Author: Carrington Whigham | Staff writer

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New skate park includes a rattler

FAMU Way, an almost completed city project that stretches from South Monroe Street west to Lake Bradford Road, is making significant progress on its third and final phase. Segment three, which includes a FAMU Way skate-able art project with a centerpiece of a tall rattler — FAMU’s mascot) — has […]

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Programs aim to keep young people on the right track

Local youth who have run afoul of the law have been granted an opportunity to become eligible for several alternative programs to restart and reset their lives. The Tallahassee Police Department has established five different programs designed to prevent teens from becoming at-risk juveniles and grant alternative arrest options. These […]

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Residence halls a priority for FAMU trustees

The trustees at Florida A&M University discussed renovating and remodeling student housing facilities during their annual retreat last summer. The board meets annually in the summer to establish the upcoming academic year’s priority goals, but last year’s conversation around student housing stemmed a bit of nostalgia, revealing the demolition plan […]

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Mandatory sexual assault awareness training underway

Florida A&M University emailed all students at 9:30 p.m. Thursday about the school’s new mandatory sexual assault awareness training. Through the company EverFi, this training has been specifically catered to FAMU to provide an effective way to educate students about an ongoing issue. Hayley Giannuzzi, a fourth-year cardiopulmonary major who […]

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Our generation is ready to do its part

It was just a regular collegiate day. There was so much boasting in the atmosphere about the upcoming events we all anticipated for the 2020 year. From canceled trips, conferences and internships to our daily routines, everything about life became unfathomable right in front of our eyes. Dark energy rapidly came […]