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621 Gallery to host figure drawing event

Located in Railroad Square, 621 Gallery will host its monthly figure drawing event on Sunday, Sept. 12. It is designed to be beginner-friendly and used as a tool to allow people to positively bond with members of the community whether or not they have experience in art. “The main […]

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Natural disasters prompt town hall

Monday’s virtual town hall meeting addressed two ongoing natural disasters that may be impacting some in the FAMU community: Hurricane Ida and the massive earthquake in Haiti that took place earlier this month. The meeting was moderated by Keith Miles, the director of communications. He was joined on the panel […]

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Church hosts weekly event for college students

Every Nation Tallahassee Church is multi-ethnic and multi-generational as well as nondenominational. The church has many different ministries including Every Nation Campus (ENC). Every Thursday at 7, ENC hosts a college night for FAMU, FSU, and TCC students. Abigail Dew, one of the ENC campus leaders, said the purpose of […]

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SGA: Homecoming still a go

Set Friday may have been canceled for the rest of the semester, but Homecoming is still a go. At least for now. Carrington Whigham, Student Government Association student body president, said SGA is still planning to have a robust Homecoming. “We are doing everything we can to make sure […]

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Allen’s faith is rewarded

Ellrie Allen, Jr., a third-generation Rattler, knows a thing or two about persevering. His faith never wavered when his football career was in jeopardy following three severe knee injuries. Born and raised near Tampa in Wesley Chapel, Allen has been in the spotlight and blazed the football field since middle […]

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Some students struggle to reach advisors

After about a year of doing at-home classes, specifically being on Zoom, most students at FAMU started to make their way back to on-campus classes. While some students were relieved to be back around their peers, others found it to be quite an adjustment. During the past year of school, […]

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Parents support mask mandate for local schools

After one week of school, Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna decided to remove the optional mask opt-out policy due to high positive COVID-19 cases. Instead, he put in place a mandatory mask mandate for students from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade. During an Aug. 22 LCS Facebook Live press event, […]

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TPD unveils ‘Tallahassee Bystander’ app

The Tallahassee Police Department last week introduced the “Tallahassee Bystander,” a mobile app that allows civilians to successfully record any interactions they have with law enforcement and send them to the city. Last summer, cities across the country witnessed protests in response to the mishandling of police authority and […]

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Rec Center reopens Monday

After more than a year of guidelines and regulations in response to the pandemic, Florida A&M University and its faculty are doing their best to give the students a sense of normalcy. A great example of that is the reopening of the university’s recreation center. The all-purpose center, located at […]