Author: Danielle Francis

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Ballard Family donates building for FSU’s new school

Courtesy of FSU Brian Ballard, CEO of Ballard Partners, and Kathryn Ballard, a Florida State University alumna and member of the FSU Board of Trustees, donated a building valued at $1.1 million in downtown Tallahassee that will serve as the home of the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship. The three-story, […]

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Activists Continue to Protest Against Fracking in Florida

Courtesy of Danielle Francis Dozens of activists stood outside the Capitol to voice their concern of fracking in Florida Friday afternoon. Protesters and activists waved flags, and carried posters to make an effort to let their voice be heard in the community. Members demanded Florida senators to vote against House […]

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Community Leaders Sleep Outdoors to Bring Awareness

Courtesy of http://blog.floridanetwork.org Community leaders were challenged to sleep outdoors in order to raise awareness for youth homelessness. Capital City Youth Services serves homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth through prevention and intervention services. On Thursday, the organization held their first ever sleep out while raising funds to support the CCYS mission. […]

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Levine Brings Statistics to Faculty Senate Members

(Alan Levine) BOG member Alan Levine Courtesy of Danielle Francis Students and Faculty members joined the Faculty Senate of Florida A&M University along with Board of Governors member, Alan Levine; State University System Chancellor Marshall Criser III and vice chancellor for academic and student affairs; and Jan Ignash, vice chancellor […]

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Community Members Unite at the Kearney Center

Tallahassee community members gathered at the Kearney Center to celebrate collaborative efforts while addressing neighborhood challenges. The event titled, “Unity in the Community” – Walk and Talk included group discussions and a bus tour of the neighborhood’s challenges. In an effort to to reduce unlawful behavior, members in the community […]

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Florida Lawmakers Three Week Legislative Session

Florida lawmakers returned to Tallahassee on Tuesday for a special session due to an undecided state budget by lawmakers. The House and Senate were unable to reach a budget during the regular session and the main unresolved issue was how to expand on healthcare. “It’s still Medicaid expansion,”  Rep. Steve […]

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Tallahassee Playwright Turns ‘Bitter’

Family Worship and Praise Center will showcase its latest on-stage production, “Bitter” Feb. 6, at the Tallahassee Auto Museum. This will be Fire Dove Production’s third stage play, written and directed by Markeshia Gordon, a member of FWPC. “The play is about a single mother forced to face the skeletons […]

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HOSA Dominates at Regional’s

On January 31, the Florida A&M University chapter Florida A&M University HOSA chapter members at regional’s. Photo by Danielle Francis of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) attended it’s regional conference at Kaiser University in Tallahassee, FL. HOSA was able to compete with fifteen team members at the collegiate level […]

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Six Campuses One Family

Florida A&M University welcomed Southern Scholarship Foundation ambassadors to inform students about the organization on Set Friday. What exactly is SSF? “It’s rent free housing, an education for life and community style living,” said Justin Hirsche, a senior at Florida State University and SSF ambassador.  SSF was founded in 1953 […]