that UT will charge that. It is too soon to be determined what or if any fee there will be.� The Health Center urges students who believe they are developing flu-like symptoms to contact the center immediately by phone. For ways to keep yourself healthy, check out the tips provided by the Health Center in the box below. Do you have any thoughts on this article? Share them at theminaretonline.com
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Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Clean things that are touched often with antiseptic wipes. Carry antiseptic wipes in your book bag. Avoid close contact with others, especially if they are ill. Avoid crowded conditions when possible. If you develop symptoms of illness, stay away from others and seek treatment immediately. The Health Center will have separate seating areas designated in the waiting room for sick and well patients. Do not share personal items. Wear a mask if recommended. Students with flu-like symptoms who seek treatment at the Health Center will be provided a facial mask immediately in order to prevent spreading infection to other students and staff while they are in the Health Center and wait in the designated sick area. Get a flu shot. At this time, a vaccination is not available for the H1N1 virus, but the Health Center intends to make every effort to obtain the vaccine and offer the vaccine to students once it is available. The seasonal flu vaccine will most likely be available during October. Although the seasonal flu vaccine does not protect against the H1N1 flu, we recommend that all students be vaccinated to avoid becoming ill with other flu strains.
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Call a TAXI! Yellow cab has a pre-paid card you can purchase so you always have money for a Yellow Cab. Call: 813-253-0121 Another Option is to purchase a HOME SAFE prepaid card through Discover Cards, which can be used for any transportation that takes credit cards. To purchase, go to http://www.homesafecard.com/ Green Fleet offers complimentary transportation services from The University of Tampa to downtown Tampa, Channelside district, Soho and Ybor City only. Call 813.888.5008 for a free ride...but please tip the driver! Use ZINGO to get you and your car home safely if you drove and had ANYTHING to drink. 404-67-ZINGO (404) 679-4646). Using foldable scooters they put in your trunk, they will take you and your car home safely. Use ALERT Cab (813) 974-SAFE. ALERT Cab provides free rides from licensed 3rd party Alcohol establishments
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ACROSS 1 “The Big __ Theory” 5 “__ the Morning”; Bing Crosby movie 9 Role on ”The Office” 12 “Crossing __ With John Edward” 13 City in Utah 14 Actress O’Connor 15 Hit film about a pig 16 Place in order of importance 17 Bilko or Pepper: abbr. 18 Actress on “Samantha Who?” 21 “__ Ben” 24 Hightailed it 25 “__ Age”; animated movie 26 “__ to Billy Joe” 28 “¿Cómo __ Usted?” 32 Role on “CSI: NY” 36 Ms. Spelling 37 Adams or Johnson 38 “__ All Relative” 39 G.I.’s place in the ’70s, briefly 42 Still shut 44 Lynn of “ER” 47 “__ About You” 48 “__ Like Love”; film for Ms. Peet Solution to Last Week’s Puzzle
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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Focus on your work. That Aries (March 21-April 19) won’t be difficult. In fact, If you don’t have the it’ll be hard to find time for whole thing figured out, don’t lunch. worry. You’re about to get Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) another piece of the puzzle. Everything seems to be convincing you to sign up Taurus (April 20-May 20) Stay out of an argument for a luxury cruise. The deals that doesn’t concern you. are stupendous now. Check Resist the urge to fix it for it out. them. They have to learn on Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. their own. 21) They say the more you Gemini (May 21-June 21) An older person is in a learn, the more you earn. Take generous mood. If you can on a special assignment and prove you’re worth it, you set yourself up for a raise. might talk your way into a Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. raise. 19) You’re into new territory, Cancer (June 22-July 22) Yo u ’ d l i k e t o g o so you’ll meet the unexpected. somewhere fun and maybe Delegate as much as you can a little dangerous. Don’t get so you’re not swamped. into anything you can’t get Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) out of. A meeting today proves quite successful. You’ll clear Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Figure out how much up some important points and you have, and how much the answer a few questions. toy you’ve been longing for Pisces (Feb. 19-March would cost. 20) Follow through on what Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) you’ve already begun. The Your friends are full of interesting suggestions. Run hard part is setting priorities. the numbers first. You may all Just take it one step at a time. be in for a big surprise.
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Fashion Makes a Righteous Turn in the Global Marketplace By Kristen Pionati The Eagle, American U.
(UWIRE) Acknowledging the trend of socially conscious fashion, Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton Chairman Bernard Arnault hinted to the Wall Street Journal Magazine that his corporation may “invest in a fashion company with ecological and ethical goals founded by a global celebrity.” Vogue hypothesized in a related article that Arnault was referring to Edun, the fashion line behind the ONE campaign’s T-shirts. Those involved with the clothing label deny the claims, but Vogue said, “No matter how you do your fashion math, that adds up to Edun.” Founded in part by Bono, the ONE campaign is, according to their Web site, “committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.” The revenue of the T-shirts designed by Edun go to fight “global disease and extreme poverty and bring fair trade and AIDS treatment to Lesotho, Africa,” Edun’s Web site said. Other companies are also becoming more socially conscious. The Gap’s Product Red collection include a variety of clothing types that contributes 50 percent of profits to “finance
health and community support programs in Africa,” their Web site says. These programs include providing HIV medication in Swaziland, Rwanda and other countries. TOMS is another company dedicated to an ethical cause. When you buy a pair of TOMS shoes, a child in need receives a pair as well. “Since its inception in May 2006, TOMS has given more than 10,000 pairs of shoes to children in Argentina and 50,000 pairs in South Africa,” their Web site said. Celebrities have come on board to help with
the “TOMS drops.” Hanson, the ‘90s pop trio, joined forces with TOMS to bring awareness to a younger generation. Rugby by Ralph Lauren also has a TOMS shoe line that is targeted towards the youth market. They are designed to fit the Rugby style, and like regular TOMS, aid children in need. Larger department stores, like Nordstrom, also carry the shoe. Through Match Rugby, half of the money you spend on a specific polo will fund social entrepreneurs. The fund is currently deciding which of
six social organizations is going to receive $25,000. These organizations include two organized by former Teach for America alumni along with ones dedicated to lowincome children. A local non-profit, Fashion Fights Poverty, “rewards and recognizes designers and organizations who embrace the powerful potential of creativity and design to address issues of poverty by adhering to such principles as fair trade, equitable compensation and the use of environmentally-sustainable
materials,” according to the non-profit’s Web site. They also promote responsible branding and more responsible ways to shop. “Project Runway” star Jack Mackenroth is one of the contributors. He is both an advocate for socially conscious fashion and HIV/AIDS awareness. A prevailing aspect of the trend toward sociallyconscious fashion is the prevailing interest of the youth and young adult market. To supplement this growing interest Nate Berkopec, a freshman at New York University, founded The Factionists. Their business philosophy is to let consumers display their worldview on their clothing. Of the seven t-shirts designed for the collection, each focuses on a different world issue such as climate change and HIV/AIDS. Their clothing is also environmentally friendly. For every t-shirt sold, $1 will be donated to Global Goodness, a non-profit that builds literacy in Ghana, according to collegemogul.com. This shift toward responsible fashion choices is proof that, as the Factionist philosophy states, “Style and substance are not mutually exclusive.”
- Write a letter to the editor of your favorite newspaper. (AKA The Minaret) Quilt’s first meeting will be Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. in the Quilt Office (Vaughn 204). You can grab a copy of Quilt from bins beside the Cafe entrance, in the Plant Hall Lobby, in the library (on the table by the stairs) and in Scarfone Hartley Gallery. Submit your poems, short stories and artwork to Quilt’s Corner! E-mail your submissions to quilt@ ut.edu with Quilt’s Corner Submission and your name in the subject line.
- Cook dinner for your best friend just because. - Start a weekly movie night with your roommates. - Introduce yourself to everyone living on your floor. - Donate your time to the charity of your choice. - Take your camera everywhere you go. - Have a tie-dying party.
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The Thrice Time is Always the Charm
putting all By Zach Fraser of the band’s emotions on the line Staff Writer for the taking. “Beggars” opens with the bass guitar pounding away on Thrice has a very unique “All the World is Mad.” brand of fans. The song is filled with Most listeners will be quick to cast out their favorite band just passion, intensity and incredible because of a change in sound, but musicianship as it sets the standard for the rest of the album. for the fans of Thrice, this could Thrice does not waste any not be anymore false. time after the first track as they “Beggars,” the sixth studio roll right into “The Weight” with album from Thrice, is another change in sound that has left most lead singer Dustin Kensrue’s vocals providing the crisp and fans frothing at the mouth and unpolished sound that loyal fans begging for more. The album showcases a more have come to love. In “Circles” Kensrue stripped down and raw side of confesses, “And storms will the band with nearly every song, surely come, but true love is allowing the listener to take a a choice you must make. And glimpse into the lives of band you’re the one that I have set my members. Lyrics throughout the album heart to choose. As long as I live, I swear I’ll see this through.” resonate with agony and pain
Single worthy and one of the strongest tracks on the album, “In Exile” opens with guitarist Teppei Teranishi providing an eerie guitar riff that runs right into one the catchiest choruses on the album as Kensrue sings, “My heart is filled with songs of forever, a city that endures, where all is made new and no I don’t belong here. I’ll never call this place my home, I’m just passing through.” Although “Beggars” has many strong points, it does have its flaws as well. One being its similarity amongst tracks on the back end of the album. Certain songs like “At the Last” and “Wood and Wire” can blend together with others making it hard to listen to the whole album from start to finish. One of the most unfortunate things about “Beggars” doesn’t even lie in the album’s music, but in its distribution. The album was leaked nearly two months before its official release date, causing uproar in the music community. While this was devastating to the band, they took it in stride and released the digital version back in early August with their record label looking to release the physical copy on Sept. 15. Once again Thrice proves
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40 Years of the Internet! The Best & Worst Through the Years
text, foreign letters (ó , ç , œ) and emo screen names are the disease that festers the space of the net called Myspace. Myspace was the beginning of the whole social networking scene. And while this has brought so much good to the world, the horrendous things that accompany it far outweigh the good. Nothing’s
official now until it’s posted onto a social network site (relationship status, occupation, sexual orientation). It’s become a cancer on society that drives down productivity and promotes stalking. But what’s the worst thing about Myspace? The countless trifling bands flooding the site. Myspace gives these bands hope that they could be something spectacular. It gives them an avenue to spread their music to the world. And if it wasn’t for Myspace, my ears could have been saved from the filth that’s produced from these sub-par emo whiners. Malware Remember a few paragraphs up I listed free stuff as one of the great things the net has given us? “Free stuff” can actually be some of the worst the internet has to offer. You don’t pay for malware, but it happily downloads itself to your computer free of charge (well, I suppose if you subscribe to SuperNakedChicks.com for $49.99 a month and get malware from there you pay for it). Malware is the great silent destroyer of this age. It infects, slows down, and demolishes your system. And it’s everywhere. Some of it is easy enough to delete through Spybot or Ad-Aware. Others are like a pesky STD that just won’t
go away. No matter how much cream you apply and no matter how many pills you take, the damn thing just keeps flaring up. It’s annoying and it’s here to stay. Try to practice safe surfing; use a firewall. The Ugly 4chan If you’ve never heard of 4chan, you have undoubtedly felt its affects. Most of the memes on the internet have spawned from this cyber cesspool. Lolcats, raptor Jesus, and Rick rolling are all the demon children of the site. They’ve attacked Scientology (through the group Anonymous), crippled AT&T, and scarred many a curious wanderer through unsightly porn that, once seen, can never be unseen. Never before has there been a culmination of filth on 4chan’s level. The citizens of Sodom and Gamora would blush at the sight. But it’s this level of atrocity that brings people back for more. It’s like a car wreck; you know you shouldn’t look, but it’s so very hard to look away. 4chan is the embodiment of everything good and bad the internet has to offer. Users are anonymous, so there’s no filter on everyone’s comments. This allows for genuine responses that reflect the true nature of a person. But to get to all of this you have to wade through the piles of kiddy-porn and Japanese hentai that surround it.
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Happy birthday, Internet! Stick forty candles on your metaphorical cake and wish for something nice (no more goatse!). In September of 1969, two University of California computers 15 feet apart began sending information to one another. And so the internet was born. It’s been a crazy forty years. We’ve experienced the good and the bad; the lolcats and two girls, one cup. But it’s all been worth it. As a tribute, I present to you the best and worst the internet has provided us. The Good Free Stuff for Everyone! Back in the day, share-ware was a program crammed onto an 8-inch floppy disk and tacked to a cork board in a Ziplock bag. Now it’s in every corner of the internet. There’s a jam-packed cornucopia of free programs, music, movies, and stuff readily available on the net, whether they’re obtained legally or illegally. In fact, freedom is the name of the game when it comes to the internet. People can say whatever they want. They can go wherever they want. And, essentially, they can get whatever they want for completely free. The net is the new wild West (at least, it used to be. The sun seems to be setting on the uncensored, unfiltered Web Coral). From free versions of Word (Open Office), to music players (check out Winamp), to videos, the internet is the ultimate source for everything that is free. Instant Messenger MSN, AIM, Yahoo. Whatever your messenger of choice, these programs have been around since the 90s with millions of users and just as many awkward conversations.
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llustration by Alex Vera Instant Messenger is one of those great things on the net that doesn’t involve too much data transfer, so it’s been around even since the days of dial-up. But now it’s exploded into other programs and applications. Gmail’s chat allows users to chat with their contacts right in their email interface, Facebook added chat a while back to make their already addictive social networking the equivalent of crack laced with tobacco and chocolate wrapped in bacon. How could you say no to that? Ever try Omegle? You instantly talk to a random person at the click of a button. The catch is there are no screen names. Everyone is anonymous. This proves to be a formula for some disastrous conversations, but it can be fun with an open mind. The Bad Myspace Every time I log onto Myspace I feel dirty. Sparkling
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Commentary 11 Editorial: Going Greener and Being Safe It seems UT has turned green overnight. This is definitely exciting for many students on campus an for The Minaret. Last year UT hosted the Earth Charter Climate Change Community Summit on Oct. 11, 2008. It was then, over a year ago, that UT seemed to never be on its way to becoming green even though they were hosting this summit. Now, recycling which used to be a hastle for students has expanded from one to two single stream recycling dumpsters. Fifteen smaller bins are on their way to campus. Students will have no choice but to recycle. Richard Ogorek, Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance, said that the students are really the key to the success of
the program. So far, so good. The cardboard recycling program during move-in was a huge success so more recycling should do even better. UT students need to take advantage of the opportunity to recycle and lessen their own carbon footprint. Don’t put trash in the bin! Place only aluminum cans and plastic bottles in the smaller bins around campus. We can make it work and we can make it work big. UT has the opportunity to be one of the most sustainable facilities in the Tampa area. Why not push for it? The wheels are spinning, why stop now? Saving $125,000 a year from simply switching the lights in the Thomas Garage is a lot of money
and that money is needed as the school continues to grow. Although some of the lights and installation was not correct the first time, it will be very beneficial in the long run. Some students saw a safety concern with the new lights and they had the right to be concerned. Due to some of the recent incidents in the area and the realization that UT is in the middle of a big city has created some extra vigilance and this is good. Safety is a huge task and everyone needs to take part. Continue to be aware of your surroundings and play it smart. With the communities support in all of these areas UT can become greater. As the new semester is still in its infancy, let’s think about what we want to accomplish by December and start now.
Freshmen’s Honeymoon with Tampa Nightlife Eventually Ends
By Narissa Imprasert Special to The Minaret
“So, are you going out tonight?” It’s such a common question we hear on a Friday night. Wait, scratch that, a Saturday and Sunday inquisition. Recently, a friend and I decided to relax during the movein weekend so we sat on a bench in Vaughn courtyard. Little did we know, a live comedy show was about to start. As the streetlights twinkled on, we realized how many anxious students buzzed around campus. Groups of men would pass by all dressed up for a night out and planning their latest conquest. Some were bathed in cologne, making even the shortest elevator ride quite unbearable. To make matters worse, a herd of women in crazy high heels and dresses barely covering half their skin clattered by. I commend their brave wardrobe decisions. After a couple drinks, cobble stones and an unsteady outfit a sprained ankle seems inevitable. Fascinated, my friend and I just sat on a bench mesmerized by the insanity in front of our eyes. We
joked about investing in a clicker to keep track of just how many girls in scandalous clothing passed us by. I’d wager the clicker would max out around eleven o’clock. Tampa attracts people from all over the nation: from its annual Gasparilla festival (where girls flash strangers for beads—basically Tampa’s very own Mardi Gras) to the numerous hot spots for thirsty partygoers, there is certainly something for everyone. Maybe the local bar or a show at the Ritz is what gets you out of bed. Being surrounded by such an exciting atmosphere can get you caught up in the less significant things in life. Moving from a small town to the city is like dating someone new. You go through that honeymoon phase where you hit the club every night because it’s a new thrill. It becomes the flavor of the week. But as time goes by, well, let’s just say Ybor and Channelside starts to bore you. It’s usually the same people and the same song playing over and over and over again. I mean how many times can you listen to “Boom Boom Pow” or “I Kissed a Girl?”
Yeah, the local DJ can mix it up with a new beat, but it’s still the same old song and dance. It’s true; some of us never get sick of going out. Getting all dressed up or going out to meet some new people is okay in my book, but I prefer to kick back and lay beneath a palm tree’s shade with a nice book in Plant Park. Don’t get me wrong; you’ll probably see me at a party every now and then. I’ll be right there with you on the dance floor or crowd surfing at a concert because I’m still that stressed-out college student that needs to unwind. Life as a Floridian has taught me that the weather is great, the nightlife is fun and being a Spartan is the only way to go. Ladies and gentlemen, in a matter of less than a year I believe I’ve grown out of the stereotypical college life. Instead of becoming attached to the freedoms of a student without parents I have fallen in and out of love with the city of Tampa. With the transition from a freshman into a sophomore I learned that some things are overrated, and that passing several intensive writing classes is my new trend.
I stopped drinking as much and going out became less common because I realized that acting childish wouldn’t help me stay in this magical city. Sure, making nice with all the party promoters can be used to your advantage but getting below a 2.0 GPA and losing all your scholarships will definitely kill your buzz. My experience in Tampa has taught me that sometimes the bright lights and the revolving dance floors are the perfect temporary escape. It also makes me realize that the same thrill found in a nightclub can be found by having a picnic by the river. A mixture of the aesthetic beauty, the nightlife, UT and its vast availability for fun are all the reasons why Tampa is my new home. One in which I plan to stick around to see change. Several friends and I spent our first year together living the expected college party life and placed fun as a higher priority than school. Now, looking back at being a freshman all I can say is, “Wow…I was that girl…and what was I thinking?!”
“I don’t care who you are; no one looks attractive with disheveled h a i r, a n o d o r reeking of alcohol, smeared makeup and a missing shoe.” I don’t care who you are; no one looks attractive with disheveled hair, an odor reeking of alcohol, smeared makeup and a missing shoe. Classy is a word some students don’t understand, so I’m just hoping that if I do invest in that clicker, my thumb doesn’t grow an extra muscle. Every night I glance out my window at all the incoming freshman running around in an attempt to catch a cab to the clubs. But in the mean time I will continue this affair with Tampa, because there is nowhere else I’d rather be. Narissa Imprasert can be reached at nimprasert@ut.edu.
Commentary The Minaret | September 4, 2009 12 Plus-Size Model Exposes Self-righteous Attitudes of Fashion Industry
By Kristen Vasquez Staff Writer
As a young woman, I’ve faced my fair share of body image issues. I have overcome some food issues in my past, and I find myself constantly comparing my size to the people around me. Most of the time I just want to say: “Whatever, give me the brownie,” but then thoughts of svelte girls donning the styles I so desperately want to wear keep me holding back. It is especially hard nowadays to find acceptance in your shape and size because one minute the media will embrace “the shape of a true woman” and the next it is glorifying how chic thin is. A recent article in Glamour magazine sort of miffed me. Depicted is an image of 20 year old “plus size” model, Lizzie Miller, slouched over in an unflattering pose with her belly pooching out and a more womanly shape than we expect when we think of a model. The image itself is pleasantly surprising coming from a fashion
magazine; Lizzie is laughing and seemingly extremely comfortable in her skin. But one can not look past the fact that here is a woman, slouching in a chair. Why did she have to be in this particular pose? Sure enough, if anyone were to attempt this they too would have the same type of results from their midsection, no matter what your size is. I don’t think this is quite fair. Take Lizzie and pose her like any other model, rather than make her emphasize something quite deliberately. The article as a whole isn’t bad. There is another image of Lizzie that has her sitting in a different pose, still looking quite beautiful. The feedback on the article has brought both positive and negative results, with the obligatory celebration of “real” women, and then the more disturbing views of how we are trying to glorify obesity. However, this must be taken into account: Lizzie is not the average woman. She may be a size
12, “the average dress size” but she is still of model height, 5’9, while the mean height for an American woman lies around 5’4. Her body might show some signs of flab, but for the most part she is not in any way overweight or heavier than average. She is also tanned, blonde and quite pretty. While I understand the goal of this image is to make women feel acceptance with their bodies when they see it, more than likely some will compare themselves negatively. Some readers may see this and say, “Oh we’re the same size!” but then think, “But I don’t look like that, she is much prettier than me,” and then the purpose of the image is defeated. The model is still providing body dissatisfaction towards the consumer, just shifted towards a different group of people. I understand that Glamour wanted to break down the “size zero wall” and show how beauty can be depicted with women of different shapes and sizes, but “plus
size models” more than often aren’t even of what society would deem a “plus size.” The point of these models isn’t to empower the consumer, more to market themselves so that the consumer feels like they can relate to them and want to buy the product, just like any other model. In a sense, these models are just continually trying to sell us a lifestyle: glamorized or more within our means. What is a “real” woman? How do we even go about with this distinction? I do not see the shame in being of different sizes, as long as you are healthy. I think that we may overlook how these “empowering” terms actually set us back a bit. We are all “real” sizes regardless of what that actual size is. There should be no differentiating between these types of things. When we use terms such as “plus size” and “petite”, we are pigeonholing ourselves to identifying this size as “not normal”. For all the praise we give
immediately run out of the door (maybe more, it happened really fast). I see the TV, everything seems fine, but he can’t find the remote, so I offer to help him look around. As we’re searching for the remote, I notice a gun lying out in his open closet. I figured this was another good sign. I don’t know what the guy did for a living or why he would leave a gun sitting out in his closet, but T:4” who am I to judge, right?
Anyway, we got the TV back to the dorm, everything works and I would consider it one of the best purchases I’ve ever made. If you do chose to follow my advice and use Craigslist at any point in time, it helps to know when a post is fake or a scam. Although Craigslist does offer great deals, maybe that new iPhone for $20 might just be too good to be true (I know, I wish it were real too, but it’s not). Or if a seller doesn’t have a price or picture of the product and
says “he’ll come to you” it may not be the post to pursue. Finally, you can’t always take things at how they may be presented, after noticing a large trend of “French Lessons” being for sale on Craigslist, I started to think something was a bit off and looked to see if there were any other definitions for the term “French Lessons.” There are. It means oral sex. This is completely true. I figured something was off
for showing “real women” in magazines, we run articles the following weeks such as “How to lose 30 pounds in 30 days.” It does not equate. I think that a more positive approach to this type of thing in the modeling industry would serve to actually integrate the two worlds of “plus size” modeling, and high fashion models. Show me an editorial in Harpers Bazaar with Karlie Kloss and Crystal Renn wearing the newest fall/winter collections and show me no differentiation between their sizes. They are both models; let them sell to me the same things. When we try to put a label on the lifestyles that these different types of women can present to us, we are setting ourselves back and not opening our eyes to the possibilities that can be had when we diversify. Kristen Vasquez can be reached at kvasquez@ut.edu.
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Columnist Honors King of Pop’s life
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I apologize to my neighbors because on Saturday evening I am pretty sure they could hear my music blaring through their walls. This weekend I brought out my Michael Jackson gear. I proudly rocked my MJ paraphernalia and blasted his music all night in celebration of the King of Pop’s birthday. Michael would have been 51 on Saturday. I am aware of the rule that says; refer to someone by their last name when writing, but I am giving myself permission to overrule that today only because addressing him as Michael feels so much more personal to me. I know what you are thinking, “Personal? But you didn’t even know him.” And you’re right. I know it’s crazy to feel like you have a connection with someone who doesn’t even know you exist. However, if Michael’s music moved you the way it moved me and so many others, you would understand why I feel that way. T:7”
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There are not many artists that can create a song that actually inspires and evokes a change within. Michael did not rely on a “sick” beat or a catchy phrase to make his music sell. He relied on the message he wanted to convey. As a perfectionist, Michael’s priority was the lyrical content as opposed to how many records he could sell. There are so many meaningless songs, the ones relying on a “sick” beat or catchy phrases that gets stuck in your head. Michael mastered what many artists have forgotten about. Michael’s music had content. He possessed the skills to make you feel where he was coming from ,as if he were talking directly to you. Each time I listen to “Man in the Mirror” I want to get up and make a change. How many songs can do that? Michael’s music made you think, made you feel good, made you want to get up and do the moonwalk in your mama’s kitchen. As shy as he was, the stage was his haven, and he put on a darn good show. Michael had fans that fainted before he even stepped foot on the stage. I will never forget when my older brother Michael took me to the mall and gave me the
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opportunity to pick out anything I wanted. I was only in third grade so naturally he started walking towards KB Toys thinking I would want a Barbie or some sort of toy or baby doll. To his surprise, I ran past the toy store and straight into the music store. I glided through the Michael Jackson section and picked up Michael’s “Blood on the Dance Floor” cassette. It amazes me when I see kids even younger than myself singing his songs word for word. A true artist makes songs that live in generations beyond the generation it debuted in. That is why Michael will never be forgotten. His music will live through generations to come simply because he was just that good. Stacy Vieux can be reached at svieux@ut.edu.
Commentary 13 “Are you an English major so you can be an English teacher?” No. Humanities may enlighten the human spirit, but I’ve still got to pay a light bill
The Minaret | September 4, 2009
By Derrick Austin Commentary Editor
Alone in my tranquil, monastic dorm I’m surrounded by novels, collections of poems, anthologies and even a quill and ink (courtesy a friend who stopped by Stratfordupon-Avon over the summer). My internet browser has tabs open to Facebook—a tragic affliction in my life—and two literary magazines to which I plan on mailing poems. Facebook is filled with status updates from friends who are working or going to grad school. I’m procrastinating writing this column, an article that someone may read, but will more likely gloss over for the cute horoscopes in A&E or the always witty “Cheers and Jeers.” I have yet to read “Beowulf” for my medieval literature course, so I decide to walk around campus—a campus filled with hundreds of freshmen, unfamiliar faces roaming a place I’ve called home for the past three years. I realize I’m going to graduate next year (fingers crossed). This is the point of no return. There will be no changing majors. There will be no transferring
schools. I’m in this for the final stretch. This is what I’ve committed— or condemned—myself to: a life in the literary arts. I love reading and writing like no other, but, unfortunately, it feels like I have to validate my chosen major. Not just during those sometimes annoying “What’s your major” conversations—“What’s your major?” “English and writing.” “Why, so you can be an English teacher?” I sigh and shake my head—but the little things people do or say that have nothing to do with me personally. Like people’s instinctual reaction to declare their hatred for reading the minute after I reveal I’m spending thousands of dollars here to read and write papers. Or the starving bookshelves in dorms I’ve visited, desperately in need of “Leaves of Grass” and “The Awakening.” Some folks judge you by what you wear; I judge you by what you read. I always look at a person’s bookshelf the first time—who am I kidding, every time—I enter their room. Chances are, if there are books, they own fiction (at this a small knife enters this poet’s heart; no offense to prose writers out there, you’re in the struggle too).
Chances are probably large that the fiction will either be “Harry Potter,“ “Twilight,” or “The Chronicles of Narnia” (the knife goes deeper). If there’s poetry (the knife draws out) then it’s probably written by someone who’s been dead fortyish years (here’s looking at you Sylvia) and no one living, or deader (and the knife jumps back in). Being an English major affords one an interesting position. Despite attending a liberal arts college one always feels surrounded by practical minded folks out for a safe job and nice benefits, which in this economy who can blame them? Still, you always feel slightly out of the loop. I’ve got a friend who attends Texas A&M; she’s an English major and always finds it funny that the school stuffs her classes in various random rooms throughout the campus usually reserved for engineering majors. There’s an atmosphere of what’s the point of humanities, and why would anyone be crazy enough to major in a humanity, not just on campuses but across the nation. What this whole debate seems to hinge on is the nature of “practicality,” which implies “making money.” Being an English major isn’t practical. Being an English major won’t make money. Besides the fact that there are
Feeling Feverish and Achy? Keep Your Cool with these Tips By Jessica Fontaine Special to The Minaret
It was a beautiful day in August when I moved into my spacious room on campus. I now retract that statement for I am thoroughly convinced that this place shrinks overnight, and every morning I awake to a noticeably smaller living space! However, this is physically inconceivable, and the only thing to do is blame my fluinfected mind that has been quarantined in said “spacious” room for the past three days. Yes, it’s true. I have the flu. And let me tell you… it’s no fun. We’ve all had our coughs, headaches and allergies along the way, but I can not honestly recall the last time I ran a fever. I have a feeling many of you are in the same boat. So, with flu season on the rise, I thought I would share a little insider’s guide.First thing’s first—prevention! Seriously guys, wash your hands, cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough and don’t share drinks. Obviously, kissing is a great way to get the flu, and we all know this knowledge isn’t going to stop you guys and gals from kissing one another. So, if you’re not feeling well, do something else for that special someone like bake them cookies. Mmm, cookies. Eww, flu virus. Got it? Next, if you do have a slight cough (or even a serious one), don’t freak out. You should just go to the Health Center—but let’s be real. Those who have gone know that there’s no such thing as a “walk-in appointment.” They’re always busy doing something in there. So unless it is an emergency, you need to make an appointment. If you are diagnosed
with the flu; you are about to be shut up in your room for the next few days. The Health Center has a nifty program where it will e-mail your professors about your absence, but it’s important that you, too, e-mail them. The relatively “cool” thing about the flu is that there will be times during the day where you feel just fine and will be able to be productive, so get a head start on some homework. However, until 24 hours after that fever of yours breaks, you are considered “highly contagious” so touch as little as possible. Stock up on Lysol, magazines (emphasis on the multiple), movies, food (try sticking with light things like popcorn), toothbrushes (throw them out when you’re done being sick), hand sanitizer and Gatorade (I went through two 64 oz bottles). Get some chunks of work done first. This way you can “enjoy” the rest of your sick leave. Make sure to eat when you feel like you can. If you start to feel nauseous, I found that brushing my teeth helped. Achy? Hot showers are fabulous. Drink constantly. Sleep a lot. However, the best advice I can give is to keep your cool. The media has gotten a hold of swine flu and has just blown it out of proportion. Every year people die of the flu as well as car accidents, drug misuse and falling down stairs. Millions more survive these things. Be a helpful member of the UT community by getting the shots when they are available, keeping yourself and your things clean and seeking appropriate medical attention when necessary. Jessica Fontaine can be reached at jfontaine@ut.edu.
plenty of successful English majors, mull over this: would you belittle a priest or a lawyer as being useless or impractical? Besides literary studies, writing and the visual arts, the humanities comprise history, l a w, t h e o l o g y, philosophy, music and the performing arts. Our culture idolizes actors and musicians, respects the clergy and relies heavily on lawyers. I proudly declare my love for the humanities, but I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned why: they force you to slow down. When I go to museums I try to really look at a painting for as long as I can while passersby give me an odd look. I listen to Carole King’s “So Far Away” over and over and over just for the part at 59 seconds where she sounds like she could cry. I watch all of “Streetcar Named Desire” just to see two titans, Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando, square off in the movie’s tragic climax. To quote “Death of a Salesman,” studying the humanities teaches one that “attention must be paid” because we don’t know everything.
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The humanities are rooted in the human, rooted in the ideal of understanding the self and everything that is beyond our comprehension and articulation. But, then again, that’s just an ideal at the end of the day. That’s just my opinion on the good days. Perhaps we should stop trying to validate the humanities as “practical” because we’re not. At the end of it all, I’ll be out there hustling with the business, marine science and exercise science majors trying to pay for food and keep the lights on. Derrick Austin can be reached at daustin@ut.edu.
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Commentary 14 The Minaret | September 4, 2009 Time Flies When You’re Having Fun or, This Test Wasn’t on the Syllabus By Nicole Robinson Columnist
WARNING: The information that you’re about to read is privileged. This is an account that took place in a secret room underneath Plant Hall. Several professors—who will be left unnamed—were a part of this conversation. I was lucky enough to bear witness to one of the most reclusive meetings our professors have. They do everything that they can to keep us from knowing about what they call the “Exam Planning Summit” (also known as EPS) where professors from all the majors get together and strategically plan where they are going to place their exams on the syllabus calendars. Here’s what transpired: Prof #1: Okay guys! Order! Order! Okay math professors! You can exchange calculator programs later. Please be seated. Math Prof (as she hi-fives another professor): It’s not just a calculator; it’s a TI-89. Prof #1: Okay folks it’s that time of year again—
(mumbles from the crowd) I k n o w I k n o w. The summer of debauchery and Facebook quizzes was fun but all g o o d things m u s t come to a close. But hey, let’s make the most of it yes? A l l Professors (menacing nods): Yeah, I agree. Prof #1: Okay, so I have a test scheduled for the second Friday of school, but I don’t think that’ll be hard enough for my freshman students. Do we have a couple of Global Issues professors who could put a test or quiz on the same day? Global Prof: Sure, I can! Prof #1: Great! I know a lot of them are in those science classes. We need to throw a biology or chemistry test in the mix on a Monday. Bio Prof: You got it. Prof #1: What time is your
And I need all of you in those Pass/Fail courses to make life as miserable as possible for students. Make them take notes and do 1,000 word chapter summaries as if it’s an actual class, okay? Our goal is to make life as hard as we effectively can for these kids, right? Prof #2: I’m sure they’ll think of something. Okay, let’s break up into groups to make this thing as productive as possible! (They then mingle with one another, writing out syllabi according to what will make things the hardest. Most taking notes and rearranging dates of assignments and quizzes as they go.) Okay this isn’t exactly what class? transpires between the professors at the beginning of the semester, but Bio I can assure you that in a week or Prof: Well two, that’s what it will feel like. most of mine are The truth is that all the 8-ish? professors I have come across in P r o f # 1 : E v e n this university have been more better! Set the date! All right, than happy to help me out during we need icing on the cake. I need office hours and after class to work all of the English and philosophy things out. It has only been my fault people to get together and make that I end up knee deep in material sure the deadlines for your papers I don’t know a couple of nights are as close together as possible, if before a test. not on the same day. I say this as a warning to new (No response. The English students and, even more so to Professors have left for coffee returning students like myself. or are exchanging poetry and Do not get caught up in a false the philosophy people have been sense of security! debating amongst each other most Sure, it seems like the first test of the time.)
is only two weeks away, but really, understand that your first test is only two weeks away. Sure, separately the syllabi looks fairly non-intimidating, but with all their powers combined, they are a force greater than Captain Planet. No, literally, they will wipe you out if not dealt with in increments. Don’t get caught spending the rest of the semester making up for one terrible test grade. Trust me, you do not want to be in the boat of, “So if I get a 100 on the rest of the exams…I’ll have a B…maybe.” Before you know it the end of the semester will be here, and you’ll be busy cramming for finals with thoughts of Christmas break flying through your head. Good luck with that late-night study session! Just take the material in as it comes. I know Ybor is beckoning, but perhaps stay in until you had a good test week and you really have a reason to celebrate. I will if you will. Nicole Robinson can be reached at nrobinson@ut.edu.
Cash for Clunkers Burns Time and Patience of Some Car Lots By Melissa Villy Special to The Minaret
The government’s Cash for Clunkers program, which ended at 8 p.m. on Aug. 24, was designed to get old cars off the road and give their owners a discount on a new car. Unfortunately, the program proved to be a pain in the neck for car dealerships and anyone else involved due to the government changing the rules halfway through the first month. I worked at Hyundai of New Port Richey in Pasco County for the past month helping to process these “clunker” deals by getting the massive amounts of paperwork ready to be submitted to the government through their website. The dealership plus its
two smaller counterparts Hyundai and Mazda of Wesley Chapel procured a combined 400 plus clunker deals. At $3,000 or $4,500 a piece that’s over $1.6 million. In order for a car to qualify as a “clunker” it had to be manufactured after 1985, get less than 18 miles to the gallon, have a title proving ownership and have been continuously registered and insured for a year prior to turning in the car. The car also had to make it into the parking lot of the dealership you wished to turn it in at. This is to prevent eager individuals from going out and buying a “clunker” and then cashing in. But people with legitimate “clunkers” could not always provide this essential information.
Processing the deals was not an easy task. Most people couldn’t provide proof that their “clunker” was insured for a year prior to turning it in. Others could not provide a year’s worth of registration, while still others could not produce the title to their “clunker.” Getting proof that the car was registered for the specific amount of time wasn’t too hard. We only needed to call something called Tag Talk and the information was faxed to us rather quickly. But getting a duplicate title proved troublesome. Our title clerk had to fill out a form, and we had to play the waiting game while Tallahassee processed it. We were also charged a fee for this service, the price of which increased on
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Monday, giving us a deadline to file the paperwork. Considering these two documents are essential in proving vehicle ownership, how could someone loose or misplace them? The first thing a cop asks for when you get pulled over is “license and registration.” Wouldn’t you keep those in a safe place? What if your car was stolen, wouldn’t you need the title to prove that the car was yours if it was found and that you weren’t filing a false report? The most troublesome to fix was finding proof of insurance on the “clunkers.” I spent a week on the phone with various insurance companies asking for the right information. Geico was the most helpful, but most companies were not. Some would not talk to me because I was not the one on the policy. Yet the car was ours the moment it was traded in. Some said, “I’ll fax that right to you.” I would wait all day and said fax would never come. I had to call three and four times on some to get the information I needed. State Farm was the worst. They only had the information on the new Hyundai and had no way of accessing the “clunkers” information in their computers. One even said that they couldn’t trust that I was giving them the right VIN information on the “clunker.” Talk about a pain in the neck. If we could not get the information the costumer failed to provide, the dealership would not be reimbursed by the government for fronting the rebates. That meant the dealership had a lot of money
on the line. Halfway through the program, the government also tacked on forms that both the dealership and costumer had to sign. But I think the thing that bugged me the most was that a lot of these so called “clunkers” weren’t clunkers in my opinion. Some were only about five years old and in pretty decent condition. They were just what some would call a “gas guzzler.” Since they put a maximum age, why not a minimum age of 10 years? I have a 2005 Mustang that qualifies as a “clunker” under their guidelines. But since I just got done paying it off and it’s in next to new condition, why would I want to turn it in? They also did not initially hire enough people to review the submitted deals. Thousands of dealerships participated in this program and they only hired 120 people. An estimated 700,000 cars were turned in during the programs two month run. How can 120 people possibly review that many deals in a timely way? If the government wanted to get older cars and gas guzzlers off the roads, they could have thought of an easier way, one that wasn’t such a pain in the neck for the dealerships. Maybe they should have tried processing one of the deals themselves before putting it into effect. The program is definitely better on paper than in practice. I’d bet good money that by the end of the year, the dealerships that participated will still be trying to get their money. Melissa Villy can be reached at mvilly@ut.edu.
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The Minaret | September 4, 2009
Young Spartans Stumble Out of the Gate The 24th-ranked Spartans hosted the NGU Saints at Pepin Field Aug. 28 to open The UT women’s soccer team failed the season. They got on the board just 16:44 into the to win its first two games, playing to a tie against North Georgia University before game when Jasmin Perry shot a Samantha Kay pass into the Saints net. falling to No. 9 Grand Valley State. UT extended the lead to 2-0 early in the second half. Freshman Sara Kneeland scored an unassisted goal, the first of her collegiate career. North Georgia would not back down quietly. Casey Smith scored for the Saints at the 75:19 mark to close the gap. Five minutes later, Natalie Douglass beat UT sophomore goalie Kendall Bourdon and tied the game at two. The teams opted to call it a draw after regulation time expired. “The girls were playing with confidence early on, knocking the ball around well,” coach Gerry Lucey said. “But we didn’t take the opportunities when we got them. This is a game we felt we should have won by five, six, seven.” Jazmin Perry The Spartans then hosted Grand Valley By Brenton Burkett Sports Writer
State on Aug. 30. The Lakers scored early and often to send Tampa to a 4-0 defeat. A mistake led to an own goal against UT, credited to GVSU’s Ashley Botts just 1:17 into the game. Lucey said the unpressured own goal “shot ourselves in the foot.” “[Grand Valley State] is good, but they don’t need games handed to them,” Lucey added. Alyssa Mira and Caitlin Boyak later scored less than 90 seconds apart to give the GVSU a 3-0 first half advantage. Mira scored her second goal off a rebound at 88:20 to cap the scoring. Bourdon made eight saves in the loss, while Lakers goalie Chelsea Parise saved four shots in preserving the shutout. Despite the team’s early struggles, Lucey said Bourdon has “done a pretty good job” so far. Tampa (0-1-1) plays next in the Columbus State Tournament in Columbus, Ga., with their first game scheduled for Friday against Tusculum.
Men’s Soccer, Milien, Start Season Strong By Brenton Burkett Sports Writer
UT men’s soccer coach Adrian Bush began his fifth season victoriously on Aug. 27 at Pepin Field. The No. 3 Spartans defeated Florida Memorial University 2-1 in their 2009 debut on a humid Friday evening following a two-hour rain delay. The Spartans (1-0) outshot the Lions (1-1) 8-5 in the first half, but the defenses held strong and neither team could score. Pascal Milien, UT’s leading scorer last season, sparked the offensive attack with the game’s first goal at the 50:57 mark. The assist was credited to senior defenseman Kyle Williams. Twenty minutes after Milien found the net, Florida Memorial’s Bernard Pierre Louis
found Jayson Maltes, who fired the ball past senior goalkeeper Ryan Thompson to tie the game. A few minutes later at 73:48, Milien struck again, shooting past FMU goalie Rubiel Vasquez to put Tampa up for good. Beginning his quest to repeat as conference Defensive Player of the Year, Thompson totaled four saves on eight Lions shots. Vasquez saved eight of 14, but took the loss thanks to Milien’s second-half onslaught. A scheduled match at Palm Beach Atlantic in West Palm Beach was postponed Aug. 29 due to unplayable field conditions. A make-up date is yet to be announced. UT travels next to Clayton State (Atlanta, Ga.) for a Sept. 4 meeting. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Pascal Milien
Big 12 Coaches Prime Teams for Upcoming Season By Ryan Boetel Daily Nebraskan, U. Nebraska
It must be tough to be a college football coach on summer vacation. They have to sit in their air-conditioned homes and hope that their seniors and other team leaders are putting the team through the “voluntary” workouts necessary for the team to be in shape by the time camp rolls around. The meticulously controlling coach has to hand his team over to strength coaches and scholarship players and hope for the best. “I’ve always found it interesting that, as a coach, you’re responsible for all their actions yet you’re not allowed to meet with them or be around them,” said Texas Tech coach Mike Leach during a Monday teleconference with Big 12 coaches. “I think the contradiction there is a little ridiculous.” Of course, for a team that owns the title of being the best of the best, year in and year out, the coach doesn’t need to worry about penalizing players who were lazy over the summer. “I wouldn’t say a player is penalized” for missing a voluntary workout, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. “I would say that, in the end, they realize they’re not going to be capable of playing if they’re not here all summer because someone else will take their place.”
Leach said it’s not up to coaches to discipline the players who took a few too many afternoons off in the summer heat. “Guys drop on the depth chart because other people develop ahead of them,” he said. “If the other guy is working out and somebody’s not, and somebody develops ahead of him, well that’s his fault.” But summer conditioning is now over. As of yesterday, we’re past preseason camp, too. It’s officially game week in college football. In locker rooms across the nation, nausea brought on by too many up-downs and two-a-days has officially been replaced with the nerves and restlessness that come in the days leading up to opening day. The season opener is coming “way too fast for me,” said Kansas State coach Bill Snyder, who will be coaching his first game since retiring after the 2005 season. “As coaches you always want more time.” Paul Rhoads, the first year coach for Iowa State, said he is both nervous and excited to lead his Cyclones onto the field for the first time, which he does Thursday. “We’re tired of hitting ourselves,” Rhoads said. “At the same time, as we cross the t’s and dot the i’s, we wish there was a few more hours [before kickoff].” Perhaps Art Briles, the Baylor coach, said it best when he said that around this
time of year, “The football season gets on you. “It’s always in your mind; you spend all your time in preparation for it, then it hits,” he said. “As a coach, all we spent the past two months doing is talking, planning and doing all this delivering of thoughts and ideas. And finally, that’s kind of out the window.”
Mike Leach
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Rich Rodriguez
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Wolverines Get Slashed By Sam Gerb Sports Blogger
With allegations of workout and practicing violations brewing against the University of Michigan, head coach Rich Rodriguez addressed the media. Words were hard to come by for the extremely emotional coach as he stood at the mic trying to defend his team’s reputation. The allegations that were made against Rodriguez and his coaching staff came after players from both 2008 and 2009 informed the media that the teams abused the NCAA rules in and out of season. A choked up Rodriguez said everything that you would expect from a head coach trying to wipe away the stain from his team’s name. Rodriguez made statements in the press conference such as, “I guess I’m here to tell you that whatever you’ve heard or want to believe, the truth is that this coaching staff cares very deeply about the young men in our program,” and “Nobody on my staff would ever tell a player to miss a class… never have, never will.” At the end of the day, I could care less as a college football fan about workout violations. Unless these violations have resulted in the physical or mental detriment of a player on the team then I really don’t want to hear about it. Don’t get me wrong, I think Rodriguez is a very scummy guy for the way he left West Virginia two years ago, but there is no reason for this to be a headline story in the world of sports. Furthermore, it infuriates me when programs get put under the microscope like this because it brings such negativity to an entire institution of higher learning. If anyone who knows college football can tell me that there is one school, big or little name, that doesn’t violate NCAA stipulations, then they are lying to me and themselves. Just think about all that has recently surfaced in college sports. Big name programs like USC and Tennessee are in the news all the time, and it usually isn’t positive coverage. I have no doubt that teams across the country are always trying to legally slither there way around NCAA rules. And I am tired of hearing about booster conspiracies and schools handing out gifts to student-athletes. So many schools do it, and it has been in the media so much lately that it just doesn’t really hit hard anymore. I sit in front of my television set and when I see that a John Calipari team violated NCAA rules in the past, I just chuckle and turn the channel. These allegations seemingly keep popping up out of nowhere, and I doubt that we will be seeing the last of them anytime soon. Sam Gerb can be reached at sgerb@ ut.edu
I celebrate a victory when I start walking off the field. By the time I get to the locker room, I’m done. -- Tom Osborne
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Men’s Soccer: The Spartan soccer team climbed to the top of the rankings for only the second time in over 12 years. They are now ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA Division II poll. Junior Pascal Milien accounted for both of Tampa’s goals in the 2-1 win over Florida Memorial. Goalkeeper Ryan Thompson also tallied four saves to secure the win for UT.
Digging Deep for Three Straight Wins By Ryan Burkett Sports Writer
When the No. 9 University of Tampa (3-0) volleyball team heads to Denver this weekend for the Premier Classic, they will do so with an undefeated record. The Spartans opened the season on a high note, defeating Lock Haven in three straight sets (25-14, 25-20, 25-23) at home
Moving Up Volleyball: The Spartans moved up one spot, to No. 9 in the AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll. Tampa has now been represented in the top 10 for 57 consecutive weeks. They also now have the second longest active streak ranked in the top 25, behind only Central Missouri State.
Junior Melissa Vanderhall contests a kill attempt at the net.
Conference Player of the Year is tied with freshman Jessica Yingling for the team lead in kills this season with 33 each. UT has also committed fewer errors than their opponents by a 46 to 53 margin and averages 13.1 kills per set while only allowing 10.1. On the defensive side, sophomore Julie Howlett leads the Spartans with 28 digs this season. Howlett picked up 11 digs in each of the first two matches, leading UT each time. Spartan players have a total of 120 digs compared to 99 by opposing players in addition to 19 total blocks with only 11 by the opposition. With the victories, the Spartans have moved up to No. 9 in the AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll, making this week the team’s 178th consecutive week in the top 25 and 57th straight in the top 10. Considering the team has no seniors, a 3-0 start is nothing to sneeze at.
“We have had a number of good impressions,” UT head coach Chris Catanach said. “This is a hard working group...with time they will be very good.” The Spartans will participate in the Colorado Premier Classic, hosted by Regis University in Denver this weekend. They play Northwest Nazarene and No. 25 Augustine, S.D., Friday.
Jessica Yingling
Key Components for Success in the AFC East By John Devine McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
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Walk-On Tryouts
Spring Sports: Both baseball and softball have announced tryout dates for the 2009-2010 seasons. The baseball team will host tryouts for all currently enrolled UT students on Sept. 4 at 5 p.m. This will be the only tryout date of the season. Softball will also be hosting open tryouts for currently enrolled UT students on Sept. 11 at 5 p.m.. Both tryouts will be held on both team’s playing field, respectively. All students are expected to come in the proper protective equipment to participate.
Thursday. UT followed up by taking down Wheeling Jesuit three sets to two and Georgian Court in straight sets on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Offensively, junior Melissa Vanderhall led UT in kills in each of the first two games, recording 12 in the opener and 18 against Wheeling Jesuit. The reigning Sunshine State
Coach: Tony Sparano (second year, 11-5) Key additions: LB Cameron Wake, S Gibril Wilson, G/C Joe Berger, C Jake Grove, DT Tony McDaniel, LB Jason Taylor, S Tyrone Culver, Key losses: C Samson Satele, OL Ikechuku Ndukwe, OL Andy Alleman. Of note: The Dolphins used the Wildcat formation on twelve percent of their offensive plays, which was the most in the NFL. Outlook: The Dolphins have the NFL’s toughest schedule, with games against seven playoff teams from last season. The
Dolphins could be an improved team with a worse record. BUFFALO BILLS Coach: Dick Jauron (fourth year, 21-27). Key additions: OL Seth McKinney, RB Dominic Rhodes, WR Terrell Owens. Key losses: TE Robert Royal, OT Jason Peters, J.P. Losman. Of note: Though most fans are focused on the receiving threat of Owens and Lee Evans, it’s the special teams that could be the biggest threat. Roscoe Parrish averaged 15.3 yards per punt return, and Leodis McKelvin averaged 28.2 yards per kickoff return. Outlook: The Bills will play their first three games without leading rusher Marshawn Lynch, who was suspended for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
NEW YORK JETS Coach: Rex Ryan (first year 0-0). Key additions: DE Marques Douglas, DT Howard Green, LB Larry Izzo, S Jim Leonhard, LB Bart Scott, CB Lito Sheppard, CB Don Strickland. Coach: Bill Key losses: TE Chris Baker, LB Belichick (10th Eric Barton, LB David Bowens, year, 116-45) DE Kenyon Coleman; WR Key additions: Laveranues Coles, S Abram RB Fred Taylor, WR Joey Elam, QB Brett Favre, CB Ty Galloway, CB Shawn Springs, DE Derrick Burgess, QB Andrew Law, K Mike Nugent. Of note: Leon Washington is a Walter, TE Alex Smith, WR Greg Lewis.Key losses: QB Matt true X-factor. He’s in a crowded backfield again, but makes the Cassel, LB Rosevelt Colvin, most of his opportunities. S Rodney Harrison, DB Ellis Outlook: The offense has a Hobbs, LB Matt Vrabel. Of note: The Patriots might have powerful ground game, but will have to endure the growing pains a group of unheralded backups of a starting rookie QB Mark behind quarterback Tom Brady, but they have never invested high Sanchez. picks at the position. Outlook: With a healthy Brady and a motivated Fred Taylor, the offense will soar. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
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Sept. 4, 7:30 p.m. @ Clayton State
Sept. 4, 4 p.m. vs. Tusculum
Sept. 4, 12 p.m. vs. Northwest Nazarene
>>> After starting the season 0-1-1 Tampa will participate in the Columbus State Tournament.
>>> The Spartans have started the season 3-0 and will now participate in the Colorado Premier, hosted by Regis
>>> After winning the season opener, 2-1, UT will travel to Clayton State to take on the Lakers.
Volleyball Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines get slashed by the NCAA [19]