Panhandle Archaeological Society at Tallahassee gathered to discuss new findings at the Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park. Daniel Seinfeld, a senior archaeologist at the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, presented his research at B. Calvin Jones Center for Archaeology. Seinfeld has spent 14 years studying archaeology. He started his […]
Lifestyles
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Paints The City Pink
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital has Breast Cancer Awareness Month covered. Matt Sherer, an oncology service line administrator at TMH, has already started preparing for what he considers a respectable month. “The biggest question is what are we not doing?” Sherer said. Out of all the cancers TMH treats, Sherer said breast […]
Domestic Violence is bigger than black eyes
Professional athletes Ray Rice and Jeffery Taylor have faced consequences for domestic violence and so have the victims. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that one in four women and more than one in 10 men have experienced sexual violence, physical violence or stalking by an intimate […]
Set Friday Relocation
Florida A&M University’s office of student activity has changed Set Friday’s location yet again. FAMU’s Office of Student Activities has taken action after hearing complaints from various vendors. Florida A&M’s OSA allows for vendors to come set up tables to sell a variety of knick-knacks such as designer hats, sunglasses, […]
Hope in H.E.A.L.S
Pam Langford made it her mission to inform and educate others after she was diagnosed with a disease 10 times more infectious than HIV. Langford, a retired electroencephalogram technician from Colorado, became president of Tallahassee’s Hepatitis Education Awareness and Liver Support Group or ”H.E.A.L.S.” after she was diagnosed with Hepatitis […]
Star Metro new program offers free rides for Vets
Tallahassee’s StarMetro is giving back to those who have served in battle. Tallahassee’s city commission has approved a year’s pilot program to aid veterans, low income and homeless, in need of transportation. Using a smart card, Veterans with less than a $17,505 a year and veterans receiving disability are eligible […]
It’s a “Diet” Deception
Consumers have misconceptions that just because a product says diet it has to be “healthy.” Through mass marketing, soda companies have misled consumers to believe that low or zero calorie diet soda is a healthier alternative to regular soda. Donna Starke, a nurse practitioner at the student health services at […]
Bond Community Health Center The Neighborhood Help
Quality health care is tough to come by for many Americans, especially for future college graduates. Bond Community Health Center makes it their mission to be able to support all of Tallahassee. Julian Harris, a senior business administration student from Orlando, Fla., is pensive when looking to his future in […]
Tallahassee Church Opens Pumpkin Patch
Gray Memorial United Methodist Church located at the corner of Old Bainbridge and Yaupon Drive invites the public to their annual pumpkin patch. The patch is available Oct. 4 through Oct. 31. The hours of operation are from noon till dusk. Penny Lamboy, a member at Gray Memorial […]
New crime prevention app on Florida A&M Campus
Florida A&M’s chief of police is urging students to download a new mobile phone app that will aid in campus crime prevention. Thumb Alert is a mobile application that allows users to receive emergency alerts through SMS test messages, app notifications and emails for faster responses to incidents and […]