Fla. Board of Governors rejects Green Fee
FSU will now see more difficulties going and staying green after the Board of Governors denied its proposal for the Student Green Fund, a proposed $.50 per credit hour fee to support campus...
View ArticleBill bans bongs, pipes in Florida
Approved by Gov. Rick Scott on June 5, House Bill 49 bans the sale and consumption of water pipes, chamber pipes, electric pipes, ice pipes and air-driven pipes.
View ArticleBecoming a TA could be as simple as signing a sheet today
For many undergraduate students at Florida State University, becoming a teaching assistant may be as easy as signing a piece of paper.
View ArticleSupreme Court rules DOMA unconstitutional
Decision grants same-sex marriages equal rights as heterosexual marriages
View ArticleGumby wants his mat back
Honestly, as if publicly ordering a grease-laden, 12 inch-diameter slab of dough at 2 a.m. wasn't already incriminating enough, he had to steal something-on camera. Rather than leave Gumby's with...
View ArticleVeterans Center plans memorial for fallen soldiers
To honor FSU graduates who have lost their lives during military service, Florida State's Veteran Center is working to construct an online memorial for fallen soldiers. Though the online project is...
View ArticleFAMU Marching 100 returns from suspension
The ban on FAMU's famed marching band has officially been lifted after a 19-month suspension, announced FAMU interim President Larry Robinson during a conference on Thursday.
View ArticleJay-Z stays winning on 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'
While it may not necessarily revolutionize the genre, 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' is the best rap album released this year. The hip hop here is simply better than anything found elsewhere.
View ArticlePOLICE BRIEFS: Vandalized gate; Blue Light false alarm
Around 1 a.m. on July 7, an FSUPD officer on foot patrol witnessed a male, a current a Florida State student, approach the Welcome Center's gated parking lot near the Westcott Building. As the officer...
View ArticleSeminoles catch golden snitch
This Saturday, FSU Quidditch will host players from colleges across the Southeast to take part in the Southern Regional Area Fantasy Tournament.
View ArticleCORRECTION: July 12, 2013
CORRECTION: The minimum grade point average for Florida A&M University band members is 2.0.
View ArticleStudents rally against Supreme Court decision to strike down Section 4 of...
Tallahassee college students rallied on the steps of the Florida State Capitol on Friday, urging legislators to take action against the Supreme Court's recent strike down of Section 4 of the Voting...
View ArticleTallahassee students protest not guilty verdict in Zimmerman trial
Tallahassee college students and community members rallied at the Capitol early Sunday morning after a jury found neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting of Florida...
View ArticleContreras and SGA support student activism of FSU Dream Defenders
As soon as Rosie Contreras heard the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, her phone rang. Kristen Bonner, an organizer for the campus civil rights group Dream Defenders, was on the other...
View ArticlePOLICE BRIEFS: Unconscious student at Heritage Grove; shoes stolen
In the early hours of Saturday, July 14, an FSUPD officer was conducting a routine security check of a Heritage Grove fraternity's organized function when he noticed a female passed out on the sidewalk.
View ArticleVerdict unifies 'Generation Me'
In the Florida State Capitol Building, just outside the Governor's Office, Nate Wallace leaned against a cold stone wall and briefly closed his eyes.
View ArticlePOLICE BRIEFS: FSUPD, ABT investigate Pots, arrest underage drinkers
According to FSUPD police reports, several students were arrested for underage drinking during an FSUPD-ABT joint plainclothes investigation at Potbelly's bar on Friday.
View ArticleFrat tatted up: Brothers in ink
Florida State fraternity men go under the needle to immortalize their dedication to the values of the organizations. Unlike ephemerally trendy neon frat tanks and Polo buckle-backs, fraternity tattoos...
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