National Coming Out Day: FMU’s GLBTSA advocates equality and acceptance for all
Rachel Baggett, Staff Writer
October 19, 2011
Dozens of sheets of brightly colored paper decorated several large peg boards outside of Founders Hall as Francis Marion University students came out for National Coming Out Day (NCOD) on Friday, Oct. 14. “National Coming Out Day is a national, maybe even international event, that occurs annually,... Read more »
Writing Center gets new resources, plans National Day on Writing events
Giuliana Thomanek, Staff Writer
October 19, 2011
Francis Marion University’s Writing Center has been taking steps to improve the ways that they help students with writing through the implementation of new events, activities, and the addition of new resources. This fall, the Writing Center received new desktops and laptops with federal stimulus money;... Read more »
New professor researches crime
Melissa Rollins, Staff Writer
October 19, 2011
Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Jessica Doucet has always been intrigued by mysteries. She said that her love of them helped lead her to sociology. Doucet, who is in her first semester as a professor at Francis Marion University, said that when she began looking for a teaching job FMU was appealing... Read more »
Alive in Christ hosts Dunk-a-palooza
Christopher McKagen, Staff Writer
October 19, 2011
The Alive in Christ student organization hosted an event outside Founders Hall featuring FMU professors in a dunking booth on Sept. 27 in an effort to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network. The event, called Dunk-A-Palooza, was held from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., and Alive in Christ served free... Read more »
Sophomore Megan Mooney shines on volleyball team
Tim Laurent, Sports Writer
October 19, 2011
Sophomore Megan Mooney didn’t start playing volleyball until her freshman year of high school. Now, she’s the starting middle blocker for the Francis Marion University squad. Mooney, a business – marketing major, hails from Lake Oswego, Oregon. On her quest to find a sport that would stick,... Read more »
“Morning after pill” available to students
Christopher McKagen, Staff Writer
October 19, 2011
The Student Health Center recently began offering the “morning after pill” birth control to female FMU students, confidentially, at a reduced rate. The pill, known more officially as Plan B, is used as a backup or emergency form of birth control after a sexual event that a female believes may result... Read more »
Students mingle at Game Night
Shanae Giles, Staff Writer
October 19, 2011
In celebration of the 59-year anniversary of their founder’s day, the Eta Beta chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma hosted Game Night with Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority Incorporated in the University Center (UC) on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Senior and President of Gamma Sigma Sigma Flossie Brockington... Read more »
College Fair attracts high school students
Shanae Giles, Staff Writer
October 19, 2011
Nearly 2,000 high school students from across the state arrived at Francis Marion University on Tuesday, Oct. 4. They were greeted by FMU’s admissions staff, diplomats and student volunteers for the annual College Fair. Close to 50 colleges, universities, and post-high school organizations set up tables... Read more »
Social Media Symposium: Students, faculty discuss effects and ramifications
Melissa Rollins, Staff Writer
October 19, 2011
Social media like Facebook and Twitter is part of many people’s everyday lives. Francis Marion University hosted a Social Media Symposium on Oct. 5 and 6 to explore how such sites specifically shape students’ lives. The two-day event included two showings of the movie “The Social Network” and... Read more »
Smoke Free Florence works to reduce tobacco use
Tiffany Roper, Staff Writer
October 19, 2011
“Smoking or non-smoking?” will no longer be a question asked in restaurants, bars, school events and workplaces in the city of Florence effective on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Smoke Free Florence (SFF), an organization dedicated to the prevention of secondhand smoke in the Pee Dee Region, is making efforts... Read more »
