Saturday marked the final home game at Bragg Memorial Stadium for the 2006 football season. The Hampton University Pirates swept away the Florida A&M Rattlers’ chances to complete their dream of capturing the conference championship and advancing to the Division I-AA playoffs. With a 52-point defeat, FAMU ended their home […]
Author: Stephanie Haughton
Local college students unite to celebrate Haitian culture
The Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Community College, and Florida State University Haitian student community united last week in its annual Haitian Cultural Club of Tallahassee week. The Haitian Cultural Club of Tallahassee was founded in 1988 by Louis Marcelus, with students from the campuses of FAMU, TCC and FSU. The […]
Skee-Phi Showcase brings greeks and campus together
On Thursday the men of the Beta Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the ladies of the Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. hosted their annual Skee-Phi Showcase at 7 p.m. in Lee Hall Auditorium. Ericka Hicks, a senior theater performance student from Miami, […]
Relay for Life hosts this year’s kickoff event
On Nov. 9, the Relay for Life committee hosted a kickoff celebration in recognition of the event’s fifth year on campus of Florida A&M University. The event was also held to attract more people to join the cause. “African Americans have the highest risk of obtaining cancer,” said Ashley S. […]
Group offers support for gay students
Operating in Unity and Truth is a new student organization at Florida A&M University. The group was established earlier in the semester and aims to support those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning their sexuality. Members of the organization say they founded O.U.T with the hopes of educating […]
Engineering school wants to expand facility
Similar to the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ need for expansion, officials at the Florida A&M University and Florida State University College of Engineering are also struggling for space. This problem has created limited lab space and research and study areas. Steve Williams, a FAMU junior, said he has […]
Crime in Palmetto raises concerns
Residents of the Palmetto Street apartments voiced concerns over their safety after a student was recently carjacked at gunpoint. Christine Colon, a sophomore nursing student from Pensacola, expressed worry over the incident. “It’s not the first time it’s happened,” the 19-year-old Palmetto Phase III resident said. “Everybody is going crazy. […]
Top STD on campus, Chlamydia, hard to detect without exam
Most college students only see a doctor when something is wrong, but for diseases like Chlamydia, one may never know if he or she has the disease because it is asymptomatic in women and displays very mild symptoms in men. According to Dr. Shankar Shetty, director of student health services […]
Counselors reach out to campus
A higher demand for mental health services has caused the Office of Counseling Services to reach out more to students this fall semester. “Most students, I would say, want to talk about relationships, depression or anxiety,” said master’s intern Rachelle Jean-Louis. “There will always be a demand.” “A lot of […]
Experts energy-saving tips bring money back to students’ pockets
Despite the sagging cost of natural gas, staying warm this winter could mean having to shell out cold hard cash for some people. According to an Oct. 10 USA Today article, the price of natural gas is expected to drop dramatically from last year, when it spiked after Hurricanes Katrina […]