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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Celebrating 100 years in Lakeland

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.

Women’s lacrosse racking up wins, men upset ranked foes after break

While the men have been dealt a poor hand, facing five ranked opponents out of their nine games played, the women have been on fire at a burning hot 10-0 set to face the No. 1 ranked team in Division II.

The evolution of safety equipment in American sports

As our understanding of sports-related injuries has grown, so too has the technology that protects athletes.

March Madness: Breaking down the unpredictability of the tournament

With both brackets featuring strong contenders, upsets, and potential Cinderella stories, experts have weighed in on what to expect over the next three weeks.

Men break several records, women grab No. 33 spot at NCAA Championships

Men’s and women’s swimming finished their five-day competition at the 2025 NCAA Division II Swimming National Championships at Indianapolis’ Indiana University Natatorium.

Men’s swim places second, women in fourth at SSCs

The Mocs completed the 2025 Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Championships at the F.A.S.T Center in Ocala this past weekend. The No. 16 men’s team finished in second with 596 points, while the No. 24 women’s team placed fourth with 383.5 points. No. 1 University of Tampa managed to grab first for both teams.

Byron wins back-to-back Daytona 500s; Preece involved in big collision

William Byron made history by winning his second consecutive Daytona 500, joining an elite group of drivers who have won back-to-back titles, last achieved by Denny Hamlin in 2019 and 2020.

Women’s lacrosse ranks No. 4 after opening game

The women’s lacrosse team opened their 2025 season with a win against the Flagler College Saints by a score of 10-8 at Berend Field on Feb. 7.

Philadelphia stops a Kansas City three-peat in dominant revenge game

The Philadelphia Eagles emerged victorious with a final score of 40-22, securing their second Super Bowl championship in franchise history by taking down the two-time reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs.

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.