By JOE SULLIVAN Major changes are in store for downtown Tampa if Jeff Vinik, owner of the Tampa Bay Lighting, has anything to do with it. He possesses approximately 50 acres surrounding Amalie Arena on the southern edge of downtown Tampa. With support from Cascade Investment, chaired by billionaire Bill Gates, Vinik is devoting more […]
Potential Ban on Uber and Lyft in Tampa
By HANNAH FARROW “Let me set the record straight,” said Kyle Cockream, executive director of Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission (HCPTC). “There are no rules that ban Uber or Lyft or any other TNC, transportation network company, from operating in Hillsborough county.” According to Cockream, the message that Uber is getting kicked out is 100 […]
UT’s New Alcohol Policy Causes Confusion
By RICH TADDONIO A new alcohol policy has gone into effect this academic year at UT, allowing students who are 21 and over to drink only in their dorm bedrooms, or a designated area, consequently eliminating wet dorms and dry dorms on campus. The policy was changed as a result of a review on the […]
UT Professor Coaches Youth Cricket Team
By JESSE LONG Pranjal Gupta, a UT marketing professor, may be known on campus for his work in the classroom, but he is currently working towards a different goal in the Tampa Bay community. Last month, Gupta helped start a cricket program for kids ages 6-14 in the Tampa Bay area. He is currently working […]
The Suite Life
By CAROLYN PLANTIN The new housing policy has brought a lot of mixed feelings onto our campus, while underclassmen are given priority housing, upperclassmen are now stuck with living in the hotel. This administrative decision has brought many mixed feelings onto campus. Freshmen are now guaranteed housing on the main UT campus, whereas many juniors […]