18-04-2025
FSU Panama City students host a candlelight gathering in solidarity with fellow Seminoles
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – 'We are one Florida State University. We are just different locations, but we're all Seminoles. And when one of us hurts, all of us hurt,' FSU Panama City Associate Dean Irvin Clark said.
FSU Panama City united in the face of tragedy on Thursday. Hours after the shooting at the FSU Tallahassee campus, students at the Panama City location organized a candlelight gathering to show their support for their fellow Seminoles.
Event organizers say they wanted to provide the FSU community with an open forum to connect with one another and share their concerns.
'I think a lot of people are worried. Concerned like 'that could have been me' type of mindset. I think a lot of things that we try to push as FSU people are just that we are a family, we're a community. We'll stick together no matter what,' event organizer Bryanna Morgan said.
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FSU PC is providing counselors during this time, and other staff and campus police officers offered their support to students.
Officials say they weren't surprised their students stepped up to organize the event.
'It shows that they're human and that they seek out answers from a higher authority. And that's where my lord and savior, and so it's magical stuff. Is stuff that you can't teach in the classroom is something that you're born with,' Clark said.
Administrators postponed a block party carnival event that was supposed to take place Thursday night.
FSU PC classes will continue as scheduled on Friday.
FSU PC was on a soft lockdown Thursday afternoon, but officials quickly determined the campus was safe.
12 FSU PC students were on the Tallahassee campus during the shooting, but they are all safe.
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