Author: Micah Barkley | Editor-in-Chief

Lifestyles

Gamers eager for Nintendo Switch 2

On March 3, 2017, the gaming world was forever changed when Nintendo released its hybrid hand-held and docked gaming system, the Nintendo Switch.  Fast forward eight years, and Nintendo is prepared to release its Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5 — at a starting price of $449. In comparison to […]

News

Gallop Franklin’s road to the Capitol

Gallop Franklin, a Democrat and proud graduate of Florida A&M University, represents the Big Bend in the state’s House of Representatives. District 8 is commonly referred to as the “FAMU district,” a nickname that stems from the strong connection between FAMU and past representatives who have held the seat. Franklin, […]

Lifestyles

Denmark remembers where he came from

Ahmahd Denmark’s story doesn’t begin in a lab or a lecture hall. It begins in Jacksonville on humid afternoons spent hammering nails into fences and wiring up boats. That early love for building and creating sparked something deeper, creating a lifelong fascination with how things work.  As he approaches his […]

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‘The Woman in the Yard’ falls flat

“The Woman in the Yard” aspires to be a psychological slow burn. However, I looked at my phone screen, more than the actual movie theater screen . This film ends up sputtering into an anticlimactic experience that raises far more questions than it answers — most of which are frustrating rather […]

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Child labor laws on the line

One year ago, Governor Ron DeSantis found a way to loosen child labor laws in Florida. Fast forward to March 25, when the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee passed a bill sponsored by Jay Collins, R-Tampa, and it won with a 5-4 vote.  The bill will eliminate certain restrictions on […]