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USF PolyTech turns to Polk commissioners for support
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Feb 22, 2012 at 6:39 AM

BARTOW, Florida -- "We're being singled out."

USF PolyTechnic's interim regional chancellor, David Touchton, and students are turning to the Polk County Board of Commissioners for support. Touchton says, "Recent legislation would leave us dead in the water. We would not be able to...more recruit faculty if we do not know if we will exist."

"If this bill is signed, it will create educational refugees displaced due to some political head butting," says Damon Dennis, 21, student body president at USF Poly.

PolyTechnic students say their education is in limbo. "They keep telling us it's going to be OK. We don't feel it will be OK," says Cecilia Rodriguez, 21, student.

Touchton warns commissioners $103 million in cuts would cripple the university and Polytech's immediate independence as the 12th university would come at a steep price.

"That would trickle down the I-4 corridor with a negative $700 million economic impact," he says.

He
Bartow, Lakeland

Classes resume after bomb threat at PolyTech campus
Feb 22, 2012 at 10:55 AM

Lakeland, Florida -- Polk deputies say nothing suspicious was found after a bomb threat was called in at the USF PolyTech/Polk State College campus in Lakeland on Wednesday.

The schools -- which share the same campus -- were evacuated for nearly two hours after the threat was called...more in.  Classes have since resumed.

Polk deputies say they received a bomb threat on campus several weeks ago, but nothing was found that time, either. Even though the threats are usually fake, officials must take the precautions needed and search the area every time.

Polk deputies say a person who calls in a hoax bomb threat can be charged with a second degree felony.
Lakeland

Bomb Threat: USF Poly Tech in Lakeland evacuated
Feb 22, 2012 at 9:11 AM
USF Campus Police just issed an alert to students asking them to avoid the area, that there is a bomb threat at the campus, and the campus has been evacuated. Keep checking back here and we will update you as this develops.

USF Polytechnic students fear split from USF
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Feb 21, 2012 at 9:26 PM

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Attending classes at USF Polytechnic in Lakeland is a family affair for Sage Stevens, his wife, and baby girl. Stevens says, "Me and my wife both are studying business. We're both marketing majors and we already have to juggle child care."

He adds, "Sometimes in...more between class I push the kid around the campus and she comes out of class and we switch off. That will be impossible for us to do going to Tampa."

Sage is set to graduate in the summer after completing one summer school course. He says he worries whether or not summer school courses will even be offered at USF Polytechnic.

Senator JD Alexander has pushed for independence for University of South Florida Polytechnic, which has 4,400 students. He wants to make it the state's 12th university, but the University of South Florida opposes the idea which if approved would split USF Polytechnic off from USF immediately.

Polytechnic students feel that their education is in
Lakeland

Rutgers faces tough task in Big East bout with No. 10 Marquette
Feb 22, 2012 at 8:24 AM
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will try to stop
the bleeding as they head to the Bradley Center for Big East Conference action
with the 10th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles.

No. 12 Florida beats Auburn 63-47, loses Yeguete
Feb 21, 2012 at 9:02 PM
Florida forward Will Yeguete limped across the floor, and then motioned to the bench.

Women less likely to get immediate heart attack treatment
Feb 21, 2012 at 6:47 PM
Women having heart attacks are less likely than men to get immediate treatment and more likely to die in the hospital, says a groundbreaking new study that tracked more than 1.1 million patients.

No. 12 Florida clamps down in second half, beats Auburn
Feb 21, 2012 at 6:03 PM
Kenny Boynton scored 20 points and No. 12
Florida pulled away in the second half to beat Auburn, 63-47, on Tuesday.

NCAA Game Summary - Auburn at Florida
Feb 21, 2012 at 6:01 PM
Gainesville, FL (Sports Network) - Kenny Boynton scored 20 points and No. 12
Florida pulled away in the second ...

The Mission has Begun!!
Feb 21, 2012 at 9:20 AM

Lakeland, Fla. -- The weekend weather was mostly overcast and humid as the Raiders began their 2012 Championship Mission. On Feb. 18, Bonny Park hosted the Raiders opening days of training camp where 40 men vied for a spot on the 2012 Lakeland Raiders Arena Football roster. Many of them...more preparing months in advance for the chance.
Under the watchful eye of Head Coach Michael Mink and his coaching staff, the men were put through conditioning drills, team drills, and a variety on in game scenarios to see where physically and mentally these athletes were in comparison to others. All of them coming from various experiences ranging from playing college football to professional football.  
Florida State, Iowa, LSU, Miami, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, South Florida, North Dakota State, Missouri Valley College and many others are just a few of the colleges some of these aspiring athletes previously attended. Many players are also local Polk County products, as well as Hillsborough
Bartow, Winter Haven-Lake Wales, Lakeland

Tigers meet Gators in Gainesville
Feb 21, 2012 at 7:45 AM
The 12th-ranked Florida Gators will try to
remain in second place in the Southeastern Conference standings as they host
the Auburn Tigers in a league battle at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.

Lakeland teen shot in head dies
Feb 21, 2012 at 7:44 AM

Lakeland, Fla. -- The 17-year-old Lakeland teen who was shot in the head Saturday night died of his injuries Monday afternoon, according to the Lakeland Police Department.

On Monday, police interviewed those who were at the home at the time of the incident on Jewel Avenue, but have...more not released any information yet at this time.

An autopsy has been scheduled and police say the final investigation is pending based on the results.
Lakeland

Pastor found dead, 5 months after church shooting
Feb 21, 2012 at 7:05 AM

LAKELAND, Florida (AP) - A Florida pastor was found dead in his home five months after a shooting at a central Florida church that also wounded another pastor.

Polk County Sheriff's officials say a friend became worried last week after he hadn't heard from 65-year-old Rev. Carl...more Stewart. He found Stewart dead.

The Ledger of Lakeland reports prosecutors are waiting on autopsy results to decide whether to file murder charges against 57-year-old Jeremiah Fogle. The medical examiner's office said Monday that an official cause of Stewart's death hasn't been determined.

Photo Gallery: Lakeland Church Shooting

Stewart and Rev. William Ross were injured in a Sept. 18 shooting at a Lakeland church. Authorities say another minister disarmed Fogle, who was arrested. Deputies found Fogle's wife dead in their home.

Stewart was shot in the head, shoulder and back.
Lakeland

Genshaft, Alexander meeting ''productive,'' but secretive
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Feb 20, 2012 at 4:42 PM

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - After holding their first face-to-face meeting since a falling out last fall, USF President Judy Genshaft and State Sen. JD Alexander, R-Lake Wales, then held their tongues in speaking to the press.

Genshaft, flanked by USF Trustee Brian Lamb and USF's Director...more of Community Relations and Hillsborough County Commissioner Les Miller, said the meeting was "productive" and the two sides agreed to share new numbers this week.

USF faces a proposed 58% cut to its 2012-2013 budget, the steepest cut of any university.  But Alexander, who proposed the Senate's budget, says Genshaft was helping him come to a better "understanding" of the university's needs.

Several legislators tell 10 News it's the first step to a compromise where USF's proposed funding would be partially restored and Alexander could get help in making USF-Polytechnic in Lakeland the state's 12th university ahead of the Board of Governor's 3-to-5-year
USF-Temple Terrace, Lakeland

Did college student predict JD Alexander's actions?
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Feb 20, 2012 at 3:38 PM

SARASOTA, Florida -- The proposal to cut the University of South Florida's budget by 58% has shocked a lot of people in the Tampa Bay area, including community leaders.

But not one particular student.

In some ways, Michael Long, a sophomore at the New College of Florida, saw...more this coming months ago.

"I knew it was going to get spicy," he said Monday.

Long, the lone student on the Florida Board of Governors, called out Sen. JD Alexander (R-Lake Wales) during a November meeting, where the board was debating whether to make USF-Polytech an independent school.

Long warned Alexander might play a drastic card.

"I do not feel very well represented by JD," he said, "he told me personally that he would quit fighting for higher education if he didn't get what he wanted on this issue."

Long says he had no idea a massive budget cut would be put on the table, but he could tell the senator may use his power.

"I did feel
Sarasota, USF-Temple Terrace, Lakeland