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...
New unlimited meal plan offered for students
Vanessa Alvarez
At President’s Circle on Sept. 19, Director of Food Services, Tim Raible unveiled an addition to the already reconstructed meal plan known as...
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...
Citrus disease affects Florida’s orange trees
Amelia Jackson
With the disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB), spreading like wildfire across Florida’s citrus community, the need for students majoring in citrus at Florida...
Trump refuses to provide temporary protected status to Bahamas
Vanessa Alvarez
Hurricane Dorian slammed the Bahamas on Sept. 7 as a monsterous Category 5 storm, leaving 1,300 people unaccounted for as of Sept. 12...
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...
Firewall restrictions put on campus WiFi
Jillian Kurtz
Throughout the past two weeks, students have been reporting a blockage in the content that is able to be accessed through the school’s...
AGR hosts food drive for the Bahamas
Sophia Gonzalez
Florida Southern College’s Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity (AGR) hosted a hurricane relief food drive following Dorian’s landfall in the Bahamas as a Category...
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...