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Vol. 76 No. 20 [email protected] www.theminaretonline.com February 19, 2010

UT Professor Goes Hollywood

“It is never too late to be who you might have been.” [George Eliot]

Inside ... News......................[1-4]Diversions................[5]A&E .....................[6-9]Commentary.... .[11-13]Editorial.................[12] Sports................[14-16]Impactful Transfer [14]Women and Islam [13]Matisse’s Sketches at TMA [6]

Florida’s Top College Paper

Spring Break Ideas [3]

The Stylist/Men’s Essentials [9]

May Term Institution [2]

Feminism [12]

Defending Martinez [15]

Cass Building Expansion Update

See “Dance” [8]

By Alex Krischik

Reporter

University President Ron-ald Vaughn sees big things in the University of Tampa’s fu-ture—very big things.

Expanding the university campus to foster its rapidly growing population has been a subject on the board for some time, and the Cass building is

of new renovations.The Cass building, near

the northernmost part of the campus, is already one of the newer buildings at UT and was constructed under President Vaughn.

The 8,000 square foot ex-pansion is internally designed to support future additions, and includes an organic chemistry laboratory, chemistry research laboratory and biology research laboratory.

“All are needed for our fast-growing programs in the

College of Natural and Health Sci-ences,” Provost Janet McNew said in a press release.

The new expansion will also follow LEEDs (Leadership in En-ergy and Environmental Design) guidelines to be more green and

The expansion has been gen-erally well-received.

Concerns about a lack of space in crowded lectures weigh heavily on students.

Lauren Ridder, sophomore, is enthusiastic about the new space.

“Another lecture hall for sci-ence classes would hopefully low-er the overload rate, which is so stressful,”Ridder said.

The extra classrooms and laboratories are being added to increase the effectiveness of the programs both by increasing tech-nological support as well as the capacity to support students.

“This expansion is coming just in time to allow us to give each student some lab space so that they can have a good experi-ence in [an] organic lab and focus

on making molecules,” Kenyon Evans-Nguyen, assistant profes-sor of chemistry, said

Some students, however, have other concerns about the construc-tion.

Patricia Yeazell, junior, criti-cizes the expansion as a gross misallocation of funds, stating that many older buildings on campus are in dire need of renovation, but will likely never see it if the board continually has to compete with

“I just don’t see why we can’t

says Yeazell.It is unclear how the Cass ex-

pansion will measure up in light of these worries, or how well it will solve the problems it is expected to grapple with, but come this Au-

By Sophie Erber

Staff Writer

Students Spring Into

Dance Show

After months of rehearsals, UT’s dedicated dancers are once again ready to hit the Falk Theatre stage. The University of Tampa's Department of Speech, Theatre and Dance’s 2010 Spring Dance Concert has four performances: 8 p.m. on Feb. 18, 19 and 20 and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 20.

There are 10 different dances in the concert. This year some choreographers chose to do some-thing a little different. UT pro-fessor and choreographer Linda Lopez has decided to do a Broad-way medley, with four completely different dances from a variety of Broadway shows. Combined, the piece has a run time of almost 12 minutes.

Artistic Director and Depart-ment Chair Susan Taylor Lennon has choreographed a colorful bal-let. Other respected guest chore-ographers brought their talents to this year’s concert as well, in-cluding founding Director of the Detroit Dance Collective Paula

Kramer and former Tampa Ballet and Chicago Lyric Opera dancer Bill Philin Ploplis. In addition, UT alumni Lauren Gilbert and Julie Gomez have returned to choreo-graph for this year’s show.

ReevesTheatre

Feb. 226 p.m.

Top: Meagan Nagy performs “Begin Again”Bottom: Carley Prynn, Trini-ty Morgan, Brianna Vaughan, Ashleigh Schroering, and Amanda Sieradzki preform “Girls in a Gathering”Photos by: Brett Pollack/ The Minaret

The construction pushed forward through the rain and mud.

Photos by Scott Silvestro/ The Minaret

See page [4]

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2 News The Minaret | February 19, 2010

By Jeffrey Palmer

Reporter

The Minaret is a weekly student-run publication of the

University of Tampa. As a student organization, The

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By Cara Fetzer

The Minaret

See you next fall…A student slipped, fell and in-jured her back at the Spartan Club in the Vaughn Center on Feb. 8.

Is the Bike Thief back?At 12:20 a.m. on Feb. 9, secu-rity responded to a call about a suspicious person near the bike racks in the Vaughn Courtyard.

a report was made.

McKay Junk YarkOn Feb. 11, a vehicle in the Mc-Kay parking lot was impounded for excessive tickets and failure to register on campus.

What else is new?A student reported his bike missing from the Vaughn Center bike rack on Feb. 11.

No more football in the hall-ways!At 2:15 a.m. on Feb. 13, securi-

Straz Hall to unlock a student’s door. They reported damage to their door.

If only he jumped out of the trunk of a car…A female student informed se-curity that a nude Asian man entered her room through her shared bathroom in Austin Hall at 1:20 a.m. on Feb. 14. The case is pending further investi-gation.

Maybe they needed a Valen-tine’s present…At 5 p.m. on Feb. 14, a student reported that her laptop was stolen from her room on the 3rd

By Cara Fetzer

From the reports from 2/8-2/14

First Annual UT Women’s Walk to Support Breast Cancer

Walk will be hosted April 17 at the University of Tampa to support UT’s female athletes and breast cancer research.

“We wanted to make it about a cause that affected all women,” said Director of the walk Nikki Jessee.

The state of Florida does not fully fund UT’s women’s athletics department, and therefore the stu-dent athletes receive less aid than could be awarded.

Basketball in particular is in need of funding, as NCAA divi-sion II allows for 10 scholarships to be granted based on athletics.

Only four and one half have been granted for the women’s bas-ketball team.

“Basketball is a fast-paced sport where injuries happen eas-

players and make it very far in this conference. You need a deep bench of players, and that won’t happen

By Cara Marzilli

Reporter

New Shorter May Term Offered to Ease Class Demand

In attempt to satisfy student demand for more brief summer

-ments, a new May term is now being offered for undergraduates.

Gary Simon, coordinator of Adult and Summer Academic Programs, says that while spring intercession at the University of Tampa is nothing new, it has re-

-rate a greater body and range of students.

“UT has previously offered

a spring intercession with only graduate courses scheduled.

From surveying our stu-dents, especially those interested in attending classes during the summer break, we learned that students favored classes offered early in the summer and in short-er session format.” said Simon.

The term will be condensed to run only 11 days from May 10 to May 21, but will be extremely intensive.

It will be comprised of two weeks of daily classes meeting from Monday to Thursday, each lasting between six and seven

without scholarships for some stu-dent athletes,” said Jessee.

Jessee hopes to have the kind of success that other schools have had in the past with hosting fund-raising for athletics.

“We’ve been working on this

and we’re getting a lot of support from sponsors. No one’s turned us down yet, which is great,” ex-plained Jessee. “But we’re really in need of scholarship aid.”

Although organizers ac-knowledge the women’s athletics department’s need for support, they have decided to donate a por-tion of the proceeds to breast can-cer research.

“So many of our players knew someone that was affected by breast cancer; it was something

-see.

To participate in the 30 min-ute walk, a minimum donation of $25 is required.

Participants receive a t-shirt, a goodie bag, breakfast after the

to win prizes. There will be more chances to

donate at the silent auction taking place after the walk, and a health fair in the Martinez Gym for all interested.

“We’re really hoping that this will just keep growing and grow-ing and growing,” Jessee said.

event will help fully-fund our ath-letics.”

To raise that kind of aid, walk organizers hope that the entire UT community will become in-volved.

“I’ve started passing the mes-sage on to fraternities and sorori-ties on campus,” said Jessee. “The Sigma Delta Tau sorority has already offered to participate, es-pecially since a mother of one of their members is battling breast cancer now. It’s a cause that af-fects all of the campus.”

The hope is to have 800 walkers participate.

Registration forms have been sent to students in a global e-mail.

Donations can be made if you are unable to walk in the event, with a check payable to the UT women’s basketball.

For more information or reg-istration options, contact Nikki Jessee at https://mail.google.com/mail/images/[email protected] or visit www.tjhoops.com.

hours. Breaks of an hour or more will be afforded to students over the course of a study day.

“This allows students to stay on for two weeks after the regular spring semester to take a course,” Simon explained.

The new May term will be comprised of a wealth of pro-grams, both core classes neces-

unique spring electives. The buildings in which the

classes will be taught, as well as the majority of the professors teaching them, will remain the same as any ordinary semester.

Course offerings will include topics like modern art, web de-sign, professional speech, French, marine biology, vampire narra-tives, the legacy of the American

-ers.

As always, term enrollment can be accessed live through Spartan Web, but without the ne-cessity for advisor permission.

The future of the May Se-mester depends upon student feedback on the program.

Complete course listings will be posted Feb. 15 and registration

SG Report:- Are you a Senior? Do you want to be in charge of saying what our $79,000 senior class gift budget will be used for? E-mail [email protected] March 2 there will be no SG meeting due to support for PEACE's Event, In-visible Children.- Have a complaint? Let Student Gov-ernment know!- Packets to run for SG next year will be out March 2nd.

Finance Bills:-PEACE Alternative Breaks to help fund their Spring Break service trip to Key West

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Enjoying a vacation at Julie’s Underwater Lodge.

Looking to end the 2009-2010 school year with a week of fun and serving others in sunny California?

domestic summer trip! We will be traveling to Boulder Creek, Calif. to work at a YMCA’s Children’s Camp from May 9-15.

More information about this opportunity and the application can be found online at http://tinyurl.com/YCJ5G7D

Applications are due Sunday, Feb. 28 @ 11:45 p.m. (Sorry for the typo last week!)

Have a passion for service, but can only commit a weekend to get involved?Join the P.E.A.C.E. Alternative Breaks Program on our annual April weekend service trip! We will be volunteering in Home-stead, Fla. at the Everglades Outpost Wildlife Sanctuary April 9-11.

For more information about this trip and the application to at-tend, please visit http://tinyurl.com/YLLSNJK

Applications are due Saturday, March 13 @ 11:45 p.m.

Alternative Breaks is hiring Coordinators for 2010-2011!Ever thought that you have got the right stuff to be part of the Alternative Breaks team? Good news for you - We are hiring for 2010-2011! Hard copies are available at the P.E.A.C.E. Volun-teer Center and are due by Thursday, Feb. 25 @ 5 p.m.

We would want the new coordinator to begin training this se-mester, and also preferably to be available to attend Alternative Spring Break. Stop by P.E.A.C.E. (Vaughn 206) or e-mail us with any questions. We look forward to reading your applica-tions!

As always, please email [email protected] with any questions or concerns!

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Tel 813-677-0400Fax 813-677-0410

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Voted Best Bargain (Cheap Eats) ‘00 thru ‘07Washington Magazine

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“Good burger, no doubt”Orlando Sentinel ‘06

“Like heaven on a bun”Tampa Tribune ‘07

Voted #1 Burger - ‘07South Tampa News

Voted Best Hot DogBest of Brandon ‘09

Voted Best French Fries - ‘08Capital Region Living Magazine

Voted Best Burger in Raleigh - ‘07Independent Weekly

Voted Best New Restaurant - ‘07Hampton Roads Magazine

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Reminder: Consuming raw or undercooked poultry, meat, eggs, shellish or seafood may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

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CAJUN STYLEREGULAR $2.69LARGE $3.99

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0002753187-01

PALMS OF CARROLLWOOD13149 N. DALE MABRY HWY

Tampa, Florida 33618

Tel 813-265-3100Fax 813-265-3121

UNIVERSITY COLLECTION MALL2702 E. F OWLER AVE

Tampa, Florida 33612

Tel 813-977-4400Fax 813-977-4410

COLLIER CENTER3841 W. K ENNEDY BLVD

Tampa, Florida 33609

Tel 813-879-0300Fax 813-879-0322

SHOPPES OF S OUTHBAY10685 B IG BEND ROAD

Riverview, Florida 33569

Tel 813-677-0400Fax 813-677-0410

Tel 813-463-1999Fax 813-463-1996

WESTCHASE CROSSING11622 CONTRYWAY BLVD.

Tampa, Florida 33626

Tel 813-855-2244Fax 813-855-2245

Open 11 am - 10 pm, 7 days a week! - - CALL US T ODAY !!ZAGAT Survey rated - ‘01 thru ‘09

Voted Best Bargain (Cheap Eats) ‘00 thru ‘07Washington Magazine

“Reader’s Choice” #1 Hamburger ‘99 thru ‘08Washingtonian Magazine

Voted Best BurgerUniversity of South Florida ‘08, ’09

“Good burger, no doubt”Orlando Sentinel ‘06

“Like heaven on a bun”Tampa Tribune ‘07

Voted #1 Burger - ‘07South Tampa News

Voted Best Hot DogBest of Brandon ‘09

Voted Best French Fries - ‘08Capital Region Living Magazine

Voted Best Burger in Raleigh - ‘07Independent Weekly

Voted Best New Restaurant - ‘07Hampton Roads Magazine

Voted Best BurgerNorthwest Tampa ‘09

Reminder: Consuming raw or undercooked poultry, meat, eggs, shellish or seafood may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

For more area locations go to www. ! veguys.com © Five Guys Enterprises, LLC

BURGERSFRESH GROUND BEEF (NEVER FROZEN)

HAMBURGER $4.59CHEESEBURGER $5.19BACON BURGER $5.19BACON CHEESEBURGER $5.69LITTLE HAMBURGER $3.39LITTLE CHEESEBURGER $3.99LITTLE BACON BURGER $3.99LITTLE BACON CHEESEBURGER $4.49

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Spring Break: Take a Trip You Won’t Forget

In colleges across the country many students come back to school after spring break with nothing to show from their vacation but a sunburn and a hangover. Pictures appear on Facebook that you don’t remember taking. Drinking on the

theme of spring break. This year, why not break from

the norm and try a different kind of vacation? Examine your inter-ests outside of partying and plan a trip around them.

If you’re a sports fan, visit the Hall of Fame or take a tour of your favorite team’s stadium. Art lovers can search for exhibits and perfor-mances to check out.

Some hotels are interesting enough to be the center of a va-cation. Hotel Monaco in Portland, Ore. is pet friendly with amenities for people and animals.

The hotel hosts complimenta-ry wine receptions in the evening with supplies for you to create a painting. They will even provide

sans pet. If you're determined to

spend some of your break in the water, try Jule's Underwater Lodge in Key Largo, Fla. The hotel is twenty one feet beneath the sea, so you have to dive to get there.

All of the diving equipment is provided by the hotel and classes

divers.Use spring break to plunge

back into your youth. Revisit places that you loved when you were young and make new memo-ries there. If you always wanted to go to Legoland as a child, make it happen.

For those who are heading home during break, explore your hometown with the enthusiasm and curiosity of your kindergarten days.

That inquisitive nature might even help pay for your trip. Inter-view your parents and grandpar-ents about where they grew up and put together a PowerPoint presen-

-

You could end up taking a trip abroad that you wouldn’t have been able to afford otherwise.

For a more affordable vaca-tion gather a group of friends to help with gas money and go on a road trip.

Try cruising down historic Route 66. The Wig Wam Motel in San Bernardino, Calif. is a great place to rest after a long day of driving.

The accommo-dations are individu-al thirty foot teepees. Americana culture is combined with mod-ern amenities such as Wi Fi for a unique mix of yesterday and today.

If you like the idea of a road trip but don’t want to drive, take a bus instead. There are lines that

By Erin Palmer

Reporter

travel between the Chinatowns of New York City, Boston, Philadel-phia and DC.

Bring some reading or music for the ride and reward yourself with some fried rice and egg rolls.

Foodies can arrange an entire trip around their stomach. Re-search the best comfort food in the south or what city has the most delicious vegan cuisine.

If you want to kick Spring Break off with a feast, go to the Charleston Wine and Food Festi-val in South Carolina. The event begins on March 7 and will in-clude tastings and cooking dem-onstrations from respected chefs of varying cuisines.

To tone up instead of chow-ing down, try a sporty trip. Get inspired by the Winter Olympics and try skiing or snowboarding. There are winter sport options on both coasts.

Plus, think of how warm it will seem when you come back to campus after a week in the snow.

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When the University of Tam-pa professor John Capouya wrote Gorgeous George he knew the possibility of it becoming a mov-ie was there. Even though he had a few obstacles along the way, he’s already co-producing both a

the world-famous wrestler of the 1940s.

“I always thought it was a movie,” Capouya said of his book. “The story of Gorgeous George is a visual thing.”

Capouya, UT’s assistant professor of journalism, particu-larly thought his descriptions of George’s self-transformation would be effective on the big screen.

Gorgeous George is a story of George Wagner, an extreme-ly talented athlete who helped change the wrestling world into what it has become today. Wagner married his wife Betty Hanson in the ring in 1939 and together they created “Gorgeous George,” a

character who helped launched his successful career beyond the ring.

Capouya and his literary

agent, Justin Manask, in Septem-ber and October 2008 with the sole responsibility of selling the book and making it into a movie. Manask was recommended by Jeremy Schapp, writer of Cinder-ella Man.

For more than a year, every-one in Hollywood turned the idea down.

Capouya became less con-

vinced that his book would make the big screen, even though the pitching was being done in the middle of a recession.

“Maybe it’s not a movie,” he said, remembering his feelings about the rejections. “Maybe I was wrong.”

Finally, an interested party left a message on his home phone in New York.

The company offered to “op-tion” his book, meaning that they would begin to make the movie in exchange for a smaller amount of money over a period of time. If and when they actually complete the movie, Capouya will get more money. However, very few op-tioned books actually make it to

While Capouya was consid-ering this option, another com-pany that had been sent the book in the original search, waited for over a year before deciding that they were interested.

Competition ensued and one company outbid the other. Capouya stated that the outbid-

ding company did not want to be named.

Capouya said that sometimes companies will buy the rights to a book and do whatever they want with it, but he has been asked to help co-produce both the docu-

As co-producer, he said that he won’t only get the title and the income from the rights of the movie, he will also get a produc-er’s fee.

He said he is very lucky to be involved in the production of something that he wrote.

“Selling the thing was lucky enough,” Capouya said.

As soon as Capouya signed

-geous George’s widowed wife, Betty.

Now John Posey, the screen-writer for the fea-

up with John Ca-pouya in Tampa to work on the script. Posey has had a successful career on the screen, off the screen, as a screen-writer and on stage, recently guest star-ring on Boston Le-gal as Chief Justice John Roberts, Cold Case, E.R., 24 and others.

For Posey, it was the char-acter of George Wagner that in-spired him to make a movie out of the book. Wagner revolutionized wrestling at the time, which was much different than it is today. Wagner was the highest paid ath-lete in the ‘30s.

-boyant and over the top that ev-eryone wanted to watch,” Posey said.

Wagner was looked up to by Muhammad Ali, Liberace and James Brown, and the reason why is what he wants to capture in the movie.

“He changed a lot of the rules

Posey said.Theoretically, Posey said he

has to stay true to the events in the book. But he only has one hour and 55 minutes to tell the story.

“I have to focus on what he did and how he did it,” Posey said. “I have to focus on the most dramatic and cinematic parts of the story.”

Since many of the characters in the story are no longer alive,

Posey has had to do additional interviews and shape their per-sonalities from what he has heard about them.

As he writes he may run into certain events in the story that he has to go back and rewrite. These interviews often cause for the whole thing to be taken in from a new perspective.

Posey’s focus has been on Wagner’s relationship with his mother and his life as a product of the Great Depression.

In the next month or so, the

said that the bulk of the process comes in the rewriting process.

Learning the way that screen-writing is done has been a great learning experience for Capouya.

“It’s very exciting,” Capouya said. “It’s a whole new experi-ence.”

the documentary.“‘Well, what would that look

like?,’” Capouya said has been a recurring question from Posey as he reads some of the scenes in Ca-pouya’s book.

In the meantime, Capouya has been looking through his notes and reaching out to his sources to capture more of the scene for the screenwriter.

The only thing he’s a little concerned about, and has yet to

ask Posey about, is

portray the end of George’s life. His life doesn’t have the typical Hollywood ending. George dies as a result of alcho-holism.

“He was an amazing guy in some ways, but a deeply

and he did some un-savory things,” Ca-pouya said.

Although he is helping pro-duce the movie, Capouya is not concerned at all about how differ-ent the movie is from the book.

“I write the book; that’s my creation and they are going to do what they are going to do,” Ca-pouya said. “I’m a picture writer, not a screen writer.”

While in Tampa, Capouya asked Posey if he could come to UT and give a presentation to stu-dents about the business of turn-ing a book into and movie.

On Monday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. in Reeves Theater students will have this opportunity. Not only that, but students will have the chance to learn more about Capouya’s book and John Posey.

“They’ll get a sense from two story tellers, how to tell a story,” Capouya said.

Andrew McAllister, assistant professor of communication, will be there to moderate and intro-duce the two speakers.

McCallister and Capouya are also working on developing a class for next year that will focus on the process of adapting a book

Gorgeous George Hits the Big ScreenBy Charlie HambosEditor-in-Chief

Gorgeous George Photos courtesy of John Capouya

JOHN CAPOUYA

Capouya is an assistant professor of journalism and writing at UT. He is the author of Gorgeous George and Real Men Do Yoga. He was formerly an editor at Newsweek, New York Times, Smart Money Magazine and New York Newsday.

JOHN POSEY

Currently residing Los An-geles, Posey has played

stage and has become a successful screenwriter. He is screenwriting Gor-geous George. He spent his undergraduate career

-da and has guest starred in 24, ER, Cold Case and Boston Legal.

He did something so flamboyant and over thetop that everyone wanted to watch. - John Posey”

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The Mina- ret | October 30, 5 The Minaret | February 19, 2010 Diversions

Aries (March 21-April 19)When the Moon leaves your sign today, you’re fully prepared to accept the comforts provided by associates. Alcohol

is not a necessary element. Joy is.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

that you’ve been avoiding. Then put your emotions on the line, long-distance.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Challenge yourself to speak up in a tight situation. Choose words carefully to avoid misunderstanding. Stay professional.

There’s no need to argue.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) Never let it be said that you don’t enjoy a

someone in your corner to cheer you on. You can win one today.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today you get practical as you create just the right message with a floral arrangement or muted lighting. Add a

splash of color to cheer up a room.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Each time you open your mouth, you have a chance to create connections. Dig a bit deeper to discover the right question.

Then ask, and prepare to listen.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Things run more smoothly if you devise a way to be emotionally persuasive while maintaining the bottom line. It would be

easy to overspend today.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You have lots of little details to take care of now. Fortunately, you have plenty of energy and enthusiasm for the task. You

might even get paid!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

your mouth include high praise for an associate. You don’t need the spotlight.

You’ll get plenty of attention later.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Lively discussions with your partner lead to exciting conclusions. This game has two rules: comfort is essential, and playful persuasion gets what you want.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) There’s a shift in your thinking. You’re probably far more supportive of others now than you have been the last few days. Help family members complete

projects.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

in the right place at the right time. Sell your ideas. Buyers are listening.

HoroscopesBy Linda C Black / Tribune Media Services

Scott Silvestro /

The Minaret

Taken in Plant Park, this small

grasshopper blends into hissurroundings while he suns

himself on a palm frawn.

by Austin Daniels

Urbanand Twit

Paradise Amongst Ivy Towersby Ryan Hensley

Ivy covered ivory walls, she was plastered at the scene.

A new beauty, dazzled specters gazed upon her rich curves.

Wild eyes, penetrating stares and

into darkness.Ivy twisted around the terrace climbing ever so high, never to die, peeking through glass and

dominating the fragrant arena.Sunshine lit the tips of her limbs, catching rain as it fell ever so slowly

through electric skies.Crimson colored clouds spit chunks of frozen ice to the ground as ivy invaded, overtook and controlled.

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The new Tampa Museum of Art is now open and lacking in character and interesting art.

It opened on Feb. 6; the cost is $5.00 with student I.D. It con-sists of seven different galleries.

from the elevator consists of mod-ern art: the kind of art that causes us to debate whether it really is art or not.

upon entering this room is the bathroom.

It is called 348 West 22nd St Apt. New York, NY 10011 (bath-room).

It was made by Do-Ho Suh and is made with translucent ny-lon.

The “piece” is just like any ordinary bathroom with a toilet, sink, bathtub and shower.

Next to this piece is a min-iature subway station with tracks and stairway for an exit.

It is entitled Subway with Silver Girders and is made out of acrylic, enamel on wood with glass, metal, plastic and incandes-cent lights.

The artist is Donna Dennis. It is quite impressive, but stretches

art.If you like the sound of these

pieces, then you will like the rest of Bretta B. Sullivan Gallery.

The next room contained a

The Minaret | February 19, 20106 The Minaret | February 19, 2010 Arts & Entertainment

By Mandy Erfourth

Asst. A&E Editor

Matisse’s Sketches Fill the Walls of TMAphotographs, titled Untilled, from Women are Beautiful in the Fer-man Gallery.

The whole room consists of these photographs featuring wom-en engaged in everyday activities.

The few that I liked featured women in a parade, women in a fountain and one with cheerlead-ers cheering mid-air at a basket-ball game—that was my favorite.

The rest were of rudimentary everyday life.

The next room was the most interesting. This one had pottery,

-man and Greek empires.

This room was also brighter than the two other rooms.

coins in bronze and silver with warriors and animals on them.

This room was my favorite, because I have a love for ancient artwork.

My favorite piece in this

musicians from Cypriot in the 7th century.

They were just small little things—not much to them—but I thought they were very cute.

The majority of the next three rooms featured the work of Henri Matisse.

There were a few paintings and a few color sketches, but most were black and white and in my opinion very boring.

On one of the standing walls there were six sketches of a wom-

In one she was sleeping and

Some sketches were so lightly rendered that you had to get very close to see them.

very detailed.There were a few drawings

that were detailed, but they were not as good.

They were done in graphite and crayon transfer on lithograph and in variations on these medi-ums.

There were a few color lino-leum cuts with a black background and a color sketch.

The most interesting thing about this particular exhibit was the display that explained how to make a lithograph.

Everything was very cold feeling. But in the Matisse rooms there

side of them painted light blue, adding a little color to the interior.

The last room was of a few acrylic and oil paintings.

Besides the introduction of color, there was nothing interest-ing to me about these pieces of art.

For example, the piece en-titled Black and White Triangle is of a black rectangle and white triangle put together.

This piece is by Ellsworth Kelly and is done in oil on can-vas.

The rest were very colorful,

but more or less similar to this one.

I did not like this museum at all, there were a few interesting

worth my time or money. When we were kids and

we thought of art museums, we thoughtof a dull place with boring pictures on the wall.

Tampa Art Museum was. This particular art might be for some people, but it is not for me.

The museum does have a va-riety of pieces on display, so there might be something for everybody to like.

To contact Mandy Erfourth, email her at [email protected].

Sketchesfeatured in the Matisse exhibit in the Tampa

Museum of Art.

Jackie VI

Lacking color, Matisse focuses

his linedrawings on

the shape of the subject,

maximizing the

gestures.

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#1 Album Top tracks Last week’s ranking in top five( )

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By Zach Fraser

Staff Writer

7 The Minaret | February 19, 2010 Arts & EntertainmentThere is Love in the Airwaves With the Release of Their New Album

Photos from photobucket.com

BurgersMondays 5-10pm

909 W. Kennedy Blvd. 813.425.DOGS (3647)

*NOW DELIVERING TO UT*1 block from campus

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“From Paris With Love”

Rated: N/RTime: 128 mins

Based off the novel of the same name,this is the story follows the racial uprising

that took place during the 1970’s.

Tom DeLonge has brought a lot of attention to his band Angels and Airwaves over the past few years.

Claiming that the band will make the best rock album ever and completely revolutionize music are hardly modest claims.

DeLonge, who is also the gui-tarist and singer for Blink-182, is a master of stirring up controversy over his band.

maybe he just knows good mar-keting, either way, the release of

-nitely turning some heads.

that has received a fair share of buzz is his music and networking website Modlife.

A website that gives you ac-cess to a variety of content from a number of bands has pretty much

most recent release Love away for

An admirable gesture for mu-sic lovers everywhere, DeLonge is

looking to expand his fan base and shake things up a little.

-ed that giving an album away for free should result in higher rev-enue through donations, merchan-dise and concert ticket sales.

Who knows? It might work. Love will also be accompa-

2010.The album continues in typi-

cal AVA fashion with heavy, rever-berated guitars, synthesizers and a collage of futuristic sounds.

Whether you love or loath the guy, most can agree on the fact that DeLonge writes very melodic music.

As on all his past releases, there is a fair share of sing-a-longs and parts to hum to.

Love is completely themed around the better aspects of the emotion

Lyrical density has never -

member all the Blink fart jokes?) and Love has not proven to be the exception.

DeLonge on Shove, “then your heart will know. It can call to mine

Looking elsewhere though, is where most listeners will be pleas-antly surprised. Young London and The Moon-Atomic (…Fragments and Fictions) end up being some of the best work the band has ever written.

Other songs that noticeably stand out are The Flight of Apollo and the current single Hallucina-tions. Both are catchy and both very carefully crafted.

Ultimately Love comes off as solid effort.

It produces some top notch musicianship and production all while remaining catchy and rel-evant.

But what seems to plague Lovethe past is the inescapable shad-

Blink-182 casts over them. With a new Blink-182 album

imminent, it seems that once again Tom DeLonge and company can-not escape the past.

Album Artwork

“Then your heart will

know, it can call to mine and I’ll be at

your side.”

“Shutter Island”

Rated: RTime: 138 mins

Two U.S. Marshals are requested toreport to a distant island to solve a

mysterious murder from the island’s hospital.

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Staff WriterBy Sophie Erber

Audience Holds High Expectations for the Spring Dance Concert

Spartan Special!

- Go to “Pink it Up!” in Ybor this Saturday at 7

-

6 p.m.

Twilight: New Moon-

Audiences can expect a highly entertaining experience. “I think the overall quality of dance here at UT continues to grow and, as always, the diversity has grown as well,” says Lennon.

“This year, there is everything from the very abstract piece to the highly political.”

Almost every form of dance will be represented and performed, though tap, jazz, modern and bal-let make up the majority of the concert.

There are more than 60 danc-ers involved and a large number of students are helping with the tech-nical aspects of the show.

The tech-students are under the direction of Alex Amyot, UT’s technical production coordinator, and Meredith Payne, the technical director.

All efforts combined, the 2010 Spring Dance Concert promises to be nothing short of spectacular.

Each song and costume comes together to create a powerful pro-duction with the potential to move the audience from laughter to tears in a matter of seconds.

Come out and support your -

formances of 2010.Admission is free for all with

a University of Tampa ID.Questions? Contact Susan

Taylor Lennon at (813) 257-3745.Also, auditions for the Spring

Dance Happening are 10 a.m. Sat-urday, Feb. 27 and 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28

Photos: Brett Pollack / The Minaret

Above: Amanda Sieradzki, Patrick Justin and Sasha Kershbaum in “Feeling Good.”

Right: Trinity Morgan, Alexis Spencer-Anderson and Amy Kerr perform “Girls in a Gathering.”

Left: Kayla Shaffer in “Girls in a Gathering.”

Below: Patrick Justin andRodner Salgado in

“Trance-Figuration.”

Left: Patrick Justin preforms

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If you’re going to wear gym clothes, make sure your en

route to or from the gym. I get it. Athletic shorts and oversized t-shirts are comfy, but that

doesn’t mean your friends are comfortable with your look.

a pair of dark wash denim. But please make sure you purchase an ap-propriate size. Chances are you’re buying too big.

A great way to check is to look to see if the seams on your sleeves hit the top of your shoulders. Finally, throw on those Sperry’s and a brown leather belt and you’re good to go.

While we’re on the subject, belts are one of the easiest ways to stylize your wardrobe.

Just because you have one doesn’t mean you can’t own several. For starters, try mixing up the style and texture of the leather.

Braided leather or belts with grommets are great casual alterna-tives you can use to change things up. If you’re looking for something a little more sophisticated, go for a thin belt.

This is kind of tricky to pull off, but if you feel up to the challenge, go for it. It’s like transitioning from your father’s power ties to a slim-mer, skinnier version.

Socks should not be seen, but worn.I can’t tell you how many times I see guys wearing socks with their

slip-on sandals. You know who you are.I’m telling you now, this has got to stop. I understand it’s winter

and these last few weeks have been chilly, but you can wear something besides your high black socks and Adidas sandals.

Go for a moccasin in a neutral, medium brown. You’ll get the most use out of these and can wear them on casual days.

Also on evenings off or days in class, go for a boat shoe in the color of your choice.

Believe me, your girlfriend will appreciate it.

3.

2.

The Stylist Men’s EssentialsMinaret Arts & EntertainmentEditor, Mike Trobiano,gives tips to UT’s not sofashion forward guys.

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Mike Trobiano / The Minaret

From left to right:Steve Madden Dark Brown Novo, Franco Fortini Light Brown Max

Mike Trobiano / The Minaret

this look is to make the cuff seem natural and unforced.Above from left to right:

Zara Man White V-Neck, Ruehl Heather Gray Crew,Banana Republic Mimosa Crew, Gap Light Turquoise Crew,

Banana Republic Atlantis Blue Crew, Zara Man Navy Henley

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Mike Trobiano / The MinaretWhen in doubt, wear a belt. It’s one of the easiest ways to amp up your style without breaking

the bank. From left to right:

J. Crew Brown Woven with Roller-Buckle Belt,True Religion Distressed Grommet Belt, American Eagle Grommet Belt,

American Eagle Icon Belt, J. Crew Skinny Number Belt

1.

For the typical college guy, admitting to liking fashion is about as taboo as confessing The Notebook actually made him cry.

Now gentlemen, don’t take this sweeping generalization the wrong way, but if you’re actually reading this column, your style needs a seri-ous upgrade; like a Walkman to iPod upgrade.

But no need to fear. I won’t be asking you to watch -way, regardless of whether or not you know that it is a fashion reality

My goal is to give you a few easy, straightforward tips to amp up your style without all the nonsense.

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talk about THREE OF A KIND.” (Then wink and nod to your friend)

“I don’t know man; I think they could be STRAIGHT.”

Or, “Hey after we leave I know of these FIVE CLUBS we should go by tonight. I would say you could spend the night after that but I have a FULL HOUSE.”

Or if you just want to win the game, you can go old school and just cough loudly and shout your cards out at the same time. “Jacks! *cough* I’m sorry I must have a cold or something.”

Then make eye contact with your friend and mouth the words “I have jacks” clearly and openly in front of the whole table. You’ll probably “win” real quick after that.

If card games aren’t your thing, and you want to gamble over a long period of time so you can enjoy the atmosphere (cause who doesn’t love a windowless room full of depression!), a cheap alternative to card games are the slot machines.

The Hard Rock has literally thousands of slot machines all with different themes which take place in different periods of time.

With titles like “Colonial Cash Extravaganza” which are surprisingly historically accurate when it comes to what each symbol does. You don’t really know what’s “good” until you get

“Oh I got three women in a row that must be good!” Wrong, women couldn’t vote let alone earn money back in colonial times so you lose a turn! Better luck next time!

Also, a big part of surviving the casino is to not give into peer pressure.

Like if you ask your friend “should I put $20 on black?” and they respond, “$20 on black? Of course not that’s ridiculous…put $80 on black! Think of how much money you’d win!”

It can be hard to resist such

= way better,” but if you want to continue to enjoy your life you need to be stern when it comes to how much you’re willing to gamble with.

Just play in moderation, you’ll be fine! As long as it doesn’t get to the point where before you even sit down at a table the dealer says, “John you can’t afford to keep doing this” you should be o.k. You just need to know when to quit. At the same time quitters never win. Nobody ever calls the guy who wins the millions “addicted.” Remember, it’s only a gambling “problem” if you lose!

John Jacobs can be reached

at [email protected].

A Good Time At the Hard Rock Casino Is Never a

Bad Gamble, Sometimes

ColumnistBy John Jacobs

With gambling addictions affecting a large percentage of college students, it can be hard to not fall victim to the Seminole Hard Rock Casino located only six miles from our campus. However, there are ways to have a fun time and gamble without becoming addicted.

First, the easiest way to avoid getting addicted is to simply watch any of the hundreds of old people playing slot machines and see that as your potential future. Imagine being that age spending hours at a time staring at a screen hoping to win that “huge jackpot of $20” and chain smoking for days at a time.

Imagine your grandson at home: “Is grandpa going to come to church with us today?”

“Well he was going to but apparently the Lucky 6’s machine is ‘hot as hell right now’ and he’s already up $6 on the hour. Maybe next week!”

If the idea of that becoming your life doesn’t deter you then, hey, maybe you’re just meant to win big time and you should follow your gambling dream (nightmare).

Once you begin gambling, if you lose money (but you’re not going to) you can’t let that affect your mood or set you off. It’s important to stay positive by rationalizing that loss of money. For example, there have been times I’ll lose some money but think, “Hey I may have lost $10 tonight, but that’s money I would have spent on cover at a club.” See it evens itself out!

The main point is not to let your losses bring you down. Remember, you can just stand by the most expensive blackjack table and watch people lose your tuition in a matter of minutes. That way you’ll always be able to leave thinking, “at least I’m not that guy” (until eventually you become ‘that guy’ then you’re screwed).

Next, remember when you’re at the casino you should be having fun! Even though you’re playing for money, that doesn’t mean it should be stressful and serious all the time.

For example, I’ve found it fun while playing poker, just start filling your conversation with random poker terms as if you’re trying to blatantly cheat with your friend, and remember to use huge emphasis on the terms when saying them. You can turn it into a game and see how far you can go without getting kicked out.

“Hey bro, look at those THREE QUEENS over there,

By Heather GromleyColumnist

Where Is Love’s Euphoria Found?

“E is even more than anyone that you adore can.”

E is our last letter for this four part series on L.O.V.E.

E this week is for everlasting euphoria.

I ’ve a lways assoc ia ted sexuality with euphoria, but after much research I found euphoria means more than that. It’s a state of over elation, either a sexual or the exhilaration one gets when one achieves something great. It’s also a mental and emotional state of being.

I don’t know if I’ve felt euphoric. I like to think I have when I was in love: I always had

But, I also have felt euphoric when my show choir won nationals in Chicago my senior year after a tough competition season, and when I traveled Greece—I’ve never loved a place more or felt more comfortable.

I’m not quite sure when we can

but I hope that we all can one day.

something to each of us, a memory

or person we can adore.Euphoria can also create mania

and an exaggerated state of well being. I guess like when 14 year old girls see the Jonas Brothers or when Derek Jeter comes to visit and the girls swoon and Yankee’s fans line up to snap pictures and twitter about it for weeks.

Now everlasting is the tricky part. We try our hardest to sustain relationships with loved ones, friends and family, but it always takes two to tango.

I know that my bonds with my sorority sisters will be everlasting, as will the love I have for my family and pizza lunchables (they are one of my guilty pleasures).

But I’m not sure that my love for things like Kate Spade purses (another one of my guilty pleasures) and Bravo TV shows like The Real Housewives of Atlanta (guilty) will last forever.

Yes those are frivolous things, I will admit that, but will they give me anything in the end? Most

temporary desire.How do we then achieve

everlasting euphoria?I say that we need to once

again surround ourselves with people who really love us. I know I stress this just about weekly, but I mean it. No one should waste their time with petty drama and people who don’t truly care for them.

I have a great group of friends, but then I also have a close group

of amazing friends, who are there for me through everything.

Just a week ago I stormed in crying after being stressed by multiple things going on and my roommate sat in the late hours of the night listening to all my woes.

Now I know most of my sisters and friends would do that, but I knew she was there not of obligation, but because she was genuinely concerned for me.

The friendship I have with her will be everlasting, and I know it will be one filled with great elation.

Most of my friends are starting to find themselves in the same predicament that I am in—what are we going to do after graduation in May?

I hope whatever path we all take whether its stay in Tampa, go back home, work to save money or work someplace we love, it’s a path that will bring us everlasting euphoria.

With such little time here at UT and most of us a quarter of the way done with our lives, we have to start thinking about what we want, where do we want to be and who do we want to be with?

Either way I truly hope that each of you finds love and everlasting euphoria for someone, someplace or even something.

Heather Gromley can be reached at [email protected].

Travelgirl Magazine / MCT Campus

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“Wolfman”

Year of the Ox

“Valentine’s Day”

Russian Olympic Team

Aquarius

Discount Clothes

Anglophile

Getting Sick

Taylor Lautner

Year of the Tiger

“Casablanca”

US Olympic Team

Pisces

Fashion Week

Francophiles

Being Healthy

Cheers

&

Jeers

Editorial: Make the Most of Your Time Everyday

By Philippa HatendiColumnist

Charles de Montesquieu, a French political philosopher, said, “To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.”

one’s own standards and not those of others.

a state of uniformity in ability, character, quantity or rank of two things.

Do we, as women, really desire uniformity with men?

The question of equality between the sexes is one of those immortal questions, it seems like it will never get settled because this

society evolves. First, women wanted the right

to vote, same pay and to work the same jobs as men—all valid desires.

However this is just a display of equality, a dance to settle the feminists, to hush the voices of the misogynists and to give a little more courage to the timid housewife to go out into the world.

However—I believe it has

to be said—men and women will never be equal because the way

incompatible with what equality actually should be.

Men and women are not the same, which is why we are created differently. We should never aspire for uniformity, that’s a Pandora’s Box we don’t want to open.

I get the impression that women want to be equivalent to men just because it makes them worthy, because it makes them feel more complete as a human being.

There is believed to be a

men, but I believe that it is just another way to remain under patriarchy.

In the corporate world most women tend to abandon their more feminine qualities in an attempt at success. It’s true that in a tough world like corporate America you have to be ballsy, tough, aggressive and go after the kill. But this is because it is a world where men have defined the standards of

work and success by our own standards of conduct instead of compromising a critical part of ourselves.

greatness, and we only aspire to live up to that greatness, then we are only ‘great’ by the standards

prescribed to us by men. That is not greatness or liberty it’s merely a pretty mirage of equality that shall never serve us.

It is a privilege to be great in one’s own right, not to be great in the shadow of another. Equality is not gaining legitimacy through imitation, it is not victory in the face of another’s failure, it is individuals who are on the same plane not because they are copies of each other; but because they are individually great.

Women who aspire to be equal to men aren’t really aiming very high!

We should aspire not to be equal to a man, but to be brilliant in our own respects as women, not as an attempt to compete.

Activist Marianne Williamson once said “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?”

Who are we not to be great?

through our own light, not another’s shadow?

Philippa Hatendi can be reached at [email protected].

Women Must Set Standards For There To Be True Equality

Women shouldn’t have to play a man’s game. Laurie Harker / MCT Campus

We are only weeks away from spring break and time is of the essence. College is more than just your classes, but classes play a pivotal role in the reason we at-tend The University of Tampa.

It is time to spend our time wisely as the college years go by extremely fast. Ask any seniors graduating in May and they will give testament and tell any stu-dent that they should embrace their time while they can at UT.

Now we know what to expect for the next ones and will be better prepared.

Each time students say they will study harder than the time before. In order to make it work better the next time, studying

test is over and keeping a steady rhythm helps.

Try to avoid time wasting activities like Facebook, Twitter and other online sites. They are good for short breaks, but not for hours.

During college, the oppor-tunity to learn goes beyond the classroom. Countless symposia are held each week. On Monday,

and UT professor of communica-tion, present River Clash: Hills-borough River In Peril—Media, Environment, Politics and Civic Action in Reeves Theater from 4 to 5 p.m.

Then take a break and go back to Reeves at 6 p.m. to see John Capouya, UT assistant profes-sor of journalism and writing and screenwriter John Posey tell you how they are taking Capouya’s book Gorgeous George and mak-ing it a movie.

On Thursday, check out Haiti: Tragedy and Hope with journal-ist Amy Wilentz. That’s just this week.

Often times our weeks are

weekends are spent relaxing and going out in the evenings. Al-though times of relaxation and fun are a necessity to a healthy college

lifestyle, helping other people is also good for the heart and soul.

and see what activities are avail-able or simply do something kind for somebody you don’t know.

Relaxation and sleep can also be lacking as busy schedules dur-ing the week leave little time for it. Students are known for little sleep and it shouldn’t be the norm as it only leads to less concentra-tion, tiredness and usually sick-ness. Students need their rest to be the most successful and good stewards of their time.

Make the right decision to make the most of your time every day. Although sometimes days seem to go by fast or too slow, at one point or another they will be over.

The sun will always rise and even though your college career has just risen it will set one day. Now it is up to you to make the most of your time while you’re here so that you can make the most of your time in the future.

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The Minaret | February 19, 2010 13The Minaret | February 19, 2010 Commentary

By Carolina MedellinColumnist

Beyond the Veil: Islam Supports Women’s RightsIf you asked me about women in

Islam a few years ago, I would have certainly replied as many would: using “Muslim women” in the same sentence with “oppression.” Since I was young I was all about women’s rights and—it might seem

things that brought me to Islam.This is difficult to believe

when you see media coverage on Afghanistan or Iran. I heard—and still hear—a lot of terrifying stories about women in different Muslim countries. However, with time, I learned to see the difference between those acts and religion, as they are completely different.

As this is a big topic, I will be writing further articles about women in Islam, trying to explain how Islam conceives women as individuals, daughters, mothers and wives.

T h e r e i s p l e n t y o f misunderstanding when it comes to the issue of the place women have in Islam. Yes, I’ve read the verses of the Quran that say that “men are one degree above women,” “that women should inherit half what men do,” “that the testimony of a woman is equal to half of a man’s,” and “that you should beat your wife,” etc.

However, sometimes people take things out of context and use them to justify a point; in this case, Islam diminishes women. Yet, according to statistics out of five converts to Islam, four are women.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h o s e

verses are mistranslated and/or misinterpreted—and here she comes again with the translation thing!

Well, believe it or not this is very important when it comes to Islam. You should always be careful of what translation of the Quran you read, and also, of not taking things out of context. When you read the Quran, the best thing you can do is to make sure that you have someone reliable to answer you questions. But not anybody, someone who knows what he or she is talking about.

Let’s take an example of the above. Holy Quran, Chapter 2, Verse 228: “And women shall have rights similar to the rights against them according to what is equitable; but men have a degree over them.” Self explanatory, right? We are all oppressed by men who stand a degree above us. However, why don’t we take a close look at the whole verse?

“Divorced women shall wait concerning themselves for three monthly periods. Nor is it lawful for them to hide what Allah Hath created in their wombs, if they have faith in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have the better right to take them back in that period, if they wish for reconciliation. And women shall have rights similar to the rights against them according to what is equitable; but men have a degree over them.”

First of all, as you can see, it is a pretty long verse. You can’t just reduce it to the last sentence. I’m going to give the explanation I was given along with many other

Muslim women in the mosque in Bogotá. This verse talks about divorced women, and how they have to wait for three months before

if they are pregnant. The “degree” that is mentioned here refers to the possibility of pregnancy because the next husband will have to be responsible for the baby. When it comes to divorce, men and women have the same rights; however, men have a “degree” of responsibility over them, in case that the woman is pregnant.

T h i s i s a c a s e o f misinterpretation and isolation of this sentence out of its original context; let’s skip ahead to one of my all time favorites. Holy Quran, Chapter 4, Verse 34: “As to those women on whose part ye feel rejection, admonish them first, next, refuse to share their beds, and last beat them.” Again a self-explanatory verse, right? I’ve read it in hundreds of translations. However, this is a product of bad translation.

In Arabic the word “idrib” means “hit,” but it also means “separate completely.” This verse explains the different “steps” a husband should take when he has

being to talk to her and try to solve the problem and the last being to separate completely from his wife (i.e. divorce). This is the perfect example of how the translation of a simple word can lead to two completely different meanings.

The Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) said: “Those who beat their wives are not the

best among you” (Abu Dawood) and “The best of you, are the best for their families; and I am the best for my family. Honored are those who give honor to women, and dishonored are those who dishonor them” (Tirmidthi).

Something else to consider: Islam did not “create” a new culture. On the contrary, it developed in societies with preexisting cultures. Therefore, the “burqa” in Afghanistan or the “tchador” in Iran are means of covering that existed before Islam arrived to those territories and where adapted to Islam.

It is written in the Holy Quran, Chapter 3, Verse 195: “Their Lord responded to them: ‘I never fail to reward any worker among you for any work you do, be you male or female—you are equal to one another.’”I’m not attempting to deny the abuses that some women have suffered in many Muslim

countries. However, what I want to clarify is the fact that those

by the Quran, but are rather products of misinterpretations and misunderstandings.

Muslim women, like other women around the world, need to

their rights. Muslim women had rights since the beginning of Islam. Of course, when you need to oppress somebody, you would use

attain your goal.At the beginning it seemed a

that Islam could actually give an important place to women. However, the more I learned about it, the more I noticed that it couldn’t be otherwise.

Carolina Medellin can be reached at [email protected].

The Koran contains verses that protect men and women. Beth Rankin / Flickr

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which has begun the season with a 6-3 record.

“Hopefully I can do just whatever I gotta do," Roberts said. "Whether it is playing sec-

good defense and try to help the team as much as possible. On the offensive side, do whatever I can to get us some W's [wins].”

As far as the team goes, the criminol-ogy major believes the squad is really strong and can a c c o m p l i s h big things this

year.“We have a solid club," Rob-

erts said. "Our whole position players are good. From top to bot-tom we have a really good team. Pitching wise we have a really

14 Sports The Minaret | February 19, 2010

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Sports Writer

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By Kyle Bennett

Sports Editor

The University of Tampa Spartans hosted the Southern Ar-kansas Muleriders in a four game series, in what turned out to be much less competitive than antici-pated.

Tampa dropped the open-ing three games of the series, due largely to its defensive blunders.

Tampa allowed 25 runs in the four game set, but only 15 of the runs were earned. The Spartans committed eight errors combined in the three losses to SAU.

Tampa was able to salvage a game with 12 runs scored, while only al-lowing one run to cross the plate for the Muleriders.

featured a grand slam from the designated hitter, Mike Schwartz.

For Schwartz this was his third home run of the season and his 11th RBI.

Another Tampa slugger, Jared -

the year, a two-run shot. He is the team leader with 13 RBI.

UT starter John Wiedenbau-

baseball. He surrendered only one run, on a solo home run by Mul-

-liams.

Carmine Giardina and Shawn -

nings off for Wiedenbauer giving

up only four hits combined.The three Tampa pitchers

combined for eight strikeouts

Southern Arkansas batters.

a 7-9 loss, was one of the lon-ger baseball games you will read about.

The game lasted over 48 hours, due to a rain delay which postponed the game in the seventh inning.

The Spartans were down ear-

early runs in the second inning of the contest.

Tampa starter Sean Bierman, tagged with the loss, struggled in

the game. He went four innings,

-eriders in the game.

In the second game of the se-ries Tampa led, until the seventh

Two errors in the inning led to three unearned runs.

Trailing 2-7 in the eighth Tampa added four runs, bringing

Tampa fell in the third game 1-8, but only surrendered three earned runs. Poor defense led to three errors, taking life out of the Tampa squad.

Kyle Bennett can be reached at [email protected].

For Brad Roberts the UT baseball program could be the last step on his way to make it into a professional baseball organiza-tion.

The senior has been playing

baseball since his childhood and has been taking it one step at a time.

at Pasco-Hernando Community College for his freshman and sophomore years but then went onto play with Florida Gulf Coast University and suddenly he saw the differences.

“The difference is that at Pas-co it was just a stepping stone," Roberts said. "It’s a junior college and people go there basically to either get drafted or move to other universities. When I got to Florida Gulf Coast I was obviously in Di-vision I and that’s all prime-time players I guess you can say, the competition level went up because you are playing big name schools there.”

Roberts also highlighted the difference between those two and UT.

Brad Roberts

Brad Roberts Kara Wall/The Minaret

“There’s a better baseball cul-ture here," Roberts said. "I have a lot more fun playing here than I did over there [at Florida Gulf Coast]. [Here] we’re the number four team in the nation as opposed to over there where it is just an-other team, so it’s a lot more fun to play baseball here.”

The Tampa native stated that one of the reasons he decided to come to UT was because even though he played every game at FGCU he was not having a good time there and felt he needed a new setting and having Tampa as his hometown made the decision even easier.

At FGCU Roberts batted .326 with 16 doubles, two triples,

games.-

addition to the UT baseball team,

good team too. It all depends on us and if we do what we’re sup-posed to do we’ll win a lot of ball games.”

Roberts stated that he is a hard worker and continuously works on some aspect of his game and would love to play baseball at

“I’m always working on stuff," Roberts said. "In this game you can have a great day and then have a bad day, I work hard, try to do the little things, wherever I’m lacking at that time, that’s what I focus on the most.”

He continues to push himself

Roberts continued. "I pray that hopefully God gives me the op-portunity to do that. I would love

been my dream since I was three years old.”

Behind Strong Singles Tampa Takes Down No. 23 Lions in Season’s First Win

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By Kyle Bennett

Sports Editor

The University of Tampa tennis team defeated the No. 23

6-3.The Spartans faced an

to bounce back during singles play.

Molly Welsh and Nikol Williams turned in the only vi-cotry for Tampa in the doubles category.

Welsh along with Kourtney

Stark, Megan Mancini, Ally Woo-ten and Briana Ryan won their singles matches to propel Tampa to the win.

Stark, a senior, came back

back-to-back sets in the number one singles spot.

Ryan also showed poise and composure by coming from a 6-2

sets.The University of Tampa ten-

nis team will be back in action Feb. 23 as they host Eckerd.

As of Feb. 16 the Tritons have not begun play in their 2010 spring season.

Tampa will face that is not ranked in the top 25.

Tampa will need its two se-niors, Wooten and Stark, to con-tinue to play well down the stretch and lead the young Spartans.

-men on its roster, three of which are freshmen.

Kyle Bennett can be reached at [email protected]

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Tampa Freshman Making an Early Impact Sunshine State ConferenceDaniel Feingold

Sports Writer

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From “Basketball”

[Back]

Women’s Basketball Continues to Set Records; Remains Perfect at Martinez CenterBy Brenton Burkett

Sports Writer

UT women’s basketball con-tinues to set records following its most successful season ever.

The women's basketball team has now won 16 consecutive home games dating back to last season [as of Feb. 16].

The last loss at the Martinez -

ty beat the Spartans 67-63 on Jan. 28, 2009.

This streak breaks the pre-vious record of 10 games, set in 2004-05 and tied in 2006-07.

Coach Tom Jessee preaches the value of “defending the home court”, a priority which is not lost on his players.

“We put it at the top of our list each year,” Jessee said. “We can’t afford to lose at home if we want to stand a chance in this league. We think if we can win at home and then go on the road and win here and there, we can be in the thick of things every year.”

On the road, the players may eat and sleep at different times.

They leave early to get to the gym, then play the games in hos-tile environments.

The Spartans’ strategy is to start every road game as if they are down 10-0 due to their disad-vantage.

Meanwhile, the home gym brings a level of comfort. The players’ rituals – class, eating and sleeping schedules – stay the same.

shoot against a familiar backdrop and the crowd is on their side.

“Home court is a huge advan-tage,” Jessee said. “Most of that comes from the fan base. We get a lot more electricity and positive vibes from our own fans. You hear your fans chanting your name and cheering for you. That positive en-ergy can propel you over the top.”

Some of UT’s home success

which the Spartans didn’t have last year.

Jessee calls it a “huge differ-ence” because veteran players can more easily adapt to home and road settings.

“Freshmen can learn the base part of the game,” Jessee said. “But these other things, they can’t learn in one year. So it’s great to have our three seniors (Tiara Cook, Caitlyn Mitryk and Angela Guiu) out there.”

The home winning streak has nearly seen its demise a few times.

The closest scare came Feb. 6, -

time, but eventually UT pulled ahead and survived 74-67.

As of Feb. 16, the Spartans are 10-2 on the road and 4-2 at neutral sites during the home streak.

Two more home games re-main on the schedule.

They host Eckerd Feb. 17 and -

nale Feb. 24.

Brenton Burkett can be reached at [email protected].

While currently in a rough patch of a losing season, one mem-ber of the UT men’s basketball team believes it all comes down to

“We’ve been struggling late-ly," said freshman guard Callum Townsend. "We’ve been losing games in overtime, double over time; we’ve been losing on game-winning shots. We just gotta be

Despite a tough start to the new year, in which the Spartans have been defeated in overtime by three conference foes, Townsend still has faith in the abilities of his team.

“We can beat any team in our conference," Townsend said. "We just have to play the way we need

-ble of winning.”

Townsend was a standout player at Bloomingdale High School. He graduated from the school as their all-time leader in scoring as well as setting the school’s highest free throw per-centage record. Now, in just his

level, Townsend has impacted the Spartans in a big way. Through 21

games, Townsend has started in 18 and is tied for second for aver-age points scored per game, with 11.5.

Spartan, he scored four points, and added two rebounds and an assist in a loss to Florida Memorial.

More recently, in a game

Townsend racked up 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in route to an important Spartan victory.

Townsend said he feels con--

tion this season but would like to improve his game on the other side of the ball.

“Defense is basically my big-gest thought this year,” Townsend said. “I still have a long way to go on that as far as being able to guard people on this level.”

Townsend has faced some adversity in his basketball career.

school and says though it is im-proving, he is still feeling the ef-fects from the injury.

“It’s getting there," Townsend said. "It’s still sore; it still swells up a lot. You gotta rehab it a lot. [It’s] just one of those injuries that just kind of never ends. [You] just gotta keep it maintained.”

Townsend is not certain of what his biggest basketball ac-complishment is, but he hopes it has yet to come.

He is certain, however, of what he wants to bring to the team as his collegiate career progress-es.

“Whatever it takes to win games, honestly,” Townsend said. “My goal, before I graduate, is to make it to the Final Four, so what-ever I need to do to make that hap-pen.”

With an undecided major, Townsend has a few potential career paths he would like to pur-sue.

He was born in Scotland and with a citizenship in the United Kingdom, one of Townsend’s op-tions for the future is to go back to his home country to play profes-sional ball.

Whether or not he plays pro-fessionally, Townsend wants to keep the basketball theme in his line of work.

“I also am always thinking about coaching," Townsend said. "I love basketball and it’d always be something I’d want to keep in my life, so that’s always a possi-bility.”

The Sunshine State Confer-ence Tournament is quickly ap-

proaching for the Spartans. It begins Wednesday, March 3 with

be successful come March.“I think we could do very

well,” said Townsend. “I think we

tournament.”

Daniel Feingold can be reached at [email protected].

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“He probably has the most speed on our team,” Tampa head coach Richard Schmidt said. “He can come in and get on people. He’s very strong and very fast.”

Assistant coach Justin Pecka concurred, naming Graham as one of the team’s hardest

workers and the best on-ball de-fender.

The numbers back up Pecka’s claim.

appearances, Graham is second on the team with seven blocks this season.

Although basketball is a ma-jor part of his life, it's not the only thing on Graham’s plate.

In addition to athletics and academics, Graham lives off-cam-pus and works late nights.

Graham said his struggles to balance his obligations are “very hard” and he noted that he had an especially tough time during his

“It was my 8 a.m. classes," Graham said. "This semester I’m not taking any 8 a.m. classes and I’m doing much better.”

Now that he is adjusting to

desire to help bring UT a champi-onship.

After college, the accounting major said he has more lofty as-pirations.

“My [long-term] goal is to ultimately go to the NBA,” Gra-ham said. “I’ll continue to strive as long as I have two legs and I’m healthy. I don’t see myself in the 9-to-5 world.”

As Graham works hard to reach his goals, he keeps in mind

Ashton Graham making one of his seven blocks

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his inspirations: his families, both in Tampa and back home, and Je-sus Christ.

He says he would not be where he is without them.

Graham still has two years of eligibility after this season, and he and the coaching staff have high

direct and powerful.“I think I’m an impact play-

er.”

Ryan Burkett can be reached at [email protected].

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Tennis: The University of Tampa tennis team opened its 2010 season with four straight losses.

The Spartans had a tough opening to their season as UT faced nationally ranked op-ponents, none lower than No. 23.

Tampa was shut out 0-9 in each of the matches.

3‘n Out

Feb. 20 @ 2 p.m.at Barry

Feb. 20 @ 4 p.m.at Barry

>>> The Spartans broke out of a eight-game SSC losing streak as they defeated as they throttled Saint Leo 80-65. Fol-lowing a game against Eckerd Tampa will take on Barry.

No. 16 W. Basketball M. Basketball

>>> An eight-game win streak was snapped by the Rollins Tars as Tampa fell 48-61. Tampa will take on the Buccaneers before hosting SSC foe Florida South-ern on Feb. 24.

No. 20 BaseballFeb. 19 @ 5 p.m.

at Stillman

>>> Following a game against Warner, UT will travel to Tus-caloosa as they take on the Stillman Tigers. Tampa went 3-3 last week dropping them 16 spots in the latest poll.

Streak SnappedW. Basketball: The

women’s basketball team dropped its second conference game of the season on the road against Rollins

Tampa fell to the Tars 48-61.

In the contest Tampa was out-rebounded 56-44. The Tars also racked up 13 second-chance points.

The loss snapped an eight-game conference win streak

Starting Slow

Top 5 Showdown

Baseball: The Univer-sity of Tampa baseball team was able to salvage a win in the four-game set against No. 5 Southern Arkansas.

Tampa fell to the Mul-eriders 7-9 in the opening game of the series, 6-7 in the second game and 1-8 in the third.

Spartans dominated SAU behind a strong performance from starting pitcher John Wiedenbauer, en-route to a 12-1 victory.

The 3-3 weekend drops Tampa to No. 20 nationally.

See “Basketball” [15]

TennisFeb. 23 @ 3 p.m.

vs. Eckerd>>> The Tampa tennis team

-son by defeating the No. 23 Saint Leo Lions. Tampa will be in action next when they host Eckerd on Feb. 23.

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Speedy Outfielder Ends Game With One Swing

By Kyle Bennett

Sports Editor

Hard Works Pays Off; Spartan Earns Starting SpotBy Ryan Burkett

Sports Writer

Many of the NCAA’s 380,000 athletes struggle between work, academics and athletics.

Perhaps no one knows the val-ue of this balancing act more than one University of Tampa athelete, a walk-on basketball player named Ashton Graham.

G r a h a m was born in Toronto, Can-ada, on April 6, 1989.

He re-mained in the Toronto area through mid-dle school be-fore heading south to the Tampa area.

It was at Gaither High School in northwest Hillsborough County where Graham grew substantially as a basketball player.

There he played for the Cowboys under coach Dwayne Olinger, or “Coach O” as his play-ers know him. Graham credited Olinger with helping him develop one critical aspect of his game.

“Coach O taught me how to

shoot,” Graham said. “I wasn’t a really good shooter until he taught me the correct form.”

Despite standing out at Gaith-er, regional interest from colleges

Graham had a family connec-tion, however, at Franklin Pierce University, a Division II school in New Hampshire. His uncle, Je-rome Campbell, played at Franklin Pierce, which aided in Graham’s decision to give it a shot.

After just one season, Graham left Franklin Pierce and headed back to Tampa to play for UT.

“I didn’t really like [playing for Franklin Pierce] too much be-cause I didn’t get much playing

-ence with the Ravens. He appeared in a mere 12 games during his freshman year and averaged 7.3 minutes per game. Graham scored a total of 22 points that season.

Now at UT, Graham’s role

His playing time has also in-creased dramatically as he recent-ly began starting.

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run Tuesday night to give Tampa a 4-3 lead over the Warner Royals.

saw from Royals’ pitcher Kyle

Janovsky and stroked it to the -

6-3 on the season.

plate having hit 1-3 in the game

notably known for his speed on the base paths, took a waist-high fast ball from Janovsky and gave

Down 1-0, for the majority

the goose egg from the scoreboard and went up on the Royals 3-1 in

There the score would stay until Warner University added two runs in the eight to knot it at three a piece.

all for two innings or less, to get through the game.

Janovsky took the loss for Warner, although the Spartans broke open the game against Ken-dal Sherrouse.

Sherrouse went just one third of an inning giving up three runs on three hits, while also walking one Tampa batter.

Daniel Foltz started the game for Tampa throwing three innings, allowing only one run, on three-hits, the one run coming off a solo home run by the catcher Cory johnson in the second inning.

Following Foltz, Tom Meagh-er came in and tossed four innings of one hit baseball, while record-ing seven strike outs.

Although surrendering two key runs which kept the Royals in the game, Aaron Gerbasi took the win for Tampa.

Gerbasi threw two innings, allowing two runs, on two hits. He struck out three and also walked two.

The University of Tampa will be back in action on the road as they take on the Stillman Tigers in a three game set.

The Spartans return home on Feb. 24 to take on the SSC rival

-ence affair.

Ashton Graham