The city of Tallahassee’s Black History Month Festival is ending its month-long celebration with a bang. The Black History Month Festival Finale will be held Monday, Feb. 28, from 4 – 8 p.m. at two locations: the Smith-Williams Service Center and the Walker Ford Community Center. The event is free […]
Lifestyles
FAMU Offers Eight-Week, On-Campus, Weight-Loss Program
Then sign up to be a part of “Step It Up”, an eight-week program sponsored by the FAMU Health Center & FAMU Campus Recreation Center, is helping students who want to shed some pounds and tone up just in time to show off for spring break. Feb. 17 – April […]
Column: Jorge Talks Eating Disorders, Offers Healthy Snack Recipe
In honor of National Eating Disorder Week, I thought I would shed some light on what eating disorders are. Eating disorders have long been a problem affecting the global youth. At least 24 million Americans were being affected by eating disorders and 90 percent of that population is between the […]
Duo Finds Steals and Deals in City
It’s impossible to have a dull moment in Tallahassee if you have become acquainted with the shortcut guys, Ismael Sangare and Bugra Demirel. The duo has developed the “one-stop shop to your social life.” When Sangare and Demirel recommend the best restaurant deals and nightclub venues in town, they are […]
Dance Maestro Performs at FAMU
A single red spotlight illuminated the stage. Only a wooden dancing platform, a design originated by the late Gregory Hines, and a few speakers surrounding it could be seen. Savion Glover walked casually on stage, dressed in nothing but a grey FAMU T-shirt- soon to be drenched in sweat- black […]
FAMU Skaters Absent from Nationwide Competition
The Maloof U Skate Madness contest is showcasing talent in street skating, much different than the pool or half pipe skating that has been popularized by movies. The top 64 videos will be posted to the Digital College Network (DCNLive.com) to be voted on by website members. From there, the […]
Crowd Roars at Pageant
One question hung over the heads of attendees after candidates for top honors at Florida A&M appeared together Saturday: Who will be this year’s Mr. and Ms. FAMU? The Mr. and Ms. Florida A&M University Pageant and Spirit Showcase had a packed house as contestants prepared to battle it out […]
Questions Linger after ‘Widow’
People filled the seats at Charles Winter Wood Theatre on Friday and Saturday night to watch “Black Widow.” Written by alumnus James Webb Jr., the play intertwines spirituality, religion and superstitions, all while revealing how people can hold on to and carry life’s burdens by passing them down to their […]
Impersonators Honor Civil War Heroes for Black History Month
John Anderson and Jarvis Rosier’s impersonations of Fredrick Douglass and an everyday black soldier in the Civil War captivated the audience with eyewitness accounts of struggle, fear and courage. “The slaves were a part of the natural order of things and they had the same skills as white Americans had,” […]
Savion Glover Taps for Tally Students
Savion Glover is often referred to as the “greatest tap dancer in the world.” Tonight, he will appear in Lee Hall Auditorium at 8 p.m. as part of the 2010-2011 Lyceum series, co-presented by FSU’s Seven Days of Opening Nights. Glover has performed on some of the biggest stages […]