Tuesday, August 5, 2025
JetBlue Airlines has announced that it will begin offering flights between Tallahassee and Fort Lauderdale in January 2024, the first step in company plans to widely expand their services in Florida as their intended merger with Spirit Airlines approaches. “We commend JetBlue for expanding and providing more direct flights between […]
Florida A&M University expanded its housing options in October with the purchase of 118-bed Light House at Brooklyn Yard, named Rattler Pointe by junior Ashona Graves. That expansion continued earlier this month when the university announced that it had purchased the 116-bed Citivue complex for $12.7 million. It is located […]
Campaign week came to a close Tuesday for candidates at Florida A&M University for the 2023-2024 academic year. Polls were opened at 8 a.m. and closed at 6 p.m., with the results being revealed several hours later via Instagram live on the FAMU Electoral Commission page and posted to iStrike […]
Spring elections are in full effect; students can vote for not only the royal court but also student government positions. FAMU students are gearing up to go to the voting polls. But do they actually know the duties and the responsibility that each position holds? SGA positions on the ballot […]
Florida A&M President Larry Robinson reflected on the accomplishments of the university’s students, faculty and staff Wednesday during his annual state of the university address. Robinson also showcased what “Rattler Nation” can anticipate during the upcoming school year. FAMU has received a record-breaking number of student applicants for fall 2023, […]
The Kearney Center is determined to reduce the homeless population in Leon County. The local one-stop shop applies numerous strategies in order to transition displaced individuals into a more permanent environment. The center, located at 2650 Municipal Way, has been in operation at its current location since 2015, and has […]
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey near the city of Antakya near the border with Syria on Feb. 6. Earlier quakes in the region killed an estimated 44,000 people in Turkey and Syria with tens of thousands more left homeless. The earthquake was followed by a 5.8 aftershock three minutes […]
Republican lawmakers in Florida, led by Governor Ron DeSantis, are looking into alternatives to the College Board’s AP courses and exams. The disagreement between DeSantis and the College Board began when the governor started voicing objections to a new advanced placement course on African-Americans studies had been introduced. The state’s […]
As campaign season slowly starts to come to a close, the rattlers are anxious to see who will serve on their next royal court. Students from all over campus grabbed their T-shirts, banners and flyers as they made their way to the pharmacy building for the Y2K themed Spring 2023 […]
Zachary Bell, Florida A&M University’s student body president, has shown during the past 10 months exactly why he was meant to hold the position of SGA president. He campaigned with the slogan “By Any Means Necessary,” and Bell has made sure students have had plenty of resources at their disposal […]