It’s not uncommon to see Florida A&M students wearing headphones on campus. But many students don’t know that loud music can cause lasting hearing damage. Another worrying trend, researchers says, is that playing loud music through headphones can increase a person’s risk of being hurt. According to the Archives of […]
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Update: More Hazing Arrests
Less than a week before the Florida Classic, band director Julian White warned university officials about a September hazing incident. Authorities have arrested another four Florida A&M students following an investigation of that incident. The students arrested include Denise Lashawn Bailey, Hakeem B. Birch, Anthony Mingo and Brandon X. Benson. […]
Tuition Hikes the Focus of Board Meeting
As attorney Dean Colson of Coral Gables presided over his first meeting Wednesday as chair of the Florida Board of Governors, outraged students protested tuition hikes proposed by the BOG Colson’s State of the University System remarks were geared towards issues he deemed important. He believes that the state of […]
Weekend Service, New Routes Ease Student Commutes
Alongside the improved bus routes, StarMetro now offers an updated online trip-planning application that allows users to plan commutes and estimate the length of travel. The online travel service is similar to web service MapQuest: it include the routes to be taken, the time spent on each route, transfer locations […]
Gaines Street Construction, Phase II Begins. New Traffic Patterns Ensue
Roadway work began Monday on Phase II of the Gaines Street Project. According to the City of Tallahassee website, work will take place from Macomb Street to Stone Valley Way, moving west from the 500 block, and is expected to continue until October. The changes will include replacement of the […]
Residents Welcome Returning War Veterans Home to Tallahassee
#8220;Welcome home.” Many Americans in Tallahassee and across the United States are saying those words to loved ones who have served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and are back in the country. Returning veterans are home after the long, nine-year campaigns. More than 40,000 soldiers are facing one of […]
Lawmakers Increase Residents’ Access to Fresh Produce
Low income communities across the state will soon notice an increase in healthier marketplaces. Senate Bill 852 unanimously passed in the Senate Agricultural Committee. “This bill will improve access to fresh produce, create health benefits that can lead to decreased Medicaid costs, creates jobs and expands markets for Florida farmers,” […]
Gore Complex Set for Completion in November
Renovations to Florida A&M’s Gore Education Complex are scheduled for completion in November. A team from Baycrest Corporation and Mettron Contracting Incorporated have been working since July 2011 on the $10,000,000 project. They broke ground on the building last November. In recent years, Florida A&M has undergone a series of […]
Voter Registration Picks Up at FAMU
With Election Day approaching, Florida A&M is working to give its students a head start by registering to vote on “The Set” on Fridays. The Leon County Supervisor of Elections office volunteers and the Leon County Democratic Black Caucus are encouraging students to either register or complete change of address […]
More Than 100 March for MLK Day in Tallahassee
Monday the Tallahassee Chapter of the NAACP and the City of Tallahassee welcomed organizations, families and friends of the community for their annual march to honor Martin Luther King Jr. The events started at 10 a.m. at the C.K. Steele Bus Station where over a hundred participants were in attendance, […]