What began as a half empty room of swivel chairs and scattered conversations became a heated debate between students Monday night at the Town Hall Meeting in B.L. Perry Rm. 100. Steven Pargett, a fourth-year public relations student and organizer of the event, said the purpose of the meeting was […]

The results of a local public survey echo the disdain many Floridians have for their embattled governor. Kerr and Downs, a Tallahassee-based market research firm, released a survey earlier this month on Tallahasseevoices.com, in which 523 city residents responded. On the whole, the results of the survey revealed Tallahasseans are […]

For many residents and out-of-towners, it may appear that there is not much to do in Tallahassee. But now, there is a new app designed to help people find out about current events, activities and more going on throughout the city. Tallylife, which is also a website, was started by […]

More than 40 Florida A&M students will represent the university at the Energy Action Coalition’s Power Shift Conference in the nation’s capital this weekend. According to the Power Shift website, the coalition convened the first national youth climate summit at Power Shift 2007. More than 6,000 young people from all […]

The Leon County Health Department hosted a “Family and Community Fitness Fun Day” on Sunday, from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. The event was located at Jake Gaither Community Center, at 801 Tanner Drive. “The purpose of this event is to raise awareness to minorities and help individuals change their […]

One way or another, student voices were heard at the Florida A&M Board of Trustees meeting and gained attention through a protest, opposing the approved restructuring plans that cut various programs and employee positions. Students organized a demonstration in front of the board in the midst of President James H. […]

Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees approved President James Ammons restructuring plan, cutting 24 programs and severing $18.7 million from the university’s budget, but that’s not all. Along with the various cuts, a 15 percent increase in tuition has been added. The plan, as announced at the meeting, will reduce the […]

Since the 1990s, Tallahassee has had LGBT pride events in some form or fashion. However, it was not until 2008 that The Family Tree, the city’s lone LGBT community center, made it a weeklong celebration. “It is an important event because it sheds light on a community that the bigger […]

Admission requirements for incoming freshmen will be heightened for all schools in the State University System including Florida A&M. Prospective students will be expected to have at least a 2.5 GPA and minimum scores on each subsection of both the SAT and ACT before being considered. Only students with at […]

The Hi Fi Jazz Café continues the rich legacy of jazz inside of a historical landmark familiar to Florida A&M students and alumni. The Hi Fi Jazz Café is located on Adams Street across from Foote-Hilyer Administration Building and adjacent to the popular Olean’s Cafe. The building was founded in […]