Mental Health Breaks: Why They’re Necessary
By Sydney Mills Ever since 6th grade, when my school would do a Mental Health Week in the month of May, I never understood why it was such a big deal. Why would our whole school day be interrupted just to watch some butterflies be released? Or to listen toContinue Reading
TCCTalon Tunes: Alayna Hoppock
Alayna Hoppock, a second-year TCC Nursing student from Destin, Fla., has always been a fan of music, especially country. She finds music peaceful and calming but can also bring out pain. “I love music so much because it reminds me of my past and how my real father guided thatContinue Reading
Something Wicked coming to Tallahassee Community College
By William Cannell A production of Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes” will be presented this October by Theatre TCC! in the Turner Auditorium. The shows will be held at 8 p.m. on Oct. 12-14, 8 p.m. on Oct. 20-21, and 2 p.m. on Oct. 22. TCC students, faculty,Continue Reading
Talon’s Market Invites Chef to Teach Tallahassee Community College Students Healthy Eating
Tallahassee Community College held “TCC Chopped,” a cooking demonstration, hosted by the Talon’s Market to teach students how to make healthy foods without using a lot of ingredients. The event was held on Sept. 14 in the Student Union. Bill Fredericks of Second Harvest demonstrates his cooking skills during “TCCContinue Reading
Interviews with the cast of Something Wicked This Way Comes
Theatre TCC! will present six performances of “Something Wicked This Way Comes” written by Ray Bradbury. The Talon sat down with cast members Cassidy Cummings, Ray O’Neal Jr. and Kaitlynn Ricketts to discuss their experiences with the play, rehearsals and their love of theater. What is your position in SomethingContinue Reading
TCCTalon Tunes: Kermit Harrison
Music is important to Kermit Harrison in a nontraditional way. Harrison is a Tallahassee Community College professor of Humanities who was born in Tampa, Fla. His music preference has changed a lot from high school, when he listened to Hip Hop, and graduate school, where he preferred jazz. He enjoysContinue Reading
The Role of Student Government in Fostering Change
By Jullion Griffin As the Student Government Association President, I have the privilege of serving the vibrant and diverse student body of Tallahassee Community College. In this writing, I want to share my thoughts on an issue close to my heart – the power of student voices and our StudentContinue Reading
Murder Sentencing Brings Justice to Tallahassee Victims’ Families
Aaron Glee gets life in prison after murdering 19-year-old Tallahassee Community College student, Oluwatoyin Salau, and 75-year-old state worker, Victoria Sims, in 2020. Salau was kidnapped, imprisoned, and eventually murdered. In the following days Sims was also kidnapped and murdered. Their bodies were found at Glee’s home on Monday Road,Continue Reading
TCCTalon Tunes: Kat Large
Kat Large credits a lot of her music taste to her friends, as well as bands she discovered while going to live concerts and hearing them play alongside her favorite artists. Growing up in Tallahassee, Fla., she reminisces on the past seasons of her life in which she listened toContinue Reading