Beginning as the mystery development “Project Mango,” Leon County leaders have finally revealed that a new Amazon fulfillment warehouse will be making its way to Tallahassee. The center is expected to offer more than 1,000 jobs, a $15 minimum wage and extended retirement and healthcare benefits, per a recent press […]
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We need updated data about COVID on campus
With classes back on campus, students back in dorms, and an upcoming football season, it seems as if Florida A&M is back to normal. The health and safety of students and faculty has been the priority of the university since the reopening plan was announced. Masks are still recommended on […]
Event targets transfer students
After last year’s virtual meeting, the Transfer Student Pow Wow Meet & Greet event took place in person this Wednesday and welcomed more than 100 incoming transfer and returning students to the event, and over 400 for the Fall 2021 semester. Founded in August 2014 by the Transfer Academic Success […]
Changes to dining on campus can be frustrating
With the start of the new school year, students have returned to campus with intrigued minds and bodies. What better way to fuel them then than with dining options on campus? However, the eateries on campus have shifted from traditional practices to updated ones due to last year’s outbreak of […]
New season and new conference for FAMU athletics
With the start of a new football season quickly approaching, the Florida A&M University football team is gearing up to start action in a new conference, the SWAC. Along with the MEAC rival Bethune-Cookman University, FAMU is moving west to compete against historic HBCUs that are closer to Tallahassee. “We’re […]
Will Pfizer’s FDA approval be a game-changer?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved the first COVID-19 vaccine, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. With one vaccine finally approved, there are questions on what the future will look like. FDA officials call the full approval of the vaccine a “key achievement for public health.” Approval means the two-dose […]
Morrell living his dream
Everyone at some point in their life had dreams of what they wanted to be when they grew up. For a lot of people, those dreams end when the reality of the world sets in. However, 22-year-old FAMU student Cameron Morrell is dead set on turning his dreams into a […]
My internship was a dream come true
As COVID-19 vaccinations became widely available and mask mandates began to loosen earlier this year, many began eyeing a return to normalcy and a near-end to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. For college upperclassmen, such as myself, this would mean the opportunity to soon return to our college campuses after more […]
Pandemic doesn’t keep Rattlers from traveling
Florida A&M students are taking traveling into consideration more than ever despite the ongoing pandemic. It shifted from a short-term activity to a lifestyle during the past 18 months. Students made plans to leave longer and go farther this past summer. Having no break this past spring semester truly motivated […]
Is it possible student parking has gotten worse?
Student parking on FAMU’s campus has been a long-standing issue. Every school year students complain and hope for more parking to be made available to them. But since the pandemic, is it possible that parking is now a bigger challenge than before? Last week was the return of in-person classes. […]