<p>A nice article. FSU is on the way to raising a billion and more.</p>
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"The discussion is to raise a billion dollars [for FSU]," said Barron. "Frankly, I think it should be more than a billion dollars. We certainly need it and we're capable of raising it."...Nationally, philanthropy has declined by three percent, while FSU's philanthropy increased by 32 percent in 2010.
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<p>See: Barron's</a> year in review | fsunews.com |</p>
<p>Dance Marathon is going on at FSU this weekend. This totally student run organization raised $455,000 last year during two 20 hour shifts over one weekend. TK would tape a message to play at the event, but never put in an appearance. Dr Barron was at the civic center last night for a sports banquet, all dressed up as is appropriate in the evening. He later returned in casual duds fitting of the event at 3 am with his wife. The near 800 dancers and the management team and overall committee were thrilled. He walked the floor, and looked amused to find that he arrived in time to watch the drag show contest with participants from each frat/service organization. </p>
<p>The students love that is always THERE, making visits and appearances. </p>
<p>He was in the building and easily could have visited in the evening. But he came in at 3am when morale can sometimes slide as legs get tired.</p>