What started as an interest meeting of 50 students in the spring of 2019 led to a promising future for Florida A&M’s first fishing club. Robert ‘Bob’ Carroll Jr., the director of FAMU’s Campus Recreation Center vision finally came true. “Mr. Carroll wanted to start a fishing club for a […]
Author: Marlene Barnett | Staff writer
Everyone should attend Black History Month events
In addition to President’s Day and Valentine’s Day, February is also dedicated to celebrating African Americans. Black History Month is an annual celebration of accomplishments in Black culture in the past and the present. It is also a time for the recognition of the pivotal role that African Americans have […]
All ages enjoy African-American Read-In
In honor of Black History Month, the Leon County Public Library hosted its annual African-American Read-In on Sunday. The African American Read-In is the nation’s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature. It was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of […]
Festival showcases Tallahassee’s diversity
It was a sight to behold. Different cultures journeyed through the diverse art of world traditions to introduce values and heritage into the community. It all happened when Good Samaritan United Methodist Church hosted its third annual World Culture Festival on Saturday, celebrating the variety of faiths and cultures through […]
Panel focuses on hate crimes against Jews
Dan Leshem, accompanied by a group of liberals and conservatives, visited the Good Samaritan United Methodist Church on Friday to discuss antisemitism. Leshem, a Jewish professor and native of Los Angeles, has worked at different universities in the United States while studying the Holocaust for more than 20 years. He […]
State responds to private school voucher controversy
The Florida Department of Education responded to the private school voucher program controversy Friday, saying that the initial story about the issue was inaccurate. “The Orlando Sentinel story completely misrepresents a scholarship program that serves more than 100,000 students,100 percent of whom come from low-income families,” a DOE spokesman said […]
FAMU football celebrates successful Signing Day
Rattler Nation is excited about what’s in store for the Florida A&M football team. As the new season approaches, FAMU celebrated its National Signing Day on February 5, 2020. At the celebration, students, staff, and many more joined together to get a first peek at what the season has in […]
Planned Parenthood calls for abortion advocates to occupy the Capitol
Dressed in pink and armed with signs reading, “Protect Safe, Legal, Abortion”, Planned Parenthood led the protest at Tallahassee’s Capitol, against lawmakers in support of bill SB 404 on Feb. 4. The vote for this bill was set to take place on Feb. 4 and abortions rights advocates demanded their […]
They/Them and non-traditional genders seek acceptance
According to Merriam Webster, lookups for the pronoun “they” in 2019 increased by 313 percent over the previous year. Webster attributed this growth to the word’s use as a pronoun in the LGBTQ community for individuals of non-binary gender (don’t identify as either man or woman). For this reason, Webster […]
FAMU aims to win its ninth Honda Campus All-Star Challenge title
FAMU will be competing against over 60 schools for grants and scholarships in the 31st annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC). After coming in second place last year, FAMU hopes to reign supreme this time around. The HCASC tournament is the first academic brain bowl created solely for Historically Black […]