America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend is looking for volunteers to help sort food for one of their biggest national campaigns. Second Harvest of the Big Bend in conjunction with Campbell’s Soup and The United States Postal Service are partnering with the Association of Letter Carriers to sponsor the […]
Author: Latoya Chambliss
Blown Away
It’s spring. For many students at Florida A&M, it is time to break out shorts and flip-flops and enjoy the warm weather. For others, though, it is time to stock up on tissue paper and sinus medicine: pollen is everywhere and allergy season is in full swing. However, those suffering […]
Residents and Students Fear 13,000 State Job Cuts
Area residents and students are concerned with Gov. Rick Scott’s budget proposal that calls for the elimination of almost 13,000 jobs over two years. In 2009, U.S. News ranked Tallahassee as one of the best places to find a job, seeing job growth in the areas of education, health services, […]
Students Take on Washington at Power Shift 2011
N-Hudson Writer: Matthew Richardson William Hudson, Jr., stands as the only in-house candidate for the Vice President of Student Affairs position. So far, two of the three candidates have been interviewed, Hudson being the second. Hudson was first interviewed by faculty members and was most recently interviewed by students in […]
Big Laughs for Hart
Philadelphia native Kevin Hart is recognized by critics as one of the most successful stand-up comedians in the circuit. His combined total of 4 million followers on Facebook and Twitter has made him a phenomenon. In movies like “Not easily Broken,” “Soul Plane” and “Death at a Funeral,” Hart had […]
FAMU Student Valerie Walker Reflects Shift in Empowerment
Valerie Walker, a timid sociology student with a passion for animals and a love for Spanish was determined to attend the 2011 Powershift with one goal in mind: to share her love for environmentalism and help students realize the imporantce of maintaining a sustainable campus and lifestyle. “Open your eyes […]
Students Walk for Injured Professor
On a dark, wet and rainy Saturday morning, the mood was anything but somber as students and faculty surrounded the Pete Griffin track. A prayer vigil kicked off the morning as more than 200 people participated in a walkathon for FAMU Professor Owusu-Ansah Agyapong, who sustained a spinal cord injury […]
Former FAMU Cop in Court for Sentencing on Drug Charges
Byron Whitaker’s situation was complicated. His phone was in one hand, engaged in conversation with Leonard Deshazier, 38, a man who is pegged by federal investigators as a provider of powdered cocaine and marijuana. In his other hand, Whitaker gripped a police receiver. After Whitaker responded to Deshazier with a […]
Rattlers’ 2011 Golf Team Recap
Florida A&M’s golf team began its spring season with a trip to Philadelphia, Miss., in February. FAMU competed against many teams in the six tournaments it played this season. The only tournament left for the Rattlers is the National Minority Championship. The Rattlers began the season in the Frito-Lay/AT&T Intercollegiate […]
School First
Florida A&M students may have a better chance of graduating if they are student-athletes. FAMU student-athletes are beating the general student population in graduation rates. Forty-four percent of FAMU student-athletes graduate compared to the student body’s 41 percent. Strict polices set by the NCAA and FAMU are a part of […]