Florida A&M University has a new student body president. Justin Bruno, vice president under FAMU's Student Government Association President Tonnette Graham for the past term, was elected president after vote tallies were posted a little before 2 a.m. Wednesday. Bruno and Devin Harrison were elected SGA president and vice president with 1,366 […]
Author: Anquinette Taylor
The Girl Scouts of the Panhandle host Run for the Cookies
Courtesy of Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle The Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle (GSCFP) hosted their 23rd annual Run for the Cookies event on Saturday, Feb. 13. For the past 11 years, the Girl Scouts and Tallahassee Community College (TCC) have come together to give students and other […]
FAMU’s Gospel choir receives SGA money for spring concert
Florida A&M University Gospel Choir received $10,850 from the student senate Monday for funds that will be used toward their spring concert trip to Houston, Texas. Brandon Johnson, second-year FAMU political science student and student senator, represented the Gospel Choir as they asked the student senate for $26,520 in special […]
Florida Senate postpones anti-discrimination bill
Courtesy of Global Perspective Florida businesses can fire employees based on sexual orientation without legally violating their rights, for now. Senate Bill 120, proposed by Democratic Sen. Joseph Abruzzo of Boynton Beach, was voted unfavorable after the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee reached a 5-5 vote on Feb. 9. SB 120, […]
Potential tobacco ban on FAMU’s campus
Courtesy of Hartford.edu The Florida A&M University Faculty Senate is discussing the proposed ban of tobacco products on campus. The ban seeks to prohibit smoking in all areas of the FAMU campus, including the popular e-cigarettes and hookah pens. To determine the opinions as it pertains to smoking on campus, […]
Possible property tax increases
Last year a group of fiscally conservative residents who opposed a city property tax increase gathered to fight the rise. Citizens for Responsible Spending reconnected Feb. 14, but this time the group is requesting the city revert to its original property tax rate. The CRS has more than 50 members […]
LeRoy Collins Library celebrates 25th anniversary
Courtesy of Amari Thomas The LeRoy Collins Library celebrated its 25th anniversary this Saturday. The event served as recognition of importance of county libraries and the honoring of the Leon County Government opening its first library, which paved the way for the opening of its six other branches. The Library […]
Godby High School students file taxes
Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat Students at Amos P. Godby High School in the finance academy are doing taxes free of charge for the community of Tallahassee. So far, the students have filed 50 tax returns. The volunteer program started six years ago at the high school in partnership with United […]
80 women spend their Valentine’s weekend getting married
Caption HELLO Women, a non-profit organization, hosted The Wait: What It Really Means to D.A.T.E., on Saturday at Truth Gatherers Community Church. What was simply used as a formal greeting turned into a movement to empower women. HELLO Women, an abbreviation for Honoring, Empowering, Leading and Loving Other women was […]
Enlighten and Inspire: A conversation with John Thompson
As the celebration of Black History Month continue at Florida A&M University, the Rattlers welcomed alumnus and Microsoft CEO John Thompson back to his alma mater Monday morning. For Thompson, hordes of dapper-down scholars waited outside the doors of Lee Hall at FAMU for a chance to hear him speak. […]