Tuesday, July 8, 2025
For many years, laws have been in place for employees to pass mandatory background checks before being hired. At apartment complexes, all maintenance staff are required to sign in and out of a key log to keep track of workers that enter a tenant’s unit. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2022, there […]
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University has significantly evolved since being established on the highest of seven hills on Oct. 3, 1887. The ongoing modifications to FAMU’s campus are an effort to satisfy the needs of the university’s scholars. According to the American Psychological Association, one-third of college students in the […]
Slutty Vegan, an Atlanta-based Black-owned restaurant known for its vegan burgers, hosted a pop-up Saturday that showed just how popular the restaurant is. Held at noon in the parking lot of the Koger Center, the bright yellow food truck was decorated with “Vegan for the Culture” and “Slutty” for its “Gettin’ […]
During Thursday’s meeting of the Florida House Health and Human Services Committee, pro-life protesters and advocates for reproductive freedom gathered at the Florida Capitol for the bill’s final hearing before it goes to the full chamber. Regardless of the pushback of HB 5, the 15-week abortion ban that has gained […]
Florida A&M University emailed all students at 9:30 p.m. Thursday about the school’s new mandatory sexual assault awareness training. Through the company EverFi, this training has been specifically catered to FAMU to provide an effective way to educate students about an ongoing issue. Hayley Giannuzzi, a fourth-year cardiopulmonary major who […]
Since 2019, COVID-19 has been looming over the entire world. It has caused lockdowns, closings of businesses and separation of families for over the past three years. But on the highest of seven hills, this pandemic has taken away a lot that makes Florida A&M University what it is known […]
The Efferson Student Union has coordinated Set Friday for years, however, this past year, Set Friday has been hosted only on special occasions. Set Friday boosted Rattler pride every week. It held the ability to maintain school spirit at a more consistent rate than any football game or convocation could. […]
In the past few years, Tallahassee has seen a noticeable increase in gun violence. And this year is following suit. But It’s not something that goes unnoticed by the Tallahassee Police Department. In January 2021, Tallahassee experienced 23 shooting incidents with zero homicides. But in January 2022, there have been […]
HBCUs around the country are on high alert after 13 universities have reported bomb threats as of Tuesday, Feb. 1. Two waves of threats started on Jan. 5 and again on Jan. 31, the day before the start of Black History Month. F.B.I. agents have apprehended six persons of interest […]
Some youth become involved with the juvenile justice system after they are accused of being delinquent or committing a criminal act. Other youth come into contact with the system as status offenses; actions that are illegal only because of a youth’s age, such as truancy, underage drinking or running away […]