Why Shopping From Local Businesses Is A Good Idea
Wilson Roberts | opinion Many people like to shop from national businesses, like Walmart or Best Buy. While this is an understandable choice – after all, these stores are convenient and familiar – we would benefit from doing more of our shopping from local businesses. These businesses are good forContinue Reading
The Importance of Treating Mental Health Issues
Charis Williams | Opinion Mental health is something that is finally starting to be taken more seriously. Especially in the Black or Caribbean communities which it never was before. Now parents are really taking necessary precautions due to the seriousness of it. In these communities’ mental health issues were neverContinue Reading
TCC English Professor starts Creative Writing Club
By Maryia Kushchava | MMC1100 student Nicolette Costantino welcomes Creative Writing Club members via Zoom to share their experiences with writing. It is one way to help students feel supported while learning from one another. Costantino, who is an associate professor of English, has positively impacted students’ confidence by launchingContinue Reading
Commissioner, Teacher, TCC Alumnus Brian Welch Reflects on College’s Personal Impact
By Elijah Moran | TCC Talon Website Editor 25 years ago, Brian Welch was a Mississippi kid fresh out of high school and was on the road to Tallahassee. He enrolled at Tallahassee Community College, needing to get his footing before applying at Florida State University in a couple ofContinue Reading
Former Tallahassee Community College basketball player declares for 2022 NBA Draft
Former Tallahassee Community College basketball player, Tariq Silver had recently declared for the 2022 NBA draft. Silver started his collegiate career with Eastern Michigan University before transferring to TCC for the 2019-2020 season. During his single season with the team, he started 32 games, averaged 12 points per game andContinue Reading
Tallahassee Community College nominated for the 2022 Examples of Excelencia award
Tallahassee Community College was recently nominated by Excelencia in Education for the 2022 Examples of Excelencia award. The award recognizes Colleges dedicated to improving the success of Latino students in higher education, according to the Wakulla News article. “Nearly 22 percent of students at TCC self-identify as Hispanic,” said theContinue Reading
Former TCC student is saving energy companies millions
By Michael Tuzzolo | Talon Social Media Editor Reamonn Soto lost most of his life savings on his first small business venture. So when he was contacted to work as a consultant for the Small Business Development Center at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Soto was surprised. He had justContinue Reading
The Benefit of Taking African American History Your First Year
In this episode of TCC Talon Thoughts, host Luisa Miller speaks with Tallahassee Community College Professor of History Dr. Andrea Oliver, and they discuss the benefits TCC2FAMU students, can gain from taking African American History their first year at TCC. Below is the Q&A between the host and the guest.Continue Reading
TCC Artists Spotlight- Jiwoon Lee
By Dylan Spradlin Art can be found anywhere, and an artist is in everyone. Today we showcase a new artist, Jiwoon Lee, coming to us from Seoul, the cultural center of South Korea. Lee is a first-year TCC student who plans to continue on to FSU to study Editing, Writing,Continue Reading
TCC Forensics team brings national award back from St. Louis tournament
Tallahassee Community College’s Forensics Team won its second consecutive national title in the Hindman Division at the Phi Rho Pi National tournament in St. Louis. It is the 22nd consecutive team sweepstakes award for the college. All six team members advanced to elimination rounds, a feat last accomplished in 2008. Continue Reading