Year: 2023

News

UAW strike has impact locally

If you’re in the market for a new car, you might have to shell out more money in the coming months. The United Auto Workers strike is likely to impact consumers in Tallahassee. More than a week into its targeted strike at the three established U.S. car companies, the United […]

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A decision awaits in Florida’s redistricting trial. Here’s what you need to know.

Final arguments ended Tuesday, in a federal trial involving the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging that the 2024 Republican presidential contender deliberately redrew a North Florida district to intentionally eliminate a Black-majority district. “The evidence will show Governor DeSantis went into the 2022 congressional redistricting with one overriding […]

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Rising food prices require touch choices

The price of most food items has increased dramatically since the beginning of the pandemic, and many college students are now finding it difficult to afford groceries. According to the Department of Agriculture, food prices are set to go up 5.8% in 2023, and the average college student will spend […]

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SB 30 aims to promote boating safety

Boating is often regarded as an adventure on the open water. It offers a sense of freedom, relaxation, or even escape from everyone and everything in everyday life. However, both boat owners and non-boat owners know that the joys of boating come with specific responsibilities that mainly pertain to the […]

Lifestyles

Dr. Brickler Hart brings art to the community

The story of Dr. Celeste Brickler Hart and the Anderson Brickler Gallery is a full-circle journey that all begins on FAMU’s campus. Hart was born in Tallahassee, at what is now FAMU’s Foote-Hilyer administration building, once known as the Florida A&M College Hospital. Just across the street stood her grandfather’s […]

Lifestyles

Expectations for pageants at FAMU at a crossroads

Pageantry at Florida A&M and other historically Black colleges and universities is more than a tradition; it is a platform for self-expression, empowerment and celebration of culture. However, beneath the surface of glittering gowns and eloquent speeches lies a complex narrative involving hair, authenticity, and the struggle against Eurocentric beauty […]

Lifestyles

Student artists come together

Florida A&M University is known for bringing creative minds together. Bronson “Israel” Jones and Giahni Bosquet are two emerging artists who live up to this testament. Jones is a senior English major from Gainesville and Bosquet is a Fall 2022 philosophy and fine arts graduate from Miami. Jones and Bosquet […]

Lifestyles

South Florida a pipeline for FAMU’s students

Florida A&M University students are proudly representing their hometowns as word circulates about the top three counties for producing Rattlers on the hill. A survey was created and sent to the student body to collect their responses, thus sparking a buzz around campus. The Division of Student Affairs in the […]

Lifestyles

Relationships: Is the game just getting too old?

Relationships, especially in modern-day social media, and progressiveness can seem all-consuming for some. The pressure to be a certain way, look a certain way, and have a certain mindset creates a limited dating pool of eligible bachelors. Then factoring in outside influences such as social media, for example, relationships in 2023 […]