Thursday, July 3, 2025
The seats in the senate chamber that were once empty are now occupied by eight new student senators; Kobe Buggs, Dioby Ralph Cherisme, Trinity Kyles, Isaiah Lysse, Loryn May, Londe Mondelus, Machia Sanders and Haylee Thomas. On Monday Oct. 19, the new student senators were called to stand as they […]
Tamara Groeneveldt is a proud graduate of Florida A&M University. She earned a bachelor’s in 2007, when she majored in sociology and minored in social work. She followed that with a master’s in social work in 2010. Groeneveldt is from the island of St. Martin, and resides in Grand Case […]
Tallahassee, the state capital, home to two universities and a community college, is quite the fast-paced environment for students and businesspeople alike. There is always something going on whether it is on campus, at home, or in the community. And then there is studying. Many students try to find selective […]
October is National Bullying Prevention month and raising awareness is very important. Many policies are set in place to prevent bullying in schools, but an increase in reported cases shows that the standards are not as efficient as they should be. According to stopbullying.gov, “Bullying is an unwanted, aggressive behavior that […]
On Monday of last week, Instagram was down for more than five hours along with all other Facebook-owned applications. A representative from Facebook said the company was dealing with an internal issue and it had not been hacked. When the network was back up, Instagram users were posting how they […]
Florida A&M University has repeatedly been in the limelight lately, and for all of the right reasons. One of those is the university’s exuberant student section at home football games. On Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 7:19 p.m., notable Fort Myers rapper Plies tweeted, “I wanna watch one FAMU football game […]
The very first episode of Starz’s “BMF (Black Mafia Family)” had me desperately wanting more and I didn’t skip a beat clicking onto episode two. I instantly knew that this series had something fresh and exciting to offer in a style that was quite familiar. Only three episodes have premiered […]
The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) is putting forth efforts to bring awareness to human trafficking in Tallahassee. STAC’s human trafficking cases have tripled since early last year. Traffickers have capitalized off the vulnerabilities of their targets due to the pandemic. STAC hosted their “Imagine Freedom 2021” fundraising and […]
Since the beginning of the 2021 football/band season, the Marching 100 has been moving back and forth to whichever open field was available. They now have a space to practice drills that they can call their own. Florida A&M University’s band has joined a select few colleges nationwide to have […]
The city of Tallahassee has sold 650 West Gaines St., a one-acre vacant lot located just west of the Marriot Hotel, for $4 million to the 908 Group, a Tampa-based student housing developer. The Tallahassee City Commissioner approved the unsolicited sale in a 3-1 vote. Commissioner Jack Porter voted against […]