The increase in police and ambulance sirens on  Tallahassee’s streets have not gone unnoticed by the students who attend Florida A&M and other Tallahassee residents. The amount of gun-violence in the state’s capital has increased during recent years as Tallahassee’s communities continue to change. To date, there have been 51 […]

With the presidential election right around the corner, Americans face opposing perceptions between the two candidates. Joe Biden and Donald Trump are set to be on the ballot Nov. 3 with some voters unsatisfied with both parties. Choosing who to vote for in this upcoming election is a major decision […]

Florida A&M’s new COVID-19 safety guidelines have altered the lives of students staying both on-campus and off-campus. Resident Assistants (RAs) have been expected to quickly adjust to the unique precautions and expectations to ensure the safety of students living on-campus. Incoming freshmen were shocked to learn that they were being […]

Florida State University has rescheduled and is planning for its Homecoming to take place this spring.  FSU Alumni Association President and CEO Julie Decker said, “There is nothing like being together with fellow Seminoles, recounting our FSU days and fondest memories. Those times will come again, and the Alumni Association […]

Around this time of year, students, faculty, staff and alumni anxiously gather on the “Highest of Seven Hills” to attend the President’s Convocation. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we are not able to congregate and share the Rattler spirit. Nonetheless, Larry Robinson, the 12th president of Florida A&M University, said at this morning’s […]

Since August, the U.S. unemployment rate has fallen from 10.2% to a steady-high 8.4% as hiring slowed down. 22 million jobs have been lost following the COVID-19 outbreak. On Aug. 29, the number of new unemployment claims fell to 39,335 – the lowest since the beginning of the pandemic. More […]

Some may remember LaCrai Mitchell for holding the title of student representative on the Leon County School Board in 2011. Some may remember her as the former editor-in-chief of Journey magazine, while some may simply remember her as a great student at Florida A&M who was always eager to cover […]

The first time Charles J. Parrish rode on a Tallahassee city bus was in 1965, nine years after the highly publicized  Tallahassee bus boycott began. Yet he was among the group of civil rights foot soldiers who were at the forefront of the movement.  It was a movement that appears […]

On Thursday, FAMU hosted a Search Committee meeting via Zoom. The meeting started promptly at 3 p.m. with 23 total participants. Among those were committee chairwoman Dean Allyson L. Watson and Provost Maurice Edington. “This is an important time in the history of our school,” said Edington. “…the missing […]