The Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery is now displaying an exhibition that showcases Florida A&M faculty’s various works of art. The Faculty Art Exhibition is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery until Feb. 21. Liu Nan, a fine arts professor who has […]
Author: Freddy Lynn
Conference teaches environmental resourcefulness
How to preserve resources through community collaboration was the focus of conversation at the Sustainable You two-day conference. Local political leaders, business professionals and students collaborated on ways to minimize the community’s waste at Florida State University’s Turnbull Conference Center. Tim Fadiora, Tallahassee’s Regional Airport facilities manager and Sustainable You […]
Students swarm Engineering Day
The Florida A&M-Florida State University College of Engineering hosted its Engineering Day for FSU’s Alumni Center on Tuesday. Eager students dressed in business attire quickly filled the Alumni Center to seek opportunities from the roughly 60 companies that participated with job openings and internships to offer students. “The turnout just keeps […]
TCC unveils black history calendar
Thirteen individuals were recognized Monday at the Tallahassee Community College for the Cherry Hall African-American History calendar unveiling. The ceremony honored those who have made an impact in their local communities. The fourteenth annual calendar’s theme this year was “Civil Rights Unsung Heroes: Great by Choice.” Cherry Hall Alexander, Tallahassee resident and […]
FAMU alumus producing short film
Many Florida A&M alumni seem to be making their mark in Hollywood. There’s Will Packer, producer of the movie “Ride Along;” Kelsey Scott, the leading lady in the Golden Globe-winning film “12 Years a Slave;” and Anika Noni Rose, the voice of Disney’s first black princess in “The Princess and […]
College of Engineering to host Engineering Day
The Florida A&M-Florida State College of Engineering will host its bi-annual Engineering Day on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Engineering Day is a career fair for students to meet employers and search for full-time, part-time, co-op and internship opportunities in their prospective fields. Chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, environmental, […]
Elvis Presley: ‘King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ or ‘King of Stealing Soul?’
For many years after the abolishment of slavery, African-Americans had to endure segregation, discrimination, prejudices, racism and many other unfair treatments because of the color of their skin. It was no different for the musicians of this era, either. African-American singers and songwriters had to endure unjust treatment just like […]
New women’s center caters to working women
Women of the Big Bend area can get ready for a safe haven when it comes to their health. The Jasmine Women’s Center is open now for appointments and walk-ins, but it will have its official open house Feb. 21. Since opening Nov. 1, the women’s center has been averaging five or […]
Lady Rattlers blow out Howard
Suffocating defense, a barrage of threes and a near triple double propelled the Lady Rattlers past the visiting Lady Bison of Howard University, 87-42. All but two Lady Rattlers (9-11, 3-4 MEAC) players made it into the scoring column on the evening. Florida A&M head coach LeDawn Gibson was pleased […]
Rattlers drop close game to Bison, end home win streak
Rattlers fans were out and in effect Saturday, but the men’s basketball team was not. Florida A&M lost a tight game to conference foe Howard University, 69-62, ending the Rattlers’ (7-13, 3-4 MEAC) five-game home winning streak. Head coach Clemon Johnson said the game hurt the Rattlers as a whole. […]