Samantha Kohl, 10, puts her hands around a baby leatherback turtle in Boca Raton, Fla., on July 2, 2019. (Jaclyn Kohl/Palm Beach Post via AP)Samantha Kohl, 10, and Caitlin Bovery of the Gumbo Limo Nature Center, pose in Boca Raton, Fla. (Jaclyn Koh/Palm Beach Post via AP)A baby leatherback turtle swims in the water off in Boca Raton, Fla. (Jaclyn Kohl/Palm Beach Post via AP) BOCA RATON, Fla. — Samantha Kohl is just 10 years old. She’d never seen a sea turtle hatch. But when she saw adults scooping baby turtles out of a nest at South Beach Park on July 2, she remembered what she’d learned at summer camp at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton, just north of the spot where she was putting down her towel. “Should we call Gumbo Limbo?” she asked. Then, without waiting for an answer, she grabbed her mom’s phone and made the call. Her quick thinking saved 44 of the 68 baby turtles in the nest and gave adults around her a lesson in what to do in the … [Read more...] about This 10-year-old Florida girl helped save 44 baby turtles
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Taggart’s task: Turning around Florida State no quick fix
Ralph D. Russo, Ap College Football Writer Updated 1:35 am CDT, Monday, July 1, 2019 FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018 file photo Florida State head coach Willie Taggart, center, celebrates a win with his team at the end of an NCAA college football game against Northern Illinois in Tallahassee Fla. Decades of Florida State football dominance is displayed on the walls just outside of Taggart’s office. Trophies and plaques commemorate All-America players and championship teams. Lots of them. Taggart takes responsibility for last year’s 5-7 finish, but remains confident in his plan to get Florida State back on track because it has worked before. less FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018 file photo Florida State head coach Willie Taggart, center, celebrates a win with his team at the end of an NCAA college football game against Northern Illinois in Tallahassee Fla. ... more Photo: Steven Cannon, AP … [Read more...] about Taggart’s task: Turning around Florida State no quick fix
Notre Dame’s Cameron Wynn signs with Lane Kiffin at Florida Atlantic
Updated at 8:43 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, with more information. Notre Dame's Cameron Wynn runs the ball during a home game against Silverdale Baptist in October 2018. Wynn was effective as a rusher, receiver and kick returner for the Fighting Irish during his high school football career. Notre Dame's Cameron Wynn runs the ball during... Photo by Erin O. Smith /Times Free Press. More even than the sun and surf of the Boca Raton campus, it was the high-octane offense at Florida Atlantic University that caught Cameron Wynn's attention. A two-time all-state athlete for Notre Dame High School, Wynn announced his commitment to the FAU football program and head coach Lane Kiffin on Wednesday morning, then made it official by signing with the Owls in the afternoon. A member of last season's Times Free Press Dynamite Dozen, Wynn was one of the last uncommitted college football prospects from the Chattanooga area to make his decision public on national signing … [Read more...] about Notre Dame’s Cameron Wynn signs with Lane Kiffin at Florida Atlantic
Marshall University to have 7 home football games in 2019
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Marshall University will have seven home football games next fall and play six games against opponents who went to bowls in 2018. Marshall released its 2019 schedule on Thursday. The Thundering Herd open the season at home Aug. 31 against VMI, then travel to play Boise State on Sept. 7. Marshall's other nonconference games are at home against Ohio on Sept. 14 and against Cincinnati on Sept. 28. Marshall opens Conference USA play Oct. 5 at Middle Tennessee and has its league home opener Oct. 12 against Old Dominion.Other home games are against Western Kentucky on Oct. 26, against Louisiana Tech on Nov. 16 and against Florida International on Nov. 30. Other road contests include Oct. 19 at Florida Atlantic, Nov. 2 at Rice and Nov. 23 at Charlotte. … [Read more...] about Marshall University to have 7 home football games in 2019
Top 10 Craziest Campus Stories of 2018
Here are Breitbart News’ craziest campus stories of 2018. 2018 was filled with crazy campus stories. From affirmative action discrimination lawsuits, to “dick pic” seeking professors, campuses in 2018 never failed to entertain. Here are some of our favorite stories in this genre for 2018:10. University of Georgia dean apologizes after calling then-gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp a “nice guy.” University of Georgia Dean Charles Davis was forced to apologize after he published a tweet in which he praised Georgia’s governor-elect Brian Kemp as a “nice guy.” Even though the pair attended high school together, Davis was forced to retract the praise. “I’d like to apologize to anyone offended by my tweet shout out to Brian Kemp,” Davis wrote in a subsequent tweet. “It was ill-timed and poorly written. I’ve read and learned so much from you all and will endeavor to be more thoughtful.” 9. Notre Dame students … [Read more...] about Top 10 Craziest Campus Stories of 2018