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Florida struggling to decide next steps for notorious school

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After a multi-year investigation, Florida is now struggling to figure out what should happen next to a now-closed reform school that was the site of horrific acts and a supposed “rape dungeon.” Researchers from the University of South Florida presented their final report Thursday to Gov. Rick Scott and other elected officials on the closed Panhandle school. The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna was shuttered in 2011 and some former students have accused authorities of physical and…

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USF department dean sues former employee for defamation

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A tiff between USF’s head of the USF College of the Arts and a former assistant music professor continues to get heated. James Moy, the department’s dean, is suing former employee Jill Brasky for defamation of character. In a lawsuit filed in Hillsborough County Court November 17, Moy sites information in a federal lawsuit he says show she began slandering his character as early as January 4 of last year. That date is just two days after Moy recommended denying…

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USF Health closer to downtown Tampa facility, but needs to pick up fundraising pace

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An ambitious new Medical Center for the University of South Florida may be closer to reality, but school officials need to step up fundraising if they are to hold up their share of the cost. That’s the message delivered to the USF board of trustees during a workshop update Nov. 30, as the college works toward developing its $152.6 million Morsani College of Medicine/USF Health Heart Institute in downtown Tampa. As reported by LobbyTools, the new complex would replace USF’s…

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South Florida awaits fate after routing Central Florida

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South Florida had a simple goal Thanksgiving Day: Win and wait. The Bulls won, routing Central Florida 44-3 Thursday for their seventh win in eight games and now they will wait to see if they can sneak into the American Athletic Conference championship game. USF (8-4, 6-2) needs UConn to beat Temple Saturday night to qualify for the first conference title game in school history. The six conference wins this season are a school record. “To be able to play…

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FSU set to defend women’s soccer title

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On Friday, the Florida State women’s soccer team will begin their quest for a second consecutive national championship when they host the Evansville Purple Aces. The Seminoles, 14-2-4 and Atlantic Coast Conference Champions, begin NCAA Tournament play as the No. 1 overall national seed in the tournament. Should FSU make it the College Cup Finals, they could face the Florida Gators, who are the second seed in the Stanford Regional. The Gators, 17-3-1 and Southeastern Conference Champions, welcome the Western…

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Perception of college athletes undergoing change for the better

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A perception exists that college athletes, student-athletes as they are called, are in college for few reasons other than to use their scholarship as a stepping stone to a professional sports career. In some cases that may be true. Men’s basketball and football players seem to represent this point of view. A few select players are the exception, not the rule. The overwhelming majority of college athletes earn a degree within 4-6 years. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has…

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Floridians divided on expanding gambling, survey says

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The latest Sunshine State Survey data show “a conflicted populace” on the question of expanding gambling in Florida, with roughly a third wanting Nevada-style casinos and another 20 percent wanting no gambling at all. More survey results released Monday included a question on gambling: “Do you believe the State of Florida should allow casino gambling only at Seminole Tribe facilities or allow Nevada-style casinos to be built, or allow no gambling at all?” Results show 34 percent favoring expansion to Nevada-style casinos, 33 percent…

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