August 2020 – Page 6 – Capital Outlook

Orr replaces Wiggins as FAMU softball coach

August 12, 2020

Special to the Outlook FAMU’s softball team didn’t avoid the shakeup in sports caused by coronavirus. The pandemic left coach Veronica Wiggins without the big finale that was anticipated to mark the end of her lengthy career at the helm. She however made her exit from working the sidelines for

Five FAMU tennis players earn ITA academic recognition

August 12, 2020

Special to the Outlook Five FAMU tennis players were recently named Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athletes, with four coming from the women’s program. In 2020, 979 Division I men student-athletes and 1,430 Division I women student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete. In addition, 186 men’s programs and 244 women’s programs were

ACC announces plans for football and fall Olympic sports

August 12, 2020

Special to the Outlook GREENSBORO, N.C. – Saying that the “health, safety and well-being of all our campus constituents is at the forefront of all decisions,” the Atlantic Coast Conference announced that it will move head with a fall schedule, including football. “The ACC recognizes the uncertain and challenging environment

Removal completes saga of Eppes statue

August 4, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer One more chapter in the saga of the Francis Eppes statue is done on the campus of Florida State University. Reaction to the decision by President John Thrasher to remove the statue from Mina Jo Powell Green last Thursday has been swift and mixed.

AMWAT Moving and Storage: a business anchored in community service

August 4, 2020

By Cilicia AndersonOutlook writer When gun violence infiltrated Tallahassee a few years ago, Gloria Pugh stepped up with ideas to find a resolution. Pugh was at the forefront again when she realized how poverty ravaged through some neighborhoods. Now in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Pugh again is

Safety is a priority for local protesters

August 4, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Early on during nationwide protests that followed the police killing of George Floyd, health experts worried that some of the scenes were ripe for spreading the coronavirus. The verdict is still out on that assumption, but it’s also obvious that protesters have something else

TPD calls for community cooperation in homicide probe

August 4, 2020

Special to the Outlook The Tallahassee Police Department is continuing to investigate a homicide that occurred around 2:45 a.m. last Saturday at 1143 West Orange Avenue. It is imperative that witnesses come forward to provide information that can help solve this case and bring closure to the grieving family. While

FAMU 2019-2020 research funding totals $60.8 million, highest in school history

August 4, 2020

By Andrew SkerrittFAMU Office of Communications Florida A&M University (FAMU) in 2019-2020 received 167 research grant awards totaling $60.8 million, the largest dollar value of research awards in its history “This record-breaking year in research funding is a direct result of the hard work of our faculty and our strategic

Princell Hair named president and CEO of the Black News Channel

August 4, 2020

By the National Newspaper Publishers Association Princell Hair joins The Black News Channel (BNC) as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the nation’s first and only 24-hour news network culturally specific to the diverse views of the Black community, Chairman and interim CEO, J.C. Watts announced last week. With

Why does reading matter for children?

August 4, 2020

By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D. When children read regularly, it helps them to develop their curiosity, imagination, and creativity. It helps them to learn new words, enhance their focus and concentration, and perform better in their academic subjects. It also helps children to learn about things that are happening in