The No. three team in three pointers made this season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference received a surprise of the bench on Valentine’s Day against Delaware State. Christian Rateree showed the hornets no love on Monday. Her four long-range bombs demolished her opponent’s every attempt to crawl back within contention. […]
Author: Tommy Hawkins
Florida Lawmakers Ponder Removing Traffic Cams
Florida’s red-light violators may have something to celebrate if a proposed senate bill is passed. An act related to uniform traffic control has been filed, and if passed would remove traffic cameras from the state of Florida. Newly acquired state Sen. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah, and Rep. Richard Corcoran, R-New Port […]
Tallahassee ‘Shelter’ Provides Sanctuary to Homeless
As winter trudges along, most Tallahassee residents simply turn on their heaters to escape the cold. But for those that do not have a home, The Shelter, located on West Tennessee Street, provides sanctuary. The Shelter, funded through the United Way, is run by volunteers and helps in keeping people […]
Tallahassee Extends Winter Utilities’ Relief to Residents
The City of Tallahassee Utilities finds itself making accommodations for residents unable to pay their high utility bills this winter. The Winter Relief Assistance Program, or WRAP, has been extended until Feb. 28. The program is designed to ease the financial burden resulting from higher than normal energy-use during […]
Bennett Joins the 1,000-point Club
Ten Minutes into a slow scoring contest between the Lady Rattlers and Maryland Eastern Shore, the game intensified when senior guard Antonia Bennett knocked down two consecutive three pointers to score her 1,000th points of her career. “It was a big accomplishment, I was just going out and playing with […]
Jackson leads team to victory
Note: This story was written on a previous date. Florida A & M men’s basketball team added another win to its record Saturday, against the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks 63-55. The Rattlers were led by senior forward Larry Jackson having 18 points, 14 of which were at the free-throw line. […]
Kirby to SGA: Resign
Come next Senate meeting, a few more empty seats might be available. Twelve members of SGA were notified by Dean of Students Henry Kirby to relinquish their position due to poor grades and/or insufficient credit hours. “We just got the grade point averages back from the registrar’s office yesterday and […]
Rattlers Win Again
Florida A&M’s men’s basketball team added another win to its record Saturday against the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks 63-55. The Rattlers were led by senior forward Larry Jackson scoring 18 points, 14 of which were at the free-throw line. “I’ve been putting a lot of practice at the free-throw line, which […]
They are not ignorant, you just don’t agree with them
What is the difference between ignorance and something the majority just doesn’t want to hear? The dictionary defines ignorance as a “lack of knowledge, education, or awareness.” To call someone ignorant is to challenge his or her awareness on a certain situation. You are basically saying that person should not […]
We should encourage our kids, not discourage them
As we marvel at the notion of having a black president we are still dealing with realities of our black youth partaking in numerous criminal acts. Blacks bear most of the burden or shame of violent criminal acts in our country. We are always considered the most violent and angry people. But […]