Students at Florida A&M University will soon gain the information and resources needed to apply and gain entrance to graduate school. Chanta Haywood, dean of the School of Graduate Studies & Research, will educate students in this process. “The Write Steps to Producing Outstanding Research Papers at FAMU and Beyond” […]

FAMU officials are expecting a successful report from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools after its scheduled visit March 25-27. The Task Force, which was created by the Board of Governors, was designed to verify that FAMU’s action plan is working. The plan is […]

Budget cuts may have resulted in the cancellation of Florida State University and the University of Florida’s day at the Capitol. However, this has not deterred Florida A&M University’s celebrations. Tola Thompson, director of governmental relations at FAMU, said they are still having FAMU Day at the Capitol because they […]

I had previously concluded that there was nothing Rush Limbaugh, a controversial syndicated AM radio personality, could say that would be worth believing. However, I lay in a hospital room earlier this month listening to “The Rush Limbaugh Show.” Limbaugh was talking to a caller about the 2008 presidential election. […]

The “Paint a Cure” fundraising event opened Wednesday in the Foster Tanner Arts Gallery. The event, which was hosted by the Student Government Association, displayed and auctioned artwork to promote breast cancer awareness. Mediums of acrylic painting, mixed media and black and white photography were located on the first and […]

People choose different days to celebrate pivotal moments in their lives. Whether it’s as traditional as Christmas, as random as Groundhog Day, or as political as Hispanic Heritage Month, specific dates are allotted for celebration. While Christmas and Hispanic Heritage Month are sacred and worth paying homage to, the month […]

When it comes to FAMU basketball, it is no secret that the sport garners a ton of support. However, the amount of fans that showed up for the showdown between Florida A&M’s Lady Rattlers and Bethune Cookman’s Lady Wildcats on Thursday night was absolutely breathtaking. Perhaps it was the fact […]

She started with a small consignment shop in Pensacola and now this event planning whiz has gone from retail, to non-profit and corporate. Now she runs Eventions, a multipurpose event planning company. Felina Martin said she always knew she wanted to run her own company, so as a 20-year-old at […]

Florida A&M University and the FAMU Police Department teamed up to inform students about being safe during spring break. Spring Awareness Day kicked off Wednesday with a mock car accident on the corner of Wahnish Way and Gamble Street and was followed by a mock funeral, all in an effort […]

The 2008-2009 junior attendant and sophomore attendant were finally named Tuesday after one run-off followed by an additional re-vote because of ballot complications. Jasmine Furr, 20, a sophomore business administration student from St. Louis, Mo., was announced the winner of the race for junior attendant. Sharing her moment of glory […]