In an effort to fulfill the No Child Left Behind Act, Leon County Schools has been extending a helping hand to its in-need students through Florida’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers program. The program is intended to grant students the opportunity to learn and polish their academic skills after regular […]

In order to decrease the number of driving accidents, legislation on mobile cellular usage has been proposed in various states. Law enforcement officers in 22 states and Washington, D.C. have collected information at crash scenes regarding the role of mobile phones. Approximately 243,294 accidents occurred last year because of distractions. […]

The food court at Florida A&M University has a new look. Instead of eating their meals to the sounds of people talking to their friends, ordering their food and playing card games, students are now able to watch their favorite programs on the new televisions that were installed this summer. […]

The 10th year anniversary of Mahogany Dance Theatre was Oct. 8, and they celebrated it by having a disc jockey on The Set. The dance troupe was on The Set last Friday introducing the organization to students. On Saturday, Mahogany Dance Theatre had a car wash and pool party. Ceiffawn […]

Many commercial airlines will allow pets as frequent fliers, but there are some restrictions and requirements before the cuddly pet is allowed on the plane. It is important to check with the airline when planning to make flight arrangements. “Before I took my dog Coco with me to California, I […]

Next weekend I’ll be in Austin, a year and a week since I took my bicycle to the Texas capital to ride 100 miles to do my small part in the fight against cancer. Inspired by the remarkable story of the champion cyclist, Lance Armstrong, and motivated by several good […]

Some students might have noticed their fellow students wearing a shirt that reads, “I believe in FAMU.” The shirts, which started off as a free gift for students who attended a pep rally at the beginning of the year, may later help students with more that just stating a point. […]

#8220;Due to a delay in administrative processes, tutorials will be temporarily suspended.” These were the words that greeted students wishing to use the tutorial services of Florida A&M University’s Writing Resource Center, earlier this week. Kendra Mitchell, administrative assistant and curriculum coordinator of the writing resource center, said there were […]

Florida A&M University’s Career Center will host a resume seminar on Oct. 10 at 3 p.m. for those in need of help with resume building skills. The seminar will take place in the career center in hopes of teaching students how to prepare a resume. In trying to prepare for […]

Gunshots were fired at the poolside and backend parking lot of University Courtyard Apartments, an off campus housing development, Saturday around 12:45 a.m. A college party altercation was the start of a heated shooting between two gunmen at University Courtyard’s clubhouse, located at 3025 South Adams St. “I pulled in […]