The state of Florida may be receiving some more aid in its battle against pill mills and their effect on the community. Pain clinics, or “pill-mills” as they are often called, are not your average pharmacy. Although these are pain-management clinics allow customers to book appointments and receive prescription drugs, […]

It’s not easy to get full participation from the student body when it comes to school elections. However, Ashley Gray, a fourth-year English education student, has devoted countless hours to encouraging students to vote, by single-handedly coordinating last nights’ 5000 Voters Strike/Comedy Jam. Gray began organized the Comedy Jam, which, […]

Florida lawmakers may repeal a mandate passed last year intended to make the state a safer, cleaner place. The law called for mandatory septic tank inspections. These inspections are to take place every five years to ensure that property owners are maintaining septic systems. Just weeks ago, Senate Bill 2A […]

An affirmative action bake sale at Florida State has caused controversy and is now setting the tone for an upcoming debate between the Florida A&M debate team and the sale’s organizers on Thursday, Feb. 24. According to a Facebook event page, FSU’s College Republicans held the affirmative action bake sale […]

The Fair Housing Act was adopted 42 years ago to combat racial segregation. However, analysis of new five-year data from the American Community Survey, an entity within the U.S. Census Bureau, suggests that residential segregation is alive and well, especially in Tallahassee neighborhoods. On Jan. 18, Remapping Debate, a public […]

Former U.S. Department of Agriculture official Shirley Sherrod used her background in rural Georgia to underscore the importance of farming and healthy living. She was the keynote speaker at this year’s SoGreen Summit, which was held at Florida A&M. “Growing up on the farm was a good life but all […]

With technology constantly evolving, The Florida A&M University bookstore now offers electronic books. Manager for Corporate Communications at Barnes & Noble Karen Gonsor DiScala, said that earlier eTextbooks were not very popular as they came with limitations. They often could not present images on screen and they were not very […]

The Fair Housing Act and other federal initiatives evoking racial integration are a little 40 years in our past.  However, the analysis of new 5-year data from the American Community Survey, an entity within the U.S. Census Bureau, suggests that residential segregation is alive and well; especially in neighborhoods in […]

Students have received financial aid checks, but rather than rushing to the mall they are flooding local tire shops. Tallahassee’s unpaved roads and massive potholes are damaging vehicles and students wallets. “Whenever I drive over a pothole, I feel a major discomfort thinking that maybe I had just damage a […]

The City of Tallahassee Utilities finds itself making accommodations for residents unable to pay their high utility bills this winter.   The Winter Relief Assistance Program, or WRAP, has been extended until Feb. 28. The program is designed to ease the financial burden resulting from higher than normal energy-use during […]