Students and Tallahassee residents gathered at the Tim Kaine Rally Friday, undecided and decided voters poured into Florida State University’s Oglesby Student Union to hear Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine speak on his and Hillary Clinton’s political platform points. When voters entered, they were met with the echoes […]
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FAMU revamps bike rental initiative
Photo Credit: Kayla Parker The Florida A&M University (FAMU) bike rental initiative has a new look after receiving a donation of 10 “LifeGreen” bikes and helmets from Regions Bank. The program, which was founded in 2005, is a joint effort between Student Health Services and the FAMU Recreation Department that […]
TPD seeks people for questions in shootings of FAMU students
Tallahassee Police Department have obtained surveillance video after the shooting on Gamble and Perry streets that led to the death of Quinton Langford and left Landsey Elisson in critical condition at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Both are Florida A&M University students. The surveillance video shows who police believe are suspects in […]
Trump’s Tallahassee visit brings out supporters and protestors
Trump addressing the crowd Photo Credit: Sharon Washington Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump visited Tallahassee Tuesday evening where he met a crowd of reportedly more than 15,000 people. Tallahassee was the last Florida stop Trump planned to make before the Nov. 8 election. Although Leon County is traditionally known to […]
FAMU Muslim Association educates community
Pastor Rashad Mujahid from the Masjid Al – Nahl Mosque spoke to a crowd of students Oct. 24 in the B.L. Perry building. His topic, “Debunking Islamic Myths,” which was hosted by the FAMU Muslim Student Association, gave guests the opportunity to learn and ask questions about the Islamic faith. The […]
Rape spotlight shines on FAMU
Once again, a spotlight has been placed on a Florida university due to allegations of rape. In 2013, Florida State University’s star quarterback Jameis Winston was accused of rape by a woman later named in a documentary as Erica Kinsman. Winston was never charged with sexual assault. However, earlier this […]
Homecoming flourishes despite budget cuts
Photo Courtesy of Rashad Christie Florida A&M University’s homecoming has reached its halfway point, and the fun hasn’t even started yet. This week’s event lineup is a solid one, but it took a lot of penny pinching and number crunching from FAMU Student Government Association. The budget for homecoming was […]
FAMU’s HCC to help in relief efforts towards Haiti
Photo Credit Aldernico Brioche Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti, devastating much of its shores. The Category-4 hurricane, with winds estimated up to 230km/hr (145 mph), killed more than 1,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster to strike on a Caribbean country since the 2010 earthquake, which was also in Haiti. […]
Freshman class elects new officials
Temperatures are dropping, leaves are beginning to fall and homecoming has arrived. Fall is here, and so are the new freshman student senate, president and attendant. The hopeful nominees hit the ground running vying to be the next elected student officials and members of the 2016-2017 royal court after a […]
Dream Defenders: Are They Still Defending the Dream
Dream Defenders Organization Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was shot dead by police. Alfred Olango, 30, was shot dead by police. Terence Crutcher, 40, was shot dead by police. These are only a few of the many that were killed within the last two months. According to a Washington […]