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Student fatally shot JASON LAWRENCE STAFF EDITOR A shooting at Greystone Place Apartments on Jackson Bluff Road ended with the death of a Florida A&M student. Rasheed Ola-Seyi, 25, of Opa
Locka was taken to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital shortly after the shooting, where he succumbed to his injuries, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. The shooting occurred at approximately 5:15 p.m. Monday and, based on
the initial investigation by police, no definitive motive has been established. Lasaki was however, police believed to be the intended victim. President James Ammons broke the news of the senior criminal justice student’s death Tuesday in
City resurrects Cascade Park BERLIN (AP) — A Rwandan man went on trial in Germany Tuesday over accusations that he organized massacres and incited killings as a mayor during the African country’s 1994 genocide. Onesphore Rwabukombe faces possible life in prison if convicted of charges of genocide and murder, as well as inciting those crimes.
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NATIONAL WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — A 10-yearold boy stabbed his mom in the back following a confrontation about household chores. West Valley Police Sgt Mike Powell says the 35-yearold mother was taken to Pioneer Valley Hospital for stitches after the Tuesday confrontation. SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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faculty senate meeting. Upon receiving the news, Dean of Students Henry Kirby immediately contacted Lasaki’s family. He described their overall tone as “shocked.” “The university community is saddened to learn of the STUDENT 3
Financial aid: no money, more problems CHRISTOPHER QUINN II CORRESPONDENT
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Tallahassee police responded to three commercial robberies on Monday night. The first robbery occurred at 9:00 pm at Arby’s located at 2258 North Monroe Street. The second, at 9:15 pm happened at Walgreens at 100 East Magnolia Drive. The third at 9:50 pm took place at Wendy’s located at 1901 Apalachee Parkway. No injuries were reported.
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Keenan Doanes The Famuan Cascade Park, once a landfill, will teem with culture and outdoor activities later this year.
PAULETHIA BRYANT CORRESPONDENT Tallahassee will soon have a new addition to its award-winning green-spaces and park system. Capital Cascade Park will come back to life bringing with it the nostalgia of Tallahassee’s past. The construction and revitalization of the city landmark, also on the National Registry of Historic Places,
is well underway and is scheduled for completion later this year according to city of Tallahassee officials. “I’m proud to say that now, almost 200 years later [after the park’s discovery], we will finally restore this historic land in a way to properly celebrate and honor its legacy,” said State Representative and Capital Cascade Council Development Co-chair Loranne Ausley. Capital Cascade Park is the
second in a four-segment greenway project called the Capital Cascade Trail. The trail will double as a multi-use storm water drainage system and a recreational walkway for the community that will extend 4.25 miles. Capital Cascade Park is not a just a city construction project, but is the gateway to the past. The CASCADE 3
Restructuring talks continue CLARECE POLKE STAFF EDITOR
Accountability was the theme of the day, as students exchanged their thoughts and opinions on the restructuring of Florida A&M’s budget and curriculum. Students separated into small groups by classification, were asked to discuss FAMU’s strengths, and where they felt budget cuts would best be applied. Despite the avid discussions held in each of the intimate groups, rows of empty tables reflected the small student turnout. Iman Sandifer, FAMU’s Student Government Association Senate president, said, while the number of students in attendance was much less than expected, he was grateful for the opportunity of students to have a voice in FAMU’s academic restructuring plans. “Of course you want more students to come out,” said Sandifer. “Unfortunately, it was during a time where a lot of classes are being held so that’s an understandable factor…of course, the more minds you have, the more opinions you give.” Moderators presented students with each
J. L. Evans The Famuan Students discuss university overhaul.
question and then took detailed notes as students voiced their concerns. Recurring themes arose at each table, regardless of classification or major, including more accountability among faculty and administration, better customer service and the elimination and merging of academic programs. Since salaries make up a huge part of the budget. T.J. Legacy-Cole, a second year political science student, said salaries should be one of the first RESTRUCTURING 4
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Aaron Johnson gives his thoughts on the first of a three-part series about pathways that lead to nowhere.
FAMU’s Gospel Choir prepares for a busy semester, including traveling on a multiple state tour.
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Many Florida A&M students are still waiting to receive their financial aid after being in class for more than two weeks. Most students were approved for grants, scholarships and loanslast fall. This spring, aid had to be verified and posted to accounts again. For some students the process of getting financial aid come as no surprise. “My freshman year, after all of my paperwork was finalized, it took two months to get my financial aid,” said Kiauna Pinnock, 19, a second year biology student from West Palm Beach, Fla. “I’m pretty upset, but I’m content because I know I’m not going to get it on time.” Monique Alleyne, 24, a fourth year music education student, is less understanding. “I know I wasn’t taking classes last semester but I still filled out my FAFSA in January. I should be getting something for this semester since I am enrolled in my classes.” Many students expected their financial aid refunds to be sent out on Jan. 12 after they looked on their iRattler accounts and saw the disbursement date. According to the Office of Financial Aid, however, that is not the case. “At other schools they get it the exact same week that they start school. So why does it take so long for us to get our financial aid,” said Pinnock. Assistant director of financial aid Kelly Kindell said there is a difference between the disbursement date of financial aid and the disbursement of refund checks. “We just take the money and send a file to student accounts and then they send out the refund checks. It says on the students’ records that their funds will be disbursed on the twelfth so we take the money to student accounts on the twelfth,” said Kindell. “Student accounts, in turn, does the refunds.” Kindell also explained that federal regulations mandate that the financial aid must be processed by a certain time after being sent to student accounts and FAMU
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