Author: Rachel Daniels | Staff writer

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TCC’s new program guides military students

Tallahassee Community College hs started a new program called The Pathfinders to aid active duty, retired and affiliated military officers into transitioning as a student at the college. The Pathfinders program employs and provides service veterans with instruction, assistance, opportunities, activism, financial planning as well as a sense of belonging. […]

Opinions

Adult dependents are waiting on Biden’s plan

As an adult-dependent that’s excited for Biden’s American Rescue Plan to be decided on, I feel conflicted as those plans are put on the backburner for the second Trump Impeachment Trial. As the Senate currently debates the constitutionality of putting the former president on trial, I feel both anticipation and […]

Opinions

Gillum’s update in GQ gives reassurance

On March 13, 2020, the pandemic temporarily closed most businesses and is the general start date of quarantine, however, that wasn’t the only eventful thing that happened on that Friday morning. The news broke of former politician Andrew Gillum being inebriated in a South Beach hotel room with suspected drugs […]

News

Panel wants to improve sex ed in local schools

Leon County’s Commission on the Status of Women and Girls held a Health and Education Committee meeting Monday, addressing things regarding how to stay safe health-wise and how to introduce sexual education in local schools. Middle schools in Leon County have only one sex education class and in high school […]

Sports

McCollum ready to lead Rattlers

The baseball season is quickly  approaching, and one of the Rattlers’ strengths is their pitching staff. With depth in arms FAMU is expect to repeat as MEAC champions. For this to happen,  Jeremiah McCollum is a determining factor. Going in to his third season on the mound, McCollum has maintained […]

Lifestyles

FSU’s Black Student Union promotes healthy habits

Florida State University’s Black Student Union held up a mirror to the mental, physical and emotional health of the university’s African American students. The BSU’s Friday event, entitled Importance of Black Health,  highlighted healthy ways to improve upon one’s overall well-being and also provided statistics on racial disparities in hospitals […]

Lifestyles

Black museum directors struggle with diversity

Elizabeth Dowdeswell, lieutenant-governor of Ontario, Canada, kicked off a celebration of Black History Month with an empowering discussion on the role of Black leadership and systemic barriers in the progression of arts and culture sectors in Canada. The panel consisted of speakers Gaetane Verna, director of the Power Plant Contemporary Art […]

Lifestyles

February 14 is also National Donor Day

It is no secret that Feb.14 is Valentine’Day, a day when millions of lovers across the nation show their appreciation for one another. The heart is a key concept in love and plays a major role in Valentine’s Day festivities. However, it is not the only organ that is celebrated […]