A Florida children’s charity will this weekend host a tennis tournament at Florida A&M intended to shed light on the decline in foster families available to needy youth. The One Church One Child of Florida, Inc. is working alongside other child-centric organizations to hold the two-day tournament this Saturday and […]
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Mother’s Day Message: Roscoe Thompson
There are no words that can justifiable describe the love that I have for my mother. The enduring bond she and I share is merely incalculable. She truly is my best friend. From her, I have learned to put my trust in God and lean on His word and not […]
Rattler Fashion Appears at Graduation
It’s almost a tradition of its own that FAMU students express themselves in styles on weekly Set Friday’s, annual Be Out Day’s and even trips to the café. Countless students are seen in wardrobe that is fit for the runway. While FAMU Rattlers are no stranger to bringing a flair […]
FAMU Presents Honorary Doctorates to T’Keyah Kemah and Lisa Jackson
Florida A&M University presented a celebrated graduate and a senior Obama administration official with honorary doctorates at Saturday’s Spring Commencement ceremony. President James Ammons granted the title of “Doctor of Humane Letters” to FAMU graduate, actress and writer T’Keyah Crystal Kemah and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson, celebrating […]
Staff Ed: Justice is Done, Time to Unite
America’s ability to unify after a major event never ceases to amaze me. America united in its sorrow after the events of 9/11. The attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa., cost the U.S. thousands of lives, yet it also brought an entire nation together under […]
Hundreds Graduate from Florida A&M
Hundreds of Florida A&M students graduated from the university Saturday to cheers and shouts from friends and family in two sessions of Spring Commencement. Keynote speaker Atlanta Mayor M. Kasim Reed praised the more than 600 students who graduated in the morning session of commencement for the legacy that they […]
Lisa Jackson Urges Greener America
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson pressed the need for American society to become more energy efficient during her address to hundreds of Florida A&M graduates and their parents and friends Saturday. Just ahead of the afternoon session of FAMU’s Spring Commencement, Jackson fielded questions from student media […]
Mother and Daughter to Graduate from FAMU Together
A mother and daughter are slated to graduate from Florida A&M at this Saturday’s Spring Commencement. Nursing major Susan Dunbar shares “significant milestone” with her daughter, Ayonna Dunbar, according to a new post on the FAMU website this week. Nearly 1,400 candidates are set to receive their diplomas at the […]
FAMU makes Princeton Review’s List of 311 ‘Green’ Colleges
The Princeton Review recently listed Florida A&M University in its “311 Green Colleges: 2011 edition.” FAMU was the only Historically Black College or University (HBCU) on the list this year. The Princeton Review selected colleges that “demonstrated a strong commitment to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and […]
Moore makes all-conference rookie team
5-10 freshman combo guard Avery Moore doesn’t fit the typical prototype of a stellar basketball star. With two pairs of socks and a pair of high tops the dangerous long distance scorer probably is closer to 5-8 but, that didn’t stop the Tallahassee native from making the MEAC’s All-Rookie fist […]