Born and raised in Miami, Kyle Kyson Clark always saw himself as someone great. After graduating in May of 2014 from Florida A&m University with a degree in journalism, he became an elementary school teacher where he didn’t know that he was in a place to make an impact. Teaching […]
Lifestyles
Spectrum ‘a safe place’ for LGBTQ + community
Dosomething.com reports that 42 percent of people who are LGBT say they are living in an unwelcoming environment. The new LGBTQ Club Spectrum wants to aid in changing this statistic. Spectrum is a group created in 2017 on the campus of FAMU. It was made specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, […]
Black students at FSU explain their college choice
Campus life for people of color who attend PWIs like Florida State University comes with its fair share of pros and cons. “Some pros that I would say that I believe FSU have over FAMU is that FSU receive lots of money from the state for our resources, campus improvements […]
Pensacola step team visiting FAMU
Tabatha Fields, director of the “Redd Diamondz” of Pensacola and self-proclaimed “honorary Rattler,” is bringing a group of 32 girls to the Florida A&M University vs. Southern University game on Saturday. She says she wants to expose them to the “HBCU experience.” “I want them to be able to witness […]
National Campus Safety Week underway
It’s National Campus Safety Week and various groups have come together to provide safety seminars for Florida A&M University students. The week kicked off with an Active Shooter workshop and will end with a special seminar on The Set. During the week, alcohol safety, interpersonal violence and physical safety will […]
Counseling Service offers new workshops
The Office of Counseling Service is starting off the semester with a bang. This fall, the counseling center will be hosting several programs on a weekly basis. These programs include Between Sista, Wind Down Wednesday, Rattlers Against Depression, Adulting Workshop and Healing Safely. According to the American College Health Assessment, […]
FAMU opens two new parking lots
Every year the students at Florida A&M University complain about the lack of parking spaces on campus. With the student body growing, available parking is becoming extremely limited. However, FAMU’s parking services are addressing these complaints one lot at a time. The requests for more parking lots comes up every […]
Rickards High getting a new look
It looks like it’s going to be a great year for the Rickards Raiders, as they have come close to completing a new sports complex after just about nine months of renovations. After deciding not to relocate Leon County Schools’ lone south-side high school, the district decided instead to construct […]
Online one-stop shop making it easier for college students
In the Fall of 2018, Moise Bertrand, a senior Pre-Physical Therapy major at Florida A&M University, had an idea. He wanted to combine services provided by entrepreneurs through some type of system that helps students in need in Tallahassee from every university. Through brainstorming, and social media searching the light […]
Kavakaze celebrates four beau-tea-ful years
Kavakaze is an eclectic tea-bar specializing in kava and kratom, two alcohol alternatives that have been enjoyed for over 3,000 years, to promote relaxation and socialization. Kava is a plant of the pepper family native to the Pacific Islands that is typically consumed before religious ceremonies and consumed socially to […]