This past weekend, “Proud Mary” starring Taraji P. Henson premiered in theaters. It was one of the year’s most anticipated films when the trailer dropped last year. When the end of the year rolled around, thousands of fans flocked to Twitter, not to share in the excitement of the […]
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A New Year Calls for New Changes #TIMESUP
(From left to right: Tarana Burke, Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams, Ai-jen Poo, America Ferrera, Jessica Chastain, Saru Jayaraman, Amy Poehler, Meryl Streep and Kerry Washington wear black at the 75th Golden Globes Awards in support of the TIME’S UP Movement “No more silence. No more waiting. No more tolerance for […]
If your phone wakes you up in the morning, it may be also keeping you up at night
Setting your alarm and sleeping with your phone sounds like a good idea, right? Not until you wake up with severe back pain from mistakenly sleeping on your phone like student Kiana Williams, who says she commonly awakes to severe back pain from sleeping with her cellphone. “I wake up […]
‘Grown-ish’ makes huge statement as it captures millennial life. Here’s why
Photo credit: Theslanted.com The highly anticipated ABC show “Grown-ish,” starring Yara Shahidi premiered Jan. 3. Shortly after the show debuted, it became Freeform’s biggest comedy series launch since 2012, raking in 1.56M views according to a post on Freeform’s Facebook page. It also was the best debut overall in […]
Rattler women unified in a union on campus
Members of the FAMU Student Union after a general body meeting. Photo credit: Constance Smith There are a host of organizations that students can join at Florida A&M University (FAMU), such as the FAMU Women Student Union (WSU). The FAMU WSU is an organization with a mission statement that reads “empowering […]
The end of Net Neutrality may be an issue for students
As a college student, it is hard to imagine that information could be prevented from reaching the masses due to the greed of major corporations. Save the Internet is a website that informs the public about net neutrality. According to the website, on Dec. 14, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission’s […]
Pharmacy dean search continues
The search committee at Florida A&M’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences held a meeting Wednesday night for students and faculty about selecting the next dean for the school. The meeting was held in the New Pharmacy Building with a few students and members of the committee there to inform […]
FAMU steps ip anti-hazing efforts
It’s not a secret, if you want to pledge a Greek organization on a college campus, there’s a chance that a student may be hazed physically and mentally during the new member process. Many colleges’ organizations may force a student to drink dangerous amounts of alcohol or be physically […]
Want to run for office at FAMU? Get out your wallet
Have you ever thought about running for a position on FAMUs campus? Well, you might want to first see if you can afford it. There is a great deal of cost associated with running a successful campaign. Serenity Roscoe, the current Miss Senior Attendant, knows all too well the […]
GreenWise Publix set to open soon on Gaines Street
As a college student in Tallahassee; access to fresh, healthy groceries is limited. Students who live on campus with no vehicles are forced to travel several miles to the nearest Publix or shop somewhere close where basic groceries cost more and fresh vegetables are often unavailable. However, this may no […]