Thursday evening at the Tallahassee Mall’s AMC Theatre, eager Florida A&M students crowded the AMC lobby to see “The Social Network.” The movie is about Mark Zuckerberg, a computer savvy college student and his journey to creating the social network Facebook. Although the movie began at 7 p.m., students began […]

A nurse sat quietly at the entrance to the Palmetto Phase 3 assembly room, waiting for students to enter and take a HIV test. As each student passed, she offered them the opportunity to get tested. The Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., in conjuntion with Miss […]

People walked into the dance studio, immediately nodding their heads to the rhythm of the drums. Live percussionists drummed a variety of African beats as the dancers wrapped their skirts around their waist to prepare for routine warm ups. Tiffany Thompson is a dancer at the African Caribbean Dance Theatre, […]

Rumors and pretenders run amok in the movie “Easy A,” a high school comedy filled with nerds, quirky adults, jocks, outcasts and Jesus freaks. Lets get this straight: teen movies focus around the main character being an epic loser by having no boyfriend or girlfriend because of their poor social […]

What was once considered taboo to even talk about is now blaring through the speakers of headphones and glorified on the covers of magazines. It is a steamy scene in the new R-rated blockbuster and a trending topic on twitter. It’s the plan for Friday night and the idea for […]

Moviegoers have awaited the much-anticipated and advertised film “The Social Network,” which premieres in Tallahassee theaters this Friday. Sony Pictures is hosting a pre-screening of “The Social Network” Thursday at the Tallahassee Mall in the AMC Theater. There will be a distribution of free promotional t-shirts, posters and bags […]

At 11 a.m. Ahmahtsiyah B. Rahm opens Soul Vegetarian with a smiling face peeking from behind his salt-and-pepper beard. Customers inhale the aroma of barbeque tofu, vegan macaroni and cheese and fresh steamed collard greens. Soul Vegetarian is a vegan restaurant that features a full menu of lunch platters, sandwiches, […]

Tyler Perry introduces his new play “Madea’s Big Happy Family” to Tallahassee. Perry first kicked off his show January 2010 in El Paso, Texas and now is in Tallahassee. This will be Perry twelfth stage play. The play was inspired by his own story and promises to bring music and […]

Heartbeats drum to the rhythm of steady machine gunfire and adrenaline is pumping high. Unaware of what the opponent will do next, the player analyzes each and every sound, the ultimate goal being to conquer the enemy. Gamers indulge in this out-of-body experience every time they pick up a […]

The lecture hall in the Foster-Tanner music building is filled to capacity on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Students engage in detailed discussions with someone who knows firsthand about the music art form. That is the experience for the students in Christopher Martin and Kawachi Clemons’ hip-hop seminar class. Christopher […]