Here are the contestants for 2009 Florida Strawberry Festival queen: KAITLIN MACKENZIE ALLEN, daughter of Kenneth and Rhonda Allen. She is a junior at Plant City High School. She plans to attend the University of Florida or the University of Central Florida for pre-veterinarian studies. She is active with FFA. ...more

January 14, 2009

Six Florida colleges and universities are on the Princeton Review's list of the top 100 higher education values for 2009, with two near the top. ...more

January 10, 2009

Six Florida colleges and universities are on the Princeton Review's list of top 100 higher education values for 2009, with two near the top. ...more

January 8, 2009

Michael Witt shaves his face and puts on his best job interview outfit, a navy blue double-breasted suit and yellow tie printed with palm trees. ...more

December 20, 2008

Love cats, but take issue when the stray you started feeding brings home a passel of friends? Or worse, has a bundle of kittens? ...more

December 17, 2008

YouTube is full of math videos. After watching a couple, a psychology major says she finally understood trig equations and how to make graphs. ...more

December 12, 2008

Look closely at that mural of Christ, and you'll count 10 crosses among the clothing. ...more

December 7, 2008

Marc Taglienti vacuumed cars while an undergraduate. There was a lot of sweat and grit involved. ...more

December 1, 2008

Obscene Raises On consecutive days, Nov. 20-21, The Tampa Tribune provided information on the challenges of financing higher education in Florida from which I surmised that the quality of learning isn't likely to be resolved any time soon. Not surprisingly, it's all about money. ...more

November 28, 2008

Holiday deals may be hot, but retailers can still expect the worst Black Friday since the early 1970s, according to a University of Central Florida economist. ...more

November 27, 2008