Students were given the opportunity to play a real-life version of the game “Clue” when special agents from the Internal Revenue Service kicked off the second annual Forensic Accounting Workshop. Students from the School of Business and Industry and the College of Arts and Sciences gathered Wednesday in Room 447-B […]
Author: Chawntaye A. Lively
Argument results in campus shootout
Six shots were fired near the south end of campus around 1:30 p.m. Friday. Police are currently investigating the shooting, which occurred near the Set on Martin Luther King Blvd. Police have taken four individuals into custody that were seen fleeing the scene in a silver Pontiac vehicle. Eyewitnesses say […]
Armed robbery occurs near Palmetto North
The Florida A&M University Police Department received an emergency call at approximately 1:50 p.m. from a victim who was robbed at gunpoint Thursday afternoon near the Palmetto North complex. The victim’s name and the items stolen have not been released, according to Lt. Angela Kirkland of FAMU PD. Kirkland responded […]
FAMU Day at the Capitol focuses on community health awareness
The Florida A&M University schools of pharmacy, nursing and allied health students provided the community with health services Wednesday during FAMU Day at the Capitol. The awareness activities were just one feature of the annual event usually designated to lobby legislators for University funding. Participants received blood pressure tests, glucose […]
Student reports armed robbery
The Florida A&M Police Department is investigating an alleged armed robbery that took place on campus earlier Thursday afternoon. According to Lt. Angela Kirkland of FAMU PD, the robbery occured around 1:50 p.m. on Palmetto Street near Palmetto North Apartments. A witness who saw the suspect flee said the robber […]
University reveals new media tools
Florida A&M University is launching new media that will broaden the lines of communication between all its stakeholders, as well as serve as a recruitment and marketing tool. Stated in a press release from FAMU’s office of public relations, FAMU’s Board of Trustees approved the new media and publications policies […]
CNN muddies pastor’s sermon
Last Wednesday, CNN released a video of a sermon from Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama’s pastor. The sermon was said to be racially charged and anti-American. Now CNN, along with some Republican strategists, is accusing Sen. Barack Obama of playing the race card to help obtain more of the black […]
Public governance upholds democracy
All U.S. citizens have the right to know what their government is doing. In Florida, this right is protected by the Sunshine Laws that require our leaders to have open meetings and provide records to the public. The Sunshine Week alliance has begun a yearlong project this month. From March […]
Program seeks to combat local water pollution issues
Storm Water Management is a program formed by Florida A&M University to enlighten students, faculty and staff about storm water pollution issues facing our community. Andrew Balogh, director of environmental, health and safety, explained that storm water pollutiont affects everyone. “Unlike pollution from industry or sewage treatment facilities, which is […]
Experts give advice on clearing criminal record
Students convicted of criminal offenses may have the opportunity to make their criminal record disappear. A workshop Monday sponsored by Florida A&M students in the department of Sociology and Criminal Justice informed members of the community how to expunge their criminal records. Entering the Perry-Paige auditorium, audience members were handed […]