After witnessing the changes Tallahassee has endured, Emily Fritz has decided it was time for her to act and help reshape it into the great city she once knew. This led to the 64-year-old retiree running for the Leon County Commission District 3 seat. Fritz grew up in Alabama […]
Author: Gayla Bush | Staff Reporter
Schack makes bid for City Commission
Bill Schack grew up and graduated college in New Jersey. He graduated in 1990 with a bachelor’s in marketing and has used his degree in the hospitality industry for more than 25 years. He came to Florida State shortly after to play golf and immediately loved the FSU campus […]
A tale of two brothers in ‘A Bag of Marbles’
This featured film was chosen by the Tallahassee Jewish Federation of one of six to premiere at All Saints Cinema this year. Photo Courtesy: Gaumont Television In Christian Duguay’s foreign film, “A Bag of Marbles,” a narrative of a separated Jewish family is examined during a time period […]
SGA at FSU holds roundtable discussion
Students gathering in the Student Services Building to formally introduce themselves. Florida State University's Student Government Association held a roundtable discussion Tuesday in the Student Services Building focused on issues going on in America today. The meeting was hosted by six student agency groups: the Black Student Union, […]
Mayoral candidates discuss women’s Issues
(right) Dustin Daniels, Carrie Litherland, Michelle Rehwinkle Vasilinda, John Dailey, Norris Barr and Joe West listens to women’s issues Monday night’s my-oral candidate forum was all about the women. Candidates running for mayor of Tallahassee had he opportunity to tackle women’s issues at an event hosted by Oasis Center for […]
Delayed but not denied
Come to college, they said. It will be fun, they said. Clearly, whoever made this up obviously lied to us. As a millennial college student we often find ourselves racing with time. We are in a constant rush to see how fast we can get finished with something. Whether […]
Wilkins, a FAMU senior, spending summer as intern at Intel
While most students are on vacation, enjoying ocean breezes, salty air and palm trees, Florida A&M University senior Rodrick Wilkins is spending the summer following his dreams. Wilkins is an information technology student from nearby Quincy. Growing up in a small town Wilkins has always dreamed big. He has […]
FAMU finance major to study in China this fall
Photo credit: Goldman Sachs Florida A&M University finance major Denzell Jackson was awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and will travel abroad to Shanghai, China this fall. The scholarship awarded Jackson $8,000 for all expenses of the trip. “I can’t even put into words how extreme this […]
Young musicians strut their stuff at FAMU’s Band Camp
For more than 26 years, members of Florida A&M University’s marching band have been spending their summer enhancing the talents of young musicians. For one week, middle and high school students are under the direction of FAMU’s band director, Shelby R. Chipman, in a comprehensive camp, focusing on different […]
Simmons hosts event for top high school seniors
With the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University football team’s preseason practice just weeks away, the team’s practice field hasn’t been completely abandoned. Head coach Willie Simmons and FAMU’s Athletic Department held its inaugural Willie Simmons Elite Football Prospect Camp on Sunday. More than 200 high school football players […]