September 2015 – Page 6 – Capital Outlook

FAMU Athletics’ New Direction in Academics

September 9, 2015

By Chaninn Ragland Outlook Writer Florida A&M athletics has moved in a new direction with the newly hired Athletic Director Milton Overton and Head Football Coach Alex Wood. Both have plans to make FAMU athletics a powerhouse program again. Their mission is not only to do it

Defense Comes Through Big in Rickards’ Win Over Cowboys

September 9, 2015

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer If Rickards High School’s Head Football Coach Quintin Lewis needed a definitive play that best explains why the Raiders won their season-opener over Madison County, he could choose one by his defense. But none defined the

Tallahassee Team to Represent Florida in USTA National Tourney

September 9, 2015

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer One is a painter. Another is an FSU band director and there is a computer technician in the mix. Anthony Cammarata, an attorney with the state, put the men together with others from even more diverse professional careers on a USTA recreation

Football Kickoff Opens to Sold Out Crowd

September 8, 2015

By KeyAaron Dishman Outlook Writer For many Florida A&M fans and alumni, football season equals social gatherings and rooting for their Rattlers. On Aug. 29, Florida A&M’s booster club held its third annual football kickoff. Scores of people gathered at the sold out event,

FSU’s College of Nursing Earns Federal Grant for Military Veterans

September 8, 2015

By James Celeste Outlook Writer Veterans all around the country that are in the medical field have much to be excited about, as Florida State University’s College of Nursing has been funded through a federal grant that is worth about $800,000. Over the next three years, the grant will

A Tea Party with a Spoonful of Love

September 8, 2015

By Mahoganie Reckley Outlook Writer Hot tea, baked goods and warm hearts set the atmosphere of Christian Heritage Church’s fellowship hall on Aug. 29. As individuals of Tallahassee’s community filed in to participate in the Chelsea House’s “Breaking Free” afternoon Tea, the event was

Students Asked to Live Elsewhere

September 8, 2015

By Sherrell Wilkerson Outlook Writer Aqua Park Apartments has forced hundreds of students to find last-minute living arrangements due to leasing unprepared apartments for the new school year. Since school began on Aug. 24, many students have found themselves being asked to stay with friends or to pay money

Area Louisiana Natives Mark the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

September 8, 2015

By Nadia Felder Outlook Writer Patrice Henderson, victim and evacuee of Hurricane Katrina, hosted the storm’s 10 year anniversary on Aug. 29 at Tallahassee’s Tom Brown Park. With more than 50 people in attendance and a table full of New Orleans’ traditional Jambalaya and red

FAMU: A Legacy To Live For

September 8, 2015

By Diamond Hunt-Coleman Senior Outlook Writer With something that can only be described as a FAMUly reunion, Florida A&M University and The Bethel Empowerment Foundation Inc. came together on Aug. 27 to put on the Legacy Banquet. FAMU`s Grand Ballroom was

Former FAMU Presidents Appeal for Harmony

September 8, 2015

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer It might have been the setting of the sanctuary inside Bethel Missionary Baptist Church that had participants – one after another – expressing harmony during the Aug. 27 news conference. They gathered in front of a throng