The time is now and the urgency of the moment lies within this very second. It’s no longer the time to relax or take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. As we attend our black history month programs, sit in various assemblies and hear prolific speeches, let’s not forget we still […]

Faculty and staff members could be in jeopardy of losing their jobs because of the burden that a decreased budget would place on the University’s finances. “We have to cut 30 positions,” University President James H. Ammons said in a student forum held Feb. 1. “All 30 of these positions […]

Florida A&M is scheduled to have a gym that will accommodate the entire student body, faculty and community by this time next year. Work is already underway on the new gymnasium that will be located on Wahnish Way. It is estimated to cost $34.2 million. The four-story facility will house […]

The School of Journalism and Graphic Communication was allotted $31, 000 to fund its student media at an emergency Senate meeting held Feb. 13. The $31,000 will go toward funding The FAMUAN newspaper staff and 90.5 WANM-FM radio station. “I think it’s a good thing because a lot of people […]

A campus organization called “Safely Ride or Die” is working to combat the unsafe habit of driving without a seatbelt. Charles Wright in the Florida A&M University Engineering Technology office has been working on a transportation safety grant for several years now. Wright said students do not want to restrain […]

There is no tolerance for firearms on school grounds. It doesn’t matter if you’re a student or a faculty member. One Polk County teacher had to find this out the hard way. Phillip Bradley, 51, a truck mechanics teacher at the Ridge Career Center in Winter Haven, was fired earlier […]

For years, society has praised celebrities for their million-dollar talents and innocent trendsetting. We buy their albums the moment it is released, wear the latest style from their newest clothing line and drive to the nearest AMC theatres just to watch them say a few lines from a script. Believe […]

The 2007 Writers Guild of America strike is legitimately over. Members of the WGA voted Tuesday to put an end to the strike. The strike began back in November when writers marched out of their offices, trading in their laptops for picket signs, in order to get money for shows […]

Graduate students at Florida A&M University have a reason to celebrate after finding out they will receive increased stipends and full insurance coverage beginning in the fall. The new benefits and contract are a result of negotiations between the Graduate Assistants United – the graduate students’ union – and a […]

More than 80 fans of bestselling author Carl Weber flocked to Borders bookstore on Apalachee Parkway when the author made an appearance Monday to promote his newest release entitled “Something on the Slide” A small space was cleared in the middle of the store for Weber to speak to fans […]