The School of Graduate Studies and Research office lobbied for $50,000 in special allocations at the weekly Student Senate meeting, Monday. The funds would be allocated toward preparatory classes for students seeking admission to graduate programs. Julian Coakley, a graduate public administration student from Nassau, Fla., spoke on behalf of […]

Leon County unemployment rate statistics for December 2014, released Jan. 23, showed an overall decrease in unemployment since November. The unemployment rate in Leon County is 4.7 percent, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the November 2014 rate.    Stacy Sheffield, an economics professor at Tallahassee Community College, said […]

The release of a new documentary has revealed the alleged victim in the sexual assault case involving Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston. The alleged victim, Erica Kinsman, spoke publicly for the first time in the “The Hunting Ground,” which was showcased at the Sundance Film Festival last Friday. The […]

Florida A&M University’s Army ROTC “Rattler Battalion” participated in the 2015 Ranger Challenge in Camp Blanding, Fla. Jan. 22. The Ranger Challenge was a two-day event, with several ROTC teams from Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico to complete military-related tasks, such as knot tying, obstacle course completing and cross country-like […]

Governor Rick Scott asked Legislators last Thursday to exempt all college textbooks from state and local sales tax and to expand the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship program so that it covers summer classes. According to a news release, the average Florida college student would be able to save $60 per […]