Tag: Mallory Culhane
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UT’s Transformation to Combat the Pandemic
By Mallory Culhane Fall semester at The University of Tampa is going to look very different this year than normal: mandatory mask-wearing, physical distancing, and mostly virtual events. UT’s COVID-19 Health Safety Task Force spent the summer developing a plan for the Fall term to keep students as safe as possible. However, some students are […]
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COVID-19: Analyzing and attacking the spread of misinformation
by Mallory Culhane When the coronavirus pandemic hit hard in the U.S., many people were forced to adapt to new learning, working and living situations as schools closed, businesses moved to remote work and residents were instructed to stay inside. Journalists are no exception – which presented a new range of difficulties for those in […]
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Tampa starting to take a stand against single-use plastics
by Mallory Culhane The Tampa City Council is drafting an ordinance to ban single-use plastics on city owned property that could be implemented and in effect by mid-summer. “I think it’s us setting a good example to the rest of the city that, it’s not solving everything but we’re trying,” said Tampa City Councilman Guido […]
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s appearance on-campus causes tension
by Mallory Culhane On Wednesday, Feb. 26, two U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents set up a table in the Vaughn Center at the University of Tampa to recruit and educate students on internships and other employment opportunities, which sparked outcry and made some students uncomfortable. “A few of my friends, they’re all U.S. […]
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Cabana Sands shooting prompts club safety discussion
by Mallory Culhane Five people were shot on Thursday, Dec. 26 in the parking lot of Cabana Sands, a club in St. Petersburg, Florida. The shooting is causing some University of Tampa students to be concerned about the possible lack of safety procedures in place at local clubs. The shooting at Cabana Sands resulted after […]