On Sunday, the Florida A&M University Rattlers took on the Jackson State Tigers at Hard Rock Stadium for the 36th annual Orange Blossom Classic. After a 43-year absence, the two teams returned to South Florida for a highly anticipated matchup that featured new talent on both sides as well as […]
Author: Vincent Jones Jr | Sports Editor
Main dining hall prepares to reopen
Florida A&M University students are waiting anxiously as the main dining hall wraps up its renovation process. The main dining hall, commonly referred to as the “top cafe”, was built in 1999 and opened in 2000. The top cafe has been under construction for the past two months and is […]
Muratovic new starting quarterback for Rattlers
After struggling on offense against Jackson State University in Sunday’s season opener, Florida A&M football coach Willie Simmons announced Tuesday that true freshman quarterback Junior Muratovic would replace RaSean McKay as the starter. “After reviewing the film and talking it over as a staff, you know we’re going to go […]
Cafeteria options should expand later this week
In-person classes are back in session and so is the return of on-campus meals. Metz Food Culinary has been preparing hot meals everyday since the students returned to campus last month. Students who enroll in FAMU’s meal plan are opted for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day from the buffet, […]
Local businesses carry on despite Delta variant
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, several Tallahassee businesses shut down because of low demand, instruction from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and employment health concerns. Businesses across the city have been reopening for service. However, the new COVID-19 variants are making local business owners anxious about […]
Gamble Street getting a new name
Gamble Street will be renamed after FAMU graduates and civil rights activists Robert and Trudie Perkins. The official ceremony is scheduled for Friday morning. Robert and Trudie Perkins were trailblazers in the Tallahassee community, advocating for the betterment of African Americans and FAMU students. After years of fighting for equality, […]
Architecture student chosen for national scholarship
Lauren Rodgers, a second-year graduate student in FAMU’s School of Architecture and Engineering Technology, was one of two students in the country to receive a notable $5,000 national scholarship. Founded in 1942, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca is regarded as one of the most prominent architecture firms in the country. A committee […]
Local business owner’s son beats COVID
Jennifer Young, wife, mother of five and owner of TC Bakery, nearly lost her 9-year-old son Joseph to COVID-19 and pneumonia. On Aug. 12, Young’s son constantly complained about being fatigued, having a headache and being hot. Young noticed his irregular and heavy breathing pattern, so she decided to give […]
Students and their dependency on technology
Technology refers to equipment developed as a result of applied scientific knowledge. Its goal since the invention was to reduce manual work and make work easier. It has resolved many problems and caused other ones at the same time. For many of us, it has created a dependency. Onryll Lewis, […]
African Student Association on the rise
At any Florida A&M University function you are sure to hear students repping where they are from: “404.” “850.” “478.” “DUUUVALL.” However, then- freshman political science student Nykia Onubogu felt like a space for African students was missing, and she wanted to fill that void. After a little research Onubogu, […]