Climate strikes continue with celebrity support
Sam Odom
Approximately 100,000 participants in Berlin, Melbourne and London, and 60,000 in the streets of Lower Manhattan, gathered for a global climate strike, on...
Knowledge of CBD increasing in the Lakeland area
Taylor Wilson
CBD is a new trend that has made its way to Lakeland in the past few years and is making sizable headway for...
Punk Rock Flea Market Vol: 2
Sam Odom
Swan Brewing hosted the Punk Rock Flea Market Vol: 2 on Sunday Sept. 29. The event began at 12 p.m. and ended at...
LKLD mural aims to unite the Lakeland community
Ariel Molinaro
The Lakeland Magic, a National Basketball Association G-League affiliate team of the Orlando Magic, unveiled a new addition to the RP Funding Center...
Polk Museum returns to the 19th century
Sam Odom
On Sept. 14, The Polk Museum of Art hosted an event called “Return to the 19th Century: A Night at the Museum”. The...
Polk District college fair comes to FSC
Sarah Oulman
Florida Southern College will be hosting the upcoming Polk District College Fair on Oct. 8.
The Polk County School District’s annual college fair will...
Religious exemptions for immunizations being questioned in Polk County
Vanessa Alvarez
Florida is one of just over forty states that accept religious reasons for immunization exemption, however, many question the validity behind it.
County lawmakers...
TriBeta hosts Lake Hollingsworth environmental cleanup day
Sarah Oulman
Florida Southern College’s Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) will be hosting its upcoming Lake Hollingsworth Environmental Cleanup Day on Sept. 28.
TriBeta’s first cleanup event...
Lakeland joins the Global Climate Strike
Jillian Kurtz
Lakelanders participated in a strike meant to bring attention to climate change on Friday outside of the Southgate Shopping Plaza on S Florida...
Florida Southern affected by Hurricane Dorian
UPDATE: September 1, 6:30 p.m.
The National Weather Service issued a tropical storm watch for Polk County at 11 a.m. Sunday. A tropical storm watch...
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Alpha Omicron Pi chapter closed by Nationals a week before formal recruitment
"The national office of Alpha Omicron Pi has withdrawn the Kappa Gamma chapter at Florida Southern College."
MLK Day of Impact expects large turnout
Diego De Jesus
The Simmons Center for Multicultural Appreciation along with multiple student organizations are celebrating the life of...
Students help put on PALA Qualifiers at Lake Myrtle Sports Park
Jillian Kurtz
Florida Southern students and athletes helped at the 2019 Pan American Lacrosse Association Women’s Lacrosse World Qualifiers that took place Nov. 14-17.
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