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Men’s Cross Country coach details his journey

“Coach Matt is the reason I am as good as I am today,” Giller said. “I think if you told me in high school that I’d be running the times I am right now, I think I would’ve just laughed. He’s a solid coach, he’s definitely a hard coach who will challenge you and work you very hard and I think that’s the reason we’ve been so successful is because of him.”

Giller named 2024 SSC Men’s Runner of the Year

Despite a short-spanned season and an ankle injury, junior Christia Giller was named Sunshine State Conference (SSC) 2024 Men’s Cross Country 2024 Runner of the Year.

Teams fight adversity of Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton made landfall as a category three hurricane in mid-October sending students scrambling to evacuate Florida Southern campus a week before fall break. That shift in plan caused by Milton not only affected the student base, but the student-athlete population, as well.

Spikeball club becomes the new trend at FSC

Florida Southern’s new Spikeball Club has quickly taken a liking to students on campus. Spikeball is the engaging game of roundnet that allows players to team-up and strategize, while also creating a positive social environment.

Four alumni Mocs head to Paris

A highly-anticipated highlight of this summer in the sports world is the 2024 Paris Olympics. This year’s summer games will feature four familiar names from Florida Southern’s past, representing three different countries at the prestigious events.

LPD officer reflects on journey to becoming FSC fixture

William Battle, III Staff Writer Always smiling, cheerful and there to give students a ride to class or simply have a conversation. A man of the...

Softball looks to maximize on remaining conference matchups and improve record

William Battle, III Staff Writer At nearly three quarters of the way through their season, Florida Southern Softball has an overall record of 17-19, and they...

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The Hallmark debate: Comforting classics or corny cliches? 

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Is Oasis Crafting Chaos? The potential flaws of the AI-based video game

Released on Oct. 31, Oasis is an AI-generated game from Decart credited as being “the first real-time AI world model.” Based on user input, the game generates its environment as users play it, similar to Minecraft but powered entirely by AI. While it’s an impressive technological feat, some users' experiences have been less than spectacular, revealing potential limitations and significant challenges.

Florida’s Book Ban and Its Ripple Effect on Public Education

Amidst controversial times, the banning of over 700 books in Florida is one of the most important topics when it comes to the future of education in the state. While it is important for there to be some limits as to what kind of content children should have access to, it is a very questionable decision made by the Florida Department of Education to outright ban pieces of literature that have been a stepping stone in the progression of writing in our country.

When is it ‘too early’ to start celebrating Christmas?

There are two types of people in the world: the ones who put their Christmas tree up before Thanksgiving, and the ones who put it up after. Of course, there is also a third type who is way too excited about the holiday and has their tree up and Mariah Carey playing by the middle of October. Is there a happy medium?

A college trio’s journey through the Lakeland music scene

Seniors Johnny Horwood, Chris Horwood and Hannah Noll have taken their original music to the stage at local Lakeland venues. The Horwood twins first started working with Noll when J. Horwood was asked by his producer’s brother to find an opener for his band. She was the first person that came to mind.