Author: Breanna WIllingham

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Tallahassee Joins In Pinktober

Courtesy of The City of Tallahassee Twitter account The City of Tallahassee invited the community out to Cascades Park to “join the fight, and drink pink” on Thursday. The Leon County Government and the city came together to raise donations in support of breast cancer. The Drink Pink event was […]

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FAMU Students Take Care of Business at the Fall Career Expo

Students of all majors gathered for the Fall Career Expo in Al Lawson Multipurpose Center on Wednesday to speak with 97 organizations and Fortune 500 companies. Students are invited to attend the expo, which will feature booths from companies such as; Eli Lilly and Company, General Electric, PepsiCo., Macy’s and […]

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Breast Cancer Awareness with a Twist

#GoPinkLemonade Photo Courtsey Tallahassee Democrat The Tallahassee Democrat, along with Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, will host #GoPinkLemonade stands on Thursday throughout the city to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer disease is expected to affect close to 60,000 new patients in 2015. Venues […]

Lifestyles

Finding the Queen in you with Fitness

According to Medical daily, pole fitness has become a new, fun fitness trend for women in the U.S. Pole fitness contributes to weight loss for individuals and one can burn up to 250 calories with a pole fitness class. Hsiang Jones, owner and president of the Queen of Hearts Fitness […]

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Legislators will Decide on Drone Regulation

The Leon County Commission held a meeting at The Leon Court-House Tuesday, to discuss the status report on the regulation of drones. Drones are the latest technology designed for many uses, but the unmanned aircraft system has become controversial. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, also known as drones, can be used […]

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Florida A&M University First Home Game Recap

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Guest Lecturer Gives Candid Advice for Success

Florida A&M University’s Department of Physics hosted an open lecture featuring Associate Technical Fellow, Dr. Nathan Brooks, Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Perry Paige auditorium.  Brooks, an alumnus and a former presidential scholar, returned to enlighten students about preparing for graduate school, transitioning into the workplace, obtaining fellowships and studying abroad. Brooks […]

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Florida brings Awareness to Raise Minimum Wage

Photo by Steve Rhodes, Creative Commons license. With the current minimum wage at $8.05, about 18 Florida lawmakers will take the minimum wage challenge, living off of $17 a day. This challenge starts today and continuous for the rest of the work week. The overall goal is to draw attention […]

Sports

FAMU Fans Show Major Support for First Home Game of the Season

Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat Despite the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Rattlers’ 0-3 record going into their first home game, the fans still made a grand appearance with a total of 18,202 people in attendance Saturday at Bragg Memorial Stadium.  The Rattlers have only won one home game since 2013 but that did […]

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SB 370 Targets Firearm Ownership in Florida

Democratic Sen. Arthenia L. Joyner, filed Senate Bill 370 today, which prohibits the sale or transfer of firearms at gun shows. Mike Murphy, a sergeant in the U.S. Army, expressed that he is against the bill because of rights violations. He shared that the constant increase in regulation of gun […]