Author: Naja Hardmon | Staff Reporter

Lifestyles

Rattler Apparel finding a niche

Photo Courtesy of the Rattler Apparel Instagram page. Every Friday at Florida A&M University, students flock to the core of the campus to mix, mingle and maybe support a local vendor at the traditional marketplace gathering that is Set Friday. It is during this communal gathering where one is likely […]

Lifestyles

VegFest focuses on healthy eating

The 5th Annual North Florida Vegfest is set for Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m at Tom Brown Park. Photo Submitted by Teylor Parks. Gather your forks, friends and family because the VegFest is coming to town. The Tallahassee vegetarian community (TalVeg) presents the 5th annual North Florida […]

Lifestyles

LGBTQ+ students embrace love on campus

Nyah Williams (L) and Destiny King (R) embrace love and each other as a same-sex couple on FAMU's campus. Photo Submitted by Destiny King. As the excitement surrounding Valentine’s day begins to simmer down among the students of Florida A&M University, the atmosphere that surrounds the season of love still lingers […]

Lifestyles

FAMU student crowned Miss Tallahassee

Alelee Figueroa is also the former Miss ROTC at FAMU. Photo Submitted by Alelee Figueroa. As she glided down the royal red carpet sprawled across the floor of Tallahassee’s American Legion Hall, Alelee Figueroa took her time displaying her pageant-ready walk as she received her crown Saturday as 2019 Miss […]

Opinions

Can all vegans (and vegetarians) please stand up?

Photo Submitted by Naja Hardmon. We’ve all heard of their holier-than-thou attitude, or their critical comments about how others must eat. Maybe you’ve also heard the muffled whispers of family members during the Thanksgiving meal wondering why that one cousin turned out this way. The judgments placed upon black vegetarians […]

Lifestyles

FAMU First Lady Sharon Robinson hopes to ‘Sound the Alarm!’ to empower women

FAMU  School of Allied Health Sciences Health Informatics and Information Management students gathered in front of their informational booth Credit: Naja Hardmon Dozens gathered in attendance at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s  (FAMU) Hansel E. Tookes Sr. Recreational Center on March 23 to bring awareness to various health issues women face. […]