Author: Jacques Chrispin

Sports

NFL honors Bob Hayes and 29 HBCU greats 

The National Football League will be honoring legendary Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University student-athlete, Bob Hayes, as well as 29 other Historically Black College Universities football legends, at this year’s Super Bowl. Super Bowl LI will be played February 5, in Houston. Bob Hayes was a legendary professional wide receiver […]

Lifestyles

World Hijab Day comes to the campus

In a world where the Muslim religion is stereotyped as one for extremists, World Hijab Day 2017, allowed Americans of all faiths to join Muslim women in peace as they stand for their right to be covered. February 1, 2017 marked the fifth annual World Hijab Day, where non-Muslim women […]

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Florida State University students protest against President Trump

Photographer: Nazara Henry-Bruce  Students gathered on Florida State University’s Landis Green on Friday to rally against the Presidential Inauguration before marching to the Capitol. Tallahassee’s Students for a Democratic Society, an organization on college campuses across the country whose mission is fighting against oppression, social injustice and inequality. FSU’s chapter […]

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Weekend Storm slams North Florida and South Georgia

A series of severe thunderstorms made its way through Tallahassee late Saturday night into Sunday afternoon leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Damaged trees, heavy rains and downed power lines left at least 30,000 residents without electricity. Across the region, several weather alerts were issued, warning residents of […]

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Organizations flock to SGA meeting for dollars

Monday evening, more than 100 people at Florida A&M University filled the Student Government Association’s Senate chambers for the weekly meeting. Even with additional seating, more than 50 students, faculty and staff remained standing. After announcing his candidacy for SGA President, Graduate Senator Marquise McMiller explained why so many people […]

Lifestyles

Celebrities take it to the rim during Demp Week

Photographer: Nazara-Henry Bruce   Trinidad James was in the house. So were Trina and DJ LooseKid. That could mean only thing: It was the celebrity basketball game at the Lawson Center during the annual Demp Week. Friday’s game, during the 20th anniversary of Demp Week, featured both new and familiar faces. Demp, […]