COVID-19 – UT Student Newspaper

UT Promotes Study Abroad in Countries with High Risk for COVID-19

Campus, COVID-19, News / By Minaret Staff

By: Micah-Simone Durrant The University of Tampa’s Office of International Programs is moving forward with its 2021-2022 study abroad courses as global COVID-19 travel regulations continue to change. UT has organized 16 professor-led programs across 14 countries including, a biology trip to Belgium and France, a global health trip to Thailand, and a marketing trip …

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Nursing Students Not Required to be Vaccinated Amidst New COVID-19 Mandates

Campus, COVID-19, News / By Minaret Staff

By Brianna Bush On Thursday, Sept. 9, Biden introduced new mandate rules requiring all employers with more than 100 workers to require vaccinations or weekly tests for COVID-19. Even with this new order, 26 percent of Tampa General Hospital (TGH) workers are not vaccinated as of Friday, Sept. 6 according to News Channel 8. Many …

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UT’s Plan for Evolving Delta Variant

COVID-19, News / By Minaret Staff

By Thomas Byrne Despite the Delta variant of COVID-19 pushing hospitals around the country to the brink, the University of Tampa is confident that its plan to get all students back to in-person learning will help minimize the spread of the virus. The Spartan Shield Health Safety Plan was created in September 2020 to help …

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UT Announces Return to Full In-Person, Organizations React

Campus, COVID-19, News / By Minaret Staff

By Victoria Weaver Student organizations and extra curricular activities are often used as a source for some to make friends and connections, as well as an outlet for students to engage in activities other than school work. Unfortunately, after COVID-19 struck, human contact became a hazard and in-person meetings became virtually non-existent. The University of …

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Has the Pandemic Attributed to Opioid Overdoses?

COVID-19, Drug Magazine, Opinion / By Minaret Staff

By Valerie Giraldo The COVID-19 global pandemic, has affected every individual differently during this time. In addition to people struggling to find work and keep a roof over their heads, the nation’s opioid epidemic has grown into a much more complicated and deadly drug overdose epidemic. Opioids are a class of drugs that include the …

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