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What’s the latest scoop on J-School grads

As commencement season quickly approaches, many students are trying to figure out where they will be going and what they will be doing post graduation. From master’s programs to full-time careers, many students are in the process of making life-changing decisions as they enter the real world. It is no […]

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Bike Fest now an annual event

The Tallahassee Bike Fest is an event that celebrates the love of motorcycles and everything related to them. The festival has grown in popularity since its debut last year. The festival, which took place over three days at Apalachee Regional Park, featured various activities and attractions. The festival kicked off […]

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Sidney Berry hits the jackpot

This spring has ushered in an abundance of blessings for many Rattlers, including one in particular. Sidney Berry had the esteemed pleasure of being selected as 1 of 18 recipients of the first group of Disney Storytellers Scholars in addition to being one of two Rattlers to win an EA […]

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Side hustles work for these Rattlers

Many students on the campus of Florida A&M University are entrepreneurs. Whether it’s photography, a clothing line, hairstylist or barbers, FAMU students continue to show diversity in entrepreneurship. While some students choose their field of study based on their businesses or other personal activities, some students do not correlate and […]

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Keenan Perkins on fast track

Keenan Perkins is a fourth year biology major student at Florida A&M University. Perkins found interest in medicine post Covid-19. Kicking off his medical career in Tallahassee as a sophomore, Perkins began working part-time at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare as an electrocardiography (EKG) technician. From there on, Perkins was allowed the […]

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A hair business with a twist

Aniyah Sparks, an upcoming loctician in Tallahassee, says that her business was inspired by her own loc journey. Sparks decided to loc her hair in June of 2021. The decision came during a difficult time in her life, but not only because COVID-19 was still new — which stripped her […]

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Art festival takes over downtown

The LeMoyne Chain of Parks Annual Art Festival is celebrating its 23 rd year in downtown Tallahassee. The Saturday-Sunday festival consists of 3-D art, food trucks, live music by RAA Middle School steel drummers and others, “Going Green” organizations and art vendors from all over Florida. There also is a […]

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Nyla Sams keeps raising the bar

How you present yourself at college can put you at the forefront of various opportunities that will benefit you in the future. However, while checking all the boxes of someone who excels academically, you must also reflect on who you truly are to the public. Nyla Sams, a third-year business […]