March 2021 – Capital Outlook

Season done for ninth-seeded Noles with loss to Oregon State in NCAA first round

March 26, 2021

Kourtney Weber (No. 10) makes a move to contest a play as Oregon State takes control of last Sunday’s game.Photo courtesy Oregon State athletics By Ian BolgerSeminoles.com SAN MARCOS, Texas – The ninth-seeded Florida State women’s basketball team (10-9, 9-7) suffered a season-ending 83-59 loss to No. 8 seed Oregon

House backs ban for transgender female athletes

March 26, 2021

At least one sponsor believes that the transgender athletic ban is necessary to establish parity for biologically female athletes.Photo special to the Outlook By Dara KamNews Service of Florida Despite impassioned pleas from LGBT advocates, a Florida House panel on approved a controversial proposal that would ban transgender girls and

Pre-game remarks get house support

March 26, 2021

A proposal before the legislature would allow athletic programs in the FHSAA to make pre-game remarks.Photo by St. Clair Murraine NSF staff report Amid a long-running legal battle about a pre-game prayer, a House panel gave the go-ahead to a proposal that would require the Florida High School Athletic Association

TCC ranks No.1 as best college for Associates Degrees

March 26, 2021

Special to the Outlook Tallahassee Community College (TCC) is being ranked as the No.1 college in the nation for Associate Degrees. The ranking by Intelligent magazine is based on curriculum quality, graduation rates, reputation and post-graduate employment. According to Intelligent.com, a trusted independent resource for online, research-based degree rankings and

FAMU SJGC professor Hughes quoted in Global Report

March 26, 2021

Ranata Hughes By Oriana PlummerSpecial to the Outlook FAMU School of Journalism & Graphic Communication professor Ranata Hughes made the global spotlight as one of 15 experts who contributed commentary and insight for FutureLearn’s recently released Global Report. As of mid-March, the Global Report has been featured in more than

Buchanan wins prestigious FAMU scholarship

March 26, 2021

Dominique Buchanan FAMU senior health sciences and pre-med student Dominique Buchanan is the 2020-2021 David E. and Mary J. Pollard Scholarship recipient. Buchanan of Fort Lauderdale is also the 2020-2021 president of the Black Women in Medicine organization at FAMU. She discovered the Pollard scholarship after a close friend encouraged

Energy policies and potential impacts on household budgets

March 26, 2021

R. Dean Foreman Most people are concerned when energy costs rise, especially prices at the pump. It’s understandable since the average household spent nearly $4,100 on energy in 2019, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey. For more than a decade, expanded U.S. energy production helped lower

They don’t want our souls at the polls

March 26, 2021

Julianne Malveaux The Souls to the Polls movement encourages African American church attendees to get out and vote. The churches that promote this movement cannot, because of their 501-c-3 status, endorse candidates. They can, however, emphasize the gospel of social and economic justice and preach the gospel of civic participation.

Spiritually Speaking

March 26, 2021

This life is about that first step James A. Washington Jr Do any of you remember that certain Sunday when moved to accept the truth of your own salvation? I did recently. I was asked a very simple question by the new member deacon: “Do I believe in Jesus Christ?”

Bright Futures revamp clears first hurdle

March 26, 2021

Xavier McClinton, student-body president at Florida A&M UniversityPhoto special to the Outlook By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida With dozens of students testifying against the bill, a controversial plan to reduce Bright Futures scholarships for students who pursue degrees deemed unlikely to lead to jobs was approved by a Senate