So many positive things can be said about this year’s Be Out Day. All of the performers came and performed very well. It was extremely organized, and everyone behaved like they had some sense. Psyche! If I had to choose one phrase to describe Be Out Day, it would be […]

Stricken with lupus and kidney failure, Michigan native Pricilla Cross, mother of two, is in desperate need of blood donors with the rare blood protein for a transfusion that may save her life. This could possibly be the last of many transfusions that 36-year-old Cross has had over the years. […]

Around 6,000 people came out to the intramural field Saturday in the nearly 90-degree weather to enjoy the free barbecue ribs and chicken, giveaways and live entertainment at this year’s Be Out Day. The 12th annual Be Out Day set the scene for live entertainment from community groups and a […]

College-aged students, those 18-24, are more likely to be victims of identity theft, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The Federal Trade Commission defines identity theft as the unauthorized use of one’s personal information to commit fraud or other crimes. Identity thieves obtain personal information from discarded credit card […]

Rattler fans were finally able to take a look at their beloved football team as they took the field for the annual Orange and Green game Saturday. The players took the field ready to showcase what those fans would be in for next season. The offense held off the defense […]

Women in Florida will continue to find difficulty filling prescriptions for oral contraceptives based on conscience clause laws that allow medical professionals to refuse distributing oral contraceptives because of moral or religious beliefs. Since the late 1990s, pharmacists in Florida have been debating whether to dispense the “morning after pill.” […]

Imagine you need birth control, a blood pressure screening or your child needs his or her immunizations, but you have no transportation, health insurance and money. Well, there is a solution to your problem. Those are just a few of the services offered by the Leon County Mobile Health Unit. […]

When you walk down the aisles of your local grocery stores, you’re bombarded with water bottles labeled distilled, purified, natural, drinking, spring water, and much more. Price tags may run as high as $1.75 a bottle, yet consumers continue to drink bottled water in record numbers. “I don’t drink bottled […]

ORLANDO – Representing a newly formed consortium, Florida A&M University Interim President Castell V. Bryant and Bethune-Cookman College President Trudie Kibbe Reed announced Thursday that the college football game between their two schools will continue to call Central Florida home for the next three years. Part of this renewal is […]

Danielle Brown describes herself in a way that might strike opposing batters as a surprise. “Well I would say I am pretty giddy in all actuality. I like to laugh and make people laugh,” Brown said. But to anyone unfortunate enough to face her from the batter’s box, Danielle’s game […]