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Hi Kaye Dallas! My name is Ivionna Jones, aka. Ivy. I am the distribution manger at Muncie Central High School in Muncie, Indiana. I am writiing you to see if it was possible for you to ask one of your staff members to send us a paper. We ask that […]

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Step show ticket presale falls apart

Tickets for this year’s Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show were scheduled to be available Friday at 3 p.m. However, students who pre-purchased them between Monday and Thursday received a rude awakening. Jarrod Carrol, 18, a freshman biology pre-med student from Jacksonville, said he arrived on the Set to pick up his […]

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Technology upgrade

The University’s technology is getting a makeover thanks to President Fred Gainous’s new administrative appointment. Kenneth Perry, who left his position of Chair of the Computer Science Department at Clark-Atlanta University, has been named the associate vice president for administrative affairs, the chief architect and technology officer at the University. […]

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Miss America visits FAMU

Miss America Ericka Dunlap visited FAMU Friday to promote her platform for cultural diversity and inclusion. At a luncheon in her honor, complete with accolades and praise from President Fred Gainous, Tallahassee Mayor John Marks III, and SGA President Larry O. Rivers, Dunlap was recognized for her accomplishments. The University’s […]

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Seminoles defeats FAMU

Photos Courtesy of Harvey Haggins (Right) Sophomore pitcher Danielle Brown gets a hit during Friday’s come-from-behind win over Troy State. (Right) Javetta Dryer prepares for a pitch from Florida State’s starting pitcher. (Below right) Pitcher Monique Matterly swings and misses late in Sunday’s game. Freshman second baseman Kelly Gordon lines […]

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Tour aims to encourage black voters

The outcome of the 2000 presidential election made a lot of people, especially those from Florida, apathetic to voting. Some students even adopted a ” my-vote-doesn’t-count” attitude. So Justin Proctor, 23, created the “Promote the Vote … it’s not a JOKE” HBCU comedy tour. The 10-city tour, which combines comedy, […]

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Yankees, A-Rod

Alex Rodriguez is now a New York Yankee, $250 million contract and all. I guess it’s a match made in money heaven: A player who made more money last season than the entire Tampa Bay Devil Rays and a team that thinks the salary cap is a new style of […]

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Fruit glorious fruit

In a recent survey by the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, it was shown that only 23 percent of Americans were interested in improving their diet, compared to 37 percent who were not interested. Would you be interested in improving your dietary habits? Do […]

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Event for a better community

Students and citizens gathered to give back Saturday at the annual “Make A Difference Tallahassee” community service day program. The event brought numerous volunteers out to lend a hand to various charity and outreach agencies. Participants reached out to groups such as Habitat for Humanity, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and […]

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Poorly planned

This weekend’s Pan-Hellenic Council events were disastrous. As always, poor planning was the culprit that stole the fun. First, the council sold will call slips for their step show for a week and scheduled all of the slip holders to pick up their tickets between 3 and 6 p.m. Friday […]