Aquarius 1/20-2/18It’s time to slow down your life. If you change females or males that you date like underwear, then maybe you need to calm down. Your mother, father, auntie, grandmother or alien life form raised you better than that. Pisces 2/19-3/20 Your dreams are giving you messages. If you […]
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FAMU alumna, a ‘survivor’
The highly rated television show “Survivor: China” features a Florida A&M alumna, and she has hopes of walking away from the show as a champion with $1,000,000. Sherea Lloyd, 26, a fourth-grade teacher from Atlanta as well as the only black female on “Survivor,” said she is preparing herself each […]
AIDS Walk gets new venue for annual event
Big Bend Cares will host the 17th Annual AIDS Walk on Sunday at 3 p.m. The AIDS Walk, which was traditionally held in downtown Tallahassee, will be held at Tom Brown Park on Easterwood Drive. “We got too large for downtown without having the streets closed, so the event will […]
Fair provides solutions for students
Professors, faculty and staff advised students who planned to change their majors at the School of General Studies Change of Major Fair located in the Grand Ballroom on Wednesday. To maintain smooth transitions throughout the fair, students were given a change of major procedure card. The card allowed students to […]
Senate takes requests
In the 7th session of the 37th Student Senate meeting held Monday evening, two A&S funded organizations requested funds. The Senate also announced their upcoming community service project and other campus organizations announced upcoming events. After the senate returned from their Indianapolis retreat this past weekend, senators were greeted with […]
Concern for safety rises as incidents of armed crime escalate
To most students, Tallahassee is seen as a safe place to live. However, Florida A&M University’s campus and surrounding areas have experienced several shootings within the past month. It has been reported in previous articles of the Famuan, that the following student residential properties have experienced incidents of gun violence: […]
Justice system is flawed
There are many examples within the judicial system of inconsistency based on racial differences when comparing criminal cases of the last few years. In 2006, a 50-year-old white man named Richard Thompson from Nebraska was sentenced to 10 years of probation for raping a 12-year-old girl. Judge Kristine Cevaca’s reason […]
Loud talkers, a threat to your health
The other day my younger sister, who routinely phones me, made one of her attempts to talk to me but we weren’t able to have a conversation because I was in public sitting next to an L.A.P.- a Loud [fill in the blank] Person. To her surprise, all of the […]
Safety first, always a must
Just when we thought it was safe to walk the streets of Tallahassee, violence strikes again. Recently, there have been a series of shootings around Tallahassee, and they all seemed to take place at locations that cater to college students. About two weeks ago, there was a shooting in the […]
Student designer plans big for his future
A Florida A&M student debuted his fashion line, Ellie Owen, alongside hip-hop heavyweights like Young Jeezy and Jim Jones at Atlanta Fashion Week on September 22, and is looking forward to carving a name for his designs in one of the most cutthroat industries out there, fashion. Leon Curry, 21, […]