As Floridians prepare for hurricane season this summer, attention focuses on the largest bodies of water near Florida. Just to the west of the Sunshine State, the Gulf of Mexico hugs the Panhandle and parts south. It has been an entry point for several recent hurricanes that made landfall, dating […]
Author: Breyonna Bryant | Staff writer
Prices at the pump are back up
Have you caught yourself passing by any gas stations today wondering why the gas prices are rising back up to $3.55 a gallon? Are you worried that prices could potentially find their way back to $4 a gallon? You aren’t the only one. Citizens around the Sunshine State are trying […]
Will FAMU athletics add defibrillators?
When a professional football player goes into cardiac arrest on the field in front of a nationally televised audience, do we grow from experiencing this catastrophic event and work toward prevention, or do we remain witnesses? Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin recently visited the White House where he was welcomed […]
TikTok sets one-hour limit for minors
If you were wondering if young teenagers’ exposure to social media could get any worse, you may be in for a sense of relief. TikTok announced earlier this month that its users under the age of 18 will now have a one-hour limit on their usage of the app. The […]
Are you prepared for tax season?
Do college students take tax season seriously? Studies show that in 2021, most young adults from ages 19 to 22 either failed to file their taxes, just simply didn’t know how to file their taxes, or did not know where to go to get them filed. As this year’s tax […]
COVID is still with us
If you thought that COVID-19 was behind us almost three years after it shut down the world, you might be in for a rude awakening. The global virus that has taken the lives of more than 3 million Americans has squeezed its way back onto the Florida health department charts […]
Alas, Groundhog Day does not bring good news
May the cold continue to get even colder. This morning thousands gathered in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see if Phil the groundhog would spot his shadow — or not. For the past century, history and tradition tell us that if the groundhog spots his shadow on Feb. 2, the winter will […]
FAMU student body takes on MLK parade and street clean up
This past weekend students and locals participated in a slate of events leading up to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On Friday, the student body, along with the Student Government Association, attended the MLK convocation on campus where they highlighted the life and achievements of Dr. King. During this assembly, […]
Lil Baby tops the charts
After what may have seemed like more than two years, the highly anticipated album “It’s Only Me” by Lil Baby has finally been released, and it turns out that it is, indeed, only Lil Baby. The multi-platinum artist went viral on social media just a day after the album’s release […]
90.5 Playmakers cover FAMU’s latest game
If you missed FAMU’s football team stealing their first win at home against Albany State, it wouldn’t be a problem because the 90.5 Playmakers covered every second of it. As the Rattlers took the victory last Saturday night with a 23-13 game, the Playmakers managed to update students and viewers […]