Tag: America

• February 22, 2018

  UT’s Parkland grads react to shooting

  By ALEXANDRA TIRADO Two weeks ago, Parkland, Florida was the 15th safest city in America based on FBI crime statistics, according to Florida Today. Last week it became home to the worst shootings at a high school in American history after 19 year-old Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 people at Stoneman Douglas High School, […]
• February 1, 2018

  Bilinguality: a necessity for America

  By KATIE STOCKDALE Bonjour. Je m’appelle Katie. Tu t’appelles comment ? Ça va ? Ça va bien.   This string of French, a simple introduction and request for another person’s name, is the first thing I was taught in my first French class seven years ago, when I sat in a small and crowded portable […]
• October 5, 2017

  Trump’s travel ban: a wake-up call

  By JASMINE ABDELGAFAR “A total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” These were President Trump’s words in December 2015 after the San Bernardino shooting. Trump’s agenda was clear from the beginning and he came one step closer to implementing it last January when he issued an immigration ban on eight Muslim majority […]
• October 4, 2012

  U.S. Golf Falls Harder Than Its Economy

  Days before the first presidential debate of 2012, the United States of America suffered one of the biggest collapses in Ryder Cup history. America was ousted 14 ½ – 13 ½ by Europe, who has now won seven of the past nine Ryder Cups, even with America going into the final day with a 10-6 […]
• September 20, 2012

  McCain discusses Middle East Tensions During Campus Talk

  Senator John McCain spoke to University of Tampa students about national and veteran affairs and the future of military on Tuesday. He has over 40 years of government experience and spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy. He served in Vietnam where he was shot down and became a prisoner of war (POW) for five […]