Florida A&M University’s Student Senate filled multiple key positions during its weekly Zoom meeting Monday evening. The senate confirmed appointees for Traffic Court Chief Justice, Associate Traffic Court Justice, Secretary of Athletic Affairs, Secretary of Community Affairs, and Director of Student Lobbying. The candidates included Tatyana Hippolyte, Joshua Santil, Nyasia […]
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Students in dorms relieved to have curfew lifted
Payton Williams, a second-year business administration major at Florida A&M who lives in the Palmettos Phase 3 residence hall, was relieved when the university lifted the curfew for students living on campus this past Friday. “I feel like [the curfew] was put in place for those who don’t understand the […]
Annual Race Relations Summit set for Oct. 29
This will be the first time the City of Tallahassee will hold its Race Relations Summit as a virtual event due to the global epidemic. In 2019, Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor, who is also a Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University political science instructor, discovered that area code 32304 was […]
Can Democrats count on Blacks returning to the polls?
Coming out of four years of Donald Trump’s administration and months of protests and unrest regarding ongoing police brutality cases, many wonder if the Black vote will make a return this election season. In 2008, there were about 2 million more Black voters than the previous election, mainly attributed to […]
Harris clears first hurdle in presidential race
On Wednesday night, Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic nominee Senator Kamala Harris had their showdown at the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2020 election season. The event was held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City to discuss the topics of the coronavirus pandemic, […]
Regal movie theaters close
No lights, cameras or action will be taking place at Regal Governor’s Square after the company shut down for a second time this year, effective Thursday. More than 350 theaters were affected by the company-wide closing. The theaters experienced a short-lived reopening in August after being order to close along […]
FAMU Towers floods, forcing students to relocate
FAMU Towers opened its doors in August to students moving in for the semester with high expectations that the $56 million, 700-bed facility would be a top-tier dorm. But while President Larry Robinson was holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony not long ago outside in the courtyard between the towers, some students […]
Olean’s, other local restaurants keep safety protocols in place
Since late March, businesses all over Florida have been affected by the coronavirus, many of which have had government restrictions and implementations of their own to help protect themselves and their customers. Local businesses in Tallahassee like I Heart Mac & Cheese, A Town Wings and Olean’s Cafe are just […]
FAMU DRS returns to in-person instruction
Florida A&M University Development Research School reopened as scheduled on Monday after classes transitioned to remote instruction two weeks ago following positive COVID-19 cases on campus. It was confirmed that one teacher and one non-instructional staff member tested positive for COVID-19. After contact tracing done by health officials, these two […]
Rattlers in Pensacola wary as Delta approaches
Residents in Florida’s Panhandle and in greater Mobile, Alabama, have not even fully recovered from Hurricane Sally, yet they must buckle up for the impact of a new storm. Tropical Storm Delta has intensified to a Category 4 hurricane with winds reportedly growing to 145 mph causing some to fear […]