Downtown Monroe St. was filled with students and residents witnessing a unique celebration of lights, music and the arts. Tallahassee’s Winter Festival held its 25th anniversary Saturday. Tallahassee resident Nancy Gunn is no newcomer to the annual parade, and said she looks forward to the end of the year because […]
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Amtrak to Make Come Back in Tallahassee
New discussions are underway to revive the defunct Amtrak commuter rail line in Tallahassee, and redeveloping the station near Florida A&M’s campus. The Amtrak route once connected Tallahassee to other stations. The Gulf Coast Connector’s Sunset Limited was discontinued in late 2005 after Hurricane Katrina destroyed many of the tracks, […]
Mandatory Anti-Hazing Forum on Dec. 5
Florida A&M’s Student Government Association has scheduled a mandatory anti-hazing forum for all student organizations for Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. In response to the death of Robert Champion, SGA has decided to gather representatives from each student organization to discuss the issue of hazing. “It’s extremely important for students […]
Committee Meets Prospective Directors of Retention
Florida A&M’s search committee for the director of retention met Friday in the School of Business and Industry to interview prospective candidates for the position. According to Maurice Edington, QEP director and Associate Professor of Chemistry, the university began its search when former director of retention, William Hudson, was as […]
Dismissed Marching “100” Students Revealed
After the death of Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion, four students have been dismissed from the university. Head Drum Major Jonathan Boyce, a 24-year-old senior from Marietta, Ga., along with fellow drum majors Shawn Turner, 25, from Atlanta and Rikki Willis, 23, from Miami, were all dismissed by the […]
State Resorts to Extreme Measures for Child
The feeling of having a child taken away by some faceless entity who deems the parent as a detriment to the child’s well being must be an unnerving one. An Ohio mother’s 200-pound eight-year-old son was recently placed into Foster Care due to “medical neglect” on the part of the […]
Big Brother Congress: Internet Censorship Acts Are Debatable
The United States government could have unprecedented power of online content if the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) passes through the House of Representatives and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) passes through the Senate. The twin bills are meant to protect the movie and music industries from losing revenue due […]
Trying to Get that ‘A’ Now? Too Little and Way Too Late
There is one week left of classes, finals week is approaching and students actually think they have enough time to talk their way out of failing. If that didn’t make you giggle, just a little, then you’re probably in that position. Students who are searching the back seats of their […]
Rattlers Light Candles for AIDS Awareness
The cold breeze did not stop Rattlers from coming to participate in the annual candlelight vigil for AIDS victims. There were singers, guest speakers and poets who all came out to support awareness of AIDS. Poets from Voices opened the program with original poems that pertained to AIDS. Precious Dorch-Robinson, […]
Students, Faculty Enjoy Annual Tree-Lighting
On Thursday evening, Florida A&M’s Office of Student Activities hosted the annual Christmas Tree Lighting on the quadrangle in front of the Eternal Flame. Following the World AIDS Day Vigil, the Christmas tree lighting was open to all students and staff members who wished to be present. The Christmas tree […]