Author: Katherine Brinkley-Broomfield | Lifestyles Editor

Lifestyles

Canvas Project connects with Tallahassee

Jordan (left) and Jimmy (right) holding a pair of sneakers at the Canvas Project Pop-Up Shop Entrepreneur, Jimmy Sherwood and his Canvas Project team collaborated with the Tallahassee APB Store to host their first annual pop-up shop held on Jan. 19 through Jan. 21. The APB Store has multiple […]

News

FSU quarterback investigated in domestic violence incident

Deondre Francois was involved in a domestic violence incident Tuesday night Photo credit: Sports Illustrated    Tallahassee police have closed a domestic violence case involving FSU quarterback, Deondre Francois. TPD began its investigation Tuesday evening. Francois called the police after an argument with his girlfriend, 23-year-old Diamond Lindsey, became physical. […]

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New system for paying child support while incarcerated

Photo credit: WTXL   Leon County Sheriff's office has announced that there is a new system in place for parents to receive child support payments from another parent who are in custody. Child support is a payment ordered by a judge to be paid by the parent of a child that […]

Sports

High hopes for Rattler softball

Assistant coach Camise Patterson talks to players between drills. | Photo credit: Desmond Howard The 2017 season for the Florida A&M University Rattlers softball team ended with yet another Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship; their fourth in a row. With the start of the 2018 season quickly approaching, the team appears […]

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Companies visit FAMU for Career Expo and recruit students

Company recruiters await as Florida A&M Students visit their stationed booths. | Photo credit: Thaddaeus Watkins Professional dress intact and resumes secured, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University students happily interacted with top-industry professionals as they provided opportunities for potential employment and internships during Wednesday’s Career Expo in the Lawson Center. […]

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Rattlers weigh in as Roe v. Wade turns 45

Monday marked the 45th anniversary of the decision in the historic Roe v. Wade case. Roe v. Wade was a monumental case for women’s rights. The case was a decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court that declared a pregnant woman is entitled to have an abortion until the […]

Opinions

FAMU students should elect the Royal Court

The Royal Court is a common entity at any HBCU. At FAMU, however, the Royal Escorts are handpicked by the elected Mr. FAMU rather than running and being elected to the position.  It may be time to rethink that process. “I feel like that needs to be changed because there […]

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The Blu Halo: Fine dining at its best

Photo courtesy of: thebluhalo.com Finding a restaurant that matches its name is very rare. Have you ever seen a restaurant that was blue? One of the first things that you noticed when walking into The Blu Halo is that it is indeed blue, or at least the lighting is. The […]