Students at Florida A&M University have the opportunity to switch majors in order to add value to their career goals and prepare them for their future endeavors. FAMU’s Center for Academic Advising and Student Success held an ongoing virtual forum onzoom every afternoon this week — the sessions end Friday […]
Author: A-Chai’a Jackson | Staff writer
COVID forces softball team to quarantine
COVID-19 has struck the FAMU softball team and kept the Rattlers from playing their first 11 games of the 2021 season. The FAMU Athletic Department has not made any announcements regarding the status of the softball team or provided updated information as to why the team has yet to play […]
Gen Z and social media
Generation Z, also known as Gen Z, speaks out on their dislike for social media. Gen Z are those born from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. This tech savvy generation are turning away from using social media which was at an all-time high at the beginning of the never-ending […]
Senate bill aims to repeal Stand Your Grand law
The Florida Senate has introduced a bill, SB 1052, which is titled the Self Defense Restoration Act. This will delete provisions in the controversial Stand Your Ground law relating to people using or threatening to use force if they feel threatened or in defense of people or their property. The […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis proposes legislation to combat voter integrity
Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed legislation on Friday to combat voter integrity that can potentially cause voter suppression across the state in upcoming elections. At a news conference in West Palm Beach, DeSantis proposed a slate of legislation that he says will increase residents’ confidence in Florida elections. According to Florida […]
Five students selected for fellowships
Five students at Florida A&M University have been selected as fellows for the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDEFTP). It awards fellowships to students pursing degrees in transportation-related studies. The program focuses on recruiting the nation’s top students to the field of transportation. The program started in 1983 for […]
The pandemic is still with us
COVID-19 has placed college students in a world of danger. Since we’re living in unprecedented times and quarantine has left many college students deprived of socialization, the lack of mention toward COVID-19 was bound to begin. As the country began to slightly reopen last year, triggering high hopes of reverting back […]
What really happened at Cecil Hotel?
Netflix’s “Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel,” a true crime docuseries directed by Joe Berlinger, isn’t for the weak. Not only is the 4-hour docuseries spooky, it will have your eyes glued to the television while you’re gripping your seat. Cecil Hotel is a horrid hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The […]
Four Instagram accounts that you may want on your timeline
There are countless accounts on Instagram that post different types of content that capture the attention of many. There are pages dedicated to motivation, social awareness, politics and pure entertainment. Here are four Instagram accounts focused on different topics that you may want to add to your timeline — if […]
I’m still waiting for movies with genuine Black love
The connection between African American-based movies and their target audience has been prevalent for some time now. African American inclusion in cinema has always brought color and culture to the big screen and allowed our perspectives on life to be understood by those who don’t experience it and relatable to those […]