Saturday, July 12, 2025
Florida A&M University (FAMU) students residing in Polkinghorne Village West, have been transitioned to off campus hotels due to a fire in a dorm room and flooding on four floors. The flooding that started from the fourth floor and trickled down to lower levels was caused by a student leaving an incense […]
On Aug. 25 social media was abuzz with the news that residents of Palmetto Phase III were to be moved out by the next day due to a “pest infestation.” The university confirmed this rumor hours later sending residents scrambling to collect all valuables by the end of the day […]
It’s a new school year with an old pandemic, and everything is reverting to normal except for the pandemic. With everything opening back up to standard, students are returning to campus with optional masks and six feet of distance not being enforced. FAMU offered hybrid classes last year, where some […]
Supporters of HIV/AIDS will have an opportunity to walk for a cause on Thursday, Sept.15. The annual walk will take place along the Southwood Nature Trails as part of Big Bend Cares, in partnership with Neighborhood Medical Center and Bond Community Health Center. The theme of this year’s walk is […]
As the school year begins, students must take precautions to safeguard themselves from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the monkeypox disease spreading across the country. According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Leon County recorded its first case of monkeypox in July. William Hatfield, the Democrat’s editor, reported that cases remain relatively […]
Growing up in tiny Gretna, a half-hour west of Tallahassee with a population under 1,500, 21-year-old Mariah Porter struggled at a young age. In middle school, she wanted to grow like the other girls in her grade. She was small, and she would ask her mother to buy her push-up […]
As the fall semester dawns and students begin to settle into their classes, they may find that it’s more than just Florida A&M University professors welcoming them back with a smile. A new initiative by the Department of Campus Safety and Security has produced dozens of signs on campus in […]
Nyla Brown is a culinary arts student who attends Keiser University. Brown, a Jacksonville native, comes from a family of seven. She is the eldest sister. She concluded that cooking is her niche and that it would be her moneymaker. She originally came to Tallahassee to attend Florida A&M University, […]
The importance of deciding where to go to college is certainly not new, but we’ve seen ongoing discourse about the importance of attending an HBCU across social media platforms. At the same time we’re witnessing increased efforts by companies specifically seeking to hire HBCU graduates. HBCUs were founded to give […]
Unfair, entitled and disappointing are all words used by Florida A&M University students to capture reactions to the stance taken by FAMU’s football team. On Friday, social media was taken by storm when multiple sources reported 20 football players were ineligible to play against the North Carolina Tar Heels, leaving […]