Tallahassee Community College has been serving the community since 1966. After 57 years as a two-year college, the TCC administration decided to offer bachelor’s degrees in spring 2023. This sparked the conversation around a name change, specifically removing the word “community” from the college’s name. In the last 20 years,Continue Reading
Tallahassee Community College Assistant Professors of Physical Science Joseph McNeil and Greogory Brown hold Astronomy Night twice a semester for students to gather and stargaze at the nighttime sky through a telescope. The latest event was held on Oct.19 on top of the TCC parking garage. Tallahassee Community College FacultyContinue Reading
The Talon’s Market, a free on-campus marketplace designed for students experiencing food insecurity, celebrated its fourth anniversary on Wednesday, Oct. 25, outside the Student Union. Tallahassee Community College Student Resource Coordinator Kayla Dover said the Talon’s Market is attempting to try and break stigmas surrounding food banks and show studentsContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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