Florida A&M’s Quality Enhancement Program has a new director. This change follows former director Maurice Edington’s recent appointment as interim dean of the College of Science and Technology. Genyne Boston, an associate English professor, will take over the three-year-old program that aims to improve the freshman experience at FAMU. Boston […]
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‘Enhanced’ Football Experience Comes for FAMU Football 2012
Florida A&M has promised an “enhanced” home-game experience for fans of Rattler football. In a press statement this week, FAMU promised to provide “brand new energy” for the four games that FAMU plays in the university’s backyard and for the entire athletics program. This season, the university celebrates its 125th […]
Board Unanimously Confirms Robinson as Interim President
Larry Robinson was praised Wednesday for his dedication to Florida A&M. The university’s Board of Trustees lauded his work as provost as they unanimously voted him interim president. A packed room of faculty, alumni and some students stood and applauded Robinson’s appointment to head FAMU. It has been one […]
Al Lawson wins Democratic Primary
Former state senator Alfred “Al” Lawson won Tuesday’s primary for the 2nd congressional district race. according to the unofficial results coming from the election. Lawson will face incumbent Rep. Steve Southerland on Nov. 6. He is a Florida A&M alumnus who also served as a state representative.
Parking Spaces Shrink as Repairs to Top-Level on Garage Remain Undone
Florida A&M students who drive will be a few parking spaces short in the fall because the top-level of the garage will be closed for at least a few more months. FAMU Parking Enforcement barred access to the top of the three-tiered garage in April after they discovered a two-foot-long […]
History Shows It’s Usually Black or White, Never Both
Emmit Till. Arthur McDuffie. Rodney King. Amadou Diallo. Sean Bell. Martin Anderson. Trayvon Martin. In the last 57 years, these black men were victims of a white man’s hostility, or in Martin’s case, a white Hispanic man. And in all but Till’s and Martin’s cases, their aggressors have been acquitted […]
At 18, Delaitre Hollinger Ready for City Commission Race on Aug. 14
Delaitre Hollinger isn’t your average 18-year-old; he is the youngest person ever to run for public office in Tallahassee. As a candidate for Seat 1 on the City Commission, Hollinger hopes to give voice to the under-served residents. “I want to decrease homelessness and poverty in the community,” said Hollinger. […]
Democrats to Face Off at the Polls
It’s no secret that candidates in next Tuesday’s Democratic primary have their own support channels throughout Florida’s 2nd congressional district. Florida A&M students, faculty and alumni know Alfred “Al” Lawson as the former state senator and congressman and alumnus after whom their new gym was named. Bay County democrats know […]
Open to all Swimmers: FAMU’s Pool is Back
Florida A&M’s pool is back open. It has been four years since the FAMU Aquatic Center — behind Gaither Gymnasium complex — last operated before administrators ran out of money to pay for lifeguards and maintenance. FAMU’s Student Government Assocation recently approved money that allows the pool to function again. […]
FAMU Law student Idlette competes in 2012 games
First year Florida A&M Law student LaVonne Idlette competed in the 2012 Olympics in the 100m hurdles Monday. Although she does not move on in the Olympics, Idlette holds a national record for the 100m hurdles in the Dominican Republic and is a World Championship Qualifier. She has […]