Top Stories

• The program “You Have Real Estate with Attorney Justin Clark” on television station WESH featured Stetson in the March 24 broadcast segment “Viv’s in Your Neighborhood.” “DeLand was founded in 1870, but it is home to Florida’s oldest private college, Stetson University, registered in 1883, which I’m at,” said host Vivian Lehman. “The quad, the Greco-Roman columns and the magnificent oaks make you think you might be in New England instead of Florida . . . . This community prides itself on catering to the students and locals alike.”

• Tampa television station WFLA News Channel 8 interviewed Christopher Ferguson, PhD, professor of Psychology, for the March 26 broadcast segment and online story “Florida social media bill signed into law, legal challenges lie ahead.” “There’s no evidence that this kind of censorship effort involving teenagers is going to improve their health in any way,” Ferguson said. WFLA-AM Radio also quoted Ferguson in a March 27 broadcast on the topic. Yahoo! News, New York Folk and NewsFinale also carried the story.

• Public radio station WMFE interviewed Randall Croom, PhD, associate professor of Management, in the March 26 broadcast segment and online story “Whether it’s March Madness or not, Women’s elite sports is slam dunk for Florida economy.” “For example, Grant Hill and Tamia, one of my favorite R&B singers ever, have both invested in Orlando Pride,” Croom said. “So we’re seeing people recognize that it just makes good business sense to invest in women’s athletics, and we’re certainly beginning to see more of that even here in Central Florida.” The story also was carried by WUWF.

In addition, Bored Panda and My Droll quoted Ferguson for the March 27 story “50 Memes To Remind You How Good Life Once Was, As Shared On This Page.”

• WESH 2 News featured Stetson in a March 26 broadcast segment about the university’s Game Design Program earning a Top 50 ranking by the Princeton Review. Stage of Life, the West Jordan Journal and more than 120 other media outlets featured the March 27 story “Stetson University Named a Top Game Design Program in the Nation by Princeton Review for Third Year in a Row.”

• Discover Magazine and url4ever.com quoted Philip Lucas, professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus, in the March 27 story “Five Megastructures From The European Stone Age Still Around Today.”

• Daytona Beach News-Journal columnist Mark Lane cited Stetson in his March 23 piece “Mark Lane: Florida can’t seem to get enough specialty plates.”

• The Boca Raton Observer profiled Board of Trustees member Christine E. Lynn in the March 22 story “Leading With Heart: Celebrating 5 Women Elevating Our Community.”

• Central Florida News 13 cited Stetson in the March 27 broadcast segment “Improving Main Roads for Cars and Pedestrians.”

Other Stories

• Fox News featured Law student Lainey Armistead in the March 22 story “We’ve seen how dangerous it is for men to compete against women, and we’re standing for fair competition.”

• Dan’s Papers cited Stetson student and women’s soccer player Zoie Weinberger in the March 24 story “Rescue Life Founder Meg Weinberger Has a Passion for Saving Animals.”

• WWSB — ABC7 News featured future Stetson student Emma Arrigo in the March 27 broadcast segment “Emma Arrigo is Making History at ODA.”

• The St. John Source cited Stetson student Ki’Janne’ Alfred in the March 27 story “Friends of Virgin Islands National Park Accepting Scholarship Applications.”

Alumni

• The Ark Valley Voice profiled alumna Wayles Martin in the March 26 story “Martin Sworn in As Ward 3 Salida City Council Person.”