During Wednesday’s student senate meeting, the senate allocated over $1,000 to the art department and one senator addressed the senate with concerns she believes have plagued them for far too long. In Candice Elliott’s speech, she addressed issues such as the senate’s unclear account balance, meeting cancellations, who has the […]
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Federal financial aid funding drops
Rattlers’ financial aid woes may be getting worse- and maybe sooner than they think. As reported Jan. 9 by the Tallahassee Democrat, a recent Congressional spending cut reduces funding for federal student aid programs by $12.7 billion over the next five years. Federal interest rates on undergraduate loans will increase […]
Jazzman’s service needs improving, students say
As business at Jazzman’s Café improves, students and staff still spot ways in which the coffee shop is lacking in service and location. Although they enjoy going to Jazzman’s, located in Coleman Library, some say that the long lines, closing in the middle of the day, lack of product and […]
Locked out
Recently 22 Reserve Officers’ Training Core cadets were dismissed from their room and board scholarships for not meeting the academic requirement of a 3.0 grade point average. When a student is recruited into the ROTC program, all of their expenses are suppose to be taken care of by either ROTC […]
Student shot outside Chubby’s in stable condition
A student was shot and wounded early Saturday morning outside of Chubby’s Night Club on 1833 W. Tennessee St. after an altercation inside. At the request of the family the victim’s name is being withheld. The 20-year-old victim moved from critical but stable to stable condition, said Sgt. James Fairfield, […]
Pettiness will sink New Orleans
It seems that it always takes a tragedy for people to begin putting their differences aside and attempt to work together to achieve a common goal. That was the case with the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and it’s the case with Hurricane Katrina. However, we, as Americans, can’t […]
Students must rise above street mindset
At any club in Tallahassee, you can almost guarantee that with a group of intoxicated people, some type of disagreement is going to happen. Honestly, have you ever been to a club where a fight didn’t break out? Even more disturbing than that, is that sometimes the individuals involved in […]
‘Glory Road’ provides entertaining lesson in civil rights and basketball
With “Glory Road,” Walt Disney Pictures and director Jerry Bruckheimer took on two undeniably daunting tasks. First, they had to effectively capture the story of the single most important game in basketball history in one motion picture. Second, they had to do so for an audience who largely was either […]
Student author shares wisdom
One young, black man making great strides within the collegiate community as an author is Tobias Brown. The senior marketing student from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio recently had one of his works titled “It’s Easier Than you Think!” published by Jossey-Bass. In the book, Brown shares the story […]
HoodAlumns take on Tarantino’s classic
Do you feel like there is enough talent in the hip-hop industry? Think about it for a second. How many truly talented people do you know? That’s it, huh? Well, a group of artists want to change the game: The Movement presents “The Reservoir Dogs, The Mix Tape.” Parallel to […]