The Saving Your Seeds tour began Tuesday in Perry Paige auditorium. The four-day state tour focuses on the multiple roles of organic seeds and building sustainable food support systems. Ira Wallace, an author and seed-saving pioneer from the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, said she began gardening, or seed saving, as […]
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Florida Express Jet plans grounded
Tallahassee students may be out of luck for their interstate travel plans as the Florida Express Jet has canceled its plans for launch. The airline reportedly halted its plans for its March 20 launch due to a lack of startup capital and its inability to secure a gate at Fort […]
Housing committee discusses housing issues, changes
The University Housing Rental Rate Review Committee discussed major issues concerning housing changes Tuesday. Due to the increased daily operational costs, facilities upgrades and the university securing additional mortgage for the renovations of Sampson and Young halls, the committee proposed a 4 percent increase on the rental rate. “It […]
FSU has inaugural three-minute thesis competition
Neleen Leslie was declared the winner of Florida State University’s first Three-Minute Thesis Competition on Tuesday. The doctoral candidate in mass communication from Jamaica was one of 12 finalists who presented their 80,000-word thesis in three minutes or less. Contestants were only allowed to use a single, static slide to […]
Student election winners announced
Tallahassee natives Tonnette Graham and Ronnie Mackey Jr. were announced as the Student Government Association president and vice president for the upcoming academic year late Tuesday night. Dozens of students filled the Hansel E. Tookes Sr. Student Recreation Center to hear the results of the campus elections, which concluded Tuesday […]
SBDC to introduce guerilla marketing tips to entreprenuers
Florida A&M’s Small Business Development Center will be presenting tips on guerilla marketing Thursday. Latanya White, a FAMU aluma and speaker of the workshop, said SBDC targets specific groups of people. “The target market for the SBDC is anyone who is either aspiring to be a business owner or […]
Organization seeks stay of execution for Florida man with death penalty
The Tallahassee Citizens against the Death Penalty are attempting to have Paul Howell granted a stay of execution. Sheila Meehan, the chair for TCAD, said the group wants to bring attention to Howell’s case and reduce the amount of executions in Florida. “We are concerned because Paul Howell never got […]
Melissa Harris-Perry speaks at FSU
Melissa Harris-Perry shared tips on how to be a successful individual at Florida State University on Monday. The MSNBC contributor, author and professor at Tulane University spoke at the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall as a part of the Golden Tribe Lecture Series. “Campuses are my comfort zone,” Harris-Perry said. While Harris-Perry believes […]
800-bed facility named ‘FAMU Village’
Housing administrators announced the name deemed for the 800-bed facility opening in the fall at the student senate meeting Monday. FAMU Village will provide 24-hour security, central heating and cooling and 200 parking spaces for students living within the facility. According to Ashley Nelson, administrative assistant for housing, FAMU Village […]
Candidates debate in Lee Hall
Low enrollment, peer unity and tradition were at the forefront of conversation during the university’s electoral commission debate Friday in Lee Hall Auditorium. Class official candidates presented their platforms before student president and vice president tickets Evan Bailey and Ryan Kornegay and Tonnette Graham and Ronnie Mackey Jr. took the […]