Monday, April 29, 2024
Since the murder of Trayvon Martin in 2012, communities in pursuit of justice have used protesting as a way to spread awareness and combat against an unjust justice system and police brutality. Recent protest activity has come about again in response to the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. […]
The use of firearms in America has for a long time been established as a God-given right. Not only is the right to bear arms established in the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, but the powerful gun lobby the National Rifle Association may be the single-most powerful organization […]
It appears there is a solution to the lack of an efficient Apple repair stores in Tallahassee. After enduring let-downs from stores like Best Buy, ubreakifix or iDope for Apple repairs, a previously unknown entity has emerged. Located at 1306 Thomasville Road, FloridaPro Computing says it is the solution. FloridaPro […]
Confidence. Poise. Different. The Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity hosted the Queens of The Golden Dynasty: Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant on Thursday. A rainy and cold night was not going to keep the crowd away from Lee Hall as spectators came into the auditorium and […]
The FAMU student body was notified on Thursday that the athletics department would be cutting the men’s cross country and tennis teams in an effort to offset a projected $2.3 million deficit in the athletics department budget, according to information provided by the university to students, staff and faculty. The […]
WFSU Public Media has partnered with PBS to produce a film titled “Retro Local” as part of the “Retro Report” series. The film depicts and analyzes the Smokey Hollow neighborhood of Tallahassee and what FAMU currently knows as Foote Hilyer. JacqueLynn Hatter, a 2007 graduate of FAMU who is the […]
It’s hard to find authentic Chinese food in Tallahassee at the caliber that one is accustomed to. After tasting the yellow fried rice from New China, I had to find another approach to my Chinese craving. A friend persuaded me to try Bento. Located on West Tennessee Street, Bento is […]
For Reggie Chennault, it was drive and HBCU love that kept him going. Chennault, a Philadelphia native and a graduate of Georgia State University, is a senior vendor at FAMU providing game day gear since 1995. The owner of Real Cool Sportswear, Chennault resides in Atlanta and makes frequent trips […]
As of last spring FAMU has resumed construction of the Center for Access and Student Success building just north of Gaither Gym. The university is also at work on a new residence hall located on the far southeast end of campus. And though both of these major projects cost the […]
After FAMU broke ground on a new 700-bed residence hall in March, the building process quickly began a month later. The residence hall, which is planned to be completed by fall 2020, has already affected other aspects on campus. The new building took away a large area of the gravel […]