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Sistuhs aim to empower and enlighten young women

Courtesy of Ashley Brown Florida A&M University’s chapter of Sistuhs Incorporated, hosted their first ever “No Boys Allowed” event Thursday evening. The national community service organization, decided to have an all girls event at FAMU’s Villages dormitory. The event consisted of interactive stations like sex education, fashion design tips, pillow […]

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Tallahassee passes 4 a.m. sound ordinance

Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat City of Tallahassee Commissioners approved the new 4 a.m. sound ordinance Jan. 27. This new time will allow bars to stay open later starting next month. The vote won 3-2 with Commissioners Scott Maddox and Gil Ziffer in opposition. “With Tallahassee leading the state in gun […]

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Lincoln high school shooting threat update

House calls were made to Lincoln middle and high school parents and students following a shooting threat Monday morning. There were multiple cops in uniform and there were also cops undercover as substitute teachers for the ones that didn't come, and there were even cops hiding throughout the school. According […]

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Florida Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy meet for final passing of bills

The Florida Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy met Wednesday for the final stages of Senate Bill 716 and SB 380. Committee Chairman, Sen. Anitere Flores, began by inviting Sen. Eleanor Sobel to explain her bill, SB 716: Florida Holocaust Memorial. “This bill would establish that stature framework necessary to create […]

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Hover no more; FAMU bans Hoverboards on campus

Courtesy of Chronicle Over the past couple of weeks several companies have issued out statements to ban hover boards on their property and the campus of Florida A&M University just added to the list. FAMU has banned hoverboards as of Jan. 22, and are no longer allowed to be ridden […]

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Blueprint 2000 and City of Tallahassee hosts FAMU Way Community Meeting

Courtesy of Stephen Gude Jr./ The Famuan The City of Tallahassee and Blueprint 2000 shared their current projects and proposed ideas with Tallahassee residents Tuesday at the Smith-Williams Service Center Annex Hall. Autumn Calder, senior planner for Blueprint 2000, introduced the new proposed designs surrounding Coal Chute pond. “We have […]

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Rattlers strike their way into the workforce

Courtesy of FAMU Career Center Students poured in by the numbers at the annual Spring Career Fair held Wednesday by Florida A&M University. The fair, held in the Al Lawson Center, invited and encouraged FAMU students of all classifications. Companies provided representatives who gave on-the-spot interviews for jobs and internships […]

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Medical marijuana will be back on Florida ballot

Courtesy of Getty Images Secretary of State Ken Detzner certified the initiative for medical marijuana on Jan. 26 to be on the 2016 ballot in Florida as Amendment 2. The amendment created by citizens received 716,270 valid signatures, well above the 683,149 required to be on the ballot. Florida […]

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FSU appoints new director of Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship

Courtesy of FSU Florida State University appointed former FSU business professor and university administrator Dr. Susan S. Fiorito as its new founding director for the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship Tuesday. Jan Moran and the Jim Moran Foundation donated $100 million earlier this month to FSU to create the nation’s […]

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FSU appoints new director of Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship

Courtesy of FSU Florida State University appointed former FSU business professor and university administrator Dr. Susan S. Fiorito as its new founding director for the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship Tuesday Jan Moran and the Jim Moran Foundation donated $100 million earlier this month to FSU to create the nation’s largest […]