Narissa Tooks

Florida A&M University’s Graduate Feeder Scholars Program is hosting its 31st Annual Graduate Feeder Scholars Conference this week. The conference runs Tuesday through Thursday. It will include a recruitment fair and various workshops that are geared toward students who plan to attend graduate school.

Kenneth Thomas, a graduate of Florida A&M is running for school board in Gadsden County. Gadsden County is the only majority African-American county in Florida, and Thomas wants to serve on the county school board. The seat is currently held by Steve Scott. According to the Gadsden County Supervisor of Elections website, there are more than 29,000 registered voters in the county. Born in Quincy, just 20 miles west of Tallahassee, Thomas is proud of his hometown.

With primary elections taking place on Aug. 28, many students in Tallahassee do not plan to vote. According to college.usatoday.com, for the 2016 primary election, there was a low voter turnout for 18-to-24 year olds. This is not a surprising fact, as citizens in that age range are least likely to vote in any election, let alone primary elections. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, voters between the ages of 18 and 24 have always voted less as a group year after year since 1962.