The biggest takeaway from my college experience as a transfer student is to be vocal and communicate with your peers. They may have information that you don’t have. Greetings, my name is Adrian Murray, better known as “Aj,” and I am a graduating senior at Florida A&M University majoring in […]
Author: Adrian Murray | Staff writer
FSU duo rewarded for start-up
The idea all came about when former FSU women’s basketball player Nicki Ekhomu realized that there weren’t many wireless and affordable rehabilitation devices for athletes. Ekhomu instantly knew to contact her former student manager with the women’s basketball team, Armon’da Davis. To bring the idea to life the pair started […]
City offers free grant-writing workshops
The city of Tallahassee recently held a two-day grant writing workshop at City Hall. To attend the event, one had to register on talgov.com. The grant-writing workshop was intended to give residents tips on how to write grants for federal funding. Anyone was able to attend the workshop, but it […]
Local restaurants fail inspections
During the week of October 10-16, three local restaurants passed Health Department inspections while eight restaurants failed, according to a report in the Tallahassee Democrat. The three restaurants that passed were One Fresh Stir Fry (earlier problems corrected), Peoples Choice Mobile Kitchen, and Waffle House. The eight restaurants that failed […]
FSU grad assistants rally for better benefits
Dozens of FSU graduate assistants came together last week to march and be heard. During this rally, grad students shed light on their struggles. The march took place on FSU’s campus from Dirac Library to Landis Green. The goal was to be seen by as many people as possible. The […]
Local Verizon customers experience 911 connection issues
Version customers in Leon County have reported that their calls are not fully connecting to a 911 dispatcher. This leaves many residents with no assistance during am emergency. Instead of connecting almost instantly when dialing 911, these customers have reported dropped calls or calls with a dead end on the […]
Rattlers rock at First Friday
The First Friday Festival is an event held every first Friday of the month. It takes place primarily in the Railroad Square Art District. According to visittallahassee.com, for 20 years this has been Tallahassee’s most popular and longest-running monthly event. It has been written about by Forbes and the Huffington […]
Controversial ex-commissioner still on ballot in Gadsden County
In late July Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Jeffery Moore as District 2 commissioner for Gadsden County. Moore, a white male, filled the vacancy after the resignation of Anthony Viegbesie, an African American male. Moore became the only white member and only Republican on the five-member board. According to floridapolitics.com Gadsden […]
Alumna develops non-profit Love 28
Love 28 is a local non-profit organization founded and run by two-time Florida A&M University alumna SiTerra Wallace. It is centered on loving people, helping people and respecting people no matter their status. The main focus of Love 28 is help individuals develop a better and deeper understanding for personal love. Most people […]
A better system needed for graduating seniors
A senior’s final semester should be filled with joy and great memories. Well, those memories haven’t been so pleasant for many seniors at Florida A&M University. “I might not graduate if I can’t get into this class,” said graduating FAMU senior Tyrrell Coston while waiting to get advised. Luckily, Coston […]