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Central Florida's young black men battle stereotypes
They are more likely to get shot, go to jail, drop out of school, end up in foster care, be abandoned by their fathers and have children of their own while they're still teenagers. Compared with other Americans, young black men have the statistical...
Tags: George Zimmerman, Prisons, Morehouse College, U.S. Department of Justice, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Another 'lost decade' for Florida's middle class?
Sun SentinelMany middle-class families in high unemployment states like Florida will likely have to struggle longer to regain the income they had more than a decade ago, according to a report released Tuesday. The Washington-based Economic Policy Institute predicted...Tags: University of Florida, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Florida International University, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Palm Beach County
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Report: 4 Florida colleges make Newsweeks's list of least rigorous schools
FloriDUHFlorida, be proud. Your colleges are ranked among the nation's best — of the worst — in terms of being the best party schools and the least rigorous institutions of higher education. Go Gators! In June The University of Florida ranked as the...Tags: Orlando, Colleges and Universities, Education, Florida Atlantic University
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Cornerstone Theatre Co. opens season with 'Good People'
A relative newbie on the Orlando theater scene has a production coming up in just a few weeks. Cornerstone Theatre Company presented its first show, William Inge's "Picnic," in April. But it has a more ambitious slate of shows scheduled for its first...
Tags: Orlando, Walt Disney, William Inge, Arts and Culture
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Report: National Average for Student Debt Rises to $26,600
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe national average for college debt rose to $26,600 among students who borrowed money to earn a bachelor's degree in 2011 from a public or private, non-profit college, according to a new report from The Institute for College Access & Success. In 2010,... -
Obama arrives in Orlando, drops by local OFA office with pizzas, works the phones
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelPresident Barack Obama arrived in Orlando Sunday evening in preparation for his rally with former president Bill Clinton at the University of Central Florida, and on the way to the hotel swung by the main Orlando office of the Obama For America / Organize... -
Report: UCF, FSU among “least rigorous” universities
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelSeveral public universities in Florida – including the University of Central Florida – have been named among the nation's “least rigorous” schools in a ranking released this week by Newsweek and the Daily Beast. Five state... -
HD 49 race: A crowded field for a diverse new House seat
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE – For proof of how demographic shifts and redistricting are shaking up the political calculus in Central Florida, look no further than the races shaping up in Metro Orlando around several newly drawn, Hispanic-populated legislative... -
Jill Biden to participate this morning in Valencia College roundtable discussion
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelJill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will participate in a roundtable discussion at Valencia College this morning that focuses on the nationally-recognized partnership that Valencia has forged with the University of Central Florida to help... -
Scholar athletes do it all, but enjoy helping others the most
They were more than 800 miles apart: one volunteering in the Dominican Republic and the other doing the same in Palm Beach Gardens. They were in opposite settings: the former on a baseball field beneath the scorching sun and the latter inside Martin...
Tags: High School Sports, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Baseball, College Sports, Sports
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Florida man charged in murder of Danville native
Associated PressNEW YORK — A University of Florida law school graduate charged with first-degree murder in the beating and strangulation of his girlfriend is suffering from “extreme emotional disturbance,” his attorney said after a court hearing Monday....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at School, Astoria
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Renters feel squeeze as apartment construction slowly picks up
Orlando-area apartments are becoming more expensive and tougher to find — a huge reverse from just a few years ago, when the hard-hit metro area had relatively cheap rents and record-high vacancy rates.
With the exception of Austin, Texas, the...Tags: Orlando, Lake Nona, Casselberry, Colleges and Universities, Lake Mary
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