University of Tampa - Moroccan Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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Staff investiga- tors have placed their eyes and camera lenses into the far recesses and corners of the campus. Whether it’s a rousing game of full contact rugby with their grandmothers, or the trauma of a daytime soap opera (is it true Felicia is thinking about becoming a nun and Frisco has decided to get a real job?), students, upon arrival at the Uni- versity. find that college is a new learning experi- ence. The concept of ma- turing and accepting new responsibilities while away from “home” is soon realized (to the horror of some stu- dents) . Whether its cleaning the inch of toothpaste out of the bathroom sink that has been sitting for seven months, or forcing one’s self out of bed after real- izing that you have mis- sed three classes, break- fast and lunch, many students soon learn to accept these tasks in stride. It is not surpris- ing to hear at least one freshman, after coming to the conclusion that mom is not going to write an excuse, mutter that this is sooo differ- ent from high school . For the new student, the word “home” comes to be appreciated more and even takes on a new meaning during the four years spent in college learning the tools of a trade. During the years spent in college, stu- dents often claim that they live in Tampa. This is reinforced even fur- ther when the UT stu- dent can name the dates of the holidays such as Gasparilla that arc cele- brated only in Tampa. OPENING 7