FAMU head coach Robert McCollum on the coaching his team up in a game against Bethune-Cookman University Feb. 23rd. Sydne Vigille | The Famuan The Florida A&M basketball team (11-18) lost a heartbreaker to longtime rival Bethune Cookman (13-15) in a highly anticipated Mid Eastern Conference matchup. The Rattlers looked to […]
Author: Bobby Rondil | Staff Reporter
How much is a professor’s two cents worth?
quot;The Nutty Professor" Photo Courtesy of Google. If you read the headline of this article, which I know you have, the answer is nada. Professors think they are smart people, some of them are, don’t get me wrong. Their personal opinions are not the smarts they are paid for though. […]
Franklin County enjoys National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Figures from the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum on display in Apalachicola. Photo Submited by Morgan Martin. APALACHICOLA — This iconic Gulf Coast town’s History Culture and Art Center featured the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum for Black History Month. The U.S. Census shows that the black population in […]
Softball team still looking for first win
FAMU softball took on Troy University in a double-header on Wednesday Feb. 21. Photo Submitted by Jason Bogan. The Florida A&M softball team hosted a doubleheader against Troy University on Wednesday. Nearly 120 Rattler fans crowded the stands of the Lady Rattler Softball Complex, only to watch their team get […]
The drama continues in ‘Happy Death 2U’
quot;Happy Death Day 2U" Poster. Photo Courtesy of comingsoon.net. Writer and director Christopher Landon debuted “Happy Death Day” 18 months ago. The movie centered on a college student, Tree (Jessica Rothe), who must relive the day of her murder, which also happens to be her birthday, in a loop that […]
Charter school hires armed combat veterans
Manatee School for the Arts has hired two trained combat veterans to keep the school safe from a potential mass shooting. Picture Courtesy of sott.et Students at Manatee School for the Arts in Palmetto will notice that their hallways are going through a change by the end of the month. They […]
Tallahassee visitors turning to Airbnbs
AirBnB vs Hotels. Photo Courtesy of Google. Opening your home to strangers might not sound the best, but when money is involved it may change your mind. Most people enjoy the comfort, affordability and feeling that staying in a home gives them as opposed to a hotel. Airbnb is a […]
Local parents welcome end of Common Core
Common Core Logo. Photo Courtesy of Google. It appears that local parents are not going to miss having their children learn under the Common Core, if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is successful at removing it from the state’s public schools. DeSantis, Florida's new governor, announced last month that one of […]
Village Square shines spotlight on race and stereotypes
Panelists discuss the hardships of interracial marriage and adoption. Photo Submitted by Bleu Bell. An intimate group of about 40 gathered at The Junction on Monroe to discuss interracial marriage, adoption and retaining cultural differences. The Village Square, a non-partisan public educational forum hosted a panel Thursday featuring five individuals […]
Two food farmers engage the community through garden
The community garden, Smarter by Nature, grows foods for profitable resale, as well as members of the Tallahassee area who may lack immediate access to food. Photo Submitted by Joshua Bonsell. The natural effort to sustain life on Earth has been taken for granted and the human use of earth’s […]