The approval of a three-year contract for Patrick Crarey II, the new head men’s basketball coach, will now be postponed. Trustees seek more information on allegations that Crarey improperly dismissed players last year and want to investigate his current volunteer employment agreement with the university. News that the coach had […]
Author: Micah Barkley | Editor-in-Chief
Beauty camps comes to college
Phenomenal Tresses hair salon in Tallahassee is hosting a one-day beauty camp on August 17. It will teach college students hair braiding, nail tech skills, makeup application, money management, professional development, and how to start a beauty business. The owner and Florida A&M University Alumni, Thamar Williams, has hosted […]
Florida Student Association announces new leadership team
The Florida Student Association (FSA) has declared its newly elected leadership team for the 2024-2025 school year term. The FSA serves as a non-profit corporation that brings together university student body presidents from all universities in the state of Florida. The mission of the FSA is to represent and […]
Simeon Newman wins big for new scientific discoveries
Florida A&M University(FAMU) is known for producing the next generation of innovators in every field. Chemical engineering student Simeon Newman is adding his name to that list. The American Chemical Society, Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (ACS, PMSE), honored Newman for his work with norovirus inhibition. Simeon Newman […]
WNBA diversity: A call for change for student-athletes at HBCUs
The dust has finally settled and the results are in from this year’s WNBA draft and it’s left several deserving women and their families elated with good news but now quiet chatters are filling online discussions. According to NCCA.com there has only been a total of seven women from HBCUs […]
Colored hair’s alleged link to mental health and self-expression
Gen Z and younger generations have proven to be some of the most expressive and fashionably open youngsters in society. With the imitations of several decades of yesteryear fashion to the “wild” hair colors that were once frowned upon and deemed unacceptable by many within society. Various exciting colors can […]
Baseball comes up short in SWAC tournament
Florida A&M (FAMU) baseball team battled hard as a No.1 seed and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) East Champions going into the SWAC Tournament, being played Wednesday to Sunday in Atlanta at Russ-Chandler Stadium. The Rattlers came close to being back-to-back champions but fell short to the Grambling State Tigers, 14-11, […]
DeSantis remains invisible
Tallahassee, FL as we know faced a natural disaster that you can only hear in fairytales. Florida being known for their hurricanes, faced one of their very few major tornadoes last Friday and the damage was devastating. The home of two major universities and the capital of Florida had power […]
Natural disaster shows corporations true colors
The recent series of tornadoes weren’t the only thing that was throwing student workers for a loop. Big corporations such as Starbucks and smaller businesses such Burrito Boarder have put Tallahassee student-workers in multiple predicaments through job loss or lack of post-disaster support. Starbucks, a corporation that has faced a […]
Beyond the classroom: How students are spending their summer
As we enter the third week of the coveted college summer break, Florida A&M University’s students are gearing up to embark on enriching experiences for their professional and academic careers with internships, conferences and study abroad trips. Nissa Phillip, a rising sophomore public relations major, will attend DevCon this summer […]