Category: News
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Tensions Flare Over District Attorney Suspension on Abortion
By Brandon Leonard In the wake of Roe v. Wade being struck down, the state attorney for Florida’s 13th Judicial Circuit, Andrew Warren, was removed from office by Governor Ron DeSantis for alleged neglect of duty. According to the Washington Post, Warren’s suspension primarily resulted from his signature on two written statements pledging he would […]
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Student Loan Forgiveness Raises Concerns
By Chuck Merlis On Wednesday, Aug. 24, President Joe Biden, speaking from the Roosevelt Room in the White House, cashed in on a key campaign promise by announcing his administration’s plan for student loan forgiveness. The plan states that anyone making less than $125,000 a year (or $250,000 per household) is eligible for up to […]
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New Boat the “Litter Skimmer” to Clean Up Tampa Bay
By Isabella Troia As a part of the City of Tampa’s “Keep It Clean, Tampa” anti-litter campaign, a trash cleaning boat was unveiled to operate in the Hillsborough River, Davis Islands, and Tampa Bay. On July 9, at Marjorie Park Marina, the boat named Litter Skimmer was launched and started its mission to rid Tampa […]
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The Wait Is Over: Fitness Center Revealed
By Emily Ann Pesquera The wait is finally over as The University of Tampa’s Benson Alex Riseman Fitness and Recreation Center is completed. The grand opening date of the new gym was Monday, March 21 at 11 a.m. The grand opening featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony as well as protein shaker giveaways to students. This 130,000 […]
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UTampa Pride as a ‘Facilitator of Change’ on Campus
By Brianna Bush UTampa Pride, an organization that provides a safe space for the LGBTQIA++ community, is back underway with a vision for the organization to be a “facilitator of change.” “To me, that means we start bridging the gap between cisgender heterosexual people and the queer community because we are a lot more similar […]
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