Tallahassee PRIDEFEST 2011 ended Saturday with a daylong celebration of the LGBT community in Kleman Plaza. “PRIDEFEST offers good exposure, both for The Family Tree and the groups available in town,” said Joseph Ballard, member-at-large for The Family Tree Board of Directors, and Big Bend Cares which offers free HIV […]
Author: Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
I am the first one to admit that this newspaper makes mistakes. During the past four months we have had misspelled names, forgotten headlines, misidentified people and missed important information. There has not been a single mistake in this newspaper that I have not read and kicked myself for. This […]
We encourage everyone to remain safe
Recently, there have been a string of robberies in the area. Because of such acts many of us are scared and wary of going anywhere at night by ourselves or even in groups. It is shocking the lengths a person will go to for a quick buck or because he’s […]
Legislative round-up
Unemployment rate down in Florida The March jobs report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed Florida’s unemployment rate has decreased by a full percentage point to 11.1 percent. Despite the drop in unemployment, the Agency for Workforce Innovation classified 8.5 percent of Florida’s unemployed as […]
Panel Discusses Taboo Issues with Teens
The Palmer-Monroe Community Center hosted a panel for Tallahassee teens to discuss taboo issues on Friday. The College Reach-Out Program teamed up with Florida A&M’s Student Social Work Association to host “Let me holla at you” a panel of mentors and college students that led a discussion with […]
List: Top activities to do over the summer
1. Sleep: We are in college and sleep deprivation comes with the territory. Time to get all those missed hours back. 2. Eat: Good home cooked meals are just within reach. No more fast food, café food or Orange room food…until fall semester. 3. […]
FAMU at Power Shift 2011: Anthony and Kumar go to the White House
Stomach pleasantly plumped and my pockets bulging from the extra sandwiches I took, I walked back to center for the start of the main sessions. I had looked at the list beforehand and decided on Sex and Sustainability. I walked to the session, saw it was standing room only, and […]
FAMU at Power Shift 2011: The Movement Begins
FAMU at Power Shift 2011: Making Events Green and Worthwhile
I’ve wanted Florida A&M to green up its act since I arrived in January. From wasted energy to wasted water to wasted paper, we are too lax on environmental policy at FAMU. So, of course, the Power Shift session on throwing green events caught my attention. I had just gotten […]
FAMU at Power Shift 2011: ‘People of Melon’ Reach Consensus
Attending an HBCU offers me an interesting perspective into the race discussion in America. In the Caribbean, our discussion on race is more about financial sway than historical oppression. So, we feel economic disparities and can tie them into race, but we do not per say have one antagonist on […]