The Best Access Card Swipe System, activated in the majority of all traditional halls by the housing department last week, allows students to access their dorms 24/7 and aims to protect students and their personal property. Prior to the implementation of a new security system in all campus dorms this […]

FAMU students had an easier time dealing with book vouchers this semester due to a newly implemented online voucher system. The new online book voucher system, which can be accessed through http://www.famu.edu, was available for students from Dec. 20 until Jan. 10. Once a student filled out their voucher request, […]

Shivering band members warmed up their instruments outside of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg Sunday. About 20 bands in high and middle schools performed at the “Drum Major for Justice Festival of Bands.” Florida A&M University’s Marching “100” was the honored guest as the demonstration band. Julian White, the band […]

Orchesis Contemporary Dance Theatre will present its annual spring concert Jan. 20 to Jan. 23 in Lee Hall Auditorium. The theme for this year’s concert is “Celebrating the Human Spirit.” For more than 40 years, Orchesis has been performing throughout Tallahassee and other cities in the state. Members of Orchesis […]

Students are still not satisfied with the University’s campus dining hall citing that the “café” is lacking many elements that are needed to fulfill their wants. “It isn’t satisfying,” said Tiffianie Larkins, a freshman physical therapy student. “They need more variety.” Linzie Walker, a first-year pharmacy student, added the price […]

Anyone who knows me knows I love where I come from – Chicago. I’m not here to talk about the pathetic Bears, the declining Cubs or even the up and coming Bulls. Instead, the topic at hand is a school where anyone else from Chicago could attend – the University […]

In a study administered in September by the University office of institutional research, retention and graduation rates at FAMU were higher than peer institutions such as the University of North Florida and the University of West Florida. The University had a 70 percent retention rate for its fourth-year students while […]

Charged by a gripping sense of responsibility and gleaming with pride, University alumni and friends walked to a lectern on Monday and gave money to support FAMU Athletics. The Friends of FAMU Athletics Dream Luncheon was the first of several planned events within the FAMU community aimed at raising $1 […]

Blank is to urban as inner-city is to hood. Overweight is to fat as heavy is to blank. You don’t have to be a SAT guru to figure out these analogies. But if you haven’t, the answers are black and obesity. That’s right, black obesity. According to recent health articles, […]