Author: Ila Wilborn | Staff Reporter

Lifestyles

Ernie Sims and BIG H.I.T.S.

Ernie Sims with Big H.I.T.S staff and mentees during a character development workshop. Photo credit:  Ernie Sims   Former National Football League linebacker and Tallahassee native Ernest Sims III, commonly known as Ernie Sims, is making “Big H.I.T.S.” on and off the field. Sims has played for North Florida Christian […]

Opinions

People come in all shades, so should makeup

KKW Beauty 16 concealer shades.   Although it's 2018, a large amount of foundations are still available primarily in three shades; Light, medium, and dark. The light shade is targeted toward white consumers, while medium is tan, and the dark shade typically is a light cocoa brown. The question remains, […]

Lifestyles

Guitarist inspires while he plays

He is the master of chords and motivates anyone around him as his notes tell his story. Amos Carroll, the bass guitarist for the Tallahassee band N’Spire, is also a modest man. “The first thing that comes to mind when I put my fingers on the bass is that I […]

News

FAMU participates in Kick Butts Day

FAMU students participating in Kick Butts Day. Photo credit: Ila Wilborn   The School of Allied Health Sciences at FAMU invited students to participate in Kick Butts Day Thursday. The event was sponsored by the American Cancer Society’s Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative and the CVS Health Foundation. “On Kick Butts […]

Lifestyles

‘Now We No’ campaign visits FAMU

A solution-driven campaign that is giving life back to women made its way to the Big Bend. The “Now We No” campaign is informing women and men all over the world about the harmful effects today’s top-selling sanitary napkins and tampoons have on women’s bodies. According to the Centers for […]