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Men’s ice hockey kicks-off season against ERAU

The Florida Southern College Men’s Ice Hockey team kicked off their season against Embry-Riddle on Sept. 20 and Sept. 21...

Transfer player aids men’s soccer winning starting record

Florida Southern College Men’s Soccer officially kicked off their 2024 season– the 67th season for the team. The Mocs and Coach Ashley Holmes are looking to build off of their 5-6-6 record in the 2023 season, and succeed in the SSC .

New coach ushers in a winning tradition and blue collar mentality to the Mocs...

This summer, the Mocs baseball team introduced new Head Coach Rick O’Dette.

Mocs cross country conquer several Division I teams

Both Mocs cross country teams took on the Jacksonville State University Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Alabama last Friday, battling against NCAA Division I, II and NAIA programs.

Olympic Recap: How Mocs alum performed in the 2024 Paris Games

Four alum Mocs competed in the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, being the most from Florida Southern to ever compete in the same year. With all eyes on Dylan Travis '16, Ludovico Viberti '22, Kyle Micallef '24 and Jenson Van Emburgh, the stakes to perform well were high.

Opinion: The Buccaneers have a strong chance at being successful in the playoffs

With summer in the rear-view mirror and fall in full swing, it is the favorite time of the year for millions of sports fans. Football is back. The NFL season started on Thursday, Sept. 5 with the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.

Intramurals step outside of campus for regional championships

With the start of a new semester comes the start of a new sports season, and that statement couldn’t be more true for the intramural sand volleyball league. This year the league forms 38 teams from different fraternities, sororities, clubs, department, staff and students around campus. 

New and old faces dominate court this volleyball season

The Lady Mocs walked away from FSC Volleyball Classic at George Jenkins Field House Sept. 6 with a 2-1 starting streak. They dominated their first match against American International College, winning all three sets.

Men’s and women’s cross country Kick-Off anticipates a successful season

Florida Southern College’s men’s and women’s cross country took No. 1 and No. 2 at the Holloway Collegiate XC Opener Sept. 6 on their home turf.

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.

Recent Articles

The Hallmark debate: Comforting classics or corny cliches? 

Few genres spark as much debate as “Hallmark” movies. Some viewers eagerly await the time for movies with small-town charm and holiday cheer, while others can’t stomach another minute of predictable romances. To explore the great “Hallmark” divide, two perspectives are put in place: the individual who adores these films and the other who dreads them.

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.