Presidential Candidate Donald Trump’s plane flew over a crowd of roughly 20,000 people Monday night, a day before Super Tuesday. The rally was held in the PE Complex at Valdosta State University. The complex reached capacity with about 7,500 in attendance and while the rest of the crowd listened outside. […]
Author: Anae Jackson
FAMU professor Pays for a on-campus Black History tour
A professor at Florida A&M University’s paid for an on-campus student tour out of her own pocket for The Kinsey Collection showcase Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Joe A. Houston, an english professor at the University, decided to go a different route for her english composition class. The students were brought to […]
Smash burgers is coming to Tennessee Street
Smash Burgers is opening its third location soon in Tallahassee on West Tennessee Street in the location of the former Gate gas station. A booming burger franchise known for its "smashed to order" technique is blazing a trail to Tallahassee. The first Smashburger opened in late march 2015 at the […]
FAMU’s E.T.U Receives SGA money for reimbursements
Florida A&M University Essential Theatre Union received $3,327.50 from the student senate Monday for funds to assist with them in their past and upcoming events. Kenidee Webster, first-year business and administrator student and freshman student senator, represented the Essential Theatre Union. They requested $7,342.50 in special allocation to sponsor upcoming […]
FAMU- FSU College of Engineering Dean Search Committee Strive Closer to the Goal
Courtesy of Ashley Brown The search for a new engineering dean is looking better than before. With a few members short, the committee came together Wednesday morning to go over the agenda and dates scheduled for the next process. Dr. Maurice Edington, Dean of the College of Science and Technology, […]
Zika Virus found in Pregnant Women
Courtesy of Women's Fitness The Zika virus is vastly making its way through the United States and now the government claims the Zika infection has been confirmed in nine pregnant women in the U.S., three of whom resides in Florida. The Zika virus is mainly spread through mosquito bites and […]
‘Black Girl Genius’ Nikky Finney Visits FAMU
In continuation of Black History Month, a diverse crowd of Tallahassee residents gathered in Lee Hall on Friday night for the conclusion of the eighth Annual Spring Literary Forum. In continuation of its theme “Afra-Retroism: African-American Women and the American South”, Florida A&M University welcomed nationally-recognized poet Nikky Finney. […]
Rattlers take disappointing loss to the Aggies on Senior Night
Courtesy of Stephen Gude Jr./The Famuan It wasn’t exactly the last home game that the Florida A&M University Rattlers expected. The Rattlers men’s basketball team took on the North Carolina A&T Aggies in Al Lawson Gymnasium on Feb. 27 and fell short of a win leaving the score 77-70 in […]
History Makes its Way to Tallahassee
Courtesy of Anae Jackson The “Rise Above” traveling exhibit about the Tuskegee Airmen has come to Tallahassee and is on display at the Million Air Hangar next to the Tallahassee International Airport until Saturday afternoon. The exhibit honors the Tuskegee Airmen. The exhibit features a 30-minute video on a […]
House Regulatory Affairs Committee pass House Bill 1041: Unclaimed Property
Since the original filing of House Bill 1041: Unclaimed Property on Dec. 28, 2015 by Representative Bill Hager and Representative Jose Javier Rodriguez, HB 1041 has since been voted affirmatively and favored by the Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee and House Regulatory Affairs Committee. HB 1041 was […]