The last few weeks of February have been filled with drama for Florida State University’s Student Government Association. Earlier this month, FSU students filed articles of impeachment against student body president Johnathan Levin and his face president, Nastassia Janvier. The reasons for the call of impeachment against Levin included the […]
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Bill promoting drones for law enforcement clears hurdle
Dronesare part of a Florida bill that will allow law enforcement to use the unmanned aircrafts. Earlier this month, the Florida Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee discussed Senate Bill 44, which will expand drone use to assist with crime scene information, traffic management, flood and natural disaster damage, and fire department […]
State officials grapple with unclaimed property
The state’s revenue estimating conference was held Wednesday morning at the Capitol to adopt a new forecast for unclaimed property. The conference started off with Phillip Carlton from the Division of Unclaimed Property, going over what’s been happening since their last meeting. “We had contract auditors, they completed audits of […]
School districts receive 2-week reprieve for annual assessments
One week ago, an emergency order was released by Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran to give school districts additional time to conduct standardized tests. The extended assessment time frame provides two additional weeks for school districts to conduct assessments. The assessment covers subjects such as reading, writing, math and science […]
Students propose petition for additional funding
COVID-19 has covered the nation in a blanket of turmoil since its debut in the United State more than a year ago. Affecting millions world-wide, this pandemic has seemingly placed an unusual amount of stress and discomfort on college students, including the students of Florida A&M University. The student body […]
DeSantis wants lawmakers to take up voter restriction bills
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced last week plans to for new voting restrictions that would address the issue of “ballotharvesting” — when ballots are collected from drop-off locations — including banning the use of ballot boxes, mass mailing of mail-in ballots to voters, and requiring voters who request an absentee […]
There’s a process for changing majors
Students at Florida A&M University have the opportunity to switch majors in order to add value to their career goals and prepare them for their future endeavors. FAMU’s Center for Academic Advising and Student Success held an ongoing virtual forum onzoom every afternoon this week — the sessions end Friday […]
COVID forces softball team to quarantine
COVID-19 has struck the FAMU softball team and kept the Rattlers from playing their first 11 games of the 2021 season. The FAMU Athletic Department has not made any announcements regarding the status of the softball team or provided updated information as to why the team has yet to play […]
Gen Z and social media
Generation Z, also known as Gen Z, speaks out on their dislike for social media. Gen Z are those born from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. This tech savvy generation are turning away from using social media which was at an all-time high at the beginning of the never-ending […]
Senate bill aims to repeal Stand Your Grand law
The Florida Senate has introduced a bill, SB 1052, which is titled the Self Defense Restoration Act. This will delete provisions in the controversial Stand Your Ground law relating to people using or threatening to use force if they feel threatened or in defense of people or their property. The […]