Author: Writing Student
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Intramurals at Florida Southern College: Where Campus Community Happens
By – Diane Wideman LAKELAND, Fla. — Under the lights on the Florida Southern College intramural fields, students gather for what has become a weekly ritual of friendly rivalry, persistent competition and unexpected connection. Intramurals at Florida Southern offer recreational leagues in sports such as flag football, soccer, volleyball, ultimate frisbee and basketball. Teams are…
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The Peace of Lone Palm
By McKinley Holding If you drive on West Memorial Boulevard you’ll come across a small, private, golf club that’s home to the Florida Southern’s mens and women’s golf team. It’s on the east side of Lakeland directly across from the Lakeland Ice Arena. As you make the turn into the road leading to the club…
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Hailey Tobler: Starting Over
By: Grace Layne Ryan When packing her bags and heading off to college at Florida Southern, Hailey Tobler wasn’t just starting a new chapter like a typical high school graduate, she was literally starting over. She was beginning once again from the ground up, to who she is and what her life will look like…
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Hannah Blake: Finding Her Stage Online and On Campus
By: Angela Revels For FSC sophomore Hannah Blake, performance doesn’t stop at the theater door, it goes into every corner of her life, including her growing presence on social media. A double major in musical theater and communication with a concentration in advertising and public relations, Blake has found herself balancing two stages: one with…
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Sidney Zhao and Paying it Forward
Written by W. Logan Schultz Lakeland, FL — “So my first week here, I had a miserable time,” said student Sidney Zhao on her introduction to Florida Southern College. “I was honestly so sad…it was the Thursday [after classes had started] and I was doing laundry and I was like, ‘I have no friends here.’…
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A Closer Look at Bans
By: Joshua Santiago Lakeland, FL — Ever since he was a kid, Erickson Bans had a love for staying active and being physical, such as doing one of his favorite activities, slap-boxing! Bans’ love for moving all the time has led to a future of playing the game he loves: basketball. While many kids may…
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New Convocation Policy at FSC Draws Both Support and Criticism
Lilyana Vasquez Beginning in the 2025-26 school year at FSC, school officials reinstated monthly convocations with a mandatory attendance policy. The change has sparked mixed reactions amongst students on the new frequency and format. The goal of more frequent convocations is to foster community ties while communicating important information and reinforcing campus values. FSC President…
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A Fall break trip to remember: Library break-ins, a lighthouse, and 460 years of Floridian history
Kaelyn Benoit On the upper northeast coast of Florida, deep in the heart of St. Augustine sits the Hotel Ponce De León. Built by Gilded Age industrialist Henry Morrison Flagler in 1888, the building was intended to be a luxury resort right on the east Florida coastline. Its hotel days, however, ended long ago, and…
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Joesph Vecchione Feature Article
By: Kayden Williams Before he ever laced up the hockey skates, Joe Vecchione had already faced one of life’s toughest battles. As a child Joe was diagnosed with leukemia, a challenge that would test his strength before he found it on the ice. “I wasn’t very old,” Vecchione said, “But obviously…
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Bringing the Beach to Campus
Alex Waite could not be prouder of Spikeball Club, one of Florida Southern College’s newest extracurriculars, already at 100 members and counting. Even on a Florida Southern College campus where extracurriculars and clubs are abundant, the newly established club has carved out its own niche. “We didn’t necessarily want to start a club but we…