Saturday, July 5, 2025
Detroyia Hardy is a first generation college student who will graduate May 3. Photo Submittedd by Detroyia Hardy I am only eight days from graduation, and multiple emotions have begun to fill my body. All of my hard work, persistence and resilience has paid off. I will soon be walking […]
A Broward Sheriff deputy (in red) trains applicants for Broward County's "guardian" program on July 30, 2018, at the firing range in Markham Park in Sunrise. Photo courtesy South Florida Sun A controversial school safety bill was passed in the Florida Senate Tuesday. SB 7030 — titled Implementation of Legislative […]
Student Senate before their weekly meeting. Photo submitted by Austin Dixon In Monday evening’s Student Senate meeting, the Chapter 700 revision bill for the 2019-20 academic school year was passed. It will be effective the first week of October, which coincidentally is Homecoming week. The bill aims to serve as […]
A new exhibit at the Black Archives deals with police violence against men of color. Photo Submitted by Jakeira Gilbert Tiffany Packer and the African-American History to the 20th Century Class hosted their “New Age Lynching: Police Brutality and its Effects on Communities of Color” exhibit grand opening Tuesday at […]
70% of college students graduate with a signifcant amount of loans. Photo courtesy of getoutofdebt.org Senator Elizabeth Warren has proposed a tax plan that will take away 95 percent of the student loan debt in America. In an attempt to get the support of the American people in hopes of becoming […]
Brianna Eugene is an FSU student with a nail business. Photo courtesy of Brianna Eugene Brianna Eugene turned hopelessness into inspiration. A student-entrepreneur at Florida State University, Eugene was initially convinced she was not going to be accepted at FSU. The Miami native felt rejected. “I didn’t think I was […]
Morehouse College is located in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo courtesy Mike Stewart/ Associated Press Morehouse College is one of the most prestigious black universities. It is also an all-male institution. The men of Morehouse may have started a trend with starting to admit openly transgender men to the school at the start […]
Cursive writing is being removed from many schools' curriculum. Photo courtesy of The Optometry Center of Vision Health What grade were you in when first learned to write in cursive? Or did you even have the opportunity to do so? Currently, many schools have taken cursive writing out of their […]
Dr. Tiffany Packer presents police brutality panel discussion. Photo courtesy of Famu.edu Tiffany Packer believes she is failing if what she says in the classroom doesn’t come to life for her students. A history professor at Florida A&M University, Packer wants to see her students engaged. “I am a believer […]
Lewis next to shipments of Yeezy 500s Photo courtesy of Andrew Lewis IV Andrew Lewis IV is making game-changing moves as a student entrepreneur. The 19-year-old is the founder of Sneaker Renegade, a resale outlet launched on June 7, 2018, in Tampa. Lewis has had a burning passion for sneakers […]