(right) Dustin Daniels, Carrie Litherland, Michelle Rehwinkle Vasilinda, John Dailey, Norris Barr and Joe West listens to women’s issues Monday night’s my-oral candidate forum was all about the women. Candidates running for mayor of Tallahassee had he opportunity to tackle women’s issues at an event hosted by Oasis Center for […]
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Delayed but not denied
Come to college, they said. It will be fun, they said. Clearly, whoever made this up obviously lied to us. As a millennial college student we often find ourselves racing with time. We are in a constant rush to see how fast we can get finished with something. Whether […]
Wilkins, a FAMU senior, spending summer as intern at Intel
While most students are on vacation, enjoying ocean breezes, salty air and palm trees, Florida A&M University senior Rodrick Wilkins is spending the summer following his dreams. Wilkins is an information technology student from nearby Quincy. Growing up in a small town Wilkins has always dreamed big. He has […]
FAMU finance major to study in China this fall
Photo credit: Goldman Sachs Florida A&M University finance major Denzell Jackson was awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and will travel abroad to Shanghai, China this fall. The scholarship awarded Jackson $8,000 for all expenses of the trip. “I can’t even put into words how extreme this […]
Young musicians strut their stuff at FAMU’s Band Camp
For more than 26 years, members of Florida A&M University’s marching band have been spending their summer enhancing the talents of young musicians. For one week, middle and high school students are under the direction of FAMU’s band director, Shelby R. Chipman, in a comprehensive camp, focusing on different […]
Simmons hosts event for top high school seniors
With the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University football team’s preseason practice just weeks away, the team’s practice field hasn’t been completely abandoned. Head coach Willie Simmons and FAMU’s Athletic Department held its inaugural Willie Simmons Elite Football Prospect Camp on Sunday. More than 200 high school football players […]
The decline of Rattler spirit
Florida A&M University school spirit has experienced a severe decline since I stepped on the hill in 2014. The stadium is not as packed on game day, school events have lackluster attendance, and Set Friday is not as full and vibrant every Friday. The overall feeling of being a […]
Local gallery gives preview of upcoming Caribbean festival
This fall, the Cross-Cultural Coalition at Railroad Square Art Park will host the annual Caribé!, a free Caribbean family festival for the public. It is a Caribbean inspired carnival that will have a parade, costume contests, live music, Caribbean food and drinks. The Cross-Cultural Coalition (CCC) is located in […]
A vegan treat on Tharpe Street
On busy Tharpe Street, there sits a locally owned, vegan restaurant called Sweet Pea Café. This casual, farm-to-table style café is one of the few restaurants in the city that offers an all-vegan menu. Although this restaurant caters to people living a vegan lifestyle, the food at Sweet Pea […]
One visit isn’t enough at National Museum of African-American History and Culture
Photo submitted by Brielle Crooms WASHINGTON, D.C. – While visiting or interning in Washington D.C., make time to visit the Smithsonian: National Museum of African-American History and Culture. Located on the National Mall, this relatively new museum is artistically designed as symbolic and tangible on the exterior and interior. […]