College professor gives up her free time to serve men and women who have served the country.
By: Richard Spivey Homeless veterans line up to be served dinner by volunteer students from Tallahassee Community College. Dr. Soldani stands outside the common room, greeting the veterans with a hug and a kind hello Dr. Melissa Soldani-Lemon is an Associate Professor of History at Tallahassee Community College and aContinue Reading
Class Creates Campaign to Tackle Distracted Driving
These are just a few of the campaigns created to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. They were developed by mass media students at Tallahassee Community College this semester. Elements of the project are now being used in a statewide campaign to help prevent distracted driving. https://apbfoundation.com/just-drive-florida EachContinue Reading
Businessman among business majors
By: Colins Peaks, Talon Staff Thousands of students are studying business at Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College, but for most, the idea of starting their own business seems years, and a degree, away. For Cam Thompson, the time is now. As a 20-year-old TCC Student, Thompson has alreadyContinue Reading
How has Noah Wise shaped his style of mandolin playing over the years?
By: Amanda Meyer A crowd of music lovers listens with awe and bafflement as he quickly picks the strings on a mandolin, switching from playing traditional bluegrass to jazz and back again to bluegrass. Noah Wise is no stranger to genre-hopping. Since middle school, Wise has been shaping his unusualContinue Reading
The Harvest at Backwoods Crossing
Backwoods Crossing is a “Farm to Table” restaurant brought to you from the mind of Executive Chef Jesse Rice. Farm, Greenhouse, Chickens, and Quail! The Harvest is an annual festival for Backwoods Crossing. It will be focused on celebrating the anniversary of the restaurant and farm!! Entertainment will include liveContinue Reading
Eagles fly high against Hillsborough Community
By: Andrew Johnson, Sports Editor Tallahassee Community College extends their winning streak to 8 games this season, winning a home game on Tuesday night with a 72-50 win over Hillsborough Community College. The Eagles’ started the game slowly with a 32 percent field goal percentage in the first half andContinue Reading
Why Colleges Should Extend Thanksgiving Break
By: Katherine Booker, Talon Editor | Opinion Thanksgiving is a time to spend with loved ones and share thanks for the good things in one’s life. Now that Thanksgiving Break is coming up one question I have had since I started college is relevant again: why isn’t the break a wholeContinue Reading
Positively Post-It
By: Katherine Booker, Talon Editor Students in Lauren Fletcher and Kelly Thayer’s ENC1102 classes decided to have a Positivity Post-It day at Tallahassee Community College. The project was held Wednesday, Nov. 29 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Union. The students all voted on what would beContinue Reading
Keep Friday in Black Friday
By: Katherine Booker, Talon Editor | Opinion Black Friday is the unofficial start of Christmas season. People are out and about getting good deals on Christmas presents. According to money.cnn.com, the name Black Friday became famous in 1961, when the term was coined by the police officers who had to dealContinue Reading
Lady Eagles breeze past IMG Academy
By: Andrew Johnson, Sports Editor Tallahassee Community College Women’s Basketball team hypes players as they are introduced before the game starts. TCC played IMG Academy. (Photo by Andrew Johnson) NJCAA No. 7/Region 8 No. 3 Tallahassee Community College defeated IMG Academy on Tuesday, 122-40, to keep the LadyContinue Reading