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This weekend, both Mocs basketball teams picked up wins on the road against Florida Tech! Now, they’re looking to this weekend’s Mocs Christmas Classic for more action.

MOCS WIN 74-73 against Wisconsin-Parkide, leaving @FSC_MBB UNDEFEATED through the Terrace Hotel Thanksgiving Classic AND the season thus far! They’ll be back in action against Eckerd at home this Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m.

The Polk Theater came to life on Nov. 4, as the newest class of members in the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame were honored. fscsouthern.com/new-class-indu…

The state’s seventh-largest Republican-voting county, remained reliably Republican on Election Day. By 10 p.m. on election night, it was clear that Polk County’s voters had cast their ballots in favor of all Republican incumbents on the ballot. fscsouthern.com/polk-county-sh…

NEWS | The Director of the Evett L. Simmons Center for Multicultural Appreciation, Vanessa Beckham, suddenly resigned from her position serving her last day on Oct. 21. Read more about her tenure at FSC: fscsouthern.com/director-of-mu…

After a dominant performance in the regular season, winning eight straight games, the Mocs are setting their sights on the SSC tournament. After earning a first-round bye in the tournament with their first-in-conference rank, they will host the semifinals on Nov. 3.

Does Florida’s lack of monkeypox precautions affect schools? The number of cases in the county rose each month from July, when the first two cases were reported, to September which ended with a total of 13 cases. Read more about monkeypox in Florida: fscsouthern.com/is-floridas-la…

One of the most prominent fixtures of Lakeland are its famous swans that live on Lake Morton, originally gifted by the Queen of England on her Sapphire Jubilee. Remember the Queen Elizabeth's legacy with the swans she gave to lakeland here: fscsouthern.com/remembering-wh…

Florida Southern College students living in southwest Florida navigated flooded highways, power outages and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Read about their encounter with the storm: fscsouthern.com/students-encou…

For 11 days, from Sept. 13 to Sept. 24, Category 4 Hurricane Fiona aggressively hit Puerto Rico, a country still recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017. fscsouthern.com/hlsc-grieves-i…

Ryan Langford, ’22, says being signed to the Los Angeles Angels organization has already been an incredible experience. On Sept. 5, 2022, the former Moc and right handed pitcher signed a contract with the Angels – his first official step toward a professional baseball career.

At Florida Southern College, trees were uprooted—some blocked sidewalks. Branches fell from trees causing damages to campus, and a glass door was shattered in Honeyman Pavilion. All were caused by the winds of Hurricane Ian that battered Central Florida. fscsouthern.com/in-photos-fall…

#HurricaneIan: On the morning of Sept. 28, Florida Southern College began sheltering students living in off-campus housing and apartments in Branscomb Auditorium. fscsouthern.com/fsc-relocates-…

This is what some of Florida Southern's campus looked like as category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall near Fort Myers this morning.

BREAKING: On Sept. 25, FSC’s Emergency Management Team announced the cancellation of this week’s classes, Sept. 26 to Sept. 30, in preparation for Tropical Storm Ian. The storm, currently over the Caribbean, is projected to become a major hurricane along Florida’s west coast.

On Sept. 7, at approximately 3 p.m., flames erupted from the kitchen hood vent on the roof of Harry’s Seafood Bar and Grille. The student favorite restaurant on Munn Park reopened its doors on Sept. 15, fscsouthern.com/munn-park-stap…

The number of new COVID-19 cases have fallen since July and FSC has relaxed their precautions. “We are slowly but surely moving toward ‘normal.’ All events will be in-person this semester,” Dean of Students Mike Crawford said. fscsouthern.com/as-fsc-eases-c…

Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to Supreme Court with a final vote of 53 yeas and 47 nays, making her the first black woman Supreme Court Justice. fscsouthern.com/first-black-wo…

The FSC Department of Theatre and Dance has produced and is performing its most recent show, “The Diary of Anne Frank.” The show is being performed on select days between April 7 through 17 in Loca Lee Buckner Theater. fscsouthern.com/fsc-theatre-an…

On April 5, Florida Southern’s Student Government Association held its semesterly Town Hall meeting in-person on Mr. George’s Green. fscsouthern.com/town-hall-disc…