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Monday, February 02, 2004
Mortar fire and mosquitoes don't stop class - CHASE SQUIRES, Tampa Times Staff Writer
There are excuses for missing college course assignments, and then there are excuses. A mortar attack might qualify as the latter. But for Craig Michael of Brandon, unusual circumstances were the norm as he juggled course work through Saint Leo University's Internet distance learning program with the demands of military service and a tour in Iraq. Michael, 40, is one of 3,300 students obtaining degrees from Saint Leo over the Internet, university spokeswoman Doyia Turner said. The program started with 80 students in 1999 but has taken off, especially among nontraditional older students balancing life's demands with school.
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