The Florida Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy met Wednesday for the final stages of Senate Bill 716 and SB 380. Committee Chairman, Sen. Anitere Flores, began by inviting Sen. Eleanor Sobel to explain her bill, SB 716: Florida Holocaust Memorial. “This bill would establish that stature framework necessary to create […]
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Hover no more; FAMU bans Hoverboards on campus
Courtesy of Chronicle Over the past couple of weeks several companies have issued out statements to ban hover boards on their property and the campus of Florida A&M University just added to the list. FAMU has banned hoverboards as of Jan. 22, and are no longer allowed to be ridden […]
Blueprint 2000 and City of Tallahassee hosts FAMU Way Community Meeting
Courtesy of Stephen Gude Jr./ The Famuan The City of Tallahassee and Blueprint 2000 shared their current projects and proposed ideas with Tallahassee residents Tuesday at the Smith-Williams Service Center Annex Hall. Autumn Calder, senior planner for Blueprint 2000, introduced the new proposed designs surrounding Coal Chute pond. “We have […]
YAC hosts Today’s Youth, Tomorrow’s Leaders
Courtesy of Renade Solomon The Children’s Trust (TCT) and Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) moderators posed tough questions to panelists about strategies to get the youth involved in the community on Tuesday, Jan. 26 The forum was led by YAC members Alejandra Gomez and Edgar Otero at Tallahassee City hall. YAC […]
Rattlers strike their way into the workforce
Courtesy of FAMU Career Center Students poured in by the numbers at the annual Spring Career Fair held Wednesday by Florida A&M University. The fair, held in the Al Lawson Center, invited and encouraged FAMU students of all classifications. Companies provided representatives who gave on-the-spot interviews for jobs and internships […]
Medical marijuana will be back on Florida ballot
Courtesy of Getty Images Secretary of State Ken Detzner certified the initiative for medical marijuana on Jan. 26 to be on the 2016 ballot in Florida as Amendment 2. The amendment created by citizens received 716,270 valid signatures, well above the 683,149 required to be on the ballot. Florida […]
Bernard leads Rattlers by example
Malcolm Bernard is one of three players to be recognized for leading the team in five categories. Courtesy of Vaughn Wilson/Rattler Productions After sitting out last season and watching his team finish with a rather disappointing record, Malcolm Bernard entered the 2015-2016 basketball season with the personal goal of changing […]
FSU appoints new director of Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship
Courtesy of FSU Florida State University appointed former FSU business professor and university administrator Dr. Susan S. Fiorito as its new founding director for the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship Tuesday. Jan Moran and the Jim Moran Foundation donated $100 million earlier this month to FSU to create the nation’s […]
FSU appoints new director of Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship
Courtesy of FSU Florida State University appointed former FSU business professor and university administrator Dr. Susan S. Fiorito as its new founding director for the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship Tuesday Jan Moran and the Jim Moran Foundation donated $100 million earlier this month to FSU to create the nation’s largest […]
FAMU SGA Passes a Bill to Improve Student Transportation
Florida A&M’s Student Government Association Senate passed “The Late Nite STRIKE” Monday evening. This bill will allow buses to run late during the week and the weekends for on and off campus students. The buses run until 10:30 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters, but that time is cut […]