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Meet The Minaret, the student-run newspaper that has been the University of Tampa's news source since 1933. We also have a dynamic Website (http://www.theminaretonline.com), and in the fall, we'll be developing a video Webcast. Registration is free and includes registration for Breaking News updates as they happen. The Minaret Online also offers free classifieds and free calendars. To get the summ

er edition and/or breaking news, you have to register for free at http://theminaretonline.com/subscribe/

Make sure to register for The Minaret so you can keep up to date before you move in. Got a question about UT life? Write on our wall, send us a message, or send us an e-mail! We have a bunch of staff members who can answer your question, and if we can't, we'll find out how to answer it!

2016-2017 Staff! Editor-in-chief: Tess Sheets
Managing Editor: Bianca Lopez
Poduction Editor: Selene San Felice
News Editors: Arden Iglheart, Liz MacLean
Opinion Editors: Kelly Smith, Carissa Economos
Sports Editors: John Feltman, Candace Martino
Arts and Entertainment: Kaitlyn Stockdale, Ivy Velazquez
Photo Editors: Julia Albini, Christian Maldonado
Multimedia: Regina Gonzalez

🏆The 2025 Tampa Hall of Fame Banquet on October 16th honored six exceptional Spartans whose achievements have shaped the...
11/20/2025

🏆The 2025 Tampa Hall of Fame Banquet on October 16th honored six exceptional Spartans whose achievements have shaped the legacy of what it means to be a Spartan.

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Photos courtesy of Tyler Witkowski

🍔 UTampa alumnus launches MenuSnap, an app bringing restaurant menus to life. This app allows diners to take pictures of...
11/19/2025

🍔 UTampa alumnus launches MenuSnap, an app bringing restaurant menus to life. This app allows diners to take pictures of menu items to contribute to a digital menu.

The app rolled out in Tampa Bay on Nov. 20, but plans to expand into St. Petersburg, Miami, and Orlando over the next few months, founder and developer Brendan Gregory said.

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Written by Hayden Randolph
Photo courtesy of Andy Li, CCO 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, via Creative Commons

đź•Ś After another year of record enrollment, University of Tampa continues to grow at an uncomfortable rate A handful of t...
11/19/2025

đź•Ś After another year of record enrollment, University of Tampa continues to grow at an uncomfortable rate

A handful of these buildings on The University of Tampa’s campus did not exist 10 years ago. The actual list of new and renovated areas spans over a dozen buildings.

This construction boom is not what raises concern. What is worrisome is what comes alongside these investments: a steady, unrelenting increase in undergraduate enrollment.

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Written by Olivia Gehm
Photo courtesy of Olivia Gehm

🏛️Government budget standoff leaves SNAP recipients and applicants without aid. Delays in Supplemental Nutrition Assista...
11/18/2025

🏛️Government budget standoff leaves SNAP recipients and applicants without aid.

Delays in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the government shutdown have left some Tampa Bay residents and University of Tampa students facing food insecurity, even as lawmakers move toward restoring the government’s funding.

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Written by Genesis Aviles
Photo courtesy of Maria Lin Kim via Unsplash

WE’RE HIRING! Come be our news editor! Applications due Nov. 23 The goal of news is to localize international,national, ...
11/15/2025

WE’RE HIRING! Come be our news editor! Applications due Nov. 23

The goal of news is to localize international,
national, and local stories into an angle that
is worth sharing with students in Tampa.

This may include an array of policy updates and Florida-based politics, to investigations that are occurring locally.

The News Editor is responsible for featuring breaking news on our website and ensuring that topics college students care about are being covered.

Requirements:
Completion of JOU 101
Weekly Monday 6:30 p.m. Meetings
Meet Deadlines
Any Questions? Contact
[email protected]

Thank you and for joining us for our “How to Interview” workshop!Alyssa Cortes, editor-in-chief of , Steve Ifantis, ge...
11/14/2025

Thank you and for joining us for our “How to Interview” workshop!

Alyssa Cortes, editor-in-chief of , Steve Ifantis, general manager of , and Ava Lannucci, general manager of , led a presentation discussing the difference in interview style for print, social media, radio, podcast, and broadcast.

All semester we’ve been trying to make this collaboration happen, and we finally did it! Can’t wait to see what else we do.

❄️ Tampa’s Holiday Tradition Returns: Winter Village Turns 10 Tampa’s Winter Village is returning to Curtis Hixon Waterf...
11/13/2025

❄️ Tampa’s Holiday Tradition Returns: Winter Village Turns 10

Tampa’s Winter Village is returning to Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park this holiday season, marking its 10th year of bringing ice skating, festive lights, and local shopping to downtown visitors.

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Written & photo by Hannah Walls

🏀 University of Tampa Host Paralympic Sports day Held across campus throughout the day, participants were given brief le...
11/12/2025

🏀 University of Tampa Host Paralympic Sports day

Held across campus throughout the day, participants were given brief lessons on an adaptive sport by para-athletes before getting to play the respective sports themselves.

“You get to hear the cheering and excitement, and that, that speaks volume”, said Jason Rabe, an assistant professor at UTampa who was a key organizer of the event.

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Written & photo by Terry Hunsicker

♻️The City of Tampa Is Open To Expanding the Materials It Can Recycle Tampa Bay is behind in recycling plastic and other...
11/12/2025

♻️The City of Tampa Is Open To Expanding the Materials It Can Recycle

Tampa Bay is behind in recycling plastic and other materials, but the city is exploring ways to expand its program.

According to the city of Tampa’s website, residents can recycle plastic bottles and jugs. However, the items must be larger than a fist.

Items must also be emptied, rinsed, and dried. Residents should not use the plastic resin number, as not all of those items are accepted locally.

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Written & photo by Hayden Randolph

đź“š Should Books Be Included in Tuition? Although technology is slowly replacing physical books, many college professors s...
11/11/2025

đź“š Should Books Be Included in Tuition?

Although technology is slowly replacing physical books, many college professors still require students to acquire physical books and textbooks for classes.

College tuition is gradually increasing as the years go by. For instance, in the last 20 years, college tuition has doubled, implying that more individuals are struggling to pay for the upfront cost of college tuition.

With the cost of these books, it would be very beneficial for their parents to see how expensive their child’s tuition is without any school-related additional charges being made throughout the year.

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Written by Carla Morales
Photo courtesy of Julia Taubitz via Unsplash License

🎭 OPUS Turns Setbacks Into Standing Ovations UTampa’s ensemble theater group, OPUS, proves its adaptability time and aga...
11/06/2025

🎭 OPUS Turns Setbacks Into Standing Ovations

UTampa’s ensemble theater group, OPUS, proves its adaptability time and again, showcasing precision, harmony, and choreography in its fall performance.

Show choir has long been a staple of mainstream media, with classes like “Pitch Perfect” and “Glee” reminding audiences just how much we love music.

OPUS is the University of Tampa’s version of a show choir.

On Oct. 26, OPUS held its fall concert in the Ferman Center for the Arts Charlene Gordon Performance Gallery, marking the group’s 15th consecutive fall show and its second in the Gallery.

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Written by Andrew Miller
Photo courtesy of Elijah Connely

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