On Jan. 8, the day before the 2018 legislative session officially began, HB 1335 was introduced. The proposal was submitted by Rep. Bill Hager R-Delray Beach. Hager’s bill would create a task force that would assist in considering options for relocating the state capitol building, as well as the legislative […]
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FAMU: Plenty of parking at stadium
Architectural drawing of future Center for Access and Student Success building Finding a parking spot may be more difficult on the campus of Florida A&M University, but the reward will be greater in the end. Designs have been drawn and ground broken on FAMU’s new undertaking; 2019 will be the […]
Nipsey, DeRay and black men in the media
On Jan. 8, Crenshaw rapper and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle came under fire for a problematic Instagram post that ignited discussions of homophobia in hip hop yet again. The picture uploaded featured dozens of black men and boys lined in formation, smiling, fitted in suits inside a ballroom. They were […]
Two Rattlers create foundation to recruit St. Pete high school graduates
Two students have found a unique way to leave there mark at FAMU by giving back not only to their hometown’s community but their soon to be alma mater as well. Graduating seniors Dajuh Sawyer and Dontreal Fletcher have founded the Make It Out Foundation. It was designed to be […]
Lady Rattlers Strike Hornets in MLK Day Comeback
Photo credit: Sydne Vigille The Lady Rattlers welcomed students on campus back to Al Lawson, for their first home action since the start of the spring semester. Coming off of a three-game road trip, ending in Daytona against the Bethune Cookman Wildcats, the Rattlers were set to go toe-to-toe with […]
Coach Gibson keeps Rattlers focused
Basketball has always been a part of life for LeDawn Gibson. She played throughout her her high school years. And she became a coach after exiting college. While in college she earned a bachelor’s degree in business as well as a master’s degree in education. After coaching high school for […]
Who wants to go to class when it’s this cold?
Photo credit: monroecountyem.com Earlier this month it snowed in Tallahassee for the first time since 1989. Schools and universities were closed for the rare event but were reopened the following day when it became a little warmer. This past week the temperatures in Tallahassee have reached the lower 20s and […]
Hollywood dropped the ball with “Proud Mary’
This past weekend, “Proud Mary” starring Taraji P. Henson premiered in theaters. It was one of the year’s most anticipated films when the trailer dropped last year. When the end of the year rolled around, thousands of fans flocked to Twitter, not to share in the excitement of the […]
A New Year Calls for New Changes #TIMESUP
(From left to right: Tarana Burke, Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams, Ai-jen Poo, America Ferrera, Jessica Chastain, Saru Jayaraman, Amy Poehler, Meryl Streep and Kerry Washington wear black at the 75th Golden Globes Awards in support of the TIME’S UP Movement “No more silence. No more waiting. No more tolerance for […]
If your phone wakes you up in the morning, it may be also keeping you up at night
Setting your alarm and sleeping with your phone sounds like a good idea, right? Not until you wake up with severe back pain from mistakenly sleeping on your phone like student Kiana Williams, who says she commonly awakes to severe back pain from sleeping with her cellphone. “I wake up […]