By Juliana Walter On Sunday, March 7, one of The University of Tampa’s own students, Emily Walker, passed away in a fatal motorcycle accident. The accident occurred around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of W Cass St and Spartan Lane, located near the Cass Annex Building on campus. Walker, along with another passenger on the […]
Jamal Nganga: “He radiated positivity”
BY INDIRA MOOSAI Jamal Nganga was found dead in the Barrymore Hotel by the Tampa Police Department on Nov. 30 (TPD.) On Dec. 1 an autopsy was conducted, and his cause of death was ruled as suicide by hanging. A GoFundMe called “Ball For Mal” has been started by Jake Unger in honor of Jamal […]
Ricardo Vega: a rebel without a cause who loved life
BY ALEXANDRA TIRADO Sandra Torres, 58, always wanted children. In fact, she wanted them so badly that when she became a mother, first to Alessandra, 22, and then to Ricardo Vega one year later, she let them know that they were not ordinary children. “I used to tell my kids that there are two kinds […]
Jamal Nganga Remembrance
BY INDIRA MOOSAI Jamal Nganga was loving and lively, according to his mother, Ebla Ibrahim. He was raised to be open-minded, growing up with a Somali mother and Kenyan father, though living in Silver Spring, Maryland. He loved his friends and family, and was the go-to person to talk to about your problems because he […]