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Tampa Port Ministries Seafarers Center

Yahn Ramos, Staff

November 21, 2016

Every year, thousands of seafarers come to the left of Tampa Bay from all around the world. Some may come from Poland, Ukraine, Russia, or even from the Philippines, Indonesia, India, China, and Mexico to name some examples. They spend lengthy amounts of time awa...

HCC celebrates Native American heritage

Josh Brown, Staff

November 21, 2016

The month of November was Native American Heritage month, and Hillsborough Community College held a Native American Powwow at the Ybor City campus. On Nov. 2, HCC invited a group of Native Americans to demonstrate their native dancing style and display pieces of art from...

Tampa Bay Lightning Fan Fest

Yahn Ramos, Staff

November 17, 2016

Sydney Dixson/STAFF The Tampa Bay Lightning are a team I love and have support...

PlayStation VR:

Jason Kruse, Staff

November 17, 2016

Virtual Reality has been an ambition since the increase of technological power. Since the 1980s, action movies have predicted the popularity of virtual reality as real life simulations. In the 1990s, Nintendo’s first attempt of VR was the Virtual Boy; a heavy red and black eye sore...

Moonlight Market in Seminole Heights

Sarah McKenzie, Staff

November 17, 2016

Moonlight Market is a local monthly event for Tampa natives. Red Star Rock Bar promotes Moonlight Market the last Monday of every month, with live entertainers and local musicians. Multiple vendors sell and display original pieces, such as clothing, artwork, jewelry, and incents. The local members...

Christmas decoration outbreak: ‘Tis the season to be jolly!

Jason Kruse, Hawkeye Staff

November 17, 2016

It is official everyone: Christmas will also be celebrated on Halloween. Christmas was once a holiday that was contained until after Thanksgiving, but like most aspects, time changes things. People would shop on Black Friday to start the Christmas economy, egg nog was stocked up...

SGA Back to School Bash

Jason Kruse, Staff

October 12, 2016

Hillsborough Community College’s Brandon Campus hosted its fall semester Back to School Bash on Sept. 13-14. The event is to welcome new students who enrolled for classes at HCC, as well as returning students who are still taking or finishing classes at HCC. A back to school bash is...

For some, it’s Bernie or Bust

Sydney Dixson, Staff

October 12, 2016

On July 27, in sunny Philadelphia, a Black Men for Bernie Sanders rally took center stage in the middle of the DNC venues. Loud and boisterous, the group Black Men for Bernie eagerly ran the rally with vigorous speeches listeners could not turn away from easily. Chanting “BERNIE, BERNIE, BERNIE” or “B...

The Beach Tampa Bay

Sydney Dixson, Staff

September 19, 2016

The summer of 2016 came to a close, but ended with a wave. From August 5th-25th, The Beach Tampa was held at Amalie Arena. It consisted of an indoor white ball pit where anyone from ages 1 to 91 could enjoy throwing themselves into the pit, only to be consumed by the balls. ...

Flavor Run 5k

Jada Jones, Editor-In-Chief

September 19, 2016

The Florida heat, and good company, created the perfect day for a fruit-flavored marathon. The fourth annual Flavor Run 5k took place in Tampa at the Florida State Fairgrounds. People from all-around the Tampa Bay area attended the event - with the option to “run, walk, skip, crawl,...