Tuesday, July 22, 2025
After a challenging season opener against Kansas State, Florida A&M’s men’s basketball team returned home Monday and claimed its first victory, a dominating 95-70 win over LeMoyne-Owen College. MJ Randolph followed up a 27-point, seven-rebound, six-assist performance at Kansas State with a 21-point, 10-assist, nine-rebound performance. Randolph added four steals […]
As the holiday season nears, the giving and cheerful spirit is already in the air as senior Florida A&M University student Christina Stapleton puts her community project, “Feeding the Community,” in motion. Stapleton started the project in April. She said she’s always wanted to start it since she was a […]
While many of us are looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas with friends and family, there are hundreds of people in Leon County and the surrounding Big Bend who are homeless and who won’t be able to. What began as a charitable effort by a local church eventually blossomed […]
Local animal shelters are looking for foster and forever homes for their residents as they quickly approach capacity. Erika Leckington, director of the Tallahassee Animal Services [TAS], said the center has had thousands of animals come through its doors. “We have already received about 3,000 animals this year,” Leckington said. […]
Leon County Schools’ current base salary for all teachers is $43,307 a year. Paraprofessionals (also referred to as teacher aides) receive a base wage of $13.75 an hour. While this pay may be sufficient for those who work in traditional schools, some who work in special education believe their pay […]
Coming to college was the beginning of my self-discovery. Spending two and a half years in Florida A&M’s School of Business & Industry, confused about who I was or what I should be doing and questioning where I belong at FAMU and in the world, led me to j-school. As […]
LJ Bryant is a young man of many talents. The plot for his future is not fully written but his life seems certain to have an impact on society. Bryant is not a one-dimensional figure. When he is not hitting home runs as a standout Rattler on the baseball team, […]
November is National Caregivers Month, a time to celebrate and honor family caregivers all over the country. It is also a chance to inform and raise awareness for caregiving issues. On Florida A&M University’s campus, Raymond Bellamy, an academic adviser for the College of Agriculture & Food Sciences, has been […]
The pandemic is still impacting many homes and communities around the world. For some, being on lockdown and isolated from everyone else has forced them to take their mental health more seriously. Jiliah Henderson is a student at Florida A&M University. Although she didn’t see a decline in her mental […]
Every November 11, Veterans Day is celebrated in the United States. It is a day to honor the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, which was the end of World War I. According to History.com, Congress passed a resolution on June 4, 1926 that […]