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The Student Voice of Florida Southern College

Firewall restrictions put on campus WiFi

VOL. 134, NO. 2

AGR hosts food drive for the Bahamas

Sophia Gonzalez Entertainment Editor

Senior Bartus Taylor uses the Internet that the school provides to complete his schoolwork.

Jillian Kurtz Co-Editor in Chief Throughout the past two weeks, students have been reporting a blockage in the content that is able to be accessed through the school’s WiFi. Florida Southern College has a bulk account through Spectrum Busines for their wireless services. The plan that the school provides users with is on Spectrum’s “fiber-rich network” which “supports more connected devices,” according to the Spectrum website.

“We were trying to block some more general pornography and that type of thing, but it had an impact on YouTube and as soon as we found that out, we changed the settings,” Assistant Vice

Photo by Jillian Kurtz

President of Technology John Thomas said. “The one that was reported to us was a political speech and the speech was okay, but it was blocking the comments.

We don’t want to block that stuff.”

Atley Brown is a junior Musical Theatre major and has experienced blocked websites on the school’s WiFi. She looks up specific repertoire pieces for herself and has not been able to reach some “riskier [risqué] Broadway videos or explicit songs.”

“The WiFi on campus is extremely frustrating,” Brown said. “We pay a lot to be here and need the internet to be able to do our assignments. With the blocks I am unable to have everything I need for research and also just living my life.”

When trying to access urbandictionary. com, an error that pops up is a “Fortinet

secure DNS service portal” error. Fortinet is a cybersecurity company that markets network security to the “digitally evolving higher education industry.”

After being brought to Thomas’ attention, the Southern recieved a follow up from Thomas stating that the classification of this site has since been changed and is now accessible through the network.

“We do block very very little on the firewall because we try to keep it as open as possible,” Thomas said. “The one main area where we block stuff is what’s called BitTorn, which is historically used to download stuff illegally.”

Thomas has requested that if students find a website that is being blocked, to send him any information and he will look into the problem.

on the council for three years. Whether recruitment is formal or informal, it is just part of the process.

“My biggest concern is making sure freshmen remain safe between recruitment periods,” Hill said.

Sigma Chi president Max Giard said fall recruitment is more laid back since there are not as many people going through recruitment. He said this semester’s recruitment class will be smaller, but spring could bring 20 or more people.

looking for people who will be a positive influence on the chapter and meshes well with the brothers.

Pi Kappa Alpha President Paul Cribbs said the fraternities are looking for people who may have already gone through the recruitment process, and may not have found their “fit.”

“We are looking for hard-working young men who have a passion to improve themselves and others around them,” Cribbs said.

Alex Bruner, Theta Chi’s president, said spring recruitment gives the organizations more time to get to know the guys who will be going though spring recruitment and vice versa. Bruner said that fall recruitment feels less structured, which can be good and bad.

“On the one hand, it makes things feel more natural,” Bruner said. “On the other the structure can help facilitate those connections.”

Fall recruitment events are posted on Engage. For any questions about fraternity fall recruitment email fscifcpresident@ gmail.com.

Florida Southern College’s Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity (AGR) hosted a food drive following Dorian’s landfall in the Bahamas as a category five hurricane.

They collected canned food items, cases of water, and boxes of soap, which they delivered to the Lakeland Airport on Sept.

11, in an effort to send supplies to people in the Bahamas affected by the hurricane.

AGR asked people to drop off supplies at FSC on-campus house, inhabited by multiple AGR members, located in Frank Lloyd Wright Way. Although, they don’t know the amount of items that they collected, their front porch was stacked full of water bottle cases, which blocked the view of the front door, and the living room of the house was also full of supplies, making it hard to walk around the house.

“It was just kind of an idea we came up with last minute,” AGR’s Bennet Rodriguez said. “We didn’t see anyone else from the school who was doing it, so we did it.”

Although this event isn’t related to their philanthropy, according to Rodriguez, AGR is thinking about hosting events similar to this one every year.

“I’m from Fort Lauderdale, so I do know a lot of people who are from the Bahamas, who travel to the Bahamas,” Rodriguez said. “A lot of my friends have gone over to help out people over there, so I see their snapchats and their instagrams and it’s wrecked over there.”

Fraternities hold deferred fall recruitment

Abby McHenry Features Editor

Florida Southern fraternities hosted fall recruitment events this past week and will continue into this weekend with three events for each fraternity.

Recruitment is deferred in the fall this year, while regular recruitment will be held in the spring. Freshmen cannot receive bids for fall recruitment, but can come to the recruitment events and join in the spring if they wish.

Interfraternity Council President Senior Nelson Hill said each fraternity can host up to three recruitment events and every fraternity is participating. In the spring, fraternities are able to host up to five events.

Anyone can attend Greek events whether recruitment or philanthropy week based.

Hill said transfer students and any students that have a semester under their belt are eligible to accept a bid.

Hill said recruitment for him is just routine at this point because he has been

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“I love seeing the new guys around and love teaching and sharing the values and disciplines I hold so close to my heart.”

- Max Giard Sigma Chi President

Giard said he is excited to grow his brotherhood and will be happy with whatever number of pledges the chapter ends up getting. He said the chapter is

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NEWS

BRIEFS FSC’s monthly farmers market Florida Southern held its first farmer’s market of the semester on Sept. 11. There will be another chance to grab produce on Oct. 9, starting at 11 a.m.

The market has many fruits and veggies, including strawberries, avocados, pineapple and more.

Tribeta Climate Strike On Sept. 20, FSC’s Beta Beta Beta will be attending a climate strike in Tampa at 4:30 p.m.

People all over are participating in events like this to raise awareness towards the changing climate situation. Students are encouraged to particpate.

The Immigration Experience On Sept. 30 at 5:30 p.m., the Multicultural Student Center is hosting this event in the Snake Pit in which real stories from faculty, staff and students will be shared regarding their immigration experiences.

“Moc” Tail Networking Hour The Office of Career and Continuting Education is hosting an event to allow students to communicate with local employers. The event will take place on Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. To attend this event, students will need to RSVP. More information can be found on Engage.

Presidents Circle and Senate Presidents, senators and SGA will be meeting on Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. This event is open to all students and will be located in the Hollis Room. Here, students can voice their concerns with SGA, President Kerr and the heads of various departments.

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Hurricane Dorian impacts college calendars Taylor Wilson News Editor Hurricane Dorian was originally projected to hit Florida Southern as a Category 5 hurricane, with a likelihood of increasing in strength. FSC’s first move in response to the weather projections was to cancel classes for two days. With quickly changing patterns, the school announced that the entire week, Sept. 2 through Sept.

5, would be cancelled.

After being built up through the news, Hurricane Dorian ended up shifting to where a majority of the state of Florida did not experience devastation. Students were left with a week off of classes and now must deal with the consequences of lost time.

By losing a week of classes nearly every course is effected. Assignments, projects and lessons all must be rearranged, squeezed in, or skipped over. With this, students are at risk of losing content from their courses that are vital. A way to combat this - Saturday classes.

As soon as classes were back in session, professors began sending out emails detailing what the next move would be for the semester. Deadlines were pushed and syllabi were updated for the week off.

Come Monday, Sept. 9, students, faculty and staff went back to their normal routines that had been interrupted. Slowly, but surely the changes for each class and calendar were put into play.

Jasmyn Coleman is one student who has had to adjust her calendar because of the hurricane break.

“I potentially have two Saturday classes

in the upcoming weeks,” Coleman said.

“I had to cancel plans I made a month ago because I didn’t want to miss making up one of my classes that is crucial to me completing my degree.”

One of her Saturday classes is mandatory and students who missed the make-up day would see a reflection of that in their gradebook.

“The class is three hours long and is being offered in two different sections,” Coleman said. “We are going over an entire chapter from our curriculum and I know I can’t miss that.”

Some professors on campus found alternative solutions to Saturday classes.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Jarrod Eubank said, “I know for Hurricane Irma, we did have at least one Saturday course, but for this hurricane I actually used a couple of different methods.”

“For General Chemistry, I just moved everything (e.g., exams, quizzes) back 1 week, and will try to trim as we go and then, if we run out of time, cut some information that we typically cover at the end of the semester as needed,” Eubank said. “For Organic Chemistry, we kept the schedule nearly the same, having the students watch videos on the would-be lectures over the break and kept the same pace, only moving Exam 1 back one class period, but keeping most of the rest the same.”

The Nursing Department stayed ahead of the game by already having make-up days planned out, in the event of a hurricane break.

“Nursing students in clinical courses will have to use scheduled makeup days to complete the hours missed last week,” Dr. Linda Comer, Dean of the School of

Nursing and Health Sciences said.

The academic calendar was not the only FSC calendar that was altered because of Hurricane Dorian. There were also slight adjustments made to the activities and athletics calendars.

Florida Southern Athletics had to cancel all home athletic events for the week, but were able to reschedule the opening of Volleyball, Men’s Soccer, and Women’s Soccer seasons on Sept. 6. As Hurricane Dorian shifted, scheduling updates were made.

Despite the break, the Association of Campus Entertainment kept the ball rolling. They kept a majority of their events and meetings in place, so that students who stayed on campus had activities. The Silent Disco was scheduled for right before the break began, but still had students attend.

Amy Wieleba, the Director of Southern Cinema, touched on how ACE’s calendar was affected.

“We had to move our first Ace meeting, which was scheduled during the break.

We were able to hold the meeting after everyone got back, so it was okay,” Wieleba said.

The announcement for Southern Takeover also was pushed back, as it was originally going to take place at Convocation. Instead, the artists were announced at the Welcome Back BBQ. In light of the projections for Hurricane Dorian, Florida Southern and central Florida were spared from possible damage and students were able to take a week off and enjoy a “hurrication.” The academic, sports and activity calendars all had to make some changes, but these remained minimal.

Amazon rainforest faces devastation from wildfires

Vanessa Briana Staff Writer

“Hello, planet! Wake up! Without the Amazon, you can’t breathe!” echoed throughout the streets as Brazilians mourned the ongoing devastation in the Amazon Rainforest.

Coverage on the wildfires began around Aug. 15 and since then, sparked worldwide conversation regarding preservation of imperative ecosystems. Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research reports the number of wildfires increased by 80 percent in the last year with over 72,000 fires in Brazil; 9,000 taking place in the Amazon basin.

Nearby cities are experiencing the effects of the flames so much that “the smoke from the fires has created very poor air quality, triggering asthma attacks and creating health problems and breathing difficulty, especially in children,” Professor of Biology Dr. Eric Kjellmark said.

Climate change is a component in the spread of the wildfires, however, deforestation appears to be the root cause. Portions of the Amazon Rainforest are utilized for agricultural purposes, specifically cattle ranching, soy plantations and harvesting timber. Farmers employ a burn method to clear mass amounts of land and unlock the nutrients within the soil to being working. Between this and the ongoing dry season, fires continue to build and rage through the rainforest.

In terms of climate change, Kjellmark said, “plants and especially trees absorb and store carbon from the atmosphere.

As forests are cleared, they add carbon

dioxide back to the atmosphere. Forest loss is a major contributor to atmospheric CO2. We need to be increasing forest cover, not decreasing it.”

Political factors also appear to be in conversation in regards to the progression of these wildfires. In his goal to advance

Photo courtesy of National Geographic The dots on this diagram represent where the fires are throughout the Amazon Rainforest. the economy, Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro desires to open the Amazon for more agriculture and mining work. Historic deforestation continues to take place during his term as he strips regulations for

protected areas and cuts environmental agency budgets by 24 percent.

After admitting the lack of resources Brazil had to stop these “criminal fires,” the nation’s president declined a $22 million offer of assistance this past weekend at the G7 Summit.

When asked about this decision, Bolsanaro’s chief-of-staff Onyx Lorenzoni told Globo.com, “Thanks, but maybe those resources are more relevant to reforest Europe.”

Being the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon Rainforest houses 10 percent of biodiversity, 15 percent of freshwater and gained the title “lungs of the world” by supplying 20 percent of oxygen in the world. Understanding the significance of this ecosystem, many question why this tragedy lacks persistent news reports.

While discussing the lack of coverage in comparison to the fire at Brazil’s National Museum, Kjellmark says, “Many rare artworks, archaeological artifacts, and museum specimens were lost forever. This captured worldwide attention. It may not be as old as the original, but it can be remade. We cannot so quickly restore lost forest, and we can never re-create a lost species.”

Despite the lack of coverage, people around the world continue to urge the community at large to support the preservation of the rainforest. Florida Southern senior Bethany Blevins suggests donating to a variety of preservation sites including the Rainforest Action Network, Amazon Watch, and One Tree Planted.

Blevins also says, “Instead of using Google, use Ecosia.org. This search engine plants a tree for every 45 searches that you make.”

3 The Southern SEPTEMBER

20, 2019

ENTERTAINMENT

New Netflix original film reminds about ‘Falling Inn Love’ Sam Odom Staff Writer Netflix has been reviving the romantic comedy the past couple of years, releasing hits such as “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” “The Kissing Booth” and “Set It Up.” The newest rom com to be released is “Falling Inn Love.” As this punny title indicates, the audience is in for a cheesy and romantic ride.

Personally, I love a good rom com.

I grew up watching Drew Barrymore and Katherine Heigl star in summer blockbusters that shaped how I saw romance, and I became familiar with the machine-like consistency of the plot-lines, so when I saw the teaser for “Falling Inn Love,” I was excited because the movie looked like fun. Did I know how it ended before it even began? Yes, I did, but that’s all part of the fun!

“Falling Inn Love” follows the story of a young woman named Gabriela Diaz who lives in San Francisco. Smart, beautiful, in a relationship and a successful business woman, she seems to have it all. That is,

until the company she works for suddenly goes under, and she breaks up with her boyfriend due to a lack of commitment.

In a wine-drunk haze she signs up for a “Win-an-Inn” contest in New Zealand. She wakes up in a daze, and what do you know, she wins. Gabriela decides that she will use the Inn as a bed and breakfast and make an income that can be used to achieve her dreams: create affordable solar-powered green housing.

One traveling montage later and Gabriela Diaz is in New Zealand to see her beautiful new Inn. Only, the Inn is in complete disarray, the only resident is a goat, and she keeps running into an annoying man named Jake Taylor.

Can you guess who the love interest is?

Anyways, Gabriela takes this setback in stride and decides to fix up the Inn. She enlists some help, and lo and behold, the only contractor in town is Jake. Eventually they decide to become business partners, fixing up the Inn together and splitting everything 50/50. Gabriela quickly becomes friends with the locals, and her and Jake grow increasingly close as they

rebuild the Inn. Overall, the film was exactly what I grew up with. We watch the woman lost in her career and love life slowly find her passion and a boyfriend. We also have a best friend who is there to say exciting things like “I think Jake is keen on you,” as well as an ex-boyfriend who never listens and pressures Gabriela to eat salad. Then we have the perfect man who hates salad, is not afraid of commitment and loves to sing along to crazy songs on car rides. All of these concepts have been used before.

This movie was just like any other rom com I grew up with, except it had virtual reality, Lyft and an iPad. “It’s a cheesy, predictable Hallmark channel version of ‘Fixer Upper,’” junior Stephanie Hansen said.

This movie is exactly what it looks like: something to do with your friends on a Friday night. I recommend this movie to anyone who appreciates cheesy romantic movies.

Will Gabriela and Jake end up together?

You could probably guess, but you’ll never actually know unless you watch it.

Taylor Swift goes back to her roots with her ‘Lover’ album Elisa White Staff Writer After months of Easter eggs, Instagram trolling and four lead singles, Taylor Swift’s latest album was released on Aug. 23. In many ways, the album feels like coming home.

Lover arrives two years after Swift’s 2017 release, Reputation. Where Reputation was snakes and revenge and anger and the “Old Taylor Swift” being “dead,” Lover returns to what Swift has always done best: confessional pop songs about being in love.

The album begins with the upbeat “I Forgot That You Existed,” which is undoubtedly a dig at least one of her rivals—ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris or Kanye West, who interrupted her during an acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

From the opening track, a new tone is set: this will not be an album about the people Taylor Swift doesn’t like; be prepared to be disappointed if that’s what you’re looking for.

Instead, as the album heads into its

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“I really think it’s my favorite. I love this album so much, and I’m so happy you love it too.”

- Taylor Swift

title track, “Lover,” a theme that’s new yet familiar emerges: this will be an album about what Taylor Swift loves. And it is. Lover, which is also the name of one of the album’s lead singles, paints a picture of a love that will last as Swift sings “I’ve loved you three summers now, honey, but I want ‘em all.”

Online, fans speculate that most of the work - including “Lover” - is about Swift’s current boyfriend, Joe Alwyn.

The self-written “Cornelia Street” certainly is, as Swift was living on Cornelia Street in New York City in 2016, the year she met Alwyn. In it, Swift sings, “And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends / I’d never walk Cornelia Street again.”

The album feels like quintessential Swift - filled with elements and lyrics and moments that long time fans have grown accustomed to. There’s a heartbreaking guitar ballad about her mother’s cancer that features the Dixie Chicks (“Soon You’ll Get Better”), a brutally honest break-up song (“Death

By A Thousand Cuts”) and an honest piece about some of Swift’s greatest insecurities and weaknesses (“The Archer”).

All of these themes are trademarks of Swift - she’s managed to continue writing about them without her lyrics ever growing tired. So though Lover is new, it feels like an extension of her 2014 release, 1989, which won Album of the Year at the 2016 Grammys. Like 1989, It’s both lyrically and musically ambitious. It features songs that read more like stories. She is clearly back in her element. Reputation, while statement-making and performative, lacked the same heart on her sleeve that Swift had worn so well for so many years.

Even more, what makes Lover such a delight for me is the sense you get while listening that Swift loves her album, too. It’s her most joyful album by far, and it appears to mark a shift in Swift’s career.

At a release day mini-concert performed at the Sirius XM Headquarters in Manhattan, Swift said, “I really think it’s my favorite. I love this album so much, and I’m so happy you love it too.”

WHAT’S NEW Hustlers Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo and Cardi B star in this movie based on Jessica Pressler’s novel “The Hustlers at Scores.” After an economic crisis decreases their profits, two strippers begin to steal money from their Wall Street clients.

It Chapter Two Pennywise returns to the town of Derry, Maine 27 years after his defeat by the Loser’s Club. The childhood friends have separated as part of growing up, but when people start to disappear, Mike Hanlon calls his friends back together to face Pennywise once more.

Joker This movie will be premiering on Oct. 8. It will be moving away from DC’s rendition of the Joker as Director Todd Phillips captures a Joker without Batman. Arthur Fleck turns to a life of crime in Gotham City as he begins to slowly sink into insanity after a failed career as a comedian.

Photo courtesy of Creative Commons Taylor Swift on the red carpet at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in 2019.

The concluding track on Lover, “Daylight,” is another self-written song about Swift’s relationship and current outlook on her life. The final line of the song, and of the album, isn’t sung, rather, it’s spoken.

In a moment of honesty, Swift says, “I wanna be defined by the things that I love, not the things I hate… I just think you are what you love.” It’s a beautiful sentiment, and one that marks a new era.

For many years, Swift’s life has been marked by Twitter fights, legal battles, and rumors about her private life.

Where Reputation reclaimed all these things, Lover throws them out entirely.

Instead, Lover insists that Swift will now only give room in her career to love. Whether that means more pink album covers or a more quiet life, Swift is certain to arrive there in the way she always has: beautifully.

Lover was released by Republic Records.

Unbelievable This is a limited series on Netflix based on the true events of 18-year-old Marie, who was charged with gross misdemeanor after she was found to have lied about being raped. In the Netflix rendition, the woman is called Marie Adler, and after she is accused of being raped, two female detectives investigate a series of attacks that share similarities with Marie’s testimony.

Hollywood’s Bleeding Post Malone released his new album on Sept. 6. The album opened at number one on Billboard 200. Songs off his album also dominated the Rolling Stone 100, taking nine out of ten of the top spots.

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OPINIONS

First-year student reflects on orientation highs and lows Merlanee Johnson Staff Writer

Over 700 freshmen walked onto the Florida Southern College campus with different expectations on August 17. What a rollercoaster, Freshman Move-in Day! There were some ups and some downs, but, overall, it was a smooth ride.

As an incoming freshman, I had never been around so many people at once, and it was so overwhelming. You could feel the nervousness and excitement in every person starting their new adventure here.

Like almost every big event, there are always positive and negative aspects that resonate within a diverse community. What I mean by this is that everyone received these events differently and whomever participated formed their own opinions about what had happened.

Gabrielle Hudson, a freshman biology major, smiled as she talked about the welcoming nature of the volunteers and upperclassmen.

“We had the carts that helped move us into the dorms,” Hudson stated. “And everyone who helped bring our stuff in was really sweet.”

One of the things I noticed most about move in day was that everyone genuinely wanted to help. People made the effort to be helpful in getting whatever needed to be done. Sure, all the students needed to be moved in as quickly as possible, but the day was set up to make all the commotion go smoothly.

During our short interview, Hudson

Photo courtesy of FSC Southern Archive, by Natalie Barton

For move-in day, the college rents extra golf carts and trailers to assist students with their belongings. also spoke about the technology service available that day.

“People still haven’t helped with the cable even after they had been contacted multiple times,” Hudson added. “There was just not enough tech assistance in general, that day.”

It’s understandable that not everyone could be reached at one time and eventually we got an email from the tech service saying how the servers were down that entire weekend. What I don’t understand is that even after the weekend is over, why aren’t they on top of their game? And were there any restrictions on why they could not get to everyone?

When I reached out Rinker Technology Center about this issue, John L. Thomas,

Assistant Vice President of Technology and CIO, responded diligently.

“The cable TV boxes are actually handled by Student Life/Residence Life, so I do not want to respond for them. There is no other technology equipment that we distribute to students,” Thomas said. “We have staff in all the new student residence halls to assist with connecting devices to the network during moving.”

After reading his response, I saw this is an instance of miscommunication because some information did not translate between either party. But then again, this instance all goes towards to the question: Are people asking enough questions? Or, should things have been made clearer before incoming Freshman arrived on campus? Even so,

that is an entirely different conversation.

Moving on, in the case of the orientation days, I agree there was a lot to do but sometimes there was little time to do everything we wanted. It was not until our families left that we could partake in all the events we wanted to join.

Spencer Graybeal, a freshman from Delaware, joked that a positive thing about moving to FSC was getting away from his parents.

“But seriously, the events were fun and kept us all busy since we didn’t start classes for the next few days,” Graybeal said.

During these all-day events, resting was not an option, because we had to decide which ones we would enjoy the most. But almost all of them seemed worth going to and that was both good and bad.

The bad thing was that we barely got any sleep because they ended so late (but honestly it came with the hype of the weekend, the rest could wait. See what I did there?).

The good thing was that we were able to meet, relate and talk with everyone. It felt good to socialize with others because I found that I was not alone in all my anxiety of coming to Lakeland.

I know that this new environment people and opportunities is going to take some time to adjust to but Freshman Move-in Day (and weekend) helped push me into taking control of what I wanted to do here.

As an official student of the Florida Southern community and future journalist, I can honestly say that freshman move-in day was constructively worthwhile.

Hurricane Dorian recalls memories of Hurricane Irma Sam Odom Staff Writer

When the news of Hurricane Dorian came, I felt an overwhelming sense of deja vu.

Around this time two years ago, I was headed back to campus after Irma brought my freshman year to a screeching halt virtually before it even began.

At the time, I had mixed feelings about Irma and my surprise vacation. I was frustrated because I had just made friends, started my classes, and gotten to know my professors, but I was relieved because a large part of myself was grateful for a reason to go home.

“I did go home for Irma!” junior Meg Thompson said. “I hadn’t settled in yet so I

was happy to go home.”

“It was weird to leave campus after only a couple weeks of getting settled in” junior Laura Grande said. “And it did make me nervous to leave my new friends because I wasn’t sure what things would be when we all got back”.

By the time Hurricane Irma had passed, I realized that I was excited to go back to campus. However, I was still angry.

It’s really easy to become upset by the uncontrollable because it seems unfair.

There wasn’t an individual to blame for the chaos, so I carried my exasperations with me from class to class, and they often made an appearance in my interactions with people.

Now, two years later, having another serious hurricane upset my schedule upset

Photo from FSC Archive, by Reems Landreth

After Hurricane Irma, students and staff worked to clean up the debris on campus, including at the Roberts Academy, shown.

me as well, but I also felt sympathetic to a Freshmen class that was having a similar “hurri-cation” that I had once experienced.

I wondered if the Freshmen felt what I felt.

“Although I’ve been through so many hurricanes like Matthew and Charlie, Dorian has been the longest wait” said Freshman Merlanee Johnson. “The one thing I’m worried about is going back to school and catching up on all the work we left behind.”

Workload is a concern that transcends collegiate experience, as the juniors felt the pressure to make up for lost time as well.

“I had just gotten adjusted to my new courses and I know it will be hard to be back on my early morning class schedule this coming week” Grande said. “I am nervous about how all of my course work for the semester will change now that we’ve had a week with no class.”

Although everyone is struggling with the effect Dorian has on classes, Upperclassmen have the advantage of being familiar with their surroundings.

Freshman year is a year of new people, new places, and overall self-discovery.

Adding a hurricane to the mix can be too much.

“Freshman year has been at bit overwhelming and I am still adjusting to this new atmosphere” said Merlanee.

“There is so much to do, whether that is with the events on campus or my schoolwork, sometimes I just need to take a step back, take in my surroundings and breathe.”

“It feels strange being in a new environment just because I’m not used to being away from home for so long” said freshman Sammy Atkins.

It’s easy to focus on the negatives when there are many: schedules, workload, events, clubs, interrupted relationships,

safety, destruction of homes, and clean up.

However, when I came back to campus my freshman year I found a community that was sympathetic. I would sit in a room full of people and I could feel gratitude for the intact walls around us. Self-disclosing in classrooms was cathartic, and to have a place to talk about how I was feeling made me grateful.

Not only did I feel a sense of community, I feel like my experience with Irma prepared me for Dorian. This year I went home with one of my friends instead of my own. When I was a freshman I went home because I missed it, and my parents wanted me where they could see me. This year I became more logical in my choice, deciding that the drive home wouldn’t be worth it. I felt a sense of familiarity and security, and the choice I made was different than what freshman me would have done.

“My initial reaction to Dorian was that it would not be a big deal” Grande said.

“Irma was not a bad experience for me, so I am much less wary of hurricanes at this point.”

My main reason for writing this piece is to answer a question I’ve been asking myself for a while: well, what now? What can we do in a scenario where we have no control?

We can choose how we want to react.

Let’s be fair to ourselves: not everyone experiences a hurricane and has to find shelter as a result. This isn’t a normal part of the “college experience” and it’s easy to get lost in the negatives. Storms put everything into perspective, and they inspire people to reach for what is important to them. This is a time for reflection and self-awareness.

And, it is a time to feel proud of our ability to not let our circumstances decide how the rest of the year goes.

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OPINIONS If re-election is inevitable, voting is essential

Emma Tallon Staff Writer

Imagine that it’s 2020 and President Trump has just tweeted “Here’s to Keeping America Great”. Unsettling? Here’s what you can do to change it.

Since April, six Democrats have dropped out of the running and two Republicans have bravely joined the fight against President Trump for the GOP nomination.

These two candidates are former Governor of Massachusetts, Bill Weld, and former State Representative for Illinois, Joe Walsh. The mention of Weld or Walsh as potential candidates has rarely crossed headlines, making many Democrats wary.

“Lack of discussion of nominating another candidate makes me think Trump is the definite nominee,” senior Mark Haver said.

Haver is a vocal local member of the Democratic Party and serves on the executive board of FSC’s College Democrats. Haver’s experience working as a leader of a political organization on campus makes him representative of the current opinions among the progressive members of the student body and reflects on the reservations Democrats currently hold.

The silence from Republican’s on Weld as a potential nominee has confirmed what many Democrats in America fear: that Donald Trump will be re-elected as President in 2020. Because many Democrats are so adamantly against Trump, they will vote for anyone regardless of policy or professionalism.

“Trump’s administration has been so abhorrent...that I will support anyone who can get him out of office,” Haver said.

Haver’s rationale for his position is that the Trump Administration has reduced support of the environment and inflicted harm on immigrants. Both conflicts have

Photo by Reems Landreth President Trump has already been conducting re-election rallies, reiterating messages from his first campaign and hoping to continue the momentum gained despite the opposition to his presidency. been challenged by international audiences and have been labeled as inhumane by supporters of the Paris Climate Agreement and the United Nations.

Though it may seem like a great tactic for the Democratic Party to blindly throw their support behind any candidate, it could be more detrimental in the long run due to the controversial actions from the Trump Administration.

For the American people who may disagree with the President’s viewpoints, it will be in their best interest to unite behind one candidate rather than dividing support between almost twenty candidates.

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support who you individually believe in, it will be more effective to choose who has the better chance of winning back the Presidential seat. Right now, many people feel that former Vice President Joe Biden is the best opponent to run against President Trump due to his previous experience in the White House and his charismatic demeanor.

“Biden will probably win candidacy, but will not win presidency,” sophomore and member of FSC College Republicans Emily Miles said.

Biden is currently leading the polls with support from more than 30 percent of the Democratic Party, but there is a lack of confidence in the strength of these numbers

when compared to the body of supporters loyal to President Trump.

Based on the strong viewpoints demonstrated above from members of both parties, it is obvious that President Trump will win a second term in 2020, regardless of the many criminal accusations surrounding him and his current administration.

Because of this, it is more imperative now than ever to vote, because once a candidate is chosen, there will be a clear winner and a clear loser.

If you want to be on the right side of history in 2020, make sure that you are registered in your state and cast your ballot in the primaries.

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PSL Season: Too Early?

Abby McHenry Features Editor

Seasonal Treats August has come to an end—and with it, the arrival of Pumpkin-flavored drinks. For some, Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks’s late-August fall drink arrival seemed to be too soon, but for me, and those who have been anticipating fall since July, it was about time.

Both of the popular coffee chains currently feature their annual pumpkin-flavored items.

Starbucks has released its Pumpkin Spice Latte, its pumpkin scone, its Salted Caramel Mocha Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin, Pumpkin Spice Madeleines, and its new Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew. Dunkin features pumpkin flavored coffees, the new Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Signature Latte, new Apple Cider Donut and Munchkins donut hole treats, and pumpkin donuts and muffins.

“Pushing it?”

Although Bauman appreciated the early release of the popular fall drink from a business standpoint, she still thinks the August release date is “pushing it.” As a barista, Bauman said the release of the fall drinks and food doesn’t change much within the store except for it being slightly busier.

Abby’s Opinion I’m going to have to disagree with Sarah here.

Pumpkin Spice, while it should be a limited time drink to build up “hype” around it and make it all the more special when it arrives, deserves a sooner start time than the end of September.

Many posts and memes were already being made about spooky season (AKA Halloween) at the beginning of August, so it is definitely not too early for fall drinks.

Customize Avid coffee drinker sophomore Gianna Delmonte said she thinks Pumpkin Spice is a great addition to her late night studying.

“I get an iced coffee at least once a day,” Delmonte said. “PSLs are different because they are so specific to the fall season.”

Fall themed drinks at both Starbucks and Dunkin can be customized to your liking. I am a big coconut milk fan and love it in Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes-10/10 would recommend.

Dunkin only offers almond milk as a dairy alternative, but it is still great with your pumpkin flavored drink.

When is fall?

The first day of fall is Sept. 23, but Starbucks declared Aug. 27, the first day of fall according to their website. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about fall themed drinks, go to customerservice.starbucks.com or dunkindonuts.com/en/about/contact-us.

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New stationary store opens in Downtown Lakeland Alex Zimmer Staff Writer

Twenty Seven, a new paper goods store located on East Bay Street in Lakeland, opened on Aug. 19.

The store is owned by artist Jenna O’Brien who graduated from Southeastern University earlier this year with a degree in general communications. It is named after O’Brien’s favorite Psalm. The store sells various products designed and created by 12 different vendors as well as O’Brien’s own art. O’Brien’s medium of choice is graphic design on an iPad using an Apple Pencil, and she is strongly inspired by retro advertisements, magazines from the 50s and 60s, bright colors, and Wes Anderson movies.

“The shop was warm and inviting,” senior Sydney Johnson said. “ I loved all the creative, personal touches that the shop owner put into her store. I felt like I could wander the store for an hour just because it felt so home-y.”

Disco balls and succulents hang in the windows, and products are displayed on various tables, shelving units, and easels, and the walls are painted in various colors.

O’Brien works in the shop, runs her own social media accounts for the business, and greets customers.

O’Brien describes herself as a ‘homebody’ who loves to create and sell art and believes that her store is a marriage of business and the welcoming feeling of home. She wanted to create an experience for people who wanted to visit her shop which would allow them to feel something. The shop contains a wide assortment of products for sale, including enamel pins, greeting cards and

Photo by Alex Zimmer Brightly colored posters and postcards with fun, retro designs fill the store with movie characters, Lakeland references, and more. Each design was created by Twenty Seven owner Olivia O’Brien. postcards, prints, candles, t-shirts, pillows and succulents.

“I was amazed at how many unique prints and postcards were available for purchase, as well as the number of other items you could find in the store,” said Johnson. They were even selling one of my favorite books, Love Does by Bob Goff.”

Though O’Brien had taken graphic design courses in high school, she didn’t start seriously drawing until after her freshman year of college as a way to counteract anxiety and depression. She started selling her work three years ago at Concord Coffee and attended various pop up markets to sell her products. She created the Twenty Seven online storefront in 2017

which carries many of the same products available at the Lakeland location. This year saw the opening of the physical store on Bay Street. Opening a shop like Twenty Seven has been one of O’Brien’s long time dreams.

“I have always wanted to open up a store in Downtown Lakeland,” O’Brien said. “I had no idea it could happen this fast.”

O’Brien was also named the January CityMaker for her artistic contributions to the city of Lakeland. In addition to the artwork she creates and sells in Twenty Seven, she has painted and plans to continue painting murals around the city of Lakeland. A mission of her art is to spread a message of hope for the future.

O’Brien advises aspiring artists to “just [start] doing it” if they want to pursue business in the arts.

“If you love [creating art], it can take you places,” O’Brien said.

Honeycomb Bread Bakers is also set to be opening in the back portion of the Twenty Seven store later this year and will have fresh baked goods for sale. The company has sold baked goods at various restaurants and pop up markets around Lakeland. The store is set to have its grand opening Sept. 21.

For more information about Twenty Seven, visit www.twentysevenlkld.com and follow Twenwty Seven on Instagram @twentysevenlkld.

LKLD Magic mural aims to unite the Lakeland community Ariel Molinaro Staff Writer

The Lakeland Magic, a National Basketball Association G-League affiliate team of the Orlando Magic, unveiled a new addition to the RP Funding Center on Sept. 13 during the annual open house event.

Heading into the 2019-20 season, visitors may notice a wall mural. The public art piece is a large-scale mural located on the east side of the RP Funding Center

by Entrance 4. The art features ‘LKLD’ lettering in light and dark blue hues, inspired by the numerous lakes within city limits according to an artist quote from Lakeland Now, a community-drive news publisher. Its basketball background is symbolized with the addition of two basketballs on either side of the lettering, painted on a dark backdrop.

The mural’s layout was designed by Lakeland Magic staff and completed by Lakeland-native, Gillian Fazio.

“I think this piece will help extend olive branches to Lakeland building owners to embrace murals because they can help our city flourish with tourists, curious locals, and bring the community together,” Fazio said. “I hope to expand my scope of work in the Lakeland area and be a part of the movement that brings murals and public art into the spotlight.”

Fazio has completed several largescale art pieces around town. Some can be viewed at the Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion at the Lakeland Regional Health Center and among the hallways of Lincoln

Photo by Ariel Molinaro The new LKLD mural is located on the east side of the RP Funding Center. It was designed by Lakeland Magic staff.

Avenue Academy.

After unveiling the mural, the Lakeland Magic organization hopes to bring together the diverse community of Lakeland for a common cause.

“We understand the value and the passion that the Lakeland community has for the arts and wanted to do something to contribute,” said Ashley Foss, Lakeland Magic Director of Marketing and Communications. “The second [way] was to create a landmark that represents the city of Lakeland, the community, Lakeland Magic basketball and the fans.”

The NBA G-League team stands behind their brand campaign, As One, and wants to incorporate a piece of the community

into their basketball environment at the RP Funding Center. As an organization they focus on teamwork, within the game, and building a community, outside of game days.

“This foundation served as inspiration for the design which is why the focus is on LKLD vs Lakeland Magic basketball,” Foss said.

The mural has received positive responses from the community. On Instagram posts related to the LKLD mural, from Lakeland area media outlets and business, have received roughly over 1,000 ‘likes’ combined.

“We’re excited to add a new Instagramworthy spot to Lakeland. #AsOne,”

@lakelandlocals said, a page run by Lakeland business who promote residents to shop local commerce .

“Lakeland just got a little more magical.

We call this mural by @gfazioart a total slam dunk,” @thelaltoday posted, an Instagram profile run by a news outlet who provides stories for Lakeland community residents.

Earlier this summer, members of the Lakeland Magic team held a preview night at a local art gallery to highlight additional upcoming milestones in relation to the surrounding community.

The organization announced the Magic will host ‘A Night of the Arts’ in March 2020. The dedicated ‘Night of the Arts’ game will be a collaboration between basketball and the art community.

“We’re excited about the opportunity to collaborate with the local community and highlight the artistic talent here in Lakeland,” Lakeland Magic Vice President, Dara Trujillo said.

In early August, Magic fans voted between three fan-designed jerseys, promoted via the organization’s social media accounts. The jersey will be worn during a ‘Night of the Arts’ and auctioned off with proceeds benefiting the winner’s charity of choice within the Polk County area.

The Lakeland Magic will play their first home game of the 2019-20 season on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. against the College Park Skyhawks, the NBA G-League affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks.

To purchase tickets visit lakelandmagic. com or call (863) 825-3258.

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Galaxy’s Edge opens at Hollywood Studios Mackenzie Clark Staff Writer In a corner of Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the entrance to the park’s latest addition: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.

The entrance is through a lantern-lit tunnel to which brings you to Batuu, a brand new Star Wars planet set within the third trilogy. Each building is made out of stone with unique designs, lampposts and colored tapestries draped off the overhangs. The life-size X-wing or fighter jet is stationed in various corners of the park to create an environment much like the Batuu.

Galaxy’s Edge officially opened on Aug. 29, 2019. The detail in the land alone, as well as the interactive language and games included on the Walt Disney World application is meant to make a trip to the new land enjoyable both for super fans or those that have no prior knowledge of the Star Wars franchise.

The land allows fans to become part of a new story in the franchise while still including appearances of timeless Easter eggs throughout the saga.

“There’s crazy attention to detail,” senior Arjeet Tipirneni said. “You really don’t feel like you’re inside Hollywood Studios.”

This new section of Disney’s Hollywood Studios park offers 14-acres of immersion

where Star Wars fans can become their own character in the story. Cast members are trained in speaking the Batuu’s language (which guests can access on the Walt Disney World app) while dressed in traditional robes and headscarves.

Characters such as Chewbacca, Rey, Kylo Ren and StormTroopers interact with visitors as they walk around the park.

Galaxy’s Edge’s main attraction, a toscale version of the Millennium Falcon, allows visitors to have an interactive experience. The Millennium Falcon, Han Solo’s starship, stands as the main staple of the land. Smugglers Run, one of two rides in Galaxy’s Edge, allows guests to become a pilot, engineer or gunner of the Millennium Falcon.

“No matter your position in the cockpit you have fun, and you’re incentivized because the better you do on the ride, the more you get to interact with the app around the park,” Tipirneni said.

The queue offers views of the Falcon and the land itself, as well as the ability to walk the white-tiled corridors of the Falcon.

The second ride in the land, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, will be opening Jan. 17, 2020 is “one of the most advanced and immersive experiences ever undertaken by Walt Disney Imagineering, where Guests can join a climactic battle against the First Order,” according to

WDW Theme Park FAQs. Visitors are able to cosplay their favorite characters when they visit the Black Spire Outfitters, or they can adopt galaxy-exclusive critters at the Creature Stall. Savi’s Workshop offers a guided lightsaber building session for $200, while Droid Depot is the ultimate headquarters to build and personalize a droid unit for $100.

The land wouldn’t be complete without themed dining. Past the Millennium Falcon is the Milk Stand that offers blue or green milk, a refreshing, non-dairy blend of unique fruits. The green milk is “more refreshing and citrine” according to Tipirneni. “[The blue milk] kind of tasted like cotton candy, but I wouldn’t get it again,” sophomore passholder Rachael Bennett said.

Oga’s Cantina is a bustling little outpost offering alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages while DJ RX-24, a moving droid stationed in the corner, blasts classic Star Wars tunes and guides sing-alongs for guests. Docking Bay 7 and Ronto’s Roasters offer quick-service unique dining experiences that include their own story for guests to discover.

“Seeing everything I love about Star Wars in a personal and up-close way was so surreal,” Bennett said.

Fairlife inspires a plant-based movement Abby McHenry Features Editor

For thousands of years, humankind has used cow’s milk as a part of their daily diet, and until recent years, it has been normal to the majority of the world.

Many large dairy farms including Fair Oaks, Natural Prairie Dairy and more have been caught abusing their cows in recent years and leaving their ailments untreated. The growth of social media has made this information more accessible and widespread, causing people around the world to take action.

Richard “Kudo” Couto, founder of Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), helped lead the largest undercover dairy investigation of all time at Fair Oaks farm in Indiana. Couto said in an interview that he had never seen this much “consistent, constant abuse” in the 10 years of being undercover with the company.

The team released undercover footage of calves being kicked, beaten, and force-fed.

Photo by Abby McHenry Fair Oaks farms milk is shipped to Fa!rlife, which is labeled as being from “healthy, The cows at Westgate River Ranch located in far eastern Polk County have happy cows.”

“The only training that our investigator free range, meaning they are kept in natural conditions and free to move. was trained on at fair oaks farms was ‘make sure you take the back road when you have dead calves in your transport’,” Couto said. with bad people within your organization,” alternatives such as coconut milk and oat The owner of Fair Oaks Farms, Mike McClosky said. “It is imperative that we milk, that she no longer feels the need to McClosky, said in an interview posted the make sure that every part of this farm consume dairy.

“I feel better when I consume less dairy,” day after ARM’s footage came out that can be observed from one from one focal Norberg said. “My face tends to break out all of his employees go through animal center.”

Florida Southern offers dairy-free when I eat dairy products and my back welfare training before they start their job.

He also said they participate in education options at different locations on campus. usually hurts too. Eating less dairy has training throughout the year and sign a Tutu’s Cyber Cafe offers soy and almond really helped with both things.”

According to the United States National document stating that if anyone is seen milk for your coffee, cereal, etc. The Moc committing any animal cruelty, they will Mart has almond and soy cartons. Wynee’s Library of Medicine National Institutes of Bistro can customize meals to each Health, two different studies showed that report it immediately to their supervisor. daily dairy consumption increased the McClosky said the company will now individual’s needs.

According to research firm Mintel, likeliness of acne breakouts. Another study install cameras anywhere there is animal and personnel interaction. He said there United States non-dairy milk sales have showed links to muscle and joint pain.

Fa!rlife protein shakes and milk are were not cameras previously because he grown by 61 percent over the last five years wanted to build trust between him and his and dairy milk sales have dropped by 12 sold in the Moc Mart. For any questions about Fair Oaks Farms or plantemployees and that they could carry the percent since 2012.

Senior Ashley Norberg said she has based dairy-alternatives, email info@ company’s values.

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FEATURES STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Karla Rios Future Lawyer Abby McHenry Features Editor This summer, senior Karla Rios interned at Messer & Messer Law Offices in Port Saint Lucie to help her gain more experience in the law field.

Rios said she did a lot of office work including paperwork and filing.

She helped set up cases for her boss, a Defense Attorney, and his paralegal when they went to court. She helped type out their depositions or cross examination questions. She worked on will files with clients, and bear witness to testaments and will estates.

Rios is double majoring in criminology and psychology and said she feels like her internship helped her learn more about both of her degrees.

She loved being able to see what it is like on a daily basis to be a lawyer.

“It’s not always going to court and doing cool things,” Rios said. “It’s a lot of paperwork and it’s not always the most exciting things, but it’s all super fun and I learned a lot from this experience.”

Rios said she used her psychology degree by gaging conversation with clients based on their mood. Rios said it was important for her to read how clients were feeling and adjust the conversation to better assist them.

Rios got the chance to help with many cases, one regarding two teen girls who were killed in a car accident, and a 99 year old man being the other driver.

She said she learned a lot from this case about legal papers and procedures, but it was heartbreaking for her to work on.

The most challenging part of the internship, according to Rios was the feeling that she was not prepared enough to do the job because she was an undergraduate student. She said everyone else had much more experience and she was the youngest person there. Rios said in the end she was so grateful for the experience she gained and she learned not to beat herself down for being younger and not as experienced.

After graduation, Rios plans on going to law school at Florida State University, University of Florida or Stetson University. Rios said hard work really does pay off and that when interning, it is important to ask a lot of questions.

“Even if you feel you’re going to be annoying, [your boss and coworkers] want you to ask questions,” Rios said.

“They want you to seem like you’re interested and not just there to be there, but that you want to be there and want to get the most out of it.”

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Women’s soccer wins three of four matches Cheerleading adds new coach for ’19-’20 season Mikaela Queen Sports Editor

Due to Hurricane Dorian, women’s soccer postponed their season opener against Valdosta State that was scheduled for Sept. 5.

The team took on Shorter University on Sept. 6 and saw a 1-0 victory over the Hawks. Junior Rachel Peck recorded her first goal of the season in the 70th minute, securing the win for the Mocs. Freshman goalkeeper Jenny Staten recorded the first complete-game shoutout in collegiate career for the Mocs.

“I am grateful to have an opportunity to prove myself during games.” Staten said.

“I owe a lot to my teammates because they made my job a lot easier.”

The team played Georgia College on Sept. 8 and once more saw a 1-0 victory.

For the second game in a row, Peck scored the game winning goal for the team. The Mocs took five shots at the goal all by different players, but Amy Volk was the only shot in the first half of the game.

With a 2-0 record, the Mocs traveled to Cleveland to play Union University and Delta State. On Sept. 13, the team fell 1-2 to Union University in double-overtime.

Junior Madison Hald recorded her first goal of the season and the only goal of the game for the Mocs. Staten ended her scoreless streak at 258 minutes of play in her college career.

On Sept. 15, the Mocs defeated Delta

State 2-0 to end their play in Mississippi.

Hald started the game with a goal in the 13th minute on the first shot of the game. Cali Larson put one in the back of the net just 14 minutes after Hald.

After the first half, Delta State found their way on the Mocs side of the field, but Staten was able to keep the ball out of the net.

“We don’t have many practices before our first conference game against PBA,

so every moment during practice we will be using to figure out our game plan and continue to create a good team chemistry,” Staten said.

The Mocs will play their first conference game tomorrow against Palm Beach Atlantic in West Palm Beach at 6 p.m.

They will be back in action at Moccasin Field on Sept. 25 to play Rollins College at 7 p.m. and Nova Southeastern on Sept. 28 at 7 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Reems Landreth/ FSC Athletics Rachel Peck (33) takes a shot at the goal in season opener against Shorter University on Sept. 6.

Cross country starts season at UF Invitational Reems Landreth Staff Writer Florida Southern College’s men’s and women’s cross country took sixth and 11th, respectively, at the 2019 UF Mountain Dew Invite on Sept. 13 in Gainesville, Fla. Sophomore Sarah Zamot recorded a personal best 18:44.3, knocking 15 seconds off her previous best time of 18:59.2, which was set on Oct. 20, 2018 at the USC Beaufort Sand Shark Invitational.

The men’s junior trio of Mason Jones, Josh Wagner and Mitchell Kozik had a strong showing in a field chock full of Division I talent. Jones led the Mocs with a 26:13.6 performance, which was good enough for 14th place overall. Wagner’s 26:26.4 was good enough for 24th place while Kozik’s 26:56.6 slid him into the 36th position.

Men’s head coach Matt Levassiur’s “Flogrown” freshman contingent had a strong showing in Gainesville, with Troy Smith, Alex Guy and Brady Zimmerman finishing 4,5 and 6 for the Mocs in their first career race. Smith’s 27:04.1 was enough for 41st overall with Guy’s 28:03.9 keeping him in the top 100 (98th place). Zimmerman was just outside the top 100 in 101st place after a strong 28:14.5.

“Our new Athletic Director, Drew Howard, challenged to commit to maintaining a ‘Championship effort’ this year,” Levassiur said. “Although we can’t always control if we win or lose on race day, we know that we control our effort and attitude.”

The host team, University of Florida, won

the meet for the men with 40 points while Sunshine State Conference foe EmbryRiddle (3rd) led Division II teams with 142 points. Saint Leo (168 points, 4th) and Flagler (182 points, 5th) kept the Moccasins outside of the top 5. Southern finished sixth with 190 points.

There was a noticeable difference in the women’s lineup, as Addison Cantor and Alayna Goll were missing from the starting grid. Their lack of attendance was compounded with slow performance of Hannah Flemming, who finished fourth on the team and 91st overall with her 20:07.0 performance. Flemming is recovering from an injury.

The University of Florida also won the meet for the women, amassing 30 points

in the contents. University of Tampa, the meet’s runner-up, led Division II teams with 107 points. Embry-Riddle (240 points, 7th) and Saint Leo (266 points, 10th) also finished above the Mocs.

Head coach Stephanie Bylander said that the team is focusing on two things this season, “pack it up” and being “better today.”

“As a team we have all these pieces that we need to be successful, so now it’s just about really working together in training and racing, as well as staying in the moment,” Bylander said.

Florida Southern will race again in two weeks, when they will split to take the FLRunners Invitational at Holloway Park on Sept. 27 and the Roy Griak Invitational in St. Paul, Minn. on Sept. 28.

Photo courtesy of Reems Landreth/ FSC Athletics

Hannah Flemming runs in NCAA South Regional on Nov. 17, 2018.

Milly Jackson Contributing Writer

Josh Franklin joins the Mocs for the 2019-2020 season as new head cheerleading coach.

Starting in high school, Franklin cheered with ACE Warriors, earned a National Championship and made it all the way to the NCAA Cheerleading Worlds.

Franklin also has experience in cheering and coaching with the University of Ole Miss and the University of Alabama.

Franklin has many aspirations for the cheer program here at Florida Southern.

“We’re going to be the most academic, most athletic, and frankly, the most amazing people on campus,” Franklin said.

Sophomore Lainie James said that while the team was fun, it lacked a certain competitive edge to make it livelier and more challenging. Instead of recruiting, or a tough tryout process, the girls simply learned basic routines, and had fun creating an exciting atmosphere during basketball games.

“In the past couple years, it’s been based on the sports teams, and going and supporting them, kind of like high school cheer,” James said.

James said whether the program is competitive, or simply cheering at basketball games, she will be returning each year until she graduates. It’s her way of expressing her school spirit, and the team has been an amazing factor in her involvement on campus, while here at Florida Southern.

However, James is excited about the way the new coach is attempting to turn the program around. A more competitive atmosphere is something she is intrigued by, and has missed, coming from a cheer background.

Franklin shared that his vision for the 2019-20 season is two T’s. The idea is “teamwork” and “trial and error.” He knows that as a young team, he wants to create a strong foundation. With this said, another T he’s planning on teaching to his team is strong “technique.” He believes introducing them to competitive college cheer by taking them to Orlando, for the college nationals in January, is a step for building his program. Another concept Coach Franklin expressed that will grow the program is the two R’s; Recruiting and Retention. He’s ready to reach out to high school and college coaches in the area, such as Bartow and Lakeland high schools, to get the word out that Florida Southern College is a college cheer program that people should get excited about.

“Recruitment is going to be a big thing for us and making sure that we hold that standard of what it means to be a Florida Southern cheerleader held high,” Franklin said.

Franklin is passionate about this program, and he’s anticipating great things to come, but he has not lost the core concept of school spirit. Rather, he wants to take what Florida Southern cheer has always been about and make its range of influence larger.

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Men’ Soccer enters conference play with 1-2-1 record Mikaela Queen Sports Editor After a historic season last fall, Florida Southern men’s soccer looks to bring the fire back to the team.

Head coach Jason Carlson said that the incoming class brings strong additions to the team building upon the returning roster. He feels that the players have stepped up and believes that a number of the freshman will compete to play right away.

Carlson hopes to continue to grow the program and wants to see the team make it further in the conference tournament and into the NCAA tournament.

“We as a coaching staff believe that we have a great group of guys who are just getting to know each other,” Carlson said.“We are looking forward to see how this group comes together.”

The team started their season with a roadtrip to Alabama to play Montevallo and No. 20 Spring Hill.

The Mocs took on Montevallo on Sept.

6 and both teams walked away with a double-overtime 0-0 tie. The team took 14 shots with five of them being on goal.

Anton Lindbom started the game off with a header off a free kick just seven minutes into the game, but the shot was saved by Falcons goalkeeper Robert Kuta. James Meehan and Claus Lehland each take a shot within minutes of each other and yet again the ball was stopped by Kuta. The Falcons took their first shoot in the 27th minute, but were unable to get it past Philip Faderl.

The Mocs defensively shut down the Falcons in the second half not allowing anything in the net. With five minutes left in regulation, Faderl saves a shot by Cyprien N’goma maintaining a 0-0 game.

During the first overtime, the Mocs took several shots including a corner kick, but were unable to score. With both teams still scoreless at the end of 10 extra minutes, the game went into double-overtime and neither team was able to score.

Two days after their tie with Montevallo, Florida Southern looked to put their first win in the book against No. 20 Spring Hill, but were unsuccessful. After making a comeback off an early lead from the Badgers, the Mocs fell 2-4 on Sept. 8.

A goal by Diogo Sousa in the 15th minute of the game put Spring Hill on the board. The Mocs defense couldn’t stop the Badgers as Donte Oliver scored just three minutes later.

The rest of the first half was scoreless for both teams as the Mocs went into halftime down by two. Less than 10 minutes into the second half, the Badgers saw the back of the net again and the Mocs responded to it with a goal by Julian Jordan-Canosa five minutes later. Spring Hill shot another one in four minutes after Canosa’s goal increasing their lead by two.

Christoph Gums was able to score with less than 10 minutes left in the game, but it wasn’t enough for the Mocs to make a come back.

On Sept. 13, the Mocs played at Moccasin Field for the first time of the 2019 season and walked away with a 1-0

victory over Limestone. Junior Alberto Diaz scored off a corner kick from Lehland in the 19th minute.

The Mocs energy stayed high throughout the first half, carrying them into halftime with a 1-0 lead. Limestone came into the second half attacking the net.

Faderl was tested with 10 total shots and earned his first shutout as he stopped all of them.

The team traveled to Melbourne, Fla. to play Aubrun Montgomery (AMU) on Sept. 15. Senior Mason Comer scored his first goal of the season, but it wasn’t enough for the Mocs to conquer the Warhawks as they fell 1-2.

Meehan attacked early, taking a shot 42 seconds after kick off, but was stoped by Warhawk goalkeeper Alexander Kraus.

AMU scored twice early in the game putting a lead over the Mocs.

With 15 minutes left in the first half, Edu Capote passed to Comer who put it in the back of the net.

The Mocs played the second half of the game shooting at the net. Kraus stopped all of the Mocs intentions to score and held the Warhawk win.

The will return to Moccasin field tomorrow to start conference play with a game against Palm Beach Atlantic at 7 p.m.

Volleyball starts season with losing record Mikaela Queen Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Reems Landreth

Florida Southern volleyball hosted the Terrace Hotel Classic on Sept. 6-7 where they brought No.5 Concorida-St. Paul, Hillsdale, Indiana (Pa.) and No.17 Central Missouri to Jenkins Field House.

The Mocs faced a tough start to their season on Sept. 6 with a match against No. 5 Concordia-St. Paul and fell 1-3.

They then played Hillsdale just hours later where they also saw a 1-3 defeat.

After day one of the classic, Buse Ene and Lena Bondar carried the mocs with kills, each recording 10. Tiera Porter recorded six kills in addition to four blocks.

Beatrice lead the team defensively with 20 digs and Annie Collins issued 36 assists.

The team came in on the second day of the classic and defeated Indiana (Pa.) a 3-2, but fell to No. 17 Central Missouri 0-3. The Mocs finished the Terrace Hotel classic with a 1-3 record. Porter continued to be noticed at the net as she recorded 16 blocks for the day. Ene ended the classic recording 44 kills leading for the Mocs.

Junior Erica Ronda said that the team is upset with their loses, but are also motivated by them because of the tough level of competition they faced.

“All of the matches we’ve lost have been extremely close and against some really hard teams,” Ronda said.

The team traveled to Aiken, S.C. for the USC Aiken Invite on Sept. 13-14. The Mocs fell to USC Aiken 0-3 in their first game of the invitational. Ronda leads the Mocs for kills with 11. She is ranked third in the conference in aces per set and leads the team in aces as she recorded 8 for the night. Mika Garza made 28 assists and Formilan again led defensively with 20 digs.

“I think in order to continue to be successful this season, I really need to perform in practice,” Ronda said. She sees that that is where it all starts and losing focus during that time will waste necessary reps.

Florida Southern saw a 3-1 victory against Lee University in the first match of the second day of the invitational, but fell 0-3 to Lander University in the last match of the invitational. Ronda led the team again, but this time with none kills.

Freshman Raeley Matthews set a teamhigh ace count recording three aces.

“After this past weekend the team talked about how we have all the talent, now it’s time to really lock in our mindset and mental game,” Ronda said.

The weekend begins conference play for the Mocs who are currently ranked No. 10 in the Sunshine State Conference.

The Mocs will be back in action tonight as they travel to Saint Leo to take on the Lions at 7 p.m. They will travel to St. Petersburg, Fla. on Sept. 21 to take on the Eckerd Tritons at 3 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Andrew Pawling

NEXT UP Men’s Soccer

9.21 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic 9.25 at. Rollins 9.28 at. Nova Southeastern

Women’s Soccer 9.21 at. Palm Beach Atlantic 9.25 vs. Rollins 9.28 vs. Nova Southeastern

Volleyball

9.20 at. Saint Leo 9.21 at. Eckerd 9.27 vs. Embry-Riddle

Cross Country

9.27 FL Runners Invitational 9.28 Roy Griak Invitational 10.11 Royals XC Challenge

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