Author: Tazjhani Baker | Staff writer

News

Long-term effects of COVID-19 not clear

By now there is no question that the coronavirus and COVID-19 have taken an immense toll in almost e very country on earth. With constant talk of vaccines and recoveries, many Americans are hopeful, while others are still learning to deal with the long-term effects of the virus and what […]

Lifestyles

Women Build Week addresses homelessness

Big Bend Habitat for Humanity has wrapped up another successful Women Build Week. The non-profit dedicated March 8-15 as national Women Build Week and partnered with Lowe’s. Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and in approximately […]

Lifestyles

Local non-profit tackles autism

A Tallahassee mother, Betty Proctor, has started MPAC, a non-profit designed to help her daughter and others who are on the autism spectrum. MPAC is an acronym for Motivating People through Arts & Crafts. Proctor wants to inspire people to be creative and explore their obsessions and interests. Her hope […]

Opinions

FAMU’s COVID dashboard far from accurate

Florida A&M has been working to prevent the unnecessary spread of COVID-19 across the university’s campus. Tools such as rapid COVID testing sites on campus, the newly opened vaccine site at the Lawson Center and the dashboard online that purportedly reports all of positive cases.  But how effective is the dashboard […]

Lifestyles

This alumna is all about love

Florida A&M University alumna SiTerra Wallace-Walker has published a book alongside the creation of her  LOVE 28 brand to put an end to the complexities of love. Wallace-Walker, a Tallahassee resident, attended FAMU in 1996 where she received her bachelor’s in sociology and criminal justicebefore earning a master’s in social […]

Lifestyles

February 14 is also National Donor Day

It is no secret that Feb.14 is Valentine’Day, a day when millions of lovers across the nation show their appreciation for one another. The heart is a key concept in love and plays a major role in Valentine’s Day festivities. However, it is not the only organ that is celebrated […]

Lifestyles

Out-of-state student thrives at FAMU

Florida A&M University is home to some of the most diverse students in the world. The Rattler nation is made up of people from each and every state. Though the majority of the student population is from Florida, a significant part of the student body is made up of out-of-state […]