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“It was kind of Darwinian: If you’re meant to survive, you will.” –Tom Miller, associate professor, USF, College of Education, on USF’s low (six-year) graduation rate (48 percent) and the university’s track record of not providing extra support to students in need.
“That girl is beyond a beast. Let’s say beast mode – beyond beast mode. I’ll admit it. It was fun watching her play.” Miami Ferguson High volleyball coach Greg Shanower on Plant High’s 6-foot-2 outside hitter Maddie Martin.
“I don’t enjoy going to receptions a lot, but I know I have to do it.” –Gov. Charlie Crist on the perception that he might be spending an inordinate amount of time out of state raising money for his Senate campaign.
“Most painful for us is not the minaret ban, but the symbol sent by this vote. Muslims do not feel accepted as a religious community.” –Farhad Afshar, who runs the Coordination of Islamic Organizations in Switzerland, on a recent Swiss referendum that imposed a national ban on minarets.
“People are going to ask why, eight years after 2001, Osama bin Laden has never been near to being caught. Al-Quaida has a base in Pakistan. That base is still there – they are able to recruit from abroad. The Pakistan authorities must convince us that they are taking all the action that is necessary to deal with that threat.” –British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.