The Tampa Tribune had a front-page story Oct. 22 about the large number of college students who fail mandatory math classes. The numbers are alarming because the cost to students and our universities for this failure is high. There is a better way to handle this. ...more

October 23, 2009

Florida students taking the ACT college entrance exam performed slightly worse than they did last year, and the state continues to rank among the lowest nationwide. ...more

August 20, 2009

The front entrance to the Moffitt Cancer Center is closed and visitors are being asked to enter the center via the clinic entrance after a bomb threat was called in this morning, according to a spokeswoman. ...more

June 13, 2009

Florida's high school graduation rate is among the lowest in the nation, according to a study released Tuesday. ...more

June 10, 2009

Four University of Florida students want to bring another national championship back to Gainesville. ...more

May 19, 2009

Match Day, when graduating medical students find out where they will spend their residencies, always brings surprises and tears of joy. ...more

March 20, 2009

Match Day, when graduating medical students find out where they will spend their residencies, always brings surprises and tears of joy. ...more

March 19, 2009

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March 16, 2009

Big Mistake Very interesting editorial Monday ("Air Force Proposal Shouldn't Take Flight") but sort of a major mistake. Elgin is a watch; that very large Air Force base in the Florida Panhandle is named Eglin. ...more

March 10, 2009

Students have a ways to go based on recent FCAT scores, but a renewed focus in that area is encouraging. ...more

March 5, 2009