Farewell to Kelly Preston
Lauren Gillyard, Managing Editor
July 19, 2020
On July 12, Kelly Preston lost her two-year fight with cancer at the age of 57. Preston’s husband, John Travolta, had announced his farewell through Instagram. He said, “She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many.” To the residents of Ocala, Preston was known for living...
CF Bookstore Update: May 2020
Courtesy of College of Central Florida
June 4, 2020
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the CF bookstores are temporarily closed to in store shopping. Please email [email protected] for any questions you have. Please include your full name and CF ID number. Also include your order number if you are emailing in reference to an online order. Happy to Help! ...
Publix in a crisis
Jake Peterson, Staff Writer
April 25, 2020
Publix has always been the store to go to when you want the best customer service, a great shopping experience, or a pub sub. In the past month, Publix has seen a lot of changes many customers aren’t fond of. The biggest change that has swept the store by storm is the new 2 per item limit. Most...
Covid-19’s impact on Dual Enrollment students
Trinity Salcedo, Content Editor
April 21, 2020
When I started this column I already had a vision for how I would write this final piece of writing, not only for this series of articles, but as my last piece for the Patriot Press. To say that things did not turn out how I had imagined would be an understatement. Due to Covid-19, some of you, like...
Transitioning to Online (CF Updates)
Lauren Gillyard and Courtesy of College of Central Florida
April 14, 2020
From in-class to online, CF goes out of its way to ensure the safety of its students and faculty. On March 30, classes started getting conducted online after a week of preparation from each professor. All classes will continue for the rest of the spring semester in an online format. After a few c...
Classes at CF move to online following coronavirus precautions
Courtesy of College of Central Florida
March 19, 2020
Upon the recommendation of the Florida Governor and Department of Education, the College of Central Florida will complete spring semester classes in an online format. We are focusing on safety while also remaining committed to maintaining operations so that students can complete classes. To support...
CF Coronavirus update as of March 18, 2020
Courtesy of College of Central Florida
March 19, 2020
March 18, 2020 Good Afternoon CF Team: As the situation regarding COVID-19 continues to change rapidly, we remain focused on the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff. Our COVID-19 response team has been working through Spring Break to ta...
M.E.G.A. Monday
October 3, 2018
M.E.G.A. Monday held in building 40 in the Klein Conference Center was filled with students, faculty, and staff eager to teach and learn about the path to reaching your goals at CF. Eight information tables were spread across the Klein Center each with different majors and career paths manned with multiple...
Mayor’s Welcome Home Celebration for Ocala Olympians
April 9, 2018
Recently, three Ocala Olympians went to the Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Erin Jackson, Joey Mantia, and Brittany Bowe, with the support of their hometown and the rest of America, raced and did well. Bowe brought home a bronze medal from the Team Pursuit race, Mantia placed top ten in each...
MEGA Monday: A domestic violence discussion
April 9, 2018
On March 28, CF hosted a domestic violence discussion sponsored by the Criminal Justice club in the Webber Center from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. The goal of this discussion was to inform our community on signs of domestic violence, how to handle domestic violence, how to get to a safe place, and how to...
Update on Ocala-Native Olympian Brittany Bowe
February 15, 2018
Although Brittany Bowe is just coming back from a year and a half concussion, she’s been the US’s highest contender in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Sochi. So far, Bowe’s race to receive a medal is unsuccessful. “Bowe was fifth in the 1500m and fourth in the 1000m, missing a medal in the latter...
