In Introduction to African American literature, we always start by reading excerpts from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. In 2016, I discovered that Frederick Douglass was the most photographed man of the 19th century, when I came across the book Picturing Frederick Douglass. Douglass embraced photography inContinue Reading
By Tyler J. Vivas | Contributing Writer Tallahassee local Matthew Nazareth cherishes the memory of his grandmother baking cookies for an orphanage near her home in Goa, India. Through these actions, she taught her grandson to give back to others without compensation. After her death, Nazareth traveled to several partsContinue Reading
By Brandon Vasquez | Talon Staff The NJCAA announced earlier this month that Tallahassee Community College’s men’s basketball team will no longer be eligible to participate in this year’s postseason due to their post-game altercation with Pensacola State College on March 27. More information has since been released via aContinue Reading
By Maybelline Somoza | Talon Staff Tallahassee Community College lost one of its students in a tragic hit-and-run accident earlier this month. Anthony Mejias, 19, was traveling from Tallahassee to Fort Lauderdale to spend Easter weekend with his family. During a 15-minute layover in Orlando, Fox 13 news reported thatContinue Reading
By Kassandra Limage Jesula Jeannot has never forgotten when the earthquake hit Haiti in 2010. She lost everything and watched her best friend be killed right before her eyes, according to VoyageATL. She and many others in the area lost their homes and all their belongings. They stayed in tentsContinue Reading
Jonathan Siegal | Talon Staff Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has to lead to students across the country struggling with their mental health. According to a Michigan State University survey, 83 percent of students report that they have been negatively impacted by quarantines, the stress of avoiding theContinue Reading
Staff Report Six members of the TCC Forensics Team completed their season with a national championship in their division at the Phi Rho Pi National Speech and Debate Tournament. They brought home gold team awards in both Individual Events and Overall Team Sweepstakes. It is the 21st consecutive year thatContinue Reading
Tallahassee Community College student Justin Lawrence filed a lawsuit against his former residency at the Social 2700 Student Spaces in Tallahassee, Florida. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Lawrence and other residents were denied access to amenities in the apartment complex without any prorated refunds. After the complex’s property manager denied hisContinue Reading
TCC is one of the many schools that has shifted classes online. In this podcast, two TCC students explain how they have been coping during the pandemic in their online and face-to-face classes.
In this podcast, TCC students discuss challenges they have experienced communicating with professors and advisors. The hosts also suggest ways for TCC to more effectively communicate with students.