Topgolf Plans New Location in Lake Mary
By Jose Munoz ORLANDO—Topgolf, which brings a bowling alley style attraction to an indoor golf driving range, plans to open a complex in Lake Mary. Read More
The Writer’s Nook
Foreword The person who I want to be in life culminated in this exact moment. Our society needs more love, and I’ve been through enough Read More
Seminole State Volunteers Serving Up Dreams for Kids
By Veronique Irizarry The nonprofit, 84-acre Give Kids the World Village began changing lives in 1989, opening its doors to children who have life-threatening illnesses Read More
How Will Endgame Answer the Important Questions?
Warning for readers who have not seen “Avengers: Infinity Wars”: this article will contain spoilers. By Trevor J. Ward Sitting in the crowded theater, Brandon Read More
Students Should Always Be Prepared for Enroll & Go Each Semester
By Trevor J. Ward Students arrived at campus early March 18 to find fresh advertisements for one of Seminole State’s programs: Enroll and Go for Read More
News Briefs and Events
By Alanis Quirindongo Step Into UCF April 19 Seminole State College is hosting a tour of University of Central Florida’s Orlando campus on April 19 Read More
A Bike that also Blends Smoothies
By Julia Ngoie STEM club’s president and teammates thought of a healthy and fun way to exercise and make smoothie bars. “Why don’t we make Read More
Movie Review: Us
Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Takes Viewers Where Everything Is Not What It Seems, Again By Thomas Perkins Jordan Peele is said to be changing the face Read More
Dr. Lorenz Inaugurated Third President of Seminole State College
By Dylan Clayton Seminole State College inaugurated Dr. Georgia L. Lorenz as its third president during a ceremony held at the Sanford/Lake Mary campus March Read More
SGA Elections Finish with Record Voter Turnout; Campus Leadership Set
By Grace Lamberty The results are in for record-breaking SGA voting Friday afternoon. Glory Okeke will be the new president at Seminole/Lake Mary while Samantha Read More
Captain Marvel Overcomes Controversy and Hits It Big at Box Office
Marvel Studios’ CAPTAIN MARVEL (Brie Larson). Photo: Film Frame. © Marvel Studios 2019 By Sean Green Marvel has been the gold standard for superhero films Read More
SSC Campuses Complete Black History Month Commemoration
Soul Steps Dance Team from NYC Highlights Annual Activities By Julia Ngoie Seminole State College hosted a series of events during Black History Month, which Read More
Center Helps Seminole State Students Explore Possible Careers
By Trevor J. Ward With many new and returning students coming to Seminole State, the Career Development Center seeks to answer the looming question, “What Read More
Tech Theatre Works Behind the Scenes to Make Memorable Productions
By Nicholas Orefice Every year, Seminole State’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts presents six major productions. Without the technical work behind the scenes, these Read More
The Writer’s Nook February 2019
By Samantha Ciresi The Bridge She stood on the bridge Still with silence and fear For her demons in the darkness Have driven her here Read More
Historic Highway 27 Exhibit Featured ‘Quirky’ Part of Florida
By Kaitlyn Hawley The historical traveling exhibit “Little Slices of Heaven on U.S. 27” made a stop at Seminole State College in January. The exhibit Read More
Atmosphere at Austin’s Coffee & Film Makes It the Perfect Place
By Grace Staudenmaier and Fletcher A. McCall WINTER PARK—Coffee and cigarettes are a famous combination, and the inimitable aroma of both will lead you to Read More
R Kelly News and Docuseries Prompt Student Reaction
By Veronique Irizarry Little regard comes with lyrics of mainstream music. Often younger audiences seem to ignore how degrading the underlying meaning of a popular Read More
Tuesday Voices
Open Mic Poetry Reading Hour Celebrates 35 Years of Sharing Ideas By Julia Ngoie Tuesday Voices is a public forum for aspiring poets and enthusiasts Read More
New Café Expected to Offer Grab-n-Go Food this Fall in the L Building
Partnership Building Cyber Café to Remain Closed By Marjorie Occenat The Seminole State’s Sanford/Lake Mary Campus expects to open a new Canteen café in the Read More
Moon Week Combines Art and Super Wolf Blood Lunar Science
By Natalie Boutwell The Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust Planetarium at Seminole State College Sanford/Lake Mary Campus put on a series of events in celebration of Read More
Equality Explored in ‘Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde’
Play Runs Through this Weekend at Harriett’s Theatre on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus By Grace Lamberty “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde” represents Read More
SSC is looking to expand its Altamonte Springs campus
By Dylan Clayton Seminole State College’s Altamonte Springs campus hosts over 6,000 students, exceeding the campus’s initial capacity by 2,000. In response to an urgent Read More
Florida Man Music Fest Exceeds Expectations
Sweet Cambodia Gets its Big Break By Fletcher A. McCall ORLANDO—The Florida Man music festival, sponsored by FM 101.9, took place at the Central Florida Read More
Writer’s Nook
unspeakable crime By Samantha Ciresi Words can’t describe the way I feel When I look into your eyes. The fuel to the burning flame of Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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; Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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, Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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. Read More
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 Read More
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,” Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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. Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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, Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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. Read More
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 Read More
‘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 Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More