Thursday, May 2, 2024
The Florida A&M Student Senate held an emergency meeting Thursday evening. The meeting was held to discuss new election dates due to the university being closed during the original dates. Aaricka Freeman, the electoral commissioner, proposed online voting to the Student Senate. “To be brief, there are a plethora of […]
If it were 20 years ago and you told someone you were meeting potential soulmates through apps on your phone, no one would even have known what you were talking about. If it were ten years ago and you told someone you were going on a reality show to fall […]
On Monday, the Florida Parental Bill of Rights Act advanced in the House of Representatives in a 77-41 vote. The bill would allow parents to excuse their children from public schools on days when the curriculum would cover controversial topics such as evolution, sexual education and climate change. Rep. Erin […]
In just a few short months, TikTok has taken the internet and almost every social media platform by storm. The biggest question going around is, is it the new Vine? After first launching in 2016, the short-video based social media app gained 100 million users in its first year. The […]
The Omega Xi chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi and the FYE peer mentoring program dedicated an event to students and their wellbeing called “Mental Health is Wealth.” To this day, mental illness is seen as a taboo subject in many households, especially in the Black community. For college students juggling […]
Picture perfect or perfect picture? Why do we take so many photos of ourselves? The obsessive taking of photos has been described as seeking social status as well as shaking off depressive thoughts and, of course, capturing a memorable moment. Photo editing apps and social media have caused college women […]
Florida A&M University held a career and internship fair Wednesday for education, health, nursing and social sciences majors. The career and internship fair is an opportunity for students to network and build relationships in the business world. Approximately 100 organizations and Fortune 500 companies along with local, state, non-profit and […]
“Momma was right, you can be so smart that you’re actually dumb.” Abe Drisdom, a third year broadcast journalism student, and classmates say this is what a professor said in response to a side-bar conversation involving Drisdom and another student during class Tuesday afternoon. “I felt embarrassed and frustrated, I […]
Gaines Street Pies is mostly known for its huge pizzas, being close to campus, and its bar. When walking in, you can tell that you’re in a college town with comic book drawings on the wall. However, it is not just your average pizza joint. On Monday nights a few […]
Actively engaging in government and society have always been important to students at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. As the 2020 election quickly approaches, student organizations with principles of civic engagement serve a vital role in students earnestly participating in politics. Some campus organizations allow involvement with politics to extend […]