by Alejandro Romero Standing at six stories tall, the new Health Science & Graduate (GHS) building catches the eyes of students walking on campus. After a year-and-half of construction the building is now the new home to the Nursing program and newly established Physician Assistant (PA) program. “The building is the new home to the […]
March for our lives reaches out to Tampa voters
by Alejandro Romero The first annual Bands & Ballots event took place at Curtis Hixon Park on Saturday September 15. The event was sponsored by March for Our Lives Tampa, and was organized by two high school students. Alyssa Ackbar, 17, is senior at Robinson High School in South Tampa. “I think the people here […]
Know Your Rights: A Guide for Student Journalists
by ALEJANDRO ROMERO, JAMIE ZALE AND VERONICA BROWN Knowing your rights is important. Knowing how to defend yourselves against anyone infringing on your First Amendment rights is crucial. Alejandro Romero, Multimedia Editor for The Minaret and Jamie Zale and Veronica Brown, contributing multimedia journalists for The Minaret, had a firsthand experience in being kicked off […]
UT holds first ever Camp SpARTan
by ALEJANDRO ROMERO While some students travel out of state for Spring Break, a small group participated in the first ever Camp SpARTan. The University of Tampa partnered with Very Special Arts Florida (VSAFL) to create an art camp that would immerse elementary school students in different types of art styles, such as painting, music, […]
Climate change is the topic at art exhibit at UT
STORY: Renown artist Julie Heffernan recent paintings have made a statement here at UT. The exhibit entitled When the Water Rises depicts Heffernan’s internal thoughts about climate change. Most of Heffernan’s masterpieces includes self-portraits where she embeds herself depicted as goddess of nature. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The art show is located at the […]