Author: Jarrod Gunn | Staff writer

News

Homecoming means fun. It also means high alert

Many students have begun to take necessary precautions as they figure out how to stay safe during a busy homecoming schedule. With recent shooting incidents near FAMU’s campus within the last few weeks, everyone is on edge. Simone Johnson, a first-year criminal justice major from Jacksonville, was shot in the […]

Sports

Freshmen football players adjust to new lifestyle

After years of living with their families, first-year student-athletes at Florida A&M University have had to adjust to living on their own while keeping up with their responsibilities. Football players come from all over to play or the Rattlers, but only the ones who keep their heads on straight secure […]

Opinions

Sexual assault survivors need to be heard

Eryn Thompson, a third-year public relations major at Florida A&M, was 18 years old when she was sexually assaulted. She said she couldn’t understand why it happened to her. Thompson said she could never wrap her head around what was happening until it was too late. After the 2017 assault […]

Opinions

Tallahassee needs an Apple store

With classes back on campus, homework back in full force and midterms coming up, it seems as if everything in the Tallahassee area is back to normal. With everything reopening, students are often put in situations where they need certain products to fulfill their school requirements. Most of these products […]

Lifestyles

Carson is a promoter and a full-time student

Jordan Carson, better known as “speedy,” is a junior at Florida A&M majoring in clinical psychology. He quickly learned that managing his time wisely is one of the most challenging things a college kid must do. Attending Raines and Ribault high schools in Jacksonville set him up to do great […]

Lifestyles

Some students struggle to reach advisors

After about a year of doing at-home classes, specifically being on Zoom, most students at FAMU started to make their way back to on-campus classes. While some students were relieved to be back around their peers, others found it to be quite an adjustment. During the past year of school, […]