Tampa Bay: November 10, 2000
Hillsborough County news
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Low-stress test
[Times photo: Ken Helle]
Michael Silvares, 19, a sophomore at the University of Tampa, sits in the shade of a large tree by the Hillsborough River as he works on a take-home test for his class on world religions. |
Fight to end term limits not over, supporters say
TAMPA -- Voters drove a big stake through the movement to repeal term limits for the Tampa mayor Tuesday, with 58 percent saying what local voters have said before: Eight years is enough.
Pricier boot for cars adds a sock at mayor
An Ybor City parking lot owner says he will oppose any effort by the city to regulate boot removal fees.
From her dying voice came suspect's name
The slain woman's daughter relays a message to a neighbor: "My mom said Troy . . . killed her."
Residents demand patrols
Last week's rape of a woman in Copeland Park has residents fuming that police seem to have reduced their patrols.
Arson destroys vacant Tampa home
TAMPA -- A vacant house in the College Hill area burned to the ground Thursday in a fire that investigators said was started by an arsonist.
Spartan shorts
TAMPA -- Junior cross country runner Tracy Buxton closed the season in strong fashion Nov. 4 at the NCAA Southeast Regional meet in Jacksonville. She took eighth in 23 minutes, 26 seconds to place as the top finisher among Sunshine State Conference runners.
C-USA volleyball race comes down to finales
TAMPA -- If the USF volleyball team wins its final two regular-season matches this weekend, it will enter the Conference USA tournament as the top seed. And if it does, it might want to look back at Sunday's win over Tulane as the springboard.
Bulls bits
TAMPA -- Sophomore Fany Schaeffer shot a final-round 73 at the Pine Needles Golf Club in Pinehurst, N.C., and took home medalist honors with a 54-hole 3-over-par 216 to lead USF to a second-place finish at the Pine Needles Collegiate.
Artist weaves tale of loss and tribute
On Aug. 22, 1999, Christie Safos' stepfather, Robert Price, was killed by an out-of-control truck as he sat on his front porch in Tampa. From that moment her art changed. "That's when I realized: it all has to be about (the loss)," she said.
Campus calendar
EVENTS: The University of Tampa's peace volunteer center will hold its inaugural Oxfam Hunger Banquet today from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Fletcher Lounge, Plant Hall.
Transportation plans on the move
The new transportation director at USF envisions changes that will make the school "more of a 24-hour campus."
