OCTOBER 1999
FSU students in London
STUDENTS TRANSFORMED IN LONDON
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If you walk down Great Russell Street in the heart of the
Bloomsbury district of London's West End, just one block west
of the majestic facade of the British Museum, you will see a
small, circular sign at number 103. In the same style as the
signs for the antiquarian book shops, cafes and upscale hotels
that line the street hangs the official seal of Florida State
University.
The building at number 103, which dates from the 1660s, has been
home to the FSU London Study Centre for 27 years.
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Jennifer White
WOMEN ATHLETES JUST KEEP PLAYING
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It was 1977, and Florida State's women's volleyball team had
qualified to go to the regionals. The only way the team could
afford to go to the game was to use an old van, property of FSU.
So many young women were crammed into that van that one had to
sit in the runway where the door slid shut.
"I swore that would not happen again," recalled Barbara
Palmer, FSU women's athletics director from 1977 to 1985. "Why
would we put our daughters in harm's way? We wouldn't do that
to our sons."
PRINCETON REVIEW WINS GOLDEN GARGOYLE AWARD
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Weary with the championship he likes least - No. 1 party school
- FSU President Sandy D'Alemberte called a press conference in
late August to return the favor to the name callers.
He awarded the Princeton Review (no affiliation with the academically
well regarded university) the "1999 Golden Gargoyle Award
for the most manipulative, bogus research."
FOOD CRITIC, DIRECTOR OF SWISS STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAM
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He gave Chez Pierre five hats. Bahn Thai got four. He wears
three.
As the restaurant critic for the Tallahassee Democrat, an associate
professor in the department of hospitality administration in
the FSU College of Business, and an active realtor, Ashby Stiff's
life reflects his passion for variety and his devotion to his
work. Holding down three jobs is a formidable task for anyone,
let alone someone who is, as he puts it, "old as God."
Yet he insists, "If I were to do just one of those things,
I would not be as happy as I am with the three. ... My work is
my life."
FSU PANAMA CITY CAMPUS TO EXPAND WITH NEW DEAN
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Edward N. Wright, an experienced education administrator with
a strong interest in Panama City, will take over in January as
dean of the FSU Panama City Campus.
He will lead the campus during a major planned expansion.
"He has very good administrative experience," said
John Mayo, dean of the FSU College of Communication, who was
chairman of the search committee for the position.
TOP CRIMINAL LAWYERS - ON
BOTH SIDES - ARE FSU GRADS
WILLIE MEGGS
NANCY DANIELS
In the Panhandle's criminal courts, the major opponents are
two Florida State grads -
Willie Meggs for the state and Nancy Daniels for the defense.
Both graduated from FSU and the FSU law school, went to jobs
in the agencies where they still work and moved to the top. Both
say they love it.