C-SPAN visited Florida A&M University, President Elmira Mangum was interviewed and students were able to ask representatives of the channel questions about their political coverage and internship program. C-SPAN is touring the campuses of the nation’s top HBCU’s for the networks 2015 HBCU Bus Tour series. Sarah Zou, a marketing […]
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Obama Sends a Message to the Black Caucus
President Obama upset many members of the Congressional Black Caucus last Tuesday as he offered harsh criticisms towards historical black colleges and universities. This was the first group meeting that the president and the Black Caucus have had since 2013. The focus of the meeting was based upon the future […]
Florida Supreme Court Debate on Sexual Acts
Earlier this month the Florida Supreme Court discussed whether the definition of sexual intercourse should include non-traditional sex. Florida’s Supreme Court Justices reflected on a law pertaining to those tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus made in 1986. The law stated that HIV positive people must disclose their health […]
Senate Committee Passes Concealed Weapon Bill
Florida Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee has recently passed a concealed weapon bill that some students do not agree with. If passed, Senate bill 176 has the potential to make Florida the ninth state that allowed those with concealed weapon permits to carry guns on college campuses. The bill was passed […]
North Florida Teens Smoking Rate is Higher than the State Average
Although there have been non-smoking campaigns and smoking awareness programs, the smoking rate for North Florida teens is higher than the state average. In 2014, the Florida Department of Health reported that 5.4 percent of Florida teens reported using tobacco products. This is the same rate that was reported in […]
Jacob Chapel Open Doors to Homeless During Winter
A temporary cold night shelter opened up Friday in the Tallahassee area. StarMetro officials will arrange for transportation to the cold-night shelter at Jacob Chapel Baptist Church for males in need of shelter from low temperatures. Alisha Ross, a fourth-year theatre performance student at Florida A&M University expressed that Jacob Chapel […]
umpstart Literacy passes Through First Committee
The Florida House Choice & Innovation Subcommittee approved a bill from D-Rep. Larry Lee Jr. that requires the Office of Early Learning to establish a 5 year Literacy Jump Start Pilot Project in St. Lucie County. This project provided emergent literacy instruction to low-income, at-risk children. Under the proposal HB […]
Concealed Weapon Permits on College Campus
On Monday evening, individuals poured into the Senate Meeting to discuss six different bills on the agenda. A majority of the audience was there to discuss House Bill (HB) 4005, a license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm on a College or University campus. Comment cards were distributed and […]
Crimes on FAMU Campus Have Decreased
Over the past years, the campus of Florida A&M University has experienced many crimes ranging from batteries, robberies, aggravated assaults and rapes. Lt. Norman K. Rollins of the Florida A&M University Police Department stated that the figures are not alarming compared to the previous years or compared to other universities. […]
Florida House Bill Could Be Detrimental to Homeless Students in the State
The HB 4031 proposes to eliminate payment of tuition and fees at school districts that provide workforce training programs and public post-secondary educational institutions for students who do not have a regular nighttime residence or sleeping accommodations. Kevin Priest, CEO and president of Capital City Youth in Tallahassee, Fla. is […]