March 27, 2017 On today's online recap, find out what historic building caught fire and see the latest in the tragic Tallahassee Memorial Hospital elevator death. March 22, 2017 On today's online recap, find out what hot topics are being discussed at city meetings and see what one […]
Author: Kayla Parker
FAMU bowling team gets a new look
The Florida A&M University (FAMU) women’s bowling team is working to make it back to its conference championship in the midst of unexpected challenges. The FAMU women's bowling team finished sixth at the Seminole Bowling Classic. This year, the team consists of all freshmen and one upperclassmen, something Coach Karen […]
FAMU revamps bike rental initiative
Photo Credit: Kayla Parker The Florida A&M University (FAMU) bike rental initiative has a new look after receiving a donation of 10 “LifeGreen” bikes and helmets from Regions Bank. The program, which was founded in 2005, is a joint effort between Student Health Services and the FAMU Recreation Department that […]
Judge Upholds New Panama City Spring Break Rules
In spite of many complaints by Panama City business owners, alcohol is prohibited on the Panama City beach during the month of March, according to a court ruling Friday in Tallahassee. According to the Panama City News Herald, U.S District Court Judge Mark E. Walker heard almost eight hours of […]
2015: FAMU’s Year in Review
Courtesy of http://nilsenreport.ca As 2016 begins, it is only fitting to look back on 2015 for Florida A&M University. From historical baseball moments to Board of Trustee disagreements to student activism, FAMU has had a year of victories and a year of lessons learned. When the ball dropped in New York […]
FAMU Students Upset Over Pepsi Collaboration
Photo courtesy Kayla Parker After an 18-year partnership with Coca-Cola, Florida A&M University has now contracted with Pepsi-Cola to provide pouring rights and beverage vending for the university. As of Nov. 1, Pepsi vending machines and fountain drink machines have begun to replace the previous Coca-Cola vending machines around campus. […]
Back to the Future: FAMU Then and Now
Courtesy of Billboard The future starts now. Almost three decades ago, Marty McFly and Doc Brown took their DeLorean time machine to the future to visit McFly’s future children in the movie, “Back to the Future II.” They arrived in the future at 4:39 p.m. on October 21, 2015, making […]
Delta State University Shooter Kills Two and Takes His Own Life
Delta State shooter, Shannon Lamb. Photo: cnn Three people are now dead after a campus shooter opened fire on Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss. Monday morning. History professor Ethan Schmidt, died from multiple gunshot wounds after Shannon Lamb, a geography and social science instructor at the university shot him […]
An Uber-related incident in Tallahassee has Raised many Safety Issues.
Antonio Warren, 35 (Photo: Leon County Jail) A Tallahassee Community College student escaped an attempted kidnapping by a man posing as an Uber driver early Tuesday morning. Antonio Warren was charged with kidnapping with intent to commit a felony and arrested by the Florida State Police. The female student accepted […]
Two Suspects Captured in Stolen Car Crash Near FAMU’s Campus
The Tallahassee Police Department is currently investigating a stolen car incident. If you had an early class at Florida A&M University (FAMU), your usual walk to class was accompanied by the sound of circulating helicopters on Wednesday morning. The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) enlisted the help of the Leon County […]