Monday, June 30, 2025
According to the American Heart Association, CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a life-saving emergency operation when the heart stops beating. After cardiac arrest, immediate application of CPR can increase survival rates by a factor of two to three. Easter Davenport is the CPR Coordinator at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. “CPR is […]
Starting a new semester can be both exciting and nerve-wracking for Florida A&M University students. As they embark on a fresh academic journey, tackling the “new semester jitters” becomes a shared experience. For many, it’s about finding a balance between academics, social life, and self-care. Amidst the anticipation of new […]
The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees held an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the current status of finding the next head coach for the program. The trustees encouraged alums, stakeholders, and football players to express opinions on who FAMU’s next head coach should be and how long hiring […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis placed a distant second Monday in the Iowa Republican caucuses, edging out former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Focusing most of his campaign on the Hawkeye State, DeSantis finished far behind former President Donald Trump, who received 51% of the vote while DeSantis finished with 21%, two percentage […]
Fort Valley State University athletics has officially renewed football coach Shawn Gibbs’ contract, which should end the speculation that Gibbs will be named the coach at FAMU. Gibbs was said to be FAMU Athletic Director Tiffani-Dawn Sykes’ top choice to replace Willie Simmons, despite objections from numerous FAMU stakeholders. […]
On Monday night, the Family Worship and Praise Center (FWPC) collegiate prayer group hosted their Back 2 School prayer meeting. Students from all majors, classifications, and backgrounds flooded the Polkinghorne Village game day room for a night filled with worshipping and re-devoting themselves to God. With the meeting starting at […]
FAMU AD Tiffani-Dawn Sykes and Shawn Gibbs, her proposed candidate for the head coaching job to replace former head coach Willie Simmons, received no votes of confidence from the Florida A&M National Alumni Association Executive Board. The National Alumni Association held a nearly two-hour Zoom meeting on Wednesday concerning the […]
Sundance Films hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with HBCU students Thursday afternoon. During the event, students had the opportunity to gain insight from Sundance Institute programmers who reviewed thousands of movies and short films for the upcoming film festival occurring later this month in Park City, Utah. Florida A&M alumnus […]
DJ Demp Week continued on Wednesday as the Demp Foundation hosted a Hip-hop Symposium featuring panelists with unique and local perspectives on hip-hop today. The event, held at the Tallahassee Community College’s Center for Workforce Development, was one of many this week dedicated to Ghostown DJs and the “My Boo” […]