Tuesday night Electoral Commissioner Aylse Taylor announced that one Mr. FAMU, one senior attendant and all of the Ms. FAMU candidates had been disqualified from the spring 2010 elections. Wednesday morning the dean of student affairs, Henry Kirby, overturned the commission’s decision. More than 3,200 students voted in the spring […]
Author: Marcus Scott
Color of Climate Change speaker encourages students to become vegans to help the earth’s climate
Florida A&M’s Green Coalition hosted the “Color of Climate Change,” seminar with Zarakyah Ahmadiel,chairman of the RBG Environmental Restoration Agency, as the guest speaker on Thursday in the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication Lecture Hall. Ahmadiel proved to students that common health issues that afflict African-Americans could be eliminated […]
Eight of the ten American missionaries that were arrested for kidnapping children in Haiti are back
Eight of the ten American missionaries were caught on Jan 29. trying to take the children from Haiti without adoption certificates were released today. The Associated Press reported the group took at least 20 children after their parents consent with the Baptist’s promises of educating their kids in the U.S […]
Man steals airplane and crashes it into an IRS building in Austin, Texas
An IRS building with 199 employees burst in flames after a man intentiolnally stole and crash the small single-engine into the building in northwest Austin, Texas at 10 a.m. Firefighters said that they have made several rescues, but they do not have the amount of unaccounted victims of this incident. […]
Soles 4 Souls collects shoes for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti
The Florida A&M chapter of the Alpha Rho Chi, a fraternity for architecture and allied arts students, is collecting shoes for those affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti.“Our initiative is called ‘Soles 4 Souls,’” said Alpha Rho Chi member Jared Grace. “It’s actually a pretty new program at FAMU.”The […]
50th anniversary of sit-ins
This year marks the 50th year anniversary of when seven students attending Florida A & M walked into Woolworth’s restaurant in downtown Tallahassee to order food, were refused service and arrested.Friday, Feb. 19 the re-enactment will take place at the quadrangle at 11:15 a.m. to commemorate the event. The demonstration […]
Forum discusses loan changes
A forum hosted by financial aid Monday shed more light on the new changes the office will make this year regarding loans. There will no longer be a list of lenders or banks that students will be able to choose from due to changes by the U.S. Department of Education. […]
President Ammons address potential cutbacks and budget problems
President James Ammons gave his State of the University Address Monday at the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Teaching Gymnasium. His 15-minute speech consisted of a laundry list of potential cutbacks, budget problems a proposed 10-15 percent cut. “I have grave concerns,” said Ammons, “not just for Florida A&M, but for […]
Ammons maintains positive attitude despite further cuts
Budget cuts and closed positions were the highlight of President James Ammons’ State of the University Address on Monday. A crowd of about 200 people sat in the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center, the majority appearing to be Florida A&M employees. As Ammons spoke there was a bleak look upon […]
Vice president Joe Biden and former vice president Dick Cheney becomes a wrestling smack down
The Los Angeles Times compared last Sunday’s debate between Vice President Joe Biden and former vice president Dick Cheney, to a wrestling “smack-down.”Americans were glued to their televisions as they watched the two political opposites spar in a heated debate over the Obama administration’s fight against terrorism. The public disagreement […]