Graduation is nearly a month away, and many seniors at Florida A&M need a plan for life afterward. GradSense, a website resource, may help ease the transition into the real world after students complete their undergraduate career. Alicia Alexander, a FAMU alumna from Fort Lauderdale, said she faced many obstacles after graduating in […]
Author: Shanize Byrd
Unions seek to increase minimum wage
A coalition of young worker union members, activists and students throughout Florida held a press conference calling for legislative action on issues that will have a direct impact on the future of Florida’s youth on Tuesday. Among the speakers was Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Miami, who filed the bill to […]
March Madness: Don’t bet on it
March marks the beginning of spring for most Americans, but for die-hard college sports fans, there’s more than pollen floating in the air – it’s March Madness. March Madness describes the National Collegiate Athletic Association single-elimination basketball tournament that invites students, employers and sports fans to participate in creating brackets […]
Lady Rattlers strike Tigers
The Lady Rattlers defeated the Savannah State Lady Tigers in impressive fashion, taking two of three in a rain-soaked series. The teams played two games Sunday instead of Saturday because of rain in a series that marked the beginning of conference play for both. Saturday’s game wasn’t close as the Lady Rattlers dropped […]
Rattlers sweep NC A&T in three-game series
The Florida A&M baseball team pulled out the broomsticks for a three-game sweep against North Carolina A&T on Sunday. The Rattlers (10-16, 7-4 MEAC) swept the Aggies (11-16, 6-6 MEAC) in this weekend, winning a doubleheader 5-2 and 4-2 on Saturday and 11-7 on Sunday. Freshman pitcher Chase Jarrell had the hot hand Saturday, allowing two runs and striking […]
Honors Center celebrates Honors Week
Honors students at Florida A&M kicked off Honors Week today. The Honors Center’s first event encouraged students to join the program. Although it primarily targets freshman and sophomore students, it also allows students to apply for admission the first semester of their freshman year. Tuesday will mark the Honors Center’s […]
The middle class is sinking
Americans are beginning to notice that being a part of the middle class is not all it’s cracked up to be. Perhaps Americans have been sold a utopian fallacy. In “The Road to Wigan Pier,” author George Orwell said the middle class is struggling to stay afloat. “We of the sinking middle […]
Salvation Army to offer free beginners disaster services training
Emergency preparedness for natural and man-made disasters are crucial in this day and age. The Salvation Army of Tallahassee is offering free disaster services training Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at its office on 2410 Allen Road. Julie Smith, the community relations and volunteer coordinator for the Big […]
Cyclists to ride to the Capitol and promote road safety
The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a bicycle ride Friday called “Ride for Safety,” to promote safety for bicyclists. The ride will begin at Langford Green at Florida State University at 9:30 a.m. and will continue to the Capitol. The police departments of the City of Tallahassee, Florida A&M […]
American women have it easy
I used to believe women in America had a tough life. I thought we had to work extra hard so men wouldn’t bring us down by thinking we couldn’t get achieve the same accomplishments as them. I was a black woman with little knowledge about women in other countries. In […]