UT Loses Alumnus, Major Benefactor and Urso Hall's NamesakeDoctor and author who had given more than $3 million to UT passes away
Dr. Frank Urso
Just two months after Kennedy Place was renamed Urso Hall in his honor, the dorm's namesake passed away this week.
Dr. Frank P. Urso, an Ybor City native, died May 4 at his Naples home. The 1957 UT alumnus turned author gave more than $3 million to the University of Tampa.
Following other UT residence halls that have been renamed for the University's benefactors, Kennedy Place was officially renamed Frank P. Urso, M.D. Hall in February.
Urso, however, was too sick to attend the ceremony, but received kind words from UT brass. …
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UT Senior Robbed at Gunpoint Near CampusScammers have hit four times, police say
Police think this is the first man.
A U.T. senior says his laptop and ATM card were stolen at gunpoint near campus as part of what police say is an ongoing scam. A stranger asked Sean Collins, 23, for a ride to an African-American church to collect some inheritance money, and then an accomplice posing as a stranger robbed him.…
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WUTV vs. BETOne student crusades to return favorite channel to lineup
This spring, Bright House Networks re-structured their channel listing. One UT student is not happy with their removal of BET.
The student, who wishes to remain anonymous, called ResLife multiple times and was referred to Bright House, as ResLife said they could not handle the problem.…
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The Greatest Commentary Ever Told
And lo, it came to pass that this was Simos' final column in The Minaret.
And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Almost four years ago, The Minaret narrowly avoided extinction when, through a series of kidnappings, Editor-in-Chief Victor O'Brien somehow managed to restaff the paper after everyone who cared about its existence simultaneously graduated.…
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Married to a Ball
Earlier this month, men's soccer head coach Adrian Bush married his girlfriend of three years, Jenna Ball, who graduated from the University of South Florida in 2006.
The newlyweds, who met four years ago through soccer in the Tampa area, got married on April 5 in front of 200 close friends and family at the Corpus Christi Catholic Church, and they had their reception at Tampa Palms Country Club.
"The wedding was unreal," Bush said. "You don't really have a moment to take it all in, but to see our families and friends all together at once - it was awesome. The moment that got me the most was seeing her ...…
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Once a Vietnam Refugee, Now a World Renowned Artist
As he drew the sideways triangle on the white board, I began to take in the significance of it all. I started to understand the drawings, the symbols, everything he was trying to convey to us in my beginning drawing class.
"This symbolizes the mountain close to my village in Vietnam," said Hoang Van-Bui, an adjunct art professor at UT, as he pointed to the triangle.…
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ROTC Gets Down and Dirty
While most UT students were soundly sleeping or getting home from their night out, ROTC students were just waking up to begin their first day at Camp Blanding. Camp Blanding in northern Florida is the annual Spring Field Training Exercise (FTX) for schools from all over Florida and even Puerto Rico.…
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Sexual assault: Let's talk again'Though The Minaret usually likes to end the year on a positive note, this year we want to vent a bit regarding the lack of connection between the UT student body and our special section on sexual assaults on college campuses. Sadly, despite the months of work that our staff collectively worked to turn out a contemplative effort that we all were proud of, our online reads were not up to the usual rate and boxes of print newspapers remain in our office, as the papers are not flying off the stands.Softball Secures Postseason Play
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