Author: Arjani Claitt | Staff writer

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YouTube chooses Marching 100 for homecoming tribute show

The incomparable Marching 100 has done it again. Despite the coronavirus pandemic causing many universities to cancel their annual homecoming festivities, including FAMU, YouTube has invited the Marching 100 to participate in itsvirtual “HBCU Homecoming 2020: Meet Me On The Yard” show. Homecoming has a deep cultural significance at historically […]

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Many students prefer in-person classes

The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly caused a great disruption in the lives of FAMU students. Despite the switch to remote learning, the university’s plan to reopen during the Fall 2020 semester involved the inclusion of a small number of in-person classes. The Florida Board of Governors in late summer approved […]

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Leon County Schools’ boss Hanna faces challenge on Nov. 3

With the general election fast approaching, candidates for the Leon County superintendent recognize there are more issues that plague the school system than the challenges they’ve grown accustomed to. Three candidates: Pam Hightower, Rocky Hanna, and Keisha Washington are preparing for the possibility to serve the students, teachers, and parents […]

Lifestyles

Swingin Inches swinging through the pandemic

Entrepreneurship is an extremely difficult field to enter, especially for people of color. However, Daija White, a third-year Tallahassee Community College student from Miami who is majoring in pharmacy, launched Swingin Inches at the age of 16 in 2016. Throughout the past century, hair styling has been one of the […]

Opinions

Review: Maximum pleasure at Max’s

It takes self-confidence and more than little bit of nerve to open a new business during a pandemic. Maxwell Winger seems to have plenty of both. Winger, an Orlando native, is a 22-year-old with a degree in economics from FSU who had the brilliant idea of turning his passion into […]

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Town hall addresses spring semester issues

Dark clouds seemingly gathered on Florida A&M University’s horizon after the sudden announcement earlier this month regarding the cancellation of spring break. The unexpected news from the administration left many students questioning if classes will be entirely in-person next semester. In the midst of the controversy, FAMU held a town hall at 6 […]

Lifestyles

HBCU alum releases ‘The ABCs of HBCUs’

Spelman alumna, author, educator and CEO of HBCU Prep School, Claudia Walker, decided to bring together her love for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and educational knowledge to create “The ABCs of HBCUs.” This book is one of the first all-inclusive ABC books that is dedicated to HBCUs and […]

Lifestyles

How music affects your mood

The correlation of listening to music and how it affects your mental health/mood is very close. While discussing specific genres and tempos, it is visible that these are important elements that can affect a person’s mood. Music can be used to make a person feel happy, sad or energetic. While […]

Lifestyles

Student’s interior design business taking off

Now that we are in the fall season, many people have changed decorations to fit the halloween and holiday theme. Jalen Clements, a junior  graphic design major at FAMU, has his own interior design business and is always read to make suggestions. Clements started his business, DryInterior, in March of […]