Most athletes gradually fall in love with their craft. Britney Dean, a junior tennis player at Florida A&M, found her love immediately. Dean fell in love with tennis the first day she set foot on the court. She began playing at nine years old and played in the United States […]
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FAMU Men’s Tennis Wins First Home Game
The Florida A&M men’s tennis team hosted the season’s first home match against Mercer University, claiming their first home victory with a final score of 4-3. “Overall we played very well today,” said coach Carl Goodman. “We knew that they were going to be a very scrappy tough team but […]
Black Archives Honors War Heroes
This year, the United States will begin its five-year celebration of the 150th anniversary of the American civil war. This sesquicentennial will show the contributions of blacks and their role in the military. “Every year the Black Archives does an event in correlation of the National Black History month theme,” […]
FAMU Poets Thrill with Night of Passion
Cars lined the street as couples and a few singles flowed into Amen Ra’s Bookshop for a night of love and spoken word on Valentine’s Day. The low-lit room was filled with African art displayed on the wall and tables draped in red and white cloth. ValenRhyme, hosted by Black […]
FAMU Works toward E-Waste Justice
In a small, 10,000-square-foot facility, just off Woodville Highway in Tallahassee, workers are destroying data, disassembling parts and recycling unwanted PCs, flat-screen TVs and other electronics. This process continues daily at Veolia Environmental Services, while most consumers remain unaware of one of the fastest growing waste streams globally – electronic […]
FAMU’s Rateree Breaks Hornets’ Hearts on Valentine’s Day
The No. three team in three pointers made this season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference received a surprise of the bench on Valentine’s Day against Delaware State. Christian Rateree showed the hornets no love on Monday. Her four long-range bombs demolished her opponent’s every attempt to crawl back within contention. […]
Florida Lawmakers Ponder Removing Traffic Cams
Florida’s red-light violators may have something to celebrate if a proposed senate bill is passed. An act related to uniform traffic control has been filed, and if passed would remove traffic cameras from the state of Florida. Newly acquired state Sen. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah, and Rep. Richard Corcoran, R-New Port […]
Tallahassee ‘Shelter’ Provides Sanctuary to Homeless
As winter trudges along, most Tallahassee residents simply turn on their heaters to escape the cold. But for those that do not have a home, The Shelter, located on West Tennessee Street, provides sanctuary. The Shelter, funded through the United Way, is run by volunteers and helps in keeping people […]
Tallahassee Extends Winter Utilities’ Relief to Residents
The City of Tallahassee Utilities finds itself making accommodations for residents unable to pay their high utility bills this winter. The Winter Relief Assistance Program, or WRAP, has been extended until Feb. 28. The program is designed to ease the financial burden resulting from higher than normal energy-use during […]
Bennett Joins the 1,000-point Club
Ten Minutes into a slow scoring contest between the Lady Rattlers and Maryland Eastern Shore, the game intensified when senior guard Antonia Bennett knocked down two consecutive three pointers to score her 1,000th points of her career. “It was a big accomplishment, I was just going out and playing with […]