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Monday, November 10, 2025

Celebrating 100 years in Lakeland

Cross country wins with new coaches 

Christopher Collins  The men’s cross country and track team got a new head coach, Matt Levassiur in May. Levassiur has been a volunteer assistant for the past three years and has been teaching high school...

Beach volleyball battles in St. Petersburg

Dakota Webb The beach volleyball season has started, and the Mocs are taking to the courts. The team traveled to Eckerd College and Stetson University for its first round of tournaments. At the Battle on the Bay...

Seats remain open in the student section

Jillian Kurtz The Snake Pit student section in Jenkins Field House was lacking in student presence throughout the 2017-18 basketball season. With an overwhelmingly higher number of adults and Sixth Man Club members compared to...

Athlete Spotlight: Kassidy Watkins, Women’s Track

Academic major: Political Communications Future plans: To attend law school and work in politics. Favorite track memory: Breaking the medley relay with my teammates. It was so fun to cheer them on during the race and...

Women’s basketball earns SSC title in post season

Reems Landreth The Florida Southern women’s basketball team ended its season with the Sunshine State Conference Champion title. The 2017-2018 Mocs join the books as the fifth team with 25 wins in one season, 25-5 (17-3...

Men’s basketball ends their season strong

Samantha Zimmerman  The Florida Southern men’s basketball team went into the post-season strong with a seven-game winning streak as they hoped to make it to regionals and ultimately the national championship. For practicing basketball at...

FSC student returns to Douglas

Hannah Kiester It has been a month since the school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, but the public is still reeling from the tragedy. To remember the victims and prompt action to prevent future school...

Mocs Play Detroit Tigers

Megan Price The words “fresh lemonade” bounce off the walls, hot dogs ooze with ketchup, the smell of sunscreen and fresh popcorn fill the air and you can hear the zing of each pitch no...

Swim Teams Prepare for SSC Championships

Erin Daugherty  The men’s and women’s swim team will be competing in the 2018 Sunshine State Conference Championships next weekend. The SSC Men’s and Women’s Championships will be held at the Long Center in Clearwater,...

Athlete Spotlight: J.J. Niekro Baseball

Academic major: Sports Communication and Marketing Baseball Position: Pitcher Future plans: Be a baseball player or work in the front office of a team. Favorite baseball memory: Going to the World Series in New York in 2015....

Recent Articles

From animation to billboard: the rise of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

Melanie DepriesterStaff Writer “KPop Demon Hunters” has quickly become a global sensation and may just be Netflix’s new “golden” child, according to Tudum, Netflix’s official...

Exploiting emotion: the price of reality TV romance

Have reality TV dating shows gone too far? I am sure we have all seen at least one reality TV dating show. From “The Bachelor” to “Love Island,” ‘Perfect Match,” etc. These types of shows tend to have high audience ratings. The question is why? Gen-Z loves these types of shows because they keep them on their toes and it allows them to be actively engaged in how the show will end.

New faces and timeless tales: FSC theatre prepares for an exciting season

After the outstanding reviews that came out of  last season’s theatre productions, the Florida Southern community can’t wait to see what the talented performers of our Theatre and Dance department have in store for us. In the next couple of months, audiences will be able to enjoy some familiar and classic productions for the start of the new semester. 

Lakeland just got sweeter with Dirty Dawg Pop Shop

Lakeland just got a little more sweeter by adding the Dirty Dawg Pop Shop that just opened on Aug. 1. They are located inside the Lakeland Ice Cream Company. Dirty Soda and Dirty Popcorn are all under the brand Dirty Dawg Pop Shop. The address is located off of 2972 Lakeland Highlands Rd. The name of the shop comes after their dogs’ names which they have special dirty sodas named after.

New professors aim to help students find meaning in their studies

Florida Southern prides itself on engaged learning and its newest professors are already embodying that mission. Whether it’s through analyzing real-world business cases, or by discovering the power of journalism, these two new faculty members share a common goal: helping students find meaning in what they learn and preparing them for life beyond campus.