Author: Jaelen Patrick | Staff writer
Bill would stop treatment for transgender children
A proposed Florida House Bill could ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Sponsored by Republican Representatives Dr. Ralph Massullo and Randy Fine, House Bill 1421 seeks to ban hormone therapies and surgical procedures for children under 18 and require minors who are already receiving gender-affirming treatments to end their care […]
Democratic Party could be canceled
The Democratic Party of Florida could cease to exist if a proposed Senate bill gets approved. Filed by Republican Senator Blaise Ingoglia, SB 1248, also known as “The Ultimate Cancel Act,” would require the Florida Division of Elections to “immediately cancel to filings of a political party, to include its […]
House bill pushes back school start times
Florida middle and high school students may finally catch up on sleep as a new house bill proposes later school start times. Representative John Paul Temple, R-Wildwood, filed HB 733, which would mandate later school start times for most Florida middle and high schools. The bill would require that middle […]
VIDEO: Effort underway to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida
DeSantis vows to ban mask mandates
As we approach our third year of living with the coronavirus, it may be easy to believe that it has completely passed us by. Unfortunately, this is not at all true as cases in Florida do still exist. Although COVID-19 may still be around, many mandates have been lifted, leading […]
Alumna Tyra Jones returns to FAMU for more
For many students, earning a bachelor’s degree is not where the road ends in their higher education journey. Some decide to continue their college careers and pursue a master’s degree, and psychology student Tyra Jones happens to be one of these students. Jones, a Florida A&M University graduate student, became […]
‘Cookie wars’ on West Tennessee Street
The cookie wars have officially begun as a popular cookie chain opened on West Tennessee Street. On Oct. 28, Crumbl Cookies opened its third Tallahassee location, accompanying the Mahan Village and Bannerman Crossings locations. Crumbl cookies is a trending cookie company known for its weekly rotating menu, offering customers a […]
Annual trunk or treat draws a crowd
Halloween arrived Monday and with that came costumes, scares and trunk or treating. Monday evening, the Efferson Student Union and Activities hosted a trunk or treat at the Will Packer Performing Arts Amphitheater where all organizations, clubs and departments were invited to decorate the trunks of their cars and hand […]
FAMU freshman, a cancer survivor, starts sneaker business
This student entrepreneur has taken perseverance to all new heights with his unique story. Jacob Pumphrey, a first-year business administration student, is both a cancer survivor and business owner whose experiences only pushed him to work harder. At age 14, Pumphrey was diagnosed with a germinoma brain tumor, which is […]