Students, faculty and organizations are finding different ways to come together for a bigger cause. College students in Florida are making an attempt to pass a green energy fund. Students at Florida A&M and Florida State have created organizations to rally their student body to support the movement. The fund […]
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FAMU Student Arrested in Citywide Sex Sting
Last week, local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, arrested and charged 35 Tallahassee men with using a communication service to seduce or solicit a guardian, obscene communication and traveling to meet after using computer solicitation, including one Florida A&M student. Among the individuals arrested were a Florida State English […]
Wesley Foundation Withdrawn
The Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry made a decision Oct. 7 to temporarily close The Wesley Foundation at Florida A&M by next Monday. The FAMU Wesley Foundation is a United Methodist organization intended to spread the ministry of The United Methodist Church. The group also provides spiritual and […]
Baseball Team Makes Family with New Coach
High fives and laughter echoed in the halls of Gaither Gym as Florida A&M baseball players greeted their new coach with hugs. Seasoned players have said coach Willie Brown has brought a sense of unity among players. With his family-orientated and humane approach, it is easy to notice the new […]
Degion Craddock Follows His Own Rules on and off the Track
Degion Craddock embodies his favorite quote: “The harder you work, the harder it is to quit.” “Degion is a very hard worker, very team oriented, and does whatever he has to do to be a help to his teammates. He is focused and very committed on the track and in […]
Play Conveys Important Lesson
I had the pleasure of seeing the play “Fabulation or the re-education of Undine,” twice. The play is an orginal work by Lynn Nottage and premiered in 2004 under the direction of Kate Whoriskey. Fabulation focuses around Undine, a woman in her late 30s, who is at the peak of […]
Traveling Abroad Teaches about Culture and Life
Isolationism was once seen to be the solution to all of America’s problems, but my travels have convinced me otherwise. You can’t just stick to the States. To be successful by today’s standards, you have to understand that we function on a global market. Globalization is now the word of […]
I’m An Islander, but Not Jamaican or Haitian
That’s it. I’m renaming my staff editorials to “Things I Learned in Spanish class.” I was thinking about which aspect of being an international student to discuss today, when my professor’s words rang in my head again: “Not everybody eats tacos.” A couple of weeks ago, she was talking to […]
SBI Students Bring First Place Trophy to ‘The Hill’
Three students from Florida A&M’s School of Business and Industry accounting MBA program beat competitors from Pennsylvania State University and University of Georgia to win first place at a national competition. Benjamin Evans, 26, from Philadelphia, Antoinyce Eaton, 21, from Raleigh, N.C., and Cianna Reaves, 23, from Prairie, Fla., were announced as the winners […]
Tallahassee Unites and Rallies for Breast Cancer
Women and men donned their decorative pink bras over their shirts, pink wigs and pink ribbon airbrushed tattoos in support of Tallahassee’s 8th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Thousands of people attended to show their support toward the cause. The host of […]