Some Florida A&M students are calling the recent news that $41.5 million in tuition and fee assistance is being provided during the 2021-2022 school year, “the gift that keeps on giving.” Announced by President Larry Robinson at the President’s Convocation earlier this month, the additional assistance will be used to […]
Author: Courtney Clark | Staff writer
FSU students discuss racial tensions on campus
A group of students met in Florida State University’s Black Student Union earlier this month to express their feelings and discuss methods of change on racial relations on and around FSU’s campus. The incidents which spurred this discussion took place during FSU’s first home football game of the season. According […]
Opinion: It’s time to stop requiring professional dress in degree programs
The way companies define professionalism is evolving to match the diversity of what is considered “proper” workplace attire. Office culture is becoming more relaxed, so colleges and universities should no longer be requiring professional dress in certain programs. For government jobs, wearing the typical suit and tie is more appropriate, […]
Pastor, wife launch cleaning business
Charlie and Cinedra Fryson, pastor and first lady of Trust God Ministries in nearby Gretna, have established a Tallahassee-based cleaning business. They said their inspiration is their ministry work. “My husband and I have been specializing in ministry work for nearly 30 years,” Cinedra Fryson said. “Our ministry assignment consists […]
Hair as a form of self-expression
Shakayla Robinson, a senior business student at Florida A&M, takes her hair seriously. “Hair means everything to me. To me hair represents who I am as a person. It represents how you as a person care for yourself,” Robinson, a hairstylist, said. Hair means many different things to many different […]
Renters feel pressure as eviction moratorium ends
Due to COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention enacted a moratorium to protect tenants from being evicted due to unpaid rent. The measure was designed to prevent homelessness. However, after months of keeping landlords from evicting tenants, the federal government eviction moratorium ended on Aug. 31. Nathalia Cowen, […]
Sept. 26, 2021: E-edition
A celebration of local Asian cultures
After hosting its first ever “Experience Asia Online” festival remotely in 2020, the Asian Coalition of Tallahassee proudly returned to an in-person format for the 17th Annual Experience Asia Festival on Saturday. Previously hosted at downtown Tallahassee’s Lewis and Bloxham parks, the event was moved this year to the larger […]
Some students still waiting on financial aid
The start of a new school year usually signals the never-ending line outside the financial aid office for students and parents trying to ensure that class costs are covered and all extra monies are properly dispersed back to their accounts. This year, that line has lasted a bit longer than […]
Tallahassee needs an Apple store
With classes back on campus, homework back in full force and midterms coming up, it seems as if everything in the Tallahassee area is back to normal. With everything reopening, students are often put in situations where they need certain products to fulfill their school requirements. Most of these products […]