The Office of City of Tallahassee Mayor, Andrew Gillum hosted the second annual Capital City Mentoring Challenge at the Walker Ford Community Center on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The event is only one part of Mayor Gillum’s 1,000 Mentors Initiative, which recruits 1,000 adults from across Tallahassee to mentor a […]
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HIV/ AIDS awareness continues to grow on campus
Nationally, February is most commonly known as Black History Month. But there is one day African Americans need to be aware of. February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS awareness day, this year’s theme is, “I am my Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper.” According to AIDS.gov, more than 1.2 million people in […]
SGA votes to impeach Bruno, Harrison
The FAMU Student Senate voted Monday to impeach newly sworn in student body President Justin Bruno and Vice President Devin Harrison. The Senate cited alleged violations of the student body election codes as grounds to initiate the impeachment proceedings. “Their assumption into office is a clear violation of both our […]
Puzzled over leadership?
Controversy in politics may lie closer to Rattler nation than at Washington, D.C.’s 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. For nearly a year, the question of who is leading Florida A&M University’s Student Government Association has been in question. And just when it seemed to be resolved on Jan. 11 […]
FAMU partners with Black Television News Channel
Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication is gearing up to launch its highly anticipated partnership with the Black Television News Channel. This will be the first news network in the country created for African-Americans. The BTNC is one step closer to fruition. On Jan. 25, an announcement […]
Electoral Commissioner Resigns
Florida A&M University Student Electoral Commissioner Adrienne Floyd has stepped down from office after the Electoral Commission voted to not hold a new student body presidential election. Floyd, a senior psychology student from Jacksonville, resigned from her post during a special Electoral Commission meeting convened on Wednesday. The commission voted […]
The White House may help fund HBCUs
Photo retrieved from: History.com Executive Orders from The White House are aiming towards Historically Black Colleges and Universities to help fund the institutions. Many people believe that former president Barack Obama did not do enough during his two terms to support predominately African American institutions. Omarosa Manigault, an […]
Attorney General announces efforts to impeach Electoral Commissioner
The Attorney General of the Florida A&M University’s Student Government Association called for the impeachment of the Electoral Commissioner Wednesday, Jan. 18 during a student senate meeting. Attorney General Jeremiah Carter, a transfer public relations student from Broward County, FL, stated that Electoral Commissioner Adrienne Floyd should be impeached […]
Florida State University students protest against President Trump
Photographer: Nazara Henry-Bruce Students gathered on Florida State University’s Landis Green on Friday to rally against the Presidential Inauguration before marching to the Capitol. Tallahassee’s Students for a Democratic Society, an organization on college campuses across the country whose mission is fighting against oppression, social injustice and inequality. FSU’s chapter […]
Student leaders hold conference on election
Student leaders of the Florida A&M University Student Government Association convened a press conference on Monday to announce their grievances with the university administration regarding recent SGA election proceedings. Student Senate President Brandon Johnson, along with Student Body Vice President Paris Ellis, Student Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald Nelson, Attorney […]