A fatal stabbing on Virginia Tech campus has triggered a crisis alert system that was revamped after a deadly mass shooting there in 2007. ...more

January 21, 2009

I graduated last spring - my dorm-room food wasn't exactly up there with the kind of food I was used to back home. ...more

August 20, 2008

Werner Bloch says he led a double life. The former teacher, dormitory supervisor and tennis coach at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg had a secret habit: viewing and trading child pornography on the Internet. ...more

August 16, 2008

Former Admiral Farragut Academy teacher Werner Bloch, 41, was sentenced this morning to six years in federal prison, about 10 years less than provided in federal sentencing guidelines, after two defense experts testified he is unlikely to break the law again. ...more

August 15, 2008

When it comes to saving for college, Florida families have several options, most choosing the Florida Prepaid College Plan and the Florida College Investment Plan. ...more

August 1, 2008

I must confess I'm no great fan of George Will's writings, but in his column "Immigration Fuels American Innovation" (Other Views, June 26), I can see his point that the United States should relax its immigration laws to allow more educated people into this country. When Will sounds the clarion call to the world to "send us your Ph. D.s" (but keep your peasants home), it validates and reinforces my opinion. The point is brought into focus when one considers companies like Google, Yahoo and Intel, whose founders or co-founders include a Russian, a Chinese and a Hungarian Jew. ...more

June 28, 2008

AVON PARK — Incoming college freshmen wouldn't normally think of off-campus housing as a necessity unless they're heading to one of the larger state universities, but South Florida Community College actually has a need for it. The Jacaranda Hotel's women's dormitory was booked through the school year that ended in May, said Don Appelquist, the executive director of the SFCC Foundation. Even though 10 apartments were left for the men, he anticipates nearly all of the men's dorms will be booked as well before August. Jacaranda, operated by SFCC, houses 35 male and 35 female students who live outside of the Highlands, Hardee and DeSoto counties, even though Appelquist said an occasional student from DeSoto might prefer taking courses at the main Avon Park campus without taking the commute. Most of the out-of-district students attend SFCC to join one of the athletic teams. ...more

June 5, 2008

When sirens blared near Union University on Feb. 5, sophomore Joe Mendolia assumed it was another routine warning of potentially severe weather. ...more

February 20, 2008

The grieving officer who had just lost his wife in a river accident found the president sitting alone in the twilight of an August evening, with one leg thrown over the arm of a chair, cooling himself with a palm fan. ...more

February 17, 2008

Trinity College of Florida officials hope to submit plans this year to the county for a massive expansion to the interdenominational Christian school. ...more

February 10, 2008