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Brown is at home in the kitchen

Nyla Brown is a culinary arts student who attends Keiser University. Brown, a Jacksonville native, comes from a family of seven. She is the eldest sister. She concluded that cooking is her niche and that it would be her moneymaker. She originally came to Tallahassee to attend Florida A&M University, […]

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New student union opens at FSU

In the summer of 2018, Florida State University officials announced the reconstruction of the school’s student union. The building was more than 60 years old and had been remodeled three times since its opening in 1952, when it was designed to serve 15,000 students. The new student union — at […]

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Student brand ambassadors cashing in

Becoming a brand ambassador has become the new “side hustle” and plenty of college students are reaping the benefits. Brand ambassadors are those who represent and promote a company’s product or service, where their main goal is to increase the businesses’ clientele and overall sales. Social media brand ambassadors, specifically, […]

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CosmicCon is back in person

A celebration of fantasy, graphic novels and fantastic costumes took place Saturday at the fourth annual CosmicCon. The event was held at the downtown Leon County Public Library. This year’s CosmicCon was extra special because it was the first to be held in person in two years because of the pandemic. […]

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Set Friday returns to ‘the Set’

It’s a new school year and that means a full year of the revered Set Friday. But this time, it’s back on “the Set.” We asked and they listened. Florida A&M University on Friday hosted “Rock the set: Return to the set.” Last school year, FAMU opened its new amphitheater, […]

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Volunteer organizations turn out

As a part of Florida A&M University’s welcome week, Efferson Student Union and Activities hosted the First Strike volunteer and involvement fair. The event took place earlier today in the Grand Ballroom from noon to 3 p.m. With more than 15 service-based campus clubs and organizations present, as well as […]

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Still waiting for the ‘Year of the Woman’

Historically, the term “Year Of the Woman” was formulated in the late 1960s. However, the term wasn’t popularized in the media until 1992 when a wave of women complained that Anita Hill, who testified that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had been sexually inappropriate with her, was mistreated by an […]

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Judge Baker inspires

On Nov. 3, 2020, Tiffany Baker became the youngest African American woman to be elected judge in the Second Judicial Circuit at 35. This was not just a huge win for Baker’s law career, but a historical moment for Black women and girls in the state of Florida.  Baker defeated […]

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Body positivity a challenge

If you were to take a look back into the early 2000s, you’d see the ideal body type for a woman: a small waist, small legs, small arms. Overall, a slim figure.  Now, in the year 2022, that has seemed to change, but not to a more realistic, relatable or […]