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Natalie Barton Open Letter
Dear Mocs, Honored doesn’t even begin to describe how humbled I am to serve as your Student Body President for the 2018-19 academic year. I do not take this position lightly, and it is with great honor that I will represent the student body. I hope that as all of you have moved back to Florida Southern, whether it’s your first year on campus or your fourth year, you have come to see this wonderful campus as home. And being that it is home, we all do care so deeply for this special place and want it to be the best that it can be. Student Government Association strives to do just that. We work to serve the students by voicing concerns and comments up to administration. With the same respect, we also voice information and questions down from administration to the student level. This partnership of bridging the student body with administration is no easy task,
and your representation in Student Government makes all the difference in our success. With that being said, I encourage each of you to take an active role in your campus and vote in our upcoming election from September 7th-10th to elect our student senate. Thirty-six senators represent all different areas from campus life, from commuters to business students to athletes. You have say in who represents you in SGA, so I highly encourage you to vote in this year’s election via Engage! As your president, know that I am always available to you and would love to hear any input you have. My office hours are on Wednesdays from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M. and Fridays from 8 A.M. to 10 A.M., so come chat with me on the 2nd floor of Rogers in the SGA Office! In closing, I know that it is easy for each of us to get lost in the frustrating aspects of college life, like finding parking or living on little sleep. I hope you all will see what a truly amazing place Florida Southern is.
We stand out in the areas of academic excellence, student involvement, and athletics, and it is through these four years that lifelong friendships and memories are made on such a close-knit campus. Although to many, this place may be seen simply as “Florida Southern College,” to us it is “Home,” and for that it will always be deeply special.
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EngageFSC replaces MOCsync Hannah Kiester News Editor
Over the summer, The Center for Student Involvement worked to replace MOCsync with a platform called Engage. The platform was designed to be easier for students to use than MOCsync, while still allowing them to keep track of their involvement on campus. In the past, students have said that MOCsync was confusing and difficult to use. This created a problem for students trying to track their campus involvement, as well as student leaders trying to manage their organizations. “For students and student leaders, a lot of the processes have become more streamlined, and the whole site has a much cleaner look and feel,” Director of Student Involvement Allison Manning said. Manning shared how Orgsync, what we referred to as Mocsync, underwent a merge with Campus Labs a few years ago. The merger combined the best features of Orgsync and its competitor, Collegiate Link, to create Engage. Engage allows students to more easily acomplish these tasks with its user-friendly interface. Overall, the change has received positive reactions from students.
“I find that Engage is easier to use than MOCsync because its home screen has a better layout and the tabs are much easier to follow,” senior Ben Sund said. Sund is an Residential Advisor, Vice President of the Harry Potter Club, and is a member of several other campus clubs and organizations. As a result, he has used MOCsync frequently to keep track of these organizations and now uses Engage. “Engage has a system of having a managing side and an explorer side. The managing is useful un managing the different clubs and organizations, and for me, community living documents necessary for my RA role,” Sund said. Upperclassmen at FSC have been waiting for the kind of change that Engage is bringing to how student organizations can run. “I think that Engage is a huge step in the right direction for the school,” FSC Senior and SGA Vice President of Academics Greg Imhoff said. “Engage is so much
easier to navigate than MOCsync, more user-friendly, and just overall better.” Despite the positive reception to Engage, students have been experiencing trouble logging on for the first time to explore their new campus involvement platform. “Students are supposed to be able to transfer their MOCsync info over, but the transfer isn’t going as smoothly as would’ve been preferred,” Imhoff said. If students find they cannot log in to Engage with their MOCsync login, they can find the help they need at Rinker Technology Center. There are also several resources that students can uses if they have questions about or trouble with Engage. The Center for Student Involvement is able to answer any questions and help with the transition to Engage. The number for their office is (863)-680-4499. In addition, students can contact Allison Manning, at her email: amanning@flsouthern.edu. All students should have also received an email with basic information on Engage as well as a link to an informational video.
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Blast Off, Meet the Greeks break records
Reems Landreth Staff Writer
Blast Off has been marked as the largest event in recent FSC history after 1,429 students swiped into Jenkins Field House on Aug. 21. According to SGA Executive Vice President Arjeet Tipirneni, around 95 clubs and organizations attended this year’s event. Tipirneni described himself as “over the moon” with the results. SGA President Natalie Barton said that it was “incredible” to see Jenkins Field House so busy and filled. “I think the exciting increase of attendance at this year’s blast of shows the new presence of SGA on campus,” Barton said. This was the first year that Interfraternity Council (IFC) and National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) affiliates were not invited to table at Blast Off; they were granted their own event on Aug. 24. According to IFC Vice President Bryce Gressani, members of greek life were skeptical about the event, “Meet the Greeks,” due to the lack of attendance at last semester’s event of the same name. Gressani said in a message that IFC tripled the amount of students signed up for recruitment. “Personally, I feel extremely confident that even though individual organizations will no longer be at Blast Off, greek life can still continue to be a huge presence on campus,” Gressani said. Panhellenic Vice President of Recruitment, Ava Zisman, said that over 500 students attended the event. She also said that enrollment is already higher than this time last year because of Meet the Greeks. “I think keeping Meet the Greeks and Blast Off separate will be beneficial to everyone because it allows other organizations to have more space at Blast Off and have more focus on them instead of all the greek organizations,” Zisman said. Fraternity Recruitment will take place from Sept. 17 to 20 with a kick-off event on Sept. 16. Fraternity bid day will be Sept. 22. Sorority recruitment will take place from Sept. 21 to 23 with a kick-off event on Sept. 20. Sorority bid day will be Sept. 24.
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News Briefs Disney raises hourly wage Walt Disney World reached an agreement with a group of unions to raise its minimum wage for some 38,000 employees to $15 an hour by Oct. 2021. Salaries will increase yearly by the dollar leading up to the new wage. Unions involved in the negotiations are calling this a “historic” achievement and say that this shows that the union movement is alive and capable of achieving major gains.
Senator John McCain dies at age 81 Arizona senator and war hero John McCain lost his battle to brain cancer on Aug. 25. McCain was diagnosed with glioblastoma in July of 2017 and on Friday, Aug. 24th, announced that he would no longer be seeking treatment. He is remembered as a sixth-term senator, a war hero that survived five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, and the 2008 Republican Party presidential nominee.
President Trump announces new trade agreement with Mexico President Trump announced a trade agreement with Mexico on Aug. 26th that may replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The deal may be finalized within days, with the possibility of Canada being left out of the trilateral trade pact if an agreement is not made. This new agreement would include key revisions of the NAFTA deal agreed upon by the three countries in 1994.
Two killed in Jacksonville shooting David Katz, a 24-year-old gamer from Baltimore, opened fire on Aug. 26th at a Jacksonville video game competition. Katz killed two and injured eleven before turning the gun on himself. Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the cancellation of three upcoming video tournaments as a result of the shooting.
Sigma Tau Delta hosts transcribathon Sigma Tau Delta will be hosting a Transcribathon in partnership with FSC’s ENG 3313 Brit Lit class. The event will take place Sept. 20th. More details to follow.
CFE lecture series starts Peter Edgar Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Victor V. Claar, assistant professor of free enterprise at Florida Gulf Coast University and author of the book “Fair Trade? Its Prospects as a Poverty Solution,” gave a lecture on Tuesday regarding the contents of his study of the fair trade coffee movement. Claar is the first in a series of speakers whose appearance at Florida Southern College is sponsored by the Barney Barnett School of Business’s Center for Free Enterprise. To open, Claar asked, “How fair is your cup of joe?” The basis for Claar’s exposition was founded in the economics and history of the coffee industry, in which a demand that doesn’t change often or much (is inelastic) is paired with a supply that, when raised or lowered by new suppliers or storms, respectively, drastically changes the price. Fair trade practices create a minimum that producers can be paid in response to the volatile prices that the coupling creates. Claar claims that for many, the impetus for shopping in a fair trade habit is a mix of knowing that they have participated in a just and fair cause and “social capital”—
the benefit gained from people knowing that they’ve helped someone. Comparing the circumstance to when someone goes to a Friday night movie instead of a weekday-morning matinee, he described this as a kind of self-imposed price discrimination. Citing steep barriers-to-entry into the fair trade system for poor growers, Claar largely discredited the organizations that put forward fair trade products, including Equal Exchange and FairTrade International. He compared the revenue that FairTrade generates from having the logo on coffee bags to the tag that major league sports apply to merchandise. Nevertheless, Claar maintained that the goodwill behind fair trade as a concept should not be forsaken. His advice to students, after asserting that more than half of coffee made with fair trade practices isn’t sold under the FairTrade label, was to “drink what you like” and, later, after a question from the audience about direct trade as an alternative, to focus on “relational coffee”: coffee made by a company with which you can be more personal with growers regarding the buy-sell interaction. Students involved in the Adam Smith Club and the Center for Free Enterprise
went to dinner with Claar after the lecture. Sophomore business major Michael Bennett was among the students who attended the post-lecture supper. “We got to hear a lot from Dr. Claar.... Listening to the professors talk [is] a perfect snapshot of what academia is all about,” he said in a message. The next Center for Free Enterprise speaker will be former economist and former U.S. Senator Dr. Phil Gramm, Vice Chairman of Lone Star Global Acquisitions, who will speak on the topic “Settling America’s Trade Disputes.” The event will take place in Eleanor Searle Drawing room at noon on Sept. 18.
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Tutu’s night hours extended
Peter Edgar Editor-in-Chief
Tutu’s Cyber Cafe will now be staying open continuously from Sunday to Friday afternoon during the school year, according to the Florida Southern College Student Government Association. The decision, which will add a combined twenty hours to the coffee shop’s working schedule, was the result of an SGA survey given to students last year. “It’s our first win as a [newly elected] SGA Exec board,” said Arjeet Tipirneni, the Executive Vice President of student government. Tipirneni described how the survey, released late in the spring, initially regarded the 24-hour room, near Wynee’s Bistro. According to Tipirneni, the majority of students surveyed actually preferred an all-night Tutu’s Cyber Cafe. “We asked a few people and had meetings and they were on board,” Tipirneni said. The biggest issue was “getting the manpower to do it.”
Those “few people” included Tim Rabile, Director of Food Services, and Terry Dennis, FSC Vice President of Finance and Administration. “I provide sales data to help make good decisions,” Raible said in an email. “I do my best to support SGA… My biggest challenge will be hiring/training the overnight staff.” Dennis also responded, saying, “the location makes sense because this is a spot where we have computer resources and can provide limited food service.” “If all student traffic disappears by 3AM every night, then we may adjust the hours,” Dennis said. The hour extension this fall will be a trial period, not a permanent move as of yet. Beyond staffing and monitoring costs, Dennis expressed another concern: that of the nature of student activity in Tutu’s. He said, “Hopefully our late night users will
Blast Off, cont’d.
Right: Members of the Greek commmunity speak to potential new members (PNMs). Below: A view of Blastoff from above illustrates the multitudes searching for involvement.
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be respectful… so that it does not become an area of concern.” The SGA Executive Board’s efforts around Tutu’s have regarded more than its hours. Recently, it has turned a longstanding student complaint into a campaign for digital signage, in order to reduce the amount of paper that club and organization advertising uses, while the other Exec members are out-of-state. “We made the decision while we were all together,” Tipirneni said, “but it has been difficult.” Issues that needed resolving were a lightning strike incident over the summer and the competition for digital signage. Roux Library and administrators also bidded for the limited number of screens the budget provides for. “I love the Mocs, though,” Arjeet said to end the interview. “Here’s to an exciting and productive new year.”
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The Bat, The Cat and a runaway ring W James
Entertainment Editor *SPOILERS FOR BATMAN #50 AND CATWOMAN #1* I haven’t been to many weddings. However, in my experience there is always one consistent theme throughout most weddings. The keep the party alive person. This person that is invited to the wedding not just because they mean a lot to the bride and groom but because couple knows that this person is going keep things going long into the night. Sometimes they keep the party alive on the dance floor. Sometimes they goes from table to table making conversation with just about anybody that would listen. All the time keeping the party alive. The exchange of vows only goes so far when it comes to overall event that is a wedding. Batman #50 is not just an exchange of Holy Batrimony. Batman #50 is the jump start that’s going to keep the party going until the Knight’s ends. Batman #50 has been soaked in controversy well before the Times confused comic PR with trolling comic fandom. Whether it was the War of Jokes and Riddles, that took the momentum of the proposal into 7-issue secret history of The Caped Crusader (Note: That not a knock I liked WOJAR especially Kite Man) or the very polarizing Booster Gold’s “The Gift” arc, we have seen it all leading up the Wedding of the Year (one of them anyway). Least I forget a four issue weekly series prior to the wedding that would make you think that even DC thought there was going to be a wedding or at the very least they were excited about it. All that lead to Batman
and Catwoman driving off into the sunset felt more like a fighting game, which was while driving the Batmobile with Just Mar- great but felt like it was missing a layer. ried written on the glass. Well simply put, Now Bane is breaking Batman in the most it didn’t. Much to everyone’s surprise it did not lead to wedding bells but the sound of Batman’s heart breaking not at the hands of Catwoman. Instead at the hands of Santa Prisca’s prodigal son, Bane. We saw Catwoman join the one role she has evaded since those days on the boat or the street. She became a hero. All the while reading the most heart felt letters the Bat and the Cat have ever written. It shifted the status quo again 25 issues since the proposal. Moreover, it adds life to a wedding party that was experiencing a little bit of a dip in the action. It may not be the jumpstart that people wanted or expected but think about all the avenues the book can go now. We have a Bruce Wayne that now is dealing with a break up. A break up that is not rooted in lack of love Photo courtesy of DC Comics but because there was too much love. I don’t remember The Bat and The Cat share an embrace. a time where we saw Bruce propelled into his crusade on crime not be- emotional way possible. Using Holly Robcause of tragedy but because of love. We inson (Catwoman’s best friend) to seed have a villain in Bane who is still work- doubt in Catwoman’s brain to push her to ing in the background. When Batman beat call it off. All part of an end game that even Bane the first time around during this run it now the audience isn’t sure where it will
go. Not to mention that pretty much every connection to Batman in the last 50 issues is connected to Bane in some way. Which leads to Catwoman’s new status quo as the hero. The hero that had to sacrifice the love and happiness that comes with being with Bruce with the comfort and hope the Gotham gets with being with Batman. It such a different dynamic then what we have seen Catwoman be put in. The idea that experiencing the love and happiness she felt while being with Bruce led to her being the hero that Bruce was read to sacrifice for a life of happiness. The shift in character for Selina has been in the making since the street or the boat. She it’s an added layer of emotional that is at the core of her new book. That doesn’t mean she still isn’t Catowman. She runs away from Gotham and in turn the one she loves for a life chasing that mantle she built her break-up on, heroism. It isn’t the most conventional heroism but for her, for Selina it fits. We are about half way through the party and we needed to remember why we are here partying with the groom and bride. Leave it to the person that keeps the party alive to remind us why Batman loves Catwoman. Sure, they may live in a world of spectacle. Sure, they’re lifestyle might not be the one we like. However, their love for the bride and groom is the most apparent and they hold that note so well. The note that is not focused on themselves but on the couple. They might be the spectacle, but the spectacle never stops reminding why we all love the couple. Batman #50 gives us the life to see where the party ends. Now if you’ll excuse me I’ll be on the dance floor.
Superheros have never been quirkier W James
Entertainment Editor
Heroes never choose to be heroes. When discussing the nature of heroes in pop culture they are given an extraordinary ability that they need to use to help the society at large. What makes a hero unique is their ability to rise above their own insecurities to become heroes. However, in My Hero Academia 80 percent of the world is born with superpowers called Quirks. People with superpowers are expected to become Heroes, in fact they are eager to become heroes. The show weaves an age-old tale of finding yourself in a world that is sometimes quite unforgiving. A tale that tells us to embrace the aspects of us that make us unique and in doing such we end up finding some meaning that unforgiving world. The show follows Izuku Midoriya as he tries to become the worlds greatest hero. The problem is that Izuku was born quirkless and he has no shot at becoming a hero. Even more gut wrenching is that he can never live up to his personal hero All Might, the world’s number one hero. However, one fateful encounter with All Might leaves Izuku blessed with All Might’s power. Now a superpowered Izuku starts his quest to become the world’s greatest hero by earning his superhero licenses at the world’s most prestigious superhero high school. All the while meeting a cast of characters that all become inspired by Izuku’s selflessness and intate heroism. There is a lot to love about this show. The balancing act between making supporting characters feel as flesh out as main
characters without overshadowing the leads of the show is truly remarkable. The way the show really succeeds in balancing all its characters is having the supporting character motivations reflect that of the main heroes’ in particular Izuku. Whenev-
er a supporting character does something heroic it is because of lesson learned by the heroics of Izuku. Even Bakugou, who is Izuku’s in school rival, helps inspire his fellow classmates by the hero he is becoming. Through all of its characters My Hero Academia gets you to care, especially right
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Midoriya wearing the current version of his superhero costume
when a character may have fallen into the background too much. The art direction of the show should also be praised. Each character is easily noticeable by their signature looks. The characters never feel like carbon copies of the main character. Each one is recognizable especially when they are in full costume. Each costume help emphasize the quirks of each character. Never letting a character fall too far in the background just because they all look the part of being heroes. Speaking of quirks, each quirk feels unique even in the overall realm of superpower shows. Whether its headphone jack ears that emphasize sonic waves or engine calves that give you super speed there is no quirk that this show can’t make useful. Many times, in modern superheroes powers tend to be the list interesting thing about the characters. My Hero Academia subverts those tropes of superhero powers and make such an integral part of the world. I would be remiss to not mention the soundtrack. The soundtrack is as epic or as emotional as the scene needs. The wide variety of instruments used really give the show an epic feel even in its most quiet moments. The fight scenes inparticular are elvated tp a new standard of quality beaucse of the music. In the end if you love superheroes, My Hero Academia is a must watch. . If you love shows that subvert everything about the superhero genre, then My Hero Academia is a must watch. From art to characters I have very rarely come across a show that is as well crafted as this one.
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Remembering spring sports Baseball finishes third at nationals
Andrew Pawling Sports Editor
For many student athletes, their athletic competition can cause them to stay on campus after the end of the academic year. This past spring, multiple teams were still competing for national championships nearly a month after finals had concluded. The baseball team was ranked first
in the South Region and hosted the regional tournament from May 17 to May 23. The team went 3-0 and advanced to the national championship as the number one seed. They were eliminated by Columbus State University in a semi-final matchup, finishing third in the nation. Seniors Logan Browning and
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Senior Logan Browning was drafted in the 24th round to the Boston Red Sox.
J.T. Hintzen were both selected in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft this past June. Browning, the Josh Willingham Division II Most Valuable Player, was selected in the 24th round by the Boston Red Sox. Hintzen, who was named the Brett Tomko Division II Pitcher of the Year, was selected in the 10th round by the Milwaukee Brewers. Both Browning and Hintzen have since signed contracts with their respective organizations. In addition to their veteran leadership, the team saw a breakout star in first-baseman Jacob Teter. Teter was named Freshman of the Year for the Sunshine State Conference. He became the fifth moccasin to win the award, and the first since Ken Wadsworth in 2005. “We constantly pushed each other to get better. Having such great senior leadership made it easy to play stress free with the outstanding leadership ahead of me,” Teter said. “In some way, I owe winning that award to everyone on the team last year. To me, it’s a team award in every sense of the word.”
Lacrosse goes to championships Andrew Pawling Sports Editor
The women’s lacrosse team ended their season with nothing but success. The Moccasins also had high aspirations for a national championship, but fell short of their ultimate goal. The Mocs finished as runnerup in the national championship game, losing 16-11 against Le Moyne College. The team has
been in the championship game each of the last three years, winning it all in 2016 while coming close to more victories in 2017 and 2018. Head coach Kara Reber was named South Region Coach of the Year after leading the team to a 21-2 record. This was Reber’s second time winning the award as she had earned the honor in 2016 as well.
Meghan O’Brien, who won team MVP, concluded her senior season accolades by being named the inaugural Lois Webb Award winner. The award is given to recognize FSC’s Most Outstanding Female Student-Athlete for the 2017-2018 year. The Moccasins will return this year in hopes of making it to another National Championship.
Athlete Spotlight Men’s Soccer: Benny Yusufoglu
Major: Buisness Administration Career Goals: To become a professional soccer player and to be happy with what I do. Position: Goalkeeper Goal for this season: To make it to Nationals. Funniest memory with your team: When we sang karaoke on the bus back home after a game last season. Favorite professional team: FC Schalke 04 Rolemodel: Dirk Nowitzki. Even though he is not a soccer player, hes a role model to me because I respect him for his attitude and professionalism. Favorite thing to do on campus: Playing soccer in our new stadium and listening to music at my favorite spots. Favorite song: There are too many, but I’ll go with Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz. Favorite place to travel to: Everywehre Favorite TV show: The Mentalist Favorite food: Kiflicki
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FSC’s women’s lacrosse team made it to their third consecutive National Championship game this past spring, having won the title two years ago.
Favorite Movie: I really like the Imitation Game.
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Class of ‘22, welcome to “Mocs U” Jillian Kurtz Copy Editor
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he incoming class of freshmen were welcomed onto campus during orientation weekend, Aug. 1820. The days were filled with events and activites in an effort to get the new students to feel at home on the Florida Southern campus.
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“I loved how orientation was when we got here to move in, instead of coming earlier in the summer. All of the leaders were so sweet and everything was so organized which made it easy and fun to participate in.” -Kendall Goldfarb ‘22
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Features
Interns trade beach towels for opportunity Hannah Liebmann Southern Correspondent As a nursing major with a healthcare administration minor, I was in heaven this summer working as a Patient Care Technician (PCT). This summer, I had the opportunity to work as a PCT on the medical surgical floor at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, N.Y., a neighboring city to the state capital, Albany. As a PCT, I worked closely with nurses to provide the best possible care to all patients. Prior to starting my internship, I believed the majority of my job would include performing basic patient care. To my surprise, it was only the beginning. I was exposed to a wide variety of skills and experiences that I could not have been more prepared for without the nursing program here at FSC. I had the opportunity to float to different areas of the hospital including the Intensive Care Unit and the Progressive Care Unit. The medical surgical floor that I worked on was also the point of admission for oncology (cancer) and hospice (end of life care) patients. The situations I encountered
Matthew Holmes Southern Correspondent This summer, I had the opportunity to intern at Florida Hospital Center Ice in Wesley Chapel, Fla. Florida Hospital Center Ice is the largest ice facility in the southeast United States as it contains five sheets of ice. My primary role as an intern was marketing, but I was also involved with other operations around the facility including community relations, facility operations and event management. Throughout the internship, I was given new tasks to complete almost every day. Florida Hospital Center Ice hosted a prominent junior hockey camp in Canada called “V-RED Prospects.” This camp has produced successful National Hockey League players including Sean Couturier who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers and Jake Allen who is a goalie for the St. Louis Blues.
Corey Cunliffe Southern Correspondent I am currently beginning my last semester as an undergraduate student here at Florida Southern as I pursue my bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. This spring, I will be entering FSC’s MBA program. I spent my summer interning with GEICO at their regional office here in Lakeland, which is about fifteen minutes from campus. I was one of 20 interns GEICO hired at the Lakeland office, and five other interns were also FSC students. While I know that insurance may not sound interesting whatsoever, GEICO provided me with a hands-on experience that helped me learn about management and leadership. Throughout the summer, the other interns and I tackled management level projects that focused on issues GEICO is currently facing. We were split into teams of four and given a project in each of GEICO’s three major departments: sales, service and claims. Each group would then be given a project charter containing details surrounding the issue we were tasked to solve and would be given around two
during my time on the floor has changed me as a nursing student and future nurse. The bed baths, meal assists, EKGs and daily tasks taught me so more much than a textbook ever could. Even more so, the patients, families, nurses and various professional staff all influenced my growth as a student. The nurses taught me how to care, my fellow PCTs taught me teamwork and the professional staff taught me respect. But more importantly, the patients taught me compassion. They taught me how to be sensitive, empathetic, humane and warm. These skills are irreplaceable. I look forward to going back home to work with this unit again. Not only did the nurses and fellow PCTs encourage me with my current studies, but they inspired me to seek furthering my education. Postgraduation, I plan to work as a labor and delivery nurse and eventually earn my masters to become a midwife. I cannot express how grateful I am to have had the opportunity to work on the surgical floor this summer as a PCT and I cannot wait for what is yet to come. (Liebmann is a junior at FSC.)
During a “V-RED Prospects” event, a few other interns and myself were responsible for photography, videography and interviewing players to “go live” on Florida Hospital Center Ice’s Instagram and
Photo courtesy of Hannah Liebmann
Liebmann on the medical surgical unit at Samaritan Hospital.
Facebook accounts during the live draft process. These photos and interviews will also be used when the facility begins marketing and advertising the camp for the 2019 year.
Photo courtesy of Matthew Holmes
Holmes (Left) with the intern team and members of management. weeks to come up with a solution. After learning about each department and coming up with solutions to the problems our charters outlined, we would present our ideas to upper management. This experience taught me a lot about the insurance industry, which I knew nothing about prior to my internship. Working at GEICO also helped me learn how a large corporate company works because I had only ever worked for small businesses. Something I had not been aware of prior to my internship was how detailed a company can be in the ways they track their employees; associates at GEICO are evaluated on extremely detailed metrics. This internship also focused on personal growth and building skills including leadership abilities, collaborating within a team and presentation skills. It was great to have the opportunity to build upon the skills I had already been developing at FSC, and I learned a lot about how GEICOS’s three departments operate by speaking with and observing members of management. Over the ten weeks I spent interning with GEICO, my time management skills were put to the test as we were sometimes given
multiple projects to take on at once. I really enjoyed my summer at GEICO, and I decided to continue working there once the internship ended. Regardless of whether you want a career at GEICO or not, the experience that can
I was also tasked with creating an event for the sponsors of the facility. The event could contain anything, and I had to come up with the event’s schedule, invite list, food and logistics involved. This included the budget, room needed for the event and man power needed to put the event on. It was satisfying to see everything come together for the event, and we ended up having our guests participate in curling and a fairly new ice sport called “broomball.” Guests were also provided appetizers, drinks and dinner. After the games, we promoted the facility and had guests meet and take pictures with Florida Hospital Center Ice’s mascot “IC.” I really enjoyed my time at Florida Hospital Center Ice and I have learned so much about what it takes to be a sports marketer including the day-to-day operations of a large sports facility. (Holmes is a senior sports management major at FSC.) be gained during their internship program is well worth it. I highly recommend other business students to apply for GEICO’s internship next summer. (Cunliffe is a senior business administration major at FSC).
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GEICO’s 20 summer interns after their first day in the Florida office.
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Opinions Start new semester on time with to-do lists
Staying organized will help you manage time better Kristen Harris Opinions Editor It often seems as if the two things we will never have enough of are time and money. We spend a lot of our time working or studying so we can earn more money in the future, then we hope we’ll have enough money to spend on having a good time. It’s rare that the two are ever in balance. Though you may use a budget to manage your money, budgeting your time is equally as important. For me, at least, budgeting my time gets even more difficult the second classes are back in session. There’s so much to do it becomes overwhelming, which kills any motivation I had left. However, I’ve also found that organizing my responsibilities into manageable chunks helps me get everything done before it’s due. List your responsibilities in order of importance. Establish a hierarchy on your to do list. I’ve found that completing the most stressful tasks first enables me to relax and focus better later in the day. For example, I’ll rewrite a grad school application essay first, then do the reading for tomorrow’s classes, then write a response for a class that isn’t for two days. Crossing the big things off first can make
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Keeping a to-do list can help students manage their time. it seem as if there isn’t a lot left to do later. Learn to manage your distraction. Like many college students, the biggest distraction in my life is my phone. Even if I need to read three chapters tonight, I have to know what dog GIF BuzzFeed thinks I am right this second. So, for help staying off my phone, I turned to my app store. The Forest app sets
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a timer and grows a tree to keep you from looking at your phone. If you switch to a different app, the tree dies. Seeing the little virtual forest I’m growing gives me a sense of accomplishment that keeps me motivated to keep working. Establish your own system of rewards. You’ve probably seen the meme of the students who motivated themselves to read by
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strategically placing gummy bears on the pages of their textbooks. Your own system of study rewards doesn’t have to be sugary. Find something that helps you pace yourself with “brain breaks” while you’re working. For example, when I sit at my computer to write a paper, I’ll find a few YouTube videos I want to watch. Then, for every few pages I write, I allow myself to stop and watch one video. Overall, time management comes down to what works best for you. If you don’t want to write down a physical list, put your textbooks in a pile in the order your assignments need to be completed. Sometimes it’s more about being in the right headspace. Try doing homework at a desk or kitchen table rather than on your bed or in a noisy living room. More often than not, time management comes down to motivation, and motivation comes down to reminding yourself why you’re taking a certain class in the first place. When you find it hard to motivate yourself, think about the goals you’ve set and why you’re pursuing a certain degree. Managing your time comes down to your priorities. If you put what matters more over what matters in the moment, then you can find your motivation.
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