"Florida Polytechnic survives controversy to enroll its first STEM students"

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“You have a once-in-a-life opportunity,” director of student affairs Steve Warner told them during a welcome session last week, as sunlight poured in from the dramatic skylights in Florida Poly’s iconic main building.</p>

<p>“You took the risk, you took the chance, you believed in what we are doing,” Warner said.</p>

<p>That was no opening day hyperbole. These students are indeed making a leap.

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