It’s early in the morning, the waters are calm and cold, birds have just begun to sing their songs, there’s no sight of any fog or rain, and groups of rowers are…
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McKenna’s Place New Smyrna Beach: St. Patrick isn’t Forgotten
As the much-awaited global holiday, St. Patrick’s Day, marched its way around the corner, the Volusia community had begun its preparations. The holiday, based on the traditional death date of Saint Patrick,…
Inter-Abled Couple Resiliently Working Through Their “Weight to Carry”
Sam Scribner, current photographer and videographer, had a spinal cord injury in 2016, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Living in Central Florida, he and his sister started working on making…
DSC Student Voice: How Do You Plan on Spending Winter Break?
It’s the holiday season, and DSC students are getting ready for their much anticipated (and much-needed) winter break. When asked about their plans for this year’s break, these students shared how they…
A Star Yet Discovered
Juggling a busy schedule between work, volunteering at his church and dual enrollment, this young indie artist still finds time to build his impressive catalog of self-produced songs. From a studio he…
Armistice Soldiers of Art
Wally Miranda grew up in a bad environment and had a negative upbringing. He graduated from high school and took the opportunity to join the military for eleven years. Miranda did not…
The Unlikely Origins of Black Friday: America’s Biggest Retail Holiday
What happened to Black Friday shopping? Black Friday was once a major, one-day event. People would arrive before dawn at stores like Best Buy and Walmart to find the best deals on…
WDSC TV15’s Newest Student-Run Television Show, Culture Compass
Brimming with students setting their cameras, running teleprompters, and testing microphones, the WDSC TV15 building on the Daytona Campus has been abuzz on Thursday nights, as students of the college’s television broadcasting…
One Woman’s Journey of Resilience and Faith
In July 2018, Mrs. Kellie Cook’s life changed drastically. Within just eight days, a routine check-up led to a breast cancer diagnosis and the immediate start of chemotherapy. Facing an aggressive form…
Crew-9: SpaceX’s First Rescue Mission
With more than two decades since the last human spaceflight disaster, the final frontier is safer than ever. That does not mean however, that space travel is free from blunders. This is…