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The line that stretched through North Boulevard on the campus of the University of Tampa could have been for a Black Friday sale. Or to see the latest pop sensation live in concert.

But this line was for President Obama, fresh from his State of the Union address the night before and kicking off a nationwide town-hall meeting tour right here in Tampa Bay.

The President and Vice President Joe Biden came to the Bob Martinez sports complex at the University of Tampa yesterday with an agenda ranging from health care to high-speed rail.

The University of South Florida Police Department will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols within our community on Saturday, December 26, 2009. This patrol will begin at 10:00 p.m. and end at 4:00 a.m. During this time, USF Police Officers will use this DUI Saturation Patrol to identify impaired drivers in an effort to keep our streets safe. Impaired drivers that are identified will face arrest and prosecution.

The Grassroots Groove radio show, hosted by James, was grooving with the awesome sounds of Juniper on Monday, November 16 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

James started off by introducing the guest DJ, Adam Huntley, who is filling in for Trey who is sick, and getting to know him a little bit by asking questions. Adam talked about how he goes to school at Hillsborough Community College and works at the Tampa Lighthouse, which is for the visually impaired kids in middle and high school. The show itself was funny and well put together. They certainly know how to make you wait for the special guest of the show. In this case the guest was a celtic folk music band called Juniper.

It started with sirens and a voice booming over the loudspeakers: “Armed intruder on campus. Stay Inside. Lock Doors.”

In a matter of minutes the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida descended into madness. Campus police and SWAT team members armed with assault rifles charged into the library demanding that every student leave with their arms raised.

While university officials have given the all clear, the Tampa campus at the University of South Florida remains eerily quiet during the aftermath of a reported gunman on campus.

This afternoon the University of South Florida in Tampa was on lock down as university police searched for a possible gunman on campus. Shortly after 1:30 p.m., an off-campus phone call was transfered to the university police department at USF. The caller reported that he had seen a man with a gun by the library on campus. Officers responded at 1:43 p.m. by conducting a search of the library and the surrounding areas for the possible gunman.

At 2:30 p.m. officers responded to another related threat at the Bull Runner bus depot near the Parking Services building on Holly Drive. One unidentified suspect was detained at the scene. Eyewitnesses report that the suspect jumped on top of a bus and told officers that he was the man behind the threat. After he had been taken into custody he claimed that the threat was a "hoax," according to a TBO report.