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Men and women’s track on fire at SSC Championships

FSC’s track and field team is running full speed into one of its strongest seasons in years. With new school records, a positive team culture, and rising freshman talent, the team is determined to stand out. 

Men’s basketball’s historic season ends with playoff loss

The No. 18 men’s basketball team’s season came to a close in the South Regional Semifinal against No. 3 University of Alabama Huntsville in a 97-86 loss.

After four losses, women’s basketball shoots for wins

The women’s basketball team has had an eventful new year with five Sunshine State Conference matchups over the last few weeks. During the stretch the Mocs started off 0-4, with the last three losses all being decided by two possessions, but have now found their first win of 2025 with their win over Saint Leo Jan. 18.

Men’s basketball drops two straight hyper-close match ups

The No. 8 men’s basketball team has stumbled over their last two games, going 0-2 over the stretch, tying the number of losses they had over the first 17 games of the season. 

Mocs begin season at Alabama tournament

The women’s basketball team will be kicking off their season in Huntsville, Ala. on Nov. 10.

Men’s soccer bounces back after loss to Lynn

The Florida Southern Men’s soccer team defeated Atlantis University and tied number 6 Florida Tech after falling to Lynn University on September 17. 

Recent Articles

Prof. Mike Nabors’ guide to pivoting in life & career

Professor Mike Nabors teaches at FSC about the world of sports media, an industry he’s been a part of for more than 30 years. Recently, he’s released his second book, entitled “Don’t Quit Pivot,” which aims to drive others to chase their dreams and pursue their passions.  In the book, Nabors writes, “The goal [of this book] is to pass on the idea that the ability to move from one career to something better for you is attainable for everyone.”

New Real Estate Society opens a gateway to industry networking

Interested in the real estate world? Students now have the perfect opportunity, thanks to a brand new student organization: the Real Estate Society, founded by sophomore Claudia Kaczmarczyk. Kaczmarczyk, a finance major from Chicago, started the society just a few weeks ago with the goal of giving students more exposure to the real estate industry, something she’s been involved in for the past two years.

Students receive Sheriff’s Commendation for saving Lakeland man’s life

On April 8, 2024, junior Alex McManus and sophomore Brian von Suskil planned on driving to Starbucks early in the morning to grab breakfast while they applied for classes. Thinking the coffee house would be crowded, they decided to go to McDonalds instead. This change would alter 71-year-old Terry Dennis’ life forever. “Two older guys that came in, which ended up being Terry and then his friend Fred,” McManus said. “They had sat behind us and I didn’t think anything of it. And then I just, like, my back faced them and I heard something smack the ground. I turned around and then Terry had fallen out like, coffee everywhere, he just fell out of his chair. He was lying on the ground.”

Senior named National DSP Collegian of the Year

Gracianna Campbell, a senior accounting major from Tampa, didn’t set out to win awards when she joined Delta Sigma Pi (DSP) — she just wanted to find a community. Now, as she prepares to graduate, she’s leaving with not just that,  but also the highest honor a collegiate member of DSP can receive: National Collegian of the Year (COY).

How will Trump’s tariffs impact the economy?

On Wednesday, April 2, newly named as ‘Liberation Day,’ President Trump made a historic executive order calling for a minimum 10% tariff on all goods imported to the United States, in response to what he claimed as a national economic emergency. Along with this, other countries that have large trade deficits with the U.S. will receive even higher tariffs.