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On His First Day In Office, New FSU President Faces Student Activists

On His First Day In Office, New FSU President Faces Student Activists
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Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, debates the parental trigger bill on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla.(AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

Florida State University President John Thrasher didn't ease into his new office on Monday.

The 70-year-old former state senator from St. Augustine spent the first hour in his new position talking with a group of about 25 confrontational students who had vocally opposed his appointment and now refuse to recognize him as the school's new president.

Read more on News Service of Florida

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