Author: Edna Rutland | Staff writer

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Peace Corps Prep starts next semester

The Provost’s Office at Florida A&M recently announced a new collaboration with the Peace Corps available to FAMU students. FAMU and the Peace Corps have collaborated in the past and the university is one of 11 institutions in this new partnership. The program will provide FAMU students with the necessary […]

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Forum focuses on south side issues

Christic Henry, a community advocate for Tallahassee’s south side, is clear about how she regards the numerous shootings in that part of the city. “The conversation on violence is a public health issue, public violence is a public health issue,” Henry said. On Tuesday evening the fall 2021 Community Organizing […]

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Yoga is invaluable during the pandemic

A little more than 18 months have passed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that brought the entire globe to its knees. Practically overnight entire countries had to figure out how to not just survive, but thrive in this new contactless world. For a lot of countries that meant […]

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FAMU police chief urges students to call him

At this point in our lives college students have a million and one things to worry about: grades, financial aid, homecoming, the future. The list goes on and on. The absolute last thing anyone, especially students, would want to worry about is safety, especially on and around campus. Being safe […]

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FSU students discuss racial tensions on campus

A group of students met in Florida State University’s Black Student Union earlier this month to express their feelings and discuss methods of change on racial relations on and around FSU’s campus. The incidents which spurred this discussion took place during FSU’s first home football game of the season. According […]

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African Student Association on the rise

At any Florida A&M University function you are sure to hear students repping where they are from: “404.” “850.” “478.” “DUUUVALL.” However, then- freshman political science student Nykia Onubogu felt like a space for African students was missing, and she wanted to fill that void. After a little research Onubogu, […]

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Morrell living his dream

Everyone at some point in their life had dreams of what they wanted to be when they grew up. For a lot of people, those dreams end when the reality of the world sets in. However, 22-year-old FAMU student Cameron Morrell is dead set on turning his dreams into a […]