It’s a new semester with the same pandemic looming over our every waking moment at Florida A&M University. As FAMU prepares to begin hyflex classes — or FAMU fFlex — President Larry Robinson and the senior leadership team held a virtual town hall on Thursday to address how the spring […]
Author: Lauryn McDaniels | Staff writer
Rudy Hubbard makes history — again
Rudy Hubbard earlier this week become only the fourth Rattler coach to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Hubbard had his most successful seasons as a Rattler in 1977-79. He accumulated a record of 83-48-3 in his career at FAMU. Hubbard grew up in a small town […]
SJGC grad lands lead role in Tyler Perry movie
FAMU’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication produces creatives of all trades like journalists, graphic designers, public relation specialists–– and in this case, actresses. Ahmarie Holmes, a fall 2015 graduate of SJGC, recently landed a lead role in Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne.” Holmes’ time and experience in SJGC helped […]
How safe will spring semester be?
Higher education was not spared from the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Last fall Florida A&M University transitioned to full online instruction due to COVID-19. In the midst of the pandemic, a number of colleges were forced to shut down their on-campus housing and change in-person classes to online courses. […]
All college students deserve a stimulus check
The announcement of a second stimulus came as exciting news as most Americans were eligible to receive one. Except for a demographic of people who need it most: college students. Now that another round of stimulus checks are going out, dependent college students are faced with the harsh reality that […]
You may want to create a vision board for 2021
Creating a vision board is an experience that can have many benefits. It helps you visualize things in new ways and lay out your goals. The act of making one is enjoyable for some, and you can design them using different methods that work for you. With the start of […]
Search for new SJGC dean continues
A brief check-in meeting was held Tuesday to help narrow down the candidates for the new dean of the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. All candidates, who are being identified by numbers instead of names, started their process back in November. The initial search for a dean began with […]
Midtown Reader is a dream come true
Sally Bradshaw, a small-town girl from Greenville, Miss., became a business owner when she and her husband decided to open her childhood dream — a bookstore — in November 2016. “Growing up there were probably toys I wanted that I couldn’t get but my parents never refused us a book,” […]
Leon County adds pre-law magnet program for middle schoolers
Attorneys, county leaders, school administrators and students gathered Tuesday at R. Frank Nims Middle School in their finest all-black attire to celebrate a momentous occasion on the south side of Tallahassee. It marked the opening of R. Frank Nims Middle School’s pre-law magnet program, with a ribbon cutting ceremony inside […]
Local organizations working with police amid controversy
Since the murder of Trayvon Martin in 2012, communities in pursuit of justice have used protesting as a way to spread awareness and combat against an unjust justice system and police brutality. Recent protest activity has come about again in response to the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. […]