Author: Donovan Long

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Second same sex couple to marry in Florida speaks out

Wedding bells will ring and the court documents will prove that a 36th state has been added to a list of others that now recognize same sex marriage. Florida was the most recent state to wed domestic partnerships on Jan. 6, allowing couples like Jeff and Todd Delmay to officially […]

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Students Leading The Activism in the Millennial

The boisterous chanting of “Whose streets? Our Streets” filled the night air in Ferguson within minutes after the grand jury’s decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the killing of an unarmed teenager, Michael Brown. The melancholy call-and-response and feelings of discontent consumed the voices of those who protested. […]

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Social Media Involvement in FSU Shooting

Students at Strozier library were forced to take an unwanted study break after hearing gunshots and sirens, but one of the most interesting aspects of their nightmare was how it played out over social media. “That’s literally how my family found out I was involved,” said Frazaie Mathis, a Florida […]

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Florida State University commemorates 9/11 at Landis Green

Twelve years after the worst terrorist attack in American history, students at Florida State University honored those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. On their hands and knees, students planted American flags in the damp grass of Landis Green to commemorate the twelfth anniversary of 9/11. Red, white and blue […]

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Clinton rallies in Florida’s capital

  Friday, former President Bill Clinton traveled to Tallahassee to support President Barack Obama’s pursuit of re-election for four more years.  More than 4,000 people gathered on the campus of Florida State University, anxiously awaiting the arrival of Clinton. Many waved their banners in the air, chanting and yelling at […]

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Defending dreams leads to arrest

  The steps taken to make a difference by 15 Dream Defenders were the same steps that led them to jail. A week ago in Boca Raton, 120 to 140 students and Dream Defenders of Florida A&M, Florida State University, the University of Miami, Miami Dade College and the University […]

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Local designers expand brand with global creations

  Two men, an iPhone and a Toshiba computer have led to the success of LVXL. LVXL is an emerging clothing line that originated in Miami and epitomizes the concept of living large. It’s the innovative creation of Curtis Nyarko, a third-year Florida State University biology student from Miramar, Fla., […]

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Tallahassee firefighter honored

  82 years later, a firefighter’s legacy is still burning. Lewin Spear, a Tallahassee native, was laid to rest November 30, 1930 after suffering from burn injuries he sustained in his line of duty as a firefighter.  He and 12 other firemen were summoned to the locations of two warehouses […]

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Intersections prove troublesome for accidents

    Two intersections have proven to be the most prevalent locations for car accidents at Florida A&M.   The intersection of Wahnish Way and Gamble Street and the intersection of  Martin Luther King Boulevard and Palmer Avenue are highly populated areas  where students transition from class to class, presenting […]