In this episode of the Riot podcast, host Daniel Barcena and co-host Henry Swicord sit down with Francis Marion University baseball coach Jeff Jefferson to discuss the Patriots’ strong fall, standout ...

In this episode of the podcast, host Daniel Barcena and co-host Henry Swicord sit down with Francis Marion University volleyball star Caroline Lucas to talk about the Patriots’ dominant season, team ...

Snow fell on Francis Marion University’s campus Monday night as temperatures dropped below freezing, marking the first official snowfall of the fall season. The National Weather Service issued a ...

The Riot Podcast is a sports-dedicated show produced by The Patriot, Francis Marion University’s student-led digital news. The podcast highlights the latest in Patriot athletics from game recaps to in ...

On the evening of Oct. 16, Francis Marion University’s campus came to life as students, faculty and staff members filed into Lot H—just across from the Grille—for the Fall Fest. Hosted collaboratively ...

Haylee Black discovered her dream of helping athletes early in her educational experience and continues to pursue it in her second semester as an assistant athletic trainer at FMU. “I was in IB ...

Hosted by Student Life, FMU held its annual First Friday festival with record-breaking attendance on Aug. 25 at the Griffin Athletic Complex. A tradition of the past few years, First Friday is a ...

Three-time Guinness World Record holder Bill Berry and former America’s Got Talent contestant Noah Royak took to the stage in Chapman Auditorium to deliver a variety act to Francis Marion University ...

Netflix recently worked with Legendary Pictures to bring the streaming service a revamped and modernized sequel to the gory cult classic, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” When I first received the ...

The Smith University Center (UC) was filled with friendly competition and the sounds of shuffling board game pieces on the evening of Nov. 12, as students gathered for ‘Game On!’ — a laid-back event ...

Students, faculty and members of the Florence community came to Francis Marion University to participate in the 18th annual Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival. The festival was held on Thursday and ...

Going to art galleries is one of the few things I do to periodically scratch that little itch in my brain that arises from artistic deprivation. To be soothed by gazing up at the framed pieces, ...