Valerie Walker, a timid sociology student with a passion for animals and a love for Spanish was determined to attend the 2011 Powershift with one goal in mind: to share her love for environmentalism and help students realize the imporantce of maintaining a sustainable campus and lifestyle. “Open your eyes […]
Other News
Students Walk for Injured Professor
On a dark, wet and rainy Saturday morning, the mood was anything but somber as students and faculty surrounded the Pete Griffin track. A prayer vigil kicked off the morning as more than 200 people participated in a walkathon for FAMU Professor Owusu-Ansah Agyapong, who sustained a spinal cord injury […]
Former FAMU Cop in Court for Sentencing on Drug Charges
Byron Whitaker’s situation was complicated. His phone was in one hand, engaged in conversation with Leonard Deshazier, 38, a man who is pegged by federal investigators as a provider of powdered cocaine and marijuana. In his other hand, Whitaker gripped a police receiver. After Whitaker responded to Deshazier with a […]
Rattlers’ 2011 Golf Team Recap
Florida A&M’s golf team began its spring season with a trip to Philadelphia, Miss., in February. FAMU competed against many teams in the six tournaments it played this season. The only tournament left for the Rattlers is the National Minority Championship. The Rattlers began the season in the Frito-Lay/AT&T Intercollegiate […]
School First
Florida A&M students may have a better chance of graduating if they are student-athletes. FAMU student-athletes are beating the general student population in graduation rates. Forty-four percent of FAMU student-athletes graduate compared to the student body’s 41 percent. Strict polices set by the NCAA and FAMU are a part of […]
Big Bend residents come ‘out’ for PRIDEFEST 2011
Tallahassee PRIDEFEST 2011 ended Saturday with a daylong celebration of the LGBT community in Kleman Plaza. “PRIDEFEST offers good exposure, both for The Family Tree and the groups available in town,” said Joseph Ballard, member-at-large for The Family Tree Board of Directors, and Big Bend Cares which offers free HIV […]
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
I am the first one to admit that this newspaper makes mistakes. During the past four months we have had misspelled names, forgotten headlines, misidentified people and missed important information. There has not been a single mistake in this newspaper that I have not read and kicked myself for. This […]
We encourage everyone to remain safe
Recently, there have been a string of robberies in the area. Because of such acts many of us are scared and wary of going anywhere at night by ourselves or even in groups. It is shocking the lengths a person will go to for a quick buck or because he’s […]
Legislative round-up
Unemployment rate down in Florida The March jobs report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed Florida’s unemployment rate has decreased by a full percentage point to 11.1 percent. Despite the drop in unemployment, the Agency for Workforce Innovation classified 8.5 percent of Florida’s unemployed as […]
Panel Discusses Taboo Issues with Teens
The Palmer-Monroe Community Center hosted a panel for Tallahassee teens to discuss taboo issues on Friday. The College Reach-Out Program teamed up with Florida A&M’s Student Social Work Association to host “Let me holla at you” a panel of mentors and college students that led a discussion with […]