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The athletic facility has been funded by Bob and Ginny Adams, and will bear their name as the “Adams Athletic Performance Center.”Much like other buildings on campus, the new athletic facility will be inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s design philosophy. and will provide around 16,000 square feet of space for student athletes. “There is such intense competition not only to attract athletes, but to keep them here,” donor Bob Adams said. “I am confdent that this project will be a huge jewel in the future of Florida Southern athletics.”According to an Aug. 1 FSC press release, some of the features of the athletics building will include new athletic offces, a locker room for the women’s lacrosse team, a theater for flm review and a conference room. It is stated that 550 student athletes will be impacted by the construction of this new facility.Director of Athletics and Dean of Wellness Drew Howard emphasized the importance of a new facility to the athletic teams’ performance on the feld.

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Rollover points have been discontinued in student meal plans, although students will be receiving more points to compensate.

The frst Friday of the academic year opened SGA senate applications on Engage.

Photo courtesy of FSC Athletics Renderings have been provided for how the new facility, inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture, will look in the place of the Bandshell.

The Bandshell was frst constructed in 1941 and served as an entertainment venue for students to gather and watch performances. It was named for L.N. Pipkin, an early trustee who aided FSC’s move to Lakeland. Aside from being a music venue, the Bandshell has had many other purposes over the years. The McKay Archives notes that the FSC Center for Student Involvement had the bandshell as its headquarters. The venue also served as a meeting ground for many events over its years of service, mainly after having been supplanted for concerts and other musical events by the Branscomb Auditorium, which was constructed in 1963.Starting in the fall semester of 2020, the Bandshell became the location where the school would perform both scheduled and randomized COVID-19 tests as part of the FSCares program’s efforts to minimize the effect of the pandemic on the student population.

Freshmen refect on a “week of welcome,” ending with President Anne Kerr serving pizzas by-the-slice.

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Award-winning communications professor Katherine Loh became involved with lacrosse after her son joined a world championship team in Peru.

Sorority Kappa Delta and Fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon both have had events located at the Bandshell for many years. This includes Bid Day, when potential Greek pledges are handed invitations by organizations who wish to take them on. The same goes for groups such as Studio Box and Beyond who have performed at the venue. “It was just a cool space,” Kappa Delta Junior Alina Jeglie said. “it’s just sad to see it go.”The demolition has also left many lamenting a lack of announcement or fanfare regarding the event, citing having received no news on the plan until after the Bandshell had been razed.

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Two students of Buckner Theatre played major roles in a Tampa performance of LinManuel Miranda’s ‘In The Heights’.

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“FSC has 30 national championships and is excited about continuing our scholarathlete winning tradition,” Kerr said. Editors note: A follow-up article will appear in the next edition of The Southern detailing the plans and purposes of the new Adams Athletic Performance Center.

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“This new state-of-the-art facility will give our current strength and conditioning coaches the ability to fully train our student-athletes so they can get the best results possible on the court, feld, or track,” said Drew Howard, Director of Athletics and Dean of Wellness.

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When the school began winding down the FSCares program, the Bandshell returned to miscellaneous usage.

“This new state-of-the-art facility will

“I was shocked, I didn’t fnd out about the building being destroyed until afterwards.” Jeglie said. In the Bandshell’s place, FSC intends to place an ambitious athletic facility to assist the school’s various Division-II programs.

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Florida Southern College President Anne Kerr and others sent the Bandshell off by breaking ground at the demolition site. give our current strength and conditioning coaches the ability to fully train our studentathletes so they can get the best results possible on the court, feld, or track,” Howard said. “The facility will also give our coaches another edge in recruiting.” The press release states that it is the intent of the donors and athletics faculty at FSC that the facility will provide studentathletes and coaches with the necessary tools to improve their performance on the feld through preparation and review using the building’s many functions. An expansion in offce suites for several of FSC’s Division II programs such as lacrosse and basketball also works to make workspace less tight for all campus athletic teams.

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FSC President Anne Kerr is also optimistic about the positive impact that the new facility will have on the FSC athletics programs.

On Aug. 1, Florida Southern College President, Dr. Anne Kerr and others broke ground at the demolition site for the L.N. Pipkin Bandshell, making way for a new Athletics facility.

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Changes to FSC meal plan

“To give students some cushion, we introduced Flex Dollars that they can use should they run out of Snake Bites,” Raible said. “Flex Dollars are given for the entire semester to use when exceeding the weekly allotment of Snake Bites. It’s sort of like an insurance policy there when you need it but once used, you must wait until next semester to get more.” With these new changes to the Snake Bite, students will be paying $50 more per semester for a 20-meal plan while receiving 40 more Snake Bites per week. This meal plan is a requirement for frst-year students.

With this change, rollover has been discontinued, where unspent points would transfer over to the next week’s balance when the points were replenished every Monday morning. The unspent points will transfer over to the end of the semester for use.

Carter Cruise is a senior Accounting and Finance double major who enjoys the changes made to the point system. “I think the plan works well. Though there is no rollover, students have more options for meal plan options, and 160 is usually more than the 120 plus rollover,” said Cruise. “It addressed the issue that some people need more than 120 points in a week since they may not have easy off-campus access.” While some students support the recent adjustments, others feel like removing rollover from the meal plan is a negative change. Students such as Tim Keller, a junior English major, expressed concerns over the lack of rollover. “I feel like I’m wasting money on my meal plan since I know I’m bound to have rollover given that I cook a lot of my own meals,” said Keller. “When I don’t use all my points during a week, it feels like the school is just throwing my money away.” These changes also come in the face of increasing costs due to nationwide supplychain shortages. The U.S. government reported an 8.6 percent climb in consumer prices over the summer, “the fastest rate of increase in four decades” according to The New York Times.

On Red Friday, Aug. 26, a reunited SGA executive board handed out Chickfl-A and t-shirts to a long line of students wearing red for spirit, celebrating the opening day of senate applications. Voting for senators will begin on Sept. 19 and close Sept. 21, a three day period of voting lasting from Monday to Wednesday. Everyone is eligible to run, but applications close on Sept. 14.

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“We researched other schools and none of them gave students the total fexibility of using their Snake Bites at all Food Service Locations on Campus as we do,” Raible said. “We felt that this was an important aspect of our Meal Plan and fought to keep it that way even though other schools limit what can be used outside their Main

In a July 21 newsletter, Florida Southern College announced an increase in points to each meal plan, discontinued “rollover points,” and introduced Flex Dollars. Instead of the maximum meal plan capped at 120 Snake Bite points, it’s been increased up to 160 points making sure that each Snake Bite is the equivalent of one U.S. dollar, according to the newsletter.

Coffee and donuts will be offered by the Association of Honors Students in Ordway 111B on Sept. 7. Students are welcome to spend time relaxing in the Honors Lounge during Convo Hour from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Dining Room or Cafeteria.” With these changes to the Snake Bite currency, Covid restrictions have been lifted from campus. The Healthy Blend Deli has brought back its tables and booths for the first time since before

The College states the changes are designed to ensure that every student on campus has ready access to food. With these changes, Flex Dollars were implemented.TimRaible, the Director of Food Service, clarifes the concept of Flex Dollars as a viable alternative to the rollover plan, in which students could save points that were left unspent from previous weekly disbursments.

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Students can now pre-order all food products throughout campus from the GET app.

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On Sept. 6, the Multicultureal Student Council will be hosting Music Night in the Simmons Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Students can partake in a karoke night singing their favorite songs with free food provided by the MSC.

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The Lakeland Farmers Market will be in Downtown Lakeland on Sept. 3 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s the frst Saturday it has hosted its many vendors since its rescheduled absence in August.

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“Each of these committees is responsible for all types of different initiatives ranging from increasing school spirit, to making [the Salvatore Ambrosino Southern Editor college] more sustainable in every avenue,” Paquette said. There are just over 30 senator positions, and the elected retain their seats in SGA until next year, when voting occurs again.

The senate is made up of students representing different areas of study, from each academic class. Senatorial seats have specializations and vary in number of seats Generalavailable.senatorseats include: Four seats for frst-year candidates; one seat for second-year candidates; two seats for second-year greek-affliated candidates; one seat for third-year senatorial candidates; two seats for greek-affliated third-year candidates; two seats for fourth-year candidates; two seats for fourth-year greek-affliated senators. Specifcations narrow: one seat for an intercollegiate athlete senator; a seat for a computer student senator; two seats for honors program senators; three seats for senators of Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise; two seats for the school of education; two seats for candidates from the school of nursing and health sciences; and fve senator seats for the school of arts and sciences.

Students are invited by ACE to recite slam poetry that they’ve written or are from their favorite poets. The event will take place on Sept. 9 in Tutu’s Cyber Cafe at 7 p.m. with free food related to the cafe location.

SGA Exec board passing out Chick-fil-A and spirit t-shirts to students on Red Friday.

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Students are invited to join Florida Southern College’s Chapel for Pies & Parables where students will be given free pies while discussing the signifcance behind Jesus’ parables The event will take place on Sept. 7 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Fannin Center.

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Elected senators have the opportunity to serve on one of fve committees. These committees are service, sustainability, student life, school spirit and diversity, equity and inclusion. The committees are expected to “work together to improve the quality of student life based off student feedback,” according to Florida Southern’s website.

“The role of senator on the SGA board is a great way to make changes and leave a lasting impact on our campus,” ACE President Skippy Paquette said in a statement to The Southern. “It allows you to make an impact not only on our school, but also our student body.”

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“ We are hoping that LA 2028 will extend an invitation [to lacrosse] to play. — Dr. Katherine Loh

Award-winning professor inspired by sons’ lacrosse career

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It surprised Loh that an organization like the PALA didn’t already exist, as North America is home to the “powerhouses of lacrosse.” With her help, she was going to give them the platform they deserved.

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A: The Welcome Back Barbecue will be held at the Simmons Center on Sept. 2 from 5-7:30 p.m. This event is different from Blast Off because it is a smaller version of Blast Off and we are focusing on highlighting all the diversity organizations. This allows for new students who may be overwhelmed at Blast Off to talk with members of the diversity organizations on a more personal level.

Admiring the two photos of her sons hanging above her offce desk, 2022 World Lacrosse Development Award winner Dr. Katherine Loh claims the award wouldn’t be her’s if it wasn’t for them. Never having played lacrosse herself, claiming that she could never run that far, Loh decided to get involved with lacrosse’s governing body after her eldest son earned a spot on the Peruvian national team. The team competed in the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship in “MyIsrael.husband is Peruvian so you could play for your heritage,” Loh said. “And as a team mom, I got involved a little bit and I realized that it is a really daunting task to bring a national team to a world championship.”AfterIsrael, she joined the board of Peru Lacrosse, spending countless hours writing their constitution, organizing a board of directors and making Peru a full member of World Lacrosse. Still, they had no regional sector to join. Recognizing her dedication, Loh was asked by World Lacrosse to construct the Pan-American Lacrosse Association.

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A: The Evett L. Simmons Center for Multicultural Appreciation provides faculty, staff, and students with programming that promotes multiculturalism, social justice, and emphasizes the importance of inclusion. Our international student population adds to the dynamic of multiple cultures and identities within the FSC Community. By providing educational opportunities through cultural awareness events and sensitivity training, the Simmons Center raises awareness and ultimately creates a unifed community that values all cultures.”Q: How long has Simmons been a part of the school? Why is it important that such an organization is connected to FSC?

A: The Simmons Center was named the Life and Cultural Center in the beginning and that started over 20 years ago with Mrs. Brenda Lewis as the Director. It was named the Evett L. Simmons Center for Multicultural Appreciation February 2013, which is almost 10 years ago. Evett L. Simmons is a FSC alum and felt that it was important that underrepresented students have space on campus to call home and the Simmons Center was created.”Q:When and where is the Blast Off Barbecue? How it is different from the school’s Blast Off on Aug. 24?

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“I worked with Visit Central Florida and we were able to secure the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex as our physical headquarters for PALA and that was huge,” she said. “None of the other federations –and not even World Lacrosse at that time– had a physical headquarters with 11 felds that members could use for free.”There they held two competitions, including the 2019 Women’s Qualifer, and premiered the Sixes Cup Championship in 2021. The Sixes Cup held after the International Olympic Committee gave full member recognition to World Lacrosse was the frst championship to showcase the sport’s Olympic format. Loh hopes such success increases the sport’s chances of playing in lacrosse’s return to the world’s favorite tournament.

“We are hoping that LA 2028 will extend an invitation [to lacrosse] to play,” she said. If invited back, it would mark the sport’s return to the Olympics since being cut in 1908.Battling other nations follows working with other nations, too. Loh was a Zoom extraordinaire before the pandemic, holding digital meetings with members from different countries in PALA and across the world. Her frequent calls infuenced her fascination with how different cultures communicate, converting her side hustle into research for her academic position at FSC. “I turned it into what I teach in intercultural communication because I fnd the notion of representation so fascinating, especially if you look at lacrosse,” she said. “The fact that right now, the Native American team (the Haudenosaunee) are still trying to fght for their right to play in the Olympics as a sovereign nation. I fnd it so fascinating to observe, to read, to study.” Then came another position, World Lacrosse Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion Commision. With her colleagues, she authored the frst-ever DEI statement and is currently working on World Lacrosse’s policy regarding transgender athletes.“Itis such a privilege to be involved with people not just involved in sports, but knowledgeable and expert people that do this every day,” she said. “Being able to work in topics that are relevant and current to our athletes, I fnd it very humbling and veryRelevantrewarding.”toyoung people like her sons. And though her sons wait to try out for the 2023 Peruvian national team, she’s excited to be the team’s number one fan with or without their participation. They introduced her to a world she loves and she’ll never leave. The Simmons Multicultural Center is home to diversity and inclusion on campus. Wishing to promote these values, the center hosts an annual Welcome Back Barbecue for students and faculty every September. Speaking is Assistant Director Kanesha Hicks about the organization and its upcoming event.Q : First of all, what is the Simmons Muticultural Center? What resources can students obtain from this organization?

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Loh and her son at his senior night game. He had the only goal of the night.

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The frst line of duty as a founding board member and president would be developing the governmental structure of the federation. Her second line of duty, and her proudest accomplishment, was securing a physical headquarters. That includes offces and training facilities for any member of PALA.

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A record-breaking class of freshmen moved into their communities on Aug. 19. A pep rally, a glow party and their frst week of classes later, President Anne Kerr herself is seen in Joseph Reynolds, a freshman dorm, serving pizza slices to frst-year students. “That’s some gnarly stuff, man. It was absolutely gnarly,” freshman Ryan Marse said. “It was a pretty cool experience to get pizza from the president—ten out of ten, would defnitely do it again.”The semester’s been live for just over a week now, and freshmen are settling into their social circles.

Mocsie leads a line of freshmen student athletes during a pep rally in Jenkins Fieldhouse.

One of his hall neighbors, fellow frst-year student Gordon Dameron, said that it was a networking event because the upperclassmen were“Technicallyaround. it is,” Dameron said. “Because you’re meeting upperclassmen, too.” Dameron is interested in becoming a better person. “I’m looking forward to learning, to becoming a better person—” Dameron said. “Better myself as a human being.”During move in, Orientation Leaders wearing bright red Salvatore Ambrosino Editor President Anne Kerr and Food Services director Tim Raible serve pizza to freshmen.

seats in the lobby’s center. Still, Sowul looks forward to business and networking with fellow“Meetingstudents.the right people is what I look forward to,” Sowul said. “Meeting the right people that you can network with, people that’ll get you somewhere.”

A school-sponsored pizza party went on in Joseph Reynolds’ lobby. When asked if the pizza party was a networking event, Sowul responded: “I guess.”

‘A new life’: freshmen refect on their frst week at college

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“It’s been a different experience, more freedom—I was never able to get out of my house, but now I’m able to,” freshman Allen Spivey resident Kevin Sowul said. “It’s a different life, a new life.”Spivey residents shoot pool cues late into the night, socializing in large groups on a campus freshly removed from two years of onandorplaywatchTheyprecautions.Covid-19gathertomoviesorvideogames,theyplaymusicsitwithpeerstheleopardprint

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5 The Southern SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 shirts brought their groups of lanyard-wearing orientees to the edges of campus and back, fielding questions about campus lore and guiding them. Now they’re free to roam. Each night of the frst “week of welcome” had one of these “networking” opportunities. Aug. 21, Orientation Pep Rally; Aug. 22, Jenkins Field House Glowfest; Aug. 23, Blast Off. At Blast Off, student organizations collected hundreds of signatures from college,classes.semester’sandjournalism,ranginggetfreshmen—lookingstudents—mainlytoinvolvedinactivitiesfrompoetryandtogardeningftness.Aug.23wasalsothefrstdayof“IlikethatthisisasmallerbecauseI’llbeable

Students line up on Red Friday for Chick-fl-A and “we wear red on Fridays” t-shirts, Aug. 26. The Blast Off convention saw hundreds of signatures for student organizations.

to talk to my professors,” Dameron said. “You know? They’re not celebrities. I can have a conversation with them, if I ever need to ask them something.” Aug. 24, ACE Novelty Night, Hollis Wellness Center MasterClass— consider it a break from the nights of intense networking.Aug.25, Hall Stars kickoff. Halls from Joseph Reynolds and Allen Spivey compete in a scavenger hunt-like competition. Freshmen boys vs. freshmen girls. Outdo the other community and win a pizza party, trophy t-shirts which only increase in sentimental value and of greatest importance to the most earnest contenders, bragging rights. Freshmen students stand and lift up their arms cheering.

Their performances took place at Tampa’s Spanish Lyric Theatre

The original production of In The Heights debuted in 2007 off-Broadway, before making a Broadway debut the next year. The show’s music was composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda (known mainly for “Hamilton”) and became his frst Broadway hit. The musical later received a flm adaption in 2021, featuring a starstudded cast of Hispanic actors, including Anthony Ramos, who also worked with Miranda on Hamilton.

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Alabama Greek ‘rush’ impact on entertainment

Sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama - “Bama Rush” - has taken over TikTok, turning into a reality-TV phenomenon with millions of viewers following along on women’s journeys through recruitment, resulting in a Bama Rush documentary in the works at HBOMax.Thepopularity behind the University of Alabama’s fall sorority recruitment, also referred to as “rush,” began last year when women started posting TikToks documenting their experiences going through the nine-day-long process of fnding their home organization, using the hashtags #BamaRush, #AlabamaRush and #RushTok. This year’s recruitment process took place from Aug. 6-14 and has been referred to as “season two” of Bama“BamaRush.Rush

The performances took place at the Spanish Lyric Theatre (SLT) in Tampa from July 29 to August 7. Tickets were priced at $30 for adults, $25 for senior citizens and military, $15 for students and $10 for children.

Auditions originally took place in 2020,

Among a competitive list of nominees, including Baby Keem and Måneskin, Dove Cameron was awarded the Best New Artist moonman. With multiple recent roles in Broadway shows like Hairspray and Clueless, Cameron has been establishing her own path outside of her childhood fame. She made a special shout-out to the LGBTQ+ youth in her speech.

The cast was completely made up of people of color, something not often seen in the entertainment industry until recently.

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Each year Alabama ranks as the university with the highest pledge class (the most recent group to accept a bid from a sorority) in America, hence the popularity and hype on TikTok. Women post their outfts of the day and talk about their own thoughts and encounters within theSinceprocess.UA is the school with the most prominent Greek life scene in the U.S., TikTok viewers watch to see how the process works behind the scenes and what it is truly like to experience.

Senior Ariana Perera played Vanessa, a woman who works in the neighborhood salon, and who Perera described as strong and“Sheindependent.caresdeeply about her friends, but she is also determined to better herself and get out of the barrio,” Perera said.

In season one of Bama Rush, the hashtag #AlabamaRush received nearly 20 million views, and the hashtag #BamaRush was viewed more than 55.6 million times. This year, individual creators going through recruitment at Alabama garnered more than 110 million views, and the hashtag #BamaRush currently has 1.9 billion views on the platform.

This is not the only backlash that UA has recieved in regards to sorority life. Sororoties did not desegregate until 2013, which means that sororties were allowed to exclude women from joining their chapter because of their race up until that point. The school then implemented an action plan to promote diversity and inclusion throughout Greek life. “I do think that [Bama Rush] could be considered discriminatory, but I don’t necessarily know if that’s a Bama thing or Greek life thing,” FSC Senior Anika Francisco said. “...I know people who identify as non-binary who were discriminated against at other schools even after already being in an organization.”

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The biggest award of the night, the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award, was awarded to Nicki Minaj, who acted as one of the show’s hosts. The special moment was presented by fve of her biggest fans, part of the “Barbz” fan base. Song of the Summer Jack Harlow took home the Song of the Summer award with his hit single “First Class.” Later, when performing the song onstage, Harlow surprised fans by bringing out Fergie. Her hit “Glamourous” is notably sampled in his track, and Harlow has since said that the song was monumental for him. entire past semester. She also felt the support of the Florida Southern community when she looked out at the crowd and spotted other students and friends there to support her and a good friend who also was given the opportunity to participate in In the Heights. Isabella Falber, another theater department senior, worked alongside Perera, playing another main cast member named Carla. Falber describes her character as “naive, innocent, bush tailed,” and said she was a fan of Carla’s growth throughout the“Istory.really wanted to make Carla my own and fnd a way to stay true to the stage vision while also incorporating my own personal vision,” Falber said. “I had to fnd our similarities and lean into those.”

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Latin trap artist Bad Bunny won the award for AOTY, becoming the frst Spanish artist to ever win in this category. He was notifed mid concert while performing at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and, in celebration, performed a song for the VMAs via livestream.

“I’m hopeful for a future where everyone is welcomed for just being themselves —everywhere,” Sikes wrote in an Instagram post on Aug. 12. “Looking back on this past week, so many amazing opportunities have come my way. In my initial application papers, I paid tribute to my Grandma who passed away this year with Alzheimer’s. I know that she is so proud. Nana, this is just the beginning.”

Florida Southern College Theatre students Ariana Perera and Isabella Falber took their Broadway careers to the next level this summer after landing major roles in popular Broadway show In The Heights.

On the SLT website, the musical was described as “the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood — a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music.”

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Tok is something that has become celebrated and anticipated as it approaches every year,” FSC junior Noelle Pappas said. “I’d say it’s entertaining, but more interesting to see the storm it’s taking on social media.”

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Video of the Year Taylor Swift seemed a shoein for the VOTY award, taking the win with her short flm “All Too Well,” which featured Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien. While giving her acceptance speech, Swift also announced the release of her new album “Midnights” right at midnight.

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This fall, UA had 2,508 potential new members going through recruitment in hopes of receiving a bid from one of the 19 sororities. In the fall of 2021, more than 2,500 women went through sorority rush, with roughly 2,300 receiving a bid, a 92% success rate of women receiving a bid. A bid is where the sorority/sororities formally invite you to join their chapter on Bid Day, the fnal day of the recruitment process. Still, a bid is never guaranteed and many do not receive a bid as it is a mutual selection process.

One popular creator from this year is Grant Sikes, a nonbinary student whose sex is male and goes by she/her pronouns. Sikes grew in popularity throughout her time in recruitment because there is a lack of queer representation in Greek life at UA. She made it all the way through rush but did not receive a bid from any sorority, leaving many users outraged with the university and Panhellenic Council, the governing body of all the sororities, for mistreatment of the LGBTQ+ community.

Luckily, in light of things slowly returning to normalcy, the show was able to resume production this summer. “Being part of a cast that was fully all POCs in a show about diversity and home was so special to me,” Perera said when asked about her favorite part of working on the show. “We all got along so well and are already planning on seeing each other’s shows and hanging out.” Perera attributes a lot of her success to her education here at FSC, commenting mainly on the vocal improvement she’s experienced after working on her solo the A scene from ‘In The Heights’ taking place in a salon owned by Carla, played by FSC’s Isabella Falber.

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Currently, the United States of America is a below average country in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a group consisting of a majority of high-income countries. In the 2020 U.S. election, the voter turnout was 62%, which is three points lower than the OECD average of 65%.

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The fatigue starts and continues when a vote repeatedly goes unnoticed and uncared for. Regardless of who is elected and when, the marginalized Americans remain marginalized, and issues remain completely unsolved. When the efforts of those who need help are always made in vain, and their enthusiasm for civil participation and government falls off the Earth, who can blame them? As soon as the polls close, the US treats them like they to have fallen off the Earth, left alone again. The circumstances surrounding U.S. voting are drastically fawed and are in need of major reform to ensure a fair and functional American democracy.

As our staff celebrates our return to campus newsstands, we would like to introduce to you Florida Southern College’s student-run newspaper, The Southern. It has been exactly 100 years since The Southern, along with the College, arrived here on the shores of Lake Hollingsworth.

Frustratingly, this is just scraping the surface, as people who have the resources to educate themselves do not because of this huge political information ceiling.

A major issue as to why people do not engage in politics is the massive barrier in entering political literacy. The research required to understand the processes at play when voting, the research on the people who are both in and running in government, the historical context of each individual and political events that led up to now, not to mention the bare minimum of how, when, and where to vote.

There are people who do not have the resources to educate themselves that end up not having the ability to cast their own informedSocio-economicvote. status plays the biggest role in voter accessibility and information is the frst half, however the second piece of this abysmal puzzle is the feeling that one’s vote does not matter. Even when someone has access to information and uses it, working class Americans and poor people are left completely in the dust. Politics has and seems to always be a money game, and when a group has no money, their political power is nullifed. That inevitably leaves them twice as vulnerable to political failings such as rising infation, under payment, voter restrictions, loss of bodily autonomy, over-policing, the continued effects of redlining among other things.

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e Southern is published as an e-edition bi-weekly during fall and spring semesters of the academic year at Florida Southern College by students through the Communication Department. Opinions expressed on the opinions pages are not necessarily those of the department, the administration, the Board of Trustees or e Southern editorial board. Written and signed responses to views expressed on these pages, or relevant to other Florida Southern College issues, are encouraged and will be considered for publication. All members of the Florida Southern community — students, sta , faculty, administrators, trustees, alumni and other friends of the college — are invited to voice their opinion in and about e Southern. All material submitted is subject to editing for length, style and taste. All material must be submitted to fscsouthern@gmail.com to be considered. e Southern o ce is in the Chatlos Building on Johnson Ave.

As well, remember you may contribute! Our student-run newspaper is exactly that: run by students. Every word written is by a student, the fact-checking is done by students. The stories themselves are brainstormed and chosen by students. If at any point you sense the need to express an opinion, or feel the want to join our staff, contact us and we’ll guide you to exactly where you want to be. We are a voice for the student body, by the student body, and have existed in this role since 1918. From our staff to the rest of FSC, We are happy to correct The Southern’s words when needed, and it is our hope that the student body will hold us accountable for these errors when they arise. We wish you all a wonderful year. Read the news and go Mocs! an interest in various forms of media, including writing, graphic design, photography, advertising and more. We are over the moon about writing for you all this Newspapersyear. like ours exist at private and public universities, we are an integral part of a thinking culture. Every respected institution of higher learning has one, as small as our own or one as large and reputed as Rory Gilmore’s Yale Daily News. Some have moved completely online, such as University of South Florida’s The Oracle, and others, as it happens, remain in print—some for even centuries to date. Our goal at this newspaper is to report to the student body the core information needed to be informed decision makers. Whether it’s what’s good to

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It’s been a long two years since The Southern printed a physical paper, being cut in 2020. This was due to budgetary restrictions and the COVID-19 pandemic that struck. But in a truly rare revitalization of a student-run paper, the physical news has offcially been restored to our campus. This, in the age of a shrinking physical news presence nationwide seems monumental, but it is actually quite a small thing, yes—as small as our paper. We publish bi-weekly, we are run by student from top-to-bottom with

Editor-in-Chief(s) Jameson Champion jamesonc1211@gmail.com Nathalie Moreno morenonathalie78@gmail.com

News Editor Diego De Jesus ddj727@yahoo.com

Features Editor Caroline Bryant ccbryant627@gmail.com

Advisor Mike Trice mtrice@fsouthern.edu

One of the largest epidemics in American democracy is the phenomenon of “voter apathy,” in which a large subset of people from various demographics believe that their votes “do not matter.” This is caused by several factors in our society: political literacy, resources, social and economic status and marginalized votes. These issues result in a weaker voter turnout compared to other powerful nations around the world.

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eat in Lakeland or who is running for the Student Government Association, you can fip through our pages and, it is our hope, be enabled to make the best decisions for yourselves possible. Some things to keep in mind as you read and and react to our stories: Remember that we are students with you. We enjoy a summer sabbaticals just as any other student organization. And as studious as we may be, no one at The Southern is error-free. We are students learning the fundamentals of quite a diffcult discipline, and like other students, we make mistakes. Not often, but they happen. Our mistakes occur in public and come with much detriment: we smudge quotes, misspell names, forget citations.

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The indoor volleyball team has already begun their regular season competition and currently stand undefeated through the frst three games of the season. They are now on a fve-game winning streak dating back to last season, when they fnished with a record of 15-12 under Head Coach Chris Keen. The squad opened competition with a closed-doors exhibition against Saint Leo University before hosting the FSC Volleyball Classic over a two-day span on Aug. 26 and 27. The invitational saw Lander University, Augusta University, and Bloomfeld College visit the Jenkins Fieldhouse for a combined eight matches. The Moccasins were able to defeat all three teams, going 9-1 in sets over the course of the weekend. With a 3-0 record in hand, FSC is set to embark on a lengthy road trip all the way to Fairbanks, Alaska where they will compete against four other Division II institutions. The team is excited for the change in venue, especially with the invitational being in such a unique location. “The whole team is extremely excited. I don’t think any of us have been to Alaska besides [Chris Keen] so we’re happy we’re able to go there,” said Mackenzie Petermann, a second-year player. “We don’t really see those teams [often], so we’re going to focus on what we need to get done, and what we have to do to win those games.” The team is set to play on Sept. 2 and Sept. 3 before eventually coming back to Florida to play in St. Petersburg on Sept. 8, beginning the in-conference schedule. The big game circled on the calendar for the team will come on Sept. 9, when the Mocs welcome in the defending national champions

Men's Soccer vs. University of Alabama in 9/2Huntsville@7p.m. vs. University of Montevallo 9/4 @ 1 p.m. @ Nova Southeastern University 9/10 @ 7 p.m.

Gordin was GCAA Coach of the Year four times as well as SSC Coach of the Year three times.

The men’s team went 6-8-3 last year, qualifying for the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) tournament after compiling a winning record amongst SSC opponents during the regular season. Head Coach Ashley Holmes returned for his second season with the Moccasins and was able to recruit multiple transfer students for this year’s team. The biggest standout that the Mocs were able to claim is graduate student Henri Tophoven, who just transferred from Wisconsin University, a Division I team, after originally starting his playing career at Mercyhurst.

Former FSC men's golf coach Doug Gordin. Luci Davis Staff Writer and his athletes were named SSC Golfer of the Year 11 times. “I was blessed to have highly motivated and talented young men on my team and it was a privilege to coach them,” said Gordin.

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The beginning of the fall semester marks the return to action for numerous athletic teams. The fall season is highlighted by FSC’s indoor volleyball team, the men’s and women’s soccer teams, and the crosscountry team, all of which have already begun competition in some form.

Among the returners include sisters Caitlyn and Brooke Lowery, who are expected to continue to have a veteran presence on the feld. Caitlyn led the team in goals last season with seven across 16 games played while Brooke led all Moccasins in minutes with well over 1400, playing in every single game. Florida Southern is looking to build on an underwhelming 2021 campaign after they fnished with a record of 5-9-2 last year. As a result, they were predicted to fnish last this season in the SSC preseason coaches’ poll. “We’re undefeated but we haven’t won a game. So you can look at it two ways really,” said Head Coach Paul Lawerence after his team settled for a tie for the second consecutive game. “It’s a good thing to not get beaten, I always say that if you’re not gonna win the game...it’s important to not get beaten.” Sophomore Haley Thomassy has the lone goal of the season for Florida Southern so far, a team now looking to get their frst win starting on Sept. 2 with a game against

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John Christovich Snakebite Anchor (and FSC rivals), the University of Tampa.

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The SSC Hall of Fame was founded in 1991 to commemorate those who have brought honor to the SSC. The Hall of Fame celebration will take place Oct. 8 at 11 a.m.

Denali State Bank Ice Block Classic @ Fairbanks, AK 9/2 - 9/3 @ Eckerd College 9/8 @ 7 p.m. vs. University of Tampa 9/9 @ 7 p.m.

The addition of Tophoven paid off almost immediately for the men’s team, as the 6-foot1 native of Germany scored his frst goal as a Moccasin in the win over Delta State.

The Mocs will have the honor this year of hosting the NCAA Division II South Region Championship at Holloway Park on Nov. 19. They’ll look to qualify for a chance to compete in the championships over the course of the next few months through the currently-scheduled meets. For the most up-to-date schedules and results, check FSCMocs.com.

The FSC women's volleyball team at a recent game. Spring Hill College on the road. The men’s and women’s cross-country teams have been in training since moving back to campus in the middle of August. The team runs as a unit and conditions every day in preparation for their frst meet of the year. Both squads are scheduled to compete at the Eastern Florida State College Fall Classic on Sept. 10 in Melbourne, Fla. The teams have four meets on the calendar right now before the SSC Championships on Nov. 5. Last year, the women’s team was led by Ellie Fluman, who will return for her third year after placing ninth individually in the SSC in her second season. Meanwhile, the men’s squad will be led by seniors Alex Guy and Brady Zimmerman after three allregion runners graduated this past season.

FSC’s women's golf coach, Robbie Davis, recognizes the importance of Gordin’s contributions to FSC sports. “Coach Gordin will be remembered as one of the greatest golf coaches of this era,” Davis said. “With six national championships and several runner up fnishes, he is the standard bearer of college golf.” Davis has been coaching the women’s golf team since 1997. In the last 25 years, he has learned many lessons about coaching from Gordin.

On the women’s side, the team is also two games through their season, with two ties to show for their efforts.

@ Spring Hill College 9/2 @ 4 p.m. @ University of West Florida 9/4 @ 1:30 p.m. vs. Nova Southeastern University 9/10 @ 7 p.m.

Former Florida Southern men’s golf coach Doug Gordin has been selected for the 2022 class of the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame. Throughout 23 years of coaching FSC’s men's golf team, Gordin established a notable record. Gordin led the Mocs to six national championships and seven SSC championships during his time as coach. While coaching from 1995 to 2018, he led numerous individuals to the NCAA championships, one of whom, Matt Saglio, brought home FSC’s frst men's golf title in 1999. The team took home the SSC title in 1997-2001, 2008, and 2010; they won individual titles in 1997-1999, 2001, 2003, and 2015. “I am humbled and honored to be selected to be in the SSC Hall of Fame with all the great coaches and athletes that are in the hall,” Gordin said. “It is truly an honor to join them.”

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“I have had the privilege of knowing him for 25 plus years and my success can also be attributed to him,” Davis said. “He knows how to motivate players to win and should be honored for his great success.”

Gordin has already been inducted into three other Halls of Fame: the Golf Coaches’ Association of America Hall of Fame in 2001, the Florida Southern College Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Polk County Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. “My career at Florida Southern was a dream and would not have been possible without the outstanding support I had from the administration at Florida Southern and the community of Lakeland,” Gordin said. “They all gave me everything I needed to have a chance to be successful.”

The men’s soccer team has begun their regular season already as well, defeating Delta State University on Aug. 28 by a score of 3-1, after losing their season opener to Mississippi College. They will have their frst two home games of the season this weekend, with a match against the University of AlabamaHuntsville on Sept. 2 and another against Montevallo on Sept. 4.

Gordin coached eight of his athletes to be named SSC Male athlete of the year

The Mocs will look ahead particularly to a matchup with Nova Southeastern University coming up on Sept. 10. That game will be the frst of ten in-conference games this season—plus, Florida Southern will seek vengeance after the Sharks knocked the Moccasins out of the playoffs last year, ending their season.

It’s an interesting start to the season for a team with 18 brand new players on their roster, and just 13 returners from last year’s team. Head Coach Paul Lawerence returned for a ffth season this year, attracting multiple new recruits from the transfer portal as well. Morgan Collica transferred to Florida Southern after playing 65 games with Ohio University, and Lindsey Meyer joined the team after three seasons with Northern Kentucky, two renowned Division I programs.

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