Students will be lining up all week to receive free HIV tests and flu shots in the Al Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center for National Health Education Week. The event is held during the third week of October, orchestrated by the School of Allied Health. The event focuses on […]
Author: Katherine Nicolas
I plead the 15th
Newspapers historically take the time during the election season to endorse the candidates they feel are the best fit to serve their constituency. Last week The Famuan received a call from the campaign to re-elect President Barack Obama. The volunteer asked immediately and abruptly when we would be endorsing […]
Homecoming ticket prices reduced
Florida A&M’s homecoming concert is expected to attract a huge crowd to the Al Lawson Center on Nov.10. With names such as Uncle Luke, Bill Bellamy and Rick Ross, students expected tickets to be costly. However, Student Government Association President Marissa West said student interest was what she was […]
Amendment 6 aims at women’s rights
There are six proposed constitutional amendments on the Florida ballot, but Amendment 6 has the campus buzzing. Every person, voting or not, is preparing for changes in government on a local, state and national level. Vote NO on Amendment 6 is a statewide coalition committed to keeping Florida’s politicians […]
Healthcare sorority placed under inactive status
Kappa Psi Psi Healthcare Sorority was suspended Tuesday after reports of an alleged off-campus hazing incident on Oct. 4. The sorority is made up of “students who are in pharmacy, nursing and allied health majors,” said Interim President Larry Robinson. A complaint claimed pledges were told to stand in […]
FAMU Hospital to be recognized as historic marker
Just days before the university celebrated its 125th anniversary, the Carrie Meek-James Eaton Black Archives Research Center sent an application to the State of Florida Historical Markers Program in an effort to recognize the historic Florida A&M Hospital. FAMU Hospital opened in 1911 and became Florida’s first and longest […]
Florida amendment for disabled veteran relief proposed
Florida wants to become the most veteran-friendly state in America. The revisal of the Second Amendment to the Florida constitution and a passing vote Nov. 6 would grant that wish. The proposal would give disabled veterans who were not Florida residents at the time of active duty a homestead property […]
Campus event seeks to educate voters about sample ballot
The “Know Your Ballot” forum, hosted by the Juvenile Justice Club along with the Gamma Alpha Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Inc., invited local politicians and representatives of coalitions to inform students of amendment changes to the ballot. Erika Christopher, a graduate public administration student from Jacksonville, is the […]
Right for the night
In a world where a person can experiment with as many partners sexually as one can suffice, is marriage even relevant in today’s society? I know that in the past, a man would court the young virgin woman of his liking and arouse her with flowers, chocolates and the […]
FAMU trounces SSU 44-3
The Florida A&M football team improved their record to 3-4 with a 44-3 win over the Savannah State Tigers Saturday night at Bragg Stadium. The win snaps a two game losing streak for the Rattler. The rushing games caused concern last week, totaling just 37 yards, but this week […]