The sixth annual Florida A&M University Relay For Life was held Friday night as 42 school-related and local organizations came together to walk FAMU’s track. Some organizations also put on performances and raised money in effort to help fight cancer. As music was playing and different organizations were entertaining the […]

Florida A&M University administration may have found a remedy to reduce criminal activity at night by installing lights in dim walking areas on campus. Representatives from the Facilities Planning and Construction Department said it hopes to heighten night safety by initiating the 3-Site Lighting project. Clinton Smith, the professional engineer […]

The National Marrow Donor Program came to Florida A&M University on Thursday to educate and recruit as many black students as possible to become bone marrow donors. NMDP set a goal to register 1,000 FAMU students as donors. NMDP Recruitment Specialist Rod Gunn said Grambling State University was the first […]

CNN and the National Association of Black Journalists will launch their first “Black in America” tour on the campus of Florida A&M. The tour, which will hit campus April 8, will feature an iReport student contest. The contest calls for a citizen journalism product or video essay. The contest begins […]

The University cheerleading team is suffering a difficult year, in part because of financial disarray. The team has pointed to poor funding and failed University support as the reasons surrounding its frustrations. During spring break, the team was looking forward to joining the men’s basketball team at the 2008 MEAC […]

Hip-hop’s rapper Rick Ross is back in ’08 with his new offering “Trilla,” featuring production by Mannie Fresh, J.U.S.T.I.C.E League, The Runners and Beat Novacaine just to name a few. Ross debuted in the music industry in 2006 with his album “Port of Miami.” He held the radio waves hostage […]

When some people think of Erykah Badu, they think of head wraps and Afro wigs. Others think about the fact that she used to date Common or that she had a child with Outkast’s Andre 3000. But Badu is much more, especially with her fifth full-length album, “New Amerykah, Pt. […]

The Florida A&M University Police Department said it does everything in its power to keep the campus safe; however, some students disagree. One of the students harboring a complaint is the victim of last Thursday’s robbery near the Palmetto area. The victim, who chose not to be named for fear […]

Florida A&M University honor students lined up Wednesday morning in front of Coleman Library and proceeded into Lee Hall for the University’s annual Honors Day Convocation. The keynote speaker was Bernard Kinsey, a 1967 FAMU graduate. Kinsey is the president and founder of KBK Enterprise, Inc. He is also a […]

Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, and his supporters are looking to eliminate the popular trend of saggy pants from public schools. Siplin introduced a bill that, if passed into law, will stop elementary and high school students from dressing in this manner. The Florida Senate Web site states that Senate Bill […]