August 2015 – Page 5 – Capital Outlook

FAMU and UFF Reach Tentative Agreement on Salary Increases

August 12, 2015

By Christal Searcy Outlook Writer The Administration of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) reached a tentative agreement on July 31 over the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the United Faculty of Florida (UFF). The FAMU and UFF agreement provides for a 1.5 percent across the board wage increases

From Prison to General Population

August 12, 2015

[subtitle]The case of the Jones siblings brings questions of proper rehabilitation[/subtitle] By Diamond Hunt-Coleman Outlook Writer Small things that individuals take for granted such as smartphones, social media, and the ability to drive are the same things Curtis and Catherine Jones have been unable to do.

Confident Rickards Looks to Show Improvements This Season

August 12, 2015

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer When Rickards High School finished the football season with a 7-4 record last year, head coach Quintin Lewis realized that the Raiders had several questions to answer. Lewis was concerned because just a year earlier his football team ended

TCC’s Basketball Teams to Open 2015-16 Season on the Road

August 11, 2015

Special to the Outlook Tallahassee Community College released its 2015-16 men’s and women’s basketball schedules on July 23, exactly 100 days from the Oct. 30 season opener that will officially usher in the Eagles’ 25th Anniversary season as a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association

Wood Hopes Leader Emerges from Rattlers’ Summer Workouts

August 11, 2015

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer The Florida A&M football players walked through the Galimore Fieldhouse looking fit. It serves as Exhibit A for first-year coach Alex Wood that the Rattlers made good use of the time they had this summer for unsupervised workouts – in

Former Linebacker Turned Boxer Gets Win in First Fight at Home

August 11, 2015

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer For at least 10 seconds after the final bell, Brandon Denmark and Robert Arnold were still exchanging punches. The three-round amateur heavyweight fight was that heated. “It was definitely the heat of the moment for me,” Denmark said. “Being

New Program Teaches Kids Soccer

August 11, 2015

By Janelle Floyd Outlook Writer Kids laughing and running around on the soccer field unofficially kicked off Tallahassee Southside Soccer for Success. The program, created by Florida A&M University Campus Recreation and Tallahassee Housing Authority (THA), aims to expose 5 to 16-year-olds to the world’s

The Presentation of Tithes and Offering During Worship: The Blessing and Breakthrough from the Offerings

August 11, 2015

Eighth in A series On The Sacredness and Steadfastness of Worship By Deacon Ausey Johnson Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Think back to the time you first started tithing. Were you a child? Were you a young adult? Were you an adult? Were you taught by your parents or grandparents?

What is a Whole-School Approach to Bullying Prevention?

August 11, 2015

By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D. Vice President/ Education Editor During the school year, a third of middle and high school students have reported being bullied. According to the Center for Disease Control, bullying is the third leading cause of death among young adults with approximately 4,400 deaths per year.

Are Black People Crazy . . . . . or What?

August 11, 2015

By Na’im Akbar, Ph. D. Clinical Psychologist (Retired) Special to the Outlook There are several psychological factors that seem to correspond with the decline of many “crazy” and self-destructive factors in African-American communities. Two of these factors are “self-awareness” and “self-respect.” There is evidence that we can predict the