More than 70,000 homes are without electricity after Hurricane Hermine’s invasion late last night. According to earlier weather reports, Hurricane Hermine doused Tallahassee with four to five inches of rain, with wind gusts of 65 mph. Road blockage along with power outage has been steadily reported throughout the day. Some […]
Author: Briana Alexander
FAMU opens football season Saturday at Miami
The Florida A&M University Rattlers defeated the Miami Hurricanes 37 years ago, and head coach Alex Wood thinks they can do it again this year. The FAMU football season opener is Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The Rattlers had one of their worst seasons […]
Kaine visits FAMU for voter registration kick off
Sen. Tim Kaine, D–Va. U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., the 2016 Democratic vice presidential candidate, joined students at Florida A&M University Friday to help launch a voter registration kick-off. The stop to The University’s Set was one of many Kaine made as he campaigned around the country. Kaine, who […]
Trustees reject extending Mangum’s contract
FAMU President Elmira Mangum After meeting on various issues for four and a half hours, the fate of Florida A&M University’s president is still in limbo. FAMU trustees met Wednesday morning to discuss President Elmira Mangum’s performance evaluation — a document that would have helped determine if Mangum was […]
FAMU Alumnus Brings People Together Through Music
FAMU alum and creator of One Musicfest Jason Carter Stepping onto Florida A&M University’s campus for the first time at 15 years old, creator of One Musicfest Jason Carter knew it was where he needed to be. “At 15, I automatically knew,” Carter said. “I’ve never […]
Slide the City to Invade Tallahassee streets
Caption: Patron enjoys inflatable ball at very first Slid the City event. Photo Credit: Slide the City Tallahassee residents will soon have their own temporary water park stationed downtown. On Saturday Slide the City will convert downtown Tallahassee’s College Ave., between Duval and Macomb into an aquatic fun zone with […]
Word of South
The 2nd annual Word of South festival was held at Cascades Park on Friday, April 15. What was originally launched in 2015 as a mixture of literature and music, returned for its second year with a musical performance by American folk-rock band Dawes and numerous of other artist. The three-day […]
FAMU Cheerleading Tryouts
Florida A&M University Cheerleading Squad The Florida A&M University cheerleading team will be hosting tryouts for the 2016-2017 season Friday, April 15 – Sunday, April 17 in Gaither Gymnasium. The process begins Friday with registration being held from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. The applicants will then be released and […]
FAMU freshman receives MEAC honors
Freshman center fielder Willis McDaniel Courtesy of FAMU Athletics Florida A&M’s baseball freshman has received another The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference accolade. Freshman Willis McDaniel, a 2015 graduate of Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, has been named MEAC Rookie of the Week for the second time this season after batting .462 […]
Poole Strives to Move FAMU Forward
Angela Poole Courtesy of FAMU Out of everything she’s done, Florida A&M University’s Acting Vice president for Finance and Administration Angela Poole is most proud to be working for her alma mater where she has one main goal: moving FAMU forward. Hand-picked by FAMU President Elmira Mangum, Poole replaced former […]