The city of Tallahassee has added a new frozen yogurt shop to the dessert population just this past October. Conveniently located within the Publix shopping plaza off of Blair Stone Road, Nuberri Frozen Yogurt is very new, yet has already built a loyal customer base. Mary Jo Ferros, 62, a […]
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FAMU Student Supports Family Overseas through Tally Rally
Outside the Capitol Building, people gathered to show support for and solidarity with the anti-government protesters in Cairo. For Michel Ibrahim, a pre-med student at Florida A & M University, the Solidarity Rally for Egypt gave him a way to support his family overseas. Ibrahim was born in Egypt in […]
Casserole Encourages Friendship and Familiarity
Here is a dish you can make in a pinch. With the hectic schedule of being a college student, finding time to relax with friends is always difficult. Being a new student to Florida A & M University, I rarely get to see my friends that go to Florida State […]
Crash Victim Stays Positive
Glenneisha Darkins, 19, abandoned the burning Monte Carlo with her friends in tow and Bible in her purse. She followed her friends to the ’99 GMC Yukon her group was trailing, completely unaware that her bad road trip was about to turn worse. Nov. 24 was the date […]
TCC Honors Leaders with 2011 Black History Calendar
Drummers exuded energy, drama and chemistry with accompanying dancers in the center. Attendees ate, drank and waited for the introduction of the Tallahassee Community College 2011 Black History Month calendar. The purpose of the calendar was to pay tribute to influential blacks in the Tallahassee community. “In the last […]
‘Change’ comes to FAMU this weekend
#8220;Change it Up II: The Look of Love” is a production filled with poets, emcees and actors blending spoken word styles. Each element is centered on one theme: love. “Generally we do plays,” said Kimberly Harding, a theatre professor and director of the production. “About four or five years ago, […]
Change It Up! 2011
Maya Angelou: ‘Look for good within the bad’
Maya Angelou was helped slowly on to the stage with her hand held by a younger man who eased her into her seat. Seemingly fragile, there was an immediate uncanny silence as she moved the microphone closer to her. As the lights dimmed, she began to sing with a surprisingly […]
FAMU to co-sponsor Black College Spring Break cruise
Florida A&M’s Campus Recreation Center and Student Government Association are co-sponsoring a Black College Spring Break Cruise. The cruise is called Carnival Freedom, and will be leaving Fort Lauderdale, Fla. March 6. The cruise will travel to Key West, Grand Cayman Islands and Jamaica. The cost is $575, which includes […]
Family death inspires non-profit Organization
After watching her grandmother die, a fourth-year social work student from Miami, Janay White, helped formed a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with her aunt, Sereda White. “We just knew at that point my granny would have, if it was anyone else in the family, definitely been an advocate for pancreatic cancer,” […]