Author: Mary Chestang

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FAMU holds yearly Black History Month convocation

Courtesy of FAMU Forward Florida A&M University held its annual Black History Month Convocation Monday at 6 p.m. in Gaither Gymnasium. This was a new initiative by the university to stage a convocation in the evening. Brandon Johnson, second-year political science student from Gainesville, shared his views on convocation and […]

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CRTPA Discusses Restructure of the Board and Evaluation Committee

Courtesy of Mary Chestang The Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency held their committee meeting, Monday afternoon, to focus on the selection for a new Executive Director and to figure out if adding a sub-committee to this position will be beneficial. The three candidates up for the position are Mike Kozlosky, […]

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CDC confirms Chiptole E. coli outbreak appears to be over

Courtesy of CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released information Monday saying the E. coli infections tied to the Chipotle franchise may have come to an end. Of the 55 cases of the Chipotle E. coli infection, 21 people were hospitalized from 11 different states. Tampa Chipotle employee, […]

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Mayor Gillum still seeking mentors for program

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum recently issued a challenge to continue finding 1,000 mentors for the program he launched in May 2015. Several community organizations were asked to participate in this program including: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Goodwill Goodguides, Leon County Schools and many others. They will help develop the support […]

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Splack Williams hosts the BN Shape Fitness class at FAMU

Courtesy of Mary Chestang The Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. partnered with popular Tallahassee fitness instructor, Splack Williams, for the BN Shape fitness event held at the Hansel E. Tooke Recreational Center on Tuesday. “We wanted to get the campus to come out and focus on […]

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Health Regulations for Food Establishments in Tallahassee

With school recently starting back for colleges in Tallahassee, students are the main customers when it comes to eating out. The problem stands that students aren’t satisfied with the sanitation of the facilities where they eat. Qadeera Allen, a fourth-year visual arts student from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and frequent diner, […]

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On The Run Reading Tour Comes to an End

Photo by Mary Chestang As spring break approaches, Miss Florida A&M University, Dominique James, a fourth-year public relations student from Orlando, Fla., and her royal court attendants ended the “On the Run Reading Tour” Friday at FAMU’s New Beginnings Educational Research Center for Child Development. The royal court visited […]

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Love Chronicles Ignite at FAMU

Student housing royal court on Florida A&M University’s campus partnered with Anquinette Taylor, a third year public relations student from Orlando, Fla., held the “Love Chronicles: love and relationships” panel discussion for the student body Monday night in preparation for Valentine’s Day this upcoming weekend. The panel consisted of seven […]