Tampa Bay: January 5, 2001
Hillsborough County news
Water fines rise as drought drags on
The City Council voted for harsher penalties for water restriction violators, starting with the first offense.
Prison is the next stop for bold thief of identities
After her arrest for theft and fraud, Elnetta Denise Brown kept right on taking people's information and using it to enrich herself. Wednesday, a judge gave her three years.
Bulls bits
TAMPA -- When Bill Gramatica connected on a 48-yard field goal in the fourth quarter of the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic on Christmas Day in Montgomery, Ala., not only did he lift the Gray to a 40-37 win, he tied a 16-year-old record.
Women's hoops team to begin tough stretch
The Bulls play four Conference USA games in nine days.
Spartan shorts
TAMPA -- After averaging 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2.5 steals in three games, Spartans junior forward Nichole Blair earned Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week honors.
Teacher education a team effort
USF teams with King High to help students who are considering majors and careers in education.
Campus calendar
CLASSES: USF's Division of Lifelong Learning will offer various test preparation courses starting Monday. This spring, USF will offer sections of SAT Verbal Skills Review and SAT Math Skills Review. The courses are $120 each. USF will offer a section of TOEFL to help non-native speakers of English to take the Test of English as Foreign Language in order to be admitted to their undergraduate and graduate programs. The course is $170. USF is offering several sections of the GRE in the spring term. Most graduate schools require students to take the Graduate Record Exam in order to be admitted to their programs. The courses are $207 each. Many graduate programs in business require applicants to take the GMAT- Graduate Management Admission Test. USF offers several sections of the GMAT in the spring term. The courses are $207 each. In the spring, USF will offer two sections of LSAT Skills Review. The course helps prospective law students improve their proficiency in reading, logic, and analysis skills required by the Law School Admissions Test. Each course costs $250. Call (813) 974-5201.
Advertising contest entries on display at UT
The Addy is the American Advertising Federation's award for "creative excellence in advertising."
