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Rattler Sinks Fangs Into Fashion

Gown design by Stephanie Foster Stephanie Foster, graduated from Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication in 2009. Standing six-feet tall, the former basketball player looking often encounters difficulty when searching for clothes. Foster, created Prissy Duck Designs to targets the fashion of tall woman between the ages of […]

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Tea time in Tallahassee

The weather may have been cloudy, but it didn’t stop young princesses from running table to table at Dorothy Oven Park on Sunday. There, the Tallahassee Ballet held its annual Spring Tea. This year, the theme was “Sleeping Beauty’s Timeless Tea.” Mothers and their young daughters were able to make […]

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Jazz festival to come to Tallahasse Museum

The city of Tallahassee is coming down with a case of the blues. The Tallahassee Museum is presenting the Jazz & Blues Festival on Saturday and Sunday. The two-day event will include performances from local bands such as the Tallahassee Community College Jazz Band, Yellow Dog Jazz Band, the Thomas University Jazz Ensemble and many more. […]

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From football player to playwright

He once carried out plays on the gridiron for Florida State University. Now he carries them out with the pen at Florida A&M. Timothy Orange, a junior theater student at FAMU from Miami, won first place in the playwright category for the Margaret Walker Memorial Prize for creative writing Friday. The […]

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Recreation center to introduce International Food & Cultural Awareness Festival

Students at Florida A&M will be getting a taste of international culture Friday. FAMU’s International Education Department and Student Health Services is teaming up with the Hansel E. Tookes, Sr. Student Recreation Center to host its first annual International Food & Cultural Awareness Festival. Ileejah Hutchinson, a PR & Marketing /Communications specialist at […]

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Gradsense offers budgeting advice for seniors

Graduation is nearly a month away, and many seniors at Florida A&M need a plan for life afterward. GradSense, a website resource, may help ease the transition into the real world after students complete their undergraduate career. Alicia Alexander, a FAMU alumna from Fort Lauderdale, said she faced many obstacles after graduating in […]

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Goedeker’s offers book scholarships

College students are drowned in book fees every semester. However, there is help through Goedeker’s, which is offering college students up to $500 for books. Goedeker’s is a family-oriented company that sells an expansive selection of name brand kitchen appliances, washers and dryers, mattresses and other home furnishings, both online and at […]

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March Madness: Don’t bet on it

March marks the beginning of spring for most Americans, but for die-hard college sports fans, there’s more than pollen floating in the air – it’s March Madness. March Madness describes the National Collegiate Athletic Association single-elimination basketball tournament that invites students, employers and sports fans to participate in creating brackets […]

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Cyclists to ride to the Capitol and promote road safety

The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a bicycle ride Friday called “Ride for Safety,” to promote safety for bicyclists. The ride will begin at Langford Green at Florida State University at 9:30 a.m. and will continue to the Capitol. The police departments of the City of Tallahassee, Florida A&M […]

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Seniors celebrate annual Ambassadors for Aging Day

The Department of Elderly Affairs and Florida Sports Foundation celebrated senior citizens at the Capitol’s courtyard Wednesday. The 14th annual Ambassadors for Aging Day offered music, dancing, performances, free lunch provided by Chik-fil-A and free health screenings. More than 200 seniors showed up to celebrate in the Capitol’s courtyard. This event brings together elderly […]