Author: Davita Dean

Lifestyles

Grads Are Back: Reloaded

Grammy award winning and Oscar nominated Florida A&M University graduate spoke at the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication annual “Grads are Back.” The alumnus enlighten students on being professionally prepared after graduation. During homecoming week, the SJGC featured the new and improved “Grads Are Back: Reloaded,” with workshops, seminars and […]

Lifestyles

Empowering Women to Make Financial Decisions

CAMPUS USA Credit Union and Keiser University’s Graduate School of Business held a financial workshop for family women and start up businesses at Tallahassee Keiser University.   The seminar included a presentation consisting of a slideshow and discussion of women and money.  The seminar shed light on the challenges women […]

Lifestyles

Run In Peace

Runners gathered along the starting line in preparation to take on the miles for Mason Rhinehart Saturday morning at Centerville Conservation Community. Two months ago, the week that was supposed to be a joyous occasion, turned into the worst week for the Rhinehart’s family. Two days before Mason Rhinehart’s seventh birthday, […]

Lifestyles

DriveTime Helps Families in Need

Tallahassee’s DriveTime hosted its first charity event for families living in the Ronald McDonald House. Eight employees cooked a picnic style meal, feeding about five families in need. The Ronald McDonald House Charities was selected this year as a part of the corporation’s initiative to support a nationwide charity. DriveTime […]

Lifestyles

Alumni Network with Social App

Florida A&M Alumni use GroupMe to network and communicate in a new city. Recent FAMU graduates/ newly Atlanta residents create a group to connect with other alumni. Normally an app used by friends, family, students or coworkers is now becoming a social app connecting 47 former rattlers with jobs, friends, […]

Lifestyles

Students Weigh In On Spirit Day For Homecoming 2k14

Florida A&M University’s Spirit Day on Homecoming Week had little student participation due to a lack of communication. Ashley Clarette, a junior business administration student, said she would have participated if she knew about the event. “If I had known that it was Spirit Day, I would have been drenched in Orange and […]

News

Conversation On Gem Of The Ocean

Three panelists discuss fundamental elements embedded in August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean on the day Florida A&M University Essential Theatre’s premiere at Charles Winter Wood Theatre. Mrs. Artisia Green, the assistant professor of Theatre & Africana Studies at College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., discussed the symbolism […]

Lifestyles

FAMU Homecoming Brings the Laughs at Comedy Show

Rattlers filled Al Lawson Multipurpose Center with laughter for the homecoming comedy show. Rattler homecoming spirit was in the air as Dj Loosekid ramped up the crowd with the latest hits in music. This year’s annual comedy show was hosted by LiL Man. The lineup opened up with Lav Luv, […]

Lifestyles

College of Education Hosts Alumni Reception

Following homecoming convocation, the College of Education hosted its annual alumni reception in the Gore Education Complex Friday. The two-hour event enlightened alumni on the new things happening within the school. Coordinator and keynote speaker Dean Patricia Green-Powell, presented to the alumni a presentation on the growth of the […]

Lifestyles

FAMU ESSENTIAL THEATRE CREATOR DIES

Florida A&M University and the College of Social Science, Arts and Humanities have lost a treasure. Ronald O. Davis,  professor emeritus and former director of the Essential Theatre died Sept. 26,, 2014. On Oct. 19,, 2014, the Essential Theatre held a memorial to commemorate the legacy of Davis at […]