The Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi crept back on “the Hill” after a decade of silence. In a visual of precision and poise, 18 FAMU band students in blue and whiterevealed their identities on Instagram disclosing the return of Delta Iota. With thundering praise, Rattlers and other band […]
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New skatepark coming to FAMU Way
A new skate park designed by Team Pain Skateparks is making its future appearance in Tallahassee on the northeast corner of FAMU Way and Pinellas Street. A video that surfaced on Facebook last Friday showed the preliminary design of the park and shared information about the two public meetings for […]
Sentence reduced for FAMU ‘bathroom bomber’
Lawrence M. Lombardi was sentenced to life plus 39 years in federal prison for setting off two pipe bombs in the bathrooms of Lee Hall and Perry Paige in 1999, but his sentence was reduced this afternoon to 54 years. Due to COVID-19, the re-sentencing hearing was held through a […]
FAMU DRS hopes to reopen Nov. 30
Cassandra Warner has mixed feelings about FAMU DRS switching to online instruction two weeks before Thanksgiving. FAMU announced last week that the school’s superintendent ,Micheal Johnson, informed all stakeholders at FAMU DRS that the campus will be closed until November 30 following two positive COVID results. “During this time, all […]
Most of city’s south side a food desert
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, about 23.5 million people live in food deserts and approximately 2.3 million people live in low-income, rural areas that are more than 10 miles from a supermarket. Food deserts are areas where people have limited access to a variety of healthy and […]
FAMU grad Shevrin Jones raises the bar in Florida
This election has seen multiple historical “firsts” and a record number of influential wins. Kamala Harris will become the first female vice president of the United States under the presidency of Joe Biden. But the successes do not stop there. A record number of LGBTQ candidates scored victories that made […]
Student Senate confirms Chief Diversity Officer on second attempt
Florida A&M University’s Student Senate filled multiple positions during its weekly Zoom meeting Monday evening. The senate confirmed appointees for Deputy Attorney General, Deputy Secretary of Athletic Affairs, Chief Diversity Officer and School of Law Associate Justice. The candidates included Tareq Salley, Nikyya Smith, Jaelyn Guyton and Edward Lavant, respectively. […]
On-campus curfew returns
Officials at Florida A&M University have instituted another curfew for all students living on campus. This comes after COVID-19 cases have increased nationally and locally in Tallahassee. A statement was released Friday by FAMU Dean of Students Bomani Spell stating the reasons for the curfew going back into effect. He […]
Local non-profits struggle amid pandemic
More than anything charities are eager to get back to serving the people in the Tallahassee community. Following the spread of the COVID-19 virus, charities across the nation have been negatively impacted, most notably by a lack of funding and the inability to provide aid to those in need. “We […]
COVID cases rise as holiday season approaches
The CDC has reported rapid growth of coronavirus cases across the country within the past week. The latest information shows that Florida has 36,065 new cases, bringing the total number of 846,321 cases currently. In Leon County, there have been nearly 500 new cases reported over the past week according […]