Families learned how the many different utilities in Tallahassee are operated at the Electric Power Plant Open House on Sunday. Tents and tables were set up all around the Arvah B. Hopkins Power Plant with demonstrations on how to save money on utility bills. Guests maneuvered through the stations, soaking […]
Author: Larika Welch
FAMU homecoming drums up local business
The city and streets of Tallahassee will be painted orange and green this week. Graduates will return, tailgaters will be cooking and the campus of Florida A&M will be buzzing. Homecoming not only affects the community of FAMU but also the surrounding businesses in Tallahassee. Along with the majority of […]
Senate bill reduces vehicle fees
A new senate bill seeking to cut vehicle registration costs in Florida was unanimously passed at the first senate meeting in October. If passed, Senate Bill 156 will give a tax break to Floridians by reducing motor vehicle license fees. It will also reduce the service charges drivers are forced […]
Off-campus residents left behind
Some Florida A&M off-campus students will have to find a new way to commute. The new Venom bus route will face schedule changes, eliminating stops on Colorado and Tharpe streets and Old Bainbridge Road. A new route was created at the beginning of the semester to accommodate students who live […]
FAMU sets homecoming agenda
Florida A&M celebrates its 126th anniversary homecoming with the slogan, “Something old, something new, something FAMU.” This year’s theme for the fashion and hair show is “Fashion Fusion.” A survey was taken during the summer that asked students to provide events they wanted during homecoming, and a hair show was a popular […]
Interim provost urges faculty to submit midterm grades by month’s end
The Florida A&M faculty senate met Tuesday in Lee Hall Auditorium to receive updates concerning midterm grades, International Education Week and new academic regulations. Opening remarks came from Narayan Persaud, faculty senate president, who did not fail to remind the faculty that this is homecoming week and all faculty members […]
SBI alumni challenged to raise $1 million
Florida A&M’s School of Business and Industry has ignited the Battle of Decades to raise $1 million for SBI’s 40th year celebration. Dean Shawnta Friday-Stroud began the fundraiser initiative in May and has raised $75,000. Keeping true to the competitive nature of SBI, the challenge divides each decade from the […]
Rattlers hope to improve as new basketball season begins
Rattler basketball fans get ready. The men and women’s basketball teams are preparing for their upcoming seasons. The men’s basketball team started practice for the regular season Sep. 27. The Rattlers are working daily to reach their objective, which is to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. Last year, the […]
Lady Rattlers look to continue dominating
The Lady Rattlers volleyball team looks to continue their momentum in conference play. They are coming off of their biggest win of the season against their archrival, the Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats. Florida A&M will play one game out of conference before the Lady Rattlers go through the rest of their […]
G.O.P. gambles with U.S. economy
It’s been more than two weeks since the government shutdown, and neither party has batted an eyelash. The Grand Old Party continued to uphold its delusions of what it assumed would be a “walk in the park,” causing the government shutdown. We’ve seen the damages the shutdown has done to […]