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Florida Southern's tuition freeze melts

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Tuition costs are on the rise across the nation and Florida Southern is no exception.

Students entering the college in the fall of 2009 paid $22,270 per academic year for tuition and fees, but students entering this coming fall will pay $24,112 before the cost of room and board.

FSC hopes to recruit with 'Junior Journey'

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

All incoming students will be guaranteed a study abroad experience to the destination of their choice beginning with next year's freshmen class.

"Students will have the choice to travel anywhere in the world to both international and domestic destinations based on their major," Kristen Placek, undergraduate admissions counselor, said.

Networks on the Net

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Launching its first version to the public in 2003, MySpace started off as a virtual storage site until it was revamped in 2004 to become a social networking site open to anyone 13 years or older.

Since this change, the framers of MySpace have worked to expand their users from your everyday people to celebrities who wanted a deeper connection with their fans, while broadening their fan base.

College uses YouTube to admit

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Tufts University, located in Medford, MA, is the first college to give potential students the opportunity to create a video for their supplement essay when applying for admission.

While students still have to write the typical college admissions easy, students are given the option of writing an additional supplement essay, which gives more insight into a person's personality including topics such as "Are we alone?" This year, Tufts University added the option of allowing students to create a one-minute video about themselves for their supplement essay and publicly post it on YouTube.

Florida keeps texting

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

With the number of states banning texting while driving on the rise, Florida lawmakers are once again pushing for legislation on the matter.

Currently, 21 states prohibit texting while driving for all drivers, and an additional nine states ban texting for inexperienced drivers.

It's census time- make sure you count

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Christine Simone

Editor-in-Chief

Florida Southern has made an effort to encourage all students to participate in the 2010 census, but the college needs the cooperation of the entire student body to be successful.

All residential students should have received their individual census form in their on-campus mailbox on April 7.

Teams stuff 'til dawn

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Florida Southern's Up 'til Dawn event will bring together teams competing for something greater than first place.

The FSC Up til Dawn: Luau on the lawn is an event with all proceeds benefiting St. Jude's Children Hospital. The event will be held on April 9th from 7:00 pm to 1:00 am in Badcock garden.

War memorials await permanent home

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Lacey Brown

Contributing Writer

Just as senior Alex Falcone began his search for a history thesis, Florida Southern's archivist, LuAnn Mims, uncovered photos of a mysterious on-campus World War II memorial. After speaking with Mims, Falcone decided to devote his thesis to investigating the history of the memorial.

Odd News

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Playful giraffe injures zookeeper

A zookeeper in Rhode Island was treated for minor injuries after butting heads with a giraffe. The zookeeper was cleaning up an area at the Roger Williams Park Zoo when the animal decided to be extra playful. According to a spokesperson, Griffy the 20-year-old giraffe, is not aggressive but loves people and enjoys getting his head petted.

'Twelth Night' runs for four more nights

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

"Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare, the final production of this school year put on by Florida Southern College's Vagabonds, directed by Paul Bawek is now playing at the Bucker Theater.

The show runs April 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. and April 11 matinees at 2:30.

A day to fool around

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

April Fool's Day was first mentioned in 1381 in "Canterbury Tales" and written by Geoffrey Chaucer. In the "Canterbury Tales" the Cauntecler is tricked by a fox, thus the day of fools was established.

When the day first started being celebrated, there were huge feasts, some lasting as long as a week.

Mocs finish third

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Lady Mocs are idle until the Sunshine State Conference championship tournament later in April, but they are still preparing daily for their next objectives.

Sophomore Silvie Dittertova is one of those Mocs who is preparing to continue leading the Mocs to top place finishes.

Lady Mocs serve losses to opponents

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

In the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association national rankings, the Lady Mocs (14-2, 5-2) are ranked 14th in Division II with senior All-America Senka Softic ranked 8th in Singles and 15th in Doubles with freshman Agnese Rozite.

Softic and Rozite have proven to be a strong pair with the balance of a highly experienced senior and freshman who is brand new to the collegiate athletic world, but Rozite embraces this opportunity.

Athletes' lives are more than just games

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The college athlete has learned and adapted to living a life that many may not know or understand.

At Florida Southern College, athletic teams are expected to compete for a national championship every season.

For the individuals on these teams, their normal day may be a little different compared to those who just have to deal with going to class and keeping up their grade point average.

Moccasin top runners pace the remainder of the pack

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

There are two kinds of collegiate sports teams - team sports where working together is absolutely vital and team sports where outrunning your teammate is necessary in order to help earn your team a better reputation in Division II. The Moccasin track team is the latter.

No. 5 Mocs take on defending champs

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Moccasin baseball team is on a six-game win streak as they head into a weekend series against defending national champions and Sunshine State Conference rivals Lynn University.

The Mocs downed Barry University last weekend after stellar performances from both pitchers and offensive powers.

Time again for the Swag Awards: spring show

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Every season, I have named those teams and players who deserve one of my Swag Awards.

Here's a refresher on what it takes to earn a Swag Award - absolute dominance of a sport whether in or out of the playing arena and doing it all with a style without any negative blemishes on his or her record.

Why can't we be friends?

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Recently, it has come to the attention of The Southern editorial staff that there is a division between Greeks and independents on the Florida Southern College Campus.

There are now more Greek Organizations than ever at FSC. Don't get us wrong, The Southern staff loves diversity and brotherhood and sisterhood as much as the next person, but we have started to notice divides.

Words can make a big difference

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

I rarely ever take the time to think about the possible impressions my words could have. Ironic right?

After all my major (English) and minor (print journalism) are both centered around words and stories.

I was drawn to these concentrations in the first place because of the power of words.

Health care bill is one-sided

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

In a recent interview, President Obama admitted his own unfamiliarity with H.R. 3200, or the health care bill. When asked if the bill would outlaw private insurance, Obama replied: "I am not familiar with the provision you are talking about." And how could he be? After all, the bill is 2,409 pages long.

New health care bill helps

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

From news channels to newspapers to late-night comedy shows, the recently passed health care bill has been cropping up everywhere. President Obama signed the roughly 1,000 page document on March 23, finally achieving his vision of health care reform-and bringing a whole lot of controversy with him.

News Briefs

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Orchestra ends FFA season

The Festival of Fine Arts will come to a close for the season with the FSC orchestra's "A History of the Symphony" on April 18 at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 and free to students.

For ticket information, contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296.