Allie Folcik

The thing they don’t tell you: Scaring kids is fun. Every October, the Brevard Zoo hosts something called ‘Boo at the Zoo’. Boo at the zoo is an event for the community including activities like trick or treating, costume contests, and a haunted house. Tri-beta, the biological honor society on campus, volunteers every year to run the haunted house. ASBMB decided…

The thing they don’t tell you: FIT Hockey takes on Louisiana Fall break started early for the hockey team as we left for our Louisiana trip on Thursday afternoon. On the agenda was LSU on Friday night and Tulane on Saturday. But, as trips usually go, problems arose before we even left campus. Due to the flooding in the Carolina’s,…

The thing they don’t tell you: You can be healthy in college. Being a vegetarian for 6 years has taught me a thing or two about watching what I put into my body. I’m also an athlete and want to play the best that I can. It became increasingly hard to eat well and stay in shape when I started college. Everyone warns…

The thing they don’t tell you: Florida Tech has an ice hockey team! Yes, believe it or not we do. The team was established in in 2003, so actually, we’ve had this Florida hockey team for 12 years! In the past, the team has struggled with its record due to a number of things including getting a committed coach and…

The thing they don’t tell you: How to Study We have now reached the four-week point in the semester, so naturally every class you’re taking is going to be having a test within the next two weeks. Besides your teacher telling you that you should have started studying for said test five weeks ago, they don’t tend to freely give…

The thing they don’t tell you: Science can be cool. As I go into my third year at Florida Tech, I’ve been able to work in three different labs assisting with research; I don’t think many undergrads at other universities could say that. The opportunities available to me have been astounding and I even have my name on a submitted…