Students from the FAMU Caribbean Student Association spent their Saturday afternoon volunteering at HarborChase of Tallahassee assisted living facility. Students and residents played bingo, board games and made arts and crafts while getting to know each other better. CSA students even gave the residents handmade valentines cards before parting ways. […]
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OSA hosts Top FAMU Lounge
Mr. and Miss Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University partnered with the Campus Activity Board to host “Top FAMU Lounge” Thursday at FAMU’s Rattlers Den. This event was a mock event of Top Flite, a local nightclub for patrons 21 and older. “The Flight,” as many know the club, also allows […]
Tallahassee’s Caribbean Community takes over the Capitol building
Courtesy of Shatanya Clarke House Representatives invited the Caribbean community in Tallahassee to the Capitol building to celebrate Caribbean Heritage Day on Wednesday. Hazel Rogers, state representative for district 95, went on to state that she brought the idea to then house member, now a lieutenant, representative Jennifer Carol to […]
TCC now accepting BSN students
The State Board of Education has approved Tallahassee Community College to offer a Bachelor of Science Nursing degree program. TCC has started seeking applicants for the program, it is set to start May 6. In 2013, President of TCC Jim Murdaugh, proposed the school develop a BSN program for students […]
Brittany ‘Bree’ Newsome speaks to FAMU students
Courtesy of Jazmin Foster Dozens filled the seats of Lee Hall Auditorium to celebrate guest speaker Brittany “Bree” Newsome at the 8th annual Spring Literary Forum Series in honor of Black History Month hosted by Florida A&M University’s Department of English and Modern Languages on Feb. 25. Newsome, 31-year-old filmmaker and […]
FAMU Sustainability Institute hosts Indaba
Florida A&M University’s Sustainability Institute hosted the campus-wide brainstorming summit “Sustainability Indaba” Thursday in the Grand Ballroom. According to famu.edu, ‘Indaba’ is a term used by the AmaZulu, Xhosa and Swazi peoples of South Africa that means “gathering for purposeful discussion.” The Indaba gathered members and students from 8:30 a.m.-2:00 […]
FAMU PD changes parking regulation
FAMU Parking Enforcement officer ticketing vehicle without registered tag. Courtesy of Adrienne Robinson Florida A&M University Police Department plans to invest between $39,000 and $42,000 to purchase T2 parking meters, new vehicles and surveillance cameras on FAMU patrol vehicles on campus to make on-campus more effective. The new T2 system […]
StarMetro may assist with later school times
Courtesy of FAMU Commissioner Scott Maddox discussed a possible way to have StarMetro assist with the later high school start times Wednesday at the city commissioners meeting. This is following Tuesday’s Leon County School Board meeting that resulted in the approval of later school times for high school students who […]
TCC renames Veteran Success Center
Courtesy of TCC Tallahassee Community College renamed their Veteran Success Center in honor of TCC trustee Karen B. Moore and her husband retired veteran Richard Moore. The Moore’s have a distinct connection with veterans and understand their needs. Both Richard and Karen Moore come from deeply rooted military families. “Service […]
PBM budget request takes a back seat
Florida A&M University’s Chapter of Progressive Black Men Inc. presented a special appropriation bill to the 45th Student Senate for the third time on Feb. 25. Their requests were tabled indefinitely. According to pbm1989.org, PBM is trying to raise money to attend their 13th annual National Conference in April to […]