Positive Politics

The University of Tampa is a thriving community. Most of the students and faculty who live and work here already know this. What some aren’t aware of, are the people who are behind the scenes, making our campus life flourish. They are the ones who ensure that our experience at this Florida college is memorable and fulfilling. These people are the Student Government.

            S.G’s. main goal is to be sure that the “student voice is heard” as it states on the student government website. With a new semester beginning the student government is excited about some new initiatives that are sure to be nice additions to our university campus. Chris McCarthy, vice president of the S.G. led the way on some of these initiatives and is excited to see how the students will react to improvements being made at UT.

            A phenomenon that is making is way into America’s supermarkets and large chain stores is the movie rental machines. The S.G. has just completed an agreement with Blockbuster to have a Blockbuster Express machine be put in the Vaughn Center. The machine will allow students to rent a variety of movies from the machine without having to travel off campus. “The agreement has been made with Blockbuster for the machine to be put in Vaughn. We are just waiting for the company to deliver it to us” said McCarthy.

            If the movie rental machine wasn’t enough for students to be thrilled about, S.G has also recently completed working with administration to bring in a car rental service right on the UT campus. This service will be beneficial for students who want to travel to see family or many nearby attractions that Florida has to offer. It also will allow other organizations to travel as a group to competitions or events. The Hertz Car Rental service is available now for all students legal to drive.

             Other initiatives that the UT student government has in progress include a fall break that would allow a “long weekend” to break up a strenuous semester. They are also working on longer library hours and a $5 t-shirt in the campus bookstore that is known to have high prices.