The Poor Porker hosts women’s meet-up
Victoria Salvatore
Members of the Lakeland Women’s Collective and women from the community gathered together at The Poor Porker on Saturday, Jan. 19, to celebrate...
FSC alumna elected Lakeland city commissioner
Alex Zimmer
A special election was held on Jan. 15 to fill the vacant City Commissioner seat left by Michael Dunn’s resignation in October of...
Evett Simmons’ MLK Day of Impact full speech
Thank you so much.
Would you believe that April I will celebrate my 40th anniversary as a Florida Southern graduate?
Now I didn’t realize that until...
Distinguished Speaker Series returns
Peter Edgar
Over winter break, the Child of the Sun Distinguished Speaker Series (CotS) website was updated to reflect the lineup for spring 2019.
The theme...
Young vote could be key to ‘20 presidential election
Hannah Kiester
Almost as soon as 2019 began, hopeful candidates started campaigning for the 2020 presidential election.
Since President Trump’s election in 2016, there have been...
New year brings new changes to Lakeland
Jillian Kurtz
Local Starbucks to move
The Starbucks currently located on the corner of South Florida Avenue and Beacon Road will be relocated to the Southgate...
Director of Athletics Pete Meyer to step down
The Florida Southern College Athletic Department has announced that Director of Athletics Pete Meyer will step down on Feb. 24, 2019, according to a...
Nation-wide bomb threat ‘hoax’ impacts Florida Southern
Jillian Kurtz
Emails containing bomb threats to several staff members at Florida Southern resulted in the evacuation of three college buildings around 1:30 p.m....
Florida Southern walks for suicide prevention
Jillian Kurtz
As a part of a year-long initiative to raise awareness and donations in the fight to prevent suicide, Florida Southern Athletics participated in...
Orchestra, music profs discuss gala goals
Taylor Gilchrist
The Florida Southern College Music Department is preparing for the Annual Christmas Gala, which will be held on Dec. 8.
The Christmas Gala is...












