The increased mobility of senior citizen drivers could equal independence, but could also pose a potential threat to others. With increased health care and a longer life expectancy compared to previous generations, Americans are living and staying healthy much longer. This has resulted in the massive number of senior citizen […]
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Forum held to educate local voters
Local candidates faced a mixed crowd of potential voters Tuesday at the Women’s Club in Los Robles Park. The League of Women Voters of Tallahassee and the Tallahassee Women’s Club sponsored a forum to educate voters on the issues of the upcoming election. The eight major constitutional amendments on the […]
Miller strives for new heights
The door opened and closed while students addressed questions and concerns. Polite knocks rapped on the door, and heads peaked in to the Office of the Student Government Association President Virgil Miller and Vice President Keneshia Grant. While walking in at 3:30 p.m., Miller said you’re right on time, as […]
Make the most of your living space
You’re sitting at your desk blankly staring at the utterly dull look of your room. Nothing seems to appeal to you, not even the picture of your favorite recording artist on the wall. And the cost of decorating goes beyond your college student budget. But there is a way to […]
Bowling coach looks to achieve ‘miracles’
Novella Franklin is in her element. It is a Sunday afternoon, and she is at Seminole Bowl on W. Tennessee Street, a destination she knows well. People she knows like Paul Williams, her longtime friend and fellow bowler and Betty Snyder, the Seminole Bowl program director, surrounds her. For 25 […]
Like father, like son
Meet Albert Chester II, a 19- year-old football player from Jacksonville. As you look at him on the football field with his helmet, pads and authentic FAMU jersey, you would discard him as just another player for the Rattlers but this young man has an important legacy here at Florida […]
Athletic events create unity for all Rattlers
The weather was fair, and there were fans at Bragg Memorial Stadium Saturday. However, the stereotypical fair-weather fans of Florida A&M University and its athletic programs stayed at home for the Rattlers’ first home football game of the 2004 season. Amid the division of supporters and detractors for current University […]
Fall sports breakdown
What’s going on with Rattler sports? In five words: a whole lot of mess. Football It’s a well-known fact few people attend FAMU sporting events, with the exception of football. But at this point, people aren’t even going to the football games. Rattler fans had to wait over a month […]
Senate reflects on campus program
Nothing but smiles and laughter filled the senate chambers during Monday night’s student senate meeting. Campus improvement and student outreach were the themes of the night. Senators removed the serious tone that has often prevailed at previous meetings during the fall semester and focused on the ways they have managed […]
Minor blaze ignites outside of SBI
A minor fire broke out at the west wing of the School of Business and Industry’s water tower Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters worked to extinguish the fire as onlookers talked about what might have been the cause, as the origin is still being speculated. Lt. Kermit Washington of the Tallahassee Fire […]