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<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-atlantic-universitys-potential-next-president-could-be-randy-fine-a-desantis-mad-anti-woke-warrior">Florida Atlantic University</a>’s (FAU) is in the midst of a Cinderella run in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, reaching the Final Four in its first tournament appearance in more than two decades—a historic achievement for a school that is a “mid-major” in college sports. But those feel-good vibes could be fading very soon.</p>
<p>FAU might soon be <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-is-totally-ignorant-of-why-floridas-new-college-is-so-special">the latest Florida public university</a> to potentially be run by a GOP politician. And not just any Republican pol, but a leading right-wing agitator in <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/heres-how-desantis-could-lose-every-culture-war-legal-battle-and-still-win-the-gop-primary-war">Florida’s culture wars</a> and a close ally of Gov. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-anti-free-speech-crusade-would-cancel-fox-news">Ron DeSantis</a>—state House member <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-twisted-values-of-randy-fine-ron-desantis-top-anti-disney-attack-dog">Randy Fine</a>.</p>
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Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) is in the midst of a Cinderella run in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, reaching the Final Four in its first tournament appearance in more than two decades—a historic achievement for a school that is a “mid-major” in college sports. But those feel-good vibes could be fading very soon.
