A Peace Core member speaks to attendees at Waterworks Bar and Grille. (Joshua Riggins/The Famuan) The Peace Corps Community of North Florida invited Tallahassee residents to join them at Waterworks Bar and Grille on Thursday night to mingle with Peace Corps Staff and members. National Peace Corps Association President, Glenn […]
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Tallahassee Wrestling Club helps community learn how to save lives
Wrestling club helps students get hands-on CPR training (Stephanie McMillon/The Famuan) The Hansel E. Tookes Recreational Center became one big classroom Wednesday night as more than 20 students and members of the community took advantage of the CPR First Aid AED training. The Tallahassee Wrestling Club teamed up with Teaching […]
City commissioners vote in favor of ‘ban the box’ policy
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and city commissioners approved the policy “Ban the Box,” with a favorable vote of 3-2, at the City of Tallahassee City Commission meeting on Wednesday. The policy allowed felons an equal opportunity in employment by exempting questions regarding conviction histories from job applications. It also asks […]
Students protest FSUPDs military weapon aquisition
Students for a Democratic Society at Florida State University held a meeting Wednesday night for the launch of a campaign to stop the demilitarization at FSU. The student organization demands that the police department to return the military equipment that has been purchased by the FSU Police Department. Military rifles […]
Engineering students voice concerns at Dessert With Deans meeting
Dessert with Deans, an initiative spearheaded by Florida A&M University’s Student Government Association, held its first meeting with The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering It is the first school to participate in the Dessert with Deans program. It is also the first time that the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering had an […]
Career Expo provides job opportunities for students
The C.C. Cunningham Career Center pushed for more students to attend the Career Expo on Wednesday. A Rutgers University study showed nearly 50 percent of graduated over the last five years are unemployed or underemployed. Delores Dean, director of the Career Center at Florida A&M University, was elated about how […]
Tallahassee Woman Magazine luncheon ‘fires up’ local business women
The 2nd annual Women Who Mean Business Community Luncheon was hosted by the Tallahassee Woman Magazine at the Four Points by Sheraton Jan. 28. The intimate two hour networking banquet allowed for guests to work the entire event. The scaled down event help benefit the women of the community by […]
Is FAMU prepared for a terrorist attack?
Over the past few months around the world, there have been terrorist attacks involving lone wolf gunmen. With a rise in these type of attacks, fear of terrorism is at an all time high in America. Historically Black Universities, such as Florida A&M University are not ideal targets for a […]
Tallahassee parks replace old park signs
It’s a bittersweet moment for Tallahassee residents as they wave goodbye to the dark-brown-wooden park signs that once stood in Tallahassee city parks. For more than 40 years, the signs with yellow writing identified the city parks of Tallahassee. City officials have decided to replace these familiar signs with new […]
Second same sex couple to marry in Florida speaks out
Wedding bells will ring and the court documents will prove that a 36th state has been added to a list of others that now recognize same sex marriage. Florida was the most recent state to wed domestic partnerships on Jan. 6, allowing couples like Jeff and Todd Delmay to officially […]