Year: 2023

Lifestyles

Art festival takes over downtown

The LeMoyne Chain of Parks Annual Art Festival is celebrating its 23 rd year in downtown Tallahassee. The Saturday-Sunday festival consists of 3-D art, food trucks, live music by RAA Middle School steel drummers and others, “Going Green” organizations and art vendors from all over Florida. There also is a […]

Lifestyles

Nyla Sams keeps raising the bar

How you present yourself at college can put you at the forefront of various opportunities that will benefit you in the future. However, while checking all the boxes of someone who excels academically, you must also reflect on who you truly are to the public. Nyla Sams, a third-year business […]

Lifestyles

Devine’s talents are, yes, divine

Hair. An integral part of anyone’s identity, especially for Black people. Hair has carried so much history in the Black culture and is truly such a huge part of the community. The diverse coils, strands, braids, cuts, and styles bring so much variety to each person. Each style is a […]

News

DeSantis signs six-week abortion ban

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis quietly signed the legislation earlier this week that would ban abortions after six weeks. Before the bill can be passed into law, the Florida Supreme Court must overturn the previous legislation allowing abortions up to 15 weeks. “We are proud to support life and family in […]

Lifestyles

Shah strives to help others

This local business owner was motivated to create a helpful outlet for others because of the difficulties he encountered as a young man. Chirag Shah, 33, co-founder and CEO of The Current Agency and Made Equal Clothing Co. wants to help and inspire people to be more open to sharing […]

News

‘Constitutional carry’ new law of the land

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed into law House Bill 543, allowing people to purchase guns without a permit. Florida will be the 26th state that will not require citizens to take traditional classes to earn a license to carry a firearm. DeSantis said he believes it’s essential to […]

News

Contentious election bill moves forward

Florida election bill SPB7050 brings a number of possible changes to the elections world including new requirements for mail-in voting and for first-time voters. The 98-page bill impacts voters, voter registration groups and candidates. As far as changes for voters, the bill requires first time voters to have been issued […]

Opinions

The class attendance debate

We’re adults now. Why can’t we make our own decisions? The great debate about if missing a class a certain amount of times should cause students to fail a class, even if they’re passing, seems to keep coming up. Currently, many professors’ syllabi state that more than 3 or 4 […]

Lifestyles

McClendon is all about mentoring

When passion meets purpose, anything is possible. Jenia McClendon, a third-year social work major at Florida A&M from West Palm Beach, has known from a very young age that mentorship and advocating for the future generation was her “why.” McClendon works tirelessly to become the person she wished she had […]