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Angler staff: Jorge Suarez, Nafisah Azar, and Cody Moulton.

Welcome to our new website!

Jossette White, Editor-in-chief May 7, 2025

It is official, the Angler launched our new website at the year-end party and we are live! A special thank you to Prism and Professor Upchurch for attending our last meeting of the Spring 2025 semester....

Welcome to Spring 2025, Lakehawks!

Welcome to Spring 2025, Lakehawks!

Jossette White, Editor-in-Chief February 4, 2025

Here at the Angler, we had some technical difficulty, but our new Writer Ariana Torres, was able to fix the website problem and we are back! The Angler is always looking for contributing writers, so send...

Who am I?

Who am I?

Jossette White, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2024

"Who am I? That the lord of all the earth, will care to know my name? Would care to feel my hurt. Who am I?" The lyrics to a popular song by Casting Crowns resonate so truly in my soul. Who am I? There...

Entering the Homestretch

Entering the Homestretch

Jossette White, Editor-in-Chief April 3, 2024

There is nothing worse than looking at your canvas Monday morning and realizing you somehow missed an assignment that had been due yesterday at 11:59 p.m. Now is the time to keep up with all your due dates. If...

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Let’s Talk About It

Jossette White, Editor-in-Chief April 2, 2024

[This story was updated on June 19, 2024 to make minor grammatical corrections.] In this day and age of Political Correctness, or PC, there is a trend of people either not talking about beliefs, or screaming...

Run Toward Your Goals!

Run Toward Your Goals!

Jossette White, Editor October 26, 2023

If I could impart wisdom to other students I would say, “Don’t hesitate! Run, don’t walk, toward your dreams and goals! Time is precious and fleeting, and once it passes you will never get it back,...

The Importance of In-Person Classes

The Importance of In-Person Classes

Brooke Haigh, Contributor September 21, 2023

For the past three years, schools have been offering more and more online class options. This is due to the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020. While it was understandable to move classes online during that time,...

College Friendship

Jossette White, Editor September 21, 2023

When I started college a year ago, I declared, “I am not here to make friends, I am here to learn!” Fast forward halfway through the semester; I was overwhelmed and had no one in my life that could...

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WELCOME BACK LAKEHAWKS: Fall 2023!

Jossette White, Editor August 22, 2023

Welcome to the Fall 2023 Term at Lake-Sumter State College! I am so excited to be here and look forward to sharing the news with you! The Fall Semester is a nice change of pace after the slightly accelerated...

The Truth About Testing

The Truth About Testing

Anonymous, Staff Writer January 25, 2023

Did you know that in the United States, the average student takes 10 standardized tests each year from kindergarten through twelfth grade? This amounts to 120 standardized tests throughout their time...

What's Up With Our Library?

What’s Up With Our Library?

Jossette White, Editor January 20, 2023

I have had issues with Cooper Memorial Library since beginning classes last year. The Librarians are awesome, and I appreciate the amazing library Staff. However, Lake Sumter State College students do...

Proud of You: Back to School

Jossette White, Editor August 20, 2022

 To you moms and dads who are in college and happen to be the minority among the ocean of dual-enrolled and freshly graduated high school students. Let me say, I am proud of you! When you graduate high...

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