Here they are: The submissions from our 2009 College Guides. Vote for your favorite below.* The student receiving the most votes wins the title CL College Guide 2009, plus a CL briefcase stuffed with movie and concert passes, CDs and DVDs and assorted CL gear plus a $500 shopping spree from CL Deals.

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Submission #1: Alex Vera | My UT: "Yes, I'm Losing My Mind"

Alex Vera

University of Tampa

Junior, Graphic Design

21, Tampa

My UT is: “The Minaret, my second home.”

Alex’s video takes viewers behind the scenes for a day (and night) in the life of the UT students who put out the school’s Minaret newspaper. Note the tempers fraying as the night stretches into morning.

(Editor’s Note: Despite any impression you might get from the photo, Alex is not UT’s Spartan mascot. We just happened to have a Spartan costume at the photo shoot, and Alex is an amazingly good sport.)

Vote for submission #1: Alex Vera | My UT: "Yes, I'm Losing My Mind"

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Submission#2: Amanda Abadi | My UT: "Where in the world is Spartacus?"

Amanda Abadi

University of Tampa

2nd Year, Masters in Business Administration (Management)

23, Detroit

My UT is: “Community-focused, auspicious, cultural and enriching.”

Amanda’s video follows the intrepid Dingo Dundee as he scours the UT campus in search of the university’s elusive mascot. Dingo goes everywhere from offices to classrooms to the John H. Sykes School of Business, where a surly student tries unsuccesfully to ignore the weird guy with the Australian accent.

Vote for submission #2: Amanda Abadi | My UT: "Where in the world is Spartacus?"

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Submission#3: Christina Erlinger | My Stetson Law: "Mind, Body, Soul"

Christina Erlinger

Stetson University College of Law

2L (Second-Year Law)

23, Seminole

My Stetson Law is: “Accomplished, studious, social and exciting.”

Who says lawyers have no soul? Christina’s video tour of Stetson proves they do, plus minds and bodies, too.

Vote for submission #3: Christina Erlinger | My Stetson Law: "Mind, Body, Soul"

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Submission#4: Chris Dvorscak | My Eckerd: "Party Time, Excellent"

Chris Dvorscak

Eckerd College

Senior, Anthropology (major), Management (minor)

21, Crystal River

My Eckerd is: “A tropical vacation spot.”

Chris is a baseball player, an anthropology major and an underwater archaeologist, so his tour of Eckerd naturally takes us to the ballfield, the dorms (where we learn something about the anthropology of party animals) and the swimming pool.

Vote for submission #4: Chris Dvorscak | My Eckerd: "Party Time, Excellent"

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Submission#5: Rebecca Wainright | My USF Tampa: "Bronze Balls & Crazy Squirrels"

Rebecca Wainright

USF Tampa

Senior, Mass Communications (Journalism/Magazine)

26, Tampa

My USF is: “Gangsta.”

Rebecca’s audio slide show reveals a campus with unexpected pockets of greenery, potentially dangerous wildlife and a well-equipped USF bull.

Vote for submission#5: Rebecca Wainright | My USF Tampa: "Bronze Balls & Crazy Squirrels"

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Submission#6: Kristina Welch | My USF St. Petersburg: "Our little island"

Kristina Welch

USF St. Petersburg

Senior, Journalism

22, Florida and Oklahoma

My USF is: “A community. And my friends and I are a family. They always make fun of me for saying that, but it’s true.”

Kristina’s video may make you wonder, between the kayaking and the courtyard and the coffee and the beer, why anyone at USF St. Pete would ever leave campus (or get any studying done). A CL intern, Kristina wasn’t content with just a video; she also wrote an essay about USF. Read it here.

Vote for submission#6: Kristina Welch | My USF St. Petersburg: "Our little island"

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Submission#7: Evan Tokarz | My USF Tampa: "Thanks, Teach"

Evan Tokarz

USF Tampa

Junior, Journalism (News/Editorial)

20, Lutz

My USF is: “The professors who teach me about myself and the world.”

For Evan, the most memorable aspect of his college experience was — wait for it — the education! And as an old-school kind of guy, he decided not to go the video route to sum up that experience but instead reported on it the old-fashioned way — in writing. Read his essay about four favorite professors, and listen to his audio slide show about them, with photos by Rebecca Wainright.

Read Evan's essay here.

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Vote for submission#7: Evan Tokarz | My USF Tampa: "Thanks, Teach"

*Voting ends Nov. 4

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