Catching Up with Sweet Cambodia
Local Band Won an Opening Gig for the Florida Man Music Festival Nov. 30 By Fletcher A. McCall Anyone who’s played an instrument with friends […]
Photographer Creates Impossible Stories with his Art
By: Cerina R. Leone WINTER SPRINGS—Artist Alex Lanier was excited to participate in his first outdoor showing at the 11th annual ARToberFEST held at the […]
Hope in the Face of Hate
Love Wins for Holocaust Survivor Even While Discrimination Persists By: Grace Staudenmaier People often think anti-Semitism is a thing of the past, but it still […]
Pieter Hanson Turns Notoriety from Mom’s Tweet into Force for Good
By: Tristan Dunkerley With Donald Trump as president, America has experienced the power one tweet can hold, but for Pieter Hanson, the experience came first […]
Plans Underway to Recreate Rec Center on Sanford/Lake Mary Campus
New Center Could Pave the Way for Raider Basketball Team By: Jesse Richardson and Will Norris Seminole State College Athletic Director Kurt Esser recently revealed […]
Seminole State College’s ‘Mo’ Headed to the Hall of Fame
Mauricio Garcia, assistant director of Student Life and who everyone knows as “Mo,” can now be called Hall of Famer. In April 2019, Garcia will […]
Altamonte Springs Campus Event Helps Students Drive Away Fears of Debt
By: Natalie B. Boutwell ALTAMONTE SPRINGS—Hundreds of students attended the “Night of the Living Debt” event hosted by the Office of Student Life at the […]
Law Club Event Brings in 20 Local and National Candidates
U.S. Congress District 7 Candidates Stephanie Murphy and Mike Miller On Hand By: Staff Reports More than a dozen candidates running for office in Seminole […]
NY Times Columnist Kicks Off Speaker Series
Ross Douthat Discussed Whether Republican Party Can Hold onto Working Class Voters By Elijah Davis Ross Douthat, a columnist from The New York Times, ushered […]
President Georgia Lorenz Finding Her Way Around Seminole State Campuses
By Cierra West On a normal day of hard work, Dr. Georgia Lorenz came across a job posting looking for a potential college president in […]
Big Break Door Opens for Local Band
Sweet Cambodia Heading to Florida Man Fest Nov. 30 By Fletcher A. McCall ORLANDO—It can be hard to tell if what you’re doing is right; […]
Altamonte Event Aims to Save You from Debt Zombies
Annual Gathering Can Answer Debt Questions By Staff Reports ALTAMONTE SPRINGS—If you don’t want to become a victim of debt, then the Altamonte Springs campus […]
Review: Bad Times at the El Royale Surprises
By Joanna Lopes The new film, Bad Times at the El Royale, follows seven strangers staying at a hotel that sits on the state line […]
Stranger Things at Halloween Horror Nights
By Joanna Lopes ORLANDO—Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando is one of the most anticipated events every year in Central Florida and year 28, […]
Hispanic Heritage Month Sparks Cultural Celebration
By Lynette L. Martina The Hispanic Student Association kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 17 at Seminole State College, and the celebration culminated Oct. 11 […]
Seminole State Excellent in Diversity for Fifth Consecutive Year
College Wins Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine By Staff Reports For five consecutive years, Seminole State College has won […]
Student Retention Affects Graduation Rates, Success
Black and Hispanic Women Retention Drops Over Last Four Years By Alanis Quirindongo From fall to fall, Seminole State College has an estimated 50 percent […]
Seminole State Comes Out with Orlando Gay Chorus
By Eli Davis The Orlando Gay Chorus kicked open the closet door Sept. 18 for Seminole State’s yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the […]
Competitive Gaming Forms College Communities
By Isaac Minton No doubt you’ve heard stories: huge international gaming tournaments with million-dollar prize pots; streamers online making thousands of dollars by playing popular […]
Astronomical Society Meets with IMAX Co-Creator
By Joanna M. Lopes and Eli Davis The Central Florida Astronomical Society hosted a meeting and Q&A session Sept. 12 at the Emil Buehler Perpetual […]
Dr. Michele Cuomo Is New Dean of Arts and Communication
By Cerina R. Leone This semester, Seminole State welcomed Dr. Michele Cuomo as she assumed the role of dean of Arts and Communication. Cuomo most […]
The Writer’s Nook
A Spring Day By Grace Lamberty Meeting you felt like the first day of spring. To look into your eyes resembled breathing in crisp morning […]
The Writer’s Nook
By Ronaldo K. Clerveaux Life is always full of surprises. Some surprises, we like more than others. The shitty surprises is what hits us hard. […]
Renovations Expected to Improve Academic Support for Seminole State Students
By Dylan Clayton The final phase of renovations to Building L on the Sanford/Lake Mary campus are underway and expected to triple Seminole State College’s […]
Halloween Fun Has Begun
Campus Activities Mark Scary Holiday By Austin Collins When is it too early for Halloween decorations? Sept. 6, according to one Seminole State student. “Now,” […]
Seminole State Employees Guard Against the Flu
By Nina Speach With weeks left to earn the 2019 Wellness Reward, employees on all the Seminole State campuses took advantage of the annual flu […]
Farmer’s Market Features Pineapple Drinks and Much More
By Fletcher McCall ORLANDO—Lake Eola is home to a Farmer’s Market that has been a weekly event since 1987. The Market has well over 50 […]
Hitting the Ground Running
New Cross-Country Team Competes for First Time By Fletcher McCall and Will Morris LAKELAND—The inaugural season for the Seminole State College cross-country team started with […]
Playoff Time for Raiders Softball
By Davey Savetman As students look forward to summer break, athletes at Seminole State are preparing to finish their seasons strong and make a run […]
New President Impressed by Seminole State Success
By Melissa Woodford Seminole State College declared Dr. Georgia Lorenz, vice president of Academic Affairs at Santa Monica College, president-elect Wednesday. Seminole’s board of trustees […]
Creative Writing Helps Battle Anorexia
By Eli Davis Janina Bagherzadeh, an 18-year-old arts and creative writing major, talked with The Seminole Scribe about her art, writing and her battle with […]
Three Lessons 175 mph Gave Me
By Daniel Santiago It was 5 a.m. but nobody would blame you for believing it was midnight. Maybe it was foreshadowing, God’s sick way of […]
Khan Wins by Two Votes
By Melissa Woodford Shayan Khan, one of the four presidential candidates for the Sanford/Lake Mary Student Government Association elections, was declared the president-elect on Monday. […]
They Seeks to Lead Unity Club
By Eli Davis Seminole State’s Sanford/ Lake Mary Campus Unity club is hosting elections this April in which freshman Kam Brooks is running unopposed for […]
Gems Highlight Raider Diamond Seasons
Wilson Throws Perfect Game By Davey Savetman More than half way through the season, the Raiders baseball team finds itself with a record of 18-18 […]
Puerto Rican Actress Shares Stories of Family and Career
By Daniel Santiago We agreed to do our interview at 2 p.m., I wanted to arrive early but give her enough time to prepare so […]
Lynx Partnership Alleviates Transportation Issues
By Aaron Webb Seminole State College partnered with Lynx February 1 allowing students, faculty and staff unlimited rides for free. Dr. Jan Lloyd-Lesley, associate vice […]
Students Seek Balance in Speaker Series
By Melissa Woodford Seminole State College students and alumni have recently expressed interest in seeing more balance in the College’s speaker series topics. The last […]
Easy Access to DXM Can Lead to Dangerous Effects
By Eli Davis Dextromethorphan, a chemical commonly found in cough and cold medications, has been making its rounds as a party drug among teens and […]
Golf Means Everything to Long-Time SSC Coach
By Job Critton Christa Teno is currently the head coach for the Seminole State Womens Golf Team, but growing up, she loved all sports. Still, […]
Theater: ‘Starcatcher’ Orbits Away, But the Bard Up Next
By Alex Perez “Peter and the Starcatcher,” the background story for the famous and iconic story, Peter Pan, ended its two-week run at Seminole State […]
Seminole Startup Seeks Entries
By Melissa Woodford Seminole’s entrepreneurship contest, Seminole Startup, enters its third year this February, but online, dual-enrolled, and home-schooled learners generally still do not realize […]
Puerto Rican Students ‘Push Forward’ at Seminole State
‘You can take me out of the island, but you can’t take out the island out of me”: interviewing displaced Puerto Rican students.’ — Benitez […]
Astronaut Appearance a Chance to ‘Learn History’
By Alex Perez When astronaut Capt. Winston Scott visits Seminole State College, the director of Student Life said he hopes students will “seize the opportunity […]
Kimmel: It’s ‘un-American’ to Oppose Feminism
By Eli Davis Best-selling author and self-described male feminist Michael Kimmel discussed his book “Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men,” feminism and his […]
Excitement and Gratitude Greet Opening of Student Center
Dedicated to all past, present and future Seminole State students By Daniel Santiago The new Student Center was dedicated Jan. 19 to all Seminole […]
Student Center Open for Business, Food and Festivities
By Staff With a food court, book store and college administration offices, Sanford/Lake Mary’s freshly opened Student Center swarmed with activity during opening week for […]
Controversy Does Battlefront II Fight; Even Before Launch
By David Savetman Star Wars Battlefront II launched in November with 60 percent fewer sales in comparison to Battlefront I. Despite giving players the content […]
Holiday Concert Kicks Off SSC Festivities
By Emily Trosper Seminole State College held its annual holiday concert Nov. 28, including performances by the Symphonic/Community Band and Jazz Ambassadors. Guests enjoyed popular […]
Seminole State Campuses Switching Food Vendors January 2
By Staff Reports Seminole State College is changing its food services vendor from Nature’s Table to Compass/Canteen at all campus cafés beginning in January, according […]
What Do You Want from New College President?
By Brandon Paschall With the wealth of knowledge and its ease of attainability in the world, it is rare that large, consequential events are missed […]
Rick Lee to Chair SSC President Search Committee
By Zach Munoz Rick Lee, the president of Citizens Bank of Florida will serve as the chairman of the search committee responsible for assisting the […]
New President Timeline on Track
Timeline on Time By Angela Becker The search for the next president of Seminole State College has begun in earnest since August when President E. […]
Every Nation Connects Students
By Brandon Paschall Imagine traveling to a new land thousands of miles away: a place where your culture, language and even your lifelong friends are […]
‘Almost, Maine’ Blends Love and Humor
By Emily E. Trosper The “Almost, Maine” theater production at Seminole State College received positive feedback from its audience and the crew gave advice to […]
Dierdorff Gallery Comes to a Close
By Angela LaCour Scribe Staff The Brooks Dierdorff photography display, “A Bright Mirror Standing,” ended its nearly month-long display at Seminole State College Sept. 27. […]
Internship Important for Architecture Student
By Emily E. Trosper Scribe Staff A Seminole State architecture student said her internship puts the knowledge she learns at school into practice right away. […]
Seminole State Makes It through Hurricane
By Scribe Staff Update: Seminole State College faculty, staff, and students returned to school Monday, Sept. 18 after closing the campus for more than a […]
New Group Supports Autism Students
By Angela Becker Scribe Staff There are many resources for children with autism, but, as one grows older, there are fewer places to turn to […]