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Anna BialkowskiEditor-in-Chief I know it’s a crazy take. For the three and a half years that I have been at FSC, parking has always been...

Sequels are being released at astronomical rates. Hollywood has become creatively bankrupt, reaching for low hanging cash grabs in the form of making a sequel to a recent successful film.

On any average night, line dancing flows with the life of boots hitting hardwood floors to a punchy country tune. People gather onto the dance floor ready to dance to their favorite song. But what if you don’t know how to line dance? 

The afternoon of Sept. 10 was drenched in a fuzzy feeling of disbelief as I sat on my couch and received a haunting text message from my mom: “Anna, he’s dead.”

Nestled right between iconic cities Tampa and Orlando, Lakeland invites visitors from all around the world with its inexplicable and unique charm. Home to a myriad of small food businesses, tons of weekend activities and a Smithsonian affiliate art museum, Lakeland has its own voice within Floridian culture.

Sept. 10 kicked off a new initiative by FSC President Dr. Jeremy P. Martin. Rather than just once a semester, Dr. Martin will be going back to FSC’s roots by hosting Convocation on the second Wednesday of every month. The hope is that more frequent Convocations will allow the student body to gather the FSC community to talk about values important to the school. 

Dr. Jeremy Martin is coming to the conclusion of his first academic year of presidency at FSC.  When Dr. Martin first became president at FSC, he made no immediate goals of change. Rather, Martin proactively made it his first step to know and understand the FSC community more deeply and profoundly. With a two major hurricanes hitting Central Florida within just a few weeks of his start, Martin faced a challenge.

Dance Marathons have happened all across the country. At FSC, the event first came to campus spring of 2023 as an initiative to raise money for children with cancer, especially supporting the Children’s Miracle Network at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. Executive Director of this initiative Chloe Lanham has helped bring Dance Marathon back to campus after a short hiatus last year.

Charley Crockett is the greatest country musician of our generation. People love to talk about how artists are snubbed at the Grammy Awards for their music. Crockett has made his way up to fame within the Americana genre, overpowering country artists who put a pop beat behind their music, like Morgan Wallen or Luke Bryan. 

Every morning, Saed Alaraj commutes from his house in Tampa to Rogue Coffee in Lakeland. Opening the door to a cozy setting with couches, a menu full of specialty drinks right over the bar, Alaraj makes his way to the back corner of the shop that is full of stacked coffee beans right from Brazil. From farm to cup, Rogue Coffee sells premium coffee beans as a wholesaler to coffee shops in Lakeland such as Foxtail and Latitude, and Alaraj explains that the coffee community is all about giving everyone the best coffee beans.