The Tallahassee tax code is keeping many students from finding a short-term place to live. Students are generally required to sign a one-year lease in August, although some students graduate in December. Why is there a lack in short-term leases, despite the number of students who find themselves in […]
Author: Erickson Joseph
Amendment 12
Students attending Florida’s state universities could see representation on a state level after the November election. If it passes, Amendment 12 would give Student Government Association presidents a seat on the Board of Governors through the Florida Appointment Process for State University Board of Governors Revision Amendment. A […]
Head coaches confer at Al Lawson
Florida A&M head coaches were optimistic when they conferred Tuesday. The conference was designed for coaches to express their thoughts about their seasons, prospective seasons, players and the future of FAMU athletics. Eight of the 16 sports available at FAMU had representatives speak about their teams. The bowling and […]
Men’s cross-country is on the brink of making history
The cross-country team has not won a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship since 1988. But this year, Florida A&M has one of the most dominant duos in conference history – Shuaib Winters and Elias Chesire. Winters is a third-year construction engineering and technology student from Conyers, Ga. Chesire is […]
Troy Trojans pull away late to beat the Lady Rattlers again.
The Lady Rattlers played hard, but their efforts fell short as they lost to the Troy Trojans again in the Alfred Lawson Multipurpose Center and Teaching gym Tuesday night. The previous meeting between the two volleyball teams, the Trojans beat Florida A&M 3-0, that was the first and only […]
Revamping a lackluster social life
When stepping foot on The Hill, nightclubs are one of the main attractions. Living in a party town, clubs can become “played out” quickly. However, when going to The Moon, Coliseum and Bajas becomes a bore, students can find alternatives. As the semester winds down, the typical Tuesday, Friday […]
FAMU music association travels to hip-hop festival
All Three Coasts came together in Atlanta for the three-day hip-hop festival, A3C. A group of students from the FAMU Music Entertainment and Industries Student Association (M.E.I.S.A.) traveled to the event seeking to further their knowledge of the music industry as well as build their contacts via networking. Carissa Redmon, […]
You down with ESP?
Growing up in the age of Miss Cleo scams and television shows such as “Charmed,” psychic reading always seemed like a joke. Believing psychic readings could be real meant that you must be some type of crazy. But after a recent experience, I think many other people should give […]
Refuge House breaks down domestic violence
Domestic violence victims shared their stories and learned more about the term at Refuge House’s awareness event. Wandalyn Pittman is a third semester social work student at Tallahassee Community College. She received her G.E.D Sept. 21 of this year after she graduated in June.Pittman is also a […]
Community event challenges black stereotypes
Students, teachers and professionals gathered on Friday at the Southside Arts Complex for the first event in the weekend-long initiative termed “Community Healing Days.” About 60 people comprised the audience, and they arrived at the store-front building with a common goal: to confront the cultural misinformation that they believed […]