The C.C. Cunningham Career Center pushed for more students to attend the Career Expo on Wednesday. A Rutgers University study showed nearly 50 percent of graduated over the last five years are unemployed or underemployed. Delores Dean, director of the Career Center at Florida A&M University, was elated about how […]
Author: Komari Simmons
Tallahassee Woman Magazine luncheon ‘fires up’ local business women
The 2nd annual Women Who Mean Business Community Luncheon was hosted by the Tallahassee Woman Magazine at the Four Points by Sheraton Jan. 28. The intimate two hour networking banquet allowed for guests to work the entire event. The scaled down event help benefit the women of the community by […]
Is FAMU prepared for a terrorist attack?
Over the past few months around the world, there have been terrorist attacks involving lone wolf gunmen. With a rise in these type of attacks, fear of terrorism is at an all time high in America. Historically Black Universities, such as Florida A&M University are not ideal targets for a […]
Tallahassee parks replace old park signs
It’s a bittersweet moment for Tallahassee residents as they wave goodbye to the dark-brown-wooden park signs that once stood in Tallahassee city parks. For more than 40 years, the signs with yellow writing identified the city parks of Tallahassee. City officials have decided to replace these familiar signs with new […]
Second same sex couple to marry in Florida speaks out
Wedding bells will ring and the court documents will prove that a 36th state has been added to a list of others that now recognize same sex marriage. Florida was the most recent state to wed domestic partnerships on Jan. 6, allowing couples like Jeff and Todd Delmay to officially […]
Commissioners visit site of new homeless center
The City’s biggest effort to combat homelessness is almost complete. On Wednesday, three Tallahassee commissioners toured the nearly finished Comprehensive Emergency Services Center. The center can house up to 390 people at a time, but they are only expecting about 240 in the beginning. The center also includes living room […]
Close But Not Close Enough
Jermaine Ruttley attacks the rim (Photo Courtesy FAMU Sports Info.) The Florida A&M University Rattlers men’s basketball team added another loss to their 20-game losing streak after being defeated by the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks at Al Lawson Multipurpose Center, Monday. The Rattlers (0-20, 0-7 MEAC) began the game […]
National Nuclear Security Agency awards FAMU two grants worth $6 million
President Elmira Mangum, Ph.D. announced Friday that the United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Agency has awarded Florida A&M University two grants worth $6 million over three years. According to the press release released Friday, the grants will support the Consortium on Materials and Energy Studies and […]
Earl Holmes files civil suit against FAMU BOT
Former FAMU Football Head coach Earl Holmes filed a civil suit Monday seeking "closure" for his firing. (Duane Robin/The Famuan) Former Florida A&M University head football coach Earl Holmes filed a Civil Lawsuit Monday at the Leon County Courthouse against FAMU’s Board of Trustees. Holmes and his attorney, Tim Jansen, […]
Police officers suspended for tasing incident
Police Chief Michael DeLeo announced in a press conference Monday that the the two Tallahassee Police Department officers involved in the September tasing of 62-year-old Viola Young have been suspended without pay. The case involving Officers Terry Mahan and Christopher Woods is now officially closed. Mahan, who tased Viola Young, […]